RNP Chapter 369 Shooting yourself in the foot
Chapter 369 Shooting yourself in the foot
Chapter 369 Shooting yourself in the foot
Honor Hall
Following Jia Heng's clear voice and the words of assurance, the Rong Mansion reached an agreement that Yuan Chun would no longer be betrothed to the King of Chu. Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Old lady, let's do it this way."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's almost noon now."
But at this moment, the cotton curtain was opened from the outside, and a woman came in, panting and said: "Old lady, people from Jinyi Mansion came to the door and arrested Wu Jinjing from Nanshe Village, saying that he was involved in a case... ..."
Jinyi Mansion?
The Son of Heaven is close to the army?
Hearing this in the Rongqing hall, they were all startled at first, but then their thoughts changed slightly, and they all looked at Jia Heng.
Sister Feng said: "For the Chinese New Year, these short-sighted people, the official of the Jinyi Mansion lives here. Go and ask, why did you arrest Wuzhuangtou?"
These words are naturally flattering and funny.
Jia Heng said: "Sister-in-law Feng, I ordered someone to arrest me. I ordered my servant to send a message, but the family didn't receive it?"
He remembered that before leaving the mansion to go to Princess Jinyang, he ordered Jiao Da to send a servant to pass the message to the Ning mansion, didn't he go?
Lin Zhixiao came in just in time, heard this, and told him: "My lord sent someone to tell me, but he didn't say why, he just said to let the farmer brought by our Wujia Zhuangtou stay in the yard first."
When Jia Heng heard this, he guessed that Jiao Da didn't trust some people in the Rong Mansion, and they were worried that the news would leak out, so they didn't tell the truth.
But Jia's mother was surprised when she heard that, and asked, "Brother Heng, what's going on? Why did you send Jin Yiwei to take Wuzhuangtou?"
Jia Heng said: "I'm going to tell the old lady about this matter, Wu Jinxiao, the head of the village in Heishan Village, and his younger brother Wu Jinjing, through false reporting of disasters, colluding with merchants, deceiving the upper and lower, embezzling the output of the village, defrauding them The two prefectures of the east and the west sold off the Zhuangzi, and then the Wu family brothers asked distant relatives to manage the Zhuangzi, and the Wu Jinxiao brothers took advantage of their status as the head of the Zhuangzi to wantonly embezzle the Zhuangzi’s output in the past, corrupting a lot of my Jia family’s wealth. goods."
As he spoke, he handed the paper from Jinyi Mansion to Mother Jia.
Jia Mu frowned and said in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"
After receiving the briefing, Yuanyang on the side brought the reading glasses to Jia Mu, and after Jia Mu put them on, she looked at them attentively.
When Sister Feng heard Jia Heng's words, her eyes lit up, and she thought to herself, do you have to confiscate the family assets of these evil servants again?
The last time Nabo raided Lai's family and Shan Daliang's family, the Rongguo Mansion got tens of 10 taels of silver all of a sudden, and Gongzhong was much richer all of a sudden.
At this moment in Rongqing Hall, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu, Yingchun and Tanchun all looked at the boy in python, waiting for his words.
Well, it's a bit cheap to say, even Mrs. Wang stopped being annoyed, looked at the young man, and listened with her ears open.
In the past few days, I have rectified my age with Sister Feng, and I have fully realized the abundance of cash in the Rongguo Mansion's treasury. The feeling of having 10,000+ taels of cash in the treasury and letting it be used at will is far from being comparable to the housekeeper who was struggling in the past.
Jia Hengdao: "According to what Wu Jinxiao said, his brother Wu Jinjing has been embezzling the estates in the mansion for a long time, this time it is considered to be disposed of together, and the number of estates in my second mansion of Rongning and Ningxia has been sorted out over the years, which can be regarded as an open source. use."
Jia Mu put down the note in her hand, and sighed: "I see that I donate every year, and this head of Wuzhuang came to pay his respects. He looks honest and honest, but he is also a traitor in his heart."
