It is undeniable that when the former governor Cao Suo rebelled against the enemy, the original servants in this mansion did steal the master's property in private.

Originally, this had nothing to do with Zhao Yu and Jingnu, but who made the original Cao Mansion now become Zhao Yu's mansion?

In this way, the few black tigers behind He Shun couldn't hold it back.

In their eyes, this is equivalent to someone stealing the property of their great leader, which is equivalent to stealing their property in disguise, which is unbearable!

Immediately, there was a black tiger behind He Shun who said angrily: "It's the other thing, we have never been the only one who robbed others, but now we have been robbed by someone, I will take it to find out that group of guys!" ”

Looking at the fierce and vicious appearance of this strong man, Bi'er turned pale with fright, and secretly leaned towards Jingnu's side.

At this time, the relatively rational Black Tiger noticed the pale-faced Bi'er, and immediately stopped the irritable companion and reminded: "Don't make trouble for the big leader, we don't do that anymore, we must abide by the law......"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes."

The irascible black tiger group woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said, "What should I do then?" Shall we report to the police? ”

Seeing a few rude guys under his command discussing where to go to report to the official, He Shun almost exploded, and scolded with an unswerving face: "Shut up!" …… In front of the lady, you must not be rude. ”

Several black tigers closed their mouths one after another, scratched their ears and cheeks, and looked at Jingnu at a loss.

I have to say that Jingnu has followed Zhao Yu and got along with this group of rude guys for more than seven years, so she naturally knows what kind of temperament these guys have, but she won't blame anything, on the contrary, she just feels a little funny.

Under normal circumstances, it should be reported to the local county office, but Xuchang does not have a county office, only the county guard office and the governor's office, the former is mainly responsible for the internal affairs of Xuchang and even the entire Yingchuan County, while the latter is responsible for the anti-theft and public security of Xuchang and even the entire county.

In other words, if there is a theft in the house now, it should be reported to the Governor's Office, and the Governor's Office will come forward to arrest the theft.

But the problem is that their mansion is hung with a plaque of 'Duwei Zhou's Mansion' - the guards of Duwei Zhou's Mansion ran to the Duwei Zhou's Mansion to report to the official, saying that their mansion was stolen, wouldn't it become a joke when this was spread?

Seeing that everyone was waiting for them to make their own decisions, Jing Nu thought for a moment, and said: "This is the unrighteous servant of the Cao Mansion who took advantage of the chaos of the master's house to steal property, and it has nothing to do with my Zhou Mansion. In view of the fact that we and others originally planned to spend a sum of money to dismiss the old people in the mansion, those unrighteous servants stole the money and fled from the property, so it should be their dismissal money, and it has nothing to do with my Zhou Mansion from now on. ”

After a pause, Jingnu added: "Your big leader, now the governor of Yingchuan County, is in charge of anti-theft and public security, although the theft in the mansion has nothing to do with us, but if you go to the governor's office to report to the official, it will become a joke." …… So, that's the end of the matter. ”

The black tigers scratched their heads when they heard this, although they felt a little cheaper than those people, but it was undeniable that what Jing Nu said was indeed reasonable.

At this time, Jing Nu glanced at the bag of money in the wooden box, and instructed He Shundao: "This bag of money should be the stolen goods returned by the Cao Mansion's previous account office, you can send someone to check it out to see who it is, and then return the bag of money to him, and tell him that this bag of money should be regarded as the money of severance, and he will have nothing to do with my Zhou Mansion from now on." ”

"Yes."

He Shun respectfully hugged his fists.

If it is said that his respect for Jingnu before was out of respect for Zhao Yu, then at this moment, he has more or less respect for Jingnu, after all, Jingnu is very atmospheric in dealing with this matter, as if she is the wife of a big family......

Hey?

"When you think about it, it seems a little ......."

He Shun secretly glanced at Jingnu.

Although he had never seen the wife of the so-called big family, but when he looked at the words and deeds of the Jing woman, he suddenly had an illusion: The wife of the big family is probably like this.

Just as He Shun was thinking, Jingnu got up and said, "Okay, take these account books and follow me to the treasury of the mansion, and the rest are the belongings of my Zhou mansion." …… Bi'er, do you know the way? ”

Bi'er nodded and said, "The slave and maid roughly recognize it." ”

"Okay, then you lead the way."

"Yes, ma'am."

So, under the leadership of Bi'er, Jingnu took He Shun and others to the treasury of the mansion.

On the way, Bi'er peeked at Jingnu several times, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong?" Jingnu asked casually.

Bi'er was startled, and waved her hand again and again: "No, it's nothing......"

Immediately, probably afraid of Jing Nu's gaze, she said honestly: "The slave just feels that Madame and Madam Cao are a little similar...... Slaves do not refer to looks, but to ...... It's ......"

Seeing her tilting her head and thinking hard about a word, Jing Nu made up her mind: What this girl said is like, I'm afraid it refers to her posture, that is, her words and deeds, and her demeanor towards others.

It's just that she was compared with Cao Suo's wife, which made Jingnu a little unhappy.

All she longed for was the mother-like lady Zhou.

And at this moment, Bi'er said with a little flattery and flattery: "The slave maid thinks that Madame must also be from an excellent family, and Madame's mother must be a very good mother......

“……”

Jingnu glanced at Bi'er calmly.

"Yes, did the slave say the wrong thing?"

Probably because Jingnu's eyes were too sharp, Bi'er shrunk her neck in fear.

"Nope."

The Silent Girl still walked calmly.

Unfortunately, she was only from a commoner background, and, because of her mother's early death, she could not remember her mother's face when she was sensible, but fortunately, she met a lady who was very kind and treated her like a daughter, and it was that lady who taught her this.

"What are you still doing in a daze, let's lead the way."

