He Shuijin took the bracelet given by Mrs. Zhuang and returned to the third room, and told Mr. He what happened. Of course, what he said here is: "...the fourth aunt just came back and caused such a big fuss in the first room! Now in Shazhou It’s a foregone conclusion. My wife is thinking that she might want to attack our house again. So after discovering the dowry items from the eighth sister-in-law, how could she dare to hide them? "
Originally, Heshi was very displeased with her taking the initiative to tell the Fourth Fang about this matter and still helping the Fourth Fang for so long. But when she heard her talk, her expression changed: "I don't know if Qing'er's injustice will be redressed in this life! She still wants to eradicate it, but she can't!"
"Mother!" He Shuijin's eyes turned red without saying a word, and he took out the handkerchief and sobbed, "Why doesn't the daughter-in-law hold a deep grudge against the fourth bedroom? But, think about the eldest aunt... The daughter-in-law is very worried that the fourth aunt will also resent her mother. It’s not good for you!”
What if the third wife dies and the eldest son dies? Dafang is still dead and his legitimate son! Mrs. Zhuang still killed the mistress of the big house. If she really got caught, who can guarantee that she wouldn't attack He
Thinking that Mr. Dou was seriously injured in public and died without explanation, Mr. He was filled with hatred and fear. After shedding tears for a while, he said, "Then go ahead. Don't worry about this." Come and tell me!"
He and Shuijin went around and around her to express her words, crying and saying something like: "Don't worry, mother, my wife will risk her life to stop the fourth room's mouth, and not give the fourth aunt a chance to embarrass us!" It was a complete show. , retreated outside the door, bit her lip, cast a very sinister glance at He's house, and then sneered, "Let's go!"
Next, she temporarily handed over the affairs of the Duke's Mansion to Xian'er, Juan'er and other confidant maids, and personally began to inspect little Tao's dowry shop.
For several days in a row, I went in and out with Shui Jin, checked and reconciled accounts, and was so busy that my feet never touched the ground. But he still rushed to the fourth room to report to Mrs. Zhuang every day under the banner of "stopping the fourth room's mouth".
"This fourteenth daughter-in-law is really a talent!" After several times, Mrs. Zhuang also realized that her reputation was worthy of her name. Her ability to manage accounts and run the house was really beyond the reach of ordinary people. She sighed to her left and right, "I remember that before, Mrs. He You’re not as good as me when you’re in charge! You should have a good niece!”
He Shuijin worked so efficiently that Xiao Tao's shops in Beijing were quickly checked one by one, and the places where they had been tampered with were collected into a book and handed over to Mrs. Zhuang. As for the follow-up, there is no need to worry about Shuijin. Mrs. Zhuang will personally teach these people the attitude and loyalty they should have towards their direct grandchildren.
So He Shuijin naturally asked for orders: "My nephew feels that since there are many problems in the shop, the accounts submitted by Zhuangzi outside the city cannot be believed! You have to go and see for yourself!"
Mrs. Zhuang was both pleased and a little sorry: "You have been hard on you these past few days in Beijing. Outside the city... I remember that several Zhuangzi are very far away. Isn't it too tiring?"
"Fourth Aunt, it's just because we are far away that we have to make a trip even more!" After this period of interaction, He Shuijin and Mrs. Zhuang have become more familiar with each other. He is not as cautious in speaking as before, and now he said seriously, " Those who are close, in this mansion or in the capital, have so many problems right under their noses, but those who are far away, I really don’t know what happened to them. These are all left to An’er by the eighth sister-in-law? How can we let those unworthy servants take advantage of our things?"
Of course Mrs. Zhuang wanted to protect her grandson's interests. Seeing that He Shuijin really thought about An'er, she nodded slightly: "Then I will accept this favor from you on An'er's behalf! In the future, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
He Shuijin pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this: "Fourth Aunt's favor is very valuable! My nephew should remember it carefully so that he can take advantage of Fourth Aunt in the future!"
"Fourth Aunt, I'm being generous, I'm not afraid of you taking advantage!" Mrs. Zhuang also laughed, "I heard that Third Sister-in-law is watching you closely and will ask Mother Chang to send you back soon!"
