Chapter 92 King Jin
Grandmother Jia didn't care about her children and grandchildren in the ancestral hall and returned home in sorrow.
For an old woman of her age, the separation of the family property was like the end of the world.
But not separated...
The old lady was so worried that she didn’t eat much at noon, and didn’t eat much at night, and she also suffered from insomnia at night.
She didn't dare to separate, nor did she want to separate. If she really separated, many things might not be as Shen said.
Although She'er looked good now, could she be sure that he would remain the same in the future? Grandmother Jia was not sure.
But it is possible to divide the money for the children's marriage first.
The Rongguo Mansion today no longer looks the same as it did when the Duke was alive.
If we don't make plans early, She'er and Wang will compete with each other to squander the family fortune, and when the children grow up, it might become really difficult for them to get married.
"Grandma!" Yuanchun came to pay her respects. Seeing the old lady's dark circles and haggard appearance, she couldn't help but feel distressed. "Is there something troubling you?"
She knew that the old lady had been to the East Palace and was feeling uneasy after returning.
Needless to say, I was worried about my uncle and father in the ancestral hall.
Of course, I am mainly worried about my father.
Can……
Yuanchun suppressed her sadness and said, "Tell me, I will think about it with you."
“…”
The old lady patted her granddaughter's hand and said, "May 15th is a good day. Xinping Hou will definitely take action." Lin Zhixiao's family has already found out that they have hired an official matchmaker and will go through the whole process of the three books and six ceremonies. "But your father and his family are still in the ancestral hall!"
At this point, the old lady sighed and said, "I don't know if I can come out by then."
"...Brother Zhen went to the palace to express his gratitude, didn't he leave the ancestral hall?"
Yuanchun was silent for a moment, then said, "Our family also received an imperial decree, and my uncle and father also left the ancestral hall."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She looked at her granddaughter, and couldn't help but have a more inquiring look in her eyes.
For the dowry, the public treasury contributed three thousand taels, and she added an additional two thousand taels. In addition, there were many good things in the family treasury. When added together, not counting the gifts from the retired emperor, the dowry was more than ten thousand taels of silver.
So the family did not treat this granddaughter badly.
How come now...
"Grandmother, those in the ancestral hall are my parents, my brother, and my uncle." Yuanchun's eyes were red. "I know you are worried about them, and I am worried too, but... some mistakes, if made in one's own family, there is still a chance to correct them, but some mistakes... once made, will bring trouble to the entire family."
Baoqin is also a family child. Through her, Yuanchun has learned about all the family affairs in the past few days.
Although the elders avoided people when they quarreled, Yuanchun still guessed what happened based on the time and events.
It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed in my father.
With so many things happening at home, my father either does nothing or...it's better for him to do nothing.
Yuanchun never expected that the father she once admired would be such an irresponsible, unfilial and unkind person.
It is impossible to rely on grandmother to control father again.
It's rare that the aunt in the East Mansion can keep all of them under control through Brother Zhen when Uncle Jing is not at home.
Then you can't hold back.
She can't delay, and neither can her grandmother.
Yuanchun said cruelly, "Grandmother, do you know? I have actually met the emperor in the palace a long time ago. On the two subsequent occasions, he seemed to have some appreciation for me, but the next day of both times, I met the Prince of Jin again."
What? Grandmother Jia was so shocked that she forgot everything.
There are some royal matters that you absolutely cannot interfere with!
"Concubine Zhen always said she would take care of me, but..."
Yuanchun's tears fell, "But you know what? Every time she said she would take care of me, my life became more difficult."
In the past, people only reported good news and not bad news.
But now…
Yuanchun felt that if she didn't explain some things clearly to her grandmother, her grandmother might become as confused as her mother in the future.
…
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning was taking care of her daughter while worrying about Jia Min's trip to Beijing.
Judging from the time, Jia Min should be leaving now.
It is not known whether Jia Lian received the letter that Haodaer wrote to him, as well as the letter she wrote later, in time.
If he received it, what would he do? Would he really do nothing? If the Li family was not so arrogant, Jia Lian probably would not use his power to oppress others.
Just like in the Dream of the Red Chamber, he would not use force against Shi Daizi or snatch the fan.
Jia She beat him with a stick for this, and he never regretted it.
However, this time it was the Li family who took the initiative to attack the Jia family.
Jia Zhen couldn't swallow that breath, could Jia Lian swallow it? He was still young, and young people usually couldn't suppress their anger.
Shen Ning is now only worried that the Li family will detect the crisis early and take action against Jia Lian and others first.
"Someone, go ask if Xing'er has come back."
