"Boss, what are you talking about? My second brother is doing well in the Ministry of Works, why should he be a local official?"
Mother Jia was unhappy. She glared at the eldest man angrily and said directly: "But boss, you have to go to Tongzhou to take up the post. Lian'er also has to be an official. It's hard to find a way out. There is a shortage of family members of your generation in the government."
, how about letting the second child help Lian'er handle the affairs of the house, and also deal with some favors outside?"
Tsk!
This is absolutely my mother, and she never forgets to do good things for Mr. Zheng.
"no!"
Lian Er's face was extremely ugly and he didn't even want to refute.
"Lian'er, what do you think?"
Mother Jia's face darkened, and she looked at Lian Er with a very unhappy look.
Although the idea she proposed was somewhat unruly, it was a check and balance strategy that Jia Mu came up with.
The father and son of the first son rose up too fast and completely suppressed the second son's family. This was not the result that Jia's mother wanted to see.
She wants to continue to be the most noble old feudal lord in the palace, so that her two sons must listen to her words. Once she loses her right to speak, she will be just an ordinary old lady enjoying wealth and wealth in the future. She will not want to lead the direction of Rongguo Palace.
It is easy, and even the future life and death will be in the hands of the big house.
Only by holding the power of the palace in his hands, with his two sons obeying him, and being able to use the people and resources in the palace at will, is the life of an old feudal prince in Jia Mu's heart.
Even though the second child's behavior has been unsatisfactory in the recent period, and even made Jia's mother doubt his ability, it still does not hinder her desire to support the second child's family and fight with the eldest brother in the same room.
"Old lady, I..."
Lian Er felt guilty and short of breath for a moment. Under Jia Mu's stern gaze, he could not utter a complete sentence, but the eagerness and dissatisfaction on his face were clearly expressed.
The smile on Wang Xifeng's face froze next to her. She never expected that the old lady would come up with such a ridiculous idea.
But Lian Er's performance made her furious. He was so cowardly. He didn't even dare to say rejection. How could he still prevent the second bedroom from reaching out to the housekeeper's power in the house?
"Lian'er, I'm doing this for your own good!"
A kind smile appeared on Jia Mu's face, and she said warmly: "You have to go to the Yamen every day, how can you have time to deal with things in the house?"
"Working with the second son will give you time. Doesn't he also have to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry as an errand?"
The elder smiled and answered, ignoring Jia Musen's cold eyes. He turned to look at the serious Jia Zheng and said funnyly: "Tell me, second brother, why do you have free time to stay in the house and deal with things?"
"this……"
Jia Zheng's face turned red, but he couldn't explain it, so he could only say: "It all depends on mother's orders!"
Damn it, is there still such an operation?
The elder man couldn't help complaining in his heart. He looked at Jia's mother who looked calm and said calmly: "Old lady, you don't want the second daughter-in-law to help the second daughter-in-law Lian manage the house, do you?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xifeng's expression changed drastically. She looked at Mrs. Wang, who was sitting next to her pretending to be a Bodhisattva, with eyes as cold and sinister as quenched poison.
They are all Wang's daughters, who is afraid of whom?
"This is exactly what I have in mind, boss. Why do you have any objections?"
Jia Mu simply said it, without caring about Wang Xifeng's extremely ugly expression, she sneered: "Look at the results of Feng Yatou, the housekeeper, the money in the public treasury account is no longer able to make ends meet, and even the monthly payment is extremely difficult.
, the servant’s mother-in-law has long been complaining!”
What a vicious blow!
Wang Xifeng's face suddenly turned pale, and her lips trembled as she wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out.
Although what Jia Mu said was biased, what she said was true. Ren Wang Xifeng usually spoke crisply and crisply, but at this time, she was speechless and very embarrassed.
A victorious smile appeared on Mrs. Wang's lips, she glanced at Wang Xifeng with worried eyes, solemnly nodded and said: "Don't worry, old lady, my daughter-in-law will definitely do her best to help her niece take care of the backyard affairs!"
As she said that, she glanced at Jia Zheng lightly, asking him to express his position and settle the matter. As a result, Jia Zheng didn't receive the signal from her eyes at all, and still acted serious, as if these matters had nothing to do with him.
It really pisses me off.
Jia Mu had been accumulating power for a long time and was about to settle the matter in a few words. Lian Er and Wang Xifeng were extremely reluctant, but they did not dare to object. They were so anxious that the veins on their foreheads were popping and their eyes were bloodshot.
"I don't agree!"
The elder was just in time, and directly ruined Jia Mu's plan, he said angrily: "Lian'er is a Xijue, and he is also the head of the house. There is no reason for him to ask the second brother to help him manage the foreign affairs of the house. It would be a big joke.
, it doesn’t make sense for an uncle to help his nephew take care of the house!”
"Why doesn't it make sense?"
Mother Jia refused to give in at all and sneered: "Didn't the old lady say that she is just asking the second child and the second daughter-in-law to help temporarily? Who outside dares to say anything?"
"I'm afraid the servants and women in the house who have lost their rules will be the first to spread the word!"
