The Son-in-law of the Red Chamber
Chapter 24
After leaving the cabin and stepping onto the land, the down-to-earth feeling made everyone very happy. After all, it has been a long time on the boat and it is really tiresome.
The prosperity of central Beijing is different from that of Gusu, with the dignity and grandeur of a sub-imperial city.The wind here seems to be different from that in the south of the Yangtze River, less delicate and soft, more cold and hard.
"Girl, uncle, we are..."
Lin Zhongan personally waited at the pier with his people, looked at Jia's mansion, and then at the two butlers of the Luo family, he asked hesitantly.
"Go straight back to the house first."
Because it was difficult for Daiyu to show her face at the pier, Luo Chenyi directly made the decision.
It was Lin Zhixiao who was sent by Jia's mansion, he seemed honest and honest, as for the others, Luo Chenyi didn't know much about it.
"Grandma of the County Mistress, this servant will leave now, and I will tell the old lady what she wants, so as to ease her old man's longing."
The servant of the Jia family really has a sharp mouth.
"Master Jingxiao, fourth young master, it's time for this servant to go back, and this servant will leave."
In comparison, the stewards of the Luo Mansion spoke a lot.
Lin Zhongan personally sent the two stewards away, and Daiyu and Luo Chenyi were already on the carriage of the county magistrate.
This is in the capital city, where there are no rules at all, and the place that pays attention to rules the most.
Along with Lin Zhongan was the servant of the county lord's mansion assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He knew the rules of the capital best, so he made such an arrangement.
Lin Zhongan knew his identity, but he also knew that these people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not be offended. He was the future steward of the Lin family, so tolerance and acceptance became the best choice.
Of course, this does not mean conniving.
Lin Zhongan is still figuring out how to balance this.
The speed of the county master's carriage is not fast, but it is not slow, which is just convenient for the two masters to enjoy the scenery on the roadside and the street.
Although she has lived in Beijing for many years, Daiyu and Luo Chenyi, who just came to Beijing, are as dark as the outside world.
So at this moment, she was looking at the restaurants and tea houses on both sides with great interest, the Buzhuang Jinlou and so on.
"When we are free in the future, I will accompany you out for a walk."
Luo Chenyi said to her.
"Forget it. After all, we are in the period of filial piety. Let's stay in the mansion. You will stay with me when we become filial piety in the future. But it's an agreement."
"Well, okay, everything is up to you!"
Gradually, all kinds of noise disappeared, and after a cup of tea, the frame stopped.
"Girl, uncle, we are home."
Listening to Lin Zhongan's report, the two exchanged glances and got out of the carriage one after another.
The subsequent disturbances were all trivial matters, such as the servants meeting the master, the maids sweeping and setting up utensils and so on.
They are all trivial things, so I won't describe them one by one.
Besides, because the inner house was busy, Luo Chenyi came to the study in the front yard.
The layout and furnishings here are exactly the same as in the past, which shows Lin Zhongan's intentions.
Luo Chenyi took this opportunity, and he organized the horrible things he had collected one by one.
Maybe I still need my uncle's opinion.
After all, to become an old man and a trusted confidant of the emperor, he has to be relied on by the present, and his uncle has also become a master.
So before doing something, maybe I should discuss it with him.
But Luo Chenyi didn't make up his mind completely, it's better to discuss with his uncle, but he is young and reckless, and he has the advantage of making mistakes, so he still needs to think about it.
If the old housekeeper was here, he might still be able to discuss it with him, what a pity!
When Luo Chenyi returned to the inner house again, everything was already in order, and everyone was at his job.
Luo Chenyi is not surprised by such efficiency, he has been used to it after living in this era for so many years.
Time is scary, and habits formed over time are equally scary.Luo Chenyi sometimes thinks, if the current self returns to the era he used to be, he might be a useless person.
Looking at the elegant woman standing in the corridor, Luo Chenyi threw away his wild thoughts and walked towards her quickly.
"So, when will you go to Rongguo Mansion? After meeting the saint and thanking you?"
After the two had dinner, Luo Chenyi finally asked when they were walking in the garden.
"...Let's go to Uncle's house first, I miss my sister, and besides, there is a happy event in Rongguo Mansion, we have filial piety, so it's unlucky to come here."
After Daiyu was stunned for a long while, she said calmly.
She also came to Beijing for the first time in the inner house, but this does not mean that her sources of information are also blocked.
"In that case, have you thought about it?"
Looking at Daiyu's calm expression, Luo Chenyi asked with some distress for her.
"Yeah, I've thought about it."
Daiyu tilted her head, deliberately angry, and said stubbornly.
"..."
A night without words.
In the early morning of the second day, Lin Daiyu and his wife put on heavy makeup and were led by the servants at the Shenghua Gate into the imperial city. It's different, with a sense of depression.
Daiyu is a female family member, so she got into the soft sedan chair, and Luo Chenyi walked outside with the little servant.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, the soft sedan chair stopped, Daiyu got off the soft sedan chair, and the two went to Daming Palace not far away together.
Dai Quan, the father-in-law of Daming Palace, was waiting at the gate of the palace. When he saw the young couple, he took a few steps slowly and greeted him.
"County Princess Jingxiao and his wife please come up."
After the young couple saluted, Dai Quan said.
The two lowered their heads slightly, staring at their own toes, not daring to look up at Long Yan.
"Lin Luochenyi, what happened to your husband and wife that requires me to decide?"
Even Luo Chenyi did not expect to be so direct today.
He was slightly taken aback, thinking of the things in his sleeves.
"Chen, Jingxiao County Ma, beg the emperor to be the master of the Lin family."
Now that you've come to this point, let's take advantage of the trend!
Daiyu looked at Luo Chenyi who suddenly knelt down, feeling a little at a loss.
"Oh, why do you need me to be the master of the Lin family? Could it be that there are still county heads who dare to deceive my relatives?"
The emperor's voice was cool, but there didn't seem to be any surprise in his tone.Since this is the case, Luo Chenyi made a decision in his heart, it seems that the emperor is still staring at Jiangnan and the Lin family, or, to be more precise, the emperor is staring at Jiangnan King, Zhen Fo's Zhen family!
"Minister, Jingxiao County Ma, Lin Luochenyi sued the Jinling Zhen family for robbing and occupying the Lin family property. This is the original value list of the Lin family property and the price at which the Zhen family purchased it. I implore Your Majesty to be the master of the Lin family."
Luo Chenyi, who was flushed with indignation, took out a booklet from his sleeve, raised his hands high, Dai Quan looked at the smiling emperor, walked over, and took the booklet from his hand.
"Oh, it's outrageous that the Zhen family of 'Zhen Fo' would do such a thing, but now that the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, is in Beijing, do you dare to confront him?"
the emperor asked with great interest.
"Of course I dare."
"The same is true for the minister's wife!"
Daiyu is so smart, knelt down beside her husband together, said with a determined face.
"Okay, since your husband and wife are unbearably righteous, then I can't let the dignified county master be bullied, Dai Quan, Xuan Zhen Yingjia, and Xuan Sansi."
Now that he has come to this point, he can only go on bravely. Since the emperor wants to set up a trick for his husband and wife, he has to do it if he doesn't. So, this emperor has never had a good thing since ancient times!
What kind of skill is it to calculate two children who have not reached the weak crown?
