Chapter 325: The New Emperor x The Poor Princess of the Former Dynasty 8

Yu Ling felt unhappy no matter how she thought about it. She thought that she was no worse than the eldest princess of the previous dynasty. It was just that her appearance was not as good as the eldest princess. However, her identity was more acceptable than that of the eldest princess of the previous dynasty.

The maid carefully applied the ointment and observed Yu Ling's expression. In order to please Yu Ling, she asked, "Miss, what are you going to do next? If you give up like this, I think it would be a pity."

Yu Ling pondered and asked, "Do you also think that I shouldn't give up?"

The maid said as a matter of course, "Of course, young lady, you have been with the emperor for so long, what is the former princess? How can she take your position?"

Yu Ling clenched her fists with determination and said, "You are right. Why should a princess from the previous dynasty take away everything I deserve? Go contact Guangzhi and find out where the princess is now. I don't believe that I can't bribe one or two servants. When the princess is gone, everything will be fine."

After the spring, the weather gradually became hotter. Aunt Qiao was wearing a white silk dress. The fabric was smooth and delicate, and it was obvious that it was made of high-quality material.

Aunt Qiao ordered people to spread a piece of cloth under the big tree in the yard, and sat on it leisurely, eating watermelon chilled with well water.

The cool and delicious watermelon made her feel refreshed as soon as she took a bite. Aunt Qiao squinted her eyes in intoxication and pouted her lips slightly.

Shitou stood not far away, watching with an infatuated look, a trace of crystal clear saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth.

"You should be more ambitious, right? She is the eldest princess, how can a eunuch like you covet her?" Liu Wang couldn't help but complain when he saw Shitou's useless look.

Shitou rolled his eyes at Liuwang and said in a passionate tone, "The princess is so beautiful, I am just admiring her, okay? Although I am a eunuch, I also understand beauty. Look at the princess, every move she makes is so captivating."

Liu Wang looked at Shitou with disdain and said, "Please wipe your saliva off. Be careful not to let Shunfeng see it or he will punish you."

Shitou subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, and saw that he actually had saliva. He slurped it and said, "I didn't do this on purpose. Anyone who sees the princess will be attracted to her."

"I heard that the emperor saw the portrait of the eldest princess and decided to marry her from then on."

Liu Wang took a step back subconsciously and said, "Shut up! If you don't want to die, then say less."

Caiying and Xiao Lizi were helping to prepare meals in the small kitchen. They looked at each other, and Xiao Lizi lowered his voice and said, "When are you going to start?"

Caiying looked around and found that the cook was not paying attention to them, so she said, "Don't worry, put the medicine away first."

"We must ensure that we can get away with it safely after taking action, otherwise our efforts will be in vain."

Little Leo took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, whether you regret it or not, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back."

Caiying's eyes darkened and she said, "I have no choice. I don't want to hurt her, but my mother is seriously ill and I need money."

“Why did you agree to this?”

Little Li paused while washing vegetables after hearing this, and then said, "I have my own plans. We are now grasshoppers on the same rope, so we must be careful."

Chaeyoung nodded hesitantly.

But Aunt Qiao is not stupid. She has noticed that something is wrong with Caiying in the past two days. She knows every word and action of the maid who serves her personally.

Just a glance from Aunt Qiao told her that Caiying had other intentions.

So when Caiying was helping Aunt Qiao with her bath, Aunt Qiao asked tentatively, "Caiying, I see that you are about my age, only 28 years old, who else is in your family?"

Caiying wiped Qiao Jinjin's back as usual, without thinking much, "Your Highness, I have an old mother and a younger brother at home."

Aunt Qiao nodded slightly and said, "Is your mother in good health?"

Caiying was startled by Aunt Qiao's question. She thought that Aunt Qiao had discovered something and her confidence was obviously lacking when she answered.

"Your Highness, my mother has not been in good health in the past two years, so I want to serve you well and earn some money for my mother's medical treatment."

Aunt Qiao raised her eyebrows and said, "Tongzi, do you think Caiying is short of money and would help others to harm me?"

[Host, how did you know that there was something wrong with Caiying? ]

"When Caiying was serving me, her eyes were very clear and pure, but in the past two days, she was obviously worried. She seemed to be calculating something when serving me."

【What are you going to do then? 】

"Her mother is seriously ill and needs money for medical treatment. Caiying may harm me for the money."

"Shunfeng gave me two thousand taels of silver. I thought it was useless, but it actually came in handy."

Caiying helped Aunt Qiao put on her pajamas. When she was about to wipe her hair, Aunt Qiao waved her hand and said, "Caiying, go get the banknote under my pillow."

Caiying was full of confusion, but she didn't think much about it and obediently handed the stack of banknotes to Aunt Qiao.

Aunt Qiao counted out three hundred taels of silver and stuffed them into Caiying's hand. "Take these for emergency use. Tell me if you don't have enough."

"As long as you are loyal to me, I will never treat you unfairly"

Caiying took the banknote in disbelief. She had been serving various masters since she was ten years old. No master had ever asked about the situation at her family, let alone whether she was short of money.

Caiying's eyes were slightly red. Could she really bear to kill such a good princess? The princess was beautiful and kind-hearted. She couldn't kill her for money.

Thinking of this, Caiying knelt down on the ground with a plop, and she felt pain just by the sound.

"Chaeyoung, what are you doing? Just take the banknotes I gave you. You don't have to kneel down to me like this."

Caiying kowtowed and said, "Princess, I deserve to die. I actually wanted to kill you for a few hundred taels of silver. I don't deserve to die. I just hope that Your Highness can find someone to cure my mother's illness."

Aunt Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly, but still gently helped Caiying up.

"Are you saying that someone is trying to bribe you to harm me?"

Caiying nodded and said, "I know I was wrong. The princess is so kind, I shouldn't have agreed to it."

Aunt Qiao smiled slightly, with all her emotions hidden in her eyes. "Since you have confessed, I will not blame you, but I still need to tell Shunfeng about this matter."

"But don't worry, I will plead with Shunfeng and ask him not to punish you."

When Shunfeng was called over, he didn't know what had happened. He only saw Caiying kneeling on the ground and Xiao Lizi being pressed down by someone.

Full of doubts, "Princess, what happened?"

Aunt Qiao lazily leaned on the chair, looked up at Shunfeng and said, "Shunfeng is back, why did you come back so late today?"

Shunfeng was almost distracted by Aunt Qiao's lazy look. He slapped his forehead hard before coming to his senses.

"I was out on some business, Princess. They must have made some mistake that made you unhappy."