After transmigrating into the book, I replaced the innocent-looking girl and became the Crown Prince

The fourth sister's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but just loud enough for most people here to hear.

As soon as she said that, she saw some people looking on with schadenfreude, and some of the bolder maids even started gossiping about it right in front of her.

Wu Weiwei believed that she was usually well-behaved and had no conflicts with the young ladies and concubines in the mansion, so she didn't know how she had offended the fourth young lady in front of her.

She glanced indifferently at the fourth sister who was looking at her smugly.

"This servant is indeed not as good as the Fourth Miss, who was born to be a young lady."

It's just that I wasn't born with such a privileged background. My maternal grandfather was a wealthy merchant, and my mother was even a concubine who had served tea to the Lady of a Marquis. Sigh, it's really true that people are different...

"Wu Weiwei, you've gone too far! You despicable whore..."

"Fourth Miss, be careful what you say!"

Before she could utter the word "prostitute," Aunt Ping, who had seemed indifferent just moments before, stopped her.

"Alright, this noise is unacceptable."

Aunt Ping looked at Wu Weiwei.

“Miss Wu, although you are a concubine, you still hold the title of ‘sister-in-law’. Yet you disregarded your status and argued with the Fourth Miss. If the Old Madam finds out about today’s events, things will likely turn out badly.”

Ha, even a concubine can be called "sister-in-law"? This really gave her goosebumps.

Aunt Ping's words were truly laughable; she was simply taking advantage of her current weakness and favoring the third branch of the family.

However, since she had brought up the old matriarch, it was not appropriate for him to argue with her again.

Seeing that Wu Weiwei had fallen silent, Aunt Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Humph!"

The fourth sister gritted her teeth; this feud had become incredibly deep.

Among the newly arrived maids in the courtyard, a girl of about twelve years old standing in the back row stared intently at her.

When Wu Weiwei looked over as if she sensed something, she saw Wu Weiwei hurriedly lower her head.

This little girl's features seemed somewhat familiar, but Wu Weiwei couldn't quite place where she had seen her before.

The order of choosing maids was first made by the fourth and sixth daughters from the third concubine's room. The maids chosen by the two sisters were mostly beautiful.

The fifth, seventh, and eighth daughters in the fourth concubine's room were chosen from those who were of average appearance.

As for the Ninth Sister, who was only six years old, she was guided by her nanny to choose four girls who were about the same age as her.

When it was Wu Weiwei's turn, there were only a few maids left.

After all the girls had finished choosing, Aunt Ping turned to her and said, "Miss Wu, why don't you pick two?"

Wu Weiwei looked at it carefully for a moment, then suddenly said, "You all take two steps forward."

Five little girls listened and took two steps forward as instructed.

Wu Weiwei inquired carefully about the family situations of these five people, and then casually asked some other questions, such as what they liked to do on a daily basis and who they were close to, etc.

Seeing how picky she was about hiring, the fourth young lady, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but mock her again: "Wu Weiwei, are you just making fun of these little maids?"

It's just choosing a maid, not a dowry. Who cares what she likes or who she's on good terms with?

"Fourth Miss, since you're letting me choose this maid, then I'll choose her in my own way."

"Oh, so you really think you're the master of the Marquis's mansion, believing that having some power means you can toy with others at will."

Some people shouldn't forget that their own status is the same as theirs—they're just maids who sold themselves into this world!

"Fourth Miss, the reason I came here to select maids is because I received orders from the Lady of the Marquis."

If you think your words carry more weight than Lady Hou's, you can easily send these people away and prevent me from choosing them.

After saying that, Wu Weiwei turned to Aunt Ping, who was standing to the side, and asked, "Aunt Ping, is there anything wrong with the way I choose people?"

Although Aunt Ping didn't understand Wu Weiwei's actions, she didn't want the two of them to argue any further, so she shook her head to indicate that it was fine.

"you……"

The fourth sister was furious.

She was just a lowly concubine in her elder brother's room, not worthy of being discussed in public, yet she dared to talk back to her, the proper mistress of the Marquis's mansion.

It's really outrageous.

Fourth Sister looked at Aunt Ping.

Didn't she usually get along with the Lady Hou? Why is she now choosing to side with her?

Aunt Ping gave Fourth Miss a warning glare.

Although Lady Hou did not usually concern herself with affairs, she devoted herself entirely to Buddhism.

But the status of the principal wife is what it is; even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner, let alone the fact that Wu Weiwei was chosen by the Marquis's wife.

Is that idiot Fourth Sister trying to challenge the Madam's authority?

Seeing that the fourth sister had fallen silent, Wu Weiwei then turned to the maids.

In the end, she chose two from the five.

On the way back, Lingfu stood up for her master.

"Miss Wu, Fourth Miss is too arrogant. She actually mocked you in front of so many people?"

"Heh, so what if she keeps laughing? In the end, she'll still lose face, won't she?"

So what if her maternal family were imperial merchants? With such an impressive family background, yet her mother still became a marquis's concubine. What does she have to be arrogant about?

After leading the person back to Biyun Courtyard, Lingfu finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been lingering in her heart:

"Young lady, why were you so picky about who you were just now? Is there some secret behind it?"

Wu Weiwei shushed and put her index finger to her lips, saying, "Buddha's teachings cannot be spoken, cannot be spoken."

She told Lingfu to take the two new maids away. These newcomers didn't know the rules yet, so she told them to learn for two days before serving her.

After they left, Wu Weiwei thought about Ling Fu's question earlier.

There are no unspeakable secrets.

The two maids she chose both had one thing in common: they were eloquent and had clear eyes.

Such a maid must not have been bribed yet, which is why she can be used by her.

The He family, peddlers in the suburbs of Beijing.

"Mother, I'm going to work at the Marquis's mansion tomorrow. Could you sew these sleeves for me later?"

"Good, good, good! Our Yaya is amazing! Once you're employed in the Marquis's mansion, you'll definitely become the young master's concubine, just like Wu Weiwei."

“Mother, a concubine is just a maid who sleeps with you. Your daughter should be the prince’s concubine.”

"You have no idea how arrogant Wu Weiwei was at the Marquis's mansion today. I bet she even dared to talk back to my new mistress, the fourth young lady of the Marquis's mansion."

The little girl stretched her neck and vividly described the scene from that morning.

"Ya Ya, you're saying that Wu Weiwei became the prince's concubine, so her monthly allowance should be five taels?"

“It’s more than five taels; I’ve heard that amount.”

He Yaya held up one finger.

"so much……"

If I take care of her younger brother, wouldn't I be losing out big time by not even getting two taels of silver a month?

No, I'll have to bring up the price increase with her when she comes back another day.