There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 232 The Princess is Angry

Li Shuchen has been fighting against Mr. Jiehuo.

The more she fought, the more excited and confident she became; she could even feel that her martial arts skills had improved considerably.

one day

Grape shouted towards her young mistress, who was engaged in a fierce fight in the backyard, "Miss, Princess Changning requests your presence at the Aiyou Hall!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen deftly twirled and put away the wooden stick: "Understood."

He then flipped in mid-air and mounted Li Wanbai, galloping towards Aiyoutang.

Princess Changning: "Li Shuchen, you've finally arrived."

Gu Ziying: "Shu Chen just finished practicing martial arts."

Li Shuchen dismounted: "Yes, I've become much stronger, and I can protect you better now."

Princess Changning: "Just take care of yourself. I can never repay what I owe you. Come and look at the stone tablet."

Li Shuchen snorted and walked to the stone tablet. The craftsman Kong had already carved many characters.

He touched the characters carved by craftsman Kong and said, "Craftsman Kong's carving is amazing. The characters are upright and the force is deep; they will surely last for a thousand years."

The craftsman, Kong, laughed and said, "Miss Li, you flatter me. It's just some basic skill I use to make a living."

The name is engraved up to the price of 100,000 taels of silver.

Princess Changning spoke up, "Craftsman Kong, please have me, Li Shuchen, Lady Gu, and General Zhenshe engraved together."

Kong the Craftsman: "Yes, Princess Changning."

Li Shuchen crossed his arms and joked, "Princess Changning donated so much money, yet it's engraved with ours. Isn't that a waste?"

Princess Changning, arms crossed, replied, "I do."

Li Shuchen laughed and said, "Okay, I'll carve yours first."

The 100,000 taels of silver tier was engraved with many names, then the line dropped to the 50,000 taels of silver tier.

The craftsman Kong carved the characters as instructed by Princess Changning.

The names on the stone tablet, from left to right, are:

Princess Changning, Lady Gu, Li Shuchen, and the awe-inspiring General

The corresponding amount is engraved below the name.

Li Shuchen stared at the four names and murmured, "Beautiful."

After the craftsman Kong finished carving, there was still a small portion of empty space left on the stone tablet.

Li Shuchen exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Wow, there's still half of this stone tablet without names carved on it! Looks like there will be many more people on the list!"

Spectator 1: "Yes, once I've saved enough money, I'll also donate to get on the list, so my friends and family will know how amazing I am."

Spectator 2: "Me too. I want all my descendants to know that they had a powerful ancestor."

The onlookers chattered amongst themselves.

Princess Changning looked up at the sky and said, "It's noon, let's go back inside for lunch."

Gu Ziying: "Okay"

Li Shuchen hummed a song as he strolled confidently into the children's ward. Today was a good day, yes, a good day indeed!

The three of them happily showed off their meal.

Princess Changning smiled and said, "Ziying, Li Shuchen, and Aiyoutang have all been arranged properly. We can bring the homeless children here today."

Gu Ziying nodded: "I'll go to the dock to pick them up."

Li Shuchen: "Then I'll go back to the inn and call Qianqian and the others over."

After saying that, he mounted his horse with style.

Back to Happiness Inn

Li Shuchen said softly, "Qianqian, shall I take you to stay at the Aiyoutang (Orphanage)?"

Upon hearing this, Qianqian burst into tears: "Does Sister Shuchen not want us anymore? We'll be good and obedient, we won't cause trouble for Sister Shuchen, we'll help Sister Shuchen earn money, Sister Shuchen, please don't send us away, waaaaah!"

"Wow~Wow~~"

"Ah~ Ahhh~~"

The children were crying loudly; anyone who didn't know better would think she had hit them.

Li Shuchen panicked and covered Qianqian's mouth with one hand, saying, "Oh dear, Sister Shuchen didn't abandon you. It's just that you'll be better off and more comfortable at the orphanage. It's too crowded here with Sister Shuchen."

After listening, Qianqian stopped crying and sobbed, "Sister Shuchen, this place is very nice. Qianqian doesn't want to go to the orphanage."

"We won't go to the orphanage either."

Li Shuchen patiently explained, "The Aiyou Hall has teachers who can teach you to read and write, understand common sense, and distinguish right from wrong. Study hard, because perhaps in the future, your sister Shuchen will need you to help out at the inn."

Qianqian: "Will studying hard help Sister Shuchen?"

Li Shuchen affirmed, "Of course! Do you need to be literate to write account books? Do you need to be literate to understand them? Do you need to be literate to serve the right dishes to customers? And writing letters and signing contracts—you need to be literate for all of those!"

Qianqian: "We're willing to go to the orphanage as long as it can help Sister Shuchen."

"We are willing to go to the orphanage"

Li Shuchen patted each child's head and said, "Good children. Once you've packed your luggage, your big sister Shuchen will take you there."

"Good" *n

In the afternoon, Li Shuchen took the children to the orphanage.

As soon as Qianqian entered, she curiously touched and looked around, exclaiming, "Sister Shuchen, this place is so big! And there are so many other friends here!"

Li Shuchen: "Yeah, you guys should go find your friends and get to know them."

"Good"*n

Li Shuchen carried the children's bags and arrived at their dormitory.

"Shu Chen"

Li Shuchen looked up and smiled, "Yiling, what brings you here?"

Yiling: "I've come to bring some clothes for the children."

Li Shuchen looked at the pile of clothes behind Yiling and said, "You bought so much?"

Yiling smiled and said, "Not much, I don't even know if it'll be enough."

Princess Changning: "It's enough. Thank you for your trouble, Miss Yiling."

Yiling smiled and happily went to tidy up the clothes.

Li Shuchen leaned close to Princess Changning and whispered, "You see, Yiling was so downcast a while ago, but she's been much happier these past few days since hearing about Young Master Song."

Princess Changning nodded: "Yes, I hope she can always be this happy."

Li Shuchen chuckled and said, "Of course they can. Young Master Song's master is very powerful. A strict teacher produces outstanding students. Young Master Song's martial arts skills will definitely be excellent. When he returns with merits, he'll be given an official position or something, and then their good days will begin."

Princess Changning smiled and said, "That's true."

Li Shuchen: "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to make the beds for the kids."

Li Shuchen started tidying up from the innermost bed, spreading out the blankets and shaking them.

Huh? This blanket is a bit too thin. It's still quite cold in early spring. The children will easily catch a cold if they use this blanket. Why are you buying such a thin blanket for the children in Changning?

Li Shuchen turned around and called out, "Changning, come here and feel this blanket."

Upon hearing this, Princess Changning walked over, pinched it with her hand, and frowned, saying, "Why is it so thin? Jade, what happened?"

Jadeite knelt down abruptly: "Your Highness, down comforters are too expensive, and there are so many children, so..."

Princess Changning angrily said, "So you bought such a thin quilt?"

"Jade deserves to die, Your Highness, please punish her."

Jade lay motionless on the ground, as if resigned to her fate.

Pearl kneels down to plead for Jade

"Princess, please calm down. Sister Jade didn't mean it. She simply didn't have enough money, which is why she chose this thin quilt."

Princess Changning: "If you don't have enough money, why don't you come back and tell me? Who gave you permission to make decisions on your own?"

Jade whispered, "The princess's private savings are all gone. Jade feels sorry for the princess."