"There are two nurses in the princess's courtyard. One is the wet nurse that the princess brought from the Duke of Wei's residence, that is, Madam Zhao, who is in charge of the princess's affairs.

There was also a maidservant left behind by the old princess, Nanny Zheng. Later, she got married and was left in the main courtyard by the prince to serve and take charge of the affairs in the princess' courtyard.

The princess had four maids, all of whom were born in the palace. Qiuyue, Qiuhe, Qiuxiang, and Qiuye had all been with the princess for only a few years.

There is an unwritten rule in the mansion that maids must be sent out to marry when they turn 18, so the maids around the masters are all young.

Only those who remain single can remain by their master's side and serve him forever. The others are second- and third-class servants, ten in total. Yuanshan is very familiar with the situation in the main courtyard.

Before, he had always been with the prince and often went in and out of the main courtyard.

"Before the princess married into the palace, who was the head of the inner courtyard?" Yu Yuanzheng asked again.

The old princess died a long time ago, so it is impossible that there will not be a new mistress of the house.

"It's mainly the Second Madam, and the Third Madam is also in charge of some affairs. It's just the two of them who manage the inner courtyard of the palace. Until the princess came into the palace, the old prince asked them to hand over the power of the family with just one word." Yuanshan was a house-born child, and he was relatively clear about some of the past of the palace.

After hearing this, Yu Yuanzheng started to think a lot.

The prince is 41 years old this year. The old princess died when he was three years old. So the two old ladies have been the housekeeper for at least 17 years. It is impossible that they have not won over some people to use for their own purposes during such a long time.

The next day, Yu Yuanzheng reported to the princess again and went out to see where the villa that came with her dowry was.

The princess was very tolerant of her and would agree as long as she was told clearly what to do.

"Don't come back too late today like last time."

"Uh, mother, I might still be back later. I want to go back to my parents' home and discuss something with them. They just moved out of the uncle's house, and I want to know what their current situation is."

Yu Yuanzheng didn't feel awkward at all when facing an elder who was about the same age as her, and sometimes she even acted like a spoiled child unconsciously.

It’s good not to be married, as you can always keep a childlike innocence.

Her parents had died in her previous life, but now she has parents again, which feels good.

It’s the same foursome from the day before yesterday.

Qiyayuan is looked after by Nanny Ye.

A very low-key carriage was used.

Passing by the small shop on Minle Street, Yu Yuanzheng saw that it was already being renovated.

Zhuiyun and Zhuyue were busy inside. As soon as they saw Chunlei, they ran out immediately.

"Greetings, Crown Princess." The two of them bowed at the same time.

"You guys are busy, I'm just passing through here. How many days will it take to clean up this place?"

"Two days at most. We can just buy a few cabinets and put them there in the afternoon." Zhuiyun replied.

"That's good. The back also needs to be cleaned up so that people can live in it." She planned to let someone look after the shop here.

She didn't have much money, and her savings were only two thousand taels of silver, and the prince gave her one thousand taels as a gift.

If this shop can be opened, maybe we can make some money.

Fortunately, these subordinates don't need her to pay them.

"Yes."

The carriage moved on.

Following the address on the title deed, I finally found the place.

At the very end of an alley just wide enough for a carriage to fit in.

I don’t know how such an industry could exist in the Bo Mansion.

Could it be bought for a relative who is asking for money to live in?

When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, it was ajar and I heard a quarrel inside.

"Young man, we agreed to pay the rent every six months. There is still more than a month left before six months. Why are you asking us to pay the rent now, and even raising the price by fifty taels?" A middle-aged woman's voice.

"This is what our eldest lady meant. I'm only here to collect the rent. If you have any questions, don't ask me. If you don't pay, you have to move out today." A young man's voice.

"Who is your eldest lady?"

"Don't worry about who our eldest lady is. You must pay the rent today, otherwise you will move out." The young man was impatient.

"You are breaching the contract. We signed a deed when we rented the house. Believe it or not, I will sue you at the government office. This is under the feet of the emperor." The woman was very aggressive.

"Go ahead and sue me. Do you know who owns this house?"

"Who is it?" The woman lowered her voice.

"She is the wife of the Crown Prince of Rong's Mansion. Can you afford to offend the Rong's Mansion?" The young man's proud voice came out.

"You are talking nonsense. Prince Rong is the guardian general of our Great Wei. How could he allow his daughter-in-law to bully us ordinary people like this?

Who are you? Are you a liar?

Jiang Ge'er, quickly get a broom and beat this liar out of nowhere."

The woman suddenly shouted that she wanted to hit someone.

"That's right. Prince Rong is the guardian general of the people. How could we allow the people in Prince Rong's mansion to bully the people?" Yu Yuanzheng strode into the yard with four people.

"Second Aunt!?" The man who had been so arrogant just now was suddenly frightened and at a loss when he saw the person coming.

"You still recognize who I am? Who asked you to come?" Yu Yuanzheng asked coldly.

"Little one, little one..." The servant's eyes dodged, and then he ran out the door.

Chunlei swept his leg across and tripped the man to the ground, then stepped on his back.

"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Yu Yuanzheng asked again.

"Second aunt, I was wrong. I was only following orders. Please be magnanimous and let me go." The servant saw that the situation was hopeless and begged for mercy.

"Are you going to tell me or not?" Yu Yuanzheng lost his patience.

"Uncle He sent a young man here."

"How dare you talk nonsense? He Botang, the chief steward of his uncle's mansion, would he be so short-sighted as to be interested in such a small amount of money? Tell the truth." Yu Yuanzheng kicked him.

"I was sent by the eldest lady." The foot on the servant's back was getting heavier and heavier. He could no longer bear the pain and had to tell the truth.

"Hmph, I knew it was my aunt who did it. She's the lady of an uncle's house, but she's just so magnanimous." Yu Yuanzheng knew what was going on as soon as she thought about it.

This was done intentionally to disgust her.

"Go back and tell your eldest lady that women should also be magnanimous. If she continues to behave like a mean person, the Bo Mansion will be defeated by her, and she will be the sinner of the Bo Mansion in the future.

I won't bother with a servant like you. Now you apologize to this young sister-in-law, or I'll break your legs." Yu Yuanzheng wouldn't let him off easily.

Chunlei retracted his foot, and the servant slowly got up from the ground and walked up to the woman to apologize.

"Sister Liu, I'm sorry."

The woman called Mrs. Liu had been watching nearby and finally came to her senses.

"Hello, Madam. May I know who you are?" Mrs. Liu stepped forward and bowed.

Behind her was a little boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.

"I am the prince's wife that the servant just mentioned." Yu Yuanzheng said with a smile.

"Oh, I have really met an honored person. I, Liu Ruanshi, greet the Crown Princess." Liu Ruanshi bowed again.

"You're welcome, Sister Liu. Luckily I arrived just in time. Otherwise, I would have been framed."

"The Crown Prince's Consort is such a kind person. I don't believe his nonsense." Liu Ruanshi said cheerfully, "The Crown Prince's Consort, please come in and sit down."

"Is this your son?"

"Yes, Jiang'er, come and meet the Crown Princess." Liu Ruan immediately pulled the child behind her to the front.

"Little Liu Jiang greets the Crown Princess." The child suddenly became a little shy.

"He looks very strong. Does he know some martial arts?" Yu Yuanzheng saw that the child had a masculine aura at such a young age.

"Yes, he knows a little. His father works for an escort agency in the capital, but, alas..." Liu Ruan sighed deeply.

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