After rebirth, I became Little Marquis’s Bai Yueguang

Chapter 9

Because Futianzhuang is located in Gyeonggi Province, it occupies a small area.But there are a total of [-] acres of high-quality paddy fields in Zhuangzi, connected to the mountains and forests behind, and close to the Jokhang Temple.So the environment is very quiet and pleasant, and the annual output is quite good.

There is a total of one village head and three stewards in Zhuangzi. They all used to be from the Pei family, so after Yuan Lingheng took over, they did not replace them.

After Yuan Lingheng decided to use this Zhuangzi to spend some expenses that were not easy to disclose openly, and handed them over to Yuan Miaoyi.Yuan Miaoyi carefully investigated all the people in Zhuangzi, from the stewards to the servants, and held their identities firmly in his hands.

In this way, Futian Village is like an iron barrel from top to bottom, and nothing can be easily detected.

The people in Zhuangzi had already received the news that the master from above was coming, and had tidied up the room early.

Because it was too late, Yuan Miaoyi asked the stewards not to come to meet him today.

Bai Zhi and Dong Xia were making the bed in the house, while Ji Lan and Du Ruo went to the kitchen in Zhuangzi to check if there were any irregularities.

It was evening, and the clouds in the sky took on a rich golden color, like fire.

Yuan Miaoyi was leaning on the beauty couch by the window. When she opened the window, she could see the green mountains and forests outside the window, with a few flowers dotted among them, and occasionally she could hear a few birds chirping.

The slightly chilly air from the forest blew in, making Yuan Miaoyi's fatigue from the bumpy day disappear.Aunt Cui brewed Gu Zhu's purple bamboo shoots and brought them up, then said, "What did the girl see today?"

Yuan Miaoyi took the tea and took a sip: "Today is just the first time we meet. Even if there is something, people know that we have already packed it up."

Seeing Grandma Cui frowning again, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandma, we are just doing our thing." After saying that, he put down the tea cup in his hand: "After all, it is a fox, and his tail will always show out. .”

Maybe it was because she stayed in the house for a long time, or maybe because of the long journey, Yuan Miaoyi rested early today.When Aunt Cui woke her up the next day, she was still a little confused.

Today, she was originally going to the Jokhang Temple. While dressing up, Yuan Miaoyi told Shilan to ask the person in charge of Zhuangzi to go to the main hall to meet him in the afternoon.

Bai Zhi gave her a simple heart-to-heart bun with a hairpin and a few small beaded flowers.

Yuan Miaoyi stroked her hair and said to Bai Zhi and Du Ruo: "You guys stay in Zhuangzi today and inquire about something for me."

Among the four first-class maids beside her, Bai Zhi is the oldest, mature and steady, while Du Ruo is attentive. It is most appropriate for them to stay here to inquire about information.

Bai Zhi and Du Ruo nodded knowingly and exited the room first.

Although the Jokhang Temple is not as large as the Huguo Temple, it has always been popular because of its quiet environment and unique scenery.

Many noble ladies in the capital would come here to offer incense, so the monks in the temple were not surprised by Yuan Miaoyi and his entourage.

Yuan Miaoyi didn't believe in this in her previous life, but such mysterious and mysterious things as rebirth have happened to her. Maybe there really are gods and Buddhas in this world.

In the Mahavira Hall, you can offer incense oil lamps to pray for peace, children and wealth, and there are also ever-burning lamps lit for the deceased.Yuan Miaoyi had a lot of money, so she donated a large amount of sesame oil money.

In addition to the eternal lamp lit for Pei Linlang and the peace lamp lit for Yuan Lingheng, Yuan Miaoyi also lit a small nameless lamp for the original person.

In the somewhat dim hall, the majestic Buddha statue lowered his eyes and looked at all the living beings who came to kneel before him without sadness or joy.

Yuan Miaoyi knelt down on the futon, closing her eyes and thinking to herself that if everything went well, the original body would probably have been reincarnated.

And now that she is here, she will cherish the people around her who treat her well and cherish every day.

Aunt Cui intuitively felt that Yuan Miaoyi was in a low mood when she came out of Jokhang Temple, but when they returned to Zhuangzi, this feeling disappeared, as if it was just her illusion.

As soon as Yuan Miaoyi sat down, Bai Zhi came in and said that the steward of Zhuangzi was already waiting in the main hall.Yuan Miaoyi nodded and asked her to redress her makeup.

Because she was going to worship the Buddha, Yuan Miaoyi dressed more modestly.But people always respect clothes first before respecting people. If you meet the manager of the village for the first time, it would be inappropriate if you wear too simple clothes.

After putting on her makeup, Yuan Miaoyi took a sedan chair and went to the main hall.

In the main hall, the stewards were all present.A glazed screen separates the main hall.Yuan Miaoyi sat behind the screen and said, "I see you for the first time today, thank you for your long wait."

The stewards could only hear a soft voice coming from behind the screen and a vague figure faintly revealed on the screen. They did not dare to take a closer look and each lowered their head to reply.

