"You're still too young. You'll know about this when you get married. Alright, stop crying. It doesn't hurt." Yin Qingyi helplessly raised her hand to wipe Chunlan's tears.
“I’m not young anymore, I’ll be eighteen after the New Year,” Chunlan pouted.
"Oh, you're eighteen already. Looks like I need to find you a husband." Yin Qingyi teased.
"Princess. This servant doesn't want to get married. I'll stay with you for the rest of my life." Chunlan blushed slightly.
“That won’t do. It’s not just you; Qiuju herself will also get married.” Yin Qingyi chuckled.
By the time Yin Qingyi came out, it was almost lunchtime. Yin Qingyi couldn't wait any longer; she was starving.
"Princess, the kitchen has just started cooking. Why don't you have a couple of snacks to tide you over?" Little Jinzi served her attentively.
"Mm." Yin Qingyi wasn't picky at the moment; she was fine with anything to eat. As for Xiao Jinzi, she'd deal with that later.
"Princess, also, while you were still asleep, Master sent someone to deliver the reward. He specifically instructed that you not to be woken up," Xiao Jinzi continued.
"Hmm? What kind of things are there?" Yin Qingyi asked, her words slightly muffled. She felt a little more favorably disposed towards the Fourth Master; at least he had some humanity and hadn't forced her to get up.
"Two sets of headdresses, one set of white jade and one set of green jade, two peach blossom hairpins, and two batches of fabric. I've touched them myself, and they're top-quality materials. Do you think we should send them to the sewing room later or keep them?" Little Jinzi immediately reported the items that had been delivered.
"Hmm, send it over. Is that all?" Yin Qingyi nodded listlessly. She didn't care much about these things, so she didn't show much joy. Chunlan was initially quite happy, but seeing Yin Qingyi's reaction, she could only suppress her own delight.
"And, there are two hundred taels of silver and a copy of the Three Character Classic." Little Jinzi spoke cautiously, afraid that his princess might get angry and send him away. He thought about it all night and made a painful decision: as long as the princess wasn't a master who treated servants' lives like dirt, he, Little Jinzi, would stick with her.
"What did you say?" Yin Qingyi hadn't really expected Yinzhen to give her anything nice. Although these things were considered valuable by others, they were useless to Yin Qingyi except to let people know she was favored. They were neither edible nor expensive. But! Look what she heard! Was she hallucinating or did Xiao Jinzi misspoke? Silver! As for the Three Character Classic, Yin Qingyi couldn't hear it at all.
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are still two hundred taels of silver and..." Little Jinzi couldn't stand up and knelt on the ground. Was Your Highness angry?
"Quickly, quick, where's the silver? Let me see it!" After confirming that she hadn't misheard, Yin Qingyi's face lit up with a smile. She urged Chunlan to get it, not wanting to hear what Xiao Jinzi hadn't finished saying. All she wanted to see was the silver.
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Chunlan turned around and hurried to get it.
"This servant should go too. Chunlan probably can't carry those two hundred taels by herself." Little Jinzi could tell at this moment that the princess wasn't unhappy at all! She was overjoyed! So she quickly stood up and said.
"Alright, alright, you go too, hurry up." Yin Qingyi smiled broadly when she heard that one person couldn't carry it all, and waved for Xiao Jinzi to go.
Actually, it's not far. It's in an empty room next door. Since it's close by, Yin Qingyi turned it into a storeroom. Although it's called a storeroom, it was completely empty before today. Even now, there are only one or two more items. At first glance, it looks almost like an empty room.
So soon Chunlan and Xiaojinzi brought over the two hundred taels of silver. Actually, two hundred taels of silver wasn't very heavy, but it was delivered in two separate plates, and they naturally put it away in two plates as well, which is why it took two people.
Yin Qingyi looked at the plate covered with a red cloth that the two men were bringing over, excitedly stepped forward and lifted it off, and then twenty round silver coins appeared in front of Yin Qingyi.
"Ahem, you two can put the silver here, I'll keep it myself. Xiao Jinzi, go to the kitchen and urge them to bring the food back quickly. Chunlan, you go and guard the door. You can't come in unless I tell you to." Yin Qingyi was about to take the silver with a look of surprise, but after looking at the two people holding the silver, she forcibly held back and then told them to leave.
"Yes." The two men put down the silver and left. They had seen the princess's happy expression. As long as the princess was happy, she could do whatever she wanted.
After the two men left, Yin Qingyi immediately picked up the silver, happily kissed it hard, and then carried it back to the inner room. She opened her small box containing the silver, which she had had Xiao Jinzi find a craftsman to make for her when she first arrived, costing her five taels of silver.
She poured all two hundred taels of silver into the box, which was originally almost empty, and immediately became full. Seeing this, Yin Qingyi felt extremely comfortable. Having money in hand makes one feel at ease!
This Yinzhen is truly a god of wealth, giving her two hundred taels of silver for each time she serves him. She would quite like to serve him more often, so that she wouldn't have to worry about the cost of charcoal in the winter.
The Fourth Prince, who was on official business at the Ministry of Revenue, sneezed but didn't pay much attention to it, completely unaware that a certain woman had taken him for a fortune.
He just stared at the Ministry of Revenue's accounts with a frown. In recent years, the Emperor had frequently gone on imperial tours, traveling two or three times a year. The Ministry of Revenue had long been running a deficit. However, the Emperor's travels could not be simplified, and the expenses would only increase. Every day, officials would come to tell him how difficult the Ministry of Revenue was. Did the Emperor not know this? He knew that the Emperor was just pretending to be ignorant. In recent years, as his sons had come of age, their Emperor father had become more and more fond of going out to display his imperial power. Therefore, they, as sons, could not say anything. To say anything would be to covet that position.
When Yinzhen returned to the mansion in the evening, it was already past dinner time. He paused at the front gate before walking towards the backyard, wanting to see what Madam Yin was doing.
Reaching the entrance of Luoxue Pavilion, he waved to stop Xiao Jinzi from making a sound, then walked into Luoxue Pavilion. As soon as he entered, he heard Madam Yin's giggling laughter.
"What's making you laugh so happily?" Upon hearing Yin Qingyi's laughter, Yinzhen's gloom suddenly vanished, and he felt a little more relaxed, asking with a light laugh.
"Master! Why didn't you let anyone announce your arrival? This little Jinzi is really something, she has no manners at all." Yin Qingyi turned around in a panic, frantically waving her hands behind her back.
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