As soon as he finished speaking, Xitao ran over holding the account book.
"Ma'am, here you go!"
"Let me take a look." Ji Shu held it in his arms and opened it.
Mrs. Li's eyes blurred, and she staggered back and fell into the maid's arms.
"On the tenth day of last month, Mother Li broke a set of dishes in her room, so she took ten taels of silver to buy them; on the fifteenth day of last month, Mother Li accidentally sprained her ankle, so she took twenty taels of silver to see a doctor; on the eighteenth day of last month, Mother Li I had angina pectoris, so I withdrew fifty taels of silver to buy medicine; on the 20th of last month, I had a headache, and I needed another fifty taels for medicine..."
Ji Shu stopped with a smile and looked at Mother Li, "In the last month alone, you have been sick five or six times, and you have withdrawn nearly 300 taels of silver from me. I don't know which pharmacy in Beijing, but it often costs 50 yuan to get medicine. Ten taels, which doctor’s consultation is more expensive than the imperial doctor?”
There was silence for a moment, followed by a burst of curses.
"Okay! This is not possible even if you are greedy for money! I didn't expect that the person looks like a dog and his methods are so dark!"
"We all called her a liar! She is like this, and she still scolds the second young lady for showing up. Isn't this a typical case of throwing a bowl and scolding the mother!"
"What a beast! He must die a good death!"
"Xitao!"
"Young lady!"
"Go to Dali Temple and report to the officials. Tell them that there is a thief in Wudinghou's house who is relying on his old age. Tell the officials to catch him and investigate him!"
The nurse received the order and went directly to lift up Mother Li. Mother Li's legs were flying in the air and she was screaming.
"Young lady, spare your life! Young lady! Please don't send me to jail! I know my mistake! Madam! Second Master! Save me!"
Mrs. Li's legs were weak. How could she dare to save Mother Li? If the trouble got bigger, she would be found out and all the money that Mother Li had withdrawn would be given to her!
Damn it, damn Ji Shu!
Don’t make any noise on weekdays and give as much as you want, just for today!
Qi Chengxu's outlook was shattered. The gentle and kind nanny in his impression turned out to be such a person!
He looked at Ji Shu with complicated eyes, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Was she really scolded so many times by Mother Li in the Hou Mansion?
Ji Shu dedicated herself to running the house for him, but she had suffered so many grievances over the years. Did she really love herself so much?
Although he loved Fu'er, it wasn't like he couldn't give Ji Shu some thoughts.
Qi Chengxu was a little moved. He stood up and walked forward, wanting to give Ji Shu a hug.
Let me say it again: I have wronged you over the years.
Ji Shu looked up at him and said, "Second Master, are you going to kneel down and admit your mistake?"
Qi Chengxu was stunned, his expression cracked and twisted, and he said word by word: "What did you say?"
"Why, the second master promised it himself, but now he doesn't admit it?"
The people loved to watch the fun, and one person shouted:
"Kneel down! Kneel down!"
"A man must dare to say what he says and be honest! When you have agreed, kneel down and admit your mistake! Mr. Qi, kneel down!"
"Kneel down! The one who doesn't kneel down is the grandson!"
Li became furious, waving his hands and yelling: "Why are you joining in the fun! Get out of here!"
"Hey! When you asked us to scold the Second Young Madam just now, why didn't you tell us to get out!"
Li couldn't scold so many people, so she stepped back and looked at Ji Shu angrily.
The man has gold at his knees! The husband guides his wife! How dare she ask her husband to kneel down and admit his mistake!
Li's face turned red from holding it back, but no matter what she thought, Ji Shu wouldn't let go.
Qi Chengxu was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He was so angry that the emotion he had just felt was completely gone.
"Kneel down, kneel down! Don't regret it!"
Ji Shu was indifferent.
Qi Chengxu bent his knees little by little and made a mental note to Ji Shu.
When the day comes for him to divorce his wife, even if Ji Shu kneels down and begs him to kowtow, there is no way he can stay in the Hou Mansion!
Qi Chengxu rubbed his feet on the ground little by little.
"Kowtow! Second Master, don't forget to kowtow!"
The people reminded him of the next process in real time. Qi Chengxu endured his anger and pressed his forehead against the cold floor tiles.
He groaned: "I, I was wrong, I shouldn't have called you, poisonous woman, you are innocent..."
Ji Shu admired his stiff posture condescendingly.
Smiling Yingying said: "Get up, I forgive the second master."
"Second Young Madam is grand!"
Qi Chengxu was so angry that his heart ached. Li could no longer bear it and fled back to the Marquis Mansion.
