Chapter 145: You Heng is here, no words are precious
After finishing the meal, Jia Heng took the gold basin handed to him by Yuanyang, washed his hands, and dried them with a towel.
Just like when Lin Daiyu first entered the Rongguo Mansion, the tea she gargled with after meals was not tea for drinking. Jia Heng did not do anything new and only gargled her mouth.
Then, another servant removed the food and served tea.
At this time, everyone sat down again, and this was the time for formal speeches.
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Brother Heng, you have succeeded in suppressing the bandits this time. You have been in danger a lot, right?"
Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "Although I am frightened, I am not in danger. It is better than Ning Rong, the duke of the two countries, who has a long and hard road and works conscientiously. Only then can we have a family with bells and pans and food, a family with poems and books, and a hairpin."
He who thinks of its trees and drinks of its streams remembers its source.”
When Jia Mu heard this, the smile on her face froze. When she encountered this opening, it was the Second Duke Ning Rong. She was often confused and had a headache.
He is dignified and difficult to get close to...
People who are difficult to get close to are often difficult to handle.
Daiyu looked at the young man standing in Yuanting, wondering if she was being careless. She always felt that Brother Heng was deliberately making remarks to her grandmother.
Jia Heng glanced at Jia Mu. He naturally intended to end the "warmth" atmosphere and make the conversation a little more solemn.
Otherwise, if Jia Mu thought that he could wear colorful clothes and entertain his bride like Baoyu, she would have made a mistake.
As the saying goes, if you are close, you will not be inferior.
Jia Mu continued to look kindly and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, when you came back from your meritorious service this time and went to meet the Holy Spirit, did the palace say anything? You won such a big prize, and the Holy Spirit didn't say anything?"
As soon as these words came out, all eyes in Rongqing Hall turned to Jia Heng.
Mrs. Wang's eyes were twinkling and her ears were pricked up to listen.
This young man is now a fourth-grade official. When he comes back this time, how many levels can he advance to?
Third grade, second grade?
Even so, she can't compare to Baoyu's uncle.
As for the title, Mrs. Wang had never thought about it.
"The Holy Spirit gave me a few words of encouragement, but didn't say anything else. He asked me to come back and listen to the decree." Jia Heng thought for a while and felt that it was best not to spread the decree since it had not been issued.
This will happen in future generations. The superiors have just talked about it and asked Jia Jia to shoulder the burden. Before the official document is officially issued, it is foolish for you to publicize it everywhere.
However, these words made Jia Mu feel a little disappointed. She thought...
Yes, how can it be so easy to become a knight?
Back then, her husband had never come back seriously injured, but looking at Brother Heng, he didn't seem to have a scratch on his skin.
A look of relief appeared on Mrs. Wang's fair face. She looked at the young man in brocade clothes, then at Baoyu beside her, and thought: "Baoyu may not be able to get an official position if he waits for another two years and practices with his uncle again."
Half-time.”
Jia Zheng was twirling his beard with his hands, his elegant face was thoughtful, and he couldn't figure out the connection.
"How much credit does this deserve? I'll have to go to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to find my colleagues and ask."
Jia Mu suppressed the matter for the time being, and said with a smile on her face: "Brother Heng, there is something I want to talk to you about. Don't be upset for now. It's the time when you are gone.
Some rumors have arisen at home for some reason, and they have spread to my house. If you go back to Dongfu and hear a little bit of gossip, don't take it too seriously, I have asked Feng Yatou to deal with it."
Sister Feng also had a smile on her pretty and bright face, and said: "Brother Heng, these rumors are all caused by the drunken woman in Hu Qin. I have asked Ping'er and Zhou Rui's family to take them.
The human hair has fallen, Brother Heng has a lot of it, so I don’t worry about it. As for the rumors, let’s stop talking about them. There is no need to say them anymore to offend others.”
Jia Heng said calmly: "Actually, I can guess a thing or two even without telling you. The words on the left and right are just malicious curses from villains who cursed me for the unexpected things that happened to me. I know who spread it! I can only do it if I don't have the guts to do so.
Making vicious curses like a madam in the dark is nothing more than a sneaky trick that doesn't go on stage and only makes people laugh!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in Rongqing Hall had different expressions.
Mrs. Wang glanced at the young man and frowned. She really couldn't stand the young man's arrogant look. He couldn't compare to her precious jade...
His eyes swept over Baoyu, and he saw that Baoyu was holding a maid's hand, as if looking at the rouge on her nails.
He didn't seem to have much interest in the young man's chat with his grandmother.
Mrs. Wang rubbed her brows, picked up the tea cup on the side, took a sip, and suppressed the unknown fire in her heart.
Sister Feng pursed her lips and looked at the young man who was scolding her father-in-law. A hint of amusement flashed deep in her red eyes under her curved eyebrows.
Probably... there is no fluctuation in my heart, and I even want to laugh a little.
Daiyu's bright eyes blinked, and she just glanced at Tanchun.
