Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After listening to Yi Xiu's report, the Fourth Prince no longer had the relaxed attitude he had just now. He knew that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, but he did not expect that the servants under him would be so bold. They treated the storehouse of the Fourth Prince's mansion as their own home!

However, this matter was of great importance, and the Fourth Prince would not listen to Yixiu's family. He asked, "Does Xiaoyi have any evidence?"

Yixiu took the Fourth Prince to look at the mistakes she had found one by one. After just one look, the Fourth Prince could no longer suppress his anger and threw the teacup to the ground, "What a bunch of slaves! They usually eat and take, and now I have to use what they have left!"

He always advocated self-cultivation, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. He was strict with himself and thought that the Fourth Prince's Mansion would flourish under his management! Who would have thought that it was all superficial loyalty.

Yixiu was also very angry: "Yes! I just thought that it was normal to have some losses in daily human relationships, but who knew it would be like this? It's really audacious and lawless!"

Seeing that Yixiu was of one mind with him, the Fourth Prince felt very relieved. If others knew that there was a problem with the accounts, they would choose to remain silent due to various considerations. Only Xiaoyi was willing to tell him the truth.

Thinking about this, the Fourth Prince took Yixiu's hand and comforted her for her diligence these days. "Xiaoyi has looked a lot haggard these days. You must have been so worried about these things. You have worked so hard!"

Yixiu said affectionately: "It is Xiaoyi's blessing to be able to share my worries. It is not worth any hardship. These traitors are not worth my anger."

Seeing that Yixiu did not feel any resentment because of his neglect these days, and instead managed the backyard diligently and responsibly, the Fourth Prince felt that if her status as a concubine was not so low, she would have deserved to be the legitimate wife.

Of course, if Liu Youyou heard this, she would probably want to scold him directly, saying, "You are a bastard, what good things are you dreaming of?"

If the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was really that clear, then as the legitimate son of Kangxi, why did the crown prince go to such lengths to suppress his brothers? Wouldn't he just sell off these illegitimate children? If Kangxi wanted to depose the crown prince, how could you, a illegitimate child, deal with the legitimate child? Be careful that you too would be sold off!

Back to the topic, the Fourth Prince began to think about how to deal with this matter. From his own point of view, all the property would be confiscated, but it is not the Fourth Prince's turn to make the decision in the Forbidden City yet. Simply cleaning up the Fourth Prince's house would be useless, and would alert the enemy. He might not even dare to close his eyes in the future.

After this analysis, the Fourth Prince felt even more unwilling. He was also the Emperor's child, so why was it that only the Crown Prince was worthy of inheriting the throne? It was obvious that his ancestors had fought hard to get to the throne, but when it came to his generation, he had to obey the Han people's hierarchy of legitimate and illegitimate children.

After much thought, he could only endure it for the time being, kill those who embezzled the most as a warning to others, make up for the losses with the rest, continue to maintain the operation of the palace, and replace them all when he could leave the palace and build his own palace.

The Fourth Prince followed his idea and compiled a list with Yixiu. The final result made the Fourth Prince want to spit out blood. The person at the top of the list was a member of the Uya family. He alone spent 20,000 silver coins by spending on kitchen ingredients.

Yixiu looked at the final statistics and hesitated as she looked at the Fourth Prince. She said, "Master, this was arranged by my mother's family. What about us?"

Yixiu's retreat aroused the Fourth Prince's anger, "This matter has a bad influence. I will take the list to my mother and tell her to spit out the things!"

The Fourth Prince was concerned about Concubine De and thought that if Concubine De could mediate, it would not be impossible to make up the difference in the amount of money. Moreover, the Fourth Prince also wanted to test Concubine De to see how important his son was to her.

The next day, the Fourth Prince paid his respects to Concubine De.

Defei thought that as usual, the mother and son would just exchange a few polite words and then it would be over. But the Fourth Prince directly took out a stack of papers and asked Zhuxi to pass it to Defei.

De Fei took the paper, glanced at it, and the smile on her face froze. She asked the Fourth Prince, "Old Fourth, what is this?"

The Fourth Prince couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Mother has been in charge of palace affairs for many years, how come you can't even see this?"

De Fei clenched the paper tightly, still trying to maintain her composure, "This one on top looks like it belongs to the Wuya family."

Seeing that Concubine De was indifferent, the Fourth Prince became even more angry, "Yes! He has made more than 20,000 silver coins from his son in three years. I wonder if he also gave some to mother out of filial piety?"

The Fourth Prince's words were so blunt and harsh that Concubine De couldn't keep calm. She retorted sharply, "Yes, the Wuya family is poor, and our Fourth Master has the support of the Tonggiya family. How could he care less about such a petty quarrel?"

When Tong Jia was mentioned, the mother and son fell into silence. The Fourth Prince was taken away to be raised by Empress Xiaoyi Ren, which was a barrier that the mother and son could not overcome in their lifetime.

The Fourth Prince did not want this to happen, but when he saw how caring Concubine De was to the Fourteenth Prince, he could not control his emotions. And seeing that Concubine De wanted to pretend to be ignorant, he felt even more disappointed. If something like this happened in the Fourteenth Prince's house, would you do the same?

Finally, the Fourth Prince broke the silence and said, “Since mother doesn’t care, the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. These dogs should be dealt with according to the palace rules!” After saying this, he didn’t care about Concubine De’s reaction and bowed and left.

Only Defei was left standing there, stroking her chest in anger. The fourth child was born in vain. Today, he was still a bald prince, but he dared to talk back to his mother. If he got a title in the future, would he force her to death?

This made Defei feel like she was being mocked by Empress Xiaoyiren in the underworld. You, Uya, have tried your best and used all means possible. Even though you live longer than me, the Fourth Prince still recognizes me as his mother. You will never be able to get past me in this life!

A few days later, a strange thing happened in the palace.

The Fourth Prince raided the homes of many of his servants! And the first people he raided were the Wuya family. This was the first time he heard that someone had raided his mother's family, and it became the most searched topic in the harem, with eunuchs and palace maids gathering together to grumble.

Concubine Yi was even more sarcastic. At the party, she deliberately showed off the jade bracelet on her hand. Naturally, someone asked her in a flattering manner: "The jade bracelet on Concubine Yi's hand is clear, green and smooth. Is it a new gift from the emperor?"

Concubine Yi pretended to glance at Concubine De casually, and then boasted: "This was given to me by Xiaojiu. She said it would suit my skin tone best."

She used the hand with the jade bracelet to adjust the hairpin on her temples and continued, "This hairpin was designed by Xiaowu himself and commissioned to be made by the most skilled craftsman outside."

Then he said to Concubine De: "These are just little things, but the children's thoughts are the most important, don't you think so, Sister De?"

De Fei knew what Yi Fei wanted to do from her first move. She felt a tightness in her chest, but she agreed with her face: "Sister Yi is right. A few days ago, Yaliqi learned to embroider a purse for her father. Although it was not delicate, the emperor was still happy to wear it. It can be seen that the thought is the most important thing."

Concubine Yi was pressed by the emperor who was brought out by Concubine De. She felt that Concubine De was slippery and could not find any sore spots. She felt very bored and finally said, "Then the Fourth Prince must be very filial to Sister De!"

The party was over, but every breath De Fei took was filled with pain. Wu Ya's family also sent a letter, asking what was wrong with the Fourth Prince and what good would this do for him? What could De Fei say? She could only reply, "Sacrifice the pawn to save the chariot!" But she would not dare to assign Wu Ya's family to the Fourth Prince in the future.