Everyone was a little worried when Yuan Miaoyi suddenly called everyone into the main hall.Seeing that her tone was gentle and she only asked some ordinary things about Zhuangzi, I felt relieved.

In just half a stick of incense, Yuan Miaoyi made them disperse.Back in the room, Yuan Miaoyi untied her bun, while Dongxia combed her hair beside her.

While half-closing her eyes to take care of herself, she asked Bai Zhi: "How are you doing? Did you find anything?"

In fact, things at Futian Village are difficult to handle, but not difficult at all.

Yuan Miaoyi only looked at the account books here and knew that someone secretly used the money in Zhuangzi to make profit, and then used the recovered principal to fill in Zhuangzi's accounts.And nine times out of ten, the stewards here are involved.Otherwise, trouble would have occurred long ago, and she would not have discovered the clues until she looked at the account books.

This is also common in the village below, but Futian Village has a close relationship with Yuan Lingheng, and it is easy for people to die if they make money for profit.If something really happened and Yuan Lingheng was implicated, Yuan Miaoyi would never tolerate it.

She has the deeds of all of them in her hand, so it is not impossible to tie them all up and sell them out today.

But as the saying goes, catch the thief and get rid of the filth.Most of the stewards in Futian Manor were her mother's old servants. If she disposed of people with only a ledger, people would inevitably say that she was mean and treated old servants harshly.

Bai Zhi took over Dong Xia's position and shaved Yuan Miao Yi's hair: "Girl, when we arrived at the end of the day, there was a man who claimed to be a tenant here. He said he had evidence that the steward of Futian Village used profit money to fake the account books. However, he said he would not take it out until he met you."

"Oh?" Yuan Miaoyi opened her eyes and looked at Bai Zhi with some interest: "Where is the person?"

Bai Zhi said: "Du Ruo and I quietly brought the person back and placed him in the empty wing on the west side." Yuan Miaoyi stood up and walked to the mirror, and said to Bai Zhi and Du Ruo approvingly: "Well done."

"Girl, do you want to see him now?" Du Ruo and Bai Zhi stepped forward to take off her shawl and jacket.Yuan Miaoyi glanced at the already dimmed room: "Don't worry, just let him sit for a night and see you tomorrow."

Just as he was talking, Aunt Cui came in from the outside and asked Bai Zhi and the others to go out and set the meal first.After dinner, Yuan Miaoyi practiced calligraphy for a while before taking a break.

Early in the morning of the next day, while Yuan Miaoyi was still having breakfast, Du Ruo hurriedly walked in and said, "Girl, that man is making a big fuss and is clamoring to see the girl."

Yuan Miaoyi gently put down the chopsticks in her hand, took the tea in Dongxia's hand, rinsed her mouth and said, "Let's take him to the Toji Room first."

Ma Youming wandered around in the East Room like a headless fly, waiting left and right, but no one came.Just as he was about to rush out, he saw the two maids who brought him here yesterday come in.

"Ma Youming, let's go, the second lady wants to see you."

Ma Youming was led for a long time in the yard before he came to a small hall.Bai Zhi went forward and reported inside before taking Ma Youming in.

This was originally the small flower hall used to entertain guests in the village. Aunt Cui originally wanted to ask someone to bring a screen in, but Yuan Miaoyi waved her hand and said, "That's it, that's it."

So as soon as Ma Youming entered the hall, he saw a young girl sitting in the first place, with an old nanny standing next to her and two young maids.

The girl looked young and had a pretty face.Wearing a green crepe skirt with gold sprinkled all over it, hanging down from the chair, she was looking at him with a tea cup.

Ma Youming looks simple and honest, but he is quite tall. He has been working in farming all year round and has a strong physique.He looked less like a tenant than a sergeant.

Yuan Miaoyi gently put down the tea cup and said, "Bai Zhi said, you said that the steward in the village used Zhuangzi's public account to make profit. What evidence do you have?"

Ma Youming knelt on the ground, lowered his head to look at the patterns on the floor tiles and said in a rough voice: "Yes, then Tianba and Manager Zhao gave the profit money to my brother. They agreed on three points of profit, and when it was time to pay back the debt, they said they would take four points. Divide the profits. If my brother still can’t pay, Tian Ba ​​will ask my brother’s daughter to pay the debt.”

Yuan Miaoyi's brows moved, but her tone did not change: "Then why was it you who reported the matter, and where was your brother? Why didn't he come?"

Ma Youming heard the suspicion in Yuan Miaoyi's tone, so he took out a few messy pieces of paper from his arms and said urgently: "I'm not lying, this is the deed paper left by Tianba to give away the profit money. Tian Ba ​​said, Second Miss, you will not live here forever, and you are a little girl. This Zhuangzi is in the name of the Crown Prince. He is an old member of the Pei family who came with the late wife. If the Crown Prince does not say anything, it will be you. What can we do to him if we know it?"

"My brothers are all raising families, there are elders and younger ones. I have enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. If there is really nothing I can do to him, then I will stab him to death and pay for it with his life!" "

Du Ruo came down and took the deed paper from Ma Youming's hand and handed it to Yuan Miaoyi.

