Shen, who was sitting on Duan Tianya's right hand, raised his head and looked at the eldest lady with a pair of clear eyes, without the cowardice of the past:

"Su Lao Er is the manager of Duan Mansion, although he has no employment contract, he has been in charge for many years, such a person has done all the bad things in the name of Duan Mansion, and it is the reputation of Duan Mansion that has been ruined, which is not only ugly. What's more, compared with the rules of the mansion, the only way to make the tenants and good slaves trust the Duan Mansion and trust the master's family again is to report to the official. Otherwise, no matter how the Duan government disposes of it, it will be true. This incident not only lost the face of the Duan family, but also the hearts of the Duan family in Yangzhou. ”

"People's hearts?" The eldest lady raised an eyebrow.

Duan Ling'er saw that her mother's words were so good, and she instantly gave a thumbs up in her heart.

Mother's awesome!

I only heard Shen Shi say steadily: "The businessman family is not like the court and the nobles, if you want to prosper in business, you must first have the trust and support of buyers." The steward of Guifu Zhuang is so unafraid of oppressing the tenants and good slaves, and even forcing the body of a young girl who is less than twelve years old to force people to death, but he does this kind of dirty thing to beat the name of Duan Mansion, and it costs the reputation of Duan Mansion's relatives. This kind of pickling thing, if it is spread ten or ten hundreds, and loses the hearts of Duan Mansion among buyers, the business will naturally wither. ”

The corners of the eldest lady's mouth trembled, she wanted to say something more but couldn't say anything, looking at the three people in the ninth room who seemed to have changed their souls with a new look, and looked at the evidence of Su Lao Er's guilt in her hand.

For the first time, the eldest lady felt a sense of trepidation in her heart.

This panic was mixed with anger, as if at this moment, this Yangzhou Su Mansion, which was far away from him in the corner of his genealogy, ignited the artillery battle that made his life unstable.

Duan Tianya had been listening to the two of them in silence, and at this time, he raised his head from the paper-like papers, and casually left the account book that could find countless errors and omissions on the table beside him.

Look at the eldest lady.

"No wonder over the years, this Zhuangzi has lost money every year, it turns out that this is how Su Guan is in charge of me?" Duan Tianya looked at the eldest lady, stroked the long beard under his chin, and chuckled indifferently: "Madam, he is your clansman." ”

The corners of the eldest lady's mouth moved, knowing that there was no argument, she stood up, walked in front of Duan Tianya, and knelt down.

was about to speak, but Duan Xiao, who was on the chair next to her, stood up, knelt beside her, and said to Duan Tianya: "Father, do you know that a strange thing happened a while ago?" ”

Duan Tianya frowned: "What did you say?" ”

Duan Xiao ignored the surprised eyes of the eldest lady and the others around him, and replied: "There was a theft case in Weihai, Shandong, but Jing Zhaoyin arrested Lord Zhao in the capital, because the thief in Shandong is a distant relative of Lord Zhao, the capital and Shandong are so far away, although the distant relatives are facing people with the same surname, they do not cross at all, so why do you want to take the case of Shandong to the capital?" ”

The deep meaning in Duan Tianya's eyes flashed: "You mean that I wronged your mother?" ”

Duan Xiao bowed respectfully: "Although my mother works hard to govern the family, she is not strict in governing the family, and she uses people who should not be used to be in charge of Yangzhou Mansion, which leads to trouble." The father is right to punish the mother, but the real culprit is not the mother but the sixth aunt. The sixth aunt Xiao Su and the second child of the Su family are blood relatives of the same mother, and the mother is just a cover for them to do these things, although they are all children of the Su family, but they are different from each other, far and near, Xiao'er believes that with her mother's character and upbringing, if she knows this kind of thing, it is impossible not to stop it immediately. ”

Tianya looked at Duan Xiao, and the deep meaning in his eyes widened.

Duan Xiao said again: "Mother's identity is embarrassing, although she is a distant relative of Yangzhou Sufu, but she has a higher status and noble status than Yangzhou Sufu, then Su Lao Er deceived people in the name of Duanfu, and the sixth aunt is in the same lineage, so she can deceive her under the banner of her mother, and she does not report it, and even makes her own brother do these things that are greedy for the wealth and silver of the main family, and her mother is guilty, but she is far away in the capital for the failure to investigate Yangzhou Duanfu, and it is the sixth aunt who should really be punished, please let my father know it." ”

Shen and Duan Yu looked at Duan Xiao in amazement, and even a trace of surprise flashed in Duan Tianya's heart, they were surprised that Yangzhou Duan Mansion actually had two such precocious daughters.

Duan Ling'er was not surprised, she had already discovered the strangeness of Duan Xiao's body, she had observed her carefully, and felt that her behavior was not like that of a child, but those eyes were not as good as herself, and they were by no means seeing through everything in the world and thus glowing with a kind of free light. Those eyes are like a deep well imprisoned in the dark for a long time, the sun can't rub it in, the starlight can't cast it, even if the moon shines into it, the water in the well is like to collect all the moonlight, and turn everything into deep black.

Duan Tianya picked up the teacup on his side with one hand, and raised the other hand, meaning to let the eldest lady and Duan Xiao get up.

The eldest lady was supported by Duan Xiao to stand up, she held Duan Xiao's cold hand, and there was a glimmer of appreciation in her eyes.

