"Are you going or not? If you're not going, I'll report to the princess and have the head nanny invite you back, and send new people to serve you." Green Lan said, quite angry with them.
"Oh, then we should thank Miss Lülan for rescuing us from this lifeless place," Caifeng said sarcastically. She didn't want to stay with Madam Geng any longer, but she couldn't find a reason to tell the head nanny.
"You guys~" Green Lan was so angry she could barely speak, but Cai Feng and the others continued drinking their hot tea, completely ignoring Green Lan.
Enraged, Lülan stomped her foot, turned around, and left, slamming the door shut behind her.
"Sister Caifeng, do you think we'll be punished if she really reports to the head nanny?" the younger Lingxiu asked, slightly frightened.
"What's there to be afraid of? The one inside is a quiet, unpleasant person. If he was dissatisfied, why didn't he do something about it earlier?" Cai Feng said, pouting. Granny Xie nodded in agreement.
When Lülan walked to the main room, she was about to complain to Geng Shi when she saw the latter standing in front of the window in a daze.
Seeing that Madam Geng remained silent, Lülan knew that telling her about Caifeng's words and actions would not have any effect, so she had no choice but to endure it, turn around and leave the room, preparing to go to the head nanny's place alone to collect the silver charcoal.
Green Lan went to the head nanny and asked if she could borrow some of the silver charcoal from Geng's room.
The head nanny paused slightly, then said, "It's not even the twelfth lunar month yet, and the household hasn't started using charcoal. Is it cold in Princess Geng's room?"
Green Orchid hadn't expected the head nanny to say that, but she clearly saw them using braziers in Princess Niu's room. How could there be such a big difference in status?
Not daring to voice her thoughts, Lülan curtsied to the head nanny, nodded, and withdrew.
After Green Railing left, the head nanny sighed slightly. In fact, the use of charcoal in the various courtyards of the inner residence had not yet started. Only the South Courtyard had its charcoal delivered ahead of schedule because the Fourth Prince had specifically instructed that it be sent there.
But Lülan didn't know that. She thought the head nanny was deliberately cutting back on Geng's expenses, just like Caifeng, who fawned on the powerful and looked down on others. When she returned to Geng's side, she saw that Caifeng and the others had already come out and were all doing their own work.
"Sister, I noticed your room is a bit cold, so why don't I give you these silver charcoal pieces?" Yan Yu instructed Mingyan to gather some brightly colored and fine fabrics, and then had Xiangqiao and Que'er bring over a large basket of silver charcoal.
Geng was painting alone in the room when she saw Yan Yu come again. She quickly put down her brush and welcomed them in.
After exchanging greetings, Lülan reported to Madam Geng what the head nanny had said. Upon hearing this, Madam Geng felt as if she had been slapped in the face. Clearly, Lanqin and Yanyu had already started using silver charcoal, but when it came to her, she was told that it hadn't even started yet.
Hearing this, Yan Yu naturally understood Geng Shi's feelings at this moment. In fact, she had bought her own silver charcoal with her own money, not from the head nanny. But how could she tell Geng Shi these things? It only made her feel more deeply how miserable it was to be in this mansion without favor, without anyone to help her, and without anyone to rely on.
After calming her inner pain, Madam Geng said to Yan Yu, "Since you've brought it here, how can I let you take it back? But you're pregnant, so you mustn't overexert yourself. I have nothing else to do, so I might as well make some clothes for the little prince in your belly. I hope you won't mind."
Geng looked at the few bolts of cloth that Yan Yu had brought, and with her own allowance, it wouldn't be a problem to make a few decent sets of children's clothes.
Yan Yu said happily, "Look what you're saying, sister. I've long heard that Sister Geng is good at hand embroidery. It's his good fortune to have you make him a few sets of clothes. I thank you on his behalf."
Seeing that Madam Geng had accepted all the gifts she had brought, Yan Yu understood that Madam Geng must have made up her mind to stand with her through thick and thin.
Perhaps because of Yan Yu's arrival, Cai Feng and the others dared not act recklessly anymore and did what they were supposed to do, which made Lü Lan sneer inwardly.
"Sister, when I came here, there was no one in your room except for Lülan. Where are the other maids in this room?" Yan Yu asked with concern, seeing that Madam Geng had been gradually moved by her.
When Geng heard her ask this question, she felt embarrassed to talk about what Caifeng and the others had done, and she also felt that she had lost face, since it was a matter in her own room.
But Green Orchid didn't think that way. She couldn't help but complain, "Princess Yan Yu, you don't know this. The head nanny specially assigned three people to serve you, but besides being lazy and good-for-nothing, they've even started to be disrespectful to you."
Upon hearing this, Madam Geng immediately scolded, "You silly girl, who told you to be so talkative?"
Seeing Geng's expression, Yan Yu knew exactly what was going on and quickly said, "Sister, don't blame her. I think you're too kind and too good to these servants. Since they were sent by the head nanny, if they don't do their jobs well, you should talk to the head nanny and punish them accordingly. Don't put up with it."
Green Lan nodded in satisfaction, deeply agreeing with Yan Yu's words.
"Lvlan, go and call them in. I have something to say to them," Yan Yu said sternly.
Green Lan bowed to Yan Yu, then went outside and called Xie Mama, Cai Feng, and Ling Xiu into the house. Seeing Yan Yu there, the three dared not disobey and nervously approached Madam Geng.
"You audacious servants! Who allowed you to greet your master like this without even a proper greeting?" Yan Yu could tell from the way these people were behaving that Geng Shi had spoiled them too much.
When Granny Xie saw Yan Yu get angry, she panicked and quickly bowed to her and Madam Geng. Lingxiu, who was also indecisive, was so frightened by Granny Xie's submission that she knelt down as well. This was because she had been disrespectful to Madam Geng when she was with Caifeng, and now she was even more afraid that Yan Yu would report to the Fujin (the Princess Consort). Her anxiety overwhelmed her last remaining rationality, and she could only stammer, "This servant deserves to die, please spare my life, Princess!"
Seeing that the old man and the young girl beside her were so useless, Cai Feng was annoyed, but in the end she did not dare to challenge Yan Yu, so she could only give a curtsy.
"I heard from Lülan that you often neglect Sister Geng while you are working here. Is that true?" Yan Yu stared at Lingxiu and asked. Judging from the behavior of the three people just now, she was definitely a breakthrough point.
Sure enough, when Lingxiu saw Yan Yuru's icy gaze lingering on her, she panicked, her eyes darting around nervously, and she was so frightened that she didn't know what to say.
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