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

The only one who could do this in broad daylight was Zhao Shiyan.

Zhao Shiyan whispered, "You don't allow me to shout at you openly, so I can only do it secretly like this."

"Will you say Happy New Year to me?"

Cheng Yu's mouth twitched. No way? This gentleman dragged her to the bamboo forest just for a happy new year?

I know that this man is overbearing and unreasonable.

She obediently called out, "My Lord, Happy New Year."

Zhao Shiyan chuckled with satisfaction, "Cheng Yu, Happy New Year."

As he said this, he stuffed a heavy purse into her hand and said, "Don't say no, this is a New Year's red envelope for you."

Indeed, the purse is red.

He then asked, "Do you have my New Year's present?"

In this regard, Cheng Yu made a mistake. She did not prepare a New Year's red envelope for Zhao Shiyan. Not to mention preparing one, she had not even thought about it.

But she was smart enough to pull out the purse containing the herbs and put it into Zhao Shiyan's hand:

"I put jasmine petals and mint leaves in this purse. They are fragrant and repel insects. Please don't mind."

"I won't despise what you give me."

Zhao Shiyan stared at her eyes and leaned down.

But Cheng Yu blocked her with his hand, "My Lord, I put on lip balm today. If you kiss me, it will melt away and it won't look good."

He did not give up kissing, but he couldn't kiss her mouth, so he opened his mouth and kissed her palm, biting the soft flesh on her palm with his teeth. Cheng Yu blushed with shame.

He quickly pushed Zhao Shiyan away and ran out in a hurry.

Holding the reward given by the lady, she did not forget to stuff the red envelope given by the prince into her clothes, and walked straight towards the servants' courtyard.

***

When Cheng Yu got home, he called out to his grandmother.

Madam Cheng, who was lying in the room, hadn't gotten up yet. The old maid working in the big kitchen next door, leaned over the wall and shouted to Cheng Yu:

"You may not know this yet, but your grandma had a fight with Mama Zhang in the front yard. Mama Zhang called on a few of her men to beat up your grandma, but she was pretty strong and didn't suffer any loss."

Cheng Yu glared at the chatterbox who was climbing over the wall.

"It's none of your business. Just don't worry about it."

Just then, Nanny Cheng came out of the house and saw the old maid who had not had time to get down from the wall.

"You old nagging fellow, be careful that your son won't give birth to a baby without an asshole."

After scolding, Madam Cheng turned to look at Cheng Yu, "Yu Jie'er, don't pay attention to those gossipers."

"Hey, why do you carry so many things?"

"This is a gift from the eldest lady. This royal blue material is for making new clothes for you..."

Cheng Yu deliberately raised his voice and said

The old lady next door was so angry that her teeth were itching. She also had a daughter and daughter-in-law working in the front yard.

There were also people working in the second and third girl's rooms.

Why don’t I have the ability to get more good things to honor her?

This old lady who loves night fragrance is so blessed that she gets to enjoy the blessing of her little granddaughter in the end.

After returning to the house, Cheng Yu looked at the scratches on his grandmother's face.

"Grandma, why are you so badly injured? I'll go get you something outside."

Matron Cheng asked, "Which clinic is open on the first day of the new year?"

"You are lucky to be liked by the young lady after leaving the mansion. Sister Yu, let me tell you, this little thing is not life-threatening, so don't try to curry favor with the master easily. Whenever there is something wrong, you ask for this favor and that favor. When you really encounter a big problem, people will dislike you for being annoying."

Cheng Yu nodded, "Grandma, I know. Ding Xiang, the maidservant serving the eldest lady, told me about this New Year's greeting. I thought the eldest lady had told me about it in advance."

"I made milk powder outside to feed the young lady. The eldest lady should be pampering me more because she thinks I do a good job. But I remember everything you said."

Madam Cheng said, "You are smart, much better than your cousin."

"Your cousin is the one who has no conscience. It's a pity that every time she commits a crime, I have to beg this and that to exempt her from punishment."

"This time in the front yard, she watched the mother fighting me and didn't come to help me."

Cheng Yu listened to his grandmother scolding Cheng Mei.

"From now on, I won't bother to care about her affairs anymore."

After Cheng Yu listened to her grandmother's scolding, she gave her some more words of advice.

"Grandma, you are too tired to do this job. Come with me. I will help my eldest daughter run the pastry shop after the New Year. No one will be in charge of my braised meat shop. Wouldn't it be better if you can help me keep an eye on it?"

"If I make any money, I'll split it with you 50-50. It's better than you doing a miserable job in there."

Madam Cheng sighed, "I've worked here my whole life, and I really don't want to leave."

"But this time, I'll go with you."

"After the New Year, when your uncle and your father are back, I will find a time to tell them that I am old and can no longer work. I am going out with my granddaughter to enjoy my life."

Speaking of this, Nanny Cheng had a kind smile on her face.

"Grandma, don't worry, your granddaughter won't let you suffer any injustice."

"I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble. I have a private courtyard outside, which the eldest girl gave me. You have a place to live when you go out."

"Yujie, this yard is yours, you can keep it by yourself. You are a good girl now, and you will get married in the future. A woman who gets married without a dowry will be looked down upon. Your brother's affairs are handled by grandma and your father, so you don't have to do anything for him."

Cheng Yu felt warm in his heart.

She thought her grandmother would favor boys over girls and ask her to pay money or give the yard to her brother or something like that, but she didn't expect the old lady to say this.

Nanny Cheng wants Cheng Yu to stay for lunch today.

Cheng Yu's father Cheng Er came back. Cheng Er's name was Cheng Ergui, but everyone called him Cheng Er. After getting used to it, no one called him by his name anymore.

It has been two years since he traveled to ancient times, and he has yet to meet his cheap father.

But it doesn't matter. After her mother passed away, her father worked outside and never took care of her. It makes no difference whether she has a father or not.

Since grandma said so, she didn't refuse.

I went to tell Taozi in the outer courtyard to go back first and I would come to pick her up later.

I went out to talk and came back just in time to see Cheng Mei coming back.

"Yujie, did you tell grandma something bad about me? Grandma scolded me.

What's wrong with me? Did I do something wrong? They were quarreling and fighting, and I was also working in the front yard. That Zhang mother was in charge of me. If I helped grandma, how would I survive in the front yard in the future? "

Cheng Yu glanced at Cheng Mei.

“Even if you don’t help grandma now, you have offended someone in the front yard. Do you think Mother Zhang won’t secretly control you?

Do you really think that serving in the mansion depends entirely on you? If it weren't for grandma protecting you, you would have been beaten to death without knowing it."

Cheng Yu was too lazy to pay attention to this brainless guy.

Does she really think it's good to keep herself safe?

In this palace, or in the royal compound, one cannot rely on connections.

It doesn't matter, you still want to mix well? It's just a dream.

If it weren't for Nanny Cheng's bribery and gift giving, who would have arranged for Cheng Mei to work in the front yard?

Don't even use your brain.