The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

Zhao Ningchuan was not surprised, and nodded lightly to Jia Zhuyun.

The room was filled with the faint fragrance of tea. Jia Zhu glanced at the elegant tea set on the table and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm in a good mood today."

Zhao Ningchuan said: "It's like this every day here, it's just that your mood is different today."

Jia Zhu was slightly stunned, and then said: "What you said is very true, today I really have a problem in my heart, please teach me."

Zhao Ningchuan nodded and said, "Oh? It's rare to be able to stump Zhu'er."

Jia Zhu said with a smile: "Sir, what you said will kill me. I don't know if my father mentioned the matter of the imperial examination to my husband?"

Now that Jia Zhu is 12 years old, Jia Zheng sent a message asking him to prepare for the Tongsheng Examination. As the first step in the imperial examination, the Tongsheng Examination is not difficult for Jia Zhu. , When the war in northern Xinjiang came together, he abandoned his pen and joined the army, and came to cut first and then play.

In this way, Jia Zheng can't help but get annoyed, right?Otherwise, he really has no way to convince his father, who has always been worried about the imperial examination, to allow him to abandon the "sage's way" and become a "brainless martial artist".

However, now he would like to hear if Mr. Zhao has any way to get the best of both worlds. After all, if he really kills first and plays later, he might be angry not only with his father, but also with his grandmother. After all, the battlefield is not a child's play.

Zhao Ningchuan took a sip of tea and looked at Jia Zhu with a half-smile: "Zhu'er has always had her own plans in her heart. You are neither interested in official career nor cared about your studies. You are only obsessed with riding and shooting. I guess, you I want to make a military exploit."

Jia Zhu nodded: "Mr. is right."

Zhao Ningchuan wondered: "Why is Zhu'er so thoughtful? Zhu'er is naturally intelligent. If you are willing to take the imperial examination, let alone be able to pass the Jinshi exam in the end. With Zhu'er's family background and ability, your future is extraordinary. For one thing, although Northern Xinjiang frequently invades, it is still unknown whether the court will fight or not, and even if it is a war, the military merits are not good."

Jia Zhu said with a smile: "What you said is reasonable, but I have made up my mind, but now I am in a dilemma. You also know that my father has very high expectations of me."

Zhao Ningchuan smiled and said: "It's just a child's test, with Zhu'er's current ability, how difficult is it to win the leader?"

Jia Zhu smiled wryly: "The higher the expectation, the more afraid that my father will definitely not allow me to abandon my education and join the army. On the one hand, it is my unchanging heart, on the other hand, my father's expectation and grandmother's concern. What can you do, sir?"

Zhao Ningchuan stared at Jia Zhu for a while, and then said: "Since this is the case, there is a way now."

Jia Zhu's heart brightened, and it was indeed right to come to Mr. Zhao: "Sir, but tell me."

Zhao Ningchuan said with a smile: "The emperor's fifteen princes are only 13 years old now, and there is no reading companion around, Zhu'er might as well find a way out."

Jia Zhu frowned when she heard this: "The prince will accompany you, I'm afraid I don't have enough status."

Zhao Ningchuan shook his head and said, "If you don't give it a try, how will Zhu'er know it's not enough?"

Jia Zhu looked at Zhao Ningchuan's determined expression, and slowly thought about it: "I understand what you mean, sir, I'm afraid I will have to bother you in the future."

Zhao Ningchuan smiled and said nothing, he knew in his heart that it was only now that Jia Zhu really began to include himself in the ranks of his own people, military merit... Zhao Ningchuan thought about the news from the palace, but he didn't expect that the one who saw the emperor's intentions was not Those important officials in the court are such a child, no wonder the emperor put him beside Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu went back to the house and thought about Mr. Zhao's words again. It is indeed a good way to accompany the student, not to mention the fact that he can avoid the imperial examination, and the relationship between the student and the prince is very close, which is also of great benefit to him. Another point is even better, these fifteen princes are little princes, and they are very safe by his side. He doesn't want to spend all his time trying to draw a line with Prince Yizhong, and muddle along in the struggle for power and profit of these princes. .

