Yan Yan's words made Xue's eyes light up, "Yes, Sou Ziyuxuan, you didn't bring anything with you when you entered the door, the extra money is naturally the money from the greedy public."
At this moment, she could also see that the third girl was obviously trying to find Aunt Pei's unhappiness. Since the goal is the same, she doesn't mind following the pawn.
This is the downside of being an unjustified housekeeper. If you manage it well, no one will say anything, and if you manage it well, you will be singled out. If it was Shen Yiyao's housekeeper, no one would dare to say that they would search her residence even if they suspected that she was greedy for her father-in-law's money.
But Concubine Pei was different. She came from a concubine, even if she was a noble concubine, her status was much lower. Especially since she didn't have a dowry back then, this is a good handle.
Aunt Pei was going crazy now, and said hysterically, "Why do you want to search my place?" She cried to the old lady, "Aunt, don't you care, just let them bully your niece?"
Before the old lady could speak, Yan Yan spoke again, "grandmother naturally knows that you are her niece or a relative, but in order to calm everyone's doubts, how could she possibly favor you."
These words directly blocked the old lady from saying anything.
She is also in a hurry at the moment, but people can hold her words, what can she say? Doesn't she mean she wants to favor her niece when she speaks
Seeing Shi Xue and Shi Chen looking into her eyes again, the old lady sighed: "Yu Jin, you are sitting up straight, don't be afraid. These old people treat you well and reward you a lot. As long as it is within this range, no one can talk about the money of the greedy public, and my aunt promises you."
The last few words are also for others to hear. Within an appropriate range, even if Pei Yujin is really full of his own pockets, as long as the number is not large, that's fine. Everyone knows the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and it can be regarded as a peace of mind pill for Aunt Pei.
But how can Aunt Pei feel at ease
The old lady thought that even if Aunt Pei was greedy, there would not be a lot, but the key is that it is a lot! Especially the old lady's words, she also tacitly agreed to let people search Ziyuxuan.
Aunt Pei now has the heart to die. She can only hope that the private rooms she hides will not be discovered. Fortunately, she hides it secretly enough, and only she knows the place.
The matter is certain, the next step is to send people to search Ziyuxuan. The old lady will definitely send people here. In order to dispel the doubts of the third room, the two rooms will also be sent. Yan Yan has always been domineering, and asked Mama Zou to supervise.
Aunt Pei now hates Yan Yan to death. She finds a reason to say that she is a junior and is not qualified. Yan Yan snorts disdainfully, saying that since she built a small kitchen in Ningxiang Pavilion, the house has not set rules for a long time, and she is not lacking in nature. I didn't mention it, but now everyone suspects that Concubine Pei has embezzled money, and she naturally wonders whether or not Concubine Pei has deducted all the cases of Ningxiang Pavilion for private use.
Everyone was in an uproar, and the old lady had a hint of condemnation in her eyes.
She couldn't afford to offend this little ancestor, where did Aunt Pei have the guts to deduct the case of Ningxiang Pavilion? !
In fact, before I talk about this, Yan Yan just returned to the house and beat Aunt Pei in the face one after another. She couldn't take her breath, so she wanted to vent her anger. Seeing that Ningxiang Pavilion built a small kitchen, and before going to the big kitchen to get daily ingredients, he deducted the money that should have been allocated to Ningxiang Pavilion to subsidize daily meals.
In the entire Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, the masters of each room come from the large kitchen. If they usually want to eat dessert or something, there are also small kitchens in their courtyards. The daily meals of the masters.
The above is purchased with silver per head. If you don't eat it in the big kitchen, it stands to reason that you can go to the big kitchen to get the ingredients, or discount the silver. Ningxiang Pavilion didn't mention it, the big kitchen pretended to be stupid, and Aunt Pei made a middle-of-the-road difference and deducted it.
When Yan Yanru comes to look for it, she can easily push it to the bottom. It can also be said that the ingredients are prepared, but no one from Ningxiang Pavilion comes to fetch it, so Yan Yan can only suffer from a dumb loss.
Aunt Pei thought very simply at first, she just wanted to see the always arrogant three girls come to beg her, but Yan Yan didn't bother to care about her at all, so this matter has been left there.
At this time, being brought up by Yan Yan was no less than the last straw that broke the camel's back.
You dare to deduct the money for the meal of the girl you are born directly, needless to say, the money in the public must be greedy!
Everyone was accusing, including the old lady, and Aunt Pei naturally pushed it to the big kitchen, but there were various things in the past, and no one would listen to her explanation.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Fang Cui, who had been standing in the corner of the room, crept out, and Yan Yan gave Mei Xiang a look, and Mei Xiang rushed over and grabbed her.
"Where are you going? The master told you to go?"
Yan Yan smiled, "This is Aunt Pei's maid Fangcui. Where are you going? In order to show Aunt Pei's innocence, she is not the one assigned by the master. For the time being, everyone is not allowed to go out."
As soon as these words came out, the people who were secretly eager to move were honest.
Xue ordered two people brought by himself, Chen ordered two, plus Mama Zou beside Yan Yan and Mama Zhao beside the old lady, several people went to Ziyuxuan.
The maid came up and changed tea for several masters. Yan Yan and Yan Mo were juniors, so they were naturally not qualified to sit in the hall and drink tea in front of the old lady. The two went to the second room to sit down, and the servants served hot tea and each other. Shikiguchi, the two of them leisurely drank tea and other letters.
Yan Yan smiled and pinched her younger brother's little fleshy face recently, "You little rascal."
A Mo shyly squinted and smiled, grabbed a piece of pastry from the plate and ate it.
This is in Rong'an Hall, so the words shouldn't be too obvious, as long as the two of them understand the meaning inside.
