I asked the grandmothers to carry Hongming's nap basket to the side room where Hongming had originally lived, glanced at Fujin on the side, and said, "Lord Lin is a good coincidence, since the accounts are messy, it is better for you to sort it out with him in front of me, so as not to make me suspicious in the future." "Lord Lin has been in the officialdom for a long time, and when he was in the mansion, he was very respectful and never dared to do anything wrong. Withdrawing the money from the government to lend money outside the government was only a matter of starting in the second half of last year. When he heard me say the word "suspicious", his heart "groaned", and his legs couldn't stand straight.

A girl served tea, and Fu Jin took it in her hand, not sitting, not standing, and said: "Since Fu Jin doesn't believe me, I will bring all the account books." With that, he put the teacup on the high table and retreated.

I turned my face to her and smiled, the coldness quickly dissipated, and said, "I don't want to read the account books, I just want to understand one thing today, why haven't the girls' spring clothes been purchased yet?" Fang Fujin paused, first sighed, and said: "The procurement in the house, except for the silk silk silk specially given by the emperor, the side is all managed by the adults in the outer courtyard, and I am just handling it." After a pause, he threw the hot potato to Lord Lin, and said eloquently: "Fu Jin can ask Lord Lin what's going on." ”

Ah Xing said: "The outer courtyard is not doing things properly, you should urge it, how can you ignore it completely?" Besides, I've mentioned this matter to you a few times..."Fang Fu Jinquan thought that Ah Xing was a junior, and before she finished speaking, he interrupted: "After hearing you mention it before, I immediately went to the outer courtyard to ask in person, and at that time, because the silver taels allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs had not yet arrived, it was put aside for a while. Then Fujin gave birth, as well as your marriage, I was also busy and confused, so I forgot about it...", and turned his face to me and said: "Fujin, don't worry, it will be done within today." "I haven't dealt with her carefully for years, but I don't know how eloquent she has become.

I didn't speak for a long time, and the room suddenly fell silent, and Lord Lin outside the curtain was even more uneasy, his back was covered with fine sweat, and his shirt was soaked. After half a ring, I said lightly: "Why don't we have to wait for the money from the Internal Affairs Office to be able to put it away?" When you set out on the 14th expedition, where did you spend the 100,000 taels of silver rewarded by the emperor? Fang Fujin came prepared and said: "The 100,000 taels of silver were originally stored in the treasury and locked, and they had not been opened. He also said: "Fu Jin doesn't know that half of the silver we are making now is the rent collected in the Zhuangzi, and the other half is the lord's silver, which is withdrawn from the Internal Affairs Office." ”

I really don't understand the things in the account room, especially in the past few years, I have completely delegated power to Fang Fujin and Ah Xing. Ah Xing said: "No matter how short the silver is, it is not bad for the minions to wear." He said to me again: "Eniang, I should carefully check the accounts in the house, let me be in charge some time ago, just look at the human relations with the emperor's uncle and uncle, it is a mess of confused accounts, some things have been recorded twice, and some things are missing, but I don't know where they went." ”

Fang Fujin said with a smile: "The time of the county supervisor is short, and some things are naturally unclear, but in fact, things will not be lost, it is nothing more than that the accounts are not clear." I put my hands on the brocade quilt, rubbed it carefully, and said without joy or anger on my face: "Since the accounts are not clear, why don't you sort them out?" If you had told me that I couldn't sort out the accounts, I could have left the matter to someone else. Fang Fujin thought that there was no second suitable housekeeper in the house besides her, so he said: "You don't care, where is there anyone else in the house?" ”

I looked solemn and said, "How can there be no one?" Just leave it to Minqiu. ”

Min Qiu stood outside the curtain, and when she heard the mention of herself, her chest jumped, and she hurriedly said: "The slave doesn't understand anything, I'm afraid that I will be ashamed of my trust in Fujin." I said, "Fang Fujin doesn't understand, don't you care about it?" Fang Fujin also said angrily to me, and said: "Minqiu does things neatly and neatly, but he is a good helper." He smiled again: "It's just that she is Fujin's confidant, and I don't dare to take people's love." ”

She thought simply.

I said, "Who said she was a helper?" I'm talking about making her the big housekeeper in the backyard. ”

Fang Fujin was stunned, pretending to be unconscious: "We have Lord Qin and Lord Lin in charge of our house, how..."

I really couldn't tell her innocence, and said quietly: "From tomorrow, you don't have to take care of things, Haosheng is eating and drinking in the yard, and the affairs in the backyard are all handled by Minqiu, she will naturally ask me if she doesn't understand, and you don't have to bother." ”

Fang Fujin seemed to understand at this time, and exclaimed: "Fujin, I have been a housekeeper for more than ten years, how can you punish me for a few spring shirts worn by girls?" Besides, I am dignified and blessed, do I have to listen to a girl to send me in the future, I really lose my identity. I said mercilessly: "Don't worry, Minqiu won't dare to send you!" After speaking, he said, "Okay, I'm a little tired, you can step down." Fang Fujin was shocked to realize that he had lost his power, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, frowned, and said, "Fujin, please think twice." ”

Ah Xing also said: "Eniang, Minqiu is a slave in the end, although Fang Fujin is wrong, it is not an unforgivable sin." ”

I said in a cold tone: "No one said that she was guilty, isn't it good to let Fang Fu Jin enjoy Qingfu?" Fang Fujin knelt on the ground and said with a little repentance: "It's that the slave is not good, I have been slacking off all these years, and I haven't done my best in many things... Please forgive you. I beckoned to the girl and ordered, "I'm a little hungry, let the kitchen serve a snack." The girl respectfully agreed, and then passed the word down.

