The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The house has two courtyards, which is more than enough to accommodate their family.

If the mistress is capable of managing her household and the children are obedient, life will actually not be bad.

Shi Wanzhen has been confused for most of her life, but now she has finally made up her mind to start her own business and raise her children and herself.

The carriage belonged to the Marquis's mansion. The driver brought them here and then went back.

Traveling with them was a little maid named Cuizhu and a nanny named Yuan, who was her dowry nanny.

After she was driven back to the Marquis' Mansion, Nanny Yuan also returned from the Earl's Mansion and followed her.

Cuizhu was a maid who was assigned to Wei Cailing to clean the yard after she became the head of the household.

Seeing her difficult situation, Wei Cailing allowed her to take Cuizhu away temporarily. It was agreed that when she could stand firmly on her feet and make her own living, she would return Cuizhu to the Marquis' Mansion.

Cuizhu's indenture is now in Wei Cailing's hands, and her monthly salary is also in the Marquis's Mansion. To put it bluntly, Cuizhu came here purely to help.

It was such a dark night, luckily Cuizhu and Nanny Yuan were here, otherwise the dust in the yard would have been so thick that we wouldn't have been able to step foot.

When Song Ruishi and Song Xinying entered the hospital, they not only refused to work, but also complained, cursed and lost their temper all the way.

But they were still young and had nowhere to go. After a whole day of hard work, they were tired and wanted to go to bed.

Shi Wanzhen has never been so tired in her life.

She asked Cuizhu to boil water for the two children to wash their faces and feet. Cuizhu responded and went.

As a result, after a short while, the foot washing water was kicked to the ground by Song Ruishi, and the whole room was wet.

"You stupid girl! Are you going to scald me to death?" Song Ruishi seriously suspected that this girl was trying to vent the anger of the girl who was scalded by hot soup in the Marquis' Mansion.

Cuizhu's eyes were filled with tears. "The weather is cold, so I thought of letting the young master soak his feet to warm them up."

"You are doing this for my own good!" Song Ruishi threw the foot towel he had pulled out from somewhere at Cuizhu's face, "Don't move. Stand still for me."

Although Cuizhu was a servant girl, she had been treated well in the Marquis's mansion. Not only was the mistress kind, but the aunt she served, Shi Wanzhen, treated her well, and the housekeeper, Aunt Liu, was always smiling.

In other words, she had never been bullied since she sold herself into the mansion as a slave. How could she bear this now?

She was told to stand still, but she moved. She reached out and tore off the rag from her face, turned around and left the house, but she screamed the next moment.

When Shi Wanzhen arrived, she saw her barefoot son grabbing Cuizhu's hair fiercely and slamming her head to the ground.

This scene was so familiar! This was how Song Shiguang beat her to death.

"Let go! Let Cuizhu go!" Shi Wanzhen rescued her son with great effort and said angrily, "Why did you hit Cuizhu?"

"She... wanted to burn your son to death!" Song Ruishi opened his mouth, "Yes, she is still a vixen, she just flirted with me. I ignored her, and she wanted to burn me to death!"

Although Cuizhu was already sixteen years old, she had never experienced love. When a half-grown child said this to her, she immediately became anxious and said, "You are talking nonsense!"

"Look at you! You have no manners!" Song Ruishi pointed at her, "If you behave well, I can take you in as a concubine. The way you are now, you really don't even want to wash my feet!"

Cuizhu blushed, and blood oozed from her forehead. She knelt down and kowtowed to Shi Wanzhen, "Auntie, I can't do your work."

Before Shi Wanzhen could reply, she ran out, fearing that she would be caught. She returned to the mansion that night and knelt outside the mistress's room, waiting for her fate.

Wei Cailing still lives alone, in a separate room from the prince. She has been busy these days and sleeps late.

While Cuizhu was kneeling outside, she was still sorting out the accounts under the lamp.

She raised her head and ordered, "Hua Ruo, let Cui Zhu come in."

Unexpectedly, when Cuizhu entered the room and saw the mistress, she burst into tears, "Madam..."

When Wei Cailing saw Cuizhu's face, which was bruised and swollen, and her hair was disheveled, she hurriedly told Hua Ruo, "Take her to wash her face, apply some medicine, and come back after everything is done. Oh, by the way, see if there's anything to eat in the kitchen, and get some for Cuizhu."

Cuizhu shook her head and cried, "Cuizhu is not hungry. Cuizhu has failed the madam's trust. I can't do the work at my aunt's house any more."

Seeing her like that, Wei Cailing knew what she was talking about, so she looked up and gestured to Hua Ruo.

Hua Ruo took Cuizhu out to wash her up, and prepared some food for her. After everything was cleaned up, she took her back to the mistress' room.

At this moment, Shi Yunqi heard the noise and came over.

The two of them sat at the top and listened to Cuizhu talk about what had just happened.

Finally, Cuizhu said, "I heard Mr. Song say, 'At worst, we can burn down the mansion.' I think he is not just talking. He will definitely do it."

She was with Nanny Yuan at the time, sitting in the front with the coachman, and she vaguely heard Song Ruishi say this.

Wei Cailing and her husband exchanged a glance before turning to Cuizhu and nodding, "I understand. Go back to the courtyard where your aunt used to live and have a good rest today. I will prepare something for you tomorrow morning."

Cuizhu was overjoyed and kowtowed, "Madam, do I not need to help you anymore?"

"No need." Wei Cailing said, "You can stay in the Marquis' Mansion and work from now on."

Cuizhu kowtowed again to express her gratitude, then left with a satisfied feeling.

After everyone left, the couple were the only ones left in the room.

Wei Cailing raised her eyes and asked, "Does my husband think that I am too sharp in my approach and will bring resentment to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Shi Yunqi shook his head. "The style of the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion determines the fate of the entire mansion. My grandmother's selfishness has caused so much suffering to so many people. I have heard about what happened today. If you can't save face and are worried about others gossiping about you, and you bring the children of the Song family into the mansion to live, I'm afraid our lives will be in turmoil in the future. So be sharp and decisive. Although it will make people hate you, at least we can prevent it, which is much better than being defenseless."

Wei Cailing finally let go of her worries. "Xia'er always encouraged me, telling me to do whatever I wanted without worrying about my reputation or face. My husband, you and Xia'er are my support."

Shi Yunqi stood up and prepared to go back to his room to rest. "Don't think too much. Let's strengthen the guard of the mansion. By the way, how about inviting Xing Mama's nephew, the top scholar, to stay in the mansion for a few days?"

Wei Cailing's eyes lit up, "Let's not trouble the number one scholar, my brother will do."

"My eldest brother-in-law is now obsessed with cultivating a relationship with the horse. It's unclear whether he is willing to come." Shi Yunqi smiled and walked out, "I'm going over there. You should go to bed early."

"Wait, I'll take you there." Wei Cailing hurriedly stood up and walked out holding her husband's arm.

Shi Yunqi felt sorry for her tiredness and didn't want her to see him off. But he really wanted to stay with his wife for a while longer, so he put his hand on the back of his wife's arm and walked out together.

When they reached his room, he reluctantly sent his wife back...then his wife sent him back, and he sent his wife back again.

It was just that the affection between her eyebrows and eyes was already there, and the two were delighted with tenderness and sweetness. Reluctant to leave, under the flowers and the moon, Shi Yunqi suddenly pulled Wei Cailing behind the pillar of the corridor and leaned over to kiss her.