Chapter 5

Yunqiao and Steward Mu went down with people, Zhao Shi saw this cold sweat, and just wanted to open his mouth to mourn, he heard Yu Wenyuan on the side say: "Plug her mouth for me, if you really have that filial piety, you should go with your uncle, and you can be considered a loyal servant before and after saddle your uncle on Huangquan Road, what howl now, and wait, let's see if your young lady has wronged you." ”

Yu Wenyuan's side often walked to Zhao's side with his hands and feet, grabbed her, and gagged her mouth tightly with a handkerchief. The mothers-in-law who knelt behind Zhao realized that something was wrong at this time, and they fell to the ground one by one and trembled like quails. Seeing this, Yu Wenyuan sneered and said: "It's also a shame that my uncle is here, his old man has a lifelong sage style, as long as you don't make big mistakes, he won't restrain you, so let the people with strict rules in the capital like this, you have already been dragged out and beaten to death one by one, and it is your turn to cry with the master here?" ”

Zhao froze on the ground and didn't dare to speak again. After a while, Yunqiao and Qi's mother came back with someone, and they blessed Mu Qing coldly, gritted their teeth and said, "Miss, the account book is on the chest of drawers in this old house!" Mother Qi and I took the account book back to Chunxi Hall, and checked it according to the account book, and the few things in the house were all here. As he spoke, he presented the list in his hand.

After Yunqiao presented the things in his hand, he turned back to look at Zhao and scolded: "Ungrateful things! As soon as the old man left, he was busy stealing the things in the house, and he dared to fool Miss, you have a few lives when you have them! ”

Mu Qingling looked at the list of stolen materials, and Zhu Ko's fingertips pinched out some traces on it, and sneered: "Nanyang coral, the white jade ornament of the Nine Beasts Arch Ball, and the Guanyin bottle of the Dingyao...... Yes, he has a high vision and can pick things. Let's talk about it, Mother Zhao, where did these things go? ”

Chang Sui, who was guarding Zhao's family, stretched out his hand to take out the handkerchief in Zhao's mouth, and Zhao hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, crying: "Miss Kaig, it was me who was blinded by lard for a while, and I was greedy and moved things that shouldn't be moved. ”

Zhao's head slammed on the ground, Mu Qingling's eyebrows did not move, only let Zhao stand up, and reprimanded: "Don't look like this, I see that you are not a moment of lard, but a dissenting heart, thinking that my father is gone, I am young and ignorant, just fool around." Now that I know that I am begging for mercy, why didn't I think about my decades of hard work in the house when I first started this thought? Do you want me to help you take care of your own master-servant relationship for decades? ”

Mu Qingling's face turned cold, and without waiting for Zhao to ask again, she said to Steward Mu: "Pull it out and hit 20 boards, whose family is she?" One of the whole family is counted as one, and all of them are sent to the yamen, and I will not leave such a misfortune in my Mufu. ”

When Zhao heard this, when he really came to this moment, he couldn't cry, and the whole person was stupid, and he was dragged out without resistance. After a while, the screams of Zhao's beating were heard outside the courtyard, and the subordinates who were present at night were so frightened that their hairs stood on end.

Mu Qingling's cold eyes swept over the housekeepers kneeling in the hall, and then looked at the housekeepers waiting outside the door. Said to Steward Mu: "I know your thoughts, I feel that my father is gone, I am still young and a daughter, and there is no one in charge of this huge Mu Mansion in the future." Find a way out for yourself as soon as possible. Today I put my words here, after the funeral, I will go to the capital sooner or later, but if I know that there are ungrateful people who steal the property of the Mu family, the Zhao family is like today, and I Mu Qingling can't be spared! ”

Mu Qingling finished standing up, and slowly pointed to the housekeeper who was still kneeling in the hall and continued: "These people, take them down." Originally, the position of steward did not have to be shouldered, another person was selected to take the top, the account handover was clear, there was no problem to pack up their things and leave, if there was a head and tail, they would be sent to accompany the Zhao family! ”

