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Chapter 40: The Plan to Take Down the Commander (8)

"Miss! We can finally manage the household affairs completely. Now, let's see how arrogant that second wife can be!" Yu'er didn't notice Song Zhishu's unusual behavior and just said excitedly.

Song Zhishu didn't want to ruin this innocence, so she could only smile and nod.

How could she not know what the old lady was thinking? How many people in this compound who have lived to this age are truly kind to others? Now that she has married into the family, and Ning Xi has also married into the family, she will naturally be responsible for the distribution of money.

Song Zhishu's current impression on the people here is that of a peacemaker, someone who dares not and is not good at causing trouble. If she were to accidentally make a mistake, especially regarding Ning Xi's affairs, Song Zhishu couldn't imagine Ji Rong's expression. The old lady probably thought of this as well; no matter how good she was to her, how could she possibly sever ties with her grandson because of her?

It's now very clear that I'm just a scapegoat.

She smiled indifferently. After all, how could she not have thought of these things after marrying into the family? Since she was sent in by the old lady to become the first wife, she naturally had to pay the price.

"Miss, I still can't understand these words," Yu'er frowned, flipping through the paper with some irritation, her noisy voice sounding unusually grating.

Song Zhishu smiled, rubbed her temples, waved her hand, and said softly, "It's okay, you go back first, I can take care of it by myself."

"How can that be!" Yu'er stood up abruptly, pouted, and said indignantly, "In Miss's eyes, am I that kind of person? No matter what, how can Yu'er abandon Miss alone?"

Yu'er: Ah, I suddenly feel so great.

Song Zhishu hadn't expected a single sentence to excite her so much, and found it somewhat amusing. She quickly tried to appease her, saying, "Alright, alright, sit down and look at me?"

The petite woman opposite her snorted and sat down, continuing to watch her mistress flip through the account book she still couldn't understand.

“…No, that’s not right.” Song Zhishu frowned slightly, her gentle eyes now filled with dissatisfaction. She pointed to a page and said, “Here, from here on, Ning Xi’s monthly allowance increases by a full seven taels of silver. We also have to make her bird’s nest soup every day. I remember in another ledger it was said that the second wife’s family gets one bowl a week. It’s almost spring, why do we still have to send servants to buy warm clothes every week? Didn’t she have two whole chests of clothes when she married in? And there’s not even Ji Rong’s signature of consent. Are they acting as accomplices?” The more Song Zhishu thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. She quickly explained to Yu’er, who was yawning beside her, “From here on, all the ledgers are messed up. It’s only been a few weeks, and Ning Xi has interfered in almost every aspect. How do we account for this?”

"..." Yu'er looked completely bewildered.

What? What did you say?

Seeing Yu'er's confused look, Song Zhishu understood that this was proving too difficult for her. With a helpless sigh, Song Zhishu began to think of a solution. Since the old lady had given her the account books, she naturally wouldn't care. The only way…

I'll meet Ning Xi in person.

Song Zhishu closed her eyes wearily and said to Yu'er, who was nervously standing next to her, "Yu'er, help me get a piece of clothing..." She paused for a moment before adding, "...Don't get anything too plain, just take the one that the old lady gave me when she entered the family."

She finally understood what that dress was for.