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The woman was stunned, and her expression instantly became pitiful, with tears welling up in her eyes. She cried, "Princess, please be magnanimous and let us go!"

Then she kowtowed again and said, "We know we were wrong. We'll leave now, we'll leave now!" After saying that, Cui'er's mother quickly got up from the ground and prepared to take her son Hu Zi away.

However, Hu Zi knelt on the ground stubbornly, refusing to get up, and muttered, "I won't leave, mother, please don't pull me! If I don't take the money back today, how can we get engaged to Miss Li?"

As he spoke, he looked up at me guiltily, and then continued, "Princess, although you withheld my sister's money, I heard that my sister made a lot of money following you!

A few days ago, I heard from Aunt Zhang's son next door that all the workers in the silk shop went to attend the dinner you organized! They brought back a lot of silver and a pair of gold earrings that day!"

Oh~ I see, I understand, they are thinking about this matter. I raised my mouth slightly, revealing a hint of sneer, thinking that these two people are really greedy.

So I looked at him and said slowly, "Yes, they work hard to ensure the normal operation of the silk shop. Isn't it reasonable for me to give them generous compensation at the end of the year? If you also want to get such treatment, you can come to work in my shop!"

"I see, you're just lazy and like to eat." Leilei came in through the curtain and winked at me.

"You!" Hu Zi turned around and looked at Lei Lei angrily.

"Hey~ Why hasn't Cui'er come back for so long? I asked her to look for a bottle for so long. I wonder if she's been slacking off somewhere again~" I said anxiously while looking at the door.

"Hmph, she must have been lazy. The whole family is like this! Hmph! In my opinion, you should sell her out!" Lei Lei also said sarcastically.

At this time, Xiao Cui came in hurriedly from outside, holding a Guan Er bottle in her hand, and whispered: "Princess, the bottle was found."

"So slow! Come and bring it to me~" After saying that, I looked at Leilei.

"Go ahead, what are you waiting for?" Leilei pushed her arm.

There was a loud sound of porcelain falling to the ground, which even scared Xiao Cui. She knelt on the ground and said, "Princess... I..."

Everyone was shocked and looked at Xiao Cui and the debris on the ground. At this moment, the mother and daughter who were kneeling on the ground were trembling with fear, and Cui'er's mother was trembling slightly.

Xiao Cui bowed her head tremblingly and said, "Princess, please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that. I just lost my temper for a moment..."

I frowned and said exaggeratedly: "You are so useless! You can't serve people well, and you can't even hold a bottle steadily. You know that this bottle is my favorite! How dare you break it! Are you coming with me? Do you know how much this bottle is worth? I spent a full five thousand gold to buy it from a foreign merchant!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Someone come!"

Then, Seventeen came in with two guards and said in unison, "Princess!"

"Take Cui'er back to Haitang Garden first and keep her under strict supervision! I will deal with her after I have dealt with these two people!" I instructed Seventeen.

"Also, please ask Miss Ling'er to help keep an eye on her!" I winked at Leilei, who nodded and followed Cui'er and the others away.

Then I turned around, looked at Xiao Zhengxuan who was trying to hold back his laughter, and sat down myself.

"Oh, Mother Cui'er, I wonder how you plan to compensate for the fact that your daughter broke my most precious vase in my mansion?" I asked with a smile.

"Ah? We...we have no money! It was that dead girl who broke it. It has nothing to do with us." Cui'er's mother immediately knelt down and argued.

"That's not right. Didn't you say just now that even though she was sold to the palace, is she still a member of your family? Now she broke my bottle. There should be no problem for me to ask her mother for money!" After saying that, I tapped the table with my fingers.

"It doesn't matter to us! She should pay for what she broke! Whether she's dead or alive has nothing to do with us!" Hu Dazhuang also stood up and said loudly.

"Yes... our visit today has really offended the prince and princess. Please show some leniency and let us leave the house, please?" Cui'er's mother said.

I looked at them with a smirk: "Oh? You want to leave?"

"Is my dignified Prince Rui's Mansion a place where you can act wildly? If I let you go today, where will the prince and I put our face in the future?" I looked at Xiao Zhengxuan, then turned to look at the mother and daughter.

