When Cheng Guanyue saw Eunuch Xi, she had already set her gaze on him.
A pair of black eyes stared at him like a hidden leopard.
"Then, Eunuch Xi, what do you have to say for yourself? After all, he offended the First Madam first, so you can't just let him off that easily." Aunt Zhang was currently on guard against her at all times. One must know that Eunuch Xi had lived for so many years, and was extremely skilled with his methods.
If she used another scheme, she would be able to discover and deal with it in time.
"We have nothing to say. If the First Madam wants to deal with him, feel free to do so. But there are so many servants in the mansion. If they are all disrespectful to the Eldest Madam, can they be dealt with?" No matter what the Housekeeper Hu said, it was all because of him that he took control of the entire Cheng Manor.
But now, Su Chunmei wanted to punish Housekeeper Hu, wasn't it deliberately trying to slap his face, and wanted to indirectly embarrass him?
"Then Eunuch Xi is overthinking it. If this person is disobedient, then he should be punished. If it doesn't work, then we'll just replace it. Anyways, there is no lack of maids and servants in this department, so there's no need for you to worry. " How could Aunt Zhang not know the hidden meaning behind his words? In short, this Housekeeper Hu could not escape punishment.
Besides, the First Lady was in charge right now, so of course there had to be a new order.
If everyone disagreed with the first wife, then this family would really fall into chaos.
Besides, the first wife was very smart and nimble. She rarely gave any pointers, so she was able to take care of everything in a neat and orderly manner.
"Then we'll wait here and see what you want to do with him." Eunuch Xi regretted not sending more people to hunt him down all those years ago.
Otherwise, this situation wouldn't have happened.
However, the most difficult person to deal with was not Su Chunmei, but rather Cheng Guanyue, who had been staring at him the entire time and wanted to fight with him fiercely.
He could even see the eagerness and eagerness in his eyes.
It was just that the last time he stood in the deep pit and felt Cheng Guanyue's power, the final result was that he thought that she had cultivated inner force.
However, when he thought about it carefully later, it was not an inner force skill at all, as it was not something that could be mastered by a teenager.
So, he had to be a bit more careful. Besides, she had all sorts of strange powers. If he acted rashly and didn't know her strength, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After all, he still wanted to keep this old bones of his and serve His Highness Eldest Princess well.
"Alright, then please see clearly Eunuch Xi, this servant who committed a crime from the bottom of his heart, what kind of consequences should he bear?" Aunt Zhang knew that he was going to remember this grudge today, but so what?
If the servant made a mistake, then he had to be punished. Could it be that out of respect for him, they had to forgive him?
"No, Eunuch Xi, please save this little one. If I were to continue with my thirty years of life, this little one would definitely lose my life." Housekeeper Hu really did not expect the First Madam and Aunt Zhang to not even want to give face to Eunuch Xi, and from the looks of it, Eunuch Xi did not want to help him.
The reason was not just to compete.
Eunuch Xi was also not a person who would easily bow his head to others. Usually, others would take the initiative to curry favor with him and give him face.
Therefore, he was also very angry, he really wanted to see, how this Su Chunmei will beat up Housekeeper Hu like this.
"Don't worry!" If you lose your life, you'll just be thrown into an unmarked grave to be fed to the dogs. Also, no one will collect your corpse for you. " Cheng Xiuhua suddenly threatened.
"No …" I don't want to. I want to live, please forgive me. " Housekeeper Hu was really afraid now.
If he were to continue, then he would either die or become a cripple.
Even if Eunuch Xi was willing to take revenge for him, it would be too late.
It would be better to shamelessly beg the First Madam to forgive him than to be a scapegoat.
"Great!" It's fine if you want to live. Let me ask you, who borrowed the eighty thousand taels recorded in the account book? " Su Chunmei laid out so much, but in reality, her final goal was still to find out who exactly borrowed the eighty thousand silver taels.
"Reporting to Madam, then 80,000 silver is … …" It was … Second Madam borrowed it? " Housekeeper Hu paused for a few moments before finally speaking the truth.
"Second Madam, are you sure?" Su Chunmei frowned in doubt. She did not expect Shen Lanxin to borrow so much money privately, but why did she borrow so much silver?
"I'm sure, I'm not lying." Housekeeper Hu couldn't even protect his life right now, how could he dare to lie?
"Then do you know why Second Madam took out the silver?" Su Chunmei asked immediately.
"Alright... It seems like the second wife's older brother had committed a crime and lost a lot of money in the business. Therefore, when the second wife was in a hurry, she borrowed a lot of silver from the account office. " Housekeeper Hu did not lie, that was the truth.
Although Shen Lanxin came from a rich family, her brother was a trash.
Other than being slightly knowledgeable about business, he did not understand anything else.
"Then the Second Madam's debt started from the year before yesterday, and she doesn't have a single cent by her side?" She had already borrowed money for three years, she couldn't possibly keep borrowing like this forever!
If not, when they cleared out the treasury, wouldn't Wang Xun's family members be in deep trouble?
"Little... "I've tried, but Second Madam has said that she is unable to take out any silver to pay her debts for the time being, so she can only let it go for now. She can only fill the gap when she has the money." Housekeeper Hu felt that he was a coward, and could not bear such a huge responsibility.
Therefore, he took advantage of Second Madam's happiness to urge her, but Second Madam insisted that he had no money on him.
But looking at her monthly food and clothing, she didn't seem like a person without money!
"Then the hands and feet of this account book, was it also done by you?" Su Chunmei slammed the table and bellowed.
"Yes …" This little one did it, but this little one had no choice. This was all forced on me by Second Madam. " Housekeeper Hu was right, Second Madam had forced him to do it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have the guts to mess with the account book.
"Fine, as long as you admit it. But if that's the case, you have to add 20 more boards. That's a total of 50 more boards." Su Chunmei said with an unchanged expression.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Fifty slabs of wood... " When the Housekeeper Hu heard that, he was shocked senseless.
If he really was given fifty slabs of wood, then wouldn't he be courting death?
"What, you still think the fifty boards are too short?" Cheng Xiuhua extended five of his fingers and waved them in front of his eyes.
"No …" "No, seeing as how I am being honest, I would like to plead for the Grand Matron and Eighth Miss to reduce it." Housekeeper Hu did not want his life to rise to the sky if he went down to the top 50.
"It's fine to reduce it, but you won't listen!" Cheng Xiuhua knew what Su Chunmei meant, so she spoke to him.
Wasn't the Housekeeper Hu fearless just because he had Eunuch Xi as his backer? If he wasn't taught a lesson, how could he remember not to watch others cook?