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

Cheng Yu followed the boy at a leisurely pace.

The one who came to call her today was not Wanxiang or Fucui, but Liuyun, who worked for the prince.

Seeing his agile and steady figure, I thought he was a martial artist.

Liuyun called Cheng Yu from the kitchen and just said, "The prince asked Miss Yu'er to come over."

He didn't say anything extra.

Cheng Yu didn't dare to ask more questions and followed him. When he arrived at the door of the study, Liuyun was standing outside.

"The prince is in the room, Miss Yu'er, please go in."

Cheng Yu nodded, pushed open the door and walked in. Instead, a maid came out of the house. That person was Wanxiang, who was wearing pink clothes.

"Come in, the prince has some questions for you, and he also wants you to tell the young lady something."

Cheng Yu nodded to Wan Xiang.

Cheng Yu was leaving, but Wanxiang was happy. She served the prince and naturally knew that the prince liked the food cooked by this maid.

Fortunately, Cheng Yu was married off as part of the eldest girl's dowry.

If she were to use her cooking skills in the palace, it wouldn't take long before the prince's stomach would be controlled by her.

Seeing Cheng Yu was about to leave, Wanxiang was naturally the happiest one.

I wish Cheng Yu would leave the palace as soon as possible and stop hanging around the prince.

As for Wanxiang's previous coldness towards her and her deliberate reminders that she was a dowry maid and her most important job was to serve the eldest lady well, it was as if she was afraid that she would rely on cooking to stay in front of the prince.

For Cheng Yu, staying with the eldest lady Zhao Rulan is much better than staying with the prince.

She is well-behaved and sensible, knows her limits, does not covet the mistress's husband, has no intention of becoming a concubine, and cooks delicious food.

As long as she behaves herself, Zhao Rulan will not treat her unfairly.

But it’s different if you’re with the prince, because the prince will get married in the future.

Moreover, if she follows a man, she has to serve him, especially a maid of low status like her, who has to kneel down to wash her master's feet.

Can't do it.

Cheng Yu became depressed when she thought that if the prince valued her and kept her by his side, she would have to hold a man's stinky feet to wash them in the future.

Zhao Shiyan still doesn't know what Cheng Yu is thinking.

Just then he heard footsteps outside the door. Zhao Shiyan looked up and saw the maid who cooked delicious food frowning and looking reluctant.

Does this mean that he is regarded as a scourge?

Zhao Shiyan coughed, and Cheng Yu quickly put away her thoughts, relaxed her brows, and quietly stepped forward to greet him.

"This slave has met the prince."

"Why do you call me a slave?"

Zhao Shiyan stood up, walked to Cheng Yu, and looked her up and down. Just when Cheng Yu was worried that Zhao Shiyan would fall in love with her.

I heard the prince say, "You seem to be afraid of me?"

"The slaves dare not."

"Am I that scary? If you are so timid, how can you complete the tasks I ask you to do in the future?"

When Cheng Yu heard the prince's words, he immediately looked up, his big eyes full of confusion.

What does the prince mean by this?

"Now that you have followed the eldest lady to marry into the Lu family, the most important thing you should do is to serve her well and put her safety first. You should find ways to do things that are inconvenient for her to do."

"For a girl to be pregnant and nearly have a miscarriage is not that simple. When you go back this time, go and find out everything. If there is anything wrong, send someone reliable to deliver a letter."

Cheng Yu listened carefully to what the prince said.

Then she replied, "Don't worry, it is my duty to take good care of the young lady."

"Not only to take care of her, but also to protect her."

There was a hint of ferocity in Zhao Shiyan's eyes.

This marriage was arranged when the old man of the Lu family was still alive.

At that time, the Lu family had a high status in the capital. Lu Zhaowen had a younger aunt who was even admitted to the palace and made a concubine. Later, she was implicated in some palace secrets and was said to have hanged herself in the cold palace.

Not long after, the old man of the Lu family passed away.

Even though the old man of the Lu family had arranged everything for his son before he died, and Lu Zhaowen had passed the imperial examination and won the third place, Zhao Shiyan was still dissatisfied with the marriage.

He had loved his sister since she was a child, so he naturally wanted her to marry into a better family.

Zhao Shiyan loved his half-sister very much. Before his sister got married, he made a special investigation and found out that before Lu Zhaowen passed the imperial examination and became a top scholar, he had several concubines in his house.

Later, when he wanted to get married, he sent them away, but there were still a few left in the house. There were so many who knew about it, and it was unknown how many who didn't know about it.

Therefore, Zhao Shiyan was dissatisfied with Lu Zhaowen.

But the marriage has been settled, and it seems that his sister also likes Lu Zhaowen.

On the day when the third place winner of the imperial examination in the Lu family was admitted to the imperial examination, he wore a red robe, rode a tall horse, and walked along the street. There were many women who admired him.

Zhao Rulan was also secretly delighted to marry such an outstanding man.

What made her secretly happy was that the man she married was a handsome man with a tall figure and outstanding looks. Many men are good at studying, but it is rare to find someone who is both good at studying and good-looking.

Seeing that his sister had no intention of backing out, Zhao Shiyan didn't say anything.

Knowing that the Lu family was not as well off as before, Zhao Shiyan gave most of the property left by his mother to his younger sister to take to the Lu family.

This gave Zhao Rulan full confidence.

If Zhao Rulan hadn't asked Cheng Yu to bring the two mothers to the palace to see the injured prince.

Zhao Shiyan didn't know what happened to his sister in the Lu family.

Ever since the Princess Consort entered Prince Jing's Mansion, Crown Prince Zhao Shiyan fell ill every now and then. One day, his medicine was spilled on the ground outside and was eaten by someone's cat. The cat only licked it twice and died on the spot.

At that time, Zhao Shiyan was only eight years old, and his sister was only four years old.

Of course he was afraid.

After four years of trembling in fear, when he was twelve years old, he told Prince Jing that he wanted to join the army.

Prince Jing hesitated. After all, he was the eldest son. Which eldest son would join the army?

Just in case something unexpected happens.

However, the princess consort secretly met with Zhao Shiyan and pretended to be considerate and gentle like a mother. She told Zhao Shiyan that she supported him to join the army and encouraged him to do whatever he wanted to do.

Zhao Shiyan joined the army, firstly to strengthen his body, and secondly to avoid the princess consort from poisoning his medicine.

As a victim, Zhao Shiyan naturally knew how vicious the hearts of women in the inner court were.

He was unable to help his sister Zhao Rulan, nor did he have the opportunity to get to know the maids around Zhao Rulan.

Besides, why would a prince like him get to know his sister's maid?

But this time, by chance, Zhao Shiyan learned about the maid Cheng Yu, and he thought of bribing Cheng Yu to take care of his sister for him.

In short, the prince wanted Cheng Yu to work wholeheartedly for Zhao Rulan.

"Here is one hundred and two hundred silver coins. Don't worry, if you do things for me, I won't treat you unfairly."

One hundred taels.

According to her current salary of two taels of silver per month.

You have to go without food or drink for a year to save twenty-four taels.

This one hundred taels would require her to go without food or drink for four or five years and still have a stable monthly income of two taels, which she might not be able to save up.