After I became a maid, I relied on fortune-telling to support the whole family of the abandoned prin

So, these four walls are to hide the truth?

Even though he was exiled and had no food to eat, Xie Fanjin was still thinking about that kind of thing. He was really a fickle person!

She would never allow such a thing to happen. Even if Xiao Yanxi was no longer the crown prince, that was not something a lowly maid like her could dream of!

Seeing Chen Xinyu looking into the dilapidated house, Old Man Chen shook off the dirt on his body and stood up: "Xinyu, come here, Grandpa has something to tell you."

A hint of panic flashed in Chen Xinyu's eyes. Had her thoughts been discovered?

Ever since she was exiled, Madam Chen had repeatedly warned Chen Xinyu to stay away from Xiao Yanxi. Xiao Yanxi was now just a lowly commoner, even worse than a country bumpkin.

Mrs. Chen thought that if she could find a suitable family, she would marry Chen Xinyu off directly to save her daughter from suffering with herself.

In the past, Chen Xinyu was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Yingguo and the most talented woman in the capital. Men who wanted to marry her would line up from the capital to the suburbs. However, ever since the emperor ordered the family to be exiled, no one dared to have anything to do with the Chen family.

However, there were one or two families who were interested, but they either wanted them to be concubines or maids.

Even though the master of the Duke of England was exiled, he was still proud, so these young ladies were exiled with him.

In the past, most of the young ladies in the Chen family were very picky. They would either look down on others for their appearance, their literary talent, or their poor family background.

Now that they have fallen into this situation, they all hope that as long as someone is willing to marry them, they can be guaranteed food and clothing and avoid the suffering of exile.

But in this situation, which wealthy family would dare to ask them to be their wives? Even as concubines, they would have to think carefully before making any request.

"Grandfather..." Chen Xinyu lowered her head and walked in front of Old Man Chen, twisting the handkerchief in her hand into a twist.

Although Xiao Yanxi is no longer the crown prince, she still can't let him go. Especially when she sees the maid Xie Fanjin approaching Xiao Yanxi, her heart feels like it's being stabbed by needles.

However, even so, she did not dare to reveal her feelings too much, for fear of being discovered by Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen, so she always tried her best to restrain herself.

Chen Xinyu was thinking, if Mr. Chen asked her to stay away from Xiao Yanxi and find a good family for her, what should she do?

Old Master Chen looked around, moved aside, and lowered his voice...

When Chen Xinyu heard what Mr. Chen said, she was shocked and suspected that she had heard it wrong.

Old Master Chen said a few more words, and Chen Xinyu understood, with a flash of joy in her eyes.

She felt that Xiao Yanxi would definitely not fall into depravity like this, and he must have a trump card in his hand.

As long as she can stay with Xiao Yanxi, and Xiao Yanxi regains his strength one day, her status may be even more noble than that of the Crown Princess!

Now, with the support of Mr. Chen, Chen Xinyu felt more confident and couldn't wait to marry Xiao Yanxi.

Old Master Chen was helpless. Xiao Yanxi was on guard against him and he could not get any information about Xiao Yanxi. Now the relationship between the Chen family and Xiao Yanxi was very tense, so he could only pin his hopes on Chen Xinyu.

Besides, Chen Xinyu has always had that kind of idea about Xiao Yanxi, so he can be considered as helping her.

Xiao Zhenzhen came up to Xie Fanjin with a large leaf in her hand and fanned it non-stop: "Hey, what did grandpa ask you to do over there?"

Xie Fanjin: "I won't tell you."

Xiao Zhenzhen rolled her eyes: "You definitely don't know!"

Xie Fanjin ignored Xiao Zhenzhen.

She began to sort the herbs in the torn sack again. Seeing Bingyi coming back from hunting, she quickly said, "Bingyi, think of a way to patch up the roof. We'll probably have to stay here for three more days."

As soon as Bingyi came back from hunting, Xie Fanjin spoke.

Bingyi agreed immediately without asking the reason.

Now, he has a little more respect for Xie Fanjin.

At least Xie Fanjin found him a wife, a lady from a wealthy family.

Bingyi has a special status. In order to avoid complications, according to the rules, these people need to be forty years old and retire from their master before they can marry.

