Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

On the way, Xiao Yaxuan looked around curiously from Su Qianrou's arms.

Suddenly, seeing the two people acting suspiciously, she said, "Sister Qianrou, a thief has broken into your mansion."

Su Qianrou didn't take it to heart and continued walking forward, saying, "Where would a thief come from in broad daylight?"

"Really, you see."

Su Qianrou looked in the direction she pointed and saw Zhang Hongmei and Liu Xiang, mother and daughter, sneaking around doing something. So she said, "Chunzhu, go and call them here."

"Yes," Chunzhu replied and walked over.

Before long, he came over with Zhang Hongmei and Liu Xiang.

Zhang Hongmei exclaimed joyfully, "Rou'er!"

"Why are my third cousin and my cousin Xiang'er here?"

“We’ve been here for a while, but we haven’t seen your mother yet, so we thought we’d go and say hello to her.”

"My mother is entertaining distinguished guests. Third Aunt and Xiang'er should go back to the side room and wait."

“We’re guests, but aren’t we guests too? What’s the meaning of leaving us stranded in a side room?” Liu Xiang said angrily.

"So what my cousin Yi Xiang'er means is that my mother should leave Princess Chang Le and Princess Min and the others hanging there."

"Xiang'er didn't mean that, Rou'er, don't misunderstand... Hurry up and apologize to your third cousin."

"I didn't say anything wrong," Liu Xiang still showed no remorse.

"Sister Qianrou, who are they? Are they more noble than my mother?" Xiao Yaxuan asked innocently.

"Who do you think you are? Do you have any right to speak here? You ill-mannered brat."

Since arriving in the capital, they had been looked down upon because of their status. Now, even a child was making fun of them, which made Liu Xiang unable to bear it any longer. So she vented all her pent-up resentment on Xiao Yaxuan.

Xiao Yaxuan had never been scolded like this before, so she felt extremely wronged and finally couldn't help but burst into tears.

Su Qianrou hurriedly coaxed, "Little Ya'er, be good, don't cry. Sister Qianrou will stand up for you." After saying that, she looked at Liu Xiang and said sternly, "Apologize."

"I don't".

"I'll say it again, I apologize."

"Why? She's just an ill-mannered little brat..."

"Guards, throw her out of here!"

“Yes,” Chunzhu replied, then stepped forward to pull Liu Xiang.

"Su Qianrou, how could you treat me like this for the sake of an outsider?"

"Don't forget, you're an outsider too."

A relative who is not even remotely related to you is just an outsider.

"Rou'er, no matter what, we are relatives. Aren't you going too far by doing this?"

"That's outrageous! Do you even know who she is?"

"He's just an ill-mannered brat, what's so great about him?" Liu Xiang hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Shut up, I think you're the one who's ill-mannered... Chunzhu, kick them out of the manor, and they don't need to come back again."

"Yes, miss."

Then, Su Qianrou carried Xiao Yaxuan away from there.

Zhang Hongmei wanted to chase after her, but Chunzhu reached out and stopped her.

"Get out of the way."

"Madam Liu, please take Miss Liu and leave, or don't blame me for having you kicked out."

"You lowly servant girl, how dare you defy your superiors!"

"You're the one who's disrespectful to your superiors. You even dared to insult Princess Yun Ning. I think you're tired of living."

"What did you say? She's Princess Yun Ning, so isn't she Princess Chang Le's biological daughter and the Empress Dowager's granddaughter?" Liu Xiang realized how frightening it was.

"Now you know fear, but it's too late. Don't you even know where you are or who you are? How dare you spout such nonsense here? You're simply courting death!" Just then, two servants passed by, and Chunzhu called out, "You two, come here."

The servant recognized her, so he did not hesitate and came over immediately, saying, "Greetings, Miss Chunzhu."

"Get them both out of here."

"Yes".

After giving her instructions, Chunzhu ignored them and quickly caught up with Su Qianrou.

Liu Xiang was so frightened that she stood frozen in place.

Zhang Hongmei said irritably, "I told you a thousand times before you left not to act impulsively, not to act impulsively. Now look what's happened, we've offended Princess Yun Ning. When she gets back and tells Princess Chang Le, we'll have no way to survive."

"How was I supposed to know she was Princess Yun Ning? If I had known, would I have said those things? It's all that bitch Su Qianrou's fault for not saying so sooner."

"How dare you insult our young lady!"

"That's right, how dare you insult our young lady? Get out of here, or we'll have to resort to violence."

And so, Zhang Hongmei and Liu Xiang were kicked out.

The next day, Su Qianrou had just woken up and was sitting on the couch drinking tea.

Chunzhu walked in with a smile on her face and said excitedly, "Miss, Madam Liu and her family have been kicked out of the Marquis's mansion."

Why?

"Just now, Princess Chang Le sent someone to the Marquis of Anping's residence to reprimand Miss Liu. The First Madam and the Third Madam had long disliked Madam Liu and Miss Liu, and now that they had offended Princess Chang Le, they were making a fuss about kicking them out of the residence. The Old Madam was afraid that Princess Chang Le would take her anger out on the Marquis's residence, so she agreed."

"Where are they now? Are they heading back to Lingnan?"

"No, they moved to a small house in the north of the city."

"So you're not planning to go back?" Then, looking at Juxia, he asked, "I asked you to send someone to keep an eye on Liu Xiang before, have you heard anything?"

“Miss, the man came to report that Miss Liu had tried to curry favor with the Prince of Sui, but the Prince of Sui looked down on her and ignored her. Later, Miss Liu took a fancy to He Qi, the son of the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Recently, the two have been seeing each other very often, and the house where Miss Liu and the others are living now was bought by Mr. He.”

"I knew it! That's why they have the money to buy houses."

"Miss, that's not the point. The point is that Young Master He is already married with children, and his wife is the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. It is said that Young Master He once promised that he would never take a concubine in his life."

"If Liu Xiang doesn't take a concubine, then he's going to have a mistress."

"Probably."

"Have someone keep a close eye on her. If they find her using the Su family's name to cause trouble outside, report it immediately."

"Yes".

imperial study room

Su Jing'an respectfully approached Mu Jinchen and bowed, saying, "This humble official greets Your Highness."

"Lord Su, do you know why I have summoned you here?"

"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

Mu Jinchen handed the notebook in his hand to Yingfeng.

Yingfeng understood and immediately handed it to Su Jing'an.

After looking at it, Su Jing'an was completely bewildered and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what is this...?"

"Lord Su does not know."

"What should this subordinate know?"

"Didn't Princess Ping Le tell you?"

"I wonder what Your Highness is referring to..."

"This was written by Princess Ping Le."

"Rou'er," Su Jing'an glanced at it again. No wonder the handwriting looked familiar when he looked at it earlier; it was indeed written by his own daughter.

"Lord Su is the Minister of Revenue, and he often deals with numbers. What do you think of these numbers?"

"It is simple to write and more convenient and clearer than our written language."

"What if it's used for bookkeeping?"

"That will definitely save a lot of time and improve efficiency."

"In that case, let the ministers discuss this matter at the morning court session tomorrow."

"Yes".

After leaving the Imperial Study, Su Jing'an did not go to the Ministry of Revenue, but went directly back to the Su family.