Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 296 The weak sister-in-law who cannot take care of herself 2
Mrs. Zhou was worthy of being trained by the old lady Wei from the fourth room. The housekeeper was also very organized. It only took her seven or eight days to sort out the accounts for the past three years.

He also took the accounts and pointed out the errors and omissions, and dealt with several servants sent by the third room. Those who should be punished were punished, and those who should be beaten were beaten, and then they were sent back to the third room.

With such swift and decisive actions, all the servants in the fifth room became respectful and at one moment even the noise and bustle in the yard died down.

On the second day after sending the person back, Chen went to argue with Zhou.

Of course Zhou couldn't indulge her, so she scolded her until she cried.

Chen cried and dragged Qiao Rui to Qiao Wei to complain, "My sister-in-law sent him back with such fanfare. Isn't this an insult to the third and fifth wives?"

Qiao Wei didn't think that he was slapping the Fifth Room in the face. It wasn't nice to hear that the Fifth Room didn't control its subordinates well, but it was better to make a decision when necessary than to let the Fifth Room become as leaky as a sieve in the future, which would be a real joke.

Chen added, "Those were the people who used to serve Ruidi. They knew Ruidi's temper best. Now they were all sent away suddenly. For a moment, the people who served him were confused."

This job of placing people can be described so freshly and elegantly.

Qiao Wei said calmly, "Everyone says that my sister-in-law is kind-hearted and a good person, and it is indeed true."

When Chen heard this, a hint of satisfaction appeared on her face.

However, Qiao Wei changed the subject and said, "So it's no wonder that these servants dared to use the name of sister-in-law to cause trouble in the fifth room, and they were foul-mouthed and stealing.

I used to think that Old Lady Yang was hateful, but now it seems that the third and fifth rooms also have some of the qualities of a slave who bullies his master."

When Chen heard Qiao Wei mention the matter of Mrs. Yang again, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "Actually, sister, you are exaggerating a bit. They didn't make any mistakes when they were in the third room before..."

"Sister-in-law, if it's as you said, they behaved well when they were in the third room, but became arrogant when they came to my fifth room. They can't be considered loyal servants.

It's nothing more than that he thinks that since our fifth branch doesn't have a mistress to suppress us, he can fool the main family at will. We dare not keep such a person.

It would be better to let my sister-in-law take her back to the third room."

Seeing Qiao Wei's firm attitude, Chen had no choice but to look at Qiao Rui. "The servants who have been used for many years are suddenly sent away like this. It is inevitable that the other old servants will feel uneasy and speculate about the master's likes and dislikes."

Qiao Rui was also a little hesitant. What Chen said made some sense, but he was still a little afraid of Qiao Wei in his heart, "Sister...how about..."

Qiao Wei interrupted Qiao Rui and rolled his eyes at him. "How the subordinates speculate depends on what the master says. In the fifth room, Sister Zhou has already explained the reason and rewarded those who are clean and loyal to their duties with cloth. How the outside world will spread depends on how Sister Zhou explains it to outsiders.

Besides, for something like this with dirty mouths and hands and feet, Sister Zhou was quite lenient and just sent them back to the third room. If it were in my hands, I’m afraid I would never use it again.”

Chen was blocked from speaking, and her face became a little angry. "The Sun family is a big family, so naturally they can change people if they want. Who can say anything wrong about my sister? But the Qiao family is not as good as the Sun family. If others hear what my sister said, they will feel that she is a little arrogant."

Qiao Wei was not one to be frightened. This level of moral blackmail had no lethality to her. "Yes, my sister's family is a little tight on money. They are not as generous as my sister-in-law's family, who can easily spend nearly ten thousand baht to buy an official position for their son-in-law."

As soon as these words came out, Chen and Qiao Rui's faces changed immediately. Qiao Rui looked at Chen in disbelief, his eyes full of shock. After a brief shock, he was chilled and angry.

Since the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling, when the practice of selling official positions and titles was initiated, the practice of buying official positions from high-ranking families to humble backgrounds was rampant, to the point that the entire court administration was in chaos and corruption.

Since the current Han Emperor ascended the throne, he has issued strict orders to prohibit the sale of official positions. As a result, the number of cases of buying official positions in public has decreased a lot, but in some places, the situation of buying official positions still persists despite repeated bans.

But many people would not bring this matter to the surface, and Qiao Wei directly exposed the matter in front of Chen.

However, Chen's family was not a wealthy one, and they could suddenly come up with nearly ten thousand coins to buy an official position for their son-in-law. This seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

"It's interesting to say that the county magistrate of An County has some friendship with the Lord. He said that the son of the Qiao family bought an official position from him. Since they are related to the Sun family by marriage, I dare not decide on my own how much discount to give, so I had to write a letter to the Lord. The Lord gave me the letter and asked me how much money and grain I should collect."

Qiao Wei looked at Chen, "Sister-in-law, why don't you tell me how much money and grain you think is appropriate?"

In other words, once the Qiao brothers really become officials, how much of the people's money will they extort before they stop?
Chen's face was covered in cold sweat. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Qiao Rui again.

"I'm afraid this is all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

In the case of Mrs. Yang, none of the Qiao family could get evidence. But in the case of buying an official position, Qiao Wei had obviously obtained the letter as evidence, so she could not shirk it.

"Misunderstanding." Qiao Wei nodded and said, "That makes sense. If that's the case, I can write a letter and ask you and the county magistrate of Wan County to make the selection impartially."

After these words were spoken, Chen's face turned pale. At this point, the nearly ten thousand coins she had paid were completely wasted.

After Chen left, even Qiao Rui looked unhappy.

He didn't know about his brother Qiao Jue's purchase of an official position, but he could guess where the money came from.

It was an obvious fact that Qiao Jue took the money from the fifth house and wanted to use the fifth house's connections, which stabbed him in the back.

"Sister, I don't know about this."

"It doesn't matter!" Qiao Wei said calmly, "I didn't expect much from you to support the Fifth House.

All I want is for you to be filial to your mother and take care of her until she dies. But your mother got sick from anger, and that crossed my bottom line.

Today I warned the third room and asked Sister Zhou to clean up the fifth room again. I have done my best. But if you still insist on being an accomplice to the evildoer, then I can only say that you are too stupid.

You can be the head of one branch independently, but you insist on being a puppet of the third branch. Do you think that in this way, they will consider the brotherhood and recognize you as their younger brother?"

If they really cared about their brotherhood, they would not have pushed Qiao Rui to the fifth room to be a pawn.

"I'll tell you again, you're in mourning now, so they don't need to." Qiao Wei continued.