At this point, he must maintain the closest relationship with the royal family. In the last incident, he offended Prince Yizhong's family badly. Although it is not far from the time when Prince Yizhong did bad things, but The centipede is dead but not stiff. There are many officials in Prince Yizhong's family. The emperor cannot catch them all. If he is not careful, he may be bitten by these people. Therefore, he must obtain an identity that can make these people afraid and the emperor's trust. This is also one of the reasons why he wanted to enter the Forbidden Guard and follow the emperor's Northern Expedition.

In any case, the civil servants who passed the imperial examination were not as trusted by the emperor as the emperor's personal bodyguard during the Northern Expedition.

However, for the matter of accompanying the reading, it is inevitable to follow the path of the prince. Thinking of this, Jia Zhu's brain hurts a little. He is always afraid to meet King Zhongshun, and the shadow of the previous life's house raids is always waving in his mind. I can't go away, always remind him to be careful in everything, the so-called far away smells close, the closer you are, the more mistakes will happen, so every New Year's day, although he has prepared generous gifts every time, he can go to see him in person This prince only had the plea made by Empress Dowager Xiao and Brother Kang.

But this time, he had to go in person. For this reason, Jia Zhu rehearsed every word he said after seeing the prince and the expression he should use to speak over and over again in his heart, until he was sure that there was nothing wrong with it, and then sent someone there. The Wangfu handed over a post asking for an interview.

After the palace replied to the post, Jia Zhu went to the palace to rehearse the scenes he had rehearsed countless times. Xiao Ze had already known Jia Zhu's plan from the news from Zhao Ningchuan, and the emperor had already nodded. Naturally, there is no second word here, but when Jia Zhu finally got the letter and left the palace contentedly, Xiao Ze called his confidant Xiao Cheng: "Go and watch him."

After Xiao Cheng left, Xiao Ze touched his chin, with a look of confusion on his face: "Wu Lian, why does this king think that this Jia Zhu looks a little strange?"

Wu Lian was the eunuch who served Xiao Ze since he was a child, and now he is the chief eunuch of the palace, the most useful person by Xiao Ze's side. Seeing Xiao Ze's question, Wu Lian thought about Jia Zhu's words and deeds just now , Said: "Look at this servant, Mr. Jia's rules are very good, and there is nothing wrong with his words."

"Hmm..." Xiao Ze nodded and said nothing.

Not long after, Xiao Cheng came back and reported: "After Mr. Jia left the palace, he returned directly to Jia's residence."

"To be more specific, what did he say after he went out? What actions did he take?" Xiao Ze asked.

Xiao Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "When we arrived at the gate of Jia's mansion, Mr. Jia heaved a long sigh of relief, and there were more expressions on his face. The servant wanted to follow up, but the two people beside Mr. Jia The individual seemed to be aware of the slave, so the slave did not follow."

"Understood, you go down." Xiao Ze nodded.

"Good boy, no wonder you find it strange that you can pretend to be a fool in front of the emperor, but you will become a marionette when you come to this king. Why, is this king's current aura more frightening than the emperor's?" Xiao Ze talked to himself.

Wu Lian behind him had a troubled expression on his face, my lord, this has nothing to do with your aura, it has something to do with your reputation!That Jia Zhu looks white and tender, and is at a good age. He is the type you always like. If it were Jia Zhu, he would only dare to be a well-behaved marionette!

Of course, Wu Lian didn't dare to say this to Xiao Ze...Of course, neither Xiao Ze nor Wu Yong could think of Jia Zhu's true thoughts.

Ever since Jia Zhu left the palace, Gao Yong beside him has been sensitively aware that someone is watching. Over the years, Jia Zhu and the Gao brothers have been very close to each other. Seeing Gao Yong's vigilant eyes, Jia Zhu also tensed his nerves. Be careful, ever since she offended the big and small officials in the capital, this kind of thing of being followed has become a common occurrence. It wasn't until she reached the door that Jia Zhu was relieved, that's all.

However, if Jia Zhu knew that her perfectly rehearsed scene of meeting the prince was summed up by Xiao Ze as "a marionette", he would probably be dumbfounded.

Three days later, the imperial decree came to Jia's mansion, and Jia Zhu was hand-picked as the attendant of the fifteenth prince, which made Jia's mansion boil.

