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At the palace gate, A Shi and Qing'er were stopped by the palace guards.

"We are servants brought with the princess as a dowry. The Duke's Mansion has few people, so we didn't come on the wedding day!"

The two guards with swords remained unmoved, and Qing'er was so angry that she was about to kick them!

Seeing Qing'er was about to cause trouble, Ah Shi quickly grabbed her.

Li Qingyun came to pick someone up and heard a familiar and fierce voice from afar.

The door of the mansion was wide open, and I saw the fierce maid who was looking for oil paper to wrap the millet cake for me in the Duke's Mansion.

"Are you two the servants that the princess brought with her as a dowry? Come in with me!"

The guards made way, and Qing'er entered the mansion with A Shi, cursing.

As soon as the three of them entered the mansion, they saw Wang Guangcheng coming towards them.

"Guard Li, what is this?"

"These two are the servants that came with the princess's dowry. I will take them over."

Wang Guangcheng squinted his eyes and looked up and down at the two of them, his gaze falling on Qing'er.

As soon as Qing'er saw Wang Guangcheng, she felt that this person was annoying and looked at her strangely.

She glared at him with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and Wang Guangcheng caught her gaze.

This girl is really good-looking, with a neither humble nor overbearing hot look...

Wang Guangcheng was thinking about something and put on a smiling face.

"Guard Li is busy with his duties beside the prince, so I'll take care of this little thing for you!"

Li Qingyun hesitated for a moment and clasped his fists towards Wang Guangcheng.

"Please, butler, take these two to the princess's residence and make proper arrangements!"

After giving his instructions, Li Qingyun bowed to the housekeeper and left.

Wang Guangcheng noticed that Qing'er was still looking at the direction Li Qingyun left, and he became furious and slapped her in the face.

"Still looking! You slut, are you trying to get high up on the tree?"

Qing'er only felt a burning pain on her face.

Ah Shi hadn't reacted yet, but now he reacted and stared at Wang Guangcheng.

"Butler Wang has such a bad temper. I wonder what Qing'er has done wrong!"

"What crime did she commit?" Wang Guangcheng said disdainfully, "This slut seduced the palace guards, and she didn't do anything wrong?!"

"Even if we are wrong, we are the princess's people, so it is her responsibility to punish us. It is not your turn to punish us!"

Qing'er retorted angrily.

Wang Guangcheng became even more interested in her when he saw her aggressiveness.

"Are you saying that I, the steward of the palace, can't take care of you two lowly slaves?!" The disdain in Wang Guangcheng's eyes became even stronger.

"Your princess can't even protect herself, you don't think the prince really dotes on her, do you?"

Qing'er wanted to say something, but Ah Shi held her back. The princess was having a hard time in the palace, so they should not cause trouble for her.

Wang Guangcheng felt very bored when he saw that the two of them stopped talking.

"Let's go!"

The two followed Wang Guangcheng. The palace was indeed worthy of its reputation. Half a year ago, it was deserted due to the ransacking of the property, but now there was no sign of desolation at all.

Every blade of grass and tree in the yard is carefully tended, and there are many famous plants and flowers.

Although the house is not as magnificent as other houses, it is solemn and majestic, showing the solemnity of the royal palace.

This kind of strictness made the two of them feel more uneasy and cautious.

After walking for a while, the two entered Yong'an Garden. Qing'er looked up at the plaque standing in the yard. There were three powerful characters on it: Yong'an Garden.

When we entered the garden, we saw more servants and everyone seemed to be busy cleaning and tidying up.

Qing'er looked at the magnificent east wing facing the gate and thought that the princess must live there.

Wang Guangcheng saw through her thoughts and snorted disdainfully, "Are you, the princess, worthy of this?"

The two followed Wang Guangcheng and walked in another direction. A Shi and Qing'er couldn't help but look at each other.

The three of them walked for nearly ten minutes and entered a narrow and somewhat dilapidated door. They were stunned by the scene inside.

There were two weapon racks in the middle of the yard, with quilts and cushions hanging on them, and on the other side was a large table and several old chairs.

Luo Yao finished his meal and was about to take his medicine when he turned around and saw three people.

