Jia Jiu is Jia's mother's most proud granddaughter, and as he gets older and his title rises, Jia's mother's attitude becomes more and more obvious. This trend has not changed just because Jia Yuanchun has become a virtuous concubine.

No, Jia's mother, who was surrounded by her daughter-in-law and descendants, heard that Jia Jiu was back, and hurriedly let go of Jia Baoyu and let Jia Baoyu sit underneath, so that Jia Jiu came in.

"Second girl, how are you in the palace? But what does Her Royal Highness the Princess have to say? ”

Jia Jiu saluted with Jia's mother, and when she saw Jia's mother asking, she didn't get up, but replied with a smile: "Back to the old lady, Her Royal Highness the princess has nothing to explain." I just asked a few questions about the stones. ”

Jia Mu said: "Is that imitation Taihu stone?" ”

Jia Jiu hurriedly said, "Yes." These stones were originally called by Her Royal Highness the Princess to repair the garden, but because of the impeachment of the Imperial Historical Tower, the construction was not started, and those stones were placed there. Now that the eldest sister wants to repair the garden, since she has moved those stones, of course Her Royal Highness the princess has to ask a few questions. ”

Mrs. Wang said: "Her Royal Highness the princess is really careful, but Niangniang is his mother." ”

Jia Mu said: "The second family, what did you say?" The second girl also said that these stones were originally prepared for Her Royal Highness the princess to repair the garden. Even if he didn't do it in the end, it was Her Royal Highness's thing. Now that we have moved these stones, what about Her Royal Highness the Princess? ”

For this daughter-in-law, Jia's mother has nothing to say. If it was her own son, Jia's mother would still have the patience to coax her, but Mrs. Wang was just his daughter-in-law. and not his son. In Jia's mother's opinion, after so many years, the cattle have been taught to plow the fields. What's more, such a big living person! Since Mrs. Wang can't teach no matter how she teaches, why does he, a mother-in-law, put so much effort into it? After all, he is just a mother-in-law, and Mrs. Wang is just a younger son and daughter-in-law after all.

Therefore, seeing that Mrs. Wang didn't like what she said, Jia Mu immediately blocked back.

In Jia's mother's opinion, Jia Yuanchun is not the only hope of their Jia family, he is the grandmother and the dignified lady of the Rongguo Marquis's Mansion. How can you be held hostage by a junior?

Jia Yuanchun has a future, but can he be better than Jia Jiu?

There are more concubines in the palace, and there is a treasure. If you don't have a son, it's like a pile of sand on the beach, and the waves will be gone.

This is the case with Jia Yuanchun. Fengzao Palace's Shangshu and Xiande Concubine sound very decent. But there are no sons! It's good if you don't have a son to be pampered. But I heard that the emperor hadn't entered the door of Fengzao Palace for two months.

In Jia's mother's opinion, Jia Yuanchun Jinfeng was already a lot of cats, and now he is not favored, and I don't know if it is because the emperor has something to do with today, so there is such a thing.

As a concubine, she has become a bargaining chip in the game between the Emperor Taishang and today. The future of Jia Yuanchun's granddaughter is really hard to say.

Jia Mu also has her own way. When he knew the reality of Jia Yuanchun in the palace, he immediately investigated through his own way. And the results of the investigation. It was very disheartening to Jia's mother.

Jia Mu can see it. It's powerful for his youngest son's family to play that kind of selfish tricks to calculate others, but I really want them to do something. That's not going to be at all. Private means do have a little effect when fighting for power, but to revitalize a family, the most important thing is not what is selfish means, but real ability. But his youngest son's family, there is no serious capable person.

Many words, Jia Mu has also been pressed in her heart.

Jia's mother married into the Jia family at the age of fifteen or sixteen, starting as a great-grandson daughter-in-law, and now, he has a great-grandson himself. When she was young, Jia's mother abided by the rules, taught her husband and children, and although she was not perfect, she was basically qualified. Mother Jia thinks that in her life, she is cautious in front of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and she bows down in front of her husband, until she is older, her mother-in-law and her husband are gone, and he has been willful for a few years.

