Chapter 7
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The butler's name is Wang Zhong. He is just forty this year. He has an ordinary appearance, but his chassis is extremely stable when moving. It is obvious at a glance that he is a skilled man. He went to the battlefield with Pingyang Marquis, but retired because of the recurrence of his old illness. He is a pretty decent man.
Loyal and dedicated.
After Wang Zhong saluted, he stood respectfully below. Zhao Jin glanced at him with an unclear expression.
"The housekeeper has been in the Hou Mansion for ten years, right?"
Wang Zhong was puzzled and lowered his head and said: "Mrs. Lao has remembered that it has been exactly ten years since I came to the Marquis' Mansion."
Zhao Jin nodded: "Although I usually don't care about secular things, I still see the hard work of the housekeeper. I feel relieved that you are in charge of everything in the house."
"I'm just doing my duty. I don't deserve what my wife said." Wang Zhong hurriedly cupped his hands and said.
——He is an honest and taciturn person, no different from the memory of the original owner.
Zhao Jin felt confident, so he put down the teacup and said directly: "The whole family is deeply saddened by the death of the Marquis. I have also neglected many things. But in our big Marquis' Mansion, there must be rules and regulations. If anyone can do whatever they want,
When you enter the house, you can see whoever you want. Even my wife treats me as if she is nothing. After all, you have exceeded the rules."
Hearing this, Wang Zhong understood in his heart and spoke wisely: "What happened today was due to the slave's negligence. Madam, don't worry, there will never be such an oversight again in the future."
Zhao Jin nodded, gave him a few more instructions, agreed to hand over the power of the house within a few days, and then asked him to go down.
Although Wang Zhong is quite honest, he is not incompetent. It would be a joke to say that he cannot control the Hou Mansion. Today's affairs in charge of Zhenbao Pavilion must be due to his connivance.
But this is no wonder for him. In the past, the original hostess was just a decoration and ignored these small things at all. Over time, the housekeeper also understood that when there was something in the house, when Marquis Pingyang was not around, it was the prince who made the decision. Today, a small housekeeper takes the decision.
If he wanted to meet the crown prince, he would naturally not be disinclined to do so.
Of course, after today, this will be the previous rule.
Wang Zhong naturally did not respond to the fact that Zhao Jin, a well-established mistress, wanted to take charge of affairs. It could even be said that he was excited and happy.
After the day of the funeral, he also understood that the prince was not reliable.
The Marquis suddenly died in battle, and the Marquis's mansion was not to be said to be precarious, but it was going to be more difficult after all. The prince was unreliable, the next two young masters had not grown up, and the eldest girl was young. If there was no clear-sighted and clear-minded leader, then what would happen?
That's called a disaster.
Zhao Jin's idea is even simpler.
The origin of the injury on the original owner's forehead has not yet been found out, so naturally she will not completely trust anyone in this house.
The housekeeper Wang Zhong is pretty good. If there are no problems with him, then you can use him with confidence. If there are problems with him, then when she takes control of the Hou Mansion, it will be time to take advantage of him.
After lunch, she asked Xichun to bring over the account books of each shop and read them.
You don't know until you look at it, but you can see that there are quite a lot of moths inside. Although some accounts have been smoothed out, they can't bear to be carefully hammered. It seems that the original owner didn't pay much attention to these before, otherwise the people below would not dare to fool around like this.
In addition to changing the manager of Zhenbao Pavilion, I'm afraid we also need to recommend a few more useful people.
Also, this business method can be improved a bit and make more money.
Various modern marketing plans flashed through Zhao Jin's mind, and she felt very comfortable for a moment. She first set a small goal to double the original owner's dowry.
Sure enough, as long as people want to make progress, opportunities are everywhere around them.
She gave Xichun a few instructions, asking her to send people to check out a few shops with big problems first, and if there were anyone who could be useful, report them to her.
Although the people in the Hou Mansion are temporarily unavailable, there are quite a few loyal and useful children among the children who were married to the original owner. The four maids of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter each have their own strengths and abilities, which also saves Zhao
Jin has many things.
The property of the Marquis Mansion and the dowry of the original owner were very large. After looking at it for an entire afternoon, she could only see less than a third of it. When she came back to her senses, the sky was almost dark.
Zhao Jin blinked his sour eyes and finally remembered his barbecued pork son.
It's been a whole day and you still haven't come back? Or you're back, but you don't want to see her?
