Chapter 46

"Miss, every month's account book is for your purpose." Hong Kao glanced at Ye Yao worriedly. Could it be that Miss doesn't even remember this?

Ye Yao's heart was in a mess. Could it be that old man Ye actually handed over such a large family business to his stubborn granddaughter? !

After thinking about it, this is the only possibility.

The family in the North Courtyard is not favored, and Old Man Ye is busy with court affairs all day long, so there is only one suitable candidate for the head of the family.

She looked at the red silk beside her, and then at the sixty-year-old butler. The expressions of the two gave her a sudden bad feeling in her heart.

Opening the account book, page after page listed the details and expenses of every item of expenditure in the house, until the last page, her expression was indescribable.

Fuck!The monthly cost is more than 4000 taels.

She immediately looked at the other account book, the account book that was spent just now, this one must have been income, and the account book for Mao's expenditure seemed to be more than three times thicker than the account book for income!
She doesn't want to watch anymore...

Perhaps, Yefu's income is a large amount, one page is worth ten pages?A gleam of hope rose in her heart, but the expressions of the red silk and the housekeeper clearly told her that was not the case.

The income account book is opened, and it can be as simple as it looks at a glance. The majestic state mansion, all the properties add up to only thirteen shops!And there are seven more than can make ends meet!

What the hell!Ye Yao raised his hand and patted his forehead, do you still need to watch it?
She glanced around the room in confusion. There were precious ornaments, jade wares, vases, and exquisite gardens... The Duke's Mansion in her impression was magnificent.But as soon as the account book was taken out, the word "magnificent" immediately cracked on the top of her head!

"Miss, here are some IOUs." Hongxiang went to the side cabinet, took out a few pieces of paper and put them in front of Ye Yao.

Ye Yao opened it and almost vomited blood.The original body, this stubborn prodigal son, actually borrowed 17 taels of silver from He Lianyin? !
"Is there any more?" She gritted her teeth and asked grimly.

"No more, it's all here." Hongxiao responded in a low voice, "Miss always forgot to ask Mr. Helian to borrow money, so I made an IOU, but every time Miss borrowed money, she forgot all about it." , The money we borrowed is almost used up, just now I want to say that many of the things rewarded by the Queen Mother can be used, so it is better to cover the expenses of the family first."

"Stop talking." Ye Yao rubbed his chest, his heart throbbing in pain.

She can't wait to order immediately to bring those big boxes back!But the words have already been spoken, so why not let the family in the North Court die laughing behind their backs if we carry them up again!
Only now did she know why the Queen Mother's rewards were all in her name. This is the real distinction between concubine and concubine, and she is the one who is raising Ye Qingzhi's family!

Her current mood is like ten thousand grass mud horses galloping past~~~~~
Looking at the few things on the table, she took a few deep breaths and leaned back on the chair, her originally bright life suddenly disappeared into darkness.

The gold and the jade are outside, but the cats are in it!She thought she was white and rich, but she didn't expect the fact that she was too skinny, so she lost her beauty for nothing!
"Nuo Da's Duke's Mansion, how could there be only a dozen shops?" Ye Yao simply couldn't understand.

"Miss." Standing on the side, Steward Lu stepped forward, "When the Young Master and the Young Madam were alive, the property of the Duke's Mansion was innumerable. People can't bear this kind of stimulation, and they will die soon. The Duke has not yet held a high position in the court, and he often has to go out on business, and he has to take care of the young lady who is less than three years old, so he has no time to manage the family business."

"So, for the past ten years or so, the government's mansion has been spending nothing." Ye Yao said leisurely.

"Yes." Steward Lu nodded, looking at Ye Yao's expression, slightly shocked.

In the past, the young lady never asked about these things, and looking at the account books was just going through the motions. The dignified young lady of the Duke's mansion actually put aside her face to ask others to borrow money, and it was very distressing in their eyes.

"Miss, after the young master and young lady passed away, there was no one to support the property, the shop was sold out, squeezed out, and gradually lost its source of income. Mountains of gold and silver will also be emptied.”

"I know." Ye Yao nodded.

Steward Lu and Hongxiao looked at each other and lowered their heads.

Originally, it was hard enough for the young lady to instigate the entire family business by herself. Those slaves can only help the young lady take care of the family affairs, and they can't help the rest at all.

Everyone in the house was discussing secretly, the young lady seemed to be slowly changing, wondering if it would be true, as the imperial doctor said, that she would become normal one day.The Young Master and the Young Madam are so outstanding, how can the Miss be a fool!
"Miss, this old slave thinks that we can't do this." Steward Lu reminded him earnestly.

Ye Yao was silent for a while, of course she knew that this was not the solution.

"Grandfather doesn't know about this?" She pointed to the account book on the table.

"Miss doesn't let the old slave tell the Duke, the Duke doesn't know about Miss's difficulties, and he never asked."

"That's right, keep hiding it." Ye Yao solemnly ordered.

She calmed down for a while, sat up straight, and carefully looked at the expenditure accounts. Except for the servants' wages and necessary expenses, other things can be saved if they can be saved. This is only a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause.

There are many treasures in the Duke's Mansion, but they cannot be sold.If anyone finds out that he is from the Duke's Mansion, Old Man Ye will be ridiculed in the court.

She handed the account book to Steward Lu, and there was still a stack of IOUs left on the table, which made her teeth ache.

"Prepare the carriage!"

"Miss, where are you going?" Hung Hom immediately asked.

"Call Hong Ling and Rong Yin, and follow me to the shop in the city." After Ye Yao finished speaking, he walked out.

Of the dozen or so shops left now, there are three in the north of the city, two in the west of the city, and the rest are all in the east of the city. However, in the imperial city, the busiest and most prosperous shops are all in the south of the city. live!
Ye Yao came back in a circle, like a deflated ball.The situation was even worse than she had imagined.

"Miss, shall we go home?"

"Don't go back, go to the south of the city to have a look." Ye Yao ordered, and leaned aside to eat some snacks.

As soon as the carriage turned into the street in the south of the city, the surroundings suddenly became lively. She raised the curtain and looked out. The rows of shops looked really high-end and elegant.

There are restaurants, inns, ready-to-wear cloth, calligraphy and painting jade, gold and silver jewelry, etc., everything.

"Let's get out of the carriage and take a good look." Ye Yao got out of the carriage first.

Their carriage stopped in front of a jewelry shop, and there was a shop with three floors, the facade was very imposing, the customers inside were full, and the staff were almost overwhelmed.

"Yaoyao! Are you here to find me?" A warm and smiling voice sounded from behind her.

(End of this chapter)

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