Chapter 852 Xia Jingui is in the Rongguo Mansion, and Uncle Zhongqin takes office in Songjiangbu
When he returned, Baoyu was searching for rouge. When he saw Xia Jingui coming back, he nodded and said, "Sister is back? Why did it take so long?"
Xia Jingui frowned when he saw Baoyu applying rouge, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
It is said outside that this Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth, and he is the younger brother of the imperial concubine. He is a man of great fortune.
But after getting married for a month or two, he only read some leisure books, made rouge and gouache, and tended flowers and plants. He didn't look like a rich man at all, and he turned out to be an ignorant boy.
Can a person like this still achieve great things?
God is so blind!
However, Xia Jingui married Baoyu not for Baoyu's good fortune in Hubei, but for her own future.
So he suppressed the sneer in his heart, his face was gentle, and while calling someone to change clothes, he said: "I am talking about a maid named Qingwen who was before the second master. A woman came in to say hello, saying that Qingwen was getting married in the countryside.
Now that I have a son and a daughter, my life is very stable."
Baoyu smiled and said: "I know this. When she got married, I asked my second sister-in-law to send her gifts. Now she just wants to live a good life."
He paused, suddenly turned around and looked at Xia Jingui, and said very solemnly: "Qingwen is a good girl. She left Rongguo Mansion innocently."
After hearing this, Xia Jingui couldn't help but glance at Baoyu. Seeing that he was still concentrating on making rouge after saying this, he sighed in his heart: As a person, Baoyu is a hundred times stronger than the ordinary dude, but in terms of
In terms of ability, he really didn't know how to make progress. So he walked over and said, "Why is the second master doing rouge again? Didn't he do a lot before? Why are he still doing it today?"
Baoyu immediately replied: "I have already done what I did before..."
In fact, all the rouge gouache he made before was entrusted to Sister Feng to sell.
Because he knew that all the treasures in his yard had fallen into the maid's home, and he was reluctant to deal with them, he had no choice but to think of some ways to make money.
But after all, he is not a fool. He can see the situation at home, and he also knows that his wife is not a fuel-saving lamp.
If she were to know that she had private money, I'm afraid she would rather make a noise and make it known to everyone than let her keep it.
So he changed his words and said: "Ziying and the others gave away what I made before. So I have to make it again today. I also made some pens with various floral fragrances."
Ink, look, this is rose ink, this is osmanthus ink, this is orchid ink, and peach blossom ink, etc., paired with the corresponding sign paper, these things are very popular. By the way, sister, what kind of scented ink do you like?
, I made it for you."
Before Xia Jingui could say anything, Xi Ren said from the side: "Second Grandma, you can take care of the Second Master. You can do these things as long as you want. I haven't read a few pages of the serious book. What will happen to the Master when he comes back to take the exam?"
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Baoyu suddenly lost interest and said coldly: "I'm talking to your second grandma, why are you interrupting? Are you becoming more and more unruly?"
Xiren felt aggrieved because she was not doing it for the sake of her second master.
Xia Jingui thought for a while and said: "Second Master, what Xiren said is correct. You can just do these things in your free time. How can you do them all day long? If Second Master is tired from doing this, my wife knows
Aren’t you heartbroken to death?”
Baoyu waved his hands and said: "If these things are well made, they can have many benefits. Besides, I am a man, so I have to find a way to help you live a stable life in the future."
Xia Jingui was shocked and couldn't help but look at Baoyu.
She had been with Baoyu for a month or two, but she didn't expect Baoyu to say such a thing.
Although she was coveting the title and family background of Rongguo Mansion, she still wanted to capture her husband's heart. At this time, she had a vague idea in her mind, but she was not sure, so she couldn't say anything, so she said: "Second Master, I have
That's fine. Just don't be too tired. It's the same thing if you take a break before doing it again." Then he wiped Baoyu's face with a handkerchief: "Look, you are sweating." He shouted again: "
Baochan, bring water for the second master to wash himself."
Baoyu smiled and said, "Sister, there's no need to be busy. I'm just sweating so much. It doesn't matter."
Xia Jingui smiled softly and said, "Why don't you bother me? It's freezing after drying, so I'm going to catch a cold." Just as he was talking, Bao Chan came in with some water, and Xia Jingui personally helped Bao Yu wash up.
Baoyu smiled and said: "There is no need for my sister to do it herself. Let them do it."
