I traveled through time just for the jade hairpin, I never wanted to be the queen

"You'll know soon." He Tingxi said lightly.

"Okay." Ling Xiyue nodded obediently.

Seeing that Ling Xiyue's wrist was wrapped in gauze, He Tingxi asked with concern, "Does it still hurt?"

Ling Xiyue looked down at her wrist and shook her head.

"It doesn't hurt. Compared to the pain in my heart, this little pain is nothing." Ling Xiyue said deliberately, her eyes full of grievance.

He Tingxi was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he fell silent.

A look of apology and guilt appeared on his face.

A quarter of an hour later, Shi Hui came back, followed by Butler Xiao.

"Your Highness, the servants are all here." Butler Xiao shouted inside at the door.

"Xiaoyin, help the eldest prince's wife out." He Tingxi ordered Xiaoyin.

"Yes." Xiaoyin helped Ling Xiyue up and followed He Tingxi and the others out of the room.

As soon as she walked out of the room, Ling Xiyue saw that the yard was full of people, men and women standing on each side, there were more than a hundred people in total.

It's quite shocking.

When Butler Xiao saw He Tingxi coming out, he immediately bowed and said respectfully, "Your Highness, everyone is here."

He Tingxi glanced at Butler Xiao, then turned to the servants and said sternly, "I called you here today to tell you that the one standing next to this prince is the eldest prince's consort, the one personally appointed by the Empress Dowager."

He Tingxi paused deliberately.

When the servants heard this, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ling Xiyue.

"This servant has met the eldest prince's wife."

"This servant has met the eldest prince's wife."

Ling Xiyue was stunned for a moment. She had never seen such a big scene before. So many people bowed to her. She felt a little flattered.

When the servants saw that Ling Xiyue didn't say anything, they didn't dare to stand up.

He Tingxi looked at Ling Xiyue, and seeing Ling Xiyue's "dazed" look, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he reminded her: "Say a few words."

After hearing this, Ling Xiyue slowly came to her senses.

"Everyone, get up." Ling Xiyue gestured with her hand for the servants to get up.

"Thank you, Princess Royal."

The servants then stood up.

"The eldest prince's wife is the one personally appointed by the Empress Dowager. You all should know how noble her status is, without me having to explain it. From now on, if anyone dares to neglect the eldest prince's wife, he will be offending the Empress Dowager. At the lightest, he will be flogged with twenty boards, at the worst, he will be caned with fifty boards, and expelled from the Prince's Palace."

He Tingxi's face was grim.

"Yes. I dare not."

"Yes, I dare not."

The servants said in panic.

Ling Xiyue was shocked when she saw this. She didn't expect He Tingxi to be so supportive and give her so much face. It felt so good.

She pursed her lips, trying hard to control the corners of her mouth from turning up.

"Who just delivered lunch to the eldest prince's wife? Stand up." He Tingxi looked at the servants and said sternly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid came out timidly from the crowd. She lowered her head and her body trembled with fear.

"To reply to your Highness, it is this servant."

He Tingxi glanced at the maid and rebuked her harshly, "You are just a servant in the mansion, yet you dare to speak disrespectfully to the eldest prince's wife. You have no respect for her. This prince's mansion cannot keep a servant like you."

The maid was horrified when she heard this. She knelt down hurriedly and begged, "I know I was wrong. Your Highness, please give me another chance. I will never dare to do it again."

He Tingxi turned his head away, not wanting to pay any more attention to the maid.

Seeing this, the maid hurriedly knelt down to Ling Xiyue and continued to beg, "First Prince Consort, please give me another chance. I will never dare to do it again."

After saying that, he kowtowed to Ling Xiyue.

He Tingxi turned his gaze to Ling Xiyue, wanting to know Ling Xiyue's attitude.

Ling Xiyue looked at the "poor" maid in front of her and pondered: She looks very pitiful now, but this kind of person is the most hypocritical. She is servile before she is in power, and sarcastic when she is out of power. It is better not to be soft-hearted. In such a place, being soft-hearted is a taboo.

After thinking it over for a while, Ling Xiyue said to He Tingxi: "Your Highness, I like people with backbone."

He Tingxi was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He understood what he meant and looked at Butler Xiao.

"Butler Xiao, tell them to pack up their things and leave the Prince's Mansion immediately."

"Yes."

After Butler Xiao responded, he walked up to the maid and said with a stern face, "Get up and go."

The maid stood up and followed Butler Xiao. Before leaving the yard, she secretly glanced at Ling Xiyue with a hint of anger in her eyes.

Ling Xiyue noticed the maid's little move. She took a deep breath and secretly rejoiced at her decision just now. As expected, this type of person should not be kept.

In fact, He Tingxi also noticed the maid's eyes and behavior. He quickly shifted his gaze to Ling Xiyue, and when he saw Ling Xiyue sighing, he already had an idea in his mind.

"Okay, I have finished what I want to say, you can go and get busy." He Tingxi dismissed them.

"Yes."

The servants left the yard one after another.

After seeing everyone leave, He Tingxi looked at Ling Xiyue.

"In the future, if there is something you can't solve, come to me. Don't do anything that hurts yourself, okay?"

"Yes." Ling Xiyue responded obediently.

"Xiaoyin, help the eldest prince's wife go into the room to rest." He Tingxi followed Xiaoyin.

"Yes." Xiaoyin helped Ling Xiyue into the room.

He Tingxi then signaled Shi Hui to leave the yard.

After Ling Xiyue returned to her room, she did not go back to bed, but sat at the round table.

She thought of what happened just now, a smile spread across her face, and she gave Xiaoyin a thumbs up and praised her.

"Xiaoyin, your performance just now was too perfect, so I decided to reward you. I will give you an extra ounce of silver for this month's salary."

"Really?" Xiaoyin exclaimed in delight.

"Of course." Ling Xiyue nodded with a smile.

"Thank you, Miss. You are so nice." Xiaoyin danced with excitement.

"Xiaoyin, follow me. I will never treat you unfairly. Don't worry."

"Thank you, Miss. If you have anything to ask in the future, just tell me and I will do my best to complete it." Xiaoyin patted her chest and promised.

Ling Xiyue smiled. She thought of He Tingxi and couldn't help but praise him.

"Xiaoyin, speaking of His Highness, he is really nice and smart, and he completely understands what I mean."

Xiaoyin thought about it, nodded, and analyzed: "Yes, as soon as he heard that the eldest lady was wronged, he immediately stepped forward to vent her anger. This shows that His Highness has the eldest lady in his heart."

Ling Xiyue was stunned, and a trace of guilt flashed in her eyes.

"Well, that's possible. It's just that simple people are good."

"Simple people are better? What does that mean?" Xiaoyin frowned, looking confused.

"Well, it means that His Highness is a good person, regardless of whether you like him or not." Ling Xiyue explained.

Xiaoyin stared at Ling Xiyue for a long time before speaking.

"Your Highness said that he liked the young lady, but he didn't come to see her for several days. He said he didn't like her, but when he knew that something happened to the young lady, he came to help her immediately. I really don't understand what this means."

Xiaoyin couldn't help scratching her head, looking confused.