The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

The total price of coarse cloth is 1,600 wen, and the fine cloth with good quality is 3,400 wen, making a total price of 5,000 wen.

These are the fair prices given by the fabric shop, and each one is clearly written on paper.

However, when I saw the account book in Pei Sheng's hand, the situation was completely different.

Whether it was cloth or meat, he tried his best to squeeze out a profit of five cents from each unit.

This fixed "commission" was like a vampire, quietly sucking away our family's wealth bit by bit.

Every year, the Xiangfu made new clothes for the servants and maids. There were a lot of male and female servants in the mansion. There were about a hundred people living there permanently. If the servants in the manor were included, the total number would be more than 200. He could embezzle more than 20,000 coins just on the cloth.

Faced with these accounting evidences, Pei Yu was so angry that he threw the account book hard on Pei Sheng's face. His face turned blue and he cursed loudly: "You lawless dog slave! Our mansion treats you so well. Although you are a house-born child, your monthly salary is more than that of many small families. How dare you be so greedy and steal things from our mansion!"

Seeing this, Sheng Junwei said calmly: "Don't worry, sir, wait until we find what he has hidden."

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants who went to search Pei Sheng's residence came back one by one. The expressions on their faces gave Pei Yu a bad feeling.

A servant came over with a stack of scrolls. Pei Yu was quick to grab them and open them.

The next moment, everything went dark. The people on the scroll were all Han Yue'er!

The picture recorded her appearance when she first entered the prime minister's residence. She was wearing a light gray narrow-sleeved skirt. Minor damage to the hem of the skirt was clearly visible. It was because the skirt was accidentally scratched and had long been thrown aside by Han Yue'er.

Sheng Junwei had never seen this old clothes before, so how could she use it to frame Pei Sheng and Han Yue'er?

The truth was revealed in an instant. Pei Sheng, this lowly servant, was not only greedy for money, but also had evil intentions towards his master's woman.

Pei Yu was furious and shouted, "Come here, throw this corrupt dog slave into the dungeon!"

The dungeon was a place specially used by the Pei family to punish slaves who made mistakes, also called the water dungeon.

It is dark and damp there all year round, with water on the ground deep enough to cover the ankles. Staying there is so cold that it is unbearable.

Even if torture is not used, if a person is locked up there for two days, he will develop rashes all over his body and suffer excruciating pain.

Entering that place of punishment is like falling into a bottomless abyss, and few people can come out intact.

At this moment, Pei Sheng's face turned as pale as a piece of paper as he faced the impending punishment.

He knelt on the ground, trembling all over, begging non-stop: "Master, I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time!"

Han Yue'er was watching from the side, and was also surprised when she first saw the paintings depicting cruel punishment scenes.

However, she quickly calmed down and listened quietly to Pei Sheng's pleading.

She frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, just looked coldly at everything in front of her.

Seeing this, Sheng Junwei was confused and couldn't help asking, "I remember you said that servants can't be punished casually, why are you doing this now, young master?"

There was doubt in her words, and she was obviously confused by Pei Yu's behavior.

When Pei Yu heard this, he felt as if he was slapped hard by an invisible big hand, and his face instantly became burning with pain.

He knew that although Sheng Junwei's words did not directly accuse him, every word pierced his self-esteem like a needle.

Han Yue'er heard this and snorted coldly, not hiding her contempt for Sheng Junwei's so-called "womanly kindness".

"This person has committed a serious crime and should be severely punished. Where is your soft-heartedness?"

Sheng Junwei was not angry because of Han Yueer's ridicule. Instead, she nodded calmly, agreeing with Han Yueer's point of view.

Then, she said calmly: "I never said that you can beat servants to death at will, I just said that they should be dealt with accordingly after making mistakes. There is an essential difference between 'handling' and 'beating to death'. Master Pei, you should be able to distinguish the boundary between the two."

Han Yue'er was sorely touched by Sheng Junwei's words that she was suddenly speechless.

As a modern queen of the night, how could she swallow being taught a lesson by an ancient woman?

Pei Yu saw through Han Yueer's character, and quickly went forward to half hug her, trying to calm her down.

He looked at Sheng Junwei with a complicated look, one that contained both guilt and helplessness: "What happened today was indeed our negligence. Please forgive me."

Sheng Junwei raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't say anything about Pei Yu still defending Han Yue'er, but just accepted this scene silently.

Seeing her son like this, Zhang became even more furious and shouted, "Pei Yu, come here!"

But Pei Yu did not turn back, so Zhang could only suppress her anger and turned to apologize to Sheng Junwei: "Wei'er, it's all mother's fault for not educating this rebellious son well."

Sheng Junwei shook her head gently, and said calmly: "Young Master is already an adult, he should be responsible for his own actions, mother does not need to blame herself for this."

Zhang wanted to say something else, but Sheng Junwei cleverly changed the subject: "You've been busy all night, you two should go back and rest early. Father has to attend court tomorrow."

As soon as she said this, Zhang realized that it was almost dawn, and she hurriedly left with Prime Minister Pei.

Before leaving, Zhang solemnly promised: "Don't worry, Wei'er, I will drive her out of the house at dawn!"

She did what she said, and when dawn broke in the sky, she rushed into Yuexia Pavilion with a group of people. The pile of evidence in her hands was like ironclad evidence, ruthlessly exposing Pei Sheng's crimes.

Evidence shows that in just five years, Pei Sheng took advantage of his job to embezzle as much as five thousand taels.

Among them, except for the money used for food, drink and entertainment, he exchanged the rest for gold, silver and jewelry just to please Han Yueer.

Pei Yu and Han Yue'er were already very angry because of Zhang's rude behavior when she broke into their house in the morning.

However, at this moment, both of them changed their expressions almost at the same time.

Pei Yu's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he instantly stared at Han Yue'er beside him, his deep eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

Han Yue'er quickly calmed down after a brief shock.

She frowned, "How would I know that those things were bought with black money? The things are still here, if you really want them, just take them."

Zhang looked at Han Yue'er coldly, her words sharp: "It seems that Miss Han is a person who accepts everything. No matter who gives the gift, as long as it is given to you, you are happy to accept it, right?"

Han Yueer sensed the irony in Zhang's words and became furious: "What do you mean by that? Are you saying that I'm after those junky things?"

Without waiting for Zhang's answer, she stood up excitedly, "Do you think I'm your short-sighted daughter-in-law? If Pei Sheng hadn't said that to thank me, I wouldn't have accepted it!"

She straightened her back and looked determined: "I am not the ignorant woman you said, and I will not throw away my dignity for a little money!"