Xia Jingui kept moving and said with a smile: "Nothing happened anyway. Besides, you are the father-in-law, so it is my duty to serve you."
The two were chatting and laughing constantly, without the quarrel they had a month ago at all, as if they were a couple still in the honeymoon stage.
Xiren watched with sadness: Baoyu, he only has the second mistress Jin in his eyes now. He comforted himself by saying: They are just newly married, it is normal for them to be intimate. As time goes by, Baoyu will get used to it, and they will
Think of the old relationship and treat yourself well again.
But before Xiren could adjust his emotions, Zhou Rui's family came to the door with a group of women: "My wife said that the eldest maids are getting older and it's time to go out and mate."
Xiren and the others had no choice but to be frightened. When someone from Zhou Rui's family came to pull him, Fang realized what he was doing and hurriedly broke away from his mother-in-law, who was holding him. He knelt at the feet of Baoyu Xia Jingui, who had rushed over after hearing the news.
Bian cried and said: "I don't want to go out even if I die. I beg the second master and the second grandma to please keep me here for the sake of our past friendship."
Xia Jingui looked at Baoyu in embarrassment. Baoyu sighed and asked Zhou Rui's family: "Is this what your wife meant?"
Zhou Rui's family replied respectfully: "Yes. My predecessor Li's mother came into the house to say hello and talked about some past events. When my wife heard about it, she said that the second master was also married now, and the second grandma was taking care of her.
There is no need for so many maids, so I ordered the old slave to come and send them out to be matched with others."
When Baoyu heard about it, he knew that the previous incident of attacking them had happened, so he nodded and said: "They have served me for a while, so they should go out well. I don't want those women and the like. Mom goes back
Tell your wife to let them pack their things and let their family come and take her out tomorrow."
Zhou Rui's family was a little embarrassed when they heard about it. Xia Jingui said hurriedly: "Mom, let's go back to my wife first. There is no need to be embarrassed. The second master and I will go over and talk to my wife in person later."
Only then did Zhou Rui's family bow and leave first with their wives.
Xia Jingui then asked someone to bring him clothes and face to help him and Baoyu change clothes.
Xiren and the others knelt on the ground, their hearts filled with despair. Xiren cried, "Is the second master really so cruel that he doesn't miss his old feelings at all?"
Baoyu glanced at her, walked out and passed by them and said: "If I really didn't miss the old relationship, I would have been upset when the incident with Qingwen and Fangguan came out. Even those coins, I didn't care about them anymore, right?"
"?" After saying that, he strode out following Xia Jingui.
Xiren's face turned pale and he fell to the ground, crying bitterly.
Xia Jingui was slightly startled and glanced at Baoyu, but said nothing.
She had carefully inquired about Qingwen's affairs, and now that she thought about it, she couldn't escape her relationship with Xiren.
Rongxi Hall.
Mrs. Wang was waiting for Baoyu and Xia Jingui. When she saw them arriving hand in hand, she said without waiting for them to say hello, "I'm going to get rid of those unruly ones. Why do you want to keep them here for this day because of old friendship?"
Xia Jingui said with a smile: "Mrs. Rong Zhen, if she is in our little Xia family, she will just resign. But how can Rongguo Mansion be compared with a small family? Although my daughter-in-law has just entered the house, she also knows that our family has always been charitable.
Now, these girls have also served the second master with all their heart. The second master is thinking about the old relationship and wants them to go out decently. This is in line with our family's usual style, isn't it? The wife just thinks of the second master.
Come on, let him go."
Mrs. Wang looked at Baoyu. Baoyu didn't say anything. He knelt down and kowtowed: "Madam, they followed me for a while. They have no merit but hard work. If they are sent out like this, they will inevitably be abused by others in the future. Please give me a reward."
Have some decency, let them go out properly, and complete the master-servant relationship between them and me."
When Baoyu knelt down, Xia Jingui hurriedly followed him and knelt down.
Mrs. Wang was used to mercy. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law like this, she sighed: "That's all, it's your benefit to think about love. I'm not that unkind. I think you are just Gui girl. You want to let people
Keep them under guard and don't allow them to take advantage of the situation again."
Xia Jingui hurriedly agreed.
On the way back, Baoyu took Xia Jingui's hand and said, "I feel wronged for causing trouble to my sister."
Xia Jingui sighed and said: "Second Master is serious. Since I married you, I will naturally abide by my duty and regard you as my God. After all, we husband and wife are always one. How can we not feel wronged?"
