The female cannon fodder in the book, the villain instantly turned into a pitiful and coquettish gir

In Yumanlou, Liu Yaoyao's fingers jumped among the rows of jewels and jade, just like a little squirrel looking for food.

She opened her eyes wide, looking left and right. Either this one was too vulgar, or that one was too expensive. She was dazzled and her heart was pounding.

She touched her empty pockets and sighed. Although the shop in Nanyang had been renovated and flourished, the speed at which she made money could not keep up with the speed at which she spent money.

Ling Chenyu stood aside and couldn't help but laugh at her appearance.

He pointed and said, "Yaoyao, what do you think of this?"

Liu Yaoyao looked up and saw Ling Chenyu pointing at a crystal clear jade necklace. The necklace sparkled under the light and was so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off it.

Liu Yaoyao swallowed her saliva, but when she thought of the high price, she quickly shook her head: "This is too expensive, I can't afford it."

Ling Chenyu raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: "Buy! Buy them all and send them to Prince Chen's Mansion."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he smiled so hard that his eyes almost narrowed into slits, and quickly responded: "Okay! I'll pack it for you right away!"

When Liu Yaoyao heard this, she became anxious and pulled Ling Chenyu over.

She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Do you have money? Let me tell you, I have nothing but a dozen taels of silver!"

Ling Chenyu was stunned. He had never thought about money in his life.

There were mountains of gold, silver and jewelry in Prince Chen's mansion, but he never kept track of the accounts and never spent any money.

Now that Liu Yaoyao asked him this, he was really a little uncertain.

He stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "I think so. I'll know when I get back home and ask the housekeeper."

When Liu Yaoyao heard this, she almost fainted.

This man is really laughable.

She sighed and patted Ling Chenyu on the shoulder: "Forget it, let's just pick something affordable."

The two of them wandered around Yumanlou for a long time. Liu Yaoyao's eyes carefully examined each piece of jewelry like a scanner, and finally picked out a few small items that not only met her aesthetic taste but also would not make her wallet cry.

The shopkeeper looked at the "high-quality and low-priced" clothes and jewelry in Liu Yaoyao's hands, and his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He originally thought that he could meet a big customer today and make a lot of money, but he didn't expect that this girl was so "selective".

The shopkeeper muttered to himself, "Oh, looking at her, I thought she was a daughter of some noble family, but I didn't expect she's such a stingy person!"

But he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction. After all, listening to these two people talking about Prince Chen's Palace, he didn't want to offend any important figures because of a momentary impulse.

Liu Yaoyao walked out of the store happily with her "baby", completely ignoring the shopkeeper's face that had turned as black as charcoal.

She hummed a little tune as she walked, as if she had picked up some great treasure.

Ling Chenyu couldn't help but laugh when he saw Liu Yaoyao's appearance.

He brought Liu Yaoyao and a group of guards back to Prince Chen's Mansion in the capital.

However, when they reached the door, they were stopped by the guards.

The guards stared at Ling Chenyu and Liu Yaoyao with a serious face, as if they were looking at two aliens.

Ling Chenyu was stunned. He was the master of Prince Chen's Mansion, so why was he stopped at the door by his own guards?

Liu Yaoyao looked confused. She tugged at Ling Chenyu's sleeve and said, "Hey, what's going on? Why won't your guard let you in?"

Ling Chenyu also looked embarrassed. He coughed twice, trying to regain his dignity: "Um...what are you doing? I am Ling Chenyu, the master of Chen Palace."

The guards looked at each other, and one of the brave guards whispered.

"But... Your Majesty, didn't you go to Nanyang? Why did you come back suddenly? And brought a girl with you?"

When Ling Chenyu heard this, he immediately understood the crux of the problem.

It turned out that the guards in the mansion didn't know that he had returned.

Ling Chenyu's face turned cold, as cold as winter, but his tone remained calm: "I am Ling Chenyu, this is Princess Liu Yaoyao."