The elder's expression was calm, neither excited nor angry, and his tone was as calm as stating a simple fact, but it was extremely harsh in the ears of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
"Boss, do you really want to piss me off?"
Jia Mu said angrily: "You and Lian Er both have official positions and cannot manage the foreign affairs of the government. What's wrong with letting the second brother help manage it?"
"Since the old lady said so!"
The elder became a little impatient and said directly: "Then let's separate the families. No one of us will help the other. Is this settled?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, you traitor!"
Without waiting for anyone else to react, Jia Mu angrily shouted: "Unless the old lady dies, don't even think about dividing the family. Boss, don't even dream!"
“It’s okay to divide property without dividing families!”
The eldest man spread his hands and said helplessly: "Anyway, the yard of the second son's family is big enough. For the sake of the peace of the house, it's better not to get involved together!"
Lian Er and Wang Xifeng gave the elder thirty-six likes in their hearts. The young couple had never seen the elder's fighting power be so fierce.
"Brother, how could you do this? What would you do if you made your mother angry?"
Jia Zheng couldn't sit still and still spoke seriously. Although he didn't accuse him explicitly, the meaning of his words was very obvious, that he accused the elder of being unfilial.
"Second brother, it's not me, the eldest brother, who is talking about you!"
Isn't it easy for the elder to be like this? He smiled and said sarcastically: "You are an official from the fifth rank, what are you doing raising so many Qingqing guests? Hundreds of taels of expenses are deducted from the public account in a month. Plus you
Every time Arty buys things like calligraphy and paintings by celebrities, the average monthly expenditure exceeds a thousand taels!"
Ignoring Jia Zheng's embarrassed and embarrassed expression, he continued to speak in a light tone: "There are also expenses for the second house and the whole family. Your second house will have to draw more than two thousand taels of silver a month. This money is really used to make you feel at ease!
"
"Brother, you..."
Jia Zheng was speechless for a moment, his face turned red, but he refused to let go and said that he would no longer want the money.
"Uncle, what you said is wrong. Both houses were paid for with public account money. What's wrong?"
When Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Zheng was speechless, she was afraid that the elder would directly cut off this source of expenditure, so she directly retorted: "The expense of a big house is not small, right?"
"Haha, it's less than one-third of your second bedroom!"
The elder smiled and said, directly giving Mrs. Wang a thousand-point critical hit: "If the expenses of this account are not separated, who knows how long it will be blackmailed in the future?"
"Boss, what are you talking about? It's natural for a family to use public account books. If word spreads, others will laugh at you for being mean!"
Jia's mother was also secretly surprised by the second bedroom's expenses, but she couldn't let the second bedroom suffer at this time, otherwise she wouldn't know what stupid things the boss would do later.
"Second daughter-in-law, your housekeeper has made enough money in twenty years. There is no need to waste the money in the house anymore. Do you really think that everyone else is a fool?"
The elder spoke lazily, but what he said was not polite at all: "Don't glare at me, where did the extra farm shop in your name come from, and where did the gifts you received during the New Year and the holidays go? Do you want me to tell you?
Let me listen to it?"
Mrs. Wang's face changed drastically. She didn't expect that the elder man had such a skill, but she calmed down in a flash and sneered: "If you have the ability, uncle, just tell me. My elder brother is not easy to mess with!"
Gee, he really wants money rather than his life!
If the eldest master really talks about the matter without caring about his face, Mrs. Wang will be completely doomed. She will either die of illness or be sent to a family temple to cultivate for the rest of her life. How dare you speak harshly at this level?
Just think carefully about what is going on here before saying this!
The old man looked calm, with no negative emotions such as anger or anger at all. Anyway, the money Mrs. Wang made belonged to the original owner, and he didn't take it seriously at all.
But the expressions of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng changed. Mrs. Wang's words deeply hurt their self-esteem.
If she directly admitted the fact of getting money and pretended to have worked hard for the government, Jia Mu might just keep the matter vague for the sake of her authority in the government.
But it should not be done at all. Mrs. Wang directly moved out the prince and suppressed others. This was unacceptable to Jia Mu and Jia Zheng. Is it reasonable for them to cooperate with Ya to make money from the public?
Yes, it is true that the prince ascended to a high position and held great power, but Ya did something wrong and not only did she not repent, but she also acted arrogantly and used the prince to suppress others. This was hard for Jia Mu to accept.
She had experienced the most prosperous period of Rongguo Mansion. Now the momentum and power of Rongguo Mansion had declined drastically. It was most difficult for her to accept such a huge gap. However, Mrs. Wang's words hurt her self-esteem and she couldn't bear it.
ah.
"Ms. Wang, you have such a loud tone!"
Jia's mother's face was gloomy, her eyes were as cold as blades, and she sneered: "Your brother Wang Ziteng is indeed scary, but it's not to the point where my wife dare not offend you. Go to the Buddhist hall and copy the scriptures. If you don't finish the whole
You are not allowed to come out after a hundred times. You, my second brother, are responsible for supervising me. Don’t let me down!"
Jia Zheng hurriedly nodded in agreement, turned around and shouted angrily at Mrs. Wang: "Stupid woman, why don't you go to the Buddhist hall and kneel down quickly?"