The housekeeper said yes again and again, and several housekeepers were taken down with sobs. Mu Qingling softened her face and said to Steward Mu: "Don't worry too much, I know that my father is gone, and it is inevitable that you will not be able to take care of the affairs of the house alone. It's getting late, let's stop here today, Ming'er, you will send the roster in the house, I have something to ask you. ”

Steward Mu nodded, Mu Qingling had this attack, he didn't have any dissatisfaction, but gave birth to some happiness to complain about his grievances. He knows how chaotic the Mu Mansion is these days, the master is gone, and the only young lady is far away in the capital, and he doesn't know what kind of person he is, there are many people in the house, and it is inevitable that some heresies will arise, although he is a housekeeper, but he is not the master in the end. The Mufu family has a big business, and many people want to get in and get a piece of the pie. Some of the hand leaders have already put their hands and feet in. Fortunately, when I saw Mu Qingling acting decisively today, he was a person who could afford things, and with Yu Wenyuan, a young master from Jingyong's mansion, by his side, the Mu family couldn't make any big waves.

The people in the west wing gradually dispersed, Mu Qingling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Yu Wenyuan looked at the figure of the next person leaving, and said: "Cousin, the tough battle is still ahead, I'm afraid it's too early to relax now." ”

Mu Qingling smiled bitterly: "Cousin can see it." Yu Wenyuan looked at Mu Qingling and said, "You have been prepared on the ship, and now this meeting is just something that you have known for a long time." There is a big banner of Jingyong Mansion to block the wind for you, don't be afraid. ”

Mu Qingling's last year in her previous life had already repaid her suffering, and she finally had God's mercy and thought about it day after day, and she didn't dare to slack off, lest she go away from the old man in her previous life. , Now as soon as Yu Wenyuan's words "don't be afraid" came out, Mu Qingleng's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he finally endured the grievances that suddenly surged in his heart, and said to Yu Wenyuan: "Thank you, cousin, it's not too early, don't dare to delay my cousin's rest." Then he ordered someone to serve Yu Wenyuan and go back to the guest house to rest.

Early in the morning of the second day, Mu Qingling put incense in front of Mu Jiang Xuanling, knelt for half an hour, and Yunqiao came to spread the word that the housekeeper had arrived in the west wing with the roster.

Breakfast was also placed in the west wing, but Mu Qingling had something in his heart, and he didn't use two mouthfuls to let people withdraw, the roster has changed a lot in recent times, Mu Qingling's fingertips crossed these people's names, and then closed the booklet and asked: "I don't point to a few specific people to ask you, you just tell me that during this time, who feels that this Mu Mansion is already in his pocket, and he is busy and wants to reach out to take care of the internal affairs of my Mu family." ”

Seeing that Mu Qingling was clear about the current form of the Mu Mansion, the old housekeeper Mu almost couldn't hold back his tears, "Miss Wise, as soon as the master leaves, I will send someone back to the Mu family clan to report the funeral." The Mu family has been passed down for several generations, and today's same clan really wants to talk about the generations, and few can be regarded as the first relatives, but the old man supported the Mu clan every year before his death, and the reasoning should also be notified. ”

"Originally, it was okay, but after the news of Miss's return to her hometown came back, several masters in the clan couldn't help but come to the door from time to time, saying that it was a pity that there was no one in charge of the house, and they helped take care of it, but within two days of entering the house, they began to ask for internal accounts and meddle in the affairs of the house." Mu Zheng remembered the black smoke miasma a few days ago, and he was also angry. Mu Qingling sneered, and she didn't see anger, and asked: "Uncle Xu is watching the personnel communication outside, they can't intervene, I guess all my thoughts come to you, right?" Who was that Grandma Qiu who came yesterday? As soon as I got home, she followed, and she was well informed. ”

Mu Jiangxuan, as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, is inevitably social, this part of the affairs has always been in charge of the chief bookkeeper Xu Gengnian, Xu Gengnian is not like Mu Zheng, because he is a domestic servant, he is a little shorter than others, he is the main register registered in the governor's yamen, and the people of the Mu clan are at best a squire, and their hands can't reach into the governor's yamen.

