Ruyilou makes a lot of money every day, but Lihu is a small county town with few customers and it is not convenient to go there from Beijing.

Baoning has been thinking about opening a branch in Beijing, but he has been busy with the move and has not been able to take care of it. Now that he has some free time, he keeps thinking about where to choose a location.

Inside the room, beads clattered. Bao Ning was concentrating on her work. She didn't hear Nanny Liu knock on the door for the first time. She looked up after the second time and asked blankly, "What's wrong?"

Nanny Liu said, "Miao Xiaoguang is here. He wants to see the princess."

Afraid that Bao Ning didn't remember who it was, she added, "It's the little apprentice of Manager Miao."

Bao Ning said "Oh," closed the account book, and ordered, "Let him in."

Bao Ning thought that Miao Xiaoguang came to plead for mercy because of Manager Miao's matter, wanted to go back home, or asked for more money for medicine. But when Miao Xiaoguang came in, he seemed very happy, without any sadness, his eyes were bright, and he knelt down politely. This reaction was beyond her expectations. Bao Ning looked at him with a bit of caution.

After waking him up, Baoning asked in a gentle voice, "What are you doing here? Is there any problem with your master?"

"The master is very good." Miao Xiaoguang followed what Changxi taught him later and looked into Baoning's eyes frankly. "I met someone at the gate of the mansion. He said he wanted to deliver a letter to the princess, so I helped him run an errand."

As he said that, he took out the bamboo tube from his sleeve and presented it to Baoning with both hands.

Baoning saw that he behaved normally and was not flustered, so he nodded. This reason made sense.

Miao Xiaoguang saw that her face was normal, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself that this was indeed a good job, not dangerous, and very profitable. It would be great if there were more such jobs in the future, so that he could save money to buy a house sooner and no longer have to live the life of a servant who had to look at people's eyes.

Bao Ning asked him to pass the letter over, and as she opened it, she asked, "Whose letter is it?"

Miao Xiaoguang relaxed his guard and answered, "It's from Eunuch Chang Xi."

Bao Ning stopped moving, and her face turned cold.

She hated Pei Xiao and Chang Xi, and knew that they were not good people just by hearing their names. She specifically told the guards at the door not to have any contact with people from the Prince's Mansion, but she didn't expect that Miao Xiaoguang would deliver the letter in after all the twists and turns.

Under Miao Xiaoguang's astonished gaze, Baoning put the half-disassembled bamboo tube back together, threw it on the ground with a bang, and asked him angrily: "You are so brave, who are you!"

Miao Xiaoguang was startled and knelt down with a thump. He didn't know why Baoning suddenly turned hostile, and quickly begged for mercy: "Princess, I have no second thoughts!"

Baoning asked: "Then why was it not the gatekeeper who delivered the letter, but you? Are you familiar with Eunuch Changxi, or are you close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

In fact, Baoning was unhappy as soon as Miao Xiaoguang entered the house. She thought that she would just send Manager Miao out of the house, but she forgot that he had an apprentice. Miao Xiaoguang did nothing wrong, so she had no reason to get out too, but it would be a nuisance to keep him in the mansion, and she was not on the same page. Taking advantage of this incident, she could give him a good beating.

Miao Xiaoguang felt dizzy, and she did not expect Baoning to put such a big hat on her. She kowtowed and said, "I am innocent! How could I have a personal relationship with Eunuch Chang Xi? It was only because Eunuch Chang and my master were good friends that he asked me to deliver the letter. I did not expect that it would make the princess unhappy..."

"What kind of gentleman do you think your master is?" Bao Ning questioned him. "He has a pair of superb ears and eavesdrops everywhere. I thought he was sent by the emperor, so I can't blame him. I didn't expect he is so shameless! Go back and tell him that if he was bitten by a dog, he should just take a good rest. Isn't he tired of worrying about this and that? Even if he survived the dog's mouth, he would be exhausted to death sooner or later! And you, you are kind-hearted and like to help others. Since you can't sit still, go and sweep the toilet!"

After this scolding, Miao Xiaoguang felt like he was poured with a basin of cold water. He didn't dare to explain anything and nodded in agreement.

Baoning pointed at the secret letter on the ground and said to him, "I won't read such a letter in the melon field. You should avoid suspicion. You'd better avoid suspicion too. Don't do such a thing of sending letters secretly.

If you are caught, they will say you are a spy and break your legs!" Miao Xiaoguang looked ashen and kowtowed.

Baoning said coldly, "Get out."

Miao Xiaoguang really couldn't understand how he messed up this matter. It was fine at the beginning, why did it take a sudden turn for the worse and scold him?

He walked out with his head down, thinking about how to explain to Chang Xi, not knowing that Baoning had been paying attention to his shoes for a long time.

Before stepping over the threshold, Baoning suddenly said, "Stop."

Miao Xiaoguang felt a chill on his back and stopped quickly, secretly complaining in his heart.

In the past, he thought the princess was beautiful and gentle, and the eunuch also liked beautiful women. Miao Xiaoguang always fantasized about having a chance to talk to her. But now, Baoning's voice was like a death warrant. Baoning

said again, "Turn around."

Miao Xiaoguang turned around stiffly. Baoning looked at his shoes carefully again, raised his head and asked, "Where did you get your shoes?"

