Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 282 Face-to-face instruction
Just when the atmosphere in the room became more depressing, the little maid outside shouted: "Sister Yuanyang is here."

Immediately afterwards, Yuanyang walked in from the outside. After that, she glanced at the room, then came to Jia Rui first and gave him a blessing.

Jia Rui nodded gently, and then Yuanyang saluted Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhen.

Mrs. Wang was relieved at this time.

As long as the mandarin ducks come, it means that the ancestor of their family, Jia Mu, has something to say.

After Yuanyang saluted, he smiled again and said to Jia Rui: "Uncle Rui, our old lady has something to say."

Jia Rui nodded, "What does the old lady say?"

"The old lady said that time is a little tight, so she gave Ningguo Mansion a few days to allow Jia Zhen to slowly raise money, and at least make up for the family property."

Jia Rui heard the meaning of these words. This was to give Jia Rui some time to allow Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion to discuss how much money should be made up next and how to make up the money.

Since it was Jia's mother who spoke, Jia Rui did not continue to embarrass them, so he nodded and said: "The old lady is still more knowledgeable, we juniors are worse."

Then Jia Rui said to Jia Zhen on the bed and Mrs. Wang standing there: "Since the old lady has spoken, I will leave today."

After saying this, Jia Rui cupped his hands and left Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rui left, but Ningguo Mansion did not quiet down.

"Second Aunt, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

Mrs. Wang's eyes were a little dodgy, but when she saw that she couldn't hide anymore, she said, "Why don't you put the money down first, and then I can make up for it when I have enough money?"

Jia Zhen is not a fool. He doesn't believe a word of Mrs. Wang's words.

"Second aunt, our house is also in a difficult situation and we can't afford so much money. I think it's better for second aunt to return the money first."

Mrs. Wang was silent for a long time, and finally said: "I have no way to make the decision on this matter. I have to ask the old lady first."

When Jia Zhen heard Jia Mu's name, she was immediately discouraged.

But in the end he muttered: "We all got the money together, we can't let our family make up for it in the end!"

Mrs. Wang pretended not to hear, signaled to Youshi, turned around and left.

When Mrs. Wang left, Jia Zhen slapped the bed board angrily, and then asked Youshi, "Where did Brother Rong go? Such a big thing happened, but he was nowhere to be seen."

Youshi quickly replied: "I'm going to the old man's place outside the city."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen felt relieved.

"Go to Tianxiang Building, pack up the things inside, and send all the valuables to the pawn shop."

"Master, aren't you going to let the things there be touched?"

Since Tianxiang Tower was the place where Qin Keqing lived, after Qin Keqing's death, Jia Zhen sealed the Tianxiang Tower and no one could touch the things inside.

There was a trace of nostalgia in Jia Zhen's eyes, but soon his eyes became sharp, "It's now time, I can't care about that anymore."

After listening to Jia Zhen's words, Youshi felt a little happy in her heart. Finally, she was able to remove this stone from Jia Zhen's heart.

"I'll go clean it up right now." You agreed happily, then turned and left.

Jia Zhen was the only one left in the room. He was lying on the bed, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.

Just when Jia Zhen didn't know what to do, there was a sound of footsteps outside and the curtain was opened, and an old Taoist priest walked in from the outside.

Following closely behind the Taoist priest was Jia Rong.

Jia Zhen was shocked when she saw this Taoist priest, and then she quickly struggled to get up from the bed, knelt on the bed and kowtowed to the old man.

It turns out that this Taoist priest is Jia Zhen's father, Jia Jing.

Jia Jing glanced at Jia Zhen coldly, and then sat on the seat prepared for him by Jia Rong.

"What's going on? You want to disturb my Qingxiu."

Jia Zhen opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything.

The reason is that when he took over the Jia family from Jia Jing, although the Jia family was facing a crisis at that time, due to the efforts of the previous generation, the crisis had come to an end, and the Jia family would not have any major problems. Distress.

At that time, although the Jia family's political power was shrinking rapidly, it did not suffer any economic losses. After all, a camel is bigger than a horse. The Jia family also had many disciples in the military, and others did not dare to bully their family casually. .

But how should I explain it to my father now?It is said that he sold the important assets of the Jia family, and no one knows where the money went in the end?

If he dared to say that, Jia Jing could beat him to death on the bed immediately.

Jia Jing saw that Jia Zhen was silent for a long time, and finally turned his eyes to Youshi.

"He didn't tell you to."

Youshi was actually more afraid of this old father-in-law than she was of Jia Zhen.

"That's what happened. Isn't our master sick? So the old lady in Xifu made the decision to temporarily let the clan leader be Xihou Jia Rui." Jia Jing nodded. His son was sick, and the affairs of the clan were complicated. So much, there is nothing to say about letting someone else serve as the clan leader for the time being.

