Traveling through time and space

"Dongmei, go and find all twenty-two of you and bring them here," Su Yuanyuan looked at the place where her grandmother's coffin had been placed and had a new idea.

"Princess, go and rest." Mrs. Yan reminded.

"No, wait until everything is settled and then have a good rest. Is there anything to eat? I'm very hungry."

"I'll go and take a look." Mrs. Yan wiped her tears and went out.

Su Yuanyuan personally moved a chair to the door and sat down so that she could talk to the people in the yard. "Greetings, Princess Anle." "Greetings, Princess Anle."

Greetings came one after another, and people arrived one after another, "Princess, everyone is here." Dongmei arrived with everyone.

"You shouldered the responsibility of protecting the Marquis of Xiaoyong's mansion, but you were completely ineffective. This led to the abduction of this princess and the death of the old lady. Do you realize your mistake?" Su Yuanyuan was furious and shouted, "Don't think that just because you were sent by the palace, this princess can't do anything to you. Now, immediately, kneel before the old lady's spirit. I won't say anything, and you will all accept your punishment."

"Yes, Princess, I know I was wrong and I will accept any punishment from you." All the leaders responded. Those who were kneeling in front of Su Yuanyuan stood up, went into the house, and knelt down again.

"Princess," Mrs. Yan brought over a tray with six small shrimp dumplings. Su Yuanyuan ate two and put down her chopsticks. "Princess, are you going to eat all this?" Su Yuanyuan shook her head, unable to eat any more. Now that everyone had gradually arrived, "Princess, if you have anything to say, please speak now."

"Okay, now that everyone is here, I'll tell you what the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion looks like now. Many of you are elderly residents, and the old lady is gone. I'm afraid the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion is really going to decline. I won't force you. In the days ahead, everyone may have a hard time. If anyone wants to leave, I won't stop them."

Several maids were about to say something, but Su Yuanyuan gestured, signaling them to stop talking. "Whether it's a life contract or a death contract, those who want to leave, go ahead. Whether the life contract has expired or not, this princess will set you free. For those who have a death contract, each of you must take out five taels of silver to redeem yourselves. This is the compensation you have worked so hard for the Su family for so many years. Of course, if you are willing, and are willing to stay with this princess to help rebuild the Xiaoyong Hou Mansion, and pledge your loyalty to this princess from now on, this princess will also welcome you and provide you with food."

"Miss, I am willing to stay and serve you for the rest of my life and be loyal to you," Mother Yan said as she knelt down.

"Princess, Hehua and I are willing to stay." Xu Kun stood up, took a step forward, and knelt. "We are willing to stay and serve you for the rest of our lives, and be loyal to you."

"Okay, Xu Kun, you have learned so much from me. If you want to leave, I will not let you go," Su Yuanyuan wanted to make a joke and forced a smile that was uglier than crying. Zhilin and Zhirong also stepped forward to express their willingness to stay and serve.

"Okay, you take a statistic of those who are willing to stay. This princess is going to go back and rest for a while. Mother Wu, Mother Liu, and Mother Yang, if you want to leave, this princess will not stop you. You are my grandmother's personal servants and have been helping her all these years. If you want to find another way out, Mother Yan will not accept their money, but will give them twenty taels each so that they can have a way out. The rest of you should do as this princess just said, and don't let others down." Su Yuanyuan stood up and prepared to go back to her own yard.

"Yes, Princess, I will take care of it. Zhilin and Zhirong, you two should get up quickly and help the princess to rest for a while. The princess has been too tired these days." Mother Yan ordered.

"Yes, Princess," the two men stood up and helped Su Yuanyuan up, and took care of her grandmother's funeral. Su Yuanyuan completely collapsed and let the two men support her.

"Princess, the wife of Marquis Anguo and Miss Ting are here." Someone replied.

"Okay, please ask them to go to Shanhe Hall to talk, I will be there soon." Su Yuanyuan asked Zhilin and the others to let her go, and staggered, "Zhilin, go prepare some refreshments." When they arrived at the door of Shanhe Hall, Su Yuanyuan straightened her clothes, feeling something was wrong and a little embarrassed, and was about to go into the inner room to change clothes.

"Sister," Ting'er and her mother appeared at the gate of the yard. Looking at Su Yuanyuan's appearance, Ting'er immediately went up and hugged her.

"Ting'er, I'll go change some clothes and come back to talk to you. Madam, I'm sorry for the rudeness."

"Why are you so reserved, kid? You've suffered a lot these days. In front of your aunt, you can do whatever you want." After saying this, Mrs. Hou walked forward and hugged Su Yuanyuan.

