Red makeup against the world

Chapter 862
Besides Liu Qilan, who else meets all these conditions?
"Did you meet at Duke Ping's mansion yesterday?"

Xu Wanzhen hummed, and said, "If she hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of this person."

The corners of Wu Zhengxiang's lips turned up slightly, how could he be willing to be angry with her.

However, Fan Bin is the one who proposed to her after all, and he has deep affection for her.Wu Zhengxiang could feel his determination during the sword trial between the two at Mangshan Mountain.

For his own reasons, he once thought that Fan Bin could bring her happiness more.

Although from the beginning to the end, Xu Wanzhen never gave him false hope.But as a man, hearing the name of a rival in love is always something to eat.

"This matter is not urgent." He knew the war in the Northland well.Knowing that they have won a complete victory, the prince is now leading the army to take advantage of the situation to wipe out the remaining forces of the Ba family.

In the list of casualties, he did not see Fan Bin's name.Fan Bin's martial arts skills were honed among horse thieves, especially suitable for fighting on the battlefield.

With such a good situation, he should be fine.

But such news cannot be spread, so as not to affect the important affairs of Emperor Qinglong.Wu Zhengxiang thought for a while and said, "Ten days, wait another ten days."

Xu Wanzhen nodded. Seeing his solemn expression, she knew that this matter was related to the important matter he had instructed before, so she stopped asking.

As the sun gradually reached the top of the head, Bai Yao brought a little maid to prepare a meal for the two of them in the Nuan Pavilion.

The steward of the Zhuangzi just came here, and besides paying the account, he also brought some fresh products from the Zhuangzi.There are tangerines, vegetables and so on.

Among them, a few mandarin fish are very fresh.Because Wu Zhengxiang likes sweets, Xu Wanzhen ordered Feng Xing's wife to prepare a famous Suzhou dish "Squirrel Mandarin Fish". Wu Zhengxiang ate it to his heart's content.

Looking at the time, Wu Zhengxiang said: "I went out, and if I can't come back for dinner, I will send someone to tell you."

Xu Wan really agreed, and he hurried away.In order to cooperate with the important event of Emperor Qinglong, he had so many things on his hands that nothing could go wrong.

After taking a nap and getting up, Zhiyan came in to answer, presenting the ledger taken yesterday.

Xu Wanzhen was slightly surprised, so fast?You must know that the account books written with a quill pen can be as good as the two or three books in the past.

Spread out the account book on the desk, turn it page by page, the places where there are problems are marked with red pen, and there are notes in beautiful lowercase letters on the side.

Zhiyan presented another thin booklet with about ten pages.Xu Wanzhen opened it and saw that the problem areas were collected and categorized by item.

How many things went wrong in total, which ones were calculation errors and which ones were intentional.Related to it, where is the supporting data, are clearly marked.

Xu Wanzhen took one of them, and compared it before and after, it was indeed correct.

Looking at Zhiyan's reddened eyes, his face was full of respect, without any intention of taking credit for pride.

Xu Wan really knew what was on her mind.

After returning to Zhiyuan Residence, although she is very capable, she is qualified for the position of a maid.But because of her background and the shortest time with Xu Wanzhen, she was designated as a second-class maid, and she didn't have many opportunities to be by Xu Wanzhen's side.

In Zhiyan's mind, she was naturally afraid that Xu Wan would really forget about the Lu family if this continued.So he found this opportunity to show his face in front of her.

Even if she doesn't say anything, as long as she sees her, Xu Wanzhen will never forget about the Lu family.

Such silent methods of moistening things are indeed worthy of being carefully trained servants of the aristocratic family.

"Very good." Xu Wanzhen nodded, told Qingmai to look at it, and handed over the remaining few books to her.He enjoined: "Don't rush, take your time."

Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that he had won her approval.Holding the account book in her hand, she retreated silently after paying her respects.

Xu Wanzhen sat down in front of the desk, spread out the account book and read it carefully.

The account book she handed over to Zhiyan recorded the accounts of a silk shop and a north-south goods company.

After Zhiyan sorted it out, the accounts of the silk shop were clear, and the occasional mistakes and omissions were caused by negligence.Presumably because silk is the main business of the Xu family, and a large number of loyal shopkeepers and accountants have been cultivated in this business.They are experienced and loyal enough.

As for the North-South Merchant Company, it is obviously not so honest.There are many kinds of goods and they are not fixed.Some goods are sold for only one month, and then they are no longer sold.Among them, there are obviously many places to do tricks.

In the past few months, the silk shop has only made mistakes and omissions of more than 30 taels of silver.It is not easy to use such a primitive accounting method.

As for the difference between the North and the South, it was as much as five or six hundred taels.There are mistakes, omissions and negligence, but more of them are deliberate deceptions, and they are done very secretly.

Xu Wan really thought about it, and ordered to tell the steward of the general store to come with the steward of the North-South Merchant Store.The north-south goods company is not in the middle of Beijing, and it is a few days away.

Now that she has discovered something is wrong, she can't rely on Xu Wenmin to stand up for her in everything.This is her dowry, entrusting elder brother to help her manage it has saved a lot of effort.

Since the manager of Nanbei Merchant Co., Ltd. dared to fool her like this, and was so unfortunate to be discovered by her, Xu Wan really didn't mind killing others to make an example.

Waiting for Zhiyan to read all the remaining accounts, and then deal with the rest together.

After closing the account book, Bai Yao presented a warm towel steamed with medicine, and massaged her eyes.These are all the prescriptions that Madam Zheng came out of the palace to relieve eye fatigue, clear fire and improve eyesight.

Xu Wanzhen leaned on the back of the chair, enjoying Bai Yao's massage with just the right strength, and once again felt that the nobles of the ancients were the nobles who really knew how to enjoy themselves.Such a luxurious and comfortable life is really easy to degenerate.

It's no wonder that countless people bend their waists, run around, and run around for power.Once you get used to enjoying it, even the thought of losing it may be intolerable.

"Call Qingluo." She closed her eyes and ordered.

Not long after, Qingluo came in to greet her, "I have seen the Young Madam."

After Bai Yao finished massaging her, she changed into a warm towel and continued to heat her up.

"Which family did you give the daughter of Yao Shangshu's mansion?" Liu Qilan reminded her, and Xu Wanzhen took this matter to heart.Wu Zhengxiang has important matters to attend to, so she can handle this matter by herself.

"Responding to the young lady's words, I heard that the servant girl has been appointed as the successor to Minister Quan of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Servant Quan?" Xu Wanzhen took away the hot towel, sat down and looked at Qingluo.

Qing Luo also knows that she is not very bright.In terms of affection, they are far inferior to Sangzi and Caisi, in terms of calmness and thoughtfulness, they are not as good as Qingmai, and they are even not as good as the newly promoted maidservants of the educated generation, each with their own skills.

Being able to serve Young Madam is only due to her ability to inquire about news.Therefore, she will strive for more opportunities to go out on business, and carefully inquire about what happened in Beijing, and keep it in her heart.

She knows the news in the mansion well.Just preparing for when the young lady asked, she wouldn't say she didn't know.

(End of this chapter)