Glancing back at Bi'er, Jingnu urged without being salty.

『…… This lady is really scary."

"Yes." Bi'er shrunk her neck and hurriedly followed.

Because she was lonely since she was a child, she knew how to observe words and expressions and flatter at a very young age, and therefore she was fortunate to be brought into the inner courtyard by the former Mrs. Cao, but now this Mrs. Zhou, although younger and more beautiful than Mrs. Cao, she instinctively feels that this is a very powerful lady.

Much more powerful than the original Mrs. Cao.

"Bi'er, don't be discouraged, as long as you coax this lady, you can stay in the mansion."

Bi'er secretly cheered herself up.

As she said, this mansion is her only reliance.

After a while, under the guidance of Bi'er, Jingnu and her party came to the treasury of the mansion, as the name suggests, that is, the place where money and treasures are stacked.

As He Shun pushed open the door, the scene of the money vault suddenly came into everyone's eyes.

As the treasury of the former governor Cao Suo's house, there are really a lot of treasures in the library, I saw that in the huge treasury, the ground is full of large and small wooden boxes, some are covered, some are open, and on the wooden cabinet against the wall, there are also a lot of wooden boxes, but many positions are empty, and in the corner of a few large porcelain vases, there are some calligraphy and paintings.

At first glance, the contents of the treasury can be described as dazzling.

And in addition, chaos, this is the second impression that everyone has of this treasury.

Glancing at the dozens of copper coins that had fallen to the ground, He Shun quickly found the source of the money - several huge wooden boxes with open lids.

He stepped forward to take a look, only to find that the wooden boxes were almost empty, except for a thin layer of copper coins.

"Hmph, I've been taken a lot."

With a light snort, He Shun turned his head to look around.

Although he didn't know how many things there were in this treasury at one time, he could easily tell that a lot of things had been taken from him by looking at the dust marks on those wooden cabinets.

For example, light and valuable objects such as jasper, jade horses, and silverware were almost impossible to see in He Shun's treasury, leaving only some bulky bronze wares and some calligraphy and paintings.

And the few large wooden boxes that originally put the money almost didn't have much copper money left.

Even, probably due to the looting of the crowd at that time, a lot of copper coins fell on the ground, and there were hundreds of them in a rough count.

Seeing this scene, Rao is He Shun was calm, and he had been persuaded by Jingnu before, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart at this moment - that group of disloyal and unrighteous domestic servants actually stole so many things.

He hesitated and said to Jingnu: "Madam, I think it's better to investigate it, this ...... It's also too ......."

Contrary to his attitude, Jing Nu was very indifferent, and after glancing around the treasury, she said lightly: "These are the treasures of the Cao Mansion after all, and it is already very good to have these left, He Shun, you take someone to clean it up and see if you can make up a sum of money for the dismissal of the original servants and the maintenance of the expenses in the mansion, if not, we have to find another way." ”

"Yes."

He Shun responded with a fist.

At this time, a black tiger suddenly outside the house said: "Madam, Sun Ku asked to see him, saying that he had something to tell Madame." ”

Jing Nu was slightly stunned, then turned around and walked into the treasury and came outside the house.

Sure enough, there was a slightly burly but kind-looking man standing outside the house, probably in his thirties, who was one of the two cooks that Zhao Yu had borrowed from Chen Lang's Mansion.

"What's the matter with Chef Sun?"

In view of the fact that it is a borrowed cook, and they are also responsible for cooking for their whole house, Jingnu is also very polite.

However, this Sun Cook was a little restrained, and he said in a stumbling manner: "The villain originally wanted to tell the captain, but suddenly learned that the lady is now in charge of the house, so he came to discuss with his wife...... Counsel about that...... That one...... ...... for grocery shopping That ......"

Although Jing Nu still had that mask on her face, he still habitually glanced at the lady in front of him, and said cautiously: "If it is inconvenient in the house for the time being, the small one can borrow some more ...... from the master's house."

The main family in his mouth obviously refers to the Juncheng Chen Mansion, that is, Chen Lang's mansion.

"Again?"

Jing Nu keenly heard a certain word, and it suddenly dawned on her.

Only then did she realize that whether it was the banquet held by his Zhou Mansion two days ago, or the meals used by them and the servants in the mansion in the past few days, they were all the money advanced by the Chen Mansion.

Although with the current relationship between Zhao Yu and Chen Lang, that Chen Juncheng would not mind this little money, but Jing Nu thought that this kind of thing must be changed immediately, otherwise wouldn't it be ridiculous to spread it?

After thinking for a while, Jingnu summoned He Shun, and after a brief explanation, ordered: "He Shun, you take out the remaining money in the treasury and hand it over to Sun and Yang, the two cooks, we can't take advantage of the Chen Mansion anymore." ”

"Yes." He Shun clenched his fists and took his life.

Looking at the back of Sun Kuchu leaving, Jingnu thought for a while, and then instructed Bi'er and He Shun: "He Shun, you take the calligraphy and paintings in the treasury for me to see, and when I select a few, you send someone to send them to Chen's mansion." Bi'er, you and I will go back to the North House immediately, get all the rest of the jewelry, and I will choose some to give to Chen Juncheng's wife and concubine. ”

"Yes." He Shun and Bi'er responded.

On that day, Jingnu selected four calligraphy and paintings, as well as a box of jewelry that she thought was good, and sent them to Chen's house as gifts.

Half an hour later, Chen Lang, who was in the county guard's mansion, soon learned about this and was greatly surprised.

He who wanted to please Zhao Yu, of course he wouldn't care about that little money, if Jingnu returned the money advanced by Chen Fu to Chen Lang, Chen Lang would feel embarrassed.

As it is right now, this is very decent.

And this also made Chen Lang a little curious about that Mrs. Zhou.