The people in the courtyard looked at each other, then lowered their heads. No one expected that the woman who was usually gentle and calm would be so fierce when she got angry. The princess tried to force her to back down with her words, but didn't expect this woman to counterattack again and again. The princess glared at the woman in front of her, looking at her unchanged expression. The princess thought about her previous words "fish die net broken" and secretly gritted her teeth in anger.

  Leaves fell down, landing on Jiang Wanru's shoulder and then gently falling to the ground. Silence, absolute silence, only the sound of the two people's conversation could be heard coming from inside the house. The woman asked, "The table used in Third Young Master's room is already old, why not suggest replacing it with a new one?" The young woman replied, "Miss said as long as it can be used, there's no need to trouble the steward." After a while, the woman asked again, "Why is the display rack in the small hall empty?"

  A young woman with a soft voice replied: "The mistress is worried that during daily appreciation, the treasures might be accidentally damaged, so she ordered them to be put away for the time being. When there's a grand occasion, they'll be taken out and displayed again. This is the catalog of treasures logged when they were delivered to the warehouse." After a while, the door opened, and the woman and Jiyuan came out. Seeing the situation in the courtyard, both of them looked at their respective masters. The woman walked over and bowed to say to the princess: "Master, the room is clean and tidy. The people in this courtyard are quite diligent in serving the Third Young Mistress."

  Ji Yan saw Jiang Wan's calm expression and stood by her side with relief. The people in the courtyard of Lian Hua, hearing the woman's words, simultaneously blushed and lowered their heads even further. Only Ji Yan could enter and exit Jiang Wan's room freely; no one had ever entered to clean the room before. The queen's expression softened, saying: "Hm, these people in this courtyard are quite well-behaved. You all withdraw. I'll have a word with your mistress."

  The people in the courtyard looked at Jiang Wanru with suspicion and doubt. The woman's calm expression now was as if she had just said something ordinary. They quickly left one by one, except for two women who stayed beside the princess, the others retreated to the side. Jiyan stood beside Jiang Wanru, also lowering her head. The princess looked at the plain-clothed woman in front of her with a gloomy gaze, she could only leave the palace safely and live a peaceful life afterwards, otherwise the palace would be questioned by those with ulterior motives.

  The princess trusted Mingyu and Mingtou, who were beside Lianhao, very much. She often invited them to ask about Lianhao's recent situation. Recently, she heard from their words that Lianhao was quite concerned about Jiang Wanyu. The princess had always been very satisfied with her son. Her two elder sons resembled their father in temperament and appearance, while only the youngest son resembled herself. He was also more clever than his two older brothers and often helped her speak well in front of the old queen.

  The princess deliberately forgets the arrogance of her youngest son, who often makes her anxious after causing trouble outside. The princess also forgets that her two older sons are filial to her, but remembers that her youngest son is dependent on her. The princess's heart aches with unspoken pain about Lianhao's marriage. Moreover, Jiang Wanting still has to stay in the palace for two years, constantly reminding her of the unhappiness of Lianhao's marriage. When there are important events at the palace, the princess still has to smile and let her meet guests, and praise her a few words in front of them.

  The old hatred and new resentment made the queen not notice Jiang Wan when she first saw her, but already had three points of anger in her heart. The queen originally resented Princess Ya for ruining her daughter's engagement with Liang Huai, and the hidden anger gradually subsided after she was married off to a distant land. But this woman in front of her, she was useless in every way, from her family background to her personality, and even in women's skills such as playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework, there wasn't one thing that could be put on display. The queen took the shoe sole and upper that she had been tightly grasping in her hand and handed them over to the woman behind her.

  Jiang Wanru sat down under the gaze of the queen, and at this time, she saw the queen's sharp gaze, which was a baptism for her again. She remembered what someone had said in her previous life: "Don't argue with a mother who dotes on her child about right or wrong. In her heart, her child is always as pure as water, and there are countless reasons to prove that her own child is right." The queen's appearance in front of her made her think of those words. Her gaze swept lightly over the two people standing far away in the corner, Mingyu and Mingtou.

  Ming Yu and Ming Tuo shifted their bodies under Jiang Wanru's gaze, trying to hide themselves in the shadows. The queen dowager looked at Jiang Wanru with a cold voice and said: "As the third young master's wife, you should speak and act according to your status. Your previous words were extremely rude. When elders talk to you, even those with some family education know to listen humbly. But what you just did was extremely wrong. Today, I will fulfill my duty as an elder and teach you sincerely, hoping that you can make progress in the future and not lose face for the Wang family when going out."

  The princess looked at the queen who was talking in circles, then turned her head to signal Jiyan to step back a few steps before speaking to the queen: "Your Highness, you have a million things to take care of and every matter in the palace requires your attention. I suppose you didn't come here today just because I'm not well-behaved and need guidance from you. If there's something specific you want me to do, please tell me directly and I'll definitely try my best to accomplish it. If it's something I can't do, then with all the talented people in the palace, there's no need for a small woman like me to follow along and cause trouble."

