Chapter 289 A total of 10,000 taels
Instead of worrying about them, the princess might as well worry about herself. If she continues like this, by the time they reach the Beining border, the princess will probably only have her head left.
"Princess, let's go back first. We can discuss anything after we reach the border."
Guo Shuangwen was furious: "Didn't you hear what I said? She is Guo Lu, the seventh princess of Beining. What are you waiting for here without arresting her?"
Guo Lu snorted softly, "Princess Beining is so arrogant. She says I am whoever I am and whoever she wants arrested must be arrested. I'm not the Seventh Princess of Beining. I'm just a servant by the princess's side."
"Not only did your princess go crazy and mistakenly recognize the wrong person, she also broke our little princess's favorite set of teacups, as well as Doctor Du's priceless pot of fruit tea. You better pay the silver quickly."
Seeing that Guo Lu could still handle it, Bu Ruo continued to sit on the fur and nestled in Xiao Yulan's arms, watching the show with no intention of helping. She knew that there were some things that she would have to face in person sooner or later, and blindly avoiding them was not a solution.
The Beining envoy and the guard both frowned when they looked at Guo Lu. They were outsiders and could not enter the harem, so they had never seen the Seventh Princess. But they also heard that after the death of Concubine Xian a year ago, the Seventh Princess was heartbroken and fell seriously ill. On the day when Concubine Xian sent her to the imperial mausoleum, the Seventh Princess's bedroom caught fire and she could not escape. After the palace servants put out the fire, they only found a charred corpse and a few pieces of the Seventh Princess's clothes and jewelry.
"Princess, I'm afraid you haven't had enough rest these days. The seventh princess's bedroom caught fire a year ago and she was burned to death."
Guo Shuangwen yelled, "I'm not dazzled, and I'm not mistaken. She is Guo Lu. I've been with her in the palace for so many years. Even if her face, which is exactly like Concubine Xian's, were reduced to ash, I would recognize her. Just arrest her. If anything goes wrong, this princess will take full responsibility."
"Don't forget, if she really is the Seventh Princess, you will have accomplished a great feat. You might even be able to get a promotion when you return."
The Beining envoy took on this marriage mission in order to get promoted and make money, but the princess was not a pushover. If he failed in this mission, he would not be promoted when he returned, and it would be a blessing if he was not executed.
But if the woman in front of her was really the Seventh Princess as she said, then maybe she could keep her official position.
The envoy and the guard looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
Seeing that the two were silent, Guo Shuangwen pointed at the dress on Guo Lu and said, "Look at what she's wearing. If she wasn't Princess Beining, then...how could the Regent Princess possibly let her wear such a fine dress? The fabric is not cheap. Even the girls from aristocratic families might not be able to afford it."
"Also, she had lunch with the Princess Regent at noon today. You saw what the Princess ate, but I didn't recognize her because she was sitting with her back to me."
"Think about it carefully. If she hadn't been the Seventh Princess of Beining and leaked Beining's intelligence to the other party, why would the princess be so kind to her?"
Just then, Bi'er came over and asked, "Is your princess blind in one eye or both? We were having lunch with the princess at noon, so why did the princess only see her? Phantom and I are both so big, can't you see us?"
"And this dress... Come on, come on, take a look at the material on me. Is it the same as hers?"
"The princess is very kind to us and has never treated us like servants. She has never even treated us badly in terms of food, clothing, or other necessities. Before we met you, we had always eaten with the princess."
"It's not like other maids eating leftovers or servants' food. Even when the princess and the prince go out to eat in Kyoto, they will set up a separate table for us and we don't have to wait on them. Whenever there are good materials, they will reward us according to our preferences. The jewelry they give us is even better than what other young ladies from aristocratic families wear."
"Also, the tea we drink isn't just tea dregs or tea leaves. Instead, the princess has Doctor Du prepare a healthy tea specifically for each of us based on our individual constitutions. Whenever the princess finds a good tea she likes, she'll share some with each of us."
"Our monthly salary is more than that of the wives of officials and daughters. There is no place for us to spend the money in the mansion."
"Haha, how could a princess like you who always thinks she's superior and treats human life as worthless understand?"
The maids who came to Da Zhou with Guo Shuangwen this time had been serving her since childhood. When they were in the palace, being beaten and punished was commonplace. They could not even imagine the treatment that Bier described. They never knew that their master could be so good to the maids around her.
They... were very envious, so envious that they almost wanted to cry.
"Impossible, you're lying. Since ancient times, no master has ever been so kind to a servant. Not to mention that she is a regent princess, even a small family can't do this. If that were true, those lowly servants would definitely climb over their masters' heads."
Bi'er snorted lightly: "What you said is just a conscience eaten by a dog. The princess is so good to us that we are willing to give our lives to her, so how could we betray her?"
"Forget it, it's a waste of words to tell you so much. You should quickly return the 5,200 taels of silver, otherwise, when our little princess finds out..."
"What is Aunt Bi'er afraid Bubu will find out?"
Bubu crawled out of the little tent and ran over with her short legs: "Auntie, where's our fruit tea? Didn't you say you would make some for Bubu and brother? Bubu is thirsty."
"Oh! Isn't this my favorite set of teacups? How did it break? Maybe it was too hot and Auntie couldn't hold it properly."
Bu Bu said as she took Guo Lu's hands and checked them: "Auntie, are your hands hurt? If the cup is broken, it's fine, but don't hurt your hands. Bu Bu once accidentally cut her hands while climbing a tree, and it hurt so much."
Yesterday, Bu Ruo had already told the two little ones to call Guo Lu Auntie on the way back, because she didn't want her to be recognized by the bad guys.
Guo Lu watched Bu Bu slowly squat down and said, "The cup was broken by Princess Beining. Auntie's hand is fine. Bu Bu, are you thirsty? Auntie will get another set of cups to pour you some fruit tea."
After saying this, Guo Lu glared at Guo Shuangwen and turned to get a teacup from the carriage.
When Guo Shuangwen saw Guo Lu about to leave, he raised his leg to chase after her and stop her.
"Stop right there before the princess, you busybody!"
Bu Bu watched as the other person's face darkened. After listening to what Guo Lu said, she quickly reviewed what had just happened and was extremely angry.
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