Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 458 If the Xu family doesn't want it, give me my grandson! [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 41k more]

2:45 pm (after 11:00 pm)

Moriya
Shouantang

The hall was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Mother Cui bowed at the door and said, "Madam, Miss Wei and Brother Qian are here."

The old lady who was sitting cross-legged on the Luohan chair tending to the flowers smiled and said, "Please invite someone in."

After a while, Cui's mother

Wei Shuyi led his son into the house, bowed and said, "Meet the old lady."

Sheng Changqi bowed in a serious manner: "Greetings, Grandmother."

The old lady's smile grew wider and she waved to her little grandson.

The housekeeper at the side carried Sheng Changqiang to the other side of the Arhat chair. The old lady looked at Wei Shuyi with a smile and said, "Have you thought it through?"

"Reply to the old lady, think it through! I am your concubine."

Wei Shuyi glanced at her son and said in a deep voice, "I am willing to give it a try! But I am short of manpower, so please ask the old lady to transfer a few maids over."

The old lady looked at her grandson who was sniffing the fragrance of flowers across from her and said with a smile, "Mother Cui, Cuiwei!"

Mother Cui and a young maid stepped forward.

"Today you should accompany Wei Xiaoniang to Jin'an Zhai."

"Yes, old lady."

Wei Shuyi nodded at the two of them and seemed to stop talking.

The old lady took a look and said, "Do you want to ask where the eldest lady went?"

"Yes."

The old lady handed a petal to Chang Jian and said, "The eldest lady has gone to Kang's house. If you want to ask the eldest lady for a maid, you can wait until the afternoon."

"Yes, old lady."

"By the way, how are the wedding preparations for Miss Xiaodie in your courtyard going?"

"Madam, it's almost done! I want Xiaodie to marry out of the Wei family mansion."

The old lady looked at Chang Qiang and said, "Qian'er, this flower is called peony. Do you like its smell?"

"Reply grandma, your grandson likes it."

"Then you should thank cousin Jing for sending the flowers."

Nagatake nodded: "Yeah!"

After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Wei Shuyi and said with a smile: "When Hong'er comes back, you can ask him! Don't always think about whether he will cause trouble to the family."

"Yes, old lady."

"Suqin, bring an embroidery cushion to Ma'er's mother."

When school is over,
Minglan walked in with Xiaotao, holding an inkstone in her hand and smiling.

Looking at the people in the hall, Minglan smiled and said, "Grandma, little girl! Look! This is the inkstone my cousin gave me. It's the same one that my younger brother broke!"

Hearing this, Sheng Changqi, who was lying on the Arhat bed, looked over curiously.

West Fruit Lane
Kang Family
In the inner courtyard hall,
Kang Haifeng was sitting at the top, checking some papers in his hand.

On the other side was an old lady named Wang who had a calm temperament but looked a little haggard.

The person sitting closest to Old Lady Wang was a graceful and elegant middle-aged woman. This woman was Feng, the sister-in-law of the Wang sisters. She had helped the Sheng family a lot in Yangzhou before.

Below Feng was Kang Wang, and opposite her were Sheng Hong and his wife.

Standing aside were personal servants like Mama Wen and Mama Liu.

"Mother-in-law, you are old, and you and my sister-in-law rushed to Bianjing. You must be tired on the road! I think you don't need to rush back. It's better to rest for a few more days."

Old Madam Wang smiled, looked at Sheng Hong with relief and said, "Don't worry, dear son-in-law. I know my own body well and I won't resist if I can't hold on."

Sheng Hong nodded.

Afterwards, Old Lady Wang glared at Sheng Hong's little daughter who was lowering her head with an unfriendly look.

After glaring at Wang Ruofu, Old Lady Wang looked at her eldest daughter who was sitting below her daughter-in-law, frowned and snorted in annoyance.

At this time, Kang Haifeng, who was standing next to Old Lady Wang, put the paper in his hand on the table and said, "Mother-in-law, how can there be so many? Is there something wrong?"

Old Lady Wang didn't say anything. Feng, the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, who was sitting below her, said, "Brother-in-law, the person who came yesterday was an official from the Ministry of Justice. He was promoted from humble beginnings when my father-in-law was alive. He will do his best to help the family."

