My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 156 Who Cares About You

The tone and expression were just short of pointing at someone's nose and saying that Shen Changle was using the lady's name to cheat the mansion out of money.

Shen Changle said nothing.

Gu Shiliu was annoyed and said, "Accountant Sun, I am in charge of this matter. Master Liu signed the bill, so just transfer the money quickly."

Accountant Sun evaded the question, "It's not that I don't want to make the payment. The Marquis gave the accountant an order not to allow Sixth Master to make payments at will. This matter..."

Gu Shiliu had no idea that Accountant Sun was making things difficult on purpose. Even if he didn't allow the Sixth Master to withdraw money at will, he was still there, and he was the Marquis's man.

Gu Shiliu looked at Shen Changle.

Shen Changle was still smiling, not in a hurry, and sighed, saying: "We can't delay too much today, otherwise the day lily will be cold."

Gu Shiliu lowered his voice and said to Accountant Sun, "This is the job that the Marquis assigned to me. You should transfer the money to him quickly."

Accountant Sun said awkwardly: "Words are not enough. When the time comes to reconcile the accounts, I will be the one who will be in trouble."

Gu Shiliu asked, "Where is Steward Cao?"

Accountant Sun said, "Butler Cao is not here, but even if Butler Cao was here, you can't force me to pay you. This is the rule of our house."

As he said that, he glanced at Shen Changle obscurely and said, "Madam's shop is not a bookstore. There are so many bookstores and bookshops that can print the poetry collection for Sixth Master. Why print it in Madam's shop and spend so much money? If you check the accounts and ask me to explain, how can I explain it? Right? We are all working for the mansion, so please don't make it difficult for me."

Gu Shiliu couldn't possibly give him too much nagging, so he said, "Okay, Brother Shen, just sit here and wait for me for a while."

Having said that, he took the list from Accountant Sun's hand and left angrily.

Shen Changle sat on the armchair, ignoring Accountant Sun who was humming a little tune, and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while, Butler Han came in and asked Shen Changle with a frown: "This is the accounting office. Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Shen Changle opened his eyes, smiled, stood up, and said, "The Marquis wants to print a collection of poems for the Sixth Master, and this task falls on me. I am waiting here to get the silver."

Butler Han looked at Shopkeeper Sun in surprise and asked, "Why don't you give it to him?"

Accountant Sun smiled bitterly and said, "There are only Sixth Master's comments on the bill. We are taking over Madam's shop and we have never done printing business. How dare I approve it? You also know that the Marquis has ordered that Sixth Master should not be paid money at will."

Butler Han looked at Shen Changle with a somewhat unfriendly look and asked, "Then what are you still doing here?"

Shen Changle was not annoyed and said, "I'm waiting for Gu Shiliu here. He asked me to do this job. Just now, Accountant Sun said it was inappropriate. He has taken the list and is thinking of a solution. I have been running around outside all day and I am a little tired. I will just sit here. If you find it annoying, I will leave."

Accountant Sun lowered his head and fiddled with the abacus beads, with the corners of his mouth slightly curled, pretending not to see it.

Shen Changle's words made Butler Han feel a little uncomfortable, so he asked, "Is it Gu Shiliu who is looking for you?"

Shen Changle nodded, "Well, isn't Gu Shiliu a close follower of the Marquis? I thought that with him bringing me here and with the note from the Sixth Master, the money would be approved."

Butler Han also understood what was going on, so he said, "If you want to wait, just wait here. I'll go out for a walk."

Butler Han went out.

Just then, Butler Cao came in with a small teapot. Seeing Shen Changle sitting here, he asked again. Shen Changle explained it slowly.

After listening to this, Butler Cao frowned, glanced at Accountant Sun, but ultimately said nothing and just chatted with Shen Changle.

When Gu Shiliu came back, the two had already talked about the old things in the mansion eight hundred years ago. Most of the children in the mansion knew about these things, and they were not secrets, but for the Qin family, they were very new.

With Shen Changle praising and teasing him, Butler Cao was very happy.

Gu Shiliu threw the bill in front of Accountant Sun and said, "See? This is the one with the Marquis's seal."

Accountant Sun picked it up and took a look. It was indeed Lord Gu's private seal. He smiled and said, "I feel relieved with this. Sixteen is still a good person."

Gu Shiliu folded his arms and ignored him.

Accountant Sun opened the cabinet, counted for a moment, and said, "Oh, there is not that much silver in the mansion."

Shen Changle smiled and said, "With so much silver, who wants to take the cash? Hurry up and give me fifteen silver notes, each worth 100 taels. If the door is locked later, I won't be able to get out. Don't blame me if you delay things."

Accountant Sun closed the cabinet angrily, took out the banknote box, and counted it slowly.

He felt that he was making things difficult for Shen Changle, but he didn't expect that she didn't even look at him and was only talking happily with Butler Cao.

After he took out the banknotes and recorded them in the account book, Shen Changle asked, "Are you done?"

Accountant Sun said stiffly, "It's over."

Shen Changle counted the banknotes and signed them. After that, he said to Gu Shiliu, "I'm going to be busy. When you are free, come to the shop in the West Market to find me."

Gu Shiliu nodded and said, "Okay."

Shen Changle said to Cao Guanjia again: "After the mansion is reopened, I will come to talk to you about the past."

Butler Cao smiled and said, "Okay, bring some snacks. It will be more interesting to talk while drinking."

As Shen Changle left the accounting office, Gu Shiliu said to Butler Cao, "You said last time that you would give a gift, have you done so?"

Butler Cao said, "Whatever you say."

Gu Shiliu said, "Don't worry, Madam will never make mistakes. If she agrees to your request, you can just follow her to make money. Don't be like those people who have no sense."

Butler Cao laughed and took a sip from the small teapot without saying anything.

Gu Shiliu smiled and said, "When Shen Changle comes to drink, invite me too. Madam also said that you let you guys give gifts because of me, so I want to ask for a drink too."

Butler Cao smiled and said, "Okay, I was just worried that you wouldn't come."

After Gu Shiliu left, Butler Cao said to Accountant Sun, "You have embarrassed the people around Madam twice. Don't you know what kind of personality Gu Shiliu has?"

Accountant Sun said, "I am just following the rules, right?"

"Whether it is or not, we both know it," Butler Cao paused and said, "It's hard to persuade the damned ghost with kind words. If you keep doing this, there will be many people who will say bad things about you in front of the lady. Even if she is not a calculative person, she will get tired of you after hearing too much. You should settle the accounts as soon as possible, so as to avoid mistakes when the lady comes to check and implicate us."

Accountant Sun stretched his neck, his Adam's apple moving up and down rapidly, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Old Cao, I, Old Sun, am upright and honest. When has there ever been a mistake in the account book? She has only been in charge of the Marquis' Mansion for a few days. How can she understand the account book?"

Butler Cao glanced at him without saying anything. He picked up the small teapot and started drinking again. Butler Han's voice rang out from outside the room, "Come out, come out and listen to Madam's instructions."

(End of this chapter)