"Old Ancestor, Brother Heng has always been careful, and will never wrong them." Sister Feng Danfeng's eyes flickered coldly, and said: "As the old saying goes, it is difficult to draw a heart when you draw a dragon and a bone. Occupying Zhuangzi on weekdays, no one controls the area along the mountain col and the sea, and everyone is a lord, and they are not satisfied at all. They have embezzled the Zhuangzi of the master's house, and they are really greedy. elephant."
When Jia Heng heard this, she glanced at Sister Feng and thought to herself, Sister Feng has no ink in her chest, but she still speaks casually when she says some witty remarks and epilogues.
Aunt Xue also said at this time: "Old lady, don't talk about the heads of these Zhuangzi, just talk about the shopkeepers and accountants in the shop, which one is not, and took the opportunity to draw the money into her own pocket. The former is not due to Brother Heng It’s being cleaned up, and these people have emptied the shop.”
At the end, Aunt Xue's face was also a bit annoyed.
Jia Mu sighed, and said: "It's just that there is a big Lai, a Shan family, and a Zhuangtou here. How can there be such moths and rats in the house?"
Jia Heng said: "These people may not have been good in the past. People's hearts are changeable. They manage money and goods all the year round. After a long time, they will inevitably develop a greedy heart. First, the housework of the family should not be entrusted to one person. Second, We still need to pay attention to mutual supervision.”
Sister Feng was listening, feeling a little strange in her heart.
These words seem to be talking about her, but she did not fill her own pockets in the mansion, and even in order to gain a reputation for being fair, she often complained to the elder master and elder wife.
Jia Mu nodded and said, "Brother Heng said it makes sense."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Mrs. Wang, and said: "Brother Ru Feiheng will find out one by one, let these people succeed, and the income of the mansion will become less and less. I am afraid that in three or two years, the life of this family will become more and more difficult. .”
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but look at the calm young man with complicated thoughts.
Aunt Xue also had a thoughtful expression on her face, and thought to herself, no wonder the old lady tolerated the younger generation so much and didn't protect her sister.
There are some things that I don't realize without being reminded, but when I look at them carefully, I feel that they are really such a thing.
Since Jia Heng's Xiaozong became a Dazong, how many things have he helped the West Mansion, and how much glory has he brought to the clan's mansion?
Mrs. Wang was speechless for a moment, she knew that it was the old lady beating her, and she couldn't help feeling more and more depressed.
Seeing Mrs. Wang's silence, Jia's mother shook her head secretly.
Sister Feng said: "Old Ancestor, these Zhuang bosses are really outrageous. They need to be strictly investigated, and the money corrupted by ink must be recovered, and the Zhuangzi must be recovered."
That's what I said, but how to chase him still depends on Jia Heng.
Because this is not something that the servants of Jia's mansion can solve.
Jia's mother cast an old look at Jia Heng, and asked, "What does Brother Heng mean?"
Facing Sister Feng's bright red phoenix eyes, Jia Heng said slowly: "The case is not completely over yet, if the root cause is found out, the stolen money must be recovered, which is the right thing to do."
Jia Mu nodded and said, "Brother Heng, you need to worry."
As he said that, he looked at Sister Feng and said, "You are also helping at the side. If brother Heng has any orders, you can help me."
Sister Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, old ancestor."
Jia Heng didn't say much at this moment, and said goodbye: "Old lady, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."
Jia Mu smiled kindly and said, "Go ahead."
Just when Jia Heng was about to get up and leave, Xiang Yun said with a smile: "Brother Heng, sister-in-law said let us go to Tianxianglou to get together, shall I go with you too?"
Just now, the atmosphere in Rongqing Hall was tense, but Xiangyun was also astute, as quiet as a chicken, and did not interrupt.
Jia Heng thought for a while, and said: "You can go now, it's almost noon, sister Lin and third sister should go together."
Previously, his family Keqing invited the sisters to Dongfu for a gathering.
Tanchun and Daiyu responded softly.
Jia Mu laughed and said, "Hey, brother Heng, venison is not easy to digest, so don't let the sisters eat too much."
If it wasn't for her age, she would also join in the fun.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "I will pay attention."
As he said that, he looked at Yuan Chun and said in a gentle voice, "Big sister, come with me too?"
