After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

When Manager Zhang rushed to the Su family's courtyard, he found that several other managers were there too. They looked at each other with unhappy expressions.

"Where is the madam?" Manager Zhang stepped forward and asked.

Manager Ma, who was in charge of purchasing, said in a bad tone, "Madam and the general's third young mistress are having dinner inside. Let's wait for them first."

Manager Ma was a distant relative of Ma's family. He had come to the capital to seek refuge with the Ma family and was brought to the Marquis' Mansion by Ma to be responsible for all matters related to kitchen purchasing.

The kitchen makes the most money from purchasing, so Ma has to arrange someone of her own.

"It seems that the lady is deliberately trying to warn us." Manager Zhang frowned when he thought of what happened in the garden.

"We haven't done anything wrong. Even if Madam wants to punish us, we have to be convinced. You can't accuse us of a crime that is simply fabricated." Manager Ma has worked under Ma for many years. He knows Su's ways very well, so he doesn't care.

Manager Zhang frowned and looked towards the main house, sighing faintly, "I hope so."

At this time, Su looked out from inside the main room and whispered, "Jin'er, they have been standing here for a quarter of an hour. Why don't we let them in?"

"Mother, this medicinal food must be eaten while it's hot. If it gets cold, the medicinal effect will be less effective." Gu Jin didn't say anything, but just smiled and let Su drink the medicinal food.

Yuyan Pavilion recently launched a series of health-preserving medicinal foods specifically for card-holding members. Gu Jin picked one for Su that nourishes qi and blood.

Su agreed obediently, "This medicinal food tastes really good. The medicinal food I had before tasted weird, and I couldn't finish it once."

"That's because most of the ingredients here are edible. Although the effect is a little slower than ordinary medicinal food, it tastes much better and is better for the human body."

After Su finished drinking the medicinal food, Gu Jin asked them all to come in.

Xie Ran smiled, "How did they offend you?"

Gu Jin narrowed his eyes. "I have such a good temper, why would they provoke me? It's just that any system needs to be reformed after a long time."

"Reform?" Gu Jin just said it casually, but Xie Ran seemed to be thinking about it.

The current court has many shortcomings, just like a towering tree in which many termites have quietly grown. If we want to save the tree, perhaps we should make some changes.

Manager Zhang and his companions lowered their heads, waiting for Su to speak with different thoughts.

Su glanced at Gu Jin, and seeing Gu Jin nodding and smiling at her, she took a deep breath and for the first time displayed the demeanor that a lady of a marquis's mansion should have.

With a "bang", Su slammed the table and asked sternly, "Did you know about this?"

Xie Ran raised his eyebrows. This was the first time in his life that he had seen his mother speak so harshly. Gu Jin really had the ability to control her mother-in-law.

Manager Zhang and his companions just lowered their heads and said nothing.

"If you confess your mistakes, I will let you off the hook. But if you still don't repent, don't blame me for being merciless!"

Manager Zhang was unsure and was just thinking about whether to play it safe when he heard Manager Ma say, "Madam, please calm down. If we have done anything wrong, just scold us and don't let us make you sick.

We are all old men in the Marquis' Mansion. We have been working diligently for so many years. We dare not say that we have made any contributions, but the hard work we have put in is obvious to all.

The Marquis's Mansion is very large and unlike any other mansion, if we have made any mistakes, please correct us, Madam."

Manager Ma had a respectful attitude, but in fact he blocked Su's next words.

In this way, even if they really made some mistakes, the Su family would not be able to blame them severely because they had worked hard even if they had no merit. Otherwise, they would inevitably get a reputation of treating their servants poorly.

Su turned her head to look at Gu Jin. Seeing that Gu Jin gave her an affirmative look, Su continued to keep a stern face and said in a cold voice, "If Manager Ma had put his words more seriously, there wouldn't be such a big mistake in the purchase of the mansion!"

Manager Ma was stunned.

Su gave Lianzhi a look, and Lianzhi stepped forward and distributed a stack of paper rolls of varying thicknesses to each person.

"It records your negligence in detail. If it is just the occasional omission as Manager Ma said, I am too lazy to ask about it.

But look at what kind of work you are doing. Even if you find a few kids from outside, they may not be worse than you!"

Su was getting better and better. He looked at Manager Ma coldly and said, "Manager Ma, is this what you mean by doing your best?"

The paper in Manager Ma's hand was the thickest. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the contempt on his face disappeared completely.

How could Su know so much, even knowing that he was keeping accounts and drinking when he went out to buy things? When did Su plant spies around them!

