Following his command, a pungent odor suddenly filled the air.

Lin Yiwan's expression suddenly changed. She quickly covered her breath and said, "It's poisonous! Get away from it!"

A figure appeared out of nowhere, he quickly picked up the King of Jiaodong, and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.

Lin Yiwan didn't chase him because he was poisoned and would not live long.

After the poisonous fog dissipated, she ordered people to bring the seriously injured Commander Wu out of the dungeon.

When they saw him, they knelt and shouted, "Greetings, Commander!"

Wu Linyuan said in a hoarse voice: "All of you, get up! These past few days, Chen Qingzhi has stolen my token and is plotting treason. He is actually following the orders of the traitor King Jiaodong!"

Everyone's faces changed drastically, and they all knelt down and shouted, "Commander, please spare our lives!"

Wu Linyuan looked at Lin Yiwan and said, "Madam Hou, they were all kept in the dark and followed orders. Can you please not blame them?"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "I can't make the decision on this matter. Commander, please go open the city gates and welcome City Lord Mo and Princess Youyi into the city!"

Wu Linyuan finally reacted and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, welcome the City Lord and Her Royal Highness the Princess into the city first!"

As the Jingcheng city gate slowly opened, the children tied to the gate were also released.

Wu Linyuan looked closely and found that the two children of the Wu family were among them.

He immediately became so angry that his face turned blue. Chen Qingzhi, that bastard, actually didn't keep his word.

Even though he had already handed over the token, he still sent his children to their deaths.

Fortunately, the Marquis’ wife killed him, otherwise the Wu family would have been extinct.

All the soldiers knelt and shouted, "City Lord, please punish me!"

Mo Lingyue looked around at everyone and said, "You have also been deceived by Chen Qingzhi. This city lord will not pursue this matter any further. However, you must now quickly search for the King of Jiaodong. Even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find him in Jingcheng!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly.

Princess Youyi and Lin Yiwan took the children to the City Lord's Mansion, where maids and nannies were already waiting for them in the backyard.

A pretty maid quickly walked up to Princess Youyi and said, "I am the manager of the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion. My name is Furong. Your Highness has arranged a courtyard for me. It's in Longyue Pavilion!"

Princess Youyi looked her up and down and asked, "Where is the city lord's courtyard?"

A hint of uneasiness flashed across Furong's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

She replied respectfully, "Because the city lord is busy with government affairs, his courtyard is the Black Jade Pavilion, which is very close to the study outside the front courtyard!"

Princess Youyi calmly asked, "Are Longyue Pavilion and Moyu Pavilion close to each other?"

Furong was silent for a moment before slowly shaking her head. "Not really. I heard that Her Highness likes quietness, so I took the initiative to arrange your courtyard over at Longyue Pavilion!"

Princess Youyi said calmly, "You have indeed acted on your own initiative. This princess is bound by her husband's will. I will naturally live in the same courtyard as the city lord. Come, move all my bedding to the Black Jade Pavilion!"

Furong's expression suddenly changed. She didn't expect that Princess Youyi would actually live with the city lord.

How is this possible?

The city lord doesn't like anyone disturbing him when he is resting.

How could the princess be so ignorant?

Thinking of this, she subconsciously stopped him: "Your Highness, you cannot live in Moyuxuan. The City Lord has said before that outsiders are not allowed to roam around. You brought too many people here. You should find a vacant courtyard to accommodate them!"

No matter how good-tempered Youyi was, he couldn't help but frown at this moment.

She knew very well that Lin Yiwan had not spoken up until now because she wanted to see how she would handle the affairs of the harem.

She is now the wife of the city lord and must show her ability to stand on her own.

She asked in a cold voice: "Miss Furong, this princess wants to ask you, what is your current identity?"

Furong replied subconsciously: "I am the manager of the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion!"

Princess Youyi then said, "What about me?"

Furong spoke obscurely: "You are the princess of the current dynasty, and also the newly married wife of Lord Chengzhu!"

She paused and argued again, "Your Highness, you can't rely on your noble status to disrupt the city lord's rules. Besides, this is Jingcheng, not the capital!"

After hearing her words, Youyi couldn't help but sneer: "Why? Jingcheng doesn't belong to my Xiao family's royal family? Could it be that Miss Furong has divided it out?"

Furong knelt down in fear and kowtowed: "I dare not!"

Youyi looked down at her condescendingly: "Since you don't dare, then shut up. From now on, I will be the mistress of this city lord's mansion. You don't have to be the manager of the backyard anymore. Go to the kitchen and be a fire maid!"

Furong widened her eyes in disbelief. How could she become a fire-making maid?

She has been with Mo Lingyue since she was a child, helping him take care of the trivial matters in the backyard. She knows all his habits and taboos very well, and he can't live without her at all.

With this confidence, she said dissatisfiedly: "Princess, please think twice. This servant is assigned by the Lord City Lord. You can't withdraw just like that!"

Princess Youyi fell silent after hearing her words.

A hint of pride appeared on Furong's face. So what if her status as a princess was so noble?

How could she, an outsider, match the business she had run in the City Lord's Mansion for so many years?

From the housekeeper to the coachman and porters, everyone had to obey her orders and dared not disobey.

Even if the city lord was really alarmed, she only believed that he would support her!

Perhaps seeing through her thoughts, Youyi slowly said: "Since you say so, I want to seek the opinion of the city lord and see how he will deal with you!"

She turned around and told the maid beside her to invite Mo Lingyue over, and then ordered someone to move a brocade stool and sit down to talk to Lin Yiwan.

She seemed to have forgotten that Furong was still kneeling and didn't even look at her again.

Furong was so angry that her face looked ugly and ferocious. As the manager of the city lord's mansion, she had never suffered such injustice.

Even when Madam Xing and Xing Xuexue lived in the City Lord's Mansion, they had to act according to her mood.

But this Princess Youyi came and gave her a warning right from the start.

It's absolutely abominable!

She moved her aching knees with difficulty, hoping that Mo Lingyue would come quickly so that she could escape from her suffering.

He would definitely stand up for himself and complain that the princess shouldn't be punished to kneel.

As she was thinking this, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from not far away.

She felt aggrieved, and when she saw Mo Lingyue hurrying over, she called out in great resentment, "Lord City Lord, you're here!"

Mo Lingyue simply glanced at her with a frown, then walked up to Lin Yiwan and Princess Youyi and said, "Aunt, Youyi, what happened? Why haven't you settled down yet?"

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