Zeng Xiuniang opened the brocade box, and there were two silver tickets of five hundred taels resting in the brocade box, which were obviously prepared for Song Jin and Mrs. Li.

Unexpectedly, this Zeng Xiuniang is still generous enough, and she will be a thousand taels of silver as soon as she makes a move.

It seems that she has put a lot of silver into her pocket in the embroidery workshop over the years.

Mrs. Li didn't understand what she meant, turned her head to look at Zeng Xiuniang beside her, and asked.

"What do you mean? Do you want to bribe us and others? ”

Zeng Xiuniang thought that Mrs. Li disliked the silver too little and couldn't get into her eyes, so she hurriedly explained. "Mother Li, you accept the five hundred taels of silver tickets first. Afterwards, when my wife transferred me back to the embroidery workshop, I gave Mother Li a silver ticket of five hundred taels. It can be regarded as a villain's filial piety to Li's mother. ”

Because Mrs. Li served by Zhao's side, she was quite appreciated by Zhao.

The things and objects that the Zhao family rewarded to Mrs. Li were not small.

Zeng Xiuniang thought that Mrs. Li had been by Zhao's side for a long time, and she looked down on her silver, so she added another five hundred taels to see if Mrs. Li could agree to her.

Hearing what Zeng Xiuniang said, Mrs. Li didn't dare to make up her mind by herself, so she hurriedly turned her head and asked Song Jin, wanting to see what Song Jin meant.

"Girl, what do you think should be done in this matter?"

Song Jin glanced at her and glanced at her, what should I do?

Could it be that she doesn't know herself?

"Mother Li, what Madame has told you, please tell Steward Zeng to listen! so that Steward Zeng can fully understand what Madame means. ”

Song Jin said this, didn't he kick the burden to her side again?

The girl really knows how to do things.

Mrs. Li understood what Song Jin meant, and told Zeng Xiuniang beside her what the Zhao family secretly told her before leaving the house.

"Steward, Mrs. said, the embroidery workshop has been under the hands of Steward Zeng for many years, and there has been a lot of silver shortage. Although Madame never pursued it, it was useless and ignored. The girl recommended to her wife He Zhong and He of the White Silk Workshop, and took charge of the embroidery workshop on behalf of the former manager. ”

"Madame explained, if Steward Zeng doesn't want to work in the embroidery workshop, our Song family is not the kind of family that treats people harshly, you can send Steward Zeng to the grange in the countryside, and Steward Zeng will retire there."

"How so? How could Madame do that? How could Madame do that?" Hearing what Mrs. Li said, and relaying the matter ordered by the Zhao family to her, Zeng Xiuniang muttered to herself.

She really couldn't believe that the Zhao family had sent her away like this.

She has been in charge of the embroidery workshop for the Zhao family for so many years, although there is no credit, but there is hard work!

Now that he was looking for a reason, he hastily sent her away, and let the steward of the White Silk Workshop take her post and take charge of the embroidery workshop, why?

Zeng Xiuniang was unconvinced, and wanted to ask what the reason for the Zhao family was.

What to do with her like this?

"Mother Li, I want to ask you, what is Madam for, to dispose of me like this? Could it be that I did something wrong? ”

Zeng Xiuniang said, looking at Song Jin with a hideous face.

Because in the words of Mrs. Li, Zeng Xiuniang knew that this matter was related to Song Jin.

It must have been instigated by Song Jin by Zhao's side.

Mrs. Li was a little embarrassed, but since Zeng Xiuniang asked, she could have told her, so that she could thoroughly understand why the Zhao family asked He Zhong to replace her.

"Zeng is in charge, since you asked, the old woman won't hide it from you."

"Mrs. got the news, said that the embroidery workshop over the years, something is wrong, two days ago called someone to go to the embroidery workshop to move the account books back home, Mrs. checked, only to find that the embroidery workshop over the years, a deficit of tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"These silvers are recorded in the accounts for the purchase of raw materials, but after checking the raw material purchase bill, it is found that the purchase of these raw materials is not recorded on the top. Where did all this money go? Please also ask the steward to explain to his wife! ”

Zeng Xiuniang still wanted to defend herself, but when she heard Mrs. Li say this, she dispelled the idea of defending herself.