It's a pity that the emperor still had a face of righteousness, as if he really was the master of Qingtian, he really wanted to hehe the emperor's face.
Sure enough, people are shameless and invincible in the world!
Zhen Yingjia has just been promoted to the cabinet and is familiarizing himself with various affairs. Hearing the emperor's call, and Dai Quan who is beside the emperor came in person, he hastily put down his official duties, greeted his colleagues, and went to Daming Palace to meet him up.
As for the Sanfa Division, Dali Temple Minister, Inspector Yushi and Minister of the Ministry of Justice are far away from each other. When the three entered, Zhen Yingjia had already blushed, and sincerely apologized to Daiyu and his wife.
"My niece and daughter, it's all my fault that I didn't restrain my family well. That's why I discovered such a thing. Now that I know about it, I naturally won't let them continue to do evil. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will sell the property and sell the Lin family's property. I will pay back double the amount of my property. I will not let those family members who have committed crimes be spared, and I will hand them all over to the county magistrate."
It really wasn't that simple for Zhen Yingjia to become the head of the family and force the emperor to promote him into the cabinet and leave Jiangnan.
He was so straightforward, which was naturally beyond the emperor's expectation.
The three adults of the Sanfa Division were embarrassed. Fortunately, they didn't know the reason why His Majesty called them and others to come here, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb, and they didn't know what to ask. not guilty.
Emperor, you were too eager, and ended up missing a move.
Of course, he might not have thought that Zhen Yingjia would be such a poor man, and would be so decisive. It seemed that he still underestimated Zhen Yingjia.
It really wasn't that simple for the Jiangnan Zhen family to be able to run rampant in Jiangnan for so many years.
"Since Master Zhen Ying Jia Zhen is willing to pay back the money, Jing Xiao, are you and your wife still satisfied?"
"The minister's wife only wants to return her own family property. It is something accumulated by the Lin family's ancestors. The minister's wife must not be unfilial. The minister's wife is willing to donate all the property returned by Master Zhen to the treasury to share the worries of His Majesty and the soldiers on the frontier. Buying grain and cotton clothes, you don’t keep a cent. The extra part of Mr. Zhen is not for the courtier’s wife. As for the criminals, isn’t there a government office? Mr. Zhen can just hand it over to the San Judicial Division. I am young and know how to obey the law. "
Daiyu is not a person without decision, Yingying bowed down and said to the emperor.
As soon as these words came out, everyone except Luo Chenyi was shocked. This is not a small amount of money. Is this Jingxiao county magistrate really willing?As for those cannon fodder slaves, no one took it seriously.Since Zhen Yingjia was able to give up, it must have been settled.
"Jingxiao, do you want to understand?"
The emperor asked eagerly, as if he had realized his gaffe, he slowed down his tone and asked, "Jingxiao, this is not a trivial matter, you and the county horse should discuss it together before doing it." Decided, your kindness, your heart for the country, I will accept it!"
"Your Majesty, the county lord does not need to discuss with the minister. The minister agrees with the county lord's approach. The minister also agrees to donate the money to the national treasury as a special fund. It is only used for frontier soldiers to sell grain and cotton clothes. Defend the country."
Now that it has reached such a point, there is no room for the husband and wife to go back on their word, so Luo Chenyi made a statement on the spot, and made a further statement, the money saved has become Tang monk meat, you swallow it, and I bite it.
"The magistrate is right. The money will go directly to the state treasury without the need for Mr. Zhen to hand it over to the Lin family."
Daiyu didn't want to get involved anymore, she didn't have the slightest affection for the Zhen family, she added.
"Since this is the case, the Zhen family will also do their best for the frontier soldiers and donate all the silver that the county lord does not want."
Zhen Yingjia couldn't be compared by two juniors, by two yellow-mouthed children, so she spoke out again.
The adults of the Sanfa Division naturally couldn't fall behind too much, whether it was the Minister of the Dali Temple or the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, each donated 3 taels of silver to the frontier soldiers.
The emperor's face twitched twice, and then he laughed loudly,
"Zhen Qing is indeed a good minister and a pillar of the country. On behalf of the frontier soldiers, I thank you for your generosity."
For the previous sentence, Luo Chenyi always felt that the emperor said it through gritted teeth.
Of course, he could also understand the emperor. After all, the Zhen family took the Jiangnan salt tax and the money in their pockets generously, and finally received the emperor's thanks. How could the emperor not be annoyed?
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are waiting for County Lord Jingxiao, aren't they..."
Dai Quan looked at the Daming Palace that had fallen into silence, and reminded him "quietly".However, the voice was well controlled, allowing everyone to hear it clearly.
"Well, since that's the case, then Jingxiao, you go to the harem first." The emperor is now satisfied with Daiyu in every way, with a pleasant face.
"The courtier's wife will leave."
Daiyu also knew that this was the previous dynasty, where the emperor settled state affairs, so she bowed and withdrew.
The old men who left a room looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
They are all with official positions, and they are all high-ranking and powerful. It really doesn't make much sense for him to stay here. He might as well go to the gate of the palace and wait for Daiyu.
The emperor didn't want to keep him, and it was useless to keep him, so everyone waved and retreated together.
"Lin Luo, you really are doing well."
After everyone reached the gate of the palace, Zhen Yingjia patted Luo Chenyi on the shoulder with a smile on his face, turned and left.
"Thank you Master Zhen for your compliment."
Luo Chenyi was expressionless, and said to Zhen Yingjia's back, seeing his body stiffen, Luo Chenyi felt a lot better in his heart.
The Zhen family, wait for labor and capital, if I don't kill the Zhen family, I swear I won't be a human being!
Luo Chenyi has never been a good person, and he has never pretended to be a good person.
The three adults of the Sanfa Division naturally saw the lawsuit between the two, but they didn't know the specific situation, they all nodded to Luo Chenyi, and then left hand in hand.
After waiting at the gate of the palace for an hour, he finally saw Daiyu who came out late.
"Thank you sister!"
I don't know whether it was the queen mother or the maids around the queen who sent Daiyu out.
"The county lord is very polite. When you have free time in the future, just pass the paperwork to the palace. The empress has a lot of free time, so she will naturally meet you."
Maybe it was Daiyu's favor, or maybe it was the master's order, so the maid with a virtuous smile said something more.
"Thank you sister for your advice, Jingxiao bids farewell."
The couple got into the carriage and drove home.
"Husband, how did you bring those things into the palace?"
Daiyu asked with a serious face.
"I wanted to discuss it with you, sorry."
Luo Chenyi's mood has almost adjusted at this moment, and he directly admitted his mistake.This effect is what they want, and Luo Chenyi, who can't hide things, should appear in front of everyone.
After he had said that, Daiyu couldn't say anything more, so she changed the subject and said, "Now that I have lost face with the Zhen family, what should I do?"
Daiyu was a little worried. Just offending the Zhen family was not the most terrible thing. I was afraid they would also offend the backers behind the Zhen family.
Concubine Zhen Gui and Prince Zhongshun in the palace.A Zhen family can force them to leave their hometown and go north to the capital, let alone a noble concubine and a prince.
"My grandfather's family and Zhen's family have been relatives for several lifetimes. Do you think we asked my grandmother to make peace between the two families, so that we can have..."
Looking at Luo Chenyi's expression, Daiyu couldn't continue speaking.
