The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

In Wutong Courtyard, Manager Liu was the first to be dragged in.

Xu Chaoqian kicked him in the face: "Old man! What's going on!"

Two ledgers were smashed on Manager Liu's head.

He picked it up and took a look. What else didn't he understand?

But this is a matter that will lead to imprisonment, and of course he cannot accept it even if he dies: "As for the master, this... I don't even know about it."

Xu Chaoqian's hands shook in anger: "Say! Where have you stolen all the money!"

"Master, don't say this nonsense! This old slave has been with the master's family for decades, how could he do such a thing?"

After saying that, he looked around the room, pointed at Butler Xu and cursed, "It's you! You must be the one who framed me! You, a murderer of a thousand cuts, come here to talk to the master and the eldest lady. You are not afraid of annihilating your descendants."

Butler Xu was not good at quarreling with others, and his cheeks were red from holding back his emotions.

Xu Rongrong spoke up to help him: "Oh? It turns out that Manager Liu values ​​​​his children so much. No wonder I often hear Aunt Ping next to my wife say that your son Liu Shangen has taken concubines one after another in the house. Now he is the fourth one, right? No wonder there have been so many purchases in the name of furniture in the past two years."

"Four concubines?!" Xu Chaoqian frowned. The head of the family only had one concubine, but the steward's son actually had four concubines!

"Miss Mingjian! This old slave supports his family with his own monthly salary, and he has never taken advantage of the government."

Xu Rongrong raised his eyebrows: "My father is a sixth-rank official, and now the family is still small. Can Manager Liu give his son two taels of silver a month to raise a concubine? I heard from Aunt Ping that one of them is a Yangzhou thin horse? "

Xu Chaoqian's eyes widened when he heard this.

"Miss, don't listen to Aunt Ping's nonsense. I'm wronged! She framed me. In fact, all the money in the account was secretly used as loan sharks in empty account sets!" Manager Liu shouted that he was wronged.

Aunt Ping had just been dragged to the door. She was used to being domineering in the house. When she heard what Manager Liu said, she was about to curse.

But the next moment, his mouth was blocked and his hands were tied behind his back, making him unable to move at all.

She could only watch and listen to Manager Liu in the room pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, shaking his head about how to arbitrage money and how to lend money.

It wasn't until Manager Liu finished speaking that the person who suppressed her let go.

Aunt Ping rushed into the house and knelt down with a bang: "I am wronged!"

Xu Rongrong looked at her and smiled: "Everyone comes in and complains. Manager Liu has the best relationship with you on weekdays. Is he also trying to frame you?"

Aunt Ping raised her head and looked at Xu Chaoqian's face, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

"Ms. Ping is the old man in the house, and she understands things best. Now that my father is in charge of the affairs of the joint government, there is such a big deficit in the account. If we don't tell the reason at this time, it may be difficult to settle it." When speaking, , Xu Rongrong’s eyes were clear.

However, Grandma Ping's heart was filled with despair.

She knew that the eldest lady was reminding her that the wife was no longer in charge of the house.

He even warned her: The truth about this matter will definitely be found out, and by then, it will never be possible for Madam to regain the power of housekeeping.

She will lose her support forever.

So, Aunt Ping knelt down at Xu Rongrong's feet: "Master Mingjian, Miss Mingjian, this servant is just a servant in the house, and the usury loan... was sent by my wife."

The front of Xu Chao is as gray as ashes. Is Xu Liu going to cause him to be dismissed from office?

Within a quarter of an hour, Mrs. Xu Liu was taken to Wutong Courtyard.

In the past, when she came here, she would either show power or give charity.

Today, for the first time, I was escorted here like a prisoner.

Because she was still the mistress of the house, Xu Chaoqian sent everyone away in order to save some face for her.

Two account books were spread out in front of her. Aunt Ping and Butler Liu were kneeling outside the door, looking panicked.

Xu Liu's heart is like a mirror, but she is not afraid.

"Did you really use the money to make usury loans?" Xu Chaoqian asked.

"Yes." Xu Liu answered simply.

