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

Chapter 69 Becoming a Prominent Leader

Qin Yuan couldn't help but lower her head and smiled.

Gu Jinghui came over and asked curiously, "Yuan'er, what are you laughing at?"

"I was forced to consider these things because of my laughter. You will be leaving for the camp tomorrow, so there is no need to worry about these things. Mother will arrange them. But the idea you came up with is very clever. Gu Shiliu should go to Jizhou to find Lady Zhao's husband's family. They can discuss what to do next, so that no one will come to look for relatives and cause a lot of trouble in the future."

“Pfft,” Gu Jinghui also laughed, his gloomy face softened instantly. He raised his eyelids, and his narrow and sharp eyes looked at her steadily through his thick eyelashes. He said proudly: “This is the result of my all-night discussion with Sixteen.”

It seems like he is seeking praise, but also like he can't help showing off.

Qin Yuan pursed her lips again.

Gu Jinghui seemed to be touched and sighed, “Brother Pang left his hometown to join the army in the northern frontier. I rarely heard him mention his family. He only said that he had some trouble with his family and wanted to make achievements before he could go home. I’m afraid his family doesn’t know about the two children. At the beginning, they were too far away in the northern frontier and were busy fighting, so they couldn’t take care of them. He has been busy with trivial matters for more than half a year since he returned to the court. Madam Zhao didn’t mention it either, and I almost forgot about it.”

It turns out that the father of the two children is surnamed Pang.

Qin Yuan secretly kept it in mind.

Saibei and Jizhou are far apart, and communication is difficult. This brother Pang does not mention his own affairs, and it is true that Lord Gu is too busy in the border town to take care of them.

After returning to the capital, there were many things to deal with, and they managed to get married whenever they could.

But for some reason, Madam Zhao didn't mention this matter.

Is she worried that her husband's family will stop her from remarrying?

Qin Yuan was thinking in her heart. There was another little girl outside calling Hongye. Hongye went out for a while and came back to report: "Madam, the housekeepers are here."

Looking at the hourglass, it's time to report to work every day.

With all the things that happened today, Qin Yuan almost forgot about the serious things. She stood up, smoothed her hair and said, "Husband, do you want to sit here and drink tea, or go back to the side room to rest and recuperate? I have things to do, so I won't talk to you anymore."

Gu Jinghui didn't want to sit here, nor did he want to go back to the side room to rest.

He said, "Why don't I go with you and listen."

Hongye glanced at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan declined: "They are just trivial matters. If my husband is willing to listen, it's fine. But Yuan'er is worried that those housekeepers will be scared when they see you."

Gu Jinghui said disappointedly: "Then don't worry about me. I'll just stay in the main room and read the book my father-in-law gave me."

Qin Yuan had no choice but to say something else before going out to meet the mothers in charge.

After only one day, these housekeepers became more attentive and respectful to her.

Qin Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly, and had some guesses in her mind.

After she sat down, Hongye began to check in, while Cuiming stood at the back with the account book of the needlework room.

There are not many mothers assigned to her job, so many that they can be counted on one hand.

But Hongye said that she should develop the habit of reporting for duty so that the mothers in charge would not dare to look down on her.

Qin Yuan just let Hongye do whatever he wanted.

After checking in, Qin Yuan asked the mothers in charge as usual about the progress of their work, what their plans were, and whether they had anything to approve for purchase.

At the end of the process, Qin Yuanfang asked Mother Lu, "Have you sorted out the accounts of the needlework room?"

Mother Lu was sweating profusely and said, "There are some discrepancies in what Madam said."

Qin Yuan asked: "Can you figure out what the discrepancies are?"

Mother Lu blushed and said with a choking voice, "I will sort it out as soon as possible. Miss Cuiming went to check the numbers yesterday and found that there was a slight discrepancy between the numbers on the account and the actual amount..." Before she finished speaking, Qin Yuan said, "I remember I told you to check the accounts with the Sixth Madam before coming to me. Now the numbers on the account don't match the actual amount, and there are mistakes and omissions on the account. How did you check the accounts with the Sixth Madam?"

Mother Lu couldn't answer.

Qin Yuan said to Cui Ming, "Tell me about the mistakes you found when you reconciled the accounts yesterday."

Cui Ming stepped forward and said, "Madam, yesterday I went with Madam Lu to count the embroidery threads, tools, and cloth in the needlework room and found that the types of embroidery threads did not match the accounts in many places. The threads and needles that the embroiderers used every day did not match the actual embroidery products and the loss."

Then, the amount of embroidery threads the embroiderer received last month was matched one by one to the embroidered fabrics.

It was obvious that the embroidery thread that the embroiderer received and the color of the embroidery thread required for the embroidered fabric did not match.

This is just on paper.

If we match the real objects one by one, I don’t know what kind of tricks will happen.

Qin Yuan looked coldly at Mother Lu, who was hunched over.

Madam Lu tried hard to open her mouth, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Madam, I will go to Sixth Madam to re-inventory these accounts."

Qin Yuan asked: "Will the Sixth Madam review the matter with you again?"

Mother Lu was speechless and couldn't answer.

Such perfunctory words really can't fool people.

Qin Yuan said, "In theory, I shouldn't be in charge of your previous accounts. I should only be in charge of your future accounts. But your settlement is unclear, and you want to spend money to buy materials. I really don't dare to let you manage it anymore."

Mother Lu felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She stood there in a daze, unable to speak.

Qin Yuan said, "When can you sort out the previous accounts of the needlework room, then come and find me again."

He then said, "Cui Ming, find another madam in the sewing room to take over Madam Lu's position. From today on, the sewing room will set up a new account, and all material receipts and losses will be recorded."

What this means is that Mother Lu will be responsible for the previous accounts, and the person who takes over in the future will set up a new account, and the two will have nothing to do with each other.

If anything goes wrong, it will be Mother Lu who is responsible.

Cui Ming responded crisply.

Mother Lu regretted her own stupidity. She shouldn't have listened to others and secretly taken advantage of the fact that the lady was young and ignorant, and the daughter of a minor official, and lost her sense of respect and caution.

Mrs. Hou acted quickly and ruthlessly.

Cui Ming had just checked the accounts of physical objects and balances with her yesterday, and today she had revealed most of the loopholes in the account books. Anyone who heard it would know that she was the one in the wrong and could not even protest.

It took her a long time to become the housekeeper. Although the salary was not high, she was in charge of so many people and embroiderers. Now, not only has she lost her job just because of one word from the lady, but she also has to bear the losses accumulated over the years.

"It's over, it's over," Mother Lu's body swayed like a leaf in the wind.

And those housekeepers who had mocked the Marquis's wife behind her back all looked respectful and dared not even breathe.

At this point, how could Mother Lu not see it?

The rafter that sticks out is the first to rot.

Mother Lu's ears were buzzing and she was confused. She vaguely heard Qin Yuan say, "Mother Lu, do you have anything to say?"

With a plop, Madam Lu knelt on the ground. After a long while, she said, "I beg Madam to forgive me. Even if I have done many wrong things, I have served you. Please treat me with respect and don't destroy my job in the sewing room."

(End of this chapter)