"Then... then Princess, what do you think we should do?" Cui'er's mother asked tremblingly because she was frightened by me.

"Well~ I'll spare your life for the sake of Cui'er having stayed in the palace for many years~ Your son is tall and strong, I wonder if he can stay in the palace and be of use to me?" After saying that, I looked at the trembling Hu Dazhuang with ill intentions.

"Mom...Mom..." Hu Zi pushed his mother with his arm.

"Princess... please spare our lives... His father and I are old. One of our two daughters is married and the other is in the palace. We only have one son in the family. If he is not with us, I am afraid there will be no one to take care of us in our old age and see us to the end of our lives~" After she said this, she burst into tears.

"Hey, I'm trying to reason with you, and you're acting like a hooligan to me. I'm acting like a hooligan too, and you want to reason again! Hahahaha~ Don't you think it's ridiculous, Cui'er's mother~" I asked with a smile.

Seeing them kneeling on the ground without saying anything, he said, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. Someone come over here."

"Yes, Princess~" Two guards came in and stood at the door.

I had a smile on my face, but a hint of coldness flashed in my eyes. "Take this strong young man to the prince's army to train him. I hope he can gain something."

When Cui'er's mother heard this, her face turned pale and she kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Princess, please let us go! My son has been spoiled since he was a child, how can he stand the hardships of the army!"

I didn't say anything and just looked at her.

"As long as Hu'er can go back with me, I can agree to any other conditions you have. Please, have mercy on me, have mercy on me." Cui'er's mother cried again.

"Hey~ That's right... Then let's make a written agreement. I took the paper and pen next to me and wrote a few lines."

After a while, Cui'er's mother took the paper I wrote and muttered, "I can't read either. Hu'er, take a look."

"I can only understand a few words...Mom..." Hu'er said guiltily.

"This child, I told you to learn more words, but he just knows how to play!" Cui'er's mother scolded in a low voice.

"Hey, this is to tell you not to look for Cui'er or harass her in any way in the future. Including going to our silk shop. Also, if I hear any slanderous words about Cui'er, your son will be taken to the palace to be used by me! Can you agree?" I said, looking at the mother and daughter.

Cui'er's mother and Hu'er looked at each other, then nodded and said quickly, "Okay, we agree."

I smiled and handed them the document. "Then put your fingerprints on it."

I put away the document and said to them with a smile: "In that case, I will not make things difficult for you. However, you must remember that what happened today is just a warning. If it happens again, it will not be so simple." I said coldly.

Cui'er's mother nodded repeatedly, secretly feeling lucky that she had escaped. She quickly took her son Hu'er away in disgrace.

After they left, I hurried to the broken porcelain vase and looked at it distressedly: "Oh, this is from the official kiln! It has a purple mouth and iron feet. How much is it worth?"

I was about to squat down and pick up a piece of porcelain to have a look when Xiao Zhengxuan stopped me. "Hey, don't touch it, be careful not to hurt your hands." He gently pulled me up and called the servants to come and clean up the mess.

I looked at the broken Guan Er bottle on the ground and said to Xiao Zhengxuan in a sad tone, "I am heartbroken~"

"Pfft... I didn't see the princess showing any distress just now." Xiao Zhengxuan teased with a smile.

"Hey, a bottle can buy Xiao Cui's freedom for the rest of her life, it's totally worth it. Oh, I'm tired. We just went shopping and visited many stores. My waist can't stand up straight. I'm going to lie down for a while~" As I said that, I patted my waist and walked quickly to the inner room.

When I walked into the room, I saw several pieces of brightly colored cloth placed on the small table. I strode forward excitedly: "Hey~ Hey! Yunjin!" After saying that, I turned my head in surprise and looked at Xiao Zhengxuan behind me.

"Mother knows you like it, so she saved it for you." Xiao Zhengxuan said gently.

"Oh, when you go to the palace tomorrow, you must thank my mother on my behalf!" I said to Xiao Zhengxuan with a smile.

"Oh, right~ I bought some new rouge and powder today. There are many fresh colors! Remember to bring them to mother when you go to the palace tomorrow."

After saying that, I gently stroked the gold-woven lotus cloth in my hand, a satisfied smile appeared on my face, and I murmured to myself, "It's so beautiful and feels so comfortable to touch."

