"Baoyu, come over and greet your uncle.”Grandmother Jia said to Jia Baoyu.
"Nephew Baoyu greets uncle."
"It is indeed as precious as jade, but it is somewhat similar to father-in-law.”Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Baoyu carefully and then said to Grandmother Jia.
"Why do you think I doted on this grandson the most? It was because he was too similar to the old Duke.”Grandmother Jia reminisced.
"May I know what arrangements Wansui has for you when you return to the capital?”Grandmother Jia asked.
"I don't know yet. We'll only know when Wansui gives the decree, but the possibility of him entering the Ministry of Revenue is the highest.”Lin Ruhai said. Grandmother Jia nodded and stopped asking.
Lin Ruhai chatted with Grandmother Jia for a while. He did not stay in the back of the house for long and went to the front yard.
Jia She and Jia Zheng warmly received Lin Ruhai. Jia Zheng was about to call Baoyu over when he was interrupted by Lin Ruhai," Second Uncle, I've already met Baoyu. He is indeed a talented man." As for the examination and teaching questions, let's talk about them later.”
Jia Zheng could only nod. He still wanted to ask Lin Ruhai to teach Baoyu. However, since Lin Ruhai said so, he could only talk about it later.
"I wonder if brother-in-law has seen Brother Xuan at the dock?”Jia She asked.
"I have. It was that child who sent me to the Imperial City. Brother-in-law had raised a good son.”Lin Ruhai praised.
"Haha! In the future, he would need his brother-in-law to teach him more.”Jia She looked at Jia Zheng proudly.
"That's right!" Lin Ruhai also laughed. After all, Jia She was Jia Xuan's father, so Lin Ruhai had to give him some face. It was just that Jia Zheng at the side felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. However, he was helpless. After all, Jia Baoyu and Jia Xuan could not be compared. There was a world of difference in status.
After thirty days of drinking, he asked," Brother-in-law, do you know how much money the Rong Mansion owes the national treasury?”Lin Ruhai suddenly asked.
"Ru Hai, why are you asking this?" Jia She thought about it and said," When my father was alive, he borrowed a total of 800,000 taels of silver from the national treasury. Why? Was there something wrong?”Jia She asked.
"This time, when I entered the palace to meet His Majesty, I heard that he had the intention of clearing the debts of the national treasury. I was just asking." Lin Ruhai said.
"But if the other people don't pay the debt and we pay it back, won't we become the target of public criticism?”Jia Zheng said.
"If Your Majesty intends to collect the silver owed, it won't work. If the Rong Mansion returned the money in the end, it would mean that they had not offended their old friends. But you did offend His Majesty. Brother-in-law, think about it. After all, you're the heir to the Rong Mansion.”Lin Ruhai said.
"When my late father passed away, he told me that the money had been sealed in the treasury and that I should find a good time to pay back the debt.”Jia She thought for a moment and said.
"Looks like father-in-law has foresight.”Lin Ruhai said with a smile.
"Then, brother-in-law, when should we return this money?”Jia She asked.
"This time, I might be in charge of collecting the silver owed by the national treasury. I'll inform you when the time comes." Lin Ruhai laughed.
Lin Ruhai hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. This was the foresight of the Old State Duke.
"Old Master, the banquet is ready. When will it start?”A manservant came in and asked Jia Zheng.
"Brother-in-law, please!" Jia Zheng looked at Lin Ruhai with a smug expression. Lin Ruhai couldn't help but smile as he thought to himself, I didn't expect this second uncle to be so naive. However, Jia She's face was dark. As the head of the Rong Mansion, it was undoubtedly embarrassing that he couldn't manage the family affairs.
After the three of them sat down, Jia Lian held the wine and the three of them drank. After the meal, Lin Ruhai was helped to the guest room to rest. Jia She and Jia Zheng went to Rong Qing Hall and told Grandmother Jia what Lin Ruhai had said.
"Eldest Uncle's words are a bit wrong. Why do you want to use our family's money to help Lin Ruhai's business?”Madam Wang jumped out and said.
"This is not the place for you to speak.”Jia Zheng said angrily. Madam Wang was immediately rebutted.
"Mother, what do you think about this?”Jia Zheng asked.
"Since Ru Hai has told you about this matter, this is your man's business. I, an old woman from the back residence, will not participate. You can make your own decisions.”Grandmother Jia said.
"Then son will check the warehouse tomorrow, because father has already sealed this money.”Jia She said.
However, no one noticed that Madam Wang's face was a little pale.
Madam Wang returned to her room, thinking that she had already misused more than a hundred thousand taels of silver to put the money on the stamp. Later on, something happened and she lost everything. Now that Jia She was going to take stock of the warehouse tomorrow, what should they do?
"Madam can only make up for it ourselves now. Otherwise, once we find out, Madam's stewardship might not be guaranteed. As long as Madam firmly holds onto the stewardship, these silvers won't return to Madam's pocket sooner or later.”Wang Erjia said.
"That's the only way now. However, Madam Wang's heart is bleeding. I'll leave this matter to you. You and Lai Da will do it overnight.”Madam Wang said.
"Don't worry, Madam. I'll definitely do this for you.”Wang Erjia said.
Why did Lin Ruhai suck up to her the moment he returned to the Divine Capital? Just like that damned Jia Min, he was born to oppose her. Madam Wang hated even Lin Ruhai.
The next morning, accompanied by the black-faced Madam Wang, Jia She opened the storeroom and began to count.
"First Master, the deposited silver is eight hundred thousand taels, and the actual silver is also eight hundred thousand taels.”Lai Da said.
"Yes!" Jia She walked around the storeroom." Seal it up. I'll come and pick it up at any time."”
In addition to the 800,000 cars in the treasury, there were still 200,000 cars in the public school. This was all the wealth of the Rong Mansion. This did not include Jia She, Grandmother Jia, Madam Wang, and Jia Zheng's private rooms. Grandmother Jia's private house alone was richer than the entire Rong Mansion. Therefore, although the Rong Mansion had no money, it did not mean that the master of the Rong Mansion had no money. It was just that no one took it out and put it in public for everyone to use.
"Mother-in-law, I should return to the residence.”Lin Ruhai said to Grandmother Jia.
"I won't stop you if you go, but Yu 'Er, you have to stay.”Grandmother Jia said.
"Mother-in-law, Yu 'Er and I haven't seen each other for years. I hope mother-in-law can understand." Lin Ruhai said.
Grandmother Jia knew that she couldn't stop others. The father and daughter enjoyed their family happiness. "Yu 'Er, I loved your mother the most since I was young. Are you going to leave me now?。”
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