While the Minister of Revenue was preparing supplies for the disaster relief,
The Minister of Revenue came over and said that the Duke Rongguo's heir was here.
The Minister of Revenue had a plan in his heart,
He hurriedly said, "Let him in."
"Lord He," the Jia Xie came in and bowed to the Minister of Revenue.
"Duke Rongguo's heir,
Why are you here today? "the Minister of Revenue asked.
"I'm here to return the money,
Didn't our residence borrow a lot of silver from the national treasury a few years ago? I brought 900,000 taels of silver over,
Send someone to check it, "the Jia Xie said.
"Okay." The Minister of Revenue was very happy that his guess was true,
He said to the Minister of Revenue beside him, "send someone to check it."
"Yes." The Minister of Revenue suppressed the excitement in his heart,
With the repayment from Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province,
Their Ministry of Revenue could finally operate,
The pressure on them would not be so great.
"Why did you suddenly think of returning the money?" The Minister of Revenue was a little curious. If the Jia Zhen was still young,
He was still muddling along..,
He had just taken over the general affairs of Ningguo Province, and he was not afraid of anything. In fact, to be honest..,
If he was a noble, he would not dare to return the money.
He really didn't dare to stand out. He didn't know what Jia Jing was thinking.
She actually allowed him to do as he pleased..,
What he did not understand the most..,
Rongguo Province actually came to return the money. Wouldn't that mean that the noble circle would completely explode?
"Zheng'er said that Ningguo Province is not short of money. Could it be that our Rongguo Province is short of money?" the Jia Xie also pretended to be rich and overbearing.
Lord He looked at the Jia Xie expressionlessly. Alright, you're all rich people. I'm the only one who's poor, right? You even flaunted your wealth to the Ministry of Revenue. However, it would be better if a few more families like this came. He really did not mind, not at all.
"How has Duke Rongguo been lately?" the Minister of Revenue asked.
"His health is good, but the imperial physician said that he still needs to rest." Jia Xie was also very worried about her father's health. Since he came down from the Summer Palace a few years ago, his health had been deteriorating day by day. Last winter, he had a serious illness and almost died. The imperial physician said that the old master looked healthy on the surface, but his foundation had been hollowed out.
"That's good." The Minister of Revenue nodded.
Jia Xie and the Minister of Revenue chatted, and other servants went outside to do the work. Not long after, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue came in with three IOUs from Rongguo Province.
"Duke Rongguo's heir, this one was borrowed twenty-five years ago. It costs three hundred and fifty thousand taels, and the interest is four thousand three thousand seven hundred and fifty taels. This one was borrowed eighteen years ago. It costs three hundred and fifty taels, and the interest is seven thousand seven hundred and fifty taels. The total interest is eighty thousand five hundred taels. Together with the total borrowed money of eight hundred thousand taels, the total is eight hundred and eighty thousand five hundred taels. This is the IOUs." The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue returned the IOUs to the Jia Xie.
The Jia Xie held the three IOUs and looked at them. Her heart twitched. He had spent so much money in exchange for these three IOUs. Ai, she did not want to think about it anymore. Her image was ruined. He did not mind, not at all. If anyone minded, it would be his second son. Once this debt was paid, in the future when they separated from the family, his second son would not be able to take advantage of him. Thinking about this, the Jia Xie did not feel bad.
The Jia Xie put the IOUs away properly, and then said to the two officials of the Ministry of Revenue, "Then I will leave first."
"Good, send the heir off." The Minister of Revenue gave the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue a look.
"No need, I will go back now." The Jia Xie refused. She turned around and took the servant from Rongguo Province, as well as the rest of the money, and left the Ministry of Revenue.
In Rongguo Province, Madam Shi did not get the result she wanted, so she could only go back and think of another way. The Jia Xie's mother returned to her Fallen Plum Courtyard, trembling with anger. She kept muttering, "Evil creature, evil creature …"
Jia Zheng looked at the Jia Xie's mother and frowned slightly. He had just seen the Jia Xie take out two boxes of money, and his heart kept twitching. A part of it was his money, and now it was taken by the Jia Xie to the Ministry of Revenue. Old Master was really too biased. He was also Old Master's son, but Old Master had never thought about him. In his eyes, there was only Jia Xie, that good-for-nothing who did not like to study. He really did not know what was so good about her that Old Master liked.
