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

"Shufei, the imperial concubine may just like the spices she brought and wants to ask the prince's wife to help make the spices. Did you misunderstand? How could the imperial concubine regard the prince's wife as a palace maid who makes spices?" Chang Ru immediately responded.

On the surface, she still stood on Ji Shuangshuang's side.

Although Ji Shuangshuang's attitude towards her was completely different from before after she left the palace, as long as they had not become enemies, her attitude towards Ji Shuangshuang would not change.

Ji Chuhe knew that Ji Shuangshuang called her to the palace because she wanted to take the opportunity to make things difficult for her. She came here for this purpose. Wei Yan just happened to interject this sentence, so it was just right for her to go with the flow.

The fish that the prince wanted to fish was originally the Wei family.

"Your Highness, what a coincidence. I happen to have something to do today. Making perfume is extremely time-consuming and cannot be done in a short time. Tomorrow I will have someone send some spices from my shop to you for selection. When I have enough time another day, I will make perfume for you. What do you think?" Ji Chuhe declined softly.

There was a hint of smile in Wei Yan's eyes, and he looked at Ji Shuangshuang proudly.

The Crown Prince's wife clearly did not give Ji Shuangshuang any face.

"The Crown Prince's wife doesn't want to prepare the spices for me and is deliberately making excuses, right? As a noble concubine, I ask the Crown Prince's wife to prepare some spices because I think highly of you. If this is my order, do you dare to disobey?" Ji Shuangshuang finally found an opportunity to deal with Ji Chuhe, how could she let it go so easily.

She now finally felt the benefits of being a royal concubine.

"Your Highness, what I have to deal with is more important. A sum of money from the Royal Trading Company is going to be deposited into the national treasury, and I have to check the accounts. Even if Your Highness orders me, I will refuse Your Highness today." Ji Chuhe's attitude did not change at all.

"You Ji Chuhe, how dare you look down on me like this! Chang Ru, tell me, what crime should someone like the Crown Prince's wife be punished for looking down on me and ignoring my orders?" Ji Shuangshuang acted like a royal concubine.

Princess Huaiyang glanced at Ji Shuangshuang, and Ji Shuangshuang looked back at her, still fearless.

She didn't take Princess Huaiyang seriously either.

"According to the rules, he needs to be caned." Chang Ru responded in a low voice.

"Then I will reward the Crown Prince's wife with ten strokes of the cane so that she will remember this lesson!" Ji Shuangshuang blurted out.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's wife is of noble status. Isn't it inappropriate for you to punish her with a stick so easily? Besides, the Crown Prince's wife has important things to do. It is obvious that Yiwei is deliberately bullying her because of her status!" Wei Yan said hurriedly.

She knew about the Wei family's plan to win over the Huaiyang Palace, so at this time, she certainly spoke for Ji Chuhe without any hesitation.

Chang Ru also took Ji Shuangshuang's hand and gently advised: "My Lady, I know you are angry, and I believe that the Crown Prince's wife did not mean it. Let's forget about this matter."

Ji Shuangshuang shook off Chang Ru's hand and said, "You don't understand what I said, right? Today, I want to punish the Crown Prince's wife and teach her a lesson! Come, punish me with a cane immediately!"

Although Chang Ru was trying to persuade her on the surface, deep down she hoped that Ji Shuangshuang would be arrogant and domineering, and look down on everyone. She was even more happy to see Ji Chuhe being beaten with her own eyes.

So, she just made a slight gesture and the inner court guards came up.

Before the inner court guards touched Ji Chuhe, Princess Huaiyang shouted angrily.

"stop!"

Even the inner court guards were shocked by these words.

"She is just the princess of a vassal king! I am the imperial concubine, and you don't listen to my orders? Whose status is higher? What are you afraid of her doing!" Ji Shuangshuang looked at the inner court guards and shouted loudly.

Before the inner court guards could react, a message was rang out.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

When Xiao Yanan saw this situation, he immediately said, "Shuangshuang, don't be rude."

"Your Majesty, you came at the right time. The Crown Prince's wife just ignored my order and I was about to punish her."

"Your Highness." Ji Chuhe bowed calmly.

Princess Huaiyang also saluted.

"No need to be so polite." Xiao Wenxuan raised his hand.

"Your Majesty, is the account of allocating money for the construction of the late emperor's mausoleum more important, or is the matter of allocating spices for the imperial concubine more important?" Ji Chuhe asked directly.

Ji Shuangshuang was confused.

Chang Ru was also the most shocked.

This……

Ji Chuhe knew clearly that Ji Shuangshuang might cause trouble for her as soon as she entered the palace, but she actually used such a vicious trick to guard against Ji Shuangshuang!

Ji Shuangshuang is probably going to be in trouble today.

Wei Yan's expression also changed slightly, and the corners of his lips showed a slight tendency to rise.

"Of course, the account of the money allocated for the construction of the late emperor's mausoleum is more important! Please ask the Crown Prince's wife to check the account as soon as possible so that the Ministry of Works can withdraw the cash."

"Yes, I'll take my leave first." Ji Chuhe turned and left.

Everyone knows that the treasury is empty.

Ji Chuhe was in charge of the royal business, and all the profits went into the national treasury.

Now, the late emperor is still waiting to be buried, and the mausoleum has not been built yet, so the silver is not enough. Ji Chuhe just happens to have an account deposited into the warehouse. As long as the account is checked, the Ministry of Works can take this silver.

How can we not be urgent about this matter?

Ji Chuhe's departure does not mean that Princess Huaiyang will leave immediately.

"All profits of the royal business go into the national treasury. Does Your Majesty know about this?" Princess Huaiyang suddenly asked.

"So what if I know?" Ji Shuangshuang's tone did not contain any fear.

She didn't even know what she would face next.

"Then the Imperial Concubine must also know that the Ministry of Works is building a mausoleum for the late emperor." The princess continued.

Chang Ru's heart tightened and she looked at Ji Shuangshuang. Ji Shuangshuang was completely unaware of how big a trap Princess Huaiyang had dug for her to fall into.

"Everyone in Daxia knows that a mausoleum was built for the late emperor." Ji Shuangshuang replied.

"So, just now He'er explained to the Imperial Concubine that she had to check the accounts of the Royal Company because there was cash to be deposited into the national treasury. The Imperial Concubine also knew that this cash was to be used to build a mausoleum for the late emperor. However, the Imperial Concubine felt that mixing spices for you was more important than building a mausoleum for the late emperor."

Ji Shuangshuang was stunned and quickly denied: "I didn't..."

"Of course! The Crown Prince's wife explained it so clearly, but you just won't give in!" Wei Yan immediately responded.

"Shut up!" Ji Shuangshuang pointed at Wei Yan.

"Pa!" Suddenly, a slap landed on Ji Shuangshuang's face.

Ji Shuangshuang was stunned. She turned around and saw the old lady beside the Empress Dowager standing in front of her with a gloomy face.

"Pa!" Another slap fell.

The old lady's expression didn't change at all.

Ji Shuangshuang's face was swollen.

"The Empress Dowager ordered me to punish the Imperial Concubine. Please kneel down and accept the punishment."

Ji Shuangshuang looked at Xiao Wenxuan, but before she could say anything, an inner court guard stepped forward and kicked her in the knee, causing her to kneel down uncontrollably.