The next day..,
After Jia Jing's morning court, many adults surrounded him.
"Lord Jia,
Aren't you being a little too unreasonable? "
"That's right..,
After all, we're old relatives..,
Our family is still short of money..,
Why don't Lord Jia lend some to our family? "
"…" From all directions, these adults were saying these words of mockery.
Jia Jing faintly looked at the group of adults around him and said, "this old man doesn't care about the family anymore. I've handed over all the affairs to my son,
If you have any questions..,
Just go and look for him..,
This old man still has things to do,
I'll take my leave first. "After Jia Jing finished speaking, he left very casually,
He didn't have the time to argue with these people. It was only right to repay debts,
What the Jia family did had nothing to do with them.
Looking at Jia Jing's back as he left, these ministers were so angry that they stomped their feet,
They didn't dare to look for Jia Zhen, did they,
They couldn't do anything to Jia Jing,
They couldn't do anything to that junior Jia Zhen.
Then..,
The threshold of Ningguo Province was almost broken by these ministers.
They only needed to stay in the residence to guard their wives,
Jia Zhen, who was waiting for his son to be born, was extremely annoyed and said, "I've never owed money in my life. Our family doesn't lack money anyway. If I want to pay it back, I'll pay it back. Uncles, why are you all saying this now? The money has already been paid anyway. Don't tell me you still want the money back? My Jia Zhen can't do such a thing. Uncles, please go back. The residence is busy, so I won't entertain you. "
"Jia Zhen, you're going too far." When Jia Zhen said this, the nobles who came were extremely angry.
"Oh, I'm indeed young, but I also know that it's only right to repay debts. My family has money, so what if I want to pay it back?" Jia Zhen was also angry. His expression was as if his family was rich and overbearing. He wanted to pay the money back. What could he do about it?
The old man was so angry with the Jia Zhen that he fell backward. Fortunately, the servants of Ningguo Province were smart enough to catch him.
"Don't. Don't try to blackmail me in my house. Uncle Chen, hurry up and see him out," said the Jia Zhen.
"Yes, my lords, please." Chen Er held back his laughter. All of them really thought that they were important people and came to Ningguo Province to make a scene. His master was right. It was only right to repay one's debts. If they did not want to repay their debts, they would drag others down with them. They thought that the law would not punish the masses. However, their young master was someone who understood the big picture. He knew that the disaster was urgent. Before Chen Er sold himself to Ningguo Province, he had also encountered a famine. Later, he sold himself to Ningguo Province and gained the trust of the count. He became the housekeeper of the outer court.
Seeing that the Jia Zhen was so stubborn, these lords could only tremble with anger. However, they had no choice but to leave and think of another way.
The Shi family was smarter than these lords. They did not go directly to Ningguo Province. Instead, they came to Rongguo Province and found Mrs. Jia. It was obvious that the Shi family had also borrowed money from the Ministry of Revenue, and it was not a small amount.
"My good sister, what do you think? Ningguo Province suddenly did something like this. If the Emperor suddenly asks us to pay the money back, what should we do?" Mrs. Shi wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief. She was about to faint from crying. Moreover, she was already so old, so she was really pitiful.
"Sister-in-law, don't cry first. Let me call Zheng 'er over and ask him what's going on. Is that okay?" Mrs. Jia was also angry. She felt that the Jia Zhen was really too outrageous. He did not inform anyone and quietly carried the money to the Ministry of Revenue. He put other people's faces on the ground and stepped on them. Wasn't this causing trouble for the Jia family? How could this kind of behavior be worthy of the head of a clan?
"I know. Among the four clans from Jinling, the Jia family is the best. They have the most sacred heart of the Retired Emperor. However, our descendants are not good enough. What can we do? If the Emperor asks us to pay the money back now, won't that be asking for our lives?" Mrs. Shi's tears kept falling as she complained about her family's difficulties.
Before Mrs. Jia could call the Jia Zhen over to ask what was going on, the Jia Wang Clan came over.
"Why are you here?" Mrs. Jia saw the Jia Wang Clan and frowned. Couldn't they see that she was busy here?
"Madam, it's not good. Eldest Uncle wants to open the public treasury and pay back the money he owes the court." The Jia Wang Clan member was panting. She had rushed over as soon as she heard the news. She was not thinking about the nobles, but about the money in the public treasury. A portion of it belonged to the second branch. If they used it to pay back the debts, what would they do in the future?
Mrs. Jia was so angry that her vision turned black. She said angrily, "This evil creature. His master and I are not dead yet, and he dares to do this. Help me over. I want to see what Eldest Brother wants to do today."
Yuan Yang quickly went forward and helped Mrs. Jia up. They walked over to the public treasury.
"Eldest Brother, what are you doing? How can you use the public treasury without permission?" Jia Zheng tried to dissuade him. His thoughts were similar to the Jia Wang Clan's. A portion of the public treasury belonged to him, so he naturally had to keep a close eye on it.
"Second Brother, Old Master asked me to manage the general affairs of the household. I can naturally make the decision." Jia Xie was fearless. He had already told his father yesterday. His father only said that he was in charge of the household now. Whatever he wanted to do, he could do it. However, after doing it, he had to have the ability to bear the consequences.
