After turning around the screen, the group still had their heads down.

Granny Feng stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, look."

"Cough cough, what are their names?" Shen Wang's voice came from the bed not far away, hoarse and weak.

"This servant speaks lightly."

"This servant whispers."

"This servant is calm."

"This servant is at peace."

The four people introduced themselves one by one.

“They are all good names. My mother should have explained their strengths to the nanny. The nanny can decide how to arrange them… cough cough.” Prince Shen seemed to have used up all his strength to say these few words, and he couldn’t stop coughing.

Seeing this, Granny Feng could only agree, "Then let them serve us for now, and we'll make further plans after a while." Granny Feng still didn't take on the job.

After they left, Granny Feng made some general arrangements.

They were all from the palace and didn't know much about the Prince's residence.

As she walked, Granny Feng spoke to them.

Apart from the prince and princess, there is no proper master in the Prince Shen's mansion. Even the princess is not entirely considered the proper master of the mansion now. Everything depends on the prince's attitude.

Since establishing his own residence, Prince Shen has always been stationed on the frontier, and he rarely stays in his palace for more than a short period of the year.

This injury has meant I've been recuperating here for a year now, and everything is only just being prepared. Even the staff to serve me is newly added; there weren't many people in the Prince's mansion before.

However, the scale of Prince Shen's mansion was no less than that of other mansions, and was even much larger, so it appeared somewhat empty.

"Your most important task is to serve the Prince well. You don't need to worry about anything else. Once the Prince recovers, you will all benefit. But if anyone tries anything while the Prince is ill, they'd better watch out for their life." Granny Feng's words were quite blunt, especially when her gaze swept over Xie Qingyu.

All four of them were quite beautiful, even comparable to the ladies of the palace.

It was originally prepared by the Empress for Prince Shen, but because Prince Shen had just recovered from a serious illness, it was inconvenient to say much.

"This slave knows."

"Go back to your lodgings and tidy up first. There are few maids in the front courtyard, but plenty of empty rooms. You can each have your own room. Come find me when you're done," Granny Feng said, pointing out their lodgings.

Because they were to serve their master personally, their residence was in the prince's courtyard, in the most secluded corner.

Perhaps because Prince Shen never had any maids around him, the house, though clean, couldn't hide the smell of someone who hadn't lived there for a long time. It wasn't pungent, but it wasn't pleasant either.

"Open the windows to let in some fresh air before you start unpacking." There's no need to be picky about the house here; all the luggage they brought is already inside.

Xie Qingyu's luggage was in the last room, the furthest from the courtyard gate, next to the courtyard wall.

Xie Qingyu went back to her room and, as Qingyan had instructed, first opened the window to let in some fresh air before checking the package on the bed.

The original owner entered the palace at a young age and had been there for five or six years. Because of her appearance, she was favored by the Empress and was to be trained for Prince Shen. She had not suffered much hardship in the palace.

They even accumulated quite a few rewards.

Looking through the package, besides some gold and silver, there were also some jewelry pieces, which looked quite precious.

The bedding and other items in the room were all readily available, and there were even wooden boxes for storing clothes. The treatment at Prince Shen's residence was quite good.

The original owner didn't bring any clothes, and presumably the other three didn't either.

Even clothes brought from the palace cannot be worn.

After quickly packing the valuables into the box, Xie Qingyu went out to find Qingyan.

The two of them were chosen to serve the mistress together back then, and they grew up together, so they had the best relationship.

"Are you all packed?" Qingyan asked as she was tidying her clothes.

"There's nothing much," Xie Qingyu replied.

"Let's go then. Let's see if they're ready. We'll go to Granny Feng's place together." Qingyan stood up as well.

Xin Jing and Xin Ping were similar to the others; after getting ready, they went directly to find Granny Feng.

“The prince can’t be separated from his side right now. He needs someone to be with him at all times. Of the four of you, one of you will be on night duty, and the other two will serve him together during the day.” Granny Feng didn’t make the arrangements for them directly, but let them choose their own shifts for the day.

Looking at the prince's condition now, things are actually a bit easier tonight.

During the day, they have to serve her medicine, dress her, and clean her face. There are no maids in this courtyard, so they have to do many things, which is really tedious.

According to age, Qingyan is the oldest and will be the first to work the night shift tonight.

Granny Feng stood there listening, "Let's find someone younger. Younger people are more alert at night."

After hearing what Granny Feng said, the group looked at each other, not understanding what she meant, but they still followed her advice and made the youngest Xie Qingyu the first to be on duty that night.

After saying this, Granny Feng didn't say another word.

"Then you can go back and rest first tonight, and be on time for your shift change in the evening," Granny Feng said to Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu didn't sense any ulterior motive from Granny Feng suggesting a younger replacement. They were just arriving and were inevitably a bit tired on their first day, so the younger ones would be in better spirits.

It must be said that Granny Feng really thought so too.

She treated all the palace maids equally, and they took turns keeping watch at night.

After Xie Qingyu returned, she didn't go back to her room, but instead looked around at the place where the four of them lived.

This area was originally intended as servants' quarters.

Normally, the head maidservants of a master share a room with two people, while the second-class maidservants share a room with four people.

There are eight rooms in total, all of which are reserved for servants.

But right now, only the four houses they live in have been cleaned; the four houses across the street are locked, and it's obvious that no one lives there.

It seems that Prince Shen indeed never had any maids serving him.

When Xie Qingyu returned, she had already roughly observed the surrounding environment.

Behind that wall should be Prince Shen's study or training ground, which is in the same line as the prince's residence, and there are guards at the entrance.

The side hall of Prince Shen's residence housed imperial physicians who were on standby at all times.

After hearing that Prince Shen had woken up, the imperial physicians here started working during the day. Previously, there were more than two imperial physicians on standby day and night. Even when the favorite concubines in the palace fell ill, they would borrow imperial physicians to take back with them.

This shows how much the emperor loved his youngest son.

Xie Qingyu had a good look at the layout of the front yard before returning to her room.

I opened the box and found a set of clothes suitable for sleeping while keeping watch at night.

Since they were newcomers, they had not yet received the clothes that the Prince's Palace was supposed to provide, so they had to use the private clothes they brought from the palace as a substitute.

This outfit was made from a fine fabric that the mistress had bestowed upon me. The fabric is soft and light, and once made into a garment, it fits perfectly, feels great to the touch, and shows off the figure. Unlike other loose-fitting clothes, it is most suitable for sleeping in.

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