As she finished speaking, her voice was incredibly sinister, and icy blades seemed to fly out of her eyes. Not to mention the servants standing below, even Xia Cheng, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but tremble. He felt a chill run down his spine. This woman was truly terrifying. He should never provoke her again.
In the Crown Prince's residence, he fears no one, and can even be a little presumptuous in front of the Crown Prince. But in front of women, he absolutely must be careful; he doesn't want to go back to recuperate.
Xia Cheng felt a lump in his throat and secretly resolved that he would do whatever this woman said from now on, as long as it didn't go against the Crown Prince's wishes.
In the courtyard, Green Lotus took the lead in responding, "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Princess."
The others naturally followed suit, creating a cacophony of noise.
Hai Ling nodded in satisfaction and looked at Xia Cheng to the side: "Steward Xia, you can go about your business. If there's anything, I'll have someone call you."
"Yes, this old servant will go and do his work now."
After saying that, he ran away as fast as a rabbit, afraid of inadvertently provoking the woman's revenge.
Hai Ling watched Xia Cheng rush away, feeling a sense of satisfaction. After a while, she turned her gaze away and instructed Yan Zhi, "Assign them some tasks. Green Lotus, come in with me."
“Yes,” Rouge and Green Lotus replied.
In the main hall, Hailing sat at the head of the table, and Lühe obediently stepped forward to pour tea, then stood beside Hailing, waiting for Hailing's instructions.
However, Hailing was not in a hurry. She picked up her tea, took a couple of sips, and looked at Lühe. Just then, Lühe looked up at her, and as soon as she met Hailing's gaze, she hurriedly lowered her eyes.
Hai Ling smiled slightly, put down the teacup, and spoke softly.
"Green Lotus, do you know why I transferred you to this Linxiang Courtyard to serve me?"
Green Lotus shook her head in confusion. She didn't understand why the Crown Princess had transferred them here. Logically, these matters should have been arranged by Consort Yu. In the Crown Prince's residence, they were not qualified to serve in this Linxiang Courtyard.
"Because you still have some feelings and know how to cherish old friendships, I believe you are not a bad person at heart."
Green Lotus panicked and knelt down with a thud: "This servant would never have any intention of harming Her Highness the Crown Princess."
"Yes, I believe you. Get up."
Hai Ling reached out and pulled Lü He up, then said calmly, "Lü He, I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to come and serve me. If anything happens in the future, just report to me. I believe some people will definitely make moves. Besides you, please keep an eye on others for me as well."
Having said that, Green Lotus naturally understood. Having spent nearly ten years in the Crown Prince's residence, she was familiar with the women in the Crown Prince's harem.
"Yes, I understand. If anyone looks for me, I will tell the Crown Princess first."
"Okay, I won't treat you badly. You can go and get back to work."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Green Lotus got up and went out. Rouge came over from outside the door, and when she saw Green Lotus, she called her back and then assigned Green Lotus tasks.
"Sister Lühe, while you're in Linxiang Courtyard, don't do any chores. Just help the Empress manage the servants and make sure they don't harbor any ill intentions."
Upon hearing this, Lühe felt uneasy. This was equivalent to the position of manager, and she had actually been given such a cushy job. She couldn't believe it for a moment and looked at Hailing at the head of the table. Hailing smiled and nodded: "Well, you can keep an eye on those guys. Keep an eye on things for me when you have time."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
A happy smile appeared on Green Lotus's face as she nodded and walked out.
Rouge walked up to Hailing and asked, "Miss, did I do a good job?"
"Hmm, alright. Green Lotus is a pretty good girl. You should spend more time with her. There are too many people in the Crown Prince's residence. Although we are not afraid, we can't be sure that there will be trouble from the shadows. More people means more strength, and it's always good to be on guard."
"yes."
After all that work, it was getting late. Rouge went out to instruct the kitchen staff to prepare the Empress's meal. After dinner, she retired early.
She didn't sleep well last night, so she decided to go to bed early today. However, not long after Hailing lay down, she heard the Seventh Prince's voice.
"Rouge, Hailing has gone to sleep."
Outside the door, Rouge shushed her and whispered, "Yes, Seventh Prince, please come another day. It's not appropriate to come so late at night."
Actually, Rouge knew that her mistress hadn't slept. She just felt it wasn't good for the Seventh Prince to come over so late at night. If he were discovered, her mistress's reputation would be ruined, and who knew what kind of rumors would be spread about her?
Inside the room, Hailing naturally heard Rouge's words and opened her eyes.
They were able to move into Linxiang Courtyard thanks in no small part to the Seventh Prince, Feng Zihe, and she hadn't even thanked him yet. So Hailing got dressed again, got out of bed, and stepped out through the curtain.
"Zihe is here."
There was a small, dimly lit foyer outside the master bedroom for receiving guests.
Feng Zihe was initially disappointed, feeling as if he hadn't done something because he didn't see Hai Ling. But upon hearing her voice, he became cheerful.
The two sat separately in the side hall. Rouge didn't say anything more, so she poured herself some tea and then stood guard outside the door to prevent anyone from noticing that the Seventh Prince had come.
"Zihe, thank you for today."
"Hmm, it's nothing. I just didn't expect it to spread so quickly. It reached the palace in just half a day, which shows how widely it's spread. But this matter is really strange. I was afraid of being discovered, so I only sent a few people out to spread the news. I estimated that it would take at least two days for Her Majesty the Empress to find out. I didn't expect that she would find out in just half a day."
Feng Zihe smiled foolishly, while Hai Ling's eyes flashed with a glint of cunning as she pondered.
It's impossible for the power of just a few people to spread so widely in half a day, so who else was secretly helping her?
Could it be? Hai Ling's face flashed with surprise. If it really was Xi Lingfeng, she really didn't know how to thank him, because she seemed to owe this man too much.
He helped her several times.
Hai Ling raised her eyebrows and looked at Feng Zihe: "Zihe, you must not let the Empress know about this."
If the Empress found out, she would probably not let Feng Zihe off the hook. She didn't want him to be implicated because of helping her.