"Such a big matter should be reported to Old Master and Madam. Even if Eldest Brother is temporarily managing the household on behalf of Old Master, such a big matter is not something you can decide alone. Eldest Brother, you should quickly go to Madam and ask for forgiveness." Jia Zheng was angry and angry. He thought of Old Master's order. Why should Jia Xie be in charge of the entire Rongguo Province? But Old Master gave him a title. It was really biased. Therefore, he only said to let Jia Xie go to Mrs. Jia to ask for forgiveness, not Jia Daishan. In his opinion, a Jia Daishan would only side with Jia Xie in the end.
"Second Brother, you keep talking about the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Your mouth is full of the words of the saints. The saints said that brothers should respect each other. Second Brother, where is your respect?" Jia Xie felt disgusted when he saw Jia Zhen's face.
Jia Zheng's face turned red when he heard Jia Xie's words. At this time, Mrs. Jia's voice sounded, "You only care about Zheng 'er's respect for each other. You blame Zheng' er for not being respectful to you. What about filial piety? What about your filial piety to your parents? " Mrs. Jia walked over and looked at Jia Xie with anger in her eyes. Sure enough, if he wasn't raised by her, he was an ingrate. Now, he actually bullied her younger brother. She didn't know how to torture Zheng 'er in the past when she didn't see him.
"Is your son not filial to you?" Jia Xie asked softly.
"How are you filial? If you are filial, what are you doing?" Mrs. Jia questioned.
"Returning the money. Now that the national treasury is empty and there's a drought, our family owes the Ministry of Revenue eight hundred thousand taels of silver. Naturally, we have to return it. After all, it's only right to repay one's debts," Jia Xie said directly.
"She 'er, you're taking Aunt's life!" Mrs. Shi, who was beside Mrs. Jia, burst into tears.
Jia Xie looked at Mrs. Shi and frowned.
"You're really going to hurt me. Servants, bring me a stick. See if I don't beat this unjust and unfilial thing to death!" Mrs. Jia was furious this time.
Jia Xie panicked for a moment, but then calmed down. He looked at Mrs. Jia coldly. This time, his heart was really dead.
Because it was Mrs. Jia's order, the servants moved quickly and brought a stool and a stick over. Just as Mrs. Jia was about to let the servants do it, Jia Daishan came over with Mrs. Jia Feng beside him.
"Father."
"Master."
Everyone present greeted Jia Daishan. Jia Xie looked at Jia Daishan with grievance.
"Get up. Can you tell me what's going on? Who are you trying to beat by putting this up? "Jia Daishan asked coldly.
Mrs. Jia calmed herself down and forced a smile on her face. "Master, She 'er is too outrageous. He actually wants to open the treasury. This is the foundation of our Jia family. If he loses it like this, what will happen in the future?"
"How did he lose it?" Jia Daishan looked at Mrs. Jia. Previously, he had dealt with the people around her and made her move out of Rongqing Hall. He thought she had learned her lesson, but now it seemed that he was still too naive.
"She 'er … She' er …" Mrs. Jia suddenly couldn't say anything in front of Jia Daishan. Could it be that she couldn't let Jia Xie return the money? However, it was only right and proper to repay debts. Moreover, the treasury was currently empty. Jia Xie returning the money could be said to be loyal to the country and sharing the burden of the ruler.
"She 'er, you will be in charge of this mansion in the future. You have to stand up for yourself. The women in the inner courtyard are just women. When they are married, they follow their husbands. When their husbands die, they follow their sons. You have no right to interfere in the affairs of the mansion." Jia Daishan lectured Jia Xie in front of everyone, but everyone understood that he was talking about Mrs. Jia. Moreover, it was a clear warning to Mrs. Jia.
"Yes, Father." Jia Xie looked at Jia Daishan. Her eyes were filled with warmth. In this mansion, he only had Master and Lian 'er.
"Do whatever you want. You are the master of this mansion. No one will dare to stop you." Jia Daishan said.
"Yes." Jia Xie led the servants by his side into the treasury.
"No, Brother-in-law, you are asking for our lives. How can you do this?" Mrs. Shi saw that things were going wrong and secretly scolded her sister-in-law for being useless. However, no matter what, she had to organize Rongguo Province to return the money.
"Sister-in-law, what does our Rongguo Province's return of the money have to do with your Shi family? How is it asking for your lives? "Jia Daishan looked coldly at Mrs. Shi. His body exuded a murderous aura that had been trained on the battlefield.
For a moment, Mrs. Shi was frightened and didn't dare to say anything. She only blamed Mrs. Jia in her heart. She felt that she was useless. After marrying into the Jia family for so many years, she still couldn't control her own man.
Jia Daishan, Mrs. Jia Feng, who called Jia Daishan over, breathed a sigh of relief. She was very much in favor of Jia Xie's return of the money. Her sister had previously sent a letter hinting that the Emperor was in a difficult position and asked her to persuade her husband to return some of the money. However, she didn't dare to mention it. After marrying into the Jia family and learning about the entanglements of these noble families, she really didn't dare to act rashly. Unexpectedly, her husband suddenly wanted to return the money. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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