The Wang Clan's mother lowered her head, but she wanted to laugh in her heart. Losing so much money, she was naturally distressed. However, behind this matter, there was Old Master's shadow. Thinking about it, if Jia Xie dared to do such a big thing, Old Master would naturally support her, so she had nothing to say. But today, Old Master's words to Madam Shi's face made the Wang Clan want to laugh. Usually, they would sow discord between her and Jia Zheng, but in reality? After so many years, Old Master's heart had not been captured. Today, he directly slapped her in the face. If it were her, she would also want to find a hole to hide in.
"Madam, what should we do now? Big Brother insists on returning the money. Won't our family and those old relatives be at odds? What should we do in the future? "Jia Zheng frowned and asked.
"Hmph, isn't he in charge now? Naturally, he has to deal with these relationships himself. I want to see what Old Master likes in the end. "The Jia Xie's mother was really angry this time.
Xia Lu was in the East Mansion. When he heard about what happened in Xi Province, he was amused and laughed out loud. "Don't let Lian 'er go back to Xi Province these days."
"Don't worry. Xi Province is so chaotic. How can I let Lian 'er go back?" Jia Zhen said. He also looked down on the old lady of Xi Province. If she had the wisdom of his wife, it would be fine. However, not only did she not have the wisdom of his wife, but she also had bad taste and was biased. Apart from causing trouble, she would not be of any help to Xi Province. Now that Second Grandpa was here, it was fine. He could suppress her, but if Second Grandpa was gone, no one would be able to suppress her. Jia Zhen felt that he should mention it to his father. It would be great if they could move out of the family when Second Grandpa was still here.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded.
"By the way, I see that the girls you brought here have nothing to do in Zhuangzi. Can two of them go and take care of Old Master?" Jia Zhen asked.
"What's wrong?" Xia Lu asked.
"Last night, when I went to pay my respects to Master, I noticed that his neck and back weren't very comfortable. Master has been secretly writing books for the past two years, so he must have neglected his own body. It's inevitable that he'll suffer from overwork. The maids you've trained are all good at massaging. When the time comes, it'll be good for them to help Master loosen his muscles and bones," Jia Zhen said.
"Okay, I'll pick two good girls for Old Master tomorrow." Xia Lu did not mind and did not think too much about it. Anyway, she had brought so many girls here, so it was not a problem for her to send two of them out. Moreover, some of those girls were now teaching young disciples. When the young disciples finished their apprenticeship, there would be another batch. Therefore, it was not a problem for her to send two of them out to show filial piety to her father-in-law.
Xia Lu was very fast. She picked two pretty girls who were good at massaging for Jia Jing and sent them to Jia Jing that night. Of course, they were not sent by Xia Lu, but by Jia Zhen.
Jia Jing looked at the two maidservants that his son had gifted to him with a complicated expression on his face.
"Old Master, these two girls are very good at massaging. Didn't you say that your neck and back were not comfortable? Let these two girls give you a massage. You'll feel much better. "Jia Zhen looked sincere.
"I know." After all, it was his son's kindness, so he accepted it.
Seeing Jia Jing accept it, Jia Zhen was slightly relieved and said, "Master, you don't have to lock yourself up in the study all day to study some books. In any case, you should walk around the garden. It's good for your health." He felt that his wife was right. People had to be diligent in training. Only then would they have a good physique. For example, he was able to exchange a few blows with the violent woman before. Unfortunately, the violent woman was pregnant with a child and could not use martial arts recently.
"I know. You're being wishy-washy now. Have you finished revising your books? You'll be taking the exam in two years. Take a look at the exam papers of the previous years. Don't be busy all day. "Jia Jing began to educate Jia Zhen.
"Oh," Jia Zhen muttered in her heart. I also want to study hard and prepare for the imperial examinations. However, it was clearly her who had handed over the household's affairs to her son and devoted herself to composing. Now, she was blaming him for not studying hard and being busy all day. Jia Zhen felt so wronged that she was about to die. "Then I'll leave first. I'll go study now."
"You can go." Jia Jing was satisfied.
Jia Zhen returned to the Sakura Temple. When he saw Xia Lu, he threw himself into her arms. His face was full of grievances.
"What's wrong?" Xia Lu smoothed Jia Zhen's hair as if she was petting a dog.
Jia Zhen told Xia Lu that Jia Jing disliked him for not studying hard. Then he told her about his grievances.
"Master is old and lonely. Just let him say a few words. There's no need …" Xia Lu suddenly paused. She suddenly realized that she seemed to have done something stupid.
