After saying this, he turned around and left quickly.

Cheng Jiaojiao walked up to Old Madam Yue with some trepidation and said, "Aunt, is Her Royal Highness the Princess really going to kill us? I'm a little scared!"

Madam Yue stared at her with a frown, "What are you afraid of? Even if I did something wrong before, I'm still her mother-in-law. If she dares to treat me badly, it would be extremely unfilial!"

Cheng Jiaojiao bit her lip hard. Since her aunt said so, she would definitely be able to subdue the princess.

Having made up their minds, the two of them decided to stay in the princess's mansion and eat and drink!

As dusk approached, the eldest princess's entourage entered the princess's mansion.

She walked out of the carriage holding her daughter and saw Mrs. Yue and Cheng Jiaojiao standing at the door to greet them.

She said with a smile on her face: "Daughter-in-law, you are back? Are you feeling better?"

The eldest princess ignored her and after entering the mansion, she ordered people to close the door tightly.

Old Madam Yue's heart was pounding with fear, but even now, she still believed that the eldest princess would not do anything to her.

She forced herself to speak: "Daughter-in-law, are you hungry? I made you some brown sugar cake myself, come and try it, it's still hot!"

The eldest princess raised her hand and threw the brown sugar cake at her face and said, "Didn't I ask Yue Zhan to tell you to leave the Princess Mansion as soon as possible? Why didn't you listen?"

Madam Yue subconsciously accused, "Your Highness, please don't forget that I am your mother-in-law. If you treat me like this, aren't you afraid that the censors will accuse you, as the eldest princess of the dynasty, of being unfilial to your elders?"

The eldest princess sneered, "Elder? What kind of elder are you? If you hadn't pretended to be a ghost and scared me, how could I have been so mad? If you hadn't treated my daughter so harshly, how could she have been raised so thin?"

Madam Yue said with a guilty conscience, "She refused to eat, what could I do? As for your madness, that's your inner demon at work, it has nothing to do with me!"

The eldest princess regretted it deeply at this time. She had promoted Yue Zhan in the past, so she brought all his family members to the capital and made him a marquis.

However, they did not expect that they were actually a group of greedy wolves and tigers.

Fortunately, Lin Yiwan returned to Beijing in time and discovered the clues in the princess's mansion, otherwise, she and her daughter would have been eaten to the bone.

What’s more important is that all the people serving her disappeared completely. They are really capable.

Thinking of this, she asked in a deep voice, "I don't mind other things, but what about those maids who served me? Where did they go?"

Madam Yue said with a complicated expression, "Your Highness, have you forgotten that you ordered them all to be thrown into the dry well?"

The eldest princess was shocked. How could she make such a decision?

Those are the maids and nannies who have served her loyally since she was a child!

She didn't hesitate any longer and immediately asked, "Which dry well?"

Madam Yue replied in panic, "It's the dry well in the backyard!"

The eldest princess immediately ran to the backyard and ordered people to move the big stone blocking the way away.

A foul smell immediately hit my face, followed by the hearing of someone groaning weakly.

The eldest princess quickly shouted, "Come quickly, rescue them! Please, save them!"

When she came back from the Zhan Yihou Mansion this time, Lin Yiwan prepared a lot of palace soldiers for her.

After hearing her order, he quickly went down to rescue people.

Soon, more than a dozen weak maids and nannies were brought up.

The eldest princess had already called the court doctor to come, and after diagnosis, it was found that apart from being weak due to hunger, they had no other problems.

However, the Nanny Jin, whom she trusted and relied on the most, was dying.

She was heartbroken and washed all the dirt off Nanny Jin's body with her own hands and changed her clothes.

Nanny Jin reacted and opened her eyes drowsily.

The eldest princess had deep feelings for her, and seeing her like this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

She called out in a trembling voice, "Mammy, Mammy Jin, can you hear me?"

Nanny Jin opened her mouth with difficulty: "Your Highness, my princess, am I dreaming? Before I die, I can actually see you?"

The princess shook her head vigorously. "No, you won't die. I'm here, and I'll definitely pull you back from the brink of death. I've already sent for Wanwan. You should know how skilled she is!"

Nanny Jin opened her mouth, but in the end no words came out.

At this time, Lin Yiwan had already arrived and she quickly gave acupuncture to Nanny Jin.

Seeing how weak she looked, she couldn't help but ask, "Why is Aunt Jin so miserable?"

The eldest princess clenched her fists tightly, thinking of the moment she was brought out of the dry well, she was filled with murderous intent.

She replied hoarsely, "That evil old woman just now said that I ordered them all to be thrown into the dry well. I only gave them one bowl of rice every day, not even water. They survived by relying on rainwater!"

Lin Yiwan didn't believe that the eldest princess would do such a thing. It must be that Old Madam Yue was doing evil under her name.

She frowned and said, "Madame Jin's health is very poor. It can't be cured with needles or medicine. She needs to be taken good care of!"

The princess wiped the tears from her cheeks and said, "Well, I will order people to take good care of her. No matter what, I will take care of her until the end of her life!"

Lin Yiwan understood the relationship between her and Nanny Jin. If she really died in this disaster, the princess would have to live with guilt for the rest of her life.

She prescribed a tonic prescription and asked the court doctor to prepare the medicine.

After Nanny Jin fell into a coma again, the two of them went outside to talk.

"How do you plan to deal with Madam Yue?" Lin Yiwan asked in a low voice.

The princess uttered through gritted teeth, "Give them a taste of their own medicine. I will now order her and Cheng Jiaojiao to be thrown into a dry well, leaving them with neither life nor death!"

Lin Yiwan thought it was a good idea and it was time to let them have a taste of this.

Soon, miserable howls like those of a pig being slaughtered were heard from the backyard of the princess's mansion.

Madam Yue cried out in a hoarse voice, "Let me go! I'm the princess's mother-in-law. If you treat me like this, aren't you afraid that the people outside will criticize you?"

The leader spoke coldly, "The Princess's residence is heavily guarded, so there's no way the news could get out. Besides, Her Highness the Princess also said that you should stay in the well for as many days as you've imprisoned Nanny Jin. She's already been very kind to you!"

How could Cheng Jiaojiao be willing to be thrown into the dry well? Now she can only protect herself.

In a hurry, she almost blurted out: "It's not my fault, it's all my aunt's fault. In order to control the princess's mansion, she threw all the maids who were loyal to my cousin's wife into the dry well. It has nothing to do with me. Please don't throw me away!"

Old Madam Yue was extremely disappointed. She didn't expect that at the critical moment, Cheng Jiaojiao would actually try to abandon her.

No, she would never agree!

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