"Okay, Princess, aren't you tired? Go lie down quickly." Xiao Zhengxuan urged gently.

"Okay~" I responded, and then tried to walk towards the room holding the cloth. I suddenly found that the cloth was a bit heavy, so I couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, this cloth is quite heavy." Xiao Zhengxuan heard what I said, and hurried over to help lift the cloth, and asked curiously: "What do you mean, Princess?"

"Oh, I want to put it next to the bed so that I can feel at ease." I explained with a smile and looked back at Xiao Zhengxuan.

"You..." Xiao Zhengxuan smiled helplessly.

"Ouch, ouch, I'm so tired~ Come on, Xuan'er, give me a leg massage." I lay on the bed, closed my eyes, and prepared to enjoy Xiao Zhengxuan's massage service.

"Yes~Princess, did the princess go to Lord Xue's residence today?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked while rubbing his legs.

"Yeah, that's right~" I nodded and answered in a relaxed tone.

"I'm very curious about how the princess was able to convince him? As far as I know, Lord Xue never made friends with anyone in the court. Those who visited his house were turned away. As a result, no one went there anymore." Xiao Zhengxuan continued to ask.

"Ah? I didn't contact him. I know his wife." I looked at her and blinked.

Xiao Zhengchen: “Oh?”

Xiao Xiaoxu: "She was a frequent customer of the silk shop. Later, when the facial mask shop opened, she also frequently visited it. We became familiar with each other after a few visits. Later, she said that the whitening prescription was from her master. I also revealed my identity and made an appointment with her for this visit."

"If you want to find his wife, you might as well go directly to Lord Xue. How about I invite him to the palace for you?" Xiao Zhengxuan said sincerely.

I waved my hand and said, "No, no, if I tell Lord Xue directly, he may not understand it very well, but her wife can explain it to her in detail."

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked puzzledly.

"Didn't you just say that Lord Xue's decision not to take sides proves that he doesn't want to have anything to do with anyone. Although he has no plans for his own career, if something happens in the court, it will not affect him. This shows that he is a man who cares deeply about his family and his wife. He doesn't seek to be rich, but only to live a peaceful life." I looked at him after I said that.

Xiao Zhengxuan: "And then?"

"Even if you are the one who makes the connection and we sit together to discuss the next steps, he will be on guard against me. To put it bluntly, he will resist every word I say, which makes it difficult to move forward. Because he doesn't want to do that. However, if it is his wife who says this, it will be completely different." I said with a blink.

"Oh..." Xiao Zhengxuan was a little confused by what I said.

"This is called socializing with ladies!" After saying that, I pulled out a large piece of cloth next to me and put it on my body, and asked Xiao Zhengxuan, "How is it? Does this color make me look whiter?"

"Well, the princess looks good in any color. I think the princess only likes this twined floral pattern." He said and touched the pattern on the fabric again.

"Yes, I like the twined flower series very much, but I like the others too, such as kittens, rabbits, deer, pavilions, towers and auspicious clouds~" I responded happily.

"Princess, please take off your outer robe. I will massage your waist. Didn't you say your waist hurt just now?" Xiao Zhengxuan said gently.

"Hmm? Okay." I felt a little warm in my heart, then stood up and took off my outer robe.

However, as he massaged me, the atmosphere gradually became a little subtle. I could only feel the temperature of his palms on my waist getting hotter and hotter, which made my heart beat faster. Just when I wanted to look back at him, I suddenly felt a hot body pressed against me.

Warm and hoarse air was exhaled into my ears, carrying an ambiguous atmosphere: "Princess."

I could sense his enthusiasm, and my heart was filled with emotion. I turned my head slightly, looked at him, and asked softly, "How come you can stand up at any time?"

Xiao Zhengxuan smiled slightly, with a hint of mischief and teasing in his eyes: "It was the princess who seduced me~"

"You really have to be shameless! Hey, hey, hey, don't throw it on the ground!" I shouted hurriedly. However, before I finished speaking, I saw that the golden lotus flower had been ruthlessly flipped to the ground by him.

"Oh my Yunjin~" I felt so distressed that I reached out to pick it up.