"Nothing, I'm just thinking about something."
Lin Mengya thought for a while and decided to figure out the antidote first.
If this damned fellow refused to drink the medicine no matter what, then she would force the medicine down his throat even if she had to.
"How's the operation of Sanjue Hall going with you and Yunzhu?"
Lin Mengya thought for a while and decided to ask about Sanjue Hall.
After all, it was her only way out.
"Yunzhu is very resourceful. She has recruited a lot of people. But some of them need to be eliminated. "
Speaking of management, Qinghu was not as good as Yunzhu.
But his martial arts were enough to shock those people in Jianghu.
Yunzhu covered her face, so everyone thought she was an old lady.
But he just sat in the room, bored.
"Well, Sanjue Hall only recruits the best of the best."
Lin Mengya took the tea on the table and took a sip.
"Oh, lass, you can't keep these people for nothing. We need to make a living. Why don't we also do some assassin business? "
Lin Mengya rolled her eyes at Qinghu. Did he want to create another Peach Blossom Dock?
"Sanjue Hall is a pharmacy on the surface, so some of these people who are tired of Jianghu can go to other places to collect herbs. But secretly, I hope that Sanjue Hall can become an intelligence distribution center. "
Lin Mengya understood that intelligence was the most important thing in the so-called Jianghu.
Whether it was to seek revenge, repay a debt of gratitude, or travel in Jianghu, the first thing to do was to be familiar with intelligence.
She had analyzed that the reason why information was blocked in ancient times was that transportation was not as developed as modern times.
Therefore, as long as she could get hold of the information, she would have the upper hand.
It sounded like a good choice to be an all-knowing person in Jianghu.
"Alright, it's settled then."
Qinghu agreed. Lin Mengya was smart. No one would suspect anything if she used the pharmacy as a cover.
Moreover, her poison skills were superb. He believed that it would not take long for her to become famous in Jianghu.
Detoxification would definitely require many special herbs. Naturally, it would be reasonable for her people to look for herbs all over the country.
"Okay."
Lin Mengya nodded. The wound on her hand was almost healed.
Fortunately, Jiang Ruqin, the idiot, was running around in the mansion these days.
Otherwise, she would not have time to recuperate peacefully.
Jiang Ruqin lasted for three days. Then she came to Lin Mengya's yard with her servants to admit her mistake.
Unfortunately, Lin Mengya did not even open the door for her because she was not feeling well.
Moreover, these days, Prince Yu's Mansion had become a mess.
Even three meals a day had become a problem.
Now, except for the Liuxin Courtyard, which was still doing as usual, the Qinwu Courtyard and the Art Courtyard were about to run out of food.
Frowning, Concubine De looked at the cold dishes on the table in front of her with a hint of anger in her eyes.
"Is this the food that your butler prepared for me? Do you think this empress is a mule or a horse?
Jiang Ruqin knelt down immediately and cried out with grievance,
"Aunt, it's all Lin Mengya's doing. We don't even have enough money to buy meat these days. We can only eat cucumbers and radishes."
Speaking of this, Jiang Ruqin felt wronged.
She didn't know that the money for food and meat in Prince Yu's Mansion was paid every few days.
Last time, the monthly allowance of the servants was not reduced.
But this time, Lin Mengya was not so kind to clean up the mess for her.
"Didn't you say that all the keys to the house are in your hands? Where's the silver in the treasury? "
Concubine De put down her chopsticks and looked at the maidservant in front of her.
She had thought that Lin Mengya would suffer more or less if she handed the responsibility of managing the family to Lin Mengya.
However, he didn't expect that the one who suffered a loss would be him.
"She said that there was no silver in the treasury to begin with. However, I heard that she had actually moved all the silver into her own little vault. Qin 'er was so angry that she went to ask for it. But she said that it was her dowry and she couldn't touch it. "
Jiang Ruqin said pitifully. These were all stepped on by Liu 'er.
She originally wanted to complain to her aunt, but unexpectedly, Liu 'er stopped her.
His aunt would definitely be even angrier if he did that.
She gave Liu 'er a look and praised her.
Now, Lin Mengya was the unlucky one.
Aunt was not someone Lin Mengya could deal with.
"What did you say? How dare she go to Liuxin Courtyard? I'd like to see who gave her the courage to embezzle money from Prince Mo's Mansion! "
Concubine De pounded the table and stood up. Then, she went to Liuxin Courtyard with the servants.
As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, he saw the servants carrying a stream of delicious food into the Liuxin Courtyard.
All the servants, who hadn't had a good meal for three days, couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they smelled the delicious food in the air.
