Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, then he took out the five hundred taels silver note that Chu Yanluo had stuffed in his hand and handed it to Mo Ji.

Mo Ji breathed a sigh of relief: "So there is still money, that's good, that's good."

Xiao Qingyuan said, "No, this money should be returned to Shen Wantang. I borrowed it from her."

Mo Ji opened his mouth wide: "Ah? Didn't they ask me to buy bird's nest?"

"Why are you so stupid? You still have to buy bird's nests. Just buy them on credit first. When Yanluo and I earn enough money, we will settle the bill naturally."

"This……"

"What are you talking about? Hurry up and send the banknotes to Shen Wantang!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mo Ji walked out with his head down. Halfway through, he was suddenly stopped by Xiao Qingyuan: "Wait!"

Mo Ji turned around and said, "Master, do you have any other instructions?"

Xiao Qingyuan stepped forward and took the banknote from his hand: "I'll go deliver it myself!"

Mo Ji lowered his voice and said, "You are going to Wutong Garden to see the Crown Prince's Consort. Aren't you afraid that Miss Chu will be jealous?"

"Why don't you just not tell her?"

Xiao Qingyuan walked out quickly while saying, "From now on, I have to keep my visit to Wutong Garden a secret. There's nothing wrong between Shen Wantang and me, so why should I let Yan Luo know and make her unhappy for nothing?"

Mo Ji smiled bitterly: "Master, how dare I tell her? I haven't said anything."

"Then how did she know that I went to Wutong Garden yesterday, and also knew that I sent something to Shen Wantang?"

"It was the other maids in the mansion who said that Miss Chu can't sit still. As long as you're not around, she'll wander around the mansion and ask about what's going on in the Crown Prince's Consort's courtyard whenever she sees someone."

Xiao Qingyuan was startled, then said: "Impossible, Yan Luo is not the kind of gossipy person, she is not even interested in my affairs, how could she possibly ask about what happened in Shen Wantang's yard?"

"If you don't believe me, just ask the maids and you'll know. I would never dare to lie to you!"

"Even if that's true, it's because those maids and old women are too talkative! Tell them to keep their mouths shut from now on. Anyone who dares to spread rumors again will be kicked out of the house!"

"Master, you forgot that the current housekeeper is the Crown Prince's wife. The indentures of the maids and servants are in her hands. You don't have the final say now. Without the Crown Prince's wife's nod, you can't drive anyone away." The only person the Crown Prince could drive away without Shen Wantang's nod was Chu Yanluo.

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes went dark, and he almost fell down: "Good, good, good, great! Shen Wantang is the boss in this mansion now, and I can only be the second in command!"

He stepped into Shen Wantang's yard angrily.

When Qin Xin saw him coming, her eyes lit up and she whispered to Shen Wantang, "Princess, the prince has been visiting you quite frequently these past few days, which shows that he really cares about you! I'm sure it won't be long before the one in Jixin Temple will be kicked out!"

Shen Wantang was amused by her naivety. Xiao Qingyuan had gone to great lengths to keep Chu Yanluo in the palace, so how could he possibly kick her out?

However, she said nothing. She read her book and waited quietly for Xiao Qingyuan to come in.

A moment later, Xiao Qingyuan walked across the yard and into the house.

Shen Wantang then put down the book and looked up at him: "Prince."

Xiao Qingyuan was angry just now that Shen Wantang had the final say in the entire palace, but the moment he saw her, that anger inexplicably disappeared.

Although she was only sixteen years old, she exuded a calmness and composure that was difficult to describe in words, as if nothing in the world could cause her emotions to fluctuate, and no one was worth her attention.

He could tell from Shen Wantang's peaceful eyes that she didn't care about him.

She felt inexplicably uncomfortable in her heart. After all, he was her husband now. Although he did not acknowledge her, she did not take him seriously enough. Shouldn't she be like other women, coming up to him when she saw him, asking him about his well-being with warm affection, and taking the opportunity to get closer to him?

Why did she stay away from him every time he came?

Seeing Xiao Qingyuan staring at her for a long time without saying anything, Shen Wantang frowned slightly and called him again with a louder voice, "Prince?"

Xiao Qingyuan suddenly came back to his senses and realized that he seemed to have been staring at her for too long.

He coughed uncomfortably, then stepped forward and handed her the banknote: "I borrowed five hundred taels from you, and now I'm returning it to you."

Shen Wantang took it, without even looking at it, and gave it to Qin Xin.

Qin Xin, on the other hand, looked at the silver note again and again, her face full of surprise, as if she didn't understand where the prince got the silver note from.

Xiao Qingyuan felt that Qin Xin's reaction was that of a normal person, and Shen Wantang's reaction was abnormal no matter how you looked at it.

He frowned. "Aren't you going to ask where my banknotes came from? Aren't you curious at all?"

Shen Wantang was indeed not curious. As long as the money was returned, it didn’t matter where it came from!

However, she still asked obediently: "Where did the prince get the banknotes?"

A hint of pride appeared on Xiao Qingyuan's handsome face: "This is given to me by Yan Luo. She earned it herself!"

Shen Wantang's expression remained the same: "Oh, that's it."

Qin Xin's face changed, and she wanted to throw the banknote in her hand away! She thought Chu Yanluo's banknote was unlucky!

A nun who lived in Jixin Temple entirely on the support of the prince, who was so poor that she didn't even have a decent piece of jewelry on her body, suddenly came to the palace and took out five hundred taels of silver notes. Who knows how she made this money? Anyway, the silver notes must be dirty!

Xiao Qingyuan didn't expect Shen Wantang to react so calmly. Didn't she like gold and silver the most? Why didn't she envy Yan Luo at all when she heard that she had earned so much money?

He couldn't help but say, "Don't you want to know how Yan Luo earned the silver notes? She also said that she could earn more. I borrowed your money and owed you a favor, so I might be able to help you earn some silver. After all, you seem to like these things."

Shen Wantang had already guessed how she made money, but she still gave Xiao Qingyuan face and followed his words and asked, "How does Miss Chu make money?"

Xiao Qingyuan said: "This... just wait and see, you will know, I won't say it for now."

Qin Xin wanted to roll her eyes after hearing this. He was the one who asked the Crown Prince's wife, but she asked and he didn't say anything. It was like he was sick. Why didn't she realize that the Crown Prince was so stupid before?

But Shen Wantang didn't seem angry at all. She was still very calm, and even had a faint smile on her fair and smooth face: "Okay, then we'll wait and see."

Xiao Qingyuan nodded at her, then walked out with Mo Ji.

Mo Ji followed his master. When his master took out the five hundred taels of silver notes, he felt something was wrong. But until they arrived at Wutong Garden, he still didn't figure out what was wrong.

Until now, he finally figured it out! Chu Yanluo actually only used 500 taels to exchange for the prince's 30,000 taels. She was making a killing!

What's the point of talking about investing? She could just say that she lost everything later, and then the thirty thousand taels would all belong to Chu Yanluo!

The prince is such a sucker!