Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 223 Where is the money?
Lai Sheng didn't dare to delay, he directly took the servant, and the servant mother, holding the gong, etc., and directly beat on Ningrong Street,

"when."

"Clan members of the Jia family, now go to Rongguo Mansion's Rongqing Hall courtyard to distribute the money, calculated on a head-to-head basis."

"when."

"Whoever hears, go quickly."

Throughout the alley, people on the street stretched out their heads to look over there.

Many people came out to watch. The members of the Jia family living in alleys and alleys, no matter how many rooms they lived in, all looked out. Many women came out with their children to listen carefully.

Hearing that something good happened, many clever people ran to Rongguo Mansion.

Lai Sheng notified himself, and then asked the servant behind him to hold a gong and repeatedly beat and shout in these streets.

After the notification, I saw that it was almost done.

Lai Sheng returned to the atrium compound with his family guards.

Moreover, Lai Sheng led a lot of accountants and guards around the silver, and began to calculate, and each person's share was registered and distributed directly.

The clansmen who received the money were all smiling and excited. Many people who knew the cause and effect kowtowed to the head of the Jia family and Luo Yunhou after receiving the money.

Although Jia Zhen was heartbroken, seeing so many people kowtow to herself, her complexion eased, and she sat there accepting it with peace of mind, and encouraged a few words from time to time. Seeing such a scene, Zhang Jinyu was also helpless. No solution.

Shen Zhongxin also took out the account book and started counting, and opened the box one by one to check the quantity and specification of the silver, and only recorded it in the account book after the inspection was correct.

After settling the accounts, she also took out the IOU and handed it directly to Jia Zhen, and then wrote on the spot that Ningguo Mansion’s debt collection had been completed and Shen Zhongxin’s private seal of the household department was affixed. The number of old accounts that have been going on for a long time is almost the same, and there are a lot of them.

Jia Zhen touched and touched in her hand, sighed and threw it directly into the brazier in the pavilion, letting it burn to ashes. The ashes of the IOU also made the people in the pavilion feel very complicated.

Shen Zhongxin arranged for people from the Imperial City Department to move 15 taels of silver in the courtyard, and he put the million taels of silver in his arms. Jia Zhen's eyes twitched and her heart ached.

Zhang Jinyu saw it eagerly. If he robbed Shen Shilang halfway, he would not be rich, but he also shook his head secretly. If he did this, he would offend himself, the Imperial City Secretary and the Forbidden Army.

On the other hand, Rongguo Mansion remained silent.

I don't know what they are doing, not even a boy came back to report.

No sign of Wang Xifeng was seen.

It was the warehouse in the backyard. Wang Xifeng came here with her own seal, and asked Lin Zhixiao to open the warehouse to check the money, especially the cash in the warehouse.

Lin Zhixiao was in a cold sweat when he saw the second grandma's inspection so carefully, and he didn't know if he would find out, not to mention the fraudulent accounts, but the second wife, Mrs. Wang, often took the money away directly, and many of these were not kept in the accounts. .

The holes are too big to fill, and these are old issues.

Wang Xifeng ignored it, and took Ping'er there to check the remaining silver, which was about 3000 taels of silver, and then shouted at the servant boy outside,
"Come here, move the 10 taels of cash to the courtyard first, and let Luo Yunhou's guards watch over it."

"Yes, Second Grandma,"

The boys all came in and began to carry the boxes and walked towards Rongqing Hall.

Mother Jia and the others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the boy who brought the silver from outside the yard, only the second wife, Mrs. Wang, held the Buddhist beads in her hand more and more tightly.

Seeing this, Jia's mother also said:
"Luo Yunhou, what do you think?"

"Back to the old matriarch, take out 5 taels of silver and put it over there to distribute to the Jia family members. Benhou said that he will never break his promise."

Zhang Jinyu's mouth was dry when he saw Baihuahuayinzi, but in front of everyone, he still wanted face, so he asked the guards to carry the silver over directly, and stopped looking at it.

Shen Zhongxin also went over to check and said;

"Old Madam, this counts as 10 taels of silver, what's the difference of 90 taels of silver?"

"Why are you in a hurry, don't you all go to move, Yuanyang, why are you so slow in the past?"

Mother Jia was also impatient, and sent Yuanyang over to ask.

Yuanyang did not dare to be negligent, and replied;
"Yes, old matriarch, the servants will go now."

Yuanyang took a few little maids over to have a look.

Rongguo Mansion Treasury,
Wang Xifeng asked after seeing that the money was moved;

"Steward Lin, the old lady in the house said that the silver borrowed from the household department by the old Duke was sealed in the treasury when he was alive, where is it?"

Lin Zhixiao was sweating profusely, hesitated and said nothing, Wang Xifeng felt something was wrong and asked again.

Lin Zhixiao also thought that he might not be able to do well today, so let her solve the second wife's affairs by herself.

just replied;
"Go back to Second Grandma, over here, come with the servant."

Lin Zhixiao took out a bunch of keys from the bottom floor of the account room, and walked to the side of the storeroom. Wang Xifeng led people to follow, not far away, just beside the storeroom, there was a small door behind the garden, it was very Hidden, if you don't pay attention, you may think it is a stone.

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng was also touched. It really is a noble family, and the method of hiding silver is endless, and it took a lot of effort. This only shows the strength of the Jia family. It really has a lot of backhands, so I looked at it with peace of mind.