The reason why Mrs. Zhuang said the last sentence was because Qiu Yilan reminded her privately: "As far as my daughter-in-law knows, although the third aunt is the direct aunt of the fourteenth sister-in-law, she is far from being kind to the fourteenth sister-in-law in person. A lot of trouble.”
Then Mrs. Zhuang remembered that she had mentioned to her daughter-in-law that He Shuijin secretly looked at the doctor and cried violently, so she thought that He was being abused, and she did not dare to ask the doctor to see her injuries openly for fear that others would find out. Mrs. Zhuang's relationship with Mr. He was not good in the first place, but now she looks down upon her even more: "My niece doesn't even care, she is simply sick!"
Mrs. Zhuang herself treats Zhuang Man as her own daughter. Ever since she returned to Beijing, she has never forgotten any good things. Moreover, "No one can ask for a junior like He Shuijin. As expected, the He family has no other abilities and is full of jealousy!"
But he accidentally mentioned the reason why He Shi targeted He Shuijin.
Now that they had discussed with He Shuijin about investigating Zhuangzi outside the city, Mrs. Zhuang couldn't just sit back and watch her being embarrassed by the He family. She immediately sent Chang's mother to accompany her back to the third room to ask for orders from the He family - Mrs. Zhuang specially mentioned it. Mother Chang, who had ordered it, had an extremely arrogant attitude. After entering the hall, she curtly saluted and said nonchalantly: "My wife said that among the dowry of the eighth young lady, there are some villages outside the city that have not been checked. Those places are far away, I'm afraid there are There are more questions. So I need to borrow the Fourteenth Young Madam to walk around outside the city."
"How much time will it take?" Although Mrs. He was afraid of Mrs. Zhuang, she didn't have the backbone of her eldest daughter-in-law to face Mrs. Zhuang's servants. Her face turned ugly when she heard this, "The fourteenth daughter-in-law is already facing this. At home, I have been checking in and out for the eighth daughter-in-law these days, so I can only leave all serious matters to the maid. If I go to the village outside the city again... "
"The third lady is the eldest daughter-in-law of our Duke's family. It's up to our wife to give an account to our missing eighth young lady and our twenty-first grandson who is still in his infancy!" Chang Chang When my mother heard this, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Our wife has not been in Beijing for so many years. How is this the way the third wife has become the eldest daughter-in-law and aunt?! The dowry of the direct nephew has been swindled by the villain, and the dowry of the direct nephew and grand-nephew has been stolen. Your property has been taken away, but what you want is your wife’s time! Do you think our fourth brother is easy to bully?”
He was so angry that his whole body was shaking!
She could not avenge her son's murder, which was already tormenting her heart day and night. Now Chang's mother was just a slave, and she actually dared to speak to her like this!
"I said I won't let the fourteenth daughter-in-law leave the city, and I won't let her!" He Shi couldn't bear to be tough and refused to argue with Chang's mother - she, the eldest sister-in-law of a tomb woman, quarreled with a slave, how could she lose her price? He just said coldly, "If you want to find out how much manipulation has been done to Xiaoba's wife's dowry, you can find a way yourself! Don't delay our work in the room!"
Mother Chang sneered: "Really? If the Third Madam insists on saying that, I have no choice but to go back and apologize to our Madam for not being able to do things well!"
What's the difference between this and a naked threat
He Shi threw the tea bowl on the spot and screamed hysterically: "Go! I want to see how far the fourth brother and sister can make trouble? Will they rush in with a hammer and kill me like they did to the elder sister-in-law?! Ah?" Go, go!"
... Chang's mother proudly went back to the fourth room to complain. When He Shuijin saw him, he immediately burst into tears: "Mom, look at it! Look at it! A slave from the fourth room came to our third room, and in front of us You are so arrogant in front of me! My wife is over there in the fourth room these days... My wife is really unbearable!"
After she cried and told it like this, Mr. He couldn't take it out on her anymore. He suppressed his anger and said: "Don't worry, I won't let you continue to be driven by them. There is no such reason. For a private matter in their room, I want you to run around like a boss and act like a steward!"
He Shuijin sobbed and thanked her, and said repeatedly: "Fortunately, my mother is protecting me, otherwise my daughter-in-law would never be able to survive this life!"
