Looking at Chu Yunning's handsome back, Xiao Wang could not return to his senses for a long time.

This scene fell in Ye Yan'er's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel frightened. She remembered that Prince Xiao hated Chu Yunning from the bottom of his heart. Every time he mentioned it, the hatred in his eyes was unconcealed.

Why did she see a flash of distress in Prince Xiao's eyes just now?

Ye Yaner shook her head, she must have seen it wrong. How could Prince Xiao feel sorry for such a vicious woman?

"Yan'er, I will help you go back."

Prince Xiao looked back and helped Ye Yaner back.

In the wing room, Ye Yaner couldn't help but couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what happened back then was a huge blow to the princess, and it has not been easy to take care of the children these years."

Prince Xiao frowned and looked at Ye Yan'er: "Yan'er, what do you want to say?"

"Actually, Yan'er has heard a little about the goings-on in Lengxiang Garden over the years. Someone is taking care of the princess behind the scenes. Otherwise, the princess' ability would not be enough to raise the child. Yan'er is just worried that the princess is being instigated by someone to take revenge.

Let's deliberately make some noise."

Ye Yaner knew what would happen if she checked the warehouse tomorrow, so she wanted to prepare herself mentally for Prince Xiao in advance.

"You mean the princess has changed her mind and is deliberately causing trouble to take revenge on the palace?"

Ye Yan'er nodded: "What kind of temperament did the princess have five years ago? Now she seems to be a different person. Every move, word and deed is as if she has been taught by others. Yan'er is worried that it will be detrimental to the prince in the long run."

These words directly hit Prince Xiao. When Chu Yunning saw him five years ago, he was filled with joy and tried every means to please him. As long as he spoke, even if he went up mountains of swords and seas of fire, Chu Yunning would not frown.

But now, Chu Yunning refused to look at herself for one more time.

There is definitely something fishy.

"Yan'er, you are the only one in this world who is sincere to me."

Prince Xiao moved his arms around Ye Yaner's shoulders.

Ever since he was little, the Queen Mother has only had eyes for the Emperor's brother, and everyone's eyes have been focused on the Emperor's brother. He has always been ignored.

Everyone thinks that the prestige he has today is due to the fact that his brother is the emperor.

Otherwise, he is just an idle prince.

Only Yan'er is still with him wholeheartedly.

Prince Xiao secretly swore that no one would be allowed to bully Yan'er.

"Then tomorrow..."

"You don't have to worry about tomorrow, I have my own discretion."

Ye Yaner's hanging heart slowly fell to the ground, she leaned her head in Prince Xiao's arms, and whispered something in a gentle voice. Prince Xiao was so distraught that he reached out and lowered the curtain.

Ah!

Chu Yunning sneezed several times in succession and rubbed the tip of her nose, wondering if she had caught a cold?

"Mom, will you be in danger tomorrow?"

Beibei was lying in Chu Yunning's arms and raised his little head, his dark and bright eyes full of worry.

"Don't worry, mother is not bullied so easily."

Chu Yunning felt guilty. She should have given Beibei a good growing environment. It was useless for her to worry and fear such a young child.

"Mother!" Beibei's small body arched into Chu Yunning's arms.

Chu Yunning smiled and told him the story of Ultraman fighting monsters, and it took a long time to coax him to sleep.

Soon it will be dawn

Aunt Mao came in with a basin: "There was a lot of movement in the yard in the middle of the night yesterday. Following the princess's instructions, I didn't dare to get up and check."

Chu Yunning was not surprised at all when she saw a mountain of items piled up at the door of the warehouse.

There were vases, cloth, sandalwood bracelets, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry scattered on the floor. I picked up one of the pear blossom hairpins with a few hair strands hanging on it.

I took a quick glance at the dowry list and saw that it was indeed the items on the list.

While she was checking, Prince Xiao came over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, I have already checked this list..."

Prince Xiao looked impatient: "Chu Yunning, all the missing items on this list will be charged to the palace, and this matter is over."

Chu Yunning was stunned for a moment, then closed the list in his hand, half-smiling but not smiling: "Are you sure?"

"You still question me?" Prince Xiao was displeased and said to the housekeeper, "All the missing dowries of the princess will be borne by the prince's palace."

The sweat on the butler's head broke out instantly and he couldn't even wipe it off: "Your Majesty, is this inappropriate?"

"The prince has already spoken, but you are just a slave. How dare you not even take the prince's words seriously?"

