After hearing this, Li Jingyan slammed the table in anger, then picked up a piece of fabric and pointed at it and said, "She really is talking without any worries. These fabrics should be thrown in her face to show her which one is usable!"

In fact, it is not surprising that Li Jingyan was angry. After all, those materials were usually selected by the concubines first, and then selected by the princes' palaces.

The Fourth Prince has always been low-key. He always gives way to his brothers before picking up what others have left. How could that be a good thing!

Cuiguo sighed and consoled him, "Then we can just go out and buy two horses ourselves. There's no point in making a scene over this!"

Everyone in the mansion knows that Concubine Jin and Concubine Fujin are as close as sisters. If you try to cause trouble for Concubine Fujin at this time, isn't that like trying to poke a tiger's nose with a straw?

What's more, it's the end of the year and everything is busy. If this little thing gets out into a fuss and the Fourth Master finds out, it will definitely make my princess look ignorant!

But Li Jingyan was a stubborn person and never thought of this.

She believed that Gan Ziyun was deliberately withholding things from them in order to please the Fourth Prince and Yixiu, so that she could save up a mountain of silver and show that she was a good housekeeper.

"What kind of person is this! She only knows how to save money! She wants to save as much as a mountain so that the prince and his wife can praise her for her good financial management! She doesn't care about our lives at all!"

But Li Jingyan could only complain a few words, and at most whisper in his ear when the Fourth Prince came.

Cuiguo was afraid that Li Jingyan would get angry and cause trouble, so she suggested going out to appreciate the plum blossoms and relax.

This was originally Cuiguo's good intention, but she didn't expect that it would sow the seeds of disaster.

Li Jingyan had also seen the red plum blossoms in the morning, but she was in a hurry to get on the road. Now Cuiguo suggested going to appreciate the plum blossoms, so she went there excitedly.

Shuying horizontally and shallow water, subtle fragrance floating moon dusk.

The beautiful scenery made people's mood improve. Li Jingyan admired the plum blossoms and finally forgot about the material.

However, she heard several servants complaining while sweeping snow beside the plum tree.

"This side concubine is really something! If you don't know, you would think that she is her real mother! Just because she wants to come and enjoy the plum blossoms, she is afraid that she will fall, so she actually asked us to sweep all the snow!"

"Who says it's not true? I've worked in this mansion for so many years, and I've never seen anyone so good at currying favor with others!"

"Hmph, what do you mean by fawning over the Lady? I think she just wants Master to know that she's a generous and decent person. Better let her run the household forever! Ever since she's been in charge, we haven't been able to get any benefits!"

But some were cautious. A young eunuch said, "Brothers and sisters, stop complaining. If the master finds out, you'll be punished! Fu Jin is pregnant with the prince's son, so we have to clean up thoroughly. If Fu Jin accidentally falls and hurts the child, how can we all survive?"

The young eunuch's unintentional words aroused Li Jingyan's thoughts.

Gan Ziyun has been currying favor with Yixiu and trying to please the Fourth Prince these days, and she seems to have taken control of the entire mansion.

Although she was a princess, she was also an old servant of the Fourth Prince, but Gan Ziyun didn't give her any face at all.

If she could do something wrong and cause the disgust of Yixiu and the Fourth Prince, that would be the manifestation of the Bodhisattva!

Thinking of this, a bold idea came to Li Jingyan's mind.

These servants said that Yixiu would come to appreciate the plum blossoms soon. If they did something on the way and made Yixiu fall, Fu Jin would definitely think that Gan Ziyun deliberately harmed her and would definitely punish her severely.

However, Li Jingyan only dared to think about it. After all, Yixiu's pregnancy was unstable. What if he accidentally dropped the baby and caused Yixiu to have a miscarriage?

Wouldn't she then become a sinner for all eternity?

Seeing her master standing there blankly, not moving, Cuiguo couldn't help but ask, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Li Jingyan was about to take Cuiguo away when he heard someone greeting him.

"Your servant, Madam Gui, pays respects to Lady Li!"

Li Gege looked back and saw Nanny Gui holding a food box and bowing to her with a smile.

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person, especially since this person was sent by Concubine De. Li Jingyan also smiled and nodded, and asked casually.

"It's so cold, why are you here instead of serving Madam Fu?"

Aunt Gui said with a smile: "This is the tonic stewed by the kitchen. I was just about to send it to Fu Jin!"

Li Jingyan wanted to flatter Consort De, so she pretended to be concerned and asked, "I heard a few days ago that Consort Fu's pregnancy was not stable. Is it better now?"

A gleam flashed in Gui Mama's eyes, and then she pretended to be a little angry and said, "What are you saying, Gege! The wife's baby is healthy! I pretended I didn't hear what you said today. In the future, don't speak nonsense in front of the prince's wife!"

After saying this, Nanny Gui bowed and left quickly.

Is Fu Jin's baby very healthy?

Li Jingyan began to think about it, but he thought, Fu Jin was about to give birth, and she looked good, so she should be fine even if she fell!

As Li Jingyan was thinking, she walked to a plum tree near the roadside. Looking at the plum blossoms, she couldn't help but think of Gan Ziyun's attentive look towards Yixiu when she paid her respects in the morning.

Doesn’t Gan Ziyun like to please the concubine?

Today she wants to see whether Lady Fu will still trust Gan Ziyun even though she is not doing her job well!

Cuiguo looked at Li Jingyan, who was acting a bit furtively, and asked worriedly, "Princess, aren't we here to appreciate the plum blossoms? Why are you running under that tree and picking up moss-covered pebbles?"

Li Jingyan was startled. She swallowed and quickly covered Cuiguo's mouth.

"Shut up! You'd better keep what I did today to yourself and don't tell anyone about it! Do you hear me?"

Cuiguo knew that Li Jingyan was going to cause trouble again, so she tried to persuade him several times, but Li Jingyan just wouldn't listen.

There was no way. Li Jingyan was her master. Only masters could manage servants, not servants.

Well, there’s really nothing we can do about Li Jingyan!

I hope that a servant will pass by and see the pebbles placed on the roadside and put them back in their original place.

After Li Jingyan finished everything, he sneaked away and returned to his own courtyard, waiting for Yixiu to fall, and then for the news that Gan Ziyun was scolded by the Fourth Prince and his wife.

.........

Yixiu knew Nanny Gui's identity and was afraid that there was something wrong, so she asked Xiudong, who was by her side, to keep an eye on Nanny Gui these days.

Xiudong followed Nanny Gui all the way, and after returning, she reported the situation to Yixiu.

"I followed Madam Gui all the way. She didn't do anything sneaky. She just comforted a few servants who were cleaning the plum garden when she passed by. On her way back, she ran into Li Gege and greeted her!"

This is nothing, after all, who would go out without greeting their fellow errand boys, or greet their master without paying respects?

Nanny Gui came from the palace, so her knowledge of etiquette and social conventions was naturally impeccable.

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