The emperor handed the secret fold in his hand to Prince Zhongshun.
Prince Zhongshun took one look at it and said, "Is this Lin Ruhai's trick? He has a good sense, and he actually knew that he had abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. But, he just remembered it at this time, don't you think it's too late?"
Wang Tingxuan did not expect that Prince Zhongshun's resentment towards Lin Ruhai was so great. But Lin Ruhai probably didn't offend him, right? Lin Ruhai came to Jiangnan as an official after leaving the Hanlin Academy. Apart from returning to the capital to report on his duties, he never served in the capital.
The emperor asked: "Zhongshun, don't be so prejudiced. What do you think of what he said in the report?"
Prince Zhongshun said: "Brother, is it important what he said in the brochure? The crimes of the four princes and eight princes are too numerous to describe. Even without him, wouldn't we be able to cure them?"
The emperor said: "I have ordered people to check the account books of Jiangnan Salt Administration that Lin Ruhai handed over, and they are true. I did not expect that they were so bold. Jiangnan Salt Administration only handed over 10 million taels of silver to the court.
, those aristocratic families embezzled more than ten million taels."
Zhongshun said: "I admit that Lin Ruhai's talent in salt administration is quite good, but he is the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion. Can what this person says be trusted?"
The emperor turned to Wang Tingxuan and asked, "You have had contact with Lin Ruhai. Do you think his words are credible?"
Wang Tingxuan also saw the secret, and Lin Ruhai's decision was not bad. He was actually willing to donate most of his family wealth in exchange for a chance to survive.
But Wang Tingxuan did not dare to guarantee for him.
At this time, the concept of country has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the hearts of aristocratic families, the concept of family is greater than country.
Lin Ruhai's loyalty to the imperial court really needs to be considered. He is loyal to the Supreme Emperor, which is not entirely the same concept as the imperial court and the country.
Through contact, Wang Tingxuan discovered that Lin Ruhai attached great importance to family ties. The Lin family had no descendants except Lin Daiyu, so Lin Daiyu's weight seemed very heavy. Lin Daiyu's fate largely determined Lin Ruhai's stance.
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But Wang Tingxuan was unwilling to involve a little girl in a power struggle and had no intention of telling the emperor.
Wang Tingxuan said: "Your Majesty, it is actually not important what Lin Ruhai chooses. He alone cannot affect the overall situation. But I believe that if Lin Ruhai can really abandon the darkness and turn to the light, then a lot of troubles will be reduced in the future."
The emperor quickly made a decision and said: "Although Lin Ruhai is a bit pedantic, his ability is still good and he has no stain on himself. In this case, I will give him a chance. Tingxuan, I will send someone to Jiangnan to take over Lin Ruhai's property. You
Follow me too."
At the same time, there was also a paper in the residence of the Supreme Emperor, also sent by Lin Ruhai. The content of the paper was about the resignation of the Salt Patrol Censor. Lin Ruhai used the reason that his health was not fully recovered, and hoped that the Supreme Emperor would allow him to return to Beijing to recuperate.
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After a long time, the Supreme Emperor said: "That's all. Send this document to the Emperor and say that I agree. Lin Ruhai is also a veteran of the imperial court. He has always made outstanding achievements. Let's arrange a decent place for him."
After the Supreme Emperor finished speaking, he began to close his eyes and rest his mind while others completed the tasks he assigned.
Just talking about Jia Lian, after leaving Yangzhou, he was not in the mood to have fun everywhere, so he rushed back to the capital regardless of fatigue.
When Wang Xifeng heard that Jia Lian was back, she finally let go of the pressure in her heart. Originally, this trip to Yangzhou was considered a good job. If it went well, the life of Jia's family would be much easier. Who knows if there will be an accident or whether they did it right?
After what needs to be done.
If Lin Ruhai was more cruel, Wang Xifeng would be as widowed as Li Wan.
No matter what, she was relieved that Jia Lian was back. Wang Xifeng and Ping'er hurried to the upper room, knowing that Jia Lian had to take care of the old lady's business before returning to the hospital. He had something to worry about and his steps were slow.
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Pearl, the second-class girl next to Jia Mu, stood in the flower hall outside. When she saw Wang Xifeng, she shouted inside: "Second Mistress Lian is here." Pearl and Heping'er had always had a good relationship, so she whispered to the master and servant again.
: "Madam, all the ladies are inside!"
Wang Xifeng quickly straightened her clothes, while Ping'er raised the bead curtain on one side.
"Ancestor, I'm late."
Wang Xifeng's ability as a housekeeper was good, and Jia's mother was quite tolerant of her. She said with a smile: "I didn't come to my place earlier even if I knew your second master was coming back!"
This was meant to be a joke by Mother Jia to express her closeness to Wang Xifeng. However, this display of closeness made Mrs. Xing very uncomfortable. Mrs.
.However, she was born into a family of a fifth-grade official, and her family was very poor. She was not capable of running the Rongguo Mansion, and she became the object of ridicule by her slaves.
As the heir to the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She had little say in the family. The family property of the Rongguo Mansion was handed over to the second wife by Jia's mother. Instead of looking for fault in himself, Jia She resented Mrs.
In order to live a good life in Rongguo Mansion, Mrs.
Even better than the eldest wife like her, one can imagine the resentment in Mrs. Xing's heart.
When Jia Lian married a daughter-in-law who was also Mrs. Wang's niece, she never regarded her as a serious mother-in-law, which aroused Mrs. Xing's dissatisfaction even more. When no one was paying attention, Mrs. Xing glared at Wang Xifeng fiercely.
Mrs. Xing's performance was noticed by the maids around her, and no one took her seriously.
Jia's mother asked Jia Lian who was standing in the middle: "Now that everyone is here, you can talk about what happened in Yangzhou and what went wrong. Your uncle Lin is doing well, how could he suddenly go back on his word? Are you here?"
What did Yangzhou do to offend Mr. Lin?"
After listening to Jia Mu's scolding, Jia Lian didn't know how to answer. Uncle Lin had recovered from his illness, so why would he give the Lin family's property to the Jia family?
The current posture did not give Jia Lian any room to refuse, and Wang Xifeng kept winking at him, asking him to speak up quickly and not to offend Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
Jia Lian closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, thinking that it had nothing to do with me anyway, and whoever caused trouble would be dealt with.
"The servants of our family have indeed done a lot of outrageous things in the Lin family. Uncle Lin has the evidence. I don't have the shame to look at the evidence. Old lady, madam, you should ask Aunt Lai and Zhou Rui's family."
Mrs.
The expressions of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang changed instantly, and they kept complaining in their hearts that Jia Lian was not as good as Baoyu. How could such a thing be said at this time? It was not a glorious thing.
After all, Jia Mu had experienced a lot and said, "Who asked you to say this? I'm just asking you why Mr. Lin did this."
Jia Lian didn't want to say it and didn't dare to say it.
Mrs. Wang said: "Did you do something stupid again? Our family helped Mr. Lin, and that was his permission. Even if the slave did something wrong, he would not fall out with our family."
Jia Lian raised his head and looked at the maids around him, wanting to signal them to go out.
Mrs. Wang didn't give him a chance at all and said: "Is there anything you can't say? You have the guts to do something embarrassing, are you afraid that others will know?"
There was no other way, Jia Lian said: "The ginseng in Ginseng Yangrong Pills cannot be used."
