"Madam, rest assured. I am a man who keeps myself clean." Shangguan Ziqi assured her immediately.

Yu Yuanzheng blushed when she heard this.

"I, I don't mean anything else, I just want to remind you."

"Well, I know you."

The princess felt extremely relieved when she saw the couple interacting with each other.

The son is very concerned about his daughter-in-law.

That’s how it is, and they will live in harmony from now on.

It shouldn’t be long before I have grandchildren.

The three of them carefully checked the things they found in Nanny Zheng's room.

Apart from the three packets of medicine, there were mainly various jewellery of varying values.

Some princesses knew it, and some princesses didn't.

"Hey, there is actually a mark of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on this gold bracelet." Shangguan Ziqi took a bracelet and looked at it again and again.

When the princess heard this, she took it and looked at it, and it was true.

"Could it be possible that someone in the palace has bribed Madam Zheng?" the princess was surprised.

"It's possible that it was given to the second old lady by Concubine Shu." Shangguan Ziqi analyzed.

"But it is not ruled out that she also asked Nanny Zheng to do it." Yu Yuanzheng added.

In short, it is possible that Nanny Zheng could bribe anyone to do it for her.

But now the person is dead, and his children are not in the palace.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law suspects that what she said about her daughter being dead was false." Yu Yuanzheng thought of what Madam Zheng said before she died.

"It's possible. I'll ask Yuanshan to check it out right now." Shangguan Ziqi also agreed.

It's a pity that a case that we thought had caught the real culprit ended up like this.

"Mother, I will go to the small kitchen later to see if there is anything that should not be eaten." Yu Yuanzheng suggested.

"Things that harm people won't be put out in the open, and I guess you can't see anything."

"Just for peace of mind."

"what ever."

Before the couple left, Yu Yuanzheng went to the small kitchen in the main courtyard to take a look and indeed did not see any problems.

The small kitchen is only used to make snacks, but the real meals should be prepared in the big kitchen.

That day, Nanny Zhao left the palace and went to various shops on the street to inquire about the prices of various common items.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that he came.

The next morning, the princess gathered all the officials in the palace together.

Yu Yuanzheng and Yu Chaoyang helped to check the accounts. They marked out all the price differences that exceeded 20% of a hundredth after asking Zhao Mama. The corresponding managers were punished according to the severity of the circumstances.

If the offense is severe, the offender will be beaten with a stick; if the offense is minor, the offender will be fined one month's salary.

Then some of the controls were lifted.

It took the princess three days to complete the reorganization with the help of her two daughters-in-law.

Unexpectedly, five managers were dismissed and twelve were found to have committed fraud.

In addition to blaming herself, the princess also hated the second wife to death.

She really wanted to give this house to her husband.

She mentioned this to the prince, but the prince thought of his second brother's hopeless situation and had to persuade the princess.

He is not even fit to be the head of the family.

But the second wife was still shameless enough to come to the princess for help in proposing marriage.

Shangguan Zifeng, as the eldest son of the second wife, is half a year older than the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince's wife is pregnant and he hasn't even decided on his marriage.

"Second brother's wife, don't worry about this concubine. She is your second wife's son. You were so close to her before, but now she has ruined herself. You can't blame anyone else.

When you see the man and need to make an engagement, the concubine, as the eldest lady of the palace, will give you face, but you can't do it again and again. If you ruin the marriage again, the concubine will not show up. The palace also needs to save face."

The princess' words were very cruel.

The son is not educated, that's his second wife's fault.

The second wife had no choice but to leave in disgrace and cried bitterly in her room.

"Why are you crying? If the princess doesn't want to come forward, isn't there still the concubine Shu?

When her confinement is over, let her invite a few noble ladies from the capital to the palace. I don’t believe they won’t even give face to Concubine Shu.”

The second old lady would burst into tears as soon as she saw her incompetent daughter-in-law. She would get angry at everything.

The second wife immediately wiped her tears with a handkerchief and stopped crying.

"My mother-in-law said yes, and there is Concubine Shu who can help us. But Ling'er is not young anymore, and she also wants to get married. But she is not outstanding in any way. What should we do?" The second wife was worried about her son and now she was worried about her daughter.

"Tell her not to go out and play with her little sisters all day long. Instead, she should stay in the house and learn embroidery and piano from Ziqi's wife." The second old lady was not very satisfied with her own granddaughter.

Alas, it’s still her fault for spoiling me too much.

He spoiled his two grandchildren so much that they had no ambition to make progress.

"Yes, Ziqi's wife is very good at these two things. If Ling'er can learn half of her skills, she will also be able to show off." After hearing this, the second wife's mind suddenly became clear.

We have such a great man at home. It would be a waste if we don't make good use of him.

"Let Ling'er go by herself. We shouldn't interfere." The second old lady knew that she had no face in front of Yu Yuanzheng.

If she asked, Yu Yuanzheng would definitely not agree.

"Daughter-in-law, call Ling'er right away." The second wife asked the maid to go and get her.

After a while, Shangguan Ling came to the second lady's yard. Seeing the second old lady was also there, she immediately put away the smile on her face.

"Meet Grandma."

"You are not young anymore, and you have reached the age to get married. You should control your temper and stop running outside all day long. You should learn the things a girl should learn." The second old lady said seriously.

"But grandma, my granddaughter doesn't like the things the teacher teaches her." Shangguan Ling's fifteenth birthday was still two or three months away.

Still maintaining that innocence and willfulness.

"Then what do you want to learn?" The second old lady asked unhappily.

The girls' school in our tribe can only teach a few things.

Three obediences and four virtues.

The housekeeper manages it.

Music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Shangguan Ling really couldn't think of what she would like to study.

"Now, you have been attending the clan school for several years. It is not important whether you go or not. From now on, you should find a way to let Ziqi's wife take you as her apprentice and let her teach you needlework and the art of playing the piano." The second old lady continued to make arrangements.

Shangguan Ling's eyes lit up when she heard this.

Yes, Sister Yuan Zheng’s musical instrument was praised by the Emperor, so why didn’t she think of learning from her?

If she could play that well, wouldn't she be the focus of attention at various gatherings in the future?

"Yes, grandma, tomorrow my granddaughter will go to learn from Sister Yuan Zheng. But I don't have a zither, what should I do?" Shangguan Ling took the opportunity to ask for a zither.

The second old lady glared at Shangguan Ling hatefully.

I know I want something.

"Now, grandma will buy you a qin. If you can't learn to play, don't blame grandma for punishing you.

"Yes, my granddaughter will definitely learn from you. I just don't know if Sister Yuan Zheng will accept her as her apprentice."

"Can't you try to please her?"

Shangguan Ling thought about it, Sister Yuan Zheng should be able to teach her, right? They are only one year apart in age, and they are of similar age, and she never offended her when she was young. And Brother Ziqi also loved her in the past.

Chess and Elegance Academy.

Yuanshan was assigned by his master to investigate the case of Nanny Zheng's daughter, and he only came to report today.

"Master, Madam Young Master, there is something fishy about Madam Zheng's daughter." Yuanshan said solemnly.