Back at Qiwu Garden, Ning's face still looked a little depressed. Cheng Jinzhu was about to speak, but Ning stopped him and said, "Song'er goes to practice, Zhu'er goes to the study to study, Feng'er..."
Before arrangements were made for her third son, Cheng Jinfeng raised her little hand and shouted, "Auntie, I want to follow my second brother."
Mrs. Ning looked at her cute little son with a face. The superior smiled a little, and said with a smile: "Don't disturb your second brother's study."
Cheng Jinfeng covered his mouth with both hands, and said angrily: "Feng'er promises not to disturb you. Brother."
Cheng Jinzhu looked at his mother with worried eyes and wanted to say something, but Ning gently stroked the top of his head and said softly and firmly: "Zhu'er, everyone has their own situation. Auntie has to do the same thing. Don’t worry, Auntie can handle it on her own. You just have to do your own thing."
Cheng Jinfeng immediately said: "I know, I know, brother. The main thing is to practice hard, the second brother has to study hard, and Feng'er has to have fun! Auntie, after the eldest brother and the second brother have finished their own things, can they have a snowball fight with Feng'er?"
Everyone laughed when they heard Cheng Jinfeng's childish words. Mrs. Ning knew that her three sons were in good health and it would be okay to have a snowball fight, so she nodded and agreed. Cheng Jinfeng was so happy that he pushed his eldest brother and his second brother outside, eager to get them to finish what they had to do so that they could play with him.
After all the children had gone out, Ning thought for a long time before ordering Lady Man to take the two maids Xunfeng Xiyu and a few rough ladies with her. Get the account books and warehouse keys, immediately go to the warehouse to check the account books.
After Lady Man left, Mrs. Ning felt very tired, so she went to lie down on the imperial concubine’s couch to rest and recuperate. I fell asleep without realizing it. I slept for more than an hour. If it hadn't been for the maid coming in, Mrs. Ning might not have woken up.
"Madam, wake up. The Marquis ordered Aunt Jiang to come over and send a message." Ruixue called softly.
Ning opened her eyes drowsily, frowned slightly and said, "Aunt Jiang has been recuperating at home, why is she here?"
Ruixue shook her head, There was also a look of doubt on his face, and he said softly: "I don't know, but Grandma Jiang didn't say anything. I asked someone to lead her to the corridor to rest first."
"Okay, then let her come in. " Ning ordered and sat up. Ruiyun came over to help with the grooming. Ruixue went to the door and conveyed a message to the little maid through the curtain.
Mrs. Ning quickly packed up, and an old woman with white hair and wearing a Hunan-colored thick satin skirt and jacket walked in quickly. Although this old woman was old, she had a strong waist. He stood upright, walked with a vigorous pace, and looked full of energy.
"Mammy is here, please sit down quickly, Ruiyun will serve tea." Ning said to this old mama who was once the most powerful maid around the Dowager and also served as the nanny for the Marquis. Still very respectful.
"Thank you madam for giving me a seat.. "Ms. Jiang turned sideways and sat down on the small table, nodded to Ruiyun who was serving tea, took out a thick stack of banknotes from her sleeve, and placed it in front of Ning.
Mrs. Ning could guess a few things in her mind, but she could only remain confused and asked: "What does this mean, mama?" "
Aunt Jiang is a straight-tempered person. She said directly: "This is given to you by the Marquis. The Marquis knows that you have been wronged. This is a hundred thousand taels of silver note, madam. ”
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Ning smiled awkwardly, wasn’t this a problem for her? She knew that Li must have pulled the trigger. It's a huge deficit, otherwise she wouldn't be able to voluntarily hand over the stewardship. I don't know if the one hundred thousand taels will be enough to make up for the shortfall. Moreover... she has to put the money into her account, and she can't use it to make up for the shortfall. /p>
Seeing that Mrs. Shizi's face was not very good, Grandma Jiang said directly: "Master Marquis said that there is no need to enter the one hundred thousand taels of silver into the account. If it is not enough, he will return it. "
After a pause, Aunt Jiang lowered her voice and said, "Madam, just keep it in check. After all, this prince's mansion will belong to the prince in the future. There is no need to worry, Madam, if the wife of the Successor will not succeed. "
Not only did Aunt Jiang give birth to Zhenbei Hou Cheng Fuhu, but she also personally took care of the crown prince Cheng Size when he grew up. Her heart has always been on Cheng Size's side, so she naturally spoke to them.
p>"Well, I took note of what mama said. " Ning nodded, and her complaints about her father-in-law forcing her to take over the mess disappeared a lot.
"Madam, although the old slave is no longer doing anything, if you have any errands, just order people. Come and tell the old slave. Although the old slave is old, the crutch given by the madam is not old. "Ms. Jiang patted her chest and said seriously.
When Mrs. Su was dying, she was worried about her grandchildren and their family, fearing that they would be frustrated by her stepmother, so she took away her red sandalwood tiger-head crutches Give it to Aunt Jiang so that she can use it to scare Mrs. Li if necessary.
"Thank you, Auntie!" In the future, I am afraid that I may need to ask for help from my grandma, but I still hope that my grandma can help me. " Ning's mind moved, and she remembered that welcoming her little daughter back to her home in the future would lead to many complications, so she said to Aunt Jiang sincerely.
Aunt Jiang stood up and bowed and said: "But according to the Crown Prince's wife, command. "
Mrs. Ning knew that Aunt Jiang was old and her legs and feet were not so convenient, so she ordered someone to send her home.
After Aunt Jiang left, Ruixue said with a smile: "It's great now. I thought the Marquis would only protect Madam Jihou! "
Mrs. Ning glared at Ruixue and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense and put away the banknote quickly. " Ruixue agreed with a smile, and counted the banknotes carefully. Her eyes widened when she saw the money, which was so blinding.
When the sky was getting dark, Lady Man After taking the people back to Qiwu Garden, she cooled off the cold air outside and then entered the room to reply.
"Go back to Madam, the things in the warehouse and the account books.It's completely wrong. The silver is nearly 80,000 taels short, the gold and silver items are missing about ten pieces, and the jewelry doesn't match the account. The servant did a rough calculation and found that there was a deficit of 150,000 or 60,000 taels at least. Nuan Yu was filling in the detailed account and expected to finish it tomorrow. Madam Man said angrily.
Mrs. Ning was also stunned when she heard this. She knew that Mr. Li always had to pay for her purchases, and merchants would come to settle the bill at the end of each month. In other words, Mrs. Li spent all her money. Every penny she spends is clearly accounted for. Her annual expenses are at least 20,000 to 30,000 taels, which is enough for a middle-class official in the capital to spend for a year. However, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has a wealthy family and can afford it. , As a daughter-in-law, it’s hard for her to say anything.
But Ning never expected that this step-mother-in-law would have a deficit of 150,000 to 60,000 taels without accounting for four years. What on earth did he do to embezzle so much money in four years? Ning frowned when he thought of this.