"Brother Heng, I'll go there later." Yuan Chun said softly.
When Jia Heng heard this, her heart moved slightly, she glanced at Mrs. Wang, and nodded at Yuan Chun.
Knowing that Yuanchun wants to talk to Mrs. Wang about the relationship between mother and daughter, it may be to ease the conflict between him and Mrs. Wang.
Baoyu stared eagerly in the corner, and opened his mouth, wanting to say that he also wanted to go.
But because Jia Zheng was here, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
Aunt Xue smiled and looked at Baochai who was sitting elegantly: "My dear girl, you can go too, don't disappoint your sister-in-law's good intentions."
Baochai responded with a "hmm", stood up Yingying, looked at Jia Heng, and called out, "Brother Heng."
Sister Feng smiled sweetly and said, "Old Ancestor, it's almost Chinese New Year, I'll go too."
As she said that, she turned her eyes to Li Wan who was sitting on the side, and said, "Sister Zhu, you are fine here, didn't your siblings also invite you to come with them?"
In fact, it seemed that there was intentional space for Mother Jia, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, and Yuan Chun to talk about their marriage.
Li Wan Suya and Wen Ning smiled slightly, and said, "I'm planning to go there later."
These few days, Jia Lan was at home, reviewing her homework, and she also asked Mr. Heng to be a host.
On the other side, Tanchun pulled Yingchun, but Yingchun looked at him suspiciously and asked, "This is third sister?"
Tan Chun smiled and said, "Second Sister, let's go to Brother Heng's place to sit for a while?"
Yingchun heard the words, nodded, and agreed.
For a while, Jia Heng led a group of Yingying and Yanyan towards Ning Mansion.
And everyone in the Rongqing Hall also dispersed, leaving only Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zheng, Yuan Chun, Bao Yu and Aunt Xue.
Jia's mother cast her eyes on Mrs. Wang kindly, and said in a earnest voice: "Baoyu's mother, you have seen it too, you don't know what kind of temperament Brother Heng is, and the grievances and grievances are clear. When did you say he made you and Baoyu suffer? , and the eldest girl is also here, I heard from Feng girl that she is also being taken care of by her own sister, and she was sent to the eldest princess's mansion the day before yesterday to help take care of the business in Dongcheng."
Mrs. Wang opened her mouth when she heard the words, and couldn't say anything ugly for a while.
Jia Zheng frowned and said, "Brother Heng often goes out to handle the important affairs of the court, and when he comes home, he goes to the old lady's place to talk about family relationships. How can you still be idle? Wouldn't it be chilling to show you a face?"
When Madam Wang heard this, her face was pale, and the circles of her eyes were reddish.
Jia Zheng shook his head, but he couldn't say anything more.
Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, felt that everyone was criticizing her, and cried: "I didn't have any bad intentions, I was thinking about the lifelong affairs of the big girl, besides, as a mother, I can still harm my daughter, brother Heng is a capable person. Yes, he is considerate, how can I compare to a woman like me."
When it comes to the end, the more I feel aggrieved.
Yuan Chun pulled Mrs. Wang's arm, and said softly: "Mom, you have guaranteed my marriage. Brother Heng has always been very good, so you can rest assured."
Mrs. Wang murmured: "Since he promised, I won't say anything."
Jia Mu sighed: "That's right, the whole family should be kind, big girl, you can go over later, and talk to Brother Heng, so that he won't be angry."
Yuan Chun smiled lightly: "Old ancestor, Brother Heng is not that kind of person."
Jia Zheng's face was also a bit relaxed, and he said: "Mother, in the name of Zi Yu's virtuous virtue, Shen Jing knows how he could get angry because of such a trivial matter, and besides, he didn't get angry just now, I think He treats the big girl as his own sister."
Yuan Chun let out a "hmm" when he heard the words, feeling somewhat ashamed.
Is it my sister?
Jia Mu suddenly asked: "Big girl, how does he treat you on weekdays?"
Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng is very kind to me. Brother Heng and Princess Jinyang are doing business in Dongcheng, and now I am in charge of the account books."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Yuan Chun beside her.
Jia's mother was also said to be a little curious, and asked: "I don't know how big a job it is, how much money do you get in a year?"
