I just want to rob you of your luck

Yu'er guessed what Lin Jiu'er meant and hurried out to inform A Kuan and A Gui.

Their honor and disgrace are tied to Lin Jiuer, so naturally they hope that Lin Jiuer will be favored and are afraid that she will be harmed by others.

Lin Jiuer thought of Wu Gang, and wondered what happened to this unfortunate fellow villager.

She said to Qiao'er, "Go to the small storehouse and get ten taels of silver. Go to the palace doctor and give it to Wu Gang. Take a look at his condition and tell him that he can come to me if he has any problems."

Qiao'er took the order and went downstairs to do it.

Lin Jiuer remembered that she had to learn housekeeping from Butler Tian today, so she got up and went out without any further delay.

Now that she is the Marquis's concubine, she is also half the master of the mansion. The servants who knew her before would politely greet her when they saw her.

Everyone knows that Lin Jiuer is in power now, and maybe they will have to make a living under Lin Jiuer in the future, so they are all very polite to her.

In the main courtyard, Zhou and Deng were tortured by Nanny Rong and were in great pain. Xia Liu was arranged by Nanny Deng to kneel aside and serve them tea and water, and was required to come and kneel every day.

Xia Liu was now in a state of extreme distress. The maids in the mansion were probably laughing at her in private. She didn't know how much more torture she would have to endure at the hands of Deng in the future. It would be better to just give her a quick death.

After learning from Butler Tian for a few days, Lin Jiuer has basically understood the property and income and expenditure of the Marquis' Mansion.

Although Marquis Dingyuan became famous at a young age, was highly regarded by the emperor, and received many rewards, he had less than 10,000 taels of cash in his mansion.

Fortunately, there are several shops and farms that still have some income every month, so we can barely maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

She felt something was wrong and looked at the account book again.

I casually flipped through it and saw several huge expenditures, all registered in the name of the prince.

The prince has only barely passed the imperial examination and has not yet held any official position.

Jiang Cheng hoped that he would learn martial arts so that he could inherit his legacy in the future, but unfortunately Zhou was reluctant to let her son suffer, so she forced him to learn literature.

Later, Jiang Cheng stopped forcing his son. Unexpectedly, Zhou spoiled his son and turned him into a useless person who only knew how to pursue pleasure and was neither good at literature nor martial arts.

In the past, when Zhou was the housekeeper, the prince could withdraw money at will.

No wonder there is not much savings in the house.

Lin Jiuer didn't ask about those things, as they were all obvious issues.

On this day, Lin Jiuer pretended not to know the situation and asked Butler Tian questions about the purchase records in the account books.

"Manager Tian, ​​the eggs we bought from our house are nothing special, so why do they cost fifty coins each? Wow, what kind of fish is this? One fish costs three taels of silver? And this polished round-grained rice is so precious, a stone of rice costs fifty taels? And..."

After a careful look, Butler Tian discovered that the prices of many items were much higher than the market price. He probably pocketed the money because of the purchasing managers.

The chief purchasing agent was a distant relative of Zhou named Ding, who was very trusted by Zhou.

Butler Tian did not expect that Butler Ding would be so bold, and Zhou obviously knew about this.

Because all these accounts have to go through Zhou's hands.

Seeing that Butler Tian seemed to have noticed something was wrong, Lin Jiuer stopped asking.

Two days later, Lin Jiuer heard that Jiang Cheng asked Gu Feng and Gu Lei to take people to raid the house of Manager Ding.

They actually seized three thousand taels of silver and a lot of silk, satin, and jewelry from his house.

After Zhou found out, she knelt down and cried to plead for Manager Ding. Only then did Jiang Cheng have Manager Ding beaten and thrown out of the mansion.

Another person was the manager Wu of the flower house who had harassed Lin Jiuer in the past. His house was also raided by people from Jiangcheng.

Six hundred taels of silver were confiscated from his home. He now has a lame leg and is recuperating at home. He was so frightened by the guards of the marquis's mansion that he wet his pants on the spot.

