Shen Lianxin naturally believed her. Concubine Liu was also born into a wealthy family and had carefully learned all the skills of managing a household. When she married the old prince and became a concubine, all she had learned was of no use. Now was the chance for her to show her skills.

As for the affairs of the household, it was just fine as long as the mansion ran normally without any major chaos, Shen Lianxin was too lazy to interfere.

"The Yueyan Pavilion and Zhenbao Pavilion in Kyoto are both my properties! I just need to send people to collect the money every month! As for the goods from these companies in Kyoto, I will replenish some of them in the big warehouse of the palace. If there are fewer goods over there, you can transport them from here when you go to collect the money! I will give you the address and key of the warehouse."

Concubine Liu listened carefully. These two stores were very famous in Kyoto. It was no exaggeration to say that they made a fortune every day. Now, Shen Lianxin handed the operating income of these two stores to Concubine Liu, which was enough for the expenses of the mansion.

She still had to keep the money for Shen's BBQ in her own hands. Although the money in the space was already endless, the Zhenbei Army had too many people after all. If she was needed to support the entire army by herself, the money would be gone in an instant! ! She still had to leave some way out.

After receiving the silver, Concubine Liu happily started to make arrangements.

"The prince is coming back today, go buy more meat, pork, mutton, streaky pork ribs, and a freshly killed old hen to make chicken soup for the prince. Also, fish, live ones, 20 at least, there are many people in the mansion, and the eldest and youngest sons love to eat fish. Also, buy more fat meat and have the kitchen use more oil, don't be reluctant to use it when cooking, make it more fragrant!!"

"Yes!"

The servants listened to the order and got busy quickly. With money in hand, they were more confident in what they said. Concubine Liu was in a good mood and really felt like the mistress of the house.

Shen Lianxin sneered. She had always thought that Concubine Liu was stingy and had been living a frugal life. It turned out that she was careless. Even without money, life in the mansion was not tight. It was all Shen Lianxin's fault. She had never had a strong sense of belonging to the Zhenbei Palace. She always felt that this was not her home.

Therefore, she was only concerned about her own small courtyard and did not think that she was the one who decided the expenses of each room in the mansion, which led to this misunderstanding.

Just after dark, Gu Dingbei and Gu Dinglian returned to the palace with several children! !

Everyone came forward. Li Yun'er from the third room grabbed Gu Dinglian and looked him over carefully. Then, with tears in her eyes, she said, "You've lost weight!!"

Gu Dinglian smiled and gently held her in his arms, "I'm fine!!"

Concubine Liu first looked at Gu Dingbei, sized him up and found that he was not injured, then went to see her son.

Gu Dingbei stood directly next to Shen Lianxin, but Shen Lianxin first looked at the three brats and then hugged them one by one.

Gu Dingbei was standing nearby, looking somewhat unhappy. The three boys were happily calling her mother. After getting close to Shen Lianxin for a while, they saw Gu Dingbei.

She looked at him with a smile, "My Lord, is everything okay?"

Gu Dingbei pretended to be angry, "No! I've lost weight too, and no one cares!!"

Shen Lianxin smiled and took his hand, "Let me see, our prince has really lost weight, he must have suffered a lot!! I will nourish your body later and make you strong and healthy like an old cow!!"

Gu Dingbei was speechless, what kind of words are these!!!

After a while of excitement, everyone noticed that Zhang from the second house was standing in the corner looking at everyone with a sad expression, her eyes full of sadness.

Gu Dingze is dead!!

Life in the palace was getting better and better, and the Zhenbei Army was also getting better and better. It seemed that everything was moving in a good direction. Only her husband was gone.

For her, the sky fell!!

Everyone noticed Zhang's loneliness and surrounded her.

"Second brother and sister-in-law! How are you these days?"

“Second sister-in-law!!”

Shen Lianxin was speechless. These two straight men, I feel so embarrassed for them!!

Zhang's eyes were filled with tears, and she nodded with a smile, "Good!! It's great that the prince and the third brother can return safely!!"

Concubine Liu sighed and patted Zhang's hand. At this moment, no words could comfort Zhang's heart.

Shen Lianxin winked at the children.

Gu Chengxin felt a little embarrassed and walked over, "Second Aunt!!"

Gu Chengan also went over, "Second Aunt, I'm back!!"

Shen Lianxin was speechless. She couldn't say anything nice about these two straight men.

Gu Chengjing rolled his eyes and hugged Zhang's legs, "Second Aunt, Xiaojing will protect you in the future!!"

Zhang's defenses were broken, and she couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She hugged Gu Chengjing and said, "Good! Good children! Auntie has you, and she is not afraid of anything!"

Shen Lianxin was sad too. If we talk about emotional value, it has to be Gu Chengjing! !

Concubine Liu spoke at the right time, "Alright!! It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!! Go change your clothes first, and then we'll prepare to eat. Today, let's have a reunion dinner!!"

Gu Dingbei and Gu Dinglian each returned to their own courtyards.

Shen Lianxin ran the water for him to take a bath, and then changed him into clean clothes. The children were also served by maids. Gu Chengzhen waited eagerly outside her brothers' bathroom, and then followed her brothers to change clothes, just like a little tail.

Gu Dingbei was getting dressed while chatting with Shen Lianxin, "This time the recovery of lost territory was particularly smooth. The Hu army was fighting and retreating at the same time. I feel like they gave up the city on purpose!!"

Shen Lian was shocked. When she first came back, she heard that the Zhenbei Army had recovered lost territory too quickly, and she felt a little uneasy. Now, Gu Dingbei also had the same feeling.

Shen Lianxin looked at Gu Dingbei, who was startled, "Don't you feel something is wrong too?"

Shen Lianxin nodded, "It's going too smoothly. I'm a little uneasy! Logically speaking, summer is coming and the grain harvest is not good. Although the grass has grown, it is far from enough to eat. They have finally captured the city and should not give up so easily. Even if they have to fight, they have to fight until the autumn harvest before considering withdrawing their troops!"

Gu Dingbei nodded. He thought so too. If it was not in the interests of the Hu people, it could only mean that there was a bigger conspiracy brewing.

"I have asked the scouts at the border to monitor the movements of the Hu Meng people 24 hours a day. Hundreds of drones have been dispatched to detect the situation over there at the first time. If there is anything wrong, they can also use walkie-talkies to report the situation immediately."

Shen Lianxin nodded. That was good. Although it was just a simple drone reconnaissance, it was quite advanced in this era. In the information war, Hu Meng was like a transparent person in the eyes of the Zhenbei Army. His every move was under surveillance.

"The army is running out of food!" Gu Dingbei looked at Shen Lianxin. He knew she had a way, but every time he felt like asking his wife for money, he felt a little embarrassed!

Shen Lianxin smiled, "I was just about to tell you this good news. The granary over at Yunshan Village is already full. The high-yield grains over there have all been harvested. There shouldn't be a problem supplying the army!! I'll have the head of the village continue to organize people to open up wasteland and plant crops, expand production, and build a grain industry base centered on Yunshan Village!!"

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