He Shuijin took the bracelet given by Madame Zhuang and returned to the third branch. She talked to Madame He with her version, “Since the fourth aunt came back, the first branch caused such a big mess! Now the matter in Shazhou is settled finally. I am worrying if she wants to strike our room again. After finding those dowries of the eighth sister-in-law in the pawnshop, how dare I not report?”

Originally, Madame He was very upset that He Shuijin had taken the initiative to tell the fourth branch about this matter and helped her. But when she heard this, her expression changed, “I don’t know if Qing’s grievance will be cleaned in this life! Does she want to kill everybody in this matter?”

“Mother!” He Shuijin’s eyes were red. She didn’t say anything, and she took out her veil and whimpered, “I have the same deep resentment towards the fourth branch like you. But, think about the eldest aunt… I am so worried that Madame Zhuang will treat you badly.”

Did the death of the third branch’s eldest trueborn son matter? Was it the same as the first branch’s dead trueborn son? Madame Zhuang killed the lady of the house in the first branch. If she really caught the goods, who could guarantee that she would be good with Madame He?

Thinking that Madame Dou was severely injured under the eyes of everyone, there was no reason for that after her death. Madame He hated but feared her. She cried and said, “You can go now, and don’t tell me such annoying things anymore.”

He Shuijin waited for her words for a long time. After hearing that, she cried and said, “Mother, don’t worry. I will let the fourth branch keep silent, even if I need to fight with her desperately. I won’t give the fourth aunt a chance to embarrass us!” Everything was ready, and so she went to the door, bit her lip, and cast a very sulky glance at Madame He. She sneered and said, “Let’s go!”

And then she asked her trusted maids like Xian, Juan to help her settle the affairs in the house. She began to check Madame Tao Junior’s shops in person.

For several days, He Shuijin was busy checking and reconciling the accounts. But she also rushed to the fourth branch to report to Madame Zhuang every day under the banner of “letting the fourth branch keep silent”.

“The fourteenth daughter-in-law is really talented!” After several times, Madame Zhuang noticed that He Shuijin was good at finance and she did it better than ordinary people. Madame Zhuang sighed with emotion, “I remember that Madame He is not as good as me! But she has a good niece!”

He Shuijin’s efficiency was so high that Madame Tao Junior’s shops in Jing City were quickly checked one by one, and the accounts where they were manipulated were also collected in a booklet, and it was handed to Madame Zhuang. As for the follow-up, He Shuijin did not need to worry about it because Madame Zhuang would teach these people the attitude and loyalty they should have.

He Shuijin requested, “I think that since there are problems in these shops, I am afraid that we cannot believe the accounts handed over by the shops outside the city! We’d better go and see by ourselves!”

Madame Zhuang felt both gratified and a little sad, “You have been working hard these few days. As for the shops outside the city, I remember that several shops are extremely far away. Will you be too tired?”

“I have to check them because they’re so far away!” After this period, He Shuijin and Madame Zhuang became more familiar with each other so they talked more casually. He Shuijin said, “There are so many problems among those shops that are close. I really don’t know what those shops that are far away are like. These are all the eighth sister-in-law left for An. How can we let these bad servants take them?”

Of course, Madame Zhuang wanted to protect the interests of her grandchildren. Seeing He Shuijin sincerely thinking for An, she nodded slightly, “And then I thank you on behalf of An! In the future, come and ask me for help!”

He Shuijin pursed her lips when she heard the words, “Your favor is very valuable, my aunt! I must remember it and wait for a good chance to take advantage of it in the future!”

“I’m generous. I’m not afraid!” Madame Zhuang also smiled, “I heard that there is a strict rule in your branch, so Mrs. Chang will send you back!”

The reason why Madame Zhuang would say this was a reminder from Qiu Yelan in private, “As far as I know, although the third aunt is He Shuijin’s aunt, she is far from being kind to He Shuijin, and even embarrasses her privately.”

Madame Zhuang remembered that day when she mentioned that He Shuijin secretly watched the doctor and cried so much, she thought that she was abused by Madame He. Madame Zhuang had a bad relationship with Madame He. This made her even look down on Madame He. “What a psycho! She even treats her niece bad!”

Madame Zhuang treated Zhuang Man as her daughter. Since returning, she gave all the benefits to her. Moreover, “You can’t find a junior like He Shuijin, who is so excellent! Madame He doesn’t have any good skills but becomes jealous!”

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She accidentally said the reason why Madame He disliked He Shuijin.

After discussing with He Shuijin about shops outside the city, Madame Zhuang couldn’t let her be embarrassed by Madame He, and so she immediately sent Mrs. Chang to accompany her back to the third branch. Mrs. Chang, who was taught by Madame Zhuang, was extremely arrogant. After arriving, she gave a hasty salute and said casually, “My Madame said that in the dowry of the eighth madame, the shops outside the city haven’t been checked. They are far away from the city. We are afraid there will be more problems, and so we have to borrow the fourteenth madame to check these shops one by one.”

