Traveling through time and space

"Okay, Princess, you go in and rest. I will guard the door myself." Nanny Shang went out and closed the door from the outside. Gu Yuanyuan immediately entered the space and soaked in the spiritual water bath. Thinking that both her father and the prince would be fine, she relaxed and fell asleep comfortably. When she woke up again, she quickly got up and went back to the room, tidied herself up, got out of bed and opened the door. "Princess, I have asked someone to prepare the meal." Hearing the sound from inside, Nanny Shang pushed the door open. Gu Yuanyuan looked at herself carefully, and she looked okay. She nodded and went out. The table was full of Gu Yuanyuan's favorite food.

"Madam Shang, has the mansion started preparing for the New Year? How have they arranged everything? Are the vegetables from next door enough?" Gu Yuanyuan asked a lot of questions about the mansion. It had been a long time since Gu Yuanyuan asked about the mansion.

Nanny Shang answered some of the questions. The vegetable garden next door still supplies the Princess's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion. As for the palace and the academy, there are farms for supply, and the villa will also send some fruits and game.

"Okay, have you arranged everything else in the mansion, such as clothes?"

"I haven't heard of it."

"Go call Madam Hao over." Gu Yuanyuan thought of a way to pass the blame.

"Greetings, Princess." Nanny Hao came in, lowered her head and bowed respectfully.

"Madam Hao, the New Year is just a few days away. Take your men to the streets to buy some fabric for the mansion, two sets of clothes for each servant. You used to be in business, so you must be familiar with these things. After you finish this, let this princess see what you are suitable for."

"Princess, this servant is willing to take care of Prince Sheng."

"Madam Hao, it's not your turn to make decisions in this princess's mansion." Gu Yuanyuan looked at her. "It's not that you can do whatever you want, and you have to do whatever this princess tells you to do."

"Yes, I understand."

"Go ahead and do it. If you have any questions, go ask Butler Chen." She bowed and turned to go out. Gu Yuanyuan stared at her as she left.

"Princess, I always feel that there is something wrong with Madam Hao."

"Don't worry, this princess won't let her overstep her bounds." Gu Yuanyuan had seen Nanny Hao several times and was sure of her intentions, but she really didn't have a good impression of this person. In this life, no one could control her. "Find someone smart to follow her these two days. Dongmei, give orders to the servants in the mansion to take turns on holiday for these three days. If they want to go out of the mansion to buy some New Year's goods, they can go out. Just tell you." Dongmei nodded, "Nanny Shang, tell Chunmei, Xiamei, Qiumei and the others to bring the children over and go see the prince together." Gu Yuanyuan asked someone to bring the children over to play for a while. Seeing that the children were in good spirits, Gu Yuanyuan wanted to go for a walk on the street by herself. It was the end of the year, and it was time to go out. No matter what happened, she had to go and see it herself. Just at the gate of the courtyard, she met a carriage that had just stopped.

Gu Yuanyuan couldn't tell which family it belonged to, so Nanny Shang stepped forward and whispered, "Princess, this looks like the insignia of the Minister of War's family." Because of the eldest princess, Gu Yuanyuan stopped getting into the car and stood. "Your Highness greets you, Princess."

"Student Mowen greets the princess." A young man got out of the car and bowed deeply to Gu Yuanyuan. Gu Yuanyuan also saw this person clearly. It was the person she saved that day, the third son of the Zhao family, Zhao Mowen.

"Today, we, mother and son, have come here specially to thank the princess for saving Mervyn's life." The mother and son bowed together again.

"Madam Zhao, you are too polite. It was just a small favor that day. Please don't keep it in your heart. I feel embarrassed for being so polite." Gu Yuan looked at her and thought she wanted to go into the yard to talk. "Madam Zhao, please come in and talk." Gu Yuanyuan led people into the yard, wondering in her heart whether Madam Zhao came for something.

"Mervin, kowtow to the princess and thank her for saving your life."

Everyone had just sat down and the servants had served them tea and snacks when Mrs. Zhao said something that made Gu Yuanyuan, who had just picked up the teacup to drink, almost spit out her tea.

"Mrs. Zhao, there's really no need to be so polite." But Zhao Mowen still knelt down and kowtowed obediently. Due to some reasons, Gu Yuanyuan couldn't go forward to help him personally, so she could only watch him complete the whole procedure.

