The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

Shen Qinglan's face looked a little unhappy.

Before she looked at the account book, she had no idea that the huge Zhan Prince's Mansion had such a huge deficit!

Among them, there is one expenditure that is the largest, costing one thousand taels every month!

You know, the salary of the King of War is only eight hundred taels a month, and with the emperor's grace on weekdays, it might be a little more.

Add to that the expenses in the palace and the favors he has to pay...

The reason why Prince Zhan’s Mansion has been able to hold on for so long is entirely due to its old foundation, coupled with the fact that the old Princess Zhan usually supplements the mansion with her dowry, which has allowed Prince Zhan’s Mansion to stand until now.

It was also thanks to the fact that the old King Zhan was born a mountain bandit before he became famous. By some strange coincidence, he brought all the bandits in the mountain and their money to follow the late emperor and founded the Great Yong Dynasty.

However, the old war king was strong in body but brave but not wise, so although he followed the previous emperor to fight, he hardly made any great achievements.

When the previous emperor established the Dayong Dynasty, he was only granted the title of Marquis of Dingbei.

The title of Old War King was given to him by Huo Zhanting after he used his own merits to request the current emperor.

So, in fact, there has always been only one true King of War, and that is Huo Zhanting.

Although the old war king was brave but not wise, he was still a little thoughtful and hid some of his property.

How could the late emperor not know this? He just turned a blind eye and ignored it.

Therefore, it can be said that Prince Zhan’s Mansion is very wealthy.

However, no matter how wealthy the family is, it cannot withstand such a loss!

Especially, there were not many names for this one thousand taels, only one name was recorded, Wendixuan in the west of the city.

Shuwen and Shuyu rarely saw Shen Qinglan like this, and they couldn't help but ask the reason.

Shen Qinglan did not hide it and handed the account book over. After Shuwen and Shuyu looked through it respectively, Shuyu could not help but said cautiously:

"Miss, this monthly expenditure of one thousand taels seems to have started eight years ago. Eight years ago... do you think that the War King had a mistress outside?"

Shuwen rolled his eyes, pulled the account book out of Shuyu's hand, and then stole a glance at Shen Qinglan before scolding Shuyu:

"What nonsense are you talking about? The War King had already joined the army eight years ago, how could he have a mistress? He should have had a child with that female military doctor by then..."

At this point, Shuwen wanted to bite his tongue.

You know, what happened between the King of War and that female doctor was even more upsetting than his mistress.

That year, when the King of War brought the three children back, he directly gave them the status of wife to the female doctor.

They also brought back the doctor's tablet and placed it in the ancestral hall for worship.

Therefore, the identities of Huo Junyan's three children are legitimate.

But he couldn't say this, because if he did, Shuwen would be afraid that his young lady would be upset...

Shuwen was thinking about her words and looked up, just in time to see Shuyu rolling her eyes at her, as if to say, "Look, what you said is not as good as mine."

Shen Qinglan didn't care whether she was a female doctor or a concubine. She only knew that the money belonged to Prince Zhan's Mansion. Now that Prince Zhan's Mansion belonged to her, she couldn't let her things be given away to others for nothing.

Immediately, Shen Qinglan took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and looked at Shu Yu, and ordered:

"Shuyu, help me check where this amount goes every month."

"Shu Wen, go to the west of the city and find out where Wen Ding Xuan came from."

Shuwen and Shuyu knew the seriousness of the matter, so they stopped making jokes and immediately agreed.

Shen Qinglan was not idle either. The mansion spent such a huge amount of money every month, it was impossible for Princess Zhan not to know about it.

Shen Qinglan immediately asked someone to prepare snacks and went to the old Princess Zhan's courtyard.

But this time he did not meet Princess Lao Zhan. Upon asking, he found out that Princess Lao Zhan had left the house.

Hearing that today was the anniversary of Xie Wanying's mother's death, and that Huo Junyu was bitten by a snake, Princess Zhan felt uneasy and took Xie Wanying to Xiangshan Temple outside the city to pray.

"Princess Lao Zhan asked me to tell you that all the affairs of the palace are handed over to you. I'm afraid she will take several days to come back, so you have to work harder."

Aunt Gui was a little nervous when she said this, fearing that Shen Qinglan would get angry. After all...

Yesterday, Xie Wanying was asked to copy scriptures and reflect on her mistakes in the mansion, and now she has left the Zhanwang Mansion in the blink of an eye...

Nanny Gui thought for a moment, then spoke to Shen Qinglan to comfort her:

"Princess, please don't think too much. You know that the old War King has only been gone for a short time. He originally wrote back saying that he would be back in a month or so, but now it has been a while and he still hasn't returned. The old princess can't help but worry."

"Plus, now that the Second Young Master is in trouble, the princess said that she was paying tribute to Miss Xie's mother, and more importantly, she wanted to pray for more blessings for her family."

Nanny Gui was left behind because she had to take care of Huo Jingyi.

Shen Qinglan naturally couldn't get angry with Aunt Gui, so she just smiled and said:

"Madame Gui, you are worrying too much. Mother is devoted to Prince Zhan and the children. How can I have any resentment towards her? It's a pity that I can't accompany her. Miss Xie is gentle and filial. I feel relieved that she can take care of my mother."

After hearing what Shen Qinglan said, Aunt Gui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As expected, a mistress of a house should have such bearing. How can anyone compare to her?

Recalling the way Xie Wanying had come earlier and tried to comfort Princess Zhan, Nanny Gui immediately felt that the difference was obvious.

Fortunately, King Zhan married the daughter of Marquis Jing'an!

Shen Qinglan said goodbye and left, but there was not much anger on his face.

How could the relationship between Princess Lao Zhan and Xie Wanying be torn apart because of one thing?

After all, he is a child who grew up by your side, so you will naturally love him more. How can you give up on him so easily?

It’s a pity that I can’t find out the origin of that account now.

Now it all depends on whether Shuwen and Shuyu can find out anything.

Since Princess Zhan was not there, Shen Qinglan simply took the snacks and went back.

Shuwen and Shuyu didn't let her wait too long, and they came back in a moment.

Shu Yu glanced at Shen Qinglan and said with some concern:

"Miss, I went to ask the account office, and the people there, including Ren Donglai, didn't know what this account was used for. They just knew that this account... was ordered by the War King himself."

"War King?" Huo Zhanting? Is it really him?

"I've already checked out Wen Ding Xuan. It's an ordinary bookstore. It doesn't look like it's doing very well. However..."

Shuwen continued to speak, but when he said this, he looked at Shen Qinglan hesitantly, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

Shen Qinglan leaned back in the chair, gently turning the handle of the round fan, pinching his forehead and said:

"Speak directly."

"The shopkeeper is a woman... and a very beautiful woman..." Shu Wen said this and quickly added:

"But I can't compare to you, my lady! You are the star in the sky, and that woman is just the mud under the ground!"

Shen Qinglan couldn't help laughing as he watched Shu Wen explain.

"No need to coax me, I am not that stingy, your lady."

After hearing this, Shuwen's tense face finally relaxed, but Shuyu beside him said indignantly:

"Sure enough, which man in this world doesn't cheat? I was saying that with so much money, the War King must be keeping a mistress outside!"

"Miss, what should we do? That vixen was able to seduce the War King to give her 1,000 taels of silver every month, which shows how powerful her methods are!"

Shuwen rarely did not argue with Shuyu. He nodded heavily, drew his sword immediately, and said solemnly:

"Miss, do you want me to kill her?"