Seeing that Chen Chong was thinking, Mu Huanyan laughed twice and continued: "It seems that you are weak-hearted, I counted it, there are at least two thousand taels of loopholes in the account in a year, if I remember correctly, you should have been in charge of things for ten years, that is, you have embezzled 20,000 taels of silver from Mufu, and if your father knows about this matter, I don't think your life will be guaranteed." ”

"How could I have embezzled so much silver, Miss, you can't spew blood."

"I'm spurting blood? Well, tomorrow I will ask my grandmother to check the accounts, and you know that the old lady now trusts me very much. It seems that Chen Chong does not intend to confess to the Chen family, and also points to the Chen family to continue to give him glory and wealth in the future, Mu Huanyan will move the old lady out, although the Chen family is the main feeder, but if the old lady wants to take care of it, the Chen family can still run out of the palm of the old lady's hand.

Chen Chong saw that he was at a disadvantage, gritted his teeth, and said: "Miss, I am willing to use my own private money to make up for this shortfall, of course, this silver can belong to the eldest lady, as for the account, I believe you have your own way to deal with it, and please let the eldest lady let go of the small horse, I saved 20,000 taels of silver in Qingping Bank, and you can take out the silver with my seal." ”

"Where's the seal?"

"I have it around my waist."

Mu Huanyan gave Luo Zhen a look, and Luo Zhen ripped off the silver seal.

"There is still a lot of money in the private house, you are willing to make up for the shortfall, I have nothing to say, but you are a small steward, you can take out 20,000 taels of silver at will, it seems that you have made a lot of oil and water in Mufu over the years, these accounts were all managed by your mother before. Didn't my mother see that she had made you greedy for so much money under her nose? Look at my memory, I almost forgot about it, you and your mother seem to be distant relatives, and your mother deliberately turned a blind eye to make you greedy for money. Mu Huanyan pressed step by step, wanting to get some words out of Chen Chong's mouth.

"It has nothing to do with Madame, Madame doesn't know anything about this."

Mu Huanyan thought in her heart, her tone was still quite tight, but she naturally had a way to pry out his words.

"Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount, as for the money you make in the house. That's the Mu family. I won't ask for a tael, and it's okay to return the money, but this is what I want to report to my father anyway, you are greedy for so many silver taels. Sending it to the government is a capital offense. According to the law of Dasheng, if you are greedy, it will not affect anything. But such a big sum of money, I dare not think about it. You are in charge of procurement and supply, and there is a housekeeper above you. Is it that the housekeeper has also filled his own pockets, if he is greedy for the big head, and yours is the fraction, I can still say a few words for you. ”

Chen Chong was frightened by Mu Yunchu's words, and after thinking about it carefully, what Mu Huanyan said was not unreasonable, being greedy for less does not affect life and death, the silver was taken by his wife, he didn't care what happened to him, if this kind of thing happened, he wouldn't want to stay in Mufu in the future, it was better to tell Mu Huanyan the truth, let himself live, and then leave Mufu, there is a lot of silver saved over the years, enough to start a small business by himself.

"Miss, I don't want to continue to stay in the Mu Mansion as this steward, I will tell you the truth, you can send me out of the house overnight."

"You are still a little self-aware, it is impossible for you to stay in Mufu, Miss Ben will find a way to save your life, but you are willing to explain the things in the account to me clearly."

"If I say it, and the eldest lady refuses to let me go, what should I do?" Chen Chong is also a cunning person, and if he didn't get the talisman, he wouldn't talk casually.

"This is for you, I specially asked for it from my grandmother tonight, and with this, you don't have to go out of the gate of Mufu." Mu Huanyan took a token and handed it to him, the old lady's travel card, anyone with it can leave the house at will and not be blocked.

After getting the travel card, Chen Chong finally relieved himself, and told Mu Huanyan everything on the account, and as she expected, most of the silver went to Chen's hands.

In order to get the evidence in her hands, Mu Huanyan asked Luo Zhen to tie the rope on Chen Chong's body and asked her to write a testimony and press her handprint.

"It seems that the eldest lady has a deep prejudice against Madame." Chen Chong said with a smile.

"Of course I have a lot of opinions about her, I am the eldest daughter of the house, but she has imprisoned me in the South Courtyard for more than ten years, I hate her to the core, I just want to use your testimony to bring her down, so that I can live a good life." Chen Chong's death is approaching, and even if he is told such words, he can only take them to the loess.

"Don't talk nonsense, everything that needs to be done is done, Miss, send me out of the house."

Mu Huanyan nodded, smiled and said, "Luo Zhen, send Steward Chen on the road." ”

"Yes, Miss."

After speaking, Luo Zhen took out the three-foot white silk from his body, and when Chen Chong saw the white silk, his face immediately changed.

"Mu Huanyan, you actually tricked me?"

"It's not me who is playing with you, you are guilty of a capital crime! The old lady let you die, and I can't help it?" The smile on Mu Huanyan's face was gone, revealing a trace of ruthlessness.

