Chapter 185

Xi'er wants an heir

Xiao Jun saw that Mengxi proposed to write a letter of resignation in the name of "childless". Got up and came to her, bowed his head and asked:

“…… Xi'er brought this up today, is it because I haven't done anything to you in the past two years? ”

Listening to the words of the second master, Mengxi's heart was pounding with shock, she only knew what the seven were and she really didn't carefully read the specific regulations behind each one. couldn't find a reason for the second master to take her off for a while, so she took out this article, and now it seems that she has lifted a stone and shot herself in the foot.

Especially the last sentence of the second master, which made her tremble even more. gritted his teeth, suppressed the pounding heart, and forced himself to look at the second master calmly.

Seeing that she was silent, the second master continued:

"Xi'er is in a hurry, you want my Xiao family's heir, Xi'er really wants, I am willing to fulfill you, we will study and study the issue of heirs now!"

"Second master, you misunderstood, the concubine didn't mean that."

"What do you mean by that?"

Looking at the second master's eyes bursting with flames, Mengxi dared to swear that if she said an answer that went against the second master's mind, the second master would definitely eat her the next moment. secretly regretted that he had always thought that the second master was a gentleman and would not treat her well, so he let Zhiqiu go.

At this time, Mengxi didn't dare to say a word, looking at the second master's face getting lower and lower, the next moment it was to her lips, Mengxi sat there stiffly, her heart was pounding, and she almost couldn't help but get up and run away.

The two were facing each other, and Zhiqiu pushed the door in and replied:

"Back to the second master, the second grandmother, Hongzhu is here, saying that Xiao Xia has an urgent matter to see the second master."

Seeing Zhiqiu coming in, Mengxi's heart was light, as the saying goes, the situation is stronger than people, and at this time, it is purely looking for death! After listening to Zhiqiu's words, Mengxi said casually:

"If the second master has something, the concubine will not leave the second master, the second master is serious"

Seeing that Mengxi no longer insisted, the second master didn't speak, slowly straightened up, glanced at Zhiqiu, walked out, took two steps and turned back to Mengxi's side. Biting her ear, she said word by word:

"Xi'er, listen, if you dare to let me divorce you in the name of childlessness, we will close the door and study the issue of heirs until we have children, and then I will let you out of this house!"

After the second master finished speaking, he looked at Mengxi's stunned eyes, felt weak for a while, turned around and strode out.

Xiao Xia saw that the second master turned in from behind the screen with a black face, and he didn't feel secretly complaining, he knew that if he found the second master from the east chamber, the second master's face would definitely be black, and he only hated that he had just shouted a step slower and didn't stop Hongzhu's footsteps.

It turned out that this Xiao Xia was ordered to check Xiao An's accounts, and he didn't know if he didn't check it, and he was shocked when he checked it, this Xiao An was really bold, he only checked three manors, and he was greedy for tens of thousands of taels of silver. Xiao Xia also felt that the matter was very important, and did not dare to continue to investigate, so he hurriedly came back to report to the second master, and asked him to make up his mind whether to continue to investigate, seeing that the second master was not in the study, he came directly to the upper room, because he was anxious, he didn't ask if the second master was there, and directly told Hongzhu that he was in a hurry, and begged her to pass the word, and saw Hongzhu walking out, so he remembered and asked:

"Isn't the second master in the East House?"

Hongzhu said as she walked out:

"The second master went to the East Chamber, I'll go find him back"

When Xiao Xia finally digested the news, he also realized that he couldn't disturb the second master at this time, and chased out to stop Hongzhu, but Hongzhu had long since disappeared, so he had to sit there anxiously and wait for the second master to come back.

I was really afraid of something, and I was worried, the second master came in with a black face, Xiao Xia was so bitter, he stepped forward to give the second master a salute:

"Second Master An, Second Master asked the minions to inquire about the manor, and progress has been made"

When the depressed second master heard this, his eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to signal Xiao Xia to stop first, looked at the red beads and red apricots on the side, and said:

"Let's go to the study"

After the second master finished speaking, without waiting for Xiao Xia to speak, he turned around and walked out. Xiao Xia saw that the second master was unexpectedly not mad. While secretly celebrating the rejoicing, he followed behind the second master upside down.

After entering the study and sitting down, Xiao Yan had already sent tea, and the second master took a sip of tea and asked:

"What's the progress?"

"Second master, the slave respects your orders, the first thing to check is the old second master in the Luding Mountain near the purchase of the garden, last year by the lord changed to the lotus garden, and re-repaired, expanded, the lord also ordered people to dig a large vacant land in the garden into a lake, and planted lotus, want to wait for the trimming, when the lotus blooms every year in the future, you can accompany the old lady, the eldest lady and others to come to live, you can enjoy the lotus seeds, and you can visit the infinite scenery on Luding Mountain."

"I know this, don't talk nonsense!"

