I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

Seeing Luo Nianxi coming in, he frowned at first, then stood up and looked her up and down, with pity in his eyes, but he still saluted respectfully.

"Hello, sister-in-law."

Luo Nianxi returned the gift while looking at him.

"You are so polite, my young prince. Please take a seat."

Leng Yixing looked at her again and sat down directly.

"Young prince, is there anything you need from Prince Yan's Mansion?"

He hesitated, nodded and replied:

"Well, I came here to find out about my fourth brother's recent situation."

When she heard him ask this, she thought of what she had just promised Leng Yiyan, and immediately realized that it would be better to be cautious in what she said before she knew whether the other party was an enemy or a friend.

She replied directly,

"His current condition? He refuses to eat or drink, only pees but doesn't poop, and looks rather haggard. I wonder how long he can live..."

"that's it?"

"Yes, that's all. I tried to persuade him to eat but he refused. So let him starve! Even if he starves to death, that's fine."

Seeing that she spoke calmly, Leng Yixing immediately glared at her angrily.

"You are his wife, how can you say such things? I was hoping that you would persuade him not to give up on himself, but after hearing you say such things, I am really disappointed in you."

"You are still his brother, why don't you persuade him? Besides, I just met him yesterday. Can he listen to me? You overestimate me."

"But...but you can see him, but I can't. He won't see me."

"Why doesn't he want to see you? If you have a good relationship with him, if you really care about him, how could he not see you?"

Her questioning made Leng Yixing freeze in place.

He looked at her with disbelief. This woman was said to be gentle and virtuous, and spoke softly. This seemed inconsistent with the rumors, and why did she speak so aggressively?

But he didn't deny that there was some truth in what she said.

He came this time just to follow his eldest brother's instructions and check on his fourth brother's condition.

The relationship between the brothers was really not that good, or even not good at all.

Especially this cold-faced fourth brother, he never smiles at people and never talks to others. All the brothers have always kept their distance from him.

He has been like this since he was a child. He never played and had fun with his brothers. He only focused on studying and practicing martial arts all day long. If he hadn't gotten into trouble, he would have been the most heroic general of Pingyang State and the prince most valued by his father.

Now that he has been injured so badly, as his younger brother, he still feels a little sorry for him and even hopes that he can get better soon.

He also realized that his words just now were indeed a bit harsh. In order to ease the embarrassment, he took a sip of the tea and then looked at her with some regret.

"How can he not eat or drink? It seems that the rumors are true. If this continues, Fourth Brother's body really won't last too long... I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. It was not my intention. It was my father who ordered me to marry you on behalf of my Fourth Brother."

"Why are you saying sorry? You are just temporarily marrying him."

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

"Are you afraid that Leng Yiyan will die and want me to be buried with him? I will become a ghost and come to settle the score with you?"

Her words made Leng Yixing gasp.

But he immediately shook his head.

"No, Fourth Brother only injured his hands and feet. At most, he can't get up and walk. He won't die, don't worry."

"You don't need to comfort me. Since I'm married to him, I naturally know whether he is dead or alive. If you have nothing to do, please go back!"

After saying this, she called out to the people outside.

"Butler Lu, please show the guests out."

After Butler Lu responded, he ran in, bending over.

"Young prince, please."

Leng Yixing originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing her firm attitude, he glanced at her, stood up, flicked his sleeves, and walked towards the door with big strides.

Luo Nianxi sat there and took a breath. When Butler Lu came back, she told him:

"Butler Lu, how many servants are there in the mansion now?"

"My princess, there were 325 people before, but now... there are 110 people."

Hearing this, Luo Nianxi looked at Butler Lu in astonishment. According to regulations, the number of servants in the prince's mansion cannot be increased or decreased at will, but now there are more than 200 people missing, which is not a small number!

“Why is there such a big difference?”

Steward Lu hesitated for a moment, then bowed and replied:

"Madame Liu said that the prince is injured and does not need anyone to serve him. Keeping so many servants is useless and a waste of money. Just fire some of them."

"Has the daily life of the palace changed after firing these people?"

"Not really. It's the same as before."

"Call the accountant to me."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Butler Lu turned around and left.

Luo Nianxi closed her eyes slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

The dignified Prince Yan's Mansion, due to the arrival of a nanny, had a staff of over 300 servants reduced to 100, and most of those who remained were weak and easy to bully.

This Madam Liu is truly omnipotent and capable of making any move in Prince Yan's mansion.

If she doesn't take the opportunity to teach her a lesson, she will go crazy.

After a while, Steward Lu brought in the accountant.

"Princess, this is Mr. Hu, the accountant of our Prince Yan's Mansion."

Old Hu came in front of Luo Nianxi, frowned, and showed no respect at all. He just bowed symbolically.

"Princess, I still have a lot of things to do over there. If you have anything to say, please tell me now!"

This sentence made Luo Nianxi have no good impression on this accountant at all.

She looked at the thin middle-aged man, glanced at him with disdain, and then asked coldly,

"Do you know who I am?"

Old Hu snorted impatiently.

"Of course I know, you are Princess Yan."

"Oh? You know I'm Princess Yan, then who are you?"

The accountant sneered again and replied:

"I am the accountant of Prince Yan's Mansion. My last name is Hu, and everyone calls me Old Hu."

"You are Lao Hu, the accountant of Prince Yan's Mansion, and I am Princess Yan. So, who has a higher status between us in Prince Yan's Mansion?"

This sentence made Lao Hu stunned for a moment. Seeing this, Butler Lu was busy trying to smooth things over.

"You are the princess, so of course you have a higher status. Lao Hu is a straightforward person, so don't pick on him. If you have anything to say, just ask him directly."

Luo Nianxi could see that this Butler Lu was a cunning and cunning man. That was why he was not kicked out of Prince Yan's Mansion by Nanny Liu!

The reason why Old Hu was so disdainful of Luo Nianxi was that, firstly, he had always been disdainful of the Princess of Yan who was about to be buried with the King. This time when she entered the palace, the Queen still did not give her the power to manage the Prince Yan's Mansion, which showed that she was not favored by the Queen.

In addition, she had just learned from Matron Liu that because of her false accusation, Matron Liu was punished with a stick by the Queen. This showed that the Princess Yan in front of her was a petty, narrow-minded person who liked to tell tales.

Old Hu, who has always been upright, naturally has no respect for the Princess Yan.

Seeing Luo Nianxi's grim expression and Lao Hu's arrogant attitude, Steward Lu hurried forward and pushed him.

"Old Hu, you must not be rude to Princess Yan."