"But when Jia Rui was cleaning up the family property, he found that a large part of the family property had disappeared." When he said this, Youshi shut up and said nothing more.

Who is Jia Jing?He was a man who had won two Jinshi rankings and played a decisive role in the politics of the Jia family back then. What he looks like now is just his disguise.

So when he heard this, he immediately understood what was going on.

"Are you the one who made the decision in this matter, or is the old lady in Xifuli also involved?"

Jia Zhen did not dare to hesitate and immediately replied: "How dare I make such a big decision alone? It was the old lady of Xifu who proposed it, and then I made it myself."

Jia Jing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Can our family raise this amount of money?"

"Going back to the old man, if our family raises these 50 taels of silver, our family will be completely wiped out, and a large part of our shop and land will have to be sold."

"In this case, our family will pay for this money."

After hearing Jia Jing's words, Jia Zhen on the bed, Youshi and Jia Rong standing there were all a little anxious.

If their family could provide this amount of money, the Ningguo Mansion would have to live frugally in the future.

"Old Master, this is not our family's business. Why should we be taken advantage of and let the people in Xifu live happily?"

Jia Jing sighed, and then said: "Everything must be done with sacrifice. Now we have given up money but kept Ningguo Mansion. Why not do this?"

Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others did not understand what Jia Jing meant.

Jia Jing looked at his confused son and grandson and didn't know how to explain to them.

Finally, he organized his words and said lightly: "If this matter comes out, what face will you have in the clan, and what qualifications do you have to be in charge of Ningguo Mansion?"

Jia Jing is putting it lightly. Even though Jia Jing is practicing outside the city, he is not completely ignorant of things in the city.

Given the current situation of the Jia family, Jia She already has a grandson on his side, and the future Rongguo Mansion must belong to Jia She's side.

But with the old lady of Rongguo Mansion preferring a second bedroom, how could she leave her precious son Jia Zheng and precious grandson Jia Baoyu without a place to live?

But this time Jia Zhen made a mistake, and Jia's mother hid behind the scenes and did not come forward.

Once this matter breaks out and Jia Rui's side pursues it, Jia Zhen will not end well. In the end, I am afraid she will just stop and retreat behind the scenes.

At that time, Jia Mu will work harder, and Jia Baoyu will be able to take over the Ningguo Mansion if things go wrong. At that time, their team will really be defeated in the end.

If the Ningguo Mansion directly paid out the money this time and Jia Rui suppressed the matter, they would be able to survive this crisis safely. Jia Mu just wanted to find trouble, but in the end she had no choice.

But Jia Jing can't say these words to Jia Zhen and Jia Rongming. If this happens, the two people's connections will definitely expose their flaws to Jia Mu, and it will not end well at that time.

Although Jia Zhen was unwilling, he did not dare to refute anything after his father had spoken.

Jia Jing suppressed Jia Zhen and then said: "After this incident is over, you will resign as the patriarch and stay with me in Ningguo Mansion."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen was really unwilling. If he lost half his life by paying for it, then the patriarch's right was the other half of his life.

"Old Master, there is no need. I have managed the clan very well these years, why should I give up my position?"

Jia Jing didn't look at Jia Zhen at all, but continued: "From now on, you will have more contact with Jia Rui, and everything must be done with Jia Rui's leadership."

Jia Zhen was really hesitant.

You must know that Ningguo Mansion has always followed Rongguo Mansion's lead, but now it suddenly changed its position. It is difficult to explain to Jia Mu.

"Idiot, if you have any little ideas, please let me know. Do as I say. If you let me know that you dare to disobey me, I will expose your skin."

Jia Zhen trembled in fright after hearing her father's words. He remembered the tragic end of disobeying Jia Jing's orders when he was a child.

"My son understands."

Jia Jing sighed, he was actually gambling.

If the bet wins this time, Ning Guofu will reach its peak again and will not decline for 100 years.

But if the bet fails, I'm afraid no one in the Ningguo Mansion will be alive.

But judging from the current situation, he has to gamble if he doesn't want to, because even if he draws a clear line with Jia Rui now, it will not end well in the future.

Because at that time, no matter whether Jia Rui wins or the Supreme wins, neither family will let go of the traitor Ning Guofu.

Instead of simply investing in Jia Rui, there may be a glimmer of hope.

It turned out that Jia Jing, who was practicing in Qingxu Temple outside the city, had already seen the turmoil in the court.

He was keenly aware that the court was about to undergo a big change again, and this time the protagonist was not the original prince, but their Jia family.

(End of this chapter)