Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After finishing his official duties for the day, the Fourth Prince returned to his study. He recalled the troubles of the morning and began to ask Su Peisheng, "Is the mansion peaceful today?"

Su Peisheng laughed dryly and reminded, "To reply to the prince, today is the day to pay respects to the wife."

A group of women gathered together, and something like this happened, it was bound to be a mess. The Fourth Prince could imagine the smoke-filled scene, and he propped up his head and urged, "Did Shilan make fun of Lin?"

Su Peisheng thought about what Xiao Xiazi had reported to him and felt that the Fourth Prince was naive. He answered tactfully, "Lin Gege was already traumatized. Concubine Nian didn't say a few words before Lin Gege fainted. However, after being treated by the palace doctor, she is fine."

The Fourth Prince frowned and looked over, "Did he faint from anger?"

Su Peisheng smiled and said nothing. I didn’t say that you fainted from anger. You said that yourself.

The Fourth Prince knew Su Peisheng's temperament and didn't want to hear his answer. He couldn't help but complain, "Shilan has an impatient temper and doesn't spare anyone with her words. Lin is the same. I have given her justice, but she is still so angry. Can't she understand me?"

The Fourth Prince had a headache for a while, then asked, "Can that Lily be dealt with?"

Su Peisheng answered respectfully, "Xiao Xiazi is still useful for doing rough work. After Lily was beaten to death, I saw that the people under him became more obedient and worked more attentively."

The Fourth Prince nodded with satisfaction, "Lily's death was a worthy one. The situation outside is serious. If the house is still not peaceful, it will hinder me." At this point, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but sigh, "When she was still the housekeeper, I didn't have to worry about her. But Shilan is pitiful, and I can't help but favor her a little."

This was not an area where Su Peisheng could speak, he just lowered his head and remained silent, waiting for the next order from the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince thought of Yixiu's kindness. Today was the day to go to Yixiu's place. He didn't have to deal with the conflict between Nian Shilan and Lin Zhuoyin right away. The Fourth Prince couldn't help wanting to hide away. He ordered, "Go tell Fu Jin that I'm going to Xiliyuan for dinner tonight. I haven't been there for a long time. I miss the flavor of Xiliyuan's old duck soup."

Su Peisheng said in a humorous tone, "Don't mention the prince, when I heard about the old duck soup, I could smell the flavor and my mouth started to water. Only our wife can make such an old duck soup that suits the prince's taste. It shows that the wife cares about the prince very much!"

The Fourth Prince smiled happily, "You are such a greedy slave! But what you said is true. Fu Jin really puts me first. She always prepares a portion of good things for me before giving them to Hong Hui. Hong Hui has complained about this many times."

This was not a good thing to say. Su Peisheng smiled and tried to smooth things over for Honghui, "Brother Honghui is envious of the deep affection between the prince and his wife."

The Fourth Prince smiled and shook his head, "After so many years of marriage, he still looks like a young boy. It really makes me worry." However, judging from the Fourth Prince's expression, he is satisfied with Honghui's condition.

Naturally, following the Fourth Prince's instructions, Su Peisheng had to go to Xiliyuan in person, and he brought Xiao Xiazi with him.

Seeing that there was no one around, Xiao Xiazi asked in confusion, "Master, why didn't we tell the prince that Lily's body was collected by Linggege?"

Su Peisheng looked at his apprentice helplessly and taught, "Who is Lily? She wants the prince to know about her affairs after her death? Letting a dead person disturb the prince, isn't this using the inferior to offend the superior? The prince does not need to care about the fate of these people."

Xiao Xiazi smacked his lips and muttered, "This isn't about Ling Gege, so why don't we just keep silent?" Ling Gege's final tolerance towards Lily, isn't this kindness worthy of being shown in front of the Fourth Prince?

Su Peisheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "How can you be sure that Ling Gege will be appreciated by the prince for doing this?"

The Fourth Prince is such a petty person. Lily made him look bad in front of Lin Zhuoyin, but the Fourth Prince was forgiving by not crushing Lily to dust. If he knew that Lin Zhuoyin showed mercy to Lily in the end, the Fourth Prince would only think that Lin Zhuoyin was not on the same page with him, but he would not think that Lin Zhuoyin was kind.

Xiao Xiazi patted his chest in fear, "I thought too much. Then Master, if Ling Gege uses this matter to win the favor of the prince, wouldn't that directly offend the prince? At that time, will he blame us for not reporting it?"

Su Peisheng shook off the dust in his hand and said, "Look at how timid you are! Ling Gege did this with great fanfare?"

Xiao Xiazi replied, "That's not the case. It was only after everyone left that a little maid from Youyangju told me about it."

Su Peisheng nodded in understanding, "That's not what you meant by wanting others to know. Since you don't want others to know, Ling Gege naturally wouldn't take the initiative to talk about it."

Xiao Xiazi looked at Su Peisheng with admiration, "Master is indeed very perceptive. I still have a lot to learn!"

Su Peisheng patted Xiao Xiazi's arm and said with a hint of pride, "You still have a lot to learn!"

Yixiu knew that the Fourth Prince was coming, and she specially ordered the old duck soup, which took a lot of time and effort to prepare. It was Yixiu's last resort to send Su Peisheng away with a smile. As soon as Su Peisheng left, Yixiu put down her smile instantly, "If I hadn't known that he was coming, I would have cooked the old duck soup a long time ago. Now that I know, won't I be in a hurry?"

Jianqiu massaged Yixiu's scalp and said in a sympathetic manner, "That's right, if we hadn't been prepared, we would have made a fool of ourselves when the prince came. We really don't sympathize with the concubine at all."

Yixiu sneered, "Over the years, he has been able to drink it whenever he comes, and he has long been used to it. He has forgotten how much effort it takes to prepare this dish, so how could he remember to be considerate of me?" Fortunately, Yixiu did not expect the Fourth Prince's consideration. She was not a cook, and it was already extremely difficult for her to give instructions while making the soup.

At dinner time, Yixiu saw that the Fourth Prince had drunk three bowls of old duck soup and still looked unsatisfied, so she signaled Jianqiu to serve another bowl to the Fourth Prince, saying distressedly, "Your Highness has been tired these days, it is good for your health to drink more nourishing soup." It would be best if you get fatty liver! Yixiu was afraid that she would laugh out loud in her dreams!

The Fourth Prince was originally hesitant about not eating more than three meals a day, but Yixiu had thoughtfully found an excuse for him, so he did not refuse. He drank another bowl of duck soup, and then reluctantly put down the bowl of soup, saying with emotion, "Xiaoyi's duck soup is always so to my taste!"

Yixiu smiled gently, "It's just practice makes perfect. How many times has the prince drunk in Xiliyuan? If Xiaoyi still doesn't know the prince's taste, then I, as a wife, have failed in my duty."

The Fourth Prince laughed, hugged Yixiu and said, "Xiaoyi is virtuous. It is my honor to have Xiaoyi's assistance."