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

Hearing this, Qin Yaoguang sneered and said, "What illness? It's obvious that she doesn't want to go out because of the heavy rain. It's the first day and she's already making trouble. Go with a few more people and invite Madam Zhou out of Chuntang Garden. I want to see what's wrong with her!"

Her attitude was clear, and Chunfen agreed and took her people wearing rain gear to Chuntang Garden.

Madam Deng said, "It's very common to have rain in autumn! My eldest brother can come to pay his respects, but she can't go to the Wind Chasing Courtyard. It's because she was too spoiled in the past."

The eldest and the fourth listened but said nothing.

They now all know who Mrs. Zhou is, and originally they had no expectations of her.

Guyu came in with the maids carrying food boxes. Qin Yaoguang hugged the fourth child and said with a smile, "Don't mention those spoilers. Let's have breakfast first."

It was the first time for the fourth brother to accompany Qin Yaoguang for dinner. He was a little reserved at first, but gradually felt better. He was just a little dazed as he looked at her noble manner of eating.

"What's wrong? You were distracted while eating?"

After the meal, Qin Yaoguang asked the fourth brother.

"After thinking about nanny's teachings, I realized that mother's way of eating is so beautiful." The fourth child said with a slightly blushing face.

She had grown ten years older in vain, and she had never noticed it before.

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace. You have already understood the difficulties of life. From now on, study and practice calligraphy, and don't let me down."

The rain outside the window continued to fall, with no sign of stopping.

The eldest brother tied the strap of the fourth brother's cloak and held him in his arms. Nanny Deng took out two silk umbrellas, Guyu put the rainproof oilcloth cloak on the eldest brother, and the other servants put on straw raincoats and hats, and the group went to Zhufeng Courtyard.

Qin Yaoguang summoned Shuangjiang and asked Zeng Xiangjin to bring in the account book of the outer courtyard and began to check the accounts since the opening of the princess's mansion.

She always had doubts about the fifty taels of silver from the Ningguo Mansion.

"Your Highness, look, there are problems in these places."

Frost pointed to some of the expenses and said, "It says here that the red charcoal awarded by the palace was sold before it was burned up. But here, silver charcoal was purchased and brought in."

The price difference between Hongluo charcoal and Yinshuang charcoal is as much as three or four times, and the supply is limited.

The difference between this in and out is the price.

In the princess's mansion, the rewards from the palace, the income from the farm, the royal farm shops, etc., were first entered into the accounts and warehouses of the outer courtyard public house, and then distributed to the inner courtyard, except for the things directly rewarded to the eldest princess, which went directly into her private chamber.

The inner and outer courtyards are separated, which is the traditional practice of wealthy families in Beijing.

Although the son-in-law was not in the capital, he would send people to send back half of his salary on a regular basis, as well as various gifts sent back to the mansion during the New Year and other festivals. All of these were recorded in the public records.

However, the original owner had never taken care of the affairs of the outer courtyard and left it to Manager Wang to control.

It seems that it is not a trivial matter at the moment.

If Steward Wang did not have a backer, how could he dare to be so presumptuous and make money in the outer courtyard openly or secretly?

With just a cursory investigation, the secrets of Hongluotan were discovered. One can imagine how much wealth Manager Wang has accumulated over the past ten years!

However, she sent people to search Manager Wang's house and found valuable things, but compared with the things he had embezzled, they were just a drop in the bucket.

Qin Yaoguang rubbed her brows. She even regretted having hastily exiled Manager Wang.

This person should be kept and interrogated carefully.

Forget it. The only people she can use now are a few in the yard. She wants to investigate what happened behind Manager Wang, but she is powerless.

Let it go for now.

According to the plot, the prince consort Yan Changqing will return to Beijing soon.

No matter what he thought of the original owner, the couple were always in the same boat. As long as she could convince Yan Changqing, she would have people available.

The rain was pattering, and she heard a lively noise in the distance.

How could something happening outside be heard in such a deep and deep courtyard as the princess's mansion?

"Send someone to take a look." Qin Yaoguang ordered.

Raindrops splashed on the bluestone pavement in the capital.

The street, which was originally empty because people were taking shelter from the rain, now became completely lively because of a fast horse.

"Great victory for Beirong!"

"Great victory for Beirong!"

"The Yuezhi Kingdom surrendered!"

The fast-riding soldiers who came to report the great victory had five-colored flags on their backs, which spread out in the rain as their horses galloped, heading straight for the imperial palace.

The people along the way were alarmed, and many of them poured out of the shops on both sides, looking in the direction of the fast horses with happy looks on their faces.

Almost in an instant, the news spread throughout the capital. Countless slaves spread out from the major families and moved in and out of the capital like ants, inquiring and exchanging more information.

The people of the capital are more politically sensitive than those in other places.

Ten years have passed since the entire Yan family died for their country and the prince consort Yan Changqing led his troops to the border. The Northern Rong have been like a sword hanging over the Great Jing Dynasty, making it hard for the emperor, his subjects and the people to breathe.

After ten years, we finally heard the news of the great victory.

The great victory over Beirong will have a huge impact, but no one can tell exactly what it will be like.

The person Qin Yaoguang sent out to inquire soon received a reply.

The person who came back with him was Zeng Xiangjin.

The newly promoted chief steward of the outer court knew the source of his power very well, and he replied respectfully: "Your Highness, I have an urgent message from eight hundred miles away, a great victory over the Northern Rong. The prince consort led five thousand elite soldiers to attack the Northern Rong king's tent and captured the Northern Rong Khan alive. He will be escorted back to the capital soon."

Since the matter concerned the prince consort, he asked for more details.

Qin Yaoguang laughed when she heard this and said, "Hu Yanjin said he would return to Beijing soon, but he didn't say he won a great victory."

The implication is that Yan Changqing has lied a lot.

Everyone in the room was afraid to speak. Qin Yaoguang asked, "What other news do you have? Report it to me."

"The Yuezhi Kingdom surrendered and presented Princess Altai's jewelry. They followed the prince consort's team to the capital to present prisoners." Zeng Xiangjin lowered his head and reported, describing the matter as briefly as possible.

However, the beauty of Princess Altai of the Yuezhi Kingdom was known throughout the world, and her traveling with Yan Changqing, no matter how legitimate the reasons were, sounded like an extremely erotic story.

Nanny Deng glanced at Qin Yaoguang worriedly, and when she saw that she didn't react, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Yaoguang lowered her eyes and recalled the key points of the plot.

She thought for a moment and told Zeng Xiangjin, "Pass a sign to the palace for me. Also, send someone to the Anguogong Mansion."

As the wife of Yan Changqing and the eldest princess, this is the best time for her to further form an alliance with the Anguo Mansion.

After rewarding Zeng Xiangjin, Qin Yaoguang looked at the rain outside the window and said to Nanny Deng, "Prepare the imperial procession into the palace."

As the news of the great victory of the Northern Rong spread, undercurrents surged in the capital.

Princess Leyang's ceremonial procession appeared on the imperial road, attracting many people to watch.