Yun Qinglu shook her head, "Granny is wrong. I am still young and agile, so I can fight back. If I wait until I am older, I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid it. It's best to resolve this now and once and for all, so I don't have to live in fear every day."

Seeing that Yun Qingluo had already made up her mind, Granny Gong stopped trying to dissuade her. "It would be good for her to go to the estate to relax. She must be bored at home. This old servant will accompany the Princess."

Yun Qingluo nodded with a smile, "I will definitely bring Granny with me. I can't live without Granny's soup."

Hearing this, Granny Gong smiled happily, "If the Princess Consort likes it, I'll make it every day."

And just like that, the matter was settled amicably.

Yun Qingluo was overjoyed, but she also knew that what Granny Gong said was true.

Yun Qingluo sat in the warm pavilion drinking tea and said to An Jiu, "An Jiu, go find Mo Yu and ask him to bring more guards to follow us in the dark. Give these medicines and poisons to Mo Yu; he knows how to use them."

An Jiu nodded, and Yun Qingluo asked again, "How is A-Chen doing?"

She hasn't sent out the second batch of medicine yet; she plans to wait until the antidote pills are ready before sending them out together.

An Jiu frowned slightly. "We haven't heard anything from the Prince yet. He's probably too busy to have time."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo felt somewhat worried. It shouldn't be like this; even if he didn't have time, the guards should have had time to send messages back.

Has something happened?

No, impossible. Yun Qinglu warned herself not to overthink it. Achen had assured her that nothing could happen.

Yun Qinglu shook her head, dispelling the restlessness, "You go ahead and get busy."

Tianhe, April 5th, the sky was cloudless.

Yun Qingluo was so excited about going out that she got up very early, her hair radiating freedom.

As Yun Tao helped Yun Qingluo with her hair and makeup, she said, "Your Highness, don't be too happy yet. The estate is not as comfortable as the manor."

Yun Qinglu waved her hand dismissively, "I'm getting sick from being cooped up at home. I just need to go out and get some fresh air. There's no need to be so picky."

After lunch, the group took a horse-drawn carriage and headed towards the estate.

Following Yun Qingluo were Granny Gong, Yun Tao, Yun Xin, and An Jiu, with Mo Yu leading a group of guards in the shadows. Yun Qingluo also transferred a few people from the Divine Doctor Valley to follow her in secret.

Now that she is pregnant, she really has to be careful in everything she does. This is her and Achen's first child, and there can be no mistakes.

Yunshui Mountain Villa.

When Yun Qing alighted from the carriage, a group of people were waiting there.

Upon seeing Yun Qinghou, he immediately knelt down and bowed.

Yun Qingluo said, "Everyone, please rise. There's no need for formalities."

The leader stepped forward, smiled, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Your Highness, the main courtyard of the estate has been prepared. Please go and rest there."

Yun Qingluo nodded and gestured to Yun Xin. Yun Xin stepped forward and said, "Please trouble Steward Wang to bring the estate's account books to the main courtyard. The Princess Consort has come all this way and wants to see how the harvest is going."

Manager Wang stiffened, then hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes, we'll send it to the Princess later. It's just that our harvests haven't been good in recent years, and our revenue is weak..."

Yunxin interrupted Steward Wang, "This is the Princess's order; you just need to do as she says."

Manager Wang nodded repeatedly.

That evening, Yun Qingluo had just finished dinner when she heard the accountant next door angrily say, "Isn't this falsifying accounts? This is a hundred acres of fertile land! And so few tenants, so little revenue? How is this possible?"

Yun Qinglu frowned. She also wanted to know the identity of the people behind this, since they were so brazenly embezzling.

It's likely that the family owns many farms and shops, and the family members are unaware of this matter. It's also because this group of people are doing such a good job that their annual revenue figures are extremely stable.

Yun Qingluo wiped her mouth, went out, and entered the room next door.

"Your Highness, what brings you here? Did I disturb you?" Mr. Fan hurriedly bowed when he saw Yun Qingluo appear.

Yun Qinglu waved her hand, "The accounts of this estate are also a mess. Can you see anything?"

Yun Qingluo had already left in the carriage, but then she turned back and brought her personal accountant with her. She didn't want to look at so many account books by herself.

She just came to enjoy the scenery and casually checked things out.

Upon hearing Yun Qingluo's words, Mr. Fan's expression changed and he became furious. "Your Highness, the people in this manor are all cunning old foxes. They've gone too far by bullying us just because no one is watching them."

Just as he finished speaking, An Jiu entered.

"Your Highness, I've found out that this estate was bestowed upon you by the late Emperor. The people in the estate all followed the late Emperor. When it came into the hands of the General, he saw that the revenue was quite stable and didn't investigate it in detail. That's why he included it in your dowry, thinking that this place has a beautiful view and there's a hot spring in the back mountain, so you can come and soak in the hot spring from time to time."

Yun Qingluo nodded. "I guessed it too. My family would never leave such a mess for me. I guess they didn't pay much attention to it before, which is why it turned out this way."

"Your Highness, what should we do? We can't just leave it like this forever, can we?" Yun Tao asked anxiously from the side.

Yunxin chimed in, "I saw so many tenant farmers on the way here that they were skin and bones from hunger. They were so thin that it must be the work of these managers. Look what they've done to them."

Granny Gong brought in a cup of tea, and Yun Tao hurriedly took it, "Granny, haven't you rested yet?"

Granny Gong shook her head. "You're all having such a lively discussion here, it keeps this old woman awake. I came over to listen."

Yun Qingluo picked up her teacup and took a sip. "How many managers and tenant farmers are there in the estate?"

"There are twenty-four managers and fifty-six tenant farmers..."

Yun Tao exclaimed in surprise, "What the hell? There are only fifty-odd tenant farmers on these hundred acres of land? Does that mean there's one manager overseeing just two people?"

Yun Qingluo sipped her tea, listening to the chatter of the group, but smiled and remained silent.

After discussing it for a while, the group finally asked Yun Qingluo for her opinion.

Yun Qingluo put down her cup, stood up and stretched. "An Jiu, take a few men and go exchange some copper coins tonight. Tomorrow morning, find everyone in the manor and tell Mo Yu to bring some guards from the Prince's Mansion. Find them one by one, don't leave anyone out."

An Jiu nodded in agreement, "That's easy, but under what pretext?"

As Yun Qingluo walked out, she said, "I'll say that since I'm new here, I'm distributing reward money to everyone to thank you for your hard work, just for good luck."

Upon hearing this, An Jiu and the others were overjoyed. "Your Highness's idea is excellent. This way, we can find out exactly how many people live in this estate."

"Yes, no wonder the princess had enough silver prepared before she left, but why didn't she just exchange it all for copper coins and bring it with her?"

"The princess has her own ideas. We just need to follow her instructions and not worry about anything else. Let's get on with our business. There's going to be a good show tomorrow."