There are no secrets in the Rong Mansion, let alone the big bosses who have not deliberately concealed them.
Therefore, the news that the construction of the Provincial Courtyard was hosted by the Ning Mansion spread throughout the Rong Mansion immediately, causing an uproar.
"The old lady doesn't know what she thinks!"
In his spare time, the chief steward Lai Da met Lin Zhixiao, one of the four chief stewards. Knowing that this man was not a talkative, he couldn't help but mutter: "Why should Ning Mansion be in charge of the affairs of Rong Mansion?"
"It's not a rumor, but the intention of the empress in the palace?"
Lin Zhixiao couldn't hold back and muttered: "Even the second wife didn't object, it's obviously true!"
"Hey, the empress in the palace..."
Lai Da really wanted to say a few words, but he swallowed them back.
Even if he has a big face, he doesn't dare to talk about the empress in the palace easily.
Her son-in-law Leng Zixing opened an antique shop, and most of the antiques in it were imported from Rongfu and were "reported as damaged".
If it can be recovered through other means, then wouldn’t the Provincial Family Courtyard’s money be in vain?
"This is just one item!"
Wang Xifeng is not stingy, after all, most of Lian Er's other income is in her hands, and she is not worried that her dowry will be wasted.
You can collect what should be collected, but you must not take the money that should not be collected.
When Zhou Rui's family talked about this, their eyes lit up with great interest: "There are also rockeries, rocks, flowers, plants and trees to decorate the courtyard. Each of these can save a lot of money!"
By this method alone, about 200,000 taels of property were recovered.
But the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family, Leng Zixing, lived a very comfortable life by selling antiques. He was considered a wealthy family in the capital.
At least, the old lady knew what was going on.
"Madam, we can't let Ning Mansion take all the responsibility, right?"
It's funny to say that the construction of the provincial residence has aroused considerable concern among the ladies and children in the mansion.
Although Lai Da was very dissatisfied, seeing that my mother was so serious about her matter, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Mrs. Wang was moved, and she took out so much herself.
There are endless problems such as theft, alcoholism, laziness, etc. When it comes to having children at home, any one of them is difficult for the owner to accept.
Aunt Lai said: "However, as the chief steward of Rong Mansion, you can still intervene!"
"Even if the empress in the palace opens her mouth, the old lady and the second lady are the elders after all. If there is no reason to persuade them, it will not work!"
When it got late, Lai Da returned to his home, found his old mother, and talked about the matter. Finally, he said depressedly: "I really didn't expect that the construction of the provincial residence would fall into the hands of Ning Mansion!
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Jia Rong said with a smile: "How could they get their hands on the construction of the provincial residence? Do you really think that all the money was blown by the wind?"
Lai Da's face condensed and he said in a deep voice: "It is said that the old lady and the others invited the man from the Ning Mansion to come over. When they left, the eldest master and the second master looked very ugly. They don't know what happened?"
Grandma Lai was taken aback, shook her head and said, "It seems that if you don't understand some things clearly, you shouldn't act rashly!"
"This time, you are willing to hand over such a large project to the Ning Mansion. It is not an easy matter!"
Otherwise, with her power-loving temperament, I am afraid she will not miss the opportunity to build a provincial residence, and she will definitely have a good time.
Qin Keqing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't suppress the situation!"
Jia Rong didn't believe it. The old lady in Rong Mansion had not heard the news.
This was indeed the case. Although she felt unhappy, for the sake of money, Mrs. Wang didn't care about anything. Instead, she asked how to operate.
"If that doesn't work, I'll go to the old lady myself and inquire about it to see what's going on?"
If word spreads and the palace hears about it, he won't have much to gain from it. Laida is well aware of this.
She reminded carefully: "There are a lot of benefits in it!"
Others don't know much about Rong Mansion's family background, and Lai Da, as the general manager, still has some vague ideas. The money in the public treasury does not seem to be much, but there are a lot of good things in the public treasury, worth millions.
Zhou Rui's family didn't notice, and said hurriedly: "Just the materials alone, if done well, you can get at least one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Royal perception?"
"Send another group of elite guards trained by Zhuangzi. Let's see if the son of the Rongfu family has the courage to reach out!"
The casual wear and tear alone is comparable to the entire property of a moderate landowner.
