After washing up, Su Li walked out of the side room and saw Ruyi coming out with the chamber pot.

Her face was covered with a handkerchief, revealing only a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes. One hand was pressed tightly against her mouth and nose with the back of her hand, and the other hand was holding the urinal far away, with a handkerchief padding the place where her hand touched the urinal.

He walked out with disgust all the way.

Su Li raised his eyebrows and shouted from the corridor:

"Your name is Ruyi, right?"

Ruyi was stunned, stopped and bowed to Su Li in a sullen manner.

"Yes, young lady."

Su Li smiled lightly, pointing to the pile of dirty bedding and clothes she had changed last night on the corridor outside the new house, and said softly:

"You can also collect these bedding and clothes and wash them."

"I?"

Ruyi seemed very surprised, and frowned, about to get angry, but she quickly suppressed it.

Although she was reluctant to work in Qingshan Court, before the new young lady came in yesterday, the Marquis had someone come to remind her that from now on, everyone in Qingshan Court must respect the new young lady and not neglect her.

So, she said in a somewhat cold voice:

"Young Madam, the maids will collect these things. We don't need to. Besides, they are already dirty. Just throw them away. Why wash them?"

"Is it?"

Su Li asked in surprise, "I never knew the Marquis' Mansion was so wealthy and powerful that they would just throw away something they had used once."

No matter how dumb Ruyi was, she could tell something was wrong and froze in place for a moment.

Su Li raised her voice again and said:

"What if I insist that you take it, clean it, and send it back?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Tao walked over, picked up the whole package, and stuffed it into Ruyi's arms.

"Just do whatever the young lady tells you to do. No need for all that nonsense!"

Song Tao's movements were so violent that Ruyi lost her grip on the urinal, causing liquid to spill, some of it splashing onto her hand. She screamed, reflexively dropping the urinal to the ground. With a clang, the urinal and its contents spilled onto the floor.

As for the smelly blanket in her arms, she threw it to the ground as if she had seen a ghost, and then shouted towards the outside of the yard:

"Mute slave, mute lady, come in and clean up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and strong man who looked like a mountain limped in, followed by a silly girl.

"Clean this up, and then take this pile... away... and wash it!"

Ruyi ordered the mute slave and mute girl to work as if no one was around, and it was obvious that she was used to giving orders.

Then she pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the liquid off her hands vigorously. Her hands turned red, but she still felt that they were not clean. She threw the handkerchief on the ground, knelt down towards Su Li perfunctorily, and said:

"Young Madam, if there's nothing else here, I'll leave first. I still have to prepare breakfast for the prince."

Su Li had watched a play this morning, and her suspicions from the previous night had only grown more certain. Song Zhi and Song Tao looked at each other in bewilderment, having no idea that this was how the maids at Qingshan Courtyard served the Crown Prince.

Song Tao's temper was about to flare up, but seeing her young lady still standing in the corridor with a calm face, she had to go back in disappointment.

"What does the prince usually eat?"

Su Li pretended to be calm and continued to ask.

Ruyi felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't wait to leave here to wash up. Seeing Su Li asking questions, she had to answer, but her tone was already full of impatience.

"Just drink some rice soup, what else can you eat?"

Rice soup?

No wonder Pei Heng is so thin.

These servants only let him drink rice soup, probably because they were afraid that he would eat too much and poop too much, and didn't want to clean up after him.

Thinking of this, Su Li's anger grew even stronger, but she smiled and said:

"Thank you for your hard work, then go ahead."

After Ruyi fled, Su Li quietly watched the mute slave and mute girl kneeling in the yard to clean up the filth. She saw that they moved swiftly and calmly, not at all disgusted by the filth. After cleaning up, they carried a pile of things, bowed to Su Li from a distance, and left.

Matron Li said softly:

"Miss, I never expected the servants of Qingshan Court to treat the Crown Prince so harshly. Three years ago, after the Crown Prince fell ill, rumors circulated in Shengjing that the Marquis' wife took excellent care of the eldest son left by the previous wife, doing everything for him personally. I never expected that it was all false."

Song Tao snorted.

"Miss, just now I went to the small kitchen to get some water and saw all the servants gathered together playing cards and chatting. Not a single one of them was paying attention. Look at Ruyi, she's not here to serve the prince, she's clearly here to be his mistress."

