Chapter 14 Auditing Turmoil
"As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, you said that you are fighting for the fifth lady, but there are many ways, you can come and inform me, tell Madame, and even inform Master Hou, but you just came to my Leng Yue Pavilion to make trouble, the rules of the Hou Mansion, it is strictly forbidden to fight in private, where do you put the family rules of the Hou Mansion?"
As late as the rich and noble daughter-in-law refuted, the second lady continued: "From your preface and afterword, the reason why you are so angry is that you think that they are spreading rumors about the misconduct of your men, and I have heard a little about this matter, and now the Hou Mansion is spreading all over the place, if this matter is not calmed down, this family, I will be embarrassed!"
"Oh?" The rich daughter-in-law was nervous for a moment, but remembering that her man was a lady, and the second lady could do what about the couple, she naturally had more confidence in her heart, raised her chin slightly, and asked, "Then how does the second lady plan to calm down?"
"It's easy to check the accounts of this matter!" The second lady said lightly, "After checking the accounts, if Fugui is clean, the truth of this matter will be revealed, if he really has a problem, I can't let it go, naturally I have to investigate it to the end!"
"Second lady!" The rich daughter-in-law suddenly sneered, "Our rich and noble people have been the compradors of this Hou Mansion since the first day when Mrs. married to the mansion, and they have been in the business for more than ten years, so they can get the appreciation of Mrs. and have always been entrusted with important tasks. Second lady, don't forget, Madame is still there, you are just temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Hou Mansion on her behalf, so you can't avoid being more broad!"
The second lady straightened out the sleeves without a trace of wrinkles, and said with a faint smile without impatience: "No matter whether it is temporary or not, as long as I am still in charge of the Hou Mansion for one day, I will be responsible for the position I sit in, for the Hou Ye, and for the entire Hou Mansion! I can take care of all the big and small affairs in this Hou Mansion, how can I take care of it? Since you have something to do with this case, then stay with me for the first time, and wait for this matter to come to light!"
"Second Madame is going to put the slave under house arrest?" the rich daughter-in-law swallowed her saliva, "Second Madame, we are Madame's people, Madame is still watching, she still touched us at all, does the Second Madam really want to offend Madame?"
"Bold!" Mama Qiu scolded coldly, "My wife kindly wants to return the innocence of your husband and wife, not only do you not appreciate it, but you also want to pull your wife in, what is your intention?"
The second lady waved her hand lightly, and said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense with her anymore, take her down and see, you go to Fugui to get the account book in person, I want to see it in person, go and go back quickly, don't make a noise!"
"Yes!"
The rich daughter-in-law was taken down to take care of it, and Mama Qiu quickly went to get the account book, the weather was a little stuffy, and the second lady ordered to cook a bowl of lotus seed soup to relieve the heat, and ordered someone to send a copy to the fifth lady.
She didn't know what was going on in the Cold Moon Pavilion, but after vaguely hearing about Fugui eating kickbacks, she felt that this was an opportunity to take down Fugui and place her cronies, so she also added fuel to the fire, so this rumor was able to spread so quickly.
She only knew now that this rumor was only rumored from Su Ju'an at the earliest, and the thoughts of the two coincided, and she always had to see one step further than herself.
It's just that before Su Liu's reaction to this matter, it must be resolved quickly, and she can't be given a chance to fight back!
Mama Qiu was very fast, and the ledger was taken down after a while.
The second lady was born in a merchant, and the kung fu of looking at the account book will be doing the girl's thing, and the record on the account book is not a problem on the surface, but there are still many problems when you study it carefully, and the more you look back, the more famous it is.
The second lady just looked at the account book and kept silent, Fugui knew that something was wrong, and also followed Leng Yue Pavilion, looking at the second lady's posture, she knew that she would not let herself go easily today, and secretly scolded herself for being stupid, knowing that the second lady and the lady had always been not in harmony, and she wanted to provoke her, but she didn't know how many flaws she could see in the account book he carefully made.
Fugui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Second lady, the little one who has been in the industry for all these years does not dare to be slack, why did he suddenly remember to check the accounts? Is there something wrong with this account?"
The second lady put down the account book, raised her eyes and glanced at Fugui coldly, and said with a smile: "You are a capable person, this account is very beautiful!"
"Second Mrs. Xie praises!"
"Madame may not be very proficient in this aspect, so you can hide it from her, but you can't hide it from me!" The second lady said lightly, "You know how many problems there are in this account, and I know it too! Mama Qiu, go and invite Steward Li and Mr. Bookkeeper to come, since there is a problem, the problem must be clarified 1510, he is Madame's person, so as not to make people say that I wronged him!"