Baoyu nodded and said nothing.
When the girls saw that the situation was irreversible, they couldn't help but cry in their arms. Xiren cried, "I know I can't keep her anymore. The second master and second grandma should at least keep She Yue."
Xia Jingui didn't want to agree, but she thought that after all these maids were sent out, her reputation would inevitably be affected. No matter if She Yue was left behind, she would already be Baoyu's maid. If she becomes pregnant in the future, Mrs.
When you need to carry someone, just move her out, so that no one will block you. Besides, among these people, she is the only one left, and the others will inevitably be dissatisfied. She will be disliked by the wife again, and it will be difficult in the future.
Even if I stay in this room, there won't be any big trouble.
Moreover, when he promotes Baochan in the future, he also has a lesson learned from the past, so that Baochan does not dare to forget his duty.
Thinking about it this way, it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
So Xia Jingui said to Baoyu: "Second Master, if you don't want to listen to the attackers, just leave one behind."
Baoyu was heartbroken and said to Xia Jingui, "You make the decision."
Xia Jingui nodded and asked She Yue to stay, while the others quickly packed their things and left quickly the next morning.
Xiren, Qiu Wen, Biyue and others packed up their luggage miserably and sent people back to deliver the message. Early the next morning, they said goodbye to Baoyu and Xia Jingui and went home.
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The Hua family was shocked when they saw Hua Xiren returning.
Hua Zifang said anxiously: "Sister, what happened? Why are you back?"
Sister-in-law Hua looked confused and asked tentatively: "Is my sister coming back to stay for a while? Or..."
Xiren's tears rolled down his cheeks and he could hardly control himself. After a long while, he said: "Second Grandma has come in. She is virtuous and considerate. Madam rewards us, rewards us big maids... Come out, come out and arrange for yourself." Xiren almost said this.
Heartbreaking: "Brother...it turned out that we thought wrongly, we, we finally climbed too high."
When Sister-in-law Hua heard this, her expression suddenly changed, and she said disdainfully: "Oh, it turns out that she didn't compete for the wife of the wife, so she couldn't be her aunt, so she was kicked out."
It's so shameful to attack people.
Hua Zifang said angrily: "What are you talking about? My sister has just come back and she has worked hard all the way. As a sister-in-law, you don't know how to be considerate, so why are you still making sarcastic remarks here? You don't even look at what time it is now, why don't you go into the kitchen quickly?
Are you ready for dinner?"
Sister-in-law Hua made a "cut" sound, rolled her eyes, and opened the curtain heavily to go into the kitchen to prepare. But this time it would not be as rich and sumptuous as when the attacker came back, with chicken, duck, fish and meat. But it was simple.
A few steamed buns, rice porridge, a bowl of bacon, and the leftovers from the morning were enough to cope with it. Anyway, now that she didn't have any money to supplement her family, she had to consume her own food, so it would be nice if her family was willing to give her a bite of food.
Outside, Hua Zifang comforted Xiren and said, "Sister, don't be sad. It doesn't matter if you come out. Brother, let's arrange your marriage properly. Let's be a straight-faced couple."
Xiren cried and nodded.
Xiren was good-looking and came from a wealthy family. Many people liked her color and style, so as soon as Hua Zifang spread the news, people from all over came to ask for her hand in marriage. Hua Zifang still loved her sister more or less.
He was careful, and the people selected from them were all slightly wealthy farm families. But Xiren was used to staying in Rongguo Mansion, and had long been accustomed to the wealthy life there. He was also used to seeing handsome men like Baoyu, and he didn't care about anything.
A refined farm family? What’s more, all of those men are either dark or vulgar. They are not even as good as the servants in the house, and are they worthy of being married to me? The family that Gu Hua Zifang picked is not even Xiren.
willing.
Once or twice was okay, but after more times, Hua Sister-in-law started gossiping: "Hey, sister, where do you think you are a fairy from? You are so picky, and you don't even think about your age!
At your age, other people's children are running all over the place, but you still stay at your brother's house to eat. You can't carry anything on your shoulders, and you hide in your room and sleep every day. Which girl is as lazy as you?
?We are a small farm family here, not the wealthy Rongguo Mansion. We have no money and cannot afford to support idle people! Ouch, you are still wronged? What? Sister-in-law, I said the wrong thing? Please forgive me.
