Chapter 24 Owes the Prince's Mansion Nine Hundred Taels

With such a big change, Chu Yanluo naturally sent people to inquire about the reason. Then she heard that Shen Mingxuan was spreading rumors everywhere, saying that she could predict the future and that Liao Youhe, an inconspicuous poor scholar, would be promoted one after another and become the youngest Dali Temple Minister in the Dafeng Dynasty.

Chu Yanluo immediately sneered. It turned out that she wasn't the only one who had been reborn; Shen Mingxuan, who had killed her, had also been reborn!

This is great! She can now settle both her old and new scores at the same time!

As Chu Yanluo was thinking, she turned over. She was still figuring out how to deal with Shen Mingxuan and didn't take Shen Wantang, who had been brought in through a marriage exchange, seriously at all.

Shen Mingxuan, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, was no match for her, so Shen Wantang, an illegitimate daughter with no presence, was even less likely to be her match.

In her previous life, she was killed by Shen Mingxuan, which was purely an accident. In this life, there will be no more accidents. She will definitely kill Shen Mingxuan and Shen Wantang and take the position of the Princess Consort of the Prince of Ning's Mansion.

That idiot Shen Mingxuan, she's been reborn and she's going around shouting about it. Such a huge secret is best kept to herself.

Chu Yanlu felt a dull ache in her lower abdomen, and she was extremely annoyed.

It's all Xiao Qingyuan's fault. When he was pursuing her, he didn't reveal his identity at all. He even wore his servant's clothes, making her think he was just a handsome servant and she didn't take him seriously at all.

If he had revealed his identity earlier, why would she have gotten pregnant and forced him to marry the eldest son of the Wen family?

By the time they learned his true identity, it was too late.

...

Wutong Garden.

Xiao Qingyuan, accompanied by Mo Ji, strode in aggressively: "Shen Wantang, what do you mean?"

Shen Wantang looked up from a large stack of account books, her eyes slightly bewildered: "Young Master, what happened?"

"You're still pretending? Why won't you even let Moji have a bowl of bird's nest soup! Mother entrusted you with managing the household, and this is how you manage it? Arbitrarily cutting back on the food in my Xinghe Courtyard?! If you can't manage it, then don't manage it at all. Give the management authority back to Mother!"

"Your Highness has misunderstood. I have never withheld food from your courtyard. According to the rules of the Prince's Mansion, Your Highness is entitled to bird's nest soup every day."

"Then why can't I get the ink printer from the kitchen? The kitchen even told me to buy bird's nest myself!"

"this……"

Shen Wantang paused for a moment, then instructed Granny Chai: "Granny, call the head of the kitchen over and ask him what happened."

Granny Chai responded and went out for a moment, then quickly brought the kitchen manager back in.

Shen Wantang has an outstanding memory. She only recognized the stewards of the Prince's mansion once in the morning, but now she can already call out their names: "Gao Dashen, the young master said that his servant went to the kitchen to get bird's nest soup, but you didn't give it to him and told him to buy bird's nest himself. Is that true?"

Gao Dashen respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Highness, that is true."

Why is that?

"Princess Consort, this is a special order from the Princess. The Princess said that whatever you want to eat, you don't need to pay extra money yourself; everything will be paid for by the kitchen. But for the Prince, no matter what he wants to eat, he has to pay for it himself. This is because the Prince said that he doesn't want to be the Prince, so the Princess is granting his wish to let him be an ordinary person and be self-sufficient from now on."

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned somewhat ugly after hearing this. So, he had to pay money to eat at his own home?

Granny Chai suddenly spoke up: "Your Highness, since it was ordered by the Princess Consort, then it has nothing to do with the Princess Consort. The Princess Consort is now managing the household diligently. Next time you have a problem, please give her some face and ask her privately. Your sudden public reprimand will make others think that the Princess Consort is unfair and will cause her to lose prestige. But this is clearly not the Princess Consort's fault, so why should she suffer all this for no reason?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at Granny Chai, who had been his personal nanny since childhood, and their relationship was extraordinary. Later, because Granny Chai spoke ill of Chu Yanluo and strongly opposed his marriage to Chu Yanluo, he angrily sent her out of the palace.

It was his mother who sent someone to bring Granny Chai back.

After sending Granny Chai away, he actually regretted it, but Granny Chai didn't like Yanluo, so he had no choice but to distance himself from her.

Now, hearing Granny Chai speak up for Shen Wantang, treating him with respect but distance, he felt rather uncomfortable.

But he knew that Granny Chai was right; he had taken his anger out on the wrong person when he lashed out at Chen Wantang.

He looked at Shen Wantang and saw that she was quiet and calm, without any resentment or grievance at being wronged by him. It seemed that she was already used to being misunderstood and scolded.

He suddenly felt that Shen Wantang was also somewhat pitiful. She was scolded, but she didn't know how to fight back or even cry.

He was silent for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Shen Wantang, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."

Shen Wantang said calmly, "It's alright, Your Highness. Would you like to eat more bird's nest soup? I haven't eaten my portion today, so I can give it to you."

Her magnanimity made Xiao Qingyuan feel somewhat guilty.

He shook his head: "No need, keep yours for yourself, I'll have Moji buy it."

Mo Ji whispered from the side, "Master, the silver..."

Xiao Qingyuan glared at him, his face turning slightly pale: "Ahem! Shen Wantang, I need a thousand taels. Just draw it from your account!"

Du Juan, who was standing next to Shen Wantang, gasped. She stared in shock. How could the young master ask for a thousand taels of silver? Did he not value money?

Shen Wantang also felt that he was asking for too much, but she did not refuse. Instead, she asked Granny Chai, "Granny, according to the rules of the Prince's Mansion, how much is the monthly allowance for the young master?"

Granny Chai said, "Reporting to the Princess Consort, the Prince's monthly allowance is one hundred taels. Moreover, the Prince has already withdrawn this month's allowance. He withdrew more than one hundred taels; he withdrew one thousand taels. Therefore, the Prince still owes the Prince's Mansion nine hundred taels."

Xiao Qingyuan exclaimed, "What did you say?! My monthly allowance is only one hundred taels? I still owe the manor nine hundred taels?!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"That's impossible! I used to spend more than one hundred taels a month; I even spent ten thousand taels before!"

“The past is the past, and the present is the present. In the past, no matter how much silver you spent, the Prince and Princess did not care. But the Heir Apparent himself said that you no longer wish to be the Heir Apparent of the Prince’s Mansion. Since you are unwilling to be the Heir Apparent and unwilling to assume the responsibilities that a Heir Apparent should bear, you will naturally not be able to enjoy the monthly allowance of the mansion.”

Granny Chai said unhurriedly, "His Highness personally gave the order that you will no longer receive a monthly allowance. Please also return the nine hundred taels you owe this month as soon as possible, and forget about the previous debts."

Xiao Qingyuan angrily flung his sleeves and strode out, saying, "Fine, I won't take it then! Do you think I live off my monthly stipend? I have plenty of money!"