When the people around heard the word "princess", they immediately became excited and complained one after another.
Ye Sili stepped forward, and Munchun Huanxia kept the people quiet. Munchun put on a handkerchief and handed Zhou Jiuer's riding whip. Ye Sili picked up the riding whip through the handkerchief and looked at it.
"Princess, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Jiu'er never thought that Ye Sili would come to such a place.
Ye Sili ignored her and looked at the riding whip carefully for a while. When Zhou Jiuer was confused, Ye Sili threw the riding whip at her.
"Ye Sili, you..."
"Miss Zhou, please be careful. This princess was just frightened when she saw that the riding crop was too dirty." Ye Sili took the handkerchief from Huan Xia and wiped her hands carefully.
Zhou Jiu'er looked at the people around him, held back his anger, and said: "The princess is of a delicate and noble body, so it is better not to come to such a dirty place."
"The people here are self-sufficient and work hard, so why bother talking about it?" Ye Sili took advantage of his own efforts and suddenly changed the topic:
"Miss Zhou's courage is commendable. Is it your turn to say the word "mean" to me, Mr. Yu?"
Zhou Jiuer felt bad. If these words were spread by Ye Sili, she would definitely be charged with "contempting the imperial power".
"Jiu'er didn't know it was the princess who arrived. He made a mistake in his words, so I asked the princess to punish him."
Seeing Zhou Jiu'er's pretentiousness, Ye Sili had to praise her for her ability to do one thing in front of others and another in front of others.
However, of course, after Zhou Jiuer said this, she would not be polite.
"I wonder what Miss Zhou, the beloved daughter of Mr. Zhou, the Minister of Rites, is doing here?" Ye Sili deliberately turned up the volume. Sure enough, the people around him were in an uproar after hearing this.
Ye Sili was even more amused when she saw Zhou Jiuer's face turning green with anger.
Looking at Zhou Jiuer's attire and the servants she brought with her, it was obvious that she came here to hide her identity. It didn't take much to think about it. Which noble lady would come to a place like this to choose her servants herself?
Now that Ye Sili has exposed her identity in public, how can she come back in the future?
Zhou Jiu'er gritted his teeth and said, "Jiu'er is just here to select some capable handymen, might it be a hindrance to the princess?"
Ye Sili shook her finger, "Of course not, but Miss Zhou has good taste. These handymen look beautiful, but it's a pity..."
Ye Sili walked to those people who had been whipped by Zhou Jiuer and squatted down, looked at their injuries and said:
"It's a pity that the injury is like this. I'm afraid I won't be able to work anymore."
"Princess, you are too worried. They are just cheap slaves with thick flesh and skin." Zhou Jiuer looked at the people lying on the ground coldly.
"Huan Xia." Ye Sili waved his hand, and Huan Xia stepped forward and took out a bag of silver and threw it to the boss.
"What do you mean, Princess?" Zhou Jiuer was anxious.
"I have bought all these people." Before Zhou Jiuer could say anything, Ye Sili pointed at Zhou Jiuer's servants and said: "If Miss Zhou is really short of manpower, I think all of them are strong.
Be strong and it will be as you wish."
Ye Sili ordered Late Spring and Huanxia to distribute silver coins to the surrounding people.
"Today is the Winter Solstice Festival. Don't let the cold wind blow in here and watch the fun. Go back and spend the festival with your family."
The people expressed their gratitude after receiving the silver.
"By the way, Miss Zhou, don't forget to compensate the shop."
When Ye Sili returned to the carriage, she saw Qingluo staring straight at her. She felt funny and asked, "Why, you didn't want to go there just now. Do you regret not venting your anger now?"
Qingluo blushed at the teasing, quickly lowered her head and said, "Qingluo just thinks the princess is kind-hearted."
"Our princess is naturally a kind-hearted person." Wuchun praised without hesitation.
"You're such a talker, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch lunch if you're delayed like this." Ye Sili got on the carriage.
Beyond the market in the west of the city is the suburbs. The suburbs look even more desolate in the winter months. Even if there is sunlight at noon, it cannot bring warmth.
"Princess, the way you looked just now was a bit bluffing. Look how frightened Miss Zhou was." Munchun poured a cup of tea for Ye Sili and said with a smile.
Ye Sili picked up the teacup and took a sip, holding the teacup with both hands to warm it, and said casually: "She was not fooled by me. It was obvious that she just argued with me in public."
She and Zhou Jiu'er have been fighting since childhood. It's the first time that Miss Zhou Jiu'er can hold back her anger like this today. I have to say that Zhou Jiu'er has indeed improved.
On the other hand, Ayou always said that she hadn't grown up yet, but she was obviously a lot more sensible, right?
"However, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster." Ye Sili felt that something was wrong. Zhou Jiuer was clearly not such a submissive person.
"There's someone!" Munchun and Huanxia simultaneously protected Ye Sili with one hand, and each carefully opened the car curtain behind them to take a look.
Ye Sili raised his eyebrows, "Sure enough."
"Qingluo, stop." Ye Sili's voice was a little lazy, maybe because it was too cold in the winter months.
Qingluo had never practiced martial arts and had no idea what was going on. She stopped the carriage in confusion and wanted to ask questions. She only heard Ye Sili say to the two sisters, Late Spring and Huanxia:
"I was just wondering why so many strong servants were left unused. It turns out they are the Zhou family's thugs."
"Be gentle, after all, you are from the Zhou family."
"Yes, Princess." Huan Xia said.
"Don't worry, I know it very well." Munchun patted the whip on his waist.
For a moment, the silence in the suburbs was broken, and Ye Sili's carriage was instantly surrounded by people.
"Bold! Do you know whose carriage this is?" Seeing the large number of people coming, Qing Luo was inevitably frightened, but she always mustered up the courage to stand in front of the carriage alone.
The leader sneered: "Jianghu people act regardless of their status. What we are looking for is Princess Le'an."
Hearing this, Ye Sili couldn't help but poked his head out of the car, looked around, and pretended to be surprised:
"Hey, isn't this Miss Zhou's servant just now? I said you are too unprofessional. Since you are pretending to be a person in the world, you have to change your clothes and cover up your face. It is clear that this princess is not blind."
The visitor felt guilty when he saw his identity exposed, and when he was hesitating, Zhou Jiuer appeared.
"Trash, what are you afraid of in this wilderness?"
Ye Sili looked at Zhou Jiu'er who appeared and said, "Miss Zhou is quite brave."
"Ye Sili, there is no one else here, don't stop pretending!" Zhou Jiu'er returned to her original arrogant look, and Ye Sili was quite pleased with her current appearance.
Ye Sili spread her hands and asked curiously: "In this wilderness, I wonder what Miss Zhou meant by stopping my princess's carriage?"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiuer's eyes fell on Qing Luo outside the carriage. Qing Luo kept his head lowered and never glanced at her, but looking at it like this, his injury was almost healed.