I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

Zhao Rulan asked someone to bring Nanny Cheng over.

Zhao Shiyan frowned and asked, "She is just a nanny from the lower courtyard, so you don't need to meddle in her business."

Zhao Rulan said, "This Cheng Ma is not someone else, she is Cheng Yu's grandmother. Judging from the way she cursed today, she must have been bullied. If it was someone else, I wouldn't care, but I have to ask about this matter."

"Is it Cheng Yu's nanny?"

Zhao Shiyan really didn't know. He only knew that Cheng Yu's brother was Cheng Bin. This was what the guard Changfeng said after checking. He didn't know anything else.

Soon, Nanny Cheng was brought over by Xiangling.

"...Madam Cheng, Miss Yu'er is also in Yinlan Garden. What injustice have you suffered? The prince and the eldest lady are in front of you, so just tell me."

Nanny Cheng, who was cursing at first, was shocked when she heard Xiangling's words.

"Sister Yu is here at the palace?"

"Happy New Year to the eldest girl."

Madam Cheng straightened her messed up hair from the fight and tidied her clothes, but said with a smile, "It was the old woman who just threw a tantrum, it's nothing serious. There's no need to trouble the young lady and the prince."

Xiangling was stunned.

Whenever anyone sees a family member being favored, they will rush to the favor, complain about their grievances, ask for mercy, and cry poor to ask for favors.

Yu Jie'er's grandmother had been scolding her harshly just now, but now that she was asked to bring her to meet the eldest daughter and the prince, she smiled kindly.

Xiangling didn't ask any more questions and took Nanny Cheng to the eldest lady and the prince.

Xiangling has a good relationship with Cheng Yu, so naturally she wants the eldest girl to help Cheng Yu's grandmother.

"I am Madam Cheng, a servant in the lower courtyard. I would like to greet the eldest lady and the young master."

"My Lord, my lady, I wish you a happy new year and good luck."

Zhao Rulan raised her hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.

"Madam Cheng, what happened that made you yell like that? If you encounter any problems, just go to Yinlanyuan to find me."

"Today, there are relatives and guests visiting the palace for the New Year. It's not appropriate to make such a fuss."

Zhao Rulan didn't say anything to blame, but just nodded, saying that this behavior was really inappropriate.

Nanny Cheng was busy kneeling down.

Zhao Shiyan gave her a false helping hand, "Madam Cheng, today is New Year's Day, there is no need to do this."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the two masters were good people, Nanny Cheng couldn't help but express her grievances.

"I went to the front yard to pay my respects to the prince and princess, and received some reward money. Madam Zhang, who works in the princess's yard, said that I was a lowly person and cursed me. I responded with a few words, and then we started to quarrel. Now, she has taken away all the reward money I received, and ordered me not to go to the front yard again."

Nanny Cheng had already put it mildly enough.

In fact, the mother's scolding was even more harsh.

They said she was a night-blower and smelled bad, and asked her not to come to the front yard as she would pollute the environment of the front yard, etc.

"My two masters are kind-hearted and care about me. But these are just some trivial matters. It is my fault that I did not control my words and cursed others. I will go back and reflect on it."

"Xiangling, go and send the old mother back home."

"Give the old lady two taels of silver to make up for the reward money that was stolen."

Nanny Cheng bowed in gratitude.

Xiangling helped Nanny Cheng out.

Zhao Shiyan's eyes were gloomy. "It seems that the people below really need to be disciplined."

Zhao Rulan said, "That person is from the princess's courtyard. Who dares to discipline him?"

Although the Princess Consort was a second wife, she was indeed the legitimate Princess of Jing. She was listed in the family tree, had met the emperor, and was occasionally invited to the palace to participate in major celebrations.

"Brother, don't worry about the backyard stuff. Now that you are in the emperor's favor, why not take the opportunity to find a girl with a good family background. I think the sister of Zhenyuan Hou is very good, and her age is about the same as yours."

Zhao Shiyan said nothing, his brows furrowed, "We'll talk about this later."

"I can't even protect you and Sister Yan, so how can I protect my wife after I marry her?"

Zhao Rulan sighed. Her brother was really stubborn and wouldn't listen to anything she said.

Knowing that there are many troubles in the backyard, she wanted to find someone with a good family background to marry into. The princess consort saw that the family background of the prince's wife was high, so she did not dare to bully her.

Why doesn’t my brother understand this truth?

After Xiangling sent Madam Cheng to the door of the lower courtyard, she turned back and headed for Yinlan Garden.

Cheng Yu was playing with Sister Yan in Xiyuan. The little girl had grown a lot and it was fun to be around one year old.

Sister Yan learned to walk years ago, and now she was walking and running in the yard shakily.

She really wants to run before she has even learned to walk. Because of this, she cannot walk steadily and someone needs to watch her all the time.

Suddenly she heard someone calling her outside the door.

"Miss Yu, the eldest lady is back."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

Cheng Yu handed Yan Jie'er to Madam Li, "Master, I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to the eldest lady. You keep these things. When the young lady grows up and you are old enough to retire, you can go to the farm or find me if you want. You don't have to worry about your retirement in the future."

"Yu'er, I feel relieved when you say this."

When Cheng Yu came to Xiyuan to see Sister Yan, he saw that Madam Li was in a bad mood, so he asked her more questions.

Only then did she learn that there was a cook in the mansion who was about her age. Because of a wrist injury, she was sent to the farm to live out her days. She froze to death on the farm that winter.

Madam Li was worried that when the young lady grew up, she would be old and would probably be thrown onto the farm to fend for herself.

Maybe he will die in a cold winter that no one knows about.

Cheng Yu gave some advice.

Only then did Mrs. Li's mood improve.

***

Cheng Yu arrived at the main courtyard and Zhao Rulan had just returned.

Cheng Yu went forward to wish a happy new year first, and then she saw that the prince was also there, so she wished a happy new year to the prince as well.

Zhao Shiyan had a cold expression on his face, his eyes lingered on Cheng Yu, but he didn't say anything.

The maidservant beside the eldest girl and the boy beside the prince came forward and gave red envelopes.

Cheng Yu thanked him.

Zhao Rulan asked her to get up and sit on the chair below.

After chatting for some personal matters, Zhao Shiyan felt bored and left.

Zhao Rulan smiled and said, "It's good that he left. I can see that you don't dare to speak when he's around. Are you so afraid of him?"

Cheng Yu said: "The prince is of noble status, I just looked at him with awe."

Zhao Rulan said, "That's right. With my brother's expression, only those who are close to him are not afraid of him."

“Ziwei, bring Yu’er the things I asked you to prepare.”

"Your grandmother has suffered some injustice in the front yard. You should not stay here any longer. Go and check on her. Today is the first day of the new year. You should also go and check on your family."

Cheng Yu's eyebrows moved slightly. Was her grandmother wronged?

She really doesn't know about this, so she has to go over and take a look.

Ziwei brought two pieces of cloth, two boxes of cakes, and two new clothes wrapped in a bundle.

"The elder girl prepared it for you before the New Year."

"Thank you, big girl."

Zhao Rulan chuckled and asked Cheng Yu to go and see her grandmother.

Cheng Yu walked out carrying the things in her arms, her steps hurried. She didn't know exactly what injustice the old lady had suffered in the front yard.

But if you think about it carefully, it must be that he went to the princess's courtyard to ask for rewards but got nothing and suffered a setback.

As soon as I walked out of Yinlan Garden, someone grabbed my wrist and took me to the depths of the bamboo forest on one side.

"My Lord, this is the royal palace, how dare you?"