The useless princess is causing trouble again

The next day.

Situ Chong got up early and went into the palace. Shangguan Wei slept until noon and was woken up by the heat. She and Taozi stared at each other in the pavilion in the back garden.

Shangguan Wei sat on the stone bench with her butt sticking out and her hands on the stone table, looking extremely bitter and resentful.

"Oh, I'm so hot I'm like a dog, Taozi, please fan me harder. I didn't expect that Prince Sheng's Mansion is so poor that they don't even have something as common as ice."

Taozi was embarrassed and slowed down the intensity of her fanning. "Miss, ice is a luxury item. Only the emperor's favorite princes, princesses, and concubines have it, and they are rewarded piece by piece."

"Wow, if that's the case, then my husband has never enjoyed ice cubes. What a poor child."

"Miss, we were talking about ice cubes, but it always brings us back to the prince and his son-in-law."

"Taozi, you don't understand my thoughts."

Shangguan Wei sat up straight, put her left hand on her waist, raised her right hand and shook her index finger, looking mysterious.

"Please have a look, Princess. I have brought what you requested."

Butler Yun placed a stack of account books on the table, then stood aside respectfully, his heart beating nervously.

"Okay, let me see what we have."

As time passed, Shangguan Wei became more and more angry and turned to look at Butler Yun.

"Butler, what's going on? Why are all the accounts here negative? Where did the money in the palace go?"

"Princess, the Ministry of Revenue is withholding your share, saying that the treasury is tight. In addition, the land that His Majesty gave is dry land and can't grow crops, and those shops are located in corners and have been unable to make ends meet for many years, so the palace has basically no income."

"Damn it, the dog emperor is doing nothing and trying to force my husband to death, and the dog in the Ministry of Revenue is bullying me by relying on his power."

Butler Yun was so scared that his face turned blue. "Hush, Princess, we are under the feet of the emperor. Walls have ears, so please speak softly."

"I can't suppress it. I can't suppress it at all. I have to get the money that belongs to the palace back. Butler, let's go and make trouble for the Ministry of Revenue."

Shangguan Wei had a breath stuck in her chest and walked out angrily. Even ten cows couldn't pull her back.

Butler Yun chased after him with his old arms and legs, "Princess, let's discuss this. How about we wait for the prince to come back before making any plans?"

"My husband is a man who does great things. He doesn't need to do such trivial things. Let's go early and come back early."

"Princess, I will send you a few men."

"No need, too many people will get in the way, just the two of us."

"Okay, I will listen to you, Princess."

Butler Yun followed Shangguan Wei in a hurry, sweat pouring out of his forehead.

Our princess still has a hot temper. God, please don’t let anything happen. Otherwise, we will have to report to the prince.

……

Outside the Ministry of Revenue, Shangguan Wei stood in front of the big bell and drum, raised her hands and struck the drum with such force that it shook the sky. The Minister of Agriculture and his deputy rushed out in a hurry, and their faces darkened as they saw the person coming. "Manager Yun came here to strike the drum to do something like that. Don't think of leaving until you explain why."

Butler Yun's forehead was covered with sweat. "Minister Nong, this old servant is here..."

"Debt collection."

"What debt collection? What a joke! Who are you? When did I owe a debt to Prince Sheng's Mansion?"

Minister Nong glared at Shangguan Wei, his eyes as big as copper bells, like a man-eating beast.

Shangguan Wei carried two drumsticks and said, "You are the Minister of Agriculture of the Ministry of Revenue. I have long heard of your great name, but I thought I would never see you in my lifetime. Now I finally see you alive."

Minister Nong glared at Shangguan Wei and pointed with his right index finger, "You, you are the woman that His Royal Highness Prince Sheng brought back. How dare you be so rude to me? Be careful, I will report you to His Majesty."

"Save your energy and pay the salary you owe to King Sheng first, otherwise I will never let you go today."

Shangguan Wei smiled with her eyes narrowed, and held the debt slip in front of Minister Nong, with a look that said she would pay the money back soon.

Minister Nong snorted coldly and said plausibly, "The treasury has no money, so Prince Sheng still needs to pay his salary. The war in the front and the drought in the northwest both require money. Your Majesty has taken the lead in saving money, and Your Highness Prince Sheng should take the lead in setting an example."

"Oh, I see. It's my duty to set an example. Minister Nong is a minister of the emperor, so he should also share the burden. Now that Prince Sheng's Mansion is so poor that it can't even afford to eat, I will go to the Minister's Mansion to get some money."

Shangguan Wei threw down the drumsticks and said, "Butler, let's go to the Shangshu Mansion and take a look, and move everything that can be used back to the palace." She walked down the stairs and a letter fell out of her sleeve.

Minister Nong was so frightened when he saw the familiar handwriting on the ground that he quickly called Shangguan Wei to stop her. "Princess Sheng, please step aside. Let's talk it over. I still have a batch of money that has not been paid out. I will give it to Princess Sheng first to solve the urgent problem."

Shangguan Wei pretended to stop and turned around with a faint smile on her face, "Haha, then the Minister of Labor and Agriculture should act faster, because I still have to hurry to the Ministry of Works."

Minister Nong picked up the letter on the ground and whispered to Shangguan Wei as she passed by, "Princess Sheng, please come in. I would like to ask you where the letter you just sent came from."

Shangguan Wei stepped into the government office and said with a smile, "For this, I have to thank Zheng Duwei. Without him, I would not have been able to keep those letters. The thick stack is full of personal letters from Minister Nong."

Minister Nong was like a frightened bird when he heard this, "Sheng, Concubine Sheng, what do you want me to do in order to return the letter to me?"

Shangguan Wei laughed heartily and walked forward, "Minister Nong, don't be anxious. Serve me well and I will return to your hands in the end."

Minister Nong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Okay, Princess Sheng, what do you want me to do? I am willing to serve you."

"Princess Sheng, be careful where you step."

"Go this way, take a shortcut and don't waste the princess' time."

"Minister Nong, this child is teachable. This concubine is very pleased and will definitely remember your kindness."

"It is my humble servant's honor to please Princess Sheng."

The two of them walked and talked as if they were old friends. Butler Yun, who was walking behind, felt like he was dreaming, so he slapped himself hard and cried out in pain.

"Oh my god, the princess is amazing."

Minister Nong brought Shangguan Wei to the warehouse and ordered his deputy to pay all the salaries owed for the past ten years. He also courteously advanced two years' salary and found a horse-drawn carriage to help load the money.

After everything was done, Minister Nong stood at the bottom of the steps respectfully and said, "Princess Sheng, the car has been loaded. Are you satisfied with my service?"

"It's OK, but there's still room for improvement, such as preparing some tea, snacks, etc."

"Understood. I will definitely improve. Princess Sheng, please take care and come visit me more often in the future."

The deputy looked at the road going away and asked, "Master Nong was so straightforward in taking all of King Sheng's shares. Did this displease the Crown Prince?"

Minister Nong glared at his deputy and said, "Hmph! What do you know? My life is more valuable than the Crown Prince's wrath. Be more respectful when you see His Royal Highness Prince Sheng in the future."

"Well, I understand."

At noon in the East Palace, Situ Yu learned what happened in the Ministry of Revenue and was so angry that he smashed the things on the table.

"Well, you, Minister Nong, dare to disobey my orders. You little bastard, I'll let you act arrogant for a while, the real show is yet to come."

"Go, inform Miss Ruan and Princess Huai that Prince Sheng has returned to the capital."

"My lord, Princess Huaixi has left the capital and has not returned yet."

"Then notify Miss Ruan. She will be enough to deal with the wild woman."