Lin Zhixiao took out the rusty key in his hand, tremblingly opened the side door of the warehouse, hidden behind a rockery, and there were not one lock, but three.

After Lin Zhixiao opened them one by one, and then turned a mechanism on the east side, the warehouse door opened automatically, and the rockery in front of Wang Xifeng sank automatically, leaving a deep and dark passage.

The servants behind him shrank their necks back when they saw it, looking a little scared, and Wang Xifeng looked at each other peacefully when he saw this.

"Boss Lin, what's the situation? Where does this hole lead?"

Lin Zhixiao replied;

"Second Grandma, this is the warehouse of the Rongguo Mansion. The last silver of the Jia family and the valuables rewarded by the palace are stored in it. Every time you enter and leave, you must register who you are, and what this person took. The account book is in the warehouse. At the entrance inside. The old slave will also write it down outside."

"understood."

Wang Xifeng was also bold, she raised her leg and was about to go in, but Ping'er grabbed her and said in a low voice;
"Second Mistress is so dark, how can she get in?"

"Where is it dark? It's just a little dark. What are you afraid of?"

Wang Xifeng muttered unhappily, and looked down carefully, but there was nothing wrong with it, it was just a step, and at the bottom was a house, and there was some light inside.

So he was not afraid, so he directly pulled Pinger down, stepped on the stone steps, and came to the underground stone warehouse. Unexpectedly, the inside was transparent and bright, and there were holes like windows all around, but it was hidden and difficult to find, and then All kinds of gold and silver utensils, as well as coral, gold and jade, are all rewards from the palace.

Then there were rows of boxes, which were so full that Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, and he was simply amazed.

"Grandma, hurry up and check the money, I'm waiting there."

Ping'er had no choice but to remind gently from behind.

Wang Xifeng was a little unhappy, and cursed;
"You little hoof, no matter what you urge, you can't even look at it."

Even so, Wang Xifeng was not slow in his hands, and went directly to open a box, and instantly the white money was revealed, the first row was almost 10 taels.

Then the second row, the third row, and so on.

Until the fourth row, Wang Xifeng felt a little light when he put his hand on it, but he didn't care, and opened the box directly, but it was empty inside.

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng was also stunned and asked;
"Ping'er, can empty boxes be placed in the warehouse?"

"Go back to grandma, no way, boxes without silver can't be put into the warehouse, what's the matter grandma?"

Ping'er followed behind to close the box, and said with some doubts.

Wang Xifeng suddenly felt that something was wrong, and a person came to mind, her aunt and second wife, Mrs. Wang, continued to open the box with doubts, and the rows behind were all empty. In such a situation, Wang Xifeng stood there dumbfounded .

Behind him, Ping'er also realized that something was wrong with the second grandma, so she came over and wanted to ask, but when she looked forward, Ping'er was so frightened by the rows of empty boxes.
"Ah." With a sound, he stood there and tightly covered his mouth.

The two of them realized that they continued to open the boxes at the back, but they were all empty.

Just when the two of them didn't know what to do, another person came down from the stone steps. The two girls looked back and saw that it was a mandarin duck, and they were also relieved.

Yuanyang, who walked down the steps, saw the second grandma Heping'er in the warehouse, who was still in a daze, and laughed;

"Second Mistress, the old matriarch is a little anxious, so let the slaves come to ask what's going on, why are you standing there, are you okay?"

Wang Xifeng said with a wry smile;
"Yuanyang, come here, take a look, this is Jia's warehouse."

Yuanyang heard the second grandma's tone was not right, she was a little confused, so she walked over in silence, and suddenly saw the rows of empty boxes in front of her, her eyes widened, she shouted in disbelief, and covered herself in fright mouth.

"This, this, Second Mistress, what should I do? The old lady is waiting in the front yard. The money was stolen?"

Wang Xifeng also gritted her teeth, and now she understands why Jia Lian hid from her and why today's incident happened. Maybe Jia Lian knew that the house had been evacuated, and if they separated, what would she and Jia Lian do?

Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng secretly gritted her teeth, turned her head and went to the account book where she was enthroned at the door of the warehouse, to see who stole it, yes, she stole the money from the Duke's Mansion.

And in the front yard,

The waiting people all found chairs to sit down, and Zhang Jinyu was not in a hurry, looking at the happy smiling faces around him felt warm, after all, it was not easy to force Jia Zhen to bleed.

Seeing the banquet on the table, there are all kinds of chicken, duck and fish, as well as bad pastries and fried vegetables. This table is a lot of money.

Sure enough, the Rongguo Mansion has a big family and a big business. They wear silk and satin, the best Shu brocade embroidery, and brocade cloths of various colors in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, the woman, who is wearing gold hairpins, tsk tsk, the lady is actually This way.

Zhang Jinyu, who was scanning there, suddenly met Li Wan's eyes, and Li Wan also blushed, and glared at herself angrily.

Zhang Jinyu felt a little wronged, didn't you see me right? Unconvinced, she continued to look at her. Not to mention her figure and face, she was not comparable to Sanchun. She was full of femininity, but she was a widow at a young age. It's a pity. up.

Don't waste it.

Zhang Jinyu was still fighting for Li Wan, when suddenly behind her, a noisy voice was heard from outside the yard, it seemed to be a female voice.

"Don't go, leave your things behind!"

(End of this chapter)