She wanted to be Northern Li's richest little lady

"Tang Tang, what... is this?"

"Grand Tutor, this is a camera. Don't be fooled by how small it is. It's very useful. Whatever you point it at, it can draw it exactly."

Grand Tutor Yun looked at the little box before him and asked, "Can it draw our school?"

"Of course. I just need to switch to wide angle. But there's no printer here, so I can't print bigger pictures."

Everyone: "..."

Wide angle?

Printer?

What were those?

"That's all right. Take pictures of our school, and I'll label each room and put them up outside. That way, the students won't get lost."

"Okay."

Ye Tangtang muddled through another two lessons. After class, she hugged the camera and took pictures everywhere, then handed the finished pictures to Grand Tutor Yun.

Grand Tutor Yun said approvingly, "Tang Tang, you truly are our academy's little lucky star. Take this silver medal as a reward, too."

Another silver medal was hung around Ye Tangtang's neck, and she happily bit it.

[It's real! This one's real, too!! I'm rich, I'm rich! I got so many gold and silver ingots today, too. Is my dream of being a rich lady about to come true?]

[I've decided! I'm going to be the richest lady in the entire Northern Li Kingdom.]

Grand Tutor Yun: "..."

Other princesses probably dreamed of marrying a fine prince consort. This Ninth Princess truly marched to the beat of her own drum.

"Goodbye, Grand Tutor Yun! I still have to draw pictures for my brothers." Ye Tangtang waved her little hand at Grand Tutor Yun and hurried away.

[Yay! Off to make money!]

Ye Linxun said, "Tang Tang, I paid you a gold ingot earlier. You still owe me two."

Ye Tangtang took two handsome pictures of Ye Linxun and handed them to him. Delivery complete.

Song Jinshi said, "Tang Tang, me too. I'm pretty poor, so I gave you a silver ingot, but I only want one."

Ye Tangtang handed Song Jinshi his picture. Another order completed.

Ye Mushuang said, "Tang Tang, you have to make your seventh sister look beautiful. I gave you all my savings."

"Don't worry, Seventh Sister. I guarantee you'll outshine Xi Shi and surpass Diao Chan!"

Ye Tangtang raised the camera and snapped away.

[Seventh Sister is so pwetty! I'm waving my banner like crazy for her!!]

[Wow! Seventh Sister has such a lovely figure. She looks so soft and squishy.]

Ye Mushuang noticed the little lecher's gaze and hurriedly covered her chest. She was still developing and felt terribly shy about it.

Yet her little sister was such a...

"Shuangshuang."

A young man approached from a short distance away. Dressed in black robes, he had handsome features and carried himself with something of a young general's imposing air.

Hearing the familiar voice, Ye Mushuang's heart trembled. This was her future husband, Young General He Wei.

She had once had feelings for him, too.

[Here comes the scumbag! Still, this scumbag is pretty good-looking. But he deceived Seventh Sister so terribly. Poor Seventh Sister.]

[Seventh Sister eventually died of depression. She wasn't even twenty when she died!]

[But if I tell Seventh Sister about this, will she believe me? I don't have any proof. What do I do? What do I do!]

Ye Tangtang spun in circles with anxiety.

Hearing Ye Tangtang's words, Ye Mushuang immediately regained much of her clarity. She did not gaze at him affectionately as she once had.

Ye Mushuang turned and said coolly, "What brings you here, Young General He? This is the imperial palace, you know."

"Shuangshuang, of course I missed you and wanted to see you."

Ye Tangtang thought, [Wow! This scumbag really has a silver tongue. But he probably isn't here to see Seventh Sister. His childhood sweetheart is sick, so he must have come to the palace to ask for an imperial physician. Only, it seems he can't get one.]

[That must be why he deliberately said he came to see Seventh Sister. Will she fall for it? Poor Seventh Sister.]

Without betraying anything, Ye Mushuang asked, "My dear He, did you come to the palace specifically to see me?"

Young General He reached for Ye Mushuang's hand, but she avoided him. He froze, his expression turning somewhat awkward.

"You're the person who matters most to me. Of course I came to see you. And this is...?"

His gaze settled on Ye Tangtang. He had met all the princesses in the palace, but he did not seem to have seen this one before.

"This is my ninth sister, the Ninth Princess. She is also Princess Chaoyang."

Young General He smiled faintly and nodded to Ye Tangtang. "So you're the Ninth Princess. Since you're Shuangshuang's little sister, you're my little sister, too."

Ye Tangtang: "..."

[Absolutely no need for that!]

[I don't want such a scumbag for a brother.]

Ye Mushuang suddenly smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes. He Wei failed to notice.

"You certainly know how to claim family ties, Young General He."

He Wei chuckled. "We'll all be family someday. Shuangshuang, I also came about a small matter. My grandmother has fallen ill. I've heard the palace's imperial physicians are highly skilled. Could you lend me two to take to the general's residence and treat her?"

Ye Mushuang sneered inwardly. Just as expected. Tang Tang had been right about everything. He was here to borrow imperial physicians.

Ye Tangtang thought, [It's obviously his childhood sweetheart who's sick. He must be afraid Seventh Sister will refuse if he tells her, so he made up some random excuse.]

Ye Mushuang nodded coolly. "Since your grandmother has fallen ill, naturally, an imperial physician should go. Your grandmother holds the first-rank title of a duke's wife. Why do you need me to ask?"

"You know how modest Grandmother is. She doesn't want to trouble the palace's imperial physicians."

He Wei explained patiently, though inwardly he was already growing irritated. What was wrong with the Seventh Princess? Her attitude seemed different from a few days ago.

"In that case, I'll take the imperial physicians there myself. I can also see how your grandmother is doing."

Ye Mushuang walked ahead with dignified grace, but He Wei stopped in his tracks. "Shuangshuang, well... there's no need to trouble yourself. I'll go on my own."

"What? Don't you want me to go, my dear He?"

He Wei stood frozen, caught between going and not going.

[Hahahaha! Well done, Seventh Sister! This scumbag is lying to you. But even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. I have no proof.]

[He just wants treatment for his childhood sweetheart. He's a total scumbag.]

Ye Mushuang's expression shifted slightly. Now completely certain whom He Wei had really come for, she spoke more coldly. "Young General He, why have you stopped?"

"Shuangshuang, Grandmother doesn't want to disturb anyone from the palace. You'd better not go."

Ye Mushuang nodded. "In that case, seek out an imperial physician outside the palace. I have important matters to attend to today, so I'll take my leave."

"Shuangshuang!"

He had not even secured an imperial physician yet. How could she just leave?

He Wei's expression changed slightly with anger, and his gaze settled on Ye Tangtang. He had heard that this princess also held a bestowed title. She should be able to get an imperial physician, too.

"Ninth Princess, I'm from General He's household."

"Mm-hmm."

Ye Tangtang was busy making money. How could she spare any time for him? She took more pictures for her brothers.

Having had the door slammed in his face, He Wei turned, lifted the hem of his robe, and left the imperial palace.

What was wrong with Ye Mushuang today? She was acting strangely. If his grandfather had not told him to sweet-talk this princess, he would not have bothered saying a single word to her.