"How dare you say you did nothing wrong after doing something so sorry to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Do you have to completely disgrace the Prime Minister's Mansion before you'll stop being so stubborn?"
The old madam glared at Yun Xi with undisguised disgust.
She was beginning to think that this granddaughter of hers was born to collect debts from the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Before, she thought that Yun Xi was just ignorant and always caused trouble. Now it seemed that this girl was deliberately trying to smear the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion and stab her in the heart!
"Sorry to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, completely unhurt by the old madam's disgust.
"Grandmother, did you make a mistake? I'm not the one who's sorry to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Then, she pointed her finger in a certain direction and looked at Madam Jiang.
"It's Auntie instead."
Madam Jiang and her daughter were sitting on the side watching the show. When they heard that, they immediately frowned. Yun Ni stood up and angrily pointed at Yun Xi:
"What do you mean? You did something embarrassing and don't dare to admit it, so you're trying to find an innocent person to take the blame? I'm telling you! With Grandmother here, you're dreaming!"
Looking at the excited Yun Ni, Yun Xi's expression was calm, her eyes were cold, and the corner of her lips curled up in mockery.
"Find someone to take the blame? Yun Ni, I know you're stupid, but I didn't expect you to say something right. However, the one being found to take the blame is me, and Auntie isn't that innocent!"
Yun Xi's words made everyone present confused.
Even Madam Jiang frowned as she looked at Yun Xi, not knowing what she was up to.
Thinking that Yun Xi was stubbornly arguing, the old madam's anger flared up even more:
"Stop spouting nonsense and biting others! I'm talking about your problem right now! You keep looking around and talking about other things. Are you too guilty to admit it!"
The old madam's words clearly favored Madam Jiang. Yun Ni was looking smug, while Yun Xi helplessly sighed.
She slowly stood up and took out two documents from her sleeve, then passed them to the old madam:
"Grandmother, you're old. Granddaughter didn't want to cause you trouble. However, there are people who are constantly pressing on me, so I have no choice but to take this out. After you've seen it, you can judge if what I said was right or not!"
The old madam was suspicious. She looked at the documents in her hand. They were all shops under the Prime Minister's Mansion.
At first, the old madam didn't think there was anything wrong. However, the more she read, the more her expression turned cold.
After she finished reading, the old madam's eyes turned cold as she glared at Madam Jiang. She forcefully threw the documents in Madam Jiang's face:
"Jiang Xu! How do you explain this?!"
Although the old madam never managed the shops under the Prime Minister's Mansion, she knew the exact number.
A few years ago, she felt that the profits of the shops were getting less. She asked Madam Jiang, and Madam Jiang said that the business was bad, so she didn't ask anymore.
However, when Yun Xi took out the number of shops five years ago and compared it with this year, she finally understood the reason.
"Within five years, there are thirty shops less. Why didn't I hear you say a single word about this!"
Let alone the profits of the thirty shops for five years, even if they sold the shop, it was still a large sum of money.
She had given the power to manage the family to Madam Jiang, but she couldn't tolerate Madam Jiang hiding things from her!
The old madam didn't just feel that her authority was being challenged. She was even more angry that she had been treated like a monkey for so many years and was always kept in the dark!
The plot was changing too fast. Madam Jiang was looking helpless.
She quickly glanced at the contents of the document and immediately knew where the problem was.
She had done a good job usually and was confident that the old madam wouldn't discover the problem. Moreover, even if the old madam knew about it, she had a reason to cover it up.
However, she never expected that Yun Xi would investigate so clearly!
How did she manage to do that without her knowledge?
Madam Jiang knew that the matter had been discovered. She was also afraid that Yun Xi had prepared everything, so she immediately knelt in front of the old madam.
She looked regretful and said:
"Old madam, please calm down! Even if you gave me a thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to lie to you! However, my ability is limited. The shops didn't manage well, and there were continuous losses. I couldn't make ends meet… So, I had no choice but to sell the shops."
"I was afraid that you'd be disappointed, so I didn't dare to say. I planned to find a way in the future and secretly redeem it back, but who knew…"
Madam Jiang was crying with a wronged look. Even the old madam's expression softened.
Yun Xi coldly watched Madam Jiang perform. When she saw that the old madam's anger was going to be extinguished, she added another firewood:
"Grandmother, granddaughter heard that the Jiang family added a few more shops. Their business is booming. After all, we're all relatives. Why don't we let Auntie learn some experience from them?"
The old madam's fire that was about to be suppressed immediately flared up!
"What did you say? Their Jiang family is poor and is relying on the Prime Minister's Mansion for help. Where did they get the shops?!"
Madam Jiang lowered her head and gritted her teeth. Her head was buzzing, and she didn't dare to look at the old madam's expression.
She had done that so secretly. Why did this bitch know about this? Moreover, she caught her off guard!
Did she have spies around her?
However, she had clearly given that matter to Mother Liu. No one else should know…
The more Madam Jiang thought, the more she felt that something was wrong. Her eyes were cold as she glanced at Mother Liu behind her.
"Jiang Xu, where's your glib tongue?"
When she saw that Madam Jiang was silent after looking wronged, the old madam angrily slapped the table.
Madam Jiang knew that she had been distracted for too long and was suspected by the old madam. She immediately wanted to explain, but the old madam said in a cold voice:
"Mother Qian, call Steward Liu here! Say that the concubine isn't feeling well for the past few days, and I have something to order him."
Madam Jiang's expression turned pale. She knew that the old madam was going to take away her power to manage the family.
"Old madam…"
Madam Jiang just opened her mouth, but Yun Ni interrupted her and said with a grievance:
"Grandmother, you can't treat my mother like this! She's father's wife and the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion! You calling her 'concubine' isn't appropriate, and you shouldn't take away her power to manage the family!"
Yun Ni was defending her mother, completely ignoring the old madam's changing expression.
"Yun Ni, stop talking! How are you talking to your grandmother? Quickly kneel down!"
Madam Jiang was angry at her daughter's impulsiveness and quickly pulled Yun Ni to kneel.
However, Yun Ni was pampered and wasn't convinced:
"I didn't say anything wrong. Why do I have to kneel?"
The words 'Why do I' immediately made the old madam's love for her disappear.
"That's enough!"
The old madam forcefully knocked on her walking stick. For the first time, she looked at Yun Ni with cold eyes:
"As long as I'm alive, I'm the one in charge of this family! Your mother is just your father's concubine! What I want to call her depends on my mood! Leave! If you don't copy the Buddhist scriptures five hundred times, you're not allowed to leave the courtyard!"
When Yun Ni heard that, her expression immediately changed: "Grandmother!"
Madam Jiang covered her mouth before she could open it and signaled her maid to quickly take her out.
After Yun Ni left, she quickly apologized to the old madam. However, the old madam's expression was still very bad.
It was only when Steward Liu came and transferred the power to manage the Prime Minister's Mansion that the old madam impatiently chased Madam Jiang away.
When Yun Xi and Yu Zhu saw that the matter was over, they were planning to leave but were called by the old madam:
"Don't leave first. I still have something to ask you."