Jia Zhu was the first prince attendant from the Jia family. Jia's mother was so excited that she didn't mention it. Even Jia Zheng, who had a little regret in his heart, was all smiles.

The eunuch delivered the decree to the emperor and announced that Jia Zhu would enter the palace to face the saint. Jia Zhu followed the eunuch to the Qianqing Palace, and saw that besides the emperor on the dragon chair, there was a young man standing beside him in the palace. He was dressed as a prince serving him , Jia Zhu thought, this is probably the fifteenth prince.

Jia Zhu knelt down and bowed to Xie En. The emperor had a smile on his face and told him to avoid the ceremony. Behind him, the young man standing at the bottom looked at Jia Zhu curiously, and said, "So you are Jia Zhu, recommended to me by Nine Emperor Uncles." accompanying reading."

"I have met His Royal Highness the Fifteenth Prince." After hearing this, Jia Zhu was sure that the young man was indeed the fifteenth prince, and was slightly surprised that the prince was so casual in front of the emperor.

The fifteenth prince, Xiao Yuan, nodded his head and looked at Jia Zhu several times, then smiled and said to the emperor: "Thank you, father, my son looks at him very well. !"

The emperor laughed when he heard the words: "Since that's the case, I'm relieved, don't be lazy this time, listen carefully to what the Taifu said, you know?"

Xiao Yuan nodded again and again: "Understood the father, the father is busy with official duties, so I will leave first." After finishing speaking, Xiao Yuan looked at the emperor eagerly.

"Jia Zhu also step back." Seeing his son express his thoughts on his face, the emperor was happy to push the boat along. What he liked most was this aspect of his son.

After exiting Qianqing Palace, Xiao Yuan looked at Jia Zhu and said with a smile: "Are you Jia Zhu who is comparable to Lao Kang?"

"Exactly." Jia Zhu nodded.

"It's really you! I didn't expect you to look thinner and weaker than me, but you are hiding something!" Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up instantly, "This is great, when you learn riding and shooting in the future, you will also be with me!" Together, I've long been tired of that Peng Yu!"

When Jia Zhu heard this, she didn't know whether she should be happy that the fifteen princes valued her too much, or feel that she had offended another one. This Peng Yu was the son of Duke Zhen.

No.30 times

Happy news from the Wang family that both sons and daughters are alive

Received the waist card of the servant from the palace, and Jia Zhu's life as a servant began. The prince in the palace went to school every day, and Jia Zhu, as a companion, had to go to the study at least before the hour, so Jia Zhu went to the study every day. At least get up at Yinshi.

For the past four years, Jia Zhu has insisted on getting up at Yinshi to practice martial arts in the morning, which made the girls in his room get used to his routine, but even so, this first day was really busy for a while.

Jia Zhu used to eat breakfast after morning exercises, but now she has to stay in the palace all day long, and the meal time in the palace is also fixed. Jia's mother was worried that Jia Zhu would be hungry, so she set up a small kitchen on Jia Zhu's side. He deliberately transferred Hongshan's godmother to his small kitchen to be in charge, and the food he made was very suitable for Jia Zhu's appetite. Jia Zhu's courtyard was busy, and Liu Fang had already pulled up his horse and waited outside. The two brothers Gao Yong and Gao Wu are now on hand to protect Jia Zhu's safety, and they both got up early and waited.

The three of them followed Jia Zhu to the palace gate, and then went back to Rongguo Mansion. After Jia Zhu passed the waist badge to the guards at the palace gate, they entered the palace gate.

At two quarters to Mao, Jia Zhu arrived at the door of the upper study room. The door of the upper study room was wide open, and there were already many people standing inside, many of whom were a few years younger than Jia Zhu. Judging by their clothes, they were either princes or grandchildren. , and all around him are attendants.

Before the fifteenth prince Xiao Yuan arrived, Jia Zhu stood outside the door and waited, probably because Jia Zhu was still a stranger on the first day, and the princes and grandchildren inside all looked at Jia Zhu up and down, Jia Zhu lowered his head, Although they couldn't see their expressions, these gazes fell on them without malice, and Jia Zhu didn't care.

