The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

Debt collector? Who owes money outside?

The aristocratic marquisate was the most concerned with its reputation. Even when the mansion was in decline, the old lady seldom borrowed money from outside, and she made ends meet by selling the old items left over from the mansion over the years.

This is also the reason why the Marquis' Mansion and Prince An clearly want the Shen family's property but dare not act rashly.

If this were discovered, it would become a laughing stock in the entire capital.

The old lady frowned and said in a deep voice, "Where did this person come from? Did he say anything?"

The servant trembled and said, "They said they were... the second in command of the Shen family shop."

what? !

"Why would they come to the Marquis' Mansion to collect debts?" Zhou Lingyi exclaimed.

Lin was also surprised.

Wu's face turned pale. "Kick them all out! The Marquis' Mansion is a place where such lowly people can be allowed to act so recklessly."

That little bitch beat her daughter and still dared to be so arrogant!

"Yes, hit him out!" Zhou Lingfu echoed.

"Shut up! Idiot!" the old lady scolded, quickly flipping the Buddhist beads in her hand, and the expression on her face kept changing.

"How many people are here?" asked the old lady.

"There are more than ten shopkeepers and their employees, all clamoring to see the lady." The servant replied.

"Madam, please go and take a look. They... they are holding thick account books and asking the servants to chant loudly at the door. Now there are many people gathered at the door of the Marquis' Mansion!" said the servant anxiously.

As soon as these words were spoken, the old lady and Lin's faces changed drastically.

"Mom, I'll go out and take a look." Lin said.

Without waiting for the old lady's answer, he took Madam Kong's hand and hurried out.

Passing through the winding corridor, I could see from a distance a few well-dressed men standing in front of the mansion gate. Beside them stood a clerk, holding an account book and singing loudly:

"On the second day of April, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning received two pieces of floating luster brocade and one piece of soft smoke silk for a bill of four hundred taels.

On the sixth day of April, the second young lady of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion received a piece of Yuehua brocade and a piece of Huanhua brocade, with the account being one hundred and fifty taels.

On April 13th, Madam Zhou and the eldest daughter wove three pieces of gold brocade, one piece of cloud brocade, and two pieces of floating brocade, and the bill was seven hundred taels..."

After recording the bill dozens of times, the waiter's throat was sore. As soon as he stopped, another waiter immediately took over:

"On the seventh day of the fourth month, Mr. Zhou Er bought a coral-carved pen holder with a magpie ascending a plum tree, and the bill was two hundred taels.

On April 16, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning received a Hainan Huanghuali incense vase and a four-panel nanmu screen with carved silk and glaze, with a record of eight hundred taels.

On the third day of May, the second daughter of the Yongning Marquis presented a painting of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, a blue and white porcelain plum vase, three purple-hair brushes, a set of chrysanthemum-petal jade tea infusions, and a bill of 1,300 taels..."

When Lin heard the singing and harmony, her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.

She tightly grasped Madam Kong's hand and shouted at the servant, "Quick! Take them to the front hall!"

If you continue to sing like this, the reputation of the Marquisate will be ruined!

Hua Jie'er...Yes, find Hua Jie'er!

Nanny Kong supported Lin and walked quickly towards Yunmengxuan.

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Yunmengxuan

Shen Qionghua had just changed her clothes when Gan Cao walked in, "Miss, the Marquis's wife is here."

Shen Qionghua understood, and a hint of mockery flashed across his eyes.

"Please come in."

Lin walked into the house with a slightly messy step, a concerned smile on her face, "Hua Jie'er, are you feeling better? Did you go out today?"

"Thank you for your concern, aunt. I was just a little frightened. I feel much better after a few days of recuperation. I want to go out for a walk." Shen Qionghua said with a smile.

"Did you go to the shop today?" Lin asked.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qionghua showed a hint of surprise on her face, as if asking, "How did you know?"

"It was Sister Fu who said that. She is a straightforward person and never thinks before speaking. Don't take her nonsense to heart." Mrs. Lin stared at Shen Qionghua's expression.

Shen Qionghua smiled and said, "I understand. Cousin Fu must have misunderstood and thought that the shop managed by my aunt belongs to the Marquis' Mansion. In fact, as long as my aunt knows who owns the shop, it doesn't matter."

"Um, yes, yes, Sister Fu misunderstood and thought it was a new shop I bought." Lin's face was frozen.

"It was because I was in a hurry today that I had some friction with my cousin Fu. It seems that my cousin Fu was unaware of what happened a few days ago. She actually said in public that my innocence was ruined by the criminals. I failed because I was in a hurry." Shen Qionghua's eyes turned red as she spoke, and she looked uneasy.

Lin's face was wooden.

Zhou Lingfu, that idiot, spoke ill of others to their faces, so she deserved to be beaten. No wonder she just said in Rongde Hall that she was beaten by Shen Qionghua, but was vague when asked why.

"It was Sister Fu who lost her composure. The old lady and I both understand. She just talked about her."

"Then I feel relieved." Shen Qionghua said.

Lin was anxious. Seeing that Shen Qionghua didn't mention the shop, she took the initiative to ask, "Sister Hua...did you go to the shop to check the accounts today?"

"Yes, today when I passed by West Street, I thought I'd take a look at the account books. I can't let my aunt work so hard for my shop while I do nothing."

"As a result, it was discovered that those shopkeepers had the audacity to embezzle the money from the accounts."

“So, I fired them all.”

"what!"

Lin screamed, then softened her voice immediately after realizing her own mistake. "Wouldn't the shop be in chaos if everyone was fired at once?"

Shen Qionghua waved her hands, looking relaxed. "No, every shop has a second-in-command. They will make all the arrangements."

The corners of Lin's eyes kept twitching. What was going on in Zhou Lingfu's mind? She didn't even tell her such important information.

She had finally managed to get the shopkeepers to turn a blind eye to the Marquis's credit transactions, but now all her efforts were in vain.

Ignoring Lin's unpleasant expression, Shen Qionghua continued, "These deputy shopkeepers are quite proactive. As soon as they heard there might be an opportunity to be promoted to head shopkeeper, they all volunteered to clean up the mess. It's a good opportunity for me to see which ones are truly capable."

"Did they say they wanted to settle the accounts themselves?"

"Yeah, I haven't even had time to see which families have outstanding debts." Shen Qionghua said with a smile.

That’s right, it’s impossible to finish reading so many account books in such a short time.

Lin's eyes rolled, and she asked tentatively, "Come to think of it, the Marquis' Mansion has some outstanding debts to your shop. Why not take this opportunity to settle them as well?"

"Oh? The Marquis' Mansion also buys on credit?" Shen Qionghua said with some surprise.

Seeing that her expression did not seem fake and indeed looked like she had just found out, Lin heaved a sigh of relief.

"The affairs of the Marquis' Mansion are complicated, and I forgot to settle the debts. Now I remember it."

Shen Qionghua smiled slightly and said slowly under Lin's expectant gaze:

"In that case, let the steward of the Marquis' Mansion connect with the second stewards of each shop."