The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 6 - Auditing Accounts

"..." Lu You's eyes went straight.

Such a blatant robbery, is it really okay?!

"My evening meal was missed due to Nanny Liu's negligence. I believe she would feel guilty and wouldn't mind."

Nanny Liu was so angry that smoke seemed to be coming out of her hair.

Her back of the hand was raw, and it hurt so much that she scarcely ate anything all day. Now she finally had an appetite, her dinner was stolen by Ye Qichi!

She endured with trembling bodies and said, "It's an honor for this old servant that the Princess fancies my meal."

Ye Qichi chuckled to herself.

Thinking of competing with me?!

She called Lu You, "What are you still dazing for? Hurry up and take the dishes back before they get cold; they won't taste good then."

"Yes." Lu You briskly proceeded to pack up the dishes into the tray.

Her heart felt incredibly content.

She had never even imagined seeing Nanny Liu get bullied into this sorry state.

Lu You followed Ye Qichi back to her place.

Such delicious dishes, she had not had since marrying into Prince Chen's Mansion.

As Lu You served Ye Qichi her meal, her eyes couldn't help but redden.

"What's the matter? Are you hungry?" asked Ye Qichi, noticing Lu You's state.

"Not really," Lu You shook her head, feeling somewhat distressed, "It's been a year since the Princess married the Prince, and this is the first time she has eaten such a lavish meal. Since the wedding, the Prince has never stepped foot in the Princess's courtyard and has no idea what kind of life the Princess is living."

Ye Qichi ate while listening to Lu You's complaints.

"Back in the Minister Mansion, even if Aunt Zhou didn't treat the Princess kindly, she didn't dare treat her poorly to her face. I thought that marrying the Prince would lead to a better life for the Princess, but instead, it's gotten worse, with even a servant like Nanny Liu daring to bully her..." Lu You couldn't help but begin to sob, feeling more and more distressed as she spoke.

Ever since An Ning took over Ye Qichi's body, even though they were now two separate beings, she could still acutely feel everything that Ye Qichi had experienced before.

She soothed Lu You, "Don't cry, from now on no one will ever be able to bully your Princess again!"

If it meant taking her place, she would make sure to help her live on well!

With tears blurring her eyes, Lu You looked at Ye Qichi, who still carried a youthful look on her face.

Lu You was only 15 years old, which would practically still make her a child in the modern world.

"Princess, what exactly happened with you and the Prince?" Lu You wondered, sensing Ye Qichi's significant change.

"What happened isn't important. Just remember, from now on only your Princess can bully others, no one else can ever bully her!" Ye Qichi declared firmly.

Lu You was completely bewildered.

It felt like the Princess was talking about someone else entirely.

After dinner, Lu You accompanied Ye Qichi on a stroll around the courtyard. Ye Qichi, feeling the strangeness of this real and unfamiliar space, breathing the unfamiliar air, inevitably felt a sense of disbelief.

She and Lu You talked quite a bit. Although she knew all the plot from the book, the real customs and social nuances still required the locally born and brought up Lu You to fill her in more in order for her to adjust better to her new life.

The two wandered until late into the night before Ye Qichi finally lay in bed and fell asleep.

As soon as she closed her eyes, the face of Xiao Jinxing that she couldn't forget appeared in her mind.

She turned over in bed.

Xiao Jinxing was not him.

He would never treat her like this!

...

The next day, Ye Qichi slept until she woke up naturally.

She stretched lazily and was served by Lu You who helped her wash and dress.

She sat in front of the vanity, contentedly admiring her reflection in the mirror.

"Princess, the master's birthday is in half a month. It's uncertain whether he will have someone invite the Prince and Princess back to the Minister Mansion at that time," Lu You said while helping her comb her hair.

Ye Qichi recalled the plot of the story. Although Ye Qichi died at the beginning, the Minister of Rites still played a part later in the story, especially his son Ye Yunan. Because Ye Yunan defected to the arch-enemy of Xiao Jinxing, Prince Chu, it ultimately led to the extermination of the entire Ye Family!

To Ye Qichi, other people were not important, but Qin Mengyu, Ye Qichi's birth mother, was someone who genuinely cared for her and should not be dragged down with them.

As Ye Qichi secretly pondered over things, Lu You also finished chatting with her and helped her into the main room.

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There were three more maids in the courtyard, whom they had asked for from nanny Liu's side.

The main room was also prepared with the morning meal.

Upon seeing the morning meal, Ye Qichi's brows furrowed again, "Who is in charge of the courtyard's accounts?"

Lu You hadn't yet opened her mouth when

Ye Qichi said, "Is it nanny Liu again?"

"Yes, Princess," Lu You hurriedly replied.

"You." Ye Qichi pointed at one of the maids, Xing Yang, "Ask nanny Liu to bring me the accounts to check."

"This servant obeys," she said.

Soon after, nanny Liu herself arrived.

"Greetings to the Princess," nanny Liu paid her respects.

Ye Qichi gave her a glance, "Why has nanny Liu come in person? Is your hand any better? Why don't you take a good rest? If the Prince blames it on someone, don't say that I have been harsh on the servants."

"If the Princess summons this servant, as long as I still have a breath, I will certainly come. It's this servant's duty, and I would say the same if the Prince inquires," nanny Liu said with a face full of loyalty.

"Since nanny Liu is so sensible, I won't dwell on formalities," Ye Qichi said with a light laugh, "I hear that all the accounts of the courtyard are managed by nanny Liu. Lately, I've had nothing to do and wish to see them."

"Yes." nanny Liu handed the account book to An Ning.

However, there was contempt in her heart.

Who didn't know that the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, Ye Qichi, could barely recognize characters and was ignorant of accounts? It was Ye Qichi herself who had asked her to manage the accounts. After taking over, Ye Qichi never inquired about them, evidently confirming the rumors.

Now suddenly asking for the account books was nothing but an empty gesture.

She was curious to see what trick Ye Qichi wanted to play this time.

Ye Qichi took the account book from nanny Liu and started examining it seriously.

Lu You also leaned in with her little head to look, but the dense figures were completely incomprehensible to her.

The Princess probably doesn't understand either, right?!

Previously in the Minister Mansion, the Princess was rebuked repeatedly by the master for not liking to study. Although she was forced to hire a tutor and study for a few years, she accomplished nothing in the end, unable even to recite a complete line of poetry. In a fit of anger, the master completely gave up on the Princess, and since then, she had never touched a book again.

In quiet contemplation, a good while passed.

Ye Qichi put down the account book.

She looked at nanny Liu.

nanny Liu's face was calm, "Does the Princess have any questions?"

Her tone seemed to carry a hint of irony.

Ye Qichi smiled faintly, then coldly said, "nanny Liu, I only looked at this past month's accounts. I want to ask you, how did you think it makes sense to have the wall repaired three times in one day, to purchase the same item twice, to list one bolt of fabric for one silver, but two bolts for five silvers?!"

This was the first time she had seen such brazen falsification of accounts?!

nanny Liu's face turned pale when Ye Qichi suddenly said this.

How did Ye Qichi understand the accounts?!

"I did a rough calculation, and according to the cash flow in nanny Liu's accounts, you can embezzle thirty silvers in a month. That way, you can have 360 silvers in a year, and 3600 silvers in ten years..." Ye Qichi sharply inhaled and said, "No wonder I can only eat bland steamed buns every day."