Xue Changshi was really scared.
But he didn't even have the chance to lower his head. After letting him look at the jade pendant, He Bin and He Sheng never spoke a word to him again. Until he was knocked unconscious and taken on board, and when he finally woke up after being groggy all the way, he had already entered Tongzhou.
Along the way, he recalled many things in the past. Ever since he followed Chu Jingxing, he seemed to have been trying to confront Wei An and Shen Chen, and basically everything he did was against Shen Chen and Wei An.
He has been doing this all the time, but when he thinks back, what grudge does he have with Wei An and Shen Chen
After all, nothing he did meant anything.
He tried his best and spent his entire life on it, but in the end, he did not succeed.
If he had taken revenge, he wouldn't feel so bad. Even if he was retaliated, he would accept it. But now, he tried his best but failed to hurt them. The Taoist priest lost himself and his family...
The scenery outside the window kept changing, but he was in no mood to appreciate it. He was worried about his own fate and his children. Wei An was fine, but he had really followed Shen Chen. Having followed Chu Jingxing for so many years, he certainly knew what kind of person Shen Chen was.
It's okay if you don't provoke him normally, but once you really touch his bottom line, he will be more ruthless than anyone else.
But it was too late to be afraid, he couldn't even commit suicide-----He Bin and He Sheng watched him closely, taking turns staring at him without blinking.
He felt even more heavy-hearted - no wonder Wei An had such obedient subordinates who would do whatever he was told, and he could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
But he still felt a little confused.
Wei An is just a little girl after all, why does she have such ability to control people
With Wei An as his wife, Shen Chen will be even more of an iron wall. Besides, Chu Jingwu is a traitor. What will the princess do in the future
She and the prince had always been respectful to each other and had little affection for each other. After the appearance of Concubine Yu, the relationship between the two became even worse. And with the appearance of Shen Chen, the affection between the two was almost worn out.
At this point, after so many things have happened, with Chu Jingxing's death standing between the two of them, there is truly no affection left between them.
Without the support of the prince, his son still sides with the enemy, and the enemy is still very patient. Thinking of this, Xue Changshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart and felt tired for the princess.
How easy is it to deal with them
Princess Linjiang, who was far away in Jiujiang, suddenly yawned.
The maidservant beside them hurriedly put her hands on her hips and scolded the maids for their incompetence: "They are all bossy and overbearing on weekdays, eating their fill and being fat, but they can't even serve others! If it weren't for the princess's good temper..."
A large number of servants knelt down below, not daring to raise their heads, staring at the ground and not saying a word.
They knew that the reason why Princess Linjiang punished them this time was not because they did not serve well, and certainly not because they made any mistakes, but because when the princess went out of the mansion to meditate, they did not accompany her, and then continued to work in the mansion. This was Princess Linjiang's excuse to punish them.
The room was quiet and no one was talking. The eldest maid Qingshuang sneered and pointedly said, "You guys are good at flattering and fawning on others, but you can't serve others. You have forgotten your duties and your own names! The queen is so kind, so you take yourselves too seriously..."
Everyone secretly said it was bad luck in their hearts - they had never heard of a princess who had gone to the temple to practice asceticism to be able to return to the palace. Of course, they all went to find their own way. People go to high places and water flows to low places. This is a natural thing and there is nothing to say.
When the princess was in power, they followed her. Later, when the princess left, they couldn't just stop doing things for her - after all, Concubine Yu was in charge. If they still stayed with their old master, wouldn't they be waiting to be ostracized and cleared out
But who could have expected that the princess, who had only been in seclusion for half a year, would come back again.
It didn't matter that she came back, but the prince still asked her to take over the responsibility of managing the household from Concubine Yu. As a result, all the servants in the mansion began to get worried, fearing that the princess would have an attack at any time.
Who knew that the princess would really have a tantrum, and she was so angry as soon as she came back, and even the housekeepers were ridiculed mercilessly.
Knowing that this was a show of power from the princess, everyone became even more humble and dared not say anything.
After a while, Princess Linjiang finally laughed and made Qingshuang shut up: "Okay, they are just small matters, are they worth you to harass them like this?"
Qingshuang is the daughter of Nanny Ge. She was too young to enter the palace at the beginning. After she came back from the temple this time, Princess Linjiang took the initiative to ask her to enter the palace.
A daughter who is always trusted by the emperor may not know many rules, but the most important thing is that she is loyal.
Princess Linjiang now knows the benefits of loyalty best. Ten thousand cunning helpers are no match for one loyal one.
When she opened her mouth, Qingshuang squinted her eyes and snorted coldly at them: "Princess, don't you know that it's because you're so easy to talk to that they don't know who they are anymore. Their eyes are on the top of their heads, and they're blind. They can't tell the difference between a phoenix and a pheasant. They all rush to please you..."
She cursed for a while, and when she saw that the people below were holding their breath more and more, she followed the princess's words and stepped down the stairs. She scolded them and told them to go back to their respective duties before letting them go.
After they all left, Princess Linjiang smiled and extended her hand to Qingshuang, helped Qingshuang stand up and said, "They are right. People always strive for higher things. They thought I would never come back, but who knew I would come back? It's no wonder they are like this. It's human nature, there's nothing to blame. As for venting my anger and establishing authority, it's enough now. You are now a close person around me. They naturally have a scale in their hearts and know what you mean. If there are those who want to come back to do things for me, they will naturally know. If not, I will always find a way to deal with them in the future."
Qingshuang was still a little indignant. She helped her sit down by the south window, looked at the rockery outside and said, "They took advantage of your absence to stir up trouble. You don't know that those who didn't go to the temple with you were all caught by Concubine Yu..."
When Princess Linjiang left, she left many of her confidants behind to take charge of important positions in the palace. (To be continued)