However, let alone getting married, very few of them can even live to the age of forty.

Xie Fanjin directly broke the rule and gave him a wife, but his master didn't say anything. It was really unprecedented.

If those brothers knew about this, they would definitely be envious and jealous of him.

"Food is ready."

Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Chen San made stir-fried pork belly with wild celery and stewed rabbit meat with potatoes.

Xie Fanjin said to Bingyi, "We can fix the roof after dinner."

"Where did the potatoes come from?" Xiao Zhenzhen took a bite of the soft and glutinous potato, feeling a little curious.

Jin had a complicated expression on her face and told the origin of the potatoes. When Xiao Zhenzhen knew that the people used them to hit Xiao Yanxi, she immediately felt that the potatoes were not tasty anymore.

"Ah, wuwu...you are so mean, auntie, you stole my meat. I will beat you to death!"

Suddenly, Chen Xiaobao's howling was heard outside. Xie Fanjin scratched her ears. Apart from anything else, this kid's stamina was stronger than that of ordinary people. Even from such a distance, her eardrums were about to be damaged.

Madam Chen's dissatisfied voice rang out: "Hey, kid, how can you talk like that? We all eat from the same pot of rice, so how can all the meat be yours? Your grandparents paid for the meat, so why can't we eat it?"

What we ate today was bacon that we bought on credit from Wang Tiezhu. The two hundred taels of silver note that Old Madam Chen gave was too large an amount, and it was not easy for Wang Tiezhu to get it back, so we could only wait until we passed by a money shop to get it.

Now, apart from the two hundred taels of silver that Old Madam Chen has, no one else would take it out even if they had some, because everyone depends on Old Madam Chen for their livelihood.

After all, they are her own children and grandchildren. No matter how painful it is for Old Lady Chen, she cannot let them starve.

Although the bacon was very hard, it was better than nothing. There were more than a dozen people and less than two pounds of bacon, so everyone started eating it quickly.

But in the blink of an eye, the plate of bacon was empty. Mrs. Chen felt sorry for Uncle Chen who had to eat it behind the old couple's backs from time to time, so she put the last piece into Uncle Chen's bowl.

This time Chen Xiaobao was so angry that he threw the chopsticks in his hand at Mrs. Chen's face.

Then, there was another round of chaos.

Madam Chen Er glared at Madam Chen Da: "Sister-in-law, Xiaobao is young and in the prime of his life. It's just a piece of meat, and you're fighting with him for it. It's really disheartening."

Madam Chen Da resisted the urge to spank Chen Xiaobao. After hearing what Madam Chen Er said, she slammed her bowl and chopsticks on the table. "What are you talking about, second sister-in-law? Which piece of meat on this plate belongs to your Xiaobao? Not only can the rest of us not eat two pieces, but even Mom and Dad didn't eat much. It's your Xiaobao who eats the most. Don't push your luck!"

"I'm pushing my luck. How am I pushing my luck? There are so many people in your family, and there are so few in my family. If we're comparing which family eats more meat, it's yours..."

At the door, Xie Fanjin and the others were eating in silence, but they were actually listening with their ears pricked up.

Although he didn't look at the Chen family, he could hear every conversation among the Chen family members clearly.

Xiao Zhenzhen couldn't help herself and whispered, "They're so noisy every day, I feel tired for them."

Xie Fanjin said seriously: "I think they never get tired of it."

This is just like a competition. Whoever wins the argument and gets the upper hand can be proud, but whoever loses and suffers a loss will be condemned by heaven.

Mrs. Chen San frowned: "Fortunately, Yan'er and I got away from there, otherwise we would be the ones affected now."

Xie Fanjin couldn't help but sigh. With such a short-sighted family, it was unbelievable that Mr. Chen could sit on the position of Duke of England.

If the Chen family had no daughter entering the palace and Xiao Yanxi had not become the crown prince, given the character of these people, it is hard to say where they would be making a living.

There was a loud bang, followed by several people screaming.

Because Mr. Chen overturned the only wooden board used for eating.

"Noise, noise, noise all day long, do you have any future?" Old Master Chen roared with a dark face.