But He's guarantee was not reliable. The main reason was that although Madam Zhuang did not come directly to the door like they did to Dou, they asked Mrs. Tao to come forward.
Mrs. Tao really felt sorry for little Mrs. Tao and An'er, so she naturally refused to sit back and watch the mother and son being abused. At that moment, "Strengthening the sick body" called He to come over and persuaded her to borrow someone.
Mr. He was furious and had never been very afraid of Mrs. Tao, so he refused. Instead, he cried and complained to Mrs. Zhuang and asked Mrs. Tao to make the decision for him.
Mrs. Tao had expected that she would be like this, so she coughed a few times and said feebly: "It's not easy for me to live with my old bones now. How can I care about other things? You are here today just because I can't stand it. I have a message for you about my wife’s troubles. What can I do?”
"So the mother can't make the decision for the daughter-in-law? Not only is the daughter-in-law aggrieved, she is pitiful for her lover and he will not rest in peace!" He cursed secretly while wiping away his tears: "The old and immortal will be partial, and it will only bring prejudice to the fourth family. , he pretended to be dead as soon as he said he would make the decision for our third room!”
I heard Mrs. Tao write lightly: "Before, the fourth daughter-in-law made a fuss to find your father, but I persuaded her to stop it. Now it seems that your father can really handle this matter. In this case, you go back first, I think Your father will give you justice!"
Heshi was stunned: "How dare she go to see her father?"
"Isn't it natural for a daughter-in-law to pay her respects to her father-in-law?" Mrs. Tao said lukewarmly, "How dare you do this?" Seeing that Mr. He was choked by these words and was speechless for a moment, the old lady said again, "Moreover It’s not like she doesn’t have a wife to encourage her!”
Qiu Yilan - Thinking of this niece-in-law, He gnashed his teeth for a while: "Yes, my father has never been happy with that shrew of Mr. Zhuang, but he always thought that Mrs. Qiu was a good one!" Thinking of this, he even hated Mrs. Tao, "I want to If this old Immortal hadn’t told my father countless good things about her before Qiu’s doorstep, how could he have been deceived until now?”
Not only did Qin Guogong have a good impression of this grandson-in-law, Qiu Yilan also had a capable brother as a backer, and she was definitely pregnant with a boy. It was just an errand with Shuijin, so Qin Guogong would not care about the three. Fang regarded Sifang as his son-killing enemy, how could he not allow it
"There is nothing we can do about this." Seeing Mrs. He, Mrs. Tao had already thought that if the fourth house really sent Qiu Yilan to beg Qin Guogong, the loser would probably be the third house, so she gave her a suitable step, "Fourth daughter-in-law She has been in northern Xinjiang for many years and is not familiar with the capital. Besides, for someone of her age, she would go around and calculate the dowry for her missing daughter-in-law in person. It would be inappropriate to spread the word, and An'er would inevitably be raped in the future. Criticism! The sixteenth daughter-in-law went to northern Xinjiang with the sixteenth daughter-in-law, and the nineteenth daughter-in-law is pregnant and cannot work. What can you do if she doesn’t want to borrow money?”
"After all, although she and the 19th daughter-in-law have people, who can compare with the 14th daughter-in-law in terms of auditing? Furthermore, the people in front of the fourth daughter-in-law have just returned to Beijing. How do they know the changes in harvests and prices in Beijing over the years? ? The nineteen-year-old daughter-in-law is young, and there are not many elderly people around her, so she will be deceived even more if she is sent out! "
Mrs. Tao looked at Mr. He and said, "You are the eldest brother of the Duke's mansion. If something happens in the lower room, who else can I look for if I don't look for you?" She added, "As for the grudges... your father and third uncle have already settled the matter." The evidence is here, why should we still be fooled?”
Mr. He was stunned for a while, and then said in frustration: "My mother has said so, what else can my daughter-in-law say? Let the fourteenth daughter-in-law answer for herself later!"
… The next day, He Shuijin went out with his men, planning to go straight to the farthest village and investigate from there.
Upon hearing the news, Qiu Yilan stood up suddenly and told Su He: "There is no need to send people to keep an eye on her, I know her purpose!"