In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month.

The accountant of the outer court sent [-] taels of silver to Wanyue Hall, saying that from now on, the expenditure of the entire inner court will be coordinated by Gu Fuyun, and [-] taels of silver will be sent to Wanyue Hall for a month.

Looking at the white silver pattern in more than a dozen boxes, Gu Fuyun only felt that his eyes were not enough.She didn't expect that the power of a matriarch would be so great.

Not only Gu Fuyun was stunned, but also Huashan's daughter-in-law, who was in charge of Wanyue Hall, was also stunned.

"My maidservant remembers that when my late wife was alive, the inner court was managed by the old lady. My first wife also managed Xiqing Hall, and she only brought in three thousand taels of silver every month, and the money was still paid by the inner court. Later, the first wife was gone, and the old lady was old, so she asked Mrs. Liu to be the housekeeper. The outer court drew [-] taels of silver to Mrs. Liu every month. Later, after several men moved to the outer court, the outer court borrowed All the expenses of the men go to the account of the outer court, and the inner court only pulls in five thousand taels of silver on the grounds that the inner court can't use that much. Little Liu has been arguing for a while, saying that five thousand taels of silver is not enough. The old lady threatened Check the account, and it stopped."

Gu Fuyun blinked and looked at Huashan's daughter-in-law.

Huashan's daughter-in-law said with a smile on her face: "I didn't expect the son of the world to trust the young lady so much, and it was [-] taels of silver." The young lady has just entered the house, and she has great power. No bride of the duke's family will have such treatment.

It seems that the young lady is more valued by the son than she imagined.

Only then did Gu Fuyun understand, don't think that the housekeeper has all the power, if there is no money in the account when the housekeeper is in charge, such a housekeeper will have no taste in managing it.Just like Wang Xifeng, she seems to be majestic, but in fact she earns extra money by lending usury and engaging in criminal lawsuits, and she is still under the control of Mrs. Wang, the criminal wife everywhere.

Gu Fuyun then asked Huashan's daughter-in-law how much the inner courtyard of the Duke's mansion spent each month, how much each house and courtyard spent, and how much the servant's salary was.

Huashan's daughter-in-law said that she was a slave and didn't know about this, and said: "Before, there was no mistress in the family, and the inner courtyard was managed by the old lady. When the old lady was in charge, the outer courtyard drew [-] taels of silver every month, and the old lady took care of it. It was organized by people.”

When Mrs. Chu was in charge of the house, the outer court would only pull in ten thousand taels of silver, but when it was her turn to be the housekeeper of the bride, the outer court actually pulled out twenty thousand taels of silver.Although it is because of the import of Tianding, it is not possible to give so much money all at once, right?
Gu Fuyun also specially called the general accountant of the outer courtyard to question.

The general accountant's name is Qian Senqiang, who is also a servant of the Duke's Mansion. He is in his early thirties. He is dressed in a gray gown.

Qian Senqiang entered the hall, and saluted Gu Fuyun through the four-fold rosewood screen.

Gu Fuyun directly explained the purpose of coming here, and asked him whether the twenty thousand taels of silver that he pulled in every month was a custom of the Duke's Mansion, or was it for other reasons.

Qian Senqiang respectfully saluted, and replied: "Returning to the young lady's words is the meaning of the elder son. The elder son said that the government has a lot of affairs, and the young lady can only be burdened. The young lady wants to be a housekeeper, and she doesn't have enough money in her hands. How to control it?" The subordinates? Let the subordinates draw [-] taels of silver from the Wanyue Hall at the end of every month from now on."

Gu Fuyun suddenly felt that it was not bad to regard Young Madam as a high-paying job.

……

Although Chu Rui was generous enough to Gu Fuyun and protected her enough, he was not without faults.

Not to mention snoring while sleeping, machismo is serious, she is required to take care of undressing every day, now, it has evolved into taking a bath and washing his hair, and she has to serve him personally, and even asks her to massage and massage him every day.There are obviously several maids who are good at massage in the room, but he doesn't use her, he insists on using her.It is beautiful to say: It is an obligation for a daughter-in-law to serve a man, and it is even more fun in the boudoir of a husband and wife. How can she pretend to be a maid?He is not afraid that he will be hooked by the maid.

Gu Fuyun really wanted to roll her eyes, but she only got so much money, she was really short-handed, and she could only serve him without complaint.

If you have enough money in your hands, you can do many things.Holding the money in one hand and the power of the housekeeper in the other, no matter how many tricks and slaves he has in mind, he has to stand aside.This is the confidence and privilege that the man gave her.

She couldn't refuse either.

"I'm not at home during the day, are you used to living alone?" Chu Rui lay on the Luohan bed, half-closed his eyes, and let his wife massage his head.

With Gu Fuyun's strength, and the man's muscles that have become extraordinarily firm and hard after years of martial arts, she can only massage his head.

"Fortunately, after greeting grandma in the morning, I started to be housekeeper, took a nap after lunch, walked around the mansion, and looked at the account books. I learned about the history of each steward and the interpersonal relationship in the mansion. Occasionally deal with unexpected affairs. Today I went to visit my fourth aunt and sat there for a while. I also saw Aunt Fang in the fourth aunt's room."

Chu Rui said "Oh", "The fourth aunt is not in good health and cannot serve the fourth uncle. Mrs. Fang is the aunt who the fourth aunt personally decides to carry."

Gu Fuyun couldn't help being a little angry: "Fourth Aunt's health is not good, so it's not because of giving birth to Fourth Uncle's child. Giving Fourth Uncle a concubine is because of Fourth Aunt's virtuousness. What about Fourth Uncle? Are you not humble at all? If he goes to sleep with Auntie, isn't he afraid of making Fourth Aunt sad?"

Chu Rui disagreed: "You are wrong. Every woman has to have children. The fourth aunt has children, not only for the fourth uncle, but also for herself. You know, children are the support and future of a woman for the rest of her life."

Gu Fuyun froze, and was speechless for a while.This is like many women in modern times say that the child is born to the mother-in-law and to a man, and the mother-in-law must pay for it.As everyone knows, isn't it his own mother that the child will be filial in the future?
Chu Rui said again: "The fourth aunt takes a concubine for the fourth uncle, which is not only virtuous, but also self-protection."

"What?" Gu Fuyun was stunned.

"A woman has a serious disease, but she can get out. In order not to be abandoned, it is not only her duty to take a concubine to the fourth uncle, but also to protect herself." Chu Rui said lightly: "Participating in ancestor sacrifices is an important duty of every family member. If the wife has a serious illness that prevents the husband's family from offering sacrifices, she can divorce her. Our family is a kind family, so of course we will not divorce our wife because of it. It was the fourth aunt who felt sorry for herself, so she took the initiative to take a concubine for the fourth uncle."

Gu Fuyun still felt a little uncomfortable, not only for his fourth aunt, but also for all the women in this era.

What made it even more difficult for her to accept was that this man also had the face that a woman should be abandoned if she suffered from a serious illness.

"Just in case, if I also suffer from a serious disease in the future..."

Chu Rui said displeased: "What are you talking about?"

"I mean just in case..."

"It doesn't work in case." Chu Rui interrupted her, "I know you sympathize with my fourth aunt. But I can't help my fourth aunt if she wants to. What kind of heart are you talking about?"

Seeing that he was angry, Gu Fuyun didn't want to continue talking. Although this man was kind to her, he was a big man raised in the feudal era. It's not easy to be able to do this.

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