To Be A Virtuous Wife

67

Chapter Sixty Seven

Qu Qing Ju flipped through the account book in her hand for a long moment before smiling with narrowed eyes at Xiao Gan Zi standing below her: "You've done well these last few days." She motioned for Mu Jin to give a pouch to Xiao Gan Zi.

"They say that when the water is clear, there are no fish. I know that there is some untruthfulness in here," Qu Qing Ju closed the account book. She raised a teacup to slowly take a sip. Seeing the smile on Xiao Gan Zi's face freeze, she laughed out loud, "You can control the ambitions of the stewards, that's your ability. Don't be nervous, I know how it is."

Xiao Gan Zi's back felt cold. On the surface, he gave a fawning smile as he complimented: "Wang fei is a brilliant tactician. Us small ones are just a joke. It's just that the wang fu is complicated, and at times, it's really ... ..." He didn't know how to say it. He had received benefits in private. Looking at wang fei's mien, she probably knew all about it.

Qu Qing Ju nodded: "You've done very well, I'm not concerned."

His heart instantly dropped back into its place. Xiao Gan Zi assured her with a grateful expression: "Wang fei, please don't worry. This one will definitely handle the affairs well."

"En," Qu Qing Ju bestowed him some refreshments and fruits before allowing him to leave. As for the accounts, she didn't look at them anymore and handed them off to Mu Jin.

"Wang fei, these people embezzled money. Why not punish them?" Yin Liu asked in puzzlement.

"Why push someone to the cliff, it's not good if it's too extreme," Qu Qing Ju smiled as she explained, "All things in the world have a limit. Is anyone willing to work without accruing some benefits?"

"If they don't work, then they could be punished," Yin Liu's tone had weakened but she was still dissatisfied with the embezzlement of the servants.

"Leave room in all matters. Your personality should change," Qu Qing Ju suggested, "Such a minor matter, it isn't worthy of the attention."

Hearing this, Yin Liu obediently bowed: "Nubi will remember."

What Qu Qing Ju liked about Yin Liu was this quality of hers. Her personality may be impulsive, but she was very obedient and there were no suspicions about her loyalty. Seeing her face so grave, Qu Qing Ju smiled, "It's fine. Accompany me for a walk in the garden."

Xiao Gan Zi cupped the fruits in his hands as he walked into the garden with a smiling face. The servants he ran into were all respectful. Seeing that he was holding something in his hand, they put all their efforts into complimenting how good the fruits looked.

"Of course it's good. Wang fei is kind. She saw that I was tired from running around and bestowed some for me to have a taste," Xiao Gan Zi carefully placed the fruits in his pocket, his mouth speaking good things about wang fei, and the bystanders who heard him were furiously nodding their heads.

Further away, He Heng had been walking with Qian Chang Xin, Ming He and a few servants behind him. He watched the scene for a long time before observing: "This Xiao Gan Zi is clever, no wonder wang feiprefers him handling the affairs."

Qian Chang Xin's eyebrow slightly moved as he mentioned: "A few days ago, wang fei said that Xiao Gan Zi was worthy of having served by wang ye's side. Both his head and legs are very functional."

"Those words complimented you too," He Heng smiled, "It's hard for wang fei to manage all the matters of the fu. Keep an eye out for anyone who are not respectful of wang fei. Take care of them immediately."