Jia Xuan thought to himself, the original novel did not mention this sum of silver. Could it be that it was taken away when the house was raided? With Madam Wang's personality, would she reach out for this money? It should be. It could only be said that before the Rong Mansion was raided, they did not use the money. They did not discover Madam Wang's behavior, so the original book did not mention it.
"Brother Xuan, what are you thinking? You're so engrossed in your thoughts." Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Xuan was in a daze, so he asked.
Of course, Jia Xuan could not tell the truth. He could not tell Lin Ruhai that he had read 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
"I just don't understand. With the personalities of these people in Rong Mansion, how could they be so easily persuaded by uncle?”Jia Xuan said.
"It's not that my words have any force. It can only be said that they have always attached great importance to this matter. Before father-in-law passed away, he must have told them something. They knew the seriousness of this matter, so they used my hand to return the silver owed by the national treasury.”Lin Ruhai laughed.
"Then didn't the rest of the noble families think of this? Why didn't he return the silver to the national treasury?”Jia Xuan was puzzled.
"Some of them are used to living a luxurious life and are unwilling to pay back the money. Some of them simply can't pay it back.”Lin Ruhai explained. "Now that the Retired Emperor is still alive, they still have someone to rely on. Naturally, they are not willing to return it easily. However, after the Retired Emperor passes away, they will have no choice but to return it.”
Only then did Jia Xuan realize that no wonder Wang Ziteng's house was not raided after his death in the original novel. However, the Shi Family was robbed because they were too poor and could not pay back the silver owed to the national treasury.
But since the Jia family had the money to return the national treasury, why would they be raided? And why did the eldest sister in the palace die so suddenly? Could it be that the Rong Mansion was involved in something else? Suddenly, Jia Xuan thought of the incident in Ping 'an State. Rong Mansion was raided, and one of the crimes was to befriend foreign officials. It seemed like there was something he didn't know.
"Master, lunch is ready." Lin Fu said from outside. Unknowingly, it was already lunchtime.
"Got it."
"Brother Xuan, let's go eat first. Some things are not urgent.”Lin Ruhai laughed.
"Yu 'Er, come with us." Since it was just the three of them, he let Daiyu join them and did not avoid them.
When eating, he saw Jia Xuan constantly putting food into his daughter's bowl. The daughter blushed and did not refuse, making Lin Ruhai feel very comforted.
The meal went smoothly. After the meal, Daiyu brought tea over. The three of them sat there and chatted for a while.
"Uncle, I think Old Lady will definitely bring up the past again this time. I wonder how Uncle will deal with it.”
"Why are you in a hurry? I have my own way to deal with it.”Lin Ruhai laughed.
When Lin Daiyu heard her father mention the marriage with Jia Xuan, her face immediately turned red. She whimpered," I'll go and see if the water in the kitchen is boiling."”Then, he fled. Lin Ruhai burst into laughter when he saw this.
After Lin Daiyu left, she asked," Brother Xuan, do you have any plans for the future?"”Lin Ruhai asked.
Jia Xuan was stunned at first, then he reacted to what Lin Ruhai meant.
"Uncle, I've been lonely since I was young and I don't have any ambitions. As long as I can live a safe life with Yu 'Er, I'm satisfied.”However, he thought that even if the Emperor wanted his life, he would not sit still and wait for death. He did not have Lin Ruhai's loyalty and love for his country. However, what Jia Xuan said was the truth. As long as Emperor Long Xing did not kill the donkey after it was done grinding, then he would continue to be Marquis Taiping.
When Lin Ruhai heard Jia Xuan's words, his heart also relaxed," Brother Xuan, although the current Emperor is a little harsh, he is not unkind. He has high hopes for you. Don't let down His Majesty's painstaking efforts.”Lin Ruhai laughed.
"Nephew, I understand." Jia Xuan thought to himself,'You should know that after you died, your family property was taken by the Rong Mansion, and your daughter was forced to hang herself.' If Emperor Long Xing didn't care, you wouldn't say that. Although Emperor Long Xing doted on him now. But in the future, as Jia Xuan's power grew, it was unknown whether Emperor Long Xing would make a move against Jia Xuan. However, he could not say this to Lin Ruhai.
"You're worth teaching." Lin Ruhai stroked his beard in satisfaction. If Lin Ruhai knew what Jia Xuan was thinking, he would definitely be furious.
Three days later, Lin Ruhai received the imperial edict and was appointed as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a second-grade official. For a time, the Lin Manor was filled with guests.
After Lin Ruhai returned to the capital, he didn't invite any guests, so he took this opportunity to feast. The Rong Mansion was naturally invited. Since the Lin Mansion only had one daughter, the Lady Dowager helped to entertain the guests.
Because Lin Ruhai was an official through the imperial examination and was also a talent for exploring flowers, he still had some prestige among his peers. This time, all the people who came were civil officials. They were not interested in old nobles like Rong Mansion. As Jia Zheng was a civil official, he was able to get along well with the crowd. On account of Lin Ruhai, others did not make it difficult for him. After all, Jia Zheng was only a low-ranking official of the fifth rank. It was usually difficult for him to even see them.
Jia Zheng didn't know that he was flying around like a butterfly. From time to time, he would even look at Jia She proudly, causing Lin Ruhai to not know whether to laugh or cry.
The back of the house was also bustling." Old Madam, I don't want to say this, but this County Head Lin is too adorable. I want to snatch him back and raise him.”The wife of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue smiled.
"Furen, stop praising her. A little girl can't deserve Furen's praise.”Grandmother Jia said with a smile. These were the wives of powerful ministers. Although Grandmother Jia had a high status, she did not dare to neglect them.
"Old Furen is too polite. Even the Empress praised County Head Lin.”a madam said. The lowest level here was a fourth-grade servant. Madam Wang was a fifth-grade pleasant person. She did not have the chance to interrupt at all and was extremely depressed.
After hearing these words, Grandmother Jia could not stop smiling. She was even more determined to make Yu 'Er two. She had never thought that Madam Wang would agree, even though she knew what Madam Wang was thinking. However, one was a county lord conferred by the imperial court, and the other was the daughter of a lonely royal merchant. It was clear at a glance which was more important.
Lin Daiyu was commanding the servant girls at the side, entertaining the various manors. She appeared graceful and elegant, beautiful but not competitive, which made the manors 'good impression of her even stronger. Some even wanted to go back and ask the old master if County Head Lin was engaged. It would be great if he could marry her and become a daughter-in-law. Moreover, there were many people who had such thoughts.
Jia Xuan naturally came, but those civil officials were very cold to him, so he was happy to have peace.
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