After marrying the vegetative prince, the doctor concubine killed people randomly
Chapter 15: The outrageous account book of the Night Palace
Aunt Xu was shocked. She didn't expect Ji Yuntang to have such a sharp vision and to be able to point out the problem at a glance.
Thinking of the many problems that would arise later, she dared not admit it.
"In reply to your question, Princess, the bed I bought for you was already worn out before you married into the palace, so I had someone arrange for you to sleep on the ice stone bed. Of course, this was also what Concubine Li wanted."
"As for the expenses of ice, they are settled once a year. Ice is rare and expensive in the palace. Although Concubine Li is the mother of the prince, our prince has already opened his own residence. It is impossible for her to keep paying for our prince's support, right?"
"If this gets out, it would be unfilial and would damage our prince's reputation, so I made the decision on my own and gave three thousand taels of silver to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Concubine Li was not aware of this either."
Ji Yuntang sneered. What a sharp-tongued old woman! In just a cup of tea, she had come up with a set of excuses and put all the blame on Luo Junhe.
This shows how skilled Nanny Xu is in this matter.
Ji Yuntang did not expose her, but turned the page and continued reading: "The maid Du Juan received two taels of silver per month. Starting from October last year, her monthly salary suddenly became ten taels per month. In total, she received sixty taels per year. How was this calculated? Could it be that the accountant in the palace does not even know the simplest addition?"
Nanny Xu's mind was racing, thinking about how to fool Ji Yuntang.
Before she could say anything, the servants present began to whisper and discuss.
"What? Didn't Du Juan die two years ago? Why is he still paying out monthly salaries? The amount he pays is even higher than that of the living. What's going on?"
"Yes, I remember that Du Juan was a third-class maid at that time. The first-class maids in our mansion only made four taels of silver a month. How could she make ten taels a month?"
"Not to mention that a first-class maid can't get that. Even Aunt Xu herself only gets five taels of silver a month at most. How could she allow others to receive more than herself?"
"..."
Your every word slapped him in the face, and Aunt Xu's face was about to turn green with anger.
These damn fence-sitters, have they forgotten how she treats them on a daily basis?
Now he actually dares to sabotage her in front of Ji Yuntang. This is outrageous!
Chen Hu listened to these ridiculous accounts and asked hurriedly, "Princess, what about my subordinates?"
Ji Yuntang remained calm as usual, but his eyes fell on Chen Hu's name and he spoke calmly.
"The servant Chen Hu gets three taels of silver a month, and last year he got five taels of bonus..."
Before Ji Yuntang could finish his words, Chen Hu's temper flared up and he started yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Fuck the annual bonus of the immortal board. I haven't even received my monthly salary once, and I got an extra annual bonus of five taels of silver. This cowardly accountant has a problem with his head. He can't even make up a decent excuse."
Liu Linlang had been watching the show for a long time. Seeing that Chen Hu dared to ride on their heads and act wildly, she immediately shouted angrily: "Chen Hu, you said you didn't take it, so how can you prove that you didn't take the money?"
How to prove it? Of course Chen Hu couldn't prove it.
The monthly salary for each servant in the Night King's Mansion is issued separately. There is no evidence to prove that he has received the monthly salary, and there is no evidence to prove that he has not received it.
Aunt Xu could easily fight back and say that she was falsely accusing her.
Chen Hu was a little frustrated. He knew that Aunt Xu had tampered with the account book, but he could do nothing about it.
Ji Yuntang put down the account book in his hand and looked at Aunt Xu, "You just said that Chen Hu was paid two taels of silver a month, but the account book recorded three taels of silver. What's the matter with the extra one tael of silver?"
Aunt Xu's heart trembled. How could she have forgotten this loophole?
This Ji Yuntang is really nosy!
She suppressed her nervousness and answered patiently, "Since I see Chen Hu is hardworking and efficient, I have increased his monthly salary by one tael of silver."
"You're lying!" Ji Yuntang slammed the account book in her face.
"Madam Xu, do you really think you are the smartest person in the world and no one can compare to you?"
"Your four-column accounting method only counts old customers but not new customers, and certainly not dismissals. You don't think that once the actual figures match up, the account is done, do you?"
Aunt Xu was even more surprised. Wasn't Ji Yuntang an illiterate village girl? How did she know the four-pillar method of settling accounts?
I'm afraid it's not that a blind cat has caught a dead mouse?
While she was stunned, she heard Ji Yuntang say again: "The palace didn't have a mistress before, but now there is one. From now on, the stewardship of the Ye Palace will be in the hands of this princess alone."
"Since Nanny Xu is the prince's savior, this princess will not make things difficult for you. As long as you make up for all the money that has been missing from the palace's account over the years and pay all the monthly wages owed to the servants, then this matter will be over."
When Aunt Xu heard that Ji Yuntang was going to take away her housekeeper power, she stopped playing dumb and said angrily:
"Princess, I am loyal to the Ye Palace. Over the years, whether the prince was leading troops in battle or paralyzed in bed, I have been the only one who has been taking care of the entire palace with all my heart and soul. I have put a lot of energy into this."
"I respectfully call you Princess because I think highly of you, but you can't push your luck. The power of housekeeper was handed to me by the prince himself. Even if I want to take it back, it's the prince who takes it back. You have no right to do so!"
The power of stewardship of the Night Prince's Mansion is Nanny Xu's greatest confidence. It is with this power that she can freely control all financial expenditures of the Night Prince's Mansion.
And for the sake of the two or three taels of silver every month, no one of the servants dared to disobey her and go against her.
The same goes for Chen Hu before.
If she lost her power as housekeeper, all the support for Madam Xu's property would be gone. How could she still profit from it?
Liu Linlang had the same idea. The reason why she could live the life of a rich lady in the Night Prince's Mansion was because her mother held the stewardship of the entire Night Prince's Mansion.
This is the greatest support for both mother and daughter. No matter what, she cannot let Ji Yuntang take back the housekeeper power from Nanny Xu.
"My mother is right. Before you came, she managed the entire Night Palace in perfect order. Why should you take away her housekeeper power as soon as you come?"
"Ji Yuntang, don't think I don't know that the princess that the emperor gave to Brother He was not you at all, but the real daughter of Yongning Marquis's Mansion, Ji Qingqing. How can you, an illegitimate daughter who grew up in the countryside, compare to Miss Ji who is doted on by the Marquis's Mansion? What qualifications do you, a fake, have to enter the gate of our Yewang Mansion?"
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