“How much time will it take?” Although Madame He was afraid of Madame Zhuang, she wasn’t afraid of the servants of her. Her face looked bad when she heard that, “She needs to take charge of the house. In these days, she was busy checking the shops of the eighth daughter-in-law, and the things can only be entrusted to the maids. If she goes to the shops outside the city…”

“Madame, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the branch. Can you give an excuse for the eighth madame and my Madame’s grandson?” Mrs. Chang shouted aloud, “My Madame has not been in Jing City for so many years. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang Family, how can you do this? The dowry of the nephew is corrupted by the villain. The estate of your grandnephew is taken, but you are thinking about the time of your own daughter-in-law. Do you think our fourth branch is easy to bully?”

Madame He was trembling with anger!

The vengeance of killing her son could not be taken, and it had been tormenting her heart day and night. Now Mrs. Chang was a servant and she dared to speak to her like this!

“I said no. I won’t let her go!” Madame He became tough but didn’t quarrel with Mrs. Chang. As the eldest wife, if she quarreled with a maid, it would make her lose face. She just said coldly, “You want to check the eighth daughter-in-law’s dowry. Find a way to go by yourself! Don’t delay our time here!”

Mrs. Chang sneered and said, “Really? If you insist, Madame, I have no choice but to go back and plead with my Madame. I don’t do it well!”

How was this different from a naked threat?

Madame He broke the tea bowl on the spot and screamed hysterically, “Go! I want to see what they will do! Will they rush in and kill me like my eldest sister-in-law? Ah? Go!”

Mrs. Chang arrogantly went back to the fourth branch to complain. Madame He looked at He Shuijin, and He Shuijin immediately cried, “Mother, look! She is a servant of the fourth branch. How dare she come to our third branch to say these words in front of you! She was so arrogant! I went to the fourth branch these days. Over there, I couldn’t stand it!”

She cried and said, and so Madame He couldn’t be mad at her. Madame He said and tried to control her anger, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you continue to be driven by them. There is no such reason. For their private affairs, they want you to handle like a manager!”

He Shuijin sobbed, thanked her, and said quickly, “Fortunately, you support me, otherwise, I would not have been able to tolerate!”

But Madame He’s guarantee was not reliable. Because Madame Zhuang didn’t treat her directly like Madame Dou, she asked Madame Tao to come.

Madame Tao really loved Madame Tao Junior and An so she wouldn’t watch them being abused. At the moment, holding her sick body, she called Madame He and tried to persuade her.

Madame He was angry. She was not very afraid of Madame Tao so she still refused. Instead, she cried, sued Madame Zhuang, and asked Madame Tao to help her.

Madame Tao had expected this so she coughed a few times and said weakly, “It’s not easy for me to be alive now. How can I help you? I come here today because I can’t stand the fourth daughter-in-law. She asked me to give you a message. What can I do?”

“Mother, even you can’t help me! Not only am I wronged, but poor Qing suffers from injustice!” Madame He wiped her tears and cursed, “You show partiality to the fourth branch. As soon as I ask for help, you keep silent!”

Madame Tao said, “Before the fourth daughter-in-law wanted to find your father, I persuaded her. Now it seems that only your father can solve it. So, you go back now. Your father will give you justice!”

Madame He was shocked suddenly, “How dared she see the father?”

“Isn’t it right for the daughter-in-law to ask the father-in-law for peace?” Madame Tao said calmly, “Is it strange?” Seeing that Madame He was choked by these words for a while, Madame Tao said again, “By the way, she also has a powerful daughter-in-law!”

Qiu Yelan! Thinking of her, Madame He gritted her teeth for a while. “Yes, father dislikes Madame Zhuang, but he always believes that Qiu Yelan is a good one!” Thinking of this, Madame He hated Madame Tao even more. “If Madame Tao didn’t say good words for Qiu Yelan before she came, how could father be deceived until now?”

Not only did Marquess Qin have a good impression of this granddaughter-in-law, but Qiu Yelan had a capable brother who was her back. She was sure to be pregnant with a boy. They sent He Shuijin to do trivial matters. Marquess Qin would not care about the grievance between the third branch and the fourth branch because of killing a child.

“We have had no ways.” Madame Tao saw that Madame He had thought that if the fourth branch really sent Qiu Yelan to ask Marquess Qin for help, the third branch would probably lose, so she persuaded, “She isn’t familiar with this city because she has been outside all the time. Besides, she is old. It’s strange to let her run around to check her lost daughter-in-law’s dowry. If it is passed out, it is not appropriate. An will inevitably be criticized in the future! Jiang Yazhu’s wife has followed Jiang Yazhu to the outside. Jiang Yashuang’s wife is pregnant. What can she do if she doesn’t borrow someone to help her?”

“Although she has other people, who can compare with the fourteenth daughter-in-law in terms of checking the accounts? Besides, the people in front of the fourth daughter-in-law just returned. How can they know the harvest and price changes in the city over the years? Jiang Yashuang’s wife is young, and there are not many elderly people around her, so she may be deceived if she is sent out!”

Madame Tao looked at Madame He, “You are the eldest daughter-in-law in our family. If someone has troubles, who can they look for?” She said, “As for the grievances, your father and your third uncle have already shown the evidence, why do you be fooled by others?”

Madame He was stunned for a long time before she said frustratedly, “Mother, since you said so, what else can I say? Let He Shuijin answer by herself!”

The next day He Shuijin took some people out, planning to check the furthest shop at first.

Hearing the news, Qiu Yelan stood up suddenly and told Su He, “No need to send someone to watch her. I know her purpose!”