"Your Highness, even you are unclear about the Prince's property. We are just servants. How could we possibly know about such matters?"
It did seem reasonable when put like this.
Feng Yunshu suddenly remembered that generally, most women would get to know about their husband's family's financial situation after marriage. Since she had married into the Prince's Mansion, it was reasonable for her to have a grasp of the mansion's property and basic living expenses.
After all, this was her first marriage. Feng Yunshu felt that she still had a lot to learn, especially in terms of taking control of the finances.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Just tell me your own feelings. Do you think the Prince is wealthy?"
"This..." Zilan and Axi were completely stunned by these three consecutive questions. They had no idea what had gotten into their mistress today. Why was she so fixated on the matter of property?
"You don't need to worry about anything. I won't tell anyone. Just tell me your opinions."
"Then I'll speak bluntly..." After much hesitation, Zilan finally opened her mouth.
"Your Highness, you must know that the Prince was originally the second prince of the Yuan Kingdom. He was sent to the Dan Kingdom as a hostage when he was young. Although the Prince has always had enough food and clothing, in fact, in the eyes of the officials and the noble families in the Dan Kingdom, our Prince doesn't have much status at all..."
At this point, Axi took over the conversation. "Especially since our Prince is in poor health. As a result, other noble heirs like to bully and ostracize our Prince even more. As for the Prince's financial situation, Your Highness, just look at the appearance of our mansion, and you should be able to guess most of it."
"So he's poor."
Feng Yunshu gave a simple and straightforward answer. Zilan and Axi looked at each other and then slowly nodded, looking embarrassed. "You could say so. At least he's not wealthy."
"So, your mistress here is going to make money and get rich. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
After going around in circles, they finally got back to Feng Yunshu's original intention.
"But Your Highness, it's not proper for you to go out casually with your status. Moreover, making money has always been a man's business. Your Highness, you..."
"Don't worry about this. Just tell me what ways can make money quickly."
"This... We only know that there are gambling houses, entertainment venues, or doing business..."
"Okay, I got it."
Zilan was a little scared and quickly added, "Your Highness, gambling houses and entertainment venues are not proper places. Your Highness must never go there!"
Feng Yunshu smiled. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Just then, a servant from the front yard came to pass on a message. "Report to Your Highness. The Prince has returned from court. He asks you to get dressed and go there immediately."
"The Prince is back?" Feng Yunshu remembered what had happened not long ago. Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately jumped off the swing.
The servant nodded. "Yes, the Prince has changed his clothes and is waiting for you in the front hall."
"Okay, go and tell the Prince that I'll come soon after I get dressed."
Feng Yunshu went back into the room and asked Zilan and Axi to put on a delicate makeup for her. Then she ordered, "Zilan, go and find the most magnificent and elegant dress for me to put on."
Zilan was a little surprised after hearing this. "Your Highness, you've always had a fresh and elegant style. Why do you suddenly want to look magnificent and elegant?"
Feng Yunshu looked at the beautiful woman with delicate makeup in the mirror. She slowly hooked her red lips and showed a dazzling smile. Her eyes and eyebrows were full of energy.
"I'm going back to my natal family to pay a visit today. If I don't look outstanding, how can I let my second younger sister and the eldest mistress know how well I'm doing?"
After hearing this, Zilan and Axi nodded in agreement. "Yes, Your Highness. You're absolutely right!"
"Our mistress has a very good foundation. If she dresses up carefully, she will definitely amaze everyone! It's no exaggeration to say that in the whole imperial city, if you say you're the second most beautiful woman, no one will dare to claim to be the first!"
Axi nodded quickly beside her, echoing Zilan. "Sister Zilan is right. If you go out like this, people will definitely be amazed by your beauty!"
In the end, Feng Yunshu changed into a Sichuan embroidery outer robe embroidered with gold edges in a smoky red color and a light red silk skirt inside. It had to be said that Feng Yunshu's bright facial features were really suitable for red. This red dress made her look even more charming and beautiful, so beautiful that people didn't dare to look directly at her.
A beautiful woman is perfect in every way, but she just can't move. Once she moves, she is likely to expose her true nature.
Sure enough, just as she was about to walk out of the room, because she didn't have time to lift up her skirt, Feng Yunshu stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Zilan and Axi, who were following behind, quickly stepped forward to support her. They were startled.
"It's okay. It's just a small problem. It's all small problems."
In the front hall.
When Feng Yunshu walked in, she looked up and saw Helan Yanting standing upright in a dark red brocade robe embroidered with gold edges.
Could this really be a coincidence?
The clothes they were wearing were the same color again. At first glance, it really looked like a couple's outfit.
Feng Yunshu just regarded it as a coincidence and didn't think much about it.
"Your Highness, you're finally back."
Helan Yanting turned to look at Feng Yunshu. When she walked towards him against the light, she seemed like a fairy bathed in the glow of the setting sun, so beautiful that it was almost unreal.
The corners of his eyebrows and eyes softened unconsciously. "My lady is dressed so brightly today. I almost didn't recognize you."
"Really?" Feng Yunshu didn't know whether this old fox was telling the truth or not. Anyway, it was a nice thing to say, so she might as well believe it.
As she spoke, Feng Yunshu quietly sized up Helan Yanting.
He was assassinated on the street. She didn't know if he was injured or not.
"Why are you looking at me like this, my lady? Just now, I heard from Steward Yan that when I went to court, you were very concerned about me. You were worried that I might be assassinated. Is there such a thing?"
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. This Steward Yan was really a big mouth!
"Hehe, yes. I had a bad dream last night. I've been worried about your safety, Your Highness..."
Helan Yanting's smile grew wider. "I didn't expect my lady to be so concerned about me. I'm really happy... Thank you, my lady..."
As he said this, Helan Yanting took out a very delicate jewelry box from somewhere and presented it to Feng Yunshu.
"What's this?"
"Take it and open it to see if you like it."
Feng Yunshu reached out her hand curiously to take the box. When she opened it, she was almost blinded by the dazzling light. Inside was a complete set of gold headdresses. Judging from the color, it should be made of 24K pure gold!
There were gold bracelets, gold necklaces, gold earrings, and gold hairpins. Moreover, these gold headdresses were not in a tacky or nouveau riche style. They all had exquisite carved patterns and were inlaid with red agates.
Although Feng Yunshu didn't know much about the currency conversion in this era, based on her many years of social experience, this set of gold headdresses must be extremely valuable. It felt really heavy in her hand.
After a moment of shock, Feng Yunshu silently closed the lid and then forced herself to suppress her inner desire and returned the box to Helan Yanting. "Your Highness, this jewelry is really too precious. I'm afraid I won't be able to take good care of it..."
Actually, Feng Yunshu just didn't want to owe Helan Yanting too many favors. After all, if you take something from someone, you'll feel indebted. What if one day he made some improper requests? Her dignity would be at stake.
Helan Yanting pushed the jewelry back into her hand. "Just take it. Once I give something away, I'll never take it back. Even if you lose it because you can't take good care of it, it doesn't matter. I'll just get you another set."