Chapter two hundred and eighty third, the use and origin of banknotes
Taking these case files, Yu Xijiao went to find Yu Ruiwen.
Yu Ruiwen was in the study. He was usually in the study when he had nothing to do. However, he was busy this time. Several clan elders came over to discuss the matter of marrying a wife. Yu Xijiao waited in the wing for a while and saw several clan elders leaving.
Then he took the case file into the study.
The boy cleverly put away the tea cups and served tea again.
"Jiao'er, is there something wrong with this case file?" Yu Ruiwen asked in shock when he saw his younger daughter coming over with the case file from the Criminal Department. When his younger daughter said she wanted to see it, he went to get it. He really didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
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"Father, look here." Yu Xijiao stopped in front of the desk, put the file on the table, pointed at a line of words, "Ms. Ning has already given the banknote to our house."
"Yes, I gave it to him. The old woman brought it here." Yu Ruiwen thought for a moment and said, it happened not long ago, so he naturally remembered it.
"Father, where is the banknote now?" Yu Xijiao raised her eyes and asked with a serious face.
"I gave it to your eldest sister before, saying it was originally hers and she should keep it." Yu Ruiwen waved his hand disapprovingly.
"So, now these banknotes are in our hands, and the contract of the store is also in our hands?" Yu Xijiao smiled bitterly. If she hadn't carefully checked the case file, she would not have known that there was such a thing in it.
"Yes, there is...what's wrong?" Looking at his little daughter's appearance, Yu Ruiwen suddenly felt a little guilty.
He has a lot of things going on recently and is very busy.
"Father, what are these bank notes used for?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"It was said to be used to buy shops, but these banknotes are not enough, and they actually need to buy so many shops." Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
"Father, even if you don't admit it, it's true. It's written in black and white. Now the question is who gave these banknotes, and why did they give these banknotes?"
Yu Xijiao pointed at the words above.
Yu Ruiwen was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "Isn't this the Ning family embezzling your eldest sister's money?"
It's a good thing that he didn't pursue the Ning family anymore. How can a manager have such a big responsibility and dare to play with the wives of the two princes in the palm of his hand?
Moreover, Mrs. Qian also repeatedly sent people over to hint that the two families could not really be at odds with each other and it was so ugly. She also said that they were both members of the Yu family, and people from the Ministry of Punishment also came to persuade them, saying that as long as the steward was killed, this would
The matter has nothing to do with Ning. At most, it just makes people suspicious of Ning, without any real evidence.
Yu Ruiwen also knew that the result would be like this, so he didn't say much after the Ning family was released. The Ministry of Punishment couldn't deal with the Ning family, but the Yu family could.
Since the money belongs to the Ning family, it can be regarded as compensation for the Ning family.
"Father, no, this money does not belong to the Ning family. Now as long as a few people come forward and say that they are the buyers of the eldest sister's shop and that they paid for the money, then they can sue us." Yu Xijiao said,
When she was in Jiangnan, she loved listening to gossip.
In order to prevent her from going out, her grandmother specially asked her mother-in-law to go out and inquire about things, and then talk to her when she came back, so that she could join in the fun without going out.
It's not uncommon to hear about stores competing for property and families competing for property like this.
"Father, if you say you don't have enough money, they will say that those shops are all losing money. It's natural to sell them at a low price regardless of the money. They bought them because they heard that the price was not high. These people must have nothing to do with the Ning family.
"Yu Xijiao was afraid that Yu Ruiwen wouldn't understand, so she explained more clearly.
"Ning won't give up?" Yu Ruiwen understood, his eyes widened, and he slammed the table hard, "At this time, she still dares to make trouble?"
"Father, why didn't she make a fuss? Now that she has been released from the Ministry of Punishment, she has basically been cleared of all the things that happened to her. Even if there are still people who are suspicious, there is no real evidence. Father still remembers that I went to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion.
Is there a man plotting against me at the back door?"
Yu Xi said softly.
"As a father, I will certainly remember it." Yu Ruiwen became very angry when he mentioned this matter. This reminded him of Ning's harm to his little daughter, not just once.
The first time he attacked his little daughter, it was probably Ning's fault.
"Because my father wanted to exterminate her daughter's clan, Mrs. Ning was not willing to accept it. She wanted to plot against me to blackmail her father. She dared to do this at that time. Now for her own benefit, how could she watch her father take away his position?
Has your share been reduced?" Yu Xijiao reminded.
Yu Ruiwen said angrily: "Even if the Ning family wants to avoid lowering their status, it is too late. I have just asked the clan elder to go to Yuanhou Mansion with the family tree. This position in the family tree must be lowered."
"Didn't you say that when we held a few tables of wine in the house and raised Aunt Zhou's position in public, we also took care of Ning's affairs?"
Yu Xijiao blinked her watery eyes and asked in confusion.
"That's what I thought before, but now that I think about it, it's really unlucky. It's really inappropriate for Aunt Zhou to be dragged down by the Ning family for such a good thing. She doesn't need to choose an auspicious day to do something like that, just do it today." Yu Ruiwen
He said disapprovingly, now that he heard the word "Ning", he felt extremely disgusted.
In fact, the most important thing today is to think about Aunt Zhou, and Ning is just a casual one.
