Chapter 24: One Family is Happy, One Family is Sad
In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Xiaomu did not say a word for a long time after listening to the report from the secret guard.
"emperor!"
Looking at the sky outside, Eunuch Liu finally said, "The Jia family's money is almost delivered. If it can be used..."
"It is only natural to pay back debts."
The emperor waved his hand to the secret guards, signaling them to leave. "Alright, give Jia Rong some more imperial medicines, and for the rest... that's all!"
"……yes!"
Eunuch Liu was a little confused.
The Jia family is very influential in the army. They finally got this opportunity, so why would the emperor let them go?
"I'll go right away."
The emperor watched him retreat, thought for a moment, and finally stood up, "Let's go to Kunning Palace!"
With more than 200,000 taels of extra silver, he finally had some money in his hands and could tell the Queen the good news so that she could feel at ease.
The towering palace looked particularly golden in the setting sun. Jia Zhen, who was holding on to some inexplicable hope, couldn't help but look back before getting on his horse.
Unfortunately, there are really no more eunuchs.
He sighed softly in his heart, jumped on his horse, the sound of horse hooves could be heard, and several carriages followed closely behind, heading straight for their own home.
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning was waiting for the father and son to return.
"Mother!"
"Grandma~"
Different from Haodaer's forced smile, Jia Rong's smile was pure and beautiful, "The emperor gave me three boxes of white jade cream."
White Jade Paste is a famous secret medicine in the palace. It not only has the effects of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and reducing swelling, but it is also said that no matter what kind of injury it is, it will not leave scars.
There are many people out there who are trying to buy it for a large sum of money, but they can’t get it.
Jia Rong immediately held it out and said, "Grandma, my injury is not serious. I'll give them all to you!"
"Give them all to me?"
Shen Ning smiled, "You gave them all to me, aren't you afraid that your father will be jealous?"
Ah? The father and son looked at each other, and Jia Rong quickly moved out a box and said, "Father, I'll give you one."
Jia Zhen: “…”
I feel so complicated.
His son is filial, but he doesn't do much for him...really.
"good!"
He has been busy for a long time, so it is only natural that he should get some filial piety from his son.
Jia Zhen took it and said, "Mother, I will go to the West Mansion to deal with the servants who need to be dealt with. You should go to bed early. I will come to see you tomorrow."
"What's the hurry?"
Shen Ning motioned him to sit down, "The Lai family's property has not been distributed yet. Whether it is your uncle She or your uncle Zheng, they must be impatient with those servants' affairs."
“…That’s true.”
His family doesn't have these worries.
Although he already knew that he would not get a penny of the property confiscated from Lai Sheng's house, the ones who benefited were either his mother, his wife, or his own son.
Jia Zhen was only a little disappointed, but he quickly shook it off and said, "Then my son will go tomorrow and support Uncle She."
“Hmm!”
Shen Ning nodded, "How do you feel about dealing with the Lai family today?"
how?
Jia Zhen bowed his head and said, "My son, I am ashamed! I didn't even know someone stole it right in front of me."
"Then how do you feel about returning the money to the Treasury?"
This? Not only Jia Zhen was stunned, but Jia Rong was also stunned.
Slaves and treasury silver, are the two related in the slightest? "For the royal family, there is actually not much difference between ministers and slaves."
Shen Ning sighed, "As long as the Lai family is not too excessive, we can raise our hands for the sake of our ancestors and the love we have for each other, but if he goes too far, we will naturally pull out the plug.
The same is true for the Jia family and the royal family.
The emperor is still alive, the affection is still there, and as long as the Jia family doesn't go too far, nothing will happen.
But a new emperor appoints new ministers, the treasury has no silver, but the Ning and Rong families owe more than 200,000 taels and have not repaid them...If nothing goes wrong in the future, it will be fine. If something goes wrong, it is very likely that the whole family will be convicted."
Jia Zhen: “…”
His heartbeat was slowly speeding up.
There is no affection between the Jia family and the emperor nowadays.
"So don't think Rong'er's white jade cream is worthless."
Shen Ning took a box of white jade cream from the table and said, "You have been given three boxes in a row. At least the Ning Mansion is halfway to the emperor's side."
"Grandma, it's four boxes."
Jia Rong's eyes sparkled, and he reached into his purse and took out a box. "Knowing that I was returning the money, an internal minister came to see me and sent someone to give me a box of white jade cream. My grandson used a little, so he didn't take it out."
