Zhao Bi held an umbrella for Wen Jinhe and lowered his eyes to stare at the farm steward who was kneeling on the ground.
The scorching sun above his head was still shining, and Wen Jinhe didn't intend to leave, so he just stood there and watched and waited for the results.
A quarter of an hour later, Man Qiu and Man Dong came forward and reported, "Princess, the rent of the fields has been rising every year in the past three years, and it is already 30%25 less than what is recorded in the ledger, and they are also responsible for the management of the fields that are not rented out by the farm. , and no wages were paid.”
Wen Jinhe frowned. Didn't he say that Butler Li was very good at managing people? How could such a mistake happen?
A typical example of bullying farmers, enriching his own pockets, and using the name of Prince Che's Palace, Jiansou deserves to die.
"Princess, please forgive me. It was just a little greed that led me to increase the rent without telling Butler Li. I also ask the princess to spare my life in consideration of my father's past achievements."
This man's father was the son of a soldier who died in Li Junche's military camp, and he was reused because of his identity.
Wen Jinhe said sternly: "If your father knew that he had a son like you, he would probably climb out of the coffin and beat you to death."
Arriving at Zhuangzi, Wen Jinhe asked Man Qiu and the others to recalculate the accounts, "All the rent that should be returned to the farmers will be returned to them, and the wages will be settled."
After the liquidation was completed, Man Qiu said: "Princess, there are thirty-eight tenants in the farm. The excess rent and wages for the past three years total 930 taels of silver."
Wen Jinhe thought of the empty warehouse of the palace. This was only the first farm, and there were three more. "Send it out immediately. If you don't go back to the palace today, we will inspect all the other three farms at once."
After locking up the manager of the farm and leaving a few people in charge of the farm, Wen Jinhe left with them.
She wanted to catch them off guard before the news got out.
In the afternoon on another farm, the situation was similar.
At night, Wen Jinhe looked at the account books that had been changed beyond recognition, and his face was very ugly.
All the embezzled money was spent by the steward, and even if some could be recovered, it would only be less than one-third.
The palace will have to make up for the rest, and Jian Shou is dead.
When Li Junche returned home, he was told by the housekeeper that the princess had not returned from the city to inspect the farm.
"When you went out, did the princess say you weren't going back today?" She probably wasn't diligent enough to work hard day and night.
Butler Li: "I originally planned to come back after inspecting one farm, but Zhao Bi sent someone back in the afternoon to say that something happened in Zhuangzi, and the princess wanted to inspect all the western farms at once, so she went back today. We stayed at Zhuangzi for the night."
Li Junche asked first, "What happened?"
Butler Li's forehead was sweating. He was really angry when he found out in the afternoon.
Such a big mistake occurred because of his incompetence in managing things.
Butler Li did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story. After speaking, he lowered his head and did not dare to speak again.
Li Junche's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were dark, "You haven't discovered that the farmers in the farm have been framed for three years?"
Butler Li quickly knelt down and said, "This subordinate neglected his duty."
"Go and receive your punishment yourself."
Butler Li quickly got out of the front hall and went to the courtyard to get twenty large boards.
When the servants in the mansion saw Butler Li, who was over fifty years old, being carried back to his room, they were all so angry that they didn't dare to say anything.
After inspecting the remaining two farms on the second day.
Man Qiu looked at the princess carefully, not one of the stewards was clean.
The total compensation was more than 5,000 taels. According to the palace's monthly income, half a year's work would be in vain.
Wen Jinhe was so angry that he had no energy to curse anymore. He sighed deeply and said feebly: "Go home."
All day long I have known that the army, training, fighting, and the industry in the mansion are in such chaos.
If it continues to develop and is known to outsiders, although it will not cause trouble with the government, Li Junche will be drowned in the spit of the people.
Leaning against the car wall, Wen Jinhe closed his eyes and frowned slightly.
Man Qiu and Man Dong sitting on both sides remained motionless for fear of being disturbed.
It had just rained last night and the ground was still a little muddy.
The wheels rolled over leaving clear axle marks.
Zhao Bi and He Shi, who were following in front of the carriage, watched the woods on both sides of the road with vigilant eyes.