If the grandfather's family really cared about the slightest kinship, then the second brother Lian and the Zhen family would not have embezzled the Lin family's property together.
"Then will the Zhen family go to Jia's mansion to ask for..."
Daiyu thought of some possibility and asked with a calm face.
"It's not whether they will, but they will definitely. I'm afraid that the Zhen family has already arrived in Jia's residence at this moment."
Luo Chenyi nodded to Daiyu.
"Is it really going to be so naked? Don't you even want the skin?"
Daiyu said with a bit of disbelief.
"Lin Fu, send someone to the back street of Jia's mansion to ask if the Zhen family has come to visit today."
Luo Chenyi raised his voice and said to the outside.
"Understood the master."
This is his little servant, who usually likes to listen to these gossips, Taoist people are short and long, so it is best to let him go.
When Daiyu heard his order, the luck in her heart disappeared completely.
"Then tomorrow, shall we go to Uncle's house?"
Daiyu asked.
"Stay at home for the time being, don't go anywhere, and send someone to take my sister home for two days."
Luo Chenyi frowned, he didn't expect such a thing to happen as soon as he went to Beijing, he said in a deep voice.
"Is it true that my grandmother's family sent someone to invite me?"
"Then let's go to our house as guests. I believe that tonight, we will receive a post from Jia's house. I'm afraid that Brother Lian will come to pick him up in person in the early morning of tomorrow."
Luo Chenyi analyzed, but Daiyu did not miss the certainty in his words.
"Hey, the capital really has a lot of right and wrong. Would it be better if we stayed in Gusu or moved to Yangzhou?"
Daiyu couldn't help but sighed.
"No one knows, take one step now, look at one step, there is no road in the world, if there are too many people walking, it will become a road, so no matter what, I will protect you well, I made you worry today, it's my fault. "
Luo Chenyi looked at Daiyu with a worried expression, couldn't help holding her hand, and said apologetically.
"It's not entirely your fault..."
Although I think her husband's reaction is a bit strange, he is not such an impulsive person without a city, but since the matter has already happened, then he can only deal with it, not complain.
Daiyu couldn't help leaning her head on his shoulder wearily, and said in a low voice.
"Don't think too much, don't mention anything else, just for the donated money, if you are going to become the princess, it will be considered a happy event. I will congratulate you in advance."
In order for Daiyu to let go of the worries in her heart, Luo Chenyi said this matter in advance.
Daiyu is not a person of grass and trees, and she can understand it as soon as she rolls her eyes.
"So, the Zhen family will also get a reward?"
"Yes, I'm afraid that the emperor will also have a reward, so with the protection of this reward for the time being, we can live a happy life for a while."
That's right, the rewards from the two saints, whether it's King Zhongshun or Concubine Zhengui in the palace, I'm afraid they won't move the Lin family. Although it's temporary, it's enough for them to breathe.
Thinking about it this way, Daiyu temporarily let go of her worries and closed her eyes.
The Daiyu couple who had just entered the mansion heard Lin Fu's reply. Sure enough, Mrs. Zhen Yingjia and Mrs. Zhen took their two daughters to Jia's mansion and stayed in Jia's mansion for half a day. I know what we talked about, but the old lady and the wife are not in a good mood anyway.
Daiyu and his wife looked at each other, and they had a deeper understanding of the character of the Zhen family.
Daiyu felt that she could already see the situation in Jia's mansion.
Sure enough, as Daiyu expected, after Mrs. Zhen left, Mother Jia's face sank like water, and she sent someone to call her two sons over. As for Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, they naturally entertained the distinguished guests with the old lady. At this moment, he did not leave the Rongqing Hall of the old lady.
As mentioned earlier, whether it is Jia Amnesty who ignores everything and only cares about Gao Le, or Jia Zheng who is ignorant of general affairs and only knows how to talk, he is very filial to Jia Mu, the old lord.
Therefore, when they heard the old lady's message, they all hurried to appear in Rongqingtang.
Mother Jia drooped her face, and the greetings from her two sons failed to make her look good, so she finished the matter in a concise manner, "What should I do now? I knew that my son-in-law is not a good one..."
Before Jia's mother finished speaking, Jia Amnesty was the first to jump out, he didn't follow Jia's mother to accuse the Lin family's son-in-law, but asked, "Why do I know nothing about this? That being the case, where is the Lin family's property now? Lian'er is a bastard, he dares to take the wealth of his relatives, and he is not afraid of retribution?"
As soon as Jia Amnesty said these words, both Mother Jia and Jia Zheng's expressions froze, and the already ugly expressions became even more ugly.
"You bastard, you only know how to drink and play with your concubine all day long. What did you care about? The old lady sent someone to invite you here today, but she didn't want you to play your grand master's prestige here. If you really got into the eyes of money, you will give it to me." Get out! You're trying to piss me off, my old bum!"
The way for Jia's mother to get rid of the embarrassment is very simple, she directly scolded Jia Amnesty.
It is said that brother Jia She is a filial son, so he immediately knelt down on the bluestone slab to plead guilty, "The old lady calms down, the son knows that he is wrong. I beg mother to calm down, don't get angry."
When he knelt, Jia Zheng, who was tired beside him, also knelt down together. After all, Jia Amnesty was the elder brother, and this elder brother was like a father, so he could only kneel down together.
The two wives Xing and Wang inside the screen did not dare to sit comfortably, and stood in the corner without uttering a word.
"Mother, please forgive elder brother for what happened. He also didn't mean it. After all, Lian'er did this, and he is young and ignorant..."
Jia Zheng, who is so dull and ignorant of world affairs, shirks all the responsibilities to Jia Lian.
When Jia's mother heard this, she was really considerate of the second child, and her face turned pale.
"The Zhen family came to the door today and asked for the money, but it was doubled. They said it was going to be handed over to the national treasury. What should we do now?"
Jia Mu asked again. At this moment, Jia Mu didn't have any embarrassment on her face, she looked calm.
"Since the money is there, let someone return it to the Zhen family, or else return it directly to the Lin family. Hasn't the niece returned to Beijing?"
As soon as Jia She said this, the expressions of several people in the room changed.
"Brother is confused!"
Before others could speak, Wang couldn't help but jumped out and said.
Jia Amnesty's usually cloudy gaze seemed to stab Wang Shi behind the screen like a knife at this moment, and Xing Shi who was beside him also glared angrily.
"What did his second aunt say, our master is so confused? It should be the money of the Lin family, so what's wrong with returning it to the Lin family?"
Anyway, Mrs. Xing is the same as her master, not to mention money, she has never seen a box containing money, so naturally she stood up to defend her husband unconditionally.
Besides, it is the rule of the Wang family to accuse the elder brother-in-law as a younger brother and sister?
"Shut up if you can't speak!"
Mother Jia was given a headache by her stupid sons and daughters-in-law, so she directly reprimanded her.
On the surface, she went to Mrs. Xing, but Mrs. Wang felt that her face was also hot, as if she had been slapped by someone, and it was burning hot.
"Mother, please calm down. The most important thing now is to discuss what to do about this matter? Mother just asks, and my son will definitely do it."
The "Fangzheng doesn't know how to change things" Jia Zheng always knows how to coax his mother, make the old lady happy, and let her show off her face. Jia Zheng's skill is full.
