Ruanjiaobao was forced to marry by Lord Hou again

Chapter 261
At the end of February, Yuzhou finally saw a little green, instead of white.

Ye Lingwu was busy rectifying Ziluobuzhuang, and had no time to take care of Jiangyuan. She finally took time off to visit. When she learned that these days she was huddled in the warm pavilion like a retired old man, she couldn't help complaining: "Your Majesty can Let you, an important minister of the court, be tired and lazy in Yuzhou for so long."

There was a scent of oranges in the air, Jiang Yuan handed the peeled oranges to Ye Lingwu, and smiled slightly: "These years have been busy with the affairs of the court and China almost all year round, I won't blame you if I take more time off .”

Ye Lingwu took the oranges unceremoniously.

"Actually, I don't want to be so idle. I've been waiting for you to ask me for help these days, but it's a little surprising that you don't rush around at all when you take care of Ziluobuzhuang, a big village like this." Jiang Yuan said .

Ye Lingwu clapped her hands and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't stay in Ningbeihou Mansion for nothing."

Jiang Yuan's eyes bent into crescent moons: "Then I don't worry, there will be no troubles in the Jiang family's gift in your hands, and Qingqing is still very good, I am deeply impressed."

Ye Lingwu sneered: "It is more difficult to find a job in the court than to take care of the housework. Why does Jiang Dashi admire me?"

"Do you think I'm telling lies?" Jiang Yuan smiled wryly, "Before I entered the court, I also came out of the deep house, and I know how difficult it is for women in the deep house to make a living. , that’s walking on thin ice.”

Ye Lingwu was silent when she heard the words.

At this moment, Yuan Tao hurried in.

"Eldest lady, eldest lady, the second girl and the two heads of the second bedroom are here, saying they are here to see you." She said.

Jiang Yuan frowned, and jokingly said: "In such a big family, those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come."

"I've long thought of this day."

Ye Lingwu got up and went outside.

The hall in the outer courtyard is not covered by snow, with white walls and black tiles, simple but delicate and graceful.

Before she got close, Ye Lingwu saw Qiu's mother standing outside the door waiting, and when she got a little closer, she shouted in a high voice: "Miss, you are here, madam, second master, second madam!" They're all waiting for you inside."

Ye Lingwu ignored her and went straight in. The first thing she saw was Liu Yuping who was sitting upright. On her left was the second-bedroom couple, and on the right was Ye Jinxiao who was holding the third brother.

Ye Jinxiao teased the two-year-old third elder brother with a snack, letting him stretch out his hands and grab randomly, making everyone lean forward and backward laughing.

It's just that the laughter stopped abruptly when Ye Lingwu came in.Everyone was silent for a moment, and straightened their expressions.

Mrs. Gu cleared her throat, and said: "Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know that you have such great abilities. Seeing that Ziluobu Village is well organized, she is indeed a good daughter entrusted by the lord. .”

Ye Huaicheng disapprovingly sneered and said: "The ability is indeed quite great. As the saying goes, a new official takes office three times. As soon as the eldest niece came to Ziluobu Village, she resigned the three managers I arranged to work in the village. Did you slap your second uncle in the face?"

Ye Lingwu frowned and said, "How could that be? Although I have not been raised in Ye's mansion, and I have never gotten along well with my uncle and aunt, I am also part of the Ye family, and I do everything for the sake of the Ye family." of."

"For the Ye family?" Ye Huai showed disbelief.

"Yes, Second Uncle," Ye Lingwu sat down gracefully, and sighed, "I don't want to say anything more. If there is an account here, please ask Second Uncle and Aunt to take a look."

As she spoke, she raised her hand to signal Yuan Tao to hand over the account book in her hand.

Ye Huaicheng took the account book, and after flipping through a few pages, his face became more and more ugly, and finally he couldn't bear to read it any longer. He turned the account book upside down on the desk and said, "What do you mean by showing me this account?"

Ye Lingwu didn't answer.

Gu took the account book anxiously and looked at it, scribbled through a few pages, and said, "Miss, what do you mean by this, are you planning to settle this account with us?"

Ye Lingwu glanced at Mrs. Gu coldly: "The three stewards embezzled the money of the cloth village openly and secretly, and now the cloth village is still because they owe the slave 500 taels of silver. It's okay for the second uncle and the second aunt to fight for them, but You have to make up the money first.”

The couple in the second room panicked, guilty of not daring to say anything.

Liu Yuping didn't read any account books, but guessed something from the conversation between the three of them, and sneered in her heart.

It was so ridiculous that Ye Lingwu slapped them in the face with Ye Lingwu's account book when he clearly shouted at the mansion that Ye Lingwu would slap them in the face regardless of public or private interests.

Seeing that they were wronged, Ye Lingwu bent her lips slightly and called out the door: "Uncle Yu."

Uncle Yu nodded, and came in with a black box in his arms.

Ye Lingwu opened the box slowly, and took out a stack of booklets from inside: "Second Uncle and Aunt, let's take a look here again, why are these Ye family clothing shops running out of money?"

The person who came to settle accounts became the one being settled, and Liu Yuping, who was specially invited by Ye Huaiceng and Gu's to help, turned out to be a spectator.

Ye Lingwu took a sip of hot tea and said, "Second uncle and second aunt have finished reading? Now that you have finished reading it, let's talk about what to do. Second uncle and second aunt and I are both from the Ye family, and we all want to do it for the Ye family." If you don’t make up for these shortfalls, it will be difficult for the Ye family to do well.”

"You...Are you threatening us?" Gu Shi stiffened his neck and gave her a white look, but said with a little confidence.

"How dare you." Ye Lingwu said, "Why don't you tell me, Madam, should I make up the money?"

Liu Yuping was stunned for a moment, then said with a sneer, "This purple radish village is all decided by the big girl, and you still ask me what I do."

Gu's yin and yang said strangely: "It's not that the eldest girl is in charge. I heard that the last time Ba Ye brought someone to ask for a debt, but Ning Beihou suddenly came and paid off the debt of 8000 taels for the eldest girl. Ouch Yo, if you want me to say, it's different for a big girl to go to the capital, and she is covered by noble people in everything."

Ye Jinxiao snorted and said, "It's not just Second Aunt, I heard that Grand Master Jiang is still living in the village. Eldest sister, as a younger sister, I would like to remind you that as a girl, you still need to pay attention to your reputation."

Ye Lingwu didn't retort immediately. Seeing a plate of candied fruit on the desk, she took a piece of candied fruit and put it in her mouth. After biting it, she said unhurriedly: "Of course I understand the importance of a girl's family reputation. Don't bother the second sister to remind you. Master Hou came to Yuzhou for business. As for the 8000 taels, Master Hou also made it clear afterwards that I would return it in the future. Therefore, Master Hou did not pay the money for me. I paid it back for the Ye family because of the face I have served Mrs. Shen for so long."

Ye Jinxiao was flabbergasted, and muttered in a low voice: "What's the difference? If it wasn't for you, he would be able to manage the mess of Ziluobuzhuang."

Liu Yuping was disdainful in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face: "Yes, yes, the new official has three fires, we as elders can understand. It's just that I heard that the merchants in this city seem to be unwilling to cooperate with our Ye family. , the eldest girl is now the head of the family, and these things should be planned early."

(End of this chapter)