"If this person hadn't brought an expert with him, we might not have been able to find out the property that was hidden so deeply."

Hearing this,

Sheng Hong on the opposite side nodded in agreement.

"Snapped!"

Old Lady Wang slammed the table.
in the hall,
Sheng Hong stood up first, followed by the others, and finally Kang Haifeng.

Kang Haifeng looked at Sheng Hong who kept giving him looks, and said belatedly:

"Mother-in-law, calm down!"

Old Lady Wang waved her hand: "This has nothing to do with you! Please sit down!"

Feng, Sheng Hong and Kang Haifeng took their seats.

"Both of you! Get down on your knees!"

Kang Wang was stunned: "Mother, mother."

"Your Majesty!"

Old Mrs. Wang shouted with great authority.

Mrs. Kang and Wang Ruofu knelt obediently in the hall.

Sheng Hong and Kang Haifeng sat still.

Feng had already stood up.

"You two are so bold that you dare to lend money at high interest in Bianjing! Is this kind of business something that officials like you can do? Do you still want to maintain the reputation of the three families?"

"Mother, I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again in the future." Wang Ruofu said hurriedly with fear on her face, glancing at Sheng Hong as she spoke.

Mrs. Kang pursed her lips and said nothing, glaring at Kang Haifeng hatefully.

Old Lady Wang stood up, flicked her sleeves and said:

"Wang Ruo, why are you glaring at me? The nanny next to you has embezzled so much money, and you still think you are right?"

"Almost twenty-five thousand strings of silver went into someone else's pocket. Why are you so proud?"

When Sheng Hong heard the number, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Wang Ruofu while suppressing his anger.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Qi’s family could embezzle so much money.

Because the embezzled money was not only from the Kang family, but also from the Sheng family.

To know,
Nowadays, because of the relationship with the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, the business scale of the Sheng family's main branch is no longer as small as before.

The amount of silver and money distributed to the second branch of the Sheng family every year is huge.

Most of the money was in the public account and was loaned to Mrs. Kang by Wang Ruofu at high interest rate.

After saying this, Old Lady Wang glared at her eldest daughter fiercely again.

Feng, who was standing nearby, looked at Kang Wang with a rather mocking look.

The reason why Feng mocked was simple, it was because she had also seen what was on those pieces of paper. She had just chatted with Wang Ruofu for a few words, and she knew in her mind that the elder sister-in-law had even embezzled the younger sister-in-law's money.

That is,

The interest Wang Ruofu received was first partially embezzled by the Qi family, and then the Kang family deducted a portion of the remaining money.

Looking at the speechless Kang Wangshi,

Mrs. Feng secretly said with disdain: "The Kang family really follows the example of their superiors."

Old Madam Wang took Sheng Hong's expression into her eyes and continued sternly:
"Okay! Big sister, I will let my son-in-law write a divorce letter today, and you will come back to the Wang family with me! This will also preserve the relationship between our Wang family and the Kang family."

"what?"

Queen Kang's eyes suddenly widened, feeling a little secretly happy and a little frightened.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu's eyes were full of surprise.

Kang Haifeng stood up when he heard this, and the thought of "getting rich and having a dead wife" flashed through his mind.

After looking at the papers on the table, he didn't know whether to be happy or politely decline, and just said: "Mother-in-law, this..."

Sheng Hong on the side hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, calm down. How can this be allowed?"

While Sheng Hong was talking, Kang Haifeng's mind turned:
The money on this paper does not all belong to the Kang family. If Wang Shi returns to the Wang family,
First, he wanted to take away most of the dowry, making the Kang family's "financial situation" even more stretched!
Secondly, the Wang family would most likely not make such an effort to reinstate him.

Figure this out.
Kang Haifeng hurriedly supported Old Lady Wang like Sheng Hong did and said, "Mother-in-law, the eldest lady did it for the good of the Kang family. She shouldn't have committed such a crime."

Mrs. Feng, who was standing by, looked at Kang Haifeng who was pleading for Lady Kang, and her mother-in-law who was angry at her for not fighting back.
Although she has been married to the Wang family for so many years, Mrs. Feng sometimes cannot stand some of her mother-in-law's behaviors, but she still admires her mother-in-law's strategy of retreating to advance.

