Listening to Jia Mu's almost heartbroken lamentation, Jia Heng looked calm and broke the silence, saying: "Old lady, I have been confused for more than a day or two. Old lady, you don't need to take it to heart."
Yes, being confused doesn't just happen in a day or two, I've been putting up with him for a long time.
Sister Feng tried to persuade her: "Old ancestors, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. You don't have to worry about these things. They can be dealt with by themselves."
Aunt Xue saw the opportunity and also tried to persuade her from the sidelines.
Mother Jia sighed, looked at Jia Heng with complex eyes, and said: "Brother Heng, you are still young and you are doing big things outside. You are not as experienced as him, a confused person who has half of his body buried in the ground."
Jia Heng's face was pale, and he was not too touched by such low-profile words.
He felt that Jia Mu's behavior may be because he was vaguely aware that he had completely lost patience with Jia She, or perhaps Jia Zhen's violent death aroused some kind of subconscious stress reaction.
Seeing this, everyone gave words of advice one after another.
Mrs. Wang looked expressionless on the side.
As Mrs. Wang who watched the whole process of Jia She's "farce" and "tragedy" ended, there was only unspeakable fear in her heart. If she were allowed to kneel in the ancestral hall...
Everyone comforted him for a while, and after Sister Feng's deliberate interruption, they gradually stopped mentioning Jia She's case.
Jia Heng turned to Yuan Chun and said, "Sister, I'll go see that noble man later."
These words undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention, and Jia Mu hurriedly asked: "Who are you and your eldest sister going to meet?"
Jia Heng said: "Eldest sister has been in charge of affairs in the palace and has the talent to manage affairs. I have some friendship with the eldest princess of Jinyang, and we are now doing business in Dongcheng together, but I am often busy with official duties and don't have much time to take care of business.
Regarding the matter, I just wanted to ask my eldest sister to go to the eldest princess’s house to praise the talents and help me look at the accounts and so on.”
It was impossible to "abduct" Yuanchun to the eldest princess's house in Jinyang without letting Jia Mu, the head of the family, know about it.
Jia Mu thought about Jia Heng's words, nodded and said, "You are a thoughtful person."
Mrs. Wang's eyes were indifferent and she said nothing. Well, she had no objection and was happy to see what happened.
"Brother Heng, did you just talk about Dongcheng business?" Sister Feng had a look of surprise on her face.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "When the Sanhe Gang was uprooted and lost a lot of property, the court was eager to sell off the cash to add to the national treasury, so I took advantage of the situation and bought a few shops. Now I don't say I make a fortune every day, but every day
The monthly profit of a shop owner is several thousand taels, but there are still some."
As soon as Sister Feng heard that a business could earn thousands of taels of silver per month, her heart beat wildly and her mouth went dry for a while. A bit of brilliance filled her narrow and clear Danfeng eyes, and she asked urgently: "Brother Heng, what are these?"
To make a living, but still lack cash investment?”
After the Rong Mansion audited the accounts, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were not confiscated. Although Sister Feng had a little more money, the money in her hands could not make money, and she was left with nothing. Sister Feng was worried about it.
Tan Chun raised his handsome eyebrows and took over the conversation: "When we first inspected Wu Xindeng's house, Brother Heng seemed to have asked Sister-in-law Feng to give some money to do business with Dongfu, but Sister-in-law Feng didn't agree at that time.
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After Tanchun said it, Sister Feng recalled the old events, her face changed slightly, and she said angrily: "Have Brother Heng said anything about this in the past?"
At the beginning, after checking the Lai family, Shan Daliang, and Wu Xindeng families in the Xifu, the accounting office of the Jinyi Mansion invited by Jia Heng helped the Rongguo Mansion to copy hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Jia Heng once suggested that he use his money to go to Dongcheng to buy some business and shop, but Sister Feng and Jia Mu were worried about losing money, so they refused.
At that time, Jia Heng was not yet the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and had not yet fully brought all the properties of Dongcheng under his command.
