Chapter 104 Four women in one drama
Wang An took Xiao Yu'er back to the backyard of the government office and personally assigned an empty room for them to live in.

"It's getting late, so I won't bother you any more. I hope Your Highness the Princess can have a good time in my palace."

Wang An chuckled, turned and left.

Seeing that Wang An only took a few steps and went straight to the opposite room and pushed the door open, Xiao Yuer and A Yu could not help but look at each other.

Ah Yu pouted and said, "This guy is really weird. As a prince, he doesn't even have his own palace, but he actually let us two... captives live across from him. Isn't he afraid that we will kill him in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Yuer shook her head, also looking confused.

The two stood at the door for a while before closing the door and preparing to rest.

Xiao Yu'er walked around the room and nodded, "His Royal Highness Prince Xin is indeed a gentleman. He took into consideration that we are women and did not lock us up in the prison. Instead, he gave us a clean room to live in."

"It should have been cleaned up in advance. The note is also new."

A Yu looked around, but even a venomous snake like him couldn't find anything wrong.

At most, they would complain that the government office was not luxurious and was even a little shabby.

But when they thought that even Wang An himself lived in such an environment, the two of them as captives had even less to complain about.

But before falling asleep, Ah Yu asked worriedly, "Your Highness, do you think that Prince Xin will keep his promise?"

Xiao Yu'er was also worried, but at this moment she had no better choice but to trust Wang An, so she sighed and said, "Probably... maybe."

The next morning.

Wang An was still sleeping when he was suddenly woken up by a sharp woman's scream from the yard.

Wang An frowned and stood up.

The noise of getting up immediately woke up the maid who was lying on the head of the bed. The maid Jian Wang An woke up and immediately helped Wang An to put on clothes and shoes.

Wang An frowned slightly and said, "Chunhong, didn't I say that I don't need you to keep watch? Why are you still here?"

Chunhong smiled and said, "Your Highness saved our lives and took us in when we were helpless. There is not much to do in the mansion on weekdays. If you don't let us take turns to keep watch, it would seem like we are just eating for free."

The maid in front of him was the women that Wang An had rescued on Crescent Mountain.

Later, because he had nowhere to go, he went to Wang An.

Wang An was also kind-hearted and took them in as maids in the government office.

However, Wang An is not like other princes. He has a lot of wives and children who need a lot of manpower to serve them. Usually, there are only him and the nominal princess Cao Yunmeng at the Huya Back Altar. This makes them very idle and they usually have almost nothing to do.

I don't know who taught me this, but it is said that in wealthy families there would be maids on duty by the bed at night, in case the master gets up at night or is thirsty, and they would be ready to serve him at any time.

However, Chunhong and the others did not know that this was exactly the job of a maidservant.

Not only does she have to bring the master's chamber pot and tea and water, but sometimes she also has to be in case the mistress is unwell. However, the master just wants to explore the meaning of life, so the maid can take the place of the mistress and satisfy the master a little.

So Chunhong and a few others discussed arranging their own shifts and taking turns to send people to watch over Wang An as he slept. Wang An felt very uncomfortable having someone watching him sleep at night.

However, despite his several attempts to dissuade them, Chunhong and the others refused to listen and insisted on staying with him. Sighing helplessly, Wang An did not bother with Chunhong about this matter and asked, "What's going on in the yard?"

Chunhong rubbed her eyes, looking confused.

Just then, Wang An had already put on his clothes with the help of Chunhong, so he simply pushed the door open and walked out.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Cao Yunmeng pointing at a pot of flowers and cursing at Xiao Yuer who was holding a sword.

"Where did you come from, you wild girl? You actually cut off my flowers. Do you know that this is the most valuable variety in the capital? Looking at your clothes, I can't afford the compensation even if I sell myself!"

Wang An looked carefully and saw that the pot of flowers that Cao Yunmeng pointed to was indeed cut in half by someone, but as for its preciousness, Wang An could not appreciate it.

In his eyes, all the flowers and plants in the world look the same.

At this time, A Yu stood up and cursed back.

"You said we were wild girls, but I think you are a shrew! It's just a pot of flowers, don't you know who my prince is, and how can he not afford to compensate you?"

Cao Yunmeng sneered and said, "Okay, since you can afford it, then pay up!"

Ah Yu immediately said, "I'll accompany you if you want, it's nothing! Tell me, how much money?"

Cao Yunmeng sneered again and said jokingly, "Three thousand taels of silver!"

Ah Yu and Xiao Yu'er's eyes widened when they heard this. They stared at the pot of flowers in disbelief for a while and questioned, "What kind of flowers are these? You want three thousand taels for them. I think you are crazy and want to blackmail me!"

Seeing that the other party accused him of blackmail, Cao Yunmeng immediately became angry, and said with his hands on his hips, "I told you that you are wild girls and you still refuse to admit it. This is your most valuable species in the capital, called Mandragora, which was brought from the East. There is still no market for it at three thousand taels!"

"If you can't afford the compensation, just tell me directly. Kneel down and kowtow to me three times. I will consider it as alms to a beggar!"

"You have such a poisonous tongue!" Xiaoyu's face turned red with anger. She rolled up her sleeves and prepared to fight if she couldn't win the argument.

However, Xiao Yu'er stopped him and glanced in Wang An's direction and said, "We are not guests now, so we should be more restrained in everything."

Xiao Yu'er also saw Wang An and immediately restrained her expression, but she was still indignant and said: "But Your Highness, it is obvious that this woman is blackmailing us. What kind of flower actually wants three thousand taels?"

Xiao Yuer sighed and said helplessly: "Who made me accidentally cut off his flowers? I can only accept what he said."

"But Your Highness..." Ah Yu was about to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Yu'er: "How much silver did we bring when we came out?"

Ah Yu said worriedly, "When we came out, we were just trying to die. How could we bring much silver with us? We only have a little over a hundred taels of silver on us."

Cao Yunmeng had his back to Wang An, and didn't know Wang An was standing behind him. When he heard the other party whispering, he immediately showed a look of contempt and laughed, "It turns out that they are not only wild girls, but also two poor ghosts!"

"I'm going to fight you!" Ah Yu couldn't bear it any longer and rushed towards Cao Yunmeng with his sleeves raised.

Cao Yunmeng was so frightened when she saw that the other party was really trying to do this.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhao appeared in time and subdued Aiyu with ease.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuer had no choice but to fight with Xiao Zhao.

(End of this chapter)