After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

The next day, Chu'er, who was beside Xie Fen, came to Qinghe Garden early in the morning and said with a smile, "Grandma asked me to tell Second Madam that the matchmaker will bring people to the main hall of Xiaojing Tower in a while. I wonder if Second Madam will go there herself, or one of the sisters will go over to take a look?"

Xiaojing Tower was where Mrs. Hu gave instructions and arranged affairs on a daily basis. Xie Fen would use the east wing there to handle matters that she had in mind.

Meng Wan didn't have a good impression of this Chu'er. She was the first one to complain about the ancient jade at the Hong family. But this girl was quite scheming. After she married into the family, she was extremely respectful whether she was in Junyueju, Zhongcuiyuan, or other places.

"Mother Kong, you and Dongmei can go, just pick the ones you like. I think that since they were brought in, they must have been sent by Grandmother and approved by her, so they can't be wrong no matter which one they are."

Mother Kong stepped forward and responded, "Second Auntie, how many people do we want?"

"Four or five will do. They are just doing rough work in the yard, so one more or one less won't matter."

Watching the two people follow Chu'er out, Meng Wan instructed Chuan'er, "Leave one in the back room for Ying Po to run errands. Leave one each at the back corner door and the front door, and follow the original one for a while, not too long, and replace them as soon as possible. Arrange another one to follow Caiyun. The Second Master said yesterday that he will find a reason to build a small kitchen in a while, and then Caiyun will be in charge. If you assign another one, let him stay by your side, and pick a smart one to be responsible for passing on messages outside."

"Spread the news? Second Madam is telling lies?" Chuan'er gestured with his mouth.

"Yes, it's fake. I made them think it was real."

Chuan'er nodded. The places Meng Wan just mentioned were very important to them. The back room was not to be mentioned. The servants ate and lived there, and it was too much for Ying Po to take care of it. The front and back doors were more important. If they were guarded tightly, they might be able to find out who liked to go out, who often came in, who they were looking for, and what they said.

As for the small kitchen, it was obvious that the incident of Fan's mother putting drugs in the kitchen had sounded a warning bell for them, and they must not let anyone take advantage of it. For a wealthy family, many of their secrets were related to food.

"Second Madam, I heard that Concubine Li called a doctor yesterday."

"Oh? But what's wrong with her?"

"It's the doctor from the Church of the Holy Virgin."

The "Holy Woman's Hall" is a well-known place in Beijing that specializes in protecting and facilitating the delivery of women. They also have several midwives who are very trusted by the big names in Beijing.

"Did you invite him a while ago?" Meng Wan asked.

"Yes, that was when Xiaohuan just got pregnant and the signs of the pregnancy were not good. The prince was afraid that something might happen, so he asked them to come and see her. He just prescribed some medicine, but it was Zhong who personally went to get it, boiled it, and sent it in every day. She didn't stop taking the medicine until the doctor came to check her pulse and said that the fetus was stable."

"So, something's wrong with Xiao Huan?"

"I thought so too. Unfortunately, we don't have the ability to find out." Chuan'er said frustratedly.

"What's the big deal? It's just a matter of time. We are doing well now. The yard is getting cleaner and cleaner. We are just waiting for Chuntao to come back and catch the last few. As for whether to send them away or not, it depends on my mood."

Chuan'er nodded and said, "That's right. Take one step at a time. This is solid, and every effort will be rewarded well. There is no need to rush."

"But we can't take Xiaohuan's matter lightly. I always feel that this is a breakthrough. If something happens, Mrs. Zhong might nod her head. What Song Zhujia said yesterday about the accountant's current busyness should be related to me."

"Oh? What does Second Grandma mean?"

"I've been married for almost three months, and the princess has only been making some minor fuss. She won't be satisfied with this situation. She will definitely make something big, and there are so many things to do at the end of the year that it's easy to make mistakes no matter what you do. She will definitely make a move."

