Seeing that he stopped talking about the topic after saying those words, Tong Cheng'er couldn't help but think to herself, "Wasn't he so adamant about giving it to me just now?"

She hadn't even refused a few times! How could she really refuse to give it to her now?

The more Yinzhen spoke, the more Tong Cheng'er felt she had lost out, and the more depressed she became.

Yinzhen saw everything, and only at the very end did he say, "I've placed the account books and silver in the study and storeroom of Yaocheng Courtyard, for you to retrieve them yourself."

Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er immediately exclaimed, "Really!"

Then, feeling that her tone was too eager and excited, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

Yinzhen laughed out loud: "That's good."

very good.

Then Tong Cheng'er tacitly agreed and smiled, "Then you've gone to so much trouble."

Yinzhen shook his head and smiled: "It won't cost you anything."

Tong Cheng'er was genuinely happy. She was too poor in her previous life, but she was living a wealthy life in this life and was too lazy to do anything to earn money. However, this pie in the sky had fallen directly into her mouth and smelled delicious. She couldn't just not chew it and swallow it!

When it was almost time for Yinzhen to leave, Tong Cheng'er's impression of him completely changed. She thought that the Fourth Prince was, to say the least, magnanimous and open-minded.

After all, that's a lot of money! My heart skipped a beat when I first heard her say that; she was so generous.

After Yinzhen left, Tong Cheng'er took Rulan and Ruxue to Shumulu's place.

On the way, Ru Xue couldn't help but smile and say, "Gege seems exceptionally happy today!"

Tong Cheng'er countered, "Really?"

Ru Xue and Ru Lan nodded together: "Yes."

Tong Cheng'er said with a smile, "Maybe I just ran into a sucker and got a free lunch, so I'm in a good mood."

Rulan smiled and said, "Could this pie be related to the Fourth Prince?"

Tong Cheng'er smiled mysteriously: "Well?"

Rulan and Ruxue looked at her with curiosity.

Tong Cheng'er: "I'm not telling you, hehe."

After leaving the Tong residence, Yinzhen had no expression on his face, but Su Peisheng, as a dutiful servant, could immediately see the smile in his eyes that was impossible to ignore.

So Su Peisheng smiled and asked, "Did you see Princess Tong today, Master?"

Yinzhen glanced at Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng continued, "This servant observes that Master is in a very good mood today."

Yinzhen nodded: "That's right." After saying that, he got into the carriage.

On the way back, Yinzhen said to Su Peisheng, "Organize the account books of Zhuangyuan Noodle Shop and put them in the study of Yaocheng Courtyard later. Also, send all the profits to the storeroom of Yaocheng Courtyard for safekeeping."

Su Peisheng asked in surprise, "Is it just the shops in the capital, or all the shops?"

Yinzhen said, "Naturally, all the shops."

All the shops?

Sending the ledgers and profits to Yaocheng Courtyard—does this mean they're handing over the entire profit chain of Zhuangyuan Noodles to Princess Tong?

Su Peisheng was somewhat incredulous, so he couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you going to give the entire Zhuangyuan Noodle Shop to Princess Tong?"

Yinzhen nodded: "It was originally hers, so it's only right to return it."

Besides, he's already running a large business behind the scenes, so he doesn't need this.

Yinzhen himself didn't feel the pinch, but Su Peisheng did. No one knew the profitability of the "Top Scholar Noodles" better than him. This was no small amount of money, and his master was just offering it up like that.

Moreover, judging from the master's situation, he was giving it away willingly and with great joy. It seemed as if he had not given away a large sum of money, but rather earned a large sum of money.

Although Su Peisheng couldn't figure out what Tong Gege was capable of, in his mind, Tong Cheng'er was already comparable to a figure like Daji.

Su Peisheng thought to himself that he must never offend the Fujin in the future, otherwise, with her "bewitching" skills, if he offended her, he would surely die a horrible death!

Tong Cheng'er went to live with Shumulu Shi. Shumulu Shi had been Tong Cheng'er's mother for more than ten years. She knew Tong Cheng'er very well. Just by looking at the slightly smug expression on Tong Cheng'er's face, you could tell how the two got along.

She couldn't help but feel a little gratified that her daughter had grown up, but at the same time, she felt more heartbroken, still because her daughter had grown up.

"How was your conversation with the Fourth Prince?"

Tong Cheng'er was a little embarrassed, perhaps thinking about what had just happened, and casually said, "It's alright!"

Shumulu said with a smile, "What do you mean by 'it's alright'? It means it's alright, and it means it's not alright."

Tong Cheng'er wondered to herself, she still didn't know if he was capable or not.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Tong Cheng'er snapped out of her daze: "Not bad."

Shumulu sighed in relief: "His Majesty's decree is irrevocable. Although I don't know why His Majesty chose you as his daughter-in-law, since it's a done deal, you should live well from now on. The title of Fourth Prince's Consort sounds prestigious, but I've heard a lot about it these days. The Fourth Prince's life in the palace isn't exactly harmonious, especially with his mother, Consort Wuya. Their relationship is tense. If you marry into the family, Consort Wuya will be your mother-in-law. From what I've heard, she will definitely make things difficult for you. At that time..."

Tong Cheng'er was genuinely surprised that her mother had inquired about these things. She was somewhat taken aback, but upon reflection, it wasn't entirely unexpected, as she had listened very carefully.

"I have remembered everything Mother said."

"Just write it down, just write it down!"

Shumulu continued, "I really didn't expect the Fourth Prince to come to visit, but it's not a bad thing. He was very polite today. I think he cares about you. Since he cares, you can't be as lazy as you are at home after you get married. Once you're married, you two will be husband and wife, one as one. Don't always think that you can get by on your own."

Although Shumulu Shi didn't know why the Fourth Prince cared so much about her daughter, she always understood one principle: a person's heart cannot remain cold forever, or it will never warm up again.

She was afraid that her daughter would just drift along after getting married, and that the two of them would end up living a life of superficial harmony but deep estrangement.

Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er remained silent for a moment, then said, "Daughter understands."

After saying all this, Shumulu couldn't help but be curious about what the two had talked about.

So he asked her, "What did you and the Fourth Prince talk about in the back garden?"

Tong Cheng'er: "I'm just a little curious about why I was chosen to be the Fourth Prince's wife. You know my personality. I even suspect that His Majesty and the Fourth Prince have gone mad to issue such an imperial decree to make me the prince's wife."

Shumulu: "You know your own nature, so why don't you change it!"

Tong Cheng'er chuckled but didn't say anything.

change?

It's easier said than done, and besides, why should we change it?

She felt that her current situation was quite good, and as for becoming the fourth prince's wife in the future, she would deal with that when the time came.

Things will work themselves out!