Chapter 39: Second Uncle.
Latest Update:Being a slacker for two and a half years, I can no longer hide my identity as the sixth elder of the Great Qin.
Please note that the content above is already in English.
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Starting from Repairing Bull Hooves
Am I the Only One Who Hasn't Ascended?
The Dazzling King of Beasts
The Diary of a Stay-at-Home Star Maker
Translated content:
The Unrivaled Strategy in Girls' Wrestling
Immortality Begins with Concubines
Peerless Master
Supreme Empress with Overwhelming Favor
Dynasty of the Northern Kingdom
Detective in the World of Famous Detectives
Holy World Witch Doctor
Impoverished Prodigal Son
Peerless Village Doctor
Divine Doctor Immortal Son-in-law
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Criminal Psychology
I See Green Mountains
Beyond Time
I Only Want to Retire, but I'm Forced to Become a General
Meng Ning and Fu Tingxiu
Phoenix Crying and Douluo
Step aside, let me handle it
Please note that the "@" symbols are simply placeholders and do not require translation.
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Ex-Girlfriend, Let's Get to Know Each Other［Quick Transmigration］
This Game is Too Real
The Great Era
His Romance
Urban Ups and Downs
When the Eastern horizon was tinged with a hint of white, Jinxin handed me a booklet: "Miss, Mr. Liu has finished over there, and all the problems are written in this booklet."
Despite Mr. Liu's promise last night, this speed is still astonishing.
You should know that after several accountants roughly perused the account books last night, they remarked that these accounts were extremely well-organized, making it virtually impossible for ordinary people to detect any loopholes.
Lin Yanyan took the book and flipped through it; the data presented was truly shocking.
这还只是近三年的账册，姚氏掌家已经足足八年，姚氏到底侵吞了侯府多少财产？
“你去取五十两银子给柳先生，不能让他们白辛苦一夜。”
Jin Xin left according to Yi Yan's words, but quickly turned back and said, "Miss, Mr. Liu declined, saying that he has already received the monthly allowance from the Shen family. These are all within his duties. Mr. Liu has already left with the three accountants."
Lin Yannan couldn't help but sigh. The success and enduring prosperity of the Shen family's business could not have been possible without the dedicated and loyal efforts of these capable individuals.
"Sister, sister... are you up?" Lin Jingyuan shouted from outside.
"Come in!"
Lin Jingyuan entered the room: "Sis, let me see the results of the audit. I've met Mr. Liu, and he said he has handed it over to you."
Lin Yannan handed him the booklet: "Take a look!"
Jin went to prepare breakfast early in the morning.
"This is too much! Aunt Er is shamelessly embezzling money, is she like a leech?" Lin Jingyuan was outraged.
After mother's death, the authority of the Hou Mansion was handed over to Aunt Er. Most of the Hou Mansion's assets were brought by mother, and later father and mother acquired more properties together. Aunt Er's embezzlement of public assets is essentially encroaching on father and mother's properties. This cannot be endured.
Lin Yannan said, "And that's just in the past three years." She wondered, if Yao Family had embezzled over 800,000 taels in three years, they must have embezzled at least two million taels in the past five years. Excluding the one million taels used for printing money, Yao Family should still have around one million taels left, not counting the antiques and paintings they have secretly swapped out from Moyuan Ge. So where did the rest of the money go?
"Sister, what do you plan to do? Ten Prince is going to raid the pawnshop today, and there may be some clues from the counterfeit source as well."
"No rush, I'll go find Aunt San first and let her have an idea. We can deal with the rest once we know the situation."
“姐，我能不能今天不去上学？我想跟陆小王爷一起制假铺子查探查探，昨儿个我们去的晚，人家已经关门了，这毕竟是咱们家的事儿，自己不出点力，说不过去。”
"No, you go to school and don't worry about family matters. This time, I will trouble Lord Xiao Wang and the Tenth Prince. I will repay them for their kindness, at least I saved Lord Zhuo Nan's life. I can simply invite them to drink a few more times."
Lin Jingyuan was unhappy: "With such a big issue at home, how can I have the mood to study."
Lin Yannan chuckled: "Is this really such a big issue? Are you afraid that your sister can't handle it? You underestimate your sister. Just focus on going to school. You only joined the Imperial Academy yesterday, and now you want to skip class today. How will people see you? They will think you just want to laze around and tarnish our father's reputation."
林景元道：“那我让余安在家，万一有事儿你让余安来找我，我立马赶回来。”
"That could work," Lin Yanyan didn't refuse, otherwise, Jingyuan would be worried about both ends. Translation Only:
吃过早饭，林晏晏去给祖母请安。
老夫人道：“听说昨儿个你大舅派了几个人过来，今早才离去。”
林晏晏心思微转，如今墨渊阁里里外外都是自己人，门一关，她在家里做什么都没人知道，但祖母想知道有人登门还是很容易的。
“是，大舅知道我想开酒楼，派了柳先生来协助我，昨儿个议事议的晚了，我便留他们在外院歇下。”
老夫人语重心长：“晏晏，虽说墨渊阁的事儿由你做主，但经商不是想的那么简单，而且女子出去抛头露面，人家还以为侯府亏待了你，逼着你自谋营生。”
"Grandmother, there's no need to worry. Mr. Liu will take care of the business affairs, and the granddaughter will just oversee it without needing to appear in public."