"Well, I temporarily embezzled this part of the money because my family is going to build a family-saving villa. Now I just need to collect it from the family. After all, the big head is still there."
Others don't know what the current situation in the family is like, how can Wang's wife, who is in charge, not know?
Although most of the big and small things nowadays are decided by Feng girl, but the keys of all warehouses are in her own hands, and what Feng girl does is just her job.
"Old lady, if that's the case, what should I do with the family-saving villa?"
It's about her daughter's honor, Mrs. Wang, a mother, can't let it go, so it's understandable that she is anxious to speak out.
"The debt has to be repaid, and the project can't be stopped, so it depends on whether you have the heart. You are all uncles and aunts, so you can't just watch your niece starve to death..."
The meaning behind Jia's mother's words is very clear, even the stupid Mrs. Xing can understand it.
Jia's mother actually hit Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Wang's idea. As for Jia Zheng and Xing's family, it was joint and several, which was an accidental injury.
The Xing family usually wished that a penny would be broken in half, so how could he willingly take out his private house to fill this hole? As for Jia Zheng, he only saw him paying money in the account room, and never made money at home, so He habitually looked at his wife, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang knew her husband very well, so besides shaking her head with a wry smile, she didn't even know what to do with herself.
As for Jia She, it's not that he has no money. Among the several masters in Jia's mansion, except for Jia's mother, perhaps Jia She's private house is the thickest, perhaps even richer than Jia's mother's. When he died, the family property did not pass through his son and daughter-in-law, but went directly to his grandson's treasury, and his original wife's dowry was not given to Jia Lian, but Jia Amnesty kept it for himself.
At first, the old lady wanted to interfere with her daughter-in-law's dowry, but unfortunately, Jia Amnesty was faster than her, and by the time the old lady sent the Lai family away, there was nothing left.
Don't mention the account book or the deed paper, even the old lady didn't touch a thread. It was because of this that the relationship between the old lady and the eldest son reached the bottom.
Jia Amnesty looked at the gazes of the crowd on him, and said in a straight voice,
"This family-saving villa was built for the second-bedroom daughter, and it's not my daughter. Why should I take money out? As for the niece, isn't she the head of the county? With the royal salary, will she starve to death? They are the only ones in the house The couple really have no rice to cook, and my uncle provides them with rice, grain and vegetables every year, which doesn’t cost a lot of money, anyway, my sister is gone, so it’s just me taking care of her daughter for her.”
Is this an incomprehensible master of the Jia family?It's unbelievably smart.
Jia Amnesty has already made up his mind, anyway, running errands and doing things is fine, but he has to let himself go out to get money, so there is no need to talk about it.
"Furthermore, didn't the Zhen family save our family's 5 taels of silver? It's not that they corrupted all of the Lin family's property. With the 5 taels, the old lady would take out the rest and make up roughly. Isn't that enough?"
When it came to money, Jia She knew better than anyone else that he was clear about the situation in the house, but he was just disheartened and didn't want to care about it.Of course, it is also a kind of cold violence, he is protesting the old lady's eccentricity.
It's a pity that the old lady has never been on the same channel as him.
"Yes, yes, the old lady is the most kind, and has always been the one who loves the aunt the most. She also takes good care of her niece. What the master said is right!"
Mrs. Xing has always been Jia Amnesty's answerer. Seeing that everyone fell into a weird silence, she bravely stood up and expressed her position. Anyway, she and the master are husband and wife, and there is nothing wrong with husband and wife.
"Don't worry too much, old lady. I'll ask Mrs. Wang to send over 20 taels to make up for it."
After Jia Zheng sighed, he said to Jia Mu.
He is the one who knows the ins and outs of the matter best in this room, of course, he is the insider besides Jia Mu.
The Lin family's properties were sold for a total of more than 100 million taels. At the beginning, the Jia family and the Zhen family shared equally. As long as the Jia family had cash, the Zhen family took over the profitable business. After all, the Zhen family was in the south of the Yangtze River, so it was easy to operate.
So Jia Lian brought back nearly 90 taels of silver bills. Of course, this is also worthwhile. He secretly hid a few of them, but no one knew about them.
But soon, the truth will come out.
Now, the provincial family villa has just started construction, and it cost about 20 yuan. Jia Zheng asked Wang to send it over, not only to show his attitude, but also to force Jia Amnesty to hand over the money.
After all, I have already taken 20 taels as the second housekeeper. Jia She, the eldest brother, can't be more stingy than his younger brother, right?
It's a pity that when money was involved, Jia She became a deaf-mute, sitting on top of Jia Zheng without raising his eyelids, studying the patterns on the tea bowl.
The things in the old lady's house are really good, the tea bowls are more delicate than those in her own house.
Then look up at the mandarin duck not far away, it's time for this girl to get married.
The mandarin duck was glanced at so lewdly by the elder, and an ominous premonition flashed in his heart.
Rao had lost confidence in her eldest son a long time ago, but Mother Jia had never been so disappointed like this moment.
"Forget it, I'll make up for the rest, you all go, Mrs. Wang, you stay first."
Mother Jia said to her son and daughters-in-law with a tired face.
Mrs. Xing was afraid that she would leave late, and the old lady would ask her for money again, so she walked quickly. As for Jia She, she was even more afraid, so the couple strode away from the old lady's yard like someone chasing after them, and went to the old lady's yard. He got into the carriage, left through the west corner gate, and went back to his yard.
Although Jia's mother had already opened her mouth to kick him out, Jia Zheng stayed. He didn't understand anything anyway, so Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang didn't care much.
In the end, the family of three murmured and discussed in the room for a long time, and came to such a decision. Not only did Mrs. Wang have to take out 20 taels from her private house, but she even had to borrow 30 taels from the Xue family.
For the remaining 60 taels, half was taken out of the treasury, and half was taken out by the old lady.
Collect 170 million taels, and send it to Zhen's family the day after tomorrow at the latest.
This is the deadline given by the Zhen family.
The Zhen family was also extremely unhappy that Jia's family only gave 170 million taels, and then Jia Lian's private pockets were revealed, and Jia Lian's face was completely lost.
In the past few years, all the private houses have been raided, and the dowry of the daughter-in-law has been compensated. This is really a great shame for a man!
Therefore, the resentful Jia Lian slowly turned black, this is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.
The Jia family was also short of money, and they were not short of money, but the Zhen family did not have this problem. They were not at all afraid of having no money, and had already sent people around to get it.The 180 million taels can be collected within two days. The Zhen family has never worried about their own financial resources, let alone that Zhen Yingrong is now in charge of Jiangnan Yanke?
After the emperor heard about this, he was almost pissed off!
The emperor who almost smashed his study vomited up and didn't even eat his dinner, the Zhen family, the moth of the country!If I don't clean up the Zhen family, I swear I won't be a human being!
The emperor's determination has been made, and no one will be able to stop him, Dai Quan sighed secretly in his heart.
But the Zhen family is indeed a bit too much, richer than the emperor, the master, and they are showing off with money from the treasury, isn't this intentional to make the emperor unhappy?
Thinking about Prince Zhongshun who was stirring up trouble in the court, Dai Quan felt that he was the truth.
After all, Lord Zhongshun is the nephew of the Zhen family.