Su Li smiled and said:

"Let them run wild for a while. Now that I'm here, I won't allow them to bully the prince like this anymore. Once I finish this important task, I'll come back and re-establish the rules of Qingshan Courtyard."

"Big deal? What big deal?"

Su Li smiled and said nothing.

A big part of her reason for marrying Pei Heng was for the two children. Now that the enemy and our situation were unclear, she had to hold her composure. Once she got the children, she could easily handle the internal affairs of Qingshan Courtyard.

Seeing that Su Li didn't say anything, Song Tao knew that the young lady always had her own ideas, so she stopped asking. She waved her fists and blew out of her nose.

"Hmph, let them be arrogant for a while, the young lady is not someone to be trifled with."

Song Zhi, who was always steady, glanced at Song Tao, stepped forward to support Su Li and reminded her:

"Miss, it's getting late. It's time to serve tea."

……

Here, in the Zhengqi Hall of Jinyuan Marquis's Mansion, everyone from top to bottom in the mansion, as well as the uncles and aunts born out of wedlock from the east and west mansions, had all arrived here early and were waiting.

The old lady had spoken, and as the wife of the Crown Prince of Jinyuan Marquis's Mansion, Su Li had to respect everyone, from top to bottom, and not be neglected in the slightest.

The Marquis's wife hadn't slept all night and came here early in the morning. She was yawning and looking at the solemn and silent Zhengqi Hall, she really couldn't wait any longer.

"Mother, it's almost noon. Do you want to send someone to hurry up?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, Marquis Jinyuan's glare flew over. The old lady was just busy counting her beads with her eyes closed, calm and composed, ignoring her completely.

The Marquis's wife was bored and sat on the chair, twisting her aching back.

Originally, today should be the day when her beloved son and daughter-in-law serve her tea. She thought that after years of being a daughter-in-law, she would finally be able to show off her power in front of her daughter-in-law.

The result is good. Now this daughter-in-law has to give her some respect and treat her like a Bodhisattva.

But when she thought that such days would only last for three more months at most, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Aunt Zhao came in from outside with a smile on her face.

"The young lady is here."

Everyone looked over and saw Su Li walking in slowly, surrounded by two maids and a nanny.

She had a smile on her face and behaved gracefully, calmly and calmly.

As soon as he came in, he knelt down with a smile and paid his respects to the old lady.

"Ali got up late, please punish me, grandma."

The old lady smiled brightly when she was called "Grandma". She had Buddhist beads hanging on her hands and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, Li'er. It's okay."

As she spoke, Aunt Zhao handed over the tea, and Su Li took it.

"Grandma, have tea."

The old lady happily took a sip and reached out to take an eight-treasure box from Madam Zhao.

"Be good! This is given to you by your grandma."

Su Li took it and opened it. It turned out to be a thick stack of banknotes, estimated to be worth 100,000 taels, and two business contracts.

"This……"

"Li'er, this is a welcome gift from your grandmother. It's not much, but it's a token of her love. A gift from an elder shouldn't be refused, so please accept it with peace of mind."

Su Li was shocked and surprised, but also excited.

What kind of family is this? The gift of a hundred thousand taels and two shops is just a gift! She must have fallen into a nest of gold.

But then she thought again, the prince was a noble person, and she was willing to help him get married. The old lady must be grateful in her heart. The money was to give her peace of mind, and also to ask her to take the money and be obedient, and take care of Pei Heng wholeheartedly from now on.

Thinking of this, Su Li no longer refused and accepted it with peace of mind. She just smiled sweetly and said, "Li'er thanks grandma."

Then tea was served to the Marquis and his wife.

The two of them also looked very bad, especially the Marquis's wife. She probably put half a pound of powder on her face, but it couldn't cover up her thick and dark bags under her eyes.

"Li'er, are you getting used to living in Qingshan Courtyard? Is there anything you need to buy? Don't hesitate, just tell your mother."

"Thank you, father. Everything is fine. Li'er lives here, just like she lives in her own home. All the utensils used in the courtyard are the best. Mother is very thoughtful and there is nothing to buy. Mother also trained the servants in the courtyard very well, and they respect me very much."

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