"What are you taking? How dare you take things from the Prince's mansion?"
Shiliu blocked Zhuxin's path, and then tried to snatch her package to examine it carefully.
Who knew that Zhu Xin would push her away so forcefully.
"Mind your own business. This is none of your concern. Even the Princess Consort doesn't dare to interfere with us. Who do you think you are?"
Shiliu also knew that He Zhuxin was arranged by Kyoto. She was usually the one who had the final say in the villa and looked down on them. Sometimes she didn't even respect the princess.
Of course, this was only among the maids; Cui Yulu and the others were not yet to know.
But today she really went too far, openly taking things from the villa and reselling them outside.
"Zhu Xin, take the things from the Prince's mansion out. Does the Princess know about this? If she doesn't, you are stealing. If a servant steals, the master has the right to sell you."
Shi Liu continued to obstruct her relentlessly.
"Hmph, what nonsense are you spouting here? How dare our princess do anything to us? A country girl who just flew up to the top like a peacock? Let me tell you the truth, the people in the capital aren't very satisfied with our princess. Besides, our prince can't possibly only have one princess. Whether she can hold the position of principal wife for long is still a question."
Zhu Xin said smugly, completely disregarding Cui Yulu.
In her eyes, Cui Yulu was nothing more than a woman who was good at using tricks to rise to power.
What does a country girl know? She probably knows less than I do.
"What nonsense are you talking about? No matter how much she comes from the countryside, she is now a princess. You need to be taught a lesson for speaking so rudely. Come with me to see the princess."
All the servants in the mansion gathered around, and Zhu Xin panicked.
At this moment, Cui Yulu also noticed the commotion, stopped talking, and the group went to the outer gate to check the situation.
Cui Yulu only heard the servants mentioning her name repeatedly.
She understood that these people were definitely dissatisfied with her status. When Fu Xiaoyu was around, they didn't dare to act recklessly, but this time when he went to war, they would definitely take the opportunity to make their own way.
“The servants in your household are all formidable. I could tell they weren’t good people before, and now they’ve even started bullying their master. It’s outrageous.”
Third Sister angrily rebuked Cui Yulu.
It's all because she's too soft-hearted and doesn't discipline these wicked servants. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so unruly.
"Alright, sister, I didn't have time before. Now that I have time, I'm going to give the servants in this mansion a good talking-to. I won't let them make such a mess of this place again."
When she reached the door, Zhu Xin was still brazenly criticizing Cui Yulu.
No one else dared to speak.
"I didn't expect Miss Zhuxin to be so capable. I really didn't realize you had such great ambitions. How about I give you the position of Princess Consort?"
Hearing her angry voice, the servants quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
Only Zhu Xin remained standing to the side. Zhu Xin's status was somewhat different from theirs. In the capital, she was the most favored and valued by Consort Jia. She had seen all kinds of important figures and naturally would not take Cui Yulu seriously.
"I'm just telling the truth. We servants don't know what kind of person the princess is, but you're definitely not qualified to be her mistress. Besides, I'm Consort Jia's person, so you can't do anything about me. In addition, the prince will remarry sooner or later, and you won't be the only princess. It would be good enough if you could be a concubine in the future."
"Can you take responsibility for what you said today?"
Cui Yulu did not rush to punish her, but continued to look at them calmly and asked with a light smile.
Zhu Xin looked at her arrogantly and said, "Of course, I can take responsibility for my words. But you shouldn't be too smug. You won't be sitting in this position for long."
Du San Niang couldn't take it anymore and slapped Zhu Xin twice.
"Your princess has a good temper, so you can bully her as you please, but I don't. These two slaps today are considered mild. If I find out that you dare to be insolent again, I will tear you apart."
True to her word, Du Sanniang shattered a rock with her bare hands.
The servants were so frightened that they didn't dare to utter a sound.
Who would dare to act recklessly now? What if they get smashed to pieces?
"Don't try that on me. I'm acting on orders from a nobleman in the capital. You country bumpkins have no right to deal with me."
Zhu Xin angrily covered her reddened face, glaring at them with her eyes.
This infuriated Du Sanniang, who grabbed her hair, pinned her down, and began to beat her mercilessly.
The bamboo shoot was hit so hard that blood was gushing from its nose and mouth.
"You're not even a servant, what right do you have to hit me? I'm not convinced."
"I don't need a reason to hit you. When I teach someone a lesson, it's always based on my mood. If you make me angry, I'll hit you. It's that simple."
Cui Yulu was afraid that she might lose control and kill Zhu Xin, so she quickly stopped her.
"Alright, Third Sister, don't kill her. I still have questions for her. How about you spare her for now?"
Du Sanniang knew that Cui Yulu would be soft-hearted and would definitely plead for the girl, but she showed no mercy and beat her severely.
"Zhu Xin, since you want to work in the capital, I won't keep you. Go back to the capital today. My manor is too small to accommodate you."
Then he turned to the kneeling people and said, "And you, if you want to go back too, hurry up and go back with me, so you won't feel wronged working for me."
"Your Highness is wise. We are all loyal and will remain in the manor at Your Highness's disposal."
Of all these people, Shiliu spoke the loudest.
She admired Cui Yulu and liked the princess very much.
Therefore, I don't feel that working here is beneath me.
“I will not go back. You have no right to punish me. I was placed here by Consort Jia. If the Consort does not allow us to go back, you will never be able to punish us.”
Zhu Xin roared angrily.
He still didn't take Cui Yulu seriously.
Because she was a concubine of the Imperial Noble Consort, no one dared to touch her.
Even Fu Xiaoyu couldn't touch her, after all, Consort Jia was Fu Xiaoyu's elder.
Even the emperor would show it some respect.
Now that she is the Imperial Noble Consort's person, a mere country princess like herself can't touch her at all.
"It's precisely because you're the Imperial Noble Consort's person that I dare not offend you. Releasing you now is the least I can do for you. Otherwise, given the mistakes you've made here, according to the rules of this Prince's Mansion, you would be sold off. The choice is yours."
Zhu Xin looked at her with some fear, but she still wouldn't budge.
I don't believe she can really punish herself.
"Since you're not leaving on your own, then I'll decide your fate from now on."
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