Sure enough, early in the morning of the second day, Jia Lian came to the door with someone, saying that the old lady missed her granddaughter, so she sent herself to come to invite sister Lin, and brother-in-law Lin to be a guest...
The prosperity of central Beijing is different from that of Gusu, with the dignity and grandeur of a sub-imperial city.The wind here seems to be different from that in the south of the Yangtze River, less delicate and soft, more cold and hard.
"Girl, uncle, we are..."
Lin Zhongan personally waited at the pier with his people, looked at Jia's mansion, and then at the two butlers of the Luo family, he asked hesitantly.
"Go straight back to the house first."
Because it was difficult for Daiyu to show her face at the pier, Luo Chenyi directly made the decision.
It was Lin Zhixiao who was sent by Jia's mansion, he seemed honest and honest, as for the others, Luo Chenyi didn't know much about it.
"Grandma of the County Mistress, this servant will leave now, and I will tell the old lady what she wants, so as to ease her old man's longing."
The servant of the Jia family really has a sharp mouth.
"Master Jingxiao, fourth young master, it's time for this servant to go back, and this servant will leave."
In comparison, the stewards of the Luo Mansion spoke a lot.
Lin Zhongan personally sent the two stewards away, and Daiyu and Luo Chenyi were already on the carriage of the county magistrate.
This is in the capital city, where there are no rules at all, and the place that pays attention to rules the most.
Along with Lin Zhongan was the servant of the county lord's mansion assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He knew the rules of the capital best, so he made such an arrangement.
Lin Zhongan knew his identity, but he also knew that these people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not be offended. He was the future steward of the Lin family, so tolerance and acceptance became the best choice.
Of course, this does not mean conniving.
Lin Zhongan is still figuring out how to balance this.
The speed of the county master's carriage is not fast, but it is not slow, which is just convenient for the two masters to enjoy the scenery on the roadside and the street.
Although she has lived in Beijing for many years, Daiyu and Luo Chenyi, who just came to Beijing, are as dark as the outside world.
So at this moment, she was looking at the restaurants and tea houses on both sides with great interest, the Buzhuang Jinlou and so on.
"When we are free in the future, I will accompany you out for a walk."
Luo Chenyi said to her.
"Forget it. After all, we are in the period of filial piety. Let's stay in the mansion. You will stay with me when we become filial piety in the future. But it's an agreement."
"Well, okay, everything is up to you!"
Gradually, all kinds of noise disappeared, and after a cup of tea, the frame stopped.
"Girl, uncle, we are home."
Listening to Lin Zhongan's report, the two exchanged glances and got out of the carriage one after another.
The subsequent disturbances were all trivial matters, such as the servants meeting the master, the maids sweeping and setting up utensils and so on.
They are all trivial things, so I won't describe them one by one.
Besides, because the inner house was busy, Luo Chenyi came to the study in the front yard.
The layout and furnishings here are exactly the same as in the past, which shows Lin Zhongan's intentions.
Luo Chenyi took this opportunity, and he organized the horrible things he had collected one by one.
Maybe I still need my uncle's opinion.
After all, to become an old man and a trusted confidant of the emperor, he has to be relied on by the present, and his uncle has also become a master.
So before doing something, maybe I should discuss it with him.
But Luo Chenyi didn't make up his mind completely, it's better to discuss with his uncle, but he is young and reckless, and he has the advantage of making mistakes, so he still needs to think about it.
If the old housekeeper was here, he might still be able to discuss it with him, what a pity!
When Luo Chenyi returned to the inner house again, everything was already in order, and everyone was at his job.
Luo Chenyi is not surprised by such efficiency, he has been used to it after living in this era for so many years.
Time is scary, and habits formed over time are equally scary.Luo Chenyi sometimes thinks, if the current self returns to the era he used to be, he might be a useless person.
Looking at the elegant woman standing in the corridor, Luo Chenyi threw away his wild thoughts and walked towards her quickly.
"So, when will you go to Rongguo Mansion? After meeting the saint and thanking you?"
After the two had dinner, Luo Chenyi finally asked when they were walking in the garden.
"...Let's go to Uncle's house first, I miss my sister, and besides, there is a happy event in Rongguo Mansion, we have filial piety, so it's unlucky to come here."
After Daiyu was stunned for a long while, she said calmly.
She also came to Beijing for the first time in the inner house, but this does not mean that her sources of information are also blocked.
"In that case, have you thought about it?"
Looking at Daiyu's calm expression, Luo Chenyi asked with some distress for her.
"Yeah, I've thought about it."
Daiyu tilted her head, deliberately angry, and said stubbornly.
"..."
A night without words.
In the early morning of the second day, Lin Daiyu and his wife put on heavy makeup and were led by the servants at the Shenghua Gate into the imperial city. It's different, with a sense of depression.
Daiyu is a female family member, so she got into the soft sedan chair, and Luo Chenyi walked outside with the little servant.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, the soft sedan chair stopped, Daiyu got off the soft sedan chair, and the two went to Daming Palace not far away together.
Dai Quan, the father-in-law of Daming Palace, was waiting at the gate of the palace. When he saw the young couple, he took a few steps slowly and greeted him.
"County Princess Jingxiao and his wife please come up."
After the young couple saluted, Dai Quan said.
The two lowered their heads slightly, staring at their own toes, not daring to look up at Long Yan.
"Lin Luochenyi, what happened to your husband and wife that requires me to decide?"
Even Luo Chenyi did not expect to be so direct today.
He was slightly taken aback, thinking of the things in his sleeves.
"Chen, Jingxiao County Ma, beg the emperor to be the master of the Lin family."
Now that you've come to this point, let's take advantage of the trend!
Daiyu looked at Luo Chenyi who suddenly knelt down, feeling a little at a loss.
"Oh, why do you need me to be the master of the Lin family? Could it be that there are still county heads who dare to deceive my relatives?"
The emperor's voice was cool, but there didn't seem to be any surprise in his tone.Since this is the case, Luo Chenyi made a decision in his heart, it seems that the emperor is still staring at Jiangnan and the Lin family, or, to be more precise, the emperor is staring at Jiangnan King, Zhen Fo's Zhen family!
"Minister, Jingxiao County Ma, Lin Luochenyi sued the Jinling Zhen family for robbing and occupying the Lin family property. This is the original value list of the Lin family property and the price at which the Zhen family purchased it. I implore Your Majesty to be the master of the Lin family."
Luo Chenyi, who was flushed with indignation, took out a booklet from his sleeve, raised his hands high, Dai Quan looked at the smiling emperor, walked over, and took the booklet from his hand.
"Oh, it's outrageous that the Zhen family of 'Zhen Fo' would do such a thing, but now that the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, is in Beijing, do you dare to confront him?"
the emperor asked with great interest.
"Of course I dare."
"The same is true for the minister's wife!"
Daiyu is so smart, knelt down beside her husband together, said with a determined face.
"Okay, since your husband and wife are unbearably righteous, then I can't let the dignified county master be bullied, Dai Quan, Xuan Zhen Yingjia, and Xuan Sansi."
Now that he has come to this point, he can only go on bravely. Since the emperor wants to set up a trick for his husband and wife, he has to do it if he doesn't. So, this emperor has never had a good thing since ancient times!
What kind of skill is it to calculate two children who have not reached the weak crown?
It's a pity that the emperor still had a face of righteousness, as if he really was the master of Qingtian, he really wanted to hehe the emperor's face.
