After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

"Princess, you don't know that business is becoming more and more difficult nowadays. It's not just our silk shop. Ask the shop owners of other shops if their business is not doing well." Faced with Gu Zhiyin's question, Shopkeeper Qi replied calmly.

"Yeah yeah."

"Business is not doing well right now."

"The princess has never done business, so I'm afraid she doesn't understand it."

"Really? But the rice shop's business is getting better every year. According to what you said, only Shopkeeper Fang knows how to do business. You guys are not the ones who are causing the bad business of the shop?" Gu Zhiyin said faintly.

Everyone was subconsciously choked, and many people looked at the shopkeeper Fang who was named.

Shopkeeper Fang stood up, saluted with his fists, and a gentle smile hung on his fat face: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, but I was just a blind cat that met a dead mouse."

"The Princess should not generalize." Shopkeeper Qi's expression turned slightly colder as he said.

Gu Zhiyin lowered his eyes, turned a page, and pointed out a few figures. The biggest one was the cost expenditure.

"Ten embroiderers, a cook, three servants, charcoal for winter, ice for summer, clothes for two seasons, and gifts for festivals and holidays. The accounts are all clear and there is no problem."

Shopkeeper Qi sneered, "Of course, I remember every detail clearly."

"But in the first half of last year, you went to Jiangnan to discuss business and spent five hundred taels."

"Yes, we negotiated a big deal at that time. If not, the silk shop would have lost even more." Shopkeeper Qi said, looking proud rather than ashamed.

"Another five hundred taels were spent in the cold winter at the end of the year."

Shopkeeper Qi nodded again: "Doing business requires money everywhere."

"You recorded all the profits and liabilities normally, but after calculating them, you went back to compare the expenses with the accounts receivable. You raised the prices of several purchases in order to increase costs. And in order to reduce profits, you reduced the amount of shipments."

Shopkeeper Qi's face suddenly changed. Everyone present was a smart man, so how could they not understand? Many of them broke out in cold sweats.

"Every time you purchase goods, the cost is higher than the last time. After adding all the accounting costs, the selling price you record is wrong. Although the general ledger is balanced, the cost accounting is full of loopholes."

"This is the drawback of falsely reporting costs, Shopkeeper Qi. Do you think my Pingyang Palace is easy to bully?"

Gu Zhiyin suddenly shouted and slammed the account book in his hand towards him.

The edge of the booklet hit Shopkeeper Qi on the forehead, causing him to see stars, his legs to go limp, and he slid off the chair to his knees on the ground.

He did not do the accounting like this for the past year. In the beginning, he only did small things for personal gain, but the old princess did not notice it, so he became more and more bold.

Shopkeeper Qi's face turned pale: "Princess, I...I..."

"You abuse your power for personal gain and enrich yourself, Chief Zheng, send him to jail!" Gu Zhiyin glanced at him coldly and said to Chief Zheng.

Manager Zheng had already been full of admiration for Gu Zhiyin at this point, and upon hearing the order, he immediately called the servants and tied the man up and took him away in a ferocious manner.

You dare to embezzle the money from Prince Pingyang's Palace. You must be tired of living.

After Shopkeeper Qi was taken away, the huge main hall suddenly fell silent. No one dared to breathe. They sat upright and looked at Gu Zhiyin, fearing that the next fire would burn them.

After all, it can be said that half of the people sitting here are not clean.

Gu Zhiyin looked around and saw that everyone looked terrified, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.

She understood that when water is too clear, there will be no fish. There is no one who is clean and not greedy. But if the greedy person like Manager Qi is not dealt with, it will whet his appetite and make others follow suit, eventually draining the wealth of the Pingyang Palace.

"All of you shopkeepers have worked diligently for the palace, so the palace will certainly not treat you unfairly." Gu Zhiyin suddenly said.

Everyone hurriedly stood up and bowed in response.

"Today is my first meeting with all of you. I still have many shortcomings. I will have to ask for your tolerance in the future." Gu Zhiyin gave everyone a sweet reward, calling them uncles and aunts one by one, which made everyone feel terrified, but also felt close to them.

"You are too polite, Princess."

"The princess is so smart that we are ashamed of ourselves."

"Yes, yes, you are very resourceful and have a kind heart."

"..."

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Gu Zhiyin could hardly bear to hear the constant praise from everyone, so she smiled and changed the subject: "The side hall has prepared wine and food, uncles and aunts, please come in."

Gu Zhiyin stood up and gestured for someone to come in.

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up with a smile without any hesitation and followed Zheng Zongguan to the side hall.

Gu Zhiyin was the princess of a county prince and a member of the female family, so it was impossible for her to stay and accompany them. So she asked Zheng Zongguan to entertain them well, and she took Ruyi back to Qionghua Courtyard.

The princess was killing everyone in the front yard, and the news that Manager Qi was taken away soon spread to the backyard.

"I didn't expect that she is such a good housekeeper at such a young age." Mrs. Wen was feeding her daughter. When she heard the old woman's words, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

A trace of indignation flashed in the eyes of the old woman: "Princess, how about..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Wen scolded her: "Shut up, take back your thoughts."

"But I feel sorry for you."

Wen raised her eyes, staring at the old woman without blinking, and said sternly, "Mother Luo, you have brought me up since I was a child. I know that your friendship with me is no less than that of a mother and daughter. I also understand that you are not worthy of me, but have you forgotten why the old princess chose me to marry into the Pingyang Palace? She wanted me to be obedient. Over the years, I have been resentful countless times, and I have suppressed this resentment countless times. I can be unwilling, but I must never do things that I will regret because of this unwillingness."

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Princess." Mother Luo knelt down and apologized.

Wen extended her hand to help him up, and said softly, "You are devoted to me, how can I blame you? It's just that our life is not difficult now. From the day I married into the Pingyang Palace, I knew my position! If it weren't for the old princess seeing that I have been following the rules all these years, how could I have given birth to Ke'er? You see, even if I don't have the power to run the family, no one in the palace dares to neglect me. Gu Zhiyin is a virtuous woman, so she will naturally respect me. I have status, a daughter, and I am respected. There is nothing I can ask for."

Everyone has ambitions, but if she had allowed her ambitions to grow, there would probably be no Wen Zhiyan in the Prince Pingyang's Palace by now.

The previous princess died young, leaving behind a pair of young children. The Pingyang Palace needed a princess, so the old princess did not pay attention to the candidate's family background or status when selecting. As long as the candidate was obedient, they would be treated as her own children after entering the palace. They were not allowed to have their own children.