"I understand. You go first, and I will be there soon." Leng Yan'an was a little puzzled as to why there was a nanny in the palace.

Caiju retreated respectfully, "Yes, I'll take my leave."

When Xiao Qiu returned to the Plum Courtyard, she saw An Xue standing beside her and asked in confusion, "Miss, who is this girl?"

"Xiao Qiu, her name is Xiao Xue, she was sent by A Yan to protect me," Leng Yan'an continued, "Xiao Qiu, come with me to the front hall."

"Yes." Xiao Qiu looked at An Xue with some curiosity. Is such a weak girl sure she can protect the young lady?

"Miss Leng, I'm going too." An Xue said quickly.

Leng Yan'an hesitated. Originally, Meiyuan had two personal maids serving her. After getting rid of Xiaoxia, he was worried that the new maid was sent by others as a spy, so the maid remained vacant.

Xiaoxue is A Yan's subordinate and can be trusted. She looks innocent and harmless, so she won't arouse suspicion.

"Okay, Xiaoqiu, take Xiaoxue to change her clothes." But Xiaoxue couldn't wear this black dress, she had to change into a maid's uniform.

"Okay, miss."

Leng Yanan brought Anxue and Xiaoqiu to the front hall, and saw Gu Ye and a serious-looking nanny sitting in the main seats.

It turned out to be Aunt Gui? Leng Yanan often went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother in her previous life, so naturally she had also seen Aunt Gui.

Nanny Gui was the old nanny who served the Empress Dowager. Whenever the ladies, princes and princesses in the palace saw her, they would give her some face. She was extremely strict and would not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

"My humble daughter Yan'an greets father and nanny." Leng Yan'an bowed respectfully.

Aunt Gui said with some satisfaction, "Miss Leng, please stand up."

The other young ladies in the prime minister's mansion thought that Nanny Gui was just an ordinary nanny in the palace and did not respect her that much.

Leng Yan'an turned around and saw Leng Ruoyun and Leng Ruoqing were there too. Leng Ruoyun still looked pitiful.

Leng Ruoqing looked innocent and greeted Leng Yanan enthusiastically when she saw him.

Leng Yanan really couldn't understand Leng Ruoqing. Although Leng Ruoqing in her previous life was not as vicious as Leng Ruoyan, she was Leng Ruoyan's little follower.

Later, Leng Ruoqing married a poor scholar despite Song Yuyin's opposition, staying away from the power disputes. Although her life was poor, she had two children and was relatively happy.

But in this life, Leng Ruoyan died of poisoning prematurely, so it is impossible for Leng Ruoqing not to have changed at all.

Nanny Gui stood up and said leisurely, "All the young ladies in the mansion are here, right?"

"Mammy, the fourth young lady is still missing." Suddenly a maid said with her head lowered.

Nanny Gui sneered, "Oh? The fourth young lady in the Prime Minister's house is really very proud."

Gu Ye was stunned. Where did the fourth young lady come from in his house? Thinking carefully, he almost forgot that he also had a daughter born to a maid.

Gu Ye glared at the maid fiercely. Leng Ruozhen was a daughter who was not presentable. Why did he mention her? She was an insignificant thing.

"Madam Gui, my fourth daughter is not feeling well--" Gu Ye said with an apologetic smile.

Nanny Gui snorted coldly, "Prime Minister, I am here at the order of the Queen Mother to teach you ladies etiquette. If the Fourth Lady is unwell, I have brought the imperial physician with me."

"There's no need to trouble the imperial physician," Gu Ye turned and shouted to the maid, "Why don't you go and call the fourth young lady over."

"Yes." The maid said immediately.

In the remote courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, after Leng Ruoyan's death, Leng Ruozhen was no longer whipped. The wounds on his body had healed, but ugly scars were left behind.

Leng Ruozhen looked up at the sky, but could only see a corner of it. He thought about being trapped in this palm-sized place his entire life, struggling and living such a humble life.

They are all young ladies in the mansion, so why are they so high and mighty while Leng Ruozhen is even worse than a maid?

The maidservant shouted, "Leng Ruozhen, the Prime Minister asked you to go to the front hall." What bad luck! It was so far and remote, and she was exhausted.

Leng Ruozhen was stunned. Her father actually asked her to go to the front hall. He would never call her no matter what the matter was before.

"Hurry up, why are you still standing there?" the maid urged impatiently.

"Is this how you talk to me?" Leng Ruozhen said coldly.

The maid said disdainfully, "Leng Ruozhen, what are you crazy about? Do you really think of yourself as a young lady?"

"Pa——" Leng Ruozhen slapped the maid hard.

"You, you bastard born by a lowly maid, how dare you hit me." The maid raised her hand in frustration and wanted to hit back.

Leng Ruozhen grabbed the maid's hand and slapped her again without any hesitation.

"No matter what, I am also the daughter of the prime minister's mansion. You are just a servant and you dare to teach me a lesson." Leng Ruozhen pinched the maid's neck and said with cold eyes.

The maidservant had never seen Leng Ruozhen in such a terrifying state. She felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult to breathe and was so scared that she immediately begged for mercy.

"Miss Fourth, I know I was wrong. Please don't kill me."

"Tell me, what does my father want me to do in the front hall?" Leng Ruozhen said expressionlessly.

The maid trembled and said, "The Queen Mother sent a maid from the palace to the Prime Minister's Mansion to teach the ladies etiquette. The eldest lady and the others have all arrived at the front hall, and only you, the fourth lady, are missing--"

The Queen Mother sent a nanny to teach etiquette? How could such a thing happen to her? It seemed that someone deliberately mentioned her to make her offend the Queen Mother and the nanny.

Leng Ruozhen dragged the maid to open the door of the side room and said grimly, "Do you remember Nanny Xu?"

The maid looked up and saw a woman with disheveled hair, a rotten face, dull eyes, a protruding tongue, and her limbs chopped off. She was lying on the ground motionless.

"Ah——" the maid screamed in fear.

Leng Ruozhen pinched the maid's chin, put the dagger to her face, and said coldly, "Why do you think she became like this?"

"I dare not do it anymore. From now on I will belong to Fourth Miss and I will follow her lead. Please give me a chance." The maid immediately expressed her loyalty.

"Okay, eat this. If you dare to betray me in the future, you will die from your intestines and stomach." Leng Ruozhen said fiercely and handed a black pill to the maid.

The maidservant did not dare to hesitate, and immediately swallowed the pill, kneeling on the ground and said, "Your servant Caixia greets the young lady."

"Very good." Leng Ruozhen said with satisfaction, turned and walked into the side room, took out a bottle of green liquid, and poured it on Nanny Xu's body.

After a while, Nanny Xu's body disappeared without even a trace of bones, and turned directly into a pool of water.

Caixia was dumbfounded and was glad that she was sensible, otherwise she would have disappeared like Nanny Xu and no one would have known she was dead.

There was a hint of ruthlessness in Leng Ruozhen's eyes, "Caixia, you should know what to say and what not to say, huh?"

"I understand." Caixia said with her head down.

Prime Minister's Antechamber

Leng Yan'an looked at the maid who mentioned Leng Ruozhen just now. She felt that she looked familiar. Now she finally remembered that this maid was Leng Ruoyan's personal maid before.

It seems that he was instructed by someone to deliberately mention Leng Ruozhen. However, although Leng Ruozhen lives in a remote area, it shouldn't have taken so long for him to come, right?

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