Chapter 302: Checking the Account Book

Although some ministers knew that Gu Jingchun was the prince's man.

However, in their eyes, Gu Jingchun was raised in the Eastern Palace and had no official status until now. He must not be favored by the prince, and perhaps the prince has become tired of him now.

Naturally, he would not take Gu Jingchun seriously.

Before long, the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching.

According to tradition, a palace banquet would be held during the Dragon Boat Festival, and all dignitaries would certainly attend.

But now, Shen Hechuan was acting as the government official, and he didn't want to hold this banquet.

After all, he had been too busy recently and had not been alone with Gu Jingchun for a long time.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this time to take Gu Jingchun out to play, and he also wanted to formally confirm his feelings to Gu Jingchun.

However, these court officials did not want to miss this opportunity to allow their daughters to get close to Shen Hechuan.

Naturally, they tried every possible way to persuade him, even using reasons such as ancestral etiquette and laws.

Chen Hechuan was so annoyed by their quarrels that he finally compromised and agreed to hold a small event.

However, the choice of person to organize the banquet became a problem.

Because the queen has passed away and Concubine Hui was assassinated, there are only a few insignificant concubines left in the harem, and they are not qualified to host this banquet.

And the Queen Mother is old.

Chen Hechuan thought of Gu Jingchun, but Gu Jingchun’s current identity did not allow him to handle this matter directly.

So, Shen Hechuan thought for a moment and went to find the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother also understood what Chen Hechuan was thinking. Without him saying anything, she immediately said, "Don't worry, Jingchun is definitely a smart kid."

"She may not be very familiar with these harem affairs now, but as long as she is willing to learn, she will definitely get the hang of it in a few years."

"From today on, she will be by my side. I will definitely do my best to teach her."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, Shen Hechuan seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He wanted to say that these affairs in the harem were a piece of cake for Gu Jingchun.

He wanted to explain, but once he started explaining, he had to explain Gu Jingchun's identity and industry.

So, Shen Hechuan thought about it and still didn't speak.

Anyway, when the Queen Mother gets along with her in the future, she will definitely understand.

However, when he returned, he still had to remind Gu Jingchun to be careful with it so as not to lose face for the empress dowager.

When Gu Jingchun learned about it, he did not refuse and went to Shou'an Palace the next day.

After all, it would be basic for her to follow Shen Hechuan and take care of the harem affairs in the future.

Since the Queen Mother is willing to teach, she is naturally willing to learn.

After she arrived at Shou'an Palace, the empress dowager first greeted Gu Jingchun and then explained to him tactfully.

"The affairs of this palace are complicated, and you will inevitably have to deal with them after you move into the East Palace.

I know you haven't been exposed to these things before, so it's bound to be difficult at first, but as long as you persevere and put in some effort, you'll definitely get the hang of it quickly."

Gu Jingchun immediately nodded and saluted.

"Thank you for your guidance, Queen Mother. I will keep it in mind."

The Queen Mother already had a good impression of Gu Jingchun, and now seeing that she was so sensible, she was even happier and her voice became much softer.

"In that case, you should start by looking at the account book."

As she spoke, she pointed to the neatly stacked account books behind her.

The Queen Mother deliberately created so many account books, firstly to see Gu Jingchun's state of mind, and secondly to suppress her arrogance.

This is to prevent her from losing her composure due to the rising status of Shen Hechuan during this period.

Gu Jingchun nodded without any change on his face and walked over immediately.

The Queen Mother was also satisfied with her attitude.

I wanted to go over and teach her again, but unexpectedly, I saw Gu Jingchun flipping through the account book page after page at a rapid speed.

This made her frown slightly.

"You looked so quickly, did you see clearly?"

Gu Jingchun replied respectfully: "You can see clearly."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned even deeper.

She had previously thought that Gu Jingchun was a steady person, and he remained calm when seeing so many account books.

I didn't expect he was a mixed-up guy.

This made her vaguely dissatisfied, and she couldn't help but press the account book, and her voice became a little stern.

“Stop!”

The Queen Mother reminded him coldly, and Gu Jingchun couldn't help but stop and looked at the Queen Mother in confusion.

"I've already told you clearly that you won't be normal, and I don't blame you. I'm here to teach you."

"But you can't fool around like this."

"Do you know what this account book represents?"

"Do you know what trouble your carelessness will cause in the palace?"

"How many palace servants will die because of this?"

When Gu Jingchun heard this, he knew that the Queen Mother had misunderstood him, and he quickly explained:

"My Lady, you misunderstood. I wasn't looking around randomly, I really saw it clearly."

The Queen Mother became even angrier upon hearing this.

"Why, are you going to start lying now?"

"With the speed you just turned the pages, how could you possibly see clearly?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun closed the account book and handed it to the empress dowager.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Jingchun about the content of the last few pages? If Jingchun can answer, then he must have seen it clearly."

The Queen was surprised and asked, "You mean you remembered everything?"

Gu Jingchun nodded.

The Queen Mother didn't believe it at all. She looked at the contents of the account book and thought it would be a good idea to ask some questions to dampen her arrogance.

So, she chose to ask questions about the above topics.

However, she never expected that Gu Jingchun actually said it all.

She compared them again in surprise, and after making sure that the content was correct, she deliberately asked a few more difficult questions.

But Gu Jingchun still said it smoothly.

Now, the Queen Mother was even more surprised.

"You actually remember everything?"

Gu Jingchun nodded and explained patiently.

"Yes, although Jingchun came from a poor family, he had to do some small business to make a living over the years.

Later, Jingchun received help from a noble person, and his business grew bigger.

This is how I developed my ability to read account books."

The Queen Mother suddenly realized and was very surprised, but after the surprise, her face became a little embarrassed.

After all, she just thought that Gu Jingchun had an improper attitude and scolded her for it.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother was also open-minded. After learning that she had misunderstood Gu Jingchun, she immediately apologized.

"So that's how it is. I've lived for so many years, but I've really gone backwards. I actually assumed you based on your background. This is my fault. I misunderstood you."

As she spoke, she took off an emerald green bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Gu Jingchun.

"This, consider it as my apology for misunderstanding you."

Gu Jingchun naturally couldn't accept it, so he immediately stood up and refused.

However, the Queen Mother insisted that she accept it.