"What do you mean—" Nanny Jiang was confused by her words, but suddenly she realized what she meant, her expression changed, and she pulled Zhuang You and asked, "You mean, their goal is to get our little princess, and it's not related to any palace conspiracy?"
Zhuangyou nodded.
"But... but why? How old is our little princess?" Nanny Jiang was even more puzzled. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Is it because our little princess is blessed with good fortune that some people covet her?"
Zhuangyou hesitated, then nodded, but didn't say what was on her mind.
They were indeed coveting the "good fortune" of their little princess, but they were not human, and this good fortune was not the same as that good fortune.
Zhuangyou took a deep breath and looked at the dark sky outside. The quiet courtyard was deserted. Xuandi had not returned yet, which showed that the situation was troublesome.
Nanny Jiang didn't have the same heavy thoughts as Zhuang You. As soon as she heard that someone was coveting her little darling's good fortune, her face immediately darkened, and she cursed, "These heartless bastards! What is our little princess's status? Do they even deserve to be her? Humph!"
These words, spoken unintentionally, struck a chord with Zhuangyou.
She snapped out of her daze, and upon hearing Nanny Jiang's words, smiled and agreed, "Indeed, what are they? Do they even deserve to covet our little princess?"
Suddenly, a muffled thud sounded outside.
Zhuangyou and Jiang Nanny immediately looked outside.
"What's that sound?" Nanny Jiang stood up, looked outside in confusion, and called out, "Xia Yi, go and see—"
"Nanny!" Zhuang You listened carefully, her expression suddenly turning very bad. She stood up abruptly, interrupting Nanny Jiang, and hurriedly walked outside, saying, "Nanny, you stay here and watch over the little princess. I'll go out and take a look."
As they were talking, Zhuangyou came out and bumped right into Xia Yi, who had heard Nanny Jiang calling her.
Zhuangyou walked in a hurry, and Xia Yi was bumped to the side. However, Zhuangyou didn't even help her up and left in a hurry.
Xia Yi wasn't injured, but she was a little dazed. Especially when she saw Zhuang You disappear in the blink of an eye, her mind went completely blank. She even doubted whether it was just her imagination.
However, in the empty courtyard, the lingering tone of Zhuangyou's anxious voice still echoed, "You go inside and stay with the wet nurse to watch over the little princess. I'll go check on her."
Xia Yi was stunned for a while before she entered the house in a daze. She kept turning back to check if Zhuang You was still there, or if she had just missed seeing her.
But as soon as she entered the room, Xia Yi saw the figure of Nanny Jiang sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to her through the screen. She immediately came to her senses, quickly straightened her expression, and lowered her head to go around the screen to enter.
Nanny Jiang was a strict and rigid person, but coincidentally, Xia Yi was a clever and obedient girl who was timid and occasionally made silly mistakes in small matters, which made Nanny Jiang very fond of her. Therefore, Nanny Jiang treated Xia Yi with even more care and attention.
"Sister Xia Yi!"
Just as Xia Yi was about to turn around the screen, she heard someone call her from behind. When she turned around, she saw a small figure running over with a smile.
"Xiao... Hua Xiao, what's wrong?"
When Xia Yi turned around and saw the person who came, she looked puzzled and subconsciously wanted to respectfully call out "Miss Xiao".
However, as the words were about to come out, she suddenly remembered that Sister He Wan from Shouci Palace had come to give her some advice today. Although Hua Xiao enjoyed the treatment of a county princess, it was only because the Empress Dowager pitied her background and subsidized her from her private treasury.
However, as a palace maid, Hua Xiao still had to abide by the rules for ordinary palace maids. These rules for palace maids were set by the ancestors, and even the Empress Dowager could not break them at will.
Therefore, Hua Xiao has now changed into the clothes of a palace maid and is no longer the pampered young lady "Miss Xiao" from Qinghua Tower.
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