I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

In the following days, the palace was indeed very lively. Pei Zhixuan and Xiao Cui competed openly and secretly all day long and had a lot of fun.

Pei Zhiyan sneered in her heart. Pei Zhixuan couldn't even beat a maid. She was so stupid in her previous life that she even lost to such a person.

In the evening of that day, Xuanyuan Ping unexpectedly came to Yimei Garden. Since he seldom came here, everyone in Yimei Garden felt a little uneasy when they saw him, wondering why he came.

After he sat down, Pei Zhiyan asked Yinping to brew a pot of the newly arrived Longjing tea.

After a while, Yin Ping came over with a steaming cup of Longjing tea. Pei Zhiyan personally picked up the teacup and handed it to Xuanyuan Ping elegantly, saying softly, "Your Highness, this is the new Longjing tea that arrived this year. It has a refreshing fragrance and a mellow taste. Please try it."

Xuanyuan Ping did not take the teacup, his face somewhat unhappy, and asked in a deep voice, "Princess, why have the managers of most of the shops in Prince Jing's Mansion in the capital been replaced?"

If the housekeeper of the palace had not come to report it today, I would not have known about this matter. It is said that the managers of most of the shops under the name of Prince Jing's Palace have been replaced. Pei actually made the decision on such an important matter herself. She really does not take me, the prince, seriously anymore, Xuanyuan Ping thought angrily.

Pei Zhiyan gently put down the teacup in her hand, with a hint of apology in her eyes, and said lightly, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed my fault for not reporting it to you in time."

Xuanyuan Ping frowned slightly, with a hint of questioning in his tone, "Why is there such a sudden personnel adjustment?"

Pei Zhiyan nodded at Yinping, signaling her to take out the things. Yinping immediately responded and went into the inner room, and soon she brought out a thick stack of account books and a small and exquisite box.

Xuanyuan Ping looked at the account book and the box in front of him, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "What is this?"

"This is the account book of each shop in Prince Jing's mansion." She picked up an account book and handed it to Xuanyuan Ping. "Your Highness, you can take a look. The business conditions of these shops have not been ideal before, and they have suffered heavy losses."

Xuanyuan Ping took the account book and flipped through a few pages, and found that the records inside were indeed detailed, and every transaction was clearly recorded. He frowned and found that the previous business conditions of these shops were indeed as Pei Zhiyan said, and they had been in a loss-making state.

However, to his surprise, in the past two months, the business conditions of these shops have improved significantly and they have begun to make profits.

"Have these shops always been in a loss-making state?" Xuanyuan Ping asked doubtfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Pei Zhiyan replied, "These shops are owned by our palace, but they have never made a profit. It's because I didn't manage them well."

"Then why did it suddenly become profitable?" Xuanyuan Ping continued to ask.

"This is because I have reorganized and managed the shop." Pei Zhiyan explained, "I replaced some ineffective managers with more capable and responsible people, and also made some adjustments and improvements in the operation."

"So that's how it is." Xuanyuan Ping said.

"There have been too many things going on in the mansion recently, and Concubine Xuan is pregnant, so Miss Xiao Cui has been promoted to a concubine. We are very busy, so we haven't had time to report to the prince." Pei Zhiyan said in a low voice.

Pei Zhiyan took the small box from Yin Ping's hand, opened it, took out a stack of banknotes, and handed it to Xuanyuan Ping, "Your Highness, this is the profit of these shops during this period, a total of 20,000 taels."

"Princess, you are really capable." Xuanyuan Ping praised sincerely, "You have made such a lot of profit in just a few months. It is really beyond my expectation."

"Yes." Pei Zhiyan smiled. "These managers were brought in by my mother from the General's Mansion. They have been responsible for the management of various shops and are very experienced. I did not expect that there would be so much profit."

She paused and continued, "I know that Your Majesty is in need of money right now, so I will give these profits to Your Majesty for use first. When there is more profit in the future, I will give it to Your Majesty."

"Princess, you are really my good wife." Xuanyuan Ping said embarrassedly. He didn't expect that he had misunderstood Pei Zhiyan. She was so capable in business. If he wanted to achieve great things, he would definitely need a lot of money. With this support, he would be much more relaxed.

Pei Zhiyan smiled and shook her head, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am just doing my part."

Xuanyuan Ping then picked up the almost cold teacup, took a sip, and nodded with satisfaction, "With the princess taking care of the internal affairs, I feel much more at ease."

"No matter what I do, I will put the prince and the palace first. This will never change." Pei Zhiyan said with lowered eyebrows.

Seeing Pei Zhiyan like this, Xuanyuan Ping smiled secretly in his heart. Although this Pei had some ability, everyone in the capital knew that this Pei was devoted to him. Why should he doubt her? As long as he treated her a little better, she would be grateful and repay him with her death.

With Pei Zhiyan's assistance, the palace's internal affairs were handled in an orderly manner. He would have more time and energy to deal with his own affairs without worrying about a fire in the backyard.

Although the marriage between Pei and myself was not harmonious at the beginning, now Pei does not look as hateful as before. To be fair, Pei is also a beautiful woman with outstanding grace, and she even has more demeanor of a lady from a noble family than Xuan'er.

It was already late, and he and Miss Pei had been married for many years but had never had sex together. The so-called Miss Pei was too weak to have sex with him was just an excuse he and the imperial physician made up.

If I stay here tonight and consummate the marriage with her, wouldn't Pei be even more devoted to me? After all, what women care about most is the love of their husbands? Pei did all this for me, so that I could love her more, right?

Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Ping raised his eyes and glanced at Pei Zhiyan, only to see that her eyes were calm and she didn't have the slightest intention of keeping him.

"It's getting late, so I'll leave first. Princess, please go to rest early." Xuanyuan Ping said embarrassedly.

"Your Highness, I respectfully bid you farewell." Pei Zhiyan bowed respectfully and said simply.

What a fool who doesn't understand romance. Xuanyuan Ping felt a little disdainful in his heart. He shook his sleeves and left.

Having lived two lives, Pei Zhiyan could see Xuanyuan Ping's little thoughts. Haha, now she had no other feelings towards Xuanyuan Ping except hatred. She had done her best to face him with forbearance.

He was quite confident. Did he still think he was the stupid love-brained guy in his previous life? Risking his life for a worthless love? She felt sick just looking at him for one more second.