After another moment, the fifteenth prince Xiao Yuan also arrived. Seeing that Jia Zhu had already arrived, he said with a smile: "When I first went to school, it took me a long time to get up. I didn't expect that you not only came early, look Still very energetic."

Jia Zhu replied: "On weekdays I also get up to practice martial arts at Yinshi, so naturally I don't feel unaccustomed."

Originally, when Jia Zhu and Xiao Yuan were together, they used honorific names according to the rules, but Xiao Yuan asked him to call him "you and me" in private. Jia Zhu refused several times, but seeing Xiao Yuan's firm attitude, he agreed. down.To be honest, as the young master of the Rongguo Mansion, he is also the master of the family on weekdays, but now he is serving as a servant, calling him a "minister" has grown up, and calling him a "little one" is really awkward.

While the two were talking, Xiao Yuan led Jia Zhu into the upper study.Xiao Yuan is now thirteen, and the fourteen princes above him are four years older than him, and they have long since stopped studying in the upper study, so Xiao Yuan is the oldest in the generation of princes, so he can be regarded as the "boss" in the upper study.

As soon as he entered the room, the younger brothers of the same generation and the grandsons of the lower generation all wanted to salute. Jia Zhu looked at the serious expression on the fifteenth prince's face at this time, which was completely different from the one who was chatting and laughing just now.

After a while, more people came one after another, and every table in the study was filled with people. It was almost time, and the attendants and readers also went to their seats. At this time, Jia Zhu noticed that some people were not kind. His gaze remained calm, but he became more cautious.

The Taifu still talks about the "Four Books", not to mention how many "Four Books" Jia Zhu has memorized in his previous life, but in this life, he learned it once in Hangzhou, and Mr. Zhao taught it again after returning to Beijing. This is the third time. After listening, Jia Zhu reckoned that it would not be a problem for him to be able to recite the "Four Books" backwards.

After listening to the lecture boringly, it was finally time for a break. Over there, Xiao Yuan was talking to the two half-sized emperors and grandchildren, and here, someone from the attendants came to talk to Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu braced himself to deal with it, but found that not only did no one attack him with guns and sticks, but everyone smiled and said nicely, even those people who had bad eyesight just now, just couldn't come to talk, that's all. It was different from Jia Zhu's original expectation.

Most likely, this is not looking at the face of the monk but looking at the face of the Buddha. I am the attendant of the fifteenth prince, and the fifteenth prince is the highest status among the students in the study room. Is this also a "fake prestige"?

After the break, I changed to the tutor and continued to teach. I had a total of four hours of class that day. Jia Zhu hadn’t been so cautious for a long time. I just felt that my waist didn’t seem to be my own. When the class was over, Jia Zhu got used to it for a long time. Only then did I slow down.

The Chenghua Palace where Xiao Yuan lived was on the way Jia Zhu had to go out of the palace, so the two of them took the same route. Xiao Yuan regretfully said to Jia Zhu: "It's a pity that there is no riding and archery class today, otherwise I would be able to see the old man." Kang is full of praise for his riding and archery skills!"

Jia Zhu secretly thought in his heart that it's a good thing he didn't have it today, otherwise he would be ridiculous in his current state!

Outside the palace gate, Liu Fang had already been waiting with his horse and the brothers from the Gao family. When he returned to Jia's mansion, Jia Zhu knew that the mansion had just sent someone to report that his uncle's family had added a girl.

Jia Zhu thought, this girl is his future sibling, Lian's daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng.

This uncle, Wang Ziteng, is the eldest brother, and his second uncle, Wang Zisheng, lives in his hometown in Jinling. Wang Ziteng was originally the right servant in the Ministry of War, and he also had close contacts with Prince Yizhong. , is also implicated.Maybe it was the emperor's face that the old man of the Wang family had always been loyal to the emperor, maybe Wang Ziteng was cautious on weekdays, maybe the relationship between the Wang family and the Jia family played a role in it, Wang Ziteng was just transferred to the Ministry of Punishment to serve as the right servant, although the six parts sorted hidden promotions , Transferring from the Ministry of War to the same position in the Ministry of Punishment can be regarded as a demotion, but compared with those who went to prison and lost their officials and ransacked their homes, Wang Ziteng is very lucky.