  Jiang Wanru, to this day, if the princess wanted to pinch her half to death, she wouldn't have anything to be afraid of. As a barefoot person, how could she fear someone wearing silk shoes? The princess looked at the woman in front of her who was impervious to flattery, thinking about her own excellent son, and after a moment's thought, smiled knowingly and said: "I just happened to pass by here and came in to take a look around this courtyard. I wouldn't have any business ordering you around, at most I'd come over to tell you one thing - don't harbor wild hopes, you won't get the people or things you want."

  She finished speaking and stood up, not even giving Jiang Wanru a second glance. She turned her head and instructed, "Let's go to the young master's wife and see if she is doing well. She is a lucky person, spoiled at home, and after entering the palace, she knows how to respect her elders and handle matters properly. No wonder everyone in the palace treats her like a treasure." The queen walked forward, and the woman behind her hastily handed over the things in her hand to Jiang Wanru. As they left, Ming Yu and Ming Tuo exchanged glances and quickly followed behind them.

  Jiang Wanmu saw them and softly called out to them: "Ming Yu, Ming Tou, you two stay behind for a moment, I have something to ask you." Ming Yu and Ming Tou anxiously looked at the group of people with the princess and hastily said loudly to Jiang Wanmu: "Third Young Master's wife, we will go see off the princess." The princess heard this and slowed down her pace. Jiang Wanmu burst out laughing at this time, stood up and clapped her hands twice, saying: "I only realized today that people who married in from outside and the servants in the manor are treated differently in the palace."

  "Listening to the two girls, I, the third young master's wife, am not as good as the two girls in front of the princess. If this is said outside, who knows who will lose face for the Wang family?" The princess heard these words and immediately quickened her pace to leave. Her attendant fell behind many steps and walked into the courtyard, coldly facing Mingyu and Mingtou, saying: "The two girls are usually also sensible and well-behaved people, how can you be so abnormal today? When the master speaks to you, no matter what, you should listen a bit. The princess has us accompanying her."

  The woman turned to leave, but before she did, she bowed to Jiang Wan and said: "As for how the Third Young Master's wife will discipline the two girls, you have your own reasons, no need to speak in riddles. However, the Wang family has always been kind to their subordinates, I believe the Third Young Master's wife will also be kind to them." Jiang Wan politely returned her bow and said: "Yes, you're right. As for how to discipline the two girls, of course, it's up to the Third Young Master to decide. I'll ask him to give me a clear answer. Why should I bother myself with unnecessary trouble? With this free time, I can practice my needlework, so as not to anger the Wang princess again."

  After the woman left, Ming Yu and Ming Tuo softened their tone, looking at Jiang Wanru and saying: "Young Madam, we were wrong." Jiang Wanru smiled and shook her head, saying to them: "How could you be wrong? Your master is Third Young Master. You can go and explain things clearly to him, he will handle it as he sees fit, you don't need to pretend to be pitiful in front of me." The Queen Mother would come to the courtyard to see Jiang Wanru, and must have a relationship with these two women. No matter what they said to the Queen Mother, Jiang Wanru didn't have the heart to help Lian He clear up the muddy waters.

  Jiang Wanru stared intently at the two women in front of her, until they were on the verge of tears, before smiling and waving her hand to say: "You can go now. Every day I see you two acting like a rehearsed play, it's not tiring for you two, but it's exhausting for me watching. You take care of yourselves." The people in the courtyard had originally thought that Jiang Wanru would seize the opportunity to deal with these two women, but unexpectedly she let them off so lightly. In Lianhao's courtyard, there was never a lack of beautiful women, only they didn't have Mingyu and Mingtou following Lianhao around for as long.

  Jiang Wanru's gentle wave of her hand inadvertently gave birth to many people's dreams. After Ming Yu and Ming Tuo retreated in tears, Jiang Wanru sat back under the tree shade, Ji Yan followed and sat beside her, taking out a shoe from her arms to continue working on it. The people in the courtyard quietly left one after another at this time. Ji Yan spoke softly: "Miss, you offended the princess, will our future days be very difficult?"

  Jiang Wanru patted her hand gently and comforted her, saying: "It will be better than our days in the Jiang family. You are now free and don't have to worry about others using you to make things difficult for me. Whether or not she offends the princess, she won't treat me well. Any woman who catches the eye of Third Young Master is an enemy in the heart of the princess. I am just a person used by Mingyu and Mingtou to block the princess's line of sight. If Third Young Master is a clever man, the days of Mingyu and Mingtou will definitely be more difficult than ours."

  Ji Yan listened and said with some anger: "Miss, you've never made things difficult for those two, yet they still treat you like this, it's too much." Jiang Wanru shook her head and said: "Those two just want to rely on the princess to have a better life in this mansion. They simply chose the wrong person to be loyal to, the water in this palace is too deep, but fortunately we only have more than a year, then we can let go and leave."

  Hard study