"What a wicked daughter-in-law! How could she let aunt eat that kind of pig's feed and eat the good food herself!"
Jiang Ruqin took the opportunity to sow discord. Finally, as she wished, aunt's face darkened.
"Concubine De has arrived —"
The eunuch who accompanied her shouted at the top of his lungs.
Perhaps it was because she had not eaten well for the past few days, her voice sounded a little weak.
"Greetings to mother, daughter-in-law."
Lin Mengya didn't seem to be in a panic. Everything was normal, which made Jiang Ruqin gnash her teeth in anger.
"What a good daughter of the Lin Family. Let me ask you, did you move all the money from Prince Mo's Mansion into your small coffer?"
Concubine De must be really disgusted with Lin Mengya, so she asked directly without any foreshadowing.
Lin Mengya obediently knelt in front of Concubine De and said,
"Indeed. Prince Mo said that the coffer is a little old, so he asked me to move all the money into my small coffer."
Concubine De and Jiang Ruqin didn't expect Lin Mengya to admit it so readily.
Concubine De looked at Lin Mengya coldly and said,
"It's good that you admit it. Now, hand over all the money in the coffer."
Concubine De looked down at Lin Mengya and ordered coldly.
But Lin Mengya smiled and directly refused.
"Concubine De, you're so forgetful. A while ago, you said that the coffer is very important. Even you have to take out the official seal and combine it with Prince Mo's, so that I can move the money out. I'll do my duty diligently and never forget my instructions. If you insist on taking out the money, just take out the official seal and I'll do it. "
Lin Mengya's counterattack made Concubine De speechless.
Only then did she remember that she had indeed said this a while ago.
She didn't expect that Lin Mengya would take advantage of it.
"Alright, then I'll ask you to take out the money for me. Jingyue, give me my official seal. "
Aunt Jingyue, who was standing beside Concubine De, looked embarrassed. She whispered into Concubine De's ear.
"What did you say?"
Concubine De frowned and looked at Jingyue.
"Your Highness, I haven't seen the official seal since I left the palace."
Now, not to mention Lin Mengya, even Concubine De's expression became very interesting.
Without the official seal, if she forced Lin Mengya to hand over the money, it would make her look like she went back on her words.
Now, she felt a little regretful that she had said these things in public.
"You … you did the right thing. She would also remember everything that this consort had said in her heart. Qin 'er, give the keys and the account book to your cousin-in-law. "
Things took a turn for the worse.
No one expected that Jiang Ruqin would return the money to the princess after only a few days of taking over.
"Aunt, I …"
If it was in private, she would return the money.
However, Jiang Ruqin didn't want to embarrass herself in front of everyone.
"I asked you to return the money to your cousin-in-law. Didn't you hear me?"
Jiang Ruqin didn't expect that her aunt would turn against her.
She stared at Lin Mengya with her big eyes full of hatred, as if she was going to eat her alive.
"Fine, Liu 'er, return the money to my cousin-in-law."
The words she said through gritted teeth were enough to prove the anger in her heart.
"Cousin-in-law, put these things away. Don't lose them."
Baishao also came forward to take the money. Everyone knew that Jiang Ruqin had completely lost the battle of housekeeping.
But Lin Mengya didn't act arrogantly. Instead, she took the money from Baishao and said sincerely,
"It's not easy to be a housekeeper, nor to be a housekeeper. I know I'm young and immature, so please take these back, mother. "
No one expected that Lin Mengya would give the money away again.
But only Concubine De knew that it was Lin Mengya's protest.
She could take back the power of housekeeping so easily.
She didn't discuss with Lin Mengya and didn't care about her feelings.
That was why she was so rebellious.
Moreover, the reason why she was doing this was because she was sizing up the people around her. There was no one she could use as a steward.
Concubine De was in a dilemma, but Lin Mengya's attitude was clear.
"Girl, why do you have to do this?"
Although she hated Lin Mengya in her heart.
Concubine De's face suddenly softened.
She helped Lin Mengya up, looked at her lovingly and said,
"We're a family. Don't talk like that. The reason why I asked Qin 'er to learn to manage the family business was to help you. It's just that that girl, Qin 'er, was rash and caused trouble. As her cousin-in-law, you have to be more forgiving. "
Everyone could see that Concubine De had to say something soft for the time being.
Lin Mengya was not a pushover. If Concubine De wanted to pinch her, she would break a few fingers sooner or later.
If she continued to be unreasonable, Concubine De would lose her patience.
Lin Mengya took the opportunity and smiled modestly.
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