Because she had slept all afternoon the day before, Shen Liyue couldn't fall asleep again in the second half of the night.
Lu Xingzhou wanted to use the same trick again and drag her to bed, but was slapped away by Shen Liyue's ruthless iron hand.
Is Lu Xingzhou sleeping? He's not letting anyone sleep at all.
Until now, Shen Liyue still felt extremely sore all over, and even after sleeping for an afternoon, the pain had not subsided.
I haven't finished reading the account books sent by Manager Jin. There are still things to do tomorrow. Chen Liyue has just entered Prince Yi's Mansion. It would be bad if everyone in Prince Yi's Mansion thinks that their princess is a lazy person who only knows how to sleep.
So Chen Liyue read by lamplight at night and finally finished reading the account book in the second half of the night.
Lu Xingzhou leaned back on the bed, propping his head up with his hands as he looked at Shen Liyue, who was diligently studying the account books at the desk. He suddenly felt that Shen Liyue looked quite charming. He knew that Shen Liyue managed so many shops and that they were all doing so well, so it was obvious that Shen Liyue couldn't be a lazy person. But he saw it with his own eyes and realized that so-called successful people all put in the time and effort behind others.
In fact, Lu Xingzhou himself is such a person. He has had a weak physique since he was a child, and his mother loves him very much. However, his father thinks that men should not be spoiled too much, so he found a martial arts master to teach him martial arts. The master had very high requirements for him, and he himself also studied hard. At that time, he got up before dawn every day to practice martial arts, and after practicing, he had to read. As a prince, he could not be bad at both civil and military affairs.
So today, he is able to share the government affairs of the court with his father, and he also has excellent martial arts skills, which is all due to his hard work behind the scenes.
Shen Liyue finally finished reading the account book and felt a little tired. She returned to the bed and saw that Lu Xingzhou was almost asleep.
Lu Xingzhou slept on the outside. Shen Liyue climbed onto the bed quietly and wanted to crawl inside. However, Lu Xingzhou was a martial artist after all, so he was very alert even when he was asleep. He opened his eyes almost the moment Shen Liyue climbed onto the bed.
"Have you finished reading it?" Lu Xingzhou asked.
"I've finished reading it." Chen Liyue said, "Manager Jin's accounting is quite detailed. There are basically no problems, but there are some areas that can be improved."
Although the accounts of the palace are not as frequent as the detailed accounts outside, the daily rewards from the palace, the expenses of daily transactions and the monthly wages of servants are also quite complicated.
Lu Xingzhou stretched out his arm and hugged Shen Liyue, "We can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything. Go to bed first."
It was indeed late today, and at noon Lu Xingzhou had another... So he didn't bother Shen Liyue at night. Shen Liyue was also very sleepy, and fell into a deep sleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
Chen Liyue specifically instructed Lian Dong and Yu Zhou to wake her up early the next day, but even so, when Chen Liyue got up, Lu Xingzhou had already left. He had official business today, and even if it was a day off, he just didn't have to attend the morning court, but there was still a lot of things to do.
Lu Xingzhou had to finish what he needed to do today, because he had to accompany Chen Liyue back home tomorrow.
Shen Liyue sat up from the bed and yawned loudly, still feeling very sleepy.
I can't do this anymore in the future. I have to adjust my work and rest schedule.
After finishing breakfast, Shen Liyue asked someone to invite Butler Jin over.
"There are no major problems on the books, but some small details can be improved." Shen Liyue spoke calmly. She still respected Manager Jin.
Chen Liyue combined some of her experience in accounting in other shops and talked to Manager Jin about it. Manager Jin was also an old accountant and housekeeper, so he immediately understood what Chen Liyue meant and admired her even more.
"Princess, this idea is very good. I will try it when I get back. This way it will save a lot of trouble." Manager Jin said.
Chen Liyue smiled and nodded, then said, "Let's pay the servants in the palace according to the old system first. I'll review it later when I'm more familiar with it. Those who work more will get more money, and those who work less will get less. This is fair."
But Manager Jin said after careful consideration, "There is one more matter I would like to ask the princess."
Shen Liyue nodded and said, “You say.”
Manager Jin said, "The monthly wages for these two girls, Deep Red and Light Red... because they were awarded by the palace, they have always been in accordance with the palace regulations, five taels of silver per month, which is higher than that of ordinary maids. Now that the princess has entered the palace, how to pay them monthly wages will depend on her instructions."
Chen Liyue had actually thought of this. If Shenhong and Qianhong were promoted to concubines, the monthly salary would naturally increase. However, Chen Liyue saw that Lu Xingzhou had no such intentions, so why should she take the initiative to make things difficult for herself?
But if their positions are not elevated, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to give them this monthly salary. After all, the maids who work so hard every day can't get so much monthly salary. They two do nothing, but only get five taels of silver a month. How can the subordinates be satisfied with this?
Shen Liyue pursed her lips and said, "I understand. I will talk to them and tell you when it's decided."
Manager Jin said yes repeatedly. He also felt that this matter was quite difficult. Before, Lu Xingzhou didn't care much about the affairs of the inner court. He was already very busy with his official duties outside. Manager Jin didn't want to bother him with these trivial matters all the time. Now that Prince Yi's Mansion had a princess, these matters should naturally be decided by the princess.
But the princess was busy dealing with Lu Xingzhou's maid on the second day after she entered the house, and Manager Jin felt quite guilty about it.
Manager Jin received the order and went back to revise the account books. He had heard that the princess ran many shops and that the prince praised her profusely, so he assumed the prince favored her. He had assumed that while the princess had business acumen, she wouldn't pay attention to the smallest details and probably had people helping her.
But he didn't expect that the princess would finish reading the account books in the mansion in one day, and even pointed out several places that he had not thought of. Manager Jin really looked at Shen Liyue with new eyes.
"It is a blessing for Prince Yi's Mansion to have such a princess," sighed Steward Jin.
After Manager Jin left, Shen Liyue thought about it and decided to ask someone to invite Shenhong and Qianhong over.
Deep Red still looked cautious and timid, but Light Red was very open and confident.
Seeing someone coming, Shen Liyue didn't hesitate and said directly: "I have discussed it with the prince, and the prince has no intention of taking you as concubines."
After Shen Liyue said this, she did not continue speaking, but secretly observed the expressions of the two people.
Shenhong looked like she had suffered a great blow, and tears welled up in her eyes in an instant.
How could it be! They have been in the palace for two or three years. Although the prince has never touched them, the new princess should have promoted them as concubines in order to gain a reputation for being virtuous and kind. Moreover, they were given by the palace as a reward. Is the princess going to kick them out?
Qianhong had already expected this outcome, so hearing Shen Liyue say this was not surprising. But she knew that even if they were shameless, they were still from the palace, and the princess would not send them away easily.
So Qianhong didn't say anything, but bravely met Chen Liyue's eyes, waiting for Chen Liyue to continue speaking.
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