Ruanjiaobao was forced to marry by Lord Hou again

Chapter 259 Rectification
At Maoshi the next day, the sky was slightly bright, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the eaves of the courtyard.Ye Lingwu opened her eyes and saw that she was wearing a light purple velvet cape.

Not long after, Yuan Tao and Qingju held wooden basins, opened the warm curtain and walked in. They saw Ye Lingwu sitting in front of the desk and looking at the account books.

Yuan Tao asked in surprise, "Miss, did you not rest last night?"

Ye Lingwu raised her eyes, gathered the cloak on her body, and asked, "I rested last night, did you take out this cloak?"

Yuan Tao and Qing Ju looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

Qingju replied: "Of course it's not Missy. Yesterday, when Grand Master Jiang came out, he said that you have already slept and you don't need someone to wait on you, so he let me go back to the room."

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"Did the eldest girl not sleep well last night, her eyes are black and blue, and her face looks a little ugly?" Qingju asked.

Yuan Tao held the wooden basin and put the wooden basin on the wash stand, soaked the white cloth with hot water and wrung it dry, then handed the white cloth to Ye Lingwu, "Young lady, please put some rouge on your face later. It will also look better."

Ye Lingwu took the white cloth and said, "Yuantao, after breakfast, go and invite the three managers. I have something to say to them."

Yuan Tao said: "It's a big girl."

Qingju said: "Miss, did you read all the account books last night?"

Ye Lingwu said: "It's about the same, but those bad debts are really unclear."

Qingju once said naively: "If you can't figure it out, what should I do, why don't you let the big girl let Jiang University Scholar or Lord Hou take a look?"

Ye Lingwu frowned, and seemed to be talking to herself: "If you encounter trouble, you will seek help from others. How can you inherit the Ye family's business if you are so cowardly?"

Qingju didn't understand, she lowered her head and said: "The eldest girl is right."

After about half a quarter, Uncle Yu came with the information that Ye Lingwu secretly ordered to inquire yesterday.Yuantao and Qingju hurriedly served tea, and then left the room to wait.

"... As Uncle Yu said, maybe the servants in this village have been dissatisfied with these three stewards for a long time?" Ye Lingwu looked serious.

Uncle Yu nodded, and replied: "Not only have I been dissatisfied for a long time, but I have even accumulated grievances for a long time. The servants of other cloth villages are paid two yuan per month, and our cloth village, as the largest big cloth village in Yuzhou, is missing half of other family's servants. Said that the money was deducted at every turn, and the deducted money was privately swallowed into his own pocket by the three stewards. Over time, complaints abounded, especially after the lord died of illness, the three stewards excused not to pay wages, and the servants left here were owed nearly With half a year's salary, I can't leave even if I want to, and if I leave, I won't get a penny."

Ye Lingwu frowned: "Didn't my father realize that these three stewards were stealing the money of his servants when he was alive?"

Uncle Yu said: "How can I not know, but the origin of these three stewards is embarrassing for the lord. The chief steward is the husband-in-law of the second room Gu's sister, and the second steward and the third steward are friends who have known the second master for many years. The three of them are roles that are not easy to dismiss. If they are dismissed, they will offend the two masters of the second room."

Ye Lingwu pondered for a while and said, "How much silver do we owe our slaves?"

Uncle Yu frowned and said, "It's almost 500 taels before and after, big girl, Ziluobu Zhuang hasn't started working since Lord Ziluobu died of illness, but think about it, these three managers are all old people, how could they not know What is the consequence of starting work, in fact, the biggest reason is that they embezzled the moon silver, and the servants are naturally unwilling to work hard when they have resentment."

Ye Lingwu said: "I understand Uncle Yu. It's just that if you want Ziluobuzhuang to operate well, you must first solve the three managers."

Uncle Yu said: "Young lady is right, what can I do?"

Ye Lingwu lowered her eyes to look at the account books on the case table, and said: "The accounts they made seem to be correct, but in fact, many transactions have no beginning and no end, and these bad accounts are even more so."

Uncle Yu said: "The account books and dismissal are secondary. The key is how the eldest girl will deal with the second wife."

Ye Lingwu said calmly: "How else can I deal with it? I can only see the tricks. Since we want to rectify the cloth village, we must offend others."

Uncle Yu was silent for a while, and said: "What the eldest girl said is that this cloth village is the inheritance of your parents, and it should not be allowed to go down."

The sun was gradually rising, and the snow in the courtyard was almost cleared, so Ye Lingwu planned to go to the cloth village alone.

As soon as I stepped out of the courtyard and stepped onto the promenade, I could only hear the sound of the wind, and the lingering fragrance of snow lingered at the tip of my nose.

"Qingqing..."

A voice came from behind, Ye Lingwu turned and looked down.

Shen Zhan stood in the corridor, looking up at her with gloomy eyes.

He was wearing the black cloak from last night, and his face was full of fatigue, as if he hadn't slept all night.

And the girl on the porch looked pale and delicate, and the purple neon dress on her body faded with her.

Ye Lingwu approached the railing and said softly, "Your Majesty, do you need me?"

Shen Zhan didn't speak. He took a step forward and stepped on the stone on the edge of the steps. He climbed up the three-meter-high corridor like an arrow from the string.

Ye Lingwu was startled, took half a step back, and hurriedly looked around, only to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that the corridor was deserted and deserted.

"...I have something to tell you." Shen Zhan's tone was also tired.

Ye Lingwu pursed her lips and said, "This is not a place to talk. If someone sees you and causes trouble, come with me."

After all, Ye Lingwu turned around and was about to walk forward. Just as she was about to take the first step, a big hand directly pinched her wrist, half dragging and half pulling her to a remote place.

After turning a few turns, the two of them were in an almost deserted courtyard, and Shen Zhan finally stopped.

Ye Lingwu struggled with her wrist, but to no avail, and said dejectedly, "What do you want to say?"

Shen Zhan's face was gloomy, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes without a trace of light, and he was as calm as an old well deep in the mountains.

He stared at Ye Lingwu with lowered eyes, and said word by word: "You withdraw your marriage with him, and I will help you solve the troubles of the Ye family."

Ye Lingwu opened her mouth slightly, but did not make a sound.

A trace of despair flashed in Shen Zhan's eyes, and the hand holding Ye Lingwu's wrist unknowingly tightened a little more, his voice hoarse: "I know you have known him for a long time, but I don't think you are fond of him, at least in Yusucheng The way you looked at me on New Year's Eve was different from his."

Ye Lingwu's heart was trembling, and she replied: "So what if the eyes are different, how do you know that I look at you with admiration?"

Shen Zhan said: "I just know, but you don't know."

Ye Lingwu smiled angrily: "Master Hou's words are quite self-deceiving, Lingwu really doesn't understand."

"You don't have to understand, as long as you agree, whether it's Ziluobuzhuang, Ye's shop, or your stepmother, I can solve it for you." Shen Zhan was not in a discussing tone.

(End of this chapter)