Chapter 257 Guilt
Today is the first official audit since the palace changed all its stewards.
On the first day of last month, the accounts that were checked were basically the ones that were left over from before. The new steward had just taken over and didn't understand many things.
After a correction, this month's accounts are in good shape. There were one or two mistakes occasionally, but they were quickly solved after Jiang Shu pointed them out and asked about them.
At the end of the audit, only two stewards had never touched the bookkeeping books before, so they made some messy and unclear things and needed to be redone.
Jiang Shu frowned and handed them over to Zhuo Teng to teach and correct.
Unlike others, Zhuo Teng was a bookkeeper before, and Wu Qian almost threw all the affairs to him. In addition, he had read a lot of books and was a scholar, so he knew a lot and learned quickly, which made people feel relieved.
Judging from Jiang Shu's experience in judging people, Zhuo Teng is a talented person. If he is properly cultivated, he will definitely be a capable assistant in the future.
"Okay, let's go collect the monthly salary first." Jiang Shu stood up.
"Thank you, Princess." The stewards hurriedly saluted and stepped aside to see him off.
After Chu Yu helped Jiang Shu leave, the hall suddenly became lively.
Jiang Shu looked back and saw the stewards smiling and heading towards the accounting office together.
"This day of every month is the happiest time for the people in the mansion." Chu Yu whispered.
As a servant, you do your best to do your job every day for the monthly salary. A few taels of silver can support a family.
Jiang Shu nodded to show his understanding: "After I go back, you should also hurry up to collect the monthly allowance."
Leng Xing and Chu Yu responded respectfully.
Although they have no family to support, they also need to spend money.
Besides, people will always be old and weak one day, and they must save some money for self-defense.
Having money is good in every way, but not having money is difficult in every way, and no one is an exception.
Yu Zheng has been very busy recently. Not only does he often go out of the house, but he is always busy in the study until late at night.
It was not until the tenth day that Jiang Shu had to go to the Jiang family to check the accounts, and Yu Zheng took some time off to send her to the Jiang family.
In the carriage, Jiang Shu thought and said softly: "If my husband is busy, I can do it myself."
In broad daylight, with Leng Xing and the guards accompanying her, she did not run around, and nothing would go wrong.
Yu Zheng held her hand, his face slightly condensed: "Accidents are always unexpected, I feel relieved to be with you."
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for the one. And he couldn't afford that one. No matter how many guards he had, it wouldn't be as reassuring as him guarding him personally.
Seeing Yu Zheng's insistence, Jiang Shu didn't say anything anymore. After all, there was only one day like this every month, so even if he delayed, he couldn't delay too much.
Yu Zheng was indeed very busy. After sending Jiang Shu to Jiang's house, he left in a car and rushed back to Jiang's house at noon.
When Yu Zheng arrived at Jiang's house, Jiang Shu was talking to Jiang's father and mother in the flower hall, waiting for him to have lunch together.
Looking at Jiang Shu's bulging belly, Jiang's father and mother were very happy, looking forward to the birth of the child.
This is their first grandson, which is very rare.
Father Jiang said, "I'm fine now. If there's anything in the shop, I can solve it. You don't need to worry too much. It's important to take good care of the baby."
Jiang Shu was a little worried when she heard this: "Dr. Chen told me not to work too hard. Dad should worry less."
"Don't worry. I know what's going on. Although my brain is not as good as before, I'm not stupid." After a year of recuperation, Father Jiang couldn't hold it in any longer.
Jiang Shu wanted to say something else, but Mother Jiang patted her hand and said, "Don't worry about him. If he stays idle, he will get new problems."
Mother Jiang accompanied Father Jiang every day and was the person who knew Father Jiang's physical condition best. Hearing her say this, Jiang Shu reluctantly felt relieved.
They all knew that Jiang's family was the life's work of Father Jiang, and he couldn't just leave it alone. Besides, Jiang Shu was pregnant now, so it was indeed inconvenient for her to take care of Jiang's family.
