Chapter 150 The Women Return to the West Mansion
Everyone looked at Jiao Da with some envy, it was true that a new emperor appoints new ministers. The previously favored butler was beaten, and the two accountants were directly transferred to other jobs. However, Jiao Da received the favor of the new master. It seems that they should be more respectful to Jiao Da in the future.
"Jiao Da, the master also allows you to come to me anytime if you need anything, and no one is allowed to stop you!"
Jiao Da kowtowed again to express his gratitude!
"Okay, everyone, please go down first!"
Next, the maids and servants in the mansion came in one by one for Jia Cong to meet, but Jia Cong was not familiar with these people! Wait until the accounts are checked first, and then the mud will be pulled out, and it will be necessary to clean up.
Although the number of people in the Ning Mansion is smaller than that in the Rongguo Mansion, there are still more than 200 people. If half of them can stay, they are already considered loyal.
However, in any era, the thing that is most in short supply is manpower! After sending away those who do evil, just recruit a new batch.
After meeting everyone, Jia Cong said to Yingchun and the others, "Second sister, third sister, fourth sister, why don't you wait until the accounts are checked before selecting loyal ones to deploy, so as to avoid being involved and causing trouble later."
"I will follow Third Brother's orders in everything!" Yingchun said, "We are not short of manpower anyway, so a few nights will do no harm."
"Sister-in-law, Keqing, I will assign some of my soldiers' families to help check the accounts. There are so many accounts, and if there are not enough people, it may not be enough."
The two of them naturally agreed one by one!
Not long after, Yu Lu and the other two brought the accounts over with horrified faces. They originally wanted to ask to see Jia Cong, but Jia Cong was enjoying himself with a group of sisters, so how could he have time to pay attention to them?
So, Youshi and Keqing took their people to get busy, while Jia Cong accompanied the sisters to stroll and have fun in the various courtyards.
There were banquets of all sizes every day. Jia Cong was the most senior person in the mansion, and there was no maid who was so blind as to disturb Jia Cong's interest by checking the night. Therefore, the girls, big and small, almost had a lot of fun until the old lady of the West Mansion could not bear it any longer and repeatedly sent people to pass on the message, and then all the girls had to return to the West Mansion.
Jia Cong had someone harness the carriage, and all the girls were reluctant to leave!
Little Xichun was holding a big panda doll in her arms. She tugged at Jia Cong's sleeve and pouted, "Third brother, can I still come back to live here?"
Jia Cong laughed loudly and picked up Xiao Xichun. "You are the eldest daughter of our East Mansion, so you must come back to live here. You just accompanied the old lady in the past. After a while, send a message and ask the eldest sister-in-law to hire a carriage to pick you up. You can come back !"
"Then my third brother must keep my courtyard for me!" These days were almost the happiest that Xiao Xichun had ever had since she could remember. She had her sisters to play with her all day long, and the courtyard was full of her favorite toys. Xiao Que'er, Xiao Jixiang and Xiao Jiao'er also stayed in her room all day long. No one in the mansion dared to neglect her. No wonder she didn't want to go back to the West Mansion.
"Don't worry, Fourth Sister. I will personally have someone guard your and Second Sister's yard!"
After much persuasion, the group finally got on the car and headed towards Xifu!
"Sister-in-law, Keqing, how are the accounts going?" Mrs. You looked a little unhappy. "We have checked less than half of them, but there are many loopholes. The silver they embezzled that we can find out is as much as 300,000 to 50,000 taels, and there are probably many more that we can't find out."
Keqing beside him also nodded, "Third Uncle, the accounts in the storehouse are the same. Many items in the mansion disappeared without anyone noticing, and some even spent two copies of the same item."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Let's continue investigating. This is to be expected. It would be strange if there were no loopholes. However, don't let the news leak out for the time being, lest some people become desperate and do something stupid."
"Don't worry, Cong. No outsiders are allowed to enter or leave Keqing's and my courtyard these days! The people you sent here will also temporarily live in our courtyard and are not allowed to leave. If there is any problem, let Qin Lian help to pass it on and handle it."
"In this case, my sister-in-law and Keqing will have to work hard for a few days! Now that the affairs of the mansion have come to an end, I need to go to the palace to meet the emperor, and the affairs of the family will be handed over to you."
Youshi nodded, and Keqing also nodded and said, "Uncle San, just go and get busy!"
The reason Jia Cong entered the palace this time was, firstly, to report the affairs of the mansion to the emperor. After all, this was a family affair as well as a state affair. Secondly, the matter of mourning also required the emperor's final decision.
Jia Cong packed up and went into the palace on his own. After the girls returned to the West Mansion, they went directly to the old lady.
After staying at the old lady's for a while, he went to Baoyu's room again! Baoyu was whipped ten times in Shuiyue Temple. Although it was not much, which of those guards was gentle? It was because Jia Cong had given instructions in advance that his muscles and bones were not broken, but it was also not good, and he is still recovering from his injuries.
Baoyu was naturally happy about the arrival of the girls, but Wang was extremely indifferent and even said a few sarcastic words. However, the girls didn't say much, and they just came back from the East Palace, so they were not in a good mood. They stayed for a while and then left.
Daiyu returned to her room, and Zijuan, who had stayed at home, came out to greet her. "The young lady is finally back. I thought she would live in the East Palace permanently."
"You little girl, how dare you talk nonsense!" Daiyu scolded with a smile, while Xueyan on the side came forward and chattered with Zijuan about the interesting things in the East Palace.
Zijuan responded while saying to Daiyu, "Miss, a few days ago, a package and something were delivered to the mansion. They said that the Third Master had someone send them. Miss, you are not here, so I haven't opened them yet to check them!"
Daiyu's eyes lit up, "Where is it?"
When the group entered the room, they saw an object more than one meter tall wrapped in layers of cotton yarn, and next to it was a huge package that required at least two people to hold.
"This thing is extremely heavy. It took several maids to carry it in carefully. The package is soft and not heavy." Zijuan said.
Daiyu happily stepped forward and opened the package first, and then a bunch of dolls appeared! In addition to the panda-shaped doll, there were also various other animal dolls, more than a dozen in total.
"Wow!" Zijuan exclaimed, and rushed over to pick one up, "Miss, why did the Third Master send these over? Give me one!"
Although Xueyan had been seen in the East Mansion, she was still holding one with a smile on her face.
Daiyu chose for a long time, and then reluctantly picked up two red panda dolls and two brown bear dolls, "These two are for you, put the others on the bed first!"
Although Daiyu was clever and alert, she was only a teenage girl after all, and had no resistance to these soft and naive creatures.