After all, he has been struggling in the officialdom for many years. Seeing that the limelight was wrong, Wang Ziteng immediately distanced himself from Prince Yizhong's side, doubled the annual gifts and sent them to Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and his attitude towards Jia's mansion turned 180 degrees. change.

Although the title of the Jia family is still much higher than that of the Wang family, in terms of real power, it is already inferior to the Wang family by more than one section. Back then, only the old lady Jia of the Rongguo Mansion was still alive, and after the death of the old lady Jia, it became even weaker .Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion is just a prefect, while Jia Amnesty in Rongguo Mansion has no job, and Jia Zheng is just a member of the Ministry of Industry.

On the Wang family's side, Mrs. Wang used to be the Minister of Honghe Temple, in charge of receiving foreign guests. This job is very lucrative, and the financial resources of the Wang family are also different from those in the past.Not to mention Wang Ziteng, proud of his youth, is the most dazzling one among the peers of the four major families, and his wife is also the daughter of a cabinet scholar.

Comparing the gradually declining Jia family with the increasingly wealthy Wang family, Wang Ziteng's attitude towards the Jia family is very clear. Jia's mother was sensitive to the change in the attitude of the Wang family, and she was naturally annoyed. Madam's reluctance to see her has a lot to do with the Wang family's attitude.

The relationship between the two families is naturally estranged. Now Mr. Wang Zhishi brought his family back to his hometown in Jinling, and only Wang Ziteng stayed in Beijing. Mrs. Wang Ziteng also wanted to serve his in-laws, but she stayed because of her pregnancy. up.

Now that the Wang family is humble and small, Mrs. Wang Ziteng frequently greets Jia Mu when she is in good health, and when she talks with Jia Mu, she always picks up nice words, which makes the old lady very happy. Get close.

Jia Zhu didn't like her mother's family very much. Behind all the corruption and perverting the law in the previous life, there was the shadow of this uncle. The Wang family was indeed stepping on two boats before, and it will be a crime if they are liquidated in the future.

The four major families have been bound together in the eyes of outsiders for so many years, one is prosperous and the other is damaged. If the Wangfu capsizes in the future, even if the Jia family is not implicated, they cannot leave the Wang family alone. In the previous life, mother and grandmother Didn't he also help hide the property of the convicted Zhen family?The Zhen family is just family friends, but the Wang family is his own mother family.Jia Zhu sighed inwardly, wishing her uncle was sensible.

Thinking all the way, Jia Zhu has already arrived at Wang Ziteng's mansion with his mother, Mrs. Wang, and now the eldest son of Mrs. Wang's wife Sun is five years old.

Seeing Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhu arrived, Wang Ziteng was also smiling. Mrs. Sun could not see guests at this time, so Mrs. Wang went to visit her sister-in-law in the inner room, leaving Jia Zhu and Wang Ziteng talking in the hall.

"Zhu'er is now the fifteenth prince's attendant. Today is your first day in the palace on duty, but are you still used to it?" Wang Ziteng said, showing the closeness of an uncle to his nephew.

Jia Zhu smiled and said, "Thank you uncle for your concern. The rules in the palace are strict, and my nephew always reminds me to be careful, and I must not make any mistakes to make me laugh."

But Wang Ziteng said with a smile: "Zhu'er is too modest, but I heard that Zhu'er, you are highly valued by His Royal Highness the Fifteenth Prince. On Pearl."

Jia Zhufu laughed again, "Maybe everyone is flattering my nephew."

"Pearl, uncle has to say a few words about you. Zhuer, it's a good thing for you to be successful at a young age, but you also have to beware of those villains secretly slandering you. I heard that in the study room today, some people were very fond of Zhuer. There are criticisms."

The change in Jia Zhu's face was not because of those individuals who were critical of him, but because his uncle even knew about it.

Wang Ziteng saw that Jia Zhu's face changed, and thought that Jia Zhu was afraid, so he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Pearl, don't be afraid, although His Highness the Fifteenth may not be able to protect Pearl well, but His Highness the Third is against Pearl. Er appreciates it very much, now that the two junior highnesses of the Third Highness are all in the upper study, Zhu Er needs to get closer to the two of them."

