My husband married a concubine? I turned around and married the cold prince.

"Greetings, Young Madam." Sparse voices were heard, and it was obvious that there was no manners at all.

An Qingqian didn't care much and walked straight to the top seat and sat down. Bo Yun and Ying Yi stood behind him like guardian angels.

"I wonder what has brought you here today?" An Qingqian took the tea brewed by Boyun and took a sip, as if she didn't know why they came.

The three stewards looked at each other, and the other two stewards looked at Steward Zhang.

Manager Zhang nodded, and stepped forward with a bit of pride, "Young Madam, we came here today just to ask you why you suddenly want to replace the people in the shop?

"Over the years, they have worked diligently and done so much for the Marquis' Mansion. Now, they are suddenly kicked out without any reason. Isn't that too inhumane?"

Hearing Manager Zhang's almost direct condemnation, a hint of severity flashed across An Qingqian's eyes, but quickly disappeared.

Is he working for the Marquis' Mansion or for Steward Zhang?

When the others heard what Manager Zhang said, they nodded in agreement, not feeling offended at all by the words.

"Yes, Madam, what Manager Zhang said is right. If you do this, won't you chill everyone's hearts?"

Steward Wang then spoke.

"Young Madam, there must be a reason for everything, right? This is indeed too reckless."

Manager Chen also echoed the accusation.

Seeing that An Qingqian did not refute him immediately, Manager Zhang was secretly proud of himself, and there was a bit of disdain in his eyes when he looked at her.

Aren’t they just in charge of the household finances of the Marquis’ Mansion? They really think of themselves as the master of the Marquis’ Mansion, and dare to attack them?

A young girl who really doesn't know what she's talking about!

"Okay, since you say that I am reckless, then I will convince you with reason." An Qingqian stretched out her right hand, and Yingyi handed her an account book.

When the people present heard that An Qingqian wanted to explain, they all quieted down and wanted to see what she could say today.

"Before that, I would like to ask a few questions. I wonder if you are willing to answer them truthfully?"

"Of course." Manager Zhang's expression did not change when he saw the account book in An Qingqian's hand.

He had hidden the real account books long ago. The account books that An Qingqian could see were all those that he had people redo, so there would be no problems in them.

"How much is the monthly salary for each manager, and how much is the monthly salary for the shop assistants?"

"The chief manager gets five taels of silver, the deputy manager gets two taels of silver, and the assistant gets one tael of silver. If others have outstanding performance, their salary can be increased by 50 to 100 wen."

Manager Zhang raised his chin slightly and spoke word by word, with pride in his words.

An Qingqian nodded slightly. This salary was really generous. An ordinary businessman could only earn one or two taels of silver a month at most. This was already the best he could do.

The wages of an ordinary clerk in their shop were actually one or two taels of silver, which was really high.

"So that's how it is. It's really very high. No wonder these people are willing to work for Manager Zhang." An Qingqian glanced at Manager Zhang and spoke meaningfully.

"How can the young lady say that? We all work for the Marquis's Mansion. How could anyone be working for me?" Manager Zhang naturally understood the meaning behind An Qingqian's words and spoke with a forced smile.

"A year ago, a man named Li Zhen, who worked under Manager Zhang, bought a house with two entrances and two exits on a street east of the capital, which was worth five hundred taels of silver.

Seven months ago, Manager Zhang bought a house on Nanyang Street, the most prosperous street in the capital, for seven thousand taels of silver.

Manager Wang gave a set of jewelry worth three hundred taels to a prostitute.

The son of Manager Chen spent five hundred taels to redeem a girl from a brothel and brought her home as his concubine.

A waiter under the name of Manager Zhang ate at a restaurant in the capital and spent one hundred taels of silver.

Manager Wang..."

An Qingqian's voice was crisp and majestic, but before she could continue reading, she was interrupted by Manager Zhang in a rage.

As early as when he heard the seven thousand taels of silver, Manager Zhang's face changed. Then, as An Qingqian spoke further, almost everyone present changed their faces.

From his previous indifference, he became terrified. How did An Qingqian know all these things?

More importantly, everything said above is true. The amount of silver, whereabouts of the silver, and who used it are all correct.

"Young Madam, what do you mean by this?" The smug smile on Manager Zhang's face instantly turned into caution and shock.

"What? Is what's said here not true?" An Qingqian raised his eyes and looked down, sneering.

Few people present were absolutely innocent. When they heard An Qingqian talk about what they had done and how much money they had spent, they all panicked.

Although she didn't say much, but looking at the account book in her hand, it was so thick, even if she didn't say it, I must be in it.

"Madam, this is our privacy. Madam, you dare to investigate privately. Isn't this too unruly?"

Manager Zhang had never expected that An Qingqian would prepare this. He was so angry and embarrassed that he couldn't help but start questioning her.

An Qingqian chuckled when she heard this, "Yingyi, according to what Manager Zhang just said, how long will it take to earn the seven thousand taels of silver to buy a house?"

"In reply to Madam Young, Manager Zhang earns five taels of silver per month, and with twelve months in a year, it would take him about one hundred and sixteen years to save up seven thousand taels of silver, not counting the daily expenses of the family."

Yingyi's cold voice echoed throughout the front hall; even the maids and servants who were secretly watching the excitement outside heard it clearly.

When such a clear number came out, everyone present was stunned, and Manager Zhang's face was uglier than ever.

"I remember that Manager Zhang worked in the shop for five years. I didn't expect that in these five years, Manager Zhang actually earned the same amount of money that he would have earned in 116 years. He is indeed a businessman. He is really amazing."

The scene was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. Others knew that Manager Zhang had done a lot of tricks in the business over the years and made a lot of money secretly.

But when this astronomical figure was put forward, everyone found it hard to believe. Is it really that much?

Manager Zhang felt everyone's strange looks, his heart suddenly stopped, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell from his forehead.

Before this, Manager Zhang wanted to make some excuses, but he didn't expect that An Qingqian had prepared so much.

With such exact figures, even if he wanted to refute it, he couldn't find a suitable excuse.

However, although Manager Zhang was a little flustered, he quickly calmed down.

"Young Madam, this matter..."

He wanted to explain, but was interrupted by An Qingqian.