Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

"What do you mean by fake? Ji Chuhe, didn't I show you these things?" Concubine Xu immediately retorted.

"As I just said, these things are not enough to prove that the items on the documents are real. I do have a good way to prove it," Ji Chuhe retorted.

"What method?" The princess ignored Concubine Xu and focused only on what Ji Chuhe said.

"You only need to investigate the warehouse and account books of Changning Palace. If they match the documents I received, then they are real. If they don't match, then they are fake!"

The princess turned and looked at Concubine Xu. "My Lady, He'er has been my steward and has never made any mistakes, which has allowed me to relax and work hard. You said that she contradicted you because of the accounts of Changning Palace, but you can't just put this accusation on her. Whether it was your palace's accounts that were falsified or He'er's judgment was not strict, we will know once we investigate. It's not you who is wronged, nor is it He'er. Let's speak with facts."

After hearing this, Concubine Xu trembled with anger.

"You...you are all in cahoots with each other and don't take me seriously at all!" After Concubine Xu said this, her body went limp and she fainted.

Here we go again!

The princess didn't even order anyone to help.

Concubine Xu just lay on the floor.

"Someone, go get the palace doctor." The princess ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes." Someone left immediately.

"Grandma Si, you stay here and let the palace doctor treat the concubine well!"

"Yes, Princess." Nanny Si then stepped forward to help the Dowager Concubine.

"Come here, take Nanny Wang to Changning Palace and check the accounts together!"

"Ah!" Concubine Xu suddenly let out a high-pitched sound, like the crowing of a rooster that had just started crowing.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to her, and they saw that she, who had been unconscious, actually slowly opened her eyes.

"What happened just now?" Concubine Xu asked knowingly.

"Your Highness, you have fainted from anger!" Nanny Wang responded immediately.

"Have I fainted?" Concubine Xu looked at the princess, and seeing that she was still indifferent, she suddenly felt a little panicked.

"Princess, the Queen Mother has always been in poor health, and she fainted from the shock. Don't you even care about the Queen Mother's life? If you want to check the accounts, you can wait until the Queen Mother is better." Nanny Wang shouted courageously.

"The Concubine Dowager's health is not good, but when has the court physician failed to cure her? Let the Concubine Dowager stay in Liuhua Palace for treatment and stop worrying about the affairs of Changning Palace. With He'er and I here, we will be able to get to the bottom of it." The princess blocked Wang Ma's words.

Nanny Wang looked at Concubine Xu with a sad face.

It seems that there is no escape today!

Xu Yan'er was also confused. How come this matter seemed to have nothing to do with her?

She watched the princess leave with Ji Chuhe and a bunch of people. Should she go with them? Or should she quietly return to Mo Garden?

"I don't need to stay in Liuhua Palace for treatment. I want to go back to Changning Palace!" Concubine Xu shouted and walked quickly towards Changning Palace.

Xu Yan'er was completely ignored.

Even though Concubine Xu wanted to kick her to death just now, she couldn't care about her now.

She didn't have the courage to follow him, so she could only slip back to Mo Garden when no one was paying attention.

As soon as the princess and Ji Chuhe arrived at Changning Palace, they immediately had someone bring over the accountant Liu and the warehouse manager Wang.

The two men quickly handed over the account books and the keys to the warehouse.

The princess immediately ordered people to go to the warehouse to check the number.

Concubine Xu never imagined that one day her Changning Palace would be investigated like a house being ransacked.

The document was given to fool Ji Chuhe, how could it possibly match the account book in her warehouse?

She came to the main hall of Changning Palace, and the princess did not look happy either.

"Has Her Majesty Dowager recovered without taking any medicine?" She asked sarcastically.

"Even if I hold on for my last breath, I will still see how you guys are going to deal with me!"

"You are being too serious, Concubine Dowager. Who among me and He'er doesn't respect you? One is your daughter-in-law and the other is your granddaughter-in-law. Are they not as good as a servant? For the sake of Nanny Wang, you regard He'er and me as enemies. Then what is the point of our living together day and night for so many years?"

"Since the Concubine came to Huaiyang, I have never lacked your food, clothing and daily necessities. What is this kind of support?"

Concubine Xu moved her lips but was unable to refute.

"If Your Majesty the Dowager Concubine is still feeling unwell, you can go and have a rest. We should be able to finish the investigation soon. If Your Majesty the Dowager Concubine can still hold on, you can stay here and watch our investigation with your own eyes." The princess gave the Dowager Concubine two choices.

Concubine Xu walked over to the seat next to the princess and sat down.

She didn't say anything, and neither did the princess.

After only checking one month's accounts, the difference came out.

The total difference is one hundred and sixty taels.

"You three, are you going to confess on your own initiative, or should I be taken out and beaten with dozens of boards first before you can answer?" The princess looked at the three people in front of her.

“Please spare me, Your Highness. I am just an accountant and I am in charge of these things. They are all recorded carefully without any mistakes or omissions. Please take a closer look, Your Highness.” The accountant explained hastily.

"Princess, I will put as many things into the warehouse as I received. Nothing will be missing. Princess, please order someone to count all the things in the warehouse. There will be absolutely no discrepancy with what I registered."

The princess looked at Nanny Wang.

"So the problem lies with you!"

"Princess, please spare my life. I am innocent!" Nanny Wang cried and protested her innocence.

"Come here, drag him out and give him ten beatings before he can answer again!" the princess gave an order.

Nanny Wang was gagged and dragged out.

The ten strokes of the stick were quickly completed, and when Nanny Wang was dragged back, she felt like she had saved half her life.

"Where did all this unaccounted money go? Did you, an old scoundrel, embezzle it?" the princess continued to inquire.

"I am innocent. I am really innocent." Nanny Wang's voice became weaker and weaker. "Princess, please spare me. Please spare me."

"Drag him out and give him ten more beatings!"

Nanny Wang was dragged out again, and Concubine Xu's face had lost all color.

"Stop fighting!" she suddenly shouted.

"Don't you just want to know where the silver went? This silver is in my hands. I have saved some of it as my own money." Concubine Xu suddenly admitted.

"I know that saving private money is shameful, but I am afraid of being poor! When I and the prince were still in the palace, the prince didn't have a single piece of clothing that fit him. Every winter, my mother and I couldn't even afford a charcoal fire! I don't know how I survived those hard days." After Concubine Xu admitted it, she started to play the victim.

Prince Huaiyang and Xiao Yan'an happened to arrive outside the palace when they heard Concubine Xu's complaints.

"Father, what happened?" Xiao Yan'an asked softly.

"Don't alarm them first, let's see what's going on." Prince Huaiyang did not go in directly, but hid aside.

Xiao Yanan also dodged.