Yuan Miaoyi only read the first piece of paper and knew that the deed paper was not fake.There are surnames and first names on it, as well as the fingerprints of both parties, which is solid evidence.

She asked someone to help Ma Youming up, sat on a small stool nearby and said: "Tianba and the others were indeed my mother's former companions. With just these few pieces of paper, I might not be able to convict him. If it were me, Do you dare to call someone to confront you?"

After hearing Yuan Miaoyi's words, Ma Youming seemed to be able to handle the matter once the matter was settled, and he immediately said: "Why don't you dare? If what I said today is even half-false, Second Miss, you can take my life." .”

Yuan Miaoyi smiled faintly and said: "What do I want with your life? But if you insist on seeing me, I'm afraid you already know that I won't let it go, right? Aren't you afraid that the prince will not say anything like Tian Ba ​​said? , I can't handle this matter. If it gets bigger, the people on the deed," Yuan Miaoyi gently tapped the pages of the deed with her fingertips, "I'm afraid they won't be able to do well."

Ma Youming scratched his head and said: "I have a familiar brother who works in the Hou Mansion. He told me that the second lady is the palm of the prince's hand. Let alone deal with a few servants, he just wants to The prince will also find a way to pick the stars in the sky."

Yuan Miaoyi really laughed a little now, but she saw that Ma Youming spoke sharply, was loyal and courageous in his dealings, and was not someone who acted recklessly.For a moment, I felt that he was overqualified to stay in this farm.So he asked him: "I think it's a bit humiliating for you to stay in this farm. You just said that you were alone. Would you like to follow me back to the Marquis' Mansion to work?"

Ma Youming was in his prime, and he naturally knew which one had more future, whether to stay in the farm or to work as an errand in the Marquis's mansion.Hearing Yuan Miaoyi's words, she immediately asked happily: "Really, seriously?"

Yuan Miaoyi said: "You just said that I just want the stars in the sky, and the prince will pick them, not to mention that I want someone from his farm? If you have anything, you can pack it up in the next few days, and I will pick it up in a few days." Let me go back to the Hou Mansion together."

Ma Youming felt that he was clumsy and could not say anything nice, so he immediately kowtowed to Yuan Miaoyi several times.Yuan Miaoyi asked Ma Youming to be sent back to his residence. When he saw that he had already gone out, his face darkened.

Grandma Cui saw her.Then he knew that his girl was angry about this matter.She straightened Yuan Miaoyi's clothes and said, "Girl, there is no need to be angry. Now that you have obtained the evidence, just calm down."

Yuan Miaoyi was unhappy, but her voice was still soft and she said: "My brother and I saw that they were my mother's old friends, so we entrusted such an important Zhuangzi to them. Is this what they did? Taking the money from the public and making a profit. Money is a very good thing to deceive the superiors and hide from the inferiors."

Yuan Miaoyi was too lazy to talk nonsense with these people, so she asked Silan Lan to order the strong women and long attendants from the Hou Mansion who came with them to tie them all up and put them in the carriage.

She would later write a handwritten letter explaining the situation, and have these letters handed over to Sihua's cousin's sister-in-law, asking her to handle them on her behalf.

The remaining two stewards, who knew the information but failed to report it, were fined with half a year's worth of monthly silver and were transferred away from Futian Manor.

After taking care of these things, it was time for lunch.After lunch, Yuan Miaoyi took a nap.

When I woke up, there were dark clouds outside the window, and the sky was as dark as if it was time to turn on the lamp.A heavy rain is about to come, and the air is heavy and heavy.

Aunt Cui was asking people to check whether the doors and windows everywhere were closed, and whether all the rain gear was ready.When Yuan Miaoyi woke up, she asked someone to bring the simmered bird's nest first.

Yuan Miaoyi used the skill of making soup, and the heavy rain fell.After she finished using the bird's nest, she said, "It was fine in the morning, but the weather changed in the afternoon."

Aunt Cui tied up her hair in a simple bun and said: "The weather in spring is like this. Girl, please put on more clothes later. In this weather, it will get cold if it rains."

Yuan Miaoyi responded, the weather was not good for going out anymore, so she asked someone to take a miscellaneous book from the box, and she read while leaning on the couch.

At this moment, on the path leading to Futian Village, a black horse galloped towards him.The man on the horse was half-crouching on the horse, and his clothes were soaked with blood. The blood mixed with rain dripped from the corners of his clothes, and was trampled to pieces by the horse's hooves.

Xiao Yunyue held the booklet in her arms tightly, and a small jade pendant. There was a green vein hanging from the jade pendant, which was also stained with blood at this time.

There were bursts of severe pain from the wound on his waist, and he felt that the temperature in his body had been drained by the heavy rain. It was so cold that he could only hold the reins loosely.

Seeing the lights ahead that seemed to flicker in the rain, he gritted his teeth and ran towards the lights with willpower.

　At this time, the brother who had just received a letter from his sister made a sharp explosion when he discovered that his sister had also gone to Futian Village.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)