"Princess, Madam Hou, Miss Ting, please come inside and talk." Zhirong stepped forward and spoke.

"Come in and sit down and talk. Look at you. It's only been a few days, and you've lost a lot of weight."

"Aunt, grandma is gone and will never come back. She left Yuanyuan alone in this world." Su Yuanyuan found an outlet to vent her feelings and lay down crying.

"Sister," Ting'er walked forward and hugged Su Yuanyuan.

After venting, Su Yuanyuan calmed down, "Thank you, Madam, Yuanyuan is fine." She wiped away her tears, "Aunt, Ting'er, let's go in and talk." Su Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed, so she went into the house and sat down to talk. Su Yuanyuan stood up and bowed seriously to Madam Hou.

"Princess Anle, you absolutely cannot do that," Madam Hou stood up.

"Yuanyuan calls Madam Auntie, showing that she doesn't treat you as an outsider. Madam, I appreciate this gesture. I thank you for your concern for me and the Marquis of Xiaoyong." Su Yuanyuan bowed and turned to sit down. "Thankfully, I ran into the eldest son of the mansion that day. Thanks to their help, I was able to return home safely. I will definitely repay this kindness in the future."

"Yuanyuan, what are you talking about? When you were tied up, did you see the person who tied you up?"

"I did see it. Yuan Wu was unconscious at first, but then he saw two young masters. One of them tried to strangle Yuan Yuan, while the other tried to stop him. Yuan Yuan took the opportunity to escape while they were arguing. Fortunately, he met the eldest master."

"This is the fate between the princess and our Ge family. The old lady is gone, but you have to live your life well and don't be too sad. I believe that the old lady's spirit in heaven would not want to see you suffer injustice."

"Yuanyuan knows and heard that grandma was still worried about Yuanyuan's safety before she died, so Yuanyuan will definitely live well to comfort grandma's spirit in heaven." Yes, she needs to cheer up to reassure her grandma and mother. Besides, she still has important things to do.

"Well, you've come to your senses, and it's no wonder that the old lady loves you so much. If you need anything, just send someone to the Marquis of Anguo's mansion."

"Yuanyuan thanks Madam for her help. Tomorrow is Brother Congwen's wedding, but Yuanyuan is not fit to attend the wedding banquet these days. However, the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion will definitely send a gift tomorrow."

"Why are you so polite, kid? Well, seeing that you are fine, your aunt is relieved. There are many things to do in the mansion, so we will go back first." Mrs. Hou stood up.

"Sister, take care of yourself. Ting'er will come to see you again after my second brother gets married."

"Okay, thank you, Ting'er."

"Good boy, seeing you so tired, your aunt really feels sorry for you. Please stay and have a good rest. Come to your aunt if you have any problems." Madam Hou held down Su Yuanyuan who wanted to get up.

"Zhilin, wait for the princess to rest. Princess, I will go and send Madam Hou off." Zhirong made arrangements.

"Aunt, it's getting dark, please be careful. Yuanyuan won't see you off." Su Yuanyuan stood up and saluted. She stood at the door, watching the mother and daughter leave. "Zhirong, ask the kitchen to bring some hot water. This princess needs to take a bath."

"Yes, princess."

Su Yuanyuan leaned against the door, looking at the courtyard gate, wondering if her grandmother would come in suddenly. Not long after, Zhirong prepared the hot water, and the two of them helped Su Yuanyuan into the house. Su Yuanyuan asked them to go downstairs and not come in without being called. She then entered the space, "Sister, Xiaoyue is almost starving to death. Xiaoyue didn't dare to disturb you these days." Xiaoyue looked at Su Yuanyuan pitifully.

"Xiao Yue'er, I'm very sad. I won't have a grandmother anymore. I won't have any relatives around me anymore."

"Sister, don't worry. Xiaoyue'er is your relative." Looking at Xiaoyue'er, who had definitely grown smaller, Su Yuanyuan forced herself to cheer up and made him a meal. She then went to take a spiritual water bath. Looking at Xiaoyue eating with gusto, Su Yuanyuan left the space, tidied up everything, and opened the door. "Zhilin, sort out the clothes in the closet. You can't wear colored clothes this year."

"Yes, Princess, the servants will go and clean it up."

"No, it's getting late. You've all worked hard these past few days. Go and rest well. We can do these things tomorrow. There's no need to stand guard today. This princess wants to be alone and quiet."

"Princess, everything is ready." Mother Yan walked in. "Princess, Dongmei and the others..."

"Let them kneel down. No matter what happens, let's talk about it tomorrow. You all can go down and rest." Su Yuanyuan didn't want to hear anything now. She just wanted to let go.

