Jia Mu also thought about this problem, so the money cannot be returned.
If Concubine Zhen could ask for the Emperor's grace, wouldn't they have paid back the money in vain? More importantly, offending the four princes and eight princes would not be of any benefit to the Jia family.
Jia Baoyu has a good relationship with the Prince of Beijing. In the future, if he becomes an official, he will have to rely on the Prince of Beijing to take care of him. Other families can rush to repay their debts, but the Jia family cannot. They have to advance and retreat with the Prince of Beijing.
No matter how you calculate it, the money in the house cannot be returned.
But how to appease Jia She?
Mother Jia never thought of taking out the 600,000 taels that she originally borrowed. To keep the 600,000 taels, she had to ask Mrs. Wang to take out the owed money.
"From the second brother's family, take out the 400,000 taels of silver you borrowed and use it to appease She'er."
"All that silver was sent to the palace for the mother-in-law's use. The wife-in-law can't afford so much silver." Of course Mrs. Wang was unwilling to accept the money in her hand, which was her dowry. So she chose this all-purpose one.
The excuse is that Jia Yuanchun is her biological daughter. Even if she knew it, she could still be forced to give out the money.
Doesn't Mrs. Wang's confidence depend on the empress in the palace? Before knowing the true situation of the empress, Jia Mu must also take care of her face. If her own family does not protect the empress, how can they expect others to protect the empress.
The premise of all this is that the empress is a real empress, and empresses who do not deserve the name will not be treated like this.
"Do you think She'er won't make a fuss and will accept the debt for you? You have to kill the empress to be willing to do it, don't you?"
The best thing about Jia Zheng is that he listens to Jia Mu's words, "If you dare to do harm to the empress, I will divorce you first, you poisonous woman."
Although Jia Mu thought what Jia Zheng said was too serious, she did not say anything to stop her. Since the birth of the empress in the family, Jia Mu has felt unsatisfied in everything. It would be good to take this opportunity to teach Mrs. Wang a lesson.
In this world, one thing defeats another.
There are not many people who can make Mrs. Wang afraid, Jia Zheng is one of them.
Jia Zheng even said that he wanted to divorce his wife, and Mrs. Wang knew that there was no room for change.
"Old lady, I really can't afford it. The most I can offer is 300,000 taels." I originally wanted to say 200,000 taels, but I still didn't dare to say it.
"I don't care what method you use, just take out 400,000 taels and hand it over to the public treasury to appease She'er. If you are not afraid of empress' embarrassment, then don't take a penny." Jia's mother didn't want to be scheming with Mrs. Wang either.
, and the order was made directly to Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree.
Taking out 400,000 taels and putting it in the public treasury will definitely not solve the problem of the virtuous concubine.
"Mother, what should I do with the empress?"
If you can't pay back the money and want a solution, you can only go through the back door.
"I sent someone to see Yu'er and asked her to intercede in front of Prince Zhongshun. Since the prince recognizes her as his adopted daughter, he naturally loves her very much. As long as Yu'er goes to plead with the prince, the prince will naturally not hold back the princess's golden book.
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Jia Mu's tone was full of confidence, but in fact she didn't have much confidence in her heart. The Lin family was Jia Mu's last hope. She couldn't really break the promise of the four princes and eight princes and be the first to come forward to pay back the money.
After all, begging for help is a shameful thing. Going to Lin's house to ask for help, Jia's mother cannot do such a thing. It is best to invite Lin Daiyu and ask for her consent at Jia's house.
But who to send to invite Lin Daiyu became a big problem.
The most suitable person is Wang Xifeng, but Jia Mu doesn't want her to know. After all, he is the daughter-in-law of the first wife, and she and the second wife are not of the same mind. You can see from what happened today.
Besides Wang Xifeng, Jia Mu could not find anyone else.
He had no choice but to send his cronies, Yuanyang, to come forward. As for why he didn't send Aunt Lai, it was because Aunt Lai dared to go to the Lin family. All the servants who had participated in the Lin family's affairs did not dare to go.
In fact, Yuanyang is not willing to go. There is basically no possibility of completing this task. What is the temperament of her second master? How can she not know?
Lin Daiyu is here, and if Jia Baoyu finds out, it won't cause a huge commotion. Even if Mrs. Wang hates Lin Daiyu, she won't dare to do anything to her. As the girl who invited Lin Daiyu here, it's hard to say.
If Lin Daiyu doesn't come, her mission will not be completed, and the girl who cannot complete the mission will not be reused. If she really falls out of favor, she still doesn't know what her fate will be.
In fact, Yuanyang didn't know that Lin Daiyu was waiting for her. If the Jia family didn't come to invite her, it would be hard for the Lin family to send someone there.
Madam Zhen also knew that she couldn't make her daughter's matter a big deal. If it made a big fuss, her daughter would really have no way to survive. Even if she knew that she would meet her daughter soon, she still wanted to confirm it.
After repeated assurances to Lin Daiyu, I finally got this opportunity.
Xue Yan ran to Lin Daiyu's house with a smile, "Miss, the Marquis has sent word that the old lady sent Sister Yuanyang to invite the girl."
"Don't laugh now. This mission depends on you to complete it." Lin Daiyu didn't want to directly conflict with Jia's mother, so she finally decided not to go to Jia's Mansion. She had to hand over the matter of taking Lady Zhen to Jia's Mansion.
Make it for Xue Yan, who is most familiar with Jia's family.
"Don't worry, miss, I promise you won't make any mistakes. I have memorized all the words you taught me." Xueyan had been preparing for this task for a long time. She was afraid that she might not explain clearly, so she specifically asked Lin Daiyu to figure out what to do.
Write it down and keep it in your mind.
Yuanyang had already prepared to be rejected, but unexpectedly he met Lin Daiyu easily. After saying that Jia Mu missed her, Yuanyang took out the letter written by Jia Mu.
Lin Daiyu took the letter, ignored the first paragraph, and looked at the end.
"Sister Yuanyang, it's really unlucky. I have to pay my respects to my adoptive mother and prepare for a party at the palace, so I really can't go to see my grandmother. So, I prepared some food for my grandmother and some gifts for my sisters. I asked
Xue Yan will follow you back and apologize to my grandmother for me."
Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief. It was a good result for Xueyan to follow him to Jia's house, and it was better than she expected.
Not seeing Lin Daiyu, Jia Mu did not hide her disappointment. After asking a few simple questions, she let Xue Yan go down.
Xue Yan didn't say much and said everything that needed to be said. As for what to do, it wasn't something she should consider.
But Xueyan's answer did not satisfy Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
"Old lady, the Lin family obviously doesn't care. Girl Lin has such a good relationship with Prince Zhongshun, how could she not be able to handle such a trivial matter? Although our mother-in-law did not get the gold book, she was also a virtuous concubine canonized by imperial decree. Prince Zhongshun is
He is deliberately trying to embarrass our family."
Jia's mother sat there without saying much. She heard and understood what Xue Yan brought. As long as the Jia family paid back the money, they would immediately enshrine the virtuous concubine in a gold book.
This is a dilemma choice. If you don't return the money, you will offend the emperor, which will in turn affect your own wife. If you return the money, you will offend the alliance of the four princes and eight princes. How will the Jia family face the several big families who are watching and helping each other.
Of these two parties, one is very powerful and can decide the life and death of people like them; the other is deeply intertwined and powerful and cannot be underestimated. No one in the Jia family can afford to offend.
