After rebirth, I became a national teacher

When she fell, her injured left hand landed on the ground, adding insult to injury. In an instant, she was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Even though her face was as pale as paper and her lips turned even paler due to the pain, there was no trace of pity or worry in Pei Xiao's eyes.

"Being threatened by a slave? Then tell me why you were threatened by a slave."

After a night of thinking, Zhang had come up with a plan.

At this moment, he endured the pain and said with tears in his eyes:

"My Lord, that cunning servant threatened me with the poisoning of Brother Jin, saying that if I did not meet her demands, she would tell Aunt Li who was beside my aunt about this matter."

"She is my confidant, and her words are no less than those of ordinary servants. I dare not gamble with the friendship between the Marquis' Mansion and the Zhang family's direct lineage!"

He explained his plan again.

He said that he had no intention of letting Madam Liu take the banknotes away, nor did he intend to let He Wang actually escape from prison and bring disaster to the Marquis' Mansion.

However, Pei Xiao had already lost trust in her at this point, so how could he believe her sweet explanation?

His eyes were full of sarcasm:

"Oh, so this means that I want to thank you for your wholehearted consideration for the Marquis' Mansion?"

Zhang could hear his sarcasm, but she couldn't find a more reliable excuse for the moment.

At this moment.

"My Lord, I have brought the account book."

The butler who came to get the account book came back.

Pei Xiao took the account book and looked at the amount of cash. As expected, the actual amount of silver in the treasury was 19,000 taels less than what was recorded in the account.

Zhang was still kneeling on the ground, and Pei Xiao threw the account book directly at her face.

"Ah!" Zhang screamed in pain again, and bright red blood oozed from her forehead.

Pei Xiao didn't care at all and asked:

"How do you explain this? It's only been two months since the beginning of the year and the money in the treasury is 19,000 taels less than what's in the account book!"

"Well, I didn't know that the rat was the one beside me!"

Zhang quickly picked up the account book and looked through it, and immediately understood the crux of the matter.

The Marquis somehow discovered that the amount of silver and money in the treasury was wrong, and since she had just caused such a big disaster for the Marquis's mansion, all his anger accumulated together.

I was extremely panicked.

After a while, he finally made up his mind and said through gritted teeth:

"My Lord! To tell you the truth, besides the fact that Jin'er was poisoned, that cunning servant Liu Ma also threatened me with the fact that I took advantage of the housekeeper to enrich myself!"

"I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again... I beg you to forgive me just once!"

Since the Marquis already knew that she had embezzled money, she might as well admit that Nanny Liu was using this matter to threaten her.

It's better than exposing other things.

Pei Xiao then felt that the matter made sense.

Since Zhang would do something to enrich herself, how could she be so nervous about the interests of the Marquis' Mansion as she just said?

She would only take this seriously if it was to protect her own interests.

If he hadn't taken the Zhang family and Concubine Shu's feelings into consideration, he would have divorced this greedy and stupid woman!

"Come here, take the lady back to Yaoguang Courtyard. Without my order, you are not allowed to take a single step out!"

This is what is meant by house arrest in disguise.

Zhang just breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't expect that Pei Xiao's punishment was not over yet.

And it was the kind that hurt her deeply.

*

Once again, Zhang Liu came at night to report to Chen Qingzhu the news he had obtained at the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion.

"Oh, they even took away her housekeeper's power and asked her to pay back all the money she had embezzled within ten days?"

Chen Qingzhu smiled happily and said with interest.

"That's right. Right now, the wife of Marquis Jingnan is asking the deputy steward outside to sell properties everywhere to make up for the deficit!"

Chen Qingzhu chuckled:

"It seems that Pei Xiao really spent a lot of money to take care of this matter, but he is so ungraceful that he asked his wife to pay for it!"

Zhang Liudao:

"Of course. Such a stupid and greedy woman has caused so much trouble and cost Marquis Jingnan so much money!"

"Even though the powerful people like Marquis Jingnan may seem noble, they actually calculate their own interests very clearly. It would be strange if they didn't make up for it!"

Chen Qingzhu laughed sarcastically, his eyes full of coldness.

Pei Xiao began to feel sorry for the loss of the Jingnan Marquis Mansion, and he was so ruthless to his beloved and trusted wife in the past.

So what should they do when faced with the thundering blow that follows?