After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

Princess House.

Bright lights.

After returning home, Nan Yuan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so she asked someone to bring over all the account books that had not been processed that night.

It was late at night, and Nan Yuan was very angry.

The manager took advantage of the fact that Princess Xie never checked the account books and simply lied. The silver he embezzled was enough to run Princess Xie's mansion for five years.

"Yueran, call everyone over!"

Nan Yuan was furious.

Soon, a group of people gathered in the house.

More than a dozen people, including the housekeeper, came in and out, filling Nan Yuan's bedroom to the brim.

This time they were much more arrogant than last time. They thought Nan Yuan was just a paper tiger who only knew how to scare them but had no real ability.

Didn’t you say you were going to check the warehouse some time ago?

The results of it?

No one was seen for several days.

They said he was sick, but in their opinion, he was just afraid of hard work and fatigue. After all, being a housekeeper and managing the account books is not an easy job.

More than 20 years ago, Princess Xie also had a similar incident when she first became the housekeeper, but it ended up being left unresolved.

It is said that Princess Xie is the aunt of the current Crown Prince's wife. They must be of the same kind. After being deceived by them, he handed over the power of housekeeper to them.

"Oh, Princess, is there something important that you called us here in the middle of the night?" The housekeeper, Mrs. Zhao, yawned and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of hardship, but I'm afraid that you'll get sick from overworking. We are just cheap people, but you are a noble lady!"

Nan Yuan looked over when she heard the voice. The old lady Zhao had a pair of triangular eyes on her dark face, which showed her meanness. Although she was wearing linen clothes like servants, it couldn't cover her fat belly. One look at her showed that she made a lot of money on a daily basis.

Nan Yuan sneered.

This person was quite clever. With just one sentence, she put herself at odds with everyone, saying that she had no sympathy for the servants, thus arousing everyone's dissatisfaction with her.

But when masters keep slaves, do they have to consider their feelings?

If that is the case, then are they the masters or am I the master?

"Mother Zhao, you are really good at speaking. You can stir up people's hearts with just a few words. I really underestimated you." Nan Yuan said lightly while flipping through the account book.

She still had a smile on her face, and no one could tell she was angry at all, but everyone could feel the bone-chilling coldness.

Mother Zhao's heart skipped a beat, thinking that this was a difficult person to deal with.

"Since Mother Zhao is not satisfied with my housekeeping, then once the handover is completed, go out and find another job."

"I dare not, this servant dare not."

Hearing that Nan Yuan wanted to drive her away, Mrs. Zhao was really panicked. She could make a lot of money in Prince Xie's mansion, but if she left Prince Xie's mansion, where would she find such a good job at her old age!

"If I remember correctly, Mother Zhao is in charge of the kitchen, right?" Nan Yuan took out an account book and flipped through it casually, saying calmly, "The kitchen accounts don't match up no matter how I look at them. Is it because the kitchen has too much income and Mother Zhao is confused?"

Mrs. Zhao's face turned pale. She had taken over the job in the kitchen because she was attracted by the high profits. Now that Nan Yuan had exposed her intentions, her face turned even paler. She stammered, "Prince...Prince Consort, this...you don't know that prices have risen sharply in recent years, and the records are a little different. But don't worry, the numbers in the account book have been checked by me personally, and there are no mistakes. If you don't believe it, you can find someone to verify it."

Nan Yuan smiled, put down the account book and stared at Mrs. Zhao.

Mrs. Zhao was frightened by Nan Yuan's gaze. This girl was not very old, but why did her eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts?

But she has been on duty for more than ten years. How could she be controlled by a little girl with just a few words? How will she survive in the future?

"Princess, there are so many things to do in the kitchen, and they are all dirty things that no one wants to take care of. I can only handle it alone, so it is inevitable that there will be things I cannot take care of."

"Besides, I have been in this position for more than ten years, and have always been working for the palace. I dare not be careless at all. When the princess was in charge of the accounts, this account book has always been in my hands. For so many years, nothing has happened. I have always been concerned about the diet of the masters."

"Princess, you have just become the housekeeper. You may not be familiar with the account books of the palace. If the princess asks about it, we will not be able to explain it. Why don't you return the account books to me, so as to save you the trouble."

Nan Yuan sneered after hearing what Mrs. Zhao said.

