She was so excited that she was just waiting for the follow-up implementation. However, as soon as she got off the carriage, she was invited by the servants to see Mr. Jiang, who had a serious expression on his face.
Mr. Jiang didn't beat around the bush with Yu Zizhen. He said to Yu Zizhen in a very disapproving tone, "Your Highness was reckless today. You shouldn't have rashly offended the Lu family."
Yu Zizhen was speechless. She asked Mr. Jiang, "Sir, do you mean for me to just stand there and get smashed to death?"
Mr. Jiang felt that Yu Zizhen was being unreasonable. He said, "Didn't the prince avoid it? Since he has avoided it, he should make big things small and small things disappear, and try to avoid exacerbating the conflict."
Yu Zizhen sneered, "What if I didn't react in time and couldn't dodge?"
Mr. Jiang said without hesitation, "If the prince is really injured, I will naturally send a message to the prince and ask him to seek justice for you."
Yu Zizhen snorted coldly, "Mr. Jiang's so-called justice isn't the kind of justice I want, is it? If they cut my head open, disfigured me, or simply smashed me into a fool or death, would Mr. Jiang retaliate and make those two young, vicious creatures become like me?"
Mr. Jiang remained silent. This was, of course, impossible. Just as he had just told Yu Zizhen, they could not rashly offend the Lu family in their small piece of land in the capital.
Not to mention that he was just an aide, even if the prince himself came, the Lu family would never let them fight back. Protecting their own descendants was secondary. The Lu family could not afford to lose face and not let people think that the Lu family was easy to bully.
Yu Zizhen continued to sneer.
"In Mr. Jiang's mind, it doesn't matter if I'm stupid, disabled, or dead. After all, the Zhenbei Palace can use this incident to gain benefits as compensation. Who knows, you can even take advantage of this opportunity to bite off a piece of Lu's meat!"
"You've already gotten what you wanted. Whether I'm dead or alive, disabled or stupid, it doesn't matter at all to your so-called 'big picture,' right?"
"But Mr. Jiang, even ants try to survive, let alone me, a living being! I will fight for my own life, and I have no right to interfere with the intrigues and pros and cons among you adults. But don't even think about eating my bloody buns!"
She wanted to use the hurt and grievances she had suffered to exchange for the Lu family's concessions to the Zhenbei Palace, she was dreaming! The justice that Yu Zizhen had fought for herself with her own ability must all fall on her!
If she lets others take advantage of her even for a penny, it would be considered that Yu Zizhen has lived two lives in vain and is a complete weakling!
Mr. Jiang was speechless after being exposed by Yu Zizhen. He felt guilty that his most secret thoughts were exposed, and he was also angry that Yu Zizhen was ignorant of the overall situation and disregarded the overall situation.
After hearing Yaoguang's explanation of why Yu Zizhen was so angry, Yuheng was very worried. She asked Yu Zizhen, "Prince, if you make Mr. Jiang angry, will he..."
Yu Zizhen took a deep breath, relaxed his expression and said to Yuheng, "Don't worry, he's not that mean." He is not that stupid and vicious Madam Hong.
Besides, she is not a soft bun that can be flattened or kneaded by anyone, okay?
She said to Yuheng and Yaoguang, "I don't want to conflict with him, but when it comes to protecting myself, I will never compromise with anyone for any reason."
She didn't believe that if she died, became disabled, or became stupid, the Zhenbei Wang couple and Mr. Jiang would still take her seriously.
She was the one who suffered the loss and the pain, while others got the benefits? As if she was the original owner of the pitiful cannon fodder who had been miserable all her life?
Yu Zizhen felt that he had done nothing wrong, but the powerful people in the capital looked down on him even more.
"He can't stand being offended at all. I guess he's used to being picked on in the North."
"If he shows off his talent in a place like the capital, he will definitely suffer in the future."
"He's too honest and straightforward, and his actions are reckless yet also somewhat capricious. However, given his special status, we might be able to guide him and make him work for us without him even realizing it."
“…”
Whether people were sighing, discussing, or plotting bad ideas, they all looked upon Yu Zizhen's character with disdain. However, the eldest prince Xiao Yuanjin, who had been feeling aggrieved for many years, and Xiao Shaoke, who was always being bullied, envied and admired Yu Zizhen in their hearts.
How much they wished they could be like Yu Zizhen and fight back against those who harbored ill intentions towards them.
It’s a pity that given their current situation, they can only think about it secretly in their hearts.
Yu Zizhen, who heard everyone's thoughts through the system, was not affected by those remarks at all.
She accepted without any hesitation the silver notes sent by Wan Jingrong's parents, as well as the money and supplements specially bestowed by the emperor and the empress dowager as a sign of appeasement.
"Ask your mother to go to the kitchen later. Your eldest son has made a fortune today, so he will reward all of you with meat." Yu Zizhen took out a fifty-liang silver note and handed it to Yuheng, asking her to give it to Madam Zhang.
Yuheng responded and went to find her mother with the silver note.
The palace's kitchen buys fresh ingredients every day, so even if Madam Zhang wants to add dishes at the last minute, the kitchen will be able to accommodate her.
She handed the banknote to the kitchen steward and said, "Sister, please give Mr. Jiang, Master Bai, Steward Sheng and his son, and Steward Tong two of their favorite dishes each tonight, and give all the servants in our palace an additional meat dish."
The kitchen steward smiled widely, "Oh, my Lord, you are so generous. Is there something happy event you want to celebrate?"
Of course, Madam Zhang wouldn't say it was because her son had become rich. She said, "The son didn't say anything. He just said he was in a good mood today and wanted to treat everyone to meat."
The housekeeper knew immediately that Madam Zhang didn't want to talk about it, but she didn't care. She had many sources of information, and even if she couldn't get firsthand information, after she finished her work in the kitchen, she could find out the reason from her old sisters.
She took the banknote with a smile, "Okay, then I'll have someone prepare the ingredients right away!"
Fifty taels, and there was no specific requirement for any expensive dishes. They only needed to make the dishes for Mr. Jiang, Master Bai, Steward Sheng and his son, and Steward Tong more exquisite. For the rest of the servants, a big bowl of braised pork or steamed pork with rice flour for each person would be enough to make them happy.
In other words, she has a lot of money this time!
After seeing Madam Zhang off, the housekeeper immediately ordered people to kill chickens and fish.
Madam Zhang, who had returned to Lumingxuan, was not idle either. She first served tea to Yu Tong and Jiang Yunshan twice, and then ran to the small kitchen to prepare lunch for Yu Zizhen.
Yu Zizhen had originally planned to hand over the thirteen maids and Jiang Yunshan's indentures to the new housekeeper Yu Tong in the afternoon, but she left the palace midway and returned home early, so Yu Tong asked Jiang Yunshan to come along.
He handed the fourteen indentures to Yu Zizhen and left. Jiang Yunshan, who appeared calm but was nervous inside, was kept by Yu Zizhen.
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