"Madam, you don't know, this old guy is shameless and loud-mouthed. She deserves to be beaten by me!" Nanny Zhang was furious at this time. Grandma Wang obviously doesn't favor her. Not to mention that half her life's savings have been wiped out, and her monthly payment will be deducted for another half a year. For her, this is simply shocking news! Seeing the eldest lady at this time, she suddenly cried and howled as if she had seen a savior.
Seeing the mess in the room, Ms. Qiao stroked her forehead and said, "Mother Wang, tell me what's going on."
Grandma Wang glared at Grandma Zhang warningly, and then said with a smile, "Madam, it's just that Grandma Zhang drank some horse urine and made a mess. Don't take it to heart. Grandma Zhang, you're not happy yet." Go back to your room!"
Seeing that Aunt Wang was still threatening her, Aunt Zhang suddenly became angry and said angrily, "I didn't drink, madam, I didn't even drink at all today! If you want to know the truth, then I'll tell you!" "
A sudden thought occurred in Grandma Wang's heart, and she said first, "This old fellow has gone crazy. Please gag her and send her back to her room. Don't taint Madam's eyes!"
But no one around him moved. They all stood aside, ready to watch the joke.
Grandma Zhang smiled proudly, and then said loudly, "Madam, I was confused at that time. In order to be the boss, I gave Grandma Wang three hundred taels of silver, which was half of my life's savings. But. But Nanny Liu went to inform you, and the money was wasted! Nanny Wang took my money, but not only did she not help me, she also followed Nanny Liu to deal with me, I am not convinced!"
As soon as Mrs. Qiao heard this number, her expression turned gloomy. Three hundred taels. These slaves earn one tael of silver a month, which is enough for an ordinary family to spend on food and drink for a month. This slave can work for half his life without eating or drinking. She could barely earn three hundred taels, but she actually gave away so many gifts in one go!
She didn't believe it, this old slave had never given it away before! Being able to give away so much money means that she will have to earn ten or even a hundred times this amount in this position in the future!
"Mother Wang, do you have anything to say?"
Hearing Mrs. Qiao's cold voice, Grandma Wang immediately knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice, "Madam, you have to believe me, I have never done this before!"
"Madam, what I am sending is a peony purse. It is made of black satin, pink peonies, and three green leaves. If you don't believe it, go and search in Grandma Wang's room. I'm sure you can find it!" Grandma sneered a few times and looked at Grandma Wang as if she was resentful.
Naturally, Mrs. Qiao wanted to search, so she immediately ordered people to search Grandma Wang's room.
Not long after, the maid brought all the things she had found in front of Mrs. Qiao.
You don't know it by looking at it, but as soon as you saw it, Mrs. Qiao was filled with anger. She pointed at the nuns present and said bitterly, "I thank my family for raising you people just to make you corrupt!"
But it turned out that Mrs. Qiao was more thoughtful when she ordered the search, and carefully checked the rooms of several other nuns.
Most of these nuns have no elders in their families, so they must keep the money with them. It doesn't matter if they don't check it now. After checking, they found so much filth!
After seeing these things, even Aunt Zhao, who came after hearing the news, turned pale in an instant.
After being counted, the total value of the money and other things these nuns were greedy for was nearly three thousand taels. Among them, Nanny Wang had the most valuables!
Mr. Qiao immediately returned to the old lady and sent all these people to a remote village. It was called a pension, but in reality it was under house arrest! After all, these people have worked in the Xie Mansion for half their lives, and they all know what they should know and what they shouldn't know. If he is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, and coupled with the resentment of these people, there is no guarantee that he will do something detrimental to the Xie Mansion.
Xie Ruzhuo listened on the sidelines and made no comment on Qiao's words. After Mrs. Qiao finished speaking, Mrs. Ji nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, so I'll do as you say."
Mrs. Qiao agreed and said, "My daughter-in-law doesn't dare to be greedy for credit. In fact, these are all Zhuo'er's ideas."
Hearing this, Ji immediately became interested. After all, it is not unusual for a matron to do this, but if these methods come from a fifteen-year-old girl, it is worth thinking about.
"Zhuo'er, how did you come up with this?"
Seeing Ji's question about him, Xie Ruzhuo didn't take any credit, he just smiled and said, "Don't we have an old saying that if you want to make people die, you must first make them crazy. This is actually the same truth."
Ji nodded and said appreciatively, "You are sensible, but there is something wrong with this matter. If we get rid of four powerful nuns at once, there must be someone in this house who is unaware and will complain that we are doing things too much." Too cruel, how are you going to deal with this?"
Ji was determined to test Xie Ruzhuo, and the latter obviously did not disappoint her.
"Actually, my granddaughter told her mother before that after this incident, there is still one thing to do. That is to select some capable and honest servants from the homes of these nuns who were sent away to work in the house. If there is that Those with outstanding abilities can be entrusted with important tasks again. Our Xie Mansion is a century-old mansion, and rewards and punishments are the most fair. Mistakes are punished, and merits are rewarded. Only in this way can we show the style of my Xie family."
Xie Ruzhuo said a set of words in a very orderly and well-founded way. Ji immediately relaxed her brows and said with a smile, "She is indeed the grandson of my Xie family. Mrs. Qiao, you have raised her well."