It was the right time for Father Jiang to take over again.
The food was served, and several people stopped talking and focused on eating.
After the meal, Jiang's father and mother saw them off.
Seeing Jiang's father limping with his injured leg, Jiang Shu felt sad and distressed.
Feeling her eyes, Jiang's father patted his leg and smiled casually: "It's fine, just a little slow, it's not a big deal." After
such a serious injury, it is a great blessing to be able to save his life and live a normal life.
People should not be too greedy, and be content with what they have.
Seeing that his parents were relieved, the knot in Jiang Shu's heart immediately dissipated. After
seeing them off at the door, Jiang Shu asked Jiang's father and mother to stay.
"Take good care of yourself and the child." Jiang's mother reluctantly instructed.
Yu Zheng said slowly: "Don't worry, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I will take good care of them and their child."
Yu Zheng's words and deeds are consistent, so Jiang's mother is relieved.
On the carriage back home, Jiang Shu heard the noise and shouts outside the carriage, and couldn't help but lift the curtain and look out with bright eyes.
Yu Zheng saw the yearning in her eyes and asked softly: "But do you feel suffocated?"
Thinking of this, Yu Zheng felt ashamed of Jiang Shu. Before the marriage, he promised that she would not be restricted and could do business freely as before.
But the fact is that before the marriage, Jiang Shu had been confined to the mansion, and after the marriage, she rarely went out and became a woman in the back house who waited for her husband to return home every day.
"Shu'er, I'm sorry." Yu Zheng was full of guilt.
He wanted to let her be free, but now was not the time.
First, she was pregnant, and second, the Cao family was ready to make a move, and there were crises everywhere.
Jiang Shu lowered the car curtain and retracted her gaze. She turned around and saw Yu Zheng with a guilty look on his face. She smiled gently and said, "Didn't my husband say that there is no need for apologies between husband and wife?"
Yu Zheng choked when he heard this, and then laughed.
He understood that Jiang Shu didn't want him to feel guilty and sad.
Reaching out and holding her in his arms, Yu Zheng promised her, "When the child is born and the capital is peaceful, you can leave the house at will without any restrictions."
"Okay." Jiang Shu leaned on Yu Zheng's warm and broad chest without any complaints.
A woman should obey her husband after marriage and should be bound by the house. Yu Zheng has been very tolerant of her
. Besides, even if she really becomes a housewife, she is willing to do so.
After returning to the palace, Jiang Shu went back to the main courtyard for a nap, and Yu Zheng went to the study to handle government affairs.
When Jiang Shu woke up, she heard Tan Yu say that the peach blossoms by the lake in the back garden were in full bloom, so she wanted to go and see them.
Chu Yu helped Jiang Shu out of the main courtyard and ran into Yu Zheng.
"Are you done with your work, husband?" Jiang Shu paused.
Yu Zheng nodded and asked her where she was going.
Jiang Shu's eyes were bright: "The peach blossoms in the back garden are in full bloom."
"I'll go with you." Yu Zheng took Jiang Shu's hand and asked Chu Yu Lengxing to go back.
Jiang Shu was more than happy to do so.
The afternoon was sunny and warm. The two walked hand in hand and saw the pink color by the lake from a distance, hanging on the treetops like a pink cloud.
"It's so beautiful." Jiang Shu exclaimed in surprise and couldn't wait to get closer to admire it.
The pink peach blossoms, just beginning to bloom, are quietly bathed in the sun. The veins on the petals are clearly visible. A light sniff will fill your nose with fragrance.
Jiang Shu, who just woke up from a nap, still had a slightly rosy face. Standing under the peach tree, she is so beautiful that it makes people's hearts soften.
Seeing her like this, Yu Zheng, who was standing by, could not help but think of a poem. The face of a person and
the peach blossoms complement each other.
Yu Zheng raised his hand, picked a small branch of peach blossoms, and pinned it to Jiang Shu's hair.