Since burning paper money for herself, Gan Qiongying has basically stopped feeling heartache.
A big reason for this is probably that she stopped dwelling on those unhappy things. After all, what did Princess Duanrong's resentment and pain have to do with her, Gan Qiongying?
After the fifteenth, the birthday of Princess Hui'an was fast approaching, and Gan Qiongying had been racking her brains these past few days.
She racked her brains to please the prince consort so that he could help her choose a birthday gift for Princess Hui'an.
After all, choosing things yourself costs money. Although there is a storeroom in the princess's mansion, Gan Qiongying realized after taking a tour with Manyue one day that she had to cling to the golden thigh of the God of Wealth.
Because her entire princess residence is now just an empty shell.
Like a dried-up praying mantis, although it still looks like it has two big knives, it has actually been dead for a long time and has become an empty shell.
Moreover, according to her probing of Manyue, all her money was spent on the hilt of the knife.
Whenever she heard how much money had been spent on those young masters in the backyard, Gan Qiongying felt a fear of being sucked dry by a swarm of mosquitoes buzzing around her.
Then, on such a sunny day.
Gan Qiongying, holding all the account books from her entire household, blocked the prince consort, who was dealing with affairs, in the study.
"Husband, the kitchen has been simmering ginseng soup. It's almost cooled down, and it's ready to eat now."
Gan Qiongying wore a light-colored gauze dress, her long hair was tied up in a simple style, and her hair accessories were simple and unadorned, yet she had a refreshing feeling of natural beauty, like a lotus emerging from clear water.
She leaned against the door, holding the account book. When she saw Li Hua looking over with his pen, she turned slightly to the side, and Manyue came in carrying a bowl of soup.
She smiled and said to the prince consort, "The princess went to the kitchen this morning to watch the fire and stewed it all morning. You must drink more, prince consort."
Full Moon's attitude towards Li Hua can be described as a complete 180-degree turn.
For no other reason than that Gan Qiongying discovered that the emperor was her man, and that the surveillance cameras around her were all there to protect her, so she no longer needed to maintain a composed persona.
Having learned all this, she immediately seized the time and gave Manyue a thorough lesson.
From the expenses and income of a princess's residence to the survival of a nation and the impact of commercial development on history and humanity as a whole.
Man Yue finally realized how important the so-called lowly merchants, as the powerful and wealthy called them, were in driving the development of human society.
If the princess's mansion didn't have the prince consort, who was their source of wealth, all four thousand people would have to either hang themselves or beg for food in the streets.
Of course, there is some exaggeration involved.
However, after being thoroughly lectured by Gan Qiongying, Manyue finally understood. Now, when she sees the Imperial Son-in-Law Li Hua, she automatically transforms his face into a gold ingot. Wouldn't she be beaming with joy and wish she could hug him and take a bite?
As the saying goes, a servant resembles his master. After the master and servant united their thoughts, the entire princess's mansion instantly became peaceful and harmonious. Anyone who looked down on or showed xenophobia towards the prince consort was severely punished without exception. Those who repeatedly refused to change their ways were sold off.
Therefore, within just a few days, it is no exaggeration to say that the prince consort Li Hua had completely become the true master of the princess's residence.
His every word and action affected the nerves of more than four thousand people in the princess's residence.
Even Chen Wa, the head guard of the princess's residence who was always arrogant and unruly, had his perpetually stiff face smoothed out after being reprimanded twice by Gan Qiongying. When he saw the prince consort entering and leaving the princess's residence, he not only took the initiative to arrange a carriage but also smiled.
Sanjiu laughed so hard that she felt like she needed to pee every time she saw him. She always felt that he wasn't trying to be friendly, but rather that he wanted to kill them to silence them when they weren't looking.
These past few days, Gan Qiongying has been getting up early and doing all sorts of flattery, perfectly portraying a submissive and obedient wife.
This morning, she finally received her 200,000 taels of silver for the month.
With the 200,000 taels from last month, Gan Qiongying now has a total of 350,000 taels!
It's not that she can't do math, it's that her mother's household expenses are too high.
After all, with over four thousand mouths to feed, they had never experienced a life of frugality. From top to bottom, everyone valued extravagance, and no one knew what saving was.
It was as if every day when Gan Qiongying opened her eyes, she saw piles of silver money with legs running away, and she couldn't catch up with it.
Full Moon placed the ginseng soup next to Li Hua's hand, her big eyes blinking as she watched Li Hua drink it.
Li Hua's fingers were stiff as he picked up the soup bowl, and the sweetheart serving him was twitching all over.
It's no wonder they were "overwhelmed with gratitude," as the entire princess's residence seemed to be infected with a plague.
Before the full moon, she had some disagreements with Sweetie. These past few days, she had heart-to-heart talks with Sweetie late at night and slept with her for several nights. Now, whenever Sweetie sees Full Moon, she not only doesn't argue with her, but she always gets red-faced and angry.