The old lady was helpless, but with the support of the Shen family, Yan Yan's restaurant should be fine.
Thinking about the time when Jing Shu was present, it was also the heyday of the Hou Mansion. After Yao Shi took over, it's already quite good if she can maintain it considering her abilities. After all, Yao Shi comes from a scholarly family background, unlike Jing Shu who comes from a merchant family.
"Keep it in mind and it's all good," the old lady said. "
Don't worry, grandmother. Your granddaughter will never do anything that damages the reputation and interests of the Marquis's residence. The family's priorities come first in everything."
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Yanyan and Zhou Shi coincidentally met and exchanged a few words casually. Then, without a care, the booklet ended up in Zhou Shi's hands. Shortly after, the two of them went their separate ways as if nothing had happened.
Lin Yannan returned to Muyuan Pavilion to wait for updates.
News from Xiao Qian and Lu Zhaonan never arrived, but news came of Lin Zhongkun's return.
When Lin Zhongkun returned, Mrs. Yao had just signed a loan contract. Upon hearing that the second elder had returned, Mrs. Yao quickly hid the contract and hurriedly sent the money manager away.
"Sir, didn't you say you would only be able to come back at the end of the month? Why did you come back early?" Yao Shi hurriedly instructed a maid to prepare hot water for the master to wash his face.
Lin Zhongkun washed his face and hands, changed into his casual home attire, and took a sip of Bi Luo Chun tea personally brewed by Yao Shi. All the exhaustion from the journey vanished in an instant.
"Things went smoothly, so I came back earlier. Is everything okay at home?"
Yao showed a difficult expression and said, "Sir, quite a few things happened while you were away."
Lin Zhongkun's eyebrows raised slightly, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
"There are both good and bad aspects." Yao realized that she couldn't hide it and truthfully recounted to the master everything that had happened during that period of time. To sum it up, she had good intentions but received no gratitude. It was all Lin Yannan's fault.
Lin Zhongkun's face darkened after hearing it. Yan Yan is so unreasonable. She blames others for her illness, stirs up trouble in the family, and embarrasses Zhen Zhen at the Peach Blossom Banquet. She completely disregards the dignity of the Marquis House and refuses to forgive. It's simply outrageous.
"And my mother just lets her be?"
Yao Shi sighed and said, "My mother is also concerned about the Hou Mansion's reputation. She is afraid that she will cause a scene and become a laughingstock. Because of Zhen Zhen's matter, she holds a great grudge against me. Whatever I say, it's all wrong. I really can't do anything about her."
"Zhenzhen's matter is indeed your fault. You know very well that Zhenzhen has a quick temper. If you had stopped her earlier, the situation wouldn't have worsened to this extent." Lin Zhongkun was extremely frustrated. Although the Emperor has instructed the government officials to expedite the wedding arrangements, the negative impact has already been caused. All his hard work has gone down the drain. Tomorrow, he will probably face a lot of disapproving looks and hear countless jokes.
Despite Mr. Liu's promise last night, this speed is still astonishing.
You should know that after several accountants roughly perused the account books last night, they remarked that these accounts were extremely well-organized, making it virtually impossible for ordinary people to detect any loopholes.
Lin Yanyan took the book and flipped through it; the data presented was truly shocking.
这还只是近三年的账册，姚氏掌家已经足足八年，姚氏到底侵吞了侯府多少财产？
“你去取五十两银子给柳先生，不能让他们白辛苦一夜。”
Jin Xin left according to Yi Yan's words, but quickly turned back and said, "Miss, Mr. Liu declined, saying that he has already received the monthly allowance from the Shen family. These are all within his duties. Mr. Liu has already left with the three accountants."
Lin Yannan couldn't help but sigh. The success and enduring prosperity of the Shen family's business could not have been possible without the dedicated and loyal efforts of these capable individuals.
"Sister, sister... are you up?" Lin Jingyuan shouted from outside.
"Come in!"
Lin Jingyuan entered the room: "Sis, let me see the results of the audit. I've met Mr. Liu, and he said he has handed it over to you."
Lin Yannan handed him the booklet: "Take a look!"
Jin went to prepare breakfast early in the morning.
"This is too much! Aunt Er is shamelessly embezzling money, is she like a leech?" Lin Jingyuan was outraged.
After mother's death, the authority of the Hou Mansion was handed over to Aunt Er. Most of the Hou Mansion's assets were brought by mother, and later father and mother acquired more properties together. Aunt Er's embezzlement of public assets is essentially encroaching on father and mother's properties. This cannot be endured.
Lin Yannan said, "And that's just in the past three years." She wondered, if Yao Family had embezzled over 800,000 taels in three years, they must have embezzled at least two million taels in the past five years. Excluding the one million taels used for printing money, Yao Family should still have around one million taels left, not counting the antiques and paintings they have secretly swapped out from Moyuan Ge. So where did the rest of the money go?