"If you make such a big mistake again next time, I will not forgive you even if your son-in-law pleads for you." Old Lady Wang finally scolded.

Kang Wangshi whispered, "Yes, mother, I understand."

"Calm down your anger."

Sheng Hong helped Old Lady Wang back to her seat and said.

Old Lady Wang patted Sheng Hong's arm with relief. After letting Sheng Hong and Kang Haifeng sit down again, she took a few deep breaths and continued with a stern face, "If it weren't for the two virtuous sons-in-law pleading for mercy, I would have made you kneel to death for the rest of your lives! Get up!"

"Yes, mother."

As Wang Ruofu spoke, she was helped by Mother Liu and sat back in the chair.

Mother Wen supported Kang Wang.

Feng looked at the atmosphere in the hall and said to the side, "Bring some tea."

Mother Liu and Mother Wen hurried out.

Tea was served.
After talking a lot, Old Lady Wang moistened her throat, looked at Sheng Hong with a smile on her face, and said:

"In fact, it was all thanks to your mother. If it weren't for this relative, if it weren't for the young man from the Marquis's family who caught the treacherous villain, your eldest aunt wouldn't know how long she would have been deceived."

"I have taken on so many accusations without even realizing it!"

For the latter part, Mrs. Wang emphasized her tone, showing a sense of disappointment.

Sheng Hong smiled politely: "It's also because Hua'er's in-laws didn't care too much."

Old Lady Wang understood the meaning of the words and smile: if the Marquis's Mansion were to make a fuss, it would be Miss Sheng who would have a hard time!

Old Lady Wang nodded and said, "My dear son-in-law, you are right. I will go to the Li family before leaving Beijing. I still have some face in front of my old brother."

Upon hearing this,
Sheng Hong stood up flattered, bowed and said urgently: "Mother-in-law, you can't do that!"

Kang Haifeng, Feng and others standing by had expressions of jealousy and surprise on their faces.

Old Lady Wang waved her hand in a solemn manner and said, "Sit down, dear son-in-law! Only if you are well, the children will be well! Sit down."

What Old Lady Wang meant was that as a widow of a high-ranking official who had received an imperial decree and whose husband was entitled to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, she should personally go to the home of the Minister of Personnel, Lord Li, to speak to him and smooth things over for Sheng Hong.

How effective is it?

Sheng Hong felt it very clearly. After all, he was able to enter the Ministry of Personnel because, firstly, he had good relatives, and secondly, he benefited from the influence of his Yue family.

In the future, if Sheng Hong is promoted to a higher position, it will be regarded as compensation from Old Lady Wang to the Sheng family on behalf of her eldest daughter.

Sheng Hong sat back in his chair, turned his head and glared at Wang Ruofu, signaling her to put away her overly smug expression.

Old Lady Wang said, "That's right, dear son-in-law."

"I heard that the Xu family relative, the Ni family boy who is studying at the Li family school, will get married in a few days? Will the wife he has been engaged to stay with Wei Xiaoniang?"

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, mother-in-law."

Old Madam Wang rolled her eyes at Kang Wang again and said, "You don't take my words seriously at all. I asked you to pick a daughter to meet, but have you picked one?"

Kang Wang said with drooping eyelids: "Mother, there are too many things to do at home. I forgot."

"Humph!"

Kang Haifeng on the side asked: "Mother-in-law, the Li family is very optimistic about this Ni family boy? But is he among the candidates in this imperial examination?"

"He didn't even pass the college entrance examination." Queen Kang added.

Kang Haifeng's face relaxed and he nodded.

Mrs. Feng didn't say anything. Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "I've been here for half a day. Let the children come and see me."

"Yes, mother."

After a while

Kang Haifeng looked at the large group of children rushing into the hall, with an embarrassed look on his face.

The dozen or so children who came in were nominally all children of Wang Kang, but Wang Kang had only three legitimate children, and the remaining dozen or so were all illegitimate children.

Old Mrs. Wang said a few friendly words to each other in a kind and amiable manner and gave some silver money as a reward.

The rest of the children leave.

Leaving the legitimate children Kang Zhaoer, Kang Jin and Kang Yuaner in the hall, and after talking for a few more words, Old Lady Wang stood up and said, "Well, it's getting late, I'll go back to the Wang family's house."

"Mother, why don't you sleep here tonight?"

