Back on the carriage, Bi Shu told Wei Lan'er the news vividly like pouring beans into the bamboo tube.
Wei Laner's face turned green and red as he heard this, "Young man?"
Jin Shu glared at Bi Shu, "You dare to say anything to the girl, and I'm not afraid that my wife will slap you in the mouth if she finds out!"
"Oh, okay, just don't let mother know." Wei Laner stopped her and then asked Bi Shu, "Then... the thing didn't work out, right?"
Bi Shu glanced at Jin Shu and hesitated: "No...it didn't work. Mr. Song Xiaohou almost fell into trouble. Fortunately, Mr. Qin, the admiral of the East Factory, happened to be there and saved Mr. Song Xiaohou."
Wei Laner's hand holding the handkerchief loosened a little, "What day was it yesterday? Why were both at Qushang Pavilion? Li Qingyi seemed to have gone there too."
Jin Shu said: "Maybe Mr. Song Xiaohou is chasing Miss Li!"
Wei Laner's eyes suddenly glanced over, "What do you mean?"
"I heard that Princess Rongling went to the Li family to propose marriage for the young Marquis, but was rejected several times. However, the young Marquis Song kept pestering him and was even beaten by Miss Li. Just some time ago, didn't the girl know this? Is it something?"
Wei Laner clenched the handkerchief tightly again, "I know he was beaten by Li Qingyi, but I don't know why."
"I heard that the young marquis still refused to give up after being beaten. Princess Rongling refused, so he said that he would not marry anyone but Miss Li, and then he ran away from home, otherwise he would not have gone to Qushang Pavilion. If you use wine to drown your sorrows, nothing like what happened today will happen."
Wei Laner's eyebrows turned cold, "Don't Song Yang not want to get married? By doing this, he must be trying to deal with Princess Rongling."
"How does the girl know that Mr. Song Xiaohou doesn't want to get married?"
Wei Laner lowered his eyes, "I heard about it accidentally."
Jin Shu said: "Whether he wants to get married or not, he will not have to get married in the end. Besides, he is also old and should have discussed marriage long ago if he was left in someone else's house."
Wei Laner listened and said nothing.
Bi Shu continued: "Isn't the princess also choosing a marriage for Miss Li? So, should she listen to the princess or the Li family about her marriage?"
Jin Shu shook her head, "I don't know. I see that Miss Li has a very good idea. No matter who chooses, she will probably nod in the end."
Bi Shu snorted, "Her parents ordered the matchmaker to make her own decisions on other matters. This marriage is not a big deal. Does she want to imitate the princess and choose her husband? But the princess didn't remarry with Li in the end." , after listening to the arrangement of the Queen Mother, marrying a powerful person like our eldest master? So, in this important matter of marriage, you still have to listen to the elders, you can never go wrong. "
Jin Shu smiled and said, "You understand very well. Could it be that you have some thoughts and are waiting for the family to make the decision?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Bi Shu blushed and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Miss Li went to see Mr. Qin yesterday, right? Such a wealthy lady, she hangs out with a eunuch all day long, and she is not afraid of what others say. .”
Jin Shu heard what Bi Shu said and said disapprovingly: "Master Qin is not an ordinary official, he is the admiral of Dongchang! He is in charge of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and he is the emperor's confidant. He can have a relationship with him. , how many people can’t even dream of it, since Miss Li has this friendship with Mr. Qin, can she still extrapolate it?"
"That's true. There were rumors outside that Miss Li doesn't love her husband and loves her eunuch, but Miss Li doesn't even care." Bi Shu covered her mouth and smiled, then lowered her voice and said, "Isn't it Miss Li?" Do you really have something to do with Mr. Qin? I heard that there are many powerful eunuchs in the palace who have wives!"
Wei Lan'er was lost in thought for a long time. When he came back to his senses, he heard Bi Shu's words and his eyes suddenly narrowed. ..
Wei Laner was distracted all the way back to Wei Mansion.
When we arrived at the main courtyard of the third room, Mother Wu was kneeling in front of the third wife, Mrs. Guo.
Wei Lan'er glanced at Wu's mother. Isn't this the mother in charge of Li Qingyi's yard?
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Guo leaned on her chair, holding a bowl of lotus seed soup and sipping on it. She glanced at Mother Wu from the corner of her eyes and said, "Let Mother Wu speak for herself."
Mother Wu's back
He sweated and laughed dryly, "Third Miss...that's what happened. Last night Miss Li suddenly called the slave girl over and said that there was something wrong with Zhuoxiangyuan's accounts. I wanted to ask, slave girl... Well, slave girl, just follow Li Miss Li checked the accounts, and if there was a slight discrepancy, it was not a big deal, so Miss Li let me go."
The third lady sneered, "It's nothing, why did you call the girls from each hospital?"
"I just asked the girls to give rewards. Miss Li said that the New Year is here, and anyone who ran errands in Zhuoxiang Yuan before would be given another five hundred yuan as a reward."
Mrs. Guo put down the small lamp in her hand and asked her daughter, "Do you believe this?"
Wei Lan'er looked at Wu's mother, and her usually well-behaved and spirited face showed a bit of sternness, "Have you stayed in Zhuoxiangyuan for a long time, or have you forgotten who your master is? You don't tell the truth!"
Mother Wu's expression changed in shock, "Third Miss, this slave didn't lie. Miss Li really just asked this slave to come over to correct the accounts."
"Reconciling the accounts? Huh!" Wei Laner sneered again and again, "The whole house is reviewing the accounts. Auntie has lost several people. But if you are a little bit clueless and can't keep up, you will be disappointed. Wouldn't you be dissatisfied with the servants of the government? Are you going to be kicked out? Since Li Qingyi asked you to come over, it must be that there is a huge difference in the accounts, so he asked you to go over and interrogate how much you have been greedy, tell me!"
The last word was like a thunderbolt, hitting Mother Wu on the head, shocking her to the core.
"Slave, slave..."
"How dare you hesitate! I'll count to three. If you don't tell the truth, huh, three, two..."
"I, I said it, even my slaves said it!"
Mother Wu secretly complained in her heart.
She just didn't want the Third Madam to think that she was not only useless but also doing some sneaky things and would be caught and no longer reuse her, so she lied. If she had known that the Third Madam and her daughter were so serious, she would have told the truth at first That's good, no one in this house is greedy for money.
Well now, being forced to tell the truth and taking the initiative to tell the truth are completely different things!
There is definitely no way to escape a punishment!
"Zhuoxiangyuan has an income of twenty taels a month. Miss Li never cares about the affairs in the yard. The servant just... was greedy for a little money. Miss Li noticed it. At first, the servant's excuse was After I rewarded the maids who ran errands in various courtyards, Miss Li called everyone over. Seeing that I couldn't hide the matter, I excused myself and said that I had remembered it wrong. There were a few accounts that I hadn't recorded yet. The eldest girl didn't pursue the matter and asked the slave to write down the accounts again."
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she almost laughed, "Mother Wu, what kind of ecstasy soup did you drink? You lied to me over and over again. Have you been away from my third wife for a long time and forgotten your duty?"
