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The old lady hesitated, mainly because she didn't want to make a big fuss and then be gossiped about behind her back. She was quite unwilling.

"The manor still needs to show some appreciation!"

Jia Huan couldn't help but speak up: "We must give the imperial court an explanation!"

“Once something happens, it needs to be dealt with, otherwise the authorities will have to handle it for us, which will be embarrassing, and there might even be some oversights!”

Chapter 81 Taking Advantage of a Crisis (Please Add to Favorites)

After much discussion, the old lady's opinion ultimately prevailed.

It was handled internally, without much drastic change!

If a servant boy committed a crime, his entire family would be sent to an estate outside the city, which was a rather severe punishment, especially for servant boys who were used to being pampered in the Rong Mansion.

Of course, to outsiders, such a punishment is far too lenient.

Various opinions and criticisms almost overwhelmed the Rong Mansion.

Fortunately, the Rong family had gotten used to living their own quiet lives behind closed doors and didn't care about the rumors outside, or rather, they chose to be selectively deaf. Who would dare to come knocking on their door?

As for the Rong family's sons, they've been keeping a low profile lately, fearing they might be sent to the estate and never return.

Fortunately, Ma Yuan didn't dwell on the matter, otherwise the Rong family would have had a hard time extricating themselves.

"How's the matter going? Have you bought all the land and shops?"

In the main hall of the small martial arts school, Jia Huan sat at the head of the table, looking down at Ni Er, his blood uncle Zhao Guoji, and others, and asked them directly.

"Third Master Huan, the matter has been taken care of!"

Ni Er smiled and said, "Those guys feel they're in deep trouble, so they're rushing to sell off their farmland and shops at rock-bottom prices, much lower than normal!"

"If you hadn't instructed me to be quick and avoid any unforeseen complications, I could have negotiated the price down by ten or twenty percent!"

As he said this, his face was full of pride, and he took out a stack of documents from his pocket and presented them to the emperor.

Jia Huan took it, examined it carefully, and exclaimed in surprise, "There are actually more than a hundred acres of farmland?"

"These guys really know how to leverage opportunities!"

He handed the contracts to his blood uncle, Zhao Guoji, and instructed him, "Go to the yamen later and have all these contracts converted into official red contracts to avoid any complications!"

"I'll take care of it, Huan-ge'er, don't worry!"

Zhao Guoji nodded repeatedly, then pondered for a moment and whispered, "Aren't we going a bit too far by doing this? It wouldn't be good if the news got back to the manor!"

"What's the big deal about whether it's acceptable or not?"

Waving his hand to indicate that there was no problem, Jia Huan sneered, "Are those servants allowed to undermine the family's mansion, while we're considered traitors for taking advantage of others?"

"Anyone who's not convinced and wants to cause trouble, well, let's see how tough they are!"

"that is!"

Ni Er loudly echoed, "With Master Huan's current power, even if Lai Da comes knocking on the door, he'll be beaten to a pulp. The situation outside is different from that inside the Rong Mansion!"

"indeed!"

Jia Huan smiled leisurely and said, "Uncle, just go about your business. There are plenty of people to handle the fighting, killing, and scheming!"

"It's good that you know what's going on, Huan-ge'er!"

Zhao Guoji didn't waste any more words. He was also feeling some psychological pressure facing Jia Huan at this moment.

He is an honest man after all, and he has not yet adapted to his new identity and environment. He continues to do his job honestly and conscientiously, only his living conditions are much better than before.

It's normal for a person to feel quite wary of the thugs who occasionally come to the small martial arts school, but Jia Huan, at such a young age, is able to suppress them, which shows how impressive he is.

If Madam Wang, who had just suffered a large financial loss, knew what was happening at the small martial arts school, she would probably fly into a rage and teach Jia Huan a lesson.

Jia Huan didn't take the impeachment of the two masters of the Rong Mansion too seriously, or rather, he had been mentally prepared for it; it was just that the matter actually happened.

Crucially, some of the misdeeds committed by the servants of the household were also brought to light.

Jia Huan immediately realized this was a good opportunity to get a bargain, so he sent Ni Er and a few reliable thugs to quickly and cheaply acquire the hundreds of acres of farmland and five shops that the servants, who had been named and accused of wrongdoing, had obtained through various means.

To be honest, it certainly qualifies as profiting from someone's misfortune!

However, if the targets of their looting were the servants of the household who held some minor power, then they would have no qualms about taking advantage of the chaos.

If he could, he would want to get something for free.

Jia Huan had previously inquired about the price of farmland outside the city; even the worst plot of land cost around ten taels of silver per mu.

Ordinary farmland costs about twenty taels of silver per mu, while the best farmland costs fifty taels of silver per mu!

