"The third young lady wants to divide the family property, how can the second young lady agree?" Susu and Ling'er both became anxious.
Lutang said coldly: "From tomorrow onwards, Ling'er will accompany Third Miss to the warehouse to look at the dowry. Everything she likes will have a red sticker on it and there is no need to move it yet. In addition to mother's manuscripts and medicinal materials, she wants everything. Yes."
Su Su rolled her eyes and asked quickly: "What do you mean, Miss, she can't take these things away?"
Lutang took the Bingpai herbal tea and took a sip, then smiled and said: "It's not that I didn't let her take it, it's that she went too far. How could Wenhong Yao allow her to marry in a grand manner and keep the future prince of Jin?"
"Will the eldest lady kill the third lady?" Su Su asked.
Lutang suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday, she eavesdropped on the conversation between Yan Shuqin and Wen Hongyao, and said softly: "Getting rid of Zidan will cause enmity with the King of Jin. Wen Hongyao is probably in a dilemma because he can't kill Zidan."
At the end of the month, Nanny He took the account book to Lutang and said in a deep voice: "We old man went to the accounting office these days and heard that something is not right with the accounts in the big house. Since the end of last year, there have been more accounts every month. A huge amount of money was spent by the Marquis."
From last year? Lutang's eyebrows moved and she asked, "Where are the flowers?"
"The Marquis's outer accounting room is said to be a congratulatory gift for the Prince Jin's Palace, Prime Minister Yan's Palace, the Queen, and the Imperial Concubine. But these gifts are customary, and they are usually sent out of the Madam's inner accounting room. The two inner and outer accounting rooms are facing each other, so there is no noise. The sky was full of boiling water. The wife was afraid that the Marquis would raise an extra wife outside, so she used her aunts to build a raft. The Marquis became angry and found out that the wife's internal account was also in deficit, and wanted to force the wife to hand over the shortfall in cash. The couple had another quarrel. field."
Is the Hou Mansion unable to make ends meet?
In Lutang's memory, this situation did not occur in his previous life.
It seems that Marquis Wen used his second house property to make up for the shortfall. He failed to take advantage of the money in this life, and there were leaks in the accounts inside and outside the Hou Mansion.
"Send someone to check and see where this account has been transferred." Lutang ordered.
Aunt He quickly agreed, and soon the result came: "We have checked, and it is in Yongdingfang. In the case of land occupation by the Imperial Army, three people's squares were occupied. Yongdingfang, which is the closest to the West City, is occupied by our Hou Mansion. He did it. He didn’t retreat even after the Jilefang case.”
"The market over there is a prosperous place, and people should be making money. How can they subsidize such a large amount?" Lutang thought for a long time and was puzzled.
At this time, Uncle Zhong walked quickly to the courtyard, raised his hands and said urgently: "Second Miss! Mrs. Cai just sent eight young men to guard the two street gates of our West Garden. The instructions said that there are many things going on in the house recently. It’s the fault of a lax family. From now on, the ladies are not allowed to go out without permission. The second lady’s oil truck has been taken away.”
"What?" Lutang was shocked.
Uncle Zhong frowned again and said, "Having said that, we saw that the eldest lady and the third lady's cars were not taken away, and they can still go out."
Grounded? !
Before he could think about it, Mrs. Wenhou had already brought people to the West Garden in person.
Lutang hurriedly went to the courtyard to greet her and salute her. Mrs. Wenhou did not enter the house, but sat on the porch, with the ladies on both sides fanning proudly.
"Your second wife has never had a strict upbringing, so you have a shameless girl like Zi Yu. You are an unlucky daughter, and you have killed people before you were engaged. If you are allowed to go out and wander around again, something shameless will happen in the future. Jiuquanzhi It’s hard to see your parents. From today on, you will have a good time in the house and be honest with me!"
Lutang stood in the shade of the tree and said with a smile: "I have already said that when Zi Daan followed me, she didn't even know how to scream when she was pricked with needles. Now her skills were all learned from her eldest sister. Auntie doesn't have to fight with me. Competing. As for my ominous killing, it is simply nonsense. At first, it was my aunt who forced me to force the second young master to accept me, but I tried to avoid it in every possible way, but my aunt said that the second young master had a tough life. When asking the clan elders to get married, my aunt would secretly do it. The money made it happen. Mrs. Yan's wife said it right. They didn't want our girl, but my aunt sent her away alive. It was you who forced my nephew to death and took me to build the raft instead."
