When Fang Xu first came, he only brought Xie Wanzhou and three maids, but when he went back, he led a group of people.

Liu Fanyin followed behind her, lowered her head, and only dared to stare at her toes, and the mother-in-law beside her was holding a baby girl steadily.

"Princess, don't be afraid." Xie Wanzhou walked on the other side of her, saw that her body was stiff, and comforted, "Mother is just cold-faced, but her heart is very hot, and then you go to Chengyuan, and your own mother will be your backer." ”

Liu Fanyin raised her head slightly, her eyes fell on Xie Wanzhou's delicate little face, remembering her current identity, her lips moved, and she whispered, "Mother recognized you, you can call me sister-in-law...... If you will. ”

After Liu Fanyin said this, he lowered his head again.

It's not that she's talkative, it's that the little sister never admitted her before.

"I see, sister-in-law."

Without waiting for Liu Fanyin to continue to be arrogant, Xie Wanzhou generously accepted her words.

Liu Fanyin was stunned and looked up at her, who also smiled at her, pursed her lips and stopped talking.

"You really ......" Liu Fanyin still couldn't believe it, and looked at her with a frown.

"My sister-in-law is the legitimate princess of the Hou Mansion, and her status is noble, so she shouldn't have such thoughts." Xie Wanzhou curled the corners of her lips and whispered.

Liu Fanyin bit her lower lip and stopped talking.

Although Fang Xu didn't interject, he kept paying attention to the movements behind him, and seeing that Liu Fanyin didn't say anything more, his heart was slightly sour.

Liu Fanyin, as the daughter of a businessman, was originally a low-level person in this era, and after getting married, she was suppressed by her husband's family, and became even more inferior and cowardly.

It's a tricky job.

The group returned to Chengyuan, and Fang Xu sat in the hall, quietly sipping the tea that Su Zi had just brewed.

Liu Fanyin sat down, like a mang on his back, fidgeting, so nervous that he didn't know how to place his hands and feet.

"Suzi, tell what the old gentleman said to you word for word." Fang Xu skimmed the tea leaves in the cup and said softly.

At the mention of the old gentleman, Liu Fanyin seemed to have a hint of anger, and raised his eyes to look at the upper seat.

"Yes." Su Ziying and said in a low voice, "The old gentleman said that Aunt Hua is indeed pregnant, but the fetus is unstable, what kind of medicine should be used to conceive, this child is destined to not be born, the old gentleman speculated that Aunt Hua's fetus could not be saved in May." ”

When the words fell, there was silence in the hall, and the needle drop could be heard.

Liu Fanyin only felt that the blood in his body was flowing backwards, like falling into an ice cellar, and he was extremely frightened, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

"In this way, does the princess understand why Madame brought you to Chengyuan?"

Liu Fanyin froze in place, repeating Su Zi's words over and over again in her mind, tears welling up in her eyes, "Daughter-in-law...... Thank you, Mother! ”

Fang Xu pondered, his fingertips tapping rhythmically on the table, and said in a low voice, "I remember that your father is a well-known businessman in Beijing. ”

"Yes." Liu Fanyin hung her head slightly and whispered, "My daughter-in-law's family has some grain and oil business, and she is quite rich. ”

"Your father gave you a dowry?"

"The daughter-in-law is the only daughter in the family, and she is favored by her father, and when she got married, she gave her daughter-in-law six shops and more than ten acres of fertile land." Liu Fanyin's tone remained unchanged, as if he was talking about an extremely ordinary thing.

Fang Xu took a breath, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, and he looked at her faintly.

Good fellows, this pouring of wealth!

If it weren't for Liu Fanyin's temperament, Fang Xu would have thought she was in Versailles.

Fang Xu coughed lightly and hesitated, "Those shops...... Have you ever taken care of it? ”

Liu Fanyin shook his head, his long eyelashes lowered, "The prince said... I didn't like my daughter-in-law to manipulate this, so I took the shop back, saying that it was to take care of my daughter-in-law. ”

With a 'pop', the teacup was put down heavily, and everyone in the room was startled.