Girl, your sister-in-law, I am not one of those young masters who can't walk when they see good looks. It's useless for you to treat me like this! Tsk tsk, tsk tsk, let me tell you, how can you still have such an aggrieved face? None of it.
You are a girl, why are you so aggrieved? Pick, pick, pick, pick what to pick? Just be content if you can have such a family. If you delay any longer, the color will be bad, and there will be no such family.
, If you really like wealth so much, why don’t you want to try your best to stay in that mansion? Even if you bump into each other and die, don’t come out! What you can save is a waste of our family’s food!”
Xiren was so embarrassed and angry after being criticized by her sister-in-law. Hua Zifang hurriedly drank her woman, turned around and comforted Xiren: "Your sister-in-law speaks vulgarly, sister, don't take it to heart. It's just sister, your sister-in-law said something right.
You are not young anymore, so you should just make do with some things. We are just farmers here, and they are not very particular. Sister, look, if there is someone who can see through it, just accept it."
Xiren felt sad: In the past, when he went home, his brother and sister-in-law would rush to wait on him. They were so gentle and considerate. Every time he wanted to go back to that house, they were reluctant to leave and wanted to keep him for a while longer; now
Well, they are dissatisfied because he has come out, will not go back, and can no longer help them? His face has changed so quickly, how can he still look like a family member?
People are always like this, so when someone came to talk to her again, she heard that the other person's property was good and that she was well-groomed. Sister-in-law Hua said to Hua Zifang: "Master, it's not that I dislike my sister, but you have also seen it.
The way my sister looks now, she is still thinking about her old relationship with her former young master. According to me, you should not discuss it with her. If you think she is a good person, just make the decision. This is how things like this are originally done.
Which family has the rule that a girl can make her own decisions about her own marriage?"
When Hua Zifang heard about it, she thought for a while and then said: "I listen to you, I will go find out the details of this family. If it turns out that they are good, then I will accept it."
Sister-in-law Hua Fang smiled with satisfaction: "That's it. As the head of the family, I am doing this for my sister's good."
Hua Zifang nodded heavily and went out to find out the news.
When Xiren knew that he was getting married, the sedan chair was already on the way to Hua's house. Xiren was shocked, Hua's sister-in-law held up the red wedding dress and said: "Sister, you'd better put it on quickly, it's so slow.
It’s time to catch up with the auspicious time.”
Xiren said anxiously: "Who is getting married? To whom? Why didn't I hear about it before? Sister-in-law, you can't make your own decisions! Where is my brother? I want to see him!"
Sister-in-law Hua raised her eyebrows and said: "Brother, he went over to check this marriage in person. He saw that the other party was a good person and had a good family fortune, so he agreed. I said sister, until now, you are still in front of me.
What are you pretending to be? You are so dissatisfied, aren't you? You are looking at me and I don't know what you are thinking? Don't talk to me about old feelings. I have been my sister-in-law for so many years. I don't know what your temper is? Damn, most of all
A powerful person with two eyes for wealth and wealth, he talks one thing and acts another, and comes up with endless schemes one after another. He loves to be a two-faced figure and a wallflower. Only your stupid brother believes you and thinks you are a good person.
.In front of me, you'd better save yourself. When you didn't like this person and that person, didn't you just think that he was not handsome enough or rich enough? Now your brother has been looking here and there, and he has found such a handsome person for you.
, your family is rich, what else do you choose? Let me tell you, you have to get married today, whether you are getting married or not. Your brother has bought all the things you brought back as a dowry for you, sister-in-law, I
But he didn’t get a single bit of it, and your brother even put a lot of it in. Your brother does this for you, so think about it yourself.”
After saying that, he put down his clothes, waved his hands and was about to go out. When he came to the door, he turned back and said: "Sister, I call you sister today, but I won't necessarily call you sister tomorrow. Sister, sister-in-law, I will teach you to be good today."
: If you are smart, you will change your clothes and get into the sedan, and live a good life from now on. We will still be sisters-in-law, and I will let your brother interact with you. If you insist on being a left-minded person, then you can do it yourself.
, Sister-in-law, I don’t want to serve you anymore!” After saying that, she slammed the door and walked out.
Xiren sat on the straw mat in the room, weeping in confusion: He thought that his brother was impatient with him, so he wanted to find someone to send him away, but it turned out that he was so attentive. His brother did a good job, if he was so strong
If you twist around, won't you hurt your brother? Besides, looking at my sister-in-law, this family can no longer accommodate me. If I don't get married, I will really have no place to go in the future. But if I just get married, won't I feel ashamed?
