In the afternoon, the butler led a group of people as promised.

Chu Yunning quickly picked a few whom she liked, signed the contract of sale, and handed them over to Aunt Mao.

There was Bixiu left by her side, who was very cute and strong, and she was an orphan.

"From today on, you will be with me. This is the only thing I ask of others, and I will never allow betrayal!"

Bixiu looked determined: "I will never dare to have second thoughts."

While there was still time, Chu Yunning began to settle accounts. This work lasted a whole day, and he didn't even have time to drink.

Fortunately, she had a basic accounting background in modern times, so the calculations were not difficult. She finished the calculations almost in the middle of the night, rubbed her sore wrists, and looked at the account books to realize that Prince Xiao's Mansion had long been an empty shell. It was too expensive to make ends meet.

Already.

The expenses of Prince Xiao and Ye Yaner for one year can enable ordinary people to live for ten years.

Starting from tomorrow, we must find ways to reduce unnecessary expenses.

Now there is not even a decent gift in the warehouse. Considering the status of the eldest princess, this gift is not considered too light.

"Go to the warehouse tomorrow to pick out a set of high-quality jade jewelry and wrap it up."

Helpless, she could only use her own small treasury.

Bi Xiu: "Yes."

Early the next morning, Chu Yunning smoothed the account.

The butler was dumbfounded and said it was impossible.

Who can sort out years of bad debt without help?

Absolutely impossible!

"Danqiongyuan must be hiding some ulterior secrets!"

The chief steward did not believe in evil and insisted on searching Danqiongyuan.

Chu Yunning didn't stop him until the housekeeper searched Danqiong Garden inside and out. He wanted to dig the ground three feet, but he couldn't find a single person.

The chief butler touched Chu Yunning's cold and piercing eyes and trembled with fright: "Wang...Princess."

"Have you found someone?"

The butler swallowed nervously and shook his head.

"Bixiu!"

Bi Xiu stepped forward and slapped the butler several times, fast and hard: "You dare to slander the princess, you deserve to die!"

The butler who had been pinched was too angry to speak out, so he could only glare at Bixiu fiercely.

A new maid dared to attack him, so he took note of the incident.

"What is written above is the current status of the palace. Not a penny more, not a penny less. Please sign and pledge it if it is correct."

The head butler's eyes rolled, and Bixiu slapped him again, directly holding down the head butler's hand and putting a red seal on the account book.

Bixiu took the account book and handed it to Chu Yunning.

"Princess, are you really the one who settled these accounts?" the butler asked unwillingly.

It would take at least three months to sort out these ledgers. How could the princess do it in just one day?

There must be something fishy.

Chu Yunning smiled half-heartedly: "Have you not been beaten enough?"

The butler covered his face and took a step back, running away.

"Did she calculate it?" Ye Yaner's face was full of disbelief. That idiot couldn't even understand the ledger. How could he calculate it in such a short time?

"Concubine, this is absolutely true. The princess calculated it exactly."

Ye Yan'er still doesn't believe it. Is it possible that she, Chu Yun Ning, has become a magic teller?

"Okay, you go down first."

Ye Yaner waved her hands in annoyance, she was still waiting for Chu Yun to retreat and return the housekeeper's rights to her.

How come things are completely different from what I expected?

"Concubine, tomorrow is the day when the eldest princess's palace will hold a banquet. All the nobles from the capital will come to congratulate her. If something goes wrong with the princess, she will definitely become a laughing stock!" Lu Zhu suggested in a low voice.

Ye Yaner raised her eyebrows and revealed a dark smile.

"If the banquet at the eldest princess's residence is ruined, the Queen Mother won't be able to protect her!"

Thinking of the account book again, Ye Yaner frowned: "Didn't you say that you had arranged to monitor Danqiongyuan? How come you were still taken advantage of?"

Luzhu raised his hand and swore: "I will never ignore the concubine's instructions, but the one in Danqiongyuan is indeed no different."

Luzhu was her personal maid, and Ye Yaner could trust her words, so she couldn't help but secretly wonder, was she wrong?

Soon the wedding banquet for the eldest princess and her grandson arrived.