The curtain was lifted, and the people outside were stunned when they saw Fang Fujin kneeling on the ground. Lord Lin didn't even dare to raise his head, but just glanced at it lightly with his peripheral vision, and he was already so frightened that his soul was not possessed.

I said, "This matter is settled, there is no need to discuss it anymore, you can go." ”

Fang Fujin was unwilling, and said toughly: "Since I am useless in the mansion, please let me move to the Hongchun mansion." Ah Xing said: "How can it be done?" Ama is in the prime of life, what kind of system do you live with Hongchun? Besides, people who don't know still think that Eniang can't tolerate you! Fang Fujin straightened up and said, "When did your mother tolerate me?" ”

Ah Xing's concerns, I understand that if Fang Fujin moves to Hongchun Mansion, there will definitely be many unbelievable remarks in the capital, such as saying that I am jealous and domineering the fourteenth master, for example, I abuse my concubine, and even Fang Fujin, who gave birth to an heir, will be kicked out of the house. If I were to mention Iger, who died of heat stroke a few years ago, I am afraid that some people would say that I was poisoned.

Gossip hurts people invisibly, everyone must be careful, especially the emperor's family.

I have no opinion on Fang Fujin moving to Hongchun Mansion, my mother followed her son, she was willing, follow her. But I don't want Ah Xing to be talked about by my in-laws before I get married. I softened my tone a little and said, "If you want to move to Hongchun Mansion, I won't stop you, but if you go out, you will never come back." Side Fujin was determined to fight against me, and said: "I am the side Fujin who has entered the Mo, and I am afraid that what Fujin said about this matter does not count." I stared straight at her and said, "If I can speak, I must have a way to count, so I won't bother you." And he said, "Are you really leaving?" ”

The two of us drew their crossbows, it was the first time I married into the Fourteenth Baylor Mansion, and it was also the first time that Fang Fujin put a shelf in front of me, although she had been disrespectful to me before, but she never dared to say it clearly.

Fang Fujin's nails pinched into his palm, gritted his teeth, and said for a long time: "If I can find out what happened to the spring shirt and sort out the accounts overnight for you to see, can Fujin discourage a little?" "Actually, I'm just waiting for her to say this, Minqiu is a girl, where will the old men in the courtyard with three or four flower hats take her in their eyes? Then I will be the one who will suffer. But if I don't force Fang Fujin, she will perfunctory me in the future.

If she takes a step back, then I will take a step back.

I said: "The accounts must be managed, and the matter of the spring shirt must also be investigated." After a pause, he said: "I have full authority to you to deal with the procurement of spring shirts, no matter what you find, you can only tell me." It was only at this moment that I said to Lord Lin outside the curtain: "Lord Lin, you are the one who handed over this matter by hand, and you should know best." Lord Lin only promised: "Qi Fu Jin, this matter is mishandled by the minions, please Fu Jin punish." "He's an old fritter, and he knows that I can't hide it, so he just stabs it himself.

Fang Fujin was afraid of implicating himself, and said: "Improper disposal is improper disposal, and the reason must also be investigated." ”

As long as they are no longer on the same line, I am reassured. If the people in charge of the front yard and the back yard collude with each other, I can't know if the house is hollowed out. Minqiu entered the house with a snack, and I took the opportunity to say, "I'm tired, let's go." "This Lord Lin must be disposed of, but if I can't do it, let Fang Fujin clean it up.

After they were all gone, Ah Xing accompanied me with snacks and said curiously: "Obviously Lord Lin did something wrong, why did Eniang give Fang Fu Jin Shiwei?" He asked again: "If Fang Fujin wants to move to Hongchun Mansion, does Eniang really plan to let her go?" "Minqiu set up a small kang table in front of me, with four plates of small snacks. I pinched a piece of dew muffin, took a bite of it, and smiled, "You have a lot of questions!" Ah Xing then asked: "Why didn't E-niang ask Lord Lin about the purchase of spring shirts?" ”

I smiled and said, "No matter how confused Lord Lin is, he is also the minister of the fourth grade of the imperial court, and it is not my turn to deal with him." Moreover, the matter of the purchase of spring shirts is already clear, but he just supported the silver in the house, and Fang Fujin turned a blind eye and connived at him. ”

Ah Xing couldn't stop asking, and said, "Because he is a minister, E-Niang wants to spare him?" ”

I smiled carefully and said, "Who said I was going to spare him?" Ah Xing couldn't understand, tilting his little head in confusion. I nodded her forehead and said, "Let's wait until tomorrow morning, and everything will fall into place." What about you, you should pay more attention to your mother-in-law's house in the future, you were born in the emperor's family, although your status is noble, but you must not despise others, remember the words of Eniang, and you must not easily make enemies. Ah Xing doesn't seem to understand, but I think there will be a day when she can use it.