Chapter 6: Angrily Retorting to the Insolent Servants

Douchou has come.

Her face is still covered with the medicine Jiang Li made for her, concealing her porcelain doll-like, fair skin.

However, even so, her exquisite and flawless features still amazed everyone.

But originally, she should have a mole on her face.

Revealing her beauty that could topple kingdoms and cities too early would only bring her endless harm.

That’s why Jiang Li had always been concealing it for her.

She didn’t expect that she would take the initiative to show her face today.

What does she want to do!

“Go back! Find Old Man Gao!” Jiang Li scolded sternly.

“Sister,” after several years, Douchou called her sister again, but in this kind of situation, “Besides you, no one can protect me.”

Jiang Li almost gritted her silver teeth in hatred.

This fool!

She is offering herself in front of the people of the Duke’s Mansion, and revealing her true face, which is simply burning her boats.

Today, she is determined to follow her into the royal mansion.

She has not left herself any way out.

This silly girl!

Douchou stepped forward, took Jiang Li’s hand, and smiled at her, “Sister, don’t abandon me.”

Jiang Li couldn’t say the word “go back” anymore.

Because reason told her that Douchou couldn’t go back.

The people of the Duke’s Mansion would not let her go.

Once she was caught back, she would be treated as a family prostitute, just like her past fate, and used by the Duke to entertain distinguished guests.

“Let’s go!” Jiang Li grabbed the head covering with one hand and pulled Douchou with the other, striding into the royal mansion.

By the time the people of the Duke’s Mansion reacted, they might take Douchou away.

Jiang Li wouldn’t give them the chance. She was more decisive than anyone else.

Zhi Zi quickly followed.

The gate of the royal mansion closed with a bang behind them. Jiang Li knew that she was temporarily isolated from the outside world.

The servants around her chattered, with no rules at all.

They were in groups of twos and threes, men and women, and their eyes fell on the women.

Of course, most of the eyes fell on Jiang Li herself.

At this moment, everyone looked at this new princess consort as if she were a monkey.

“Where do I live?” Jiang Li looked at Wang Jingrong and asked.

“The Princess Consort will naturally live with the Prince,” Wang Jingrong said in a strange tone. “However, the Prince is not feeling well these days and needs someone to take care of him. The Princess Consort has come at just the right time.”

“Then why don’t you lead the way!”

Jiang Li saw the crowd waiting for a show, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips.

A tiger falls into the plains and is bullied by dogs.

She had no objection to bullying the Prince of Ping.

But she didn’t want to be bullied herself.

She had already killed the chickens, but these monkeys didn’t know what was good for them and didn’t realize her warning.

“Bring the Princess Consort’s dowry,” Wang Jingrong shouted, “Let’s respectfully escort the Princess Consort.”

Zhi Zi quickly walked to the dowry and picked up Jiang Li’s medicine box, carrying it on her back.

Douchou tightly held Jiang Li’s hand, not letting go even though her palms were sweaty.

Her body was swaying, but she said, “Sister, it’s my turn to protect you this time.”

“Protect what?” Jiang Li chuckled and patted the back of her hand, “I’m getting married, not marrying a jackal.”

Jiang Li followed the people towards the main courtyard.

Along the way, she seemed unintentional but was actually mindful, taking in everything around her.

The Prince of Ping’s mansion was very large, and there were dozens of servants, but compared to the configuration that the Prince of Ping should have, there were too few people.

And—there weren’t many good people.

The Prince of Ping had been thrown into the “cold palace.”

Passing by the garden, weeds were growing everywhere, obviously the people managing it were neglecting it, or even not caring at all.

Jiang Li even heard the rustling sounds of wild rabbits or other small animals in the weeds.

The entire mansion revealed an air of decline.

What’s more, there was a lot of grass growing on the road leading to the main courtyard, with no one cleaning it, and no one caring.

A group of people arrived at the main courtyard in a mighty manner.

Although Jiang Li was mentally prepared, she was still stunned by the emptiness of the main courtyard.

The huge courtyard had no flowers, plants, or furnishings, just an empty square courtyard where even a mouse couldn’t hide.

There were painful and suppressed groans in the room, and someone was anxiously shouting, “Your Highness, Your Highness, please bear with it, please bear with it!”

Zhi Zi and Douchou both looked at Jiang Li.

Jiang Li looked at Wang Jingrong expressionlessly.

Wang Jingrong shouted loudly at the room, “The Princess Consort has come to pay her respects to the Prince.”

That dead cripple inside was having another attack, and his two subordinates would bite people like mad dogs again.

Wang Jingrong didn’t dare to go in, but he wanted to disgust the people inside with Jiang Li.

The Prince of Ping had two loyal subordinates, one named Jian Lai,

Another was called Mosheng.

Jian Lai was Prince Ping’s guard, while Mosheng was a page who had served Prince Ping since he was a child.

It was also because of these two protecting him that the insolent servants in the mansion, led by Wang Jingrong, didn’t dare to go too far.

“Get out!”

A tall man walked out of the room, holding a sword in his hand, his face like cold frost. It was Jian Lai.

His gaze swept over everyone, but he didn’t linger on Jiang Li for long.

He was probably the embodiment of aloofness.

Jiang Li looked at Wang Jingrong, “Where do I live?”

Wang Jingrong didn’t expect her to be so calm and said in a strange tone, “The Princess Consort will naturally live with the Prince.”

Jiang Li glanced at him, then looked at Jian Lai, pointing to the west wing and asking, “Is anyone living there?”

Jian Lai looked at her a few more times, but didn’t pay attention to her.

Jiang Li said, “Let’s go in.”

If he didn’t object, then it was considered approved.

She also had everyone carry the dowry in.

Although it wasn’t valuable, it was still daily necessities and couldn’t be wasted.

After everyone put down the things, they were still gathered in the main courtyard and hadn’t left.

Seeing this, Jiang Li said, “What? Are you all crowding here to kowtow to me and recognize me as your master, or are you preparing to give me congratulatory gifts? Or are you plotting against the Prince?”

Before she came, the main courtyard and the outside must have maintained some kind of delicate balance.

She was new here and couldn’t figure out the details of these people, so she could only tie herself and the Prince of Ping and his servants together first.

Wang Jingrong also couldn’t figure out the Princess Consort’s tactics, so he didn’t watch the fun today and temporarily withdrew.

The main courtyard was lacking everything, even food.

He wanted to see how long this Princess Consort, with her meager dowry and no support, could be so arrogant with him.

When he ran, the others followed and withdrew.

Jiang Li sat on the couch, curiously looking around the room.

The room wasn’t small, but like the courtyard, it was empty.

No, there were a few pieces of furniture, but all the other furnishings that should have been there seemed to have been swept away.

Tsk tsk, bare walls, no wonder it’s a place of confinement.

Zhi Zi and Douchou were packing up her dowry.

Although it was extremely meager, there were bedding chests, pots, and pans, which were very practical.

“Sister, what is this?” Douchou looked at the things in the fertility bucket, but they weren’t the usual dried longans and red dates, but sacks, and couldn’t help but ask.