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

"Sister, I'm not afraid that she will tell the prince. I'm just angry that she is a lowly maid. She has only served the prince for a few days, but she doesn't take me seriously. In a few days, I'm afraid she will bully you." Pei Zhixuan said, tears rolling down her face again.

"Sister, after all, you and I are both ladies of the Pei Mansion. If we were bullied by a lowly maid, it would only make people laugh if it got out."

Pei Zhiyan frowned after hearing this. Was Pei Zhixuan here to sow discord? She wanted to deal with Xiao Cui with her own hands to relieve her hatred.

"Don't worry, she's just a concubine, she can't turn the tables." Pei Zhiyan said lightly, with a bit of disdain in her tone. She didn't take Xiao Cui seriously, and didn't care about Pei Zhixuan's feelings at all.

"You and I are both young ladies of the Pei Mansion, with noble status. Why bother with a maid? If it gets out, people will only laugh at our young lady of the Pei Mansion for being intolerant."

"But, sister, I just can't swallow this!" Pei Zhixuan said angrily, with tears welling up in her eyes.

Pei Zhiyan looked at Pei Zhixuan's aggrieved expression and felt even more disdainful. Haha, she was just acting, trying to provoke herself and make her deal with Xiao Cui.

I don't have time to argue with her anymore. I have many more important things to do.

At this time, she looked Pei Zhixuan up and down, staring at her stomach, and suddenly asked, "Sister, do you still feel a little uncomfortable in your stomach now?"

"Don't worry, sister. I'm fine now." Pei Zhixuan said.

"Didn't you feel uncomfortable at all when you had an argument with Xiao Cui in Zhenxiang Pavilion this afternoon?" Pei Zhiyan asked meaningfully.

Pei Zhixuan looked at Pei Zhiyan suspiciously, and after a moment she suddenly realized what was going on. She quickly covered her stomach and said, "Oh, I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach when I was in Zhenxiang Pavilion before I left. Now my stomach hurts a little too."

"Yinping, Concubine Fuxuan go back and rest, Yinliu quickly go find the court doctor and go to Yuxiangxie." Pei Zhiyan ordered calmly.

Yinping and Yinliu responded quickly, one helped Pei Zhixuan back to Yuxie, and the other went to find the palace doctor.

Finally they left. Pei Zhiyan looked at their backs and shook her head. After Pei Zhixuan walked away, Pei Zhiyan felt a little tired, so she went to bed to rest for a while.

After a while, Yinping and Yinliu came back, talking and laughing all the way.

"Miss, the court physician went to see Concubine Xuan and said she was fine. He said she just had a fright, so he prescribed some tranquilizers. She is lying down now," Yinping said.

"The prince is back too. He just called Xiao Cui over to Yuxiangxie and gave her a good scolding. He also punished her by making her pour tea for Concubine Xuan to admit her mistake. Concubine Xuan is very proud of herself now." Yin Liu reported to Pei Zhiyan, "This Xiao Cui is really no match for Concubine Xuan."

Although Xiao Cui used to be Concubine Xuan's personal maid, she was a concubine promoted by the young lady. The young lady helped Xiao Cui last time, so why did she help Concubine Xuan again today? Yin Liu was a little confused.

"I didn't intend to use Xiao Cui to deal with Concubine Xuan. I just wanted to make them feel disgusted." Pei Zhiyan said calmly, "It doesn't matter who wins or loses between the two of them. It's better for the mansion to be lively."

After all, Pei Zhixuan is the apple of Xuanyuan Ping's eye, and now she is pregnant. Xiao Cui is just a concubine. It was obviously a matter of Xuanyuan Ping's words, but Pei Zhixuan, with her pig brain, actually lowered herself to Xiao Cui and humiliated herself.

Yin Liu quickly gave a thumbs up, "Miss is still amazing!"

In the secret room of the reception building, Xuanyuan Che sat at an exquisite sandalwood table, playing with an exquisite teacup in his hand.

The secret room was dimly lit, with only a few yellow lanterns emitting faint light, creating a mysterious and solemn atmosphere.

At this time, a man in black knelt in front of Xuanyuan Che and answered respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness. Recently, someone in the market has indeed been buying a large amount of food."

Xuanyuan Che frowned slightly when he heard this, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked seriously, "Can you find out who is behind this?"

The man in black replied, "Your Highness, I have found out that it seems that someone from Prince Jing's Mansion is behind this."

"Prince Jing's Mansion?" Xuanyuan Che frowned, thought for a moment, and slowly asked, "Why did Prince Jing's Mansion suddenly purchase a large amount of grain?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "I haven't found out the specific reason yet. However, based on the current situation, Prince Jing's Mansion seems to be hoarding food. The intention is unclear."

Xuanyuan Che put the teacup in his hand on the table. Someone from Prince Jing's Mansion? Was it the Third Brother's idea, or was it Pei Zhiyan's idea?

"Find out whether it was Prince Jing or Princess Jing who ordered this," Xuanyuan Che ordered.

"Yes, I obey your command!" The man in black responded, but he had some questions in his mind. What does your highness mean by this? What difference does it make if it was ordered by Prince Jing or Princess Jing? Aren't they all from Prince Jing's mansion?

Inside the secret room of Fuyun Building.

"Princess, we have purchased 100,000 dan of grain as you instructed, and it is now safely stored in a farm on the outskirts of the city." Manager Yu reported.

"Very good, Manager Yu." Pei Zhiyan said calmly, "Just keep these grains there and wait for my notice. Remember, you must ensure the safety of the grains and there must not be any mistakes."

One hundred thousand dan of grain was already a lot, but if the Lin family army at the border was to survive the winter, it was estimated that half of the amount was still needed. Recently, due to my secret grain collection, the grain price in the capital had increased. It seemed that I needed to go to other places to collect another batch.

Pei Zhiyan asked Yin Liu to take out a stack of banknotes and hand them over to Manager Yu.

"Manager Yu, we can no longer collect grain in the capital. We have to go to Qi and Lu to collect more." Pei Zhiyan said.

Manager Yu took the banknote, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Princess, this is all the liquid funds we have at the moment. If we use it all to buy grain..."

Pei Zhiyan naturally understood what Manager Yu was worried about, but she said firmly, "It doesn't matter. This is something that I must do. Manager Yu, don't worry about the money. This Princess will find a way to solve it."

Seeing Pei Zhiyan's firm attitude, Manager Yu didn't know what to say, so he took the banknote and went out.

Pei Zhiyan came out of Fuyun Building and passed by a secluded place on the street corner, but was blocked.

Yin Liu jumped off the carriage, went to check, then came back and lifted the curtain, saying, "Miss, it's the Sixth Prince's man."

Pei Zhiyan frowned slightly, her heart full of doubts. Why did this Old Six want to stop her?

"The Sixth Prince said he wanted to say a few words to Miss."

What did Xuanyuan Che want to say to me? After all, he had helped me in the Princess's Mansion before, so I should go and take a look.

Pei Zhiyan pondered for a moment and nodded, "Well, go ahead."