Favoring concubines and ignoring wives? The mistress of the marquisate remarried a powerful official

When Jiao Rong saw Song Wanning say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "Madam, there are so many people in Fengxian Restaurant now, I'm afraid it won't be possible to present everything to you all at once. What's more, there are some temporary helpers. If we have to record everything in detail, it will be troublesome, so the helpers don't remember everything very clearly on weekdays."

"Where are the records of how much money was spent by the helpers and guys?" Song Wanning glanced at Jiao Rong with a cold look, "You have to give an exact amount, otherwise how can I trust you?"

Seeing this, Jiao Rong had no choice but to explain, "If Madam wants to see it, I will send someone to find it right away."

"Yeah." Song Wanning responded, and quickly began to look through the account book of Fengxian Restaurant. She picked up a pen and started writing and drawing on it. After a while, she found something wrong.

Fengxian Restaurant was usually unmanaged, and Jiao Rong was very arrogant, so the fake account book was made very roughly. Song Wanning threw the account book in front of Jiao Rong and said with a smile, "Manager Jiao, many numbers in this account book don't match. Give me an explanation."

After hearing what Song Wanning said, Jiao Rong's face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly explained, "Madam, I'm afraid something went wrong. Wait for me to ask my subordinates to investigate what went wrong."

"I told you long ago that I'm not someone who can be easily fooled. How much money have you taken from the restaurant?" Song Wanning sat on the chair, acting like the mistress of the house.

Seeing Song Wanning's expression, Jiao Rong explained with a bitter look on his face, "Madam, I have devoted all these years to this restaurant. Please forgive me. I really didn't take a single cent of the restaurant's money. If I had, I would be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

"I don't believe your excuse. If you don't admit it now, I will report it to the police and have a thorough investigation. You should think about what to do." Song Wanning said coldly, "Your father is the old man of Fengxian Restaurant. I don't want to make it so ugly and make everyone lose face. Now that things have come to this, I believe you know what's going on."

Seeing Song Wanning's resolute look, Jiao Rong knew that the situation was hopeless, so he changed the subject and said, "Madam, you really don't know that there are many people in the capital who come to buy on credit now. These people only know me but not the owner. If something happens to me and I can't continue to manage the restaurant, then all the money will not be returned. This is not a small amount, it adds up to several thousand taels of silver. With so much turnover, if I'm gone, all the money will be gone."

"Are you threatening me?" Song Wanning sneered after hearing what Jiao Rong said. "Do you really think I can forgive you like this? I'll tell you the truth. I won't forgive you if you run the restaurant so ostentatiously. Either you return all the money you swallowed, or I'll leave you a decent position in the restaurant and find you another job in the capital. The manager of the restaurant will eventually be replaced. The mansion you bought with the money you embezzled is just for your father's retirement. But if you still refuse to change, don't blame me for taking you to see the official."

"I... Madam, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance. In the future, I will do my best to manage this restaurant, and hand over all the money earned from Fengxian Restaurant to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Jiao Rong was used to being the manager of a big restaurant. How could he bear such a sudden fall?

He had always thought that he was the boss of Fengxian Restaurant, after all, Yin Yichen never cared about the restaurant and let him take full responsibility. Now that he had been in charge for a few years and lived like a big boss, who would have thought that Yin Yichen would come to his door and drive him away as soon as he got married.

Jiao Rong's face turned red, and he knelt on the ground, crying, "I was really blinded by greed before. The money is just a drop in the bucket for the prime minister's mansion. Please forgive me this time. Even if you don't consider my face, please consider that my father worked hard for Master Yin for half his life."

"In the past five years, you have embezzled at least five thousand taels of silver. I won't make it difficult for you. Just hand over all the money you have embezzled. If you can still do a good job as a manager in the future, I will naturally keep you." Song Wanning's eyes fell on Jiao Rong. Now that she is in charge, she must use some tricks. Otherwise, who knows what will happen. It's impossible to manage so many industries.

When Jiao Rong heard this, he felt desperate. He had used all the money to buy a house and marry concubines, and most of it was spent. How could he come up with so much money to pay back the debt?

"I have nothing to say to the manager now. I'll give you ten days to raise the money. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself." Song Wanning stood up and walked out without paying any attention to Jiao Rong.

Jiao Rong stood behind Song Wanning, with a hint of resentment in his eyes. He called his personal servant and whispered a few words in his ear.

The servant responded and turned around to go out to do his work.

Song Wanning went out and walked to the next house with the maids around her. Cai Que held a stack of shop deeds in her hand, looked at Song Wanning and said, "Madam, now that we have finished this shop, are you going to the farm in the suburbs? If you go, I'm afraid it will be too late to come back."

"Go, take a look, and come back soon." Song Wanning leaned tiredly in the carriage to rest, listening to the two maids chattering in her ears.

Zhuque said, "The manager of the Fengxian Restaurant is really bold. He actually embezzled so much money. Such a big restaurant only makes a few dozen taels of silver every month. He is really capable of this."

Cai Que, who was standing by, also frowned. "He embezzled so much money, yet he still had the nerve to threaten our wife. He really doesn't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is. He should be sent to see the officials, but he was given this opportunity."

The two of them were singing in unison, and as they talked they arrived at a farm in the suburbs.

The Prime Minister's Mansion has a farm in the suburbs. The interest alone is several thousand taels of silver every year. It is a good place. The manager has been there for more than ten years. When he heard that someone from above was coming to investigate, he immediately stood at the door of the farm to greet them.

Song Wanning checked the accounts as usual and found a few mistakes, but she did not get angry. Instead, she left in a friendly manner and gave the village head some silver as a reward. Such behavior made Zhuque and Caique stunned.

On the carriage back to the capital, Zhuque immediately asked in confusion, "Madam, this village head is obviously greedy. Why did you let him go after just a few warnings?"