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

Chapter 228 Watching the Fun
Does this mean that he wants to use Accountant Sun to establish his authority in the outer courtyard?
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."

Hongye didn't even raise her head: "Miss, just watch."

Cui Ming said, "I want to see it, too."

Hongye got determined and the abacus beads clattered loudly. Finally, with the help of Qin Yuan and Cui Ming, she finished calculating the account books of the inner courtyard.

If you copy them down one by one, the total number after a few years is quite large.

Hongye was shocked. "Sixth Madam has been making a lot of money for so many years. She must be very wealthy. When the young lady takes charge of the household in the future, she should be a proper filial son. She can accumulate a huge fortune."

Cui Ming said, "I'm afraid the Sixth Madam's wealth is not that high. The Sixth Master said that she helps support her family, but he always asks her for money. Besides, she can't keep all the money to herself, so she has to share some of it."

Qin Yuan said nothing, just stared at the lines of words in a daze.

Hongye asked: "Miss, do you feel something is wrong?"

Qin Yuan hesitated to speak.

"Something is wrong, but..."

Cui Ming leaned over to take a look. The young lady was staring at the record of the monthly payment dates, which would sometimes be a few days late.

This wasn't a big mistake, I just marked it out when I was checking the accounts.

All in all, there are five or six months in a year when the monthly allowance is paid later than the stipulated date.

Hongye also saw it, blinked her eyes and said nothing.

Qin Yuan said: "Hongye, when you check the account book of the outer courtyard, remember to mark this out."

Hongye agreed and asked curiously, "Is this important?"

Qin Yuan said: "It's hard to say now, I just suddenly remembered something."

Seeing Qin Yuan's serious expression, Hongye didn't ask any more questions.

On the second day, after finishing her daily affairs, Hongye reported to Qin Yuan and took Hongmian to look for accountant Sun, where she happened to meet Gu Shiliu.

Gu Shiliu asked: "What are you going to do with Hongmian?"

Hongye also brought two maids to help hold the account books. When asked, she said, "We have finished sorting out the account books for the inner courtyard over the years and are about to return them."

Gu Shiliu was shocked and his eyes widened: "So fast?"

Hongye chuckled and hummed, saying, "That's natural."

The little guy looked so proud that he couldn't express it in words.

Gu Shiliu asked, "What can you come up with?"

Hongye said: "I can't tell you this. When the young lady tells the marquis, you will know it naturally."

Gu Shiliu stopped asking questions and scratched his head again, frowning and asking, "Why do I need you and Hongmian to go back to return the account book?"

Hongye winked and said, "It was a request I made to my wife."

"Why?"

Hongmian smiled and interrupted, "Of course, Sister Hongye wanted to help me vent my anger. Last time, I went to Sun's account to help Madam enter the account for the Jade Cream, but he was reluctant to do so. He implied that Madam had falsified the account and had to ask for permission from Sixth Madam before it could be entered. I was so angry that I came back and told Sister Hongye about it, and she was also very angry."

Gu Shiliu groaned and said, "I don't know what's wrong with that accountant Sun. Last time Shen Changle asked for money to print the Sixth Master's poetry collection, he also made things difficult for me. Even with the Sixth Master's note, I couldn't testify. He even asked me to go find the Marquis to stamp his private seal before I could get the money. I almost didn't make it in time and was sealed up in the mansion."

Hong Mian said, "Sixteenth brother, would you like to come with us to watch the fun?"

Gu Shiliu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I have nothing to do, so I might as well go along and take a look." Hongmian then whispered to Hongye, "Sister Hongye, with Brother Shiliu standing next to us, shouldn't Accountant Sun hand over the account book quickly?"

Hongye laughed and said, "You silly girl, your mind is as cunning as a sieve, and your sixteenth brother has also been trapped by you."

Hong Mian said, "It's because Accountant Sun offended everyone, otherwise why would Sixteenth Brother, who is so busy, come to watch the fun?"

"Okay, you have such a clever mouth, you can say anything you want."

Gu Shiliu listened to this and thought to himself, the maids around the Madam are more clever than each other. If they ask Xiaohong to come in a few days, who knows what will happen to the three Hongs.

He didn't intend to just watch the fun, so he kept asking his wife what she had been doing recently and whether she mentioned the Marquis in her daily life.

When the group arrived, accountant Sun was idly calculating with an abacus.

After the mansion was sealed, there were fewer things to do.

The daily withdrawal of materials is registered by the stewards and the steward mothers, and the monthly inventory is recorded. There are also designated vendors for daily purchases, and the purchases can be recorded in the account according to the agreed deadline.

At this moment, Accountant Sun really has nothing to do.

Therefore, when he saw Hongye and her people coming in, Accountant Sun was a little surprised. He stretched his long neck forward, put on a smile, and asked, "Miss Hongye, what are you doing here?"

This attitude is much better than that towards Hongmian.

As he spoke, he saw Gu Shiliu again, nodded, and said, "Brother Shiliu, you are here, but what instructions does the Marquis have?"

Gu Shiliu smiled and said, "I was caught by Miss Hongye to help move things."

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Accountant Sun looked at Hongye suspiciously.

Hongye asked the maid to put down the box in her arms, and then said, "Accountant Sun, this is the account book of the inner courtyard over the years. I have read it through. Please check it and write a note. Gu Shiliu can be a witness here."

Accountant Sun showed some disapproval on his face.

How could it be possible that all the account books of the inner courtyard over the years were completely reviewed so quickly?

Even an experienced accountant with many years of experience couldn't be so fast.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shiliu immediately said, "Then I will go and call Butler Cao to come over and let him be a witness as well."

Accountant Sun swallowed his saliva and said, "Why is it so?"

Hongye said, "Madam has repeatedly told me that we have returned this account book. It has not been altered, and there is no loss or damage. It is safer to have a witness."

I have to say, this posture is still very intimidating.

Accountant Sun curled the corners of his lips slightly.

Gu Shiliu had already run out to call for help, and soon Butler Cao arrived, followed by Butler Han.

After hearing the reason, Butler Cao sat on the armchair, sipping from the teapot, and said, "Madam is very thoughtful. When the Marquis ordered people to take the account book away, he didn't do any calculations. He just wanted to match the amount Madam returned with the amount left by Accountant Sun. In order to avoid disputes in the future, we must check it to see if there are any mistakes, omissions, changes, or missing parts."

Butler Han stood in the room with his hands behind his back, his face calm and expressionless, and he only said lightly: "Indeed."

Accountant Sun looked at the two piles of account books with a heavy head. It would take a long time to check them one by one.

He was just thinking about asking those accountants to help him when he heard Hongye say, "The two housekeepers and Gu Shiliu have seen it. The account books I moved are all here. Accountant Sun can check them slowly today."

"It's just that we have nothing to do sitting here. Why don't Accountant Sun take out all the account books of the outer courtyard over the years and we can do a handover?"