Jia's mother also knew that she pretended not to understand at the beginning, and did not seal the Rongxi Hall after her husband's death, but let Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and his wife live in the east compound of the Rongxi Hall was actually unruly. But so what? If his little daughter-in-law is a smart person, she should learn from her brother and sister-in-law, and after refusing, find another yard to live in, even if they ask to live in Lixiang Courtyard, Mother Jia will admit it. But in fact, this little daughter-in-law is indeed a brainless person, and she actually moved into the East Courtyard of Rongxi Hall, which dragged down the youngest son he was thinking about.

Jia Mu felt congested when she thought about it.

Of course, as the wife of the Jia family, Jia's mother will never think that she is wrong. Even now that he has come to his senses, he insists that it is Mrs. Wang's fault. If it weren't for Mrs. Wang's coveting things that didn't belong to her, she wouldn't have lobbied her ignorant little son, let alone so many things later.

Jia's mother never felt that he was wrong, and of course, he didn't feel that his son Jia Zheng was much wrong. In Jia's mother's opinion, his son Jia Zheng was unlucky in his life, and he didn't get a good daughter-in-law, which is why there are so many things.

It's the same as today.

Those stones were originally prepared for Princess Changle's garden, but now they have been misappropriated, what happened to Princess Changle when she asked? This daughter-in-law thought that her daughter would be able to her tail when she became the imperial concubine. I really thought I was the prince's grandmother.

Jia Mu has a thousand words in her heart, and she doesn't want to say more at this moment.

Mrs. Wang's little daughter-in-law really made him feel tired.

But Mrs. Wang obviously doesn't know the same as Jia's mother. In other words, the days inside the Buddha hall imprisoned his time, and in the past few years, the ups and downs outside had caused Jia Mu to wake up from her wrong perception, while Mrs. Wang had been indulging in the past.

Mrs. Wang never felt that she was at fault, he always thought that it was the Jia family who harmed his brother and him. If it weren't for Jia Jiu's force value, Mrs. Wang would have asked Jia Jiu to be taken down a long time ago. It's just that the anger in her heart has never been suppressed, even now, when Mrs. Wang saw Jia Jiu, her eyes were already shining with hatred.

Mrs. Wang knows. It is impossible to bring down Jia Jiu on his own, and he must find a way to get his brother Prince out of the mountain. Brother and sister joined forces, coupled with his daughter's efforts in the palace, it was possible for him to beat the nasty girl in front of him. Therefore, he must endure.

However, Mrs. Wang also knew that it was impossible for her to please this second girl, no matter how favored the other party was and how decent she was in the palace. Because they are enemies. Because Wang Ziteng fell because of Jia Jiu. Therefore, even in front of Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang rarely gave Jia Jiu face. It's like Jia Jiu rarely gives him face.

Jia Jiu hated Mrs. Wang for poisoning their family, and Mrs. Wang hated Jia Jiu for ruining his mother's family, and the two of them had long been enemies. Even in front of Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang never gave Jia Jiu a good face.

It's like now. Mrs. Wang was as if she hadn't heard Jia's mother's words. When he said: "Speaking of which, second girl, thank you really for this." I didn't even know that these imitation Taihu stones could be sold for ten taels of silver outside. ”

Before, this girl insisted that they only paid 300,000 taels of silver from the Marquis Mansion of Rongguo and the Lin family. It's not a self-defeating slap yet! One million stones is calculated according to the unit price of ten taels of silver, and there are also ten million taels of silver, which is enough for the expenses of the entire provincial villa.

Mrs. Wang was excited to think about it.

Jia Jiu looked at him and asked, "So." I don't know how much money is recorded in my aunt's account book? ”

Mrs. Wang froze for a moment, and then blushed.

