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

After Xuanyuan Ping left, Yin Ping asked, "Miss, why did you give the prince so many banknotes at once?"

Pei Zhiyan smiled. If she didn't give him the silver today, how could she shut him up? Twenty thousand taels seemed like a lot, but in fact it was less than a quarter of all the profits. Last time, Manager Yu sent a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver notes.

If the properties of the palace were all in the hands of his own people, it would be equivalent to holding the lifeblood of the palace in his hands. A mere 20,000 taels of silver would not be worth mentioning. Doing business is not always profitable. Isn't it up to him to decide whether to give money to Xuanyuan Ping in the future?

Fortunately, I prepared this account book in advance, otherwise, Xuanyuan Ping would not be so easy to deal with.

With money, things can be done more easily. This money should be spent on more important things. Thinking of this, Pei Zhiyan ordered, "Let's go to the General's Mansion tomorrow."

On the second day, in the study of General Lin in the General’s Mansion.

"Second cousin, what's going on with Prince Jing recently?" Pei Zhiyan asked.

Lin Xiaoyu pondered for a moment and replied, "There is nothing special going on from Prince Jing. He just summoned me a few days ago and asked me about the deployment of the Lin family army."

Pei Zhiyan frowned when she heard this, "Second cousin, how did you answer?"

Lin Xiaoyu smiled slightly and replied, "Of course I will answer according to what you and your grandfather taught me last time."

He paused and continued, "However, Prince Jing is also a thoughtful person. He asked the same question two or three times. Fortunately, Sister Yan reminded me, otherwise, I would have been discovered by him."

Pei Zhiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She knew that Lin Xiaoyu was a smart and resourceful person, but she still needed to be extra careful when facing an opponent like Prince Jing.

She warned, "Second cousin, you must be careful when dealing with Prince Jing. Prince Jing is a suspicious person, we must be on guard."

The Lin family army has always been loyal to the emperor. This is why, although Pei Zhiyan told Xuanyuan Ping that the Lin family army would support him, he still did not fully trust them and had been trying to find out the truth about the Lin family.

"Grandfather, how are the food reserves for the soldiers at the border this year?" Pei Zhiyan then asked General Lin.

"At this time of year every year, the imperial court has already arranged for the delivery of grain and fodder. This year, perhaps due to the impact of floods in the south, we will have to wait for some time." General Lin said with some concern.

Pei Zhiyan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and fell into deep thought. According to her memory from her previous life, due to the floods in the south, the grain harvest this year was poor. By the end of the year, the price of grain in the capital had doubled.

This winter was extremely cold, and the court's food and grass had not been delivered to the border, which was repeatedly invaded by foreign tribes. My uncle led the Lin family army to guard the border, but finally suffered heavy losses, and my uncle died on the battlefield that winter.

This was a heavy blow to the General's Mansion. As his uncle had died in battle and his grandfather was old, the strength of the General's Mansion was greatly weakened, allowing Xuanyuan Ping to easily attack the General's Mansion after he ascended the throne.

In this life, I must make plans in advance and send this batch of food over before the severe winter comes to relieve their difficulties.

After leaving the General's Mansion, Pei Zhiyan went to Fuyun Building.

When they arrived at Fuyun Building, Pei Zhiyan went straight to the secret room and called Manager Yu over.

As soon as Manager Yu entered the secret room, Pei Zhiyan signaled Yin Liu to take out all the 100,000 taels of silver notes that she was holding tightly in her arms.

"Manager Yu, take all these banknotes and use them to buy grain." Pei Zhiyan said.

Manager Yu looked at the banknotes on the table, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he asked in confusion, "What does the princess mean?"

Pei Zhiyan smiled and explained, "The flood in the south this year is severe, which is bound to lead to food shortages. We must prepare in advance and purchase a large amount of food in case of emergency."

"The princess is really thoughtful." Steward Yu looked at Pei Zhiyan with admiration, and then said, "I will do it right away."

Manager Yu thought that Pei Zhiyan wanted to hoard some food and sell it at a high price when there was a shortage of food on the market. Pei Zhiyan didn't want to explain to Manager Yu for the time being and just wanted to receive the food.

Pei Zhiyan reminded again, "Remember, this must be done in a low profile and must not be discovered. Go buy all the food on the market first. If the silver is not enough, this princess will find another way."

She paused for a moment and continued, "Also, I'll buy some herbs for colds and flu."

"Yes, Princess." Manager Yu responded, carefully put away the banknotes, turned around and left the secret room.

Pei Zhiyan returned to Prince Jing's Mansion when it was getting dark.

As soon as Pei Zhiyan entered the gate of Yimei Garden, she saw Yinping anxiously guarding the door. Seeing Pei Zhiyan coming in, she hurried forward and whispered, "Miss, you are finally back."

"What's wrong? Did something happen in the mansion?" Pei Zhiyan asked as she walked.

Yin Ping pointed to the house and said, "Miss, Concubine Xuan has been waiting in the house for a long time. She must wait for you to come back."

Pei Zhiyan frowned and asked in surprise, "Do you know what it is?"

Yin Ping followed Pei Zhiyan and whispered, "It's probably related to Xiao Cui. I heard that she went to Zhenxiang Pavilion and made a scene again today."

Pei Zhiyan understood about 70% of what Yin Ping said. She walked into the room quickly and saw Pei Zhixuan sitting on a chair with a gloomy face, obviously impatient to wait.

Seeing Pei Zhiyan coming in, Pei Zhixuan stood up, walked up to her, and said with a hint of tears in her voice, "Sister, you are finally back."

Pei Zhiyan looked at her, a puzzled look on her face, and a distant tone in her voice, "I wonder what my sister wants to talk to me about?"

"Sister!" Pei Zhixuan pulled Pei Zhiyan's sleeve and cried, "That bitch Xiao Cui is simply lawless!"

Pei Zhiyan calmly pulled back her sleeves and said calmly, "Sister, let's talk it over. There's no one else here."

Pei Zhixuan wiped her tears and said angrily: "Sister, you don't know that Xiao Cui is just a lowly maid. She dared to speak disrespectfully to me just because she is the prince's concubine!"

"I just said a few bad things about her, and she got furious with me and threatened to tell the prince."

Pei Zhiyan asked casually, "What did you say about her?"

"I, I just said a few words that she was of a bad family background and ugly, and was not worthy of being the prince's concubine." Pei Zhixuan said with a guilty conscience, "I didn't expect that she would get angry after hearing it, and even said she would tell the prince."

Seeing this, Pei Zhiyan knew that things were definitely not that simple. However, she didn't have the heart to care about their lawsuit, so she didn't bother to ask any more questions.

"The prince dotes on you so much, will he believe you or her?" Pei Zhiyan asked, despising him in her heart, thinking, what a brainless person! It's not worth it for him to come to her for such a small matter. Even her former personal maid can't handle it!

Why didn't he use the same methods he used against himself in his previous life to deal with Xiao Cui? He really overestimated her!