This is an important chess piece that will allow her to hold power and be as prestigious as the Lu family in the future. How could she possibly give him up to someone else?
Even if the person who wants to take her chess piece away now is the Great Lu family, who made great contributions to the rise of the Lu family, the Little Lu family has no intention of handing over this chess piece that can make her become the Great Lu family instead of being suppressed by the Great Lu family.
Her sharp eyes were like a steel knife scraping bones, cutting the old nanny and the two palace maids inch by inch.
The two palace maids were trembling with fear, but the old nanny stood still in front of little Lu.
She was one of Da Lu's confidants. Not only had she served Da Lu since she was a child, but after Da Lu got married, she also accompanied her through all the embarrassing and sad times she had.
In her twenties, she resolutely gave up the chance to leave the palace and get married, and accompanied Da Lu, who had just suffered a miscarriage and was very fragile both physically and mentally, from the Prince's Mansion to this huge harem. During this period, she had blocked countless arrows for Da Lu, and killed countless little goblins for her.
In Da Lu's heart, the old nanny, a servant who risked her life for her, was even more important than her own brother, sister-in-law, and niece.
The old nanny was confident, so she was not afraid at all of what little Lu would do to her.
As for Little Lu, she weighed the pros and cons for a moment and really didn't dare to do anything to the trusted palace maid sent by Big Lu when she was angry.
She snorted coldly and turned back to her bedroom, cursing the nosy old woman over and over again in her heart.
What she didn't know was that the nanny, whom she classified as one of the "old hags", was secretly cursing her in her heart, "a stupid thing who becomes arrogant when she succeeds."
Yu Zizhen listened to the system's retelling with great interest, and silently noted down this tiny rift between the elder Lu family and the younger Lu family.
She thought to herself, it would be good if they were not as close as a rock. Even if there was only a tiny gap between them now, as thin as a hair, she would be able to find a way to break it open in the future and make the gap between them as wide as the South Pole and the North Pole.
A bad idea came to his mind, ahem, a good idea Yu Zizhen, while making plans in his mind, tried hard to move his two short legs, walked out of the palace gate without stopping, and climbed into the carriage.
Mr. Jiang, a frail scholar, was not as strong as the two children, Yu Zizhen and Yaoguang. He followed them from a distance, panting and sweating all over.
The young eunuch who escorted them out of the palace was in a dilemma. He didn't dare to leave Yu Zizhen's side, but he was also afraid that if he glanced at him, Mr. Jiang would go to some place he shouldn't set foot in.
He had no choice but to walk forward with Yu Zizhen, looking back from time to time at Mr. Jiang, who was panting and having a hard time following him.
Fortunately, although Mr. Jiang's physical strength is not very good, his mentality and perseverance are relatively outstanding. Even though he is exhausted, he still chooses to persist and persist.
It was not until Yu Zizhen climbed into the carriage like a sleepwalker that she belatedly remembered that in addition to Yaoguang, she should also have Mr. Jiang, who entered the palace with her, in the carriage.
She asked Yaoguang, "Where is Mr. Jiang?"
Yaoguang pointed her little finger precisely at the palace gate, "There."
"Uh," seeing Mr. Jiang's embarrassed look as he kept wiping his sweat, Yu Zizhen touched her nose with a guilty conscience. She said, "Well, quickly prepare some tea and food for Mr. Jiang."
Mr. Jiang walked to the carriage panting, and then stepped on a stool with the help of the coachman to get on the carriage.
Feeling guilty, Yu Zizhen immediately poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mr. Jiang. "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Please have some tea."
Mr. Jiang waved his hands weakly. He sat there and took several deep breaths. Then he looked at Yu Zizhen with a headache and said, "Why are you leaving so quickly, my prince?"
Yu Zizhen touched his nose and said, "I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I unconsciously quickened my pace."
To express her apology, after the carriage had traveled for a while and was completely away from the palace, she decided to share her little discovery with Mr. Jiang.
She said, "I went to see the Queen Mother. The reason I came back so quickly is because I saw the Queen Mother in the Queen Mother's palace."
Mr. Jiang frowned slightly, "Is there something wrong?"
Xiao Lu was both the niece and daughter-in-law of Da Lu. Her appearance in the Empress Dowager's palace was not something worth Yu Zizhen's special mention.
As expected, Yu Zizhen nodded slightly. "The Queen Mother isn't very happy, and she's not very energetic. I can tell she's not feeling well. As for the Queen, she's been deliberately trying to please her, supporting her, serving her tea, and even praising her when she talks. She even joined in the fun when the Queen Mother gave me something."
Mr. Jiang frowned even more tightly, "What was the Queen Mother's reaction?"
"Well, it feels like I'm really impatient, but for some reason, I have to desperately suppress my true feelings."
Mr. Jiang: ...
He was somewhat skeptical of Yu Zizhen's judgment. After all, the Queen Mother was the winner of the palace fight. Given her level, Mr. Jiang didn't think Yu Zizhen could see through her true feelings.
Seeing this, Yu Zizhen slowly added, "It's exactly the same as how the princess behaves every time she faces me."
Mr. Jiang: ???
Mr. Jiang:!!!
"Prince..." He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he met Yu Zizhen's unusually calm eyes, he couldn't utter a word.
He lowered his head and reminded himself again that Yu Zizhen was just young, not stupid, and he must not fool around when talking to her.
Mr. Jiang took a deep breath and was about to tell Yu Zizhen about her taking the initiative to agree to enter the palace as a tutor when he heard Yu Zizhen say to him calmly, "By the way, Mr. Jiang, I'm going to keep my salary as a prince and the rewards from the palace for my own use. As for all the expenses of the mansion, remember to ask Grandpa Sheng for it."
Mr. Jiang: ...
Thinking of some news he had heard before, he couldn't help but start to suspect that the prince of their family was actually a little Pixiu who only took in and never gave out.
He nodded helplessly, "I understand."
Yu Sheng is the steward of the palace, and his son is the general manager of the palace's industries in the capital. It is reasonable for them to be responsible for all expenses of the palace.
Mr. Jiang believed that Yu Sheng and his son must prefer her current attitude of not caring about anything compared to Yu Zizhen who always relied on her status as the master to give orders, and even wanted to take over those businesses when she grew up.
However, Yu Zizhen could ignore everything, but he, the aide entrusted with important tasks by the King of Zhenbei, could not.
He came here with a mission, and he had some secret expenses that were inconvenient for irrelevant people including Yu Zizhen to know. In order to cover this expense, he must take over the property in the hands of Yu Sheng's youngest son.
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