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

As time goes by, Zheng's father grows older and older. What is worrying is that once he passes away and he no longer has the support to earn military merits, how can he support this beautiful and noble stepmother?

Alas, everything still depends on him! He carries a heavy burden on his shoulders that is unbearable for life!

Zheng Huiyi listened to her second brother's words, and respectfully gave Zheng Fengyun a thumbs up, praising him:

"Brother, you are so brave! Brother, keep up the good work!"

Zheng Fengyun glanced at Zheng Huiyi tenderly, sighed, and slowly drank the bitter medicine in his hand.

His little face, wrinkled by the bitter medicine, was like fallen leaves swaying in the autumn wind, revealing a sense of sorrow.

Gu Qinlan looked at the two childish children and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of warmth in her eyes.

Indeed, children's innocence and kindness are innate, but in just a short period of time, they have been transformed.

Night falls.

Prince Duan’s Mansion looked increasingly solemn and dignified.

The little conch lay on the hard wooden bed, in so much pain that she could hardly breathe.

Everyone thought that the punishment of twenty strokes was just physical pain and no one really cared.

Zheng Fenghui has been busy taking care of Zheng Fengyun these days and has no time to take care of other things, so naturally he has never come to visit Xiao Hailuo again.

With a creaky sound, the door hinges made a slight sound and the door was slowly pushed open.

When the little conch saw the person coming, excitement flashed in his eyes and he called out eagerly: "Xiao Han! You are finally here!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Xiaohan quickly closed the door and quickly stepped forward to cover the little conch's mouth.

Little Conch pushed Xiaohan's hand away, lowered her voice, and said with a bit of blame and grievance:

"Why did you come so late? I was beaten all over and almost died! You just came to see me, where is your conscience?"

After hearing this, Xiaohan quickly hugged Xiao Hailuo's arm and said in a soft and caring voice:

"Conch, how could I not want to come and see you? You know, the princess punished me that day. Besides, there has been a major personnel change in the palace. Even if I want to come and see you, I have to find a suitable opportunity..."

Xiao Hailuo had been in unbearable pain for the past few days, but she was a lustful person after all. When she heard Xiaohan's tender and coquettish voice, she couldn't help but gently stroked her perky buttocks and said jokingly:

"Does it hurt? If I had treated you like this in the past, you definitely wouldn't have cried out in pain so easily."

"Oh... Hailuo, you are so bad..." Xiaohan's cheeks flushed, and he gently hit Xiao Hailuo's chest, with a lot of charm in his eyes.

Xiao Hailuo could hardly hold on, but fortunately she was injured and couldn't move, so she could only hug Xiaohan tightly and caress her body. Then she thought of the business and said seriously:

"I have done something important for your young lady. She has promised to give me enough money and also promised to marry you to me. Everything I have done is for you."

At the agreed moment, we left the glorious palace together to find a piece of land of our own, became small landlords, had a few children, and spent warm and peaceful years together.

"Look at the new princess. She's not so easy to deal with. Your young lady may not be able to defeat her easily. It's better for us to leave as soon as possible."

After hearing Xiao Hailuo's advice, Xiaohan's face flashed with a complex emotion, but soon, she seemed to have made up her mind, smiled and nodded, and said:

"Well, I know what's going on. I will urge Miss to speed up these days. Here, this is the medicine I specially brewed for you. Drink it and you will recover soon."

The little conch had no doubts and let Xiaohan serve him, slowly drinking the medicine.

Xiao Han left quietly after Little Snail fell asleep. But before leaving, she bit her lips and whispered to herself, "Little Snail, don't blame me."

It’s not that she doesn’t want to go with Little Snail, but she knows the young lady’s character too well. How could the young lady allow someone who knows so many of her secrets to leave freely?

At dawn the next day, a piece of news came from Prince Duan's mansion.

The loyal servant of Zheng Fenghui, Xiao Hailuo, unfortunately passed away due to serious injuries!

Gu Qinlan was sitting at the desk, carefully flipping through the account book. She marked a few suspicious accounts with a pen from time to time. She pondered for a long time, then sighed to Lou Donglei:

"Although the expenses of Prince Duan's Mansion are huge, according to common sense, these shops and farms should also bring in considerable income. How come the income is not enough to cover the expenses?"

Hearing this, Lou Donglei hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly and explained:

"Whether it's the old Prince Duan, Prince Duan, or the old Princess Duan, they are not good at running a business and often fail to grasp market trends, so losses are inevitable."

"As for those manors, Prince Duan has instructed that the tenants should not be overly oppressed and only 30% of the rent should be collected. In addition..."

"On weekdays, Prince Duan often showed sympathy to the tenant farmers, distributing winter clothes, repairing houses, etc...."

After hearing this, Gu Qinlan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This Zheng Dinglian... is indeed a good person.

In ordinary farms, if the rent is 50%, the tenants will be grateful.

Zheng Dinglian only collected 30%. To those tenant farmers, he was almost a living Bodhisattva who saved them from suffering.

In addition, he often cares about the suffering of the people and shows his love...

Gu Qinlan rubbed his temples with a headache.

I originally thought that the husband I married would be a worry-free person, but I didn't expect that he would take such a different path.

But you can't say there's anything wrong with him doing that...

After all, having the world in mind and seeking the welfare of the people are actions that are understandable no matter how you look at it.

Doing good and accumulating virtue is commendable, but you also need to measure your own ability when doing good, right?

Although they are richer than ordinary people, they are far from being able to feed millions of lives.

Besides, although Zheng Dinglian did a good deed, the one who paid for it was not someone else, but Princess Lao Duan. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Maybe it will be her?

When Gu Qinlan thought of this, she couldn't help but feel a splitting headache.

At present, it would be extremely difficult to increase the 30% rent that has been promised. How could the tenants easily accept it?

Obviously, Lou Donglei also knew the difficulty of this matter, so he comforted her gently:

"There is no rush for this kind of thing. Princess, please don't stress yourself out over it. In my opinion, why don't you try to improve the profitability of those stores first?"

Gu Qinlan nodded slightly. She wanted to raise the rent, but she had no suitable reason. Secondly, if she really did so, it might damage Zheng Dinglian's reputation. Therefore, she had to put the matter aside for the time being.

In addition, how to increase the profitability of the estate requires long-term consideration, and it may be difficult to see significant results in the short term.

Therefore, Lou Donglei’s suggestion to increase store profitability may be the most feasible solution at present.

Gu Qinlan immediately agreed. Seeing this, Lou Donglei asked again:

"So, do you need me to go down and call those shopkeepers over?"

"No need. You will go with me to inspect tomorrow morning. Don't alarm anyone."

Gu Qinlan shook her head slightly and politely declined Lou Donglei's proposal.

She had managed many shops in her previous life and knew the psychology of those shop owners very well.