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She cleared her throat. "I don't like to beat around the bush. Since father gave me this piece, I will definitely do it properly."

"I've looked at this account book for the past two days. Although I don't really understand the accounts, I can tell that it's a perfect account book."

Hearing Shi Anran's words, the ridicule on the faces of the people below grew even more obvious. They couldn't help but think how they should get more from this young miss at that time, other than being filial to Third Concubine, they must also go along with it.

A bunch of idiots!

Sensing the restlessness of the few people below him, Shi Anran laughed coldly for a while, and continued to speak, "However, it's not impossible to find traces of it. Something that is perfect to the point of being excessive, can only mean that it's concealing the dirtiness underneath! "

"Eldest Miss, please don't spout nonsense here. We brothers were personally chosen by the old master. Could it be that Eldest Miss is questioning the old master's judgement?" Or could it be that the young miss really thinks that she can frame us brothers for these crimes just because of this? "

The rest of the people were also filled with indignation. It was obvious that if Shi Anran didn't give them an explanation today, they would never stop.

"Manager Wang." Shi Anran ignored their clamoring and unexpectedly called out their names, "Shopkeeper Wang, according to this account, for the past few months, the pharmacy has always been unable to make ends meet, right?"

Wang Shouchuan, who had been called out by name, nodded his head. "Indeed. Young Miss might not know this, but there are more and more pharmacies opening in the capital, especially the new ones. The competition is too intense."

Hearing Manager Wang's words, Shi Anran laughed and did not say anything.

Seeing that Shi Anran did not speak, everyone thought that they had been intimidated, and looked at each other with tacit understanding.

Ah, that's not right. He should be making it up with reason. Liu Yue, do you think so?

"Eldest Miss, what do you mean by that? If you don't like us doing this, you can just say it, there's no need to beat around the bush like that! "

After hearing this, Shi Anran felt that she was about to be angered to the point of laughing, it really was Third Concubine who brought him out all by herself, the shamelessness and ability to lie without any shame was not bad, "Liu Yue, tell me what you saw in the pharmacy."

"Yes."

After hearing Shi Anran's instructions, Liu Yue blessed her body and then said, "The location of the pharmacy is absolutely excellent. However, it definitely won't affect you in such a big way. Besides, the business in the pharmacy isn't as depressing as what Wang Shouchuan has said. "

"If I really didn't see it in advance today, I would have been fooled by this. Can't I make ends meet?" You even need subsidies from the government? "Give me the gold and silver that you've swallowed, and then try to get something out of it. This matter will end here, but if you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude."

"Eldest Miss, you're blaming us for our bad business in the pharmacy. It's not something we can say. How can we blame it all on us?"

"Lian Xing, give this account to these masters. If there is no solid evidence, they will not admit it."

Hearing Shi Anran's instructions, Lian Xing handed over the account books one by one. When a few managers saw the marks written in red, their expressions changed, and they no longer dared to underestimate this young miss, and just asked them to spit out the money they swallowed. How was that possible?

Seeing the unwillingness on their faces and the looks between them, Shi Anran was not anxious at all, and patted her hands, "Lian Xing, give me more gifts for the Sect Leaders to go down as well."

Picking up a tall stack of boxes from the table, Lian Xing accurately delivered them into everyone's hands according to the color and pattern of the boxes.

"Alright, let's end it here for today. Everyone, go back and think about it. I don't have much patience." With that, Shi Anran no longer bothered with their surprise and walked out from the back.

It ended just like that? This was the first time seeing Shi Anran, and I don't know how her personality was. Now that I have seen her leave, I also have to take my box and leave.

Sitting in the carriage and looking at the beautiful box in his hands, one after another, he was unable to grasp Shi Anran's temperament. Why else would he give them gifts?

Manager Wang happily opened the box in his hand, but it was like a bolt from the blue. Wasn't this his son's jade pendant?

When his son was three years old, he bought a jade pendant for a good price. After all these years, the jade pendant had never been taken off; could it be that his son had really been kidnapped by the eldest miss?

Thinking of this, the emperor's face turned blue. This was forcing him to vomit!

But after so many years of living a life of squandering, where would there be money?

Thinking of this, Manager Wang sighed. The remaining people couldn't escape. They had still underestimated this girl.

It was not that he did not want to report it to the yamen, it was they who had done the wrong thing first. If they were to be bitten by Shi Anran when the time came, the result would probably be the same.

Thinking about this, Manager Wang could only sigh heavily. There was only one choice left for him to make, what else could he do?

Even if he went to look for the Third Concubine, with such a huge mess, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to escape unscathed. He could only close his eyes and think about how he was going to raise money.

"Miss, you did a good job with this move."

The moment they left, Yi Yue smiled and gave Shi Anran a thumbs up. Shi Anran smiled, but remained calm and collected, "To deal with people like them, one should use this kind of crude method."

Seeing her like this, the girls nodded their heads in succession and started to admire her even more.

Liu Yue opened her mouth wide after realising what had happened. She looked at Yi Yue and then realized that she had been so excited for nothing.

Thinking that she had been sneakily waiting to see them make a joke out of her, and not expecting them to make a joke out of her, Liu Yue stomped her feet, turned and ran out.

As soon as Lian Xing saw that she was about to catch up, she puzzledly turned her head to look at Shi Anran. Shi Anran was in a good mood, so she told Yi Yue about everything that had happened today. In the end, she warned Yi Yue, "Although Liu Yue is a good person, her temper is unavoidably too impetuous.

Hearing Shi Anran's words, Yi Yue nodded her head seriously. She and Liu Yue were personally chosen by the old master to serve the young miss.

As they spoke, the master and servant had already returned to the Agarwood Courtyard and closed the door. Only then did Shi Anran ask Yi Yue about what happened after she left this time.

I bought the girls that were sold in Jian Jia's courtyard back from the Third Concubine. At that time, in order to be safe, I sold them far away so I took some time to do so, but luckily I bought them all, and the girl that was beaten to death by the Third Concubine was actually thrown out alive as well. I was saved as well, and now that I bought a small courtyard in the outskirts and locked them up, the guard temporarily asked Wang Yuan for it, so it was rather reliable.

Yi Yue reported all her gains during this period of time to Shi Anran in detail.