"There are two nurses in the princess's courtyard. One is the wet nurse the princess brought from Weiguo's residence, that is, Madam Zhao, who is in charge of the princess's affairs.
There was also a maidservant left behind by the old princess, Nanny Zheng. She later got married and was kept by the prince in the palace to serve and be in charge of the affairs of the princess's palace.
The princess had four maids, all of whom were born in the palace. Qiuyue, Qiuhe, Qiuxiang, and Qiuye, all of whom had only been with the princess for a few years.
There is an unwritten rule in the mansion that maids must be married off at the age of eighteen, so the maids around the princes are all young.
Only if you remain single for your whole life can you stay by your mother's side and serve her. The others are second- and third-class maids, a total of ten of them. "Yuanshan is very clear about the situation in the courtyard.
Before, he had always been with Prince Xu and often went in and out of the harem.
"Before the princess married into the palace, who was the head of the inner courtyard?" Yu Yuanzheng asked again.
The old princess died a long time ago, so there is no way there won’t be a new head of the household.
“The second and third old ladies were also in charge of some affairs. The two of them jointly managed the inner courtyard of the palace. Until the princess came into the palace, the old prince just said a word and let them take over the power of managing the family.” Yuanshan was a house-born child and was relatively clear about some of the past events of the palace.
After hearing this, Yu Yuanzheng started to think more.
The prince is 41 years old this year, and the old princess died when he was three years old. So the two old ladies have been the housekeepers for at least 17 years. It is impossible that they have not won over some people and used them for their own purposes during such a long period of time.
The next day, Yu Yuanzheng reported to the princess again and went out to see where the villa that came with her dowry was.
The princess was very tolerant of her and would agree as long as she told her clearly what to do.
"Don't come too late today like last time."
"Well, Concubine, I may still come later. I want to go to my parents' home and discuss something with my father. They just moved out of the Bo Mansion, and I want to know what the current situation is."
Yu Yuanzheng didn't feel awkward at all when facing an elder who was about the same age as her, and sometimes she even acted like a spoiled brat unconsciously.
If you are not married, you are still a child, and you can always keep a childlike heart that has not grown up.
Her father had died in her previous life, but now she had a father again. It was a strange feeling.
It’s the same foursome from the day before yesterday.
Qiyayuan is looked after by Nanny Ye.
A very low-key carriage was used.
Passing by the small shop on Minle Street, Yu Yuanzheng saw that it had been renovated.
Zhuiyun and Zhuyue were busy inside, and when they saw Chunlei, they ran out immediately.
"Greetings, Crown Princess." They both bowed at the same time.
"You guys are busy, I'm just passing through here. How many days will it take to clean up this place?"
"Two days at most. We can just go buy a few cabinets and put them up there in the afternoon." Zhuiyun replied.
"That's it. We also need to clean up the back so that people can live in it." She planned to let someone stay here to look after the shop.
She didn't have much money, only two thousand taels of silver in her safe, and the prince gave her one thousand taels as a gift.
If this shop can be opened, maybe we can make some money.
Fortunately, these subordinates don't need her to pay them.
"yes."
The carriage continued to move forward.
According to the address on the title deed, it was not easy to find the place.
At the end of an alley just wide enough for a carriage to fit in.
I don't know how such an industry could exist in the Bo's Mansion.
Could it be bought for a relative who is asking for money to live in?
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, it was ajar and they could hear a quarrel inside.
"Young man, we agreed to pay the rent every six months. There is still more than a month left before the half year. Why do you want us to pay the rent now and increase the price by fifty taels?" A middle-aged woman's voice.
"This is what our eldest lady meant. I'm only here to collect the rent. If you have any questions, don't ask me. If you don't mind, move out today." A young man's voice.
"Who is your eldest lady?"
"Don't worry about who our eldest lady is. You must pay the rent today, or you will move out." The young man became impatient.
"You are breaching the contract. We signed a contract when we rented the house. Believe it or not, I will sue you in the government. This is under the feet of the emperor." The woman was very aggressive.
"Go ahead and sue me. Do you know who owns this house?"
"Who is it?" The woman lowered her voice.
"She is the wife of the Crown Prince of Rong's Mansion. Can you afford to offend Rong's Mansion?" The young man's proud voice came out.
"You are talking nonsense. Prince Rong is the guardian general of our Great Wei. How could he allow his daughter-in-law to bully us, the common people?
Who are you? Are you a liar?
Jiang Ge'er, quickly get a broom and beat this liar out of nowhere."
The woman suddenly shouted that she wanted to hit someone.
"That's right. Prince Rong is the guardian general of the Zhou family. How could we allow the people in Prince Rong's mansion to bully the Zhou family?" Yu Yuanzheng strode into the yard with four people.
"Second Aunt!?" The man who had been so arrogant just now was suddenly frightened and at a loss as soon as he saw the person coming.
"You still recognize who I am. Who asked you to come here?" Yu Yuanzheng asked coldly.
"Little one, little one..." The boy's eyes were evasive, and then he ran out of the door.
Chunlei's leg swept across and tripped the man to the ground, then he stepped on his back.
"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Yu Yuanzheng asked again.
"Second aunt, I was wrong. I was only following orders. Please be magnanimous and let me go." The servant saw that the game was hopeless and begged for mercy.
"Are you going to tell me or not?" Yu Yuanzheng lost his patience.
"Uncle He sent a little boy here."
"How dare you talk nonsense? Would He Botang, the chief steward of his uncle's mansion, be so short-sighted as to be interested in such a small amount of money? Tell the truth." Yu Yuanzheng kicked him.
"I was sent by the eldest lady." The foot on the servant's back pressed harder and harder. He could no longer bear the pain and had to tell the truth.
"Hmph, I knew it was my uncle who did it. She's the wife of an uncle, but she's just that petty." Yu Yuanzheng knew what was going on as soon as she thought about it.
This was done intentionally to disgust her.
"Go tell your eldest wife that women should also be magnanimous. If she continues to behave like this, the Bo's Mansion will be defeated by her, and she will be the sinner of the Bo's Mansion in the future.
I won't bother with a servant like you. Now you apologize to this young sister-in-law, or I'll break your legs." Yu Yuanzheng would not let him off easily.
Chunlei withdrew his foot, and the boy slowly got up from the ground and ran to the woman to apologize.
"Sister Liu, I'm sorry."
The woman called Sister Liu had been watching from the side and only then came to her senses.
"Hello, Madam. May I know who you are?" Mrs. Liu stepped forward and bowed.
Behind her was a little boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.
"I am the prince's wife that the servant just mentioned." Yu Yuanzheng said with a smile.
"Oh, I am so honored to meet a noble lady. I, the commoner Liu Ruan, greet the Crown Prince's Consort." Liu Ruan bowed again.
"You're welcome, Sister Liu. Fortunately, I arrived in time. I'm not really being framed."
"The Crown Prince's Consort is a kind person. I don't believe his nonsense." Liu Ruanshi was very cheerful. "The Crown Prince's Consort, please come in and sit down."
"Is this your son?"
"Yes, Jiang'er, come and meet the Crown Princess." Liu Ruan immediately pulled the child behind her to the front.
"Little boy Liu Jiang meets the Crown Prince's wife." The child suddenly became a little shy.
"He looks very strong. Does he know some martial arts?" Yu Yuanzheng saw that the child had a masculine aura at such a young age.
"Yes, he knows a little. His father works for an escort agency in the capital, but, alas..." Liu Ruan sighed deeply.
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