It turns out that Aunt Zhou is already summoning the next steward, who happens to be the steward of the sewing room.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhou." Yu Xijiao smiled slightly and sat upright.
To be able to make such accounts and make such accounts, it goes without saying that the steward of this sewing room is Qian's confidant.
The steward of the sewing room was a woman named Wang. After entering the door, she saluted Aunt Zhou above: "I have seen Aunt Zhou before."
"Mother Wang, why does the sewing room only have one year's account books, and this year's account books are only a few months old? Some of the old accounts from the previous year must not have been cleared yet, right?" Aunt Zhou came up and asked straight to the point.
"Reporting to my aunt, there are indeed some accounts that have not been cleared from last year. It's just my wife's wish. There are not many uncleared accounts, so I will take them back first. If there are any accounts that need to be cleared, just go to the madam and cancel them directly.
." The steward of the sewing room smiled and spoke very smoothly. It looked like he was well prepared.
"I'm afraid this is unreasonable?" Aunt Zhou said coldly.
"Aunt Zhou, I also know that this is unreasonable, but... isn't this what Madam means? If Aunt Zhou feels something is wrong, you can send someone to ask Madam for it." Aunt Wang said calmly, with a flash in her eyes.
There is a trace of contempt, she is just an aunt who entered the house after buying her own body to bury her father. She really thinks that she is the master of the house.
Seeing the disdain in the sewing room steward's eyes, Aunt Zhou showed anger on her face and slapped the account book in front of her: "Mother Wang, what I'm asking about now is your business."
"Aunt Zhou, what I'm answering is my own business, but this matter is related to Madam. You can't just ask me to ask for it for Aunt Zhou, right?"
Grandma Wang said disapprovingly, spreading her hands to show her powerlessness: "Madam is the master of the house, and I am just a slave. How can I do this for my aunt?"
What he said was extremely innocent, and he stabbed Aunt Zhou, saying that Aunt Zhou was nothing more than a slave.
Someone in the hall started laughing lowly.
Aunt Zhou glanced at the audience and her laughter stopped.
"Aunt Wang, do you think I shouldn't ask Madam for the account book?" Aunt Zhou said word by word.
"It's not the old slave who can make the decision. The madam is the master, and the aunt is in charge of things now. The old slave and others are all servants. How dare you say such things." Grandma Wang continued, "But the madam is the madam after all.
In this house, my wife is the first person in the backyard."
This is another implicit stab at Aunt Zhou.
Yu Xijiao could see clearly that the housekeeper of the sewing room named Wang was probably sent by the Qian family to deliberately cause trouble. Judging from the sharpness of her words and the lukewarm sarcasm in her words, she knew it was money.
Shi gave Aunt Zhou a powerful blow.
If Aunt Wang's matter is not handled properly, more people may disobey Aunt Zhou's arrangements.
If the stewards don’t suppress these people on the first day, more people will slack off and miss work in the future. How else can they manage the house well?
Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, causing Aunt Zhou to turn around.
"Aunt Zhou, I wonder if I can ask Aunt Wang a few words?" Yu Xijiao picked up the table tent in front of her and asked politely.
Aunt Zhou took a deep breath. Of course, she knew that she couldn't get angry at this time. She let this dog slave speak first, and it seemed very reasonable. She also understood that the woman in front of her was a thorn. She was the first one today.
God must press this thorn in the side.
It would be best if the third girl can help. "Third girl, please." Aunt Zhou smiled slightly and said slowly. The third girl gave her enough face, and she should seize this advantage.
"Your surname is Wang, right?" Yu Xijiao looked this capable woman up and down and waved to her.
When she saw that it was Yu Xijiao who was asking the question, the look on Grandma Wang's face became more serious. What happened yesterday was right in front of her, and even the madam had to step back three feet. She didn't have the courage to bump into the third girl.
Aunt Xi didn't say that the third girl would come over to take care of things, so she felt a bad feeling in her heart for no reason.
"Old slave...my surname is indeed Wang...I have met the third girl...and the eldest girl." Grandma Wang cautiously stepped forward to salute the two girls.
"You're welcome, Grandma Wang. How many years has Grandma Wang been in charge of the sewing room?" Yu Xijiao asked calmly, with a soft smile.
At first glance it looked harmless, but Grandma Wang didn't dare to take a peep.
"The old slave has been in charge of the sewing room for more than ten years."
"That means it's all in my mother's hands?" Yu Xijiao raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, back then... Mrs. Xie promoted the old slave." Grandma Wang said vaguely. Everyone in the house knew that Mrs. Xie was the most unhappy person to mention the previous Mrs. Xie.
"Does my mother's account book from that time still exist?" Yu Xijiao asked curiously.
"After so many years, those unused account books have long been gone. The sewing room run by the old slave is not like the shops outside. The account books of that kind of shop are real, and some will be kept after many years." Grandma Wang
He said with a smile.
