All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 33
The news that Shen Lingxi was personally named by the ancestors and took charge of the warehouse quickly spread in the Hou Mansion.

This is an honor that even the wife of the head of the Hou's mansion has never had. It can be seen that the position of this fifth girl in the heart of the ancestor is extraordinary.

Everyone in the whole house became more respectful when they saw Shen Lingxi.

Mrs. Cui came out of the Songzhu Courtyard, went back to tidy up, and took the account books of the whole family, together with her mother in charge, to the Jingsi Courtyard, and handed them all over to Shen Lingxi.

The speed of shaking hands is faster than the speed of drinking tea.

Before leaving, Mrs. Cui smiled and said: "I'm not going to lie to you, Miss. From this account book, you can't find anything. At most, you can only find the head of the magpie. There is no proof."

She sighed, "I just have pity on that girl Magpie, she looks very clever, but her brain is not working well, so she lost her life for nothing."

"Bah!" The magpie spat at her, pointed at her nose and scolded: "The cat cries and the mouse pretends to be merciful, you are the most hypocritical, stupid woman in this house, no wonder Liang Lang never takes you seriously Come on, don't even go to your house, you should be a widow!"

Since Shen Lingxi guessed that it was Master Shen Er, Magpie simply stopped pretending, and being able to call out the word "Liang Lang" in front of the third person was a great show off and comfort to her.

Shen Lingxi heard what the magpie said, and immediately figured out something.

Mrs. Cui is right, there will be no mistakes in the account books, and even if there are, it is the fault of Magpie, a dead man with no evidence.

Shen Lingxi didn't intend to check the accounts at all.

Knowing that Mrs. Cui would not say this for no reason, she simply put on a clueless look and asked humbly, "To tell you the truth, Second Aunt, I don't know anything about the ledger, even if there is something in the ledger , I can't see it either. Now that the ancestor has arranged an errand, can Second Aunt point out a way for Lingxi?"

"I'm just an orphan girl who was lucky enough to marry the second master. I don't know anything."

Mrs. Cui caressed the beaded flowers on her temples, "However, when the Xuanqing female crown was alive in the early years, it was said that the ancestors had a face of good fortune and longevity. Now, it seems that the Xuanqing female crown is not like what the outside world said. It's a miracle."

After saying this, she said goodbye to Shen Lingxi with a smile, and walked out.

This time, the magpie rarely spoke again.

Shen Lingxi raised her eyes to look at her, and then she had an idea in her heart.

After Mrs. Cui left, Shen Lingxi looked through the warehouse records of Liu Sidu's night, and saw that the second master Shen Ji was indeed recorded on it, and took away a silk pine and crane fan bestowed by the emperor, and put it aside.

Then, he instructed the mothers in charge sent by Mrs. Cui to re-count the warehouse.

It looks like they are investigating cases, but they are actually useless efforts on the surface.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Shen Lingxi began to go to the ancestor's room to greet him and drink tea every day.

After coming and going, I also became acquainted with the maids and mothers in the ancestor's house.

She has been doing funeral work for people all year round, and she also provides one-stop service. She can even make paper bundles and shrouds.

In the ancestral house, Shen Lingxi from time to time instructed the maids to make silk, or described the embroidery patterns for the embroiderers, or taught the mothers to comb the ancestors' hair in a new style, put on makeup and so on.

She is very shy and never does it herself.Although it was a guide from a distance, he also took the opportunity to secretly check everything that the ancestors ate and used on weekdays.

Mrs. Cui mentioned that the ancestor should have "both good fortune and longevity", which means that the illness that the ancestor is currently suffering from is probably something else.

After this investigation, it turned out to be something strange.

Shen Lingxi picked up a porcelain bottle on the dressing table, sniffed it on the tip of her nose, and wiped it on the back of her hand.

"The smell of this hair oil is really special. It's sweet-scented osmanthus, with some narcissus added?" She asked curiously.

Seeing the magpie's face, the naked eye could see the nervousness, Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in her eyes.

"Girl's nose is really good." Cui Yuan, the maid next to the ancestor, praised: "This is the hair oil that Zhao's mother mixed for the ancestor at the beginning of last month. I heard that it is the earthwork from Hongwu County, which can dispel the wind. The ancestor I like it very much, saying that it tastes like home."

Zhao's mother is Liu Si's wife, Zhao Afeng.

Specially combed the hair of the ancestors.

When Mrs. Wang heard Zhao Afeng being mentioned, she felt a little bit of embarrassment, "If you want me to say, Afeng's craftsmanship is better. I like her to comb my hair the most. I don't know when she will come back."

While talking, Shen Lingxi saw the magpie's eyes light up.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a tall and thin figure walking in from the outside.

The man was about 38 or [-] years old, with a well-rounded appearance, a tall and straight figure, and wearing a homely Taoist robe. Although he didn't look burly and strong like Shen Ji, he also had a refined temperament.

It's just that the right foot is a little lame.

Presumably this is the second master Shen Liang.

Shen Lingxi heard from Liu Sina that Shen Liang accidentally fell from his horse when he was young and injured his leg. Since then, his career has been cut off. He has no ambitions, but he can only be a wealthy idler. .

Mrs. Wang loves and trusts her little son very much.

From the corner of Shen Lingxi's eyes, Shen Liang was locked tightly, and she answered Mrs. Wang's words with a smile: "I heard from Mu Shaoqing that Mother Zhao and Magpie are from the same town, and they are friends with Magpie in the mansion. She knows a lot about Magpie. We need to stay with Mother Zhao for a little longer, and let her come back when the case is cleared up."

"Shen Lingxi, you are deceiving people again, so you don't have any new tricks?" Magpie sneered, "A good man is resourceful, and his love is stronger than mine, so he won't be fooled by you."

It's better than Jin Jian.

Shen Lingxi seemed to be talking casually again, and added lightly, "Oh, by the way, there is an older brother in Magpie's family. I heard that he came to Beijing a few months ago, and Magpie asked Feng Qi to help him a lot of money secretly. Presumably, he would have left something for this brother before he was alive, but I don’t know. In short, he was arrested and taken to Dali Temple. If there is really a behind-the-scenes conspiracy behind the magpie, it will be found out soon."

"Brother shit!" Magpie almost fainted out of breath, his voice suddenly raised a bit, "Liang Lang knows that I have no relatives and no reason, so it is useless for you to provoke discord!"

Shen Lingxi smiled but said nothing.

She has never seen a gambler who is not greedy for winning, and a thief who is not guilty.

Shen Liang didn't seem to be affected by her words, he didn't even pause for a beat, his eyes only glanced at the porcelain bottle in her hand, and he went straight forward to greet his ancestor.

"Fifth girl, come and meet your second uncle." Mrs. Wang beamed when she saw her youngest son, and waved to Shen Lingxi, ignoring her question about the magpie, "Your second uncle has been cultivating Taoism in the Temple of Longevity all these years. You have quite some attainments in the Dharma, and you two, uncle and nephew, have nothing to do in your free time, so you can exchange your experience in the Dharma."

Shen Lingxi stepped forward to meet Li.

Shen Liang had a look of surprise on his face, as if he didn't expect to see Shen Lingxi in the ancestor's yard.

Casually took off a heavy purse from her waist, and handed it to Shen Lingxi, "...I just came back to Beijing, and I didn't prepare any meeting gifts, so I'll take these things for you to play with."

There is a saying that is "given by the elders, dare not resign."

Shen Lingxi took it with a smile, and after asking the ancestor for the bottle of head oil, said goodbye and went back to the Jingsiyuan, opened the purse to have a look——
It turned out to be a purse full of golden lockets.

(End of this chapter)