What about the friendship between myself and Baoyu?
After countless thoughts and dilemmas, Xi Ren almost broke his intestines.
When Sister-in-law Hua came in again and saw that she hadn't changed her clothes yet, she became impatient. She stepped forward and roughly helped her change her clothes, while muttering: "I really think I am a person. I don't even need to change clothes like this."
He can't do small things well, which shows that he doesn't know how to serve others. He likes to be lazy on weekdays. No wonder he was kicked out..."
Xiren felt aggrieved and was forced onto the sedan chair by his sister-in-law, and was carried to the Jin family that Hua Zifang had arranged. That family was very serious about their work, and they all followed the proper rules. They were also served by maids and servants, so I paid my respects.
After leaving heaven and earth, entering the bridal chamber, and seeing his husband Jin Jia, who was a handsome man, Xiren felt somewhat willing.
After returning from Sanchao, Xiren officially started living in Jin's house. However, Jin's family was not at home every now and then. Occasionally they were home, and they were very sick and refused to be served. They just lay in bed for a few days. Once they recovered,
and ran out again. When Xiren saw this, he was inevitably confused. For some reason, the Jin family's life was affluent, which was comparable to her life in Jia's house, so he acted like an ostrich and did not ask or think more. Until one day
, the Jin family came back with a group of young men from aristocratic families, and even dragged her out to accompany them for a drink, she realized that her husband-in-law was an actor. He used to sing in the homes of wealthy people and accumulated a lot of wealth. Now he has just formed a
He formed a troupe and performed flatteringly in various mansions.
The attacker was really shocked.
Actor? The kind who sings on stage? That is a lowly position, and is inseparable from the role of prostitutes. I heard that many actors with better colors even sleep with their patrons... Xiren suddenly thought: Yes.
, Jin's family came back sick occasionally, it must be because they did such shameful things to accompany their benefactors, which made them feel sick. It made me feel sick: How could I be the wife of such a person? No matter how rich she was,
Nope either.
Xiren wanted to run away, but due to her poor plan, her personal maid secretly reported her to the Jin family. The Jin family then used the tricks in the troupe to teach her a lesson and forced her to follow him.
After a few drinks, Xiren was tortured and sick for several times, and he cried and begged for mercy before letting her go. From then on, Xiren became much more honest, but he still refused to give up. Later, he finally found an opportunity and wanted to go to her mother's house.
Asking for help, he heard that something had happened to his family, and that his brother, sister-in-law, and nephew had all been sold to unknown places. Xiren suddenly felt despair, his money was under control, he had nowhere to go, and no one to rely on. How could he, a weak woman, still survive?
What should I do? I had no choice but to submit to the arrangements of the Jin family and live a life worse than death. Several times, Xiren was tortured so hard that he thought about dying, but he was looking forward to being reunited with his brother and his family one day, so he didn't dare.
Quietly died, but he had no choice but to survive.
Let’s not talk about Xiren’s life, just say that after Xiren Qiu Wen and others left, Xia Jingui’s rear was stable, and he began to march towards the stewardship of the entire Rongguo Mansion.
Although he was in charge of the house as soon as he entered the house, after all, there was a Supreme Emperor like Mrs. Wang over his head, so everything was inconvenient.
But although Mrs. Wang was born in the Wang family, she didn't know a single word when she was gone, and she only saw yellow and white things.
In Xia Jingui's eyes, she is inferior to nothing.
It stands to reason that if you want to bring down your mother-in-law, you need to at least carefully plan and plan every step.
At the very least, you need the support of the old lady.
But Xia Jingui watched with cold eyes, knowing that although the old lady looked down on Mrs. Wang, she also knew that the second bedroom should be used to control the big one, so that she could enjoy her old age in peace.
What's more, there is a queen in the palace, and the old lady will not let herself replace Mrs. Wang.
Otherwise, my sister-in-law Li Wan would not be so aggrieved.
However, Xia Jingui is also used to managing the family, and it is no small matter to cultivate both internal and external aspects.
Ruyi just wanted to deal with Mrs. Wang, who had status but no ordinary brains, so she decided to take a different approach.
So she began to carefully calculate the family's accounts, and easily discovered many tricks done by the former housekeeper Li Wan.
