Everyone looked at Xuan Bao with surprise and admiration in their eyes.
Xuan Bao stuck out his tongue playfully: "Mother, don't worry. In fact, I am very strong. The old Taoist master said that I am born with supernatural power. He usually tells me to restrain myself and not expose myself. I just forgot to restrain myself just now."
The kick through the door was very shocking, and the servants immediately rushed in to report. After hearing the news, the second master Xiao Liao and the second wife Fang Rongru hurried over.
The two people looked solemn. You must know that anyone who dares to come to the palace at night and kicks through the gate of the West Cross Courtyard is definitely not an ordinary person.
Could it be that Princess Rouping died, and people from the Yongchang Palace came to look for trouble? But thinking about it, they felt that something was wrong, and they shouldn't go to the second room to find trouble.
The door opened, and the servants from the West Cross Courtyard rushed out first as a sign of loyalty. When they saw Princess Rouping standing at the door with a cold face, everyone was stunned.
"What's going on?" Xiao Liao asked as he strode out with Fang Rongru following him.
The servants in the West Cross Courtyard came back to their senses and dispersed to the left and right. There was surprise and confusion in each of their eyes.
The princess is seriously ill and they are preparing for the funeral. At this moment, a living person is standing in front of them, and she doesn't look like a dying person at all. What is going on?
Xiao Liao was stunned for a moment when he saw Princess Rouping, and then he turned around and glared at Fang Rongru fiercely. The person she said was about to die was clearly here to cause trouble.
Fang Rongru was stunned. The formation had been activated, but Princess Rouping looked fine. What went wrong?
"Sister-in-law is here, come on, please come in and sit down." Xiao Liao responded and said with a smile.
Princess Rouping said with a cold face: "There is no need to go into the house. I came here late at night because I have something to ask you and your wife."
"We are all members of our own family. It's cold, so we can talk about things even if we enter the house." Fang Rongru felt guilty for no reason at Princess Rouping's uncharacteristically tough attitude.
"I just have a few questions I want to ask you and your wife."
"Sister-in-law, just ask."
While Xiao Liao was talking, he exchanged glances with Fang Rongru. Neither of them could figure out what Princess Rouping wanted.
"There are rumors in the house that I am about to die. Have you two heard about this?"
"You are talking nonsense. Just send someone to tell me about this. I will definitely punish those who talk nonsense."
Fang Rongru's heart skipped a beat, it turned out it was because of this, but Princess Rouping was always easy to fool, so she felt at ease after understanding the root cause.
Without Princess Rouping's instructions, Aunt Ying stepped forward and raised her voice and said: "Second Madam, the rumor spread from your West Cross Courtyard. There is no smoke without fire. Shouldn't you give the Princess an explanation?"
Xiao Liao retreated to the side. On the surface, he didn't care about the affairs of the inner house. Besides, he still understood Princess Rouping. She was no match for Fang Rongru. The thunder was loud and the rain was quiet. After a while, she was fooled and then died down.
"Oops, misunderstanding." Fang Rongru said with a smile, "Sister-in-law has been recuperating these days and thanking guests behind closed doors. I'm not worried at all. Maybe the servants are overthinking this."
"Are you thinking too much?" Princess Rouping stepped forward and walked past Xiao Liao and Fang Rongru.
Crossing the threshold and walking into the west courtyard, the scenery in the courtyard under the moonlight was panoramic. Princess Rouping was stunned for a moment. She had seen the big world. The layout here was no less than the inner garden of the palace. No, it should be
That's even better than that.
"Sister-in-law?" Looking at Princess Rouping's uncertain expression, Xiao Liao really couldn't figure it out.
Fang Rongru didn't think about it, she just politely invited Princess Rouping into the house to sit down and drink tea to calm down.
"It seems that I have been lax and indifferent for a long time, and the servants in the palace no longer take me seriously." Princess Rouping said with anger in her tone.
"Sister-in-law said that."
"I won't say much. I came here late at night just to give you and your wife some face. Since you can't take care of it, then don't take care of it. I'd better take back the internal affairs of the Hou Mansion."
Hearing this, not only Fang Rongru, but also Xiao Liao was very surprised.
Princess Rouping waved her hand gently, and Aunt Ying stepped forward and said: "Second Madam, let alone the things in the Marquis' Mansion, all expenses are recorded in the account. We will just make it right when the time comes."
Xiao Liao and Fang Rongru's minds went blank for a moment. Princess Rouping killed them by surprise. It seemed that she had already planned to take back the internal affairs power of the Hou Mansion.
After pausing for a moment, Aunt Ying said again: "As for the princess's private treasury, there is a list of the dowry. The second lady borrowed the key and said it was for the queen mother, the emperor and other nobles who had birthdays or when the prince's house needed to send it.
I picked it up inside as a gift, but the key was never returned."
"Aunt Ying, are there records of all the items sent out?" Princess Rouping asked calmly.
"Every report to the princess has been recorded."
"Well, tomorrow you and the second lady will make it clear in person and just get the key back."
Fang Rongru's face was as ugly as she was. She had long regarded everything in Ding'anhou's mansion as her own.
Since she was looking for an excuse to get the key to Princess Rouping's private treasury, Fang Rongru felt like she had found a treasure, so she went in and took it out from time to time.
Almost all the objects in Xikuaoyuan came from the private treasury of Princess Rouping. In addition, some of them were given away by Fang Rongru, and some were liquidated and spent on the pretext of giving them away.
"Sister-in-law, it's not like that." Fang Rongru restrained her emotions, "I have worked hard these years even if I have no merit. Just because my servants made some mistakes, at least give me a chance to correct them."
"Yes, sister-in-law, I won't speak for Rongru. You have always been kind and generous. Give her a chance."
"Second uncle, I originally thought we would be a family after all, but I just heard that the coffins have been brought into the house. How much does she expect me to die?"
"Impossible." Xiao Liao blurted out, but when he turned around and saw Fang Rongru avoiding his gaze with a guilty conscience, his heart sank.
Fang Rongru's heart was filled with regret. She couldn't wait to buy the coffin because she was sure Princess Rouping would live well in a few days.
In the afternoon, Fang Rongru happened to pass by and heard that the price of the best golden sandalwood coffins on the street was half the price.
Princess Rouping was so angry that her face turned red. When Xuan Bao secretly told her just now, she was still doubtful. She originally planned to find out, but now she saw Fang Rongru's face full of guilt, and the answer was already obvious.
Stupid, so stupid to the extreme, Xiao Liao couldn't help waving his sleeves in Fang Rongru's direction.
As husband and wife, Xiao Liao knew very well that if Fang Rongru really lost the power to take charge of the internal affairs of the Hou Mansion, it would definitely affect him. Fortunately, Princess Rouping was a soft-spoken person. Thinking of this, he stepped forward.
"Mother, the Xikua Courtyard is so beautiful. It's better than the courtyard we live in. The residence of the second uncle and the second aunt is the most beautiful in the house." Xuanbao sneaked in just now without taking a closer look.
