Men are pretentious, especially this kind of young man. How can something you "accidentally" encounter be better than something given by others?
Meeting by chance is fate!
As for fate, it naturally has a unique charm that attracts people and makes people more greedy.
Mrs. Zhou Er and Mrs. Zhou San obviously understood what the old lady meant, and they happily agreed. The three of them talked for a while, and then the two sisters-in-law left to make their own plans.
Zhou Hansheng was worried about his beloved wife facing those sinister and despicable villains alone, so he went to the palace after the court session. After coming out, he hurried to the yamen, dealt with the important matters quickly, and then immediately returned home.
When Zhou Hansheng returned to the mansion, Zhao Liya was looking through the account book.
There were a lot of account books, and she only wanted the general ledger. She would start from the earliest one and make some notes, trying to sort out the whole context.
There is no need to investigate deficits or embezzlement, but the income and expenditure of the entire mansion, especially some important expenditures, must be made clear.
Although the chief steward was in charge of the Duke's accounts, as a servant he was unable to do many daily matters himself, and the master had to step in to do them.
Therefore, when the second and third wives were in charge, they actually had considerable power and could do a lot.
Even if Zhao Liya looked at it roughly and focused on the key points, it still took a lot of time.
"My wife!"
Zhou Hansheng strode into the room, leaned over to look at the account book she was looking at, then sat down next to her, put his arm around her and kissed her hard on the cheek, smiling and praising her: "My wife is really capable, she even brought the account book over to me?"
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded, "Mom asked for it, it's legitimate, how could they dare not give it to her?"
Zhou Hansheng laughed, "That's true."
Zhao Liya had been looking at the account book for a long time, her eyes blurry and her head swollen. Zhou Hansheng was not shy about touching her, nudging her all over, looking incredibly dishonest. Zhao Liya simply put the account book down with a smile, "Doesn't the Emperor have any errands for you? Why are you back so early?"
Zhou Hansheng said nonchalantly, "The work is not urgent, and my wife is not as important. I haven't had lunch yet, so why don't you stay with me? After lunch, I'll go back to your room with you to lie down and rest."
Zhao Liya raised her eyes and angrily said to him, "This guy has such a thick skin, is he really the same Big Brother Zhou from before?"
Zhou Hansheng laughed and nudged her: "I really am with you, I'm not lying to you."
Zhao Liya: "Oh, then you'd better lie to me!"
Zhou Hansheng laughed.
The two laughed and joked for a while, then Zhao Liya asked the small kitchen to make him a bowl of noodles. If there was no soup, he could go to the big kitchen to get it. The big kitchen always had broth hanging in it, as well as various processed ingredients. She also brought back some ready-made ones.
When he came back, it was already past dinner time.
Zhou Hansheng listened to her instructions with a smile, feeling incredibly comfortable. He was so happy. This was the benefit of having a wife. The house, which had previously seemed cold and lifeless, was now filled with tenderness and a touch of homeliness, making him worry about her countless times a day.
The cook in the small kitchen moved quickly and efficiently, bringing up the cooked noodles.
The noodles are cooked in a broth made from ham, fat chicken, pork bones, scallops, and abalone, and topped with shredded chicken, shiitake mushrooms, and sprinkled with chopped green onions. It looks fresh and delicious, and naturally tastes good too.
Zhou Hansheng fed Zhao Liya a handful of shiitake mushrooms and then started eating.
After lunch, Zhao Liya didn’t want to take a nap - who knows whether he would take a nap or sleep with her?
I took Zhou Hansheng for a walk in the garden. At this time of year, the crabapples, camellias, azaleas, plum blossoms, and winter jasmine were all in full bloom, which was a pleasing sight.
Zhou Hansheng sent away all the people who followed him, such as Chunfen. It was not a good idea to follow his wife from a distance, as that would make her shy.
He had just seized the housekeeping position that morning, and at noon he was parading around the gardens. Mrs. Zhou Er happened to see him, and she couldn't help but get angry again. She gritted her teeth and said, "Just wait and see!" She was determined to spend a fortune to find a beautiful woman.
For several days in a row, Zhao Liya buried herself in the pile of account books, feeling dizzy.
Fortunately, she was good at taking notes, and the ladies in charge under her did not dare to mess around, so everything went smoothly.
The ladies in charge under them naturally have confidants of Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San, who always want to set a trap for Zhao Liya.
Zhao Liya was not shy about it. She would pursue the issue relentlessly, get to the bottom of it, and get to the bottom of it.
Many questions cannot be asked at all, as long as she is not too stupid, she can answer them all.
Someone was scolded on the spot.
Without further ado, Zhao Liya asked Nanny Lian to escort the man to the Duke's wife for punishment.
The Duke's wife would not even meet the person who made a mistake or disrespected the master. With just a word, the nanny could take action with justification.
If the wife of the Duke, the mistress of the house, wants to punish anyone in the mansion, no one dares to say anything even if it is unreasonable, let alone if it is reasonable?
Old Mrs. Zhou, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law were keeping an eye on Zhao Liya, both openly and secretly. As long as she did anything wrong, they would definitely not be polite.
Especially Mrs. Zhou San, she has waited too long!
Who would have thought that Zhao Liya was so "cunning" that she would not show up at all if the situation was even a little tricky. With Nanny Lian there, she was directly ordered to reply, and all major matters that required final decision were left to the Duke's wife to handle.
As to whether it was really the idea and order of the Duke's wife or it was fake, who knows?
She has a good mother-in-law, others can only envy her!
They could only watch helplessly as the young wife of the Crown Prince grew in power.
Zhao Liya has made mistakes too.
But every time, Nanny Lian took the initiative to stand up and take responsibility, and accepted the punishment honestly, without showing any mercy to Zhao Liya.
Not only did this clear Zhao Liya of all charges, but it also set a benchmark - if even the nanny was like this, who else could compare to her?
Old Mrs. Zhou and others were angry and helpless.
The funniest thing is that there are people who actually don't know how to live or die and run to Nanny Lian to test her, trying to instigate Nanny Lian to resent Zhao Liya.
Nanny Lian remained calm and perfunctory, but she took this opportunity to find a few people and quickly dealt with them.
She has lived for most of her life, and if she could be plotted against so easily, she would not be worthy of being by the side of the Duke's wife.
The series of actions and the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey were very good. When Zhao Liya asked questions again, no one dared to make excuses, mislead or conceal the truth.
Zhao Liya finally breathed a sigh of relief and could let herself relax for two days.
Zhou Hansheng also breathed a sigh of relief, finally having a wife with a clear mind. You know, his wife had been busy looking at the account books these days and had completely ignored him. It was only because of her so-called "compensation" that he didn't make a fuss.
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