After Xia Lu carried Jia Lian back to the East Mansion, he first went to report to Jia Jing.
Jia Jing looked at the baby in Xia Lu's arms.
He said, "Since I let you raise it,
Then you should take good care of it. "
"Yes." Xia Lu bowed respectfully. At this moment,
Xi Province, like the East Mansion, was hung with white cloth.
The next day,
Jia Xie sent something over. It was the Chang Clan's dowry.
She asked Xia Lu to save it for Jia Lian.
Xia Lu looked at the dowry list and was speechless.
She remembered that the Jia Chang Clan was clean. How could they have so much dowry?
It was fine if there were many books and antiques, but …
Why were there so many of these gold and jade toys?
"Uncle She,
Isn't it too much?
Uncle She and Aunt's dowry is that much? "Xia Lu was in a difficult position.
Jia Xie shook his head and said, "I added the rest.
Ruo Lin thought so much for Lian'er. As a father, I can do it.
I can only help him a little.
Except for Ruo Lin's dowry,
They are all my own private savings. "Jia Xie's private savings were very rich. Most of the old Duke Rongguo's private savings were given to Jia Xie. Apart from the Rongguo Province's public treasury, if one were to compare private savings, perhaps even Jia Daishan did not have as much as Jia Xie.
The old Duke Rongguo's private treasury was saved up during the chaos of the world. At that time, many good things were regarded as useless. Only the gold and silver were valuable. The old Duke Rongguo's wife had a good eye and collected those things. Shengshi was a priceless treasure. In the end, most of it was given to Jia Xie, her most beloved grandson.
Xia Lu expressed that he understood. No wonder so many things were sent over.
"I still have matters to attend to at home, so it's not convenient for me to stay here for long. I'll leave Lian 'er to Zheng' er's wife." Jia Xie looked at her son and turned to leave.
"Uncle She, don't you want to hug Lian 'er?" Xia Lu asked.
Hearing Xia Lu's question, Jia Xie clenched her fists and her eyes turned red.
Xia Lu handed the child to the Jia Zhen and asked the Jia Zhen to pass the child to the Jia Xie. He said, "I know that Uncle She is sad for Auntie, but this child is Auntie's flesh and blood. He is the child of both of you. Although I have been entrusted to take good care of him, the feelings of his biological parents are irreplaceable to this child. Uncle She, if you have time, come here more often to hug him. This way, he will grow up healthily and happily. In the end, he will grow up to be as outstanding as Auntie expects."
Jia Xie took her son from the Jia Zhen's arms. He felt incomparably guilty. It was all his fault. He didn't take good care of Ruo Lin, causing this child to lose his mother as soon as he was born.
Seeing Jia Xie's carts of things being sent to the East Mansion, the Jia Wang Clan's heart was constantly throbbing. She had carefully observed the dowry. Compared to her dowry, it was simply more and not less. She remembered that her sister-in-law's dowry seemed to be even less than hers. Now, where did the dowry come from? The Jia Wang Clan's heart was unsatisfied and directly went to see Mother Jia.
"Isn't the dowry sent to the East Mansion a little too much? When sister-in-law was in charge of the household, she praised him as a capable person. It seems that is indeed the case." The Jia Wang Clan said.
Mother Jia glanced at the Jia Wang Clan. This short-sighted person. She was just short of saying that the Jia Chang Clan's hands and feet were not clean when they were in charge of the household. Mother Jia admitted that when they were in charge of the household, they could indeed get a lot of private money. However, presumably, the things that She 'er sent over were not to that extent. It was obvious that She' er secretly filled in those things. She didn't forget that when her mother-in-law died, she left behind so many good things for Jia Xie. Those things were hidden away by She 'er. She didn't see him take them out to show his filial piety. Now, he directly sent so many good things to the East Mansion. He was simply an ingrate.
The Jia Wang Clan was frightened by Mother Jia's gaze. She suddenly realized that in the past, when her sister-in-law was around, Mother Jia's anger would only be directed at her sister-in-law. Now that her sister-in-law was gone, she was the only daughter-in-law in the household. This time, her anger would only be directed at her.
"If you don't speak, others won't treat you as a blind person. If you don't look, others won't treat you as a blind person either." After saying that, Mother Jia didn't want to bother with the Jia Wang Clan anymore.
The Jia Wang Clan was embarrassed. They stayed at Mother Jia's place for a while before excusing themselves and leaving. They didn't even mention that they wanted to see Yuan Chun.
On the fifth day after the Chang Clan's death, the Jia Daishan called Mother Jia to Pear Courtyard.
When Mother Jia entered the house, she saw Mama Lai's family, the midwife nanny, and two young maidservants kneeling in front of the Jia Daishan. Mother Jia's heart skipped a beat. Had they been exposed?
"Old, Old Master." Mother Jia called out to the Jia Daishan. Her voice was very light and gave people a sense of uncertainty.
"What do you think after seeing them?" The Jia Daishan took a sip of tea and asked.