His right hand was placed on the hilt of the knife at his waist, ready to go.
The wheels pressed against a raised stone and the carriage swayed sharply to the left.
Wen Jinhe opened his eyes and straightened his body.
Just as he was about to lift the curtain to get some air, Man Dong stretched out his hand to stop her, "Princess."
Wen Jinhe looked at her doubtfully.
Suddenly, a sound broke through the air.
Countless arrows were shot from the woods towards the carriage.
Zhao Bi pulled out his knife with a loud sound, stood on the roof of the car, and blocked the arrow.
A dozen guards reacted quickly and immediately surrounded the carriage.
The sound of swords clashing and hurried footsteps told Wen Jinhe that something was wrong.
Some people looked out through the cracks in the car window in horror.
She could only see the black back of the guard.
"Princess, don't panic. With Zhao Bi and He Shi here, nothing will happen." Man Qiu held Wen Jinhe's right arm, but her eyes were fixed on Man Dong.
Both of them are good at martial arts, but Man Dong is stronger in martial arts.
After a hail of arrows, two guards fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
Dozens of black-clothed and masked men emerged from the woods, and their target was Wen Jinhe.
Before going out, Butler Li sent more than a dozen guards, including Zhao Bi and He Shi, and the number was only half of the other party's.
In addition, the opponent was attacking by surprise and had been lying in wait for a long time.
The longer the fight lasts, the worse it will be for Wen Jinhe and the others.
I saw someone crossing the human wall and heading towards the carriage.
Man Dong opened the car curtain and kicked the killer in the chest.
Zhao Bi turned around and stabbed the opponent's heart with a knife, shouting, "Take the princess away."
Man Dong picked up the reins, drove the carriage and rushed out of the crowd with Wen Jinhe and Man Qiu.
After Zhao Bi and He Shi killed seven or eight people in succession, they quickly led their people to follow the carriage.
The black-clad killer follows closely behind.
Wen Jinhe looked behind her nervously, she could see Zhao Bi and the others.
Man Qiu stood in front of Wen Jinhe, holding the dagger tightly in his right hand.
If we had known something would happen, we should have brought more people with us when we came out.
Man Dong stared ahead with a serious look on his face. This place was still quite far away from the capital, and we couldn't wait until that time.
Man Qiu shouted to her loudly: "Enter the mountain. The terrain of the valley is complicated. Find a place to hide and let Zhao Bi and the others cut off the rear."
After saying that, she took out a quiver from her arms and shot it outside.
Red flares lit up in mid-air.
Zhao Bi and others who were following behind immediately stopped the reins, turned their horses' heads, and rushed towards the killer.
At the same time, Man Dong drove the carriage around a corner and ran towards the mountain forest.
After running for a short time, he stopped and shouted behind him: "Princess, the carriage ahead cannot go."
Wen Jinhe quickly got out of the car and ran deeper into the valley with the help of the two people.
The killer saw someone running away and wanted to chase him.
How could Zhao Bi and the others let them succeed? They tried their best to stop them, but in the end they still missed a few people.
Li Junche was at the military camp outside the city in the morning. He thought that Wen Jinhe had been busy outside for two days, so he happened to take a detour to pick her up and go back together.
Unexpectedly, I saw the signal flare fired by Manqiu halfway through the journey.
Something is wrong.
He immediately sped up and rushed here, and Murong Nie and others who were following him almost missed catching up.
When they arrived at the scene of the incident, they saw more than a dozen bodies lying on the ground.
There are killers, and there are also guards from Prince Che's palace.
Li Junche was a little flustered and rode wildly in the direction of the axle mark.
Zhao Bi, whose face was red, looked over immediately when he heard the sound of horse hooves, and was overjoyed, "It's the prince."
When the killer saw reinforcements coming, his first reaction was to run away.
Li Junche picked their hamstrings with a sword, and Murong Nie led others to deal with the aftermath.
"Where is the princess?" Li Junche looked at Zhao Bi with anxious eyes.
Zhao Bi gasped and pointed in the direction of the valley, "Man Qiu and Man Dong took the princess into the mountain, and three killers chased them."
Li Junche's eyes tightened, he flew onto his horse and disappeared like a ray of light in front of everyone.