Li Wan was just like a clay Bodhisattva. Her husband died early and she wanted to educate her son to be a talented person. Deep down, she was somewhat isolated from the entire Rongguo Mansion.
So Xia Jingui just frowned slightly and didn't take her seriously.
Even if Li Wan is completely offended as soon as he comes in and doesn't even show his face, so what?
What ability does Li Wan have to fight back?
With her Xia Jingui's extremely generous dowry and the fact that she is the most favored Second Grandma Bao in the house, her skills and power far exceed hers. Why should she be afraid of a widow?
After Xia Jingui thought about it, he made a fuss about it with Baoyu in the name of discussion.
After Baoyu heard about it, his face was stunned: "Sister-in-law, she?"
Xia Jingui said with a frown on his face: "Second Master, what should I do now? There is such a big gap, even if I fill in all my dowry, it won't be enough."
In fact, Xia Jingui gave out one-tenth of her dowry, which was enough to fill the gap. But she was not as mean-spirited as Sister Feng, so how could she use her own dowry to fill the gap in the middle school?
In fact, most wives who are a bit cunning and firm will not do this.
Only Sister Feng who wants to protect this family and has a strong will would do this!
Baoyu wanted to say that he was rich, but after looking at Xia Jingui's calculation, Baoyu shut up consciously: Two or thirty thousand taels of silver, how much income did he earn from Sister Feng's shop? The total was less than one thousand taels.
, how to make up for it?
With no choice, Baoyu went with Xia Jingui to find Mrs. Wang. Xia Jingui hurriedly stopped him and said that he could just report the matter himself. Baoyu was a man and had no reason to take care of the affairs of the inner house.
Baoyu said worriedly: "What if my wife blames my sister?"
Xia Jingui said with a smile: "It's not like I made any mistakes in these accounts. My wife is used to knowing every detail, so how can she blame me? The second master is too worried."
When Baoyu heard about it, he smiled sheepishly.
After Baoyu went out to socialize, Xia Jingui sat quietly for a long time, then personally took the account book to Daoxiang Village, saying that his wife had checked the account book and knew that the elder sister-in-law had been deceived by the servants, and some of the accounts were blurred. She also asked the elder sister-in-law to check herself quickly.
, re-delivery clearly.
Li Wan knew what he had done was revealed as soon as he heard it, and he secretly resented it. Even if he knew that Xia Jingui was being stepped down by her, he still didn't want to see her: My wife will check the account books and know that there are loopholes. It's not like you, the second treasure.
What did grandma do? Why are you pretending to be a good person now? It’s not disgusting.
Humph! As expected, he is from a business background and is obsessed with getting money. If the housekeeper is so strict, sooner or later he will offend the entire Rongguo Mansion.
However, no matter how disgusted he felt in his heart, Li Wan still said calmly and kindly, "My wife is tolerant, I will check myself immediately, and I will give my wife a satisfactory explanation."
When the account book was delivered to Xia Jingui three days later, it turned out that there were many more items that no longer existed.
It’s really a complete breakdown, so that’s all.
Even if she doesn't take Li Wan seriously anymore, she still knows that making a fuss will be very detrimental to her reputation.
She has a long way to go before she can gain a firm foothold in Rongguofu and speak her truth. On this road, a virtuous reputation is very important.
Then Xia Jingui rushed to Rongxi Hall and reported many loopholes in Jia's accounts, pointing them out one by one. She also said many good things for Li Wan, saying that she was used to being virtuous and had been fooled by her servants. Now she has been checked
Many of the servants' vacancies had been made up. However, she found that some of the missing things were connected to her account book. They were things stolen by the group of maids in the past. After the government made up for them, they were dissatisfied and could not see the things.
, and stole it again. This is also a large amount of property. I also asked Mrs. Wang to make the decision and draw up a charter.
Mrs. Wang smiled coldly, said nothing, and asked Xia Jingui to go back first.
Xia Jingui naturally knew that Mrs. Wang was going to use her methods, but she refused to go back.
When I returned home, the matter of searching my property had nothing to do with me.
So she continued: "My daughter-in-law has long heard that my wife manages the family well and advances and retreats as she pleases. I have always been envious of her. Now I have entered the Rongguo Mansion and followed the Buddha. I want to learn one and a half tricks. I also asked my wife to look after my daughter-in-law.
For the sake of humbly asking for advice, let my wife watch and learn."
These words made Mrs. Wang very happy, and she nodded in agreement.
