Chapter 112: Playing with a bamboo basket

"Madam, the master is here."
Xie's expression was stunned, then he stood up and went out to meet him personally.
"Master is here!"
Xie's greeted Master Gu at the door.
Master Gu's face was gloomy, as if a storm was brewing.
Xie's heart slammed, anxious,
Master Gu walked straight into the room, sat down on the main seat, with a serious expression and no anger.
His eyes fell on Xie's face, making Xie's pressure double.
Xie's head lowered his head, afraid to face Master Gu's gaze.
How to do? How to explain Gu Zhen's affairs, the master will believe her?
Xie is very wronged, she is really innocent about Gu Zhen. But the master will believe her?
She mustered up her courage and looked at Master Gu.
"master!"
Xie's voice is very weak, obviously with worry, anxiety, conflict, struggle, and a little bit of innocence.
Master Gu didn't even move his eyebrows, "Isn't the madam going to explain about the girl Zhen?"
"It's my fault."
Xie’s simply said, "I didn’t expect my maiden’s sister-in-law to be so courageous, she would count Jane under our noses. If I knew she had this heart, I would definitely not invite her. Even if she was invited, she would be sent to death. Looking at her stubbornly. She will never let her take the opportunity."
Master Gu stared at Xie Shi, "Is only this what Madam wants to say?"
Master Gu's tone was light, but Xie's heard anger from it.
Xie no longer hesitated, and hurriedly said: "Master, the concubine's negligence in management has caused people to take advantage of the loophole. This is the concubine's fault. Please punish him.
But my maiden-in-law and those things Xie Erlang did, I really didn't know beforehand. It was the maid who found out something was wrong and reported it to me in time, so I knew that there was something wrong with Jane.
At that time, I scolded my mother-in-law and Xie Erlang. They wanted to take the opportunity to marry Jane. I told them to get out, but there was no door.
Master, what the concubine said is true, not a single lie. Lord, please believe me. "
Master Gu sullenly, "Is this the explanation you gave me?"
Xie's heart was flustered, "Master, the concubine really didn't lie to you. The concubine really didn't know about this matter in advance."
Master Gu sneered again and again, "It is true that you may not know beforehand. But your maiden-in-law, and your eldest brother, what kind of people are they? Can you not know?
In the past, how did I tell you to tell you to stay away from them. Since returning to the capital, you have been with them again and again.
Today's accident with Jane was not an accident at all, it was a deliberate calculation.
Your eldest brother Xie Mao is really deceiving people too much, riding on the officer's head again and again to run wild. Is there really no way for the officer to take him?
Since he dared to come to Yin at the official's mansion, count the official's daughter. Then don't blame him for not recognizing his six relatives, and want him to look good. "
Master Gu was furious, if it weren't for a trace of reason, he would have killed Xie's house long ago.
Xie’s heart frightened, "Master, there may be some misunderstanding in this matter. Brother is not the kind of shallow-eyed person, even if you really want to calculate, you can’t stare at the concubine Jane. This matter is more like my maiden sister-in-law. There are also things Xie Erlang did. This matter, please see the master."
Master Gu snorted and laughed mockingly, "Even if it wasn't your eldest brother, what can you do? Who would let him marry the Ma family and give birth to Xie Ding."
One of these two is his original wife, and the other is his own son, and everything they do is counted on his head. "
"Master, I really want to tear my face with my eldest brother, what can I do with Jane? How do you let her spend the rest of her life? Can she still be alive?"
Xie cried.
As she cried, she continued: "It's not the concubine who stopped the master deliberately, it is really forced by the situation.
When Jane’s accident happened, the six girls from Hexibo’s House were nearby, and the whole process was clearly visible.
I'm afraid that Hexibo Mansion already knew the news of Jane's accident. The marriage of Jane's girl is almost impossible. "
Master Gu stared at Xie Shi firmly, "What do you want to say?"
Xie said cautiously: "Now there are only three ways for Jane to go. One is to delay for another two years. After everyone has forgotten about this, she will tell her kiss. But this way, Jane’s youth Being delayed, I am afraid that there will be no good people to say.
The second is to marry Zhen girl far away. However, the concubine is reluctant to bear it. The girl's family is far away, and there is no maiden by her side, but when something happens, there is no one to support her. If your husband is kind, you can live on. In case of encountering a kind-hearted and evil-faced person, wouldn't Zhen girl be in the mouth of a sheep.
The last way is to let Jane marry Xie Ding. The Xie family was in the wrong, and there was a master who supported Zhen girl. Xie Ding and Xie's family would definitely not dare to wrong Zhen girl. The only worry is that Jane may not be willing. "
Master Gu coldly snorted, "Do you want Jane to marry Xie Ding?"
"It's not the concubine who thinks it, but this is the best way to deal with it at the moment. Doesn't the master think so too?"
Master Gu laughed suddenly, but there was a biting chill in his eyes, "Xie, you have to understand that Xie Mao has counted on the official several times, and the official cannot be the parent of his children. You will remember this point firmly. .
