She wasn't sure about this little girl. It was just a temporary favor. Human nature was too complicated. She didn't have time to slowly figure out a person, nor did she want to take the risk.
The woman suddenly knelt in front of her and said, "Sir, I have no home anymore. I just want a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
"Get up quickly."
"Please help me, sir."
Chen Jingxi sighed, "The rules in my house are very strict, you can't go there, but I have a place that I'm afraid you don't want to go to."
The woman looked up at her and asked, "Sir, please speak."
"Yicuilou" Chen Jingxi gently uttered the name.
The woman was stunned and lowered her head without saying a word.
"If you are willing, come with me. If not, here are ten taels of silver. Go find a place for yourself."
"I……"
Chen Jingxi knew what she was hesitating about and what it meant for an innocent woman to enter that place.
She understood, so she deliberately mentioned this place.
She is not that great. She cannot help people with whom she has no relationship to her, or save them to the end.
All she can do is give you a hand when she sees you in trouble. You have to solve the subsequent difficulties by yourself.
"Han Yu, let's go."
At Prince Su's Mansion, Chen Jingxi spent an entire afternoon checking the pawnshop's account books, but the result made her frown.
A small pawnshop had an annual turnover of 30,000 taels.
"Thirty thousand taels..." Chen Jingxi muttered to himself.
Before she took back the dowry, all the money in the account added up to only 20,000 taels.
Now a pawnshop can earn thirty thousand taels a year.
So where did all the money go? She didn't believe Wang had the guts to embezzle so much money.
After all, although Wang was greedy, he was always cautious and did not dare to make any big moves.
She also discovered that there was a certain connection between pawnshops, the powerful and the gambling houses.
The account records that the Prince of Dongyang would buy a woman every once in a while.
General Li bought a house.
The prime minister's son bought a jade pendant.
etc……
The account still records that the man named Lin Ye started pawning things at Jinsheng Pawnshop a year ago.
From jewelry to tables, chairs and benches, he pawned everything he could, and finally even pawned his three daughters.
She guessed that Lin Ye must have become addicted to gambling more than a year ago.
Suddenly, the maid's voice came from outside the door: "Princess, the prince is here."
"What are you looking at, Princess? You look so engrossed in it."
Chen Jingxi handed the account book to Chu Jinghuai and said, "Look at my pawnshop. It makes so much money every year. Doesn't the Wang family have hundreds of thousands of taels in savings over the years?"
Chu Jinghuai didn't even look at it and said bluntly, "The Chen family's foundation is weak. Your father must have used this money to bribe people. After all, gaining a foothold in the court requires money to smooth relations."
After hearing this, Chen Jingxi was a little shocked. She originally thought that Wang was controlling all this, but she didn't expect that the mastermind behind it was Chen's father.
"No wonder she was wondering how Wang had such great ability to connect with the powerful and the gambling houses. It turned out to be Father Chen. She underestimated Father Chen." Chen Jingxi muttered to himself.
He actually harmed his daughter for the sake of power.
That's right, he doesn't care about his daughter's life or death.
Hypocrites are more terrifying than villains.
"What do you think about this?"
"This isn't a big deal. In this capital, no one's hands are clean."
Well, she worried for nothing.
However, it may not matter now, but if one day in the future the big tree Chu Jinghuai falls, this will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
She also needs to take precautions early.
Chu Jinghuai was about to tell her not to worry when Ling Ying suddenly came galloping over with a letter in his hand.
As soon as I saw him like this, I knew it was an urgent matter.
Chen Jingxi sat aside consciously.
Ling Ying handed the letter in her hand to Chu Jinghuai, "Your Highness, I'm from Pingliang."
Pingliang? Chen Jingxi craned her neck curiously, looking at the letter in Chu Jinghuai's hand.
As she looked over, Ling Ying also glared at her.
Chen Jingxi smiled awkwardly, touched his nose, and sat up straight.
Chu Jinghuai naturally saw her stretching her neck to read the letter. He turned around and smiled at her.
Chen Jingxi looked at him and smiled, feeling something was wrong. She hoped it wasn't some confidential incident that only he knew about.
If others find out, they will be silenced.
"Believe it or not, I didn't see anything just now."
Chu Jinghuai raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What are you afraid of, Princess?"
"Afraid? How could I be afraid? Do you really want to silence me? Do you?"
Chu Jinghuai knocked on her head. He really wanted to pry open her brain and see what was inside. It was always full of messy thoughts.
Chu Jinghuai handed the letter to her.
Chen Jingxi laughed and said, "It turns out it's not an important secret that made me nervous."
She picked up the letter with a smile, but was stunned when she saw that the disaster relief funds had been robbed.
The person who went south to provide disaster relief this time was Lu Ting'an's brother Lu Tingmian, and the bran she donated followed behind the relief team.
"The ten thousand dan of bran I donated was robbed?"
After hearing this, Ling Ying couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Princess, the ten thousand shi of bran you donated is still there."
Chen Jingxi breathed a sigh of relief. "It's fine as long as it's still there. What do you mean only my ten thousand shi of bran is still there?"
Ling Ying said, "The robbers didn't steal your bran. They didn't like it."
Chen Jingxi frowned. "What's wrong with that robber? What's wrong with me? Why are they treating me differently?"
"Princess, thank goodness the robbers didn't steal your bran, so the victims in Pingliang didn't starve. Your Highness is truly foresighted."
"Ahem, it seems that I, the bran, have done a great service."
Chu Jinghuai smiled and said, "Send a copy of this news to the palace, and also include the princess's request for help from the disaster victims."
Chen Jingxi looked at Chu Jinghuai, "Your Highness, are you asking for credit for me?"
"The princess's kindness and generosity should be known to all the people of the world."
Chen Jingxi patted him a bit sheepishly and said softly, "Oh, you made me feel so embarrassed by doing this."
Chu Jinghuai looked at her, a doting smile on his lips: "Princess, don't be embarrassed. Your excellence and kindness are unmatched. Only a princess like you is worthy of this king."
Chen Jingxi's lips curled up slightly when she heard this, but then her face turned stern again. She pretended to be angry and asked, "What do you mean? Are you saying that the me before was not worthy of you?"
Chu Jinghuai hurriedly explained: "This king did not mean that."
"What do you mean?"
"I just want everyone in the world to know how good the princess is."
After hearing this, Chen Jingxi showed a satisfied smile on his face.
Think of that sentence, people who love you will not want to cover up your light, but will lift you higher so that more people can see you.
"Women like me are rare in the world. You're lucky to marry me."
"Yes, this king has earned it. The princess is the most precious treasure."
"You know what you're talking about."
"Princess, can I..."
"Don't ruin the atmosphere."
Chu Jinghuai smiled helplessly.
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