After rebirth, my elder sister wants to steal my husband!

The next day.

Lu Zhiran was sorting out accounts in the study, his gentle eyes were cold and he said nothing.

The maid was waiting in the yard for her pair of cards, muttering to herself.

"It's getting harder and harder to report the money now. The old lady used to turn a blind eye to the expenses, but now the new lady is very strict with us and we can't get any money at all."

"That's right. Even the Marquis has cut down on most of the money..."

Zixiang passed by, glared at them, snorted coldly, lifted the curtain and went into the room, saying, "Miss, a few lazy and stupid women are talking about you outside."

"Should we teach them a lesson?"

Lu Zhiran picked up the pen, made some marks, and gave two pairs of cards.

"No, the house has new rules, and they are bound to be uncomfortable with them. It's okay to say a few gossips."

Zixiang felt unhappy after hearing this and said, "But the young lady is not someone that women like them can discuss!"

"Moreover, the accounts in the Marquis' Mansion are unclear. The old lady is afraid of offending people and has never been willing to take action to control it, so she lets the young lady do this offending thing."

Lu Zhiran said calmly: “Zixiang, have you forgotten the purpose of Madam Fu letting me in?”

"I just want a granddaughter-in-law who can manage the household."

"Otherwise, why would a noble mansion marry into a small merchant family?"

"If you get something for nothing, you have to pay the price."

Lu Zhiran has always seen these things very clearly.

"Go ahead and pass these two signs out!"

Having said that, Zixiang still felt uncomfortable, but she always listened to Lu Zhiran, so even if she was unhappy, she did it reluctantly.

When they got out, Zixiang gave them a pair of cards and asked them to collect the money. As for whether some of the expenses were actually spent on the master, it was hard to say.

The old women took the right cards and left with sad faces.

Thinking of the rude words these people had just said to the young lady, Zixiang spat at their backs.

Xiaoying came over and said to Zixiang, "These are all old servants who have been in the mansion for many years. Many of them are related to the people around the old lady. The old lady cherishes her reputation and does not want to offend them. Only our young lady is born, and some of them are the most noisy ones."

"Once this pair of cards is dealt today, I think someone is going to make a scene!"

Zixiang sighed: "How could I not know? That's why I'm so anxious..."

The two looked at each other and said no more, their minds clear as day.

The accounts that Madam Fu gave to Lu Zhiran were extremely messy. Even though Madam Fu was nice to the young lady, she actually asked the young lady to settle these accounts.

It turns out that there is no free lunch in this world.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

There was a commotion outside Lu Zhiran's yard.

Zhang's voice came from outside.

"Lu Zhiran, Lu Zhiran, come out!"

"I would like to ask you what your intention is in withholding the monthly salary from my mansion."

Lu Zhiran, who was sorting out accounts in the study, heard Zhang's voice and could roughly guess what was going on.

It's just that I'm dissatisfied with this month's salary.

If the old lady is not convenient to do something herself, she has to do it.

Naturally, she was the only one who could offend Zhang.

After all, Zhang and Madam Fu had been friends for more than 20 years, and the old lady couldn't bear to offend her.

Lu Zhiran straightened his clothes and walked out.

Then I saw Zhang who was furious.

Zhang's eyes were burning with fire as she looked at Lu Zhiran.

"Lu Zhiran, you are such a jerk. You are in charge of the accounts and you want to establish your authority, but you dare to deduct my monthly salary."

Just now, Zhang heard the maid beside her telling her about this matter.

My jaw dropped in shock. How dare Lu Zhiran do that?

Facing Zhang's anger.

Lu Zhiran looked calm and composed, "Mother, please sit down first. I will talk to you about this matter slowly."

Zhang sneered, "Do you think I will still talk to you nicely after what happened?"

Lu Zhiran felt a little helpless and reached out to Zixiang beside him.

Zixiang immediately understood and went to the study, took out a stack of account books and handed them to Lu Zhiran.

After getting the account book, Lu Zhiran slowly said, "Mother, it was indeed my idea to reduce the monthly salary for your hospital."

Zhang was extremely angry and sneered repeatedly.

"What do you mean? You're deducting money privately... just to use me to gain authority, right?"

"Lu Zhiran, you are a newlywed bride, and you feel that I, your aunt, have not taught you the rules, and that you have had an easy life. How dare you interfere with me?"

Lu Zhiran sighed and handed the account book to Zhang.

"Mother, you can see what's inside."

"What are you looking at?! Are you trying to ask me how you are so stingy with my monthly salary this month?"

Zhang sneered and didn't respond.

Seeing that Zhang refused to take the account book, Lu Zhiran had no choice but to open it and read it aloud.

"On August 10, your maid Chu'er bought clothes for you and pocketed two hundred coins..."

"On August 15th, mother, you wanted to eat a bowl of bird's nest porridge. The price of bird's nest porridge was only ten taels of silver, but Chu'er quoted you fifty taels of silver."

"On August 16, mother, you bought the Night-Shining Pearl. It was clearly only 60 taels of silver, but Zhang'er confirmed that he reported you 120 taels..."

"..."

With every sentence Lu Zhiran read, the servants around Zhang became more panicked and their faces turned pale.

Finally, without waiting for Lu Zhiran to finish reading, Zhang immediately reached out and snatched the account book from Lu Zhiran's hand.

Looking at the accounts above, Zhang's eyes turned red. These despicable people were lining their own pockets.

Zhang said angrily, "How can I believe this is true? What if you are making it up?"

Lu Zhiran smiled gently.

"Mother, if I really made this up, then all these accounts can't be so complete. And if you still have doubts, you can always take this account book to look up the store where you bought the clothes and jewelry. It has all the records."

The situation is now clear.

It was these two servants around him who were embezzling money.

"Snapped!"

The next second, Zhang slapped the maids beside her, Zi'er and Chu'er, on the face.

"I've been so good to you, but you dare to betray me and fool me."

Zi'er and Chu'er immediately knelt down in front of Zhang.

"Madam, Madam, please forgive Chu Er this time!"

"My mother is sick, I have no money, the monthly allowance is not enough, and I have run out of medicine. This is the only solution I can think of."

Zi'er also quickly pleaded for mercy.

"Madam, Zi'er is getting married soon, but her husband's family doesn't like her. I have to prepare more dowry, otherwise she will be bullied. The wedding date is approaching, and I really have no other choice but to think of this method."

The two girls asked for a kiss in a delicate voice, looking very pitiful.

Zhang was just about to soften her heart.

Lu Zhiran started to finish off the enemy again.

"Mother, the account book I just showed you is only for August. I haven't shown you the account books for July, June, and May yet. Besides these two girls, the people in your courtyard are really bold and have embezzled a lot of money!"

Zhang suddenly stopped feeling distressed.