Han Qinglan was confused and a little indulgent, so she let Princess Danyang pull him and rush into the back door of the princess mansion.
But when he heard the last sentence, not only did his steps stop, but his whole body stiffened for a moment.
However, at this moment, the steward at the back door of the Princess Mansion noticed the group of people sneaking in and shouted:
"Who?! You dare to break into the princess's mansion without permission, I think you don't want to die!"
Because the voice was so sudden and the voice was so loud, everyone in Danyang was startled, and no one noticed Han Qinglan's slight abnormality.
Zizhu secretly stamped his feet anxiously and couldn't help but confirm with Mei Lan in a low voice:
"Before we went out, did Xiao Liuzi say that the back door was ready? Then where did Manager Wang come from?!"
It would be fine if he was just caught sneaking out of the house. My princess had done this kind of thing since she was a child. At most, she would be punished by copying poems and songs a few times and be grounded for half a month.
But now, her princess is dressed in rags, coupled with the strange fishy smell that can make people fall over if she gets too close...
She really couldn't imagine what would happen when her master was brought before the eldest princess!
Mei Lan was calmer when it came to things, and because she was not familiar with the various arrangements of Princess Danyang's family management, she only took care of the one-third acre of land in Qishuang Pavilion. So after half-turning his eyes, he immediately stepped forward to block Manager Wang.
While greeting with a warm smile, he whispered in a flattering and threatening tone:
"Manager Wang is so free today, why did he come to inspect the back door in person?"
"We followed the princess' instructions and went out to do some errands. We just came back. It's just that we are in such a mess. It's not good to hang around in front of our house. It will damage the face of our princess' house, isn't it?"
"Please do it for your convenience and let us in. When the princess finds out, she will..."
While Manager Wang was speaking to Mei Lan, he looked around at the people with his eyes like a hawk.
"The girl is from the princess's courtyard? The villain has been working as an errand in the outer courtyard or the study since he entered the mansion... Hey, isn't this Miss Zizhu? You are also on errands?"
Zizhu was secretly glad that the other party didn't see the princess often, so she just said "hmm" perfunctorily, with a stiff smile on her lips, and nodded. In private, he only held Tian Zhuo tightly beside him and stood in front of the princess and Han Qinglan, covering the two people behind him.
While she was rejoicing, she couldn't help but sigh deeply in her heart.
Hey, the princess and Mr. Xu did a great job in keeping the house in order.
In the past, Mei Lan's approach might have worked. Sometimes there are even places where a prominent person in the government is not required. As long as you give the person in charge or manager enough money, there is almost nothing that cannot be done.
However, right now...
After the thorough management of Princess Danyang and Mr. Xu, although the current Princess Mansion does not appear to have changed much from the outside, the entrances and exits of the mansion also seem to be as slack and lazy as before.
In fact, everything is just an illusion.
Everywhere inside and outside the Princess Mansion is now clear about power and responsibility, adhering to the principle of loosening the outside and tightening the inside. All the officers seemed relaxed, but no one dared to slack off in their responsibilities.
At least this is what she has seen and heard so far, and there is no trace of the bad habits of the past.
I just don't know what choice the manager Wang in front of me will make when faced with the current situation, and whether it will break her opinion.
However, if you think about it from another angle, if the king is fair and strict in his management, then for their little princess, wouldn't it be like "shooting a stone and hitting himself in the foot"!
Zizhu couldn't tell her feelings at the moment, whether she should hope that the other party would let her and his team go, or whether she should hope that Manager Wang could fulfill his duties faithfully.
Before she could sort it out, Mei Lan took out a few silver melon seeds from her sleeve pocket and handed them to Wang Guanshi.
However, before she stretched out her hand, Manager Wang's whole body seemed to be burned. He immediately took two steps back and scolded as seriously as if he was facing a formidable enemy:
"What are you doing?! Take this, take this farther away!"
Mei Lan was startled by the other party's almost inflected scream, and because of the other party's reaction and gaze, she almost thought she had something biting on her hand, and instinctively wanted to throw it out.
After she came to her senses, she looked down at the silver melon seeds in her palm with almost disbelief. She couldn't help but froze in place for a moment.
This, how come this is completely different from what she saw and heard before?
Manager Wang's reaction was as if she was going to use the money to poison him.
Just when Mei Lan was confused and embarrassed, Manager Wang began to beg Mei Lan and Zizhu for mercy.
"Little man, I beg you two girls, no, two aunts, it is a huge sin for you to bring a stranger into the house! Even if you are under the order of the princess, you must have some evidence or proof. Things, otherwise, otherwise..."
"Okay, you two. The villain has a family of seven or eight, and they all live on the villain's meager salary!"
The moment Mei Lan heard this, she looked even more embarrassed.
"Here, Manager Wang, please don't say that, we don't either..."
At this moment, Zizhu, who was standing behind Mei Lan like a wooden pillar, suddenly took a step forward, put one hand on his hip, raised his chin, and shouted:
"I heard from the manager Wang that we are disobeying the princess' orders under the guise?"
As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows and sternly lectured:
"Does Steward Wang want to toast me without having to drink wine as a penalty? If you know the current affairs, just pretend you didn't see it. Do you understand what I said?"
After Zizhu's words, not to mention Tian Zhuo, who had just met her recently, even Mei Lan, who had been with her almost day and night for several years, was so shocked that his eyes widened and he stared at her with an even more incredible look than before.
For a moment, Zizhu, who was watched by everyone, had a faint blush on his face, and his expression seemed a little stiff, but his aura was not weak at all.
Even after a seemingly non-existent moment, she immediately waved her hand with an even more domineering aura than before.
"Step aside!"
Manager Wang was so drunk that he backed away repeatedly, feeling embarrassed and panicked. The words of begging for mercy and discussion became increasingly difficult to speak smoothly.
Until, hidden behind Mei Lan, Zizhu and Tian Zhuo, the two men, one tall and one short, whose faces he had been unable to see, began to move.
The two people who were so stubborn seemed to want to follow the aggressive momentum of the maid next to the princess and force their way into the mansion together——
"...You, you guys, stop, stop!"
"Otherwise, I'll call the guards right now." Before the second half of the sentence came out, Manager Wang glanced at Zizhu, who looked evil-looking, and immediately added: "And send someone to ask for Grandma Zhou!"
Others' words can't stop the princess's confidants, so inviting the eldest princess's right-hand man will be enough.
Not to mention the princess and the man in charge of the palace, Mr. Xu, they didn't want to make things impossible, so as not to push themselves into a dead end.
I don't know whether he was frightened or too excited. Manager Wang's voice broke when he shouted the last few words.
After hearing this, Zizhu only sneered:
"Haha, you dare?"
Although Manager Wang was trembling visibly, he never took even a small step back after shouting these words.
The atmosphere between the two parties was suddenly tense and full of gunpowder.
