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

Lin: "..."

Shen Qionghua didn't care about the handkerchief in Lin's hand that was about to be torn apart by her. She continued, "It's my fault for not considering it carefully. It's not easy for your aunt to manage the household expenses of this marquis' mansion. How could I give your aunt the Shen family shop and make your life even harder?"

"It must be because she's working so hard that my aunt didn't notice the managers' manipulation of the accounts in time. It's better for me to manage these shops myself."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin immediately said, "Sister Hua, it's not that your aunt doesn't agree with you. It's just that there are so many women in the inner courtyard of this mansion. Having men coming in and out so frequently would damage our reputation."

Indeed, these shops have huge daily turnover, so the account books need to be checked more frequently.

In her previous life, Lin used this reason to convince her to hand over these shops to her for management.

Shen Qionghua looked apologetic. "What my aunt said makes sense, but I am the head of the Shen family after all. My father passed away suddenly, my mother is weak, and Ayi is still young. I am the only one supporting the Shen family. I cannot ignore the Shen family business."

"If it's really inconvenient, why don't I move out with my mother and Ayi?"

When Lin heard the words "move out", she was shocked.

You must not move out. If you move out, your relationship with the Marquis' Mansion will be alienated, which will be detrimental to His Highness's future plans.

Only by trapping people in the mansion can we keep things firmly under control.

"No, you must live in the mansion!" said Lin.

Meeting Shen Qionghua's surprised look, Lin realized that her attitude and tone were a bit too tough.

"What I mean is, I only have your mother as my sister, and I haven't seen her for many years. I miss her very much. Your father passed away suddenly, leaving only Yi Ge'er, the son of the Shen family, who is still very young. How can you, an orphan and a widow, survive in the outside world?"

"It's better to live in the Marquis' Mansion so that you can be taken care of if anything happens." Lin said with a concerned look on her face.

Shen Qionghua sneered in his heart.

Take care of me? Did you take care of me until your life was gone?

Shen Qionghua looked hesitant, "But the Shen family's business still needs someone to manage it."

"Don't worry, just take care of the house. I'll keep an eye on the servants and prevent them from gossiping."

"As for the women in the Marquis' Mansion..."

"I will go and explain to them that it's not easy for you three, mother and children. They will understand." Lin said.

Shen Qionghua then smiled and said, "In that case, thank you very much, aunt."

Lin left with a smile on her face but a heart full of sorrow.

Shaoyao handed Shen Qionghua a cup of tea and said, "Miss, we are about to have a big income."

Shen Qionghua took the tea and took a sip, "But this is far from enough."

The Yongning Marquisate owed her more than just money, it also owed her lives!

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"Mom, I'm afraid we really have to settle those debts outside this time." Lin said.

"Did that girl really say that? Let the steward of the Marquis' Mansion connect with those shopkeepers?" asked the old lady.

"Yes, she even wanted to move out to manage the shop, but I had to persuade her."

"It shouldn't be..." The old lady quickly turned the Buddhist beads.

Although she had only met the girl two or three times, judging from the fact that she gave valuable gifts to the first and second wives when she entered the mansion, she should not be a stingy person and should understand the ways of the world.

She lived in the Marquis's Mansion, and the eldest son's wife was her aunt. Logically speaking, even if she wanted to manage the shop herself, she would not ask the Marquis's Mansion to pay off the debt.

Did he notice something?

But if they had noticed it, why would they be so quiet and not make a fuss?

Before she could figure it out, Zhou Lingfu screamed.

"Why?! She eats, uses, and lives in the Marquis's mansion, but we just took something from her shop and she has the nerve to ask us to pay!"

"Grandma, please kick them out!"

"You still have the nerve to say that! If you hadn't been so arrogant in front of her, she wouldn't have wanted to run the shop herself!" Zhou Lingyi was so angry that his eyes turned red.

When Zhou Lingyi thought about never being able to wear those beautiful clothes or use those nice pearl powders without any scruples again, he wanted to kick this stupid cousin out of the mansion.

His Highness said yesterday that he needed a famous painting to give to someone, and she had already found one. There was a famous painting in the Shen family shop, worth three thousand taels, which would be perfect as a gift.

Now it’s all messed up!

Seeing her daughter suffer, Mrs. Wu quickly said, "Sister Yi, how can you say that about your sister? Is Sister Fu not as good as your cousin whom you haven't seen for over ten years?"

She said to the old lady, "Mother, Sister Fu is right. In my opinion, they should be kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion!"

Seeing that Wu dared to scold her daughter, Lin also became angry, "Sister-in-law, you..."

"Shut up, everyone!" The old lady threw the teacup beside her to the ground.

The hot steam rose and the room became quiet in an instant.

"Eldest wife, how much are all those debts in total?" the old lady asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know either. I've asked the housekeeper to make the connection." Lin nodded.

Although he couldn't explain it clearly, Lin knew it must be a huge amount.

She had no intention of paying the bill at all, and she took things from the shop with her daughter without blinking an eye.

He took whatever was beautiful and expensive, and Sister Yi would give some things to His Highness as gifts from time to time.

Later, she found out that the old lady had asked people from the second house to go to the shop to get things, and she was very angry.

It's obviously her sister's shop, so why should the second wife take advantage of it!

He is even more ruthless when picking up things.

The atmosphere was tense when the steward of the Marquis' Mansion walked in with a pile of lists.

"The old lady, the first lady, and the second lady have already communicated with the shopkeepers. The total amount is 65,300 taels of silver."

"How much!" Wu screamed.

More than 60,000 taels! How could it be so much!

The huge amount stunned everyone present.

The old lady's face didn't look good either.

In just over two months, these people had taken away more than 60,000 taels of goods, which was almost enough to cover one-third of the Marquis's official account.

But at the same time, a hint of joy flashed through the old lady's heart.

If the shop can make more than 60,000 taels of goods in just two months, how rich must the Shen family be with all the wealth accumulated over the years?

It seems that this account must be settled to show that the Marquis' Mansion has no intention of coveting the Shen family's property.

Only in this way can we lower the girl's guard and facilitate the implementation of subsequent plans.

After figuring this out, the old lady pondered for a moment and then spoke: "Today's account must be settled. So, from the public treasury, we will pay 50,000 taels, the remaining eldest wife will pay 10,000 taels, and the second wife will pay 5,300 taels."

As soon as the old lady said this, no matter if it was the people from the first or second house, they could no longer sit still.

"mother!"

"grandmother!"

Second wife, Mrs. Wu, could not accept it.

Her husband, Master Zhou Er, was only a fifth-rank official, and he had little income and filial piety. She had worked hard to save some money for her daughter's dowry.

More than five thousand taels of silver took away nearly half of the second wife's assets!