On the other side, the old lady was not idle either.
After the old housekeeper Lin said goodbye and left, she immediately sent out her maids to invite the eldest master and the second master Zheng who happened to be at home.
It was helpless to say that the elder was just a standard otaku, but the second master of the government, who had just been promoted recently, often stayed at home, which made the old lady feel that something was wrong.
She is well-informed. At this time, the second master of the government should be doing errands in the Yamen, right?
When people arrived, she directly broke the shocking news that Lin Ruhai had been transferred to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, which immediately shocked the second master Zheng.
As for the elder, he looked calm and calm, and said leisurely: "The third child wrote to me about this before, it's not a big deal!"
"shut up!"
The old lady glared at the man fiercely and said angrily: "Normally, it is a good thing for my son-in-law to be transferred to the capital, but the key point is that we didn't know the news until now. Second, you didn't even hear the slightest news in the Yamen?"
Mr. Zheng Er also noticed something was wrong and shook his head in embarrassment.
"Well, when your son-in-law returns to Beijing, you two brothers must entertain him well!"
The old lady suddenly felt bored and lost interest in talking. She waved her hand and directly drove away the two worried sons, but she felt quite uncomfortable.
At the same time, Jia Cong also came into the old lady's sight for the first time. This boy actually knew how to write a letter to the elder to inform him. This was much better than that boy Lian Er.
Fortunately, the old lady was full of disappointment at this time. She felt disappointed that there was no successor in Rongguo Mansion. She did not think about whether Jia Cong's actions were right or not, and whether she was suspected of neglecting her, the number one person in Rongguo Mansion.
The Rongguo Mansion is a big sieve, and the news from Rongqingtang quickly spread throughout the mansion. Everyone knew that Mr. Lin had been promoted to a high-ranking official in the capital.
Of course, rumors soon spread that the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was a third-rank official, was nothing. The whole Rongguo Mansion believed that, and indeed did not take the so-called right minister of the Ministry of Rites seriously. They were so arrogant that they knew how good a person is.
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However, even if everyone in the Rongguo Mansion didn't pay much attention to it, the news still caused a lot of ripples in the dark.
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, felt unhappy. Although she could not see clearly, she could vaguely sense that something was wrong, otherwise she would not secretly spread rumors about looking down on Lin Ruhai.
Wang Xifeng was naturally very happy. It had been almost half a year since Lian Er left, and she still didn't know how to live happily in that place in Jiangnan. This was definitely something she couldn't accept.
The housekeeper's grandmother had already made up her mind to restrain Lian Er when he came back, and she was determined not to let him get out of control again.
Mr. Zheng Er was still very happy. Lin Ruhai, his brother-in-law, returned to the capital and took up the position of right minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the future, he would have support in the court, and at the same time he would have someone to talk to.
As for the elder, he was still in a state of intoxication and didn't care much.
Although Jia Cong had made it clear to him early on about the importance of Lin Ruhai to Dafang and Rongguo Mansion, the elder did pay some attention to it at first, but over time he put it aside.
This time, my brother-in-law, Lin Ruhai, returned to Beijing to take up his post. At most, he only treated him politely. The eldest master would not take it too seriously. There was also that boy named Jia Cong.
The letters Jia Cong wrote to him were not one or two. Although they did not mention the secret affairs in Yangzhou, all other matters were not left out.
What's the purpose? In addition to using this method to obtain the continued support of the big boss, it also means to show off your ability with such ideas.
Being able to get along well in the investigation team and the subsequent series of events, the elder can definitely see it.
If it were the second political master, he might have some bad ideas.
But the eldest son is basically a loser. He hopes that his son will be as capable as possible. Besides, given the age gap between Jia Cong and Lian Er, there is no need to worry about brothers fighting each other.
Sure enough, the elder was very satisfied with Jia Cong's performance and planned to hand over some of the affairs in his hands to this boy after Jia Cong came back.
Although the General's Mansion doesn't look very glamorous, and is even jokingly called the 'Stable General', the lord's foundation is still quite solid, and there are quite a few properties under the General's Mansion's name.
Now that Jia Cong has shown enough ability, the old man who is used to being lazy naturally doesn't mind leaving some unimportant properties in his hands to him.
In his hands, these industries have not only produced no output, but have even begun to suffer losses for years. Even if the management rights are handed over to Jia Cong, there is no bad idea.
The eldest master has this attitude, and Mrs. Xing has a similar attitude. She doesn't have much thought about Lin Ruhai's return to Beijing.
What she cares about most now is her own business, and she doesn't care about anything else at all.
Being distracted by other things, I naturally didn't have much energy to take advantage of the mansion, and I had no idea of participating in the affairs of the mansion. Such a mentality made the old lady and the second wife feel quite awkward.
Without Mrs. Xing acting ugly from time to time, how can they show their high-end nobility?
Without Mrs. Xing's stupid foil, how can Mrs. Wang show her ability?
In short, the more indifferent Mrs.
It's a pity that although Mrs. Xing is from a low background, she is not a boss that the old lady and the second wife can mess around with. Why don't you look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face? The eldest man's face is not that easy to beat.
In the entire Rongguo Mansion, I am afraid that only Lin Daiyu is the happiest.
Over the years, although due to Mrs. Xing's relationship, she and her father Lin Ruhai have been writing very frequently. The more they communicate, the more they naturally become less depressed and self-pitying.
But the feeling of living under someone else's roof is really not a good feeling for the sensitive Lin Daiyu.
There is a saying that goes well: a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as a doghouse. What’s more, the Lin family’s background may not be as good as that of the Jia family, but it’s not much worse.
It is a pity that everyone in the Rongguo Mansion, including the old lady, did not grasp the key point of Lin Ruhai's sudden return to Beijing to take office: how did he leave the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor?
Anyone who knows something about the situation in the court and the economic situation in Daqing knows the importance of the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor.
Because the interests involved are too huge, it is often difficult for successive Yangzhou salt inspectors to escape safely. The Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association and the forces behind them are not easy to deal with.
Is there any secret behind Lin Ruhai's ability to escape from such a quagmire, and is it possible for him to offend the powerful men in the court?
None of the people in the Rongguo Mansion, including the well-informed old lady, who had enjoyed wealth and wealth for many years, thought of this.
It can only be said that it is true to say that one is born in sorrow and dies in happiness. The decline of Rongguo Mansion is not without reason. If it were a normal official family, the people in power would never make such a low-level mistake...