The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Hou Fangping knelt on the ground, and after saying this, his face looked much calmer. It seemed that he had prepared the fake accounts and was not afraid of her checking.

Liang Chongyue leisurely leaned back in the seat where Liang Chongzhen usually sat. This chair was left behind when he left ten years ago and has never been changed.

It was a comfortable fit for her, but Liang Chongzhen, with a height of over 1.85 meters, must have felt uncomfortable sitting on a chair that should have been replaced long ago.

"This princess remembers that the gifts sent from all over the Great Xia continent for my father's birthday were counted ten days ago and have arrived at the Imperial Household Department. Aside from the gifts for Zhaoyang Palace, have you delivered all the gifts from other palaces, Eunuch?"

There was something behind Liang Chongyue's words, and no matter how Hou Fangping answered, it would be wrong.

If all the money had been sent to other palaces except Zhaoyang Palace, it would mean that Liang Chongzhen and Liang Zhirou were taking advantage of the fact that they had lost their mother and had no one from their maternal family, making them easy to bully, so they deliberately withheld the money.

If the gifts have not been delivered to Zhaoyang Palace or other palaces as well, it means Hou Fangping is not doing his job well. Half a month has passed, and even if there are many people in the palace, all the gifts should have been distributed.

Even Liang Zhirou, who was usually calm, could hear the trap hidden in Liang Chongyue's words. After thinking about it for a while, she couldn't think of a way to break the game. She also wanted to see what tricks this eunuch Hou had to get past Liang Chongyue.

"Your Highness, I have been distributing the palaces according to the list left by General Manager Qi. I don't know why General Manager Qi placed Zhaoyang Palace last. I am just following the rules and have no intention of offending the Third Prince or the Third Princess."

Liang Zhirou looked at the eunuch who was as fat as a pig and lying with his eyes open, and she was furious. If her brother hadn't held her back, she would have dragged him in front of her father to seek justice.

Liang Chongyue has already received the information sent by the system after the query was completed. He really didn't expect that Concubine Lian, a princess from a foreign race, has such a complicated power structure in this palace and has some strength.

Whoever has a prince by his side in this palace dreams of becoming the empress dowager. Liang Chongyue was in no hurry to respond to Fang Ping's question, and was looking through the information about Concubine Lian sent by the system with great interest.

Princess Lian had a lover in Dai Viet and was forced to leave her hometown. Her lover castrated herself for love and devoted herself to serving her.

Tsk tsk tsk, sometimes she didn’t dare to believe too much in the information in the system. Reality was far more exciting than fiction.

Liang Chongyue picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, writing a name on the paper. Liang Zhirou, sitting on her left, could just see it and immediately read out the name:

"Uh... Er... Ke... What is this?"

Liang Chongyue ignored Liang Zhirou, picked up the paper, and blew on it in front of Hou Fangping. Seeing his increasingly pale face, Liang Chongyue folded the paper and handed it to Ping An.

"Keep it, it will be useful to this princess."

After finishing all these, Liang Chongyue began to look Hou Fangping in the eye.

"Since Eunuch Hou said he was following the rules, then let's do it. Ping'an, take this princess' token and return to Yikun Palace to ask Queen Mother for the person. We'll investigate thoroughly to find out who is at fault."

After saying that, Liang Chongyue stood up and prepared to leave. She would investigate the matter thoroughly to see if anyone would come forward and admit their mistake first.

Liang Chongyue had just walked to the door when a tragic and shrill cry rang out from behind him:

"Your Highness, I plead guilty. This is all my fault. I misremembered the date, which delayed the delivery of gifts to the Third Prince and the Third Princess. I acknowledge my guilt and am willing to pay a six-month fine as a warning to others."

Listening to the painful introspection behind him, Liang Chongyue turned around with a chuckle, fanning himself as if he had heard a joke:

"Eunuch Hou, you're reacting so strongly that I almost thought you were going to commit suicide. But with half a year's salary, can you buy a piece of moon-shadow gauze or a half-length dress of Suzhou embroidery?"

Liang Chongyue approached Hou Fangping, leaned over and smiled faintly:

"Besides, since Eunuch Hou is so eager to confess today, I suspect you have some hidden secrets. If I investigate further, the Imperial Household Department is a lucrative position, and I'm afraid it will incur the wrath of my father. But if I don't investigate further, and I just punish you today, and the news gets out, I'm afraid people will say I threatened and forced you."

Liang Chongyue's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.

Liang Zhirou looked at her from behind and vaguely thought that she saw her father, who was half a head shorter than her, lecturing her. She was so scared that she shuddered and her brain and body shook.

"Your Highness has been personally taught by His Majesty. He is the most kind and tolerant person in the world. This matter...this matter is my fault. Your Highness has awakened me. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have committed a serious crime. After your lesson today, I will never dare to do it again. If half a year's salary is not enough, I will be fined for one year, no, three years. Your Highness, do you think this is feasible?"

Liang Chongyue glanced at Liang Chongzhen and Liang Zhirou. After all, they were the victims in this matter, and it was not easy for her to make a decision for them.

Liang Chongzhen had been living outside the palace for many years and had only been back for a short time, so he had no objection to this.

Liang Zhirou was unhappy when she saw the deputy steward now. When Steward Qi was in good hands, who would dare to take things from her palace?

After all, she grew up in the palace, so how could she not understand the dirty things going on? But all the missing things were made up for her. Every hair she could pull out from these people would come with blood. In three years, she had earned at least a hundred taels of silver.

Liang Zhirou still had an unhappy look on her face, but she still nodded towards Liang Chongyue.

Liang Zhirou was a princess of the dynasty, but now she is being bullied by a eunuch. No one would be happy about that.

"Ten years of salary and a minor punishment. You should voluntarily resign from the position of Deputy General Manager of the Imperial Household Department, Eunuch Hou. There are so many things to do every day. If you forget one thing today and another tomorrow, the palace will be in chaos. The money in the national treasury is not used to support useless people like you."

Liang Chongyue has always been ruthless to unnecessary people. The original ten-year salary for the position of Deputy General Manager of the Imperial Household Department was enough for at least one year.

If she had not been afraid that her mother would be implicated in some unfounded incidents and insisted on conducting a thorough investigation, how many people in the palace could have withstood the scrutiny? Hou Fangping would have been skinned alive if he hadn't died.

"Do you understand, Eunuch Hou? Do you need me to repeat it to you?"

Yun Ling stood beside His Highness and looked at Eunuch Hou, who seemed to have been drained of energy. He slumped on the ground, his eyes dull and lifeless, unable even to reply. In order to prevent His Highness from waiting for too long and delaying his business, she spoke earnestly to remind him.

Liang Chongyue stood up straight, his eyes lingering on Liang Zhirou for a moment, then he turned around and met Hou Fangping's desperate and fierce gaze.

Liang Chongyue raised a sweet smile and moved closer to Hou Fangping. Ping'an and Yunling had guessed what His Highness wanted to do. They stood on His Highness's left and right to protect him from being hurt in his dying struggle.

"Hate me? You can find a way to kill me in your next life. In this life... you and your master have no chance."