Upon arriving at the Prince's Residence, Elder Mu Yu and Lan Yunxi had just stepped down from their carriage when the steward who had greeted them came over together with a middle-aged woman dressed in a long green palace gown and the attire of a female official. Her expression was haughty, her hair piled high, and the corners of her eyes slanted upward.
The moment the woman approached, her critical gaze swept over Lan Yunxi from head to toe, as though she were inspecting merchandise.
Elder Mu Yu's brows shot up at once. Only when she saw him glare at her did the woman let out a cold snort and rein herself in slightly, though she merely fixed her gaze above their heads.
"This is the Prince's Residence's Shangyi of the Hall. Many of the matters concerning His Highness are personally handled by her," the steward of the Prince's Residence introduced the female official to Lan Yunxi and Elder Mu Yu without expression.
Only after hearing the steward's introduction did the female official give the two a slight nod. "My surname is Feng. Within the Prince's Residence, you may address me as Feng Shangyi. Miss, your journey has been tiring, and the wind and snow outside are fierce. Why not first bathe and change your clothes, rest for a while, and then I will take you to see His Highness..."
The moment she arrived at the Prince's Residence, before even meeting anyone, she was expected to bathe and change. Ordinary people might not understand the trick behind this, assuming it was simply the Prince's Residence's custom of hospitality. But Elder Mu Yu knew exactly what it meant. It was much like the rules great clans used when selecting maidservants or concubines. Women wishing to enter the household all had to