"Sister, what do you plan to do? Ten Prince is going to raid the pawnshop today, and there may be some clues from the counterfeit source as well."
"No rush, I'll go find Aunt San first and let her have an idea. We can deal with the rest once we know the situation."
“姐，我能不能今天不去上学？我想跟陆小王爷一起制假铺子查探查探，昨儿个我们去的晚，人家已经关门了，这毕竟是咱们家的事儿，自己不出点力，说不过去。”
"No, you go to school and don't worry about family matters. This time, I will trouble Lord Xiao Wang and the Tenth Prince. I will repay them for their kindness, at least I saved Lord Zhuo Nan's life. I can simply invite them to drink a few more times."
Lin Jingyuan was unhappy: "With such a big issue at home, how can I have the mood to study."
Lin Yannan chuckled: "Is this really such a big issue? Are you afraid that your sister can't handle it? You underestimate your sister. Just focus on going to school. You only joined the Imperial Academy yesterday, and now you want to skip class today. How will people see you? They will think you just want to laze around and tarnish our father's reputation."
林景元道：“那我让余安在家，万一有事儿你让余安来找我，我立马赶回来。”
"That could work," Lin Yanyan didn't refuse, otherwise, Jingyuan would be worried about both ends. Translation Only:
吃过早饭，林晏晏去给祖母请安。
老夫人道：“听说昨儿个你大舅派了几个人过来，今早才离去。”
林晏晏心思微转，如今墨渊阁里里外外都是自己人，门一关，她在家里做什么都没人知道，但祖母想知道有人登门还是很容易的。
“是，大舅知道我想开酒楼，派了柳先生来协助我，昨儿个议事议的晚了，我便留他们在外院歇下。”
老夫人语重心长：“晏晏，虽说墨渊阁的事儿由你做主，但经商不是想的那么简单，而且女子出去抛头露面，人家还以为侯府亏待了你，逼着你自谋营生。”
"Grandmother, there's no need to worry. Mr. Liu will take care of the business affairs, and the granddaughter will just oversee it without needing to appear in public."
The old lady was helpless, but with the support of the Shen family, Yan Yan's restaurant should be fine.
Thinking about the time when Jing Shu was present, it was also the heyday of the Hou Mansion. After Yao Shi took over, it's already quite good if she can maintain it considering her abilities. After all, Yao Shi comes from a scholarly family background, unlike Jing Shu who comes from a merchant family.
"Keep it in mind and it's all good," the old lady said. "
Don't worry, grandmother. Your granddaughter will never do anything that damages the reputation and interests of the Marquis's residence. The family's priorities come first in everything."
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Yanyan and Zhou Shi coincidentally met and exchanged a few words casually. Then, without a care, the booklet ended up in Zhou Shi's hands. Shortly after, the two of them went their separate ways as if nothing had happened.
Lin Yannan returned to Muyuan Pavilion to wait for updates.
News from Xiao Qian and Lu Zhaonan never arrived, but news came of Lin Zhongkun's return.
When Lin Zhongkun returned, Mrs. Yao had just signed a loan contract. Upon hearing that the second elder had returned, Mrs. Yao quickly hid the contract and hurriedly sent the money manager away.
"Sir, didn't you say you would only be able to come back at the end of the month? Why did you come back early?" Yao Shi hurriedly instructed a maid to prepare hot water for the master to wash his face.
Lin Zhongkun washed his face and hands, changed into his casual home attire, and took a sip of Bi Luo Chun tea personally brewed by Yao Shi. All the exhaustion from the journey vanished in an instant.
"Things went smoothly, so I came back earlier. Is everything okay at home?"
Yao showed a difficult expression and said, "Sir, quite a few things happened while you were away."
Lin Zhongkun's eyebrows raised slightly, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
"There are both good and bad aspects." Yao realized that she couldn't hide it and truthfully recounted to the master everything that had happened during that period of time. To sum it up, she had good intentions but received no gratitude. It was all Lin Yannan's fault.
Lin Zhongkun's face darkened after hearing it. Yan Yan is so unreasonable. She blames others for her illness, stirs up trouble in the family, and embarrasses Zhen Zhen at the Peach Blossom Banquet. She completely disregards the dignity of the Marquis House and refuses to forgive. It's simply outrageous.
"And my mother just lets her be?"
Yao Shi sighed and said, "My mother is also concerned about the Hou Mansion's reputation. She is afraid that she will cause a scene and become a laughingstock. Because of Zhen Zhen's matter, she holds a great grudge against me. Whatever I say, it's all wrong. I really can't do anything about her."
"Zhenzhen's matter is indeed your fault. You know very well that Zhenzhen has a quick temper. If you had stopped her earlier, the situation wouldn't have worsened to this extent." Lin Zhongkun was extremely frustrated. Although the Emperor has instructed the government officials to expedite the wedding arrangements, the negative impact has already been caused. All his hard work has gone down the drain. Tomorrow, he will probably face a lot of disapproving looks and hear countless jokes.