Although the fifteenth prince is deeply loved by the emperor, he is still a prince without an errand. Now the third prince is the most outstanding one among the princes. He has the potential to be an invisible prince. Wang Ziteng's words are indeed saved He was thinking about Jia Zhu, but Jia Zhu's face changed drastically when he heard it.

Opened her mouth, Jia Zhu still said what was in her heart: "Uncle, it's not that I'm being rude to my nephew, but that my uncle's handling of this matter is really inappropriate. Could it be that my uncle has forgotten the lessons learned from previous disasters?"

Previously clinging to Prince Yizhong, and now forming a party with the prince, this is a taboo thing!The uneasiness in Jia Zhu's heart finally became real at this moment.

After being lectured by his nephew, Wang Ziteng couldn't hold back his face. The atmosphere between his nephew and uncle became awkward for a while. After Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhu returned home, the anger on Wang Ziteng's face was revealed without any concealment. After a while, Wang Ziteng curled his lips, and said to himself coldly: "Bah, what a noble character, but he is just a yellow-haired kid with a different heart. I haven't wiped my butt clean yet. It’s disgusting to teach me a lesson like this!”

Wang Ziteng's words are also well-founded. At that time, the late emperor was on his tour to the south. At that time, the old lady of the Jia family was taking office in Yangzhou. The Jia family took over once. The money was short, and now that Mrs. Jia has passed away, the shortfall has not been repaid. If this matter is investigated, the Jia family will not be able to please!It's just that Prince Zhongshun is in a relationship. No matter how favored he is, that Prince who is incomprehensible and has no real power, isn't he relying on the favor of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to rule the capital?Third Highness, that is the real limitless future!

However, Wang Ziteng really wronged Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu really didn't know that his most respected grandfather had left such a threat. Although Jia Mu and other old people knew about it, they all thought it was just a joke. The emperor's money is just spent on the emperor, and what the emperor knows well is naturally fine.

No.30 once

It's still a loss to Mrs. Hu's mighty Chagen, and Mrs. Wang is sad

After returning home, Jia Zhu thought about it and told his father Jia Zheng about Wang Ziteng.

Jia Zheng is now working in the Ministry of Industry. Because of the relationship between Lu Shang and Jia Zhu, although Shangfeng in the ministry doesn't like Jia Zheng's temperament, he also raises some points for him. As for Jia Zheng's downfall, his attitude has naturally changed. Now he has a good relationship with his colleagues in the ministry.

Jia Zheng is now very clear about the seriousness of forming a faction, so after hearing what Jia Zhu said, Jia Zheng sighed for a long time, and then solemnly said to Jia Zhu: "Pearl, now you are the son of His Highness the Fifteenth Highness." Companion, just abide by your own duty, that is, don't worry about your uncle's side."

What happened between Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng afterwards, Jia Zhu naturally didn't know, but since then, Jia Zheng has become unhappy whenever he mentioned Wang Ziteng, and even told Jia Zhu to "stay away from your uncle's house". After that, she was also ill for several days. Jia Zhu also heard that her mother had an argument with her father before she fell ill. Jia Zhu guessed that it must be because of her uncle's family.

Jia Zhu saw her father doting on that Dujuan girl more and more, and she and her mother had separated after that quarrel, and she was very anxious. Think about other things.

"Father wants to track down the deficit of the household department. Do you know that your Jia family is short of 500 million taels?"

deficit? ! 500 million taels? !Jia Zhu never knew that her family still owed such a large sum of money to the household department, so she was shocked by Xiao Yuan's words at that time.

After returning home, Jia Zhu found Jia Zheng and talked about it, Jia Zheng was also confused: "Well, the late emperor didn't pursue it back then, is it possible that the emperor wants to refute the late emperor's face now?"

When Jia Zhu heard this, he knew that his father not only knew about the deficit, but also didn't take it seriously, so he couldn't help but said anxiously: "Father, in order to appease the northern Xinjiang, the former emperor specially selected a princess from the clan to marry the princess, but now the emperor has repeatedly mentioned it in the court. As for the security of the frontier, this is the real face of the former emperor! What's more, debt repayment is justified, and the treasury should be punished according to the law. How can my father take a chance on this matter? Do you not hear or ask?"

