The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Upon arriving at the Ministry of Justice, after Jingxue explained her purpose, the officials there said that 71 servants would require a total of 2000 taels of silver.

Jingxue: The Emperor has taken back every single penny of the money he gave me. He's really done something amazing!

After handing over the silver notes and taking all the indentures, Li Xia went to the prison and brought all the servants out.

A group of people arrived at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice and immediately knelt down before Jingxue, saying, "Young Miss, thank you!"

"Get up, everyone! It's alright now." Actually, Jingxue was still feeling quite unwell. The servants had all come out, but Jing Zhiyuan and his wife were still being held captive.

She looked at Lixia, who understood her meaning and said, "Miss, Xiaoman's parents and I have all gone to the palace with the Prince and Princess."

Jingxue knew Lixia was worried, so she comforted her, saying, "Don't worry! I'll go to the palace to see them in the next couple of days."

Li Xia nodded. "Miss, with you here, I'm not worried. Where shall we go?"

"I'll take them back to the Prince's Mansion first. You take a few people to buy them some changes of clothes and shoes. Oh, and buy Jingze a few more outfits and shoes; he's still wearing An'an's clothes!"

Li Xia was quite familiar with these people, so she agreed and led a few old women away.

At this moment, three maids came to Jingxue, knelt down and bowed, "Miss, do you still remember us?"

Jingxue laughed, "I've only been married for less than a year, how could I not remember? You are spring, autumn, and winter!"

These three maids were second-class maids in the original owner's boudoir before she got married: Lichun, Liqiu, and Lidong.

Because these were all the servants in the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, there were maids, servants, nannies, even coachmen and gardeners.

Jingxue returned to the Prince's mansion with her entourage. The steward was not surprised to see that Jingxue had brought back so many people.

"Your Highness, please give me any instructions on what you need me to do!"

"Steward, these people will need to stay at the Prince's residence for a few days!"

"Yes, Your Highness! I heard the young prince has arrived! I had something to do this morning and didn't get to visit you, please don't blame me!" The steward bowed again.

Jingxue shook her head. "No! I've never been one for rules."

"Your Highness, the courtyards next to Jingning Garden are all empty. Let me arrange for them to go there first!"

"it is good!"

Jingxue then said to the servants, "So, the people who take care of the young master are Lichun and you three maids, plus two more cooks. You come with me, and the rest of you will follow the steward's instructions!"

The original steward of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion was named Yuan Jin. Jingxue met with him alone, and he appeared to be a refined and cultured man.

Yuan Jin knelt before Jing Xue, weeping bitterly, repeatedly saying that he had failed in his duty. He had bought the coachman, and he had no idea that there was a secret room in the Prince's mansion, which was originally the courtyard of the city lord of Jizhou.

Jingxue has gone through the original owner's memories several times in the past two days. Li Shi managed the household in a relaxed but reasonable manner, never mistreating the servants, but she was not a saint either. Therefore, the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion was managed very well.

This steward has been working in the manor for many years.

For Jingxue, every servant in the manor was suspicious, which was why she bought them all back, but without evidence, she couldn't say anything.

"Uncle Yuan, get up! Stop crying. What's done is done. Remember this lesson!" Jingxue could tell that this man was truly regretful.

Yuan Jin wiped away her tears and stood up. "Miss, this servant knows that His Highness still has 20 shadow guards who have not been captured, but we do not know where they are."

Jingxue was furious upon hearing this, and said with a sharp look in her eyes, "With so many shadow guards, how could something like this happen?"

Yuan Jin was startled: When this young lady gets angry, her eyes are like daggers!

He hurriedly explained, "Miss, you don't know this, but after arriving in Jizhou, the Prince was afraid that spies from Cangbei might infiltrate. So he only left four shadow guards in the manor to protect the Princess and the Prince. The others were disguised as commoners and deployed in the city. If they come looking for you, these people can be used. Besides, these people were trained by the Prince and have followed him for many years. They are very loyal to the Prince!"

Jingxue sighed and said, "I understand! Uncle Yuan, the Prince's manor doesn't need so many people. I may have to distribute you to shops and estates. Wherever you go, tell them not to ask questions, just do your assigned tasks well, and I will certainly not treat you unfairly. Otherwise, I will never forgive you!"

Looking at Jingxue's familiar face, Yuan Jin felt that the young lady had changed a lot since her marriage!

"Yes, Miss! I've remembered it and will warn everyone!"

"Alright, you may leave now!"

Yuan Jin bowed and left.

Jingxue was quite worried about Jingze. Although the little guy was well-educated, he was still only 5 years old. After so many days of turmoil, she was really afraid that the child would develop some kind of illness.

Fortunately, Jingze's wet nurse and servants had taken care of him since he was a child, which put Jingxue at ease.

After Jing Zhiyuan was taken away by the yamen runners, he, along with Li Shi and four servants, were taken to the palace.

They followed the Imperial Guards to the Cold Smoke Palace, where someone unlocked their shackles.

As the palace gates slammed shut, Li's tears flowed uncontrollably like a broken string of pearls. She threw herself into Jing Zhiyuan's arms and wept bitterly.

Several servants, sensing the danger, withdrew.

Jing Zhiyuan gently patted Li's back and said in a soft voice, "Yun Ya, you are pregnant, so please take care of yourself! I have something important to tell you."

"Husband, it's all my fault! I didn't manage the people in the household well," Li said, sobbing. Since the house was raided and she was arrested, the two of them hadn't spoken a word to each other. This guilt had been filling Li's heart to the brim.

Jing Zhiyuan sighed, "Someone has been plotting this for a long time, and we can't guard against it. I've known for a long time that there's backstabbing and deceit in the court, which is why I wanted to stay away from that dangerous place! Sigh... Oh well! For so many years, I've been fighting on the frontier, and now I can finally spend every day with you!"

"But, Ze'er, I don't know if Xue'er can take good care of him!" Madam Li said worriedly.

“Yun Ya, our Xue’er might, might…” Jing Zhiyuan didn’t know how to continue.

Li stopped crying immediately. She stared at the man with wide eyes, her face filled with fear and unease. "Husband, what happened to Xue'er? Tell me quickly!" She gripped the man's sleeve tightly, her voice trembling as she asked. Tears still clung to the corners of her eyes, but she couldn't bother wiping them away now; she only wanted to know what had happened to her daughter.

Jing Zhiyuan struggled to control his emotions and said, "Our Xue'er may no longer be here!"

"Huh? Impossible! I saw her just the day before yesterday. Why are you saying this?" Li's voice rose.

"Don't panic, listen to me. Do you know who saved us?"

"Who is it?" Li's voice trembled.