Yuan Chun explained: "One or twenty thousand taels of silver per month, for purchasing or using silver, I will draw it all."
When Jia Mu heard this, she became more and more novel, and said, "Can you also withdraw money?"
Yuan Chun's bright eyes were as moist as water, and he said softly, "Well, Brother Heng trusts me very much."
In fact, even if Yuan Chun is in charge of the financial revenue and expenditure of Jia Heng's property, how can he hide his every move from the eyes and ears of Princess Jinyang? Naturally, it will not bypass Jia Heng.
This is not a question of Jia Heng's trust in Yuan Chun, but the system of financial supervision, which is a long-term prevention strategy.
But just granting this kind of financial authority to a woman who has just turned [-], this level of trust is enough to move Yuan Chun inexplicably.
Jia Mu laughed and said, "Did he send you a monthly report?"
This is a joke.
Yuan Chun said softly: "Yes, January 20 taels."
When it came to the end, my heart skipped a beat.
In the past, I didn't realize that these 20 two-month bills are the same as the monthly bills of the head wife?
Jia Mu laughed and said, "Baoyu's mother, listen to me. Brother Heng said that he would treat the big girl well, and he would treat her well. The two of us are only 20 taels a month. Of course, it doesn't mean that we are short of these taels of silver." So, it's hard to think about him."
When Madam Wang heard this, her complexion paused a little, and the anger and gloom in her eyes dissipated a little.
It doesn't matter whether that Uncle Heng is trying to save face, or he is sincerely treating her eldest girl well.
That Uncle Heng can't even wrong the girl.
Aunt Xue joked with a smile: "It's very honorable for the eldest girl to praise the talented people in the princess mansion. I don't want to have money."
She thought in her heart that she wanted her daughter to go to the princess mansion to praise talented people, of course not for money, but to get in touch with Tianhuang nobles.
After Mother Jia and Aunt Xue played the side drums, Mrs. Wang's depression was relieved a lot.
Jia Mu turned to look at Yuan Chun, smiled and said, "Big girl, you should go to the East Mansion too, don't make Brother Heng and her wife wait in a hurry."
Yuan Chun nodded yes, said, and walked towards Ningguo Mansion.
Prince Chu's Mansion, Inner Study Room
The king of Chu sat behind a mahogany desk with beautiful patterns, holding a brush in his hand, writing intently at the desk, and under the west window separated by several screens, there was a woman in a red dress, a green dress, and a gold hairpin. Sit across a chess field.
The woman in the red skirt has high temples, her skin is creamy, her breath is like orchids, her forehead is curved into an arc moon with a silver wreath, and a jade jade is hidden in the middle of her forehead. With a fierce look, he is holding a black pawn in his hand at this moment.
On the opposite side, the woman in the green skirt is dignified and quiet, with thin eyebrows like willow leaves, bright eyes shining softly, looking at the black and white chess field, holding white chess pieces in her hands, she is indecisive, her gestures silently exude a bookish air.
Princess Chu Zhen Qing urged: "It's my sister's turn."
Concubine Liu frowned, put the chess pieces in the chess box beside her, and said with a light smile, "My sister is very good at chess, but my younger sister is far behind, so I am willing to bow down."
Concubine Zhen's mouth curled up into a smile, and she said, "Little sister admits defeat now?"
Concubine Liu shook her head and said: "After 29 steps, you will be completely defeated. It's the same whether you step down or not."
Concubine Zhen put the black chess pieces in the chess box at the side, and she was a little bit uninterested on her beautiful face: "Our lord, just say that my sister is very good at chess."
This is actually a bit teasing.
Zhen Qing is the main concubine of King Chu, and her temperament is naturally arrogant. When Concubine Liu started her career, she always made things difficult for Concubine Zhen.
The reason why Concubine Zhen has such confidence is because Concubine Zhen's father is Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education.
Chen Han set up weaving bureaus in Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River to pay tribute to the silk fabrics in the palace. It is under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Liangjiang.
Concubine Liu said: "Your Highness doesn't play chess very much, and there are some people who misjudged my concubine's chess skills."