Gu Jin curled his lips, "Placing spies is a time-consuming and laborious task. There is no need to go to such great lengths to deal with these managers."

She recently asked Lianzhi and Ruyi to secretly fill out a questionnaire, offering a reward of one penny for every negligence of the manager revealed. The more people who reveal their information, the more they will get, and the sooner they reveal it, the better. She also promised to protect the identities of the whistleblowers.

Of course, the people who know them best are the people around them. These managers usually order their subordinates around, beat them or scold them, so they have no loyalty at all. Their subordinates are considered kind if they don't exaggerate.

Manager Zhang is regretting his decision to death now. He really shouldn't have listened to the young lady's instigation.

Now that something has happened, the eldest lady has just walked away, but he has lost even his job.

"Ma'am, I know I was wrong!

I was blinded by my own ignorance and didn't take Madam's instructions to heart before, but I will take this as a warning and never make the same mistake again. I only ask Madam to give me another chance."

A man of insight is a wise man. Manager Zhang has now realized that it is still unknown when the Second Madam will be able to come out of the Wanfo Temple, and the eldest daughter is just a useless woman. Instead of hoping for wealth and fame overnight, it is better to be down-to-earth.

With Manager Zhang taking the lead, other managers also stood up to show their loyalty.

Manager Ma looked at the paper full of his "crimes" and even though he was reluctant, he knew that he had no choice but to surrender and make plans later.

"lady……"

But before he could open his mouth, Su casually threw out an account book and hit Manager Ma in the face with a "bang".

Everyone in the room was stunned, and Su herself was also startled.

She originally just wanted to throw the account book into Manager Ma's hands, but she didn't control the strength and direction and ended up hitting him in the face.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Su had no choice but to straighten her back, thinking of the frowning look of Yongchang Hou in her head, and imitated him and said, "Look at all these messed up accounts of yours, do you really think I'm easy to fool?

The account books of any store in the Su family are several times more complicated than this one. I just didn’t bother to care about it in the past, but now that I’ve taken over, I can’t tolerate even a grain of sand in my eyes! "

No one dared to refute this. It would not be an exaggeration to say that any of the Su family's shops made a fortune every day. Su's skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting might not be as good as those of other wealthy and powerful ladies, but when it came to the account books, they really didn't dare to question it.

"Manager Ma, since you are a distant relative of my second brother's wife, I will give you another chance. When you go back, you must settle the accounts for me one by one and pay me back all the money I owe you. Otherwise..."

Su sneered and said nothing.

Because Gu Jin told her that the art of speaking lies in leaving blank space, which can give people endless imagination.

Manager Ma's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and the others were also silent.

Only by killing the chicken can we scare the monkey, and the best candidate for this chicken is none other than Manager Ma.

After scolding everyone, Su called over Manager Sun, who was in charge of the warehouse.

Manager Sun shuddered when his name was suddenly called out, and his mind was racing with thoughts as to whether he had made any fatal mistake. He was still confused until Lian Zhi put a purse in his hand.

"You have managed the warehouse well these days, and you have done everything I asked of you. This five taels of silver is your reward. Keep up the good work in the future."

"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, young lady!" Manager Sun thanked her repeatedly and did not forget to bring Gu Jin along, because he felt that today's drama was more like it was planned by the silent young lady.

Su nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "In the future, the government will continue the assessment system, starting from 10 points. After each monthly assessment, the first place will be rewarded with 5 taels, and those who score below 6 points will review their mistakes in public.

Those who fail the assessment for two consecutive months will be fined the monthly salary, and those who fail the assessment for three consecutive months will be expelled from the Marquisate and will never be employed again! "

Only by having rewards and punishments can people's hearts be at peace.

After scolding everyone, Su served tea and chased them away.

After everyone had left, she collapsed into the chaise longue, “This is too hard, not easy at all.

Jin'er, why don't you take care of it from now on!"

Su was the daughter of Mr. Su in his old age, and he doted on her like the apple of his eye. All Su did at home was eat, drink, and have fun, without worrying about anything else.

Gu Jin smiled helplessly, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Su could even be said to be doting.

"You are the mistress of this mansion, so you must make these servants respect and fear you so that you can manage things in the future.

You can't always rely on me, what if I'm not around one day?"

She and Xie Ran are not real husband and wife, and they will have to leave here sooner or later.

Su didn't understand Gu Jin's implication and just said, "Then I'll wait for you to come back!"

Xie Ran looked at Gu Jin deeply, with a dark and unclear emotion in his dark eyes.

