Chapter 452 The Old Lady Spends Money to Buy Peace
Both Wang and the old lady were competing with each other, but Wang no longer cared. What she had to do now was to hold Tang Gang down with one hand and appease the old lady with the other hand to smooth the way for her son and daughter-in-law.
The old lady thought about it for a long time and after considering everything, she still felt that letting Wang take a step back would ensure peace in the mansion. For this reason, she gave Wang a lot of good things in the hope of buying peace.
"These are what your father brought back from the battlefield. I have carefully preserved them until now. My body is getting weaker day by day, and I might die someday. Sooner or later, I will have to hand them over to you, so why not give them to you now?"
"And these banknotes, I'm old, there's no use for them. It would be more convenient for the second boy to spend money with you."
This time the old lady spent a huge amount of money. The box of treasures was full of exquisite items. There were no less than ten emerald green jade beads and jade pendants alone, and some gold and jade inlaid jewelry, which were treasures that were rarely seen on the market. There were emerald green jade bracelets, thick and warm jade, and bracelets inlaid with gems. At that moment, Wang was a little lost.
"Mother, what are you doing? You must live a long life. Ganlu, please take these things away quickly."
Wang said she wanted to be tough.
The old lady continued to hold her hand and talked about a lot of wishes for this life, saying that she had gotten everything she wanted when she was young, and was about to be buried, and she only hoped that everything would go smoothly in the house before she closed her eyes. "How could mother not know that you have been wronged, and it is difficult to be a stepmother? How could I not see your difficulties?"
"You feel wronged, and so does the second child. It is your mother who has let you down and has not taught her son well. Your mother will apologize to you."
Wang shook her head and said, "Mother, please stop talking. Stop talking."
At this moment, she was three parts fake and seven parts sincere, and she was really aggrieved.
The old lady grabbed her hand and said, "I thought it was a training for my eldest son when he was sent out. Now I know that he did something wrong. His father chose a path for him to temper his character. He is confused and hateful. Please forgive him for once because he once respectfully called you mother, okay?"
At this moment, the old lady was just a grandmother who was worried about her grandson, an old lady who longed for harmony in the mansion. Wang cried bitterly with a handkerchief in her hand, and the old lady cried with her. She had to let Wang cry out all the grievances in her heart.
After crying, I feel relieved and things will be easier to talk about later.
Wang sneered in her heart but cried happily on the surface. Wasn't it just asking her to not care about the words and do some face-saving work? She was good at it.
After crying for a while, the old lady asked Ganlu to fetch some water and tried to persuade Wang, saying that a harmonious family is the key to success, that being a woman has a hard time, and that Tang Rong will definitely be filial to her. Seeing that Wang's eyes had softened, she asked Ganlu to move the box of treasures into Wang's room.
Wang continued to press her eyes. It was not that she would compromise so easily. Firstly, the old lady gave too much, and secondly, if she continued to be in a stalemate, she was afraid that the old lady would start to blame Xin An. After all, since she had already got the benefit, she could just agree to it verbally so as not to delay her plan.
The contest between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law ended with the old lady's victory. Ganlu felt that the dark clouds lingering over Chunrong Hall had dissipated, making her feel a lot more relieved.
In the front yard, the three managers had already been beaten with the stick. Now they were kneeling dejectedly in front of Xin An. Xin An's eyes swept across the three of them, but he didn't say anything for a long time, which made the three of them even more uneasy and regretful.
Liu Chang looked seriously injured, but in fact, he was not seriously injured. The people arranged by Nanfeng knew the situation and said respectfully, "Madam, I should not have fought with the two stewards today. I was too impulsive. But the two stewards were too arrogant. Steward Zhang was in charge of the grain depot in the mansion, and he actually robbed the warehouse."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Er, the second steward, yelled anxiously, and Nan Feng scolded, "Don't be rude in front of the Second Young Master's wife, speak one by one, it's your turn to speak."
Liu Chang continued to talk about how this Zhang Er Guanshi was stealing from the warehouse, saying that he bought 1,000 kilograms of mung beans before the New Year and temporarily stored them in the granary. Last month, he went to get them and found 200 kilograms missing. After several investigations, he found a grain store. "The clerk of the grain store confirmed that Zhang Er Guanshi had been dealing with the grain store. He always sold grain to the store, saying that it would get damp if stored for too long, and the government needed to replace the grain."
"Just now, I asked Manager Zhang to return the 200 kilograms of mung beans. They were to be sent to the Wang residence to be used on the veterans. Manager Zhang not only ignored me, but also said that the granary in the residence could not hold enough food for the noodles. If they were put in the granary, they would belong to the Marquis' residence. He has the right to deal with the grain in the Marquis' residence. I was so angry that I took action."
Nan Feng looked coldly, "If that's the case, why did you fight with Steward She again?"
"Madam, it was Liu Chang who framed me. I have been in charge of the gift treasury in the mansion for many years. I dare not say that there are no mistakes or omissions, and I dare not slack off. But Liu Chang said that I tampered with those gifts. Madam, I am wronged."
As soon as he cried out for injustice, the second steward Zhang also cried out for injustice. Liu Chang argued that there was something wrong with them, and said that a gift sent by a guest at a banquet last year appeared in Steward She's house not long after. He also said that the second steward Zhang and Steward She were in cahoots with each other, and the two of them cooperated inside and outside.
Liu Chang's father naturally wanted to help his son, and he jumped out and pointed at the two of them. As soon as he came out, all of Wang's trusted stewards jumped out, looking like they were going to beat the two stewards.
The two stewards were not bad either. Several stewards traveling with them also began to fight back. Only two old stewards stood still. They were the old lady's men.
Xin An just watched these people quarreling, until someone said with certainty how the two stewards were damaging the interests of the mansion, she showed a headache from the quarrel, Nan Feng scolded everyone, and when they quieted down, she said lightly, "You are all old people in the mansion, and you have been in your respective positions for many years. The previous plan to rotate your positions has been put on hold because of the incidents in the mansion."
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"I have only been in the mansion for a short time, and I don't know much about what happened in the past. Now I am the new manager of the mansion, and the managers are talking so confidently that I don't know who to believe."
Several people were about to speak again, but Xin An raised his hand and said, "You may not know much about me. When you don't know what to do, you should use facts to speak. It's better not to argue endlessly and violate the rules. Since each of you has your reasons, we should check the accounts. It's better not to mobilize a large force and make people panic. We should check the accounts of the gift and grain warehouses for three years."
"The accounts for the past three years are not large, nor are they very old, so it is impossible for me to forget them. If the two managers were wrongly accused, I will naturally give you an explanation, and I will never wrongly accuse you."
After that, he didn't give these people a chance to speak, "Manager Zhang."
Manager Zhang had been waiting on the side for a long time. He stood up as soon as Xin An called out, "Second Young Master's Madam."
(End of this chapter)
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