"Did you know that Beijing officials are not allowed to lend money to the private sector? If you are found out, you will be dismissed."

Mrs. Xu Liu sneered and said: "Master, with your little salary, how are you going to support this big family? If I hadn't been frugal and found some ways to make money, how could the house be doing so well?"

Xu Chaoqian's face turned red when she was mocked by her.

"Besides, there are countless female relatives among the officials in the capital who are loaning money. If they are to be dismissed, I'm afraid there will be no one left in the court!"

Xu Chaoqian sighed and said: "I won't talk to you about this! Let's not talk about the past for now. Now I have an urgent need and I am still short of 600 taels. Go get the money back quickly and settle the deficit in the account. Save my anxiety!"

Mrs. Xu Liu smiled and said, "I told you I was short of money! The loan shark said that the principal can be withdrawn at any time. I'll let Aunt Ping go."

After saying that, she raised her hand and shouted toward the yard.

Aunt Ping hurriedly left the house.

Mrs. Xu Liu smiled and picked up the already cold tea bowl, looked at Xu Rongrong with disdain on her face: "What's the matter? Sister Rong only has so much time to manage the house, but she is already stretched thin? Can't even get out 600 taels of silver?"

Xu Rongrong showed a shy smile: "Of course I am not as capable as Madam. I have only been in charge of Zhongfu for a short period of time, and I have only a limited understanding of the account books. I can only find out that Madam has made false accounts, and there is nothing else I can do."

Mrs. Xu Liu's face tightened at what she said and she said no more.

More than half an hour later, Aunt Ping rushed into Wutong Courtyard with a panicked expression:

"Something's wrong, ma'am!"

Xu Liu's heart trembled, and she stood up and said, "What's wrong? You're in a panic!"

Aunt Ping wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her face turned pale: "The man who helped us put the usury money ran away! When the slave girl felt it, the house was in a mess, and the neighbor said that he disappeared in the afternoon! When the slave girl passed by, she was looking at Several servants who are familiar with the mansion are also looking for him! They said... they said he ran away with the money."

Mrs. Xu Liu sat down slumped.

Xu Rongrong narrowed her eyes and smiled.

She knew that there were many female relatives of Beijing officials who loaned money. Now if they suddenly wanted to imitate the harem in donating furniture, the first thing they would do would be to take back the money they had loaned out.

There are already many usury scams, and now we are experiencing concentrated runs.

Didn't that person run away and stay here waiting to be hacked to death?

She didn't know whether this happened in her previous life.

After all, Xu Liu was in charge of the business at that time, and she had plenty of means to fill the books.

But this time, it's different.

She looked at Xu Liu's pale face and asked "timidly":

"Madam, what should we do now?"

Mrs. Xu Liu panicked and clutched Xu Chaoqian's sleeves when she heard this: "Master! I am doing it for our family too!"

"Pah!" Xu Chao stepped forward and slapped Xu Liu's face away, "Bitch!"

He shouted: "Use your dowry to pay for it!"

Aunt Ping cried on the side: "Madam... Madam's dowry has also been released..."

Xu Chaoqian was shocked!

She...how dare she? !

He is a dignified sixth-rank official in the capital and the father-in-law of Marquis Weiyuan, but he can't even afford 600 taels of silver?

he……

I can't afford to lose this person!

Xu Rongrong seemed to have no idea. She said timidly: "The only plan now is to keep my father's official reputation. My daughter will check if there are valuable things at home and sell them first for emergencies."

Xu Chaoqian covered his face and sat down slumped: "We only have one day, how many things do we need to sell to get 600 taels!"

Xu Rongrong remained silent and gently fiddled with the cup in his hand.

The sound of clinking porcelain was particularly clear in the room.

Xu Chaoqian's eyes lit up and he called his long follower Xu Dong over:

"Tomorrow, go to the dental shop and ask if anyone wants to buy a porcelain shop! I still have two in hand. As long as someone can offer more than 600 taels, I will sell them!"

Xu Rongrong raised her hand to cover the uncontrollable smile at the corner of her mouth.