Chapter 551: Mrs. Hou's maid
After Zhong Jue was given marriage, he entered the Hanlin Academy as a duty, responsible for the work of repairing books, idle and noble, and had more time to prepare for marriage.
Because Princess Wenping's father, Wei Guogong, heard that Zhong Huaiwen had the intention of supporting his concubine as his wife, he deliberately found an opportunity to talk to Zhong Huaiwen, although he didn't know what the process was, but after that, Aunt Wei's dream of being a wife was not only disappointed, but also lost the right to stewardship, and Mrs. Wei was old and couldn't stand the fatigue, so in the end Zhong Jue was in charge herself.
Instead of complaining, he was very happy, and he also checked the family's accounts by the way, which he didn't know, and only after checking did he know that there was such a big gap in the bills in the house.
Aunt Wei thought that the housekeeping power would not be handed over like this, so the thing was not very hidden, and Zhong Jue directly stabbed this matter to Zhong Huaiwen after finding out.
"Dad, if the amount is not much, I will be fine, but look at it, it is nearly 100,000 taels of silver, and the calligraphy, paintings, antiques and other things left by my grandfather have all become fakes!" Saying that, Zhong Jue was about to be laughed at, he knew that Aunt Wei's hands and feet were not clean, but he didn't expect her to turn her mind to the ancestral property!
Listening to Zhong Jue's questioning, Zhong Huaiwen's face turned blue with anger, and then he took the bill and went to Aunt Wei's yard angrily.
Zhong Jue followed unhurriedly: "After I found out that the calligraphy and paintings have become fakes, I went to the antique street to take a look, guess what I found?" Half of our family's things actually appeared in the Burning Incense Pavilion, and the boss of the Burning Incense Pavilion said that it was no one else who sold those things to them, it was Aunt Wei's own brother Wei Kuang, and I redeemed everything that could be redeemed, if my father didn't believe it, he could ask. ”
Zhong Huaiwen's face was even worse, the iron was blue, and the hand holding the bill was already showing green tendons.
It's not that he doesn't know that Aunt Wei is using the housekeeper's right to save a private house, he just didn't expect Aunt Wei to be so bold!
And she knew that she hated the Wei family, and she still used his things to support her mother's family?
Those calligraphy and paintings are all left by their ancestors! Many of them are priceless, and even the last time Lan'er got married, he was not willing to give one or two as a dowry, but now tell him that the calligraphy and paintings in the treasury have become fake?
Aunt Wei was staying in the courtyard at this time and was secretly resentful, she had persuaded her aunt and cousin to straighten her up, why did Wei Guogong call the master out and let go of this matter?
Wei Guogong, they are too deceitful!
Zhong Jue, the county lord of Wenping, they must be the ghosts, yes, it must be them!
"Madam, the lord is coming this way." The maid stepped forward to report.
Aunt Wei hurriedly put away her resentful expression, revealing a sad and aggrieved look.
"Master......" Aunt Wei lowered her head, so she didn't notice Zhong Huaiwen's angry look at this time, and her tone was still sad and graceful.
The maid stood behind and saw it, but she didn't dare to step forward, and she didn't even dare to remind her.
"Smack!" Seeing Aunt Wei coming over by herself, Zhong Huaiwen slapped her fiercely.
Aunt Wei was not prepared, this slap was extremely hard, she fell to the ground as soon as she stood unsteadily, she didn't get up for a long time, and obviously she hadn't come back to her senses.
After a long while, she looked up in disbelief, and at this glance, she saw Zhong Huaiwen's angry look, and her heart became worried, and she saw Zhong Jue behind Zhong Huaiwen, with resentment in her eyes.
But at the moment, it is most important to appease Zhong Huaiwen first, she didn't stand up, she was soft and weak, half kneeling, stroking her cheek with one hand, and the tears in her eyes had flowed intermittently.
The tone was very aggrieved: "Cousin, what did the concubine do wrong?" You want to do this to me? The concubine followed you at the age of sixteen, asked herself to serve you diligently, and gave birth to Sister Yin and Brother Lang, you beat me in front of your subordinates like this, how should their sisters and brothers deal with themselves? ”
Hearing her say this, Zhong Jue's expression was cold, and seeing that Zhong Huaiwen's anger really calmed down, he couldn't help but admire Aunt Wei's methods, but it was impossible for this matter to pass like this today.
He is the eldest son, and most of the family business in the future will be his, and now Aunt Wei has taken away everything that belongs to him, and wants to be let go so easily, how is it possible?
"Aunt Wei, I don't know how you explain this ledger? And how did all those things in the treasury become fake? Zhong Jue still had the bill in front of Aunt Wei.
"Those things are all left by our Zhong family ancestors, and now they have become fakes, don't others want to say that my father is not filial? If it reaches the ears of the saint, I am afraid that it will hurt my father's impression in His Majesty's heart! "Aunt Wei thinks she will be scheming, but he Zhong Jue won't?
After so many years, he can be regarded as seeing clearly, his father's knowledge is good, but he is pedantic, otherwise Tanhualang twenty years ago is still only a third-grade waiter now, and his champion list in the same period, one is the second-grade household secretary, the other is the first-grade feudal official, only his father, in front of a salty, not light, no real power of the Ministry of Rites.
Even if he is pedantic, he is still selfish and soft-eared, knowing that he doesn't like his mother, but because of his mother's talent and his mother's family background, he married her, and he didn't cherish it after marrying, and let his own mother and aunt suffer.
Aunt Wei will pretend to be weak, Zhong Lang's knowledge is praised all the time, he believes that Zhong Lang will definitely give him a long face in the future, but he doesn't like Aunt Wei's maiden power is too low, and he needs relief from time to time.
In short, the combination of the previous points is that he is selfish, and he never thinks only about his own comfort and only thinks about his own gain.
Aunt Wei is gentle and petty, and Zhong Lang is indeed good at studying, but this is not worth his money and future, it is precisely because people in the same department are better than him that he cares about these fame and fortune, which is why he still married Lan'er after hearing that Weiyuan Hou is not a good destination, isn't it because Weiyuan Houfu has the favor of the saint, and he wants to leave a good impression in front of the saint?
It is precisely why his future father-in-law dismissed the idea of Aunt Fuzheng Wei after talking to him once, because his future father-in-law is Wei Guogong, and his future daughter-in-law is the granddaughter of the eldest princess, both of whom are favored people.
Therefore, Zhong Jue is sure that Zhong Huaiwen cares about the reputation he cares about, and he will never allow himself to have a trace of stain exposed, if others spread the news that Zhong Shilang has sold his property, where will he put Zhong Huaiwen's face?
Sure enough, as soon as Zhong Huaiwen heard Zhong Jue's words, his face, which had just eased slightly, immediately became extremely angry again.
"Don't talk to me about anything else, you say, where did you put all those ancestral properties in your family? Why is there such a big gap in the bill? ”