"Father, even if you ask the clan elders to correct the family tree today, the matter will not be settled. Does Father think Ning will be a person who accepts losses?"
Yu Xijiao smiled, with a trace of ridicule flashing in her eyes.
Ning Shi climbed up the ladder wholeheartedly. Being a wife of the second wife was not enough, so she wanted to take a seat as the wife of the Marquis of Zhengyuan.
Now it's better, not only can't she take the position of Mrs. Zhengyuan Marquis, but she has also fallen behind. Even if she is known as a common wife outside, she has no title for Yu Zhongyang, so she can only be a noble concubine.
In normal situations, no one might say anything, but at critical moments, being a concubine is enough to make Ning's plans come to nothing.
"What should we do with these people?" Yu Ruiwen's face became a little serious, and he pointed at this line of words.
"Father, the plan for now is to have people keep an eye on Zhengyuan Hou Mansion before the clan elders go. Father, send a few more people to keep an eye on it. If any abnormality is found, report it immediately, so that the matter can be prevented before it happens.
Come on, eldest sister’s affairs can no longer withstand the slightest storm.”
Yu Xijiao said, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. She didn't expect that her arrival would be such a coincidence. The clan elders are now going to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, and the Ning family was caught off guard. How could they be willing to accept it? There would definitely be a follow-up move.
Even if this matter does not happen immediately, he will take the lead early, especially after being demoted, Ning's unwillingness has reached its peak.
Besides, there is another Yu Lanxue who is more scheming, and now Yu Lanxue has not entered the palace yet...
"Okay, I'll let people keep an eye on it now." Yu Ruiwen nodded.
"Father, Aunt Zhou..." It would be best for her father to take over this matter. She must be just a weak girl in the boudoir, and it is not that convenient to travel. Yu Xi smiled tenderly, and was about to speak, but she saw Yu Ruiwen reaching out and flicking
He flicked her forehead and said, "Don't call me Aunt Zhou."
"Mrs. Zhou?" Yu Xijiao's eyes lit up when she thought of the clan elder's visit.
"Yes, it has been changed under the witness of several clan elders. When they come back from the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion, they will worship her in the family temple first, and then take her to the family temple to worship her after a banquet is held the next day."
Yu Ruiwen said with a smile, feeling good.
Aunt Zhou's matter has been settled, and the eldest daughter's marriage will be announced soon. The banquet will still have to wait for a few days, but the eldest daughter's marriage cannot wait. Yu Ruiwen is not a stickler for rules, so he changed the family tree first,
Holding a banquet later can better facilitate the eldest daughter's marriage.
It would be a shame if there was no serious wife to receive the matchmaker from General Jingyuan's mansion.
"This is great. Now Mrs. Zhou is the housekeeper." Yu Xijiao clapped her hands happily and warned with a bright smile: "Father must also let the housekeeper know about this matter. Even if there is no formal banquet, Mrs. Zhou will also
She is a serious lady in our house."
The father is a man, so he may not understand how important this matter of rectifying the name is to the women in the inner court. Mrs. Zhou is now in charge of internal affairs. Many servants are suspicious. There are also some people from the Qian family who have been waiting for the Qian family to come out. Zhou
Correcting the wife's name will help these people understand who the master of the house will be in the future.
Also let some servants who are not die-hard loyalists of the Qian family think carefully about whether they should offend Mrs. Zhou.
These words reminded Yu Ruiwen, who nodded repeatedly.
As soon as the youngest daughter left, Yu Ruiwen sent someone to invite the housekeeper to come over. He first told Mrs. Zhou's story and cleared Mrs. Zhou's name in the mansion. Now Mrs. Zhou is a serious wife, and the genealogy has also been changed.
, then she is a serious lady. As for the banquet, it is the host's business.
When to place it, how to place it, big or small, it makes no difference to the servants.
"Master Hou, I know this." Uncle Shen, the chief steward, nodded. Since this matter has been changed, it should be so. Master Hou is now becoming more and more stable.
"Uncle Shen, please send a few more people, be smarter, and keep an eye on the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. If there are any maids or mothers going out, send someone to follow them to see who they met, and then report back after finding out.
." Yu Ruiwen said again.
Manager Shen's heart skipped a beat: "Master Hou, are you worried that Zhengyuan Hou Mansion will be detrimental to you? This...can't be true, right?"
"Whether it is possible or not, it's really hard to say. When Marquis Zhengyuan was here, he was so heroic and upright, but now he has been ruined by Yu Zhongyang and the Ning family." Yu Ruiwen said disapprovingly, if his little daughter hadn't reminded him, he would have almost
It hurt my eldest daughter again.
I feel annoyed just thinking about it.
Seeing Yu Ruiwen's attitude, Manager Shen hurriedly responded without staying in the study. He turned around and went to find someone to keep an eye on Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. The lady in the second room of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, Manager Shen thought she was pretty good in the past, but now
Like Yu Ruiwen, there is only deep disgust left.
This woman has a very vicious mind. She is scheming against the eldest girl and the third girl. She really should be watched carefully.
Yu Ruiwen and Manager Shen guessed that Ning would become a demon if she was unwilling to give in. At this time, Ning, who was in Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion, was so angry...