Mrs. Wen Hou said angrily to the nuns beside her: "Look at this girl, she has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and she has no respect for her elders. She will eat people at the first sight. No matter how many mouths you have, I am also your aunt. Do you control the second house and property?" Come on, do you want to swap things out when you go out and in every day? From today on, none of the masters and servants of your second room in the west garden are allowed to go out!"
Lutang laughed loudly and said: "I am the daughter of the second wife, and the property is in my yard. People inside and outside are speechless. Zijian is my sister, and it is only natural that she cares about me. But who is my aunt? You Are you afraid that I will change things and lock me in the yard? What I'm afraid of is that my aunt's housekeeper has been old for a long time, and the accounts are not smooth, so she will seize our things! You can seal the door or build a wall, you can lock up someone named Wen. But it can't lock in others. If outsiders want to leave, they can naturally leave."
If she dares to close the door, she must be determined to win. Marquis Wen was at home today. It seemed that the big house was in too much of a deficit, so he didn't care about his face and acquiesced in his wife's rampage.
"Everyone who entered the Wen family's gate was a dead member of the Wen family. They could only go out sideways and not upright!" Madam Marquis Wen's face turned red and she ordered the nun beside her: "Let the servant go and remove the people from the West Garden." The doors are sealed!"
"Wait a minute! Someone is coming!" Lutang shouted sternly, calling all the servants in the West Garden. Old and young people stood in the whole yard, "Auntie, do you have the deeds of these people?"
Most of the servants in Xiyuan were married to Lutang's mother Cui, and the deeds were not in the hands of Mrs. Wenhou.
Lutang immediately ordered someone to bring the incense burner and put it in the courtyard. He also asked Susu to open the sandalwood box in the study and took out a thick stack of deed documents.
Mrs. Wen Hou ordered someone to pick her up, but Lu Tang pushed her away.
A stack of documents fell into the incense burner and immediately burst into flames.
Lutang stood by the fire, his eyes reddened by the flames, and smiled miserably: "They are all good people who have redeemed themselves. Auntie, please open the door and let them out."
When Mrs. Wenhou saw that she suddenly burned the contract and dismissed the servants, she was furious and shouted angrily: "You bitch, you are eating the inside and outside! I won't let you go, what can you do! I will kill these slaves today, not one of them will be spared! Can you still make me?" Can’t you pay with your life? Come here, beat the bitch to death first!”
When all the servants in the West Garden saw Lu Tang burning the documents, they were all moved. They couldn't help but stepped forward and slowly surrounded Lu Tang.
Among them, Uncle Zhong was the oldest. He took a step forward with a cane and lowered his eyes: "I am the second lady who came here to accompany me. I have served in the Marquis Mansion for nearly twenty years. How the eldest lady always treats others, I and other old servants have noticed." In my eyes, the old slaves are useless, and it is up to others to live, kill, and take them away. I am afraid that if my wife cannot kill them all at once, there will be a rumor that she will get out."
Mrs. Wenhou yelled and killed for a long time, and all the ladies and servants around her tied their hands, but no one dared to move.
Someone had already advised: "Madam, there is no need to be angry. There are too many servants in Xiyuan. Second Miss is alone and does not need these people to serve her. Why not just let them out and let everyone be quiet. Please tell Second Miss not to run around in the future." .”
When the servants of the Hou Mansion saw Mrs. Wen Hou's fierceness, most of them felt sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead. They pulled each other and persuaded each other to open the gate of the West Garden and hurriedly let people out.
Lutang knew that he could not hesitate at this time and said loudly: "Anyone whose documents have been burned, please quickly pack up your belongings and leave!"
At the same time, he looked at Uncle Zhong and Aunt He, and secretly ordered Ling'er to send a message, asking them to take their mother's land deed to settle down in the West City immediately, and take care of everyone at the same time.
Mrs. Wen Hou was furious and said sternly: "Anyone who goes out today is not allowed to take anything or clothes with them. They are only allowed to walk naked!"
Lutang looked at the young man behind Mrs. Wenhou, gritted his teeth and sneered: "Auntie is such a virtuous head of the family, and her decisiveness in killing is really good. If you follow such a good master, you will have a bright future."
Seeing such a scene, all the servants of the Wen family, even Madam's confidants, felt disheartened and chilled all over.
Everyone in the West Garden looked at the color of the green tang and didn't waste time arguing. Teams of people filed out with bare hands.
Lutang only had a dozen or so people who were closest to him and who were loyal and unwilling to leave.
The entire West Garden was suddenly empty and silent.
Seeing the servants being sent away, Mrs. Wen Hou angrily ordered people to lock the door. Before leaving, she specifically ordered the servants not to let the servants of the second house in or out, otherwise they would be beaten to death immediately.
