After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

Xiao Chengji changed his clothes, ate something, and then went back to the Ministry of Justice.

Huoha quickly sent dozens of strings of coral beads to Yan Yu.

As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. These corals, like pearls, fill a box and do not seem so precious at first.

There were more than ten different colors, ranging from white to pink to blood red. Yan Yu chose a bright red one and wore it on his hand, and kept the rest.

Now Huo Ha was as afraid of Xiao Chengji as he was in awe of Yan Yu. It was truly the first time in his entire life that he saw Xiao Chengji treat a woman like this.

Since the things Xiao Jiashan sent were broken, there was nothing to explain.

Just consider it as Xiao Jiashan's bad luck.

The Fifth Prince's mansion has been very quiet these past few days. Although it is the New Year period, there is not the slightest New Year atmosphere.

In this environment, Wei Ruxuan felt like she was being driven crazy.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother protected her, and Xiao Jiashan also handed over the power of housekeeper to Wei Ruxuan.

After getting the key to the storehouse and all the account books of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Wei Ruxuan realized that the Fifth Prince's Mansion was not as wealthy as she had imagined.

The people below were dishonest and cunning, the people in charge were greedy for money and falsified the accounts, and the money from various industries could not be collected. In addition, Xiao Jiashan was usually extravagant and wasteful, and his expenses far exceeded his income.

In the past, the Zheng family would give Xiao Jiashan a lot of silver and valuables. Ever since Xiao Jiashan offended the Zheng family last time, the mansion has lost the income from the Zheng family and has become even more tense.

Wei Ruxuan didn't know what to do for a moment. She didn't want to try to please the Fifth Prince all day, so she asked her mother Liu to come to the house to make some decisions.

Liu thought for a moment and said, "Since the mansion is short of money, you can have someone manage the capital's industries properly. Under the banner of the Fifth Prince, you won't be afraid that no one will come."

"You must not let the girl from the Zheng family enter the Fifth Prince's residence. If she does, you will never be able to make a name for yourself again."

Liu is right.

The Zheng family is rich and powerful. If the girl from their family is allowed to enter the Fifth Prince's palace, the position of the principal wife will be hers now. Even if the Fifth Prince ascends the throne in the future... the position of the empress will still be the girl from the Zheng family.

Wei Ruxuan's eyes sparkled again: "Mother, just wait and see, I will definitely manage the Fifth Prince's Mansion well and let the Fifth Prince see what I am capable of."

Mrs. Liu has been in poor health recently, and she is now pregnant again, so she will be able to give Wei Ruxuan a younger brother or sister in the future.

Liu is now in her thirties, and it is not easy for her to get pregnant at this age.

Wei Ruxuan was worried about Liu's health condition. After the two talked briefly, Wei Ruxuan had Liu sent back.

Liu was no longer the Shangshu's wife and had been deprived of her imperial edict. The other ladies no longer had any contact with her. Every time she entered and left the palace and met with Wei Ruxuan, it was one of the few decent moments she felt now.

When Liu came out from Wei Ruxuan's side, she heard two women talking and laughing.

"…She is Concubine Wei's mother. The mother was deprived of her imperial title, and her daughter is not innocent either. She was engaged to the King of Qin, and she also had an affair with our Highness."

"Looking at Concubine Wei's usual behavior, what kind of good person is her mother?"

"..."

Liu had never suffered such an injustice before. After hearing what the two said, she became furious and walked up to them angrily to question their identities.

These two people were Xiao Jiashan's concubines. When they saw they were caught, they tried to escape, but were caught by the nanny serving Liu, who rewarded each of them with two strong slaps in the face.

Liu looked at the two angrily: "You two lowly concubines, how dare you slander your master!"

After beating and scolding the two men, Liu left the Qin Palace.

When Xiao Jiashan came back in the evening, the two concubines came to him crying and showed him the slap marks on their faces.

Xiao Jiashan felt a surge of anger in his chest and smashed several things in the study.

Shi Liang quickly advised him not to get angry: "Your Highness, the Duke invites you to dinner tomorrow, you should go to bed early and don't get angry."

Xiao Jiashan took a deep breath.

He knew that Zheng Can's banquet to entertain him was fake, and the real purpose was to let him meet his cousin.

Xiao Jiashan really had no interest in this cousin, but he went to meet her anyway.

He thought for a moment and said, "What did Princess Qin tell you when I met her yesterday?"

Shi Liang repeated all the original words.

Xiao Jiashan felt as if several stones were pressing down on his heart, heavy: "Did she...did she ask about me, did she ask about my situation?"

Shi Liang lowered his head and said nothing.

Xiao Jiashan smiled bitterly: "She must hate me. How much she loved me in the beginning, how much she hates me now."

Shi Liang knew that his master had always speculated that the Princess of Qin was in love with him.

But... Shi Liang really couldn't tell that the Princess of Qin had this intention. It seemed that she didn't care about her master at all from her words.

In Shi Liang's eyes, the Princess of Qin did not seem like a real person, but more like a peony flower, a painting of a beauty. It was enough for her to be beautiful, and she should not be involved in love affairs.

What kind of feelings can a flower or a painting have? Who has ever heard of a painting hanging on the wall liking someone?

The Princess of Qin was out of reach, gentle, delicate and weak.

The fifth prince in front of him seemed to be suffering from some kind of hysteria.

The next day, Xiao Jiashan took the seventh prince Xiao Qiru to the Duke of England's mansion.

Xiao Qirui could see that Xiao Jiashan was absent-minded these days.

He also heard that Xiao Jiashan wanted to get close to Xiao Chengji and wanted to visit Xiao Chengji's house, but Xiao Chengji ignored him.

Xiao Qirui smiled and said, "Fifth brother, do you know? Third brother has been in the cabinet all day these days. It is said that he is very busy. Our third sister-in-law is such a beauty, but no one is there to accompany her all day."

Xiao Jiashan said nothing.

When meeting Zheng Can this time, Xiao Jiashan behaved much better and no longer dared to say stupid things like "I am a prince and you are a minister. There is a difference between the monarch and the minister. You have no right to control me."

Xiao Jiashan's uncle Zheng Shu also returned to the capital. In fact, Xiao Jiashan and his uncle Zheng Shu had a relatively closer relationship.

A few people sat down to talk. While Xiao Qirui was out, Zheng Shu scolded Xiao Jiashan: "Fifth Prince, how dare you talk to your grandfather like that? Are you stupid? What did your mother teach you every day?"

Xiao Jiashan lowered his head and said nothing.

Zheng Shu was so angry that his beard flew all over the place.

As the uncle and nephew were talking, someone outside came over and said, "It's bad... Master, it's bad!"

Zheng Shu wanted to kick this talkative servant out: "What's wrong?"

"Madam went out to worship Buddha today, and she met Princess Xianyi and Princess Qin in the temple, and they had a quarrel." The servant said fearfully, "Madam was so angry that she attacked Princess Qin."