“Good job!”
Shen Ning smiled, "Keep it well."
At the same time, Jia She, who had paid off his debt, immediately asked for Lai Da's account book, sent someone to call Jia Zheng, and went straight to Jia Mu's room.
Everyone knew that he was going to cause trouble, but no one dared to say a word. Everyone tried to stay as far away from him as possible.
"Madam, my second brother's wife took the money without my permission, so shouldn't she make up for it?"
"What?"
Grandmother Jia had already learned from her second daughter-in-law where the eight thousand taels were spent.
In fact, she could guess without her saying, "That money was used for Yuanchun. She is having a hard time in the palace. What? You can't bear to see her doing well?"
She looked at her eldest son who was obsessed with money and refused to give in, and she was angry. "Did you get any good words from the palace when you went to pay the silver just now?" She wanted to see what was in his mind. "I tell you, not only will you not get any good words, you will also make your niece's life more difficult."
"Woo woo~"
Mrs. Wang, who had been staying here all the time, covered her face and cried bitterly.
"Did I let her into the palace?"
Jia She glanced at Mrs. Wang and said, "Mother, let's use some connections to get our niece Yuanchun back!"
"presumptuous!"
Grandmother Jia was furious. "Are you stupid? Didn't I tell you about the benefits of Yuanchun entering the palace?"
"I did, but Yuanchun has been in the palace for two years, and my son has not seen any good things happen to her. He has only seen the money in the family flowing out."
Some people in the palace treat the Jia family as if they are a wealthy family.
Yuanchun got lucky, and although he, as her uncle, could also benefit a little, the one who benefited the most was her second brother's family!
What's more, it's still unknown whether she can get well.
Jia She said, "We have no money left at home now. Do we have to borrow money from everywhere to lend to her? How can we live like that?"
"You, you, you, are you trying to piss me off to death?"
How could Grandmother Jia not know that her eldest granddaughter's expenses were too high? But how could she give up halfway after investing so much? She believed that her eldest granddaughter would definitely have a good fortune. "How could the family not have money? It was just that Lian'er got married last year, so we spent a little more. Even if it's not enough, I still have some money. Don't worry, you will have a good life."
"…If the mother wants to say this, the son has nothing to say."
Jia She knew that his mother's private treasury was rich, but no matter how rich it was, it would not be his turn. "But my second brother's wife spent so much at once without even informing me. I am really afraid that one day she will completely empty the house, and I will be like a fool, knowing nothing."
"How do you want to stay?"
"All the things you copied belong to me."
What? Jia Zheng, who had been silent all this time, became angry.
Not to mention the house, the land, shops, antiques, calligraphy and paintings alone add up to more than 100,000 yuan, not to mention more than 1,000 taels of gold.
"I'm not dead yet, you want to separate from me?"
Grandmother Jia's eyes also shone fiercely, "Jia She, do you want to be unfilial?"
As long as parents are alive, the family will not be divided.
He was looking forward to the separation of the family, wasn't he looking forward to her early death? "Son, don't dare!"
Jia She knelt down on the spot and said, "You said you wanted my second brother to live closer to you. You said Rong Xi Tang is the best. You asked your son to move to the small courtyard in the east near the stables. Your son listened to you. Even though your son is like this, you still say that your son is unfilial. Could it be that you want your son to die?"
He stiffened his neck and looked at his old mother, whose eyes were also red. "You carried me for ten months and gave birth to me. I have nothing to ask for. I only ask that the family didn't know about it before. Is it not okay to steal the money from the Lai family?"
Is that a point?
Jia Zheng looked distressed, "Brother, mother is old, and you are forcing her like this..."
"Shut up!"
Jia She's eyes were red. "Did I talk to you?" He knelt down and said, "Mother, my yard is really small. Can you have pity on me?"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She looked at her older son, whose hair was a little gray, and hesitated for a moment.
Because of this son, she was able to gain a foothold in the Jia family.
But the Lai family's accumulation of several generations is not inferior to her private property. The money on the other side is given to the eldest son, and the money on her side...
"Madam, listen, is it Baoyu crying outside?"
Mrs. Wang suddenly called out, "Baoyu, Baoyu, come in quickly."
"...Okay, get up!"
Grandmother Jia came back to her senses, her mind cleared, and she quickly shouted, "All the things we have seized today, the gold, and all the farms and shops will be handed over to the government, and the rest... will all be yours."
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