"Princess,"

"There's no need to say anything. This princess wants some quiet time. You all should leave and lock the gate from the outside." Su Yuanyuan waved her hand.

"The servants are guarding outside. The princess is in trouble and is shouting loudly." Mother Yan whispered. Su Yuanyuan understood a little. They were worried about her, but she just wanted to be alone for a while. Well, let them do whatever they want. Looking at the moonlight, it was really bright. Su Yuanyuan was attracted by the moonlight. She moved a chair and sat at the door. She leaned against the door, looked up at the moon, her mind was empty, she didn't think about anything, and she felt particularly comfortable.

"Sister, there is someone on the tree opposite, staring at you for a while." Xiaoyue suddenly reminded herself, and Su Yuanyuan looked at the tree opposite.

"Since you are here, please come out and see me," Su Yuanyuan suddenly said, "no matter you are an enemy or a friend, don't always hide it." In fact, Su Yuanyuan also heard the breathing sound, but was just observing the other party's movements in secret, always on guard against the other party's attack. After the first negligence, how could Su Yuanyuan not be more careful?

"I didn't expect that you could actually detect my presence," Su Yuanyuan let down his guard when he saw the person coming down from the tree and walking towards him.

"Uncle, it's you." Su Yuanyuan became lazy again and leaned against the door.

"Are you ok?"

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. Yuanyuan is adjusting himself and will be fine in a few days."

"Can you tell me, my lord, about the last time you were kidnapped?"

"Uncle, who are you? Yuanyuan wants to avenge this on her own. If it weren't for them, Grandmother wouldn't be dead, the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion wouldn't be in such a state of decline today, and Yuanyuan wouldn't be without her only relative. Yuanyuan wants to avenge herself."

"I understand the princess's desire for revenge, but you are just an unarmed little girl. How can you fight those people? As for who I am, one day, the princess will know. All she needs to know is that I am not her enemy."

Su Yuanyuan shook her head. "We just met by chance, how could Yuanyuan trust you? Although I've saved Yuanyuan several times, I don't know anything about you, so how could I trust you? But Yuanyuan wants to know, where did you find Yuanyuan?"

"Near Jingyin Temple, for the sake of fairness, you must also tell me. Can you draw the people you saw?" Su Yuanyuan refused him. She didn't know when she fell asleep, and when she woke up, he was gone. She returned to her room and lay on the bed. Su Yuanyuan thought of the most important thing right now: repairing the house in the mansion first. She could deal with other things as they came along. "Are these the people?" Su Yuanyuan ate breakfast, looking at the list of people left behind that Yan Pozi handed her.

"Yes, Princess,"

"The head steward, Su Quan, stayed behind. Qiaofen, Shufen, Fenlian, and Yufen also left. Old Zhao, the coachman, also firmly said he wouldn't leave..." Granny Yan said, and Su Yuanyuan nodded, understanding what was going on. "Princess, Madam Yang, and Madam Liu are also leaving. They've chosen to seek refuge with their other brothers and sisters."

"Alright, call everyone who's staying this afternoon. This princess has a few words to say. As for the others who are leaving, don't treat them unfairly. Mother Yan, there's a set of jewelry on this princess's dressing table. You will personally take someone to deliver it to the Anguo Marquis's residence to congratulate Prince Ge on his wedding."

"Yes, Princess, I will go and see you off personally." Su Yuanyuan walked in the devastated mansion and couldn't help shaking her head. This yard was really in a bad condition and had to be rebuilt. After looking around the entire yard, she had an idea in her mind. Su Yuanyuan returned to the yard where they were punished.

"Greetings, Princess." Everyone bowed when they saw Su Yuanyuan enter.

Su Yuanyuan went straight to burn incense for her grandmother and sat aside. "Why did you come back that day? What happened? How come none of you noticed that someone had entered the mansion?"

"To answer the princess, it's our fault. Many people came to the mansion that day, and we were fighting outside, but we didn't notice. It turned out that they were using a sleight of hand to attract the attention of the guards. Someone went in and kidnapped the princess. We deserve to die for failing to protect the princess and harming the old lady." Dongmei said.

"Yes, Princess, we left the room upon hearing the warning, but we didn't expect so many people to arrive. We estimate there to be no less than seventy or eighty." Yu Lin stepped forward. "We were so busy fighting them that we failed to protect the Princess, Madam. We deserve to die."

"Princess, that day I was on night duty outside the palace gate when I suddenly saw flames coming out of Yixin Garden. I quickly shouted that there was a fire and wanted to run to Yixin Garden, but at that moment, many places in the palace were on fire at the same time. Suddenly, I saw many men in black."