After returning to the door three days, the stewards outside came to the Qin Wangfu one after another to meet the new master.

There are a total of four Zhuangzi shops in Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, one is the hot spring Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, which is a popular Zhuangzi gathering place in Beijing, and cannot be bought and sold by non-dignitaries. The other three are shops close to Wuwei Building, namely Rice Village, Cloth Village and Medicine Factory, and the clothing, food, housing and transportation are almost all round.

Now the deeds of sale of these four stewards are in Gu Qingyi's hands, and they are respectful and cautious when they come to meet the new master, and the account books handed in are even more clean and tidy, and no deception has been found. The stepmother said that these four people were loyal servants, Gu Qingyi naturally believed in the vision of the stepmother, so she was quite close to them, and she also gave a reward before letting people leave.

Presumably with the courtesy of the marquis of Dingyuan, the dowry steward of the Gu Mansion did not move for a long time, and Gu Qingyi, who didn't want to care, couldn't help but get angry, and instructed Qiu Yan, "Qiu Yan, you go and invite the steward of the Gu Mansion to marry, I want to see what kind of immortals they are, and the shelf is bigger than the master." ”

The autumn geese responded with a sound and left in a puff of smoke. An hour later, the three stewards finally set foot on the gate of the Qin Palace.

"Villain Zhang Li, Sun Mingyao, Zhao Tiejun, meet the princess."

Gu Qingyi sat in the lobby with a cold face, and sneered, "You are so big, it's not easy for this concubine to see you." ”

The three of them immediately made a frightened look and knelt down together, "The villain doesn't dare, it's just that the store has been too busy recently, and the villain can't spare time to meet the princess for a while, and I ask the princess to forgive me." ”

Their expressions were only superficial, and there was no panic or worry in their eyes at all, thinking that Gu Qingyi couldn't do anything to them. Gu Qingyi sneered in his heart and said to Qiu Yan, "Have you ever brought the account book?" ”

Qiu Yan hurriedly nodded in response, "The slave maid has prepared the princess to check the accounts, and they have already been prepared." As he spoke, he and the little maid brought in three boxes of account books, and said, "Princess, the account books of these three shops this year are all here." ”

"Very good, Mama Xu, please ask the three stewards to rest in the pantry, find the bookkeeper, and calculate whether these accounts can be clear."

Gu Qingyi's voice fell, and the faces of the three stewards finally showed panic, and Zhang Zhang said, "Princess, these account book villains check with Madame every month, and there are no omissions. ”

The lady in his mouth is Zhang's.

Gu Qingyi raised her eyebrows, and said nonchalantly, "It's better if the accounts are clear, and it doesn't take much effort to leave and right." Now that these three shops are the dowry of the concubine, the concubine naturally has to have a bottom in her heart, so as not to be unclear in the accounts and hurt her mother's family. ”

Zhang Zhang and the other two looked at each other, and their eyes showed anxiousness, but under Gu Qingyi's coercion, they had to bite the bullet.

Qiu Yan carried down the account book and let the account room check it, but there was no result until the afternoon, Gu Qingyi knew that there was something greasy in it, otherwise it would not have taken so long.

In the evening, when the King of Qin returned, he asked, "I heard that you called Mr. Bookkeeper?" ”

"The concubine dowry shop has some accounts to be calculated, so I asked Mr. Fushang to help."

Gu Qingyi knew that the affairs of the mansion could not be hidden from King Qin, but he still knew such a small matter clearly, and he was inevitably a little surprised in his heart. In the past ten days, King Qin has been going out early and returning late all day long, occasionally discussing matters in the study at night, and he is very busy, the two rarely have the opportunity to get along, and she doesn't know if she has committed a taboo.

Therefore, she said, "If the prince wants to use Mr. Accounts, the concubine will let them check it another day." ”

King Qin pursed his lips, "You are the princess of Qin, and the personnel in the palace are at your disposal, so you don't have to worry about this king." ”

Gu Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to loosen his clothes for him. This time, she has been practicing secretly with nothing to do, and her hands and feet are really sharp, at least there is no embarrassment for the first time.

After changing into his regular clothes for King Qin, she asked, "Has the prince ever eaten?" ”

"No, you don't." King Qin's voice paused, reached out and stroked her long black and silky hair, and said, "This king has been busy lately, if you are bored, let your mother-in-law come to see you." ”

Could it be that King Qin felt that he had snubbed her and was apologizing in disguise?