Back at Changleyuan, Xitao burst into laughter and couldn't stop at all.
"Madam, you didn't see the eldest lady's face - it was a bruise! Oh, it's not going to work, I have a stomachache..."
Ji Shu dipped his hand in the ink and said with a smile: "Be careful of laughing so hard that your stomach will break."
Xitao wiped away the tears from laughter and walked to Ji Shu's side to help her polish the ink.
"What is Madam writing?"
"The quantity of military supplies purchased today."
After all, it was not too late to send food and fodder to support the army. Ji Shu wrote down every amount and calculated that he could get all these things in five days at most.
At that time, all you need to do is ask your eldest brother for a reliable escort and then send the things away, and you will have peace of mind.
next day
Xitao burst into the inner room excitedly. Ji Shu was looking at the account book. He raised his head and heard her say:
"Madam! The young master is here to see you!"
"elder brother!"
Ji Shu's eyes lit up, he quickly put on his embroidered shoes and went to the ground to greet him.
"Suisui——"
In the courtyard of the main room, a tall, handsome man walked up quickly and gave Ji Shu a hug.
Ji Shu's eyes filled with tears, and she was held in the arms of her eldest brother again, as if it was a lifetime ago.
She pulled away and saw that the eldest brother in front of her was full of energy. He had not become as skinny as a stick in his previous life. He had been tortured by withdrawal all day long and told drug addicts to destroy him.
Who would have thought that the dragon slayer would be turned into an evil dragon, but fortunately it hadn't started yet.
Ji Shu finally couldn't hold back her tears. Ji Chengfeng wiped away her tears and became furious.
"Don't cry every year! When I came in, I heard that Qi Chengxu's grandson went to the capital camp to serve as an official. When he comes back, I will give him a good beating to vent your anger!"
Ji Chengfeng's fists clenched loudly. Even though he was a censor and had a scholarly figure, his martial arts skills were not bad at all. He could punch three scumbags in one punch!
He was holding back his anger yesterday. His grandson left his sister behind six years ago, and six years later he shamelessly asked his sister to raise the child.
If Qi Chengxu's nose had not been crooked, his brother would have been in vain!
Ji Shu took his brother's hand and walked inside, "Let's not talk about the guy in a bad mood. Brother, let me sit in the room first."
"Sui Sui, tell your brother honestly whether you want to reconcile or not!"
As soon as Ji Chengfeng sat down, he dropped a bomb.
Ji Shu's action of pouring water paused.
"Sui Sui, you don't have to worry about the gossip in the capital. My brother is a censor, and he will travel all over the court! You don't have to worry about your parents and grandmother. Your sister-in-law and I will go and tell it for you. We are not here. The family is angry! Tell them to raise those two bastards!"
Ji Chengfeng slapped the table and grinded his teeth hard.
Ji Shu wiped the corners of her eyes. With her brother's words, what else could she be afraid of?
But she can't reconcile now. Although the identity of the second young lady makes her sick, it is very useful.
"Brother, now is not the time for reconciliation. When the time comes, I will definitely go back."
Ji Chengfeng had complicated eyes and sighed without saying anything. He thought his sister still had concerns.
He clenched his fist and said, "Okay, you can stay if you want to stay in Sui Sui. When Qi Chengxu comes back, I'll 'talk' to him!"
Ji Shu quickly changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Brother, I have something to ask you. When my elder brother was a patrol censor, he came into contact with many escort agencies in Beijing. I don't know which agency has the best delivery time and protection of goods. Is your ability better?"
Ji Chengfeng was confused, "In the Longdao Escort Agency in the north of Beijing, the escort leader is very popular in the world. There are many experts in the agency, and they rarely get robbed. Why, where do you want to transport things every year?"
"To be honest, brother, I want to transport some military supplies to Weihai Customs."
Ji Chengfeng's expression suddenly became serious. He looked at the door to make sure there was no one there, and then whispered:
"Suisui, who told you?"
Ji Shu's heart skipped a beat, "Brother asked this, could it be that Wei Customs has already sent back the news of insufficient military supplies?"
"This news was only delivered today. The emperor has kept silent about it for a long time, and the courtiers have speculations in their minds."
Ji Chengfeng's eyes were subtle, and Ji Shu said:
"I don't know the inside story, but I just heard from Qi Chengxu that there was a heavy snowfall at Weihaiguan, and the Xiongnu attacked several times. It seems that he became more and more brave as the war progressed. Although the general of Zhenguo was brave, the heavy snow caused disasters, which were irreconcilable and very dangerous."
