Chapter 21 Objection (Reward for the 10,000-coin reward from the book friend Fu Fu i eating cherries)
Jia Zhen, who couldn't believe his son had returned the silver, suddenly thought of his mother. He jumped up in shock and was about to rush out. Unexpectedly, Jia She also reacted and grabbed him. "How long has Rong'er been gone?" he asked his stupid son, "Why didn't you stop him? Can you get him back now?"
"My son didn't know at first, but when he found out, the carriage was running too fast and there were people from the Imperial Envoy on the street."
Jia Lian really had no choice. "My son had no choice but to run back. Now... it's been almost a quarter of an hour. I definitely can't catch up with him."
"Is there anyone from the Imperial Envoy's Office?"
Jia She was very good at grasping the key points. He slowly let Jia Zhen go and said, "Now that something has happened, it's no use to be anxious."
Jia Zhen: “…”
He wanted to cry! One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver! Their family used it to welcome the emperor.
The emperor didn't intend to have it! His mother...
"My sister-in-law didn't let you get involved because she was afraid you would stop her."
Jia She couldn't help but wonder, Lai Sheng's family was too rich, and his eldest sister-in-law was still angry with Zhen'er, "Think about my family for a while!"
“…”
“…”
What was he thinking? Jia Zheng's neck ached, and his mind was numb.
He was so shocked by what happened that he had no idea what to do next.
Jia Zhen felt sad about his family's 120,000 taels of silver, but he could do nothing about his old mother. He also had to worry about how to deal with inquiries from all parties.
Hiss~ Jia Zhen hissed as if his mouth hurt, "Uncle She, since you owe me money and there is an IOU, you must pay it back."
His family can't handle it, but two families should be able to.
Jia Zhen could only take care of the aftermath for his mother and son, "My grandfather was still thinking about you when he was dying." His grandfather didn't dare to return it.
If it is up to you, the emperor will be able to do more and show more favors.
So the emperor was not happy about everyone paying it back.
It just so happens that everyone is reluctant to part with it.
Jia Zhen's mind was working rapidly. "My mother... has been under a lot of stress these past two days. She..."
"Zhen'er, go home and see your mother!"
Grandmother Jia walked in tremblingly, "It's my family's business. I'm not dead yet."
Jia Zhen: “…”
"Yes, brother, this matter needs to be considered carefully."
With his old mother around, Jia Zheng's mind worked faster, "Zhen'er, go back and see your sister-in-law first!"
Such a big thing, but she, a woman, let a child do it when they were all busy and didn't know about it.
Really... really brave.
If it were possible to scold, Jia Zheng would have already started, "Lian'er, send the guest away!"
Jia Lian: "..."
He looked at his father, then at the old lady and his second uncle standing together, and could only make a gesture of invitation, "Brother Zhen, I'll take you there."
“…”
Jia Zhen brushed his sleeves and said, "In that case, Zhen... come back tomorrow to hear about Uncle She's news."
He waved to the palace guards, and two people rushed in quickly, took Lai Sheng away, called the people from Ning Mansion, and were about to leave.
"Brother Zhen," Jia Lian, who was escorting the guests, hurriedly followed, "Brother Rong has already searched Lai Sheng's house. I heard that except for the kitchen and servants' things, everything else was taken to Auntie's courtyard."
He felt a little sympathy for this elder brother.
However, when he first learned about this, Jia Lian just stood by and watched.
I am also very happy that my aunt can deal with this elder brother.
But now…
Jia Lian suddenly realized that his aunt was dealing with all of them.
She was angry at them for letting the rumors spread.
"She is not in good health. Even if you are angry, please hold it in."
Jia Zhen: “…”
Even more angry.
His mother is cheating him, his son is cheating him, and this brother... he obviously knew about Lai Sheng's family affairs a long time ago, but he never came to inform or report the news. It is obvious that he is also a cheater.
"You tell me."
He hit Jia Lian's forehead hard with his hand nail, "Be smart!"
Uncle She obviously wanted to pay back the money as well.
The old lady and Uncle Zheng didn't want to pay it back, was it for the Rong Mansion? It was obviously for themselves.
This silly boy is still helping others...
Jia Zhen really hoped that Uncle She would pick up a big stick and beat him up.
Anyway, he is miserable, so this guy can forget about being at ease.
Jia Lian rubbed his head and felt a headache as he watched the group of people leave.
"Did Auntie really ask Rong to pay back the money he owed?"
Wang Xifeng came up to him and asked in a low voice, "You saw it, why didn't you stop it?"
"It's not that I didn't want to stop it, but when I found out, it was already too late." Jia Lian cried.
"Then..." Wang Xifeng looked around, "Does our family owe any money?"
"have!"
Jia Lian whispered, "Our family has the same amount as the East Palace, also 120,000 taels of silver."
“…”
Wang Xifeng's brows knitted together, "There's only 110,000 in the store."
"Shh~"
Jia Lian was cunning, "At the end of the year, my second aunt sent eight thousand taels to the palace to help my sister Yuanchun, and the remaining two thousand taels were all spent on socializing."
"Dad doesn't know?" Wang Xifeng glanced inside.
"have no idea."
"...Then take a look at Lai's money."
Although my aunt and cousin Yuanchun are very close to me, the money must be paid back to their eldest wife regardless of whether she returns it or not.
Wang Xifeng said, "No matter what, we have to make up the money!"
"Definitely."
Jia Lian didn't dare to face the confrontation between his father, grandmother and second uncle, so he turned to his second aunt who was looking at the Jade Guanyin and said, "Second aunt, the money I borrowed last year can be repaid with the money from Lai Daren!"
Wang: “…”
"Something happened."
He whispered about Jia Rong's return of the silver to the treasury, "My father will definitely check it out when he gets home tonight."
“…”
Wang's face was turning pale.
Just now, she treated Lai's money as her own, and now she wants to return it...
"You have to listen to the old lady on this matter."
It was a big deal to pay back the treasury silver! If all of it was paid back, not only the Jia family would have to pay it back, but their Wang family would also have to pay it back.
But Wang knew that the Wang family didn't have much money now.
Although her second brother Wang Ziteng has connections in the Jia family, if he wants to keep his position secure, he has to take care of everyone.
The money has been spent long ago.
"The Emperor is still here."
If I return the money at this time, wouldn't that attract his attention?
Mrs. Wang said, "Lian'er, your father is confused, you must not be confused."
She placed her hand on the Jade Guanyin and said, "We need to think about this matter carefully."
As long as her Yuanchun could gain a firm foothold in the palace, what would this mess mean? In the side room, Lai Da was also dragged out, leaving only Jia Mu and her two sons who looked like black-eyed chickens.
"Mother, the Ning and Rong mansions have always stood together, sharing honor and disgrace."
Jia She wanted to fight for it, "Now that the Ning Mansion has returned it, if we don't return it, then wouldn't it be..."
"Shut up! I'm not dead yet, old woman."
Grandmother Jia took two breaths and gritted her teeth and said, "When Shen Ning did these things, did she tell anyone of us?" She was dreaming of forcing her to submit. "Now you're paying me back, who do you think will look up to you?"
This son is so stupid!
Grandmother Jia beat her chest twice. Jia Zheng, with a stiff neck, hurried forward and smoothed it over for her again. "It's unfortunate for our family. Hurry up and deal with the Lai family's affairs."
Thinking of the boxes in the yard, she added, "If we don't handle this well, outsiders will definitely think that our family has been poor for a long time, and we have money to pay it back now because we confiscated the Lai family's property." By then, we will have lost both our dignity and reputation.
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