This man was a greedy and fence-sitter. In her previous life, she had kicked him out of the Prince's Mansion shortly after she arrived.
After Zhang Yu made all the arrangements for Murong Xiao, he took the two maids she brought with her from the Marshal's Mansion and settled them down.
"We are the maids who marry into the Crown Princess's household. Why don't you let us serve her?"
In an attic not far from Tingfeng Pavilion, Jinse and Qiaose, two personal maids, started arguing loudly with the guards of the Prince's Mansion.
"I'm not asking you to serve the Crown Princess, but the situation tonight is special. I hope you two ladies will forgive me!"
"Forgive? How can you forgive me? You know the situation is special. If anything happens to our young lady, can you afford to compensate her? Get out of the way! My young lady has never lacked a maid, but you took her maid away on the first day after she got married. What do you mean by this?"
"Don't worry, young lady. You will be able to see the Crown Princess tomorrow morning. However, you cannot leave here before tomorrow morning.
The Crown Princess is very safe. She is under the watchful eye of the Crown Prince's personal guards, and she is also cared for by the Crown Princess's dedicated maids. So please rest assured and stay in your bedroom."
"No! We are the Crown Princess's maids and we only obey her. Moreover, the master has instructed us to protect her, especially in this dangerous situation. We must not leave her side at all. Get out of the way!"
Jinse was originally sent by the Marshal's Mansion to monitor Murong Xiao. Even now that she was married to the Crown Prince's Mansion, she still had to perform her duties. Although she had already considered Murong Xiao her true master, and believed that her master and Master Qingyun of the Marshal's Mansion were a true couple, she still couldn't leave Murong Xiao for such a long time because of her duties.
If the Grand Marshal knew about this, both she and Qiao Se would be in big trouble.
No matter how Jinse protested, the guards from the Prince's Mansion who had stopped them refused to let go.
"This is the Prince's Mansion, not the Marshal's Mansion! We only listen to the Prince, not the Marshal! If you are dissatisfied with the rules of the Prince's Mansion, you can go home and ask your master to find the Emperor, and then the Emperor will order the Prince's Mansion to change the rules.
Before the imperial edict reaches the Prince's Mansion, you are a maidservant there and must obey its rules!"
"You! Even if it is the rule of the Prince's Mansion, we are the personal maids of the Crown Princess. What's wrong with us serving the Crown Princess? If you are afraid of something happening, you can let us live with the Crown Princess. The attic has three floors, and we can just live on the first floor. Why do you have to separate us?" Jinse was almost mad at the personal guard in front of her.
"How dare you! That attic is where the Crown Princess lives. If the Crown Prince feels better, he will go there at night. The Crown Prince has just been assassinated. How could he allow you, a stranger, to enter?"
"What are you arguing about?" Hearing the shouting, Murong Xiao hurried over from Tingfeng Pavilion and saw the tense situation.
"Miss!" Jinse and Qiaose shouted and ran to Murong Xiao, complaining aggrievedly.
"The guards at the Prince's Mansion are so rude that they won't allow us to serve the young lady at Tingfeng Pavilion. Young lady, please talk to the steward. If that doesn't work, then talk to the prince!"
"How dare you!" Murong Xiao glared at Qiao Se who had spoken. Just one glance made Qiao Se feel a piercing chill.
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