After knowing that Xing'er had complained in the street, both she and Jia Zhen felt that he could be trained.
During this period, Xing'er and Lin Zhixiao were still investigating the assassin who killed Jia Zhen, but in fact, they were already investigating the backers of the Li family.
All the salt merchants in Jiangnan have backers in the court.
The Li family is one of the top ten salt merchants, and their backers... are certainly not small.
Since Li Haizhong could plot against the Jia family like that, the powerful people behind him must be hostile to the Jia family.
Moreover, she could guess that the emperor was going to take action against the Li family, how could the other party not know? Shen Ning now only hoped that the man was not the King of Jin.
But the possibility of not being so seems slim.
Prince Jin is the grandson of the Zhen family.
"Mrs!"
Xing'er hurried into the courtyard and bowed early, "I just came back and was about to come in to report..."
As he said this he looked around.
Qingzhu and the others tactfully withdrew.
"Speak!"
"Behind the Li family is Prince Jin."
Xing'er's forehead was still sweating. "However, it seems that the King of Jin is not very familiar with them. Li Haizhong came to Beijing to deal with our family on a whim. His main purpose is to bypass the Zhen family and get acquainted with the King of Jin, or find a few more backers."
“…”
Shen Ning's expression changed slightly, "Is there any evidence?"
"Wu Rubao, the steward of the Prince of Jin's Palace, went to the prison of Shuntian Prefecture twice to meet Li Haizhong."
Xing'er said, "However, he went in as a friend." At this point, he paused, "In addition, I also found out that the God of Wealth Casino also has shares from the Prince Jin's Mansion, and the person in charge of the God of Wealth Casino is none other than Wu Rubao."
Shen Ning: “…”
"On the day Master Qin was forced to pay back the money, Wu Rubao showed up at the God of Wealth Casino."
On the best day of their young lady's life, he came to ask for money, which was obviously to disgust them.
"…Keep an eye on him."
"yes!"
Xing'er said, "I have already told Master Jiao about this. Master Jiao said he would send someone to keep an eye on it."
Shen Ning nodded, "You've worked hard, go back and rest!"
As she spoke, she clapped her hands, and Qingzhu came in quickly, "Give Xing'er a five-liang reward."
"Thank you, madam, for the reward."
Xing'er was very happy.
"Your uncle is not convenient right now. You still have to run around for things outside."
Shen Ning said: "From today on, you will go to the Ministry of Justice three times a day to ask about the assassins' situation and force them to obey."
It's impossible to get away with it.
Shen Ning knew that the current chief of the Ministry of Justice was a man of Prince Jin.
Even in the court, many officials were the Prince of Jin's men.
They had overthrown the crown prince all by themselves, but now...
"And there are gambling houses..."
Shen Ning turned around and said, "Please ask Jiao Da to come in before you leave."
"yes!"
Xing'er left in a hurry.
This time it was Jiao Da's turn to come over.
Ever since that incident, the old man felt embarrassed to see Shen Ning.
After all, the pity she asked for was fake, it was just a broken leg, but he almost made it real and killed the old man.
"Madam! You called me?"
"sit!"
Shen Ning watched Qingzhu serve tea to the old man, then waved her to leave, "Has Xing'er told you about the King of Jin?"
"yes!"
Jiao Da frowned and nodded in agreement.
What happened to the prince back then still haunts him.
The old man doesn't want the Jia family to have anything to do with any prince in the royal family anymore.
Especially King Jin.
He is a man who dares to challenge the emperor by relying on his position as the emperor emeritus.
"Lu Kun, the God of Wealth in the West, not only opened a bank, but also a gambling house. With him around, the King of Jin will never be short of money." Shen Ning tried to speak, "Do you know anyone who knows how to gamble?"
What? Jiao Da was stunned. "Madam, what do you mean?"
"Don't expose the Jia family, secretly find someone to cause trouble."
Shen Ning said: "If there is someone who knows how to gamble and wins their money openly, that would be even better. If there is no one..., people like the dwarf killer Xie Zhenghu are actually quite short of money, right?"
"…This, I need to think about it carefully."
"If you can do it, do it. If you can't do it... forget it."
Shen Ning said, "I'm just a little angry." She looked young, "But because they implicate the Jia family, it's totally unnecessary."
"yes!"
Jiao Da relaxed a little, "Without a perfect plan, I will not act rashly."
It is the Jia family that he has to protect.
However, they wanted to come up with a foolproof plan before taking action at the gambling house, but that didn't mean King Jin wanted others to disgust him.