Sure enough, people are shameless and invincible in the world!
Zhen Yingjia has just been promoted to the cabinet and is familiarizing himself with various affairs. Hearing the emperor's call, and Dai Quan who is beside the emperor came in person, he hastily put down his official duties, greeted his colleagues, and went to Daming Palace to meet him up.
As for the Sanfa Division, Dali Temple Minister, Inspector Yushi and Minister of the Ministry of Justice are far away from each other. When the three entered, Zhen Yingjia had already blushed, and sincerely apologized to Daiyu and his wife.
"My niece and daughter, it's all my fault that I didn't restrain my family well. That's why I discovered such a thing. Now that I know about it, I naturally won't let them continue to do evil. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will sell the property and sell the Lin family's property. I will pay back double the amount of my property. I will not let those family members who have committed crimes be spared, and I will hand them all over to the county magistrate."
It really wasn't that simple for Zhen Yingjia to become the head of the family and force the emperor to promote him into the cabinet and leave Jiangnan.
He was so straightforward, which was naturally beyond the emperor's expectation.
The three adults of the Sanfa Division were embarrassed. Fortunately, they didn't know the reason why His Majesty called them and others to come here, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb, and they didn't know what to ask. not guilty.
Emperor, you were too eager, and ended up missing a move.
Of course, he might not have thought that Zhen Yingjia would be such a poor man, and would be so decisive. It seemed that he still underestimated Zhen Yingjia.
It really wasn't that simple for the Jiangnan Zhen family to be able to run rampant in Jiangnan for so many years.
"Since Master Zhen Ying Jia Zhen is willing to pay back the money, Jing Xiao, are you and your wife still satisfied?"
"The minister's wife only wants to return her own family property. It is something accumulated by the Lin family's ancestors. The minister's wife must not be unfilial. The minister's wife is willing to donate all the property returned by Master Zhen to the treasury to share the worries of His Majesty and the soldiers on the frontier. Buying grain and cotton clothes, you don’t keep a cent. The extra part of Mr. Zhen is not for the courtier’s wife. As for the criminals, isn’t there a government office? Mr. Zhen can just hand it over to the San Judicial Division. I am young and know how to obey the law. "
Daiyu is not a person without decision, Yingying bowed down and said to the emperor.
As soon as these words came out, everyone except Luo Chenyi was shocked. This is not a small amount of money. Is this Jingxiao county magistrate really willing?As for those cannon fodder slaves, no one took it seriously.Since Zhen Yingjia was able to give up, it must have been settled.
"Jingxiao, do you want to understand?"
The emperor asked eagerly, as if he had realized his gaffe, he slowed down his tone and asked, "Jingxiao, this is not a trivial matter, you and the county horse should discuss it together before doing it." Decided, your kindness, your heart for the country, I will accept it!"
"Your Majesty, the county lord does not need to discuss with the minister. The minister agrees with the county lord's approach. The minister also agrees to donate the money to the national treasury as a special fund. It is only used for frontier soldiers to sell grain and cotton clothes. Defend the country."
Now that it has reached such a point, there is no room for the husband and wife to go back on their word, so Luo Chenyi made a statement on the spot, and made a further statement, the money saved has become Tang monk meat, you swallow it, and I bite it.
"The magistrate is right. The money will go directly to the state treasury without the need for Mr. Zhen to hand it over to the Lin family."
Daiyu didn't want to get involved anymore, she didn't have the slightest affection for the Zhen family, she added.
"Since this is the case, the Zhen family will also do their best for the frontier soldiers and donate all the silver that the county lord does not want."
Zhen Yingjia couldn't be compared by two juniors, by two yellow-mouthed children, so she spoke out again.
The adults of the Sanfa Division naturally couldn't fall behind too much, whether it was the Minister of the Dali Temple or the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, each donated 3 taels of silver to the frontier soldiers.
The emperor's face twitched twice, and then he laughed loudly,
"Zhen Qing is indeed a good minister and a pillar of the country. On behalf of the frontier soldiers, I thank you for your generosity."
For the previous sentence, Luo Chenyi always felt that the emperor said it through gritted teeth.
Of course, he could also understand the emperor. After all, the Zhen family took the Jiangnan salt tax and the money in their pockets generously, and finally received the emperor's thanks. How could the emperor not be annoyed?
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are waiting for County Lord Jingxiao, aren't they..."
Dai Quan looked at the Daming Palace that had fallen into silence, and reminded him "quietly".However, the voice was well controlled, allowing everyone to hear it clearly.
"Well, since that's the case, then Jingxiao, you go to the harem first." The emperor is now satisfied with Daiyu in every way, with a pleasant face.
"The courtier's wife will leave."
Daiyu also knew that this was the previous dynasty, where the emperor settled state affairs, so she bowed and withdrew.
The old men who left a room looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
They are all with official positions, and they are all high-ranking and powerful. It really doesn't make much sense for him to stay here. He might as well go to the gate of the palace and wait for Daiyu.
The emperor didn't want to keep him, and it was useless to keep him, so everyone waved and retreated together.
"Lin Luo, you really are doing well."
After everyone reached the gate of the palace, Zhen Yingjia patted Luo Chenyi on the shoulder with a smile on his face, turned and left.
"Thank you Master Zhen for your compliment."
Luo Chenyi was expressionless, and said to Zhen Yingjia's back, seeing his body stiffen, Luo Chenyi felt a lot better in his heart.
The Zhen family, wait for labor and capital, if I don't kill the Zhen family, I swear I won't be a human being!
Luo Chenyi has never been a good person, and he has never pretended to be a good person.
The three adults of the Sanfa Division naturally saw the lawsuit between the two, but they didn't know the specific situation, they all nodded to Luo Chenyi, and then left hand in hand.
After waiting at the gate of the palace for an hour, he finally saw Daiyu who came out late.
"Thank you sister!"
I don't know whether it was the queen mother or the maids around the queen who sent Daiyu out.
"The county lord is very polite. When you have free time in the future, just pass the paperwork to the palace. The empress has a lot of free time, so she will naturally meet you."
Maybe it was Daiyu's favor, or maybe it was the master's order, so the maid with a virtuous smile said something more.
"Thank you sister for your advice, Jingxiao bids farewell."
The couple got into the carriage and drove home.
"Husband, how did you bring those things into the palace?"
Daiyu asked with a serious face.
"I wanted to discuss it with you, sorry."
Luo Chenyi's mood has almost adjusted at this moment, and he directly admitted his mistake.This effect is what they want, and Luo Chenyi, who can't hide things, should appear in front of everyone.
After he had said that, Daiyu couldn't say anything more, so she changed the subject and said, "Now that I have lost face with the Zhen family, what should I do?"
Daiyu was a little worried. Just offending the Zhen family was not the most terrible thing. I was afraid they would also offend the backers behind the Zhen family.
Concubine Zhen Gui and Prince Zhongshun in the palace.A Zhen family can force them to leave their hometown and go north to the capital, let alone a noble concubine and a prince.
"My grandfather's family and Zhen's family have been relatives for several lifetimes. Do you think we asked my grandmother to make peace between the two families, so that we can have..."
Looking at Luo Chenyi's expression, Daiyu couldn't continue speaking.
If the grandfather's family really cared about the slightest kinship, then the second brother Lian and the Zhen family would not have embezzled the Lin family's property together.
