Traveling through time and space

"Princess Anle, my mother is already old. I cannot stand by and watch her being tortured."

"Second Young Master, you want to help, right? Very well, fifteen yuan each, and no more bargaining. This is not a vegetable market, so please don't make any noise. I don't like to hear it." They rushed up one by one and argued with Su Yuanyuan. Su Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Anyone who begs for mercy will be treated the same." It was a little quieter now.

"Yuanyuan, do you really want to do this?" The uncle was a little angry and embarrassed.

"Master Cai, they asked for it," after seeing them finish fighting, "Master Cai, I'll say it again, remember, the Cai family and I, the princess, should be well. If one day, the palace knows what I have encountered in the Cai family, will the Cai family still stand in front of people? Remember, next time you come with such a threatening attitude, you will not get away with it. Come on, show them out." Su Yuanyuan went to the Cunshan Hall and knelt in front of her grandmother's spirit. Seeing Su Yuanyuan here, the maid who was burning incense bowed and went out.

"Princess," Mother Yan came in quietly.

"This princess is fine, Mother Yan, do you think this princess is cruel?"

"No matter what the princess does, it's not excessive. The old lady is not happy at all in the Cai family. Life is really difficult for a woman." Mother Yan sighed.

"Mother Yan, how did the Cai family split up? Why do all five families still live together?"

"Have you heard? The fourth young master is a bastard son born to Concubine Zheng. He wasn't given any house in the mansion. I heard they moved out on their own. They bought a small courtyard in the five alleys behind Tangshi Street, near the north gate of the city. I heard the eldest master gave the four rooms a total of 5,000 taels of silver, and they have nothing to do with each other since then."

"I'm telling you, only the people from Room 4 didn't come today. Go and ask around and see how they're doing. Mother Yan, what kind of person is he?"

"To answer the princess, the couple of the fourth room are both indecisive and well-behaved. The fourth wife is also a concubine's daughter in her family. The two children are better educated than those children. The fourth master has always been with the eldest young master to do some things."

"Find out how they're doing now?" Su Yuanyuan ordered. "The Shen family member didn't come today, so ask someone to find out what's going on at the Shen residence."

"I see, Princess. What else can I do for you? The weather is nice today. You should go out and have a look. Little girl, don't keep yourself cooped up in the house all the time."

"Call Dongmei and Rumei. This princess wants to see the yard we are moving to. You lead the way."

"Princess, I'm here. Rumei, please go and ask Uncle Zhao to get the carriage ready and wait at the door. Princess, please change your clothes. Look at your clothes?" After Jing Dongmei's reminder, Su Yuanyuan looked at herself and found that her clothes were already very messy. Su Yuanyuan returned to her yard, changed her clothes, and went to the door.

"Princess, Ali is in trouble." As soon as she arrived at the door, Mother Yan felt a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Princess, there's a girl who came from nowhere and has been pestering Ali. She wants to sell herself and come to the palace to be your personal servant. But from what I see, she's got nothing on her body, what can she do?" Mother Yan looked at the shadow of a girl kneeling on the ground with contempt.

"What's your name? Raise your head and let this princess see what makes you so confident?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"When the princess asks you questions, answer them carefully," the person next to you reminded.

"My name is Xiaoyue'er. I may look small, but I am very strong and know a lot. I beg the princess to accept me. I will serve the princess well for the rest of my life."

"Why? Why do you have to come to this princess?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"The deceased old lady once saved my life. Now I have nothing to worry about, so I come to serve her to repay her kindness. I don't want her to pass away, so I am willing to serve the princess."

"Will you betray me? If you do, I will punish you as you please."

"I will never betray the princess. If one day, I betray my master, you can beat me to death."

"Alright, stand up, Xiaoyue'er. I accept you as my own. From now on, you will be by my side."

"Thank you, Princess. I will serve you well." Xiaoyue kowtowed three times deeply. This girl is really thin and her appearance is not very good, but she looks energetic and smart.

"Princess, this girl's origins are unknown."

"It's okay. This princess trusts her. Rumei, take Xiaoyueer..." Su Yuanyuan was just about to ask Rumei to take Xiaoyueer into the house to pack up and go out together, but two cars stopped over there, followed by a group of people.

"I have met the princess,"

"Hello, Eunuch Shen."

"Imperial sister, father ordered us to come and apologize to the old lady." The sixth prince and the seventh prince got out of the car.

"Yuanyuan greets the two royal brothers." Su Yuanyuan bowed.

"Your servant, I greet the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince." Everyone greeted them. Such a grand ceremony at the gate of the mansion attracted many passers-by.

"My two royal brothers, please come into the mansion. Mother Yan, serve tea."

"Imperial sister, I heard that you are a great cook. Can Sixth Brother and Seventh Brother enjoy your meal today?"

"I'm sorry, Sixth Brother, this may be a bit of a rumor. Those side dishes are not suitable for formal occasions." Su Yuanyuan actually brought them to the grandmother's coffin. Since they were here, regardless of whether they were sincere or not, it was only right for them to offer some incense. Su Yuanyuan stopped the servants from entering the mourning hall and personally lit the incense, placing it in the hands of the Sixth and Seventh Brothers. The two princes took it, bowed, and offered the incense. It was a perfunctory visit, but it still counted as a visit. "Yuanyuan thanks the two royal brothers for coming to the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion. Yuanyuan also thanks the two royal brothers on behalf of my grandmother." Yuanyuan bowed in thanks.

"Princess, the emperor asked me to come and tell you that after one month of mourning in two days, the palace will bring people to rebuild the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion. But the emperor has something to tell me that the rebuilt gate lintel is Princess Anle's Mansion, and it can no longer be the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion." While sitting in the hall, Eunuch Shen conveyed the emperor's intention.

"No, it has to be the door plaque of Marquis Xiaoyong's Mansion. Yuanyuan doesn't care whether it's the door lintel of Princess Anle's Mansion." Su Yuanyuan refused.

"Your Majesty, father meant that the old lady has passed away, and there is no one left in the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion." The seventh brother consoled him.

"Seventh brother, Grandmother is a very important person to Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan has long promised Zujing that the Marquis of Xiaoyong Mansion will continue to exist during Yuanyuan's lifetime. In the future, if Yuanyuan marries and has children, the children will also have the surname Su to inherit the Su family's bloodline. Otherwise, Yuanyuan would rather remain single for life."

"You are a daughter of the royal family. How can you inherit the Su family's lineage?"

"Seventh brother, there are many brothers and sisters in the royal family. One more Yuanyuan is not much, and one less Yuanyuan is not a small number either. But the Su family has only one descendant, Yuanyuan. If Yuanyuan forgets everything, then there will no longer be the Xiaoyong Hou Mansion in this world, and no one will remember the Xiaoyong Hou Mansion and the Su family. Yuanyuan doesn't want to be a person who goes back on his word, and I believe that father will agree."

"I didn't expect you to be a man of your word. We were wrong about the old lady. I didn't really want to hurt you when I pinched your neck that time. I just wanted to scare you. I'm sorry now. We all listen to what our father says. Here's my silver. Keep it. We may not be born of the same mother, but we have the same father. I won't let anyone bully you in the future."

"Yes, Yuanyuan, Sixth Brother is right. You are still young, but you insist on living here alone. This belongs to Seventh Brother. Seventh Brother and Sixth Brother gave it to you willingly. You live outside by yourself, so you must take good care of yourself."