Just now Mrs. Li said that Zhao went to the embroidery workshop to check the accounts, but Song Jin told Zhao.

Song Jin said that the accounts of the embroidery workshop over the years were wrong and needed to be checked.

Zeng Xiuniang has been the steward of the embroidery workshop for so many years, if she didn't fill her pockets and take out the silver, she wouldn't believe it.

But even if she put part of her profits into her own pocket, it is impossible to lose tens of thousands of taels of silver.

And the profit reported by Zeng Xiuniang every year is a few thousand taels of silver.

The embroidery workshop's profit in a quarter is tens of thousands of taels, and when the silver is sent to the Zhao family at the end of the year, it becomes only a few thousand taels of silver, so where did the rest of the silver go?

Song Jin asked He Zhong and Steward Li to investigate in secret before, and He Zhong found out the truth afterwards.

He Zhong told her that Zeng Xiuniang had bought four houses in Beijing over the years, and the names of the owners of the houses were all signed by other people's names, and Zeng Xiuniang's own name was not signed.

But the real owner of the four houses is Zeng Xiuniang.

However, Zeng Xiuniang did not live in the four houses, and still lived in the compound behind the embroidery workshop.

The four houses were rented out by Zeng Xiuniang, and the rent for a year was thousands of taels.

This is also the reason why Zeng Xiuniang was able to take out a thousand taels of silver in one breath to buy them and not feel distressed.

"I was in charge, my mother didn't punish you, she didn't ask you to take out the money that has been in your pocket all these years, it is already benevolent and righteous. Also, in the four houses you are in Beijing, my mother has already obtained the title deed, since Zeng Xiuniang bought it with the silver of the embroidery workshop, then these four houses belong to my Song family. ”

"My mother will not treat you badly, she once went to the grange in the country, and there are still people who serve you with good food and drink."

Zeng Xiuniang didn't expect that these things had been secretly sent by Song Jin and investigated clearly.

Even if she has four houses, the girl knows such a thing.

Song Jin glanced at Mrs. Li, ready to let Mrs. Li take Zeng Xiuniang down.

"Mother Li, take Zeng Xiuniang down, take good care of her, don't let her run away secretly."

Zeng Xiuniang was thinking about slipping away in her heart, and Song Jin instructed Mrs. Li like this, what should she do?

Before she had time to slip away, Mrs. Li called a few embroidery girls to come in, tied Zeng Xiuniang up, and when they returned to the house, she took Zeng Xiuniang back to the house and asked her to go to the Zhao family to distinguish.

Out of the house, Song Jin saw a few embroidery girls, who were putting away the fragrant cloud yarn that had just been dried, and preparing to take it out to dry tomorrow.

Looking at the sun that was about to set, and seeing that Chen Jinran hadn't come over yet, maybe he wasn't going to come.

In that case, she will go back to her house today, and it will not be too late to come back another day.

Getting into the carriage on the way back, Song Jin asked Mrs. Li to take Zeng Xiuniang into the carriage and prepare to take her to see the Zhao family.

Seeing that she still has a lot of things to say, since she wants to say it, let's go to Zhao's side and say it!

Sitting in the carriage, Bai He opened the small brocade box handed to her by the girl before, and saw that there was a big Afu mud doll in Wuxi in the brocade box, pinched a little like a girl.

Bai He handed Da Ah Fu to Song Jin beside him and said a few words jokingly.

"Girl, look at it, does this big Ah Fu look like a girl? Second Prince Chen really has a heart, I don't know where to get this big Fu, and he looks so similar to the girl?"

Hearing Bai He say that she was like this big Ah Fu, Song Jin turned around, took a closer look at the big Ah Fu in Bai He's hand, and looked at the stupid appearance, how did she look like her?

How did the white lotus give birth to eyes?

How could she look like that big Ah Fu?

Song Jin glanced at it a few times, and then asked Bai He to put it away again.

Such a shameful thing should be put away early, so as not to poke people's eyes when they see it.

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