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Chapter 133 It’s Harder Than Before

With Gu Yizi's guidance, Xia Zheng could see the mystery of the last account book with just a glance. She could calculate the profit and loss and discover the shortcomings through a few totals.

This is the core of the accounts of the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion.

Never leave its origins.

But Xia Zheng felt that this should not be the most important thing. After all, she was not Tao Yurong, not the real housekeeper. Even if Gu Yizi indulged her in many places now, it was within the rules he strictly abided by. Naturally, he would not teach her the most important things out of lust.

But Xia Zheng was already satisfied with this. After all, if Gu Yizi didn't teach her or just fooled her, she would have no choice.

The road must be taken step by step.

The journey of the account book had lasted for more than half a month. Nanny Niu had been here, so Tao Yurong naturally knew that Gu Yizi had taught her the accounts. She couldn't hide it, so Xia Zheng did not hide her shortcomings in the mock accounts and summaries after that day.

After three consecutive days without seeing any red circle annotations, Tao Yurong no longer asked her to continue. Instead, she had someone send her the entry and exit list of the Internal Affairs Office, which was called "Manage Objects" and was relatively simple, so she could get started with it.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

But the Duke's Mansion is different now than it was in the past. There are suddenly eight more people, and they come in one after another. Not to mention the hundreds of items that the mansion needs to buy for them, even the items they bring with them have to go through the Internal Affairs Office and be checked and registered before they can be handed back.

When Xia Zheng took over, everything was already halfway done, but there were still thousands of items left for her to take over and distribute one by one.

He comes early every morning, is busy until noon, goes back to coax Ruanruan, eats a quick meal, and then rushes back again. The day ends when the internal affairs office is locked at night, and the cycle repeats itself the next day.

After ten days of continuous work, I finally saw the end of the matter. Today, I finished counting the morning's items an hour early.

Xia Zheng had just picked up the pen and was about to sign and go back when Zhao Liu, who had been sent out to deliver something in the morning, came back with his head down, carrying a Xiang bamboo cabinet.

"Why was this thing brought back?" Nanny Chen, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, came forward and asked in confusion.

"Zhou Shenhua said this isn't hers."

"It's not hers? How could it be? These things are all the same, how can she be sure it's not hers?"

Zhao Liu frowned and sighed softly, "Zhou Shenhua said that there are different types of Xiang bamboo. Hers was taken from the best forest on Qingfeng Mountain. It was aged for three years and then sculpted by the best craftsmen. It may look ordinary, but it actually has a unique fragrance. This one doesn't have that. She said she wouldn't accept it at all. She also said that the thing was worth ten thousand taels of silver and that I would find it for her no matter what."

"Why didn't she tell me earlier? It's been a few days now, and the Xiangzhu cabinets have been delivered to each room. Where can I find it now? Do I have to go to each room to get it back? What if the fragrance is not right? What if I find it and then they say it's not the right one?"

"Who said it wasn't?" Zhao Liu said as he glanced at Xia Zheng with a reproachful look.

Shuangjiang saw this and wanted to say something, but Xia Zheng grabbed her hand to stop her and continued signing the list as if she hadn't heard anything.

This is not the first time this has happened.

Ever since she took over, there has been either something missing from this room or something wrong in that room.

The Internal Affairs Office was already very busy, and these trivial matters kept coming up and they had to deal with them. Not only did their workload increase greatly, but they also had to endure difficulties from their masters.

This didn't happen before. It was only after Xia Zheng took over that everyone knew that these things were aimed at Xia Zheng, but they had to do all the work. Naturally, they felt uncomfortable, but they didn't dare to say it out loud.

There have been voices behind the scenes saying that Xia Zheng is a woman who has no talent but to take on such a job. She was born a fire-making maid, so what else can she do besides cooking? Why does she have to be the housekeeper and drag them down?

The servants in other places that were not under Xia Zheng's jurisdiction also watched the fun and often gloated over other people's misfortunes, which made the people in the Internal Affairs Office more resentful of Xia Zheng, and the resentment became more and more intense.

Just a little spark and this internal affairs office will explode.

Seeing that Xia Zheng didn't move, Nanny Chen whispered, "Alright, put it back first. I'll think of a way."

Zhao Liu wanted to say something, but Nanny Chen glared at him. He then turned around and led his men towards the warehouse.

Nanny Chen turned around and walked back, and Xia Zheng raised her eyes and asked, "What happened?"

"Nothing, just Zhou Shenhua's Xiang bamboo cabinet was a little damaged, so I brought it back to fix it." Nanny Chen said with a smile, taking the list signed by Xia Zheng. "It's good that the little recorder is here. Su Rong can go back and rest early. It's fine to come later in the afternoon."

"Thank you for your trouble, Nanny Chen." Xia Zheng put down her pen and turned to leave.

It wasn't until they left the inner office that Shuangjiang asked, "Zhao Liu clearly said that just now on purpose for you to hear. Why didn't you let me reply to him?"

"What's the point of returning it?"

Frost couldn't answer it immediately.

Replying to him wouldn't solve anything, but... "This isn't your fault. It was Zhou Shenhua and the others who deliberately made things difficult for you. Why should you be blamed for nothing?"

"They're the ones who do all the work. They're the ones who suffer when the two sides are fighting, and they dare not complain. If they don't complain, how can we get by? We've all been subordinates, so it's easy to understand, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is true, but...but you are so wronged." Shuangjiang stomped his feet in anger, blaming himself for being incompetent and brainless and unable to help Xia Zheng.

She just didn't understand. She had finally been promoted from a concubine to a concubine, and above her were only the Crown Prince's wife and a concubine. Logically, she should have been able to wait for the clouds to clear and the moon to appear, but why was it getting harder than before?

Xia Zheng reached out and rubbed Shuangjiang's head, comforting him, "Just pretend you can't hear or see, then you won't feel wronged. Anyway, they don't dare to say anything wrong now."

"But we clearly heard and saw it. And Nanny Chen, she knew that you must have heard it, so why didn't she say anything? What was she planning?" Shuangjiang had never liked Nanny Chen. She seemed respectful to Xia Zheng, but she was very distant from her and didn't ask or tell her many things.

"Madame Chen is an elder in the Duke's Mansion. She won't easily take sides. It's normal for her to act this way."

The first time she saw Nanny Chen, Xia Zheng knew that this Nanny in charge was an extremely intelligent person.

When the two sides were fighting, she didn't get close to Xia Zheng, nor did she completely distance herself from her. She just did her job and treated Zhou Lin and others the same way.

Although it will cause dissatisfaction, her status is there and no one can do anything to her. After this storm is over, she will still do what she should do.

However, it is not conducive to Xia Zheng's management of the Internal Affairs Office.

After all, the Internal Affairs Office looks like a large warehouse, but it is connected to various parts of the Duke's Mansion. Without someone to lead the way, it would be impossible for Xia Zheng to master the mysteries in a short time.

If she cannot truly take charge of the internal affairs office, it will be difficult for her to deal with what happens next.

"Your servant greets the prince." Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Shuangjiang hurriedly step forward and bow.