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Cai Yuan was a little surprised, but soon recovered his usual respectful attitude. "Princess, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

"That's for the best." The red bead was pressed against his forehead, it was ice-cold and heart-piercing. "I heard that Your Highness borrowed thirty thousand silver from the Baoheng silver plate. Is that true?"

Cai Yuan's complexion changed. He didn't expect Shen Xijun to know about this matter at all. It took him a while before he came to his senses. He forced a smile and said, "Is there such a thing? This little one doesn't know anything." After a pause, he probed, "May I ask what wangfei … Who told you that? "

Shen Xijun stroked her hair as she coldly said, "It doesn't matter who I heard it from. The most important thing is, why is the prince borrowing so much silver for?"

"There's really no such thing as this, wangfei, you …" Without waiting for Cai Yuan to continue, Shen Xijun continued, "Since Manager Cai doesn't know about this, then forget it. I happen to be going out in the afternoon and would like to ask Baoheng in the silver bugle. I remember …" The owner of that house is surnamed Tao, and all of them will visit my father at the Pingyang Kingdom during festivals. I have also seen him a few times. "

Hearing that she wanted to go to the Baoheng silver bugle, Cai Yuan felt anxious inside, but he couldn't stop her from doing so. He restrained his anxious smile and said, "Princess, if you have any business, please leave it to me. There's no need for you to leave the house yourself. Besides, it's a cold day, what if you catch a cold?"

Shen Xijun cast a sidelong glance at him and said coldly, "So Chief Steward Cai still knows that I am the consort of Prince Rui's household?"

This sentence was a little too harsh. Cai Yuan hastened to say, "This lowly one has always respected the wangfei, without a shred of disrespect. I hope the wangfei can understand this clearly!"

Shen Xijun coldly said, "If you are really sincere, then you won't hide everything from me. This is the case for the accounting room, and this is also the case for the Baoheng Silver Number. Take all the house deeds and Tian Qi to mortgage them. Cai Yuan, your job is really good!"

"Wangfei has misunderstood, this lowly one has not!" Facing her scolding, Cai Yuan was drenched in cold sweat. He didn't even dare to raise his head.

"No?" Shen Xijun sneered, "Cai Yuan, I know that you are someone close to the prince, but I have the right to know about the matters of the mansion, right?"

"Princess, you're right. You're right." Cai Yuan did not dare to say half a word of no in front of her as she nodded repeatedly.

Shen Xijun swept a glance at the Golden Carp on the surface of the water and said coldly, "Now, can Chief Manager Cai speak the truth?"

Cai Yuan couldn't hide anything from him, so he said, "Yes, Your Highness did indeed ask Bao Heng for a loan of thirty thousand taels of silver from his silver number." With that, he added anxiously, "But don't worry, Princess, all the silver has been returned. The land deeds have also been returned."

Shen Xijun gloomily asked, "Why does she need so much money?"

Cai Yuan's eyelids twitched as he lowered his eyes. "This little one really doesn't know the truth. Princess, if you continue to ask a hundred times, this little one will answer you the same way. If you want to know, you'll have to ask the Prince."

Shen Xijun was silent for a moment before she waved her hand and said, "That's enough, you can leave now."

Hearing these words, Cai Yuan felt as if he had been granted an amnesty. He hurriedly left, looking at his back that was on the verge of escaping. The two of them looked at each other, hesitantly asking, "Zong Ji, what about now …" Are we going to the South Pavilion? "

Shen Xijun closed her eyes and said tiredly, "I'm tired. I want to go back and sleep for a while."

"Yes." The two of them quickly agreed. They also didn't want Shen Xijun to go and question Dongfang Shou either. If they were to start a fight, it would only cause their relationship, which was not that close to begin with, to harden even more.

During the night, Cai Yuan, as usual, went back to report everything that happened in the estate to Dongfang Wenyi. In the past, Dongfang Qing had never cared about these things, but ever since his wedding, he had asked him to report every little detail every day.

"The Pingyang Kingdom has sent people to deliver four boxes each of blood swallows, insect grass, and snow toads to the prince and his wife for nourishment. I have placed the ones for the prince in the front hall, waiting for his orders."

Dongfang Yi said calmly, "I don't need those things. Send my share to the East District."

"Yes." Cai Yuan answered with hesitation, "One more thing. I …" I feel a little strange. "

Dongfang Yan frowned. "What is it?"

"Today, when I was delivering the goods over, I met Princess Hua-Yang. Before long, she asked me if I had taken the house deed and Tian Qi to borrow money from Bao Heng Silver Coin." Cai Yuan's face was full of confusion. "The only people in the mansion who know about this are the prince and this lowly one. This lowly one has never spoken a word to anyone. Princess …" How did you know? Furthermore, the wangfei actually knows about the deposit of silver in the empty accounting room. This is truly strange. "

The candlelight flickered slightly and a drop of soft red tear flowed down from the bronze candlestick, forming an inverted shape. "This King knows, you can leave."

Cai Yuan answered and then asked, "Your highness, will you still be staying in the west yard tonight?"

Dongfang Wenshui pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Tonight won't be the night. Please let her rest early."

After he left, Dongfang Shou lightly rapped his fingers on the table, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. After a long time, he raised his hands and lightly rapped on the table a few times, and the door quietly opened.

Dongfang Shou glanced at the half-burnt red candle and said solemnly, "Send a few people to watch the wangfei day and night … "Consort Ping!"

Yes sir!" "In a terse response, he said," "All that is done in the camp is commanded, and no reason is asked."

After Thirteen left, the study returned to silence, with only the red candle quietly accompanying Dongfang Shou …

On the morning of the 15th of February, in the front yard of the Mu residence, sword lights flashed as a biting cold light pierced the air. Xu Li, Ah Xin, and the nineteen people each wielded a sword as they fought against the sixteen.

Up till now, he had already used all of his strength, but was still unable to suppress his opponent. Although it was one against three, he clearly knew that nineteen people had only used a third of their strength, and as for Xu Li and A Xin, their martial arts were shallow and incompetent. In a one against one fight, he could still take care of them in three moves, but now … The three of them had formed a formation, and it was as if a tiger had met a hedgehog. He had nowhere to go.

"Stop." Upon hearing this voice, everyone kept the swords in their hands, as the sword silhouettes that blotted the skies also disappeared.

Xu Li held his sword behind his back as he looked excitedly at Mu Qianxue who was walking towards them, "Princess, did we do well?" He never thought that they would actually be able to block the powerful sixteen, making it difficult for him to advance an inch.

"Very good." Mu Qianxue smiled in praise as she looked at Sixteen, who was still frowning. "How is it?"

Sixteen looked at her for a while, then shook his head and said, "I used all my strength just now, but I was still unable to break through the princess' formation."