Even Lian Er and his wife wrote letters to explain the matter clearly. If the money can be released, they should not get involved randomly in the construction of the provincial residence.
Don't look at Lin Zhixiao in front of you, who is said to be deaf. If he becomes one of the four chief stewards of Rong Mansion, will he be a simple thing?
It is strange to say that the Ning Mansion was clearly trying to reorganize the family and have children, which caused quite a stir and exposed quite a few problems.
"Leave it to Xue Baochai?"
It's just a pity that the second brother suffered a big setback at the Ning Mansion!
Otherwise, if the two brothers control the position of the chief steward of Ning Rong's second house, they can at least make a fortune of millions.
But even so, the total value of 200,000 taels of silver, plus some properties and land deeds, was close to 500,000 taels.
There is no way, Lian Er has been strictly controlled by Jia Rong since he became an official, and he is quite clean when it comes to money.
The Rong family is much richer than the Ning family for having children, so the old lady should know that.
A large number of antique ornaments are lost or reported damaged in Rongfu every year, and their value is at least several thousand taels.
Since you are in the antique business, you naturally have your own connections and connections.
"You can just say this kind of angry words at home, don't say it outside!"
"What benefit?"
The turbulent undercurrents in the back house of Rong Mansion reached Jia Rong's ears immediately through Qin Keqing's mouth.
At this time, I became a member of the Jinmen Daotai, and I got an extra share of the port's dividends, which added up to tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, which was quite a lot.
After all, this is not your own mansion. If you want to use forceful tactics, you have to consider whether the owner is willing or not.
Otherwise, how could his house be so big and magnificent? It was all piled up with a lot of money.
There are many things, but those captured by the first generation Rong Guo Gong on the battlefield are all treasures that cannot be bought with a lot of money.
"Then what are you going to do? The family in Rong Mansion is not easy to deal with!"
Is it an exaggeration? It’s not an exaggeration at all!
Most of the antique ornaments in the mansion are the trophies of the two previous princes and the filial piety of their subordinates. They are not of concern to the mansion at all.
The Pardon Master spent one hundred thousand taels to sponsor the construction of the provincial residence, which was naturally very heartbreaking.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "This project will be carried out by the Xue family. As for the specific planning and construction, according to the previous model, outstanding female students will participate!"
He didn't say anything more, shook his head and left with his hands behind his back, leaving only Lin Zhixiao who was a little confused and a little regretful.
Those rules were really strict. After all, it was considered a semi-military management. Anyway, after hearing it, she felt that she couldn't stand it.
Not counting the personal banknotes that were taken away by the reorganized stewards. That was the result of Ning Mansion's openness.
His world is extremely happy, with the maids in the house surrounding him and the young ladies outside the house being gentle and approachable.
Obviously, the old lady and the others would not be happy.
Coincidentally, the Zhou Rui family, who were Mrs. Wang's number one confidants, also asked about the doubts in their hearts while waiting on Mrs. Wang.
Qin Keqing opened his mouth with a smile, as if he was looking at a joke.
When the time comes, they will all be sold to Rongfu, and they will make a lot of money.
Although the Ning Mansion did not use the means of confiscating the house, the stewards who could be cleared out were only allowed to leave with their basic finances and family members. As for the house they lived in and the belongings inside, it belonged to the master's family.
"The old lady and the second lady have always been dissatisfied with the Ning Mansion!"
"One hundred thousand taels?"
"When mother said that, I remembered something!"
That is to say, he does not have much ability or ambition, and he likes to make friends at a high cost, otherwise it would not be a problem to become a moderately wealthy person.
It's a pity that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Who knew that the construction of the Provincial Family Courtyard was all handed over to the Ning Mansion, so what's the point?
As neighbors, Zhou Rui's family is naturally no stranger to Ning Mansion.
The same is true. His annual official income is only a few thousand taels, which is just enough to cover his family's expenses, leaving little money.
She figured out what Mrs. Wang was thinking. Although she was building a provincial residence for Empress Yuanchun, if there was a chance to make money, Mrs. Wang would not be polite.
Lai Da nodded and said unhappily: "If we really can't get any oil or water, the Ning Mansion won't be able to get any benefits at all!"
As for Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, he will continue to do what he did before.
