"It's nothing good," Green Ivy muttered as she lowered the carriage curtain.
"Who isn't a good person?" Sheng Xia asked hastily.
Green Ivy pouted, "Look, that guy, he's no good."
Shengxia lifted a corner of the carriage curtain to look out, but could only see the bluestone road receding into the distance. She didn't see any bad people. She looked at Green Ivy suspiciously, shook her head, and thought, "That girl."
Upon arriving at Yipinju, the manager and his staff were already waiting at the door. As the manager of Yipinju, he was aware of Zhao Shu's punishment in the palace, which required her to kneel for a whole day, and that the Empress Dowager was going to Guanzhou with Zhao Shu. He understood that this princess was not so easily out of favor, so he served her with even greater care.
Xiao Zhu and the others took down the ladder and placed it in front of the carriage. Xi Que got off the carriage first, and then slowly helped Zhao Shu down.
"This humble servant, Su Yi, manager of Yipinju, pays respects to Princess Jun." He knelt down with a group of employees. Zhao Shu got out of the carriage and looked over. Manager Su and the other employees of Yipinju all had their heads down, so she couldn't see their faces. Just then, a man dressed as a servant came out of Yipinju. "Manager Su, where are the tea and snacks my young master ordered?"
"Manager Su, please continue with your work. I'll go up by myself." Zhao Shu considerately let Manager Su go back, and Magpie helped her slowly walk inside.
Manager Su bowed gratefully, then politely approached the servant, whose identity was unknown, and said with a smile, "Master Yang, is it the same as usual? The waiter has already packed it up, so please bring it to Master Yang."
Zhao Shu walked over, and the 'Master Yang' glanced at her, didn't bother to bow, gave an arrogant snort, kicked Manager Su in the knee, and muttered, "Spineless coward, kneeling to anyone."
Green Ivy and the others were furious and wanted to teach him a lesson, but Zhao Shu stopped them. Zhao Shu was just a county princess, not a princess. People from noble families would naturally play word games, but commoners even have to kneel before county officials, let alone a county princess like Zhao Shu. No matter what, she seemed to be in the right. Manager Su gritted his teeth and endured the pain, but the smile on his face faded a lot. Although he was just a manager, Yipinju was not without background. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner.
Seeing that the shopkeeper had been kicked, the waiter hurriedly handed over the packaged tea and snacks, bowing and scraping as he said, "Master Yang, the tea and snacks you ordered are all here." He then handed over a small packet, saying, "This is a small token of my respect for you."
The "Master Yang" weighed the oil paper package in his hand, gave Zhao Shu a smug look, and prepared to leave. He had heard that Princess Jun was the most useless, having only the title of princess, but she was not as well off as one of their concubine's daughters. On weekdays, the concubine's daughters in the mansion who were not favored were also bullied by them.
Zhao Shu chuckled lightly, her laughter extremely tolerant. In her past life, she had endured countless such disdainful looks, but why should she tolerate them now?
"Is it Master Yang of the Yang family?" Her voice wasn't loud, but since no one else was speaking in front of Yipinju, her voice sounded very clear.
The 'Master Yang' seemed to be wearing the clothes of a servant of the Yang family, but Zhao Shu never paid attention to such things. She only vaguely remembered it and was not sure. Since he was called 'Master Yang', she tentatively asked him about it.
"I am the attendant of the Second Young Master Yang, and I pay my respects to the Princess." This was merely a perfunctory greeting. The eldest young master's imprisonment had tarnished his reputation; how could a tainted young master of a noble family be fit to be the future head of the Yang family? Since the eldest young master was incapable, only the second young master could take his place. He would then be the Grand Steward of the entire Yang family, a seventh-rank official before the Prime Minister—a position far superior to any seventh-rank official. Thinking of his bright future, he became even more arrogant.
As soon as "Master Yang" mentioned the second young master of the Yang family, he immediately expected Zhao Shu to treat him with great courtesy. It had always been like this. Princess Jun treated the maids of noble ladies better than she treated herself. If she took a fancy to something, all she had to do was praise it, and the princess would take off her clothes and give it to her as a reward. He had heard these rumors so many times that his ears were calloused.
However, Zhao Shu, upon hearing his words, ordered, "Leave the things behind, give the man a beating, but don't kill him." After saying that, she stepped into Yipinju.
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