So Mrs. Wang summoned Zhou Rui's family and asked her to take people to copy the autumn pattern.
, went with Zhou Rui’s family.
It was a mighty journey. Zhou Rui's family only brought seven or eight wives, but Xia Jingui's family also had six, and their momentum was no worse than that of Zhou Rui's family.
What Zhou Rui's family didn't know was that two or three of the women around her had been secretly bribed by Xia Jingui. In fact, Xia Jingui had the final say in this team.
This search turned up a lot of things in the house. The matter was reported to Mrs. Wang, so Mrs. Wang asked someone to take the name of Jia's house and went to Shuntian Prefecture Yin, saying that the things in the house had been stolen. Please tell me.
The government officials also arrested Hua Zifang's family.
Hua Zifang cried out for injustice, and Zhou Rui took the gold and silver jewelry found in their house and spat on their faces: "Injustice? What shame do you have to cry out for injustice? Are poor people like you worthy of such fine white jade jewelry?"
?Do you know the price of this thing? Even your whole family can’t afford it! And that glazed lamp, the name of our Rongguo Mansion is clearly printed on the lamp holder. What kind of person are you? How dare you?
Is it worthy to use something like this? The incriminating evidence is all here, and you still dare to accuse me here? Damn you!"
Hua Zifang suddenly became mute. He was illiterate. How could he know what the words were on the glass lamp?
Sister-in-law Hua hurriedly shouted from the side: "My lord, your lord, your lord Shengming, we didn't steal that, we really didn't steal it! The girl in charge of our house turned out to be the personal maid of the second master Bao of Rongguo Mansion, and those things belong to the second master Bao."
Give it to her."
Zhou Rui narrowed his eyes and said, "Did Mr. Bao give this to Xi Ren? You are not afraid of your tongue being blown when you talk big! This thing was given to Mr. Bao by our wife who felt sorry for Mr. Bao's hard work in reading."
The second master knows the rules best. No matter how much he loves Xiren, he will not give away the things that our master and wife have given him. Besides, don’t you mean that you are the master of all the things that the second master Bao gave to your sister?
Did you buy it as a dowry for your sister? Since the things that the second master gave to Xiren are gone, then these are not the rewards from the second master. Since they are not from the second master, and the things are used by you, how dare you say
Didn't you steal it?"
Hua Zifang and Hua's sister-in-law were so panicked that they didn't know what to do. With their son crying in fright at the side, their brains were exhausted and they were confused and confused. Zhou Rui couldn't bear to listen to them. He beat them and looked at them.
The yamen servant took their hands, signed the signature, closed the case, and took the things back to Mrs. Wang.
Hua Zifang, Hua's sister-in-law watched helplessly in the cell as her son was dragged out and sold. When she was heartbroken, she regretted her momentary greed. She also hated Xiren for being unruly and knowing how to steal things. Now,
The entire family has become a slave to sin, losing all their family property, and they have to be separated from each other. They don’t know when they will be reunited.
It seemed that all the things found from the old maid's house had gone into Mrs. Wang's private treasury, but in fact, most of them had gone into her private treasury through Xia Jingui's means and unknowingly turned into her dowry.
Mrs. Wang and Zhou Rui's family didn't know a single word. When it came to housekeeping, finance, and accounting methods, they were all thrown away by Xia Jingui for miles.
He also despised the fact that these maids were indeed poor and had only stolen so much in so many years.
They had no idea that Xia Jingui already had an extra thirty or forty thousand taels.
But on the surface, the money from the sale was only a few hundred taels of silver in Xia Jingui's hands.
Xia Jingui sneered, his contempt for Mrs. Wang deepening in his heart.
In her heart, she was actually ready to be the Lion of the East River, but she didn't know that her wife was so careless.
In this case, I don't have to confront her. I just need to be tactful and gentle, and then she can be led by her without even realizing it.
But even so, Xia Jingui would not stop there. When Baoyu came back, she said to Baoyu with a sad face: "...I only listened to this much. Others were afraid of being discovered, so they didn't dare to listen more. I only heard it according to the facts."
The guesses I heard, Xi Ren, Qiu Wen and those maids may not be able to save their lives. Second Master...you, you must not blame the wife, the wife, although she does not miss the old relationship, but in the end, they are all
It’s for your own good and our family’s good…”
Baoyu was stunned for a long time and then said to Baochai: "If there is a way, try to find them and arrange them properly." As he said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Xia Jingui hugged him and comforted him.