Tanchun didn't notice it at all. He looked at the young man without moving and listened to his words.
Jia Zheng sighed and said, "Mother, some of the servants in the house are really outrageous."
Mother Jia looked back, nodded, and feigned anger: "Girl Feng, you should be more careful in the future. You can't let this guy eat too much, drink too much, gossip, and cause trouble over nothing."
Sister Feng: "..."
After going around in a circle, can it still go around her head?
However, a smile appeared on young woman Hua Xin's face, and she said: "Old ancestor, just look at it, this kind of thing will never happen again in the house."
At this moment, Jia Heng said: "As for the servants, there are some slaves in my Jia clan. They have been bullying their masters for more than a day. They range from spreading rumors about their masters to bullying men, dominating women, and murdering relatives.
How can such a lawless bastard look like a slave? The old lady has always been lenient, but she has become increasingly indulgent in making some slaves ignorant of the world, full of desires, and no master in her eyes."
Jia Mu was shocked when she heard this. Her old face showed hesitation and she said, "Brother Heng, where did you say this?"
Not only Jia Mu, but also Li Wan and Tan Chun in Rongqing Hall looked at Jia Heng.
Tan Chun looked at the young man in brocade with shining eyes, and she vaguely felt that this young man had other intentions.
Jia Heng's face was solemn and he said: "Before I took the emperor's order to go to Cuihua Mountain to suppress the bandits, I checked the Dongfu account books and found many problems, especially Lai Sheng took advantage of his position as the governor of the capital to enrich his own pockets and was greedy for me.
The clan leader has a lot of money, and I heard that his slaves are more honorable than the masters of the East and West mansions, how can this evil slave not show off his arrogance to others!"
As soon as these words came out, Jia Mu frowned and her heart moved slightly.
Sister Feng Danfeng narrowed her eyes and looked closely at the young man, suddenly remembering what the young man had said to her before leaving.
"Could it be that... you want to investigate the Lai family?" A bright light flashed through Sister Feng's heart. She was looking at the young man, but at this moment, she met Shen Jingruyuan's gaze. That sharp, knife-like look seemed to have a lot of meaning.
Deep meaning.
Sister Feng's heart suddenly suddenly dropped, and she quickly lowered her eyes. However, being "winked" in front of so many people in Rongqing Hall, she actually felt like her heart was pounding and she couldn't breathe.
"Why should I be panicking? It's not because of special mother-in-law's flirting, but this Jia Heng actually wants to touch the Lai family. Their family is very respectable. In the past few days since Lai Er came in, Grandma Lai also went to the house to ask for help several times.
, have been dismissed by the old lady’s kind words, and now you want to pull out the carrots and bring out the mud?”
Sister Feng lowered her beautiful eyes and quickly calculated the consequences.
With Jia Heng's "ruthless" temperament, let alone saying that he could actually accomplish this.
Yes, Sister Feng's evaluation of Jia Heng has evolved from "stubborn" to "ruthless".
"I don't know how many people have been killed by the bandits, but they are very powerful right now." Sister Feng thought about this, rolled her eyes, glanced at the young man in brocade clothes, and thought about it.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup on the side, took a sip, and said calmly: "Evil slaves like Lai Sheng have been imprisoned for colluding with bandits, and the evil they have done has been made public, such as helping Jia Zhen occupy the house of a common woman.
Concubine, I instigated Jia Zhen and other princes’ children to gather for gambling, and her evil deeds are too numerous to write down...and the above are severely punished by national laws, but if Lai Sheng takes away the money from our Duke Ning, we, the Jia clan, must personally pursue it!"
Now that he has returned with a great victory, he is invincible. In front of Jia Mu, he is about to use the excuse of Cha Lai's promotion to investigate the Lai family.
[To be honest, I have been reading books recently to catch up on updates, switch sources, read aloud with many sounds, and it is available on both Android and Apple.]
"Lai Sheng, it's really outrageous." Jia Mu said softly after being silent for a moment.
"I'm about to invite the old lady. Tomorrow, in the name of the clan leader, I will strictly investigate the Lai family's embezzlement of money from my Jia family in the East and West in recent years!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.
When Jia Mu heard this, she was shocked. She looked at the young man opposite with a troubled face and said in a loud voice: "Brother Heng, you don't know something. Aunt Lai is an old man in the house, and she also served Xian Rongguo."
Lord, if you touch Lai Sheng, that's the right thing to do. If you implicate the Lai family again, wouldn't it mean that my Jia family is bullying an old servant?"
Aunt Lai had served the wife of Jia Yuan, Duke of Rong, who was also Jia's mother-in-law, so her reputation in Jia's family was greater than that of some young masters.
Even a great-great-grandson like Jia Qiang, an upright person from the Ning Kingdom, would call out "Grandpa Lai" when he saw Lai Da.
