The cannon fodder female supporting role wants to run away, and the madly criticizing prince is red-

Grandma Wang and Grandma Tian didn't expect that Lin Qianqian would actually speak for them at this critical moment.

The look he gave her was unconsciously filled with gratitude, and he bowed deeply in her direction.

The people who know best why the mansion's expenses were cut are Yu and Cheng Jiayao.

Before, Yu Shi helped save money for the Marquis' Mansion. Now that Cheng Jiayao is in charge of the household expenses, she is also saving money, even more carefully than Yu Shi.

She had previously invested money in order to manage the shop business, and she knew more and more how difficult it was to make money, but how quickly it was spent.

In the marquis's mansion, the women lived a tight life, but the men were different. They could go to the accounting office to withdraw money at will.

After hearing what Lin Qianqian said, Yu fell silent.

She knew better than anyone how short of money the family was.

Moreover, the marriages of the two new gentlemen have not been decided yet. If they are decided, a huge amount of money will be spent on the betrothal gifts. Not long ago, Gu Huaibie spent a huge amount of money on his marriage.

Yu couldn't help but lean towards Lin Qianqian's proposal.

If she was young and energetic before, she would definitely take it out on these two women. Now, after going through all the ups and downs, she understands that having money to spend is the most important thing, and you have to spend money everywhere.

If they were sent away for nothing, they would have to hire new people to take care of the East Garden, which would cost money. If they were kept, the Marquis' Mansion would have to earn several hundred taels of silver every year.

Cheng Jiayao realized that Lin Qianqian's proposal was entirely based on the interests of the Marquis's mansion, and she didn't think her way of handling it was wrong. More importantly, she was in charge of the power now, how could she let a concubine make the decision? What would she become then?

She said, "Mother, Aunt Lin's suggestion is not good at all, it's simply ridiculous."

"Isn't her way of handling things like this connivance? She didn't punish people for doing bad things? If everyone follows Granny Tian and Granny Wang, what will happen if the servants in this mansion all follow suit?"

Yu looked at Lin Qianqian.

Lin Qianqian met her gaze and said, "This is the question of how to manage servants."

The implication is that this is your business, and if you can't manage it well, your subordinates will imitate you.

"If it is managed well, this incident will not happen again. Besides, not everyone has the courage of these two maids. Most of them are afraid. And these two maids are only doing this because they served the old lady before. Before she died, the old lady promised them to live in the mansion until they were old."

"Yes, the old lady's last words cannot be forgotten." Yu sighed helplessly and patted her legs. "Just do as Aunt Lin said. The two of them must have become a little confused at the time. Just correct them. There will be many places to spend money in the future."

"If you send people away at will, the Marquis will definitely not agree."

Since Yu brought up the Marquis, no matter how many opinions Cheng Jiayao had, she could only swallow them.

She lowered her head and stood aside unwillingly.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and then the Marquis strode in from the door.

With a stern face, he said to Cheng Jiayao, "Is this how you manage your household? How come you didn't notice something like this? It seems like you don't really know how to manage your household, either."

The butler who was so proud of his talents was criticized directly in front of so many people, and was criticized by the Marquis at that.

Cheng Jiayao's face burned with embarrassment. She lowered her head in fear and said quickly, "Father-in-law, it was my daughter-in-law's negligence. I thought the two maids were doing a good job, but I didn't expect this to happen."

"However, this was discovered by my daughter-in-law when she asked Aunt Lin to look after the garden. It can't be considered my daughter-in-law's fault."

The Marquis gave a meaningful smile.

That smile was cold.

He then said, "I didn't want to get involved in this matter, but I heard that so much money was embezzled. I guess servants in other places are also embezzling. When I think about it, I feel uneasy. How many termites are sucking blood from our mansion?"

"There are similarities between managing a family and managing a country."

Lin Qianqian said bluntly, "My Lord, have you ever heard of this saying? When you find a cockroach in your home, there is actually already a nest of cockroaches in your home."

"Cockroaches are pests, just like rats, they can reproduce, so there must be more than one."

This made the Marquis' face turn pale. He pinched his sleeves and said, "Check! Check carefully for me to see how many termites there are in the house!"

"Turn up every corner of this house and let it see the sun!"

Cheng Jiayao shivered in broad daylight, her face turned pale, and she looked a little fragile.

It would be fine if no problem was found, but if it was, wouldn't it be all because of her poor housekeeping?

The Marquis said to Yu indifferently, "It seems that the daughter-in-law you chose is not that good."

"The two maids embezzled so much money, and she managed the mansion for so long, but she didn't notice it. But Aunt Lin discovered the problem in just one day. This shows that she didn't manage it carefully and didn't check it herself. I'm afraid she didn't just talk about it and let her maids run errands, right?"

The expression on Yu's face was uglier than crying.

The Marquis said, "I wonder if she didn't use her best intentions? She actually left such a big loophole."

The Marquis doesn't like Cheng Jiayao very much.

Nowadays, the longer we spend time together, the less I like you.

The reason is that as a wife, she is arrogant to her husband, ignores him, and does not take the initiative to serve him.

This made him feel that she was disrespecting her son and her father-in-law. More importantly, it challenged his dignity as a male chauvinist.

As a wife, shouldn't you be gentle and considerate, serving your husband at all times and taking care of his daily life?

In this respect, she is not even as good as the concubine Aunt Lin.

At least the concubine took care of his son and made him happy every day. She also brought him opportunities and made him more studious than before.

As for whether she looked down on his son or disliked him, he thought that she looked down on Gu Huai more than she disliked him. Yes, he also felt that she looked down on him.

Her father is such a high-ranking official, yet he looks down on their Marquis's Mansion. Such a woman is even more arrogant than Aunt Lin who talked nonsense before.

What is the most important quality in a woman?

Will serve men.

More importantly, she was asked to give birth to a son. She refused again and again, and even refused to consummate her marriage with Gu Huai.

Isn't the purpose of marrying a daughter-in-law to carry on the family line? Does she think that she is a good housekeeper and doesn't need to give birth to a son if she doesn't want to?

The Marquis's two short sentences made Cheng Jiayao burst into tears. She quickly turned her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, not daring to cry out loud.

She felt really aggrieved.

Yu said quickly, "How is it possible? I have seen everything Jiayao has done for the Marquis' Mansion."

The Marquis sneered, "If she was attentive, why would she have discovered this only now? Could it be that you didn't teach her well? You are just a hands-off manager, handing the Marquis' Mansion over to someone who doesn't even know how to manage a household."

"Jiayao, you are still young after all."

These words were like a needle that pierced Cheng Jiayao's heart, causing her so much pain that she could hardly breathe.