Chapter 667 Contrary to Their Usual Practice
Standing not far away, Lin Mengya recognized at first glance that the arrogant and rude person was Princess Tiancheng, whom she had met several times in the Huguo Temple.
However, why did Princess Tiancheng, who was on the Empress’ side, come to Prince Yu’s Mansion in person?
Did she just come to mock the maids?
Lin Mengya didn’t think it was that simple.
As Princess Tiancheng’s ident.i.ty was revealed, the servants of Prince Yu’s Mansion had to suppress their displeasure.
Hongyu, who was quick-witted, immediately restrained Baizhi, who was indignant, bowed to Princess Tiancheng properly in a hurry, knelt on the ground with great respect and said.
“I apologize to Your Highness. The servants in our mansion didn’t recognize you. Please let them off.”
However, Tiancheng did not look at the sensible maid. Instead, she glanced at the gate of Prince Yu’s Mansion with contempt and said loudly.
“Humph, of course I don’t care about how you think of me. Who do you think you are? But let me put it straight. Your dead princess will soon no longer be Princess Yu, and my cousin may take her place. My cousin has tough tactics, and you all will know about it later. Let’s go. I really can’t stay in this displeasing place for any longer.”
After that, Tiancheng threw out her chest arrogantly and got in the carriage with the help of the maid beside her.
The carriage left, heading towards the Imperial Palace not far away this time.
Lin Mengya, who was hiding in a corner, had heard Tiancheng’s words very clearly.
Indeed, according to the Empress’ plan, she was supposed to be dead now.
But Tiancheng said her cousin would take her place.
Did Tiancheng’s cousin refer to Lin Mengwu?
However, it was strange. If Lin Mengwu was supposed to take her place as the Empress planned, Princess Tiancheng should have kept it a secret before it was settled.
Wasn’t Princess Tiancheng afraid that something unexpected would happen after she said it out loud?
“What are you thinking about?”
Seeing Tiancheng leave, Qinghu poked Lin Mengya’s face gently and asked her.
She, who was lost in thought, looked cute.
“I’m wondering what Tiancheng meant by saying that.”
Lin Mengya waved Qinghu’s fingers away, puzzled.
Was it a provocation? She didn’t think so, but it didn’t seem like a warning either.
Anyway, she felt that something was wrong. Although she could not tell what was wrong at the moment, she had an intuition that Tiancheng didn’t seem to be such a stupid person.
Moreover, Tiancheng had almost made her a target for all in the temple.
Later on, it was probably Tiancheng who had brought Yunshen to her.
Would such a cruel woman make such a mistake?
Anyway, she felt that something was wrong, but she had no clue about why Tiancheng said that.
“Forget it. Stop thinking about it. Look, your four maids are about to cry. If you don’t show up now, I’m afraid that our courtyard will be flooded by their tears sooner or later.”
Qinghu said with a frightened look so that Lin Mengya couldn’t stand it and gave him a punch.
The two of them disappeared from the corner of the street without attracting any attention.
Everyone in Prince Yu’s Mansion was immersed in anger and could not extricate themselves from it, unaware that Princess Yu, whom they had concerned about, had been brought back to her courtyard safely by Qinghu.
“I’m going to get changed first. I’ll come back later.”
As soon as Qinghu landed, he let go of Lin Mengya and turned back to his room.
Lin Mengya nodded. She also felt uncomfortable in someone else’s clothes.
In order to disguise themselves, she and Qinghu just bought some clean old clothes from others.
As the saying went, clothes made a man.
After putting on a set of light blue coa.r.s.e clothes, Princess Yu, a celebrity in the Capital City, became a delicate village girl.
If Long Tianyu saw her dressed like this, he might not necessarily marry her.
Lin Mengya, who finally returned to her room after going through so many hardships, felt much more relaxed.
Before Hongyu and the others came back, Lin Mengya quickly changed into casual clothes. Then she leaned against her couch for a rest with her dark hair disheveled.
Lin Mengya narrowed her eyes at the thought how astonished her maids would be when they saw her.
This was her greatest pleasure after each adventure.
As Lin Mengya heard the footsteps getting closer and closer, she quickly sat up. No, if they saw her lean against the couch so comfortably, she would be accused by them.
“M-miss!”
Baozi, who came in first, exclaimed, widened her eyes and looked at Lin Mengya, who was sitting upright on the couch with an amiable smile.
After a while, she recovered from astonishment.
“Sorry to make you worry again. But it’s fine. I’m back safe and sound.”
Lin Mengya stretched out her hands and said gently.
However, Baizhi did not rush over and complain about how worried she had been before Lin Mengya came back as she did every time.
