Reborn to be replaced? Remarried to the royal palace, raising children and training husband

Before finding out about Lou Donglei's background, Gu Qinlan had already sent Wocan to conduct an in-depth investigation into their past.

Lou Donglei is ambitious and talented. There must be a reason why he has been able to work silently in the accounting office of Prince Duan's Mansion for many years and endure all kinds of difficulties from Butler Zheng.

It turns out that Zheng Dinglian once saved the lives of Lou Donglei's entire family!

Lou Donglei's eldest son also joined Zheng Dinglian's personal guard. Therefore, out of gratitude and love for his eldest son, Lou Donglei was willing to endure the oppression of Zheng Butler.

She didn't believe that such a grateful person would easily betray his master.

As for whether he was more grateful to Zheng Dinglian or to her, it didn't matter to her.

After all, she is now Zheng Dinglian's wife, and even if Zheng Dinglian comes back, he may not live long. In the end, everything in Prince Duan's Mansion will belong to her.

Not long after, Lou Donglei handed all the account books of Prince Duan's Mansion to Gu Qinlan one by one.

Gu Qinlan did not hesitate at all and immediately began to check it carefully.

The smoke from the crane incense burner beside her added a dreamy and mysterious feeling to Gu Qinlan's face.

With the rustling sound of turning pages, the room was shrouded in silence.

However, Gu Qinlan's brows gradually furrowed, looking solemn.

Xiang Zhu, who was helping to sort out the account books, looked up and saw this scene, and asked with concern:

"Miss, are you dizzy from reading this? Do you want to take a break before continuing?"

Gu Qinlan shook his head slightly, closed the account book, and said seriously:

“There are problems with these accounts.”

"has a problem?"

"Yes, there are endless problems! Moreover, they are too absurd and illogical! More importantly..."

Gu Qinlan's face looked a little ugly.

Before checking the account books, she had never expected that this huge Prince Duan's Mansion would suffer such a loss!

One expense in particular is the most conspicuous, with an expenditure of up to one thousand taels every month!

You know, Prince Duan's monthly salary is only eight hundred taels, and with the emperor's reward, it may increase slightly.

Plus the daily expenses and entertainment of the palace...

The reason why Prince Duan's Mansion has been able to survive until now is entirely due to its old foundation, and with the addition of dowry subsidies from the old Princess Duan from time to time, it is able to barely support itself.

This was also due to the fact that Prince Duan was once a mountain bandit before he became famous. Due to a misunderstanding, he brought a whole mountain of bandits and wealth to the previous emperor and founded the Western Wei Dynasty.

However, although the old Prince Duan was brave, he lacked wisdom. He followed the previous emperor in battles for many years but had hardly made any achievements.

When the previous emperor established the Western Wei Dynasty, the old Prince Duan was only given the title of Marquis of Changning.

The title of "Prince Duan" was actually obtained by Zheng Dinglian after he applied to the emperor for his military achievements.

Therefore, there is only one true Prince Duan, and that is Zheng Dinglian.

Although the old Prince Duan was brave but not wise, he still hid some of his property.

The late emperor was well aware of this, but chose to turn a blind eye and pursue the matter.

Therefore, the wealth of Prince Duan's Mansion can be said to be rich.

However, even with the richest financial resources, it is difficult to bear such a huge loss!

Especially the expenditure of one thousand taels, the account was unclear, and only one name was recorded - Wendixuan in the west of the city.

Wocan and Xiangzhu rarely saw Gu Qinlan so serious, and finally couldn't help but ask the reason.

Gu Qinlan handed the account book to the other party without hiding anything. Wocan and Xiangzhu looked through it respectively, and then Xiangzhu couldn't suppress his curiosity and said carefully:

"Miss, this monthly expense of one thousand taels of silver seems to have only started eight years ago. Eight years ago...did Prince Duan have a secret relationship outside?"

Wocan's eyes widened, and he snatched the account book back from Xiangzhu. He secretly glanced at Gu Qinlan, and then angrily blamed Xiangzhu:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Prince Duan had already joined the army eight years ago. How could he have a mistress? At that time, he should have been with that female doctor in the army..."

At this point, Wocan suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly closed his mouth, secretly cursing himself for being careless.

You know, the story between Prince Duan and the female doctor is more worrying than the affair with the mistress.

When Prince Duan brought back three children, he directly gave the female doctor the legitimate status of his wife, and even brought back her tablet and placed it in the family ancestral hall for worship.

This also makes the identities of Zheng Fenghui's three children legitimate.

However, such words are taboo. Once said, Eye Bag is worried that it will hurt the feelings of his young lady...

While eying her eyes, she was pondering over how to put it. When she looked up, she caught a glimpse from Xiang Zhu, who seemed to be saying: Look at what you said, you're not as good as me.

Gu Qinlan didn't care whether she was a female doctor or a concubine. What she was thinking in her heart was that these silver coins were the property of Prince Duan's Mansion. Now that Prince Duan's Mansion belonged to her, how could she tolerate her own things being lost in vain.

At that moment, Gu Qinlan took a deep breath, his eyes revealed determination and sharpness, and ordered Xiang Zhu:

"Xiang Zhu, go check where this monthly expenditure goes."

"Wocan, go to the west of the city immediately and find out the details of Mo Yunzhai."

Wocan and Xiangzhu knew the seriousness of the situation, so they stopped laughing and playing around and quickly agreed.

Gu Qinlan was not idle either. It was impossible for Princess Duan to be unaware of the huge monthly expenditure in the mansion.

So she immediately ordered people to prepare exquisite snacks and went to Princess Laoduan's residence.

However, during this visit, he did not meet Princess Laoduan. After asking, he found out that Princess Laoduan had already left the house.

It turns out that today is the anniversary of Xiao Wenyin's mother's death. In addition, Zheng Fengyun was unfortunately bitten by a snake. Princess Lao Duan was uneasy, so she took Xiao Wenyin to Rong'en Temple outside the city to pray for blessings.

"Princess Lao Duan asked me to tell Princess Wang that the affairs of the palace will be handled by the Princess for the time being. It may take several days for her to return. Please take care of her."

Wei Mama's tone was a little nervous, she was afraid that Gu Qinlan would get angry because of this, after all...

Xiao Wenyin was just copying scriptures and reflecting on herself in the mansion yesterday, but she didn't expect that Princess Duan would leave the mansion so soon...

Nanny Wei thought for a moment and then spoke to comfort Gu Qinlan:

"Princess, please don't worry. You know that the old Prince Duan just passed away not long ago. He wrote a letter saying that he would be back soon, but now it has exceeded the expected time and he still hasn't returned. The old princess is worried."

"In addition to the misfortune that befell the Second Young Master, the Princess's commemoration of Miss Xiao's mother this time was more to pray for the well-being of many people in the family."

Nanny Wei stayed in the mansion because she had to take care of Zheng Huiyi.

Gu Qinlan naturally would not argue with Nanny Wei, she just smiled and replied:

"Madame Wei is over-worrying. Mother has devoted herself wholeheartedly to Prince Duan and the children. How can I complain about this kind of maternal love? It's just a pity that I can't go with my mother. Miss Xiao is gentle and filial. I feel very relieved to see her take care of my mother."

Nanny Wei listened to Gu Qinlan's words and couldn't help but feel relieved.