The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

"Miss, you're back!" Xiaoman stepped forward and took the box from Jingxue's hands.

The steward also clasped his hands in a salute, saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, you're back!"

Just as they were about to enter the mansion, two people ran over. The guard, Gao Chi, recognized one of them as a maidservant who had accompanied the princess in her dowry.

"Miss!"

Jingxue turned around and saw Lixia, another maid of the original owner, holding the hand of a girl who looked about 10 years old. The two of them squatted down to greet each other.

"Greetings to Your Highness and Your Highness!"

Ye Muchen also noticed this maid; he had seen her at the wedding.

"Get up!" Ye Muchen said calmly.

Li Xia pulled the girl beside her over and said, "Miss, this is my second uncle's cousin, Runyue. My second uncle passed away a few days ago, leaving her all alone, so I brought her with me!"

Just as Jingxue was about to speak, the girl blurted out, "Sister, the princess is so beautiful, even more beautiful than Bai Er, the widow in our village!"

"Pfft!" Ye Muchen's mood improved considerably!

Before Leon Yue could say anything more, Li Xia quickly covered her mouth, saying, "Yueyue, don't talk nonsense!"

Jingxue didn't think anything of it; children speak without thinking!

"It's alright, he's just a kid!"

But this scoundrel still managed a laugh, and loudly proclaimed, "Widows are good! I love widows!"

Ye Muchen knew that Jingxue was doing it on purpose, so he turned and stepped through the door.

Back at Jingning Garden, the little myna excitedly flew over and landed on Jingxue's arm. "Boss, boss, I'm Xiao Chenchen, I'm not a good bird!"

"Hmm, did you miss me?" Jingxue asked, stroking its feathers.

Do you miss me? Do you miss me?

During the leap month, she was very excited to see the little myna bird. "Sister, sister, a talking bird!"

"Okay, be good, Runyue! Go play with it for a while!" Lixia patted her.

Jingxue extended her arm to Runyue and said, "Go!"

The little myna obediently landed on Runyue's shoulder, and Runyue carefully carried her arms toward the swing.

After tidying up briefly inside, Jingxue sat down in a chair. She knew that Lixia would come back at the end of each month to report the accounts.

She stayed in the palace for eight days, which happened to be the intercalary eighth month; today is the fourth day of the eighth month.

"Lixia, please sit down. Did you come back a few days ago?" Jingxue asked.

“Miss, I was busy with my second uncle’s funeral and didn’t come back at the end of the month! I only had time to come today, and it just so happens that you have returned to the manor!” Li Xia sat down.

Looking through the original owner's memories, Li Xia, like Xiao Man, was born into a family and is already 25 years old this year. However, she is unwilling to get married. The wife of the Prince of Zhenbei saw that Li Xia was capable, and since the original owner's wet nurse had passed away, she made Li Xia the head maidservant in charge of the original owner's affairs.

"Miss, here are the account books and this month's income. Please take a look!"

Jingxue took the ledger and started looking at it, while Lixia's eyes flickered.

“Miss, a few days ago Xiaoman told me that you had dismissed those servants. I was both happy and worried when I heard that. I was worried that Xiaoman wouldn’t be able to take care of you on her own. But then my second uncle fell seriously ill, and I didn’t have time to come back to see you. Please don’t blame me!”

Jingxue waved her hand and continued looking at the account book!

“My second aunt died in childbirth during the leap month. For so many years, my second uncle has been both father and mother to me, which has been very difficult for him. A few years ago, my parents wanted to find him another wife, but he was afraid that a stepmother would not treat Yueyue well, so he refused to find one.”

Li Xia sighed and continued, "Runyue has always been strong and has a big appetite since she was little. She's always getting into trouble..."

Jingxue put down the account book. "What's wrong? Are you having trouble? Tell me!"

“Miss, although I’ve only been taking care of this child for a few days, I’m sometimes too busy to look after her. Yesterday she almost tore down the government’s reward notice! She recognizes the numbers and saw that it offered fifty taels of silver, so she tried to tear it down. Luckily, the shop assistant stopped her.”

"I was thinking of hiring someone to take her to my fiefdom to find my parents, but I'm worried about her on the way!" Li Xia rubbed her hands in distress.

"Let her stay in the manor, so she can keep me and Xiaoman company!" Jingxue didn't think it was a big deal.

"Will that work? I'm afraid she'll cause trouble in the manor. I think you and the Prince have just gotten along a bit better!"

Jingxue: Getting into trouble? That would be great!

"It's alright. What trouble could she possibly cause in the manor? It would be much more troublesome if she caused trouble outside!" Jingxue said.

“Miss, unlike us, she doesn’t have a contract of servitude, she…”

"It's alright, I don't care about that. It's just a child. Let's talk about the shop!" Jingxue didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer and moved on to the next topic.

From the moment she arrived at the Prince's residence today, Li Xia felt that her young lady had indeed changed. Although Xiao Man had also mentioned it, seeing is believing.

A few months ago, she returned to deliver the account books, but the young lady didn't even glance at them, looking as if she had seen through the vanity of the world.

Miss is much more vibrant now!

Jingxue observed that the four shops only earned a little over one hundred taels of silver each month. She was unfamiliar with the prices in this dynasty, so she didn't offer any opinions.

"The cloth shop's income has increased this month because it's getting colder and the seasons have changed. The general store's income has decreased. The shop next door has received a lot of new cosmetics, which they say are from Jiangnan. The other shops are still the same as before!"

"I'll go check on the shop tomorrow! You can stay here tonight!"

"Hmm! Miss, you and the Prince now... what I mean is, do you not plan to stay in this courtyard for much longer?" Li Xia asked cautiously.

"Huh?" Jingxue didn't react for a moment, blinked, and cleared her throat. "Um, Lixia, you don't need to worry too much about what's between me and the prince. I have my own plans, don't worry!"

"Yes, Miss. Then I'll go out and check on Runyue first, and then prepare a room for her!"

Jingxue returned to her bedroom and then went into her spatial dimension. She had already made plans while talking to Lixia earlier.

Take the banknotes, silver, and other important items from the dowry into your spatial storage.

Viewing the items in the store on the big screen, such as dressing mirrors, toothbrushes, soaps, and other daily necessities, the system is very thoughtful. All product packaging is designed to be as natural as possible, without any manufacturer information or labels. Even the toothbrush handles and mirror stands are made of wood.

I made four sets of each item, one for myself and my three girls!

With fifty of each item remaining, Jingxue decided to give it a try and see how it went. She noted down the prices and packed everything up.

"Miss, lunch is ready!" Xiaoman said from outside the door.

"Ok!"

At the dinner table, Xiaoman saw that Runyue was eating like a little hamster and forgot to eat!

"Yueyue, eat slowly. A girl should be more dignified!" Lixia advised.

"Sister, the food here is delicious, and the birds are wonderful too!"

"Your Highness, Sister Xiaoman said you know kung fu. I want to learn from you. I'll work for you for free and I'll take care of you when you die!"

Jingxue "..."

Thank you! Good child!