"Xuemei." Lin Jiaojiao tilted her head slightly, and Xuemei immediately understood what she should do now.
She bowed slightly to Mrs. Zhao and respectfully said, "Concubine, since all the masters have already paid their respects to the princess with tea, the princess should take over the affairs of the Prince Manor."
Zhao Shuang Er's face suddenly darkened. She had already been suppressing her anger because of the bracelet Lin Jiaojiao had given her, and now she had to give up the keys to the household!
There was no way she would agree. The power of managing the household affairs was her bargaining chip in Prince Manor. This power had been given to her by the Empress Dowager's order, so how could she just hand it over?
Before she could speak, Maid Wang stepped forward again and said to Lin Jiaojiao, who was seated on the upper seat, "Princess, the control of the household affairs in the Prince Manor was bestowed by the Empress Dowager's decree to our Concubine. I'm afraid this matter must be decided by the Empress Dowager..."
At this point, Maid Wang glanced up at Lin Jiaojiao, the meaning was clear - if she wanted control of the household affairs, she would have to ask the Empress Dowager for it.
In response, Lin Jiaojiao merely smiled. She hadn't intended to take over the affairs this time, as it wasn't that easy.
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Yan Sihan's situation.
Although he was a loyal and devoted Regent King, he had been doubted and excluded by the Empress Dowager, who even instigated the young emperor to be wary of Yan Sihan.
The young emperor was a fool, only chosen by the Late Emperor for his filial piety, as the saying goes, filial piety is the first of all virtues.
However, he was extremely gullible, especially when it came to the slander from the Zhao family, and now Grand Commandant Zhao.
Meanwhile, the seven princes outside were plotting how to rebel, each wanting to get rid of the Regent King, who they considered as a major threat.
And the Regent King had to protect the young emperor, who also wanted to get rid of the Regent King because of the Zhao family's influence.
He was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and even the woman he loved the most was scheming to bring him down.
At this moment, Lin Jiaojiao couldn't help but have tears in her eyes - she shouldn't have done it!
She was the one who had ruined Yan Sihan's chance of ever turning the tide. Although her elder brother and her maternal family had told her that Yan Sihan was a good husband she could trust,
she had lost her reason because of her father Lin Zhengyang's words. After all, she used to be very obedient to her father, and the person she trusted the most was that father!
However, it was Lin Zhengyang who truly wanted to get rid of and annex the Chen family.
On one hand, he despised the Chen family for being merchants, and on the other, he was covetous of their wealth, so he wanted to kill all the Chen family members to make life easier!
Even though she was Lin Zhengyang's own daughter, Lin Zhengyang didn't care!
Even her elder brother hadn't ended well in his previous life because he protected her!
Under the gaze of everyone, she reached out to gently massage her temple and said helplessly, "I was quite exhausted last night, and I'm tired today. You sisters may go."
She was annoyed by this group of women.
A bunch of the Empress Dowager's spies, who she really couldn't be fond of.
Being able to leave was exactly what Zhao Shuang'er wanted, as she had been put at a disadvantage today and didn't want to stay any longer.
So, she took the lead in bowing, "Your humble servant takes her leave."
The other concubines followed suit, even the weak and helpless Mrs. Zhang began to be prim and proper.
Mrs. Zhang was originally a concubine given to Prince Qi by the Empress Dowager, but Prince Qi, being wild in nature, sold her to a brothel after using her.
Luckily, the Empress Dowager somehow brought her back and forcibly placed her in the Regent King's Mansion.
However, Yan Sihan never took care of the affairs of the backyard, so he might not even know about these women entering the mansion.
As long as these women behaved and didn't cause any trouble, they wouldn't lose their lives just yet.
"Princess, with Mrs. Zhao using the Empress Dowager as a shield, I'm afraid we won't be able to regain control of the household affairs," Xuemei complained, feeling even angrier than she was.
She continued, "What's wrong with you today, Princess? You've let them bully you too much!"
She lazily glanced up and said, "Xuemei, are you becoming increasingly disrespectful in your speech?"
In her previous life, she had not cared about these people because she hated Yan Sihan, which had also stirred up the Prince Manor's backyard into chaos.
Now, she was not so easily bullied, but…she was truly exhausted last night, and she didn't even want to utter an extra word at this moment.
She had to see these people even though she was tired. Not wanting to cause any more trouble for Yan Sihan, who was already in troubled waters, she simply couldn't be bothered to get angry.
Secondly, she didn't want to give Yan Sihan any more trouble while he was already in deep waters.