Even so, Princess Kunxing was very satisfied. At least the annexation of land in the north was under effective control, and the soil for peasant uprisings was gone. The peasants were firmly tied to the land, and no one was willing to rebel.
Princess Kunxing asked Jiang Xiaomei what she liked. Jiang Xiaomei said without hesitation: "I like mansions!"
Princess Kunxing then gave the mansion that had once belonged to Wei Zaode to Jiang Xiaomei. Although Wei Zaode was not punished by Zhao Xiaofei, he lived in fear every day and eventually died of worry.
Jiang Xiaomei came to the main room and sat down. The housekeeper, Li, came over and said, "Greetings to Miss Jiang. Your servant Li greets Miss Jiang!"
"Don't be so polite in the future. I don't like people polite to me all the time!" Jiang Xiaomei said.
"Oh! I am so lucky to be following Lady Jiang. The prince treated us servants in the same way when he was in the Prince Consort's Mansion." Li said.
"Oh! Were you from the palace before?" Jiang Xiaomei said.
"Yes, I have been working in the palace. When the rebel army and the Tartars came, I hid. Now the prince has returned with the princess, so I went back to the palace to work!" said Li.
"Okay, from now on..." Jiang Xiaomei hadn't finished her words when she heard a woman outside yelling, "Why are you asking us to leave? We're living well here, and my sister is going to give birth next month."
"The princess has given this place to the new female official Jiang to live in, so of course you should leave. Don't blame me for being rude to you!" An old woman's voice came over.
Jiang Xiaomei glanced at Li, who immediately went out and asked, "What's going on?"
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