Cousin Chitose Chitose

Not long after Wei Jinxuan left, Wei Yichen came to visit in a hurry.

As soon as he saw Jiang Yuanwan, he cut to the point and said, "I'm afraid my father or grandmother did this."

"I sent people to suppress the news of the day, and my second aunt also sent people to suppress it, but most of the servants in the mansion still knew about it. There is only one possibility-the high-ranking master in the mansion wants them to know. Considering With my status in the mansion, only my father and grandmother can make those servants go against my will."

"Grandmother has never liked you, and she rarely intervenes in the affairs of her grandchildren, so this matter is mostly written by father."

"I miscalculated, sorry."

The anxiety and sincerity in Wei Yichen's expression was by no means a disguise, Jiang Yuanwan's calmness and Wei Jinxuan's persuasion, she was no longer as angry as when she just heard the news.

Maybe someone is calculating her, but this calculation, at least at this stage, will not bring her any harm.If she gets angry because of this, there is no need, and no one will care, it's just a waste of energy.

"My cousin has an open mind and will not use such means. I believe you. In the final analysis, this matter is still caused by me. I should say sorry to you."

"No, you don't have to be so polite to me. What I said that day will always work. You have the right to accept or refuse at any time. I will never force you. Father, he..." Wei Yichen's face darkened: "I'm afraid He is used to being the master of others, and the wishes of others are not important to him. If you are not willing, I will find a way to solve this matter."

"I'm not as open and aboveboard as you imagine, but at least I won't lie to you about this matter." A gentleman has something to do, and some things to not do.It would be too sad to rely on all kinds of calculations even for emotional matters.

Jiang Yuanwan took a deep breath and said her decision: "No, that's it, anyway, it's not bad for us, is it?"

Originally, Jiang Yuanwan might have to worry about how to choose, but now that Marquis Changning has made the choice for her, she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

However, Jiang Yuanwan suddenly realized that it was imminent to strengthen her own strength.She never likes to be coerced into doing anything, even if the other party is in the name of being good for her, or the matter is beneficial to her.

If she was strong enough, how could Marquis Changning treat her like a pawn and ignore her own wishes?If she is strong enough, she can shake Chang Ning Hou's will, and even force Chang Ning Hou to make concessions.

Jiang Yuanwan closed her eyes to hide the turbulent waves in her eyes. The next second, her eyes suddenly opened again, and she saw a hand rubbing her head.

Wei Yichen smiled softly: "Don't show such an expression, it will make me feel that I am very bad, that's why you are so unwilling to have anything to do with me."

"Anyway, in the future, I will be able to protect you openly."

Jiang Yuanwan froze for a moment before saying, "Yes."

Apart from the factor of Marquis Changning, Jiang Yuanwan found that she was actually not that unwilling.Perhaps it was because Wei Yichen was the first person in the Changning Hou Mansion to show true kindness to her.He was different to her after all.

"Father, he likes to treat other people as pawns and follow the steps he has calculated. However, he doesn't know that the chess player may become someone else's pawn one day...he will not always be the person who holds the chess. "Wei Yichen didn't look at Jiang Yuanwan, his eyes fell into the distance.

Jiang Yuanwan saw a kind of courage to go forward from him.

……

Mother Hu saw that Jiang Yuanwan was becoming more and more familiar with accounting matters, so she gradually delegated the management of the accounting room to Jiang Yuanwan, and she only played a supervisory role.

Facts have proved that matters involving money and silver are the most likely to cause disputes.

It turned out that Mother Hu was shocked. She was an old man beside Mrs. Tai, and she was shrewd and sophisticated. No one dared to play tricks under her nose.But instead of Jiang Yuanwan, who didn't have much experience, many managers were ready to move.

This cousin has just started, so she should be easy to fool, right?

In such a large Marquis Mansion, there are many places where money is needed, and the big and small stewards everywhere naturally hope to be able to withdraw money from the account room first.

So Jiang Yuanwan encountered a problem. The monthly income of the house had not yet been delivered, and the managers in charge of purchasing, gift preparation, banquets, needlework, and flowers in the garden were all in charge. To cry poor.

"Princess Yongshou, King Wei, and Princess Kangtai are celebrating their birthdays recently. We have to prepare birthday gifts in advance, otherwise we will neglect the nobles? Please give us the money first!"

"Let's go aside!" The manager of the purchasing department disdainfully revealed the old background of the manager of the ceremony: "Princess Yongshou has three days to celebrate her birthday, and the birthday gift has already been prepared. King Wei's birthday is next month. The princess's birthday is still four months away, so it's not as urgent as you said!"

"We are really short of money for purchasing. Recently, Mrs. Tai wants a new batch of Shu brocade materials, and Mrs. Second wants gemstones from outside the customs. The seventh young master is not used to the dim sum made by the chef in our house. Mrs. Tai asks me to go to the sweet shop every now and then. Buy some snacks to satisfy the Seventh Young Master's hunger... Also, the third lady likes to cook a small stove recently, so I need to add another purchase price for the ingredients..."

"On weekdays, do you still get little money from the shopping place? It's enough to eat gold and silver!" The steward in charge of the flowers in the garden hehe:

"We are in urgent need of money here. This month, Mrs. Nanping Houfu accepted our Mrs. Tai's invitation to come to the mansion to enjoy the flowers. We urgently need a sum of money to buy a batch of flowers and reorganize the garden. Otherwise, If the Madam Tai of the Nanping Hou Mansion is neglected, our Madam Tai will definitely get angry..."