"Then will the Zhen family go to Jia's mansion to ask for..."
Daiyu thought of some possibility and asked with a calm face.
"It's not whether they will, but they will definitely. I'm afraid that the Zhen family has already arrived in Jia's residence at this moment."
Luo Chenyi nodded to Daiyu.
"Is it really going to be so naked? Don't you even want the skin?"
Daiyu said with a bit of disbelief.
"Lin Fu, send someone to the back street of Jia's mansion to ask if the Zhen family has come to visit today."
Luo Chenyi raised his voice and said to the outside.
"Understood the master."
This is his little servant, who usually likes to listen to these gossips, Taoist people are short and long, so it is best to let him go.
When Daiyu heard his order, the luck in her heart disappeared completely.
"Then tomorrow, shall we go to Uncle's house?"
Daiyu asked.
"Stay at home for the time being, don't go anywhere, and send someone to take my sister home for two days."
Luo Chenyi frowned, he didn't expect such a thing to happen as soon as he went to Beijing, he said in a deep voice.
"Is it true that my grandmother's family sent someone to invite me?"
"Then let's go to our house as guests. I believe that tonight, we will receive a post from Jia's house. I'm afraid that Brother Lian will come to pick him up in person in the early morning of tomorrow."
Luo Chenyi analyzed, but Daiyu did not miss the certainty in his words.
"Hey, the capital really has a lot of right and wrong. Would it be better if we stayed in Gusu or moved to Yangzhou?"
Daiyu couldn't help but sighed.
"No one knows, take one step now, look at one step, there is no road in the world, if there are too many people walking, it will become a road, so no matter what, I will protect you well, I made you worry today, it's my fault. "
Luo Chenyi looked at Daiyu with a worried expression, couldn't help holding her hand, and said apologetically.
"It's not entirely your fault..."
Although I think her husband's reaction is a bit strange, he is not such an impulsive person without a city, but since the matter has already happened, then he can only deal with it, not complain.
Daiyu couldn't help leaning her head on his shoulder wearily, and said in a low voice.
"Don't think too much, don't mention anything else, just for the donated money, if you are going to become the princess, it will be considered a happy event. I will congratulate you in advance."
In order for Daiyu to let go of the worries in her heart, Luo Chenyi said this matter in advance.
Daiyu is not a person of grass and trees, and she can understand it as soon as she rolls her eyes.
"So, the Zhen family will also get a reward?"
"Yes, I'm afraid that the emperor will also have a reward, so with the protection of this reward for the time being, we can live a happy life for a while."
That's right, the rewards from the two saints, whether it's King Zhongshun or Concubine Zhengui in the palace, I'm afraid they won't move the Lin family. Although it's temporary, it's enough for them to breathe.
Thinking about it this way, Daiyu temporarily let go of her worries and closed her eyes.
The Daiyu couple who had just entered the mansion heard Lin Fu's reply. Sure enough, Mrs. Zhen Yingjia and Mrs. Zhen took their two daughters to Jia's mansion and stayed in Jia's mansion for half a day. I know what we talked about, but the old lady and the wife are not in a good mood anyway.
Daiyu and his wife looked at each other, and they had a deeper understanding of the character of the Zhen family.
Daiyu felt that she could already see the situation in Jia's mansion.
Sure enough, as Daiyu expected, after Mrs. Zhen left, Mother Jia's face sank like water, and she sent someone to call her two sons over. As for Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, they naturally entertained the distinguished guests with the old lady. At this moment, he did not leave the Rongqing Hall of the old lady.
As mentioned earlier, whether it is Jia Amnesty who ignores everything and only cares about Gao Le, or Jia Zheng who is ignorant of general affairs and only knows how to talk, he is very filial to Jia Mu, the old lord.
Therefore, when they heard the old lady's message, they all hurried to appear in Rongqingtang.
Mother Jia drooped her face, and the greetings from her two sons failed to make her look good, so she finished the matter in a concise manner, "What should I do now? I knew that my son-in-law is not a good one..."
Before Jia's mother finished speaking, Jia Amnesty was the first to jump out, he didn't follow Jia's mother to accuse the Lin family's son-in-law, but asked, "Why do I know nothing about this? That being the case, where is the Lin family's property now? Lian'er is a bastard, he dares to take the wealth of his relatives, and he is not afraid of retribution?"
As soon as Jia Amnesty said these words, both Mother Jia and Jia Zheng's expressions froze, and the already ugly expressions became even more ugly.
"You bastard, you only know how to drink and play with your concubine all day long. What did you care about? The old lady sent someone to invite you here today, but she didn't want you to play your grand master's prestige here. If you really got into the eyes of money, you will give it to me." Get out! You're trying to piss me off, my old bum!"
The way for Jia's mother to get rid of the embarrassment is very simple, she directly scolded Jia Amnesty.
It is said that brother Jia She is a filial son, so he immediately knelt down on the bluestone slab to plead guilty, "The old lady calms down, the son knows that he is wrong. I beg mother to calm down, don't get angry."
When he knelt, Jia Zheng, who was tired beside him, also knelt down together. After all, Jia Amnesty was the elder brother, and this elder brother was like a father, so he could only kneel down together.
The two wives Xing and Wang inside the screen did not dare to sit comfortably, and stood in the corner without uttering a word.
"Mother, please forgive elder brother for what happened. He also didn't mean it. After all, Lian'er did this, and he is young and ignorant..."
Jia Zheng, who is so dull and ignorant of world affairs, shirks all the responsibilities to Jia Lian.
When Jia's mother heard this, she was really considerate of the second child, and her face turned pale.
"The Zhen family came to the door today and asked for the money, but it was doubled. They said it was going to be handed over to the national treasury. What should we do now?"
Jia Mu asked again. At this moment, Jia Mu didn't have any embarrassment on her face, she looked calm.
"Since the money is there, let someone return it to the Zhen family, or else return it directly to the Lin family. Hasn't the niece returned to Beijing?"
As soon as Jia She said this, the expressions of several people in the room changed.
"Brother is confused!"
Before others could speak, Wang couldn't help but jumped out and said.
Jia Amnesty's usually cloudy gaze seemed to stab Wang Shi behind the screen like a knife at this moment, and Xing Shi who was beside him also glared angrily.
"What did his second aunt say, our master is so confused? It should be the money of the Lin family, so what's wrong with returning it to the Lin family?"
Anyway, Mrs. Xing is the same as her master, not to mention money, she has never seen a box containing money, so naturally she stood up to defend her husband unconditionally.
Besides, it is the rule of the Wang family to accuse the elder brother-in-law as a younger brother and sister?
"Shut up if you can't speak!"
Mother Jia was given a headache by her stupid sons and daughters-in-law, so she directly reprimanded her.
On the surface, she went to Mrs. Xing, but Mrs. Wang felt that her face was also hot, as if she had been slapped by someone, and it was burning hot.
"Mother, please calm down. The most important thing now is to discuss what to do about this matter? Mother just asks, and my son will definitely do it."
The "Fangzheng doesn't know how to change things" Jia Zheng always knows how to coax his mother, make the old lady happy, and let her show off her face. Jia Zheng's skill is full.
"Well, I temporarily embezzled this part of the money because my family is going to build a family-saving villa. Now I just need to collect it from the family. After all, the big head is still there."
