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

Cheng Yu rented a small courtyard outside. It was very shabby and the location was a bit remote, but fortunately the rent was cheap.

The Lu family was raided, and the Jing Palace also received the news, but as it concerned an accident involving their married daughter, Prince Jing and the Princess Consort did not make any statement, nor did they dare to make any statement.

Cheng Yu knew that they were unreliable.

On the contrary, there is a potential risk of being exposed.

She wanted to go to the military camp to find the prince, but she couldn't bring so many people from Kyoto to the military camp, especially Madam Li and Taozi, who were still servants in the Lu family. They didn't dare to show up now for fear of being caught.

Cheng Yu had just changed his status as a slave two days ago, and now he is Cheng Yu, a girl from a good family.

However, she had no property in Kyoto and no land in the suburbs. She was considered an unemployed vagrant in Kyoto and could not establish a householder. But buying a house was not something she could even think of now.

Something happened to the Lu family, disrupting all of Cheng Yu's plans.

She hadn't touched the reward money the lady had given her yet, thinking that she would go and make arrangements to meet the lady later.

Tell the lady everything you have found out.

As soon as Cheng Yu arrived at his residence, Madam Li came out of the house holding the child.

"Yu'er, is everything okay? I was so worried when I saw you haven't come back for such a long time."

Madam Li was worried because Cheng Yu was going to the government office today.

Cheng Yu sat down, and Taozi quickly brought a bowl of water. "Yu'er, what did you find out?"

After Cheng Yu finished drinking the water, he finally had time to catch his breath.

"I went to the government first, gave some money, and asked some questions. They said that the second master of the Lu family had offended the fourth prince."

Madam Li followed Qiu Lai in a hurry, "The Fourth Prince? He was born to the Imperial Concubine. The Fourth Prince is very favored now."

"Yu'er, why don't we go to Prince Jing's mansion and ask the prince for help? No matter what, the lady is still the prince's daughter."

Cheng Yu said, "The only person in the palace who can care about the eldest lady is the prince. Now that the prince is not here, who can we count on for help? The princess and the prince will not bring trouble to themselves."

"But don't worry, I have sent someone to send a letter to my brother, asking where the prince is."

"Yu'er, what do you want to do? Do you want to go to the military camp to find the prince?"

Cheng Yu shook his head helplessly, "How can I go? If I go, what will the young lady do in the future?"

At this moment, Cheng Yu was extremely grateful that she had a gold-swallowing system, which really came in handy at this moment.

The young lady was still very young, and they certainly couldn't find a wet nurse given their conditions. Finding a cow to feed the child with milk was even harder than finding a wet nurse. So Cheng Yu bought milk powder from the system store and told Madam Li that it was just rice noodles bought outside mixed with some milk.

Madam Li smelled the aroma of milk, and since it was brought by Cheng Yu, she thought that as long as it could feed the young lady, it would be great, so she didn't ask any questions.

Sister Yan refused to eat at first and was hungry for two days. Now she eats with relish.

She also likes Cheng Yu very much, and she likes being hugged by Cheng Yu the most.

Madam Li is in poor health and has to look after the child during the day. Taozi is responsible for washing clothes, diapers and cooking for the child. At night, Cheng Yu usually holds the child in his arms.

Fortunately, she is patient. At first, she was so panicked that she didn't dare to sleep for fear of crushing the child, but now she can skillfully coax the child to sleep.

After listening to what Cheng Yu said, Madam Li's heart sank.

"Second Master has offended the Fourth Prince. What should we do from now on?"

Cheng Yu said: "If it was simply to offend the Fourth Prince, the Lu family would not have ended up with their property confiscated. Second Master is now the Second Prince's man, and the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince are fighting for power. The Lu family has simply become a victim of the palace fight."

Cheng Yu said this with some emotion.

Madam Li gasped.

They were just old maids and servants who cooked in the inner house. Now the palace fighting and internal affairs involved the back house, which was a problem they had never thought about.

Madam Li kept muttering, "Madam is the eldest daughter of the prince's mansion. If the prince hadn't committed a crime, our Madam would have been able to become a princess or a county lady. In that case, she could still protect herself. But now, what should Madam do?"

Madam Li was also thinking that if the eldest lady could not protect herself, what could they, the servants, do?

Cheng Yu looked at the distraught Madam Li.

"Master, you and Taozi will prepare some food in a few days. I will go to the prison to see the eldest lady, as well as Sister Dingxiang, Sister Ziwei and the others."

Madam Li looked up and wiped her tears.

"Okay, now you are the only one who is free, go and have a look, it should be fine."

"But I pray that you will not be exiled to the border."

Cheng Yu said: "No, definitely not."

She could only pray.

At the same time, I also hope that the prince will know as soon as possible that something has happened to the eldest lady and think of a solution quickly.

Cheng Yu went out many times to inquire about the news, waiting for the opportunity to visit the prison.

Finally, the day came when Zhang Yuanjie accompanied her. Cheng Yu stuffed the money into the hands of the official who opened the door. Those were the gold leaves given to her by the lady, and she gave two to the official.

"Brother Officer, I'm in trouble."

"Well, go in. It will take an incense stick of time. Come out quickly."

"Thank you very much."

Zhang Yuanjie was guarding outside, and Cheng Yu went inside with a food box in her hand.

The place where the Lu family members were imprisoned was an ordinary cell covered with straw. Several people sat together, not daring to say a word. They had been hoping since they first came in, hoping that they could get out. But now, several days have passed, and they have not been brought to trial, no one has come, and they have no idea of ​​any news.

Everyone was almost in despair.

When the police brought Cheng Yu to the place where the women of the Lu family were imprisoned, the first person to see Cheng Yu was Mother Li, who worked in the kitchen.

She shouted, "Miss Yu'er, Miss Yu'er, you were also arrested?"

Cheng Yu glanced at Mother Li and walked straight ahead.

The officer knocked on the cell door with the hilt of his sword.

Ziwei in front of Zhao Rulan stood up immediately.

"Madam, it's Yu'er, it's Yu'er who's here..."

Zhao Rulan also stood up excitedly and walked to the cell door.

“Yu’er….”

"Madam." Cheng Yu walked over quickly and saw that the madam, who usually dressed elegantly and luxuriously, now looked shabby. Her hair was still clean, but compared to usual, it was really sloppy.

Seeing Cheng Yu was about to cry.

Zhao Rulan smiled.

"You can come to see me, which means you have settled down. I didn't make a mistake about you. If something really happened, you wouldn't run away."

"Madam, Yu'er is worried about you. Are you okay? The food here must not be delicious. I brought some food I cooked myself. Please eat some. I'll prepare it. It will take about an incense stick of time."

"Madam, I will tell you what's happening outside now."

"The young lady is fine. The three of us will take care of her. Don't worry."