The next day.

The news that the prince abandoned his princess consort and left the palace on the wedding night had spread to every corner.

Everyone knew that the Prince was not in the palace. He must have gone to live with his beloved one and had not returned yet.

Because of Lin Jianyue's identity as an actress, Prince Pingyang and the old princess refused to allow her to enter the palace. Finally, after Fu Yunjing's fuss and insistence, they compromised and took Lin Jianyue into the palace after he got married.

Therefore, Lin Jianyue has been placed in a separate courtyard outside.

When Gu Zhiyin heard the news, she just found it funny, but Ruyi was furious, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"...Miss, how can you still laugh?" After saying that, she angrily glared at the maid who was combing Gu Zhiyin's hair: "Huilan, who told you to gossip in front of Miss?"

Huilan was scolded and looked at Gu Zhiyin timidly: "Miss, this servant... this servant also feels sorry for you."

Gu Zhiyin looked at Huilan with a half-smile: "You are loyal."

Ruyi is a maid who grew up with her. She is straightforward and has a hot temper. Huilan is a maid sent to her as a dowry by her stepmother before she got married. She is beautiful and considerate.

From the very beginning, such a maid is positioned to be her husband's concubine and become his assistant.

In her previous life, Huilan had tried her best to attract Shen Linzhou's attention, which caused her a lot of trouble.

Even though the Pingyang Palace is not as good as it used to be, its foundation is not comparable to that of a small family like the Shen family. No matter who Huilan is loyal to, if she gets into trouble, it will be her fault in the end.

After what happened in her previous life, this maid must not stay with him.

Huilan didn't hear anything strange in Gu Zhiyin's words. She was just delighted by the praise: "Since I have followed the young lady, I will do my best."

After saying that, he gave Ruyi a look without showing any emotion, which was full of provocation.

Prince Ming, that has more prospects than being Master Shen's concubine.

With her beauty, she will definitely become a superior person.

Ruyi only felt a surge of blood rushing to her head.

Ah!

This shameless little devil actually deceived her master and tried to shake her position as a personal maid. She is so scheming.

"Ruyi, it's getting late. Accompany me to serve tea to grandma and parents-in-law." Gu Zhiyin stood up and said to the aggressive Ruyi.

Then, he said to Huilan, "Huilan, take someone to count my dowry and store it in the warehouse."

Huilan was entrusted with an important task, and she responded happily: "Yes, Miss... No, I should call you Princess of the County."

"Princess, let me accompany you." Suddenly, an old voice with a flattering smile said, "You suffered a great injustice yesterday. The palace clearly does not take you and the Gu family seriously. Ruyi is young and I am afraid she can't protect you. I have to go and seek justice for you."

"Mother Hu, you keep saying that the palace is bullying me and you don't take me seriously. What are you thinking?" Gu Zhiyin looked at the old woman who was speaking with a faint expression.

When Mrs. Hu heard this, her face suddenly changed.

Gu Zhiyin continued, "Mother Hu, my mother arranged for you to marry into the palace with me. People who know you think you love me, but people who don't know you think you are quite dissatisfied with the palace. When the palace holds my mother accountable, where will my mother and the Gu family's reputation be placed? Now that I'm married, the Pingyang Palace will be my home from now on. Who would let me be wronged in my own home? Don't you think so?"

Mother Hu stared at Gu Zhiyin in a daze, with cold sweat on her forehead.

His behavior of protecting his master in public but secretly exploiting him was undoubtedly seen through.

"Yes, yes, I am an old servant who is not good at speaking. Princess, please calm down."

Gu Zhiyin calculated the time and went to Chaohui Hall. In the flower hall, the old princess sat in the main seat, Prince Pingyang sat beside her, and the step-concubine Wen sat below Prince Pingyang. A soft and cute girl sat in her arms. When she saw Gu Zhiyin come in, she was looking at her curiously.

“Meet Grandma!”

"Greetings to father and mother!"

Gu Zhiyin bowed to the three people one by one.

After a simple greeting, the old woman brought a cushion and placed it on the ground. A maid holding tea stood beside her. Gu Zhiyin kowtowed solemnly and served the tea.

"Good boy, get up quickly." After taking a quick sip of tea, Wen smiled and pulled the man up.

Although she is the mother-in-law, as a successor, she may not be as honorable as Gu Zhiyin, the princess of a county. Apart from the title of Princess Pingyang, she has almost no real power. If it were not for the old princess's kindness and good governance, the servants in the mansion would not dare to disrespect her.

Therefore, the Wen family really didn't dare to put on airs towards Gu Zhiyin, their nominal daughter-in-law.

"Thank you mother."

"Yinyin, come here." The old princess waved to Gu Zhiyin with a loving look.

Gu Zhiyin walked over and stood beside her obediently.

"I'm sorry for wronging you." The old princess said, holding her hand.

Gu Zhiyin: "Grandma, it's because your granddaughter-in-law didn't do well enough."

When the old princess heard Gu Zhiyin's words, she couldn't help but feel comforted.

Although her grandson behaved in a bastard way, the old princess didn't want to hear complaints and dissatisfaction from Gu Zhiyin's mouth.

She was so considerate that the old princess felt more sincere and loving towards Gu Zhiyin.

"It's not your fault. Jing'er, that little bastard, left you on the night of your wedding. I've sent people to arrest him. I'll ask him to apologize to you soon. That vixen is so ungrateful. I will not let her off easily." The old princess said, looking at Fu Zheng beside her with a cold face, cursing:

"You too, he left the house last night, why didn't you ask someone to stop him?"

Fu Zheng was scolded, and he didn't dare to refute. He could only smile and say: "It's my fault. I drank too much yesterday."

Who could have thought that this brat would abandon his bride on the wedding night? He wanted to leave the house, and no one dared to stop him without the order of the servants.

"Grandma, please don't make things difficult for Miss Lin because of me. The prince likes her. If you punish her right after I get married, it will definitely make the prince dislike me even more, which will make things difficult for everyone and make you sad."

In the previous life, the old princess helped Gu Jinse vent her anger in this way, but she only scolded Fu Yunjing and did not really do anything to Lin Jianyue.

Because everyone knows how important Lin Jianyue is to Prince Ming, the old princess also has to consider the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren and cannot move easily.

If that's the case, why should I bother to make things difficult for the old princess?

As long as the old princess loves and respects her more and more, her life in the palace will be easier. No matter how much Fu Yunjing dotes on Lin Jianyue, at most he can only take her into the palace as a concubine.

His own position was secure, so why should he fear the threat of a concubine?

Gu Zhiyin's words were sincere and heartfelt, and they touched the old princess' heart.

Even Fu Zheng looked at her with some fondness.

Who wouldn’t like such a generous and sensible daughter-in-law?

Wen looked at Gu Zhiyin in surprise and sighed in her heart, does this girl really not take it seriously, or is she saying this on purpose?

But no matter which one it was, the old princess and the prince looked at her with admiration.

What a smart guy!

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