Chu Yunning got up early to freshen up and put on a long, narrow crimson skirt. Two sachets hung from her slender waist. Her hair was tied up and she wore a small jade tiara, which made her look charming.

Luo Luo generous.

This is the first time I have worn formal clothes on such an occasion, and I am still a little unaccustomed to it.

"Mom, you are so beautiful!" Beibei gave a thumbs up.

Chu Yunning touched Beibei's little head: "You are the only one with a sweet mouth!"

After sorting things out, Chu Yunning set off with Beibei and met Prince Xiao leading Ye Yaner at the gate.

Today, Ye Yan'er also attended the event dressed up. She wore a bright red wide-sleeved skirt that made her graceful and graceful. She had delicate makeup on her face and her whole body was so soft that she could shed tears.

At this moment, they were nestling next to Prince Xiao. They were two handsome men and beautiful women, as beautiful as a painting.

Chu Yunning glanced at it and then looked away, leading Beibei to the carriage behind him.

She was too lazy to squeeze in with the two of them.

"Princess!" Ye Yaner raised her red lips: "Princess, don't you want to go and celebrate your aunt? Why did you come so late? The prince has been waiting for a long time. Besides, why did the princess bring Beibei with her? Isn't this inappropriate?

?”

If this woman is not looking for trouble all day long, she will feel unhappy.

Chu Yunning stood on the steps and squinted her eyes, speaking in a bad tone: "Concubine Ye, you, a concubine, have occupied my position. Isn't this inappropriate?"

Ye Yaner choked and her eyes quickly turned red.

"I went to congratulate someone today, and it's not unlucky to shed tears right out of the door." Chu Yunning held Beibei's hand and stood under the carriage: "Concubine Ye, your place is in the carriage behind."

"Your Majesty..." Ye Yan'er didn't dare to cry and looked at Prince Xiao aggrievedly.

"What are you causing trouble again!" Prince Xiao said with a cold expression and displeasure.

"I am a princess. According to the rules, I should ride in the same carriage with the prince, or can the prince ignore the rules and insist on going against the etiquette of the day?"

Letting Ye Yaner continue to ride in the carriage was inconsistent with etiquette and disregarded the ancestral etiquette. This was a crime that King Xiao could not bear.

The veins on King Xiao's forehead popped out, and his fists clenched loudly.

When did this woman become so sharp-tongued?

"That's all, since the prince doesn't take the rules seriously, I have nothing to argue with."

Chu Yunning led Bei Bei towards the second carriage, but before she even got close, she smelled a faint smell inside the carriage.

"Wait a minute!" Prince Xiao stopped the person and looked at Ye Yan'er: "Yan'er, according to the rules, you should indeed sit in the carriage at the back and you cannot overstep."

Ye Yaner's face turned pale. After all these years of hard work, she was knocked back to her original shape just because of Chu Yunning's words.

The word "concubine" has been a pain point in her life.

Ye Yan'er just wanted to faint as she watched the people walking by on the street, but the thought of embarrassing Chu Yunning made her endure it for the time being.

"Your Majesty, it's Yan'er who is ignorant. It's not the princess's fault. Yan'er will get off the bus right now."

Ye Yaner's pale and feeble face forced a smile.

Seeing this, King Xiao became even more distressed. He comforted her a few words and personally escorted Ye Yaner off the carriage.

When Ye Yan'er turned her back to Prince Xiao, her face lost the softness it had just now, and instead looked sinister, looking a bit cautious.

"Princess, according to the rules, I cannot overstep the rules, but it does not say that the concubine and the principal concubine cannot ride in the same carriage. Why don't we share a carriage? After all, you are attending the banquet for the first time in many years. I can tell you this

The situation will last several years so that you don’t make any mistakes.”

After Ye Yaner finished speaking, she turned to Prince Xiao and said, "Your Majesty, please let me accompany the Princess."

"That's fine." Prince Xiao agreed without thinking.

Chu Yunning sneered, she was not afraid of any hidden secrets hidden in the carriage.

"Okay, let's take Concubine Yiye."

Several people got on the carriage, and Chu Yunning then realized the mystery inside the carriage. The tea on the table was doused with a drug, and the exquisite and delicious snacks were also filled with a maddening drug.
To be continued...