At this moment, listening to what Jia Heng said, not only Sister Feng, but even Jia Mu, although she didn't care much about money, sounded a little strange.
Jia Mu hesitated and asked, "Brother Heng, is there any similar good business in Dongcheng now?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "The good business has long since disappeared. Most of the shops confiscated in Dongcheng were used to help with the cooking for the palace, and the profit was also turned over to the palace."
Jia Mu was silent, glanced at Sister Feng, and said, "Girl Feng, what a pity."
Sister Feng nodded and remained silent.
The missing money was originally recovered through Jia Heng's efforts. At first, I suspected that they had other motives, but now it's too late to say anything.
The atmosphere in Rongqing Hall once again fell into a dull atmosphere.
Although Sister Feng felt more uncomfortable when she saw others making money than when she lost money, she still regretted it endlessly.
Aunt Xue chuckled and said: "Brother Heng also helped my shop check the accounts last time, and recovered a lot of shortfalls from those cunning shopkeepers. I have always wanted to ask Brother Heng to be a host, but Brother Heng has no time.
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Jia Heng said: "It's true that I'm a little busy, but I'm sorry for my aunt's kindness."
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Brother Heng, please don't say that. It's the same no matter what time you come. It's only a few steps away and it's cheap. You can come here whenever you want."
Jia Heng nodded.
Aunt Xue smiled again and said: "Brother Heng is in charge of Dongcheng now. My shops are all in Dongcheng, and I still need Brother Heng to take care of me. Now the business of the imperial merchants in the Ministry of Rites is getting harder and harder, and I can't see thousands of people in a month."
Two, things have been going so well recently that they are not even allowed to work as imperial merchants."
Taking advantage of the situation, he took the initiative to mention the matter of Huangshang. No one knows what his intentions are.
Especially in front of Jia Mu.
Baochai frowned her willow-leaf slender eyebrows, her watery apricot eyes shimmered a little with eagerness, and said softly: "Mom, Brother Heng said he was helping to find a solution, please give me some time."
It's very annoying to urge people to do things as if they are urging them to do something.
The conversation between mother and daughter caught the attention of Jia Mu, who asked: "Why is my concubine's business so bad? Do you need Brother Heng to come up with something?"
The smile on Aunt Xue's face faded a lot, and she said in a worried tone: "Old lady, for some reason, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that our family's supplies to the palace were shoddy, and they wanted to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to take advantage of this opportunity to write off the accounts.
, who has received the qualifications of our family's royal merchant, the long history of Prince Zhongshun's palace, and he came to our store a few days ago and said that he would compensate the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the money needed for the purchases over the years. Old lady, you said this happened,
No matter how courageous we are, we don't dare to tamper with the royal utensils in the palace. This is obviously someone who is making things difficult for us, the Xue family."
Jia Mu frowned and murmured: "Prince Zhongshun?"
She knew better than anyone else about Prince Zhongshun's palace that the young prince had many quarrels with the old prince back then. They had almost no contact with each other until death, and the two families were considered to be a feud.
I was just worried about scaring my children and grandchildren, so I didn’t say much in the past.
Why are you trying to disturb the Xue family?
Mother Jia turned to Jia Heng with a pair of worried eyes, "Brother Heng, is there something hidden about the Xue family's concubine? Could it be that Prince Zhongshun intends to embarrass our family?"
Aunt Xue looked surprised and turned to look at Jia Heng, waiting for his words.
Jia Heng said: "It's partly because of it, but not entirely."
Aunt Xue said: "Old lady, is there a hidden secret in this?"
With memories on her face, Jia's mother said: "Back then, when the Duke of Xiaoguo was here, he had political disagreements with Prince Zhongshun and had some disagreements. Prince Zhongshun has no royal bearing at all. Now he probably still remembers his grudges and won't have any trouble.
In our family, there are cases where the disease affects the in-laws, so to speak, the in-laws are still affected."
Aunt Xue was shocked and thought to herself, "I didn't expect there to be such a secret? So Prince Zhongshun came to the Jia family, and the Xue family was affected?"