Chen Chong wanted to rush to the door, but Luo Zhen chased after him and strangled his neck with the white silk.

"Mu ...... Happy...... Face! You...... People, don't talk ...... Don't talk ......" Chen Chong, who was strangled by his neck, spoke more and more hard until he had no sound at all.

After dealing with Chen Chong, Mu Huanyan went to the old lady to report, and the old lady said that she would arrange for someone to transport the body out the next day.

Mu Huanyan held the testimony in his hand, as well as the seal that could get 20,000 taels of silver tickets, and returned to Lanyue Residence.

She will keep this testimony well, now is not the time to take it out, she is waiting, waiting for a better opportunity to bring Chen down once and for all.

"Miss, you are really tall, the old lady just wants to kill him, but you also got 20,000 taels of silver from him, the maid is really a five-body throw in your admiration!"

"What if you don't have money? All I have now is only one hundred taels of gold given by the emperor last time, and I am the most shabby lady in Beijing. ”

Hearing this, Luo Zhen couldn't help laughing, this Miss Mu is too modest, if she wants silver, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not hold it and send it over.

Coo-goo-goo...... A white carrier pigeon flew over and landed not far away, Luo Zhen recognized at a glance that it was the pigeon she had brought, and quickly ran over, took the pigeon, and when she saw the letter held on the pigeon, she immediately took it down and held the pigeon in her arms.

"The prince must have written a letter to the eldest lady."

Mu Huanyan took the letter, it was a blank piece of paper, and it seemed that this letter had also been processed.

After going back, Luo Zhen took the medicine powder from the last time she handled the letter, and smeared it on this white paper in the same way, and the handwriting came out quickly.

Mu Huanyan took the letter and read it, it was Ling Ran's letter of thanks, thanking Mu Huanyan for the plan to divert the tiger from the mountain last time, he went to the Sheng'an border in two ways, and sure enough, a team of men and horses were attacked, and the attackers were horse bandits on the mountain road, and now he has arrived at the barracks safely, and he is safe.

At the end of the letter, he also added a sentence that he had not seen him for a day, and he was crazy about it.

After reading the letter, Mu Huanyan was relieved, as long as there was no problem with the grain and grass, the prince's trip would be meritorious. As for the words at the end of the letter, she should not have seen it.

"I'm tired too, I want to go to bed early, you don't have to guard me, go and rest."

"Since the carrier pigeons have returned, it is better to reply to His Royal Highness the Prince."

"No need, he's safely at the barracks and will be back soon."

"Oh."

Luo Zhen was a little disappointed, the prince must have thought of reading her reply.

After Mu Jinge accompanied Mu Yunchu to the nunnery, he went to Zhiyuanju and told the Chen family about the night.

I got the news yesterday, Mu Huanyan was protected by a master, Chen secretly thought in his heart, I really underestimated her, I don't know when she actually disturbed two masters to escort her, it seems that it will be even more difficult to deal with her in the future, Chen couldn't help but regret which tendon in his mind was confused, and he wanted to release her from the south courtyard.

"Mother, what are you thinking?" Mu Jinge stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Chen's eyes.

"I was just thinking about how Yun Chu's girl was so careless, she broke her body so lightly, it was a waste of my years of raising her, and I plan to marry her to the fifth prince, what a person who can't be a climate! By the way, how did the old lady deal with Chen Chong? ”

"I was locked up in the darkroom, and I don't know what my grandmother will do. Let's not talk about these troublesome things, mother, the scar on my forehead has not completely disappeared, and the traceless dew given by the third prince is only a little, it must be not good to rub, what if this leaves a scar? After Mu Jinge finished speaking, he ran to the bronze mirror and took a photo, seeing that the scar was still there, he couldn't help but pout.

"You go and beg your father, let him go to the third prince and ask for another bottle, your father has always been proud of your appearance, he will definitely help you." Chan comforted her.

"Mother, you should also think about getting out of here, I have to deal with it so hard alone." Mu Jinge complained.

"The old lady's birthday is approaching, you write a letter to your grandmother, let your grandmother give a birthday gift, and I will pay for the money and gifts."

"Also, my grandmother is here, and my grandmother will give me a few thin noodles no matter what she says."

"You yourself are also fighting for a little anger, and you will show your talent and glory at your grandmother's birthday banquet, even if you don't invite outsiders, you will also show your talent and glory in front of your family, and no one will dare to despise you. During this time, Mu Huanyan has been in the limelight many times, and she must not be allowed to hold a beautiful birthday banquet. ”

"Mother, what can I do?"

"It's easy to ruin a birthday banquet, it's Mu Huanyan's responsibility to be a little careless, if you can get it, others will think you are capable."

"In that case, my mother must have thought of a good idea."

Chen whispered to Mu Jinge for a while, and Mu Jinge smiled and nodded. (To be continued......)