"The renovation of the Lotus Garden is in charge of the head of An, the slave checked, the Lotus Garden was only completed this spring, the head of the Lotus Garden and the foreman Jia Changshui who is responsible for the reconstruction, the chief shopkeeper of the timber shop and the stone factory, Sun Sanjin, is greedy for ink. First raise the price of wood, stone and labor, and wait for the silver ticket of Xiao Mansion to pass, and then pay the cash to the head of An, the slave checked, the materials provided by the shopkeeper Sun to the Xiao house in the same period are nearly twice as high as the price given to other places, and the Jia foreman also falsely reported the number of workers, and the wages charged are more than twice the normal price, only these two items, the entire Guanhe Garden has been repaired, and there are nearly eight thousand taels more, as for whether the eight thousand taels of silver have entered the pocket of the head of An. I have to find Foreman Jia and Shopkeeper Sun for further verification to find out, the slave is afraid that if he finds these two people now, he will startle the snake, so he came back to the second master first, and asked the second master to decide"

Xiao Jun was also taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect this manager An to be so bold, it seemed that he was dead, glanced at Xiao Xia, and said:

"And then what?"

"Back to the second master, after the completion of the Lotus Garden, and with the permission of the eldest lord and wife, Mr. An bought a batch of minions and put them in the garden, and took care of the garden every day, and the servants went to count it, and there were a total of 37 maids, mothers-in-law and small servants in the garden, but Mr. An reported 70 people every month, with an average of one or two months of money per person, 33 taels per month, and these four months were more than 100 taels of silver. Maybe there is a similar situation in those gardens, the slave guessed that the silver should have gone into the pocket of the chief manager, and the other two gardens handled by the chief manager of the slave check also had a similar situation, one of which was more than 5,000 taels, and the other was bigger than the Lotus Garden, and there were as many as 10,000 taels, and only these three gardens together had an extra 23,000 taels of silver, and the others have not been checked."

Xiao Jun stood up, paced back and forth in the study a few times, and finally stood up and said:

"Put the other gardens first, sit in these places first, and you will bring more people to secretly arrest Foreman Jia and Sun Xian for interrogation early tomorrow morning. After asking the Xiao Mansion where the 23,000 taels of silver went, if you really give it to the head of An, you will take my name card and send them directly to the official mansion, and ask the official to come to the Xiao Mansion to get people."

"This matter involves a lot of things, whether the second master first reported to the eldest master and then dealt with it, Mr. An and the old lady, the eldest lord, and the eldest lady are not more affectionate than ordinary people, I am afraid that the eldest master will not let the chief manager An see the official for ten thousand taels of silver, this is one of them, and the second is that the slave has been thinking about the past two days, and it is impossible for only one manager to have such courage, maybe the chief manager will give these silver to anyone, and the foreign affairs handled by the chief manager are all recommended by the great wife."

There are words in Xiao Xia's words, he has always guessed that the eldest lady who is greedy for ink is also a share, but the eldest lady is the biological mother of the second master and the head of the house, there is no real evidence, this cannot be said nonsense, but if he guesses accurately, the eldest lady is really involved, and if he doesn't make a move in advance, let the chief manager An see the official, the consequences will be very serious.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Jun is very unfilial when he does this, if the eldest wife really loses her dignity, if you don't know it, the mother and son will turn their faces for this matter, so he mentioned the second master with words, hoping that the second master understands the seriousness of this matter and does not act lightly.

Xiao Jun didn't understand what Xiao Xia meant, but he thought more, 20,000 taels of silver looked like a lot of money, but it was just a drop in the bucket for Xiao Mansion, and he really wanted to report to his father, with his father's affection for Mr. An, plus his mother making a fuss, this matter would definitely be over, at most he would be punished and recover the silver taels that were greedy for ink, Xiao An was still the head of Xiao Mansion.

But it's different when he sees the official, the greedy ink 20,000 government silver should be beheaded according to the law of Daqi, if the mother of the 20,000 silver really has a share, then Mr. An also knows in his heart that he admits it, and his mother will definitely protect him and find a way to save him, but if he confesses to his mother and damages his mother's dignity, his father and mother will no longer take care of his feelings for many years, and directly execute him.

Anyway, he hid from his parents today and disposed of Xiao An with Lei Ting's means, when his parents learned about it, it was irreparable, even if Mr. An was saved by his mother, at least he was exiled to another country, and he was also angry for his Xi'er, as for his mother would be embarrassed, it was not that he was unfilial, and when he noticed that his mother was involved in greedy ink, he felt a little disappointed in his mother, and his mother's actions had shaken the image of a loving mother engraved in his heart since he was a child.

After pondering for a long time, he looked up and said to Xiao Xia:

"Just do as I say, remember a few points, first: if you catch those two people, the means must be ruthless and fast, and you must be vigorous and resolute. Second: This matter must bypass the eldest master, the eldest lady, and they can't let them smell a little smell in advance, and third: Once the two people admit that the overcharged silver is given to the manager An, let them sign the An painting, they will directly take my name sticker, send them to see the official, and ask the government to come to Xiao Mansion to get people, and at the same time send someone to inform me, I will first look at Chief An, so that the government can arrest him."

As soon as Xiao Xia heard the words of the second master, he fell to his knees with a thud and begged:

"Second master, Mr. An can't move, don't say that he follows the old lady when he is young, the old lady will protect him first, just say that the big man is the head of An's brought up since he was a child, and his feelings are different from others, not to mention that the eldest lady may be ......, ask the second master to think twice, for this, it is not good to hurt the family affection"

After listening to Xiao Xia's words, the second master's face turned cold, and he said coldly:

"Nothing bad, you go down"...

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