Instead, she rolled his eyes and then told the other maids outside.
“Well, we don’t have to worry about Miss. She’s back. Let’s get back to work.”
Huh? What was going on?
Lin Mengya, who experienced this for the first time, opened her eyes wide with her arms still in the air.
As her close friends, weren’t they supposed to cry with tears streaming down their faces at the sight of her?
She had never been in this situation!
“What are you going to do, Baizhi?”
Lin Mengya couldn’t help calling out to her, but Baizhi didn’t even look back.
“Go get changed. I’m exhausted. Let’s have a conversation later.”
“Okay.”
Lin Mengya, who was stunned by Baizhi’s att.i.tude, agreed obediently and sat still.
What was going on? Could it be that her maids had been replaced by other people?
Otherwise, why were they so cold to her?
Princess Yu, who was known for her intelligence, was confused again.
“Oh my G.o.d, I feel like my brain has been racked today.” She thought.
Fortunately, the situation did not last long.
Lin Mengya managed to please the four girls by promising them pay and bonus raise.
Nevertheless, Lin Mengya knew that they were actually worried about her, but after learning her responsibility, they could only keep their worry in their hearts.
Since they could not be her helpers, at least they should not be her burdens.
Lin Mengya knew this clearly, so she was willing to cooperate with them in this white lie.
Moreover, she had much more money than she could spend, and she had reserved the excess money as the four girls’ dowries. Now she just gave them part of the money a little earlier. It didn’t matter, and she didn’t suffer any loss.
Lin Mengya told the servants in her courtyard to keep the news of her return a secret among them for the time being.
Although she felt sorry for the servants outside, if the Empress learned it too early, her plan would be much less effective.
It would be better to let everyone believe that she was missing.
The servants in the Liuxin Courtyard were capable of handling this with ease because of their experience in covering her up.
Lin Mengya had married into Prince Yu’s Mansion for more than a year, but she had never lost any of her underwear or jewelry.
This was enough to show that the servants in her courtyard were all very shrewd and capable.
With their help, Lin Mengya did not have to worry about any situation in her courtyard.
After dinner, Lin Mengya took Baishao to see Moyan.
She just hadn’t met him for a few days, but the little guy had become chubbier like a steamed bun.
At the sight of Lin Mengya, the little guy grabbed Lin Mengya’s fingers and refused to let go, as if he met a family member of him.
Even if he fell asleep, he had to hold Lin Mengya’s fingers.
Seeing this, those around him burst into gentle laughter.
After the little guy fell asleep, Lin Mengya gently withdrew her hand and put a soft cloth tiger in his hand in place of her fingers.
Seeing Moyan sleeping soundly, Lin Mengya couldn’t help smiling joyfully. She stroked Moyan’s little face and couldn’t suppress her affection for this little guy.
“Miss, Moyan is really lucky to have you, who dotes on him. He will have enough to live comfortably in this life.”
Ms. Tian was also sitting aside and chatting with Lin Mengya and her maids.
With Hongyu and the others, who were quite capable, around, now Ms. Tian only needed to take care of Moyan. Fortunately, Ms. Tian, who was eager to have a grandchild, enjoyed this job very much.
“Alas, it’s not a lucky thing to follow me. Ms. Tian, even you have been in a state of anxiety all this time, haven’t you? Sometimes, I think it’s better to send all of you to a safe place. However, I’ll keep worrying about you if you’re not around. Besides, there are not many places I consider safe around the world.”
Not everyone was as lucky as Yinghua, who could be saved by Master Wuchen.
In fact, entrusting Yinghua to Master Wuchen was the best arrangement she could make for him.
The process of striving for the throne was full of danger. Since Yinghua was a prince, it was inevitable that he would be involved in it in the future.
But if he followed Master Wuchen, he might have different turns in life. When the general situation was settled, she would find Yinghua back and guarantee him a peaceful life.
Perhaps this idea was too ideal, but in fact, it was the best arrangement for Yinghua.
The battle for the throne was far more complicated than she had imagined.
“Silly girl, you’re talking nonsense again. I’m too old to go anywhere. It’s my pleasure to follow you and young master in this life. Speaking of which, you said that you’ve entrusted Yinghua to someone else. The child looks spoiled, but in fact, he is very sensitive. Make sure he won’t suffer. Alas, life outside is harder than life at home. After all, he’s a poor child. Treat him well.”
Ms. Tian really liked Yinghua, so she was naturally worried about him.
Lin Mengya agreed. In fact, she had a hunch that Wuchen would definitely like Yinghua.
Meanwhile, she hoped that Yinghua could understand why she did that.