Chapter 142 Sincere Advice
The other people's affairs were relatively simple, and they just needed to be explained clearly. Song Qingci had already decided their ending. She thought that Feng Yi and the others would execute it very well.
As for Butler Shan, we haven’t even started talking about his story yet, as there are many more things involved.
Most of the people had left, and Jing'an Hall finally had a moment of peace.
Song Qingci looked at Shan Huairen, who hadn't said a word since he came in, and asked, "Butler Shan, if you don't say anything now, isn't it impolite?!"
Shan Huairen turned his head to look at the young bride with a very complicated look, one that showed fear, admiration, hatred, helplessness, and even a hint of guilt.
In short, Song Qingci didn't understand anything about his behavior.
What is this for?! Are you jealous of yourself? Are you drawing circles in your mind?!
"Mother, this is the booklet that my daughter-in-law just found in the storeroom. I have carefully checked it over the past few days and found that many things in the storeroom have been replaced."
This was the job that Song Qingci assigned to Lou. While she was planning to capture people, Lou was checking accounts in the warehouse in the name of preparing a dowry for Shan Xi.
Although Shan Xi doesn't even have a family yet, it doesn't stop her from using her name to do things.
Many girls from wealthy families start preparing their dowries when they are a few years old. This is not uncommon at all and can be said to be a routine practice.
For example, the Song family, although they were born in the mud, after they gained power, Song Yuelin began to save dowry for his daughter. He knew that if his daughter married well, it would definitely be of great benefit to him.
So he was very willing to spend money on the dowry. He basically emptied out most of the Song family to prepare the dowry for Song Qingci. Unexpectedly, she, Song Qingci, was the one who got the benefit in the end.
Tan Xiang took the booklet from Lou and handed it to the old lady.
When I opened it, I saw a lot of things circled in red ink.
Lou explained, "Mother, those things that are circled have all been replaced. The set of red rosewood furniture has been replaced with ordinary pine furniture, which is just painted red on the outside, so it can't be recognized at first glance. Some precious gold jewelry has also been replaced with copper. And the fine Hetian jade has also been replaced with white marble."
Lou's voice became smaller and smaller.
She had been checking the accounts in the warehouse these days, and the more she checked, the more frightened she became. One third of the items in the warehouse had been replaced.
She couldn't even imagine that if it wasn't discovered a few years later, all the stuff in the warehouse would have turned into worthless rubbish.
The old lady looked at the red circles on almost every page and didn't know what to feel for a moment.
Is this the same General's Mansion that she knew before? !
She feels sorry for the old general!
"Grandma, the reason why evil people are evil is that they don't consider the consequences of their actions. This has nothing to do with others. There is no need to punish yourself for the mistakes of others. Besides, you have long been out of the family, and this matter has nothing to do with you." Song Qingci spoke at the right time, interrupting the silence of the old lady. "If there is any responsibility, it is on mother."
This old lady, just by looking at her expression, you can tell what she is thinking. As she gets older, it is better to stop overthinking.
As for Lou, although she is the mother-in-law, she is still young. And it was her fault in the first place, so of course she has to shoulder the responsibility.
Song Qingci's bluntness shocked everyone in the room.
The servants couldn't help but feel the same way. This young lady was really bold. She accused her mother-in-law just like that. Wasn't she afraid of being hated? !
It has always been difficult for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along. If the young lady says this, will there be a good life in the future? !
Song Qingci didn't care. Whoever made the mistake should take the blame. This was the truth for her.
Anyway, she would not stay in the general's mansion for the rest of her life. And judging from her relationship with Lou, Lou was not the kind of person who would argue with her over this. On the contrary, she would feel better because she spoke the truth.
Look, she is so considerate!
"Mother, it's my fault. Please don't let this hurt your health, or your daughter-in-law's sin will be compounded." Lou finally couldn't hold back her tears.
She really regrets it!
She had been in charge of the family for all these years, but she had turned the family into what it is now. She was really ashamed and embarrassed. If she had known this would happen, she would have let the family run the family. At the very least, she would not have turned the family into what it is today.
"Mother, every failure is a learning experience. You must open your eyes and be more careful in the future. Grandmother is old and can't take care of so many things. The general's mansion will still rely on you in the future!" Song Qingci felt that he was really the best teammate.
Look at this family, how much she cares about them. If she wasn't born beautiful, she would have easily become a shrew. Dan Li has to give her more good things in the future, otherwise it will be too uneconomical.
The old lady felt better after being persuaded by Song Qingci. She looked at Shan Huairen and asked, "Why did you do this?!"
This is something the old lady couldn't figure out no matter what.
Although Shan Huairen is the housekeeper, he has great power in the general's mansion and is in charge of many things in the mansion.
But he was still a slave. If his master was not good, how could he, a slave, be good? !
Shan Huairen finally raised his head and looked at the old lady. His lips moved for a long time before he squeezed out a sentence, "I'm sorry, old general!" After that, he had no other words and lowered his head.
"Butler Shan, do you think that if you don't tell others, they won't know?!" Song Qingci couldn't stand this.
Things have come to this point, why are you still doing this?
It seemed as if he had some unavoidable difficulties.
This kind of person is the most annoying! He is about to die and still wants to disgust others.
Even though he honestly admitted his greed, anger, hatred, and ignorance, she still respected him as a man.
"Madam, I plead guilty. You can punish me in any way you want. I accept it all." Butler Shan finally said the first words of the day to Song Qingci.
"Don't! Don't say that. You don't look like you're admitting your guilt. You're clearly saying that you're innocent and you admitted all the charges out of necessity." Song Qingci didn't expect that this housekeeper Shan would be such a green tea.
Uh, she was a little disgusted.
"I'm asking you again, are you sure you don't want to explain yourself?! I'm giving you a chance. If you don't tell me, I'll tell you. You may not be able to bear the consequences. I not only like to fight back, but I also like to punish people collectively. Think it through." Song Qingci was not trying to trick him, but was giving him sincere advice.
After all, the same words coming from her mouth are not as convincing as when they are said by the person involved.