Because the Xue family handed him over to him, the account book was originally recorded as twelve taels!

For this matter. He's been checking Xue's house to this day.

The faces of Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, who were sitting on the side, immediately turned unsightly.

Of course, Xue Baochai knew how much silver money was in the account book he handed over to Mrs. Wang. False reporting of accounts is the only way for the people below to do things. There are thousands of silver coins in his hands, and the silver in his pocket is less than ten taels. In this world, who can guarantee that they will not stretch out their hands?

Just like this stone, if the report is an authentic Taihu stone, it is reported at a price of eighteen taels, twenty taels, or higher. With him, he only reported the number of twelve taels, which is already very kind. But Xue Baochai couldn't understand why Jia Jiu mentioned this matter to Mrs. Wang.

Xue Baochai had seen Jia Jiu's ignorance of Mrs. Wang before, so he thought that what he had done would not be discovered.

At the beginning, after Jia Jiu sent so many stones, he gritted his teeth and remained silent, for almost half a year, he kept shaking his head, ignoring Mrs. Wang's crying poverty, and ignoring Jia's mother's hints, even Xue Baochai thought that Mrs. Wang had no way to take him. As a result, the piles of earth and stones in the provincial villa were almost done, and he broke it in one bite.

Xue Baochai, who learned the news, almost vomited blood, but he had to cheer up and deal with Mrs. Wang first.

These days, Jia Jiu is in the palace, and Xue Baochai is not idle at home.

After Mrs. Wang learned about the imitation of Taihu Lake Stone, she did not make trouble with Aunt Xue Xue Baochai's mother and daughter, but from that day on, Mrs. Wang looked at their mother and daughter's expressions were not quite right. That look was like a knife, making Xue Baochai feel like he was on pins and needles. Soon after, Xue Baochai knew that Mrs. Wang was investigating the affairs of their Xue family.

In business, Xue Baochai has this self-confidence and hides from Mrs. Wang, a noble lady. Even Xue Baochai believed that he could play Mrs. Wang around with just the account book. This is his self-confidence as a businesswoman, who was raised by her father since childhood. Moreover, Mrs. Wang's methods are indeed not high enough, and in Xue Baochai's opinion, some of them are quite clumsy. However, Xue Baochai also knew that Mrs. Wang was tolerating them now, just because the provincial villa still needed their Xue family's help.

As long as Mrs. Wang needs their Xue family and their Xue family's money, Xue Baochai will have confidence.

However, this kind of confidence is only effective when facing Mrs. Wang, and when facing Jia Jiu, Xue Baochai is always weak-hearted. Xue Baochai has calculated that the entire provincial villa project is basically two million. But in fact, he only used 1.1 million taels of silver to take away the imitation Taihu Stone worth at least 11 million from Jia Jiu's hand.

Jia Jiu helped him so many times, but this time, it was he who owed Jia Jiu. Their Xue family made a lot of money, but Jia Jiu was burdened with such a big deficit.

Xue Baochai blushed every time he thought about it.

He felt that he had to do everything he could to repair his relationship with Jia Jiu.

Mrs. Wang's expression, Xue Baochai also saw it. He stood up politely. After Jia Jiu and the elders saluted, he immediately came over and was the first to salute Jia Jiu, and said, "Second sister." Thank you very much this time. ”

Jia Jiu smiled: "Sister Bao's words, I don't understand a little. Sister Bao, is there anything you need to thank me for? ”

Xue Baochai said: "It's about those Taihu stones." I was so happy that day, but I didn't know that my second sister was actually responsible for these stones. ”

Jia Jiu looked at him, and before he could speak, he heard Shi Xiangyun say, "Sister Bao, you are so polite." Where does the second sister care about these things? He had money and goods. ”

Jia Jiu turned his head to look at Shi Xiangyun. saw Shi Xiangyun's puffed cheeks, and he seemed to be a little unhappy, with a look in the corners of his eyes. I saw the corners of Jia Mu's eyebrows raised slightly.

