Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 72

It was only recently that Ye Xizhao noticed that Qian Mama, the steward in charge of purchasing inner houses in the mansion, was cheating and trying to make money in the middle.She had warned several times cryptically, but Mother Qian was a bully, thinking that Ye Xizhao had just presided over Zhongwei, and was full of big and small things at hand, so she didn't have the energy to stare at her. The meaning of restraint is to make the accounts more detailed, enough to confuse the real with the fake.

Ye Xizhao was indeed annoyed by Qian's mother's response at the beginning, and only after asking about Xia He's details did he feel relieved.Mother Qian is a relative of the housekeeper. From entering the Marquis Mansion to becoming the steward now, Mrs. Tai watched the housekeeper's affection and was promoted step by step.

Xia He said, "Mother Qian was greedy for small profits occasionally, but it was insignificant. Mrs. Tai just turned a blind eye and closed her eyes, and didn't care about it seriously. Now she doesn't know how to restrain herself. How long did it take, and it is only now that I have issued a warning, thinking that you are a person who is easy to deceive. Alas, it is really... It is all the fault of the servant girl. When you first saw the clues, the servant girl should not have asked you to look at the face of Mrs. Tai and the housekeeper. with her."

Ye Xizhao, however, waved his hands and smiled, "Anyone else would do the same as you do." Mrs. Qian has been using Madam Qian for many years without making a big mistake, and the housekeeper has been relied on by the old Hou Ye since he was alive. , The two are relatives, who can treat each other with tolerance regardless of affection?

However, she has already given Qian Mama a few chances, and Qian Mama still doesn't hold back, so she can't be blamed for being merciless, so she immediately ordered Xia He: "Order her to hand over all the money she coveted as soon as possible. Send her out of the house. As for her errands, let Zheng Mama take over."

Xia He said yes, in her heart she just felt that this was the utmost benevolence and righteousness for Madam.

It was before dusk when the master and servant made a decision on this matter, and Yu Shaoheng, who returned home at dusk, naturally had no way of knowing.

As soon as Yu Shaoheng entered the front yard, the housekeeper stepped forward to salute, stopped him, and said respectfully: "Master, I have something to ask for."

"What's the matter?"

The housekeeper said: "There is a shop outside the Hou's mansion that lacks a female comprador—the madam intends to replace some newcomers in the inner house, and intends to send Mama Qian to work elsewhere, so—"

The housekeeper is a person who has acted steadily for many years. At this time, he spoke tactfully, so Yu Shaoheng didn't think too much about it, and said: "It's just according to your opinion, just let Madam know later."

The housekeeper thanked him a lot, and when he saw Yu Shaoheng walking towards the inner house, his expression turned apprehensive.On the one hand, he felt that Madam was very considerate of Mrs. Tai and Lord Hou, everything was determined by the attitude of mother and son in the past. But; on the other hand, he also felt that the relationship between Lord Hou and his wife is not what it used to be. If the wife told Lord Hou about this matter, then... what the consequences would be, he really couldn't say for sure.He just felt that the possibility of the former was extremely high, and because Qian's mother kowtowed and pleaded repeatedly, after all, she was a relative who often came and went in private, so he took the risk to give it a try.

After getting worried, the housekeeper called someone to tell Mama Qian, and immediately handed over some of the embezzled money to Madam to explain, then packed her luggage and left the Hou Mansion as soon as possible, waiting for him to order someone to take her to the shop in the outer courtyard.

Ye Xizhao heard about this on the way to Mrs. Tai's room. With a flash of bright eyes, she told Xia He: "Go and lock Mama Qian into the woodshed! If it wasn't for me, I'd like to see someone else." Can take her out of the inner house!"

Xia He hastily said yes, but she began to worry in her heart, and secretly complained to Lord Hou—it's so good, what's the matter with intervening in the inner house?Is it true that Madam is a good-natured and temperless person?She's just being obedient to you - she can't even see that!Right now, this is clearly intended to cause Madam to change her order day and night, so it's no wonder she doesn't lose her temper with you!
Before and after greetings, Ye Xizhao has always been amiable, and when he returned to the lotus bank with Yu Shaoheng, his small face turned cold, and he didn't bother to pay attention to Yu Shaoheng's appearance.

Yu Shaoheng knew at a glance that her anger was only directed at him, but he couldn't figure out, when did he offend her?It's not appropriate to say these things on the way, so I asked when I went back to my room for dinner: "What did I do to annoy you so much?"

Ye Xizhao stared at him for a moment, "You still have the nerve to ask?"

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help laughing, "I don't know why, so I naturally have to ask."

Ye Xizhao held back his anger and said, "Why do you want to interfere with the affairs of the inner house? I'm in charge of Zhongfu. If you have any objections, just go and talk to Madam Tai and let her be the old man to be the master of the house. If you can't help but say it, it will hurt me." The order changes from day to day, how can I deal with myself!?"

"You preside over Zhongfu, so I naturally have no objection." Yu Shaoheng was actually at a loss, "Tell me, how did I make you change the order?"

Ye Xizhao dropped his chopsticks, stood up, and told him sternly: "You can do what you want, and you can't change what I decide! Now it's the male lead outside and the female lead inside, you can interfere with my affairs, The first thing to do is to depose my mistress! As for the reason, you decide it without asking indiscriminately, and I shouldn't tell you!" After speaking, he left the table angrily, and went to take a bath and change clothes.

