Chapter 660 Household Affairs

Yun Shang took a walk in the yard and then walked out of the yard. She walked slowly along the long corridor by the lake to the garden house. When she passed the garden house, she saw the servant at the gate roaring in disgust with a frown, "Go away. This is not a place for you to come. If you don't leave now, I'll hit you with the stick... "

Yun Shang stopped and walked to the door. She asked with doubt, "What's wrong? Who are you talking to?"

The doorman turned around and saw Yun Shang. He bowed to Yun Shang and said, "She is an old beggar. She has been begging at the gate of our mansion these days. Every time when you and Prince Rui came back, she avoided you. She always crouched in the corner beside the gate with a broken bowl in her hand. I don't think it's good to be seen by the people, so I wanted to drive her away, but she didn't leave, and she came back after a short while every time. "

"Really?" Yun Shang heard him and walked to the door. There was indeed a beggar crouching in the corner of the wall. She was a woman. Judging from her grey hair and stoop, she must be in her fifties. In rags, she seemed to have not washed her hair for a long time. It was winter today, but she didn't wear shoes.

As if aware of Yun Shang's gaze, the beggar turned around and glanced at her. Then he shrank back and leaned against the corner of the wall.

Yun Shang kept silent for a while and said, "It's the New Year. Give her some food and a quilt. Don't need to drive her away. "

The servant kept nodding and answered with courtesy. Then Yun Shang turned around and walked back to the mansion. She was about to go back to the inner yard. The servant standing behind him whispered: "you are lucky to meet a good person like her highness."

"It's indeed indecent for a beggar to squat at the door. Besides, if others see her, they will say that your highnesses are merciless and won't help a beggar." Qin Yi said gently after looking back at the gate.

Yun Shang nodded, "I know. But I'm sure I can't let a stranger come into our mansion."

"It's indeed not right to take her into our mansion. And it's suspicious that she begs in front of our mansion and doesn't leave even we drive her away. If we can't take her into our mansion, we could think about other ways. We have several vacant mansions in the suburbs and we could ask the butler to send the beggar to one of them. Even if there is something wrong with the beggar, she could not make any trouble. " Qin Yi thought for a while and said slowly.

"That sounds a good idea." Yun Shang smiled and said, "Do it as you said. Tell the butler later."

Qin Yi hurriedly responded. The two of them walked through the garden house again. Yun Shang looked at the fork in front of her and thought for a while. Then she said: "I seldom go to the right way. I heard that the former crown prince and his wife lived in the yard here when it was the crown prince's mansion. The yard where we live now was their guest yard back then. Let's have a

ng time before she said gently, "Your Highness, you are the master of the mansion. You have to do something by yourself. Before I came to Jin City, I heard a lot of rumors that Lady Rui was a jealous woman who doesn't allow Prince Rui to marry any concubine. The backyard of the mansion is indeed empty."

Yun Shang stopped and turned to Qin Yi, "I always feel that it is excusable if someone else comes to persuade me. But you can't. My mother had been in the cold palace for more than ten years because his majesty married someone else. Mother didn't like father having other concubines, either. I always felt that she was always cold to him. Even though my mother is favored by the emperor now, she may not feel happy. As a woman, I naturally hope that I am the only one of my husband."

Yun Shang smiled, "I'm so lucky. His Highness has never thought about having a concubine. And he often told me that I'm the only one in his life. In this case, I should keep this promise. I don't care if others think I'm jealous or vicious. How could we get happiness if we can't even stand firm on our own? "

Qin Yi wanted to say something, but finally she said nothing. She just sighed, "In this way, your highness will have to bear the bad reputation. People won't say anything bad about his highness. They only blame you... "

Yun Shang smiled. "It's our own thing. None of other people's business. They can say whatever they like. I don't care."

Since Yun Shang had made up her mind, Qin Yi didn't say more.

Yun Shang smiled and said to Qin Yi, "Let's go back to the yard. It's time to prepare dinner, but I feel we've just finished lunch for a while." After a moment's pause, she continued, "I'll take more responsibility to deal matters in the mansion. As you said, I should take care of the mansion. Although I'm not good at it, I can learn it. But luckily I could have your help. Madam Qi and Madam Qiu seem to be capable. I'm not worried. "

Qin Yi nodded, and followed Yun Shang into her room.