Chapter 10 Poisoning the Crown Princess
After seeing the prince off, Xie Yao was still looking at the account book when Zhu Qing walked in from outside.
Her face turned black and her expression was very ugly. "Crown Princess, I asked someone to ask. This medicine is colorless and tasteless, and it can take a person's life without anyone noticing."
"She has such a cruel heart!"
Zhu Qing was naturally talking about Madam Xie. She felt sorry for Xie Yao from the bottom of her heart, "Even if you, Crown Princess, are not her daughter, you have always respected her over the years."
"If Madam were still alive..." How could the Crown Princess suffer such an injustice?
Xie Yao lowered her eyes.
Xie's family came from a poor family. Her mother came from a merchant family. She became ill after giving birth to her and passed away soon after.
Half a year later, Xie's father got engaged to Zhang Xianyin, the concubine's daughter of the current Minister of Revenue, and Xie Yujiao was born a year later.
She grew up under the care of Madam Xie. Her maternal grandfather's family had a considerable business and sent countless gold and silver to the Xie family every year. When she was young, she was often taken to live with her maternal grandfather.
But after a few years, her maternal grandfather's business moved to the Jiangnan area and had no time to take care of her, so she was sent back to the Xie family.
Mrs. Xie had always looked down on her, and when she began to develop a body at her teens, Mrs. Xie disliked her even more.
Xie Yujiao bullied her a lot.
"It's okay." Xie Yao didn't care about Mrs. Xie's attitude, so naturally she wouldn't feel sad.
But in her previous life, when she was bullied by Song Wenbo, Zhu Qing risked her life to go to the Xie family to report the news and ask the Xie family to save her.
However, Mrs. Xie ordered someone to send Zhuqing back to the Song family, and said that since she had married Song Wenbo, she would be a member of the Song family and would be in charge of Song Wenbo no matter what.
It was also that time that angered Song Wenbo.
This led to Zhu Qing and Zhu Xin's tragic end.
This revenge... must be avenged!
"Zhuqing." Xie Yao picked up a pen and wrote down an address and handed it to her, "Send someone to check here to see if the mother and her two children live here."
"Yes." Although Zhu Qing didn't know why the Crown Princess knew so many things, he didn't ask more questions. He wrote down the address and turned away quickly.
Zhuxin led Aunt Xu into the house.
"Crown Princess." Nanny Xu bowed respectfully.
"Madam, please take a seat." Xie Yao did not look down on Madam Xu because of her changed status. "I looked at the account books these days and found something wrong..."
Nanny Xu was terrified and knelt down immediately, "Princess, please understand, I have failed in my duty..."
"Madam, please stand up." Xie Yao personally stepped forward to help Madam Xu up, "Of course I believe you, this matter has nothing to do with you."
"It's just that this Prince's Mansion...it's time to clean it up."
Naturally, Aunt Xu would have no objection, "I obey your command."
The Crown Princess is finally going to exercise her rights as the mistress of the house, and Aunt Xu is only happy.
"Yuyan, go and invite the accountant and the managers from all over the mansion to come over."
On the second day of her wedding, Xie Yao had met all the managers in the Prince's Mansion, so she was no stranger to them when she saw them again today.
But her aura today is completely different from that day.
After greeting each other, the stewards waited respectfully in the courtyard, all with their heads lowered.
Xie Yao sat in the hall with a pile of account books on the table beside her. She glanced at everyone with dignity.
"I have been in the Prince's Mansion for three days and have learned a little bit about the rules and regulations of the Mansion. From now on, I will be in charge of the household affairs of the Prince's Mansion."
"I have only one request for you: do everything according to the rules and regulations."
Xie Yao spoke in a steady voice, and the stewards immediately said in unison, "Yes, Crown Princess."
"The managers can go and get busy. The accountants can stay here for now."
After the managers left, Xie Yao brought up the matter of early withdrawal of money with several accountants, and stated that such behavior should not occur again in the future.
Although the accountants did not understand, since the Crown Princess had given the order, they dared not disobey and agreed one after another.
After Xie Yao finished explaining, she asked Zhu Xin to give out rewards before letting the accountants leave.
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Song family.
Last night, Xie Yujiao was called by Song Wenbo's widowed mother, Song Li, to serve her, and she was not able to return to her room until the hour of Yin.
Song Wenbo stayed in the study room for another night, but Xie Yujiao had no time to take care of him.
She went to bed late, so naturally she got up late too.
At this time, a sharp voice came from outside the courtyard, "What time is it? Which bride is as lazy as you? You are still sleeping even when the sun is shining on your butt!"
The person who spoke was Song Li.
Song Li was wearing a bright red dress and looked very happy. She was thin due to years of hard work and the clothes were a little loose on her.
Her hair was tied up and decorated with various gold and jade hairpins, and her neck and wrists were full of jewelry.
A whole walking jewelry rack.
Song Li held her head high, with only pride in her heart. She had taken great pains to raise her son for so many years, and now her son had become successful. Not only did he pass the imperial examination, but he also married the daughter of a wealthy family.
Not to mention that the new bride even abandoned the prince to marry her son.
It can be seen that her son is more powerful than the prince!
Seeing that Mrs. Song was about to break into Xie Yujiao's room, Mrs. Zhang, who was placed next to her daughter by Mrs. Xie, quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Old Madam, Madam served you until the hour of Yin last night, and she is still resting now."
Mrs. Song Li glanced at Mother Zhang, her face full of disdain and her eyes full of contempt, "Who are you? Go away!"
Even Zhang's mother was speechless.
How could the second young lady marry into such a family? Although this old lady raised her son-in-law to be a scholar, she is really... vulgar!
It's really not presentable!
"If this happened in our village, such a lazy wife would be beaten! Hurry up and ask her to get up and serve me meals. Do you want me to starve to death?"
Mother Zhang smiled wryly and said, "Madam, there are servants at home."
"It is only natural for a daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law! All the women in our village know this, don't you, Miss?"
Mother Zhang's face darkened.
The wealthy families all have to maintain their reputation, and even when they torture their brides they usually do it in secret. How could they be like this old hag in front of them?
The words are so harsh!
"Madam, our young lady is the apple of the eye of the master and his wife at home, and she is raised with great care..."
"If she marries into our Song family, she must abide by the rules of the Song family." Song Li snorted, "If she doesn't get up to serve me anymore, she can go back to her parents' home!"
"My son is a potential prime minister! Why not rush to snatch his sister's marriage and marry into my family?"
"What good can it be that is being chased?"
Mrs. Song Li's voice was not low, and Mother Zhang and others heard it clearly. They never expected that the old lady would be so unscrupulous!
Mother Zhang was so angry that tears came to her eyes. Her daughter was so stupid!
She gave up a good marriage with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and insisted on marrying into the Song family, this filthy place, and now she is being humiliated like this!
The old lady was not like this a few days ago, but when she came back yesterday, she suddenly turned hostile...
The son-in-law is not considerate either. I’m afraid the young lady will suffer in the future.
Mother Zhang wiped away her tears and told the maid, "Go back to the Xie family quickly and tell the lady what happened just now."
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