Yu Shaoheng thought about it carefully, and vaguely guessed where her anger came from, then looked at Xia He, "tell me."

In Xia He's heart, he was really too lazy to talk to him, and he was full of arguing for Ye Xi, but of course he had to say it, telling the whole story of Mama Qian's incident in detail, and finally said: "This is Madam. If you miss someone else, I'm afraid you'll be so angry that you won't stop crying—Master Hou, it's easy for you to do things as you please, but what will a steward and a servant girl think of Madam? How can you decide where to go casually when it comes to people in the inner house?"

It was only then that Yu Shaoheng realized that Ye Xizhao had been wronged by his inattention, and he secretly thanked her for being straightforward in handling things. Even if she made a decision, otherwise, if time dragged on and the matter spread, the servants might not What do you think of her.After thinking like this, he ordered Xia He: "Call Chang'an to lock up the housekeeper for me, and I will investigate his fault tomorrow."

Xia He breathed a sigh of relief, said yes with a smile, and left quickly.

Yu Shaoheng turned to look for Ye Xizhao.

The servant girl serving Ye Xizhao quickly bowed her head and retreated.

When Ye Xizhao saw him, he was still full of anger, and because he was taking a bath, he gave him a cold look, "Get out!" He was really angry at him, he had never seen such a casual person.

"I locked up the butler, and let you watch how I send him down tomorrow, have you calmed down?" Yu Shaoheng said, leaning over and kissing her, "I didn't think much about it today, and I helped my mother deal with it from time to time. For some things in the house, you have the right to think that my bad habits are hard to change, and I won't make you angry again in the future."

In the mist, Ye Xizhao met his apologetic eyes, and the anger in his heart dissipated, and he felt better. Thinking about how he had to take care of everything in the past, he let go as easily as before, and said with a helpless smile: " Sometimes, I am also angry with myself." Without her before, she was indifferent to the affairs of the Marquis Mansion, how could he still intervene in the trivial affairs of the inner house under the busy schedule.After all, it is her cause that has the current effect.

"You don't need to get angry with anyone." Yu Shaoheng scooped up water and slowly sprinkled it on her shoulders.

Ye Xizhao looked at him helplessly, "I know I was wrong, and I have tried my best to change it, but you are still the same as before."

Yu Shaoheng smiled brightly, and slowly moved his hands along her shoulders, "Are you blaming me?"

Ye Xizhao said softly: "No, it's just that I can't restrain my temper with you once in a while. You can't be more tolerant and considerate to me. I know it in my heart, but it's very different to others. It would be better to treat the second and third brothers the same way." gone."

"Give me some time and let me change slowly." Regarding this matter, Yu Shaoheng himself did not dare to expect immediate results in a short period of time, and naturally he could not promise her.

"It's good to have this kind of heart. What Mrs. Tai and I are looking forward to is that the whole family will be happy." Ye Xizhao held his hand that was about to mess around, "Can you go back to your room first?"

Yu Shaoheng's attitude was straightforward, "Not good." Then he laughed, rolled up his sleeves, submerged his hands in the water, and pressed her lips again.

When Ye Xizhao really took a shower and went back to his room to rest, his back was sore and his legs ached.

Lying on the bed, Yu Shaoheng told her: "The day of Qiuwei is here. I will accompany a group of important ministers and soldiers, and I will leave the mansion tomorrow. The queen and Shaoyun will also accompany me. It will take about ten days to return."

"Ah?" Ye Xizhao was surprised and tried to turn his head to look at him, "Why did you just tell me?"

Yu Shaoheng didn't answer but asked instead: "Xizhao, will you miss me?"

Huo Tianbei met her gaze calmly, shook his head slightly, "I didn't."

Gu Yunzheng smiled lightly, "I believe in you."

Huo Tianbei's tone was filled with deep helplessness, "I don't have that vicious heart, I don't have that energy, and I didn't have the power in the court to make people suffer disaster. Be sure to let me tell you personally, before Do I only have military power in my hands? I can’t even marry a wife on my own. What else can I decide? An elder Qin Ge and a governor Fan have made me hide my strength for several years before I can bring them down. It is also them who are responsible for many things. The first shot, do you understand?"

"Understood. I'm sorry." Gu Yunzheng apologized sincerely.

Letting a man admit that he has struggled is no less than facing a humiliation, and most people will choose to avoid it.It was Huo Tianci that Governor Fan wanted to support. Qin Ge's daughter had once become a hostage in Mrs. Tai's hands. No matter what their scheming was, they probably had the intention to join forces to eradicate Huo Tianbei and let Huo Tianci replace him.It is conceivable that Huo Tianbei was suppressed for a time.

It's just that no matter what, you still need a practical answer to feel at ease.

She looked apologetic, "Don't blame me."

"It's good to stop doubting." Huo Tianbei was getting more and more unable to argue with her, "Hurry up and eat, and take the medicine on time, it's enough for three days."

"Well, you go."

When Gu Yunzheng ordered the servant girl to pass the meal, Xu Mo came in and reported everything: "Early in the morning, the eldest lady heard about the matter between the uncle and the wife, and she was already in a mess, and she was crying to see Lord Hou at this moment. The same is true for the other managers, they all saw clearly what happened to the uncle last night, and they already understood that the Tai Furen and the Da Furen are in danger, and now they are all anxious to see Hou Ye take the merits and sins."

(End of this chapter)