Gu Qingyi speculated indiscriminately, but continued to speak, saying, "The concubine has idle books to pass the time, so she won't be bored." A-Niang is also old, so don't bother her to run around, and I'll go to see her again after a while. ”

She deliberately talked about idle books, suggesting that King Qin should return the "Huainan Miscellaneous Records", but King Qin didn't seem to remember this and never mentioned the return of the book, but said, "If this king is not there, just let Feng Ming escort him." ”

"Yes." A flash of disappointment flashed in Gu Qingyi's eyes, it seemed that King Qin really didn't remember, and when she was thinking about whether to ask for it, she was interrupted by Qiu Yan's report, "Princess, the accounts have been calculated, do you want to listen to the results now?" ”

Gu Qingyi's expression was grim, and he couldn't care about asking for a book, so he ordered, "Announce everyone in." ”

After she left, King Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard the gradual sound of movement outside, he also walked out. There were three people kneeling in the hall, and the men standing next to them were the bookkeepers in the house, and when they saw him, they hurriedly saluted, "The villain greets the prince." ”

King Qin sat down beside Gu Qingyi and said lightly, "Go on." ”

It is estimated that because of King Qin's observance, Mr. Bookkeeper's expression became more and more excited, and he said excitedly, "Lord Qiqi, princess, the villain checked the accounts with his colleagues today, and he didn't find any problems at first, but gradually felt that it was wrong, because the accounts were so perfect, and even the law of data fluctuations was the same. The villain checked again, only to find that they had made a false account, and there seemed to be a surplus on the account, but in fact the money was transferred, and if it continued, these three shops would not only become an empty shell, but even be in debt! These three wolves are ambitious, fill their pockets, and ask the prince and princess to see it! ”

When the words fell, Zhang Zhang and the others couldn't bear to argue, "The prince, the princess, the villain is wronged." The villain has served Gu Fu for many years, and he has always been cautious and does not dare to have the slightest second heart. There is no problem with the number of income and expenditure in the accounts, and these bookkeepers are clearly framing villains, please ask the prince and princess to see clearly. ”

The bookkeeper glanced at the three of them coldly, and did not argue with them, but took out a few account books from the box and held them in his hands, and said to Gu Qingyi and King Qin, "The prince, the princess, the villain has marked the problems in the account books, and it is clear whether there is a problem at a glance, please ask the prince and the princess to check it." ”

"No need."

King Qin's cold face was indifferent, "Come on, drag these three Diao slaves down to play thirty boards each, and then send them to the Hui Mansion." ”

The rough envoy outside the door obeyed the order to come in and escort people, Zhang Zhang and the others struggled hard, and kept crying, "The prince spares his life, the villain is wronged, this is all the lady's idea, please spare our lives." ”

Under the threat of their lives, Zhang Zhang and the others finally told the truth. However, King Qin has always been a man of his word, and naturally he will not forgive his sins because of his sincere words, Diao Nu is Diao Nu, but there is no room for forgiveness if he deceives his master.

The wailing tension and the others were gagged and dragged down, and the sound of the cane came from the crackling, and such an iron-blooded style shocked the slaves and maids all over the courtyard, and the eyes that looked at King Qin became more and more awe-inspiring.

King Qin didn't pay attention to what his subordinates thought at all, but looked at Gu Qingyi and said, "Such a bold and reckless subordinate can be sent away, and the princess doesn't have to be sad about it." ”

Originally, she was going to deal with the marrying slaves in person, but she didn't want to be interfered by King Qin halfway, as if she had no ability. Gu Qingyi couldn't cry or laugh, but she didn't refuse King Qin's kindness, "Yes, the concubine knows." Thank you for being the master of the concubine. ”

After beating the thirty boards, the mothers-in-law directly threw the unconscious three people into the comprador ox cart and sent them back to the Gu Mansion. As for how Zhang's reaction was not Gu Qingyi's concern, he directly arranged the three vacant vacancies to accompany the male servants, including Mama Xu's husband Liu Dawei, for which Mama Xu specially thanked Gu Qingyi, and the position of the steward was much more decent and glamorous than ordinary work.

After the three stewards were sent back to the house, they didn't see any reaction from the Zhang family, but she didn't dare to pursue it, after all, the accounts were there, and Gu Qingyi didn't chase after her for the embezzled silver taels, where did she dare to jump out.

And so it went.