Reborn to marry, the short-lived prince lived a hundred years

Li Jiaoyu readily agreed.

A quarter of an hour later.

Qinglan and Qingdian were defeated by Li Jiaoyu one after another.

The two men returned to Meng Tingyue's side dejectedly.

"We have brought shame to the Crown Princess." Both of them apologized to Meng Tingyue with guilt in their hearts.

Meng Tingyue looked at the scene in front of her, feeling mixed emotions.

Recalling her past life, after Prince Qing ascended the throne as Crown Prince, he was constantly surrounded by dangers, assassinations, and conspiracies. Back then, Qinglan and Qingdian, to protect her, resolutely took up martial arts again and fended off attacks for her and Prince Qing.

However, in this life, they lived peacefully and never encountered any danger. In such an environment, Qinglan and Qingdian gradually relaxed their vigilance, and their martial arts skills were not as good as before.

Meng Tingyue's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Li Jiaoyu. "I will go and ask the Crown Prince in the next two days. Once I have definite information, I will inform you immediately."

After hearing this, Li Jiaoyu was filled with gratitude and quickly bowed, "Thank you, Crown Princess."

Meng Tingyue nodded slightly, her eyes passing over the two silent people beside her. She sighed inwardly, but turned around gently, leaving behind a sentence that seemed to be blown away by the wind, "Go back."

On the way back, even Qinglan, who was usually chattering, became quiet. Seeing this, Meng Tingyue knew that the incident just now had left an indelible mark in their hearts.

The two of them are loyal to her and will definitely be able to figure out her intentions, so that she can achieve her goals.

The road ahead is still uncertain, so she cannot slack off, and Qinglan and Qingdang, who are accompanying her, cannot relax either.

After entering the room, the two of them knelt down in front of Meng Tingyue without even taking a breath, and said earnestly: "Thank you, Crown Princess, for your enlightenment. In the next few days, I will definitely pick up the martial arts I learned in my youth, just to better protect you in the future."

Hearing this, Meng Tingyue pursed her lips slightly, and a hint of imperceptible tenderness and relief flashed in her eyes.

From today on, whenever Meng Tingyue was in the house, the two of them would take turns waiting by her side, while the other one would pick up his martial arts skills again.

If she stepped out of the mansion, the two of them would wait for her together.

After the meal and the medicine were finished, Meng Tingyue leaned leisurely on the soft couch, with Yan Hong's meticulous report in her ears.

"As the Crown Princess predicted, Miss Qiao from the West Garden left the garden at a quarter past noon and quietly went to look for Butler Zheng. She stayed with Butler Zheng for half an hour, then quietly left with a hint of displeasure on her face."

Yan Hong's words were like a long stream, neither fast nor slow, and every word was clearly audible.

Meng Tingyue nodded nonchalantly after listening, and seemed to be thinking, "Maybe you know what the two of them were talking about in the house?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Hong bowed slightly, appearing even more respectful. "If the Crown Princess wishes to know, I can investigate."

Meng Tingyue just asked casually, and seemed to not expect that she could really check it. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

Yan Hong was the maid assigned to her by the prince. She knew very well that there were very few people around her who could be used, so she planned to try to use the people left behind by the prince.

After all, she was secretly observing the actions of Butler Zheng and Xiyuan, so even if the prince heard about it, it would not be a big deal.

"Go and try to check it out." She opened her red lips and instructed.

"Yes, I obey your command." Yan Hong responded and retreated.

After Yan Hong left, Nanny Qin and Qing Dian waited on Meng Tingyue's left and right.

Meng Tingyue retracted her gaze and slowly asked, "How's the decoration of that shop on West Street going?"

Upon hearing this, Qingdian hurriedly and respectfully replied, "My Lady Princess, the shop has been completely renovated, and along with the two unused shops in the mansion, they've also been put in perfect order. Today, the shop owner came to ask what kind of business the shop plans to change to."

"We will temporarily close our shop. We will choose a day to reopen it after the escort agency is established and the escorts have returned with a batch of goods." Meng Tingyue ordered calmly.

"As for the two vacant shops in the mansion, what are their sizes? Are they far apart from each other?" Meng Tingyue asked.

Qingdian pondered for a moment, then replied, "Compared to the Crown Princess's shop on West Street, those two shops are slightly smaller in size, but they are adjacent to each other, only a few feet apart. I estimate that they are no more than five hundred steps away."

"Five hundred steps is a relatively close distance. However, if this size is to be used as a security guard, it may be a bit cramped." Meng Tingyue gently stroked the table, with a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

Qingdian naturally understood her master's intention and nodded gently, "That's right. I have secretly visited several escort agencies, and the areas of the remaining escort agencies are larger than these two shops."

It is imperative for the escort agency to open a Meng Tingyue branch, and to solve the problem of the current cramped space, finding a new shop is undoubtedly the most direct way.

However, in the capital, shops are expensive and land is very valuable. If you want to find a store suitable for opening an escort agency, you will need a considerable amount of silver.

She didn't have any spare money at the moment, and there wasn't much spare money in the house either. If she could temporarily scrape together some money from the treasury, she might be able to make ends meet, but she didn't want to do that.

It would take at least two to three months for the escort agency to be profitable, and it would take more than a month just to transport the stones from far away.

If there is any mistake here, when the time comes to distribute the monthly salary, if she is short of money and unable to cash it, it will probably cause panic among the people in the mansion and create many unnecessary troubles.

At that time, if Butler Zheng were to cause trouble again, Meng Tingyue's newly secured power as Butler would probably have to be handed over to someone else, which would be a really inappropriate move.

Why not ask your uncle and aunt to borrow some money first to help you out?

While he was thinking about this, a maid hurried into the room.

"Why are you so flustered?" Nanny Qin asked in a deep voice, with a hint of majesty in her tone.

"Reporting to the nanny, a letter has arrived from the Xiao family." The maid replied breathlessly.

Upon hearing this, Meng Tingyue looked up suddenly, her eyes flashing with anticipation.

Nanny Qin quickly stepped forward, took the letter from the maid, and handed it to Meng Tingyue respectfully.

The envelope was a bit thick. Meng Tingyue opened it carefully and saw a stack of banknotes under the letter paper at a glance.

Surprise instantly blossomed in her eyes. She gently pulled out the top piece of letter and carefully examined the contents on it.

The gist of the letter was that the ten thousand taels of silver would be given to her for the time being, and she would also be in charge of looking after several shops in the capital for the time being. As for the matter of the jade material, it would be handled by her aunt.

At the end of the letter, they also mentioned that they had investigated Meng Dongliang's whereabouts and had sent people to follow him secretly. If this person set foot in the capital, they would immediately report to her.

After reading the letter, a hint of surprise appeared in Meng Tingyue's eyes.

This ten thousand taels of silver came at the right time.

Amidst the joy, the maid entered the room again to announce, "Crown Princess, Princess Luojia is here."