Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 227 Wang Xifeng's Retention
Jia Zheng glanced at Mrs. Wang one last time, sadness flashed in his eyes, and he felt a little sad, so he had to say.

"Let's settle the debt with Zhuangzi."

Wang Xifeng covered her mouth and looked at the two masters in disbelief. Zhuangzi was the gold that the Jia family could rely on the most, so he let it go, and the income of the family would drop sharply in the future. How would they live in those days.

But even though he was his own housekeeper, he couldn't control the decision of the family, so he had to obey orders and go back to the warehouse to get the title deed.

Shen Zhongxin also stopped talking. How could this be the case? Seeing the perpetrator Jia Lian sitting there drinking without saying a word, knowing that this was done on purpose by the Rongguo Mansion, he acquiesced. This is the Zhuangzi in the capital.

Eunuch Yang just looked at it coldly, it was all a family matter, how could it be straightened out, there was also theft here, no matter how small it was, or how big it was, Jia's family couldn't escape a reprimand.

I'm afraid that there will be rumors in Xungui, and the miscellaneous family will catch up with everything today. The Jia family seems to have a lot of conflicts, and the old lady can only suppress it temporarily.

Zhang Jinyu was also tongue-tied, and didn't understand why the old lady kept suppressing Jia She. Seeing that Jia She didn't take the money, the second room was emptied out. I thought Jia Zheng would be better, but I didn't think it was the same.

Seeing that it was Zhuangzi paying the bill, I was also greedy, so I went to Shen Shilang's side and asked in a low voice;

"Brother Shen, you see that this Zhuangzi is not easy to repay the debt, so it's better to hold it here with Benhou. Benhou can make up the 40 taels of silver. Of course, you can't let Brother Shen and Brother Yang suffer. There are some special products outside the pass. It's good to let the servants of the Hou's mansion add something to the two people's house when they return."

Eunuch Yang admired Zhang Jinyu's blatantly taking advantage of it, and his seriousness about bribery. He looked at Shen Shilang and nodded.

Shen Zhongxin agreed with Eunuch Yang when he saw him, and he had nothing to do, so he replied in a low voice;
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. There is nothing wrong with being an official. You only need to balance the accounts of the household department. As for the special products, you don't need it."

"Hey, brother Shen is out, how can we not have special products, one thing is one thing, after all, it's friendship, isn't it?"

When Zhang Jinyu heard Shen Zhongxin's evasive words, how could he want to?

Shen Shilang had no choice but to nod his head in agreement.

"Oh, that's right."

When Eunuch Yang saw the appearance of Lord Hou, he felt good about him. People have to love money. People who don’t love money have too much hobbies. The principle of doing things is to see whether the person likes money or not, so he said;

"Master Hou, today you have put in a lot of effort. If it wasn't for this incident, asking for money would be troublesome. If a servant has such a family background, it would be really disrespectful for the Rongguo Mansion not to return the money."

"Brother Yang said, look at the clothes of the people in the house, those little landlords are not as decent as they are. At first glance, if you don't know it, you may think it's a lady from somewhere."

Although Zhang Jinyu understands the practice of burning money if he has money, he doesn't understand what it means to burn money if he has no money. Shouldn't he increase income and reduce expenditure to save some money?

Thinking of Li Wan at the rouge shop, Zhang Jinyu's heart felt hot, and she suddenly wanted to look into the pavilion, but she was already gone, and she felt a little lost, which is really a pity.

After a while, the sky darkened a bit. Several people looked at the sky, and it was getting late. They didn't expect to be delayed in Rongguo Mansion for a day. No wonder they were hungry, but they dared not go back until the court affairs were finished.

Until a few people got a little impatient.

Wang Xifeng came back from the backyard and brought the title deed of a Zhuangzi. Shen Zhongxin took it over and inspected it carefully.

"General Jia, if this is the case, the money owed by the Rongguo Mansion to the imperial court will be written off. This is the IOU that the Rongguo Mansion has owed over the years, and the account book will be marked off by the lower officials now,"

As Shen Shilang spoke, he handed a small stack of IOUs to Wang Xifeng, and Wang Xifeng took the IOUs and handed them to his father-in-law, Jia She.

Jia Amnesty looked at the IOU in his hand and felt resentful, but he hadn't seen the money for a while, so he handed the IOU to Jia Zheng with some resentment.

Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously took it.

"Second brother, as the eldest brother, you can only say that you want to take less and leave some for others. What do you want so much money for? Let's see."

Jia Zheng was so angry that he didn't say a word. He took the IOU and looked at it briefly. There was a total of 100 million taels of silver and the silver in the warehouse.

Shen Zhongxin had already directed the people from the Imperial City Department to carry the money. Zhang Jinyu also took the land deed and looked through it carefully. It was not as big as he thought, even a large wasteland was worth it. Apart from anything else, he took out 40 taels of silver notes and handed them over.

After receiving the bank note, it will start to be credited, and then it will be collected.

