The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 44
The autumn sun was shining brightly, Jing Shu was sitting at the head of the council hall in the backyard of the Duke of Zhen's mansion, and Uncle Fu stood at the head with two accountants.

One of the two account managers is called Shunxi and the other is called Laiwang.

That Shunxi is the nephew and nephew of a distant relative of the second aunt Guo's granddaughter-in-law's down-and-out natal family. For most of the family, it is not difficult for Shunxi to find a living in the mansion, and seeing that he has studied and can settle accounts, he ordered Uncle Fu to arrange him to run errands in the counting room.

This Shunxi was a man of business, and whenever he had the opportunity, he would go to the Guo family to curry favor, and those who came and went were promoted to accountants, became the master of the servants, and was also Guo's confidant.

Jing Shu said to them: "I have sorted out the accounts of the mansion for the past few days, and I invited you here today to talk to them."

Uncle Fu respectfully said: "But listen to Madam's orders."

Shunxi sneered in his heart, the town government's mansion is so big, and the monthly expenses flow like water, and it's impossible to figure out all the complicated things in a short while.It seems that the new mistress is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although she is not a mediocre person, she is young after all, so how can she figure it out in a short time.

Over the years, because he was in charge of the account, he secretly helped the Guo family earn money.Of course, Mrs. Guo eats meat, but he drinks soup, and he has many benefits.

But on the account, he did everything possible to balance it out.

Don't say she is a young girl, even the shrewd and experienced Uncle Fu can't find anything.

Shunxi was thinking secretly here, only to hear the woman above ask: "Which one is Shunxi?"

Shunxi withdrew her mind, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Madam, the youngest one is Shunxi."

Jing Shu looked at him and nodded, then waved at him and said, "Come here."

Shunxi stepped forward: "What is your mission, madam?"

Jing Shu handed him a stack of ledgers and said, "You should take a good look at these ledgers when you go back. I saw that there are a few things that I didn't remember clearly."

After hearing Jingshu's words, Shunxi was startled: those false accounts were all wiped out by her, could it be that this little girl really saw through the pictures.

After a while, his mind turned, and he came back to it again: the little mistress must have inquired in private that he is from the Guo family, and she made such a sudden appearance, could it be that she was lying to him?
Shunxi settled down, and replied respectfully: "Madam, the young one has been managing the accounts for many years and has always been cautious. These small accounts are cleared up before they are handed over to Mr. Fu for the purpose of my wife."

Jing Shu said unhurriedly: "I have circled all the problematic places here, you can see it when you look at it."

Shunxi opened the account book in panic, and saw that there were dense circles inside, which made his scalp tense.

Not one of his accounts that he was confident had been settled had escaped.

Sweat gradually broke out on Shunxi's forehead. After staring at the account book in her hand for a long time, she raised her head and looked at the young mistress in front of her in disbelief.

She looked calm and looked at him lightly, without a trace of emotion on her face.

It made him feel even more frightened.

It seems that he can't hide the fact that he helped Guo's fake accounts to enrich his own pockets.

I just don't know how the little mistress will deal with him.

According to the family law of the Zhen Guogong Mansion, his personal belongings were confiscated and he was kicked out of the mansion.

If this was the case, his good days would be over, Shunxi was heartbroken, and he glanced at Manager Fu beside him with a mournful face as if begging for help.

Mrs. Guo was fined and sent to her family temple, and it seemed that she was hopeless.In view of the fact that everyone has worked together for many years, he hoped that if the little mistress sent him away, Manager Fu would help him beg for favors anyway.

His every move naturally won't escape Jing Shu's eyes, but she just keeps silent, neither speaking nor looking at him.

There was an eerie silence in the hall.

Shunxi was sweating profusely on his forehead.

It's not that Manager Fu is ignorant of Shunxi's and Guo's pocketing, not only him, but also the old lady's heart is like a mirror, but he and the old lady both turn a blind eye in tacit understanding.

It's just for the sake of the deceased Second Master and Uncle Li Xian, asking for a family and prosperity.

It's just that the new mistress is in charge now, with different identities and positions, this matter...
Manager Fu tentatively said: "Madam, there is a problem with the account, and the old man is to blame. Look at this, the old man will check it carefully again, how about it?"

Unexpectedly, Jingshu replied: "No need."

Manager Fu didn't understand Jingshu's meaning for a moment, and cast a puzzled look at her, Shunxi was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

Jingshu looked at Manager Fu, then at Shunxi, and said calmly: "There is no major problem in this account, there are only a few things that are not clear, just let Shunxi sort it out later."

Manager Fu's eyes moved to understand Jingshu's meaning, but he secretly admired the old lady's good eyesight: these accounts can be sorted out in just a few days, which shows that this little mistress is capable.What made him admire even more was that the little mistress dealt with things so well at such a young age.

Let’s take the present matter as an example. If it’s an ordinary young wife, the ruthless ones will kill everyone and punish them, and deter the servants; If you sell it well, no one will offend you.

However, this little mistress can do both kindness and power without showing any signs of leakage, which not only frightens people, but also does not offend them.

Uncle Fu replied "Yes".

After speaking, he turned his head to Shun Xi and said, "Do you hear what Madam means, and go back and sort out the problematic accounts."

Shunxi hurriedly agreed, but her heart was confused.

The little mistress gave him the account book directly. Although Manager Fu didn't see how the circles were drawn inside, he opened it just now but he could see it clearly.

Where are the one or two places she mentioned, they are densely packed, and none of those fake accounts are missed.

Jingshu looked at Shuangxi and said, "I heard that you are a relative of Second Aunt?"

Hearing Jingshu mention the Guo family, Shunxi hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, if you talk about it, you should call Mrs. Guo's grandma." As she spoke, she smiled flatteringly at Jingshu: "In terms of seniority, Mrs. Guo Since it is the youngest great-grandmother, the youngest one has to call Madam aunt."

Jing Shu didn't make a sound, but Uncle Fu gave him a blank look, and said in a low voice, "Don't mess around here."

He just saw that there was a turning point in the situation, so he hurriedly made friends with Jing Shu, and after hearing Uncle Fu's reprimand, he also calmed down: In terms of age, he is more than a round older than this little mistress, calling the little girl aunt , is indeed somewhat inappropriate.

Then again, with so many seniors, they didn't trick her after all. Didn't she see through the fake accounts that she worked so hard to make?

The food of these years was in vain, but it was lost in the hands of a little girl.

Shunxi was thinking in a mess in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he nodded and bowed to show his favor to Jingshu.

Jing Shu was not angry because of his slip of the tongue, her complexion remained the same, and she could not hear anything in her tone, she looked at Shun Xi and said: "Since she is a relative of the second aunt, that is, a relative of our house, if we talk about favors, we must pay attention to it." One layer closer than outsiders."

Shunxi nodded again and again, and echoed with a smile: "What Madam said is true, what Madam said is true."

Jing Shu continued: "The mansion will not treat you badly." After a pause, she looked at him and said meaningfully: "As long as you can do things with your heart."

Hearing what Jingshu said, Shunxi finally let go of her hanging heart.

The little mistress finally spared her.He is not stupid, so he can naturally understand what she said.

It's for Guo's face.

Shunxi hurriedly knelt down, and replied respectfully: "The little one understands, Mrs. Xie made a point, the little one will definitely serve Madam with his duty in the future."

(End of this chapter)