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Among the high walls of the palace, Yuzhu walked very quickly. When someone greeted her along the way, she didn't even bother to respond.
This made her seem distant and distant from others. This was not her usual way of dealing with people, but today it was obvious that she didn't care so much.
He hurried back to Yongfu Palace in a hurry, but Yuzhu didn't see Princess Xue Baoyun.
"Where did the empress go?" Standing on the steps, Yuzhu asked the maid who was sweeping the floor.
"Your Majesty and Miss Hou went out together, I think they went to the garden!"
Yuzhu was extremely anxious. Just when she was about to go to the garden to look for someone, she heard laughter coming from outside Yongfu Palace.
The only ones who can talk and laugh freely in the palace are those few masters.
As expected by Yuzhu, Xue Baoyun walked in from outside the palace gate, surrounded by a group of maids.
"I'm just telling you, those flowers, grass, etc. should be watered more... Look at what was just watered yesterday, and today they are all blooming!"
"Sister is smart, but it's a pity that the flowers and plants died before..."
Xue Baoyun and Hou Shiyun were chatting happily when they heard a voice coming from their ears: "Mother, please report me if you want!"
In fact, Xue Baoyun saw Yuzhu's solemn expression as soon as he entered the palace gate.
"What's the matter?" Xue Baojun turned around and asked. Everyone else in the palace was also looking at Yuzhu at this moment.
Yuzhu looked troubled, and after glancing around, he looked embarrassed.
"You slave, you've been hesitant to speak since forever!"
After saying this, Xue Baojun turned to Hou Shiyun and said: "Sister, you go back to the house to have a rest first, and we will talk again later!"
Hou Shiyun was also very sensible. After saluting Xue Baoyun, he turned around and went to his house.
After learning that Hou Shiyun's family was ruined, Xue Baoyun, as a good sister, connected her to the palace and placed her in Yongfu Palace.
Strictly speaking, only women from Zhao Yanxun could live in the back house of the palace, so Hou Shiyun's residence was somewhat unfair.
After Hou Shiyun left, Xue Baojun entered the main hall of Yongfu Palace. After Yuzhu followed the palace gate, he signaled the maids serving inside to go out.
After sitting on the soft couch and taking the tea from Yuzhu, Xue Baoyun asked: "Tell me, what's the big deal?"
Yuzhu hesitated to speak, and finally knelt down on the ground with a plop, then kowtowed: "Please, Princess, save this slave's life!"
The sudden scene made Xue Baoyun slightly stunned. Which song was he singing?
She put down the tea cup and asked with a serious expression: "If you have something to say, just say it and don't make such nonsense!"
After being a princess for several months, Xue Baoyun has grown rapidly.
Yuzhu's behavior at this moment seemed to her like a threat.
She didn't even explain clearly the cause of the matter and decided to save his life. This was threatening her with the relationship between master and servant.
Hearing Xue Baoyun's words, Yuzhu had no choice but to raise his head and report: "Your Majesty, the court recently inspected the palace's accounts, and I just heard about it outside. There are already clues about this matter!"
Hearing this, Xue Baoyun understood what Yuzhu meant, but she did not speak, but picked up the teacup beside her.
This made Yuzhu feel uncertain, so he could only continue: "The expenses in our palace are very high, and we also have to support the Hou family, so we spent a lot more than the quota!"
"Most of these are greetings from the slaves who went to the warehouse. Now the prince is investigating the matter strictly, so the slaves asked the empress for help!"
With a "ding" sound, Yuzhu's words were interrupted by the crisp sound of the collision of porcelain, and Xue Baoyun slowly put down the tea cup.
"How much did we use in the palace?" Xue Baoyun asked calmly.
"Replying to your Majesty, I have made some rough calculations. Food, melons, fruits, vegetables and meat... all added up, the total overspending on supplies is nearly three kilograms!"
Three stones of supplies, in other words, three hundred kilograms, is a neither big nor small amount.
After thinking for a while, Xue Baojun gradually smiled and said: "Looking at your little potential, I thought it was too much!"
Yuzhu felt extremely bitter in her heart. It was related to her own life, how could she not worry!
A speck of dust in the eyes of a big man may be a mountain on the shoulders of a small man. Xue Baoyun would not think about this.
"Send someone later to invite Mrs. Wu Hong, Dianbuzheng, and tell her that I want to ask her for advice on female workers!" Xue Baoyun said slowly.
Why would you ask a female worker for advice at this time? Yuzhu felt that his brain was not strong enough.
Wait... Madam of the Dianbuzheng family, didn't the princess just ask for advice a few days ago?
Could it be said that the princess had already made arrangements when the trial office started investigating the case?
No wonder the princess was not in a hurry. It turned out that she had already prepared a countermeasure. The bookkeeping office was responsible for managing various accounts of the palace.
After thinking through this, Yuzhu's heart truly settled down.
"Slave, are you going to do it now?" Yuzhu asked tentatively, she was more concerned about this matter than Xue Baoyun.
After thinking about it in his mind, Xue Baoyun nodded and said: "That's fine!"
"Slave, go now!"
After saying this, Yuzhu saluted Xue Baoyun and then walked straight outside.
After Yuzhu left, Xue Baojun held her forehead with her hands. This was also a bit troublesome for her.
Time soon came to noon, when Xue Baoyun invited Hou Shiyun to have lunch with him, Dian Bozheng and Wu Zhong's wife were invited to Yongfu Palace.
Seeing Yuzhu entering the hall, Xue Baoyun frowned and asked, "Why have you been here for so long?"
"In reply to my concubine, Mrs. Wu is not at home, so I have been looking for her for a long time!" Yuzhu replied.
"Is Wu Zhong at home?" Xue Baoyun asked immediately.
"No, I seem to have gone out with the prince!" Yuzhu replied.
Putting down his chopsticks, Xue Baoyun nodded and said, "Xuan her in!"
"yes!"
After a while, a woman walked in from outside the temple, with a look of fear on her face.
"Greetings to the princess!"
"Mrs. Wu, no courtesy... come and sit!" Xue Baojun's attitude was gentle.
Wu Zhong's wife Liu stood up and came to the edge of the table. Hou Shiyun who was sitting next to her stood up and helped her sit down.
This is the second time Wu Liu has come to Yongfu Palace recently. She has the previous experience, so she knows the purpose of Xue Baoyun calling her here.
Wu Liu would naturally not resist being able to establish a relationship with the princess, so she came happily every time.
"Your Majesty, why are you calling me here?" Wu Liu asked straight to the point.
Xue Baoyun smiled slightly: "Is it possible that if nothing happens, I can't call you here to talk?"
"What the princess said is absolutely true, what she said is absolutely true!" Mrs. Wu Liu was a little embarrassed.
"This is a newly developed dish in the palace's small kitchen. I specially asked you to come and try it. It's better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together!" Xue Baoyun pointed to an exquisite dish on the table.
In fact, all four dishes on the table at this moment are mouth-watering, and Wu Liu's is no exception.
Even though her husband is an official in the royal palace, he cannot afford such exquisite dishes under today's living conditions.
"Come on, try it!"
At Xue Baoyun's signal, Yuzhu stepped forward, picked up the chopsticks, and carefully picked up the vegetables for Mrs. Wu Liu.
"Thank you, Princess, for the banquet!" Mrs. Wu Liu looked moved.