These stewards were sweating when they left Su's courtyard. One steward said with emotion: "Madam is really a person who can make a big splash if she doesn't make a big splash. I didn't expect that Madam's skills are so amazing. We really shouldn't underestimate her."

"Do you really think this was the work of the lady?"

"if not?"

Another steward held up three fingers and lowered his voice and said, "Today's behavior is clearly the work of the Third Young Madam. In the past, I only heard people say that the Third Young Madam was uneducated and unskilled, but I didn't expect that she is really capable.

You see, the eldest young lady was well-known for her talent in the boudoir, but as soon as she got married, she was suppressed by the third young lady. Not only was the third young lady beautiful, but she was also a lucky charm for her husband. As soon as she married into the marquis's mansion, the third young master recovered from his illness and now has a smooth official career.

With the help of the Third Young Madam, perhaps even the title of Marquisate..."

The few of them walked away while talking, without seeing Xie Qing with a gloomy face behind the rockery.

After Gu Jin and Su's admonition, the stewards dared not slack off anymore. Everyone performed their duties and the mansion gradually got back on track.

Gu Jin finally lived the life he wanted, which was to sit at home and count money. The business of Yuyan Pavilion and the restaurant were booming just as Gu Jin had expected, even so booming that people couldn't help but envy him.

Gu Baozhu heard that the noble ladies in Beijing were very fond of using the products of Yuyan Pavilion recently. After she went there once, she found that rouge and powder were ridiculously expensive, and things like fat creams and pearl creams were out of stock. She couldn't buy them even if she wanted to.

Gu Baozhu ran to her mother Liu and complained to her about Gu Jin's faults, "Mother, I think Gu Jin clearly doesn't take me, her aunt, seriously. She has only visited me once since I came back from Jiangnan.

Nowadays, all the officials and their wives in the capital are using the things in Yuyan Pavilion, but my aunt didn't even receive a bottle. If others knew about this, they would think that I, an aunt living under someone else's roof, was disliked by my family!"

Gu Baozhu looked aggrieved. Mrs. Liu always loved her daughter. Upon hearing this, she comforted Gu Baozhu while scolding her, "Gu Jin, that damned girl, has really grown wings now. She even dares to ignore you.

Just tell me what you want, and I'll ask that damn girl for it. I don't think she dares to give me face!"

After getting Liu's promise, Gu Baozhu showed a satisfied smile.

Liu immediately sent someone to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, and was severely humiliated.

The maid returned empty-handed, and said with a bitter face: "I didn't even see the Third Young Madam. The Third Young Madam only sent her maid to reply, saying that she was seriously injured and had no time to focus on the affairs of Yuyan Pavilion. She also told me..."

"What should I tell you?" Liu asked with a gloomy face.

"The Third Young Lady also told me that we are all family and there is no need to perform those empty formalities, and that you and my aunt don't need to give her any gifts."

Liu was so angry that she fell backwards. This bitch not only helped her face but also reached out to her to ask for things!

But even though she was angry, she was too embarrassed to visit again.

Gu Baozhu was furious and said, "Mother, you have seen it. Gu Jin dares to disrespect you. If you don't control her as soon as possible, she will care even less about you as her grandmother after she has established a firm position in the Marquis' Mansion!"

"Besides, which woman doesn't help her parents' family after getting married? Gu Jin is so rich now, has she ever thought about the Bo's Mansion?

Besides, these two shops originally belonged to our mansion, so we cannot let her occupy them alone!"

The more Gu Baozhu talked, the angrier Liu became. She became even more furious when she thought that the huge amount of money came from her pocket.

"She is only acting like this now because she is newly married to Xie Ran. When Xie Ran has another woman, she will know that if a woman wants to gain a foothold in her husband's family, she can only rely on her natal family. Only her natal family will support her!"

Gu Baozhu rolled her eyes and smiled, whispering to Liu: "Mother, how about we do this..."

A few days later, Gu Jin was researching a new cream recipe when Ruyi suddenly came over with a strange look on her face and said, "Madam, someone is coming to Anding Marquis's mansion again."

Gu Jin said without even raising his head: "Don't pay any attention to it. Just follow what I taught you before."

"Madam, this person was given to you by the Bo family!"

Gu Jin raised his eyebrows in surprise, not knowing what tricks Liu was playing, so he asked Ruyi to bring the person in first.

Ruyi came in with a pretty little maid. Gu Jin was just thinking that this person looked familiar. Suddenly, the little maid raised her lips and smiled and said, "Third Young Madam, I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are well. Do you still remember Die'er?"