Mother Jia didn't speak and only remained silent. She didn't know how to refute. She was indeed the one who did it. Moreover, she wasn't sure if these people had confessed. She was afraid that she would say something wrong and make the Jia Daishan even more unhappy.
"Don't you have anything to say?" The Jia Daishan put down his teacup and continued to ask.
Mother Jia took a step forward and directly knelt in front of the Jia Daishan. "Old Master, it's all my fault. I was blinded and made a big mistake. But, but my heart is good." Mother Jia rolled her eyes and thought of a good excuse.
The Jia Daishan suddenly became interested. He bent down and put his face in front of Mother Jia and said, "Why don't you tell Old Master how your heart is good? How can you prove it?"
Mother Jia secretly glanced at the Jia Daishan's face and met his eyes. She felt as if she was being warned by a poisonous snake and her whole body began to feel cold from the soles of her feet. Mother Jia hurriedly looked away and said, "I did it for the sake of the Jia family. The Chang Clan was punished by the Emperor. If it wasn't for Lian 'er, they would have been strangled to death with a piece of white silk long ago so as not to implicate our Jia family. Old Master, the heavens can see my painstaking efforts."
"Oh, good eloquence, good eloquence." Jia Daishan sneered. After being married for so many years, he didn't know that the woman who had shared a bed with him for so many years had such eloquence and a ruthless heart. "You are so ruthless. You keep saying that you are doing it for the Jia family, but in fact, it's because your right to manage the household was taken away. Mrs. Shi, if I didn't investigate, I wouldn't have known. I have underestimated you all these years. You have done so many things under my nose. It's really a waste of your talent. I really want to ask Marquis Baoling how he raised a daughter like you."
Mother Jia widened her eyes and looked at Jia Daishan with an expression of disbelief. "You're going to divorce me?"
Jia Daishan didn't say anything and only looked at Mother Jia dangerously.
Mother Jia said angrily, "Old Master, I've been filial to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. And Min 'er, a married daughter, how can she have a mother who was divorced? Scholars value reputation the most. I've only made a small mistake and you're going to divorce me? Aren't you afraid that the imperial censors will impeach you? "
Jia Daishan was so angry that he directly smashed the teacup beside him. Clearly, he was very angry. "Just a small mistake and you're pardoning my daughter-in-law's death. Also, the families that my three concubine's daughters married into ended up taking things from Rongguo Province to subsidize their maternal family. In your eyes, it's just a small mistake. What's a big mistake in your eyes?"
"The Chang Clan's death was indeed related to me, but I don't believe that Old Master didn't want her to die. I only did what Old Master didn't dare to do. And your three concubine's daughters, those families were chosen by their concubines themselves. They chose them themselves, so what happened to them in the end is their own responsibility. What has it got to do with me? As for subsidizing the Shi family, that's just normal human relations. Didn't the Shi family also give things to our Rongguo Province?" Mother Jia retorted.
Jia Daishan was so angry that he was trembling. He raised his hand and was about to land it on Mother Jia's body.
Mother Jia saw this and didn't dare to dodge. She curled her body into a ball and shivered. She knew how strong the Jia Daishan's hand was. She had seen the Jia Daishan slap a deserter and made him vomit blood. When Mother Jia thought that she was going to die, the Jia Daishan retracted his hand.
Jia Daishan closed his eyes and said, "Move your things to the Fallen Plum Courtyard tomorrow. When She 'er is out of mourning for his wife, I will go and ask the Emperor to pass the title to She' er. In the future, She 'er will be the head of the family in Rongguo Province. It's not suitable for you to stay in Rongqing Hall anymore. In the future, Rongqing Hall should be where She' er's wife lives," Jia Daishan said coldly.
"Old Master!" Mother Jia's sharp voice rang out. Rongqing Hall was where the head of the family lived, while Rongqing Hall was where the head of the family lived. If she moved out of Rongqing Hall, she would no longer be the head of the family. When Jia Xie married a new wife, she would be an old woman who had to live her life under her new daughter-in-law's nose.
"It's settled then. Move your things tomorrow. Get out of my sight now. I feel disgusted just by looking at you." Jia Daishan thought about what Mother Jia had done and felt disgusted.
"Old Master!" Mother Jia knelt and walked forward, hugging Jia Daishan's leg with pleading eyes.
Jia Daishan gave a look to the servant next to him. Immediately, two strong servants came forward and pried Mother Jia's hands away. Then, they sent her back to Rongqing Hall.
"Old Master, where are they?" Jia Daishan's servant came forward and asked.
Mama Lai and the others knelt in front of Jia Daishan and trembled. They knew very well what kind of person Jia Daishan was.
"Send them to the government. Do the official thing. However, I don't want them to reveal any bad news about Rongguo Province. Do you understand?" Jia Daishan looked coldly at the people kneeling in front of him.
"I understand. When the time comes, I won't let them say a single word," the servant said.
"Okay." Jia Daishan nodded, turned around, and returned to his bedroom. He left the outside matters to the servant.
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