Zhang Shou was startled and took a half step back unconsciously, but then he thought, I am the accountant of the Marquis' Mansion, how could this man really dare to attack me?

"What are you going to do!" Zhang Shou showed his timidity when asking the question, mainly because Da Nian was too strong and looked very oppressive.

"You bastard, you dare to talk nonsense, get a beating!" Da Nian greeted him politely before slapping him.

Zhang Shou wanted to dodge, but his dodging speed was not as fast as Da Nian's hitting speed. The big slap hit his face mercilessly, with a loud and crisp sound.

Everyone who came with Zhang Shou was shocked. Are they going to fight right away?

But think about it, doesn't the accountant deserve to be beaten? If he had paid them all the money earlier, wouldn't the problem be solved? But he insisted on dragging it out and even brought them to see the fourth young lady.

When the fourth young lady was buying things, she specifically mentioned that their third branch had just returned to the Marquis' Mansion, and the eldest lady felt sorry for her younger brothers and sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces, so she asked them to come out and buy some things on their own. This was originally a good thing, but why was it that when they came to the Marquis' Mansion to settle the money, they encountered the accountant who shirked his responsibility? In the past, when they came to the Marquis' Mansion to settle the accounts of Young Master Su, it was much more efficient than this.

Among the crowd that followed was an old woman who was reading the news. When she saw what happened, she immediately ran towards Tinglan Courtyard. She had to tell the eldest lady that Mr. Zhang had been slapped in the face!

Zhang Shou was stunned and didn't react for a while. Or maybe he did react, but he didn't dare to fight back, so he started yelling at Su Qingwan.

"Fourth Miss, it was really the Madam who asked me to bring them here. Not counting the money for the servants, you have spent a total of 2,500 taels today. If you can't come up with the silver, let them take the things you bought today back home."

Su Qingwan sneered in her heart. This is indeed what Liu could say, but she would not let Liu get her wish. Since you like the reputation of being kind and generous, you have to keep wearing this hat. If you want to take it off, you must agree with me.

"Did my aunt really say these words?" Su Qingwan asked calmly.

Zhang Shou thought that his words had frightened the Fourth Young Lady, and it made sense. Now that the Third Master was not in the capital, the First Lady had the final say in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. If the First Lady did not take the money, the people in the Third House would have to live a hard life.

"Yes!" Zhang Shou answered without hesitation.

When Da Nian saw his smug expression, he couldn't help but slap him again, this time a little harder, and knocked him to the ground.

"You, you..." Zhang Shou covered his cheek. He should have brought more people with him. Who would have thought that Helinyuan would suddenly have more servants.

No, the people from the pawnshop are also waiting here to collect the money.

"People from the pawnbroker business, take this man away quickly. We don't want him in our mansion." Zhang Shou said angrily.

The dental agent looked at Zhang Shou, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and said in a gloomy voice, "The formalities have been completed, and it cannot be refunded."

Zhang Shou widened his eyes and stared at the man with the tooth business viciously.

You are forcing me to buy and sell!

He was just about to emphasize that the Marquis' Mansion would not pay, but he saw Su Qingwan had already walked out of the house. She said distressedly:

"So my aunt doesn't want me to go shopping. What should I do? The things I bought today are all things I really like."

Aunt Rong said at the right moment, "You are a legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. Why do you need the Madam's consent to buy things? Besides, we just arrived at the Marquis' Mansion. She won't prepare anything for us, and won't let us buy it ourselves?"

Her voice was quite loud and everyone who followed Zhang Shou heard it. Su Qingwan saw another old woman running away, she must be going to deliver a message to the eldest lady.

"Let's put it this way. My second sister gave me two pieces of jewelry yesterday. Ask the people from Zhenbaozhai to estimate their price. If it's not enough, I'll use the carriage as collateral. Have you all seen that carriage? It's the one I'm riding in today!" Su Qingwan said as she took out the hibiscus hairpin and pomegranate bracelet that Su Yunrou had given her.

Aunt Rong took the things and showed them directly to these people.

Zhang Shou's mind buzzed. These were the Second Miss's things. The hibiscus hairpin alone was worth several hundred taels.

But this is not a matter of money, but the second young lady's personal belongings are being taken out for appraisal. If the people from Zhenbaozhai agree to use the second young lady's personal belongings to offset the cost, and the news gets out, the second young lady will lose face, and the marquis's mansion will also lose face.

Moreover, the Fourth Young Miss even said that if it was not enough, she could use the carriage to make up for it. The fact that she used the Second Young Miss' carriage today had already spread throughout the Marquis' Mansion.

Isn’t this also using the second young lady’s things to offset the deduction?

He secretly groaned in his heart. If this really happened, he would be beaten to death by the eldest lady.

"Did you see it clearly? This thing is..." Aunt Rong wanted to introduce it.

“Stop!” Zhang Shou yelled, causing his swollen cheek to hurt, but he didn’t care at all.

Aunt Rong was startled, "Why are you yelling? Can't you just talk it out nicely?"

"Fourth Miss, you must not use Second Miss's things to offset the expenses. This is not decent."

Su Qingwan waved her hands, "What's so improper? Second sister has already given them to me, so they are mine. I can do whatever I want with them."

"No, no!"

The problem now is not who the things belong to, but who has used them before. As long as it is associated with the name of the second lady of the Marquis' Mansion, it cannot be circulated casually. Who knows what some lunatic will do with it.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you tell the Fourth Miss no?" Da Nian patted him on the head again. He felt that the servants in the Marquis' Mansion were just like what Aunt Rong said. They all had no idea of ​​the rules.

Zhang Shou couldn't bear the blow, he rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Da Nian, pull that person aside and don't delay everyone's settlement." Su Qingwan said.

The people who come to settle the accounts are all shrewd people, but they only care about collecting the money. As for where the money comes from, that is not important.

"Miss Fourth, are you really going to use these two pieces of jewellery to pay for the money?" The person who came to collect the debt from Zhenbaozhai was the second shopkeeper, who looked to be around 40 years old and was a well-informed man.

"Well, the Marquis' Mansion didn't give me cash, so I'll use this." Su Qingwan didn't care at all.

"Then I will give you an estimate of the price. Please wait a moment." He also politely bowed to the other people who came to settle the bill.

While the price was being estimated here, Madam Liu was rushing to Helin Courtyard in a hurry.

Damn little hooves!

Not only did he beat the accountant, but he also slandered his own reputation.

When she arrived at Helin Courtyard, she heard Su Qingwan's clear voice coming from inside, "If there is not enough left, use the carriage to pay for it. The rest of the money can be sent directly to me."

Carriage? What carriage? She pushed Yunrou's carriage out.

"Madam, please go in and take a look. The fourth young lady has exchanged the jewelry that the second young lady gave her for her, and now the second young lady's carriage has been discussed." A maid was about to go back to report the news when she turned around and saw Madam Liu.

"What?" Mrs. Liu's eyes went dark.

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