He winked at Leng Ying, who immediately understood and took out the seal that symbolized the authority of Prince Chen's Mansion from his arms and threw it over.

The seal sparkled brightly in the sunlight, as if telling of its nobility and extraordinaryness.

When the guards saw the seal, they were shocked and quickly knelt down in greeting.

However, at this moment, a disdainful voice came from inside the door: "Humph, with a fake thing, you can only fool you who have no vision."

The two guards looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

One of them said to Ling Chenyu cautiously: "Butler Chen, he...he..."

Butler Chen walked out of the door, took the seal from the guard, and looked at it carefully for a moment.

His face turned pale instantly and he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Ling Chenyu looked at Butler Chen's reaction, and a sneer appeared on his lips: "Butler Chen, what? Is this king fake?"

Upon hearing this, Butler Chen trembled all over and quickly knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice: "This old servant is blind and dares to question the identity of the prince. This is really a crime that deserves death. This old servant respectfully welcomes Prince Chen and the princess back to the palace!"

Liu Yaoyao stood aside, watching this scene, and couldn't help but covering her mouth and laughing.

Ling Chenyu looked at the embarrassed appearance of housekeeper Chen and suppressed the anger in his heart. This man was sent by his mother, Concubine Ning, and he couldn't punish him for the time being.

Ling Chenyu looked at the miserable appearance of Butler Chen, and the anger in his heart seemed to be held down by an invisible big hand, unable to erupt for the time being.

He knew very well that this man was sent by his mother, Concubine Ning, and it was difficult to punish him at the moment.

He waved his hand and spoke as calmly as possible.

"Never mind, it's your duty. Get up, the king and the princess need to rest, go and make the arrangements."

Butler Chen nodded quickly and said yes. He bowed and sent Ling Chenyu and others to the gate of the inner courtyard, but he snorted in his heart with disdain on his face.

Unexpectedly, Ling Chenyu turned around suddenly and happened to see the expression on his face at that moment.

Butler Chen was startled and quickly put away his facial expression, pretending to be happy.

Ling Chenyu remained calm and said calmly: "Butler, sort out the accounts of recent years and send them to the study later."

When Butler Chen heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Ledger?

Do you have to check the accounts as soon as you get home?

He looked unhappy, but didn't dare to show it.

He hesitated and explained carefully.

"Your Highness, you know that the harvest has been poor in recent years."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and looked at Ling Chenyu.

In his heart, he was thinking that this account book was for Liu Yaoyao to see, and he looked at Liu Yaoyao covertly.

"All your previous rewards have been taken back. Some of the valuables in the mansion have been exchanged for silver by Concubine Ning and distributed to us servants."

The housekeeper snorted in his heart as he spoke, a country girl wanting to be a housekeeper right away, no way.

"So, the palace has no income at all, and naturally there is no account book."

Ling Chenyu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

He didn't expect that the palace would be in such a state of decline that it didn't even have an account book.

But he also knew that Steward Chen and others must have been behind this.

He sneered, "No account book? Then I will come and check it myself. Tell me, where did all the expenses of the mansion go? Why did Concubine Ning exchange the valuable objects in the mansion for silver?"

Butler Chen's face suddenly changed.

He knew very well that he had indeed embezzled a lot of money over the years, but when asked by Ling Chenyu about it, he hesitated and couldn't explain it for a long time.

Ling Chenyu looked at the panicked look on Butler Chen's face and understood what was going on.

He did not ask any more questions, but said coldly: "Take care of yourself. I will give you one day to sort out the account books. Otherwise, I don't mind checking it myself."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Butler Chen alone there, his face pale and sweating all over.

Liu Yaoyao was watching with great interest. She pulled Ling Chenyu's sleeve and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you are so amazing! You stunned Butler Chen in an instant."

Ling Chenyu smiled slightly and said, "What's that? Not as good as Yaoyao. I have to know everything about the palace, otherwise I won't have the money to spend on Yaoyao."

Liu Yaoyao blushed instantly and pulled Ling Chenyu to rest without saying a word.