Although she always thought that this concubine was not as beautiful and resolute as Duan Ling'er, and she always felt that she had raised her just to give her a second priority, but today, she has been impressed by this child.

The eldest lady glanced at Duan Xiao's low-eyebrow appearance, and her heart, which had been as hard as a rock for many years, was also shaken by this appearance.

This kid stepped forward and said something for himself, and those words were on the point, solving his urgent need, and what about the children who grew up with him?

What was she doing when her mother needed her?

The eldest lady's heart is frozen at this time, if one day, her eldest lady's legs and feet are paralyzed and she can't move, what can her own good sons and daughters do?

His eldest daughter, raised by flowers, is really a child on the tip of the heart, this period of the family's flowers, the body is as delicate as a flower, usually a cold is several days, lying in bed to raise the body is a variety of herbal supplements are constantly extinct, and when she is not sick, she is addicted to listening to plays, or she is keen to participate in all kinds of feasts, gossip, and do some miscellaneous things that waste time and energy.

Duan Lan is proud again, she only likes to hear others praise her for her beauty and gorgeous clothes, and if she is slightly unsatisfactory, she will unite with other noble girls to do a battle of words, which is simply unbearable.

What about the second daughter? The second daughter will only buy jewelry all day long, comparing with other boudoir women whose jewelry is luxurious, whose clothes are exquisite, and in the capital boudoir, she will judge the dress of others the most, but she can't even cut a piece of cloth.

When the second daughter spoke, she was no worse than the eldest daughter, and she always argued with others, but when it was time for her to speak, she never dared to say a word.

His two sons are talented, but they think that they have gold and silver in their families, and they are also sons, and they are very unsuccessful in reading, and they are all addicted to sound and sex, and they like to gather people to feast and drink.

The eldest lady sighed in her heart.

These children of their own were raised

I don't know the sorrow of the world, but I am proud and domineering. This time when I came to Yangzhou, I only knew how to have fun, and I was almost not by my side every day, completely unaware that my mother might encounter a moment of crisis even though she was a big lady.

But if they were here just now, how many people would be able to do Duan Xiao who is not afraid of his strict father and thinks clearly to relieve his mother?

I'm afraid that there is nothing else to do but cry and make a fuss, roll on the ground, and beg for mercy.

Thinking of this, the eldest lady glanced at Duan Xiao more.

This child is well-behaved and pleasant, and although she will never be able to love this child, it does not prevent her from admiring her.

This appreciation made the eldest lady determined to cultivate Duan Xiao more carefully.

Xiao Su didn't know that she happened to walk outside the main hall at this juncture.

Xiao Su was extremely clever, and when he looked at it from a distance, he actually saw Duan Ling'er and Duan Tianya inside, and immediately soaked his back with cold sweat, and turned around to leave.

"Xiao Su's." The eldest lady opened her mouth, and Xiao Su's expression stiffened on her face.

She was stunned for a while, and then immediately changed her smiling face and turned around and smiled: "Say hello to the lord and madam, the concubine passed by the main hall and saw that the masters were discussing matters, and it was inconvenient to inquire, so she prepared to leave." ”

The eldest lady looked at Xiao Su, and a trace of complexity and ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

Originally, this Xiao Su was her distant aunt and cousin, and she was in a clan, Xiao Su was good-looking, and she was very good at pleasing people, and the eldest lady needed to arrange a confidant for herself in Yangzhou Duanfu, rather than a housekeeper, it was better to be an aunt. So Xiao Su became Duan Tianya's sixth aunt, and she was also in charge of Duan's mansion.

The eldest lady has always thought that Xiao Su is an obedient and capable person, her brother and sister-in-law are capable, and with Xiao Su's suppression in Yangzhou Duanfu, she has control over Yangzhou Duanfu.

But I didn't think about it, Xiao Su hid it from himself, and he dared to connive at his brother to do so many bastard things, and he did it, and he actually left so many handles for Jiufang! Now that the matter is exposed, he is involved in the noble lady, which has aroused the suspicion of the old man, who has always respected each other.

The eldest lady stared at Xiao Su, and the chill in her eyes spread.

This little Su clan is not greedy enough and has more than bad things, he is as stupid as a pig!! A distant cousin of the Su family came out of the side branch, and caused trouble for her under the banner of her Su Jinxin's sister, and she didn't look at whether she was worthy or not? ”

Xiao Su looked at the eldest lady Tie Qing's face, her heart was very uneasy, she looked left and right at the people present, until she saw the account books and paper-like things in Duan Tianya and the eldest lady's hands, her hands couldn't help but tremble a little.

Fu Fu wanted to escape: "Master, the concubine suddenly felt unwell and wanted to go back to rest." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Stop." The eldest lady slowly spoke: "Kneel." ”

Duan Tianya looked at Xiao Su's trembling appearance, and still understood everything in his heart. He knew his wife best, who seemed to be neutral, but he was the one who had to be taken seriously.

Xiao Su caused trouble in her name, and the eldest lady would not spare it.

Duan Tianya glanced at Shen and Duan Ling'er, then at Duan Yu, stood up and said to the eldest lady: "You come to figure out the matter here, and tell me when you figure it out." The three of them in the ninth room come with me. ”

The eldest lady bent her knees to Duan Tianya: "Yes, master." ”