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Seeing her like that, Bi Zhu showed an unhappy expression.

"Miss, why are you so tired for no reason? "Why don't you find a chance tomorrow to go out and visit, and not stay in the house all the time?"

She had followed An Lingge for a few years, and their conversation became more intimate. The two said that they were master and servant, and that she was more like a sister.

The news of the madame asking the Aunt Wei to take care of the Duke's Mansion quickly spread among the servants.

Before dawn, the servants in the courtyard of the Aunt Li gathered in groups of three or five, and were murmuring to each other.

An Yingcheng faintly heard some words, he was prepared to return to his own courtyard when he suddenly stopped. With his hands behind his back, a pair of sharp eyes that could not be defied stared at the servant who was whispering.

"What were you talking about just now?"

His voice was deep and his face was gloomy. Just a glance was enough to scare people.

The maidservant who was being stared at by him was so frightened that she trembled and shrank back behind her companion. She lowered her head and replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, this servant …" "Your servant just told Xing'er that the peony plant in the concubine's courtyard has opened, so I was wondering when I could water that peony."

An Yingcheng's expression became even darker, as though water was dripping from his face.

Do you think This King is a fool?" You just said that Grand Concubine Wei wanted to take over the estate, so you wondered if you should rely on relationships to get someone to send you to her courtyard. This king never thought that Aunt Wei would be so powerful that you would forget all about your master and betray your old master to join your new master so quickly.

Initially, there were often people moving staff in the Prince's Mansion, and not all the maids and servants stayed in the same courtyard. Whichever courtyard was lacking in manpower would be transferred from the other courtyards. Only those trusted aides who were close to their masters would be left behind by their masters.

However, it had always been the masters who had decided to leave the servants behind. Since when had it been the turn of a small maid to fawn on some master?

If they were allowed to go on like this, they wouldn't want the rules in the palace anymore!

An Yingcheng never thought that the servants in his courtyard would have the same thoughts even when the Aunt Li was just punished. If the Aunt Li was suppressed by the Aunt Wei, then she was afraid that the servants would climb over her head.

The servant girl suddenly raised her head, her face a little panicky. She did not seem to have expected that the whispered discussion between her and her companion would end up in An Yingcheng's ears.

Her face turned white, and her body trembled even more, "Your highness, please forgive me, but I feel that Aunt Li only has a few people serving them, and that Aunt Wei does not have enough people, so I thought of serving them."

"What a great servant girl!" An Yingcheng ridiculed, and was about to speak out to deal with the servant, when he saw Tao Hong supporting Aunt Li out.

Aunt Li's face showed weakness, but she put on a gentle and shallow smile, "It's only a young maid who said a few words that shouldn't be said, why is Your Highness so angry?"

She walked over and gently patted An Yingcheng, in order to let him have his peace.

Seeing that An Yingcheng's expression had calmed down, she turned to look at the servant, "Now that I am hated by the madame and the Aunt Wei is coming to take over the palace, even if you are not willing to serve me, it is normal. After I change my mind, I will inform the Aunt Wei and send you to her place. And Peach Blossom, you've been by my side for so many years, I can't just watch you suffer together with me. Tomorrow, you'll go to Aunt Wei's place to look for another job, don't stay by my side. "

"Aunt!" Peach Blossom kneeled down, her face filled with grief. "This concubine is very considerate and caring towards this servant, but now you're standing alone and helpless. If this servant leaves at this time, wouldn't that be betraying the will and making it worse for you?"

Aunt Li seemed to be moved by her, her tears flowed down her beautiful face, "I am willing to let you stay by my side, but …"

Her voice was choked with emotions, he did not say anything else, only the two of them looked like they were leaving each other forever, making An Yingcheng feel even more annoyed and dissatisfied with Aunt Wei.

When they thought about how lively it was in Aunt Li, the servants did not dare to mess around with the rules. If the news that someone else was going to take over the Duke's Mansion spread, then they would have no rules. If the Aunt Wei stayed in the side yard and did not come out, then there would be no mess like this!

"Don't worry, tomorrow I will tell Mother about this matter. You have been in charge of the Duke Palaces for so many years, how can you allow the Aunt Wei to rule by herself?

The corner of his mouth was stretched taut, and the veins on his forehead were pulsing. This angry look made Aunt Li smile secretly.

The Aunt Li lowered her head, but in that instant, the grievance on her face was seen by An Yingcheng, "If you want Your Highness to start a dispute with the Old Mistress for my sake, wouldn't I be a sinner? If only the prince had not known about this, he would have provoked the madame's displeasure. "

Every word she said was for the old mistress' sake, but the meaning behind her words was that the old mistress was too unreasonable and relied on her status as an elder to bully her.

"Mother is a reasonable person, she must have been instigated by the Aunt Wei, I will definitely help you and not let you suffer any grievances." An Yingcheng said in a low voice.

He looked at Aunt Li's pale face and instructed her gently, "You're not fully recovered yet. Quickly go back and rest. Leave this matter to this king."

Only then did Aunt Li nod her head, and had Peach Red send An Yingcheng out. The moment she turned around, the corner of her mouth rose into a complacent smile.

She said that she had done something wrong and had only invited people that she should not have invited into the estate. The old lady used this matter to punish her, allowing her to seize this opportunity to make a complaint in front of the prince, crying and complaining about her grievances and pity.

His Highness was a filial person and would definitely not contradict the madame. However, Aunt Wei was just a lowly maid who came from a slut family. If Your Highness wanted to beat her or punish her, she could only bear it.

An Yingcheng's figure disappeared from the courtyard, and only then did Aunt Li speak to the servant girl, "You did well today's matter, come serve me in my house tomorrow."

This meant that he was going to promote her to a second class maidservant!

The servant girl who was previously saying that she needed to go to Aunt Wei's courtyard to wait on her had a look of ecstasy on her face, "Doing things for the aunt is my duty."

She looked respectful, and felt even more respect for Aunt Li.

If not for Aunt Li coming up with this idea, how could Prince be willing to stand up for her Aunt?