Chapter 196: Madam Wang
The old lady's face was a little gloomy, but when she saw Wang Xifeng coming in, she calmed down a lot, "Feng girl is here? Where's that little monkey? Why doesn't he come over?"
Wang Xifeng stepped forward with a smile, "Isn't it that our eldest marquis is afraid that he might have done something wrong and the old lady would be upset and angry with him, so he doesn't dare to come over? Let me see if the old lady has calmed down. If she has, come over and admit the punishment to her."
"That monkey is also afraid of my anger?"
"Why aren't you afraid? I sent someone to the Shi family this afternoon with a letter, asking them to pick two loyal and prudent old maids to come and serve the old ancestor, fearing that the old lady would be short of help."
"How can an old woman like me still be served by the Shi family?"
"Our eldest marquis said that the old lady is not only the ancestor of the two Jia families, but also the ancestor of the Shi family. The Shi family should naturally show respect to her. He also said that if they don't give her help, he will bring his personal soldiers to find the two uncles and snatch her away."
The old lady was relieved by what Fengjie said, and a smile appeared on her face. In fact, she didn't care much about the life and death of the Lai family. She had a relationship with Lai Ma for decades , but these relationships were worthless in the face of the honor and disgrace of the Jia family! What she feared most was that she would be used to deal with the people around her, and she would be sidelined in the mansion from then on.
But Jia Cong brought someone from the Shi family, which obviously filled the vacancy in the Lai family, so she naturally felt relieved.
Seeing that the old lady looked better, Wang Xifeng continued, "The eldest sister-in-law and the third girl should have told the old lady that the Lai family is actually worth millions and lives better than our family. It's no wonder that our eldest marquis is angry. Moreover, the Lai family has more than a dozen murder cases on their hands. Isn't this digging up the roots of our family?"
"Brother Cong said that in order not to affect our family, Lai Da and others naturally cannot stay. However, Nanny Lai has a half-life relationship with the old lady, so she did not take up an official position. Someone found a house in the south city and sent a little girl to take care of it. However, she will have nothing to do with our family in the future."
Hearing that Jia Cong still cared about her dignity, Jia's mother sighed slightly, "Ah, I have done my best to treat the Lai family, but these black-hearted people not only embezzled the family's wealth, but also caused so many murders. Let the little monkey deal with it!"
"It's just that when I was interrogating Lai Da earlier, some other things were brought up !"
Seeing that Lady Jia took the initiative to mention this matter, Wang Xifeng immediately understood what she meant. It was obvious that what Jia Cong said was right. Since the Lai family had already taken action, there was naturally no need to hold back on the others.
Ping'er stepped forward and presented several books in her hand, "Madam, these are what the Third Master asked me to bring! Originally, the Third Master wanted to come in person, but General Niu from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion came to the front yard, so he went instead."
The master and servant worked together. Ping'er not only explained the reason why Jia Cong didn't come, but also took out the account book.
Yuanyang took it, helped the old lady put on the quilt, and then turned it over for the old lady to see! After a moment, the old lady slammed the table and said, "Great! So you guys usually coax my old lady!"
"I am too old to take care of things! These servants are as cunning as devils. Do you want to wait until the Jia family is emptied out before you tell me?"
Mrs. Wang knelt down neatly. She was the real housekeeper's wife and had nothing to do with this matter! Jia Zheng also knelt down in confusion. At this moment, he didn't quite understand why the old lady was angry again.
Although Mrs. Xing also knelt down, there was a hint of pride in her eyes when she looked at Wang - Is there a time when you get into trouble too?
"Grandfather, please calm down!" Wang Xifeng knelt on the ground. "Before, Feng'er was the housekeeper, but there were many omissions. That's why the servants did something wrong."
"Yuanyang, help Feng up. She is just getting well. Don't let her catch a cold." The old lady continued, "You have only been in charge for a few years. Although you have some skills, you are still from a poor family after all."
The old lady took a quick look and then said, "Feng girl, since you are here, you can continue to manage this family! If there is anything in the future, you can make your own decisions. If you can't make the decision, come to me directly."
Wang on the ground turned pale. Was this directly removing all her rights?
"Check each person in this booklet one by one. If they are true, they will be severely punished! Those who should be handed over to the authorities will be handed over to the authorities, and those who should be sold will be sold. We will not keep any of these evil-hearted people alive in our mansion!"
Wang Xifeng nodded, then hesitated and said, "Then..."
"Investigate Zhou Rui's family, Wang Shanbao's family, Lin Zhixiao's family, and the people in the front yard! If they have nothing to hide, they won't be afraid of investigation."
Lin Zhixiao's family's dowry was Wang Xifeng's, and was not included in that booklet. However, in order not to make things difficult for Wang Xifeng dealt with them all together.
This time, not only Mrs. Wang, but also Mrs. Xing turned pale, because Wang Shanbao was her man. But how could she dare to speak at this moment?
"Second brother, take Wang back. We won't need her, a living Buddha, to do this! Old brother, you should go back too!"
"Feng girl, go and do it. I'm tired after a whole day of work. Come back to me after you have verified everything!" Grandmother Jia waved her hand and let Yuanyang help her return to the inner hall.
Wang Xifeng said to the girls, "The old lady wants to check on these servants. I'm short of manpower here. How about you lend me your female guards for a while?"
Daiyu said, "Why don't we follow our second sister-in-law and learn how to manage the household from her?"
Upon hearing this, the girls nodded hurriedly. They were indeed very curious about this matter!
"Oh, sister, you are in a hurry to learn how to be a housekeeper. Which housekeeper are you in a hurry to become? But the East Mansion? Speaking of which, my brother is indeed short of a housekeeper!"
Daiyu's pretty face flushed, "Feng girl, we went there to help you, but you didn't appreciate it and even talked about me. You're really not a good person!"
"Okay, okay! Who told Second Madam to rely on your power today? Sister Lin said I'm not a good person, so I dare not say anything more!"
Immediately, he laughed loudly and went straight to the front hall. The girls hurriedly pulled Daiyu and followed him.
Soon, everyone arrived at the front hall. Wang Xifeng sat in the main seat in the middle, Li Wan and Tanchun sat on both sides, and the other girls sat in order!
The maids from the East Palace stood on both sides of Tanchun and Li Wan, the head maids stood behind their masters, a group of female guards guarded the door to prevent anyone from doing anything desperate, and the eunuchs headed by Jia Zhong stood in two rows in the middle to receive orders!
After about a quarter of an hour, Molan came in and reported, "Second Madam, the Marquis's personal guards have arrived and are standing guard at the front ceremonial gate, ready to take Second Madam's orders at any time!"
Another quarter of an hour later, a eunuch came to report, "My lord, all the servants in the mansion have arrived and are waiting outside!"
This feeling of holding power made Wang Xifeng's blood boil and she felt a little elated.