Jia Jiu didn't have time to think about it, so he had to smile and say, "Sister Yun said this strangely. Where do I have any money or goods? ”

Shi Xiangyun said: "Second sister, if you weren't wealthy, where would it be so easy to throw out those stones worth thousands of dollars?" Let others take advantage of such a big advantage? I pondered it for two days. Only the second sister has a rich net worth. That's why I don't care about the money. Second sister, am I right? ”

Jia Jiu smiled and said, "Sister Yun, what you said is wrong. I released these stones not because I am rich, but because of the meaning of the above. ”

"Huh? Second girl, what do you mean by that? ”

Hearing Jia Jiu say this, Jia Mu was also curious.

Jia Jiu replied: "Old lady, there is something. It is impossible to pass it on to the inner house. However, there are still many displaced people this year. It takes a lot of money to feed these displaced people. The Daomen is now understaffed, and the imperial court can't come up with so much money. If these homeless people are allowed to beg and wander in Beijing, they are afraid that something will happen after a long time. Therefore, whether it is the garden of Her Royal Highness the princess Zhuangzi or the provincial villas of the ladies, although it is the dignity of the imperial court, it is not impossible to accommodate the homeless people and give them a job in it. The timely release of Taihu Stone is also for this purpose. The number of Taihu stones in the south is small, the price is expensive, and the transportation is inconvenient, if it is sent to Beijing, I don't know when. If this Taihu stone is not delivered for a long time, doesn't it mean that the construction of these provincial villas will also be stopped? If this is the case, then where should these displaced people find work to support themselves and their families? That's why I come up with so many stones. Of course, I don't have so many people and I don't have that much time to do this. That's why I left everything to Sister Bao to do. ”

These words are obviously explaining to Jia's mother, but they are actually appeasing Xue Baochai.

Jia Mu nodded again and again after hearing this: "I see." I said, how can I take out something worth tens of millions for nothing, it turns out that it is for this reason. ”

Mrs. Wang listened to it on the side, but she snorted.

Jia Jiu's words, he didn't believe it.

In Mrs. Wang's opinion, there are people in the Daomen, where is there a shortage of people who do this kind of thing? If Daomen really has a heart, he can set the price a little higher and sell it outside little by little, without handing it over to the Xue family, let alone letting the Xue family earn this money. Therefore, Jia Jiu's words are completely fooling.

But Mrs. Wang couldn't find a reason to explain why Jia Jiu released these stones at such a low price.

Mrs. Wang couldn't figure it out, but Xue Baochai vaguely guessed it.

He is a very smart woman in the end, although at the beginning, he was carried away by this huge income, but these days, Mrs. Wang's attitude and the eunuchs who came to the door from time to time have faintly made him understand that it seems that it is not a good thing to suddenly have such a large amount of income, and everyone knows it.

It's just that Xue Baochai can't blame Jia Jiu yet, even if the real thing is really Jia Jiu's calculation.

It's just that even Mrs. Wang doesn't believe in such a reason, let alone him Xue Baochai.

Therefore, later that day, Xue Baochai really came to visit Jia Jiu.

After Jia Jiu invited him to sit in the flower hall, he listened to Xue Baochai's question, and nodded very neatly: "I thought that Sister Bao would come to ask me earlier, but I didn't expect Sister Bao to come to ask me until today." ”

Xue Baochai said: "Is there really another reason? ”

"Yes." Jia Jiu nodded, "Actually, I just want everyone in the family to see my good aunt clearly." ”

"See? Second wife? ”

"Yes." Jia Jiu replied, "I know very well what kind of character my aunt is. Don't say 10 million. Even 20 million, 30 million, my good aunt can swallow it in one bite like a giant python. Then he entrenched himself in his nest and went back to sleep as if he had nothing to do. I've seen what he's capable of. Why, after a long time, my aunt has lived in the Buddhist hall for a long time, and many people have forgotten what kind of person my good aunt is, and saw him dressed in plain clothes, eating fasting and reciting Buddha all year round. I thought he was a good man! ”

"Second sister, do you really think of the second wife like this? But he, but the second wife is an elder after all......"