"Yes, but..." Jia Zheng's head went blank, and he couldn't care less about Jia Zhu's impoliteness in his words at this time, and cold sweat broke out behind his back, "The five million taels is really a lot , if you really want to track it down, it will be a disaster for copying the house!"

"Now that Your Highness has told me about this matter, it also represents the meaning of the emperor. The emperor is not angry with the Jia family now, and there is still room for redress. In my opinion, my father should immediately submit a book to plead guilty to the emperor. , this deficit must be repaid as soon as possible." The fifteenth prince told him this in private, and it must be the emperor's intention behind it.

Five million taels of silver is not a small amount. It is not easy to say, but there is no time for him to think about it slowly. Jia Zheng realized the seriousness of the matter. For the first time in his life, he deeply hated why he had put such a serious problem in these years. Forget it.

"Forget it, now, let's take stock of our family's current property." Jia Zheng said sadly.

Jia Zheng wanted to take stock of the family property, this matter could not be hidden from Mrs. Wang, and the cold war between the husband and wife was over. When Mrs. Wang heard that the family owed so much money, she staggered and nearly fell down. Her face was already pale due to illness. He was completely bloodless, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Jia Zhu helped Mrs. Wang to sit down. Mrs. Wang's hand tightly held Jia Zhu's arm, her voice trembling: "500 million taels, what should I do?"

Seeing Mrs. Wang's appearance like this, Jia Zheng felt even more dejected, sighed heavily and said: "What should I do, even if the family goes bankrupt, I have to make up for this deficit, otherwise, there will be a catastrophe."

Going bankrupt is easy to say, but once you start counting the books, all problems will arise.

First of all, this mansion is a mansion bestowed by the emperor and cannot be sold. The old mansion in Jinling is the foundation of the ancestors, and those who live and live can’t move at all. There are precious treasures in the home, but most of them are rewards from the emperor. Ouchi's logo cannot be sold.

The old lady's things can't be moved either. Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu planned to hide this matter from Jia's mother. After all, the old lady has enjoyed a lifetime of blessings. When she gets old, shouldn't she still suffer and worry about her family?

In the end, it was only 70 taels after the official conversion. Jia Zhu thought for a while and said: "I have earned 100 million taels from Ruijinfang over the years, so let's count all of these."

Mrs. Wang shook her head repeatedly when she heard this: "How did this happen? This money belongs to Zhu'er, and it is not included in the public. Master, since it is a shortfall owed by our Rongguo Mansion, it stands to reason that it should not be ours. Take the whole room."

So in the end, Jia She and his wife were also invited to the study by Jia Zheng. When they told about the family situation, Jia She was also dumbfounded.

"The public house can fill in 70 taels, and there is still a shortfall of 430 million taels. Half of the two bedrooms and one person are 2105 million taels of silver."

Jia She opened her mouth and was speechless, Mrs. Hu was much calmer than Jia She, and after listening to it, she thought for a while and said: "If you take all these things from the public house to pay back the loss, the servants, big and small, in the whole house, it's not worth it. Where does the monthly money come from? Selling the farm, how will the stewards of the farm and the tenants who rent the land be arranged?"

Jia Zhu nodded again and again: "Auntie's words are very true. In this way, it will be difficult not to disturb the old lady." If you want to reduce expenses, you can only release most of the servants out of the house. It's just too big.

"In my opinion, the shortfall of 500 million taels can't be moved to the public house, so the two houses can just share it." At this point, Mrs. Hu paused, glanced at Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, and said: " Although 500 million taels is a lot, my Hu family's financial resources can't afford it, but..." Mrs. Hu paused here, and stopped talking.

Mrs. Wang's complexion became very ugly. Mrs. Hu's words were so confident and true, but now that Mrs. Wang's natal family and Jia Zheng were having a very unpleasant quarrel, Mrs. Hu's words seemed to directly hit Mrs. Wang's heart face.

Jia Zhu heard Mrs. Hu's subtext, sighed secretly in her heart, glanced at her father, and then said: "Auntie's wish, my nephew understands that it is reasonable for the two houses to be divided equally. Although my aunt can afford it, But there is absolutely no reason for the uncle and aunt to bear it all. It’s just that our house is too shy now, and I’m afraid we need the help of my aunt, but my brothers and sisters are clear about it. The money is borrowed by our second house from the big house. If you take it, you will make a written statement."

