The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Although she said so, Li Qingyi did not actually tell the Queen about this matter right away.

The reason was very simple. Li Zhu had some small gifts delivered to the palace, along with a message asking her if she had time to go out and play recently.

As soon as Li Qingyi heard it, he knew that Li Zhu wanted to tell him something in person. After asking the Queen, he contacted Huo Xu that afternoon and left the palace.

Yes, it’s Huo Xu again.

Huo Xu, who had originally made an appointment with his friends to go out together in the afternoon, was urgently called back by the people from Cheng'en Mansion on the way. However, he said nothing in front of Li Qingyi, and saluted with a smile: "Hello, Your Highness."

This time, as soon as they met, he saluted neatly without even seeing Li Qingyi, and there was not a trace of reluctance in his movements. Instead, there was an inexplicable feeling of the unrestrained and carefree youth.

Li Qingyi did not stop him this time, but seeing that Huo Xu did not seem to take it seriously, he muttered to himself that he and these people really cared about different things.

In this case, she did not do anything extra, showing a lovely smile: "Cousin, you are too polite. We are family members meeting, and there are no outsiders around. It is better not to give such a big gift in the future. I have to trouble you to take care of me today."

Huo Xu nodded: "Okay."

Afterwards, the two of them didn't continue talking nonsense at the palace gate and went straight to the Princess's Mansion.

The princess had received the news a long time ago and knew that Li Qingyi was coming, but this time she did not prepare for him as she did last time. Instead, she met Li Qingyi with a smile and quickly let him go and play in her yard with Li Zhu.

As a companion, Huo Xu naturally went along as well. However, this time, Huo Xu didn't need Li Qingyi to find an excuse. Seeing that the two had something to say, he just found an excuse and temporarily avoided them.

The others are no different.

Li Zhu pulled Li Qingyi into the master bedroom where he now lived, and said with some emotion: "It seems that everyone is very good at reading people's expressions. They all avoided me before I said anything."

As a result, when he lowered his head, Li Zhu saw Li Qingyi using that baby face to make a thoughtful look. Looking at him... he couldn't tell much from his seriousness, but he just felt that he was like a child pretending to be an adult, which was really cute.

Well, Li Zhu inexplicably felt like reaching out and pinching Li Qingyi's face. It was nothing else, it was just that she looked like she was very good at pinching.

But before he made a move, Li Qingyi spoke first: "I always feel like something is wrong."

Li Zhu came back to his senses and asked in confusion: "Something's wrong? What's wrong?"

Li Qingyi pondered: "That is to say, this is the second time we meet, right? In the eyes of others, we should not be familiar with each other at all."

"In this case, Fang Xin can be said to know my character, so she skipped the persuasion process and gave up the private chat space. But my cousin, he should be ordered to accompany and protect me, how can he be so confident to let me be alone with you?"

When Li Zhu heard this, the focus was completely off: "Ah? Aunt, do you suspect that I will hurt you?"

Li Qingyi: "...No, that's not the point."

Li Zhu was at a loss, "But I will definitely not hurt you, Auntie. Besides, you are still so young, and I am still a child. We are relatives, so they can't possibly suspect that we would do something bad in the room secretly."

So why should we be on guard against him?

Li Qingyi was speechless.

She was a little suspicious whether Li Zhu was playing dumb, but she looked up at Li Zhu's inexplicably clear and somewhat stupid eyes and said in silence: "Are you serious?"

Li Zhu felt a little aggrieved: "Aunt, do you think they should suspect that I have bad intentions?"

Li Qingyi: "Forget it, let's talk business."

In fact, Huo Xu just retreated to the door of the room, ready to rush in at any time if something happened: "..."

I’m wronged!

Besides, did the little cousin really not say that to him on purpose? Are three-year-olds nowadays so smart?

However, the voices of the two people's conversation became lower afterwards, and Huo Xu could not hear clearly at the door. He only vaguely heard a few words.

Li Zhu: "...So poor...So pitiful..."

Li Zhu: "...farming..."

Li Qingyi: "... empty..."

Li Zhu: "...Accounts..."

Huo Xu thought to himself: "...I can't really tell what you're talking about."

In fact, the two people inside were whispering about the previous matter - what Li Zhu was going to do in the future.

Li Zhu: "Before, I went to the suburban villages several times when I was in Liu's house. I saw that many people were very poor. It was said that some of them could not even have enough to eat every day. They could only have a full meal on special days. It was so pitiful."

"Unfortunately, I have thought about it for a long time, but I really don't have any talent for farming. I can't do it. I only have some experience in business, but I can't make sure the people have enough food."

Li Qingyi: "Don't say it, the treasury of the Daning Dynasty is empty. You need money to do anything you want. Without money, nothing can be done."

Li Zhu: "I heard that my previous stepfather was exiled because of corruption. I secretly looked at the Liu family's accounts before and found that their accounting method is not easy to use and it is easy to be exploited. My stepfather was such a stingy person, but he couldn't prevent his servants from skimming the accounts. What do you think of the national treasury..."

When Li Qingyi heard this, his eyes flashed.

That makes sense.

but……

Li Qingyi: "What if I reorganize the accounts and find that I am even poorer?"

Li Zhu: "Ah, what account?"

Li Qingyi: "You said that, don't you just want to sort out the accounts of the national treasury?"

Li Zhu was shocked: "Aunt, how could I have the courage! I am just an ordinary person, I would not dare to go to such an important place as the national treasury."

He was an ordinary person in his previous life. Although his identity is somewhat different in this life, his mentality has not changed. Essentially, he still thinks that he is just an ordinary person.

Li Zhu didn't dare to touch the accounts of the national treasury. He had been back to the Princess's Mansion for some time, and he vaguely noticed that there was something a little bit wrong with the cash flow in the Mansion. However, he had just arrived and didn't dare to tell the Princess.

He didn't even dare to touch the Princess's Mansion. Li Qingyi started talking about the national treasury, which frightened Li Zhu so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

The national treasury! It sounds important!

Li Qingyi: "...You are too timid."

Afterwards, Li Qingyi thought about it and made a decision: "But it doesn't have to be the national treasury. You are twelve years old and will be thirteen soon. You are old enough to do some work. I will tell my father and send you to the Ministry of Revenue."

Li Zhu: “Huh?”

Li Qingyi touched his chin and said, "Before that, I will send you the account book of Kunning Palace. Please help my mother sort it out. Then I can prove your ability to my father."

Li Zhu was in a daze: "Is this okay?"

Li Qingyi: "What's wrong with that? I'm just a child."

Li Zhu:?

What is the logic?