When Aunt Lai went into the house to see Mother Jia, Sister Feng could only sit aside.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Old lady, if you say that only Lai Sheng is guilty and the Lai family is not involved at all, who would believe it? Just pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, severely punish this evil slave! Otherwise, these evil slaves will be like blood-sucking locusts.
They usually parasitize my Jia clan, Jia clan, ask Sister-in-law Feng, what is the current situation of the money balance of Gongzhong in Xifu?"
"Being unable to make ends meet!" Jia Heng suddenly looked at Sister Feng with an aggressive look.
Sister Feng's heart was greatly shaken, and when she met the eyes of Jia Mu and others, she just nodded and said: "My father-in-law has a lot of money, and he has been losing money since the beginning of the year."
If she hadn't kept usury money outside, how could such a big family maintain such pomp and dignity.
Of course, these words were kept deep in my heart and were not suitable to be said in front of everyone.
When Jia Mu heard this, she sighed heavily.
As for Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang also looked at each other in confusion.
No money...
Jia Heng looked at this scene and his heart settled.
He just wanted to make mental preparations for Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others in advance, otherwise, just relying on his name as the patriarch, the accounts of the Chaxi Mansion would be suspected of being overstepped.
As the patriarch, he can reorganize this three-acre area of Dongfu. This is only natural and natural!
However, for the Xifu to forcefully clean up the family affairs that were not involved in the family affairs, it was somewhat unfair and unjust.
This is why he gave Sister Feng the vaccination before...well, the reason why he informed her in advance.
Even if he can't get Jia Mu's support, he still needs to get acquiescence, no support, no objection, so that he can investigate the matter of Lai Sheng and see the account books in Xifu.
By the way, let's see if we can try to catch all Wu Xindeng, Shan Daliang and the like!
In fact, after he took charge of Ningguo Mansion, the situation had changed unconsciously.
Naturally, the methods used to deal with Xifu need to be more flexible, and they need to pay attention to some strategies that use both soft and hard tactics.
Let's give Mother Jia some air in advance so that she can be mentally prepared.
When the imperial edict is issued tomorrow, he can use his majestic power to investigate and rectify the Lai family.
This is the same as what he said to Emperor Chongping in the beginning, using huge external victories to gain impetus for internal innovation.
As for dealing with Niu Jizong, Qiu Liang and others, internal purges and external battles can be carried out simultaneously without delay.
While Jia Heng was thinking about this, Sister Feng on the side also suppressed the smile on her face. For a rare moment, she answered seriously: "My ancestors have always treated me kindly. I am afraid that if I fall in the eyes of some people, I will feel weak and can be bullied. I
It seems that Lai Sheng in Dongfu is not a good person. If he hadn't instigated it, Brother Zhen wouldn't have... By the way, ancestors heard that when Grandma Lai came last time, she said she wanted to go after she left.
Go to Jingzhao Yamen to fish out her son?"
When Jia Mu heard this, she looked stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Brother Zhen... how can she make money?"
After all, considering that Jia Heng was here, Jia's mother changed her tune in her eagerness.
Obviously, it has gradually become a tacit understanding in the Jia family to not say anything about Zhen when Heng is around.
Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng looked at each other, and also looked at Sister Feng. They were also puzzled, how to solve the major case designated by the imperial court?
The bright eyes under Tan Chunying's beautiful eyebrows were condensed. She listened to the side and felt a thrilling feeling. Was this going to investigate the Lai family?
Thinking of this, he looked at Daiyu who was holding a handkerchief to cover up.
Daiyu met Tanchun's gaze and shook her head gently, meaning, don't ask me, I don't know either.
Sister Feng said: "Well, I heard from a young man who often goes to Lai's house that Grandma Lai has prepared one hundred thousand taels of silver and is planning to spend it all up and down. I don't know what she is doing."
Jia Heng narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Don't be a prison guard, and you are fooling around and pretending to be dead to escape. If you think so, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor. I am directing people in Jinyi, how can I tolerate such a coward?"
If you act like this, old lady, the Lai family is like a nest of snakes and rats, and the national law cannot tolerate it!"
Everyone in Rongqing Hall: "..."
Jia Mu was also surprised when she heard this and said in surprise: "Girl Feng, are these rumors really well founded? How come her family has one hundred thousand taels... so much money?"
Even if you don't care about secular affairs, you still know how much money one hundred thousand taels is.
Jia Heng said with a calm expression: "The Lai brothers are in charge of the stewardship of the East and West mansions. The money they handle is gone to the sea. Whenever these two brothers go to their own houses, their mouths will be full of oil."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was silent.
Jia Heng said: "The old lady has a kind heart and thinks about the old relationship, so there is nothing wrong with her. It's just that such evil servants don't know the order of the world and are hard to satisfy their desires. In the long run, things like Lai Sheng's deception of the master may not happen again in Xifu!"
In fact, it happened again.
In the original work of Red Mansions, Jia Zheng once prayed to the Lai family because he was short of travel expenses, but the Lai family only gave him fifty taels of silver.