Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

"Sister Wei."

"Sister Liu." Concubine Wei saw her coming from the accounting office, and a cold look flashed in her eyes. This hint of ferocity was enough to ruin her smiling face. She took a few steps forward and grabbed Yu Ziyin's hand. "I didn't even have time to congratulate you! After attending to the sick, your status in the Prince's Mansion has really risen. We will all rely on you in the future!"

Yu Ziyin smiled and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? Don't I and the other sisters all rely on His Highness? How can I, your younger sister, make the decisions in the Crown Prince's Mansion?"

"Oh, my sister, you are so modest. Didn't His Highness hand over the housekeeping power to you now? Then, wouldn't you be the one who makes the decisions about the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion?"

There is a lot of jealousy hidden in Concubine Wei's words. Who wouldn't feel jealous?

Concubine Wei was the person who wanted the housekeeping power the most in the entire Prince's Mansion. However, before Yu Zinyin entered the mansion, she hinted to the Prince several times and tried to take the housekeeping power that belonged to her from Nanny Ping, but the Prince easily pushed her back every time, so she had no choice but to give up.

As a result, Yu Zinyin was so lucky that not only did he not die while tending to the sick, but he also obtained the right to be the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion. Moreover, the Prince rarely went to the backyard, and now when he entered the backyard, he went straight to the Lanyue Pavilion and had no intention of going anywhere else.

Wouldn’t that make the other women in the backyard hate Yu Zinyin to death?

It's not that no one wanted to intercept her halfway. Concubine Wei was one of them. She asked Xiao Cui to go to the Crown Prince when he went to Lanyue Pavilion and tell him that she was sick. She thought that because of the relationship between them, the Crown Prince would definitely come to see her, and Yu Zinyin would be so angry that she would die.

Who would have thought that the prince came, took a few glances, asked a few questions and then left with a very cold attitude, which made Concubine Wei very angry. After learning that the prince had gone to Lanyue Pavilion, Concubine Wei hated Yu Zinyin even more.

Seeing Yu Ziyin's rosy face, how could Concubine Wei, who had experienced love, not understand why this happened? She secretly hated herself for sending this woman in to tend to the sick. Even if she pushed a less favored wife in, it would be better than letting this bitch in!

But it's too late to regret now.

Concubine Wei could only pin her hopes on the costume. She looked at Yu Zinyin's expression and saw that she didn't seem to be poisoned. She felt a little strange. She thought that it had been so long since she came out. Considering Yu Zinyin's eagerness to practice in the costume every day, how could there be no effect at all?

When Yu Ziyin saw her looking at him, he knew that she wanted to see how effective the medicine was. He sneered in his heart and let her look without dodging or avoiding.

Although Concubine Wei had a lot on her mind, her psychological battle was actually completed in the blink of an eye. She thought that the two cleaning maids did not use strong medicine as she wished, or that it was not enough. She went back and asked Xiao Cui to urge them more. She really didn't want to see Yu Zinyin's face again.

At the moment, Concubine Wei couldn't see anything, so she wanted to sow discord between Yu Zinyin and Nanny Ping. She pulled Yu Zinyin aside, and the ladies behind her also understood and didn't come forward.

Concubine Wei looked concerned for Yu Ziyin and said earnestly, "Sister, you now have the power of housekeeper. I'm truly happy for you, but I also feel sorry for you. Alas... Nanny Ping used to rely on her status as the Crown Prince's wet nurse to look down on us concubines and wives in the Crown Prince's mansion. She was very domineering! The Crown Prince asked you to study with her. You must have suffered a lot, didn't you?"

Yu Ziyin remained silent and did not answer.

Concubine Wei put herself in Yu Ziyin's shoes. If she had the power to manage the household, but was still being suppressed by an old servant, she would definitely be furious. So when she saw Yu Ziyin didn't answer, she thought her words had touched her heart, and continued, "Don't think she's not giving you a hard time now. Just wait and see what will happen in the future. Now that you've taken away her power, she must hate you to death. If you make any mistakes, she will definitely go to the Crown Prince and complain harshly. I'm a precedent! That old thing hurt me terribly back then. I just told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about being in charge of household chores, but I was slandered for no reason and was even grounded by His Royal Highness for a month!"

"If it were up to you, my sister, you should take control of the housekeeping power as soon as possible and send her to some remote corner. You can't let an old servant have the opportunity to bully you."

Concubine Wei's hatred and resentment towards Nanny Ping was no less than hers towards Yu Zinyin. When she wanted the right to be the housekeeper but was rejected by the prince, Nanny Ping seized on her mistake and confronted her in front of all the concubines, which was really humiliating for her. But because she was the prince's wet nurse, the prince did not blame her for speaking her mind and contradicting his master. This made Concubine Wei very angry. Since then, she has been looking for an opportunity to deal with this old thing. Now, if Yu Zinyin and Nanny Ping started fighting, she would be very happy to see this scene!

Seeing that she was trying to sow discord between herself and Nanny Ping, Yu Ziyin almost laughed out loud. Not to mention whether Nanny Ping would seize her mistakes and complain to the prince, Nanny Ping was definitely not the kind of person who would abuse her power for personal gain.

During these days of getting along, she discovered that beneath the surface of Nanny Ping's decisiveness, she was actually an easy-going and wise old woman. She and the housekeeper were actually very old, and they had long planned to retire and return to their hometown to enjoy their retirement. It was just that the prince did not want to let them go. He even suggested that they could bring their son to the prince's mansion to be trained as the next housekeeper. Even so, the two refused. Afterwards, the prince could only helplessly say that he would let them go once he found someone to replace them.

Therefore, it is impossible that Nanny Ping hated Yu Zinyin for taking away her power. On the contrary, Nanny Ping was very happy that someone could take over the affairs of the Prince's Mansion. She was very frank when teaching and tried her best to explain everything to Yu Zinyin clearly and thoroughly.

Moreover, Nanny Ping had long been on guard against someone trying to sow discord between her and Yu Zinyin, and she had long since explained the causes and consequences of her dispute with Concubine Wei and several other ladies, making it clear that she would never use her position as the prince's wet nurse to bully the concubines and ladies in the backyard. If she really did so, how could the prince be confident in letting her manage the backyard?

At that moment, Yu Ziyin smiled and said to Concubine Wei, "But what I heard from Madam Ping is not like that. I heard that the reason you were confined to your house was because you secretly accepted bribes and gifts from the wives of subordinate officials. This is something His Highness has expressly forbidden. So when Madam Ping found out, she reported it to His Highness, and that's why His Highness doesn't allow you to have any more power as a housekeeper. He was afraid that you would accept gifts behind His Highness's back."

At the time, Concubine Wei was indeed a favored woman in the Crown Prince's mansion, and the Crown Prince was willing to give her the power of housekeeping. But at a critical moment, Madam Ping discovered that Concubine Wei, relying on her favor at the time, had colluded with several wives of lower officials and accepted bribes from them behind the scenes. Didn't this really touch the Crown Prince's sore spot? All her power of housekeeping and favor were gone.