Putting aside the fact that the imperial court owed money, the network of connections in Rong Mansion was too large. It was so large that in the eyes of the Emperor, it was a clique for personal gain.
As Jia Lian had said, the servants of Rong Mansion lived more decently than the first-grade officials of the imperial court.
Which person in power could tolerate this?
Even the servants of the royal family did not dare to claim that they were richer than the first-class officials of the imperial court. After all, first-class officials were the most powerful existences in the imperial court.
However, under Grandmother Jia's nurturing, the servants in Rong Mansion had truly achieved their goal and had even spread the rumors throughout the city.
The fact that the Rong and Ning Manors 'ancestors had been able to maintain this crazy behavior for such a long time before they were raided showed just how much merit they had built.
One had to know how illustrious the Jia family was when they had two dukes. At that time, they were known as the first of the eight dukes under the Wang Jue.
At that time, the heads of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion were only at the peak of their power, so they usually did things very carefully.
For example, when Jia Daishan found a husband for his daughter, he didn't find a noble family with a suitable family background. He didn't even find a top scholar. Instead, he found a Tanhua Lin Ruhai, who had lost his title in the family.
Jia Daishan did this because he knew that the Rong Mansion was already very prosperous. They could not go any further. If they did, they would be shocked by their achievements. If they tried to win over other noble families, they would be suspected.
Jia Daishan's actions were nothing more than to protect the wealth of the Rong Mansion for a few more generations.
However, despite all her calculations, she had failed to calculate Grandmother Jia's fate.
Jia Daishan pointed at the old lady, but he was so brainless that he wanted the whole world to know how rich she was.
One had to know that when Jia Daishan had chosen Lin Ruhai for Jia Min, Grandmother Jia had been extremely unhappy and insisted on choosing a prominent family with a similar social status for Jia Min.
If it weren't for Jia Daishan's insistence, Lin Daiyu probably wouldn't be here now.
Even now, Grandmother Jia did not like Lin Ruhai. The only thing that Grandmother Jia liked about Lin Ruhai was the family property that the Lin family had accumulated for generations.
Thinking of the final defeat of Rong Mansion and the miserable fate of the twelve golden hairpins, Jia Lian's eyes grew colder and colder as he looked at Grandmother Jia.
It was so cold that Grandmother Jia, who was on the verge of anger, could not help but shiver. Her anger was instantly extinguished.
Jia Lian's gaze made Grandmother Jia feel a trace of fear from the bottom of her heart.
However, although Grandmother Jia was at a loss for words, she did not think that she had done anything wrong.
Because in Grandmother Jia's heart, everything she did in her life was only right.
Even if Jia Lian said that she could feed the people of a county with a year's worth of expenses, and that she allowed the servants in her family to misappropriate her family's property, it was still her own money. She could do whatever she wanted with it.
Even if she gave all the family property to the servants at home, she would not feel the slightest heartache.
However, Jia Lian's grandson had returned one million taels of silver to the court and donated 350,000 stones to help the people. In the eyes of Grandmother Jia, he was a prodigal.
In Grandmother Jia's opinion, Jia Lian's actions would ruin the entire Rong Mansion sooner or later.
However, Rong Mansion was hers in her eyes. When she lost one, she would pass it on to the second branch.
Not for Jia Lian.
"There have been a lot of murders and bullsh * t incidents in the residence over the years. These things seem to be confusing, but there are many suspicious points. Moreover, I have already sent people to investigate.”
"However, I will not announce the results of the investigation to the public. However, if I am forced into a corner, I might cause some people to lose their reputation and go down in history, such as killing my daughter-in-law and my biological grandson.”
Jia Lian looked at Grandmother Jia's flushed face and smiled coldly. With his hands behind his back, he turned around and walked out. However, as he walked, he began to talk to himself.
Jia Lian didn't make his words clear, but the meaning behind his words made Grandmother Jia's face turn pale.
He sat down on the soft couch and broke out in a cold sweat.
After Jia Lian left the room, Grandmother Jia could no longer stand the stimulation and collapsed onto the bed.
"Old lady! What's wrong with you, Old Madam?!"
"Someone come quickly, go and get the imperial physician.”
Seeing Grandmother Jia's expression, Yuanyang, who had listened to the general situation but did not understand the details, immediately panicked.
She hurriedly ran to the bedside to check on Grandmother Jia's condition. Seeing that Grandmother Jia had fainted, Yuanyang hurriedly shouted at the servants waiting outside the door.
As Grandmother Jia called Jia Lian over to say some hidden words and did not want too many people to know, Grandmother Jia only left Yuanyang to serve the others outside.
However, she couldn't control Jia Lian. Instead, she was so agitated and angry by Jia Lian that she couldn't stand it anymore and fainted.
"Humph! He really picked up the bowl to eat, then put down the bowl and cursed.
Don't be so cruel to us. Even if you favor me, I will respect you.
Unfortunately…"
Jia Lian had just left the door when he heard the panicked cries of mandarin ducks in Rong Qing Hall.
Hearing the voice, Jia Lian's heart no longer had any pity, only coldness.
If Jia She is disappointing and you favor the second branch, it is understandable for you to fight for the Rong Mansion and the title for the future of the Rong Mansion. I, Jia Lian, cannot say anything.
However, your preference for the second branch has always been like this since Jia She was young. This is more or less your fault.
They're both biological sons, and they're all good-for-nothings. It's your business if you favor them so much, but you can't think of taking the lives of everyone in my family just because you favor them, right?
We are all flesh and blood. Since you want us to die, don't think about having an easy time.
If you were Jia She's biological mother, it would be unfilial of you to do this. However, you should know that if you weren't Jia She's mother, you would have lost your life now, let alone feeding you well every day and even serving you as a servant.
There were too many unfilial people in the world. Most of them treated their biological parents who loved them as enemies and beasts.
I'm already very good to you now. If you still want to jump around, I'll make you angry again next time.
Anyway, I have a way to mess with you. If you want to live a hundred years, you can live peacefully. If you have lived enough, then you can do whatever you want.
Of course, you're good. You're good to have servants serve you. I won't be short of you, and I won't beat you up or insult you.
But I can anger you. You're already so old, and you've been flattered all your life. I don't believe I can't anger you to death.
Even if I can't anger you to death, I'll die of grievance.
Of course, the best way to take revenge on someone who hated you was to let her watch you cross over.
Jia Lian didn't believe that if he was doing well, Grandmother Jia would be able to live as she wished.
…
"Second Master, Younger Sister Lin said that Uncle Lin gave her a hundred thousand silver when she came to the residence, but after she arrived at our residence, it was taken by Old Lady.”
Jia Lian returned to his courtyard with satisfaction. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Wang Xifeng bringing Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun into the house.
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