Zhou Rui's family has already planned this.
"Didn't you hear anything while you were in the mansion?"
Mrs. Wang was interested, but she felt faintly dissatisfied.
"What a bunch of careless guys!"
Speaking of which, a cold smile appeared on his face: "If some guys are really blinded by profit, then I don't need to be polite!"
It can only be said that fortunately Wang Xifeng went out with Lian Er and was tied up with his son, so he could not interfere in the internal affairs of Rong Mansion.
Zhou Rui's family was confused, but felt a little uneasy in their hearts.
Aunt Lai warned: "I don't think things are that simple!"
But so what?
My mother is the old lady’s first confidant, and she has also done a lot of dirty things for her. It is normal to be treated like this.
"If female students join in, there won't be any problems, right?"
At least try it out to see if there is an opportunity to get your hands on it.
It's just that it's hard to take out the money at will, so you can only use Wang Xifeng's dowry money to top it up first.
Even the eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, was instigated by her confidant Wang Shanbao's family and wanted to join in. As a result, she was sprayed bloody by the pardon master.
His name and status in the mansion were not blown out, and he also used his reputation in the mansion to reap benefits outside.
"Oh, there is such a thing?"
Damn it, no matter what happens, once it involves the royal family, it is a big deal, and it is impossible not to be cautious.
Lai Da, why didn't you continue?
With just a few moves, you can collect at least more than 500,000 taels of cash, as well as a larger number of properties and land deeds.
By the way, after Lian Er got the news, he discussed it with Wang Xifeng for a while, and finally came up with 20,000 taels of silver, which was Wang Xifeng's dowry money.
The old lady turned a blind eye to all these.
Just kidding, he doesn't intend to get involved in anything related to the royal family. He was so upset by the deposed prince at the beginning, and he doesn't want to do it again.
Except for not being able to see Sister Lin and Sister Bao often, other things were simply not in his life.
But after Jia Rong scared him, he didn't dare to get involved in this matter at all.
It is also very easy to purchase antique ornaments from outside.
"This matter is a bit complicated. It affects the royal family's perception, so we have to let the Ning Mansion take over!"
It can be said that the construction of the provincial residence has caused quite a stir in the entire Rong Mansion, with children from every family jumping out to fight for benefits.
However, the second master Zheng, who is the head of the family, and the phoenix egg Jia Baoyu, the male servant of the house, were not affected much.
The Zhou Rui family was naturally full of joy, murmuring to Mrs. Wang in this way, their faces full of contentment, as if things were completely under control.
"Don't worry about this!"
Even the Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division have to give him some thin noodles.
"At first, my son was still thinking about taking the opportunity to make some money and renovate the five-in house that our family bought!"
There was also a big piece of antique ornaments that she didn't mention, as this was an opportunity left to her son-in-law.
"We, the two of us, will investigate together and we must find out what's going on!"
"If the Lin family girls, Sanchun, Shi family girls, and Wang family girls are added as deputies, do you think we can hold the position back?"
The only thing Mr. Zheng Er did was to invite Shan Ziye, a famous house designer in Beijing, to help design and build the provincial residence.
"That's fine!"
It is impossible not to be afraid, but for the son-in-law's business and other income, it is impossible for Zhou Rui's family to do nothing.
If I hadn't had a share in the polo league and some of the briquette dividends, I would probably be quite poor.
How could it be possible that the Rong Mansion did not know the situation of the Lai family?
Jia Rong said leisurely: "What if I leave the construction of the provincial residence to Xue Baochai?"
What is a wealthy family? This is a wealthy family.
If given the opportunity to move to his own position as a housekeeper, Lin Zhixiao would definitely not show mercy.
Mrs. Wang did not hide anything and made the matter clearer.
"I've also heard about this. It should be the intention of the empress in the palace!"
Qin Keqing said worriedly: "I'm worried about the Rongfu family having a son and spreading rumors and causing trouble. After all, it's about the reputation of the female students!"
"Then it depends on how strong the old lady's control over Rong Mansion is!"
Jia Rong said disapprovingly: "The reason why I acted like this is because I have a follow-up plan. Don't worry about rumors. If you can't even handle such a small thing, how can you possibly accept my future tasks?"
After saying that, he picked up his son who was crawling and spinning around at his feet...