From then on, Baoyu met Mrs. Wang. Although he still respected her, there was still a sense of estrangement.
When Xia Jingui was domineering in Rongguo Mansion and used tricks to conceal the truth, Lin Zhao commanded a team of 800 people and arrived at Songjiang Mansion.
Emperor Xiaode always wanted the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs to preside over the opening of Songjiang port, but after several years, the effect was very unsatisfactory.
Now Lin Ruhai has made several great achievements in the household department and is about to enter the cabinet. Lin Daiyu, the princess of Lang County, is getting married to Prince Heng during the Chinese New Year.
Therefore, it was not easy for Lin Zhao, a high-ranking official who reached the rank of "Captain of the Left Guards in Imperial Guards" but had "no power and power", to stay in the capital.
"Zhongqin Bolin Zhao is still the left governor of Jinyiwei, and Songjiang Prefecture has a supervisor to take charge of military and civilian affairs and supervise the opening of the port."
Lin Zhao took enough men and horses to organize a fleet and sailed along the Weishui River, into the Yellow River, to the canal, and then all the way south without getting off the boat. It only took more than ten days to reach Songjiang Prefecture. The local gentry and Songjiang
Government officials and a number of wealthy people from Jinling came to greet him.
Seeing the three-masted and five-masted ships in Lin Zhao's fleet, as well as the dark cannons on board, as well as the murderous elites who followed Lin Zhao off the ship, everyone's attitude was extremely respectful.
With these big ships and these murderous guards, he, Lin Zhao, could run rampant in the south of the Yangtze River.
Among the wealthy people who were greeted at the dock, many were Jinling nobles and people sent here. Naturally, from top to bottom in Jiangsu, some officials came in person, and some sent people. These people greeted them on the one hand.
, and also come to see the scenery.
Some time ago, the Zhen family in Jinling was ransacked and the Jinling government office was wiped out. Today's officials are all newly appointed, so they naturally have to leave a good impression on this "emperor's minion".
But there are still quite a few people who are unhappy with Lin Zhao.
Everyone knows that Lin Zhao started his career in Yangzhou, where he slaughtered countless salt merchants and eliminated countless wealthy businessmen. He relied on the emperor's favor and his father's power. The Jin Yiwei was the most important reason.
Now his father has entered the cabinet and his sister is about to marry the prince. However, he himself was suppressed by the emperor because he was too good and was sent here. In fact, Lin Zhao is nothing now and is even jealous of the emperor, but he can't stand up to this loyal man.
Qinbo and Jinyiwei Zuodudu are just empty titles. How big is a mere Songjiang Superintendent, that is, at the prefect level?
You, Lin Zhao, were in Yangzhou back then. You were killing people and ransacking your homes. You were oppressed everywhere. You made tens of millions of taels of silver in a few years. Now that you are here and you are powerless, everyone is talking about you.
Lin Zhaofu is the best in the world, it's time for you to shed some blood this time, otherwise I'll show you what it means to bully a student.
But when he saw these artillery pieces, these big ships, and the neatly dressed and murderous elite Jin Yiwei, he, Lin Zhao, actually shipped over a hundred cavalrymen.
Everyone looked at each other and had nothing to say. No matter what situation Lin Zhao was in now, no one dared to speak when this power was revealed. At the very least, he should not think about things like showing off his power, otherwise he would be embarrassed.
I'm afraid it's just me.
Lin Zhao stood at the pier and glanced at the people who came to greet him. A smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.
"My lords and fellow villagers, I am so virtuous and talented, but I am really ashamed that you have come to respond to me. I would like to thank you!"
Lin Zhao first gave a greeting in a calm tone, and without waiting for everyone to return the greetings, he looked around and said with a smile:
"When I was on the ship, I heard that Songjiang Prefecture was opening a port. Manpower and material resources were in short supply. The progress of many projects had been delayed for a long time. Your Majesty had high hopes for the opening of Songjiang Port, so I sent a message to this dock seven days later.
, everyone in Songjiang Prefecture has begun to clear the land and check the population. Some people have to help, and the various projects to open the port must be started as soon as possible. I am very excited to know who will hold back. "
Everyone was stunned, but they didn't dare to say anything to refute. This Lin Zhao was indeed extremely arrogant. When he first arrived in Songjiang, he had to give everyone a blow.
Many people couldn't help but feel shocked when they thought of the rumors about Lin Zhao.