Of course, it cannot be said that the four major families of Jia Shi, Wang Xue and Xue share weal and woe. In the past, my family's business expanded north and south, and they often benefited from the glory of the Jia family.
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "We are all relatives, and we are a family in the eyes of others. The old lady must not say anything about whether she is involved or not."
Seeing Aunt Xue's attitude, Jia Mu secretly nodded and asked, "Brother Heng, is there any way to solve this problem?"
Jia Heng muttered: "Yesterday, King Wei gave birth to a son. When I entered the palace, I asked someone to mention it to the Queen. I'll just hear from my aunt in the next two days."
Tanchun thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he asked: "Brother Heng, the briefing sent by the Wucheng Army and Horse Department this morning said that the second son of King Zhongshun was detained. Is it related to this matter?"
Jia Mu: "..."
Aunt Xue: "???"
I was shocked and speechless for a long time.
He looked at the young man and asked, "Brother Heng, why did you alert the Queen over this matter?"
Jia Heng said: "Since it is a matter in the palace, I have to tell the Empress. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that my aunt's family purchased substandard goods and passed them off as good ones. At least ask if this is true."
While speaking, he glanced at Baochai in surprise and thought to himself, she didn't tell Aunt Xue?
Looking into the moist and shining apricot eyes, they are like a clear spring, clear and shining.
Aunt Xue said happily: "The Queen is very perceptive and will not listen to the opinions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The palace will definitely know whether the things purchased from the palace over the years are shoddy."
Seeing that Aunt Xue's worries turned into joy, Mother Jia's old face also showed a look of relief, and said: "It's okay if nothing happens. If it's really not possible, I can help you when I go to the palace to pay my respects to the two palaces."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "How can I trouble the old lady? Brother Heng is now a celebrity in the palace, so just open your mouth."
For a time, the atmosphere in Rongqing Hall became relaxed and happy again.
In other words, after Jia She's incident, they were worried that Jia Heng would have a grudge.
Mother Jia nodded, suppressed the smile on her face, looked at Jia Heng solemnly, and said: "Brother Heng, the second son of Prince Zhongshun was detained in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. What do you say about this matter...?
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Jia Heng did not answer directly, but said slowly: "Old lady, don't worry, although the Zhongshun Prince's Palace is powerful, we are one family with two kingdoms, and have made great contributions to the country. As long as we stay safe and loyal to the Holy Emperor, we don't need to be afraid of Xiaoxiao's evil deeds."
means."
When Jia Mu heard this, her expression changed slightly.
Yes, the Jia family is very different from before.
Everyone in Rongqing Hall was appreciating the young man's words, and their hearts were shocked by the meaning contained in these light words.
Especially Sister Feng, now she remembered her identity as the wife of the Jia family.
As for who is the backbone of Rong Ning's second house?
Who can silently contribute to the clan and relatives?
Comparing it with Jia She who was secretly doing bad things behind his back just now, this feeling becomes even stronger.
Jia Heng had no intention of staying too long and said in a calm tone: "Old lady, it's getting late. My eldest sister and I have to go to the eldest princess's house in Jinyang, so we'll go first."
After saying that, he looked at Yuan Chun and said, "Sister, just follow me."
Yuanchun: "..."
"While it's still early," Jia Heng added quietly without changing his expression.
Yuanchun said softly "Hmm", Yingying stood up and said goodbye to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
But it was said that Jia She left Rongqing Hall and did not return to the Flower Hall. Instead, he sent someone to see Sun Shaozu off.
In the flower hall, Sun Shaozu was waiting expectantly. After hearing what the servant said, he frowned and said, "Is there something wrong with General Yunhui?"
The servant said: "Commander Sun, Uncle Heng still has something to do. Let's make an appointment another day."
"Where is Shibo?" Sun Shaozu suppressed his depression and asked instead.
The servant said: "The master has other things to do."
When Sun Shaozu heard this, his face became gloomy, and he cursed in his heart. Whatever happened, it was all an excuse! This old guy was trying to steal his money!