"What's wrong?" Jia Zhen sat up from Xia Lu's arms. He was puzzled when he saw her dazed expression.
Xia Lu knocked her own head. She was really stupid after being pregnant for three years. She had been led astray by Jia Zhen. She looked at Jia Zhen and asked, "How was Master's expression when you sent the two girls to him today?"
"Nothing special." Jia Zhen thought for a moment. "His expression was a little strange. There was nothing strange."
Xia Lu looked at Jia Zhen. How could a little puppy who felt wronged after being scolded by his master and was asking her for comfort accept this? "Let me ask you. Can you accept Master having another woman?"
"You mean?" Jia Zhen reacted and immediately understood what Xia Lu wanted to say. He immediately jumped up. "No way. I didn't mean that."
I didn't mean that either. But Master will probably misunderstand. Xia Lu looked at the ceiling speechlessly. What a terrible world. As expected, pregnant women were stupid for three years. Also, she still had some rules in her heart from her previous life. She felt that it was okay to send a technician. She had forgotten that there was another social relationship in this world, and that was concubines.
Jia Zhen was dumbfounded. Xia Lu was also dumbfounded. The Jia Jing in Ningxi Hall was indeed as Xia Lu and Jia Zhen had thought. They had misunderstood.
Jia Jing was only in his forties. Although he had lost his wife, he still had the desires that a man should have. He looked at the two girls in front of him and felt that his son was filial. He knew that he had a need and sent them to him. Therefore, he directly asked the two girls what skills they had.
The two girls were also supportive. They helped Jia Jing take off his clothes and massage him. In the end, success came naturally.
The next day, just as Jia Zhen was feeling anxious, news came from Ningxi Hall that the two girls had been taken in as concubines by Jia Jing.
Jia Zhen directly fell on the bed and asked, "Do you think Madam will beat me up when she sees me in the future?"
Xia Lu thought to himself, Yes. No woman would tolerate her husband having sex with another woman. Moreover, this woman was given to her husband by her son. Unless the woman didn't love the man. "I don't think so. After all, Master is still young and needs someone to take care of him. The previous concubines are all old," Xia Lu comforted him against his conscience.
"If Madam really wants to hit me, you must protect me." Jia Zhen was still uneasy.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded.
Jia Zhen and Xia Lu both understood that the two girls were already very lucky to have a status. After all, they weren't born in a prestigious family. It was impossible for them to become Jia Jing's wife. Therefore, the two of them didn't care about it anymore. However, Xia Lu still called the two girls over to give them a warning. After all, they were the ones who gave birth to the Jia Jing. They shouldn't be jealous of each other. Regardless of whether they could give birth to a child in the end, Ningguo Province would take care of them until they died. Their ultimate goal was to serve Jia Jing well.
In the end, the two of them had been trained by Xia Lu. They had emotional intelligence and understood their own status. Moreover, Jia Jing was already so old. It was still unknown whether she could have a child. They could only hug the thigh of the head of the household.
Xia Lu looked at the two concubines' bellies. Logically speaking, if his father-in-law had a daughter in his life, it wouldn't be from the bellies of these two concubines, right? Xia Lu shuddered.
"Rongguo Province has also been paid back?" The Emperor listened to the Minister of Revenue's report, and the corner of his mouth revealed a smile. These two Duke's Mansions were interesting. They paid the money together.
"Rongguo Province has also been paid back. It is said that there has been a lot of commotion among the nobles in the past two days. It seems that they are faintly ostracizing Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province. However, the two families don't seem to have any other actions. It is as if you can ostracize them. I don't care," the Minister of Revenue said.
"Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province have always been loyal to the Emperor. These days, you have to work a little harder. See if there is anyone coming to return the money. It is possible that it is not as open as Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province. It is possible that they secretly come to you to return the money." Tu Chen understood that Rongguo Province and Ningguo Province dared to return the money openly because they had the confidence. One family and two public houses was not a joke.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The food, supplies, and money for the disaster relief have been prepared. Can we send the imperial envoy now?"
"After the morning court tomorrow, invite the Minister of Appointments, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of Supreme Court to discuss. We will decide on a candidate and set off in three days." This time, the disaster was not too serious. At least, there was no plague of locusts. If there was a plague of locusts, it would be terrible.
"Yes, then this humble subject will take his leave first," the Minister of Revenue said.
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