The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 123: Changes in Ning Mansion
Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

Because the Ministry of Works was involved with the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Revenue was involved with the Ministry of Personnel, even the Ministry of Rites was not clean, everyone in the capital felt insecure for a while.

As the situation escalated, most of the court was implicated, and even several former cabinet ministers who had already retired were implicated.

In the end, the saying "the law does not punish everyone" came true. In order to avoid having no one to use, Emperor Zhengqing had no choice but to let it go.

The case was confined to the Ministry of Works. As for the Ministry of Revenue's review fraud and the Ministry of Personnel's selling of official positions and titles... as long as the amount was not large, they would just turn a blind eye.

As there were many people involved and the amount of money involved was huge, it was impossible to complete the case in one go. It took more than a month for the dust to settle and the amount of money involved in the case to be clarified.

This day.

Ningguo Mansion, main courtyard.

Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and everyone in the Ning Mansion looked at the Jinyiwei who were coming in and out, busying things in the warehouse, and they were all so frightened that they dared not breathe.

Zhang Yunyi, who had just returned from the court, got off the carriage, strolled leisurely, and came to the crowd, smiling and said: "Brother Zhen, don't worry, I have fulfilled my mission and have asked the emperor for mercy. This money was not obtained legitimately, so it should be returned in full."

He had intended to let everyone in the mansion see the direction of the wind, so he did not lower his voice, and everyone in the mansion could hear it clearly.

A trace of displeasure flashed across Jia Zhen's face, but he dared not speak out his anger. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, cousin. It's just that there is still some deficit..."

Since it's about returning the stolen money, of course everyone should take care of their own business. The plate is so big, if you return less, others will naturally have to give more. Who would hide the embezzled money for the Ning Mansion?
Therefore, the official treasury of the Ning Mansion not only failed to pay the full amount, but also suffered a deficit of more than 100,000 taels.

Jia Zhen naturally hoped that Zhang Yun逸 could help, but he made a wrong calculation.

Before he could speak, Zhang Yunyi's expression changed and he said, "Brother Zhen, don't blame me for saying that. You are too unkind. When you asked me to plead with the emperor, you didn't tell me this number. I ended up getting into trouble when I pleaded with the emperor!"

When talking about the request for mercy, Jia Rong, whose face was bruised and swollen, immediately became thoughtful, and then a look of complacency emerged on his face.

Jia Zhen knew that he was in the wrong, so he lowered his head and admitted his fault, saying, "It's my fault, brother. Please don't blame me. You can see that the mansion really can't afford so much money, and my brother was in a hurry..."

Zhang Yunyi said arrogantly: "To put it mildly, this matter is a cover-up, and to put it seriously, it is deceiving the emperor! Fortunately, the emperor trusts me, otherwise I would have been hurt by you!"

When they heard the words "deceiving the emperor", everyone in the Ning Mansion was stunned. Seeing the Jinyiwei looking at them from a distance, they couldn't help but shrink their necks.

Jia Zhen quickly apologized, "My cousin, you are a magnanimous man. If I have done anything wrong, I will slowly apologize to you later. But this time, please help me. The emperor has set a deadline of three months. If you can't pay it back, your crime will be even more serious!"

Although he was given a lenient sentence, he could not just return the stolen money and get away with it. Now Jia Zhen was no longer a third-rank general, but a fifth-rank dragon guard.

If the crime is more serious, not to mention the title, I'm afraid he will be stripped of all his honors.

He looked around and shouted to the second door, "Where's the wife? Call her over!"

He just thought that Zhang Yun逸 was angry with him because he concealed the amount of money, so he thought that the fault was only his, and he would not be angry with Youshi.

Besides, we have to calm him down before he will let go.

Although Youshi knew what had happened long ago, since such a big thing had happened in the mansion, she naturally could not pretend that nothing had happened. However, with the Jinyiwei outside, it was not convenient for her to show up in public, so she had been waiting for news at the second gate.

Hearing Jia Zhen shouting at this moment, he immediately walked out from inside the door.

"There are many people outside. The master and Yun Yi have something to say. Let's go inside and talk!"

This was exactly what Jia Zhen wanted. Although there were maids and servants who rushed over after hearing the news, they were still no match for the main courtyard, where the Jinyiwei were still present.

If your arm is broken, just tuck it into your sleeve. It's good to save some face. "Yes, yes, yes! It's inconvenient to talk outside. Cousin, let's talk inside."

Zhang Yunyi didn't want Youshi to show up in public, and he just saw a maid peeking inside, so he reluctantly went in through the second door.

After entering the second gate and coming to the eaves of the side house, Jia Zhen hurriedly shouted at the servants who were watching: "What are you looking at! Why don't you get out of here and go back..."

Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said without question: "People are in a panic right now. They won't be in the mood to do anything if we ask them to go back. It's better for them to stay. At least they know what happened and have a better idea of ​​what's going on. They won't cause any trouble."

Jia Zhen was afraid of angering him, so he ignored him and did not dare to refute. He could only wink at Youshi and say, "I am wrong in this matter. Cousin, please help your brother for the sake of your sister-in-law."

Because Zhang Yun逸 had already promised to plead with the emperor to ensure that she would not be implicated.

Faced with Jia Zhen's request, he was feeling embarrassed as to whether he should plead for him.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "For the sake of my sister-in-law, I will temporarily put aside the things that my cousin had concealed before. But my cousin has caused Yunyi so much pain this time, I dare not believe your words anymore. From now on, I will only talk to my sister-in-law..."

As he spoke, he pushed open a stag-roofed room beside the second door, stepped inside and said, "Outside is not a place to talk, sister-in-law, you should come in and talk! After we have discussed it, we can come out to meet my cousin, how about that?"

He was asking questions to Youshi, but his eyes were looking at Jia Zhen.

Youshi was the same. Although she had Jia Zhen's tacit approval, she was really worried that he would lose face in front of the servants as he acted so blatantly.

When Jia Zhen heard this, his face turned pale and blue.

But when his eyes met Zhang Yunyi's, he was immediately defeated.

As if she was worried that he was getting impatient, she pushed Youshi and urged him, "Why are you still dawdling? Your cousin is calling you to come in!"

You was caught off guard and stumbled immediately. Zhang Yunyi, who was inside the room, was quick-witted and quick-handed. He immediately stepped forward and caught her in front of the door of the ear room.

Then, in front of everyone's astonished eyes, he openly hugged Youshi, turned around, raised his heels, and slammed the door shut.

Yu Shi was still in a daze, but Zhang Yunyi had already carried her directly to sit on the table in the room.

Then, her legs were lifted high, her body leaned back, and she closed her eyes involuntarily.

"Ah!~"

She let out a cry of surprise as she lost weight.

When he opened his eyes again, he stretched his neck with difficulty and said with a complicated expression: "This way...he won't be unable to get down..."

"Get away from me!"

Before he finished speaking, Jia Zhen's scolding voice was heard outside.

Zhang Yunyi chuckled: "I don't know whether he can come down or not, but my sister-in-law can't come down for a while."

"But... um!~" Yu Shi wanted to say something else, but after saying just one word, she could no longer continue.

Zhang Yunyi also groaned, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, you are still the mistress of this mansion, but the Ningguo Mansion is about to change!"

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(End of this chapter)