"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened!"
Chengfeng, standing outside the door, was utterly speechless. What could be more important than the prince's affairs?
Lu Ziyuan stopped abruptly: "What happened?"
"Your Highness, Her Highness the Princess..."
"What's wrong with her?"
Lu Ziyuan looked impatient, wondering what trick Zhong Muyu was up to now.
He opened the door and saw Zhiyu standing there with her hands clasped in front of him: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort suddenly caused a scene in the kitchen, not only smashing up the kitchen but also injuring people."
"Zhong Muyu? She hit someone?"
Lu Ziyuan could hardly believe his ears. Those rough maids and servants were all strong, yet they were beaten by a maid raised deep in the palace!
"Let's go take a look."
Just as Lu Ziyuan was about to leave, he heard Su Zhirou call out to him, "Your Highness..."
"Rou'er, rest first. I will come back to be with you after I have finished dealing with this."
Once Lu Ziyuan's figure disappeared, the gentleness on Su Zhirou's face turned into anger.
That despicable Zhong Muyu, she must have done this on purpose!
...
In the kitchen, the battle ended quickly, though it ended with Zhong Muyu's victory.
Zhong Muyu was already taller than these women, and he had trained in Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) back in the day. With an electric baton in hand, dealing with these people would be a piece of cake.
Chengfeng and Zhiyu, who were standing next to Lu Ziyuan, were completely dumbfounded.
The princess is so fierce...
Upon seeing Lu Ziyuan's dark expression, Zhong Muyu nonchalantly shrugged and said, "Oh, you're here. Sorry, there's no breakfast for you tomorrow."
Lu Ziyuan growled, "Zhong Muyu, what exactly do you want to do?"
He was suppressing his anger, but...
"I'm disciplining the servants. They won't give me food, so I have no choice but to teach them a lesson. Hmm... The Princess Consort of Ling is not getting food in the Prince's residence. The Prince probably doesn't want this to get out, does he?"
No food to eat?
Lu Ziyuan looked at the old woman in charge on the ground, who was crawling over with blood streaming from her nose and said, "Please, Your Highness, do us justice!"
Zhong Muyu laughed and said, "Oh dear, I also want Your Highness to make the decision! Qiao'er! Tell His Highness about it!"
Qiao'er walked out cautiously and told the whole story of how she came to the kitchen to get dinner.
Zhong Muyu still had a smile on her face: "May I ask Your Highness, if you don't treat me as a princess, does that mean you can withhold my food? If you don't like me as your princess, you can just get a divorce. There's no need to bully me like this. Although I have a gentle personality, I'm not someone to be trifled with."
A mild personality? Nobody would believe that!
Lu Ziyuan, looking furious with nowhere to vent his anger, angrily asked the head maid, "Is what that maid said just now true?"
"Your Highness, this old servant, this old servant..."
The old woman stammered and couldn't get a word out.
"Chengfeng! Sell off these unruly servants. Remember, from now on, the princess must not be deprived of her food, clothing, and other necessities."
After all, he was in the wrong first, and now he had no right to argue with Zhong Muyu.
Zhong Muyu said, "Thank you, Your Highness, but let's talk about selling them tomorrow. I'm starving from fighting tonight, so let them prepare dinner for me first."
"Zhong Muyu, don't push your luck!"
"This is not pushing your luck. People need to eat, this is a normal need."
Behind them, Chengfeng and Zhiyu couldn't help but laugh.
It's truly fascinating where the Princess Consort learned these words.
She's quick-witted, lively, and combative—nothing like the rumors suggest.
Lu Ziyuan said, "Hmph! Didn't you want a divorce? Tonight I will write a letter to my father and mother to grant your wish."
"You must go quickly, I couldn't ask for more!"
Lu Ziyuan clenched his fists and stormed off.
After everyone left, Zhong Muyu said, "Qiao'er, find a few people to keep an eye on them. If they can't finish it, they won't be able to sleep tonight."
Unlike Zhong Muyu, who was in a good mood, Zaochun had a long face: "Your Highness, why are you like this? They were in the wrong first. You should talk things out properly. There's no need to make things so serious that you have to get a divorce!"
Zhong Muyu looked helpless: "They don't even treat me like a princess anymore. What's the point of me sticking around here? You can't force things. It's better to part ways sooner rather than later and wish each other well."
Zhong Muyu stretched. She knew she couldn't convince Zaochun anytime soon, but once she was free, they would understand eventually.
It was late at night.
At Tingzhi Courtyard, Su Zhirou was still waiting there, and Lianye had already come in twice to trim the candle wicks.
"Madam, you should rest early. It seems the Prince won't be returning."
Su Zhirou looked resentful: "Why did this happen! Did the Prince go to the Fragrant Courtyard? This Zhong Muyu is really cunning."
"No, I heard that the princess got into a fight. How could the prince possibly like a princess like that? Madam, please don't worry."
"Fight? Hmph! How vulgar! His Highness would certainly not like it. But if His Highness doesn't stay at Tingzhi Courtyard, then it's all meaningless."
Su Zhirou couldn't help but sigh. Her biggest wish now was to give birth to Lu Ziyuan's eldest son as soon as possible.
After a busy night, it was already late at night when Zhong Muyu finally had dinner.
Not being free to eat is absolutely unacceptable. When Zhong Muyu learned that there were ingredients and cooking utensils in the space, she had another idea.
The next day, she had Zhang Mama lead people to clear out an empty room, and then sent people to find several bricklayers.
She wants to build a small kitchen so she can prepare her own meals.
Seeing this, Zhang Mama feigned panic again: "Your Highness, how could you allow a man from outside the palace into the inner courtyard without permission? Does the Prince know about this?"
"It's just a kitchen, it won't take more than a few days, it'll be fine."
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