Xie Ruzhuo's method not only eliminated the old traitors, but also calmed people's hearts. Mrs. Qiao felt more and more that this legitimate daughter was not simple. When she heard Ji's praise, she immediately said humbly, "I am not worthy of my daughter-in-law."
The three of them chatted for a while, and seeing that Mrs. Ji was a little tired, Mrs. Qiao just left with Xie Ruzhuo.
Following Xie Ruzhuo's instructions, Mrs. Qiao sent the nuns away and then selected people from each family to re-enter the house. As expected, there were no rumors in the house, and everyone praised the Qiao family for their good housekeeping and the Xie family's good stewardship.
However, the hatred made the people in the third room gnashed their teeth, and even the second room was a little angry and unwilling to give in. After all, among the people eliminated this time, members of both families were included!
After Xie Ruzhuo returned to his room, he saw Hongrui coming to him with a mysterious look on his face. After Xie Ruzhuo sent everyone out, he asked, "What's wrong with her?"
Hongrui whispered, "Miss, the man said that after Dongmei left, she went directly to the Fu family in the south of the city, but the Fu family stayed behind closed doors. Later, she was tired and thirsty, and collapsed in a ruined temple. , was given by a group of beggars..."
Hongrui's face turned red and it was hard to say what she said next, with a bit of sympathy. Seeing her expression, Xie Ruzhuo knew what was going on, so he said, "Okay, you can go down first. I have my own opinion on this matter."
Hongrui nodded, unable to bear it anymore, and said, "Miss, please forgive me for talking too much. Dongmei is indeed guilty, but her current situation is miserable enough. Can we stop harming her?"
Although Dongmei is not dead now, but with a group of beggars, she is probably not far away from death!
Xie Ruzhuo glanced at her. Although this girl stayed in the house for a long time, she had a pure heart.
"Hongrui, do you know the story of the farmer and the snake?"
Hong Rui looked at Xie Ruzhuo with some doubts, and then said sheepishly, "Miss, you know, I have never read a book since I was a child, and I am no better than Sister Jiangzhu and Qianbi who only serve you since childhood. So I don't even know the Chinese characters." I don’t know him, where have I heard anything else?”
Xie Ruzhuo patted her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. If you want to learn, just follow me when the master comes."
Seeing the surprise on Hong Rui's face, Xie Ruzhuo continued, "The farmer was kind and saved a frozen snake. But after the snake woke up, the first thing it did was bite the farmer's chest hard. .So, Hong Rui, you have to remember that you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others. It is her own fault that Dongmei is in such a state today. I will not make her worse, but you also Don't save her, lest you get killed in the future. Do you understand?"
Hong Rui knew that Xie Ruzhuo was speaking sincerely to her, so she nodded heavily and said, "I understand!"
"Well, it's none of your business. You can go and guard outside first."
After Hongrui left the room, Xie Ruzhuo looked towards a certain courtyard in the mansion.
The Fu family in the south of the city, isn't that the home of Fu Qian'er's brother! Fu Qian'er used to be Xie Shenyan's personal maid, but later she took advantage of Xie Shenyan's drunkenness and climbed into his bed. If my mother hadn't been kind-hearted, she wouldn't have been able to be my aunt!
After her mother died, Fu Qian'er took her in to raise her. On the surface, she was very kind to her, but in fact, he took a lot of good things and subsidized them to her brother. Even the house in the south of the city was bought by Fu Qian'er.
Now after Dongmei's accident, she didn't go there but only to Fu's house. Could it be that this incident has something to do with Fu Qian'er? When he thought of those old copybooks and handkerchiefs, Xie Ruzhuo frowned heavily and became more and more sure of his idea.
However, Fu Qian'er must not be the only one responsible at this time. After all, she has never entered the palace in her life, and it is impossible for her to know about the scandals in the palace. If she guessed correctly, then Fu Qian'er must have become someone else's chess piece! And the mastermind also has some connection with the Fu family!
When he thought of this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately stood up and called, "Hongrui, come in here!"
Hong Ruiben was standing outside. When she heard Xie Ruzhuo's call, she quickly opened the door and came in, saying, "Miss, what's wrong?"
"Listen to me, go to the secret door now and tell that person that we will add another hundred taels, but he must find out who the Fu family in the south of the city is connected to and the background of that person!"
As Xie Ruzhuo said, he took out two more ingots of gold from the box, put them in Hong Rui's hand, and said solemnly, "This matter is of great importance. You should go and come back early."
Hong Rui agreed and saw Xie Ruzhuo looking solemn and hurriedly went.
Xie Ruzhuo sighed when he saw her leaving. The secret door is a Jianghu organization with deeper roots than the Xie family. It is said that the secret door originated from Donglai Kingdom, which is adjacent to their country. Later, after the secret door leader Lu Zimo disappeared mysteriously, the secret door was suppressed by Donglai Kingdom and never had the ability to rebound.
However, a small remnant of them came here and re-established a secret door. After a hundred years of ups and downs, the Secret Door has once again developed into a major underground force in the country. It only makes a living by detecting intelligence for others, but it will never involve heavy-paying murders.
In his previous life, Xie Ruzhuo accidentally learned the secret door's contact information, but never used it. A few days ago, because of Dongmei's incident, she tried to ask Hongrui to contact the person in the secret door. As expected, the person showed up and offered a high price, but the work efficiency was also high.
Xie Ruzhuo knew that it was extremely risky for her to do such a thing. After all, the enemy was hiding and she was hiding.