After being sad and heartbroken, Jiang Ranli calmed down. Since things could not be changed, she could only accept it. However, she had to tell Uncle Wang and Nanny Wang in advance to avoid them worrying.
"Sixian, Sidai, go to Nanny Wang now and tell them that I won't be able to go out for a while and ask them not to worry."
After instructing Sixian and Sidai, Jiang Ranli returned to the room and took off all his clothes. Looking at the thick clothes and the sticky sweat on his body caused by the heat, Jiang Ranli felt a little overwhelmed.
She thought that by dressing up as an ugly girl she could stay away from the Ninth Prince and the disputes in the backyard. However, it turned out that the Ninth Prince was not only fickle, lustful, petty, and narrow-minded, but also a person who cared a lot about face. He felt that it was a loss of face for her to have only two maids around her, so he forced some people on her.
It's not a big deal to stuff some people in there, but it will prevent her from going out freely in the future, and she has to wear super thick equipment on the boat all the time. Jiang Ranli is unwilling to accept this, but when she thinks of another consequence, she feels that it's nothing.
"After tomorrow, I'm afraid this little courtyard of mine will never be peaceful again."
The Ninth Prince's "care" for her today is bound to arouse the jealousy of the women in the backyard. After tomorrow, those women will definitely list her as a target for competing for men. By then, her idea of staying quietly will be shattered.
Jiang Ranli tossed and turned the whole night. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would think of the Ninth Prince's face as black as the bottom of a pot, and she would become furious.
In the early morning, she finally fell into a drowsy sleep. But just as she closed her eyes, someone knocked on the gate.
Sixian and Sidai ran to open the door, only to see Chang Shun walking in with two maids, two servants, and two old women.
"My two sisters, they are the servants sent by the Ninth Master to serve the concubine. I wonder where the concubine is now. Could you please ask her to come over and see if she is asleep?" Chang Shun said.
Although Sixian and Sidai were prepared, they were still frightened by such a scene. The two of them hesitated for a long time before they could speak.
"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Changshun. The concubine hasn't gotten up yet. I will go and ask the concubine to come over and take a look."
"Thank you, sisters."
Chang Shun was stunned when he heard this. He looked up at the sky and thought to himself that this concubine was really lazy. It was already dawn and she hadn't gotten up yet.
Jiang Ranli didn't want to get up at first, but when she heard that Chang Shun was waiting outside with her maids, servants, and old women, she had to accept her fate and got up, letting Sixian and Sidai dress her.
It took half an hour for her to be fully prepared, and Chang Shun was already getting impatient.
Seeing Jiang Ranli walking out yawning, Chang Shun sighed and thought that he finally got up.
"Concubine, these are the maids, servants and old women assigned to you by the Ninth Master. Please take a look and see if you like them. If not, I will replace them for you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ranli opened his bloodshot eyes and looked at the people standing side by side.
There were two maids, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with average looks, nothing special, but not annoying either. There were two servants, about sixteen or seventeen years old, very smart-looking. There were two old women, about forty years old, with simple and honest looks.
"Thank you, Eunuch Changshun. I think they are doing very well. Thank you for your help."
No matter whether the maids, servants, and old women were in love or not, for Jiang Ranli, they were all people who restricted her freedom. So, she was too lazy to pick on anything and just stuffed some change into Chang Shun's pocket as a thank you gift.
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