Luo Yao drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.

It was so bitter. I don't know who prepared the medicine, but they also thoughtfully gave him a few sweet dates.

Luo Yao put a sweet date in his mouth and stood up.

"Ashi Qing'er, you're here!"

"Ashi!" Luo Xinchen had a date stuffed in his mouth and could not speak clearly. He jumped off the stool with his short legs and ran towards the two of them.

"Prince... hello to the princess!" Qing'er and A Shi hurried to greet him!

Luo Yao walked over and quickly pulled the two of them up, and saw half of Qing'er's face was red and swollen.

Wang Guangcheng felt nothing as he watched the touching scene of the master and servant meeting. Just as he was about to ask what was going on with the weapon rack in the room, he was suddenly slapped in the face.

"You did this?!"

Wang Guangcheng touched the burning half of his face and glared at Luo Yao with resentment: You asked me what I meant after I beat you!

"Luo! You!"

A Shi and Qing'er were also shocked.

Just as Wang Guangcheng was about to lose his temper, he was kicked hard in the foot.

He looked down and saw the young master staring at him.

Good, good, little bastards! Just wait for me!

"I don't know why the princess assaulted me, so I have no choice but to ask Your Highness to make the decision. Furthermore, I will report the situation in this courtyard to Your Highness! Farewell!"

Wang Guangcheng flicked his sleeves and left the yard.

Luo Xinchen made a face at his back.

"Chenchen won't even ask grandma to tell... tell..."

"I'm begging everyone for help." Luo Yao said with a smile.

Wang Guangcheng also heard this and became even angrier.

I'm going to report this to the prince. He will definitely not let you bitches go.

After Wang Guangcheng left, Luo Yao checked Qing'er's injuries. Fortunately, it was just swelling, but no bruises.

"I thought you two wouldn't arrive until the afternoon. Where are Xiao Chen and Aunt Liu?"

"Mrs. Liu is old, and the government gave her enough money to return home. Her son took her away."

"Originally, Xiao Chen was going to go south to Zhejiang with grandpa, but the master said that he was still young and should pursue his own life. He was the child who came back from the border when the master was alive. He said he wanted to see if there were any surviving relatives. I guess he should have left the capital as well!" A Shi said.

"I feel relieved now that everyone is settled. Have you two eaten?" Luo Yao asked.

The two shook their heads.

"If you don't mind, just eat some. There's still some rice left, and there are plenty of dishes."

"How could you dislike the princess and the young prince!"

"Eat quickly, and call me Brother Yao from now on! There are no so many rules. It's weird for a man to be called a princess."

Qing'er shook her head: "How dare we break the rules? If His Royal Highness doesn't agree, we will just call you Young Master as before."

Ah Shi also nodded in agreement.

Okay, in ancient times, there was still a difference between servants and masters.

Luo Yao agreed.

At this moment, in the woods five miles outside the capital, a carriage was traveling on the official road.

After turning a bend, the carriage slowed down.

"Grandpa"

"what's up?"

"There's an old man blocking the way."

“Stop the car and take a look.”

"But!"

"It's okay, there shouldn't be any problems along the way."

"Yes."

The carriage stopped and Luo Lin got off.

"Old man, what are you doing?"

The old man seemed to have difficulty hearing, and only after Luo Lin stopped him did he react.

"Go, Zhejiang... my home... go home! The old man spoke unclearly and it was difficult to understand what he meant. Luo Lin only caught the two words "Zhezhou" and "go home".

The old man continued walking forward. Luo Lin saw that the old man had poor legs and feet and walked slowly. He didn't have a carriage. It takes three days to get from Beijing to Zhejiang by horse and five days by carriage. It would take at least half a month to get there. He couldn't bear it and held the old man back.

"Old man, I am also going to Zhejiang. If you don't mind, please come with me."

The old man looked at Luo Lin, then looked at the carriage and seemed to be in a dilemma. He bowed to Luo Lin gratefully and said, "Thank you...good man."

The old man couldn't explain it clearly, but Luo Lin probably knew that the old man was thanking him.

After helping the old man onto the carriage, the three of them continued on their journey.