Mu Zheng sharpened his head during this time and counted the people who came to fight the autumn breeze in the Mu Mansion: "Grandma Qiu is the wife of Uncle Mu Qiuming in the side branch of the Mu family, and Uncle Mu Qiuming's Laozi is cousins with the current patriarch of the Mu family. Before the young lady came back, the family came the most diligently, and the second master Mu Sheng and Uncle Mu Lian all sent people to the house to ask. ”

"People who can't climb up to direct relatives for three generations are considered uncles and second masters." Mu Qingling sneered and said, "What about Uncle Jiang? What's the matter with the newly brought up steward Fu'an? ”

Speaking of the steward of the outer court, Mu Zheng was also a lawsuit, and sighed: "Lao Jiang...... I'm still raising it at home. Mu Qingling asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" Didn't you follow the letter that he was sick? Mu Zheng endured his anger and said: "Before Miss came back, several distant relatives wanted to live in the mansion, but they were blocked by Lord Zhou, the prefect of Hangzhou, saying that this is not a private house, but an official residence, and there is a governor's yamen in front of it, and ordinary people are not allowed to live without permission. Then Grandma Naqiu brought someone over, saying that there was no one in the house to take care of housekeeping, which made people look unpresentable, and she wanted to watch for Miss before she came back. Who knew that the next day, Chang Suifei next to her had a conflict with Lao Jiang, and Chang Suifei said that Lao Jiang was chewing the root of the master's tongue behind his back, and he wanted to go back to Grandma Qiu to drive Lao Jiang out. Lao Jiang has a hot temper, how can he endure this kind of thing? The two fought, and the person who was often followed by Lao Jiang broke his leg, and Lao Jiang also received a few punches, he was old, he couldn't stand it, and he was still lying at home. ”

"And then?" Mu Qingling held back the anger in her heart and asked. Mu Zheng continued: "Grandma Qiu brought someone to the patriarch, the patriarch was going to attack Lao Jiang, but I blocked him back, but the patriarch said that the house couldn't just go on like this, and someone still had to do it, so he took the initiative and brought Fu'an up." I thought that the young lady would calm down before she came back, so I agreed. ”

Mu Qingling smiled coldly and said, "It is said that the tree has fallen and scattered, but now that the tree of the Mu family has not fallen, these ungrateful things in the family can't help but start to defect to the new master." It's hard for you, I know that you have been wronged a lot during this time, and Jiang Bo is too, but everything has a priority, and it is urgent to take care of my father's funeral as a serious matter. ”

"It's good that Miss knows it in her heart, it's just a little bit, the Mu clan relatives occupy the reason of the clan, and Miss must not be reckless." Mu Zheng was worried that Mu Qingling would suffer from her youthfulness, so she persuaded her. Mu Qingling said softly: "Don't worry, Zhengbo, I have my own plans." I bother you to go and see Uncle Jiang, if his old man is not well, please ask the doctor to take a look, if it is good, there are a lot of affairs in the house, so don't take the opportunity to be lazy, come back quickly. As for that Fu'an ......"

Mu Qingling thought of the man at the dock, and said coldly: "Since he likes the patriarch so much, send it to the Mu family's ancestral grave to see the grave, don't waste people's filial piety." ”

"If someone from the clan comes to the door these days, it is still the same sentence, the spirit has not been full for three days, and there will be no guests in the Mufu." Mu Qingling instructed Mu Zheng, "In addition, I have handed over all the affairs of the inner courtyard to Yunqiao and Qi's mother, who can't stay, you go and tell them, they know what to do." Go ahead. ”

Mu Zheng took the order and retreated, and Mu Qingling held his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. In her previous life, she had been in front of the spirit, ignoring the affairs of the family, but she didn't expect that the Mu family's relatives were even more menacing than she imagined, and they dared to blatantly live in the Mu family and install eyeliner in the Mu family.

These people are like flies that have seen blood, and the dove occupies the magpie's nest without concealing it.

These people can be regarded as open guns, and their means are far worse than the hidden arrows of the Xu clan in Jingli. But no matter what kind of mind she has, now that she has returned from a catastrophe, she will never let these young people be presumptuous at will!