CH 38

Lin Wei Xi arranged a time for all the servants in the residence to pay their respects to her in Jingcheng Courtyard. From 1pm onwards, she sat in the main hall. The servants formed groups of five, kowtowed to her in batches, then stated their name and responsibilities. The entire Residence was complicated and enormous, and she sat there until 5pm before meeting everyone.

Being the mistress wasn’t easy, especially for a colossal household like the Prince Yan Residence. It wasn’t a small number for a few hundred people to work and operate together simultaneously. It required the mistress in charge to be skilled in household management and organization. Not only did Lin Wei Xi summon all the servants in the residence to put on a show of having them introduce themselves, but also to make clear her status as Princess Consort to the entire residence. The sky was already dark by the time she finished suffering through the whole thing. Lin Wei Xi had kept her waist taut the entire afternoon, so her back felt sore. Especially because she’d slept late the night before, her back was already aching. She’d spent the whole afternoon sitting today, so she was beaten and exhausted.

Wan Xing and Wan Yue promptly supported her inside to take a rest. It was only when she collapsed onto the soft coach that she felt a little better. She didn’t bother to massage her waist, and quickly asked, “what about the Prince? Is he still inside?”

“Yes.”

Lin Wei Xi glanced at the East side room and she couldn’t help the smile that floated on her face. The process today was something she had to go through with. Compared to how important it was, her body aches were not worth mentioning. Things of course went without a hitch today because she’d used a carrot and stick method with Granny Bu that morning. But the biggest reason was Prince Yan.

With Prince Yan sitting in the East side room, who would dare make trouble? Lin Wei Xi had summoned the servants to the main hall, disciplining and admonishing them, so it was quite noisy. But Prince Yan endured it and stayed in the side room to read. Although he didn’t say anything, he would prefer silence over the noise. So his position on the matter undoubtedly deterred everyone from making trouble, supporting Lin Wei Xi to the public.

Lin Wei Xi felt at ease and didn’t bother having Wan Xing massage her waist. Instead, she happily walked straight to the side room. As soon as she opened the door, she sweetly called out, “my Prince.”

Gu Hui Yan smiled unconsciously, “Are you finished?”

“Yes.” She quickly walked towards him. She thought of sitting next to him, but remembered what had happened that afternoon. In the end, she turned at the last minute and sat down properly opposite Gu Hui Yan. “I must’ve disturbed your reading today. I’ll have to thank you, my Prince.”

For some reason, Gu Hui Yan felt sorry seeing Lin Wei Xi do this. He suppressed this small peculiar feeling and said to her, “You talked and met the servants all afternoon. I’m concerned that your body isn’t able to hold out much longer. Let’s have dinner first, then you should rest early.”