frightfiction Chapter 260: Profit Tracking Requires Explanation
Chapter 260: Profit Tracking Requires Explanation
With just a few words, Pang Duo clearly and distinctly divided all the lost properties in the mansion, the shops and farms, from the Yin family, Leng Xian, and even the Qinxing Marquisate.
Pang Duo's words were considered polite.
But to Yin's ears, it seemed as if someone was saying: All of this belonged to the late madam, and now it belongs to the legitimate daughter Leng Rongyue, what does it have to do with you, a concubine?
Who are you?
However, Yin was unable to refute a single word.
Yin said calmly, "This gentleman doesn't know something.
The eldest daughter of our mansion is still young and cannot manage the late madam’s property.
Therefore, the Marquis and this lady have been running and managing it for the young lady, and will hand it over to her when she reaches adulthood."
"Really? If that's the case... I have your respect.
But I wonder how much of the profits from these shops the young lady enjoyed?
How much did the Marquis and his wife enjoy?
According to the laws of our Jingyue country, these all belong to the late lady. Even Lord Qinxing, as the late lady's husband, has no right to use them.
As a concubine... oh no... as a second wife, this lady has no right to use the dowry of the original wife, nor the property belonging to the eldest daughter.
That is the inheritance of the eldest lady's mother.
I hope that when this case is fully investigated, Lord Qinxing and you, his second wife, have not embezzled a single penny of the first wife's inheritance!"
“This lady and the Marquis will naturally not covet the late lady’s belongings.
On the contrary, my wife and the Marquis have been working hard and tirelessly to help the eldest lady keep the late lady's belongings."
"Really? I hope that's the case." Pang Duo said as he looked at Yin and suddenly smiled.
"Of course it is true, my lord, please do not be prejudiced against me.
But now... the Marquis Qinxing’s mansion had been robbed and the lost items could not be recovered for the time being.
Even if we recover it one day, I'm afraid... there will be a lot of losses.
At that time, I hope you will not infer that the losses were caused by the corruption of my wife and the Marquis."
After hearing what Yin said, Pang Duo smiled and waved his hand, "Madam, you are smart, this is... you have already found an excuse for yourself?
But... I think that there is no need to try to cover up one's own guilt!
The stolen items cannot be recovered and sorted out for the time being, so let’s not talk about it for now.
My task is to find out the few existing shops and manors.
It just so happened that I came here just after inspecting several other shops.
There are two shops...
Over the years, the people who extracted the profits from the two shops... seemed to have nothing to do with the late lady's daughter, Miss Di.
I wonder… is the person who secretly took the money from the store related to you, Madam?"
Hearing Pang Duo's question, Yin's heart skipped a beat.
Finished!
The two shops that were previously allocated to her mother's family to withdraw money have now been controlled by Shuntian Prefecture, and the whereabouts of the profits have been discovered.
This...how should I answer this question?
Yin forced herself to remain calm and said, "I wonder which two shops you are talking about?
However, all of the late madam's shops and all of their profits were transferred to the Marquis Qinxing's Mansion and were kept as the late madam's property for the legitimate daughter.
However, it was lost when the mansion was robbed!"
"No, no, no!" Pang Duo shook his head, "As far as I know, that's not the case.
Oh, by the way, speaking of this, there is one thing I still do not understand, and I would like to ask this lady."
"Please speak, sir." Yin said calmly.
Pang Duo nodded and asked, "Since those shops are all owned by the late Madam, and are managed by her former friends, isn't that great?
Why were they so eager to replace all the people of the late wife after she passed away?
why is that? "
Just as Yin was about to open her mouth to explain, Pang Duo raised his hand to stop her.
"Madam, you want to say that those people were incompetent, so you replaced them, right?
But if it is said that one or two managers and one or two accountants were replaced because they did something wrong, it would be reasonable;
It's not the case that just after my late husband passed away, all the old people who worked for my wife made mistakes and should be driven away, right?"
After Pang Duo finished speaking, he looked at Yin.
Although Yin's face was still swollen and extremely ugly, one could still see some change in color.
Yin didn't explain, and she couldn't explain. Her heart was pounding with panic, and she felt like she was in purgatory!
Then Pang Duo continued, "Fortunately, fortunately!
Although the people working in those shops and farms are almost no longer the same people as when the late madam was alive, almost all of them have been replaced by your own people, my Lord and your madam.
But, fortunately, not all the people inside were replaced!
There were still some people who adhered to their conscience, remembered the kindness of the late lady, and were loyal to the late lady and managed to stay!
Madam, you must have a fake account book to show to outsiders, right?
But the people in that shop had real account books.
Let’s not talk about the other shops for now, let’s just talk about those two.
The one who withdrew the money... should be this lady's family, right?
Over the years, they have taken as much as ten thousand taels of silver from the late lady’s shop!
This... I wonder if the eldest daughter knows about this?
Do you have the eldest daughter's permission document?
Madam, how do you explain this sum of money?"