After hearing Jia Zhu's words, Mrs. Hu looked at Jia Zhu with a slight change in her eyes. Unexpectedly, the backbone of the second room turned out to be this child.

In the end, Jia Zhu took out his own 100 million taels of silver, and borrowed another 150 million taels from Mrs. Hu, and Jia Zheng pressed the fingerprint of the IOU.

Three days later, the Hu family collected the 400 million taels, together with Jia Zhu's silver, a total of 500 million taels of shortfall.

In the end, Jia Zhu couldn't see it, and recommended Zhao Ningchuan as a ghostwriter. Jia Zheng has no idea now, and he listened to Jia Zhu's everything. After Zhao Ningchuan came to the study, he said first: "Brother Cun Zhou, once this paper is up, you are honored." The government is about to stand on the cusp of the storm."

"What do you mean sir? Since the emperor didn't say it clearly, but asked His Highness the Fifteenth to mention Zhu'er in private, naturally he wouldn't go into the matter of the shortfall. Could it be that I was thinking left?" Jia Zhengyi Hearing that the heart that was no longer afraid after all the money was collected, it was unavoidable to panic again.

Zhao Ningchuan shook his head and said, "It is exactly that His Royal Highness Fifteenth said privately to Zhu'er that neither the emperor's oral order nor imperial decree, now that Rongguo Mansion has handed over the deficient pleading paper and the money to make up the deficit, the emperor will then order to reprimand the household department to pursue the payment." In the eyes of outsiders, isn’t the shortfall caused by the Rongguo Mansion? Could it be that Zheng Gong and Zhu’er can still tell people that it is the emperor’s secret decree?”

As soon as Jia Zheng heard that he almost couldn't stand still, Jia Zhu's expression also changed. After hearing His Highness the Fifteenth Highness's words, he was only anxious about how to make up for this disaster, but forgot to think about the emperor's intention for this move. At this time, Zhao Ningchuan After clicking it, Jia Zhu suddenly realized.

"Sir, what should I do?" Jia Zheng asked hastily.

Zhao Ningchuan sighed: "The emperor's meaning is already very clear. Now that the Jia family is on the verge of attacking, for the present plan, Zhenggong and Zhu'er must be careful. Some people have resentment. Zhu'er has offended many people. Now I'm afraid it's even more, hey, I'm just a little surprised why the emperor suddenly thought of the deficit."

Jia Zhu said: "Perhaps it is because the emperor has made up his mind to send troops, but the treasury is empty."

Zhao Ningchuan didn't take it seriously: "The deficit has been going on for a long time, and the emperor's trouble at this time is really puzzling."

After hearing this, Jia Zhu had another thought in his mind. He helped the emperor cause an official turmoil in Beijing years ago, and then there was a vicious incident at the gate of the city. At this time, the emperor wanted to find an opportunity to recover the deficit of the national treasury. , I will also consider these two things, and I will not let myself be the first bird again. It seems that what my husband said is very true, maybe there are some factors that he doesn't know about.

No matter what, the Jia family now has no choice but to be an early bird, as Zhao Ningchuan said, and the deficit of 500 million taels is quite appalling. This move by the Jia family really shocked the capital.

The Jia family took the initiative to pay off the shortfall, and pleaded guilty to Zhezi with earnest words. Instead of convicting the emperor, the emperor encouraged the loyalty of the Jia family. Jia Zheng was bestowed with the title of third-class general.

This time, Zhao Ningchuan suggested that Jia Zheng explain clearly the source of the money raised. Jia Zheng followed Zhao Ningchuan's suggestion, and Mrs. Hu took the lead.

After this award, Jia She and his wife and Jia Zheng went to the palace to thank each other, and Mrs. Hu was pregnant and was spared. When Jia She thanked him, the emperor appointed him to Guanglu Temple to be a temple minister. Although it was only six He is a petty official, but he is in charge of the real power of catering. When it comes to purchasing, there is a lot of money. Jia Amnesty naturally thanked Mrs. Hu, and after returning home, he even flattered Mrs. Hu in all kinds of flattery.

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