"If you don't come here, we are really short of money for sewing..."

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Jiang Yuanwan watched blankly as a group of stewards rolled up their sleeves in front of her and quarreled like shrews.

Fangzhi and Fangpei saw that these stewards didn't take Jiang Yuanwan seriously at all, and they were furious, wishing to go up to argue with these people immediately, but Jiang Yuanwan held them down.

Jiang Yuanwan shook her head at them, took a sip of the Lu'an tea in her hand, then picked up the dim sum on the table with her index finger, ate a small piece slowly, squinting her eyes, um, the taste is not bad.

Wei Yichen specially sent someone to buy this snack for her after queuing up all morning at the dim sum shop. It was sweet but not greasy, and there was a faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus after eating, which really suited her appetite.

Ever since the two talked about it, Wei Yichen's kindness to her has become more and more undisguised, so that now Wei Jinxuan has to joke a little bit when she sees her.

Wei Yichen can always grasp a certain degree, not to make people feel too much, but also to make Jiang Yuanwan feel his caring.Wei Yichen obviously didn't ask Jiang Yuanwan's preferences, but the things he sent were quite in line with Jiang Yuanwan's wishes.

It feels really good to be pampered.Therefore, Jiang Yuanwan has been in a good mood recently, and even these ugly stewards can't affect her good mood.

When the group of stewards were arguing red-faced and thick-necked, they found that Jiang Yuanwan was happily watching a play!

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jiang Yuanwan blinked innocently: "Why aren't you noisy anymore? Continue."

"Miss Biao, please don't joke with us. Mrs. Tai gave you the power of housekeeping because she trusts you. How can you manage things well?" One of the older stewards said that he had worked hard and made great achievements. polite.

"Yes, you are young, if you feel powerless, you might as well listen to the opinions of the elderly. We old people have some experience anyway, so we can tell you what the old rules are like..."

Several stewards beside him stared at Jiang Yuanwan, and as long as Jiang Yuanwan showed the slightest cowardice and concession, these stewards could pressure Jiang Yuanwan to make a decision.It's not who is in charge of them, they will obey orders.Even if Jiang Yuanwan is the master, if she doesn't have enough ability, she can only become a puppet being emptied by them!

Jiang Yuanwan said "Oh": "So, do you all know that Mrs. Tai ordered me to be in charge of the accounting house? I thought that I was a big living person in front of you, and you couldn't see me. I was going to fight to decide the ownership of the money. "

While saying this, although Jiang Yuanwan had a smile on her face, her tone was very dangerous: "As for the old rules, I have them in my hand, but I dare not trouble you to tell me. Otherwise, how would I know what you told me? Woolen cloth?"

"Are you suspicious of us?"

Fang Pei and Fang Zhi stepped forward at the right time: "No matter what our lady is, she is the master. Steward Lu, you were rude in front of the lady first, and now you dare to question her? Who gave you the courage!"

Guan Lu said with a fake smile: "We dare not disrespect Miss Biao, but although we are servants, we were also selected by Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Biao. Miss Biao questioned us like this for no reason, isn't it good?"

"Whether you questioned for no reason, you will know later." After Jiang Yuanwan finished speaking, she turned her head and asked Fang Pei beside her: "Did you write down what the stewards said just now?"

Fang Pei nodded, and took out the densely written paper: "Write it down!"

Jiang Yuanwan was satisfied. Fang Pei's ability in this area is still good, and it is worth cultivating.She asked Fangzhi again: "Can we find the past practices? How many of the managers said can be resolved according to the conventional practices, and how many are emergencies that require special handling?"

Fangzhi's expression froze, knowing that this answer was related to Jiang Yuanwan's face, and also related to whether she could get Jiang Yuanwan's reliance in this aspect in the future.Jiang Yuanwan placed the opportunity in front of Fangzhi and Fangpei, whether they can seize it depends on them!

"Miss Hui, the purchase is a daily expense. According to what the manager said, there is not much difference between this month and last month. There is no need to temporarily withdraw money or increase money. According to the book records, the house prepares for purchases every month. Money and silver are [-]% higher than the actual money needed, which is enough to deal with most emergencies. The same goes for needlework..."

"The money and silver required for birthday gifts, and the gift lists sent to each government for three festivals and two birthdays have their own conventions. Most of the gifts given to the nobles come from the treasury of the masters of the mansion, or the masters withdraw the money to buy it in person. The stewards have no place for extra large expenditures..."

Fangzhi rejected all unreasonable withdrawal requests one by one.The faces of many of the stewards below turned red and white, white and red again. Obviously, they did not expect that Jiang Yuanwan was not a little girl who could be fooled by others, and the two maids around her who helped her were not easy-going lamps.

Jiang Yuanwan took another sip of tea, but did not make a sound. The stewards of those falsely registered projects were all worried and couldn't figure out Jiang Yuanwan's thoughts.

After a while, Jiang Yuanwan's cold eyes fell on these stewards: "Eighty percent of the 'emergency expenses' you mentioned that require additional funds are routine. I don't know if you are too old to settle accounts, or you are bullying me Can't understand the account?"

"You said, I don't trust you. But how can you be sincere to me! If I act according to what you say, I'm afraid you will regard me as a fool!"