The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Before Lu Lingxi stood up and took a step, Liu Lu grabbed his sleeve and Chun Hong blocked his way, making him unable to move.

Liu Lu: "My lady, where are you going?"

Lu Lingxi covered his stomach with his hands, wrinkled his features, pretending to be in pain, and said, "Oh, my stomach suddenly hurts, maybe I have a stomachache, it seems that today is not suitable for me to learn accounting."

Liu Lu said mercilessly: "Your Majesty has been following a regular schedule recently, and you haven't been exposed to the wind or cold, nor have you eaten any irritating food. How could you suddenly have a stomachache? And your Majesty just went to the toilet after your lunch break, and I heard that it was very smooth, not too smooth, so there is nothing wrong?"

Lu Lingxi looked at Liu Lu in surprise, and asked silently with his expression: "What kind of hobby do you have? You have to listen to the noise when I go to the toilet? And you said it in front of so many people, how embarrassing."

Liu Lu understood Lu Lingxi's expression and explained, "I am your personal maid, and it is my job to always pay attention to your health. If you get sick or catch a cold, it would be my fault. So even if there are slight changes in your health, I should pay attention to it."

Lu Lingxi was speechless. How come she hadn't noticed anything in the past year? Now that she thought about it, there was someone watching her without blinking an eye. The hairs on her body stood up. Fortunately, Liu Lu was a little girl, otherwise she really wanted to call her a pervert.

Lu Lingxi was doing self-improvement in his heart. This matter was not important now. What was important was to get rid of this troublesome task. He said to Liu Lu, "I don't know what happened to me today. My stomach suddenly hurt. I have to go back and have a good rest. Although you observe carefully on weekdays, you are not the roundworm in my stomach. I don't understand why I suddenly have a stomachache. How can you know?"

Liu Lu nodded and said, "That's right, your health is the most important thing. Let's ask the imperial physician to take a look. Who knows, maybe you are pregnant?"

"What are you worried about? I still..."

Lu Lingxi was about to blurt out the words "virgin", but fortunately he caught a glimpse of Concubine Shang who was also standing there, and realized that there were outsiders present, so he stopped talking in time.

Lu Lingxi's head is buzzing now. Is this girl really stupid, or is she deliberately going against him today?

How could I ask for the imperial physician? It was said that the powerful imperial physician could tell whether a woman was still a virgin just by feeling her pulse. If the imperial physician could tell, and reported it to my father, he would definitely ask what was going on. If he knew that the prince slept on the floor every day, he would definitely make trouble for me. That’s right, what father could tolerate knowing that his son had a bed but couldn’t sleep and slept on the floor every day?

Lu Lingxi said "still" and nothing else. The three people in the room were waiting, and only Liu Lu was a brave man, asking casually: "Madam, what are you still talking about?"

Lu Lingxi rubbed his stomach helplessly and said, "I don't feel any pain in my stomach now. Maybe it's because I took a nap right after lunch, and I had some indigestion and food accumulation. It's suddenly better after moving back and forth just now. There's no need to call the imperial physician."

Liu Lu asked in disbelief, "Is he really healed? Don't we need to call the imperial physician?"

Lu Lingxi sat back in her seat awkwardly and said, "Really, it's not necessary. It's just indigestion. I'll be fine if I move around a little. If the imperial physician comes all the way here and finds that I just have indigestion, he might think that I'm being too hypocritical. He might even spread rumors that I'm pretending to be sick just to get the Crown Prince's attention."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Liu Lu to speak again, she said to Concubine Shang: "Concubine Shang, come here and teach me how to manage the accounts."

When Chunhong and Liulu heard this, they tactfully stood behind Lu Lingxi so as not to block Lu Lingxi from talking to Concubine Shang.

Afterwards, Lu Lingxi looked around and saw that there was only one chair beside him, so he ordered, "Liu Lu, go find another chair for Concubine Shang."

Concubine Shang declined, "No need, madam. I will just stand and serve you."

Lu Lingxi said, "What do you mean by no need? I am just an average person, so I have to trouble you to take more care of me. I can't learn these things in a short time, and it's so tiring for you to stand all the time. Besides, if you stand, I have to hold my head up when I talk to you. After a long time, my neck will not be able to bear it."

Concubine Shang bowed and said, "Then I will respectfully obey your order. However, please do not bother Miss Liu Lu to look for it. This is her first time in Changxin Palace and she is not familiar with the place. I will ask Yunhong to get it."

Lu Lingxi: "Alright."

After a while, Yunhong came back, but what he brought was not a chair, but a four-legged square stool that was slightly shorter than Lu Lingxi's chair.

Lu Lingxi didn't care much about it. Chunhong observed secretly and commented on Concubine Shang: she abides by the rules and knows etiquette!

After that, Concubine Shang began to teach Lu Lingxi to read the account book carefully, starting with the relatively simple account book of the monthly salary of the palace maids in each palace. The monthly salary of the palace maids of different levels was written in the contract, and then a special book was compiled and issued according to the records in the book, and they were asked to sign and stamp. If there was any promotion, demotion, or extra reward, it would be recorded in the book. Therefore, this account book is the easiest to calculate and is most suitable as an introductory teaching of account management.

When Lu Lingxi was in the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion, she had learned some knowledge of accounting. She was also good at math, so she learned it quickly. In the end, Concubine Shang focused on making Lu Lingxi memorize the specific monthly wages of palace maids of different levels. She thought that although there were books to look through, it would be much easier to memorize and reconcile the accounts by herself, and she could easily find the wrong accounts.

Concubine Shang taught attentively, and Lu Lingxi learned attentively, and the afternoon passed quickly.

It was almost time for dinner, and Concubine Shang was just about to ask Lu Lingxi to stay for dinner when Yunhong at the door came to report: "Madam Crown Princess, Jiang Wen from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to tell you to go back to Changqiu Palace for dinner."

Lu Lingxi put down the account book in her hand and replied, "Okay, I got it. I'll go back now." She had been sitting for a whole afternoon and her butt was a little sore.

Lu Lingxi stood up and asked politely, "If Changxin Palace hasn't prepared dinner yet, Concubine Shang, why don't you go to Changqiu Palace with me to eat?"

This was the time when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were alone together. How could Concubine Shang disturb them? She kept shaking her head.

Yun Hong came to the rescue of her master at the right time and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, the Concubine has long ago ordered me to prepare dinner. She was going to prepare a portion for you as well, but you and the Crown Prince have already made an appointment to have dinner together. Without the summons from the Crown Prince, it would be inconvenient for the Concubine to rush over and disturb you and the Crown Prince."

Lu Lingxi nodded: "Oh, so, then I will go back to Changqiu Palace for dinner today, and talk to the Crown Prince tomorrow, and have dinner in Changxin Palace, which will be a good opportunity to change the taste."

Concubine Shang replied, "Yes, I will prepare some fresh dishes for you tomorrow."

When Lu Lingxi was about to leave, Concubine Shang bowed respectfully and said, "I respectfully send off the Crown Princess!"

Lu Lingxi turned around and said, "No need to see me off. I will come back tomorrow. You should go and have your meal. Also, let's put a cushion on our stools tomorrow. It's a bit uncomfortable to sit for too long!"

Concubine Shang: "Yes, I obey your command!"