After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Chapter 122 Testing the Maid

"Surprise?!" Yu Qingli said with some gritted teeth, "Yes, it really is a big surprise, more shock than joy!"

Not to mention Yu Qingli, even the little maidservant Mei Hong's face turned red, probably because of anger. She didn't have a good impression of this inexplicable prince, and now he actually did something that damaged the young lady's reputation, which made people even more angry.

Although she was just a little maid, she could not tolerate this bullying behavior.

Murong Yanhui was puzzled, his deep eyes filled with surprise. Didn't this woman say she wanted a legitimate status? If that was the case, what was wrong with him publicly announcing to everyone that he would marry Yu Qingli in this life?

Compared to those wild geese delivering letters, isn't his approach more practical? Moreover, with so many people witnessing it, shouldn't she feel happy?

Thinking of this, Murong Yan took a step forward, wanting to reach out and hold Yu Qingli, asking, "Lili, don't you like it? I think any woman should be moved by this!"

Seeing that her young lady was so angry that she was speechless, Mei Hong stepped forward and blocked Yu Qingli. "Your Highness, please respect yourself. Our young lady is still an unmarried girl. Your Highness has ruined her reputation like this. If her future son-in-law finds out, won't it be..."

"presumptuous!"

A cold and cruel look swept across Mei Hong's face, making all her courage deflate like a punctured ball. With a gust of wind from his sleeves, Mei Hong staggered and almost fell into the water. If it weren't for the weeping willows on the shore that caught her clothes, she would have become a drowned chicken by now.

"Your Highness, don't you feel it's beneath you to haggle over such a small thing with a maid?"

Yu Qingli sarcastically said, but she walked towards Mei Hong. Before she could move, Murong Yanhui grabbed her slender waist and said coldly, "Such a talkative maid, I am just helping you, Lili, to teach her a lesson."

Yu Qingli sneered, "So, I should be grateful to the prince? Including those inexplicable people?"

Yu Qingli pointed with her slender hands at the crowd swarming on the street not far away. The anger in her eyes was obvious. It was hard for her not to be angry after being chased by so many people for half a day.

Murong Yanhui was stunned. It seemed that he had indeed gone a bit too far. He glanced at Qingjiu with dissatisfaction. Qingjiu quickly lowered his head to look at the stone under his feet and pretended not to see it.

It's not his fault. Who made the prince say that only the person who tells Miss Yu in person that the prince likes her can get the copper coin?

Anyone who refuses to take advantage of such a good opportunity is a fool. Just a few words can easily earn you five copper coins. Ordinary people only earn three copper coins for a day's hard labor. Faced with such temptation, how many people can sit still? Moreover, as long as you are not dumb, this kind of work can be done by any man, woman, young or old. Who wouldn't rush to do it?

In this way, those who were nimble in legs and feet started to chase after Yu Qingli.

After coughing awkwardly, Murong Yan turned stern and said to Qing Jiu, "Look at what you've done! Why don't you go and solve these problems?"

Qingjiu reluctantly agreed. It was clearly the prince's own bad idea, but he ended up taking the blame? This world really wasn't fair!

But who made him born to be a slave? !

Murong Yan smiled flatteringly at Yu Qingli and said, "Alright, Lili, don't be angry. This matter was indeed my oversight. I didn't expect Qingjiu to come up with such an idea. But I also want you to be happy, right? Most importantly, Lili, do you understand my intentions now?"

Yu Qingli was speechless. Now she was afraid that not only she understood Murong Yanhui's intentions, but even the people of Luoyang City understood this man's intentions.

After glancing at Meihong who was still hanging on the willow branch, Murong Yanhui hugged Yu Qingli's slender waist tightly with an unhappy look. He stepped on the ground and flew up above the Luo River. His light as a swallow posture made the people who came later admire him.

It seems that the prince and Miss Yu are a good match!

As a man, if he doesn't indulge in romantic activities in his youth, isn't there a saying that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold? This Prince of Yan is pursuing Miss Yu with such fanfare, I think he must be sincere to some extent.

As a result, the opposition to Prince Yan has become much less, and the people are more looking forward to it. They don't know what means Prince Yan will use to win Miss Yu's heart.

Murong Yanhui took Yu Qingli directly back to the mansion, leaving a mess for Qingjiu to deal with.

Of course, there was also Meihong, who was hung by a willow branch by the river for half a day until Qingjiu sent the people away one by one and rescued her.

When Mei Hong returned to Yu Mansion with a look of grievance on her face, the lights had already come on and the moon was bright in the sky. Coincidentally, she ran into Murong Yanhui, the man who had caused her to be hung on the willow branches and exposed to the sun for half a day, at the door of Yu Mansion.