Miao Xiaoguang's heart skipped a beat, and he stammered, "New, newly bought."

"Where did you get the money?" Baoning looked at him suspiciously, "Did you embezzle the money for your master's medicine?"

Miao Xiaoguang cried out, "How dare I!"

Baoning understood and said, "I know, it must be Chang Xi who gave you the money, you accepted the bribe!"

Without waiting for Miao Xiaoguang to say anything, Baoning waved his hand and said, "Call someone to search him for me!"

Nanny Liu went out, but before she could catch her breath, several burly men came into the room, pressed Miao Xiaoguang's head to the ground, and felt him up and down with their big hands. Sure enough, they took out a half-full money bag and handed it to Baoning.

Baoning weighed it and tilted his head to ask, "Your master is penniless. If Chang Xi hadn't given it to you, where did you get so much money? Don't tell me that a silver ingot fell from the sky and hit you on the head!"

Miao Xiaoguang's face turned pale.

He had never seen such a battle before. His tongue was tied and he could not speak. He only felt regretful. He kowtowed and cried, "Princess, please understand. I really have no ulterior motives! I was just bewildered for a moment and accepted the money from Eunuch Chang. I did nothing else..."

"I don't believe you." Baoning threw the money bag on the table next to him, took a sip of tea and said, "People like you and your master are not upright. I dare not keep you. When the prince comes back, I will ask him to report to the emperor. You can go wherever you want, but don't come back."

Miao Xiaoguang was shocked and wanted to keep him. Baoning gave a look, and the guards on both sides removed Miao Xiaoguang's chin and dragged him out of the door by his shoulders.

The room was quiet again.

After this incident, Bao Ning was in no mood to look at the account book. She took out the mortar and pestle for pounding medicine, and dug out the flowers she had picked during the day, and casually made pills according to the recipe. The recipe she had just found in an ancient book said that after taking it, the body would emit a fragrance, and taking it for a long time would also make the skin white, so Bao Ning wanted to try it.

Madam Liu poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile, "It's only been half a year, and the princess has really changed a lot. When I first met you in the general's mansion, you didn't have such courage."

Baoning smiled and asked, "Is it the courage to scold people? You have been with the prince for a long time, and you have learned a little bit from what you have seen and heard."

Madam Liu said, "You are more elegant and don't swear."

Baoning thought of Pei Yuan. If he got angry, he didn't have the demeanor of a prince. He would scold any animal, such as bastard, lamb, and even kick people. In comparison, she was really elegant.

Baoning said, "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. I also want to learn how to be a good princess."

"You are already very good." Nanny Liu looked at her profile and sighed, "I really envy people like you, and I am fortunate to be able to work by your side."

Baoning asked, "Why?"

Nanny Liu said, "It's not tiring at all."

Baoning smiled embarrassedly. She didn't say anything else and continued to make the Xiaoxiangdan, thinking that she would give it to Pei Yuan to try. Every time he came back from outside, he was sweating all over, feeling uncomfortable, and was tanned. Let's see if this pill will work and turn Pei Yuan into a white beauty with sweat dripping from her skin!

...

In a remote alley in the capital, Chang Xi pointed at Miao Xiaoguang's nose and scolded him: "You idiot, you can't even do such a small thing, and you ruined my big plan!"

Miao Xiaoguang's nose was red, and he lowered his head to be scolded. He felt very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to talk back.

He thought to himself, it's the princess who doesn't like you, what does it have to do with me? You even implicated me! How should I explain to my master later... He was going to be scolded again. The money was also taken away, and the princess didn't return it to him.

Chang Xi kept on cursing and blaspheming, and Miao Xiaoguang couldn't stand it any longer.

He said, "Why don't you go see the princess in person?" Chang Xi kicked him hard and said, "If I can get into the palace, I'll come find you."

"I know there's a dog hole in the palace wall," Miao Xiaoguang said, "It's next to the chicken shed in the south courtyard. Usually no one goes there. I dug a hole in the wall and hid the silver."

Chang Xi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did you hide the silver in the wall?"

"I hid on the other side of the wall, in the ground." Miao Xiaoguang gestured to him, "It's safest in the palace, but I'm afraid I'll be driven out one day and won't be able to take out the money hidden inside, so I dug a hole in the wall. In this way, even if I can't get in, I can put my hand in the hole and take out the silver."

Chang Xi laughed and scolded him: "You are very smart, poorly smart."

Miao Xiaoguang hesitated: "But, eunuch... the prince has military power, the palace They are all personal soldiers, aren't you afraid of being caught? "

Chang Xi shook his sleeves and vowed: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. As someone close to the prince, how can you be so brave?"

His face turned better, and he patted Miao Xiaoguang on the shoulder and said: "Later, give me a copy of the shift schedule for the patrol guards in the mansion. Is fifty taels of silver enough?"

Miao Xiaoguang's eyes lit up: "Enough! Enough!" He

looked so anxious, he was really a poor ghost. Chang Xi looked at him with disgust: "As soon as possible."

After that, he shook his sleeves and left, his back straight. Chang Xi was confident that what he had in his hand could make Baoning's attitude change drastically! If she knew that the man beside her was actually a wolf and a tiger, a madman, and that the blood of those he had killed was flowing on the boats, but he had been deceiving her all along...

would she not be afraid, hate him, and be angry?