When the Regent Princess kneeled, all the children in Beijing broke their knees.

"Ask me? Who should I ask?" The steward Li who was being asked said with an impatient look on his face, then shook his sleeves and left the Regent's Palace with a gloomy face.

Jiang Yunchu returned to the room. There was no change in his facial expression, but his mind was full of thought.

"Zi Su, tell me about Manager Yun."

"Yes."

"Staff Yun was suddenly promoted to steward ten years ago, and it was the prince who recommended him, without the approval of the Concubine Dowager."

"For so many years, Manager Yun has lived and eaten in the store and has treated the store as his home."

"That's all I know."

It was actually the manager proposed by Ning Chengyan, which was strange.

In this palace, Ning Chengyan's presence is very low, except that he was the one who rescued Bai Zhi and handed her over to the Concubine Dowager. Today, he found out that it was he who promoted this Steward Yun.

Three days passed quickly, and each manager brought the account books over one after another. Jiang Yunchu flipped through the account books of each shop and threw them aside.

It took only an hour to divide the account books into three piles.

"This pile is the real account book. Zisu, please write down the name of the shop for me so that I can reuse it when I become the manager in the future."

He pointed to another pile and said, "The managers in this pile are quite good at forgery. Just think about what they can do in the future."

"As for this pile..."

Jiang Yunchu rubbed his brows. He never expected that although the Regent's Palace looked prosperous, it was actually a ruin after its prosperity faded.

There are a lot of shops, but not many of them are profitable. Moreover, with the involvement of the concubine's family, the business is even more in deficit.

It would be better for these shops to be closed than to continue operating.

Before, the Queen Mother was concerned about the reputation of the palace, but...

She doesn't care.

What is reputation? They are orphans and widows in the Regent Palace, the elderly, the weak and the disabled, and they are just suffering for their reputation.

"How do we deal with this pile?" Zi Su was a little curious and didn't understand what the princess meant.

"Let's have someone check on these people. I'm sure they've lost a lot of money over the years."

She could accept the theory that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, but she could not accept the action of taking the water away from me.

It's not that these people don't want to falsify their account books, but because they can't do it. There are so many loopholes, and what they ended up falsifying is a mess.

These people are the parasites kept by the palace.

"Yes." Zi Su went out to make arrangements.

Jiang Yunchu closed his eyes, leaned his head against the back of the chair, and relaxed completely.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and his mind flashed over the faces of those managers, and...

Think about your attitude towards the Cao family.

She arrived at another intersection, an intersection where she was unsure of the concubine's opinion, but at this critical juncture, it was impossible for her to leave Kyoto.

Moreover, she couldn't let go of the palace, and during the cleaning these days, she had cleared out some people without leaving a single word, especially the yard of the two children. People who shouldn't be there had all been cleared out.

She also cleared out a second-class maid and a laundry woman from her own yard.

Now the palace is under the observation of all parties, and there must be no unusual movements. Now we can only do it according to our own methods...

"Jiang Yunchu!"

Just by listening to the voice and address, I knew who it was without even opening my eyes.

"I'm in a bad mood right now, Ning Hanmo, you'd better be okay, otherwise I don't mind spanking you!"

Jiang Yunchu's voice was very faint. He leaned back in his chair with a tired look on his face.

During these days, the children, farms and shops in the palace have all come into her hands, and all the profits are distributed by her.

This is what the Concubine Dowager instructed last time, and these shops have been transferred to her name, representing the Concubine Dowager's sincerity.

Now she and the palace are completely tied together and cannot be separated.

The days when I wanted to lie down are gone forever.

"I'm going to the horse race." Ning Hanmo's attitude was calm this time.

Jiang Yunchu opened his eyes and glanced at him, "Just tell me what's going on."

Given this kid's temper, why would he inform me before going out?

Since you've come here to report, you must be confused about something, or you're looking for trouble.

"I..." Ning Hanmo's expression was a little embarrassed, even a little ashamed?

Jiang Yunchu blinked, but there was no other expression.

"Speak." She has been a little tired recently. What she hates most is using her brain. In her previous life, she used her brain to cure diseases and save lives. She really sneered at palace fighting and house fighting.

Are the palace fights and house fights all because of that man?

No, no, no, it’s because of the power in their hands and the interests of the people behind them. For every woman who fights in the palace or the house, vying for favor is just a means to gain power and interests.

They are actually very sober, more sober than anyone else.

The ones who are confused are just the men. They think their women are vying for favor, and that those women are doing it because of love. How sad and lamentable!

She didn't want to use her brain, but why would these messes never end?

"I don't have any money!" Ning Hanmo said hesitantly.

When his grandmother was the housekeeper, he would directly ask the housekeeper for money every time he went out.

just now……

Silly Little Fish told him that there must be a note with the princess's seal and signature, otherwise no one could withdraw a single penny from the account.

It is him, the young master of the palace...

No, no!

Jiang Yunchu frowned, "Where's your moon silver?"

Whether it is Ning Hanmo or Ning Yuexue, they receive a monthly stipend of ten taels of silver every month. If placed in an ordinary family, this stipend would be enough for the whole family to have food and drink for more than three years.

But these children belong to different classes, they go to different places to spend money, and the amount of money they need to spend is even more different.

But ten taels of silver... isn't it a small amount?

"Jiang Yunchu, do you know how much my monthly salary is? Ten taels, enough to pay off beggars!"

When it comes to this, Ning Hanmo is filled with anger.

He had made an appointment with his partners today, but when he went to the accounting office to get the silver, he ran into a snag. He didn't know how those guys laughed at him.

"Send away a beggar?" Jiang Yunchu slowly sat up straight, then looked at Ning Hanmo with a smile.

What a loud tone.

"Isn't it? Do you know how much money a meal costs? Wherever I go, I don't treat others, so how can I let others treat me?"

"Do you still have any shame, young master?"

Ning Hanmo's matter-of-fact look almost made Jiang Yunchu laugh. She calmly drank a sip of herbal tea, repeating to herself, "Child, you are still young, still young, still young..."

"You are ignorant..."

She chanted to calm herself down.

"Shunzi!"

"I'm here." Shunzi immediately ran in from the door and knelt on the ground.