He took the initiative to admit that he would embezzle some money every time he made purchases.

Jiang Cheng didn't hesitate to take this person seriously. He confiscated the silver and sent him directly to the Dali Temple. He will have to stay in jail for the rest of his life.

For a moment, all the stewards in the mansion were so frightened that they tightened their grip and kept a low profile.

I was afraid that the Marquis would send people to raid my house one day.

This mansion may look peaceful, but there are many corrupt officials inside.

But the two biggest ones are Zhou and Prince Jiang Hai.

But these two people have to be eliminated sooner or later.

Steward Tian gradually discovered that Lin was very smart and studious, and she learned how to read the account books in just a few days.

He knew that he was just a servant, so he gradually handed over the accounting matters to Lin Jiuer.

Since then, Lin Jiuer gets up early every day to run and exercise, and goes to learn housekeeping after breakfast.

I went back to have lunch at noon, took a short nap, practiced calligraphy in the afternoon, and made butterfly cakes and some side dishes.

When Jiang Cheng was at home, he would come to see Lin Jiuer in the afternoon, and she would prepare some of her signature dishes in advance every day.

By the time Jiang Cheng comes over, we can prepare some hot meals at any time.

That afternoon, Lin Jiuer made butterfly cakes, and then she made her signature pickled fish, stir-fried pork, three fresh vegetables, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

I also made a wild mushroom chicken soup and simmered it over low heat.

Sure enough, not long after, Jiang Cheng came over following the smell.

Originally he didn't plan to come here every day, but he couldn't resist the fact that Haitangyuan was too close to his study.

Every time Lin Jiuer cooked, he could smell the aroma and instantly lost interest in his official duties. He only wanted to taste what delicious dishes his concubine had prepared for him that day.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Cheng saw Lin Jiuer sitting at the desk wearing a newly made lavender dress.

She just casually tied her hair into a bun and inserted a plain silver hairpin.

A few strands of hair fall on both sides of the cheeks, making the whole person look lazy and gentle.

The way she held the brush and wrote seriously really looked like a lady from a noble family.

"I didn't know Jiuer was so hardworking. Why is she still practicing calligraphy now?"

Lin Jiuer seemed to be too engrossed in her work and was suddenly interrupted. She was so scared that her hands trembled and a drop of ink fell onto the rice paper.

She glanced at Jiang Cheng angrily: "I had almost finished writing it and wanted to give it to the Marquis, but now it's all ruined."

Jiang Cheng walked over curiously and looked down: "A city of mist and rain, a building, a flower blooms only for one tree."

"Is this written by Jiuer?"

Lin Jiuer blushed a little: "Of course it was written by me, but this poem comes from the folks. I just thought that this poem can express my feelings, so I wrote it down."

This line of poetry is a metaphor for one person's undying love for another.

Although Jiang Cheng is a military general, he is also very knowledgeable, which can naturally be seen.

He was moved to see that Lin Jiuer's handwriting had improved a lot. It was a pity that a drop of ink fell below and ruined the beauty of the whole calligraphy.

He walked over, picked up a pen and started drawing next to the drop of ink. With just a few strokes, he managed to draw a picture of plum blossom in the corner of the ink.

And that drop of ink happened to be painted into a blooming plum blossom.

Lin Jiuer looked at Jiang Cheng with admiration and couldn't help but applaud.

"My Lord, you can actually paint. That's amazing. With this embellishment, the calligraphy is really artistic."

Jiang Cheng smiled faintly: "Your calligraphy is good. I accept it. I will frame it and hang it in my study later."

"I'm hungry now. Has Jiuer prepared food for me?"

Lin Jiuer smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Of course I have prepared it, Yu'er, Qiao'er, set the table."

The two of them sat down and ate happily. Before they finished their meal, Gu Feng hurried in and said, "My Lord, the prince was injured in the military camp."