Let's start with Chu Yanluo in Chapter 54.

In Wutong Garden.

Qin Xin was indignant: "Princess Consort, the Prince has gone too far! He's deliberately showing off in front of you, showing off that the girl from Jixin Nunnery is good at making money! Didn't she say before that she didn't like gold and silver and worldly things? Didn't she establish herself as aloof, proud, unworldly, and unpretentious person? Now she's already in a hurry to make money. I think she's more vulgar than anyone else! She's better at pretending than anyone else!"

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "That depends on whether some people can actually make money. They're happy to show off now, but I don't know if they'll still be happy when they lose money later."

Qin Xin instantly calmed down, and looked at Shen Wantang with bright eyes: "Does the Crown Princess mean that the one from Jixin Nunnery isn't making any money?"

"right."

Do you know how she makes her money?

"I can probably guess."

Qin Xin's eyes lit up even more, and she looked at Shen Wantang with admiration: "Princess Consort, you are so amazing. You know everything. I wish I could be as smart as you."

Shen Wantang chuckled: "You're already very smart."

Qin Xin is indeed very smart, but Shen Wantang herself is reborn with a cheat code, which is why she was able to see through Chu Yanluo's secret to making money.

However, Chu Yanluo probably has never run a business or opened any shops before, which is why she thinks making money is easy. Does she think that she can make a lot of money by teaching Qingyunlou a few snacks?

How naive!

Putting aside everything else, even Shen Wantang herself learned to make that fruit jelly ice bowl after eating it a few times in her previous life, let alone those experienced chefs.

This kind of thing doesn't require much skill, so it can't be monopolized. Competitors will quickly imitate it, and then it will become ubiquitous.

As evening approached and the sun was about to set, Shen Wantang and her maid were taking their daily walk in the Prince's mansion.

Having a healthy body is more important than anything else. In her previous life, she suffered from severe physical depletion. After falling ill, she took medicine that went wrong, and she died.

In this life, she paid great attention to maintaining her health. Not only did she eat nutritious food every day, but she also absolutely refused to stay in the courtyard reading books and account books all day. Sitting still for long periods of time would slowly cause her body to break down.

So no matter how busy or tired she is, Shen Wantang always makes sure to go out for a walk, stretch her body, and clear her mind.

The scenery inside the Prince's Mansion was quite beautiful, with craggy artificial hills, lush flowers, trees and shrubs, and even a lake fed by flowing water. The water lilies on the lake stretched out in a large expanse, blooming with pale pink lotus flowers, creating a picturesque scene.

As they were walking, Shen Wantang bumped into Chu Yanluo.

She wore a white dress today, her hair loosely tied up with a jade hairpin, with a few strands still swaying by her ears.

She, accompanied by two timid maids, blocked Shen Wantang's path without saying a word.

"Oh my, Shen Wantang, what a coincidence to run into you here. What, you also like this lake?"

Shen Wantang's eyes were indifferent: "I'm just taking a walk around my own home. I like everything in this house, whether it's the lake or the land."

The phrase "my own home" immediately stung Chu Yanluo's heart.

After all, she's not qualified to say those words now.

Her face darkened, and she stopped talking nonsense, saying directly, "I've already had Qingyuan return the silver notes to you. If you still have any shame, then hurry up and return everything he gave you, especially that pair of jade bracelets. They weren't even yours to begin with, yet you have the nerve to wear them!"

This time, without Shen Wantang having to speak, Qin Xin reprimanded them for her: "You ill-mannered brat! You don't even bow to the Princess Consort, and you dare to call her by her name and even curse her! Who gave you the guts? Kneel down! Apologize to the Princess Consort!"

Chu Yanluo looked at her disdainfully: "I'm talking to your master. What are you, a dog, barking about here for? Get out of here. You have no right to speak!"

Qin Xin sneered: "A dog has the nerve to call others dogs. A dog that is ridiculed by the entire capital, how dare you speak to my master? Do you deserve it? Who are you? How dare you live in our Prince's Mansion? Don't you have a home of your own? Oh, I forgot, the Chu family has already severed ties with you, saying they don't have a daughter like you anymore. You're not even as good as a dog. At least dogs have someone to take care of them, but no one takes care of you."

Chu Yanlu gritted her teeth: "You dare to curse me? I think you're tired of living! Don't think that just because you're by Shen Wantang's side, I can't control you. The young master loves me to death. If I let him sell you, he definitely will, and no one can stop him!"

Shen Wantang looked coldly at Chu Yanluo. What she hated most was that some people always tried to get past her and deal with the people around her.

She said coldly, "You can try and see if you can actually sell Qin Xin."

"What, Shen Wantang, are you scared? Of course I can sell Qinxin. You have no idea how good Qingyuan is to me. Let alone a maid, even you, he could kick you out if I asked. The only reason you're still living in the Prince's Mansion is because I pity you and speak up for you. That's why Qingyuan hasn't kicked you out, understand?"

As Chu Yanluo spoke, she tugged at her collar, deliberately revealing the red marks on her collarbone.

Shen Wantang's gaze lingered on the red mark for a long time.

Chu Yanlu thought she was envious and jealous, and she felt very happy. She said in a pitying tone, "The prince and I are the real couple. The prince can't leave me every night and wants to be entangled with me every moment."

"And you? Did he consummate your marriage? No, right? Sigh, I really don't understand what the point of your life is. The man doesn't acknowledge you or touch you at all, and you can only rack your brains to find all sorts of opportunities to seduce him."

"Unfortunately, no matter how you try to seduce him, Qingyuan only has eyes for me. He won't even glance at you! If I were you, I would have been too ashamed to stay in the Prince's mansion long ago, and would have packed my things and slunk away!"

Qin Xin's face turned pale with anger: "Shut up! Someone like you has the nerve to stay in the Prince's mansion and refuse to leave, but our Princess Consort is the legitimate wife whom the Prince married through proper channels. What right does she have to leave?!"

Shen Wantang didn't really care about this kind of attack, but now that she was in charge of the household, if Chu Yanluo treated her like this, how could she continue to manage the household?

Originally, she didn't intend to punish Chu Yanluo; at most, she just wanted to give her a warning and tell her to behave herself.

But now it seems that Chu Yanluo really wants to test her true methods.

Shen Wantang flexed her wrists. Since her rebirth, she hadn't really dealt with anyone seriously. Fine, she'd take Chu Yanluo down with her. Who told her to be so eager to throw her life away?

She called out, "Someone come here!"

Several old women nearby rushed forward in a flurry, saying, "Please give your orders, Your Highness."

"Tie up this shameless and indecent woman and throw her into the woodshed!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Chu Yanluo's expression changed drastically: "Shen Wantang, how dare you?!"