Fang Xu had a cold face and stared at Liu Fanyin, "He asked for it, and you gave it?" ”

Liu Fanyin's body was stiff, and he didn't dare to breathe, "I ......"

Fang Xu raised her chin towards Mrs. Zhang behind her, her expression was calm, "Go, bring the shopkeeper of each shop over, and take people to search for the account books, be sure not to leave a single one!" ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang knew in her heart that Mrs. was going to stand up for their princess, so she hurriedly answered and ran out.

"Bai Ji, invite the shopkeepers of all the shops under the name of the Hou Mansion to come, and bring the account books too." Fang Xu sat on the top seat, and his voice landed, "Today, I want to clean up this dirty mansion!" ”

Half an hour later, more than a dozen people knelt in the hall, including men and women, looking at each other.

Fang Xu still looked like a nobody, pinching a piece of pastry and savoring it.

Outside the hall, Bai Ji was sitting on a small wooden bench, holding a wooden stick as thick as his wrist, and he was beating the clothes in the basin hard.

The wooden stick made a sound of breaking through the air and smashed on the clothes, and the hearts of those who listened trembled.

Shopkeepers, look at me, I look at you, I can't figure out what the main family is pumping today.

Fang Xu swallowed the last mouthful of golden silk dates, looked sideways at the group of people kneeling below, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile, "Everyone, how have you been lately?" ”

The shopkeepers didn't know why, so they naturally didn't dare to come forward to talk, so they could only nod silently, "It's all good......

"Seeing that you have been doing well lately, Mrs. Ben is relieved." Fang Xu lifted his eyelids lightly, sat on the top, his eyes suddenly cold, "But right now, Mrs. Ben is not very good." ”

Some careful shopkeepers found out that something was wrong, knelt a few steps forward, lowered their heads and said, "What is the knot in the heart of the lady, the grass people are willing to hear the details, if you can make the lady smile, the grass people are obliged to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire!" ”

That's a nice thing to say.

Unfortunately, it's not a good cake.

Seeing him say this, the shopkeepers behind him also echoed one after another, looking like they were all desperate for the other party in the Hou Mansion.

Fang Xu smiled at the corner of his mouth, still with that unfazed appearance, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Suzi." ”

The latter understood, and shouted out the door, "Carry in!" ”

The sound fell, footsteps sounded outside the door, and before these shopkeepers could turn around to check, a lot of ledgers were smashed in front of them and sprinkled on the ground.

Seeing this situation, many people turned white in an instant, but there were also people whose faces did not change and were calm.

"Everyone, do you recognize the account book of your store?" Fang Xu put down the teacup, looked at them with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Ben is short-sighted and can't understand this, so I ask you to claim your own notebook and kneel - read it to Mrs. Ben." ”

"Among them, the three shopkeepers of Yunye Restaurant, Jinxiu Shop, and Rouge Pavilion can get up."

Hearing Fang Xu's words, the faces of the remaining shopkeepers completely lost their color.

The shopkeepers of these three shops are all honest people, and they are responsible for guarding the shops, and they are not greedy for a grain of rice or a drop of oil, but the rest of them are ......

Madame, where can't she read the account book, she has clearly read it all, and is ready to settle the account after the autumn!

"Please be seated, Madame has prepared refreshments for the three of you." Su Zi smiled and welcomed the three of them aside, "When Madame finishes taking care of things, the three of them can go back." ”

The three shopkeepers sat on the gold silk cushion, flattered to see the most powerful lady beside Mrs. make tea for herself, and said busily, "Miss Suzi doesn't have to be busy, let's do it ourselves." ”

Looking at the colleagues who were treated so well, the shopkeepers who continued to kneel on the ground had no intention of envy, and now they were too busy to take care of themselves, and they were racking their brains to think of what words to use to fool the lady over.

"Everyone," Fang Xu said with a smile on his lips and a look at him, "Let's start reciting." ”