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 bit about what happened in Lengxiang Garden these years. Someone is taking care of the princess behind the scenes. Otherwise, the princess's ability will 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. Chu Yunning saw him five years ago and was filled with joy for him. She tried every means to please him. As long as he spoke, even if he went up mountains of swords and into 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, Mom is not bullied so easily."
Chu Yunning felt guilty. She should have given Beibei a good environment to grow up. It was useless for her to worry about 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 dowry 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. 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 go back on his word, Chu Yunning didn't even bother to drink. He looked at the items on the list as quickly as possible, and found that there was something 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 did not 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 tremblingly, "Yes."
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, with a rich and fresh aroma that stimulated the taste buds.
The people present couldn't help but take a deep breath, and many people were wondering what 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 watched 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?"
"no problem!"
"Thank you, mother!"
Every move of the mother and son fell into the eyes of King Xiao. King Xiao was standing on the steps. The sun was strong at noon. He was also thirsty. He was only brought a cup of hot tea, which made him even more irritable. He waved his hand and the teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
.
"This slave deserves to die." The little maid begged for mercy.
Prince Xiao waved his hand impatiently: "Get out of here!"
The housekeeper who was counting in the warehouse became nervous when he heard the noise outside. He forgot the numbers he had just counted, so he had no choice but to count them again.
After this delay, it was almost afternoon, and Chu Yunning was sitting in the pavilion writing big characters with Bei Bei.
The breeze blew by, blowing a strand of Chu Yunning's long hair on her temples, revealing her smooth forehead and beautiful face.
This scene happened to be captured by Xiao Wang. Chu Yunning's beauty is clear and beautiful, with more texture than Ye Yan'er, while Ye Yan'er is hazy, gentle, soft and charming, and needs constant protection.
Chu Yunning...
Prince Xiao unknowingly said her name. When did she start to change?
It becomes different, like a peony blooming enchantingly, which is stunning.
Ye Yaner couldn't wait for Prince Xiao to come, so she came to take a look in person. Before she even entered the door, she saw Prince Xiao staring at Chu Yunning. At that time, her heart dropped.
It was Chu Yunning, this bitch, who seduced the prince!
Ye Yaner dug her fingertips into the cracks of the wall unwillingly. She regretted why she had spared Chu Yunning's life in the first place. She should have died with the little scoundrel!
"Your Majesty!"
Ye Yaner interrupted Prince Xiao's contemplation, pretending not to see the scene just now, and said anxiously: "I'm worried that Prince Xiao will be angry."
I'm sorry, come here and take a look."
Mentioning this, Prince Xiao felt dissatisfied and his tone became more accusatory.
"Yan'er, this is your fault. Danqiongyuan has lost too many things in the past five years."
Ye Yan'er already knew this, and blamed herself: "It was Yan'er's negligence and someone took advantage of her."
"Your Majesty, it's not the concubine's fault. No one lives in Danqiongyuan. Who would have thought that someone would be thinking about the princess's dowry. The concubine can't come here all the time to inspect and count. Maybe someone is watching and stealing." Luzhu looked confused.
A convincing argument.
King Xiao suddenly remembered what Ye Yan'er said yesterday. Chu Yunning has changed too fast in the past few years. Someone must be behind it!
"That's enough, stop talking." Ye Yan'er turned her head and scolded Lu Zhu, and knelt down in front of Prince Xiao: "Your Majesty, it's all Yan'er's fault. It's Yan'er who betrayed the prince's trust. Yan'er is willing to obey the prince.
Punishment.”
When King Xiao saw this, most of the anger in his heart was reduced, and he helped Ye Yan'er up: "It's cold on the ground, get up first."
"Your Majesty, Yan'er is at fault." Ye Yan'er shook her head and refused to get up. She took out a pile of banknotes and presented them with both hands: "This is Yan'er's savings. I am willing to compensate the princess."
Ye Yaner was born into a well-known family, but was not favored by the Ye family. He knew how much dowry was when he got married. He had also provided subsidies to her parents' family over the years, so it was not easy to save some money.
"You keep this banknote with you, and I will take care of it."
Tsk tsk, Chu Yunning was really moved when she heard that it was Ye Yaner who was obviously corrupt, yet the blind Prince Xiao was fooled so easily.
Typically, if you are sold, you still have to help count the money.
I don’t want to think about Ye Yaner’s food, drink, and clothing.
Where did this money come from?
"Princess, my housekeeper was not good and someone took advantage of me. Please calm down, Princess."
Ye Yaner was able to bend and stretch, she bowed her head in submission to Chu Yunning, and held up a stack of banknotes.
But Chu Yunning could see clearly that Ye Yaner's teeth were almost broken at the moment. She took out so many banknotes at once, and her heart was bleeding.
"That's enough!" Prince Xiao grabbed Ye Yan'er, protected her behind him, and said to Chu Yunning with a cold face: "Don't be overbearing, you're going too far. Yan'er just served as a housekeeper. For a while,
Negligence, who knows how you lost these?"
Chu Yunning was shaken by Wang Xiao's words. She lost something and became a sinner?
"Your Majesty's words are irreversible. Since you promised compensation, you will definitely not default on your debt, right?"
To be kind to your enemies is to be cruel to yourself.
Chu Yunning was too lazy to talk: "When will the prince plan to complete it?"
Queen Xiao's molars grinded loudly. She was angry that just now she felt that Chu Yuning was having a hard time and sympathized with her. Now it seems that she is a vicious woman and she deserves to die!
"Why do you push people too hard, Princess? It's my fault alone..."
"Of course it's your fault. If you don't have the diamond, don't take the porcelain job. If you know the butler is incompetent, don't hold the position!"
Chu Yunning was angered by the success and was not polite to Ye Yan'er. After a few words of quarrel, the other party's face turned blue and she was so angry that she could not speak.
"Your Majesty, since the princess is capable, Yan'er is willing to hand over the role of housekeeper to the princess."
Ye Yaner was so angry that she blurted out what she said and regretted it after she said it. She secretly prayed in her heart that Chu Yun would never follow the words.
Chu Yunning looked at Prince Xiao with a half-smile but not a smile: "I'm afraid some people don't dare."
"Stop making excuses here, I want to see how well you can manage the family!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, there will never be any arson, murder, or theft in full view of the public."
The words pierced Ye Yaner's heart and lungs. Ye Yaner's fingernails were almost broken, so she couldn't hold back from scolding her. She even forced a smile and thanked her: "Then I'll thank you for your hard work, Princess, for a few days."