"Your Highness, don't worry! I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Meanwhile, outside the palace in the north, the Jiang family was in a state of utter misery. In the past few days, they had suddenly discovered that all of their wealth had been taken into the palace by Jiang Jingyue.

The shops that were originally profitable were all returned to Jiang Jingyue. Zhang Jiaru originally thought that these shops were only nominally returned to Jiang Jingyue and that she herself would not care about them. However, when she went there today, she saw that every shop had a new owner and did not recognize her at all. How was she supposed to live like this?

Upon seeing Prime Minister Jiang return from court, Zhang Jiaru immediately ran up to him, sobbing. After learning the whole story, she was also very angry.

But Jiang Jingyue has already entered the palace, and he can't do anything about her now!

"Master, don't worry about that. If you agree, I'll find a way. Otherwise, let Shu'er go see Prince Cheng. Prince Cheng likes our Shu'er so much, he'll definitely agree to bring her into the palace."

Prime Minister Jiang nodded; this was the only way now.

"When the time comes, have Shu'er tell Jiang Jingyue that she can't take care of those shops outside the palace. Have her give us a token, and we'll take care of the shops for her."

Prime Minister Jiang and Zhang Jiaru are indeed family; they share the same idea. Their family makes money from these shops; without them, they would have no source of income at all.

They initially agreed to return it to Jiang Jingyue because they thought she definitely wouldn't care, but things always turn out differently than they expected.

"Prime Minister, don't worry! I know about this matter, and I will make proper arrangements. You promised me that all these good things would be for Yu when he comes back, and they have nothing to do with the child you had with your previous wife, understand?"

Without hesitation, Prime Minister Jiang nodded immediately. In any case, the son he cared about most was Jia Yu, the one Zhang Jiaru gave birth to. He had his own opinion about the other three, and although he didn't dislike them that much, he didn't like them that much either.

Jiang Jiayu is different; he's very obedient. I've almost liked him since he was little. He went to visit a friend a while ago and won't be back for some time.

What Prime Minister Jiang didn't know was that Jiang Minghan outside had overheard everything he said to Zhang Jiaru.

He originally thought that his father gave all the good things in the mansion to his sister because he had repented. He never expected that it was all a scheme by him and that woman.

Jiang Minghan thought of the harm his younger sister had suffered at home, and his heart ached so badly that he could hardly breathe.

He had been deceived before, but from now on, he would work hard for his sister.

They still considered him their father and were thinking of working hard, as each of them had considerable businesses outside. However, they never expected that their father had already excluded them.

Since that's the case, then don't blame him.

Jiang Jingyue felt that this harem was indeed quite boring, with no entertainment facilities at all, and she was feeling rather bored.

So at this moment, she was a little depressed, because she was really bored.

Seeing her mistress like this, Qiu Hua couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"My lady, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Should I call the imperial physician for you?"

Jiang Jingyue glanced at her and shook her head.

"No, I'm just bored, incredibly bored."

If you hear that your master is bored, you can only find something for your master to do, so that your master won't be bored.

"My lady, why don't we go outside and chase butterflies? It's so much fun, and I used to love doing it when I was little."

Jiang Jingyue looked up at her twice, then looked down again.

“You said it yourself, it’s something you liked to play when you were a kid. Now we’re all adults, if we still play this, wouldn’t people laugh at us? We won’t play it.”

Jiang Jingyue thought that there was no way she could possibly play such a childish game.

The Imperial Garden.

"Master, come here quickly, there's another one over here, it's very beautiful. We don't want those white ones, they'll make us itchy if we get them on our skin."

Jiang Jingyue felt that it definitely wasn't that she wanted to play around; the main problem was that her own servant was too difficult to deal with, and she simply couldn't handle her.

So in the end, she could only accompany her to play.

In fact, Jiang Jingyue herself had a lot of fun. It's okay to play around when you're bored.

Just as Jiang Jingyue was having a great time, the system suddenly popped up again.

System: "Host, Consort De is coming this way."

Jiang Jingyue was startled by the system's sudden voice and couldn't help but complain.

"She can come, but could you remind me before you speak next time? You scare me every time. If you scare me to death, who will help you complete the mission?"

The system was somewhat innocent, but since she was the host, whatever the host said went.

"Oh, Consort Jing, you have such refined tastes! Such a grown woman, chasing butterflies here, anyone who doesn't know better would think you're a three-year-old."

The moment Consort De opened her mouth, it was laced with sarcasm, which was truly unpleasant to hear.

When Jiang Jingyue heard her say that, she immediately turned around and laughed.

"Your Highness is right. I am still young, so it is normal for me to do these things. Some people don't even have the chance to play because they are too old."

As soon as Jiang Jingyue finished speaking, Consort De's expression changed drastically, turning ugly.

Jiang Jingyue's meaning was clearly that Consort De was old.

Consort De understood her unspoken meaning perfectly.

"Consort Jing, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I'm old? I simply disdain such lowly things."

Jiang Jingyue had no idea when she had offended Consort De. Every word Consort De uttered was barbed the moment she saw her.

"Your Highness, how could I possibly mean that? Please don't misunderstand, Your Highness. How could I possibly be talking about you?"

If Jiang Jingyue hadn't had that "I'm talking about you" expression on her face, Consort De might have been deceived by her sincere tone.

"Consort Jing, as a concubine in the harem, what kind of behavior is this, running and jumping around like this? Don't let this get out and make people outside the palace laugh at you."

Jiang Jingyue raised an eyebrow, looking at Consort De, not understanding why she had to stir up trouble for no reason.

"Your Highness, I was just playing in the palace garden. If word gets out, it means that the people in the palace are not keeping their mouths shut, and such a thing must be severely punished."