C25 True and False Accounts

"Madame Lin, are you done yet?!" Xu Renyu hadn't said anything since Lin Loong entered. Seeing that she actually dared to brazenly beat someone up inside the Pine Crane Court, he shouted in dissatisfaction.

Lin Loong was startled. Although she was a domineering person, she still feared her father.

After being berated in public, he looked like he was having a difficult time, and he eagerly wanted to explain. Uncle Bai hurried over, "Old Duke, the madame, the eldest miss is here. She said she has something important to report."

Mrs Xu rushed to say something in front of Xu Renyu, "What's so important about that little b * tch? Can't you see that she's busy here?"

Mrs Xu was not in a good mood after being disturbed early in the morning. She was worried about the Lin Clan's influence, so she could not scold Lin Loong. However, because she was happy with Bai Shi's character, she was reluctant to scold her. Then, the only way to satisfy her was to let Xu Zhaoning, who was both unpopular and powerless, eat her fill.

Uncle Bai stood on the spot without moving. To him, Old Duke was his master. Before Old Duke spoke, he would not decide for himself.

As expected, he heard Old Duke say in a deep voice, "Let her in."

Uncle Bai nodded and went out to bring Xu Zhaoning in.

"Madame and Aunt Bai are here," said Xu Zhaoning, striding in with two pamphlets in her hand. She glanced at Lin Loong and Aunt Bai , and then lowered her head and a bright light flashed in her eyes.

"Zhaoning, what important matter do you have to tell us?"

Xu Renyu rubbed his forehead. He's a rough guy, it won't be a problem for him to kill the enemy. However, he was not very good at handling the internal affairs of the house, and yet there were so many things that happened every day in this house.

To a certain extent, Xu Zhaoning's arrival had saved his soul, so his tone was extremely warm.

Mrs Xu, who was standing at the side, could feel the change in him. She snorted lightly and started to dislike Xu Zhaoning more and more.

"Zhaoning doesn't dare to say." Xu Zhaoning gripped the booklet tighter. Before she lowered her head, she even glanced in Lin Loong's direction, looking extremely terrified.

Xu Renyu, who had been paying attention to her, saw this and was annoyed because of Lin Loong. He immediately became impatient, "Why don't you elaborate on it, I will make the decision for you."

As if being injected with courage, Xu Zhaoning finally raised her head again and bravely took two steps forward. She personally handed the booklet in her hand over to Xu Renyu.

Xu Renyu took the book and flipped through it. He was confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xu Zhaoning coughed lightly, suppressing the disdain in her heart, then explained timidly: "These two books are account books, all the items that enter and exit are the same, but the values are completely different. Old Duke, take a closer look, why is the thin book profitable as a whole while the thick book is worth a thousand miles?"

With Xu Zhaoning's guidance, Xu Renyu became more careful and was able to see through some tricks.

"Is one of these two books false?"

When Xu Zhaoning saw him, she heaved a sigh of relief, "Just as Old Duke thought, these two books record the same transaction, both being the income and expenditure of my mother's dowry shop. The thick one was handed over to me by the Madam, while the thin one was calculated by me using a special accountant. "

In his previous life, Xu Zhaoning was in charge of the entire Xu Family and over a hundred billion of wealth. He purposely said that it was to invite others to look at the account, but it was to get Xu Renyu's trust.

"Xu Zhaoning, what do you mean by being a scum! Those shops of yours were originally unable to make ends meet. If I hadn't used my own personal silver to subsidize it, it would have been closed long ago. "What exactly do you mean by purposefully keeping such an account?"

Lin Loong panicked. She didn't even have the time to make a move to deal with Xu Zhaoning before launching another attack.

She thought that Xu Zhaoning was just a piece of trash. Even if she had to return Rong Shuyun's dowry, she wouldn't understand, let alone manage those shops well. When she came back to her senses, she would naturally hold those dowry in her hands again.

But he never thought that Xu Zhaoning would actually see through the problem of the accounts and still dare to cause trouble at the Pine Crane Court s.

Lin Loong's expression kept changing, alternating between green and white. Her ten fingers were clenched tightly as she became extremely nervous.

"Madam." Xu Zhaoning walked in front of Lin Loong with a smile on her face. Step by step, she approached Lin Loong, staring into her eyes with a burning gaze. It wasn't bad at all.

"Of the two books, which one is real and which one is fake, Old Duke can tell by asking a reliable accountant. Is it because you know that you have lost two hundred thousand silver taels in that thick account book? "

Lin Loong had long been thrown into disarray. Being pushed so hard by Xu Zhaoning, she blurted out, "Obviously, it's only a hundred thousand taels!"

Then, she saw Xu Zhaoning's brilliant smile. Lin Loong wanted to bite off her tongue, "No, I, I don't know what you're talking about!" What are you talking about? "

"Madam, why do you know that the one that's lacking in the thick accounts is 100,000 silver, and not 200,000 silver?" Aunt Bai , who was standing at the side, clearly understood what was going on. She was happy to help Xu Zhaoning, so she followed suit.

"I don't know what you're talking about! The account books that I have given Xu Zhaoning are all written up by the accountant that I married. Rong Shuyun's dowry store is losing money every year, so what does Xu Zhaoning, who is raised in a room with a daughter, know?

Quickly regaining her senses, Lin Loong was determined not to admit that the account book given to Xu Zhaoning was fake. Aunt Bai was extremely anxious. If she missed this opportunity, it wouldn't be that easy for her to defeat Lin Loong.

She kept winking at Xu Zhaoning, treating her as a temporary ally.

Xu Zhaoning let out a faint smile as she suddenly turned to Aunt Bai and said, "Before Zhaoning came in, Aunt Bai seemed to have had some dispute with Madam. I wonder why?"

Aunt Bai was overjoyed. "Eldest Miss is very clear. That girl, Peony, has been by my side for many years and has always been a capable person. But Madame said her hands and feet are dirty. This …"

"Oh? Then, did Madam explain what kind of thing Miss Peony took from the Emerald Court? " Xu Zhaoning seemed to be interested as she continued asking with her big eyes.

"Th-that's true!" As if she had suddenly thought of this question, Aunt Bai got closer to Lin Loong and asked, "Madam kept saying that Peony's hands and feet were dirty, but she didn't even explain clearly what was lost in the Emerald Court. Don't tell me she really thinks all of us are idiots?"

Lin Loong treated everyone as if they were fools, and those were Lin Loong's exact words. Now that Aunt Bai had returned them, Lin Loong was livid.

However, at this point, how could she say that the money in her box was silver?

Seeing that she did not say anything, Xu Zhaoning kindly suggested, "Elder sister peony was found by Nanny Lin and brought to the Madam. I assume that Nanny Lin knows what you have lost."

Aunt Bai was an intelligent person. Although she wasn't sure what Xu Zhaoning's goal was, she was still sensitive to Xu Zhaoning's fact that she had no ill intentions towards her. Therefore, she cooperated with her in a very malicious manner …