After returning to Chuxian Palace, Fu Guiyun counted all the accounts and learned that Lu Qingchen and Lu Qingyu were still playing in the house. He did not have the heart to disturb them, so he asked Cuiluo to prepare some food and serve them alone.

She was enjoying her lunch leisurely in the cafeteria.

The meals in the dining hall are carefully selected by the chef and brought into the palace. According to the palace rules, no matter how good the delicacies are, they must be eaten fresh and in season, so the ingredients have to be specially delivered every day.

Now that the hot summer season is gradually approaching, in order to reduce the storage burden of the Dianshan Office, she took the lead in closing the small kitchen in Chuxian Palace and only allowed the Dianshan Office to deliver cooked meals.

Perhaps it was because the ingredients were fresher and more delicate, or because he was in high spirits due to the good news, but Fu Guiyun had a much greater appetite for lunch today than usual.

Thinking of You Dian's contribution, she glanced at Cai Die who was serving the dishes and ordered, "Cai Die, ask Cheng Kui to call You Siku to my palace later."

Caidie responded with a “yes” and continued to concentrate on serving the dishes.

These two days are the days for distributing monthly wages. Thinking that the palace has been going better and better recently, Fu Guiyun also wanted to prepare to reward everyone well.

"You have been with me in the palace for several months now. During this period, everyone has worked very hard. Tonight, you and Cuiluo will take out 100 taels of silver from my treasury and give them to the servants in the palace according to the monthly quota."

After a moment's silence, he added, "Each of you maids and the stewards can take another piece of fabric."

Caidie was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling: "Yes, I would like to thank the Crown Prince's wife on behalf of everyone."

Seeing her overjoyed expression, Fu Guiyun couldn't help but think of the incident of this girl lifting the melon today.

Both she and Jichun have good-looking faces, but Caidie's personality is not that likable.

Lu Linchu would definitely not be happy if he forced her to stay with him.

Thinking of this, Fu Guiyun had no choice but to give her some advice personally.

"Cai Die, what do you think about all day? If you want to please the prince, you should give him what he likes. Which man likes a girl to show off her brute force all day long?"

"Your servant... Your servant is incompetent."

Caidie blushed and kept touching the back of her head.

"If you don't have the ability to perform fancy moves, you should take care of your makeup."

After patiently giving her instructions, Fu Guiyun called her to his dressing room and devoted himself to designing.

After a while, looking at the brand new colorful butterfly in the mirror, he nodded with satisfaction.

"From now on, you should dress like this. Do you remember?"

"Yes, I thank the Crown Prince's wife for her advice."

Although she was grateful to the Crown Princess for her painstaking cultivation, Caidie was still confused.

"Are you really not afraid that I will also be favored by the Crown Prince?" She mustered up her courage and asked guiltily.

In response, Fu Guiyun just smiled and said nothing.

She didn't care how many women Lu Linchu had, nor did she care who he favored more.

On the contrary, she would rather the prince had a lot of people around him so that he would have no time to bother her.

But one thing is certain: the balance and tranquility of the backyard must not be disrupted.

After silently calculating in his mind, he realized that although Lu Linchu was the prince of a royal palace, he still had to follow custom when marrying a wife and taking concubines.

According to the law, he can marry one wife and four concubines. These wife and four concubines will be recorded in the clan genealogy and protected by the law. As for the rest, no matter how much he favors them, they can only become lowly concubines.

Unless, he waits until he inherits the title.

Therefore, she had to personally screen the selection of the four concubines. She didn't ask for them to be loyal, but she hoped that they would not be troublemakers.

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze back to the colorful butterfly.

Seeing that she was still staring at him blankly, Fu Guiyun had to patiently counsel her, "Cai Die, just as I said to Aunt Ji at the beginning, it is your own blessing that you are favored by the prince. Even though I am the prince's consort, I can only control everything that I can control."

Patting Caidie's shoulder gently, she warned her earnestly, "Your fate is naturally up to you to control, but there is one thing I hope you can remember. The more you try to control a man, the further he will drift away from you. I just hope you don't follow in the footsteps of the man from Yurongju."

Caidie found these words very useful.

She changed her usual attitude and responded respectfully: "I've remembered it all."

"Go down."

After sending Caidie away, Fu Guiyun called Nanny Tong and Cuiluo, took out three hundred taels of silver and some cloth from the warehouse, and ordered people to prepare reward packages according to the list.

Afterwards, he prepared two additional generous gifts for You Dian and Cheng Kui.

The reason why Cheng Kui was rewarded generously was because he wanted to use him as his right-hand man when he went to Liyang City.

As for You Dian, Fu Guiyun has already seen that he is a capable person and knows how to be grateful.

In just two months, he completely turned the situation around for the entire palace with his humble status as treasurer, which was truly impressive.

After returning to the south, it would be most appropriate for him to take care of everything in the capital.

Although Emperor Hui was suspicious of the Lu family, he did a good job on the surface. Knowing that the Lu family could not be rewarded with anything in the Jiangzuo area, he awarded more than 50 royal estates on the outskirts of Yundu.

In the previous life, when Fu Guiyun and Song Weizhao returned to Yundu, not only those royal manors, but even this magnificent Northern Palace was still intact, and special officials were sent to manage it.

It's just that my younger sister didn't employ the right people, and for many years all the farms were in a loss, and Liyang City had to allocate money to fill the deficit.

Although the Lu family does not rely on these farms to support their descendants, they are still the foundation of the royal palace. Fu Guiyun plans to manage these properties properly so that his father-in-law will have fewer worries when he goes to the court to meet the emperor in the future.

After waiting patiently in the room for a while, Cheng Kui led You Dian to Chuxian Palace.

"My humble servant pays respects to the Crown Prince's wife."

When he saw the Crown Princess again, You Dian's heart was filled with respect and gratitude.

"No need to be polite."

Fu Guiyun motioned for him to stand up and asked someone to take a seat and serve tea: "Eunuch You, you have worked hard these days."

"It is my duty as a slave to serve the palace and the Crown Prince's Consort."

You Dian said modestly, "If it weren't for the careful care of the Crown Prince's Consort, Mother Yulian would have collapsed long ago. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay the Crown Prince's Consort and the palace for their kindness in this lifetime."

"They say saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Now that I've come across this, I should do my best to help."

Her words made You Dian feel quite sad.

Even if these eunuchs have some success, few people treat them as human beings.

Not to mention the circumstances that happened that day.

Only someone as kind-hearted as the Crown Prince's Consort would put herself in their shoes and take care of them.

Fu Guiyun realized that he had touched a sore spot, so he changed the subject: "Is Mother Yulian feeling better now?"

"Thanks to the Crown Princess, Doctor Liu visits her almost every day, and Eunuch Cheng sends her medicines and supplements every now and then. She can now get out of bed and walk."

You Dian's eyes were filled with tears, and he answered excitedly: "Yesterday, Doctor Liu also said that with two more doses of medicine, the bruises inside Yu Lian's mother can be completely removed."

"That's good, that's good."

Fu Guiyun had already seen that he cared most about the mother and daughter, so he quickly asked Cuiluo to bring over the gift package that had been prepared.

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