Said Queen Kang.

Old Lady Wang waved her hand and said, "No need!"

After saying that, he turned to Sheng Hong and said, "My dear son-in-law, go back and tell my mother-in-law that I will visit her tomorrow."

"Yes, mother-in-law."

When we reached the second gate,

Kang Haifeng and Sheng Hong walked behind.

In front are Old Lady Wang and her two daughters.

Old Lady Wang looked at Wang Ruofu who was supporting her and said, "It's not a bad thing for your wife Wei to be the head of the family. It's better than your husband's favorite concubine being the head of the family! Your mother-in-law is a reasonable person. If you don't make trouble and give the Marquis' Mansion an explanation, the power to be the head of the family will be returned to you in one or two years."

Wang Ruofu lowered her head and nodded reluctantly.

"Did Qiu Jiang, who is beside Wei Xiaoniang, come from your daughter's family?"

Old Mrs. Wang asked Mother Liu.

"Yes, Madam! The maid's parents are the stewards of the young lady's farm. They can read and do math."

"Well! Speaking of which, it was me who sent Wei Shuyi to you. We are all family members."

After Old Lady Wang finished speaking, she looked at Mrs. Kang Wang on the other side and said, "Keep 10% of the interest, and give the rest to your sister. In two days, the Ni family's brother will get married, so your family should prepare a heavier gift."

"Yes, mother."

Sheng Hong watched his mother-in-law and sister-in-law get on the carriage with a smile on his face.
When the Wang family's carriage turned at the Kang family's gate,
Sheng Hong smiled and said goodbye to Kang Haifeng and his wife.

After getting on the Sheng family carriage, Sheng Hong's smile disappeared. He glared at Wang Ruofu with disdain and said bitterly, "Your sister, you work so hard but you get paid so much!"

Wang Ruofu was too timid to speak.

Sheng Hong let out a long sigh and said, "Wait for your sister to send the interest money, then you can send it to the Xu family."

"Xu, will the Xu family want it?"

"If the Xu family doesn't want it, give it to my grandson!"

"Oh~"

4:45 pm (after 6:30 pm)
When the lights come on,

Chai family,

The Matriarch's House,
Chai Zhengzheng, wearing a newly made spring dress, walked to the door with his maid.

Seeing the maid standing at the door opening her mouth to speak, Chai Zhengzheng waved his hand and went straight into the house.

in the house,

Under the bright yellow candlelight,

Mrs. Chai sat on a chair, holding a teacup with a gossipy look on her face, and was listening intently to what the nanny beside her was saying.

The nanny frowned and nodded firmly.

"Mother, Mammy, what are you talking about?"

Chai Zhengzheng's words scared the master and servant who were gossiping.

Madam Chai nodded with a finger in a somewhat annoyed manner. Chai Zhengzheng said, "Why don't you let my daughter pass the message?"

"If you let the message pass, I won't be able to see you two like this anymore."

"What on earth were you talking about just now, mother?"

Chai Zhengzheng sat down next to Mrs. Chai and asked curiously.

Madam Chai looked at Chai Zhengzheng helplessly and said, "Madam, you heard news from outside! It is said that the housekeeper of the aristocratic Kang family embezzled a lot of money from the master's family!"

Chai Zhengzheng looked surprised: "Ah? When did this happen? Where did this news come from?"

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng and his daughter, the Chai family's nanny said, "It sounds like the news first came from the Guo family of Xishuimen and the Fu family of Changxingbo! The second eldest lady of the Fu family was born in the Feng family, so she is well-informed!"

Chai Zhengzheng asked in confusion: "These two families have a grudge against the Kang family? Why would such news spread? Is it credible?"

"Listen, the Feng family must have some grievances with the Kang family! I don't know why the Guo family spread the rumor! I heard that the Kang family's Qi Da and Qi Er stewards haven't shown up for many days, so the story is 80% to 90% credible!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded: "I'll ask other people in a few days!"

"Don't forget to tell me if you have any news!" Mrs. Chai reminded.

"Uh-huh!"

Chai Zhengzheng pointed at the tray held by Yunmu behind him and said as if presenting a treasure, "Mother, look! This is a flower crown from the palace. How about I wear it when I go out tomorrow?"

(End of this chapter)