Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 280 Clean Up
Jia Rui was checking the accounts here, and soon the news reached everyone in the Jia family.

After all, Jia Rui did not keep it secret this time, so various rumors spread to everyone behind the scenes.

Among them, Wang Xifeng also received news from the Dingxi Hou Mansion.

"Grandma, what can we do? If Uncle Rui finds out, we will have a hand in this matter, and we will be unable to deal with it in the end."

Wang Xifeng hugged Jia Ping and said calmly: "Isn't it just a little money? What's the big deal? I'll pay them for it. What else can he do to our mother and son?"

After hearing this, Ping'er thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

The relationship between Wang Xifeng and Jia Rui was not hidden from Ping'er, and she knew all about the intrigues involved.

Ping'er rolled his eyes, then leaned into Wang Xifeng's ear and said softly: "Since the money will be paid out sooner or later, why don't we just send the money to Uncle Rui in advance?"

Wang Xifeng nodded, feeling that it made sense. Although her relationship with Jia Rui was still strong and she had given birth to a son, who knew whether this enemy would turn their backs on each other?
"You take 1 taels of silver from the warehouse and deliver it to the enemy in person."

After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, he picked up a piece of paper from the table, wrote a few words and handed it to Ping'er.

Wang Xifeng's handwriting is indeed ugly. After all, she has never been to school since she was a child. She learned the handwriting now after arriving at Rongguo Mansion for the convenience of the housekeeper.

Ping'er picked up the note and hurried out.

Wang Xifeng had money to mend the holes, but Mrs. Wang's side was different.

Mrs. Wang was stamping her feet anxiously in the room. She did not expect that Jia Rui would be so resolute. He had just been the clan leader for a day or two before he started checking the accounts, which caught her off guard.

Mrs. Wang has indeed been unlucky in recent years. First, her roommate Zhou Rui's family stole important items from the warehouse and was secretly executed by the whole family.

And her embezzlement of the Rongguo Mansion's treasury was exposed, making Jia's mother no longer trust her, so she had nothing to gain in the past few years.

The little things she has now in her private treasury have been accumulated over the years.

If she wants to fill this hole, her warehouse will be reduced by half in the end.

It turned out that when the Jia family property was secretly disposed of, Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang also participated. Although they did not get the big money, they got a lot of money.

Now if you want to keep the matter from being exposed, you have to make up for the money you took. Otherwise, there will really be a fuss on Jia Rui's side, and the face of the head lady of Rongguo Mansion will not look good.

Wang Xifeng is naturally not afraid now. The amount of money that goes into her private treasury every year is so huge that even a loss of ten thousand or twenty thousand silver is not a big deal.

But there is no way to compare between myself and Wang Xifeng!

Mrs. Wang thought about it, and finally gritted her teeth and stamped her feet. She didn't want this face anymore. She would go to Wang Xifeng to borrow some to get over this hurdle first.

As for how long it will take to pay back the money you borrowed?Then drag it slowly!
This is also the kind of money that is hard to part with. The thought of Mrs. Wang taking things from her warehouse made her heart aching.

Mrs. Wang brought two maids, Caixia and Yuchai, surrounded by a group of maids and mothers-in-law, to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.

As soon as she entered the yard, she heard the sound of Wang Xifeng and children playing in the main room.

Mrs. Wang's face looked a little ugly, and she also blamed Wang Xifeng for being stupid.

There is already a turmoil outside, but she is still here playing with her children. Doesn’t it mean that she has no source of information since she stopped running the family?
Therefore, Mrs. Wang went straight into Wang Xifeng's room with a sullen face.

Wang Xifeng noticed that Mrs. Wang came in, her face a little ugly.

Are all these maids and women in my yard just wooden people?People have entered their house, and no one has informed them.

After thinking of this, Wang Xifeng's eyes flashed with a cold light. It seemed that she had to carry out a major cleaning of her yard. Otherwise, she would probably be the last to know if she was framed or something was lost.

Although she thought so in her heart, Wang Xifeng still had her signature smile on her face, held her son in her arms, and came to Mrs. Wang.

"Why does Madam have time to come to my place?"

Mrs. Wang winked at Caixia and Yuchai beside her, and the two maids immediately exited Wang Xifeng's room, then closed the door, and the two of them stood on both sides of the door.

When Mrs. Wang saw that there was no one else in the room, she pulled Wang Xifeng to sit on the bed, and finally asked in a low voice: "Have you heard about the message from the Dingxihou Mansion?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "I heard about it."

"You silly girl, now that you've heard about it, how can you still laugh?"

