Chen Lingjun's performance upon entering the palace was truly unacceptable. Those who could serve by Yinzhen's side, even if they were mediocre, all possessed some unique skills and expertise, so naturally they looked down on someone like Chen Lingjun.
Soon, someone brought up two sets of tables and chairs, with writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and two identical account books on them.
This ledger is from the Chen family's accounting office, and it's from the latest year; absolutely no one has ever checked it.
Chen Yingjiao wasn't afraid of looking at the account books. She had experience before, and her mother often taught her how to read accounts, the tricks of the account books, and how to distinguish fake accounts.
Due to the widespread use of Arabic numerals, most businesses now use the Wu's accounting method for convenience.
As soon as Chen Yingjiao got her hands on them, she started calculating rapidly with the abacus.
Chen Xingyu doted on his son and sent him to school. Although he studied sporadically, he had learned the new mathematics, which was part of the imperial examinations.
But learning something doesn't guarantee you'll master it. He only learned a smattering of it, and he had no experience. What he learned on his own was enough, but when he looked at the accounts, the costs, entries, and all sorts of miscellaneous expenses, he became more and more confused.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even though the weather was neither hot nor cold, he broke out in a sweat.
I don't understand!
He was anxious too!
Chen Yingjiao's side is making good progress. She's busy calculating and it sounds quite pleasant. This ledger is only for this year, less than five months' worth of accounts, and it's just the ledger for one shop, so there's really not much information.
It took Chen Yingjiao half an hour to figure it out.
Chen Yingjiao's speed is quite impressive, comparable to that of a typical old accountant.
"Your Excellency, I have finished the calculations."
The county magistrate was surprised that a young woman could calculate so quickly. After hearing that she had calculated it, he ordered someone to present the result to him.
The county magistrate didn't even look at it first, but presented it to Yinzhen first. Yinzhen glanced at it and found that the profit figures were consistent with the correct results. There were even some changes made based on the nature of the shops. There were also a few discrepancies in the ledger, which she wrote down one by one.
Yinzhen didn't show any outward expression, but inwardly he thought that this girl was quite adept at managing household affairs and doing business.
Yinzhen ordered Liang Jiugong to pass the results to the officials who had come with him so that they could all see them. Most of them thought that the girl was a good housekeeper. After passing the results around, they finally reached the county magistrate.
Upon seeing the result, the county magistrate knew the outcome was already decided. He said to Chen Lingjun, "Chen Lingjun, you've finally come out?"
Chen Lingjun hadn't calculated it. There were only a few drops of ink on the paper on the table. He wanted to write something on it, but he couldn't put pen to paper!
I don't know what went up there!
In the end, Chen Lingjun could only write down a random number and stammered, "This humble subject has finished writing."
Even those who haven't watched Chen Lingjun's show know this ending is inevitable, and indeed it is.
The county magistrate glanced at Yinzhen and, seeing that he had no other instructions, knew that the matter would probably proceed as originally planned.
After leaving the yamen, Chen Yingjiao did not return to the small courtyard where she had stayed. When she came out, Shun'er was already waiting by the carriage.
Shun'er already knew that her young mistress had taken over the Chen family's business. Seeing her mistress come out, she quickly came up and said, "Miss, this servant will take you back to the manor."
Hearing this, Chen Yingjiao suddenly felt a little unreal. In fact, she had regained consciousness when she was knocked unconscious and thrown into the river. The river water was icy cold. At that time, she was surrounded by water and struggled desperately, but her heart was filled with despair.
She was rescued, and at that time she only felt that there was a glimmer of hope. She never thought that in the blink of an eye, her mother's revenge would be achieved and the family business that her mother had worked hard to build with her dowry would be secured.
Now I feel a mix of emotions, but I feel extremely lucky. Even though my loved ones are gone, I haven't been able to let go of my resentment.
Having gone through this ordeal, Chen Yingjiao has matured considerably. Looking at Shun'er, she said, "Let's go back to the manor."
Chen Yingjiao knew that although the family business was about to be returned, there would still be a lot of wrangling ahead!
Chen Xingyu's mistress, Aunt Wang, is quite special. She came into his home and even made Chen Lingjun's relationship public. But over the years, Chen Xingyu has had more than one mistress; besides Aunt Wang, there are two others!
And they all had children, including boys.
This is going to cause some trouble.
Then there are the Chen family members. Although we haven't been in much contact over the years, money is a powerful motivator. The Chen family's wealth might not be considered impressive by truly wealthy families, but for the originally poor Chen family, it was the height of riches.
It's better that we don't know the news now; if we did, they might come knocking and cause trouble!
After the Chen siblings left, the county magistrate immediately stood up from his seat. Now, every official standing was of higher rank than him, and he felt very uneasy sitting down.
Yinzhen didn't make things difficult for anyone. Now that the matter was settled, he left with his men.
Yinzhen led his men back to the study, and then said with a sigh, "This Miss Chen is indeed a woman who is just as capable as any man. The Chen family's business is better in her hands than in the hands of that illegitimate son."
Even if those below disagreed in their hearts and felt that it was improper for a woman to inherit the family business, they had nothing to say.
And so they all said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise."
Yinzhen: "Does anyone else have a different opinion on this matter?"
At this point, most people just want this matter to pass quickly and don't want to mention it again.
Chengfeng spoke up: "Your Majesty, this servant has some ideas."
Tell me about it.
When the crowd heard that he had some ideas, they were a little overwhelmed, but since the emperor was willing to listen, they could only accompany him.
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