Chapter 1184
The Unfavored Princess 6
"That Zhu Xin, the princess really treated her well for nothing, she's a traitor." After returning, Yin Shuang learned that Zhu Xin had gone to follow Jiang Lijun, and couldn't help but curse, looking on her side as if she felt sorry for Azhen.
Azhen leaned back in her chair and said in a flat tone, "Let her be."
"How is the Dowager?" Azhen asked again, behaving as usual, almost indistinguishable from the client.
Yinshuang, unaware that something was amiss, immediately replied, "The Dowager is well, so please rest assured, Princess."
On the surface, the Empress Dowager will not do anything to the Imperial Concubine.
With clients who frequently keep an eye on things, even if the palace servants aren't attentive, things won't be too bad.
Her crazy antics and the jokes she made were enough to make the Empress Dowager laugh.
It must be said that this concubine was quite daring; she was willing to lose all dignity and respect in order to survive. She wasn't even afraid that the Empress Dowager would find out she was faking madness; as long as she lost her dignity and acted like a clown, she could live on.
Besides, she's hiding a secret.
The Empress Dowager mocked and looked down on her. Seeing the Empress Dowager's own daughter suffer made her feel happy. What did it matter if she suffered a little and was ridiculed? Wasn't she living to see the Empress Dowager torture her daughter with her own hands?
Yinshuang was about to say something when the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and several burly old women entered, their aggressive manner clearly indicating ill intent.
"What are you doing?" Yinshuang immediately blocked Azhen's way, looking visibly nervous, like a loyal maid.
However, the petite Yinshuang was no match for the burly old woman. She was slapped across the face and then taken away.
“Your Highness, although you are a princess, you still need to respect your husband after marrying into the Guangde Marquis’s household,” said the head nanny. Of course, this was only directed at princesses who were not favored. If she were a princess who was truly valued by the royal family, she wouldn’t dare to say such a thing even if she had ten times the courage.
It's obvious that the Tenth Princess is out of favor and even disliked. If she wanted to be valued, given the current situation, wouldn't the two in the palace care?
An unloved princess dared to hit the crown prince; she has some nerve!
She didn't know how to behave properly in their Guangde Marquis's mansion; she deserved to suffer.
"Drag this eyesore of a maid away and teach her some manners." The head nanny gave the order, and someone took Yinshuang away. Unlike the client, Azhen did not ask them to let Yinshuang go, and watched as Yinshuang was taken away.
As soon as the gate to the small courtyard closed, the old women revealed their sinister smiles and said they would teach her how to be a daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Guangde's household.
Before he could even make a move and touch Azhen, he was slapped several times across the face.
It's unlikely that the people of the Guangde Marquis's household would be foolish enough to make a scene before the Empress Dowager and the Emperor over being slapped; doing so would only make them a laughingstock.
She's not interested in dealing with them right now; for the time being, things are peaceful, and she can avoid a lot of suffering. If they're disobedient, a little discipline will make them listen.
Before long, all the old women were beaten black and blue, lying on the ground moaning and groaning.
“I don’t care about the state of your Guangde Marquis’s mansion. But since this has come to my attention, I’m not one to be bullied so easily.”
"Go back and tell your Lady Hou that it's better to keep things peaceful, as I have no influence over the interests of your Guangde Marquis's mansion."
The old women knew they were no match for them and dared not seek trouble here.
As she was about to leave, the head matron, seemingly remembering something, suddenly stopped and said to Azhen, "Princess, aren't you worried about Yinshuang's safety?"
The Marquis of Guangde's residence couldn't really do anything to the Tenth Princess. After all, she was a princess, and if she did anything excessive, it would give her political enemies leverage. But the princess's maids had no status, and if anything happened to them, no one would care.
Azhen laughed and said, "I am worried, but what's the use of worrying? It's just that she's stuck with an unfavored princess."
"This is fate." The old women looked at each other, noticing that the Tenth Princess's attitude was rather strange today.
From this sentence alone, it's not hard to tell that using Silver Frost as a threat is no longer effective.
It's perfectly normal for a maid to be ignored.
The leading old woman could only leave reluctantly with her people, rubbing her swollen cheeks with resentment in her heart.
Not long after, someone else arrived. It was Zi Fu, the head maidservant of Lady Guangde, who came to invite Azhen over.
"As a princess, how could I possibly go to see the Lady of the Marquis? If she wants to see me, then let her come over."
Zi Fu was taken aback. Although she was a little angry, she didn't show it. Instead, she asked in a warning tone, "Does the princess really want Madam to come and see you?"
"Go back and report, stop talking nonsense." Azhen waved her hand, not caring at all.
Zi Fu said nothing more and turned to leave.
Upon hearing Zi Fu's report, Lady Hou's face turned ashen: "She really has grown too big for her britches."
"Could something have happened that we don't know about?" Lady Hou didn't act rashly, but fearing an irreversible situation, she immediately arranged for someone to inquire about what was happening in the palace.
"Does she not even care about Silver Frost, her loyal maid?" she asked again.
Zi Fu said, "That's what the nannies and the others said."
"But we still need to clean up Yinshuang and put her back, to see if she really doesn't care, or if she's just pretending," said Lady Hou.
“Yes,” Zi Fu replied.
"Her attitude was a bit off today. We should investigate what happened to avoid making a mistake," the Lady Hou instructed in a low voice. If the Tenth Princess's status had really changed, they had to make preparations to avoid offending her too much.
Azhen was brewing tea and flipping through a book inside the house, while pondering her next plan.
The client's wish wasn't difficult for her; she had done this kind of thing many times before, and it felt repetitive and a bit boring. She was thinking about how to make things more interesting.
"Ask Zhou Xue and the others how many people are available right now," Azhen said to 997.
"Host, are you planning to bring them along?" 997 asked excitedly. The host hadn't used the extra function in the space, but the other mission takers used it from time to time to help each other. Surprisingly, the missions were completed much more smoothly, and the mission takers even developed a deep friendship.
"I have this idea," Azhen said, "Given the current situation in Chu and my current status, training people will take a considerable amount of time. I can't just give them the initiation directly, can I?"
She made a joke.
[Getting them involved might make things a bit more interesting; I also want to try out the new features of this space.]
She combined the planting space and the later exquisite space together.
However, those task takers from 997 were only allowed to use the planting space. Out of respect for 997, if they really needed it, A-Zhuang wouldn't mind opening up the Linglong Space for them to use.
"The flow of time is different. Even if they're busy, they'll finish their mission and come over as soon as they have the chance," 997 said excitedly. "Should I go and inform them?"
Azhen thought for a moment and said, "Go." (End of Chapter)