"Yes, the old slave is going!"
Fugui wiped his sweat with his sleeve, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, and said, "Is the second lady going to kill them all?"
"You have a good errand, but you are taking kickbacks, and you have wasted the trust of Mrs. and Hou Ye in you, could it be that this matter is still blamed on me?" The second lady smiled lightly, "Eating the food of the Hou Mansion and smashing the pot of the Hou Mansion, is your conscience not to let the dog eat it?"
Fugui took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "Second Madame, Madame knows more or less about this matter, she still turns a blind eye, why do you want to do this, isn't this a slap in the face of Madame? Although the Hou Ye is still angry with Madame now, he will forgive Madame sooner or later, this Hou Mansion will still be managed by Madame sooner or later, does the Second Madam really plan to offend Madame to the end? What are the consequences of this, Second Madam, do you have no bottom in your heart?"
"Madame is the wife of the Hou Mansion, she naturally wants to think about the overall situation of the Hou Mansion, I caught the moth for the Hou Mansion today, she should be happy!" The smile on the second lady's face cooled down, "You husband and wife have repeatedly involved Madame and slandered Madame's innocence, is it with intentions?"
Fugui has been in the Hou Mansion for many years, how much does he know that the second lady and his wife know the grievances, and he knows that it is useless to say more, this lady is determined to clean herself up, but she is only relieved of her position at most, but when the lady is in charge of the Hou Mansion, it is when he makes a comeback, what is there to be afraid of, he clenched his fists and smiled and said: "What the second lady says is what it is, but right and wrong are all in the eyes, I hope you will not regret it in the future!"
Steward Li and Mr. Ledger soon arrived, carefully checked the account book, and found many problems, this rich and noble just ate a few thousand taels, not to mention other aspects.
Steward Li was also very surprised, pointed at Fugui's nose and scolded: "I didn't expect you to be so bold, are you worthy of the Hou Mansion?"
"Butler, how should he deal with this situation in general?" the second lady asked.
Steward Li sighed and said: "This matter should have been reported to the official and sent him to prison, but the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, so he should be removed from all his current positions, beaten up, eaten some lessons, and left for investigation?"
In any case, the person who is a lady still has to leave some way back.
"Do as you say!" the second lady said lightly, "He will be handed over to you!"
"Yes!"
After this matter was completed, it was already night, and the second lady had some doubts in her heart, for such a long time, why was there no movement at all on Su Liu's side?
Of course, Qing'er doesn't care about the stakes, it's just that the mothers-in-law who bullied her young lady were really kicked out of Xiaoyue Pavilion, which made her heart happy, gave Su Cheng'an a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "Miss really did what she said, she really drove those people out, she deserved it!"
"The second lady is really smart, and she can understand it at one point!" Su Ju'an said softly, "I don't need to be reminded, I know what I want to do!" It's just that Su Liu's side didn't react to this matter at all, which really makes people feel a little suspicious!"
In fact, it's not that Su Liu doesn't want to pay attention to this matter, after all, the person who moved her, it's just that she has no choice but to be skilled, since the second son's condition has worsened since the day, the high fever does not go away, she stayed by her side every inch, and called a few doctors to take turns to watch, she has a strong temperament, since the Hou Ye doesn't care about this son, then he doesn't need to know about his son's condition, and he blocks the condition, and he doesn't want to let some people have thoughts that they shouldn't have because of the body of the only concubine of the Hou Mansion.
The concubine of the Hou Mansion and the heir of the Hou Mansion must be healthy, intelligent, and powerful.
When the sky darkened, the second son's condition stabilized, and Su Liu's family was free, knowing the news from the Cold Moon Pavilion, but the dust had settled, and she couldn't do anything. However, I couldn't help but sneer in my heart, this second lady started quite quickly, but she was just a small comprador, so she also wanted to shake her status?
Uneasy, for Su Chengle, now she feels extremely uneasy, she can't sleep well at night, she always feels that Su Cheng'an will enter at any time, she let the mother-in-law and maids in the courtyard watch around the room at night, and send a few more guards to guard the courtyard all the time.
But another factor that made her feel uneasy was the two escaped nursing homes, would they be moved by Su Tang'an's words instead, and kill themselves in turn? This made her fall into a deep panic, and in just a few days, she lost a lot of weight.
"No, I can't sit still, I must take the initiative to kill Su Cheng'an, she won't die, I can't be at ease!" Su Chengle woke up from the nightmare again, poured a glass of water, and hurriedly ran to his mother.