Early the next morning, Asakusa got up as usual. Although Meng Qingyun didn't sleep well all night, and it didn't take more than two hours to squint in the second half of the night, he also held on.

Xiu'er came in with a little girl to fetch water, and served her with Asakusa to freshen up.

After washing his face and dressing up, Meng Qingyun said to Xiu'er: "When you go to the eldest lady, you will say that I was too worried last night and couldn't sleep peacefully, and I am not feeling well today, so I will not go to the spirit." The eldest lady is busy, so she doesn't have to come to visit, I have to recuperate behind closed doors. ”

The embroidery is a little unclear, so let's take a look at Asakusa.

Asakusa didn't quite understand: "Yuan Niang is not feeling well, do you want to ask Dr. Zhao to take a look?" ”

Meng Qingyun waved his hand: "No need, just say it." ”

The two maidservants saw that she might not be really unwell, but that there was something else going on. Xiu'er didn't say any more, put down her things and left.

Asakusa continued to comb her hair, and since she didn't have to go out, she didn't have to be too fine, a few small strands of hair were tied up on the top of her head, and the rest of her long hair was loosely braided and hung down behind her. When Meng Qingyun changed into ordinary home clothes, Luyun and Bauhinia also came over.

Meng Qingyun said to Luyun: "Let me ask you, you probably know all the industrial population and money in and out of our second room, right?" ”

Lu Yun said: "Yes, these have account books, and the treasury key is also with me." ”

Meng Qingyun had such an expression, and said, "What about my mother's dowry?" Do you have an account book too? ”

"There is a dowry list, and there are also running accounts and general ledgers in and out."

"Where are these?"

"Originally, it was naturally at Erniangzi's, but after Erniangzi passed over, I was locked in Yuanniang's place."

As he spoke, Lu Yun went to the wall to open the large wardrobe, opened the drawer and took out a small mahogany box with a lock, took out a bunch of keys from his waist, and after opening the box, he hugged Meng Qingyun with both hands.

There were about a dozen account books inside, as well as a flat box with a lock on red sandalwood inlaid with jade, which Lu Yun said contained the Bai family's dowry list.

Lu Yun said: "These account books are just a general collection, and the detailed accounts of the years have been put away. ”

Meng Qingyun glanced at it and said, "Okay, you put it away first, let's finish breakfast." ”

As soon as Lu Yun put his things back and closed the door of the closet, breakfast was delivered in the big kitchen.

Meng Qingyun asked to mix the meals of the master and servant on a table, and he did not shy away from it, and everyone sat around to eat together. After a while, Xiu'er also came back, saying that the eldest lady had agreed, telling Yuan Niang to rest, and then calling Dr. Zhao to come and see in the afternoon.

Meng Qingyun didn't care, just asked her to sit down and eat together.

About two quarters of an hour, when breakfast was finished, the servants and maidservants cleaned up and sent back to the big kitchen.

Meng Qingyun asked all the servants who had nothing to do with them to go out, leaving only four of Luyun, Bauhinia, Asakusa, and Xiu'er. The four handmaidens stood in front of her in a row, not knowing what she was going to do, but they all felt a solemn aura.

Meng Qingyun sat on the spring bench and said straight to the point: "You all know about my father's affairs, in case there is an accident on my father's side, have you ever thought about the situation in our second room?" ”

Luyun opened his mouth to persuade: "Yuan Niang doesn't have to ......"

Meng Qingyun raised his hand to stop her: "You don't have to persuade me, I'm not saying discouraged words, my father Jiren has his own natural appearance, and I believe that he will be able to return safely." However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, we can't help but plan for the worst, if there is really that day, the second room has no lord and mother, huge family property, shops, population, I am a girl who has just reached the end, can I fully control it? ”

The four maidservants thought for a moment.

Asakusa said hesitantly: "The second lady used to want to teach Yuan Niang the housekeeper director, but Yuan Niang was greedy for fun and didn't want to learn ......."

Meng Qingyun said righteously: "In the past, I was ignorant, but now that my mother has passed away, if I am still confused and only know how to eat, drink and play, it will not be a waste." ”

The maidservants looked at each other, and what they said was right, but they always felt that after Yuan Niang recovered from her illness, she would follow the previous judgment. used to be carefree and heartless, and only knew how to squander and have fun, how can now everything become shrewd and know how to plan ahead?

Zijing was the most outspoken, and couldn't help muttering: "Isn't it evil...... which suddenly provoked the angry eyes of Green Cloud and Asakusa.

However, Xiu'er was young, and she echoed a little indifferently, "The doctor didn't mean that he was ...... demented," and Luyun and Asakusa glared at her angrily.

Meng Qingyun could see the hesitation in their hearts from their faces and eyes, and sneered: "As the saying goes, great difficulties change, if you don't believe it, you don't think I'm evil, why don't you go and ask a Taoist monk to exorcise evil for me?" ”

"Don't dare!"

The four of Luyun were startled by her and knelt down in unison.

Suddenly, someone was knocking on the door.

"Bang ......"

Cui's mother shouted outside: "Why is the door closed in broad daylight? Who's in it? ”

Meng Qingyun was accumulating momentum, and when she yelled at her, he was immediately discouraged, so he had to raise his chin at Luyun.

Lu Yun hurriedly walked to the door, and said through the door panel: "Mother Cui, we are all here, and Yuan Niang is resting." ”

"I heard that Yuan Niang is unwell, why don't you call the doctor? You guys don't know the importance either, open the door and let me go in. ”

Meng Qingyun covered her head, Cui's mother only knew how to cry when she was in trouble, it was better to be calm than the four girls, if she said "I'm afraid that my father will also hang up, and I am going to take stock of my family's assets for the sake of my future livelihood", I don't know how Cui's mother will cry miserably.

She waved at Luyun, motioned for the other party to come back, and said to Asakusa: "You think of a way to spend Cui's mother away." ”

Asakusa was careful and strict-mouthed, and it was the most appropriate thing to do, so she went with understanding.

Zijing and Xiu'er were still kneeling on the ground, and Meng Qingyun said, "You guys should also get up." ”

The two of them got up and stood in a row with Green Cloud.

Meng Qingyun said: "I don't care what you think in your hearts, since my father is not there and my mother has passed away, I have the final say in the second room." Speaking of this, she stood up, "I am determined to take stock of all the assets of the second house today, and my mother's dowry, do you have any objections?" ”

Lu Yun hurriedly said: "Naturally, there is no objection, but I don't understand a little, why is Yuan Niang in a hurry today?" ”

Meng Qingyun looked at her eyes and said slowly: "When my mother was here, the eldest lady dared to reach out and ask for money again and again, but now that she is gone, if even her father has an accident, do you think the eldest lady will want more?" ”

Lu Yun only felt that the other party's two eyes were as bright as cold, and he actually felt a little cold in his back, and he couldn't help but be convinced. Yes, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants.

Even Luyun was convinced, and Bauhinia and Xiu'er naturally had no objections.

Meng Qingyun then instructed them that the gate of Huanhua Pavilion was closed today, and she only said to the outside world that she was in good health and closed the door to recuperate, and there was a special person to guard the door. Luyun took people to collect all the relevant accounts, moved them all to her room, and assisted her in checking the accounts with Bauhinia, and when Asakusa came back, he also participated. Xiu'er is responsible for taking care of everyone's eating, drinking, and eating, and reassuring Cui's mother so that she doesn't let her in and disturb everyone.