Gu Yunran pinched a piece of sesame candy and put it in her mouth. After eating, she wiped her hands with the towel handed to her by Zhuye. She looked at Lianxiang and asked, "What is your Second Madam going to do now?"
Lianxiang shook her head: "I don't know."
Gu Yunran pinched a piece of sesame cake and handed it to her, "It's very sweet, try it."
Lianxiang pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally took it: "Thank you, ma'am!"
Gu Yunran got up and went back to the house to change clothes. Then, she came out with Zhuye and Taohua and went to Baomotang. As they walked along the road, Lianxiang said cautiously, "The Second Miss has sent a letter. Perhaps the Second Madam asked you to go to Baomotang because of this."
Gu Yunran paused and looked back at Lianxiang. Lianxiang nodded, then quickly lowered her head.
Madam has worked hard in the Lu Mansion for so many years. When she was in charge, she was very kind to the servants and was clear about rewards and punishments. She admired Madam very much.
Gu Yunran withdrew her gaze and continued walking forward. Zhuye couldn't help but ask, "Is the man the Second Miss is marrying the Fifth Young Master of the Chen family whom you introduced to your aunt?"
Gu Yunran nodded: "Exactly."
"Back then, I introduced the eldest son of the Chen family to my great aunt. Soon after she got married, she introduced her niece, the second daughter, Lu Xiao'e, to the fifth son of the Chen family."
Zhuye sighed: "This relationship is really complicated. They are aunt and niece, but they have become sisters-in-law in the Chen family. What will they call each other when they return to the Lu family?"
Gu Yunran smiled: "Why do you care so much? That's their business."
Zhuye said: "Yes, I am sorry for talking too much."
Gu Yunran's eyes darkened. "The Second Miss is probably coming back soon. Then the eldest aunt Lu Qingqing should be back too."
Gu Yunran calculated the time and found that it was around this time in her previous life. Lu Qingqing's return to her parents' home was the beginning of her nightmare.
It’s just that in the previous life, Madam Lu was still alive, but in this life...
Gu Yunran's eyes suddenly turned cold, and her hands in her sleeves clenched into fists. Since Lu Qingqing was coming back, she would make her return home an unforgettable experience.
While Gu Yunran was recalling, he had already arrived at the old lady's Baomo Hall.
"Ma'am, we're here."
Lianxiang reminded carefully, and when Gu Yunran walked into the yard, she stepped aside.
Zhuye lifted the curtain for Gu Yunran. When Gu Yunran walked into the room, she found that Madam Lu and Madam Lu had already arrived. They were talking and laughing about something, but when they saw Gu Yunran coming, the smiles on their faces immediately disappeared.
Obviously he doesn't like me.
Gu Yunran didn't care. She didn't think it mattered. She coughed lightly and asked, "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law, you are all here. I wonder what you want me to do?"
The Second Madam threw a stack of account books in front of her and said, "There's a lot of deficit in these accounts. You must have embezzled money."
Gu Yunran raised her head, staring at the Second Madam in a daze, and sneered, "Second Sister-in-law is such a joke. She's been the housekeeper for the past three months, how come she has anything to do with me?"
Mrs. Lu pointed to the account book and said, "This is the account from three months ago."
She pointed to a spot and asked, "What kind of herb is this that costs five hundred taels? Is this the golden ginseng you bought?"
"This ginseng is a tonic for the Second Master. I remember it was you, Second Sister-in-law, who asked the Third Master to buy it. I don't know exactly how many ginsengs he bought, but he reported five hundred taels of silver when he went to the accounting office to file the bill."
"The bill is still here, and it's in the Third Young Master's name. Shouldn't Second Sister-in-law ask your son?"
Mrs. Lu choked and was speechless.
How could she have forgotten this? She pointed to another spot and said, "This courtyard cost five thousand taels to renovate. What kind of courtyard is so precious that it cost five thousand taels?"
Gu Yunran rolled her eyes: "Second sister-in-law is really a forgetful person."
"This renovated courtyard is the old lady's Baomo Hall. The old lady was not in good health at that time. Somehow she suddenly remembered to worship Buddha, so she built a small Buddhist temple in the backyard of Baomo Hall. However, the old lady passed away before the temple was completed."
"But, as far as I know, the person who contracted the Buddhist temple is your younger brother, Second Sister-in-law."
"As for why so much money was spent on building the Buddhist temple, Second Sister-in-law knows best."
Mrs. Lu's face turned red with anger. She glared at Gu Yunran fiercely. She just wanted to make things difficult for Gu Yunran by picking out a few big expenses, but she didn't expect that she remembered all the accounts from so long ago so clearly.
I don't know what's going on with my brain, but it works so well.
Gu Yunran blinked: "Second sister-in-law, is there anything else you want to ask?"
The second wife angrily closed the account book and said unhappily, "No more."
Gu Yunran smiled and said, "Since the second sister-in-law is gone, it's my turn."
She said to Taohua, "Go and call Housekeeper Chen over."
"yes."
Taohua turned and walked out. The Second Madam's eyelids twitched, and she had a bad feeling in her heart, "Gu Yunran, what do you want to do?"
Gu Yunran took the account book from the Second Madam and opened it one by one: "Since Second Sister-in-law asked me to come here to settle the accounts, then let's settle the accounts today."
"The account has been settled, what else is there to settle?"
Gu Yunran chuckled: "Second sister-in-law pointed out these things just now. I was busy with the affairs of the mansion before and didn't pay much attention to it. Now that I have time, it's a good time to settle the old accounts."
Gu Yunran spoke of the "account" in a very serious manner.
Before, she always considered the Lu family. In order not to embarrass Lu Qingzhou, she did not pursue the false reporting of money by the eldest and second eldest families in the mansion.
However, when she was reborn, she would not let go of those who drank her blood, ate her flesh, and suppressed her everywhere.
Mrs. Lu Er and Mrs. Lu Da did not feel uneasy.
After a while, Chen Mo came with more than ten people.
The Second and First Madams' faces immediately darkened when they saw this. They asked anxiously, "Yun Ran, what do you mean?"
Gu Yunran waved his hand: "Let's start."
Chen Mo put all the bills and the confessions of these people in front of the second and first wives. The second and first wives refused to admit it, but Chen Mo even found witnesses.
The dozen or so people behind him are all witnesses.
The first lady burst into tears and said that she had only embezzled some small amount of money. Indeed, Gu Yunran did not pursue her, but the second lady was different.
"Second Madam, just for the construction of this small Buddhist temple, you embezzled 2,500 taels."
"There's also the Third Young Master's lie about the ginseng, the opera troupe the old lady invited for her birthday, and... "
"That's enough," the Second Lady roared. "Stop talking."
"Second sister-in-law, if I report you to the police, you'll probably have to spend a few days in jail. I'm kindhearted and don't want you to suffer in jail. Just pay back the money you embezzled, and this matter will be over."
Gu Yunran brushed off the non-existent dust on her skirt and said lightly, "Chen Mo, give the bill to the Second Madam."
"yes."
Chen Mo prepared a bill. Mrs. Lu Er took a closer look and her face immediately darkened. Her hands were shaking as she held the bill.
"I, when did I embezzle so much money?"
The bill was worth ten thousand taels of silver. How could she pay it?
"With all the evidence, am I wrongly accusing my second sister-in-law?" She looked at the second wife and said, "Since my second sister-in-law doesn't want to, I will report it to the police."
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