New widow

"Yes!" Madam Huang knew this account very well.

"Please note that when the time comes to return these three shops to the Wu family, just say," Su Qiao hesitated before saying, "Just say that my niece is very happy and we have nothing to give, so we will give these three shops."

As soon as Su Qiao finished speaking, the old man was already gritting his teeth: "How can a prodigal family be so prodigal? These three shops should be given to Mrs. Wu's children."

"Mrs. Wu has no grown-up children." Su Qiao said lightly, and the old man looked towards the inner courtyard: "There is still an heir."

"That will have to wait until they grow up, besides." Suqiao looked at the old man: "If I return those three shops to the Wu family, will you lose some income?"

"I, I'm not, I'm not..." The old man was still jumping, but now he was stopped by Su Qiao. Su Qiao looked at the old man, her tone was still calm: "The account books just now, two years before Mrs. Wu's death, these The store business was very good, but the year before Mrs. Wu passed away, the business suddenly went bad. Was it because Mrs. Wu fell ill this year? "

"Yes, Madam is ill, and she can no longer take care of the business of these shops." Madam Huang said firmly on the side. Suqiao looked at the account book and said in a calm tone: "When the first lady came here three months ago, this shop Business is getting worse.”

"What are you talking about?" The old man decided to pretend not to understand, and Suqiao patted the account book: "Do you really not understand?"

The old man realized that he had fallen into Suqiao's trap and gritted his teeth and said nothing. Suqiao said lightly: "You found that the first lady was weak, so you bullied her. Whether the business of these shops is good or not, I am afraid that among the shops, There is another book

account. "

Suqiao said so categorically that the old man couldn't help but take a step back: "You're talking nonsense."

"Go to his house and search!" Suqiao ordered. The old man knew that if he went to his house to search, everything would be found, so the old man said loudly: "You, you are so mean, no wonder you have been widowed twice."

"My master is generous and wants you to be grateful, but what have you done?" Suqiao raised her voice slightly and looked at the old man and said: "You just enrich your own pockets, that's it. After all, you took refuge in the Duke's government for Life is also easy. But right now, the Duke's Mansion is thinking of inviting you out because of its huge deficit. Who knows how greedy you all are, and you still want to dig in the Duke's Mansion for a few more years."

Su Qiao's words made the old man unable to answer. He could only stare at Su Qiao: "You don't understand anything."

"If you obediently pack your luggage and leave now, I will not hold you responsible for what you have obtained from the Duke's Mansion over the years." Su Qiao said and looked at the old man: "If you still want to be greedy here again, A few years ago, then I..."

Suqiao didn't finish her words. The old man began to tremble, but he didn't speak for a long time. Suqiao knew that the old man still wanted to wait for reinforcements, so Suqiao turned back to Madam Huang and said, "Where are all his family members?"

"There is also a daughter who is serving Aunt Su in her room." Madam Huang said respectfully, Suqiao nodded slightly: "Well, let's pull his daughter out to match..."

"You have such a cruel heart." The old man interrupted Suqiao. Suqiao looked down at the old man: "Am I cruel?"

"When the Duke of Guo was here, he was very kind to us, and we were devoted to him.

Strength, no semi-differentiated thoughts. At this moment, the Duke's body is still cold, and you are using this excuse to drive us out, and you also want to drag my daughter out to be with someone else. You are so cruel. "

"You keep saying that the Duke is good to you, but how do you repay him?" Su Qiao was not angered by the old man's words, and her tone was still so calm. Mr. Song had already said to Su Qiao: "Third brother and sister, why are you doing this? Woolen cloth?"

"Then are you going to fill the shortfall in the house?" Su Qiao only said this, and Mr. Song did not dare to say anymore. Then Su Qiao threw an account in front of the old man: "This is the time for the funeral of the Duke of Guo. Money spent, since you are loyal to the Duke, then use all your family property to fill these shortfalls."

"This is what the Duke has rewarded me over the years!" Seeing that Su Qiao was really going to confiscate their property, the old man felt even more heartbroken and objected loudly.

"I gave you a chance just now." After Su Qiao said this, she said to Mr. Song: "I'm sorry for bothering you, uncle. Take someone with you to his home. The things his family has been rewarded over the years, as well as the property accumulated at home, Copy them all back to me."

"You are so cruel!" The old man was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Suqiao said calmly: "As well as the stores he manages, you should go and check the accounts carefully to see whether the business is really bad or whether someone is taking advantage of it. Filling your own pockets." After Su Qiao finished speaking, the old man fell to the ground. Madam Huang looked at Su Qiao with some embarrassment: "Madam, if you do this, people's hearts will..."

"Of course I know what you are thinking. What you all think is that if you join the government and take refuge, you will have a master. The master will naturally want to

I will provide you with food and clothing, and there will be money every month. The reward from the master is naturally yours, and what you give to the master in return should be loyalty. Have you done it? "

Su Qiao asked coldly. When the housekeepers saw the old man slumped on the ground, they looked at each other and didn't know what to say. After a while, one of the housekeepers said: "Since the master and servant The fate has come to an end, so the villain bid farewell to his master, left the house, and made a living on his own."

After saying this, the butler knelt down to Su Qiao and kowtowed respectfully. Su Qiao stood there and accepted the gift. If one person takes the lead, others will naturally follow, and the rest will also kowtow to Su Qiao. After the ceremony, these people all left. Madam Huang's forehead was already covered with sweat: "Madam, if you do this, you will lose people's hearts."

"Do you know the laws of the imperial court?" Su Qiao did not look back, but said this lightly. Madam Huang shook her head in confusion, and Su Qiao said slowly: "Every year, under the laws of the imperial court, so many officials have their homes confiscated. , will go to jail, or even die. But this does not stop people who come after me want to be officials."

"But this is not the same thing as the imperial law." Madam Huang said eagerly, Suqiao shook her head: "It is the same thing. When they enter the Duke's Mansion, they are servants of the Duke's Mansion, and they should respect their master. Instead of bullying the superiors and hiding the inferiors, enriching one's own pockets. Or even taking advantage of the situation to bully others."

When Su Qiao spoke, she looked at the old man who was slumped there: "I know you are not willing to give in. After all, relying on the power of the Duke's Palace, everyone has to call you uncle when you are outside, and you can do a lot of things. things. If you leave the Duke's Mansion and become a good citizen, you will have nothing.

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