[Task completed, 100% finished. 1000 points awarded. System shop now unlocked.]

Upon returning to the transit space, the system's settlement notification sounded.

Xie Qingyu rubbed her temples. The emotional detachment made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, and after all the emotions were stripped away, only a sense of loss remained.

The system waited quietly for Xie Qingyu to recover. Perhaps it took a while, because the system couldn't help but say, "[The host can choose to use points instead of emotional detachment.]"

The system's reminder was unnecessary for Xie Qingyu.

Having completed so many missions, she was naturally familiar with these rules, but she always defaulted to emotional detachment and never used mission points on it.

But this time it really felt different. Xie Qingyu raised her hand to her chest, and this time the emptiness made her want to hold on.

Maybe it's because I haven't done any tasks for too long.

Xie Qingyu shook her head and began to settle old scores with the system.

Why are there transmigrators in this world?

Normally, there won't be two outsiders in the same world—regardless of whether the outsider is a mission taker or a chosen one.

This could easily cause a plane to collapse.

In all her years of missions, Xie Qingyu had only encountered such a situation twice. Both times, it led to the collapse of the plane. Later, through agreements between various inter-world departments, the small-world travel system was modified, and the incident of two outsiders in the same world will never happen again.

No obstruction was detected during this passage.

"This mission is definitely full of traps." The system's refusal to give a direct answer already speaks volumes.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have specifically called her back from her vacation.

Will there be other outsiders in the next world?

No teleportation obstruction to the next dimension was detected.

Bai asked.

Xie Qingyu understood.

The very first transitional plane has such a pitfall, which shows how tricky this task is.

"Let's teleport to the next world."

[Teleportation initiated...]

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"Once you're here, you must always remember your place and know your place. Don't covet things you shouldn't." Granny Feng's sharp eyes swept over the four people, and only after they obediently replied, "This servant understands," did she continue with satisfaction.

"Her Majesty is concerned for our Prince Shen, who has just recovered from a serious illness, so she sent you from the palace to the Prince's residence to take care of him. Princess Shen is kind-hearted and will not make things difficult for you, but anyone who takes advantage of their status to act recklessly will not be allowed to do so." Granny Feng then gave a few more words of admonishment.

Like the others, Xie Qingyu lowered her eyes and silently received the information of this world.

The protagonist of this world is Prince Shen, the youngest son of the current emperor. A year ago, he was injured on the battlefield and has been bedridden and unconscious ever since. The imperial physicians have tried every possible method to wake him up, and doctors summoned from the common people are also helpless.

Having no other choice, they resorted to the common folk method of "marrying for good luck," matching the horoscopes of the deceased and marrying Luo Qingran, the supposedly most fortunate concubine's daughter from the Grand Commandant's mansion, who is also the female protagonist of this world.

Although the female lead's status is too low, she would normally not be on the list of candidates for princess.

However, there are specific requirements for the birth chart of the person chosen for a marriage to bring good fortune, and her birth chart happened to match.

Most importantly, just a few days after she married into the family, Prince Shen did indeed wake up.

This confirms that she is indeed blessed and has a purpose.

When Prince Shen woke up, the ladies of the palace were overjoyed and immediately sent four well-trained palace maids to serve him.

In this world, Xie Qingyu is one of the palace maids sent by the princess to serve the prince.

They had just arrived at the Prince's Mansion from the palace and hadn't even met a proper master yet. They were being reprimanded by Granny Feng, who had brought them back.

"Alright, just remember your place in the Prince's mansion. Go inside and pay your respects to the Princess." Granny Feng said, leading them into the house.

After passing through two doors, an elaborate screen, and layers of gauze curtains, one was finally able to enter the inner chamber where Princess Luo Qingran resided.

They bowed in accordance with the actions from the original owner's memories, and after squatting for quite a while, they finally heard someone say from above, "Get up, everyone."

The princess's voice was clear and dignified. "Raise your head and let me see you."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and lowered their eyes.

The moment Xie Qingyu looked up, she saw the princess's appearance clearly. She was dignified and elegant, and did not look like a concubine's daughter at all.

"You were all sent by my mother, so you are naturally smart and capable. With you serving the prince, I can rest assured. From now on, the prince's daily life will be entrusted to you. The prince is still weak after recovering from a serious illness, so we must not make any mistakes." Luo Qingran's words were very polite.

"Yes," the palace maids replied in unison.

“You’re here to take care of the Prince. I don’t have anything to arrange here. Although you’ll be working in the front courtyard, you can come to me with any matters inside or outside the Prince’s mansion. I will take care of them for you.” Luo Qingran spoke eloquently. “Bizhu, bring the reward for the young lady.”

The heavy gifts, packed in brocade pouches, were handed to each person.

The palace maids became even more respectful, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Alright, let Granny Feng take you to the front yard to settle in." Luo Qingran waved her hand.

The girls, carrying the jewelry they had just received as a reward, followed behind Granny Feng out.

Granny Feng was the prince's wet nurse. Before the prince was on the frontier, she stayed at the prince's mansion to guard the household. She only handed over the power to manage the household after Luo Qingran married into the family. She still held considerable authority in the prince's mansion, and all the maids and servants, no matter where they were, had to stop and greet her.

Xie Qingyu and the others could only stop behind them.

"This princess doesn't seem like a concubine's daughter." The palace maid walking alongside Xie Qingyu was Qingyan, who was on good terms with her. Taking advantage of the moment when Granny Feng was talking to someone, she whispered to Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu nodded.

They were all palace maids, not easily fooled with a few words.

Luo Qingran appeared to be merely kindly instructing them to take good care of the prince and to come to her for help if anything happened. In reality, she was also subtly hinting at her control over the household and issuing a warning.

"After all, she is a concubine's daughter from the Grand Commandant's household," Xie Qingyu replied softly.

The two only said those two sentences and didn't dare to speak again on the way.

"This is the Prince's residence. Our Prince didn't have any maids to serve him before, so you've come here and will assume the status of first-class maids. You'll need to serve him personally, taking care of his daily needs, dressing him, keeping watch at night, warming his bed... These are all your duties, depending on how the Prince arranges things. However, the Prince doesn't like maids serving him in the front courtyard, so you'll also have to do some of the second-class maids' tasks like serving tea and water." Granny Feng was still giving them instructions before leading them in.

"Yes."

"Granny, please go inside," the attendant said respectfully as he came out of the room.

"follow me."

The Prince Shen's room was distinctly different from the Queen's room in the backyard. It had a medicinal smell that was neither bitter nor sweet, as if entering it felt like being immersed in medicine.

"Your Highness, what would you like to do with the palace maids that Her Majesty sent to serve you?"

After Xie Qingyu and the others entered, they could not look up. They could only hear Granny Feng carefully asking the legendary Prince Shen, who was said to be bedridden, for instructions behind the screen.

Before speaking, Prince Shen coughed a few times, clearly indicating that he was unwell. It was quite a while before his voice was heard.

"Ahem... bring it in and have a look."

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