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

Liu Yaoyao woke up slowly from her sleep and stretched lazily, only to find that Ling Chenyu was already sitting beside the bed, looking through a pile of account books intently.

She rubbed her eyes and came over curiously: "Zixi, why don't you go to the study to look at the account book, but read it here with relish?"

Ling Chenyu raised his head and glanced at her, his expression still looking a little ugly.

He took a deep breath and tried to make his tone sound calmer: "I just came back, and there are all kinds of people in the mansion. I feel more at ease with me watching over you."

Liu Yaoyao felt warm in her heart, and she reached out and gently pinched Ling Chenyu's face: "Thank you, Zixi."

She casually put on a piece of clothing, walked to Ling Chenyu, looked at the pile of messy account books, and couldn't help frowning.

"How do you look at these account books? Do you find any problems?"

Ling Chenyu put down the account book in his hand, rubbed his temples, and sighed.

"There are many problems. Expenses over the years have been exaggerated several times, and it is unclear where much of the expenditure went."

"What's even more infuriating is that some of the valuables in the mansion were also sold secretly and exchanged for silver, but no one knows where it went."

Liu Yaoyao couldn't help but frowned: "These people are so abominable! How dare they embezzle money in the palace! Zixi, what are you going to do?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Ling Chenyu's eyes.

"Now that I'm back, I have to check these things one by one."

"I will send someone to investigate secretly, and I will also re-examine the people in the mansion. I will never let go of anyone who dares to do something tricky under my nose!"

Liu Yaoyao nodded in agreement: "Yes, we must rectify this and let these people know the rules of the palace!"

As the two were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Ling Chenyu frowned and stood up to open the door.

A guard came in hurriedly and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, this is bad! Butler Chen...he ran away!"

"Oh, the monk may escape but the temple cannot. Leng Ying, bring your men, grab your weapons, and search the house thoroughly!"

Ling Chenyu gave the order, his tone carrying a hint of teasing and unquestionable authority.

Leng Ying nodded in agreement and quickly assembled a team of guards to begin the search operation.

Liu Yaoyao sat at the table, chin on one hand and gently turning the pages of a book with the other hand, lost in thought.

She carefully recalled the contents of the book, trying to find clues related to Butler Chen's escape.

She remembered that in the book, the palace butler did not escape.

But later on, the Prince Chen's Mansion fell into decline, and the emperor ordered the palace to be sealed off and all the people inside were driven out.

Butler Chen sneaked into the palace at some point and was captured by the heroine and her men. They accused him of looking for military orders and framed him for colluding with rebels and arrested him.

But in fact, after secretly interrogating the butler Chen, the heroine found a whole wall of gold in the remote woodshed in the West Garden of the Prince Chen's Mansion.

This gold became the cornerstone for the heroine's future advancement.

Liu Yaoyao's heart moved. If calculated according to the timeline in the book, this incident should have happened eight years later.

So, if we go to look for the gold in that wall now, will we already have it?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. She stood up and prepared to go find Ling Chenyu to discuss it.

But she hadn't figured out how to tell Ling Chenyu, and just when she was struggling.

There was a noise outside.

Liu Yaoyao poked her head out curiously, only to see Ling Chenyu and Leng Ying, accompanied by a team of guards, marching towards the West Garden in a mighty procession.

Liu Yaoyao's heart moved. Could it be that they were also going to Xiyuan to look for the gold on the wall?

She quickly followed, wanting to find out what was going on.

Arriving at Xiyuan, Ling Chenyu and others began to search carefully.

They rummaged through the boxes and drawers, leaving not even a blade of grass behind.

Liu Yaoyao was observing secretly from the side, looking for possible clues.

She muttered in her heart: Didn't Zixi say that he would bring people to raid Wang Guanjia's house? Why did he come to Xiyuan?

While Liu Yaoyao was daydreaming, they finally found a tightly closed woodshed door in a remote corner of Xiyuan.

Ling Chenyu signaled Leng Ying and others to guard the door, while he went forward and pushed open the door himself.

As the door slowly opened, a musty smell wafted into the air.

Ling Chenyu walked in with a frown, only to see that the room was filled with all kinds of debris and waste.

He looked around. The house was dark, covered with cobwebs, and the air was filled with damp and moldy smells. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

The surrounding houses are also very dilapidated, as if they have gone through the vicissitudes of time.

Ling Chenyu couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. It was unbelievable that his palace was so dilapidated.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he accidentally kicked a hard object.

He looked down and saw a corner of a tattered wooden box sticking out.

This wooden box looks very inconspicuous, even a little shabby, but Ling Chenyu vaguely feels that it seems to hide some secret.

He squatted down and took a closer look, and found that although the wooden box was worn out, it was carved with some exquisite patterns.

Although these patterns have been blurred by the erosion of time, one can still see their former magnificence and exquisiteness.

Ling Chenyu's heart moved and he tried to open the wooden box.

As the lid of the box slowly opened, a dazzling light shot out from the box, stinging his eyes.

He squinted his eyes and took a closer look, only to see that the box was full of golden bars!

Ling Chenyu sneered and crushed the note in his hand.

He was originally going to search Butler Wang's house, but unexpectedly someone slipped a note into his pocket.

The note said that the embezzled money of the palace steward was buried in the west garden of the palace.

He didn't believe it at first, but somehow he went back to check.

He didn't expect it to be true, and his thoughts were in a mess for a moment.

The guards standing outside were a little surprised to see the prince coming out empty-handed.

Leng Ying came over and asked people to continue searching other places, but Ling Chenyu waved his hand to stop them.

"The search is over," he said calmly, then turned and left.

Leng Ying and others looked at each other, wondering why the prince suddenly changed his mind.

Leng Ying wanted to say something, but Ling Chenyu hurried away and didn't even pay attention to his shout.