"There's nothing we can do about it. The young master treats her with such respect, so the steward will definitely treat her with utmost deference."

Yi Zexuan didn't care about anything else: "Okay, then keep an eye out, and if the princess needs anything, go and arrange it for her."

"Yes. Then I'll go and check out the terrain with the princess again today, and then take advantage of these two days to get the things out."

Yi Zexuan nodded: "Yes, that's the idea. How many days would it take to build?"

"About ten days."

"Alright, let's get started. Once it's done, we can begin the autumn hunt."

"Yes," Yuan Ruo replied, and then went out.

"Has the person still not been found?"

"There are hardly any people around the Lin residence. If we get too close, it will attract the attention of the people in the residence. I guess we can only sneak in at night."

The man clicked his tongue: "Time is of the essence. If we can't find the person, leave one or two people there to keep watch, and then the rest of us can go elsewhere."

"Yes." After saying that, the man withdrew.

At this moment, inside the Prince's mansion...

"I've been so busy that I haven't had a proper chat with you. How have you been doing these past few days on your own?" Yi Zexuan asked Xue Yurou briefly when he had a spare moment.

Xue Yurou smiled slightly and said, "There's nothing I'm not used to. How's Your Highness's work going?"

"Everything is arranged, there's nothing urgent."

"In that case, Rou'er has something to tell Your Highness."

Yi Zexuan raised an eyebrow, actually not wanting to listen, because he had been really tired these past few days.

But she agreed anyway, waiting for her to speak.

"Now, recalling the last time I went to the garden party at the Zhang residence, Madam Zhang was quite generous and extravagant. I saw all sorts of fruits that I had never seen at the princess's place, and the decorations were also dazzling and even more luxurious than the last time the Empress had gone."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zexuan frowned: "Why didn't you mention this last time?"

"I just remembered it today, and I thought it was interesting, so I said it."

"It is true that Lord Zhang holds a high position, but his salary certainly cannot buy the things you mentioned. I don't know how he can be so extravagant."

Xue Yurou said, "Years ago, their family ran a business on the side. I heard that their business was very successful for a while, but after Young Master Lin also started doing this business, their business plummeted and they were forced to close down. But they must have made a lot of money during that time, probably from those savings."

Yi Zexuan was somewhat shocked, not expecting that she knew about this matter as well.

“In his earlier years, he was indeed of low rank and his salary was not enough to support his family, so he went out to do business.”

Even so, he certainly wouldn't have much money to supplement his household expenses, so Yi Zexuan didn't tell Xue Yurou his doubts.

"Alright, I understand. But then again, he hasn't done anything heinous so far. As for where he got the money, I'll send people to investigate slowly."

"That's natural."

"Is there anything else besides this?"

Xue Yurou shook her head and said, "No, Your Highness, are you going to continue with your work?"

Seeing the expectant look in Xue Yurou's eyes, Yi Zexuan said, "Let's play a game of chess. It's rare for me to have time to spend with you."

Xue Yurou smiled with relief; at least this person wasn't so rigid in saying anything else.

"Alright, Your Highness, wait a moment, I'll go get the chessboard."

A short while later, Xue Yurou returned, and the two began a Go challenge.