He saluted Murong Yanhui tremblingly, but received only a cruel cold look and a snort in return.

Watching that man gallop off on his horse with such a heroic manner, Mei Hong felt a growing resentment in her heart. Why did so many people like this young lady?! One day, she...

Before Mei Hong could think further, the housekeeper Jiang Bai was already standing in front of her, still with a serious look on his face, as if he was too stingy to even offer a smile.

"Meihong, the master wants you to come over."

After being exposed to the sun for half a day, Mei Hong was already dizzy. With an empty stomach, she had no time to guess what the master was thinking. She could only lower her head and follow Jiang Bai towards Yu Zhengsha's study.

There was a dim light in the study, and Yu Zhengsha, who was sitting upright in the darkness with a cold face, looked a bit scary.

Mei Hong bravely walked into the study and politely saluted Yu Zhengsha, "Master."

Yu Zhengsha didn't speak directly. He simply looked Mei Hong up and down with an unfathomable gaze before speaking, "I heard that Yu Qingli and Prince Yan have been getting along very well lately. You're Yu Qingli's personal maid. What's going on?"

Mei Hong was stunned. She hadn't expected the news to reach the master's ears so quickly. Should she tell the master the truth? If she did, she was worried that the master would use this as evidence to consider marrying the young lady to the Prince of Yan. What would the eldest prince do then? What should Mei Hong do?

But in just a moment, Mei Hong had weighed the pros and cons in her mind, and finally decided not to admit it for the time being.

So he lowered his brows and said, "It's just that the prince likes to joke around and often plays tricks on the young lady. The young lady is also very distressed and is thinking about asking the master to come forward to resolve this matter!"

Yu Zhengsha's upright face remained expressionless, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. After a while, he said, "I see. However, as Yu Qingli's personal maid, you should help your young lady when necessary and don't let outsiders bully her."

"Yes, I know this."

"Okay, it's getting late, you should go down first."

Mei Hong then bowed to Yu Zhengsha again and stood up to leave. Before she reached the door, she heard Yu Zhengsha casually say, "There's been a lot of correspondence going in and out of the mansion lately. I heard that you, Mei Hong, are the most frequent mail takers, but I don't know who they are from."

Mei Hong's heart tightened. Could it be that the master had discovered the secret correspondence between the eldest prince and the young lady? She was so frightened that her clothes were soaked, and she swallowed involuntarily to hide her nervousness.

"Oh, it's just that a relative of mine said he wanted to visit me, but he didn't know where exactly. He's a dull person, so he wrote more than I could say in one letter."

Yu Zhengsha frowned, "It's better to avoid people who talk so much."

"This is from the slave's province!"

Finally, she managed to get away with it. Mei Hong felt her palms were full of sweat. It was obvious that the master didn't care about the eldest prince. If he knew that the young lady and the eldest prince were exchanging letters, he would most likely intervene.

Fortunately, the master hasn't discovered it yet. I have to tell the young lady quickly so that she can be more careful in the future.

Mei Hong hurriedly left the study, but Yu Zhengsha stared at her back thoughtfully. Jiang Bai stood beside her properly, like a statue.

"Jiang Bai, what do you think about this?"

"Master, are you talking about the Prince of Yan or the eldest prince?"

"All!"

"I believe the key to this matter lies in the young lady's attitude, but I just can't tell what's in her mind. So there's only one solution to these two issues, and that is to wait and see!"

Yu Zhengsha nodded slightly, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Besides, I'll be returning to the capital to report on my work soon. By then, I'll have my own arrangements for Yu Qingli's marriage. So as long as nothing goes wrong during this period, there's no need to worry too much."

"Master, you're right. This time, your contribution to disaster relief has been meritorious, and His Majesty seems very pleased. The commendation decree sent a few days ago has already explained everything. If I could take this opportunity to move up a level, who knows."

Yu Zhengsha smiled happily upon hearing this, "The one who understands me best is Jiang Bai!"

Yu Zhengsha's plan went smoothly, but he forgot one thing: neither Yu Qingli nor Murong Yanhui could necessarily follow the path he had set.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Yu Qingli was awakened by the chattering sounds outside the door.

"Did you see that? There's a really beautiful flower boat in the Luoyang River. I heard the jade on the bow was shipped from the Eastern Tang Kingdom!"

"Yeah, I really don't know who was so generous as to build such a huge flower boat."

"You don't even know this? Is there anyone in Luoyang City who is so wealthy and so impressive besides the King of Yan?"

"Hey, do you think the King of Yan built this flower boat for the young lady?"

"Is there even any need to ask? It's all for the young lady! Do you know this? I heard that the flower boat is called the Glass Boat!"

"How romantic! If someone could build me a flower boat like this, I would get married right away!"

"You, wait for eight lifetimes!"