The Abandoned Daughter

Chapter 53 This Daughter Is Very Smart

It was not until Lu and the others had gone far before they heard someone kneeling on the ground with a plop behind the rockery. She hid her face tightly, but there were still tears leaking from her fingers.

After a long time, she slowly took off her hand, took out her kerchief to wipe away the tears, and arranged her dress before slowly walking towards her courtyard.

It's just that back figure, but it brings out a bit of perseverance and determination.

After the people in the mansion left, the Tingfeng courtyard suddenly fell silent. Qiao took the tea brought by Xie Ruzhuo and asked in a low voice, "What on earth was going on yesterday, can you always tell me?" What happened today really moved Qiao, she didn't expect this. The prostitute actually protected herself like this.

Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo smiled slightly and said, "I wanted to tell my mother, but just now there was a lot of people talking, so I can't talk about it." She told the story of yesterday and said again, "If it wasn't for the imperial concubine and empress to summon in a hurry. , I had to tell my mother all about it at that time."

Qiao’s back was already wet just after hearing her talk about it. After a while, he tightly grasped Xie Ruzhuo’s hand, and solemnly said, “You’re dead for what happened yesterday, but you have to remember, This is the end, you have to forget it completely! Never think of it again, let alone investigate the woman of yesterday, do you understand it!"

She only thought that Dongmei angered Xie Ruzhuo, but she didn't want that Dongmei had such a vicious idea. And this Dongmei was obviously directed at Xie Ruzhuo!

No matter who the person behind it is, someone who can know such a secret and control the palace staff must have a high status. Although the Xie family is powerful, they may not be able to keep a daughter under the oppression of the royal family.

Seeing Qiao's nervousness, Xie Ruzhuo only smiled faintly, holding Qiao's hand in a soothing manner, and said, "Mother don't worry, I'm already old, and I'm not a reckless person. This thing can only stop here. , I still have the power to dispose of people!"

Qiao thought about it carefully and said, "Yes, although we can't investigate the matter yesterday, I must pay you justice for the matter today."

As she said, she looked cold again, and said, "This Li Ding can get your personal belongings, and it must be inseparable from the people in your yard. That Dongmei is just a third-class maid, and she can't enter your yard, so I want to come. , It’s time to clean your yard. How about us..."

Xie Ruzhuo had thought of this level a long time ago, and only smiled when he heard that, he listened carefully to Qiao's arrangement.

After the mother and daughter discussed for half a day, it was already noon. Xie Ruzhuo accompanied Qiao to lunch again, and then sent her back to the yard.

But I didn't want to. As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Bizhi walking over with a look of anger, and seeing the two of them, Bizhi pleased peace, but he wanted to say nothing.

Seeing that Bizhi was coming from the small warehouse, Qiao knew that it must be for housework. She didn't hide Xie Ruzhuo, but said, "Go into the house and talk." Then, she took Xie Ruzhuo into the room with her.

Seeing her attitude, Bizhi was surprised at first, and then said, "Ms. Hui, the accounts you checked with your slave and maid in the morning have been checked one by one. It seems that there is indeed no problem, but you look at this." Then, Bi Zhi took out a list from his sleeve, and saw a list of purchases on it.

Qiao took a few glances, then handed it to Xie Ruzhuo, and said, "Zuo'er, do you see any problems."

Xie Ruzhuo stretched out his hand to take it, and carefully examined it for a while, and saw that the purchase prices of vegetables, meat and silk satin were written on it. After marrying Xiao Junhan in her previous life, she also managed the home for a period of time, and the problem was immediately discovered.

"Mother, the price of this brocade is thirty-two a horse, isn't it too high?" You know, it's his father's official position, and he only has less than a hundred taels a month. The price of a brocade is indeed Somewhat outrageous.

After Xie Ruzhuo finished speaking, he pointed to a few other items that he bought, one by one, "There are some other things, the prices are a bit wrong, I am afraid it is weird."

Hearing that, Qiao nodded with satisfaction, and said, "You are a smart one." What Xie Ruzhuo said just now is all the source of corruption by people who buy things in the mansion.

After speaking, Qiao asked Bizhi again, "Have you ever found out who is greedy?"

Bizhi shook his head embarrassedly, and said, "The maids who are in charge of the purchase are all stubborn and cunning. The slave and maid asked for a long time, but there was no clue."

After hearing Bizhi's words, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly remembered something.

In the previous life, the old lady personally went to conduct a thorough investigation because of a serious shortage of money in the family. This investigation didn't matter, it turned out to be on the head of Mrs. Wang, a confidant of the Joe family. The old man relied on being a person in the lady's room and was greedy for thousands of taels of silver! The old lady was furious when she learned about it, and not only sent Madam Wang down, but also seized the power of the Qiao family.

Xie Ruzhuo only watched the excitement at that time, and was gloating for a long time because of this incident.

As soon as Bizhi talked about corruption, Xie Ruzhuo immediately thought of Mother Wang. She pondered for a while before she said, "Mother, I have an idea here."

Qiao gave her an unexpected look and said, "Tell me about it."

"Since they shirk each other, let's choose the one in charge. After all, a few people work together to swallow a share of the money, but no one can swallow it alone, okay? Let them fight in their nests first, and wait until the time is about, let's come again Catching a turtle in a urn!"

As soon as Xie Ruzhuo said, Qiao understood. Her eyes lit up and she smiled, "You ghost girl, you have a lot of ideas." After that, she smiled at Bi Zhi and said, "Did you hear what Miss Si said? Hurry up and do it!"