Therefore, there were only four people in the room, but the atmosphere was very strange. Each person was carrying several evil intentions. Although there were four people, there was actually a group of people.
Li Hua held the soup bowl and drank the nourishing soup.
At such a young age, Manyue smiled just like Lihua's wet nurse, her face full of loving kindness as she watched her child happily nursing.
"This servant will go and watch over the medicinal meals for the Prince Consort. These medicinal meals are very particular about the cooking time and temperature, and someone can't leave them for a moment."
As she spoke, Full Moon picked up the empty bowls and plates, and pulled Sweet Corner along as she headed out the door.
Sweetie, with an indescribable expression on her face, said, "Sister, don't pull me, I need to grind ink for the prince consort..."
"You sisters go and have fun, I'll help my husband grind the ink."
Gan Qiongying stepped forward, placed the account books on the corner of the table, rolled up her sleeves, and began to grind ink.
She usually wears elaborate clothes, but today she is dressed casually, which is perfect for grinding ink, showing that she came prepared.
The sweet tassel was dragged away by the full moon.
Only Gan Qiongying and Li Hua remained in the room.
The two shared the same bed and went out together every day, but once the door was closed, an inexplicable atmosphere would permeate the air.
Li Hua put down the brush, turned to look at Gan Qiongying, and asked, "What is it, Princess?"
Gan Qiongying didn't beat around the bush. She pushed the account books forward and said to her husband, "These are all the account books of the princess's residence. They're giving me a headache. Husband, please take a look."
Gan Qiongying dragged a stool over and sat down close to Li Hua.
Li Hua's face remained unchanged, but the faint blush on her ears could not be concealed at such close range.
The princess has been... a bit too clingy lately.
Especially after she fell ill, she stayed at home almost all day, turning down all the invitations she used to like. Except when Li Hua went out to inspect the shops, she stayed by his side all day.
She recently turned down two invitations from Zhong Lizheng.
At first, Sanjiu was worried that Lihua would be mistreated after moving to the princess's residence, so she asked Zhongli Zhengzhen for help.
Zhongli really wanted to help, but Princess Duanrong refused to see him.
Princess Duanrong did countless outrageous things for Zhongli Zhengzhen, disregarding her reputation and forging ahead relentlessly. She even fell off her horse and was seriously injured while chasing after him.
But now they refuse to see him.
Li Hua was also shocked when she found out.
"Aren't the account books in the princess's residence managed by a special nanny?" Li Hua remained calm and did not immediately look at the account books.
She does indeed have a dedicated nanny to manage her, and these are the best people the emperor has sent to her from the palace.
However, while those nannies were first-rate in their manners and conduct, they were not good at business and did not understand the ways of the world. Although they managed the princess's residence in an orderly manner, they were ultimately like a skilled cook without rice.
Gan Qiongying couldn't just rely on the monthly allowance from Li Hua; she also owned some businesses.
As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." She's asking the prince consort for fishing gear.
In order to carry out her escape plan, she first had to get all these estates and shops scattered around the country up and running before she could develop other branches that could deceive everyone.
By putting the eggs in countless baskets, no matter which way she and the emperor run, there will always be eggs to eat.
“The nannies are getting old,” Gan Qiongying said. “We came to the Princess’s residence to retire, so how can we let the nannies keep working hard for me?”
After grinding the ink, Gan Qiongying washed her hands, dried them, and stood behind the prince consort. Surprisingly, she started massaging his shoulders.
Li Hua's back tensed instantly. Every part of his body was sensitive, especially his back.
However, he remained tense and focused, preventing Gan Qiongying from stopping.
Besides being sensitive, he also has another unspeakable fetish: he enjoys, and even craves, physical contact with others, even though he resists it.
Gan Qiongying spoke softly and gently, tilting her head to whisper in Li Hua's ear, "My husband is good at business. All my estates and shops are losing money. Why don't we hand them over to you to manage and see if we can turn them around?"
Since I've given it all to you, if it can't be brought back to life, then it's your problem!
Gan Qiongying is simply trying to cheat.
However, her attitude was so good that Li Hua couldn't refuse, because revitalizing a few shops and estates would be a piece of cake for him.
He was just quite shocked that all the household accounts were being managed by him. Wasn't that the same as handing over the entire princess's residence to him?
This is tantamount to handing your neck over to someone else; isn't it no different from letting others control you?
"That's probably not a good idea."
Li Hua wanted to turn her head to see Gan Qiongying's expression, but accidentally brushed her face against Gan Qiongying's.
Li Hua froze instantly, nervously gripping the corner of the table.
He knew that Gan Qiongying's sudden change was due to lust at first sight, but although the two had slept together for many days and had many intimate actions, they had always kept to a proper distance.
Since the first day Gan Qiongying wanted to share a room with him, she has been living in the princess's residence for more than half a month and has not done anything excessive since.
Li Hua thought that she was getting so close because she wanted to kiss him.
His mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't know how to react.
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