Please also tell Xie Mao what the official said, and if you dare to make the idea of ​​the official's children, the official will not mind protecting the media for the Xie family girl. "
Master Gu spoke harshly, and Xie's whole body trembled.
"What about Jane girl?"
"When there is news from Haixi Bofu, we are talking about Jane's marriage."
"If Haixi Bofu didn't take a look at Girl Zhen, according to the master's intention, wouldn't it be a delay in Girl Zhen's life."
Master Gu sternly said, "The official's daughter, I would rather let her be an old girl, and would not let her marry Xie's family."
Xie cried without tears, "Does the master hate Big Brother so much?"
"His wife and children dared to make trouble in the official's house. The official didn't kill the mother and son. It was considered polite. From now on, the Xie family are not allowed to visit. My children are not allowed to go to Xie's house. Be a guest. As for you, you can do it yourself."
Xie cried loudly.
She knew it would.
The situation she was most worried about finally happened.
At this moment, Xie's heart hated Ma and Xie Erlang. Thousands of knives have hurt her so badly.
Xie cried and said, "Master, my concubine is really innocent."
Master Gu nodded, "I know you are not to blame for this. But, who made Xie Mao your elder brother."
Xie's tears were dim, "Master, can't you and the eldest brother be reconciled? The eldest brother is loyal to the prince, and if the prince becomes the emperor in the future, the prince will also get great benefits."
Master Gu smiled contemptuously, "When His Royal Highness is truly enthroned, it will not be too late for you to say this."
Xie's face was dumbfounded.
Master Gu frowned, "Today's banquet is from noble families. Doesn't the madam understand it?"
Xie is at a loss, what can I understand?
"Isn't today's banquet to celebrate your master's promotion?"
Master Gu laughed at himself, "Gao Sheng? Madam really thinks it is Gao Sheng from Jinju Governor to Jingsong Fu Yin?"
Xie's mouth was dumbfounded, she didn't understand official affairs.
After all, she reads few books and is good at home calculations, but she lacks a big picture.
Things in the officialdom, in one sentence, is that she is a woman of the house, how does she understand these things. These are things that men worry about.
She is a womanly family, husband and wife, and it is enough to take care of the inner house.
Her ability is enough for Master Gu when he is a magistrate.
But now in the capital city, in a political environment completely different from that of the place, Xie's knowledge is far from enough.
Master Gu looked at Xie, his eyes gradually becoming disappointed.
Sure enough, he couldn't have too much expectation of Xie's.
In the past, Master Gu felt that Xie’s gentleness, flattery, and serving others, he was extremely satisfied.
Comparing the Xie Clan with the deceased Su Clan, Master Gu always felt that Xie Clan was better than Su Clan.
But when he returned to the capital, in just a month or so, the reality beat Master Gu in the face severely.
As his wife, Xie is totally unqualified.
Master Gu sighed. When he was young, he was young and frivolous, greedy for beauty, and didn't understand the principle of marrying a wife and a virtuous person.
I always think that the girls from big families are more than dignified, but too boring. It was too far away from the beautiful wife he imagined.
After the Xie clan was righted up, Xie clan satisfied all Gu Master's imagination about a good wife.
In those few years, the relationship between the couple was really mixed.
But people cannot stay in their teenage years forever, and people's ideas will change with age.
Mr. Gu, who has reached middle age, has become more and more practical without the passion of his youth.
Being in the big dyeing vat of Beijing, there is always a feeling of powerlessness.
In the yamen, every time you do something, you will encounter various obstacles.
He is nominally the parent official of the capital.
In fact, there are less than thirty or fifty mother-in-laws above him.
Every mother-in-law came to pick him up and find his fault.
In just a short time since Mr. Gu took office as the capital of the capital, he has suffered a lot of splintering.
At this time, he urgently needed to open up the connections in the capital.
This banquet was to celebrate his promotion in name, but in fact it was to manage contacts.
Among them, Hou Mansion made great efforts.
The Hou Mansion created opportunities for Master Gu to manage personal connections. As his wife, Xie naturally had to fulfill his duties as a good wife.
However, seeing Xie's still blank, Master Gu said that it was false not to be disappointed.
Xie's was his successor who opposed all opinions and personally strengthened the body.
How satisfied he was with Xie in the past is now how disappointed.
Master Gu laughed at himself. I regret that I was young and frivolous, and abandoned the truth passed down from my ancestors. Now I have suffered from not listening to the old man's words.
If he had listened to everyone's opinions and married a well-known successor, he wouldn't dare to say anything else, at least he would definitely be better than Xie's in the management of the Beijing relationship.
Master Gu waved his hand, "That's it."
He was tired, too lazy to continue to break with Xie Shi.
Xie's pulled Master Gu's sleeve, "Master, concubine..."
Xie's looked at Master Gu blankly, clearly wishing him to stay in Furongyuan at night.
Master Gu took off Xie's hand and said blankly: "The officer is tired today, so you should rest early. I hope you will really listen to what the officer said."
