When Jinghe heard Xie Yushu mention the cesspool, she frowned deeply and cursed Xie Yushu for being vulgar. She couldn't understand how Han Zhongyu, a refined young man from a scholarly family, could like a vulgar country girl like Xie Yushu.

In particular, the fact that she was willing to risk defying the imperial decree to cancel the marriage and become this village girl's son-in-law was an utter disgrace to her!

He felt increasingly contemptuous of Xie Yushu.

However, she didn't show any of this; instead, she spoke to Xie Yushu in a friendly manner.

"As long as it is beneficial to the Great Qi, any skill, whether it is rough or fine, is a good skill. When I came here, I made a solemn promise to my father. If I go back without making any progress, how can I explain it to my father!"

Or is it that you simply don't want to teach me?

Xie Yushu smiled

"What's there to be unwilling to teach? The first thing I learned from my grandfather was farming, tending crops, and gathering herbs. That's how I made my fortune. If the princess is interested in learning, it just so happens that the land in the manor is ready for fertilization. You can go down to the land with Steward Wang anytime to learn how to fertilize."

The Third Princess was disgusted when she thought of Xie Yushu's words about biogas fertilizer being just excrement. Her face turned green. Who would want to use it for fertilizer? She was thinking of taking over the villa's accounts or business.

But Xie Yushu dared to make a princess like herself go to the fields to tend the crops.

The third princess was unsure whether to agree or not, and after stammering for a long time, she finally said awkwardly...

"Actually, that's not what I want to learn. Besides, the servants are better at those rough jobs. If I go there, I'll just get in the way. It would be better if I helped you with the accounts and looked after the estate's properties!"

Back in the palace, the matrons taught me how to read account books. I've heard you also receive dividends from the court. As a princess of the Great Qi, I should also do my part for the Great Qi."

Such shameless words made Nanxing and Qu Xiaodie, who were following behind, immediately curl their lip in disgust.

"Why don't you just say you want the villa directly? You want to manage the accounts right away. Even your father wouldn't dare to do that!"

They have absolutely no shame.

Xie Yushu originally thought she was coming for Han Zhongyu, but after these few words, it was clear that she was coming for the manor. She really didn't know what to say about her. She was quite ambitious, but she didn't know if her ability matched her ambition.

Having understood her intentions, Xie Yushu neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply had someone arrange accommodation for her.

"Princess, you must be exhausted from traveling for days. Your face is rough from the wind. You should rest for a while. There's no rush to learn anything. As a princess, you can leave those trivial matters like checking accounts to your servants."

Since we're here, let's stay at the resort for a few days and have our fill. Then we can head back to Beijing; the mountain winds here get really strong in winter!

As the saying goes, "One's environment shapes one's character." You, with your delicate and pampered body, will become just as rough as us if you stay here for a long time!

"If the Emperor were to blame us then, we wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!"

Seeing that Xie Yushu was unwilling to budge, Jinghe was not in a hurry. Instead, she settled down at her residence with peace of mind.

"Look at me, I'm so happy to see you. I'm just thinking about learning your skills and showing them off when I get back."

You're right, this princess is indeed a bit tired from traveling. It wouldn't be bad to rest for a few days.

Anyway, there's still a long way to go; it's me who's getting impatient.

After Jinghe finished speaking, she followed Yushu's arrangements, washed up, had a welcome feast, and then really stayed in her own courtyard for several days before coming out.

After leaving, the Third Princess took the opportunity of getting familiar with the surroundings to explore the entire manor.

Besides the back mountain, there was also Xie Yushu's and several managers' courtyards; we had explored almost every other place.

By the way, she didn't go into Xuan Yuanche and Han Zhongyu's courtyard either; the guards at the gate simply wouldn't let her in.

As for Xie Yushu and the other managers' courtyards, they were not allowed to step into them. The reason given was that it involved secrets of the Great Qi Dynasty, and no unauthorized personnel were allowed to enter.

Anyone who spyes on state secrets will be executed, and even a princess is no exception.

Although the third princess was unwilling, she had no choice but to accept it.

The Third Princess still remembered why she had come. She had toured the entire manor just to get a feel for it, to see what departments the manor had, which manager was easy to bribe, and where there was a way to get in.

Although she didn't get to go into many places, after all the trouble, many people came to understand.

The guards, led by Zhao Hu, along with Steward Sun and Steward Qu, are the backbone of the manor. One is responsible for the manor's security, another for its operation, and the third for expanding the business. If you can win over these three people, you can basically own Yuquan Manor.

I've heard there are a few skilled craftsmen, but they rarely appear in public. Even if we can't win over those three people, we can still poach a few craftsmen, and Xie Yushu will basically have the core secrets of Yuquan Manor. Then there will be a second Yuquan Manor, a third Yuquan Manor, and Xie Yushu's glorious days will be over.

Anyone who dares to steal her man will eventually be made to watch helplessly as everything she cares about falls out of her hands, and she'll experience the taste of despair and helplessness.

The more he hated Xie Yushu, the more amiable his smile became, as if she were everyone's friend, and he often interacted with the stewards from various places.

Her two personal maids, Jinzhu and Yingluo, were no pushovers either; one was an excellent pastry maker, and the other was a skilled embroiderer.

Within ten days, none of the managers in the manor had not tasted her pastries or used her embroidery.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's gifts is bound to him." The various managers who were initially polite and distant towards her have started to smile at her more these past few days after taking her gifts.

They were princesses to begin with, and for them to condescend to give them gifts shows how much they value them; they are sure to be extremely grateful.

And this is exactly the result Jinghe wanted to see.

After that, he became even more friendly to them, and even showed extra kindness to Nanxing, Chunyu, Su Gugu and the others around Xie Yushu, praising her openly and secretly.

Of course, she didn't neglect Xie Yushu either. Not only did she send Xie Yushu pastries of all kinds every day, but she also had Yingluo make four sets of fashionable clothes and shoes for Xie Yushu for autumn and winter. In public, she even addressed Xie Yushu as her sister.

If I didn't know about her subtle confrontation with Xie Yushu, I would have thought they were really close enough to become sworn siblings!

After giving her such "sincere devotion" for half a month, Xie Yushu finally allowed her to enter her courtyard, but only for a short time in the living room.

Watching Xie Yushu eat the pastries she brought without any suspicion, Jinghe secretly regretted losing the poison in her hand; otherwise, she could have acted at any time.

I don't know when Fifth Brother's men will arrive. Although Xie Yushu is a first-rank princess and a talent favored by her father, that only applies to her while she is alive. If she dies, everything here will be reshuffled.