Seeing that the silver in the yard had been transported, he said to the two of them;
"Master Hou, Eunuch Yang, now that the money owed has been collected, we need to escort him back to the household department. Next, we need a lot of help from the two of you."

Zhang Jinyu and Eunuch Yang agreed without saying hello to the two people in the pavilion, and directly called their subordinates to leave the mansion. When they left the mansion, they didn't forget to call Qingwen to follow.

When everyone walked out of the mansion and was about to follow the carriage back to Da Nei, not far behind Luo Yunhou, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er called out;

"Master Hou, stay here."

Hearing the sound, Zhang Jinyu turned her head and looked back. It turned out to be Wang Xifeng, and Eunuch Yang, who had already gotten into the car, also smiled knowingly and stopped watching.

"Sister Wang is busy."

Zhang Jinyu didn't call Wang Xifeng the identity of the Rongguo Mansion, but instead called the sister of the Wang family, which made Wang Xifeng stop involuntarily.

"I have something to discuss, can I take a step to speak?"

Seeing the pitiful Wang Xifeng standing there looking helpless, Zhang Jinyu also softened her heart, so she agreed. ;
"Ningbian, take people to escort Shen Shilang and Eunuch Yang back to Da Nei, and leave some personal guards behind. After returning, this Marquis will go back directly to the residence."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

When Eunuch Yang heard this, he lifted the curtain and said;
"Luo Yunhou, it's getting late, so the miscellaneous family should go first."

"Brother Yang, go slowly, Benhou will have a drink with my brother afterwards."

Zhang Jinyu also bid farewell, but Guanshi Yang is a wonderful person.

"Haha, easy to say, let's go."

After speaking, the convoy drove slowly towards Ouchi.

Zhang Jinyu came back to her senses and looked at Qingwen who was following behind her, and asked the little girl to get into the carriage to wait, then asked Wang Xifeng;
"Tell me, why do you want to stay with me?"

"Lord Hou, come with me,"

How could Wang Xifeng stand outside the door and say that there were so many people watching, so he had to let Lord Hou follow him, and then entered the Rongguo Mansion again, turning around and entering a dilapidated firewood house, which only had a simple bed and furniture.

No way, did Wang Xifeng want to find her? Seeing the lovely person in front of him, Zhang Jinyu also felt a sudden, so excited, Jia Lian hasn't left yet.

"Master Hou, I want to ask, can that Zhuangzi come back to Rongguo Mansion?"

Hearing this shout, Zhang Jinyu lost her excitement in a jiaodidi voice, seeing that Wang Xifeng asked so stupidly, she didn't know what she meant, so she asked;

"If you have something to say, ask this. What do you think, this Marquis bought it with real gold and silver. It's not like you don't know how valuable Zhuangzi in the capital is. Besides, Wang Xifeng, I'm talking too much. The old lady's posture today is a person who helps the second room. If you want to take the 100 million taels of silver, you can take it. If you are forced to do nothing today, believe it or not. The old lady prepared it and broke it up. You understand it in your heart."

I wanted to say something, but when I saw Wang Xifeng standing there crying with red eyes, I couldn't bear to say it, it was obvious.

"Master Hou is right. If the family is really separated, the first house will have nothing, and the second house will take away all the income from the property. I should have thought of this situation a long time ago. It must have been thought of by Jia Lian and the father-in-law, otherwise there is no reason for you to come here, is there?"

Clever, it really is a strange woman, this brain is not stupid, I thought so in my heart but I couldn't say it, so I replied;

"You'd better say it clearly. Go back and ask Jia Lian for your guess. What's your plan?"

"Master Hou, is my shareholding in the Marquis Mansion Caravan still counted, can I continue?"

Zhang Jinyu really didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter. Seeing Wang Xifeng's seriousness, she knew it was very important to her, so she replied affirmatively;
"Forget it, if we can keep doing it, the Marquis is not short of this kind of money at all. Do you understand, why don't you just tell me about it?"

"Yes."

Wang Xifeng replied with some embarrassment,

"By the way, is there any more? This is the little girl's contract of sale, you take it."

Zhang Jinyu dragged him over angrily, pushed the door out, and said;

"You, Benhou can only remind you, make plans early."

After finishing speaking, she took her guards and left without looking back. Wang Xifeng walked out the door and looked at Ping'er looking at her anxiously, and said with a smile;
"It's done, go back."

Ping'er supported Wang Xifeng with a happy face and went back to the yard, not realizing that the door of the firewood room was not closed.

By this time it was already dark.

And Zhang Jinyu was a little angry, and she had to ask this matter secretly. I was so hungry that I thought it was a good thing. After walking around a couple of times, I seemed to have lost my way again.

Looking back at the guards behind him, the Rongguo Mansion under the night looked like a maze, so he didn't have the nerve to ask the guards, so he stood at a crossroads and looked around, only to see that the courtyard next to him had already been lit with lanterns.

There must be someone.

Zhang Jinyu thought about it, looked around and looked around quietly, led someone to let him go, went to the gate of the courtyard, and then pushed it hard into it.

"is her!"

(End of this chapter)