Meng Wan stood up. There were many things to do at the end of the year, but to sum it up, they can be summarized as follows:

One is the harvest of shops and farms in various places. This should be the business of the outer courtyard, but according to Zhou Yiheng's trust and favor for Hu, the inner courtyard should also have some involvement. Hu would never let herself get involved in this matter, there are too many secrets and too much profit.

The second is the family reunion dinner and the various banquets in the first month of the year. The Prince Shen's Mansion will definitely host it, and it will be lively and decent. Hu will definitely not use herself. For her own family, there is Xie Fen. For external parties, Hu will definitely promote Zhou Yingning to make her daughter look good, so this one is also "PSed" out.

The third is the assignment of errands and daily management of servants, such as the distribution of money for festivals, the counting and production of new clothes for the Spring Festival, the decoration of the courtyard, etc. This may be tampered with, after all, it is difficult to manage, especially the servants. It is normal to lose face if they don't give face and make mistakes, but these have nothing to do with the account office.

Fourth, the interpersonal exchanges with various mansions during festivals. At the end of each year, no matter relatives or clansmen, plus those close friends, they all have to visit each other. How much is given out and how much is received must be based on the closeness of the relationship. There must be no mistakes. Hu Shi should not embarrass herself on this. After all, if she made a mistake, Hu Shi could push herself out, but it would be the Shenjunwang Mansion that would lose face.

Fifth, the income and expenditure at the end of the year. If the expenses are large, you naturally need to set up a separate account book. You need to remember clearly how much income, how much spent, where it was spent, the price, etc.

Thinking of this, Meng Wan knocked on the table. Yes, this was the most likely place. Hu should give this job to herself, so she arranged it in advance, transferred the Fuchun family and the Guan Wei family, plus a Zhong woman, to do the preparatory work first, that is, to set up the fake accounts first.

This is a lot of work, as two sets of everything that needs to be purchased at the end of the year must be made, and they must be prepared in advance, so that when the situation becomes difficult, they can be taken out at any time to avoid suspicion of fraud.

At the end of the year, there are many things needed and they are diverse, and money is spent in a scattered manner. If you don't pay attention or don't keep an eye on things personally, it will be very easy to lack something here or there.

Moreover, these are all internal affairs of the palace. If they are spread out, it is not the palace that will lose face, but her second wife is incompetent and can't even remember a single account at the end of the year. Moreover, Hu will make herself lose a lot of money, and she will have to make up for the hole herself.

By then, not only would his reputation as an incompetent housekeeper spread, but he would also have to pay money out of his own pocket.

Haha, that’s really high, Meng Wan smiled coldly.

If Song Zhu's family hadn't told her in advance about the recent movements of the accounting office, if she hadn't been able to calmly analyze Hu's plan after traveling through time, if she hadn't pretended to be stupid from the moment she entered the door and made Hu let down her guard, haha, if any of these was missing, she would have really fallen into the trap.

Meng Wan thought, not to mention others, if it was really Meng Qi who married in, it must be Meng Qi from her previous life, who must be trying to climb out of the pit.

Although I don’t know if my guess is right, these are all I can think of now. I will talk to Zhou Yu again in the evening to see if he has any other ideas.

But now that he had thought of this, he had to start to deal with it. Although Meng Wan was not afraid, although his major in his previous life was not accounting, the unit he worked in was small, and he was in charge of administration and also did odd jobs. The financial staff would assist him when they were busy, so he should be able to cope with it.

But there are exceptions to everything. Meng Wan is very confident, but not arrogant. The current situation and time do not allow her to make mistakes. Song Lu met her yesterday, and it will not be long before Zhou Yu will have an explanation for her.

And looking at Meng Qi's actions, plus what Meng Zhi said about the emperor being only two years away, so she had no time to play with Hu. It was best to cut the Gordian knot and solve a problem once it was solved.

Moreover, with Hu's cleverness, after the incident of Chuntao, the incident of Fan's mother drugging herself, and the incident in the palace were exposed, she would no longer believe that she was a brainless and gullible person.

Of course, at that time, I would not bother to play dumb in front of her, and then the competition between the two of us would really be put on the table.