The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 290: Long memory

As soon as Zhang Yunyi left Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother could no longer hold back her anger. She pointed at Jia She's nose and cursed, "You...you treat the second girl's marriage as a business, which is fine, but you've brought this upon me!"

Jia She knew that his plan was exposed and he had just gotten into big trouble, so he didn't dare to argue. He could only hang his head and act like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Grandmother Jia scolded for a long time, but Jia She did not seem to be remorseful, and she was already exhausted.

Knowing that his eldest son was hopeless, he waved his hand and said weakly, "Forget it! Go back and return the remaining silver, and then reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. Without my order, you are not allowed to leave for even a single step, or you will cause trouble for the family again!"

Then she pointed at Madam Xing and said, "You too! You dare to follow him in such a matter? Keep a close eye on him. If he causes any more trouble, your job as a daughter-in-law will be over!"

"Hey! Hey!"

Mrs. Xing responded repeatedly but secretly complained in her heart, "If you can't control me, how dare I control you?"
Besides, if things go wrong this time, I don’t know what will happen to me.

He followed Jia She back to the east courtyard with a worried heart.

Before she returned to the main room, Jia She raised his foot and kicked her to the ground.

"You! How did you promise me? If you hadn't been so clever and insisted on arranging it with Lian Er, how could a maid have gotten away with it with me, the master, watching outside? Now not only has the job gone wrong, but you have to give up the money you got! Tell me, how do you want the master to punish you?"

"Master!" Madam Xing said in a sad voice, "How can Brother Yi be so easy to control? It's a blessing that the second girl is fine today, otherwise how could we cover it up? If he really tells the emperor about this, it will be no joke!"

"Bullshit!" Jia She stepped on her belly and said angrily, "How dare you say that? In today's situation, he has already said that he wants to marry the second girl. If it really happens, are you afraid that he won't go along with it?"

Madam Xing felt pain but dared not cry out. She only said in a plaintive voice, "The master just wanted to arrange this marriage. Although there were some problems, it was finally done. The second girl was pleasing to him because I helped her a lot. Even if I didn't have any credit, I worked hard..."

"If it weren't for this, would the master still tolerate you?"

Mrs. Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard the tone soften.

Unexpectedly, Jia She changed the subject and said, "But! If you hadn't been so clever, how would the old lady have known? The master has no money on hand, and now he is under house arrest. Even if he wants to go out to borrow money, he can't go out. You have to find a way to make up for this hole!"

It's not that he couldn't even come up with more than two thousand taels, he just couldn't bear to give up what he had obtained.

Take the opportunity to pass the blame to Mrs. Xing.

"Master! You know how poor I am, how can I fill this hole?"

"You don't have any? Isn't your mother's family's property still in your hands? Can you sell it off and still not make up for it?"

"The master also said that I am only in charge of this little property of my mother's family. Sooner or later, I will have to return it to my brother and sister-in-law. If I sell it, how can I face my brother and sister-in-law when they come to visit me in the future?"

"Since this property is in your hands, it naturally belongs to you. Who do they think they are? Do they dare to take it by force?"

Speaking of which, Mrs. Xing, the eldest wife, was really frustrated.

In her early years, because her brother was not ambitious and she became the concubine of the Rongguo Mansion, her parents were worried that their son would squander the family property, so they gave the property to her for trusteeship.

However, Jia She is a man who cannot stand the sight of money.

Knowing that Mrs. Xing had such an extra income, he would inevitably set his sights on her, always finding ways to find her weaknesses and squeeze some of her money for his own spending.

She had not saved much money as the eldest wife over the years, but had spent a lot of money from her parents' family. "Master! This is not possible! These few properties have helped you with your expenses over the years. If you sell them off, you will lose an income in the future!"

Because the silver she sent back was always less, her brother and sister-in-law were already dissatisfied. If they knew that she took the money out to sell, they would probably make a big fuss.

She knew that Jia She was not so easy to talk to, so she had to adopt a roundabout tactic, under the pretext of not exhausting all the fish in the pond, in an attempt to fool people temporarily.

After she said that, Jia She was indeed a little reluctant.

Although that little bit of silver was not enough to fill his stomach, if you counted it carefully, it helped him marry a few concubines.

He thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Forget it! If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Master, I'll give you another idea."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Mrs. Xing thought she had escaped a disaster, but before she could be happy, she was surprised to find that she could not escape the disaster again, and the debt still fell on her head.

However, it is always good to be able to preserve my mother's family property, so I can only wait anxiously for Jia She's next move.

Jia She did not keep the secret and said directly: "We don't have this silver, but our son-in-law does! This little silver is just a drop in the bucket for him. You can ask him for it, and it will be settled, right?"

"Ah?" Mrs. Xing never expected that Jia She would come up with such a trick, and she was speechless.

After being stunned for a long time, she finally recovered and complained, "Master! This happened just now, how can I have the face to go to him? Besides...besides, he is probably blaming us so much that he can't even blame us, how can he be willing to pay for us?"

"How would you know if you don't try? Before, could you have imagined that he would be willing to marry the second girl?"

"This..." These words left Mrs. Xing speechless.

"Although the second girl hasn't married yet, he has acknowledged the marriage in front of the old lady. We are also his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Isn't it reasonable to ask him for some money? Besides, if he hadn't been so nosy, why would the old lady ask me to return the money?"

Jia She became more and more confident as he spoke, "Isn't Siqi the granddaughter of your concubine? If it weren't for our help, how could she have gotten married first? Since she has taken advantage of us, she should be grateful and repay the kindness. Didn't your concubine say before? She will be available whenever you call. You should say hello to her first, and then take her with you. Ask her to say a few good words for you. Then lower your status. How could he not even give her this little face?"

"This... is this really possible? I won't be kicked out by others, right?"

"How could it be?" Jia She swore, "Even though the second girl is not your biological child, you are still her mother. If he wants to protect you, why would he ask people to shoo you away?"

"But..." Mrs. Xing was still a little hesitant.

"But what!"

Jia She was already a little impatient, and said with a stern face: "I can't delay the old lady for too long. It's already this time, and you are still acting like the eldest lady. Can't you put on the shame?"

"Then let me try?" Mrs. Xing said cautiously.

"Ok!"

Seeing that Mrs. Xing agreed, Jia She nodded in satisfaction and said, "In my opinion, he is just a little upset and said a few harsh words. You just have to bear with it and try your best to smooth his mood."

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(End of this chapter)