Chapter 9 This is all the money left?!

Chapter 9 This is all the money left?!

"Old slave...what I mean is..." Nanny Chen swallowed and felt inexplicably nervous.

"Madame Chen," Ye Qiongying was sitting while Madame Chen was standing. Obviously, Madame Chen was taller than Ye Qiongying, but in terms of momentum, she, the one standing, was the one who was suppressed. "I don't think the old lady and the others are so anxious that I can't even have a good meal, right?"

Why not?

Nanny Chen certainly knew what the old lady's temper was like, but when she met Ye Qiongying's eyes, she felt cold all over and quickly said:

"This... This is natural. Madam, please enjoy your meal. I will report to you right away."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

She always felt that the lady in the main courtyard today was very different from her usual amiable self.

But if I go back like this, I will not be able to get away with it from the old lady.

So as soon as she left the main courtyard, Nanny Chen slowed down her movements, thinking that if she delayed a little longer before going back, maybe the Madam would be fine, and if they happened to go to the West Garden together, she wouldn't have to be scolded by the old lady.

As soon as Nanny Chen disappeared, Wen Ping couldn't help but ask worriedly:

"Master, is this...appropriate? There are not many people in Xiyuan who are easy to deal with. They have deliberately found fault with you in the past. If you delay me, later..."

"What are you afraid of?" Ye Qiongying picked up the chopsticks again, picked up the dishes she liked and put them in the bowl. "The past is the past, and the present is the present. I really want to see what they can do."

Ye Qiongying really did what she said. She finished her meal leisurely with her cold tea, got up to take a shower and change her clothes, and then took Wenping to Xiyuan.

Nanny Chen didn't expect Ye Qiongying to be so slow. She couldn't help but return here a long time ago. Naturally, she was scolded by the old lady and others for failing to bring the person back. After scolding Nanny Chen, they started to scold Ye Qiongying.

"Mother, I think this Ye girl has grown too powerful now. She even dared not to come when you called her. Who knows what kind of trouble she will make in the future!" Yin Man said indignantly, "Mother, you are too kind as a mother-in-law. You should have called her to set some rules earlier, and she wouldn't have taken advantage of you."

Wang advised:

"Mom and elder sister, don't be angry. Maybe... maybe my cousin's wife has been too busy these days and her body can't take it anymore. She is hungry and wants to come after eating first?"

This statement seemed to be helping Ye Qiongying, but in fact it was adding fuel to the fire.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the old lady became even angrier and shouted:

"What are you busy with? You've made the house a mess. You even forgot to pay the monthly salary on time. You don't even know how to deliver the things in the various courtyards. You don't know what to do! If you really don't have the ability to be a housekeeper, then hand over the housekeeper's power as soon as possible. There are plenty of people in the house who can do this job!"

Just as she finished speaking, a woman's voice rang out from outside:

"Hey? There is such a good thing? Well, from today on, I will hand over the stewardship of this mansion to you, old lady. You can find anyone to take over this job. This is just a coincidence. I have brought the account book to you, so you don't have to bother handing it over later."

The curtain in the hall was drawn, and Ye Qiongying strode in wearing a bright red dress. The maid following behind her was holding a thick stack of books in her hands, which were the account books of the Marquis' Mansion.

Following Ye Qiongying's instructions, Wen Ping placed the account book directly on the old lady's desk and then stepped back behind her master.

The old lady's face froze. She never expected that the person to blame would be there when she was saying bad things and hear it all.

But the housekeeper's rights...

The old lady coughed, pretending not to care. She took out an account book and said in a fake tone:

"What I just said was...what?! How could there be only this little money in the mansion?!"

She flipped through the pages quickly and looked directly at the remaining savings in the mansion.

The life she had lived in the past few years was so good that she almost forgot how poor the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion was in the past.

Perhaps, she thought that the deficit in this mansion had already been made up by Ye Qiongying's dowry?

As a result, she found that there was only a little money left, not even enough to cover the cost of her bird's nest consumption for a month!

Yin Man, who was standing nearby, was startled by her mother's voice. She leaned over to take a look and her eyes widened. She immediately stood up and pointed at Ye Qiongying and questioned:

"Is it you? You took advantage of the housekeeper to take all the money from our mansion and put it in your own pocket, right? Otherwise, why are there only a few dozen taels of silver in the account?"

The second wife understood what was going on, and she kept her head down and said nothing.

Anyway, as long as the money can be paid, the second house can benefit.

Even if there is a conflict, it has nothing to do with her.

"Tsk!" Ye Qiongying was not afraid of them at all. She found a seat and sat down. Wen Ping poured her a cup of tea. Then she looked up at Yin Man. "The money from the Marquis' Mansion? The money Yin Xu has every month is not enough for him to buy flowers for his little lover. I have to pay for it if I want to!"

There was no anger on her face. She smiled and began to count on her fingers:

"It's summer now, and every courtyard in the mansion has ice money, which adds up to a huge sum.

In Xiyuan, the old lady has at least one bowl of top-quality bird's nest every day, which costs her more than ten taels of silver a day.

And the new clothes and jewelry you all want every month...

This does not include the purchase of ingredients for each kitchen and the monthly wages for servants. Oh, and there is also the money that you masters spend from the storehouse every month.

Other marquisates also have taxes and harvests from their fiefdoms, which together add up to a considerable amount of income.

But the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?

I don't know which of your ancestors squandered it all a long time ago. With just Yin Xu's monthly salary, there are still dozens of taels of silver left in it. Do you think I put it in my own pocket?

I guess I paid too much out of my own pocket.”

After she made this calculation, the anger and disbelief on Yin Man and the old lady's faces gradually subsided. They finally remembered how weak the foundation of their Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion was.

only……

"But in recent years, haven't you already..."

Before Yin Man could finish her words, the old lady patted the back of her hand to stop her.

They naturally thought that Yin Man had purchased a lot of properties for the Marquis' Mansion, which provided the money to support the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion.

But of course this cannot be said openly. If it gets out, it means that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is eating up the daughter-in-law's dowry.

Before she finished speaking, Ye Qiongying knew what she was going to say and said with a smile:

"Yes, I have been using the profits from my shop from my dowry to make up for the loss in the past few years. Business is not going well now, and I am in a dilemma.

Fortunately, the old lady was considerate and offered to take away the housekeeper's power, so I am relieved now."

The old lady said quickly:

"No, no, no, I don't mean that. Ye, I think you are a very good housekeeper. Who in this mansion can compare to you? We can only feel at ease if you take over the housekeeper position!"