After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

Gu Qingshan stared at Song Mingli and said with a stronger tone.

"Let's not talk about the past. You can't just ignore the difficulties facing the Marquis' Mansion right now!"

"The prince is a man, the pillar of the Marquis's Mansion," Song Mingli said calmly, "I have been in charge of the Marquis's Mansion for seven years, and I am tired. Now that the prince is back, I will return it to him."

"If the prince can't do anything, what can I, a woman, do?"

He blocked Song Mingli's way back to Qichiyuan.

Song Mingli simply turned around and walked out, "Is the carriage ready?"

Shiso quickly replied, "It's ready."

"Where are you going!" Gu Qingshan asked anxiously.

"Miss Tong sent an invitation. I'm going to the Tong family's tea and poetry party. Is the prince going too?" Song Mingli replied.

Gu Qingshan coughed lightly, "Do you want me to go with you?"

He had been away from Kyoto for seven years. His mother told him that she had almost cut off all contact with those handkerchief friends during that period.

Now that he is back, she has started to hang out with her old friends.

So... no matter how cold she appears on the surface, deep down she really wants me to love her, care for her, and give her face in front of outsiders, right?

Asking her on his own initiative meant that as long as she asked, even if she didn't ask, but just invited him, he would put aside his impatience and other things today, accompany her, and give her enough face in front of her handkerchief friends!

Gu Qingshan straightened his back and chest. With such a handsome figure, he would be the focus of girls wherever he went.

If she lets him go with her, she will be the envy of all the girls!

"They are all women. It might be inconvenient for the prince to go." After Song Mingli said this, he got on the carriage with the help of Zisu.

Gu Qingshan stood there in a daze, staring in amazement as her carriage went further and further away.

What do you mean? Inconvenient? She even asked if it was inconvenient!

He even thought that she wanted to ask him to go with her!

"My Lord..." The servant beside him looked at him with a troubled expression, "The stewards have all arrived at the flower hall."

Gu Qingshan’s heart, which had just started to soar, slammed heavily to the ground!

He actually had the mind to think about romance just now?

The managers of each courtyard are still waiting to receive silver to pay the servants monthly wages!

But where is the money in the account of the Marquis' Mansion? Not only is there no money, but the Marquis' Mansion also owes a lot of money!

Gu Qingshan pinched his brows in a headache, "Tell them to go back first and wait for two more days. They have been in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, when has the Marquis' Mansion ever owed them monthly wages?"

"In two days, in two days I will give them all the money!"

The servant had no choice but to leave with a bitter face.

Song Mingli went to meet Tong Wanyu, but there was no tea and poetry party.

It was a secret meeting between her and Tong Wanyu.

Tong Wanyu invited her to her own garden, asked the maids to put down the tea and snacks, and stepped away.

In the children's garden, birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the breeze brings warmth.

Song Mingli felt very comfortable sitting here. Especially when she left the Gu family and saw the frustrated expression on Gu Qingshan's face, she felt even more refreshed.

"I've read Sister Song's letter, and I'm really tempted!" Tong Wanyu didn't beat around the bush, she got straight to the point, "But if we two work hard, we can basically take over this piece of land, so why do we need to get a prince to join us?"

Song Mingli shook his head, "The two of us can't eat it."

Tong Wanyu was puzzled. "I asked someone about the price of the land and I can get some money together! If not, I can borrow from my brother, my father, and my grandmother!"

Song Mingli narrowed his eyes and said, "I want to take over the entire mountain. Can you take it?"

Tong Wanyu's eyes widened in surprise, "The whole mountain? Are you crazy? You have such a big appetite?"

Tong Wanyu reached out and touched Song Mingli's forehead.

She teased, "You were not mad at the Gu family, were you?"

Song Mingli shook his head. "If we only take that piece of land, we can only make a limited profit. Moreover, once Yunzhong Mountain is chosen by someone, we will lose the land in our hands!"

"Why not find a backer and take over Yunzhongshan directly. This backer must be strong enough. We can give him this big gift, she eats the meat and we drink the soup. Is that okay?"

"Not only can I make money, but I can also do him a big favor. It's killing two birds with one stone."

Song Mingli winked at Tong Wanyu.

Tong Wanyu was very moved by what she said, especially when she winked at her... it was like gold was waving at her!

Tong Wanyu used to have two major hobbies: one was to argue with people, and the other was to save money.

Now, she no longer argues with Song Mingli, the person she liked to argue with the most, and the only hobby she has left is saving money.

But to save money, you have to increase income and reduce expenditure.

Her monthly allowance was limited, and her mother refused to give her even an extra tael of silver.

She always had to act like a spoiled brat and ask her brother and grandmother for help in order to "earn more money".

But that little bit of money could not satisfy her "Pixiu"-like hobby at all.

"Is your information reliable? Can Yunzhong Mountain and that piece of land really make us a fortune?" Tong Wanyu was still worried.

This is the little treasury she has been saving for so many years!

If Song Mingli's boat capsized, all her small treasury would be sunk!

Song Mingli smiled slightly, "I took out all my capital, including the property I wanted to leave to Jingyou! If I wasn't sure, would I dare to invest so much?"

Tong Wanyu nodded, "I've learned a little bit about fortune-telling... and it seems like you'll get rich soon! So... I believe you!"

"But which big tree can we rely on? Why should people trust us?"

Song Mingli said, "You and I are both women. It would be best if we could find a female noble who others dare not mess with."

Song Mingli already has a suitable candidate in mind.

But she hoped that this person would be proposed by Tong Wanyu, so that it wouldn't seem like she was the one in control of everything.

People will be more motivated only when they are in control of things.

"Girl, others don't dare to provoke her..." Tong Wanyu muttered to herself. Suddenly, her expression froze and she raised her head. "Princess Taihua! The emperor's beloved daughter, Prince Jing's biological sister!"

Song Mingli was slightly stunned... Well, this was not the same person she was thinking of.

She was thinking of Princess Huihe, the eldest sister of the current emperor. She was old and not very active in the Kyoto circle. She often ate vegetarian food and worshipped Buddha.

In his previous life, when Song Mingli went to the temple to pray for Jingyou, he happened to meet Princess Huihe, a kind-hearted old lady.

But Tong Wanyu's proposal seems better.

Because when she reaches Princess Huihe's level, she may not have so much desire for money and benefits.

But Princess Taihua was different. She was cheerful and outgoing, liked to be lively, and often held banquets. She and Prince Consort Yang also had a son who was eight or nine years old.

At her age, it's time to pursue money and benefits.

Although as a princess she is not short of money, who would complain about having too much money?

"It would be great if we could invite Princess Taihua to join us! But are you friends with Princess Taihua?" Song Mingli asked expectantly.