Others don't know what the current situation in the family is like, how can Wang's wife, who is in charge, not know?
Although most of the big and small things nowadays are decided by Feng girl, but the keys of all warehouses are in her own hands, and what Feng girl does is just her job.
"Old lady, if that's the case, what should I do with the family-saving villa?"
It's about her daughter's honor, Mrs. Wang, a mother, can't let it go, so it's understandable that she is anxious to speak out.
"The debt has to be repaid, and the project can't be stopped, so it depends on whether you have the heart. You are all uncles and aunts, so you can't just watch your niece starve to death..."
The meaning behind Jia's mother's words is very clear, even the stupid Mrs. Xing can understand it.
Jia's mother actually hit Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Wang's idea. As for Jia Zheng and Xing's family, it was joint and several, which was an accidental injury.
The Xing family usually wished that a penny would be broken in half, so how could he willingly take out his private house to fill this hole? As for Jia Zheng, he only saw him paying money in the account room, and never made money at home, so He habitually looked at his wife, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang knew her husband very well, so besides shaking her head with a wry smile, she didn't even know what to do with herself.
As for Jia She, it's not that he has no money. Among the several masters in Jia's mansion, except for Jia's mother, perhaps Jia She's private house is the thickest, perhaps even richer than Jia's mother's. When he died, the family property did not pass through his son and daughter-in-law, but went directly to his grandson's treasury, and his original wife's dowry was not given to Jia Lian, but Jia Amnesty kept it for himself.
At first, the old lady wanted to interfere with her daughter-in-law's dowry, but unfortunately, Jia Amnesty was faster than her, and by the time the old lady sent the Lai family away, there was nothing left.
Don't mention the account book or the deed paper, even the old lady didn't touch a thread. It was because of this that the relationship between the old lady and the eldest son reached the bottom.
Jia Amnesty looked at the gazes of the crowd on him, and said in a straight voice,
"This family-saving villa was built for the second-bedroom daughter, and it's not my daughter. Why should I take money out? As for the niece, isn't she the head of the county? With the royal salary, will she starve to death? They are the only ones in the house The couple really have no rice to cook, and my uncle provides them with rice, grain and vegetables every year, which doesn’t cost a lot of money, anyway, my sister is gone, so it’s just me taking care of her daughter for her.”
Is this an incomprehensible master of the Jia family?It's unbelievably smart.
Jia Amnesty has already made up his mind, anyway, running errands and doing things is fine, but he has to let himself go out to get money, so there is no need to talk about it.
"Furthermore, didn't the Zhen family save our family's 5 taels of silver? It's not that they corrupted all of the Lin family's property. With the 5 taels, the old lady would take out the rest and make up roughly. Isn't that enough?"
When it came to money, Jia She knew better than anyone else that he was clear about the situation in the house, but he was just disheartened and didn't want to care about it.Of course, it is also a kind of cold violence, he is protesting the old lady's eccentricity.
It's a pity that the old lady has never been on the same channel as him.
"Yes, yes, the old lady is the most kind, and has always been the one who loves the aunt the most. She also takes good care of her niece. What the master said is right!"
Mrs. Xing has always been Jia Amnesty's answerer. Seeing that everyone fell into a weird silence, she bravely stood up and expressed her position. Anyway, she and the master are husband and wife, and there is nothing wrong with husband and wife.
"Don't worry too much, old lady. I'll ask Mrs. Wang to send over 20 taels to make up for it."
After Jia Zheng sighed, he said to Jia Mu.
He is the one who knows the ins and outs of the matter best in this room, of course, he is the insider besides Jia Mu.
The Lin family's properties were sold for a total of more than 100 million taels. At the beginning, the Jia family and the Zhen family shared equally. As long as the Jia family had cash, the Zhen family took over the profitable business. After all, the Zhen family was in the south of the Yangtze River, so it was easy to operate.
So Jia Lian brought back nearly 90 taels of silver bills. Of course, this is also worthwhile. He secretly hid a few of them, but no one knew about them.
But soon, the truth will come out.
Now, the provincial family villa has just started construction, and it cost about 20 yuan. Jia Zheng asked Wang to send it over, not only to show his attitude, but also to force Jia Amnesty to hand over the money.
After all, I have already taken 20 taels as the second housekeeper. Jia She, the eldest brother, can't be more stingy than his younger brother, right?
It's a pity that when money was involved, Jia She became a deaf-mute, sitting on top of Jia Zheng without raising his eyelids, studying the patterns on the tea bowl.
The things in the old lady's house are really good, the tea bowls are more delicate than those in her own house.
Then look up at the mandarin duck not far away, it's time for this girl to get married.
The mandarin duck was glanced at so lewdly by the elder, and an ominous premonition flashed in his heart.
Rao had lost confidence in her eldest son a long time ago, but Mother Jia had never been so disappointed like this moment.
"Forget it, I'll make up for the rest, you all go, Mrs. Wang, you stay first."
Mother Jia said to her son and daughters-in-law with a tired face.
Mrs. Xing was afraid that she would leave late, and the old lady would ask her for money again, so she walked quickly. As for Jia She, she was even more afraid, so the couple strode away from the old lady's yard like someone chasing after them, and went to the old lady's yard. He got into the carriage, left through the west corner gate, and went back to his yard.
Although Jia's mother had already opened her mouth to kick him out, Jia Zheng stayed. He didn't understand anything anyway, so Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang didn't care much.
In the end, the family of three murmured and discussed in the room for a long time, and came to such a decision. Not only did Mrs. Wang have to take out 20 taels from her private house, but she even had to borrow 30 taels from the Xue family.
For the remaining 60 taels, half was taken out of the treasury, and half was taken out by the old lady.
Collect 170 million taels, and send it to Zhen's family the day after tomorrow at the latest.
This is the deadline given by the Zhen family.
The Zhen family was also extremely unhappy that Jia's family only gave 170 million taels, and then Jia Lian's private pockets were revealed, and Jia Lian's face was completely lost.
In the past few years, all the private houses have been raided, and the dowry of the daughter-in-law has been compensated. This is really a great shame for a man!
Therefore, the resentful Jia Lian slowly turned black, this is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.
The Jia family was also short of money, and they were not short of money, but the Zhen family did not have this problem. They were not at all afraid of having no money, and had already sent people around to get it.The 180 million taels can be collected within two days. The Zhen family has never worried about their own financial resources, let alone that Zhen Yingrong is now in charge of Jiangnan Yanke?
After the emperor heard about this, he was almost pissed off!
The emperor who almost smashed his study vomited up and didn't even eat his dinner, the Zhen family, the moth of the country!If I don't clean up the Zhen family, I swear I won't be a human being!
The emperor's determination has been made, and no one will be able to stop him, Dai Quan sighed secretly in his heart.
But the Zhen family is indeed a bit too much, richer than the emperor, the master, and they are showing off with money from the treasury, isn't this intentional to make the emperor unhappy?
Thinking about Prince Zhongshun who was stirring up trouble in the court, Dai Quan felt that he was the truth.
After all, Lord Zhongshun is the nephew of the Zhen family.
Sure enough, early in the morning of the second day, Jia Lian came to the door with someone, saying that the old lady missed her granddaughter, so she sent herself to come to invite sister Lin, and brother-in-law Lin to be a guest...
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