"Mo Wen, have someone take you to the next door to have a look. You've always wanted to see it with your own eyes, haven't you?" Madam Zhao said to Gu Yuanyuan, "Princess, this child has always been very curious about the vegetable garden in the princess mansion and the vegetables there."

"Little Maozi, take the Third Young Master to see it yourself."

"Yes, Princess." The little Russian led his men out.

"Mrs. Zhao, do you have something to say?"

"Princess, I know something, but should I tell you?"

"What has happened that makes Madam Zhao so embarrassed?" Gu Yuanyuan spoke directly without beating around the bush.

"Princess," Madam Zhao looked at Gu Yuanyuan while speaking, "Princess, you know the relationship between me and the eldest princess. Some things are not easy to tell her directly. She may not believe it even if I tell her. Moreover, this news is not too certain. I am afraid that if it is not true, it will hurt one party." Madam Zhao was very embarrassed.

"Mrs. Zhao, please speak frankly." Gu Yuanyuan was very curious. What exactly did she want to say?

"Princess, if you know, then I will tell you everything I want to know, so that I don't have to worry about what to do." Gu Yuanyuan nodded, "I have received news that the third daughter of the Song family is not a good match."

"Is it the third daughter of the Song family who is chosen by mother to be the wife of my eldest brother?" Gu Yuanyuan was a little surprised.

"A few days ago, I was gossiping with a lady I'm close to. She mentioned that the eldest princess had taken a fancy to the third daughter of the Song family, but that daughter wasn't what the eldest princess had heard. These past few days, I've been listening to the eldest princess's praises of the third daughter of the Song family. I also said a few words to her, asking her to think it over carefully, but she didn't take it to heart. Yesterday, I went to the eldest princess's mansion again. She was already preparing someone to propose marriage. I said a few words, and I'm afraid I've caused her displeasure."

"What happened to the third daughter of the Song family? What did Madam hear from that lady?" This successfully aroused Gu Yuanyuan's curiosity.

"She gave birth to a daughter, the daughter of her ex-fiancé. She returned to her ancestral home three years ago because she was pregnant. This child is that man's posthumous child. Her fiancé at the time was also the illegitimate son of an official in the capital. However, something bad happened to that family later. The legitimate son died unexpectedly, leaving no heirs. Somehow, the illegitimate son also had an accident. But more than a month later, the third daughter of the Song family found out that she was pregnant with a posthumous child. I heard that her fiancé's parents came to the door and begged the third daughter of the Song family to keep the child and leave a trace of their bloodline. I heard that they left 50,000 taels of silver, and the third daughter of the Song family returned the child to them after giving birth."

"Did the Song family accept the 50,000 yuan?" Gu Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"I heard they did. After the third girl gave birth to the child, she didn't even see him once before the old couple took the child away. Now no one knows where they are."

"Mrs. Zhao, are you telling the truth?"

"Yes, the news I heard should be true. As long as we let the imperial physician take her pulse, we will know whether Miss Song San has given birth to a child or not, and then we will know whether it is true or not." Madam Zhao stood up and saluted.

"Okay, I believe you, but I can't pull Miss Song San over to take her pulse directly." Gu Yuanyuan thought about it and decided that she couldn't let Brother Wei suffer this loss.

"Someone in the Song family must know about this, but I just can't think of a good way to deal with it."

"Okay, Madam Zhao, please don't worry about this matter. I will find a way to figure this out. Madam Zhao, I will not tell my mother about this matter and embarrass Madam Zhao for no reason."

"I thank the princess. Now that I know about this matter, I really don't want the princess to be deceived."

"Madam, don't worry. This princess thanks you on my mother's behalf. Since this matter has been spread, there must have been some rumors. It's better to confirm it."

"Then I'll take my leave." Mrs. Zhao bowed.

"Thank you, Mrs. Zhao, for taking this trip." Gu Yuanyuan stood up.

"Princess, please stay." Gu Yuanyuan walked to the door and signaled Nanny Shang to see the guest off. She then went back to sit and think of a solution.

"Princess, all the gifts for the full moon banquet in the palace have been packed up. Here is the account book." Dongmei took out a booklet and placed it in front of Gu Yuanyuan, then Nanny Shang and the others followed in.

"Madame Shang, the Princess's residence will hold a banquet in three days to entertain all the ladies and young ladies who attended the palace banquet. It will also be a thank you banquet."

"Princess, this is not the right time. The Crown Prince just passed away. We can't hold this kind of banquet." Nanny Shang tried to stop her.

