She had always followed the superficial and arrogant temperament of the Du family, but now she was not like the calm and controlled person she was brought up by Shen Qingluan in her previous life, who would get hot-headed when provoked at will.
"With so many people serving in the house, how could the old lady make any omissions?"
Lu Liqin raised her eyes and glanced down at her with disdain: "Oh, if my aunt is really so respected, I am her niece and should be an honored guest. How could I be treated with such indifference and contempt?"
Jun Qian's words were all stuck in her throat and she couldn't hold back a single word.
She was so involved in it.
She couldn't stand Lu Liqin's shallowness and arrogance, and deliberately suppressed her.
But what Lu Liqin said was right. After all, she was the niece of the Lu family. No matter how far apart she was, she was still a serious elder.
If Jun Qian is a filial person, how dare she be so negligent in front of her elders.
Being in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat, Jun Qian's eyes were red with anxiety.
Lu Liqin looked away and leaned back proudly:
"Look, look, I've been here for so long without even a cup of tea, so I know how rude the master of this house is.
Tsk tsk tsk, when I go home one day, I must have a good talk with my parents and let the clan elders come to seek justice for my aunt! "
"Not yet tea." Jun Qian ordered through gritted teeth.
No matter how lawless she is, she has learned how heavy the word "filial piety" is from Shen Qingluan's beating these days.
Shen Qingluan may not be as obedient and doting towards her as before, but one thing will not change.
That is, standing behind her is the Shen family, with the blood of the family flowing in her body, and what comes out of her mouth are all the golden and jade prescriptions for a woman to succeed in the world.
How ridiculous, after Shen Qingluan no longer loved her, she learned to live according to Shen Qingluan's instructions.
The way she swallowed her anger made Lu Liqin curl her lips proudly.
Hehe, this little trick is not enough to fill her teeth.
Now she is only a relative of the old lady, but when she becomes the Marquis of Zhenyuan in the future, she will need to repair this little uneducated little hoof.
Lu Liqin took a sip of tea with longing and stood up proudly, "Let's go, take me to pay my respects to my aunt."
This was the starting point for her massacre in Zhenyuan Hou Mansion!
Lu Liqin walked to the door ahead of Jun Qian. She looked back at Jun Qian who was still there and said impatiently: "Why don't you leave quickly?"
Jun Qian clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves, endured the trembling all over her body and gritted her teeth: "My ancestor is not feeling well, and my father told me not to disturb anyone at will."
Lu Liqin paused and looked at Jun Qian hesitantly, feeling something was wrong in her heart.
After just one or two moves, she had already seen that Jun Qian was just a little smart girl but not very capable.
They should not dare to mess around or lie about these elders.
So, is your aunt really sick?
This is not good.
If no one supports her, where will she be?
Lu Liqin raised her eyebrows: "My aunt is not feeling well. Who saw her? I can't see my aunt, so I can see the doctor."
Jun Qian said angrily: "My father personally arranged my ancestor's illness, and I didn't know about it. If you are so anxious to go to the government office to find your father, you are the one."
After saying that, he threw off his long sleeves and sat on the chair, and called the steward to come in and start handling government affairs.
Lu Liqin was left aside by her, with a confused expression on her face.
I was not familiar with the place, so I could only remember this account in my heart again. I found a place to sit, but look at what kind of medicine is sold in this little hoof gourd!
Jun Qian held the account book and listened to the steward's reply.
She thought of the past when Shen Qingluan took care of the affairs of the house calmly, and she also thought of the day when Shen Qingluan was counting the Du family's dowry, her delicate fingers brushing over the abacus.
Jun Qian bit her lip bitterly. This woman said she wanted Haosheng to teach her, but in fact she didn't teach her anything useful.
Although she took over her mother's dowry, she was confused. Now that she has taken over the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, she is even more powerless.
But she boasted so much in front of Mr. Lu that she was too worried to say anything now.
"Miss, the spice shop lost five hundred taels this month."
Jun Qian looked up blankly, how much... how much?
"Five hundred taels? Didn't I only lose one hundred taels last month?"
The shopkeeper's face was stern, and he held up his hands and smiled: "Last month, the business of a new spice shop opened next door was affected, so we lost a hundred taels.
The eldest lady then said that we should lower the price of spices in the shop and make a profit at a loss. "
"I said it, what's the problem!" Jun Qian frowned, angry.
The shopkeeper cursed an idiot in his heart, but still smiled kindly on his face, "Business this month is much better than before, but it is a loss-making business after all. The more sales you make, the more you will lose.
And because they sell so much, the merchants who purchase the goods also raise their prices, and the two sides squeeze each other, making the store's balance even worse.
The villain came to ask the eldest lady in the middle of the month. The eldest lady only said that she must make a name for herself and let the shop next door close. The younger one also listened to the eldest lady's instructions and managed it with all his strength. "
Jun Qian:......
Before she could speak, Lu Liqin next to her burst into laughter.
This little girl is so interesting. She looks like a fool, but when she takes a closer look inside, she becomes even more stupid!
"Why are you laughing!" Jun Qian became angry with embarrassment.