Do you really think you are too young to understand the implicit meaning of these words?

First she played the victim, relying on the fact that she was an elder in the mansion, and said that even though she had no merits, she had worked hard; then she used Princess Xie to pressure herself, saying that nothing went wrong when Princess Xie was in charge of the accounts. It was obvious that she was ignorant and meddling, causing trouble for them; in the end, she even lost all her dignity and wanted to take the account book back from her!

After I take it back, I am afraid that I will never see this account book again. It will be destroyed and I won’t even be able to check it!

What a calculation!

Just think she is a fool?

Nan Yuan looked up at Mrs. Zhao, her fingers tapping on the table from time to time. The crisp sound was particularly harsh in the empty room.

Everyone shrank their necks in fear of her.

Nan Yuan's eyes fell on the pile of account books and she said, "Mother Zhao is right. I'm still young and don't understand many things. I really need someone to help me."

Yue Ran walked in at the right time, followed by an old woman in pudding clothes with half-white hair.

"Girl, someone is coming." Yue Ran said as she stood beside Nan Yuan.

When Mrs. Zhao saw the person next to her, she suddenly panicked.

Nan Yuan looked at Mrs. Zhao's reaction calmly and said, "Mother Li has also been serving in the palace for more than 20 years, so she must be more familiar with it. Mother Zhao feels that the kitchen job is hard, so let's hand it over."

Nan Yuan naturally did not come to hold them accountable without any preparation. After she woke up, she did not deal with them immediately. Instead, she found out the details of all the servants and runners in Prince Xie's mansion.

Nan Yuan recorded in the book who is at odds with whom, who is at odds with whom, who are fellow villagers, and who help each other.

The one who was at odds with Mrs. Zhao was Mother Li. Mother Li was always fair and could not stand Mrs. Zhao's despicable behavior of stealing things from the master's house, so she disdained to associate with her.

Mother Li blocked Mrs. Zhao's path to wealth, so Mrs. Zhao naturally regarded her as a thorn in her side and wished to get rid of her as soon as possible. However, Mother Li did nothing wrong, so Mrs. Zhao could not find any evidence against her.

A few years ago, Mother Li's grandson fell ill and there was no one at home to take care of him, so Mother Li had no choice but to bring him to Prince Xie's mansion.

This time, Mrs. Zhao got the upper hand and lured Mother Li's grandson to steal things from the kitchen. She accused Mother Li of being dishonest and even reported the matter to the housekeeper, who drove Mother Li out of the house.

If it were just this, it wouldn't have led to any deep hatred, but Mrs. Zhao did something even more ruthless.

After she drove Mother Li out of the house, she ruined every job Mother Li found, leaving Mother Li with no money to buy medicine, and burned her grandson into a fool.

"Princess, no, she...she has dirty hands and feet, you can't use her!"

"I caught her stealing something a few years ago, and she was kicked out of the house by the housekeeper. People like her must never be employed!"

Mrs. Zhao panicked and tried to stop them, her face turning purple.

How could she dare to work with Mother Li again? She had harmed someone else's grandson. They would definitely be at loggerheads for the rest of their lives.

If Mother Li were allowed to come back, she would have no chance of getting away with it. It would be a relief to peel off a layer of her skin.

“Princess, just leave the matter to me with confidence. If you find that I am disloyal or have done something dishonest, just take my hands away!” Mother Li glanced at Mrs. Zhao with disgust in her eyes!

Nan Yuan nodded: "Don't employ someone if you doubt him, and don't doubt someone if you employ him. I naturally trust Mother Li."

Nan Yuan handed the account book copied by Yue Ran to Mother Li and said, "Check the account carefully."

"Mother Zhao, didn't you say the workload was heavy? Why don't you go and hand it over quickly!" Nan Yuan turned her gaze to Mother Zhao again.

Mrs. Zhao was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat and hesitated to answer.

Mother Li was very decisive. She grabbed Mrs. Zhao by the collar and dragged her out. "Why are you dawdling? Do you want the master to wait for you?"

The remaining maids in the hall were all worried about their safety, fearing that they would become the next Mrs. Zhao.

After doing so many things for so many years, how can I not have a mortal enemy?

If you let your mortal enemy come to deal with you, I'm afraid you'll be skinned alive.