"Did anyone serve in this yard before?" Qiao Zhenzhen opened her eyes. "Call them in and ask them."

Chengxin went out to call for help.

After a while, four beautiful maids followed Chengxin into the inner room.

Qiao Zhenzhen didn't move and even closed her eyes again.

Xia Xiang stood up, stood beside her, and asked solemnly, "Tell me your names."

These four maids wore clothes of four different colors.

They all stood in front of Qiao Zhenzhen and knelt down to salute, "Greetings, Princess."

The one in green stepped forward first, "My name is Diancui." She looked very generous.

The one in purple followed suit and saluted, "Your servant Zixuan."

"My name is Hai Lan." said Lan Yi.

Xing Yi finally said, "My name is Yin Zhen."

Xia Xiang rolled her eyes and asked the last one, "Which Zhen?"

"Pearl's Jane?"

Xia Xiang looked at Qiao Zhenzhen, who slightly opened her eyes at this time. As soon as they made eye contact, Xia Xiang understood and said to Yin Zhen very impolitely: "Zhen and Princess's nicknames are the same, so change your name."

Yinzhen was stunned, and the other three exchanged glances privately.

I didn't expect that the Crown Prince's wife had just arrived at the Duke's Mansion and hadn't even had her wedding night yet, but her attitude was so overbearing that she didn't even want to pretend to be virtuous.

Yin Zhen said with some grievance: "This is the name I was given when I was born."

Qiao Zhenzhen laughed, "You mean, you took the word Zhen before me, so it can't be changed?"

This maid looks older than her.

"How dare you!" Xia Xiang scolded.

Yin Zhen lowered her head and whispered, "That's not what I meant."

"Then you should change your name to Ginkgo." Qiao Zhenzhen said, "I think your names all match your clothes, so you don't need to be special."

The maid, whose name was forcibly changed to "Ginkgo", thanked the master reluctantly.

Qiao Zhenzhen swept her eyes across the four people's faces, then stopped on Zixuan and Hailan.

She suddenly asked, "Are you two not from your family? Judging from your accents, you don't sound like natives of Shangjing City."

The Dingguo Duke's Mansion was a founding achievement and has lasted for seventy years.

Although the history is not long, the family slaves are enough to give birth to several generations.

Suiyuan, the residence of successive princes after their marriage, has been empty for more than ten years.

Yiwan had said before that there were only some elderly people here who looked after the yard and did maintenance.

These four delicate and tender beauties were naturally newly sent.

Two of them had Kyoto accents, but the other two did not.

Qiao Zhenzhen herself is from Jiangnan, but she speaks Mandarin well, with an accent from the capital, which was the capital dialect of her time, and the official language is Mandarin.

Her southern accent is not strong, except for a slight nasal sound.

Because Mo Qingyang was sent to Jiangnan to serve as an official in his early years, Mo Yuying spoke with an accent, which she gradually corrected over the years after coming to the capital.

When I went out to socialize in my early years, I was often laughed at.

Qiao Zhenzhen does not disagree on this point.

Zixuan and Hailan looked at each other.

Xia Xiang said sternly, "Look at what the other party is doing and answer the princess's question."

The two were startled and said immediately: "This servant is indeed not a family-born child."

"New to the mansion?" Qiao Zhenzhen asked, "From the accent, it sounds a bit like someone from the south."

She speaks in a soft and pleasant voice.

The two were terrified, and Zixuan replied, "The princess is wise."

Qiao Zhenzhen laughed out loud, this was very wise.

Therefore, it is easy for those in a high position to lose their minds in the midst of all the praises.

"Which courtyard did you four come from?" Qiao Zhenzhen asked directly.

The four of them were silent for a while, and Qiao Zhenzhen waited patiently.

Xia Xiang played the villain again, "The princess is asking you questions, you all look like you are not dumb, right? Don't you know that the master is asking, so you have to answer quickly?"

Diancui, who just registered, should be the leader among these four people.

This time she answered again, "We were sent by the Personnel Department to serve in Suiyuan. We are not from any other courtyard."

"Really?" Xia Xiang sneered, "Where's the indenture? Since the person has been sent to Suiyuan, the indenture should have come with him, right?"

Now Diancui was speechless.

"Okay, Xia Xiang, don't make things difficult for them. They are just servants who follow orders." Qiao Zhenzhen said.

But just when hope arose in the hearts of the four people, thinking that the princess would let it go easily.

Qiao Zhenzhen said, "Since your indenture didn't come with you, then go back to where you came from."

Xia Xiang immediately agreed, "Princess, the personnel management of this Duke's Mansion is too chaotic. Before I came here, I was told that he was a founding hero and a wealthy family. I was thinking, what kind of regulated place is this?"

Now it seems that they are not as good as our family. How can they send a young maid here and put her indenture in their hands? If you don’t know, you might think they are trying to plant a nail in our yard!”

Qiao Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Okay, stop complaining. This may be the rule of the Duke's Mansion. We are new here and there are many things we don't understand."

The one in blue named Hailan had a stubborn expression, "My lord, you can't send us back. I was sent by the eldest lady!"

"So it's the eldest lady——"

Sure enough, a fool jumped out, and Qiao Zhenzhen looked at her with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

Zixuan and Hailan are obviously different from the other two maids, and they have a kind of gentleness and charm.

It doesn't look like she was trained as a maid since childhood.

Looking at the maids that the Mo family had prepared for her before, each of them followed the rules and was well-behaved and polite when walking, sitting or lying down.

"Is the Madam very powerful?" Qiao Zhenzhen looked at her and said with a smile, "Do you know who I am?"

Hai Lan didn't expect that she would actually ignore the eldest lady.

"You, you are the princess..."

But the lady is your mother-in-law!

Qiao Zhenzhen suddenly stopped smiling and said, "That's good to know. Even if I have someone drag you out and beat you half to death, no one would dare to say a word about me."

Under this sudden momentum, Hai Lan recalled the various rumors she had heard before about Princess Fuhui, who was a ruthless person who dared to beat up a girl from the Marquis's Mansion in the street.

I don’t know how many evil things he has done in private.

I was previously blinded by her smile.

He was so frightened that he trembled and fell to his knees with a plop.

"It was I who was so bold. Princess, please spare my life. Princess, please spare my life..."

While talking, he kowtows.

Qiao Zhenzhen suddenly smiled again and put away her arrogance.

I was quite surprised. I just didn't laugh, but I was scared to tears.

Chengxin and Ruyi stepped forward, grabbed Hailan from both sides, and forced her up.

Xia Xiang looked contemptuous, "The princess said that you should go back to where you came from. If you want to stay in Suiyuan, then let your old master hand over the indenture. It's not impossible to send someone here, but you have to be sincere."

The four of them lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Qiao Zhenzhen waved.

Xia Xiang said, "Everyone, go out. You cannot walk in the main courtyard without the princess's permission. The princess is merciful and will let you stay in the nearby Yulu Pavilion today and leave early tomorrow morning."

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