Thinking that he was almost deceived, Ye Zhaonan's expression turned cold:

"Since you've decided not to leave, then stay here and don't come to me every few days to talk nonsense."

"Also, aren't you and your maidservant like sisters? For her, you are willing to stay in this prince's mansion that makes you miserable. Since you two sisters have such a deep relationship, then you should also be a maidservant with her."

"You don't need to live in Pianranju anymore, and don't wear clothes and jewelry that don't suit your status. From today on, you are a maid in the Prince's Mansion. You will do whatever Xiaochan does."

"I...will fulfill your sisterly love."

After saying this, Ye Zhaonan straightened his clothes, strode out of the yard, and went to the palace to handle government affairs.

Only Lin Pianpian was left with a face full of shock, her eyes wide open in astonishment, as if she had been struck by lightning, and it took her a long time to recover.

Why is this happening?

It was obviously not like this yesterday, why did His Highness's attitude towards her change so drastically after just one night?

But this was just the beginning. Before she could cry and collapse, the housekeeper from the Prince's Mansion came over with a maid's uniform, accompanied by two maids:

"Miss Lin, His Highness said that from today on, you are no longer the master, but a maid. Please let the maid serve you instead. If you are unwilling, Madam Zhao and Madam Qian can also help."

This means that if she resists, she will have to use force.

Xiaochan was also shocked by this series of changes. She looked at Lin Pianpian with a complicated expression and said:

"Why bother?"

"From now on, you are no longer my master. I will call you Sister Lin?"

Lin Pianpian looked at this scene, lowered her head, clenched her hands into fists, and pinched her palms tightly with her nails. She endured it again and again, and barely managed to avoid losing her composure.

She didn't know why the tricks she used to deal with the prince no longer worked, but she knew that all these changes were related to the new Princess Yun'an.

Then, she has to stay and take things step by step to achieve long-term success.

She raised her head and bowed to the housekeeper with tears in her eyes:

"Thank you."

Seeing that she did not resist and looked weak and pitiful, the housekeeper couldn't help but sigh and said softly:

"Young lady, please do it for now. I won't assign you any heavy tasks. You and Xiaochan can go to the sewing room to help. After a while, when His Highness has thought it through, young lady may have a chance to be reinstated."

After all, she was a concubine who had stayed in the mansion for several years, and the prince was fond of her in the past, so the housekeeper felt that as long as Lin Pianpian stopped acting like that, there was still a chance.

"I understand." Lin Pianpian took the maid's uniform and nodded.

Soon, the news that Lin Pianpian was demoted from a concubine to a slave reached Shi Lidie's ears.

Although Shi Lidie had no spies or connections in the Prince's Mansion, Ye Zhaonan came to her and told her about it. He even sent her two land deeds and house deeds:

"You're right. Lin Pianpian was really pretending before. She was plotting against me."

"I'm willing to admit defeat and give you the conditions I promised you now. Someone will take you to see the location of the tavern later. If you need anything, just tell them."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Shi Lidie smiled and said, "Since Your Highness is so straightforward, how about I help Your Highness fulfill a wish?"

"Do you want to give me the potato seeds and planting methods?" Ye Zhaonan asked.

"That's not possible. Potatoes are the stakes. Since Your Highness lost, you naturally can't get them." Shi Lidie shook her head and said, "I'm referring to His Majesty Yeguo's illness."

"What do you mean?" Ye Zhaonan was stunned.

"Perhaps Your Highness has heard that I cured the infertility of our Great Yin Dynasty's queen. She had not been pregnant for nearly twenty years, but I cured her and gave birth to a boy." Shi Lidie smiled, "This is enough to prove that I have medical skills, and my medical skills are pretty good. I can treat difficult and complicated diseases that others cannot cure."

"You want to cure my father?" Ye Zhaonan was stunned.

"Yes."

"Why? You are a princess of the Great Yin Dynasty. Shouldn't you be looking forward to my father's death?" Ye Zhaonan was curious. "After my father dies, the Kingdom of Ye will definitely be in turmoil for a while. Isn't this a good opportunity for your Great Yin Dynasty?"

Shi Lidie smiled and explained:

"Although I am a princess of the Great Yin Dynasty, I am also the future Crown Princess of His Highness."

"As the saying goes, husband and wife are of one mind. Naturally, I have to make plans for Your Highness. After all, when Your Highness ascends to the throne, I will be the queen, the mother of the country, and much more honorable than a princess."

"Although Your Highness can ascend the throne after His Majesty of Ye passes away, I do not want Your Highness to take over an unstable Ye. I want Your Highness to ascend the throne without any worries. And all this can only be done when His Majesty of Ye gets better and paves the way for your ascension to the throne."

"Although you are the crown prince, you have many brothers, and each of their maternal clans is strong and has established their own power. You rely on your status as the crown prince to suppress them, because His Majesty of Ye is still here. Once His Majesty of Ye passes away, you will not be able to suppress your other brothers, and it is very likely that civil unrest will occur in Ye."

"By that time, Your Highness will need to spend ten or a hundred times more energy to suppress these brothers one by one and successfully ascend the throne. How much effort is that? Why not let His Majesty of Ye get better, and he will personally clear the obstacles for you? How about that?"

"Will things be much smoother when you are the only prince who can succeed the throne in the entire Ye Kingdom?"

Ye Zhaonan looked at Shi Lidie, and his eyes changed again:

"I have once again admired you, Princess Yun'an. You are very sensitive to government affairs!"

"Your Highness is wrong. I am just a vain woman who covets status. I want the position of queen. I want the undisputed position of queen, that's all." Shi Lidie said.

She explained to Ye Zhaonan that if his ascension to the throne was not smooth, then in order to gain the support of court officials, he would definitely use marriage as a means of alliance and marry their daughters to win over their power.

But at that time, Shi Lidie might not be able to sit safely on the throne of queen.

Therefore, she must eliminate this possibility in advance.

Ye Zhaonan accepted Shi Lidie's statement because it would only benefit him:

Make his father better, balance the court, suppress other ambitious brothers, and in the end, what is left in his hands is a very stable court, and he can smoothly transfer the imperial power, which is very good.

"I need to inform him in advance about treating my father's illness." Ye Zhaonan said.

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from Your Highness." Shi Lidie nodded.

Afterwards, Ye Zhaonan left. Shi Lidie looked at his departing back and smiled slowly.

Wen Tan, who usually doesn't speak, asked curiously:

"Are you serious? Treating the emperor of Ye State and helping Ye Zhaonan seize power will not benefit the Dayin Dynasty at all."

"Why is there no benefit?" Shi Lidie said, "As long as the emperor of Ye is alive, Ye Zhaonan will not be able to succeed to the throne. Then the powerful princes of Ye will definitely fight with each other and harm each other. The more serious the factional struggle in Ye, the more opportunities I will have to take advantage of it."

When all the princes of Ye State died or were deposed in the fighting and Ye State had no successor, that would be a good time for the Dayin Dynasty to unify the Central Plains.

Besides, she had to give Ye Zhaonan some sweetness.

If there is no benefit, she may not be able to fool him with just her mouth, and Lin Pianpian may turn the tables again.

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