After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Xiao was the distant cousin of the Prince Consort. Her husband's surname was Zhou. Her status as a guest in the princess's mansion was very sensitive, so the servants called her Madam Zhou, and addressed Zhou Qinghe as the vague "Miss Cousin".

"Didn't you say you were sick?"

Qin Yaoguang was half lying on the couch, without even opening his eyes, thinking: He was so seriously ill last night, and now he can't sit still again after only half a day. I'm really anxious.

"Mrs. Zhou said that she was grateful for Your Highness's kindness in inviting the imperial physician last night, and asked Miss Cousin to kowtow to you. She also made a sleeve stove for you to warm your hands, and wanted to deliver it to you personally."

The original owner almost obeyed everything the Xiao mother and daughter said, and the servants never dared to neglect their requests.

There are many tricks.

Qin Yaoguang secretly complained inwardly.

Madam Deng said, "Since she is ill, she should take good care of herself. Why kowtow? What if she passes her illness to His Highness? What should we do? Miss cousin is young and ignorant. Doesn't Madam Zhou know this?"

These words were both critical and pointed out that Xiao had overstepped the boundaries.

The maid outside the room waited for a while, and when no more sound came from inside, she left and went back to pass on the message without saying anything more.

Qin Yaoguang was concentrating on the plot of the original novel and was somewhat hesitant about how to deal with Zhou Qinghe.

We have to find a way to determine whether the plot in the book cannot be changed, or whether Zhou Qinghe is the only one who has the halo of the protagonist.

Seeing that she was lost in thought, Nanny Deng did not disturb her. She quietly stepped aside and signaled Bai Lu, who was serving her, to take a thin silk quilt and put it on her legs, while she went to light some calming incense.

Green smoke curled above the auspicious beast incense burner, and the mixed fragrance of wood and floral scent slowly spread throughout the room.

There were clearly several people serving in the room, but it was extremely quiet, which made Qin Yaoguang come up with a way to test the situation.

Before he could think about it, there were light footsteps outside the door. Shuangjiang was holding an account book in her hand, and Chunfen was following behind her a maid in a dark brown jacket.

"Your Highness."

The two of them walked into the room one after the other and greeted each other. Qin Yaoguang took Bai Lu's hand and sat up straight, his eyes falling on the woman who was kneeling to greet them.

Although the Wind Chaser Courtyard was so run-down, she had cleaned it up neatly. She was about thirty years old, with her hair oiled and her hair tied up in a bun with a silver hairpin, and half of a silver bracelet was exposed at her cuffs.

Qin Yaoguang snorted coldly and thought: This outfit is much better than those kids!

Seeing that she was unhappy, Nanny Deng whispered in her ear, "Ma Liu's is a maid sent by the Ningguo Mansion."

It turned out that he was a member of the Empress Dowager's family. No wonder he embezzled the money and didn't even think of hiding it.

"Get up and answer." Qin Yaoguang said.

"Hey."

The woman responded and stood up, smiling, "I am so lucky today that I can answer your Highness' question. In the past, I could only see her from afar. The eldest princess is truly a fairy-like figure..."

All kinds of compliments came out of her mouth without any repetition. She praised Qin Yaoguang from head to toe, and then began to praise the furnishings in the room.

With her personality, she must be very successful.

Qin Yaoguang ignored her and said nothing, without a smile on her face. She picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and put it back on the table.

Since she didn't say anything, everyone else naturally stood there quietly.

No one responded to her words and her voice was the only one left in the room. Ma Liujia became more and more uncomfortable and her voice became lower and lower. Finally, she realized something was wrong and stopped talking awkwardly.

"Are you done?" Qin Yaoguang said calmly.

"With such eloquence, I am wronging you by letting you manage Zhufeng Courtyard."

Qin Yaoguang glanced over lightly, and Ma Liujia was immediately startled and said hurriedly: "It's not wronged, it's not wronged. I can serve Her Royal Highness the Princess. It's a blessing that my ancestors have cultivated..."

This person is probably a chatterbox?

Qin Yaoguang raised her hand to stop her from saying anything else and ordered, "Shuangjiang, give her the account book of Zhufeng Courtyard."

Ma Liujia stared with her eyes wide open, waving her hands hastily, saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I can't read a single word, how can I understand the account book?"

Qin Yaoguang then realized that he had been thinking wrongly.

She is accustomed to nine years of compulsory education in modern times and has never met an illiterate person in her life. She forgets that this was in ancient times, when most people were illiterate and there were only a handful of literate women.

"Read it to her." Qin Yaoguang instructed Shuangjiang.

"Yes."

Shuangjiang agreed, holding up the account book and reading, "Last month, the monthly salary of the four young masters and the young ladies totaled ten taels of silver, the monthly salary of the maids in the courtyard totaled three taels of silver, six strings of silver, and two hundred coins, and the monthly allocation of tea and water fees, firewood fees, and repair fees totaled thirty-two taels of silver..."

She looked up at Qin Yaoguang and said, "Your Highness, there are still a dozen miscellaneous items, all from the Ma Liu family, ranging from a few hundred coins to two hundred coins."

After hearing Shuangjiang reporting the accounts, Ma Liu’s family finally felt “fear”.

No one knew better than her that none of the money was spent on the yard, let alone on the five children.

She tugged at her sleeves nervously, lowered her brows and said in a meek tone, "Your Highness, it was sent by me, but..." Her eyes rolled around a few times, and she buried her head in her chest without saying a word.

"presumptuous!"

Qin Yaoguang's face turned cold and he shouted, "Since you have paid so much money, let's not talk about other things. What's the matter with the kitchen tiles? And the woodshed?"

The original owner was too cowardly.

It would have been bad enough that she was deceived by the Xiao mother and daughter and controlled by the wife of Marquis Boyuan, but even a servant could deceive her. What kind of princess is she?

Fortunately, she is lucky enough to be the eldest princess.

If it were any other palace fighting drama, let alone surviving three episodes, in her opinion, she wouldn't even survive ten minutes.

Ma Liujia knelt on the ground with a plop and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, have you... have you forgotten?"

Her reaction was too strange.

Since she came here, the thing Qin Yaoguang heard most was "I know I was wrong, please punish me, Your Highness." She thought Ma Liujia would immediately apologize, but what did she mean by "she forgot?"

Given the original owner's arrogance, the servants were all afraid of her. How could the Ma Liu family have the courage not to apologize?

Seeing this, Nanny Deng knew something was going on and whispered, "Your Highness, why don't you ask the others to leave?"

Qin Yaoguang thought about it and ordered Bai Lu to take all the serving maids away, leaving only Nanny Deng and Ma Liu's family in the room.

"If you have anything to say, tell me everything now." Qin Yaoguang leaned on the pillow, her eyes stern.

"Hurry up and tell me!" said Madam Deng. "If you dare to lie, even if His Highness can forgive you, I will not spare your life! Don't think that the Ningguo Mansion will really care about a roommate who has been assigned to be a companion."

Ma Liujia knelt on the ground and crawled a few steps, crawling under Qin Yaoguang's legs, begging: "The whereabouts of these silver and money, this servant is following your Highness's orders!"

what?

Absolutely ridiculous!