After about half an hour, Mama Zhao came back with a group of people, carrying seven or eight mahogany boxes, and Mama Zou also held a small black-painted wooden box in her arms.
There was also Shen Yiyao. It turned out that a few of Zhao's mother went to search Ziyuxuan, but Aunt Pei's maids stopped them. One of them secretly went out to find Shen Yiyao to call the shots. I heard that it was the old lady's life, but Shen Yiyao didn't stop her. , but follow the situation.
On the way, Shen Yiyao also learned about the specific situation, and when she came in, she looked at Aunt Pei with condemnation in her eyes.
As soon as Aunt Pei saw the black lacquered box, she trembled and collapsed to the ground, her face ashen. At this time, everyone present didn't have time to pay attention to her, and their eyes were fixed on the mahogany boxes.
The boxes were so full that the lids could not be closed. Xue's people stepped forward to open them one by one, and everyone was in an uproar.
With a solemn face, Zhao's mother reported: "Because there is no clear goal, several people who went with us suggested that as long as the things that are not in line with the aunt's placement should be found, all of them are here."
This mother Zhao is a good person. She led the way, and it was the old lady who ordered the order, and she wanted to absolve herself.
Yan Yan glanced at the pile of things and thought, this time Aunt Pei not only hated Mother Zhao, but even the old lady couldn't escape. She looked at Aunt Pei's face again, her face turned pale with distress.
Xue's expression was excited as if she had been beaten by chicken blood, "Mother, you can take a good look at how much this Concubine Pei is getting rich."
There are all kinds of precious ornaments, calligraphy and painting, jade, fabrics, etc. in these boxes, too many to list. One of the boxes is covered with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, blinding people's eyes. Such a thing, not to mention Aunt Pei, not even the Xue family and the Chen family, is really poignant.
Mama Zou stepped forward and said: "The slave and the servant took people from a dark compartment under Concubine Pei's bed and found this small wooden box, which contained more than two hundred taels of gold ingots, more than five hundred taels of silver, and a silver note. A stack of about 12,000 taels."
When this statement came out, it was even more uproar.
The old lady's face was as black as ink, she gasped a few times, and slapped the little girl angrily: "Aunt Pei, what do you say!"
OK! She thought she was pressing the bottom of the box, and went to her place with the money!
Sitting on the ground, Concubine Pei's face was pale and flustered, "There are some things here that the Lord Hou gave to his concubine, and the silver note was placed here by the Lord Hou."
Mrs Xue sneered, the old lady hurriedly glanced at Shen Yiyao and denounced angrily: "You are so bold, to actually go to Ting'er, Ting'er used the money to take the account from the accountant, where did you get so much money and put it with you. You It's my niece. I always trust you more than you, but now it seems that you really disappointed me. Not only did I learn to enrich myself, but I also learned not to think about myself and to cling to others."
Aunt Pei's face froze, thinking of the connection, she simply pretended to cry and didn't speak.
"Mother, don't be angry. Fortunately, this silverfish was found today."
Xue's and Chen's came forward to comfort them one after another, and their words contained schadenfreude.
But Concubine Pei was right. Some jade ornaments, jewelry, fabrics, and the like were indeed rewarded by others, such as Yan Ting, the old lady, and Shen Yiyao. But everyone knows that it is impossible for all things to be rewarded by others. Who can reward her with so many things, these things add up to enough to marry several daughters.
Large families in the capital marry their daughters as dowry, and the wealth ranges from 20,000 to 30,000 silver, and some are only a few thousand taels. The Xue family's dowry only added up to five thousand taels. At this time, seeing that Aunt Pei had so many 'private houses', her eyes were red.
At this time, Mama Zou took out an account book, "When I got the account book, the slaves looked at it, and the records on it were all from Zi Yuxuan's book, which should be used by Aunt Pei to record her personal belongings. Few are recorded, others are none. Others are on this ledger—"
She took out another account book, which was Concubine Pei's real account book, all of which were used to record things that were not suitable for bookkeeping.
What is not suitable for bookkeeping? It must be an unseen object! Learn to make two accounts! Xue Shi gave Aunt Pei a hateful look.
People have and I don’t, so it’s natural to hate people, especially when I think of these things that also have big houses in them!
Yan Yan showed a smile of admiration. Zou's mother stepped forward to present the account book. When passing by Xue's family, Xue's family suddenly took out the account book.
She seemed stunned, bowed, and stepped back.
Xue Shi was heartbroken, and waved the ledger in her hand, "This is all out of our own pockets, let's count it on the spot, I want to see how much money her aunt Pei has embezzled in the past few years. "
Xue's angry act interrupted the old lady's plan.
Not to mention Xue Shi, Chen Shi is also very curious. The two of them took care of themselves and ordered a few wives to calculate separately, and found a few literate maids to enter the book and account, and calculated on the spot.
Because of the need to classify and estimate the listing, it is very slow. But because it was checking other people's things, everyone didn't feel bored, but was very interested. The old lady's face was not obvious, her eyes were half closed, and she couldn't see what she really thought.
Yan Yan looked at it leisurely, just like watching a play.
Suddenly, her eyes flashed and she stood up abruptly. Her behavior was so abrupt that everyone in the hall looked at her. Regardless, she hurried forward, pushed a woman away, and took a step from the pile of jewelry.
This step is extremely eye-catching. The emerald green and brightly colored red treasures, and what is even more unusual is the red treasure held in the mouth of the bird. lifelike.
It is a red-gold and ruby-inlaid double-pointed emerald buoy!
Yan Yan's expression was extremely strange, and she even sneered. Since entering the Rong'an Hall, she has always looked calm and calm, and suddenly became fierce.
"Okay, that's great!"