Chapter 84 Su Hua Moves into Jingyuanzhai

Wang didn't expect Su Lian to be so heartless. Before she was dragged away, she still hoped that Su Lian would change his mind, but unfortunately Su Lian never looked back at her.

But she was not discouraged, thinking that after a while, Su Lian would understand her feelings as a mother.

After Su Hua was carried into the palace, she was arranged by the madam to live in Jingyuanzhai. The madam allowed her to choose where to live, and she could choose the east or west side hall.

For some reason, Su Hua finally chose the West Side Hall. Perhaps it was because this was where Su Ci had lived, which made her feel it had a different meaning.

After Si Xue found out that Su Hua had moved into the west wing hall of Jingyuanzhai, she excitedly ran to Su Ci and cursed him for a quarter of an hour without even taking a breath.

Su Ci felt that Si Xue's excitement was comparable to that of the audience watching the show. Seeing that Si Xue was cursing until her mouth was dry, she handed her tea and said considerately, "Speak slowly. Drink some tea to moisten your throat first."

Seeing Su Ci's calm mood, Si Xue's face fell: "Isn't the princess angry? The third lady and the lady-in-waiting have joined forces, and the third lady lives in the west side hall where the princess once lived. This is clearly an insult to the princess."

"Then tell me why the Madam arranged Su Hua to live in Jingyuanzhai, and why Su Hua chose to live in the west side hall?" Su Ci continued to check the accounts, frowning slightly, always feeling that the accounts of Dianshenshu didn't quite match.

"Of course I did it on purpose to anger the princess!" Si Xue replied without hesitation.

"Yes, they want to piss me off on purpose, but I don't care, and I don't think there's anything to be angry about. Su Hua lives in the West Side Hall, and I don't feel anything at all." Su Ci took the time to look at Si Xue, "There's no need for you to be angry. It's not worth getting angry over such people and things."

When Sixue saw Su Ci being so calm, her anxiety and anger seemed to disappear in an instant.

[Aci is really good at managing his emotions. If this happened in the workplace, Aci would definitely be a talent.]

[I think Su Hua is too hasty and doesn't have the brains a heroine should have. She became Zhao Shizhu's concubine under the arrangement of the Lady Dowager. Zhao Shizhu had a concubine for no reason. This concubine was the sister of Princess Duan and lived in his private territory without his consent. Would he be happy if he knew?]

[So, it's obviously the fate of the heroine, but he doesn't have the heroine's overall perspective. In my opinion, Su Ci still has the heroine's generosity and wisdom. I bet one dollar that the final winner of this drama is Su Ci.]

[I also bet that Su Ci will win! ]

……

Su Ci didn't expect that the audience would bet on her to win. She was not interested in such wins and losses, and she never regarded Su Hua as her opponent.

She thought she only had one opponent, and that was Zhao Shizhu, who would take her life in the future.

"Si Xue, being married is different from being in the Marquis' Mansion. Your Highness is a prince, and the backyard will definitely not be peaceful. If you get angry every time a new person comes in, how are you going to live in the future? I know you are worried about me. You see, I can eat and sleep well, and the power to manage the household is in my hands. As long as I sit firmly on the position of Princess Duan, what trouble can others cause in front of me?" Su Ci simply pulled Si Xue aside and said some caring words.

Si Xue was still worried: "I just feel that the third lady is very scheming. If she wins the heart of Your Highness and is lucky enough to give birth to a child, and then whispers in Your Highness's ear, the life of the princess will be difficult."

The girl has an open-minded personality, but she has also seen some dirty tricks in the backyard of the marquis's mansion, all of which are related to women competing for favor.

"Don't worry about that. I have the support of Marquis Xuanping, and with my father here, His Highness will not do something stupid like favoring a concubine over his wife." Su Ci thought that it would be fine if Zhao Shizhu was a man who was seduced by beauty, but she felt that a calm man like Zhao Shizhu would never abandon his imperial cause for a woman. Seeing her master so calm, Sixue also calmed down.

A bitch like the Third Girl who teamed up with outsiders to deal with her own relatives would definitely not have a good ending. She was just waiting to see the Third Girl suffer the consequences of her own actions.

Seeing that Sixue had returned to normal, Su Ci went to find Mother Tao and asked, "Is the current price of mutton one penny per pound?"

She clearly remembered that Mother Tao said that prices in Liangzhou were lower than in Kyoto. She also heard her mother say a few years ago that mutton cost less than two cents per pound.

Mother Tao looked at the account carefully and her pupils shrank. "Impossible. Ten catties of the best mutton cost less than two cents. The amount of mutton, beef, and fish in the account is a problem."

The person who did the accounting was quite clever. He did not break down the unit prices of mutton, beef and fish, but added the three together in an attempt to confuse people.

Su Ci understood immediately. Corruption is everywhere. If it was just a little bit, she could turn a blind eye to it, but she couldn't just sit back and watch when the corruption reached nearly ten times the price.

She looked at the prices of other commodities again and found that not only the prices of mutton, fish and beef had been changed, but the prices of other vegetables had also been changed, but the changes were not obvious.

Originally, these accounts were to be looked at together. If she hadn't separated them one by one, she wouldn't have discovered the problem.

"What does the princess plan to do?" Mother Tao asked worriedly when she saw that Su Ci had finished reading the accounts and seemed to have a solution.

"Do what you have to do. I can't just pretend I didn't see it."

"Why don't we wait until His Highness returns to the palace and then ask His Highness what he thinks?" Mother Tao asked tentatively.

"Your Highness has just got a new beauty, so he will be very busy when he returns to the palace. I will handle this kind of small matter myself." Su Ci quickly made a decision, "Go and call the purchasing staff and all the managers of the dining office now."

Mother Tao did not persuade her any further. She took the sign given by Su Ci and went to the food bureau to deliver the order.

People who don’t know the inside story don’t understand what happened, but those who have a guilty conscience feel uneasy.

The story of how Su Ci subdued Yin Hao with just a few words had already spread throughout the palace, and everyone knew that Su Ci was not easy to deal with.

Su Ci suddenly wanted to meet all the managers of the canteen, including the purchasing staff, so some people were naturally nervous.

When they arrived at the main hall of Jingyuanzhai, everyone saw Su Ci flipping through the account book of Dianshenshu.

She flipped through the pages slowly, sitting in an imposing manner, and every time she turned a page, someone would raise their hand.

Everyone waited for nearly half an hour before Su Ci seemed to remember that everyone was still waiting for her. She raised the account book in her hand and smiled gently: "Before calling everyone over, I specifically asked Mother Tao about the current price of meat. Mother Tao said that the market price of mutton, fish and beef is less than five cents per catty, but the market price of these three items added up to nearly fifty cents in the account. I calculated for a long time just now, but I still don't understand how to calculate this account..."

As soon as she said this, some people's legs became so weak that they could no longer stand and almost fell to the ground...