Chu Yunning has long disliked the housekeeper.

Okay, you bullies, no need to be polite.

"I don't dare." Under King Xiao's sharp eyes, the chief steward knelt down and admitted his mistake.

Chu Yunning's mood became good. Her ultimate goal was to get her dowry back. It didn't matter who paid for it.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, I'll go check it out right now."

Afraid that King Xiao would regret it and refuse to admit it, Chu Yunning didn't even bother to drink. He checked the items on the list as quickly as possible, and there was nothing missing.

The butler followed behind, his body already wet with sweat.

"It is noted here that fifteen pieces of brocade have disappeared and become second-class goods..."

"Princess, it may be that it has become moldy over the years and the fabric cannot withstand the storage." The butler explained, looking at the dense list of orders in Chu Yunning's hand, his heart almost jumped into his throat.

Chu Yunning sneered: "This is obviously Fuji brocade, and the patterns on it are also very old. The brocade in my dowry has not been embroidered with a single stitch."

He drew a circle without hesitation. The butler's heart trembled as he watched. Chu Yunning was completely satisfied.

An hour later, Chu Yunning handed the order to Prince Xiao.

Prince Xiao was impatient: "I will never...

so much?"

When his eyes touched the items on the list, Prince Xiao was also dumbfounded. Except for the items given by the emperor, many valuable items were gone.

The 100,000 taels of silver at the bottom of the box disappeared, the 10,000 taels of gold ingots were gone, and countless agate jewelry, jewelry heads and faces, each of them worth a lot of money.

"Your Majesty, you won't want to default on your debt, right?" Chu Yunning asked with a frown.

Prince Xiao held the list tightly. His original plan was to make up for Chu Yunning's dowry, as if he wanted to apologize for Chu'er's life and Yan'er's housekeeper's negligence. From now on, Chu Yun would owe nothing to the two.

If Ning makes any mistake, he will hold on to it.

Unexpectedly, the dowry was so much less. Although Prince Xiao didn't care about the family, he also knew what this piece of paper represented.

"If the prince doesn't believe it, send someone to compare again."

After Chu Yunning finished speaking, Prince Xiao didn't care about his face and handed the list to the butler: "You will go and check it again with your own people!"

The butler took the order and said yes with a trembling voice.

Chu Yunning looked back at the main house, which was mostly burned down, and looked at the time. It would take at least two hours to check again.

She didn't have the energy to accompany him, so she turned around and went to the small kitchen to prepare lunch.

Beibei held Aunt Mao's hand obediently without saying a word. When Chu Yunning came, he said, "Mom!"

"How about mommy making you hot pot for lunch? I haven't had it for a long time."

Beibei's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Just as she said, Chu Yunning rolled up her sleeves and started preparing side dishes, including dried bamboo shoots, fresh cabbage, bean sprouts, tofu, and freshly cut beef and mutton.

The hot pot base was leftover from cooking it several times before. Beibei followed her and can tolerate spicy food, so she made a spicy flavor.

Soon a spicy smell floated over the yard, which was rich in flavor and stimulated the taste buds.

The people present couldn't help but take a deep breath, and many people were wondering what on earth this was.

King Xiao glanced at the three people gathered around a small pot and were sweating profusely while eating. The red food was taken out of the pot and was still steaming. He looked very appetizing.

Why is it different from what I usually eat?

Aunt Mao couldn't swallow as she was being stared at while eating: "Princess, it's getting late. Do you want to invite the prince to come and have a meal with you?"

Chu Yunning turned back and glanced at Prince Xiao, who happened to be looking at her too. She even saw Prince Xiao moving his feet slightly.

"Your Majesty has never tasted any delicacies from the mountains and seas. His Majesty may not be interested in our unfashionable things."

After he finished speaking, a cold snort came from behind.

Chu Yunning disagreed. She didn't want to eat hot pot with Prince Xiao.

After eating and drinking, Chu Yunning rubbed his abdomen and prepared a few cups of homemade cold drinks. They were placed in transparent glass bowls, with smoothies of various colors and topped with a layer of milk to relieve the spicy and greasy taste. Beibei

After eating two bowls in one go, Chu Yunning reached out to touch the third bowl, but Chu Yunning stopped him: "Don't eat any more, be careful not to spoil your stomach."

Beibei obediently let go: "Mom, can we make grape-flavored ones tomorrow?"
To be continued...