Yu Xijiao smiled and said no more. She just looked up and down at Grandma Wang again. This look was like a real thing, which made Grandma Wang's whole body shiver and her smile became stiff.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Grandma Wang felt uncomfortable all over as she stood. She lowered her hand that fell to one side and then held it again. This was much harder than asking her to reply.
Finally, Yu Xi's gentle voice came from above: "Since Grandma Wang is an old man in this house and has been in charge of the sewing room for so many years, she should know all the affairs in the sewing room."
"That... is natural." A very simple sentence made Grandma Wang afraid to answer. She deliberately left a way out for herself and answered more quickly, "But... if it is really too small...
Old slave...Old slave may not remember clearly."
She always felt that the three girls sitting on it made her feel terrified.
"Just ask about the past few months." Yu Xijiao flipped through the ledger, "Mama Wang should have remembered the batch of new clothes that eldest sister made before, right? This thing is really expensive."
"I remember this." When she heard that she was being asked about this matter, a big stone fell in her heart. Aunt Xi had told her before that she might inquire about this matter.
If you have an account, don’t be afraid of checking.
"What is recorded here are several sets of clothes made for the eldest sister, some matching embroidery and accessories, and some clothes-related expenses."
Yu Xijiao said slowly: "There are so many things, more than anyone else in the house, not even the second sister."
"Madam has always been kind to eldest girls." Grandma Wang said hurriedly.
"No matter how favored you are, you cannot be favored like this. Look at these expenses. They are more than the wife and second sister. It is really outrageous. Are there any such examples in the past years?" Yu Xijiao said calmly.
He raised his eyes and asked.
"Indeed, it happened in previous years. Every year, the eldest girl would make some good clothes. Madam said that since the eldest girl likes these, she asked the sewing room to make them as usual. She can't wrong the eldest girl."
Grandma Wang smiled and looked relaxed.
"When you were making the clothes, my eldest sister was not at home. I wonder who measured the clothes?" Yu Xi sneered delicately, and her face suddenly darkened.
"The sewing room has measurements that several masters have measured before, so we can make clothes directly." Grandma Wang responded quickly.
"After so many months, are you sure this dress will fit you?" Yu Xijiao asked sternly. A woman like Yu Zhuqing, who hasn't been seen for several months, will change a lot. Usually, when making clothes, they will be measured on the spot. Before,
The size may not fit.
"So...it's always been like this before, big girls all fit well." Grandma Wang subconsciously defended herself.
"So, this is how you used to make clothes for eldest sister?" Yu Xijiao said aggressively, not allowing Grandma Wang to think too much.
"Big girl...if you are not at the house, take the previous measurement. If you are at the house...measure it on the spot." Grandma Wang stuttered and became uneasy.
"Such expensive clothes, costing so much, are more expensive than anyone else's clothes, but in the end, you just made the clothes according to the previous size. How can a small sewing room manager dare to be so careless?"
Yu Xijiao sneered in her heart, saying that she made the clothes specifically for her eldest sister. She clearly made the clothes specifically for Yu Yuxi, and they all used her eldest sister's name. All the benefits went to Yu Yuxi, but in the end she got a bad reputation.
My eldest sister, Qian's scheming skills really got everyone in trouble.
Grandma Wang was speechless when asked, but she reacted quickly. She immediately wiped away her tears and said, "What does the third girl mean by saying this? Could it be that the eldest girl has something against the old slave? The old slave just does things according to the rules.
The eldest girl was not here when I was putting on the clothes, so the size I used was just what the house wanted."
"What do you mean by the house? Who do you mean?" Since Yu Xijiao asked, she would not let this woman go.
"Yes... that's what Madam means." Grandma Wang was also anxious. Each of these clothes was worth a lot of money, and she, a little mother-in-law, couldn't afford to accompany them.
But she is not afraid, this is all Madam's intention. No matter how powerful the third girl is, she is just a girl who has not left the court, so how can she know this.
"Kneel down!" Yu Xi said coldly.
Everyone was stunned. Many people guessed that Aunt Zhou would show off her power today. Unexpectedly, it was the third girl who showed off her power. They were all shocked for a moment.
Grandma Wang looked left and right. She was also annoyed at this moment. She didn't kneel down and even straightened her neck. Her face turned red: "Third Miss, I have been keeping my position in the house for so many years. Take it seriously."
, nothing has ever happened before. Why did the third girl punish the old slave when she came up? Everything the old slave did was well-documented. There was nothing greedy and nothing wrong. Why did the third girl come up and punish the old slave like this?
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Grandma Wang has been in charge of the sewing room for so many years, and she is considered a decent person in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. She thinks that even the wife smiles when she sees her. Why is it the turn of a yellow-haired girl to criticize her without saying anything?
Kneel down in public, which will put your old face somewhere.
Although she was taboo against Yu Xijiao before, she was not really afraid. Now that Yu Xijiao kept picking on her, she felt ashamed and angry and couldn't bear it anymore...