Xie watched Master Gu leave, sobbing silently.
Chunhe walked in from the outside, "Madam, the master has already left, don't cry, be careful that your eyes are broken by crying."
Xie's tears gradually stopped after hearing Chunhe's advice.
She gritted her teeth, "Xie Ding and Ma's hurt me so miserably, this thing can't be left alone."
"What is your wife going to do?"
Xie snorted, "Wait for news from Haixi Bo Mansion first. Tomorrow, you will visit the Hou Mansion and tell the lady that the master has agreed to the marriage between Jane and Han Shilang.
As long as the Haixi Bofu nodded, before the New Year, pick a lucky day to settle the marriage between the two. "
With a surprised look on his face, Chunhe asked in a low voice, "Mrs., can the eldest girl be married to Hexibo Mansion if something like that happened to the eldest girl?"
Xie said: "It doesn't matter whether we can marry the Haixi Bo Manor or not. The important thing is that we have to show our attitude. In short, you should do what I tell you."
Chunhe nodded, "The slave and maid got it. In addition, the account room sent the account book for the banquet. Does the wife want to check it?"
Xie waved his hand, "I'm tired. You can tell me directly how much money was spent."
Chunhe opened the account book and said: "One should spend, plus the rewards for the maids and women, the total cost is 1,800 taels. Of these, 300 taels will be borne by the public. The remaining 1,500 taels. It will be borne by our second room."
"what?"
Xie almost jumped up when he heard this number.
"How did the accountant settle the accounts? How could it cost so much money? Did you check it? Are the accounts correct?"
Chunhe lowered his head, a little embarrassed, "The account book handed over by the accountant is incomprehensible to the servants and cannot be checked. Moreover, all the documents are still there."
Xie gritted his teeth, "It must be Dafang who is calculating our second room. Zhang, a greedy woman, holds the right of a housekeeper, and even if she wants to be greedy for a banquet, she is so beautiful.
Tonight, tomorrow morning you take the ledger and follow me to the Chamber. I want to ask Zhang in person, does she want a face? "
"Would you like to look at the ledger first, and look for loopholes. If you meet your eldest wife tomorrow morning, you can also know it well."
Chunhe suggested in a low voice.
Xie nodded, Chunhe made sense.
She took the account book from Chunhe, opened it, and suddenly frowned.
How the account is done is messy, I can't understand it.
"What's the matter with this ledger?"
Chunhe whispered: "The slave and maid asked the people in the accounting office. They said that this is the accounting method I learned from the Hou Mansion. The big households in Beijing use this accounting method. Madam, or find a professional accounting office. Check the accounts."
"Where can I find a professional accountant to check the accounts at this time? This is the account book of the mansion, and I cannot show it to the accountant outside."
"What the wife said is. If you don't know, call the executives in the morning. The slave and maid remember that the executives also posted the accounts before."
Xie frowned, "I'm afraid it's impossible to be alone in Senior Sanfu. I still have to ask Master Ma next to the master for help.
Master Ma is Master Qian Liang, and his best job is to settle accounts.
When returning to Beijing this time, Master Ma’s family followed him to the capital, and they lived in a small courtyard in the back alley of Gu’s residence.
Master Liu did not follow to the capital.
Nowadays, Master Gu's official affairs are mainly handled by Master Ma and Gu Yu.
Chunhe said: "Early tomorrow morning, the slave maid will find someone to invite Master Ma into the mansion."
Xie's snorted, "I want to see, what else will Zhang have to say then."
The night was long, and many people did not fall asleep.
Gu Yue has been tossing and turning, and her heart is up and down.
She yelled, and the girl grapevine came in from outside and asked, "What's wrong with the girl?"
Gu Yue sat up from the bed, "Is the big sister still crying?"
Grape shook his head, "The eldest girl cried for a day, and her voice became hoarse. The slave and maid did not hear the cry of the eldest girl, and she had already stopped thinking about coming here.
Gu Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Big sister has been crying for a day, and I can hear her movements here, and she is almost arguing to death."
Grape wanted to say, the girl cried for a day, but you didn't hurt the girl. But she didn't dare, she could only think about this secretly in her heart.
Gu Yue frowned and looked irritable.
At this time, she didn't see anything pleasing to her eyes.
Putao persuaded: "Girl, you'd better rest early. Tomorrow morning, please greet your wife."
"I know, I am so irritable that I can't sleep."
She looked at the direction of Furongyuan, "Grape, did you say that the mother and father have talked about the big sister's marriage?"
Putao hesitated for a while before saying: "The slave servant heard that the master only stayed in Furongyuan for less than half an hour and then left."
Gu Yue was at a loss, "Really?"
Grape nodded.
"Why don't you tell me such an important thing?" Gu Yue was angry.
Putao said aggrievedly: "The girl was already lying on the bed at that time, and the slave girl did not dare to disturb the girl."
Gu Yue snorted coldly, "Do you know what the master looked like when he left Furongyuan? What was going on in Furongyuan?"
"Slaves don't know."
"One question and three questions, why do I want you."