Qin Yuan returned to Wutong Garden and took out the account books to look through them again. By the time the stewardesses arrived, she had already finished reading them and copied down the problematic parts of the account books so that the managers could explain the discrepancies accordingly.

It's inconvenient that Gu Shiliu isn't here.

Qin Yuan simply had someone find her own personal attendant, a man named Shen Chang Le, who was a clever man with sharp eyes and keen ears.

In her previous life, after she and Lin Ziqi arrived in Zhejiang, Shen Changle became the gatekeeper of the government office, and many people had to be mindful of his feelings.

But then something went wrong, and that's why it stopped serving me.

A few words of advice to the shopkeepers would be enough for Shen Changle to understand.

Qin Yuan called him over and had Hongye hand him the box containing the account books, saying, "These account books were redone by the managers of the dowry shops, and there are still quite a few errors. It was already lenient of us not to punish them last time, but if they can't explain these errors now, let them settle their accounts and find another job."

Shen Changle, with her plump figure and amiable face, took the box and asked, "Madam, will you knock it, or..."

Qin Yuan said, "Take a good look for me, and report to me if there are any cases of carelessness or negligence in their work."

Shen Changle immediately understood that he was being asked to deliver a message and check if these people were still usable, so he replied, "Yes, sir."

When I left, we talked about the housekeepers and I also found out how the first wife was handling things.

I returned to camp late yesterday and missed roll call. Only a few people saw me, and they dared to talk nonsense.

Shen Changle was radiating intense heat, her lips were tightly pressed together, and her sharp eyes shot out a fierce gaze.

You've heard this so many times your ears are calloused.

The implication was that they were afraid Shen Changle wouldn't be able to intimidate people.

Mrs. Li's face lit up, and she said with a smile, "Thank you, Madam."

As Hongye continued, the Marquis quickly nodded and said, "It's bad that you know."

"That's enough."

The Marquis glanced at Gu Jinghui with a smile.

Cui Ming said that what she had said was an unusually flattering remark.

“Step back,” Shen Changle sat up straight and answered in a solemn voice.

Evening...

Shen Changle rested her forehead on her hand. How could a day she had been used to for so many years suddenly become unbearable?

Yu Guijing found it boring staying in the small camp, and couldn't help but keep talking about it.

He picked up the book and put it back down.

The Marquis then asked, "Is there anything difficult to handle in the sewing room?"

The ever-lowering sun swept away the weariness from before.

Yu Gui glanced at the newly arrived Li Mama, who didn't seem particularly smug, but could hardly hide her unease.

The soldiers, who were about to retaliate, heard an unfamiliar angry shout and cried out in fright, "General! It's the general! The general has actually returned!"

Hongye said gratefully, "You know that your elder sister is also nurturing you."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Miss Yu Gui."

It looked so listless early in the morning.

But when Shen Changle heard this, his handsome and stern face showed some distress, and a faint, almost imperceptible sweetness as he said, "I originally wanted to shave, but my wife, you are old and delicate, and I was afraid it would frighten you, so I had to shave instead."

"Those bastards act like they've had a full meal."

Inside, under the shade of the trees, the tables and chairs were still in place, and tea, snacks, paper, and pens were all provided.

Shen Changle said angrily, "All of them, step forward and squat in a horse stance under the pole. If you still don't behave properly, you can skip lunch."

The Marquis said, "You need someone to serve you. Yu Guijing is capable, so we should give her a try first. As the saying goes, you can judge a book by its cover. Besides, the more amiable and deceptive I seem, the more wary others will be of me."

After he left, Hongye quietly asked, "Why did you choose him, Miss? He seemed to avoid offending anyone..."

"Yuan'er, do you know what's going on? Mother has brought a message."

Seeing my appearance, how could Yu Guijiang possibly be ambiguous? Madam Lu was very satisfied with Madam Hou.

The soldiers dared to slack off, but the way they looked at me was strange, with more reverence than usual, and less of anything else.

"He should thank Qin Yuan; it was you who thought he was bad and recommended him."

Shen Changle took a small step forward, kicked him from behind, and shouted angrily, "What kind of behavior is this?"

Shen Changle readily agreed, and Yu Guijiang said with a smile, "Jin Can got married and is willing to shave his beard? Shangguan was wondering why that little camp suddenly lost a handsome young man."

No one has any particular strengths or weaknesses. Generally speaking, Hongye is loyal and capable, and that's enough.

"This old servant has counted the embroidery from previous years and estimates that Xiaozhi is sufficient."

The few who were called out shouted slogans and ran to the bottom of the pole to practice horse stance.

Shen Changle became increasingly annoyed. He put down the book in his hand, put his hands behind his back, and strode out of the tent to watch the soldiers drill.

Qin Yuan stepped back and urged, "The stewardesses are all waiting inside, including Gu Jinghui and this Mama Li. Would you like to have a word with me, eldest sister?"

Now the supervising mothers are all determined to stand out for themselves, whether they have made merits or made mistakes, so as not to be caught and punished by Yu Gui.

Yu Guijing: "..."

Getting married is a minor matter; we can always agree to that later.

Li's mother was found by Qin Yuan to help Gu Jinghui with his chores.

The Marquis nodded to the crowd, then sat down at the table and listened to Hongye's roll call.

Last night, I spent the whole night reading "Romance of the Eight Kingdoms".

Cui Ming, a short, stocky woman with a full beard like a polar bear, came back and said with a smile, "The officials pooled some money and had the cooks make some bad food to celebrate Yu Gui's wedding. We specially recommended that the officials come and invite Jin Shen. Jin Shen, please do us the honor."

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