The key issue is that farmland outside the city is basically available but not for sale; it's extremely difficult to buy.

With powerful and influential people gathering in the capital, the fields outside the city were naturally divided up very quickly.

The Rong family's estates were large farms, each covering thousands of acres, with enough tenants to form a small village of dozens of households.

One can only imagine how much effort it took for some of the Rong family's servants to acquire hundreds of acres of land, and to what extent they could exploit the Rong family's name outside the home.

At normal market prices, these fields would cost more than two thousand two hundred taels of silver!

Including the five shops in the city, their total value is over five thousand taels!

Ni Er and his men captured it for only 2,700 taels of silver, a price that would make those servants so frustrated they'd vomit blood.

And none of these unfortunate servants were truly in charge!

He was just one of many external stewards, and his power was not very great.

Even so, their land and shops combined amounted to over five thousand taels of silver. If all their family assets were included, they probably wouldn't be able to hold onto even ten or twenty thousand.

These guys really don't hold back at all when it comes to undermining the Rong family!

How could Jia Huan possibly have any psychological burden when he squeezed every last drop of profit out of them?

The current impeachment turmoil has not affected Chief Steward Lai or the four stewards in the mansion, which is a bit of a pity for Jia Huan, as these guys are truly rolling in money.

It can only be said that these guys are quite clever, or perhaps Ma Yuan's side found out but dared not expose it easily.

However, several of Madam Wang's confidants were completely unlucky this time, having been dragged into this mess. They'll probably face repercussions from the old lady. She might be able to fool the naive and unsophisticated Second Master Zheng, but how could she possibly fool the old lady?

"Third Master Huan, should we keep a close eye on the servants at the Ning family residence?"

Ni Er was in high spirits at this moment. Seeing that Jia Huan was in a good mood, he boldly suggested, "The evil deeds committed by the servants in the Ning Mansion have been exposed even more, and I'm afraid that everyone is already in a state of panic!"

"I've heard that Master Zhen of the Ning family has a bad temper, and it's likely that several of the Ning family's servants will die. This is the perfect opportunity for us to strike and take advantage of the situation!"

"Let's wait and see!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "This time, Brother Zhen from the Ning Mansion has suffered the most, and he's in a very bad mood right now!"

"Trying to provoke him at this time could very well trigger fierce suppression and a backlash!"

"Don't think you're being discreet. You should know that the foundation of a century-old family is beyond your imagination!"

Chapter 82 Intrigue and Schemes (Please add to your favorites)

What does it mean to be unlucky? Jia Zhen's experience is the best proof!

The Vice Minister of Revenue impeached a number of key figures in the Jia family in the capital. However, the impeachments against the Second Master Zheng and the First Master She were merely symbolic and ineffective.

It's like nitpicking; there's really no threat at all!

But Jia Zhen was also impeached; there were too many flaws in his character, you could find them all at once.

He was lustful and frequented brothels, and even occasionally visited the Nanfeng Pavilion.

He was addicted to gambling, not only frequently betting large sums of money at famous gambling dens in the capital, but also often inviting a group of noble sons to gamble at his home.

Due to the lack of proper management of the household, many of the Ning family's sons misbehaved and committed crimes outside the home.

As the head of the household, Jia Zhen not only failed to notice and restrain the situation in time, but also frequently shielded and indulged them, interfering with the normal operations of the government offices.

He was vicious and cruel, treating human life as worthless. He would kill people at the slightest dissatisfaction. Several ordinary people were beaten to death by his servants and bodyguards for various reasons.

In addition, there are other things such as riding horses in the street and having an ambiguous relationship with one's daughter-in-law.

Furthermore, the sons born into the Ning family committed numerous misdeeds outside, and all the blame was placed on Jia Zhen.

This really put Jia Zhen in a very difficult position!

Upon seeing the memorial impeaching Jia Zhen, the emperor was quite displeased and even angrily denounced him as "unworthy of being called a son."

Furthermore, he was ordered to immediately submit a memorial to "defend himself," otherwise the law would be merciless!

That's why you should never act too recklessly, no matter how proud you are.

If something goes wrong, it could lead to a tragic and irreversible end!

This time, Jia Zhen was almost killed by Ma Yuan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, with a single blow!

This is no joke. If the current emperor seizes the opportunity to make a fuss, given the messes Jia Zhen has made, there's simply no way he can cover it up.

However, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was relentless in his pursuit of Jia Zhen, determined to get him into prison, which was quite frightening.

At least, Jia Zhen was terrified at this moment!

It is said that in a fit of rage, Jia Zhen beat five stewards of the Ning Mansion to death in one go.