Mrs. Wang complained, then took Wang Xifeng's hand and said, "We can't be embarrassed in the end, so I'm thinking that we can just make up for the money first. What do you think?" "Mrs.'s words are right for me. thought."

Seeing that Wang Xifeng agreed with her opinion, Mrs. Wang felt relieved, and then she quickly said:

"You also know that I've been in trouble these past few years and can't come up with so much money. Why don't you lend me some supplies to Dingxihou Mansion first, and then I'll return it to you when I have enough money."

Wang Xifeng was disdainful.

Don't think that you don't know what's going on in Rongguo Mansion. It would be very difficult for Mrs. Wang to continue to embezzle money from Rongguo Mansion and repay herself.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng said simply: "Madam, you are here by chance. It's not because I made some mistakes in my business, so I lost all the money I had. How about you lend me some money first, and wait until I have money to turn around?" Here’s your two cents.”

Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Xifeng, then closed her eyes and touched the rosary beads in her hand, "I can't even take the blame here, where can I lend you money?"

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she stood up and said numbly: "It's getting late, I should go and wait on the old lady. You should also go to the old lady's place when you have time. Yesterday I heard the old lady say, okay I haven’t seen you for a long time.”

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she turned around and left Wang Xifeng's small courtyard, not knowing exactly where she went.

Wang Xifeng sat in the room without even seeing Mrs. Wang off. When she went out, she immediately showed a disdainful look.

After a while, Ping'er hurried in from outside.

"Grandma, I gave the banknote to Uncle Rui, and he told me not to worry, he would take care of it."

Wang Xifeng touched the forehead of the child in her arms, and then said: "I understand, you send Ping'er to the nanny next to you, and then we have something to do."

Ping'er quickly picked up little Jia Ping and sent her to the nanny in the room next to her.

When she came back, before she entered the house, she saw Wang Xifeng walking out of the house and said, "Call everyone in our yard."

After hearing this, Ping'er immediately went to call for people without stopping, and soon there were more than 20 people kneeling in the yard.

Wang Xifeng walked to the steps of the corridor and looked at the people kneeling below with a livid look on her face. "My wife came to our place today. Why didn't anyone come up to salute me? No one informed me in advance. If outsiders knew about this, , you thought I didn’t know etiquette!”

After hearing Wang Xifeng's words, Ping'er immediately understood why Wang Xifeng was so angry?
No one in the courtyard informed Wang Xifeng. If something happened, how could the person from the Xihou Mansion be given an explanation?

"You guys haven't learned the rules thoroughly yet, but considering how many lifetimes your family has served our Rongguo Mansion, I won't punish you. You can come back after you go home and learn the rules."

The expressions of the maid and mother-in-law below changed drastically after hearing Wang Xifeng's words.

You must know that they were working for Wang Xifeng, but it was a good job. When Wang Xifeng was in charge of the house, all the housekeepers below would not fawn on them.

Although Wang Xifeng is no longer a family member, Wang Xifeng has many shops, and they often rely on them to communicate back and forth. Every time he goes, Wang Xifeng is not stingy and rewards them.

Don't underestimate these casual rewards, sometimes they are even more than their monthly salary.

"Grandma, we know we were wrong, please give us a break."

"Grandma, I don't dare to do it again."

There was wailing below.

But Wang Xifeng didn't look at these people at all, turned around and entered the house.

At this time, Ping'er came up and said to the people below: "Everyone, please stop making trouble. If it affects grandma's rest, which of you can afford it? If you ask me, I'd better change my job honestly and come back when I have the opportunity." It’s not too late.”

After Ping'er finished speaking, he sent a maid who was familiar with him to go to the front to find Grandma Lai.

Not long after, Grandma Lai walked in with a dozen strong women.

The people kneeling on the ground didn't dare to say anything when they saw Aunt Lai coming in. They could only let Aunt Lai drive these people out of Wang Xifeng's small courtyard.

After everyone left, Ping'er returned to Wang Xifeng's house, came to Wang Xifeng's side and said a blessing, and then said: "Grandma has been taken away, if you need anyone you like, just tell me , I went and picked it myself.”

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "How dare you use people from the government? These people simply don't take me seriously and ask me to buy new ones from outside."

Ping'er also nodded after listening. What Wang Xifeng said makes sense. These people in the mansion have been slaves for several lifetimes, and they are all seniors. Although Wang Xifeng sometimes punishes harshly, but still Keep your feelings.

If that's the case, it would be better to buy new maids and wives from outside. In this way, the deed of betrayal is in hand, and there is no need to look at other people's face when punishing them, and these people should also be loyal to serve the second mistress.

(End of this chapter)