Pah~ After reading the letter, Prince Jin swept away the entire set of tea sets on the table with a flick of his sleeves.
"What a great Lin Ruhai, what a great Jia family."
The Li family is finished.
He didn't care whether they were finished or not.
Even without the Li family, there would always be other families.
The key point now is that after Jia Lian made such a fuss in the Li family, if Li Haimu hesitated, the entire Li family would be wiped out by the emperor's people.
All at once! The thought that all the property of the Li family would fall into the hands of the emperor made the Prince of Jin unable to bear it.
How could the younger brother who used to be so timid in front of him dare to look up at him? If it wasn't for the emperor's mischief, why would he be in this situation? He was obviously his most beloved son. He had followed the prince in politics for many years. After the prince, he had more experience than anyone else. How could the emperor be so casual in giving the throne to someone else?
Prince Jin was in the room, pacing back and forth in annoyance.
He is only one step away from the throne.
Why is this step so difficult?
Now that the emperor has the Li family's wealth, won't it be more convenient for him to do whatever he wants in the future? The King of Jin knew very well that although he had been running the business for so many years, his younger brother, who had no money and no manpower, could control the court more easily than him because of his status as the emperor.
He has been thinking of a solution.
He thought of solutions in the court and also in the harem.
once……
Thinking of Yuanchun, who had just been granted marriage and left the palace, Prince Jin became even more annoyed.
His mother had always told him not to be anxious and had also been pressuring Yuanchun, just for that last step.
But now it's all over.
Did the emperor know something and avoid it in advance, or... because of the gratitude of the mother and son from Ningguo Mansion, an accident occurred from the source? What do Old Lady Shi and Wang do for a living? They wanted Yuanchun to follow the path of his mother, so why did Shen stop them halfway? The Prince of Jin was very angry, "Someone, go check what happened in Rongguo Mansion."
"yes!"
The servant agreed and left not long before Wu Rubao came in and said, "My Lord, I know about the Rongguo Mansion."
"you say!"
"Rongguo Mansion now has four masters, all of whom are imprisoned in the Jia family ancestral hall."
What? King Jin was stunned. "Jia Jing is back?"
Impossible!
In the entire Jia family, the only person he was afraid of was Jia Jing.
Even though he is a layman now.
But when Jia Jing stood there, King Jin felt inexplicably oppressed.
Although this feeling of oppression was different from the one given to him by his brother the Crown Prince, it was even more frightening.
They used to fight each other all the time.
However, he, the emperor's most beloved son, failed six times out of ten.
The emperor's father would be strict with the crown prince. Eight out of ten times when he had conflicts with the crown prince, the emperor would protect him. But it was different with Jia Jing. He truly treated him as his nephew.
"No, no."
Wu Rubao shook his head hurriedly, "Jia Jing should stay in the Taoist temple. Although Jia Zhen is the head of Ningguo Mansion now, he listens to his mother, Madam Shen, in everything. Now she is a first-rank official, and she has more say in the Jia family.
"I have learned that on the evening of May 8, Jia She, Jia Zheng, their wives and sons were locked up in the ancestral hall. When the emperor granted the marriage, they came out for a short time, then went back in again and have not come out since then."
King Jin: “…”
He was thinking about Shen.
It seems to be called Shen Ning?
The daughter of Shen Daxueshi.
She once had an encounter with his princess.
Later, Jia Jing went to the Taoist temple covered in dust and dirt, and she followed him.
Now……
Thinking of what had happened in Ningguo Mansion in recent months, Prince Jin's face twisted.
Now I remembered that she was the one who paid back the national treasury first.
If she hadn't returned the silver to the treasury, how could the emperor have had the money to provide disaster relief? If it weren't for that idiot Li Haizhong, who took action against the Jia family and allowed Old Man Dong from Shuntian Prefecture to catch him, why would the emperor take action against the Li family?
The more he thought about it, the heavier the King of Jin's breathing became.
Jia Jing is not here, so this Shen guy jumped out again? He is so bold.
“Go check!”
He gritted his teeth and said, "Go check if Shen and Jia Jing have any correspondence."
What's this about seeing through the world, so Mrs. Shen stripped him of everything... Maybe it was just a trick used by the couple.
It's just to fool people like them.
"Bring all of Jia Jing's letters to me."
He wanted to see whether he was a human or a ghost.
As long as he finds any clues, he will report to the emperor and have them defeated completely.
"And Lin Ruhai."
The King of Jin thought of something and said, "Check the correspondence between him and the Jia family."
The last time my father mentioned Lin Ruhai, his expression was very strange.
"I found out, bring them all to me."
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