When the servants guarding the gate saw Feng Yunshu and her maid approaching, their expressions changed instantly.
"This isn't... Isn't this the Princess of Helan? Why is she here again?!"
After the painful experience last time, these two servants knew Feng Yunshu's temper well. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly. One of them quickly turned around and rushed into the mansion.
"You stay here and deal with her. I'll go in quickly and inform the Lord and the Mistress!"
"Hey, don't run away. Why do I have to stay..."
The servant left behind bowed respectfully from afar when he saw Feng Yunshu. "This humble one pays respects to the Princess of Helan. May the Princess be in good health."
Feng Yunshu looked at the obedient servant in front of her and smiled, curling her lips. "You've learned your lesson this time. Not bad, not bad."
Then, Feng Yunshu told Ziyuan, "Good chicks get grains. This princess likes those who know the rules. Ziyuan, give him a reward."
Although Ziyuan didn't understand what her young mistress meant, she still cooperated and took out the pre - prepared silver pieces from her purse and stuffed them into the hands of Wang Er, the gatekeeper.
Wang Er originally regarded Feng Yunshu as the King of Hell, but unexpectedly, she turned out to be a generous benefactor. He quickly took the silver and grinned from ear to ear. He bowed and kowtowed to Feng Yunshu.
"This humble one thanks the Princess for the reward!"
Feng Yunshu walked in with a faint smile, and Ziyuan followed behind. She left a word for Wang Er. "You should remember that our mistress is always the most reasonable and rewards the good and punishes the bad."
Wang Er nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Sister Ziyuan, for the reminder!"
Returning to the place where the original owner was born and grew up, Feng Yunshu felt a certain emotion surging deep in her heart.
Just then, the Mistress and Prime Minister Feng rushed over with some servants. When they looked up and saw Feng Yunshu, their expressions changed immediately.
"Father, Mistress, are you so eager to come out and greet Yunshu? Yunshu is really flattered."
Feng Yunshu walked forward with a charming smile, as if nothing had happened before.
When the Mistress caught sight of Ziyuan standing behind Feng Yunshu, she suddenly widened her eyes in panic as if seeing a ghost.
"Zi... Ziyuan, why are you here? Weren't you already... Are you a human or a ghost?!"
Ziyuan lowered her head and saluted the Mistress and Prime Minister Feng. Facing the Mistress's surprise, she looked at the Mistress with red - rimmed eyes, looking extremely scared.
"Mistress, this servant has never done anything wrong or committed any crimes. Why do you always try to kill me?!"
As she said this, Ziyuan looked at Feng Yunshu fearfully and subconsciously leaned towards her. "Young Mistress, you've watched this servant grow up. You believe in this servant, don't you?"
Feng Yunshu patted Ziyuan on the shoulder. "Don't worry. With this princess here, no one will be allowed to slander your innocence."
Then, Feng Yunshu turned to look at the Mistress coldly. "Mistress, you insisted before that Ziyuan had an affair with the head steward. Ziyuan asked this princess to find an experienced midwife to check her to prove her innocence, and it was confirmed that she was still a virgin."
Saying this, Feng Yunshu took a step forward, her eyes cold. "From beginning to end, you've been imposing baseless charges on her. Moreover, Mistress, you ordered the servants to beat Ziyuan to death with sticks and throw her into the mass grave. Is that true?"
"Hehe, it's all nonsense! You two, mistress and maid, are singing a duet. In this lady's opinion, you must have colluded long ago and deliberately come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to cause trouble!"
"Cause trouble?"
Feng Yunshu sneered again and slowly fiddled with the gilded bracelet on her wrist. There was a chill in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"Alas, there are always some people who dare to do something but are afraid to admit it. What's the point of being a coward?"
"Who are you calling a coward?!"
Feng Yunshu shrugged. "The one I'm talking about knows it in their heart. Even if I name them, they won't admit it, right?"
The Mistress was so angry that she stammered and couldn't speak. Her face turned green.
At this time, Prime Minister Feng glanced at Ziyuan behind Feng Yunshu, frowned, and looked at Feng Yunshu.
"She's just a maid. Why are you being so aggressive, Yunshu? Why do you always make things difficult for the Mistress?"
Hearing this, Feng Yunshu sneered sarcastically and retorted to Prime Minister Feng, "So, Father, what you mean is that a maid's life is not a life? It can be trampled on at will, right?"
"Yunshu, what's your tone of speech?" Prime Minister Feng's face darkened, and he was very unhappy.
"Of course, it's the tone of speaking to a person. Otherwise, what tone do you think it should be, Father?"
"Feng Yunshu, how dare you be so disobedient in front of the Prime Minister?!"
The Mistress was furious, looking as if she wanted to devour Feng Yunshu alive.
The angrier the people in front of her got, the happier Feng Yunshu felt. No wonder they say that happiness should be built on the pain of these scumbags.
"Mistress, don't get angry and hurt your body. Didn't you vomit blood last time? As the saying goes, there will be plenty of time in the future. The good show always has to start slowly, right, Mistress?"
The Mistress glared at Feng Yunshu coldly and managed to hold back her anger. Instead, she soon focused on another matter.
"You've only been married for a few days. Why did you come back for no reason? If others see this, who knows what rumors will spread and damage the reputation of our Feng family!"
After saying that, the Mistress looked at Prime Minister Feng. Prime Minister Feng looked at Feng Yunshu seriously and spoke in a deep voice.
"Yunshu, the Mistress is right. What's going on with you? Don't tell me you've been divorced by the Prince of Helan. You know that your marriage was personally arranged by the Emperor. If the Emperor finds out about this, he will surely punish us!"
Looking at the angry expressions on the faces of the two in front of her, Feng Yunshu thought that coming back to the Prime Minister's Mansion was indeed a wise and interesting choice.
Just now, Feng Yunshu had been looking like a hooligan and extremely arrogant. But when she heard this topic, her face suddenly drooped, full of resentment and dejection.
Of course, that wasn't enough. She secretly pinched her thigh and forced out some tears. "Father, it was you and the Mistress who forced your daughter to marry the Prince of Helan back then."
"You only knew that the Prince of Helan was in poor health, but you didn't know that privately he has a gloomy and unpredictable personality. He always bullies your daughter. There aren't many girls in the capital who are willing to marry him, but you still pushed your daughter into the fire pit..."
Feng Yunshu's sudden outburst left Prime Minister Feng and the Mistress a bit stunned. They didn't react for a moment.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Last time when you and the Prince of Helan came back to the mansion to pay respects, you seemed so affectionate. The Prince of Helan protected you everywhere. Why are you lying here?"
The Mistress frowned and looked at Feng Yunshu. Her eyes seemed to penetrate her disguise and see through her real purpose for this visit.
"Mistress, you don't know. The Prince of Helan is always two - faced. Last time when he came to the mansion, he asked me to act like we were deeply in love, but in fact, he made things difficult for Yunshu after we returned home..."
As she said this, Feng Yunshu rolled up a section of her sleeve to reveal her fair and slender arm. The fair forearm was covered with red and purple bruises, looking really like she had been deliberately abused.
When the others present saw this scene, they couldn't help but gasp. Prime Minister Feng and the Mistress looked even more complicated.