Lu Liqin rested her chin on her hands, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed, "I am your elder, I can laugh whenever I want, and you take care of me? You really have such a big face."
"You!" Jun Qian was so angry that her cheeks turned red and her eyes filled with tears.
since……
Ever since Shen Qingluan stopped loving her, she had been ridiculed, laughed at, and hit a wall many times.
Why……
But in the next moment, she turned from confused and angry to hesitant and pitiful.
Of course she knows why, because her fame and fame all come from Shen Qingluan...
An inexplicable surge of tears rushed up, and Jun Qian held it back. When the emotion dissipated, she spoke again:
"Okay, it doesn't matter if you lose a little. The Zhenyuan Houfu family has a great business. Let alone a loss of five hundred taels, even a loss of five thousand taels or fifty thousand taels, my father won't say anything."
Although she said this with confidence, her heart was actually bleeding.
This is all her money!
Not to mention losing fifty thousand taels or five hundred taels, even losing five taels is still cutting out her flesh.
However, she remembered that Shen Qingluan once taught her that those who are superior must take responsibility.
Since she was the one who ordered the shopkeeper to use his own business to squeeze out the nearby shops, she had no reason to punish others for this.
What Shen Qingluan said must be correct...
After hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you, Miss, for your consideration. I would also like to ask Miss for advice. What should I do next month? Should I sell at a lower price and lose money?"
Jun Qian's breath suddenly caught in her breath.
Next month, next month...
She looked at the shopkeeper's smile that turned into an old orange-skinned face, and asked tentatively: "What do you think, the shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper smiled, opened his mouth, and spat out a long list of complimentary words:
"I have been doing business for so many years, but I have never seen an owner as talented as the eldest lady. When the eldest lady asked me for my opinion, didn't it make me embarrassed in public?"
Jun Qian's heartache from losing money was instantly comforted by these words.
She felt like she was OK again.
Jun Qian straightened her back and said, "In that case, you can continue to lower the price, and you can repay me when the shop next door closes."
"Okay!" The shopkeeper made a big bow and stumbled out of the Hou Mansion.
Jun Qian looked at Li Huisheng, the steward of Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, waiting for him to report.
Li Huisheng didn't have the enthusiastic smile of the shopkeeper just now, but instead had a coldness all over his body:
"The eldest lady is so arrogant. No matter how much she loses, the Hou Mansion will pay for it. The eldest lady must think clearly. If the Hou Mansion's accounts are all in debt, let's see where the eldest lady's dowry will come from!"
As soon as he said this, Lu Liqin's eyes suddenly widened.
yes! If Jun Qianruo completely ruined the Hou Mansion's family business, what would she care about if she married in? Do you want to take care of an empty account and help Jun Qian clean up the mess?
Lu Liqin sat upright and stared at Jun Qian closely.
Jun Qian had never been pushed back by a servant like this before. She was so embarrassed that she refused to come to the stage and said angrily:
"How dare you take care of me? Now that I am in charge of the house, I naturally have the final say!"
Li Huisheng sneered: "The eldest lady said it openly. Since such a mean person simply says it frankly, the accounts of the public school are now in deficit, and there will be no rice to cook next month. Please give the eldest lady some instructions."
"How is that possible!" Jun Qian lost her voice again, "The Zhenyuan Hou family has a great business, and Shen Qingluan has never been short of money when he was the housekeeper."
Li Huisheng put the account book in front of her, "It's useless to talk more. The account book is right here. Please read it yourself."
After saying that, he really put his hands together, stood aside and remained silent.
The account book was placed in front of Jun Qian, like a huge stone weighing her down.
how come?
Over the years, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion has made so much money from its fields, villages, and shops, but there are not many people in the manor, and there are only four or five serious masters.
After so many years, the public school should be rich and abundant, so how could it be in deficit?
Jun Qian looked at the account book intently, and then took the initiative to reach out for it.
Impossible, Li Huisheng must be lying.
Shen Qingluan had taught her before that the key to managing general affairs and servants was the word game.
Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
The purpose of Li Huisheng's trouble today was to give himself a warning. If he compromised now, he would definitely have to control him when he was in charge of the central government in the future.
No, you can't!
She worked so hard to grab the medium feed from Shen Qingluan, not just to see the expression on the servant's face.
Jun Qian took a deep breath, determination flashed on her face, and opened the account book.
Even she herself didn't realize that even though she disliked Shen Qingluan so much, when things came to pass, she still unconsciously used the knowledge Shen Qingluan taught her.
This woman's influence on her goes beyond food, clothing, housing and transportation.
As the account book was turned over page by page, sweat slowly broke out on Jun Qian's forehead.
How could it be? The accounts in this account book clearly indicate that the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion has been struggling for years, and even suffered repeated losses!
Jun Qian flipped through the ledgers faster and faster.
Damn it, damn Shen Qingluan, I knew she would often take money from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion to support her family, but I didn’t expect that she would be so greedy that she would evacuate the entire Marquis Mansion!
This time, she will definitely catch Shen Qingluan and make her feel ashamed!