Bizhi responded happily and went out hurriedly.

Xie Ruzhuo spoke with Qiao for a while, and saw that she was a little tired, so he got up and left.

The news that the eldest lady wanted to choose a mother-in-chief quickly spread like wildfire. Because the person supervising this time was the right-hand assistant Madam Wang, those mothers who were moved by the wind were all moved.

In the end, at the recommendation of Bizhi and Grandma Wang, the Qiao family decided on three candidates. Grandma Zhang, Grandma Liu, and Grandma Zhao were all candidates for the Qiao family. However, Qiao was worried about which one to choose.

It was another day in the afternoon when Mother Wang was about to go to bed when she heard the mother-in-law's call. She quickly got up and packed up, and went to Qiao's room.

"Madam, are you looking for me?"

Seeing Grandma Wang coming, Joe nodded, and said, "Grandma, you are here, sit down." While giving a seat with a pleasant face, Joe said to Bizhi, "What are you still doing? Go and make tea for Mother!"

Bizhi responded, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Grandma Wang. She thanked her again and again, "Thank you Bizhi girl, you can't help it. Madam, you really praise the old slave!"

Joe waved his hand and smiled, "She is a junior, so she should be. Mother, I call you today, but I have a personal choice in my heart, and I want to discuss an idea with you."

Hearing this, Mother Wang immediately brightened her eyes and said, "Madam, which one do you like?"

"Well, Grandma Zhang, who is in charge of the purchase of the chef, I think she is safe in her daily life, and she is recommended by you. What do you think of her?" Qiao thought for a while before asking.

As soon as she heard of Grandma Zhang, Grandma Wang immediately became a little happy. You must know that this Grandma Zhang has a very good relationship with her, and she often gives herself things on weekdays. If you choose her now, then you have a lot of oil and water to fish!

However, she couldn't say this by herself. Mother Wang looked at Bizhi and said, "Didn't Bizhi also recommend one? The old slave thinks that is pretty good."

After hearing these words, Qiao immediately smiled and waved his hand, "She is just joining in the fun, and that Mother Liu is not doing things properly, so she's not as prudent as Mother Zhang."

Qiao's words were like a reassuring pill, making Grandma Wang's heart immediately relieved, and she laughed and said, "Yes, it's your wife, your eyes are like torches."

Hearing that, Qiao sneered and said, "You are used to coaxing me, mother, after these two days, let's announce who you choose. I'm a little tired, you go first."

Mother Wang went out thankfully, and looked back at the closed door, and suddenly raised a greedy smile. Now that she has the quasi-trust of the eldest lady, if she doesn't strike a stroke, how can she be worthy of her grandmother's hand!

After spending an entire afternoon in Grandma Zhang's room, Grandma Wang came out of her room. And she already had a heavy purse in her hand. She packed the lotus proudly, and then walked slowly towards the kitchen.

But I didn't want to. Before I walked into the kitchen, I saw a girl rushing over, panting and saying, "Mother, go and see, Jiang Zhu is arguing with Sister Qingtao!"

Grandma Wang was taken aback for a moment, and her face was pale, and she said, "I'll go and see!" Qingtao is her niece, and she has no daughter, so she is very affectionate to the woman in this brother's family, and she always holds her Used to. Later, after Xie Ruzhuo drove Qingtao to work as a handyman, she gave her the right to transfer Qingtao to the kitchen and followed her under her nose. No one dared to make her angry.

Therefore, when the maid said that someone dared to quarrel with Qingtao, she immediately went furious.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the door, I heard the noise inside. Mother Wang walked in with a calm face and said, "What's the matter, what's the noise?"

As soon as she saw Mother Wang, Qingtao immediately took away her original sharp claws and fangs, and said aggrieved, "Auntie, look, the bird's nest that I have made for the lady with all my hardships has been broken by Jiang Zhu!"

There was a small broken stove on the ground, and the bird's nest inside was still steaming, apparently not long after it was broken.

Jiang Zhu heard the words and said suddenly, "You really will turn black and white. Obviously you put this stove on the table. If others don't touch it, it will fall down sooner or later! I am unlucky, so when I pass by It fell. I won’t say you scared me. Do you dare to blame me for breaking it?"

"Oh, so many people here are watching, do you dare to be tough?" Qingtao's mouth is a habitual provocative, and she screamed now, "If you don't believe me, ask the people in the kitchen, who doesn't know it was you who broke it. Huh, take the position of my maid first, I don’t care about you, that’s my heart. But you can’t be a maid, just think you’re the master! Madam’s bird’s nest is also what you can do. Did you touch it? It's broken now, who will bear the responsibility?"

"You are spitting blood!" Jiang Zhu is usually steady, and he is not good at quarreling with others. He flushed with anger and said, "I am too lazy to tell you so much, I have to go and serve the young lady!"

After that, Jiang Zhu wanted to go, but didn't want to. He was blocked by Mother Wang, "Want to go? Clean up here first!"

Jiang Zhu was taken aback, and when he saw Mother Wang's chubby body blocking his way, he was immediately annoyed and said angrily, "There is a maid who specializes in cleaning this kitchen, why should I do it?"

"Because this is my jurisdiction, I said whoever comes, whoever has to come!" Mother Wang saw that Qingtao was mentioned again, and she realized that this Jiangzhu was the one who had taken the position of his niece's maidservant. He made up his mind to embarrass her.

Jiang Zhu didn't want to talk more with her, and turned around to get the broom, but was snatched by Mother Wang, and said, "Who allowed you to use the broom!"