Jia Jiu said proudly: "It has been divided." ”

Xue Baochai was stunned.

And for good reason. Xue Baochai couldn't speak.

In this effort, no matter how close the blood relationship is, if it is not a clan, it cannot be counted as a family.

It's an iron law.

Even Jia Yu and Jia Zheng's brothers are all the sons of Jia's mother. Even if Jia Yu and Jia Zheng's family members are happy in front of Jia's mother. It doesn't change the fact that they've been divided. The division of the sect means that even if Jia Yu's side is extinct, Jia Yu's property will not be able to turn Jia Zhengwang's wife and their children.

Because it has already been divided.

Jia Jiu said: "If the sect is divided, it is an outsider. I called him aunt, and it was already for the sake of the old lady's face. Why, I see that these days, he cries in front of the old lady every day, and the old lady also looks a little moved. If I don't do something. I'm afraid that the old lady will really be moved by him. ”

Xue Baochai muttered: "The old lady was moved, but I am afraid that the Lin family's property will not be able to be saved." And the Lin family's property was in deficit to a certain extent. The lives of several children of the Lin family are in danger. Second sister, do you think so? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Is there only an old lady?" Sister Bao, where is your family? ”

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment, and then startled.

"Our family?"

"Yes." Jia Jiu said, "Sister Bao, what does your family think of that virtuous concubine, and how do you view the mother of that virtuous concubine?" Sister Bao, do you think that your Xue family's property can satisfy that person's appetite? ”

"How so? However, my aunt still begged my mother to come to her......"

As he spoke, his voice lowered.

Xue Baochai himself was not very satisfied with this marriage. But he has always believed that Mrs. Wang's request for him to be his daughter-in-law is sincere. He didn't believe that Madame Wang would give up his choice of someone else. But reason told him again, in this world, there are more people who regret their marriage, and the mother-in-law tossed her daughter-in-law to death, and chose another woman with a good family background and a rich dowry for her son to be his wife. A girl like him, who is not young, has delayed the flowering period, and is not from a good background, it is more difficult for him to negotiate his own marriage.

Jia Jiu said: "It seems that Sister Bao also has a number in her heart. I won't say anything superfluous. As for the stones that Sister Bao wants to ask, I can indeed say that the things that can be bought with money are not a problem. Just like some stones, things that can be bought with money are not worth anything. But with these things that can be bought with money, it is a good deal to see a person clearly. Sister Bao, what do you say? ”

Xue Baochai looked at Jia Jiu in a daze, and said for a long time: "The second sister is really open-minded. ”

Jia Jiu shook his head and said, "Sister Bao, it's not that I'm open-minded. ”

He sighed again.

A lot of words, in fact, he didn't mind saying it to Xue Baochai, but every time he sat with Xue Baochai, he didn't know how to speak, so many times, he could only wait for Xue Baochai to ask, and he answered.

Seriously, Jia Jiu didn't know why he was so jealous of Xue Baochai. He even felt that if he told the truth, he would anger Xue Baochai, which was completely different from the feeling of being around Lin Daiyu. By Lin Daiyu's side, Jia Jiu could choose to tell the truth, because Lin Daiyu made him feel that telling the truth was the only way for the two to get along. But in the face of Xue Baochai, Jia Jiu couldn't help but tell lies, and he had to speak smartly, he had to say half-truths and half-truths, or in other words, nine out of ten sentences were true and one was false. Only in this way can the two of them get along well.

This feeling made Jia Jiu really feel uncomfortable. (To be continued......)