Reborn to be replaced, remarried to the royal palace to raise children and train husband

Princess Duan pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "What you said makes sense. But I always feel a little embarrassed."

Zheng Huiyi smiled and held Princess Duan's hand, saying, "Mother, don't worry. Sister-in-law is a reasonable person, she will definitely understand us. Besides, the most important thing for us now is to work together and overcome the difficulties together."

Princess Duan looked at her daughter, a trace of relief flashed in her eyes, and said: "You are right, our family should support each other. If so, then I am relieved."

……

Gu Qinlan hurried back to Jinghong Garden. Her makeup was already a little mottled. Her eyes were slightly raised, and a tired smile appeared on the corners of her mouth. She took off her coat and her complicated headdress, leaving only a simple dress, and then said to Hongye who was standing beside her: "Bring the account book here."

Hongye responded and placed a heavy account book in front of Gu Qinlan. Her eyes showed dissatisfaction and doubt, as if she was puzzled by Gu Qinlan taking over the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion.

"Madam, this account book..." Hongye hesitated to speak.

Gu Qinlan raised her head, her eyes were sharp, she glanced at Hongye, and said lightly: "I know what you want to say, Hongye, since I married into Prince Duan's Mansion, these messes will fall into my hands sooner or later. It's better to deal with it now than to make it worse in the future."

Hongye frowned upon hearing this. She looked at Gu Qinlan in confusion and said, "Madam, why do you want to put yourself in such a difficult position? Princess Duan is clearly deliberately giving you a hard time."

Gu Qinlan smiled slightly. She picked up the account book, flipped through it gently, and said lightly: "Hongye, I know you care about me, but these things have to be done by someone else. Since I have married the prince, I have the responsibility to take on the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion."

Hongye listened to Gu Qinlan's words and became more and more dissatisfied. She couldn't help but said, "Madam, please take a look at these accounts. They are all bad accounts. How do you deal with them?"

Gu Qinlan picked up the thick account book and began to flip through it page by page. Hongye stood aside, biting her lower lip nervously, her eyes fixed on the account book.

"Hongye, come and take a look. The cost of the chicken at the wedding banquet is as high as five taels of silver per chicken!" Gu Qinlan pointed to the numbers in the account book, his voice full of shock.

Hongye's eyes widened. She knew that the price was several times higher than the market price. "How is this possible? How can a chicken be so expensive?" Hongye couldn't believe her eyes.

Gu Qinlan frowned and continued to look through the account book. "And this, the cost of fodder for the stable is also unreasonably high. One stone of fodder costs ten taels of silver, which is more than three times more expensive than the market price!"

Hongye's face became serious. She knew the meaning behind these figures. These unreasonable expenditures were undoubtedly pocketed by someone.

"The masters' cost of medicinal materials is also shockingly high. Although these medicinal materials are precious, they are not so expensive." Gu Qinlan's voice was full of anger.

Hongye gritted her teeth and felt a pang of heartache.

All this money belonged to Prince Duan's Mansion, yet it was embezzled.

Hongye's eyes widened, she couldn't believe her eyes. She used to manage a stable, and she knew that the cost of fodder was far less than that. She slammed the table angrily: "There must be something wrong with this account!"

Gu Qinlan nodded gently, with a gleam of determination in her eyes: "Yes, these problems must be solved. Hongye, what do you think we should do?"

Hongye pondered for a moment, then said: "First, we need to find the loopholes in these accounts, and then find evidence to prove that these expenses are unreasonable. Finally, we need to find the person responsible behind it."

Gu Qinlan smiled slightly, and she looked at Hongye with appreciation: "You are right. However, before that, we need to understand where these expenses go. Hongye, can you help me check it?"

Hongye nodded and left the room to investigate. Gu Qinlan continued to look through the account book, her eyes becoming colder and colder, obviously she was really angry.

After a while, Hongye came back with a thin account book in her hand: "Madam, I have checked. Most of these expenses went to a place called 'Baicaotang'."

Gu Qinlan's eyes flashed with doubt: "Baicaotang? What is that place?"

Hongye explained: "Baicaotang is a herbal medicine shop that specializes in selling various precious herbs. It is said that their herbs are of very good quality, but the price is also very expensive."

Gu Qinlan sneered, "Expensive? I'm afraid they are black-hearted! They dare to deceive us so blatantly, we must teach them a lesson."

Hongye hesitated for a moment, then said, "Madam, there may be more than one person involved in this matter. We need to be careful."

Gu Qinlan smiled slightly: "I know, Hongye. I will handle this matter personally, you just need to help me investigate it clearly."

Hongye responded and left the room. Gu Qinlan sat at the table, quietly thinking about how to deal with this matter.

She picked up the account book and carefully studied every expense. Suddenly, she found something strange: several expenses for medicinal materials were particularly high, and they were all for the same medicinal material.

Gu Qinlan's eyes flashed with doubt, and she decided to go to Hongye to ask. When she came to Hongye's room, she found that Hongye had fallen asleep.

Gu Qinlan gently woke Hongye up. Hongye sat up in a daze and saw Gu Qinlan standing in front of the bed. A look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Madam, why are you here?" Hongye asked puzzledly.

Gu Qinlan smiled slightly: "Hongye, I just found something strange. Among these medicinal materials, the prices of several are particularly high. Do you know why?"

Hongye pondered for a moment, then said: "Madam, I know you are suspicious about the quality of the medicinal materials. But this kind of medicinal material is very precious, so the price is naturally expensive."

Gu Qinlan nodded gently: "I know, but the fees are too high. I suspect someone has done something wrong."

A trace of anger flashed in Hongye's eyes: "Miss Gu, I understand. I will continue to investigate this matter and find out the real culprit behind it."

Gu Qinlan patted Hongye's shoulder gently and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Hongye. This matter concerns the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion. We must get to the bottom of it."

Hongye nodded, her eyes were firm: "Miss Gu, don't worry, I will find out the truth."

"Hongye, what do you think we should do?" Gu Qinlan put down the account book and looked at Hongye with firm eyes.

Hongye pondered for a while, then said, "Master, I think we should immediately find out the ins and outs of these accounts. Find those who embezzled money and make them return all the embezzled money."

Gu Qinlan nodded slightly. She thought so too. "Okay, let's do this. First, we need to check all the accounts and find out all the unreasonable expenditures. Then, we need to investigate these expenditures and find out the corrupt persons behind them."

After hearing this, Hongye immediately nodded in agreement. This task was very difficult, and she also understood Gu Qinlan's determination.