Chapter 561： The evil slave deceives the master

Chapter 561 The evil slave deceives the master

"No, Your Majesty..." The Marquis was about to object, but was interrupted by the Emperor waving his hand, "Cousin, there is no need to say any more, I have made up my mind."

The Marquis sighed, thought for a while and said, "Then if someone asks, the Emperor will definitely say that it was me who suggested this matter."

The emperor smiled and said, "My cousin is entering the palace today, and I will recruit the children of aristocratic families to join the army. I am afraid that if I don't say this, everyone will guess the culprit."

Mr. Hou also smiled, "Yeah, I'm confused too."

After chatting for a few more words, the Marquis said, "Fu Niu'er is still in the house, I'll go back first."

The emperor thought of the basket of cantaloupes and immediately said, "Suzhou donated a lot of good materials the day before yesterday. I picked some and took them back to make dresses for Fu Niu'er."

The Marquis was not polite at all and responded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mr. Yi came in with a very eye-catching look, smiled and led the Marquis out.

There were young eunuchs and palace maids who wanted to serve the emperor for new tea, but the emperor waved them away.

The emperor walked around the room with his hands behind his back, calculating the number of descendants of each family and which family could extract more money.

Although he was worried just now, once he decided to do something, he would not go back on it.

What's more, he is the emperor and worries about the emptiness of the treasury every day, while those wealthy families are extravagant and live in drunken dreams.

Since they enjoy blessings that the common people cannot enjoy, they naturally have to endure the same hardships as the common people!

Halfway through the calculation, he suddenly froze for a moment, then started laughing. He couldn't help but whisper, "Cousin, it's still the same cousin, he really hasn't changed!"

Master Hou took a dozen horses of good stuff, got into the carriage, and went all the way back to the Hou Mansion.

In the eyes of the officials waiting to be summoned outside the palace gate, they couldn't help but be envious.

Someone said, "I am afraid that the Marquis of Xinting will soon be called the Duke of Xinting. It is really rare for the emperor to have such trust."

"Yes, Xintinghou controls an army of tens of thousands. This time he is victorious and triumphant. The emperor is naturally more favored." Another official also echoed.

But some people said sourly, "I heard that there were a lot of casualties in this expedition. We injured a thousand enemies and lost eight hundred. That can be considered a victory! Such a victory achieved with human lives can be achieved by anyone who leads the army." Win!”

The words didn't sound right. The other two people didn't dare to get involved, so they quickly changed their words...

Not to mention that they were talking a lot, but that the Marquis's carriage left in front of the palace gate.

The Marquis slowly closed the car window when he saw the eaves of the palace disappearing from sight.

People, only the friendship in childhood is the purest.

As we grow up, this friendship will always change.

That six-year-old prince's cousin will trust him wholeheartedly.

But the emperor's cousin, who is sitting on Tianwu, will be suspicious of him and will be on guard.

So, just leave things like friendship in the past.

At any time, you still have to look at the interests.

Just like today, the benefits are enough, even the emperor is willing to be used to help him clean up the Wu family...

In the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion, there were dozens of account books piled up, and the shopkeepers and stewards of each shop were waiting outside the door.

In the room, Jiayin brought Shui Ling and Shui Yun, as well as the butler, who had been doing calculations for half an hour.

Finally, five account books were selected.

Jiayin said, "Uncle Steward, there is something wrong with these account books. The amounts are wrong. At least one of them is off by more than 200 taels." The chief steward had just finished accounting one of them, and now he looked really bad.

He usually beats these stewards and shopkeepers frequently, fearing that they will become greedy. Moreover, the wages paid to them by the Marquis are very high, and at the end of the year, the shop will receive a 100% dividend.

Who would have thought that they would still do such a stupid thing!

With a dark face, he walked to the door and called all the shopkeepers and stewards into the room, and then called out the five shopkeepers whose account books had problems.

The five shopkeepers had something on their minds and naturally looked weak, but when they saw a young girl sitting at the head of the table, they emboldened themselves again.

If they confront the marquis, they will immediately ask for mercy and atonement.

But a little girl...they still have a chance.

One of the shopkeepers smiled dryly and was the first to ask, "Princess, do you have something to tell me?"

"Yes," Jiayin responded simply, took a piece of snack, and said while eating, "there are three hundred and eighty taels missing from your account book. You can spit it out. When your adoptive father comes back, I will plead for you. No. I’ll beat you up and let you go home to retire.”

The shopkeeper turned dark and retorted coldly, "The princess is joking. The old slave has been working for the Marquis for thirteen years. The shopkeeper has also been working for thirteen years, and there has never been a problem in the account books. Why did the princess come out after checking the accounts?" Problem?

"If the princess doesn't like the old slave and wants to change someone to be the shopkeeper, just say so. As long as the marquis nods, the old slave will give up his position immediately."

"How presumptuous!" When the chief steward heard this, he stared at the shopkeeper and scolded the shopkeeper loudly, "Who gave you the courage to talk to the princess like this? The Marquis has already given instructions that everything in the Hou Mansion is decided by the princess. The princess wants to replace you, so why make such an excuse!"

"That's not certain. After all, the princess's surname is not Ye. She probably wants to replace the old slave and find someone named Li to take over." The shopkeeper is also a tough guy. Maybe he relies on his seniority and speaks hard.

Everyone originally thought that the princess would get angry or cry with anger. After all, she is a child and cannot be as calm as an adult.

But they all guessed wrong. The princess was still smiling and eating snacks, not angry at all.

She raised her hand, picked up the account book with two fingers, threw it to the shopkeeper, and said, "On page 20, the balance is eighteen taels and six cents, but when the last page is counted, it becomes twelve cents and six cents. Then Where did the eight taels of silver go?"

The shopkeeper's expression changed. He took the account book but did not open it. He replied, "Maybe the old slave was blinded and saw something wrong."

"I saw it wrong once, I saw it wrong twice, could it be that I saw it wrong ten times?" Jiayin patted the snack dregs on his hand, looked at him seriously, and said, "Okay, even if you saw it wrong, it is possible. But you are The person in charge of the restaurant said eggs cost three cents each in summer. Why did your purchase bill cost five cents each? It’s impossible to buy more, but it’s more expensive, right? It’s not just eggs, but also pork, mutton, fresh fish and The prices of all kinds of vegetables are much higher, how do you explain that?”

The shopkeeper finally realized that he was afraid. He had been doing this for several years by falsely reporting purchase bills and making a profit from it.

He did not expect that he would be picked on by a child of several years old.

"This, this..." He couldn't find an excuse for the moment, but Jiayin couldn't bear to waste more words with him.

Since it’s shameless to give face, then don’t give it.

"Uncle Steward, give this man twenty blows and tie him up until his adoptive father comes back to deal with him."

"Yes, Princess." The chief steward was also angry. These people would slap him in the face again for doing such a stupid thing.

As he was talking, a guard was called to see him. He grabbed the shopkeeper's arm and dragged him out.

The other shopkeepers were frightened and their faces turned pale.

Just at this time, the Marquis came back from the palace.

The shopkeeper seemed to have seen a savior, and rushed towards him, "Master Marquis, save this old slave, the princess wants to kill him!"



(End of this chapter)