Extremely hateful!
I thought about falling out, but suddenly I thought of a certain person, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of fear. A smile appeared on my bearded face, and I cupped my hands to the servant and said: "Please also inform Shibo that my nephew will come to visit another day."
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He didn't believe it anymore. If he ran a few more times, the raiders in the Duke's Mansion would have to be shameless, right?
After Sun Shaozu finished speaking, he stood up and left.
Let's talk about Jia Heng later. He and Yuan Chun left the Rongguo Mansion, got into a carriage with eight treasure hairpins, and were escorted by their retinue to the Princess's Mansion in Jinyang.
Inside the carriage, it is spacious and elegant. The two of them are sitting opposite each other. There is a sweet fragrance floating in the carriage, like orchids and musk deer, and the fragrance is hidden.
Yuanchun wore an orchid-white cotton skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, and a golden hairpin was pinned to her fairy bun. Perhaps it was because she wanted to meet the eldest princess of Jinyang. She was plump and had a thin layer of powder on her white face.
She was dressed up in a dainty manner, her eyebrows were raised, and she stared at the young man opposite who was reading a book. She bit her lips and said, "Brother Heng, just now my mother..."
Jia Heng held a book in his hand, reading it attentively, and raised his eyes and said: "Sister, there is no need to explain, the wife is the wife, and the eldest sister is the eldest sister."
He treated Yuanchun kindly, firstly because he sympathized with her loneliness in the palace, and secondly because Yuanchun had a good temperament and a kind heart.
However, his mother, Mrs. Wang, has not yet taken any action against him.
This kind of woman who talks nonsense but has a heartless heart can only stir up trouble in the inner house.
Yuan Chun's jade face was slightly shaken, and she sighed faintly: "That's what I said, but... Heng brother, if you are angry in your heart, just vent it on me."
Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, with a faint smile hidden in his eyes under his sharp eyebrows: "How do you want me to yell at you, eldest sister?"
"Well..." Yuanchun met the young man's slightly smiling gaze, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and two imperceptible blushes suddenly appeared on his cheeks, like a crescent moon blooming and flowers and trees piled with snow.
Jia Heng smiled, picked up the book again, looked down at it, and said, "Sister, if you feel uneasy, please do something for me."
"Yeah." Yuanchun responded, his beautiful eyes narrowed, and he asked: "What's the matter?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Jia Heng smiled and said.
He didn't think there was anything he could ask Yuanchun to do for him, he just wanted to reassure the girl.
Yuan Chun's jade face paused slightly, her bright eyes flowing, looking at the young man who was reading quietly with his head down, and said softly: "Then when Brother Heng thinks of it, you must tell me."
Jia Heng stopped talking, and with the sound of the carriage turning, the eldest princess's house arrived.
Jia Heng led Yuan Chun all the way into the flower hall of the eldest princess's mansion in Jinyang. After a while, he saw a graceful and gorgeous beauty in a peach red skirt walking in gracefully, surrounded by maids and wives.
Yuan Chun Yingying bowed and said, "I have met His Highness Jinyang."
Princess Jinyang looked Yuan Chun up and down, with a smile on her charming face like a flower, "This is the Yuan Chun that Ziyu often mentioned. It's really dignified, gentle and quiet."
Yuanchun has a plump appearance, both in face and figure. Coupled with her majestic manners, she gives the eldest princess of Jinyang a very good impression.
"Your Highness is ridiculous." Yuanchun was surprised by the approachable attitude of the noble lady opposite him and said quickly.
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and said: "Miss Yuanchun, please take a seat. This palace is not as good as in the palace. There are some rules, but they are not as walking on thin ice or as if you are facing an abyss."
Yuanchun did not dare to neglect, and said softly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded with a smile and said: "Mother Li, prepare a courtyard for Miss Yuanchun on the east side of the backyard for her to live in."
After saying that, he turned to look at Jia Heng, his beautiful eyes painted with rose eye shadow, showing a bit of charm and enchantment.