"I really forgot. How about this? Give thank you gifts to those who gave gifts for the children's full moon banquet." Gu Yuanyuan stood up. "Xiao Mao, Alua, A Yu Baize, you all accompany this princess out."

"Miss, won't the servant follow me?"

"The New Year is coming soon. You have to work with Nanny Shang to tidy up the house. Clean it thoroughly and get ready for the New Year."

"Yes, Princess, I will discuss this matter with Nanny Shang and Steward Chen."

"What time is it now?" Gu Yuanyuan left the house and was about to get on the carriage.

"Princess, it's already past 9 o'clock." The little Maozi looked up at the sky.

"Go straight to Yuezhong Tower," Gu Yuanyuan said as she boarded Zhou Chun's carriage. "You all should get in too." After a moment's thought, Gu Yuanyuan called out to the outside of the carriage. Bai Ze, A Luan, and A Yu boarded, and Gu Yuanyuan realized that the little guy was sitting next to Zhou Chun. "Bai Ze, the way you stopped the horse shows that you're a skilled martial artist. Since you've sincerely pledged your allegiance to me and signed a contract to sell yourself, I've granted your wish. From now on, you must be loyal and dedicated to me."

"Princess, don't worry. I know you are a good person. I will always stand before you and help you out of danger."

"Sit down," Gu Yuanyuan suppressed her laughter and asked Bai Ze to stand up. The other two were also laughing. When Bai Ze stood up and knelt, his head hit the carriage, making a thud. "From now on, the safety of this princess will be in the hands of you three."

"Yes, Princess." The three of them wanted to get up, but Gu Yuanyuan asked them not to move. With the three of them around, Gu Yuanyuan felt that she could relax a little and closed her eyes to rest for a while.

The car stopped and they got out. Gu Yuanyuan opened her eyes and got out of the car. A crowd of people had gathered around her. "Greetings, Princess." Shopkeeper Zhou led the group in greeting.

"Manager Zhou, please excuse me. Are the owners here? If not, send someone to look for them." Gu Yuanyuan went straight up the stairs to the second floor. Chen Liang led her into a room. When they left Yuezhong Building, Gu Yuanyuan took away two hundred thousand taels of silver notes. The banquet for three days later was also confirmed, with Shen Pei'an and Wei Yinyou leading the team. Xiang Xiang went back to the farm again. Everything was normal. Since there was nothing else going on at the farm, Xu Kun and Ge Congwen also followed her back to the princess's residence.

"Princess, the list has been prepared. Would you like to take a look at it?" Dongmei came over with Manager Chen to ask for instructions.

"No need, you guys decide." Gu Yuanyuan had just changed into her home clothes and sat down when they came in. "Butler Chen, it's the end of the year already. Have all the shops and farms in the mansion come to settle their accounts?"

"To answer the princess, at the end of the year, business is booming...it should be delivered to the mansion by New Year's Eve."

"Okay, there are some manors and shops whose managers I haven't met yet. Let's put it this way, let everyone come to the princess's mansion and settle the accounts face to face. I've said that it's everyone, and I'll recognize everyone face to face." Gu Yuanyuan asked some more questions about the mansion. They talked for a long time, and the children also came over. Gu Yuanyuan played with the children for a while. After they dispersed, Gu Yuanyuan had her meal and washed up. It was already late at night, but she heard the sound of someone banging on the door. Although her yard was farther away from the mansion gate, she could still hear some noises. It was obvious how hard the person banged on the door. Soon, she heard hurried footsteps.

"Princess, Princess, something big has happened." Dongmei's voice.

"What's the matter?" Gu Yuanyuan sat up and asked.

"Princess, someone came from Prince De's mansion and said that the prince is dying." Dongmei's voice was very anxious.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yuanyuan quickly stood up, and Dongmei came into the room holding a lamp. "Who's wrong?" The person who asked was also very anxious.

"Your Highness, Your Highness has been stabbed," he quickly put on his coat and left the inner room.

"Who was stabbed?" Gu Yuanyuan came out of the inner room and asked directly.

"Princess, the prince was stabbed, seriously. They went to the palace to ask for the imperial physician. I remembered you and came to ask for your help."

"Hua, Hua Can, stand up and talk. Xiao Maozi, go drive the car." Gu Yuanyuan's heart suddenly panicked. She hurriedly jogged a few steps and the car flew to Prince De's Mansion at a high speed. Gu Yuanyuan's heart was always hanging. Please don't let anything happen. Please don't let anything happen. Gu Yuanyuan kept praying in her heart.