Obviously, she has long been used to Concubine Zhen's dominance and accepted it.
"That's right, my lord's chess skills have become more and more estranged recently." Concubine Zhen smiled and said, "After the new year, it happened that the sister of the Jia family passed through the door, and there was an extra player who played the qin. Our sisters played chess to the sound of the qin. , but don’t have a lot of elegance.”
This is like treating Yuan Chun as a maid, but this is exactly the pride of the daughter of the Zhen family.
Although her Zhen family is not the family of a duke, but the duke's daughter has entered the door, she also wants to be a side concubine.
Concubine Liu pursed her lips, but did not respond for a while.
While the two were talking, the King of Chu also got up from his seat, walked around the screen, and said with a smile, "What are the two concubines talking about?"
Concubine Zhen laughed and said, "I'm talking about the girl from the Jia family's marriage."
When this matter was mentioned, King Chu's smile faded a bit, and he said, "Oh, so is Gu..."
"The prince doesn't need to explain to the concubine." Concubine Zhen waved her hand and said with a smile: "The concubine is not a jealous woman."
For the sake of being the empress in the future, she is willing to endure for a while and win over the Jia family. After passing through the door, she always has her means.
However, at this moment, a servant girl's voice suddenly came from outside the study: "My lord, my concubine, Mother Zhen is back."
The King of Chu was overjoyed when he heard the words, but his expression remained reserved, and he said, "It must be the good news, let her in."
Not long after, Nanny Zhen entered the small hall of the study, and met King Chu's expectant and scrutinizing eyes, and her heart couldn't help but "thump".
She has nothing to believe in.
"Mummy, does the Jia family say that?" King Chu asked.
Concubine Zhen, who was familiar with the changes in Nanny Zhen's demeanor, frowned, and a cold look flashed across her sleeping phoenix eyes.
Are things not going well?
Mother Zhen said with a bitter face: "I'm ashamed of myself, and I failed to accomplish a good thing. Mrs. Jia's wife said that she would wait for General Yunhui to return to the mansion to discuss, and just as General Yunhui brought the eldest daughter of the Jia family back to the mansion, General Yunhui came Go to Rongqing Hall and bluntly disagree with this marriage..."
As he said that, he explained everything he experienced and saw in Rongqingtang before, in every detail, in every detail.
When he heard Jia Heng say, "Going to the aunt's palace, but being moved by the appearance of the maid's palace", the king of Chu's complexion changed suddenly, and a chill arose in his heart.
If this is spread, how should outsiders talk about him?
"Is he really so lonely?" King Chu asked with a brow.
Mother Zhen said: "At that time, everyone in Jia's family listened, and I dare not lie."
The King of Chu paced back and forth, his face was clouded, and he had a headache for a while.
Concubine Zhen snorted coldly, and a sneer appeared on Yanmei's face: "This General Yunhui's words are sharp."
King Chu: "..."
Glancing at Concubine Zhen, she thought to herself, which gang do you belong to?
Concubine Zhen said: "My lord, it seems that Jia Heng has seen the plan of the lord, so he objected. I wonder what the lord will do next?"
She asked her own mother-in-law to help her talk about the marriage, and she had shown enough of the big woman's posture, but in the end she still failed to achieve a good thing, that was God's will, and she couldn't be blamed for being jealous.
The King of Chu's complexion was uncertain, and he said: "This matter is for you to think about."
Seeing King Chu's dignified expression, Nanny Zhen said in a low voice, "My lord, I think the second wife of the Jia family seems very agreeable."
King Chu frowned and asked, "Where is Mrs. Rong Guotai and Jia Zheng?"
"It's said that their family will discuss it first." Mother Zhen shook her head and said.
The king of Chu was immediately disappointed.
Concubine Zhen sneered, "This is probably an excuse."
The King of Chu sighed and said, "That's all, let's do this first."
The next step is not to marry the Jia family, but how to eliminate the impact of this matter, if it falls into the ears of the emperor...
The king of Chu couldn't help feeling annoyed.
I wanted to take it by surprise and create a fait accompli, but now I feel like shooting myself in the foot.
(End of this chapter)