Said Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.
At this time, Xidong came in and reported: "Madam, the prince has returned to his residence and is walking towards the main courtyard."
"Where did he go?" Zhao Jin asked.
Xidong lowered his head slightly: "I heard from Xigui that the Crown Prince went to Zhenbao Pavilion to get a jade hairpin, and then went to a house under his name. The Crown Prince bought it specially for Miss Bai." Xigui is Pei Chengzhi's servant.
However, the contract of sale was in Zhao Jin's hands, so he could not and did not dare to favor Pei Chengzhi.
Seeing Xidong hesitate to speak, Zhao Jin asked: "What else?"
Xidong lowered his head in an instant: "Xigui said that the prince and Miss Bai stayed in the back room...for a long time."
She spoke in a vague way, but it was self-evident that she was alone.
Hearing this, Zhao Jin looked calm on the face, but felt a chill in his heart.
She was really heartbroken.
Even if I had known that in the original work, the two of them were filial and had a child, it would not be as shocking as experiencing it in person.
The original owner didn't care much about his sons. It can be said that the education issues of the three sons were all taken care of by Pingyang Hou. Pingyang Hou was a very traditional and standard ancient man. Compared with the second son, he paid more attention to the eldest son who would inherit the Hou Mansion in the future. He paid more attention to Pei.
Cheng Zhi's words and deeds have high hopes, which can be seen from the name.
After sixteen years of dedicated upbringing and affection, I should be grateful to have a dog.
But once Marquis Pingyang died in battle, Pei Chengzhi could do such a stupid thing as causing a scene in his father's mourning hall and forcing him to get married. After shedding two drops of crocodile tears, he could turn around and fall in love with his sweetheart...
There is also the original owner. She is indifferent to her son. However, in the original work, Pei Chengzhi finally fulfilled his wish and welcomed Bai Yaoqing into the house. The so-called deliberately making things difficult is actually a conflict that most mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have had since ancient times.
It can be said that the original owner was at fault, but the crime is not worthy of death.
But because of Bai Yaoqing's few fake tears, Pei Chengzhi became resentful of the original owner and poisoned his biological mother... This is evident.
Zhao Jin took a deep breath.
I really can't keep this son.
Not long after, Pei Chengzhi walked in quickly, with a relaxed expression and a hint of pride in his brows and eyes.
"My son wishes his mother well. She is well."
Zhao Jin looked at him steadily and said, "You are in a good mood today."
Hearing this, Pei Chengzhi didn't know what he thought of, and the joy in his eyes became more obvious, and anyone could see his happiness.
Not to mention Zhao Jin, an outsider, even Xichun and others who had watched him grow up couldn't help but have a hint of disappointment in their eyes.
"Do you still remember that your father passed away less than a month ago?" Zhao Jin's eyes were complicated.
When mentioning Pingyang Marquis, Pei Chengzhi's joyful eyes finally gradually fell silent, and a bit of sadness appeared in his eyes: "My son remembers."
"But I see, you have already forgotten him."
"Where did mother start talking about this——"
"Look for fun in Xiaoqi. I remember I never taught you this." Zhao Jin interrupted him.
Pei Chengzhi explained: "My son is not looking for fun, but Yao Qing is not in good health. My son was a little worried, so he went to have a look at her."
Xichun couldn't help but said: "I forgive you for being bold, Miss Bai has her own family to take care of her if she is not well. There is no such reason for a girl who has not left the court to ask other young masters to take care of her when she is not feeling well."
"Aunt Xichun misunderstood. Yao Qing originally wanted to hide it from me, but she happened to let Manager Cheng know about it, so she told me."
Manager Cheng is the shopkeeper of Zhenbao Pavilion.
Xiao Bailian is considerate first, and her "ignorant" behavior will naturally make others take the blame. Pei Chengzhi and Bai Yaoqing often take her to the Zhenbao Pavilion to pick out jewelry. Doesn't this put Manager Cheng on the line?
"Mother!"
Seeing the undisguised disappointment in Zhao Jin's eyes, Pei Chengzhi tightened his hands, raised his head and looked directly at her and said: "My son knows that his mother is extremely grieved because of his father's death, but death is like a lamp going out, but the living must continue.
Dwelling on the past will only—"
"Pah——"
A broken teacup fell at Pei Chengzhi's feet, stopping his words.
Chapter completed!