Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 700

Yun Shang opened the curtains and looked at Luo Qingyan. "What happened?"

Luo Jinyan hanged the bed curtain with a smile, and then sat down at the bedside. He touched Yun Shang's tousled hair, and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. Steward Liu is already waiting outside. Are you going to get up?"

Yun Shang nodded. Luo Qingyan fetched her shoes and helped her get up.

Yun Shang asked Qian Zhuo to fix her dress and hair and then went out with Luo Qingyan. Steward Liu took Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang to the field himself. "It's winter now. There are only radishes and cabbages, as well as some eggplants and garlics."

Yun Shang nodded. She just liked walking in the countryside and having the rare leisure time. There were some farmers in the fields. Maybe it was Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang were so outstanding that everyone paid attention to them as they walked by.

After they walked around for some time, Luo Qingyan said it was too cold outside and asked Yun Shang to go back.

Yun Shang drank a cup of hot tea and said to Steward Liu, "I have been checking the account books these days. Did you change the accountant last month? I think the latest account book is particularly detailed..."

Hearing this, Steward Liu smiled and said: "Yes, we have a new accountant thanks to Your Highness. A few days ago, a beggar woman was sent here by the butler. It surprised me that the beggar woman could read and write. Since the former butler happened to retire since his wife had given birth to a baby. So I asked the beggar woman to be the accountant."

"Beggar woman?" Yun Shang was also confused. She turned to look at Qian Zhuo.

Qian Yu thought for a while before she said, "She should be the beggar woman You Highness saw at the gate of Prince Rui's mansion last time. The doorman said that the beggar woman always begged at the gate. The doorman thought it was not good for the reputation of our mansion, but he failed to drive her away. So Your Highness ordered the butler to have someone send her here."

Yun Shang's hand holding the teacup paused for a while and she remembered it. It seemed that the steward's words made her somewhat interested. How could a beggar woman be good at accounting? But if she had the ability, she could've found a job to earn money instead of wandering on the street.

"Steward Liu, go to take that..." Yun Shang thought for a while and said, "take that accountant here."

Steward Liu responded and asked a servant to take her here.

About fifteen minutes later, the servant led an old woman about 60 years old into the room. Yun Shang fixed her eyes on the face of the old woman. There was no trace of any disguise on it, and this face was truly strange to her. The old woman was dressed in grey woolen clothes and her back was bending. When she entered the room, she hurriedly bowed to Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang: "Greetings, Your Highnesses."

Luo Qingyan glanced at her, then turned away without saying anything. Yun Shang looked at the old woman up and down, and said softly, "I heard from Steward Liu that you are the beggar out of Prince Rui's mansion. I've seen the account book you made, and it's very detailed. What's your name?"

The old woman quickly replied, "My husband's surname is Ying and my own surname is Qian. My name is Yanan."

Yun Shang nodded, "Then I will call you granny Ying. Where are you from?"

The old woman hurriedly answered, "I'm from Yue Qian City. My family was well off in the city, but in the summer, we suffered severe flood. In the end, my family was ruined by the disaster. Only I survived."

"I heard that Lady Rui was kind-hearted and sent us lots of money and medicinal herbs to relief the disaster in the Yue Qian City. Since I lost my home, I came to Jin City to meet our Savior. Unfortunately, I had never been far away from home. I lost several times on the way, and I have used up my money. I had no choice but to beg. It took me several months to finally got to the Jin City. I begged outside Prince Rui's mansion, wanting to meet Your Highness.