"Uncle Zhong took everyone to the new house in West Market. Fortunately, there were preparations there."
The Ministry of Household Affairs has provided compensation for the land deed in my mother's name that was occupied by Jilefang. Xiao Yuanmu helped her buy a new house and two street-facing shops near the West Market, which he handed over to Uncle Zhong the month before.
Lutang wanted to repair it slowly, but she didn't expect Wenhou and his wife to fall out so quickly.
The money sent there was small, and combined with the rent of two shops, it was enough to sustain them for a while.
But the trouble is that since then, there has been a troubling lack of information from inside and outside.
"Second Miss, there was a scene just now and the kitchen didn't turn on. Let's go to the Yinglou Tower to get some noodles, shall we?"
Lutang and Ling'er both frowned in thought, but they didn't expect Susu to be so open-minded.
"If even a mosquito can't fly out, how can you call it a meal?" Ling'er spat that she was out of her mind.
Unexpectedly, Su Su came up with a proud face and said, "Second Miss, have you forgotten? We have a shadow guard sent by King Qi here. He was guarding the market outside the gate. Seeing that the gate was closed and the servants were dismissed, he was afraid of something happening. He came in. He paid his respects to the second lady. If it is inconvenient to go in and out to buy, he can buy it for us. "
"I have never seen the shadow guards of Prince Qi's Mansion, how do you know?" Lutang was particularly surprised.
That day when he was separated from Xiao Yuanmu, he casually said that he would send someone to protect him. But Lutang had never seen anyone before, so he didn't take it to heart.
"His name is Su Jiu. We played cards when the second lady went to have a drink at Prince Qi's Mansion. He is very good at martial arts." Su Su's face turned red.
Ah, that’s it.
The second young lady was grounded, and even such a big thing as the lack of servants in the West Garden could not stop Su Su's face from being overjoyed.
She couldn't wait to celebrate her reunion with this boy after a long separation!
When Lutang was teased by her, the grievance and anger in her heart was relieved a lot. She said with a helpless smile: "Why don't you tell him to go quickly! I still want twenty dishes and more snacks!"
"Yes, yes, I'll tell him to go right now!" Susu ran out happily.
Ling'er couldn't help curling her lips and comforted Lutang and said, "Don't be angry, Miss Susu, for being so heartless. Now that Guard Su is here, it will be a lot more convenient to send things and spread the news."
Before it was time to turn on the lamp, Su Jiu came back with a food box.
This kid's qinggong is indeed very good. Lutang has never seen someone carrying a pole and jumping across the ridge of a house. It's really an eye-opener.
There were so many things that he had to move them twice before bringing them all in.
"Brother Ninth, thank you for your hard work. Drink some tea!" Su Su smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, and she rushed over to wipe her sweat and hand her water. "The eldest lady came to cause trouble and sealed our door. There will be trouble for Brother Ninth in the future." !”
Su Jiu was dressed in black clothes for traveling at night. After drinking water, she knelt down on one knee to Lu Tang and said, "Su Jiu, a guard of Prince Qi's Mansion, was ordered by the lord to protect the second young lady. Usually the second young lady is fine, but I have never shown up. See you today. There are changes in the West Garden, so I came here to say hello."
"Thank you for your hard work, Susu, let's take him to dinner together." Lutang said with a smile.
Su Jiu refused to eat dinner and still went out and jumped on the roof.
Su Su diligently laid out the food: "He just said that everyone here has left. He was afraid of being deserted at night, so he stayed on guard in the garden instead."
Lutang said helplessly: "With his skill, it doesn't matter where he is guarding. Just don't act like a monster to me."
Su Su suddenly blushed and muttered: "The young lady said that she wanted to form an alliance with King Qi, so this servant will take care of the shadow guards of the palace."
Ling'er served Lutang Bucai rice and couldn't help but laugh.
There were only about ten people left in the entire West Garden, so Lutang simply called them all over.
"From now on, we are dependent on each other." Lutang offered tea instead of wine and toasted first, "Don't be discouraged, everyone, you won't suffer any loss if you follow me."
Sister-in-law He who was looking at the warehouse was Grandma He's daughter-in-law. She held up her chopsticks and said with a smile: "Even if we are alone, we will help the second lady take the family property with us. They are really bullying people!"
"Yes! Second Miss, the Marquis and his wife are Sima Zhao's favorites. We won't leave a penny for them!"
Lutang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "We can't go out of the gate, but we can still walk freely in the house. You go to the big room and ask more, and come back and tell me any interesting stories."
"Yes." Everyone knew it and nodded in agreement.
Everyone sat around without getting up or down, but it seemed like they were having a reunion dinner.
