Chapter 318: Old Lady Zhen's Plan
In the backyard of Rongguo Mansion, after returning to her room, Old Lady Zhen couldn't fall asleep!
After a long while, she said to a maid, "Go and invite the eldest lady over."
The old woman left in response. Not long after, Liu came in in a hurry. "Greetings, old lady! I wonder if you asked your daughter-in-law to come here to tell me what I want to do."
Old Madam Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Look for an opportunity in the next two days to take out half of the money we brought with us and find a way to get the Jia family to take it! Remember, the things you choose must be recognizable as belonging to my Zhen family."
Liu was stunned for a moment, then she said, "Madam, it's not that I'm reluctant to part with the money, but given the current situation, the Jia family may not accept it."
"That's fine!" Old Madam Zhen smiled softly, "Others won't accept it easily, but the second wife of Rongguo Mansion is a fool. As long as you bring the silver, why would she care about the origin of these things? Besides, if she really doesn't accept it, I, the old lady, have a handle on her!"
"Since you dare to eat fish, don't be afraid of causing trouble. Just go ahead and do it. If you can't do it, come find me again."
Upon hearing this, Liu nodded immediately.
Two days later, Liu led her maid to Madam Wang's courtyard. After she informed them, a maid came back and said, "Madam, my wife has been feeling unwell these past two days. She said she would come to visit her after she gets better in two days."
Liu sneered in her heart, but she still smiled on her face and said, "This is unfortunate. Actually, there is nothing else to say. It's just that we want to temporarily deposit some of the things and money we brought from Jiangnan with us, so that it will be more convenient for us to use money when we go to Shenjing in the future. So I wanted to ask your second wife to meet me just now."
"Go and ask your wife if it's convenient. If it's not convenient, I will have to bother your ancestors once more."
The maid hurried over, and after a moment she came out and said to Liu, "Madam, my wife wants to see you!"
Liu smiled as she entered the inner hall, and indeed saw Madam Wang reclining on a soft couch, with a little maidservant serving her.
"I have neglected my sister!" Wang said, "I have been through so much trouble and encountered such a thing. I fell ill when I came back!"
"Sister, you are too polite. I was just being reckless. I hope you won't take it as an offense!"
"We came to the capital this time with the intention of staying here for a while, and we also need to visit the old friends and relatives in the various mansions in the capital, so we brought a lot of gifts and money. I never thought that now that something bad has happened, except for my sister's place, the other mansions may not be happy to have us visit them, and I naturally cannot be a bad guest."
"Besides, after something like this happened, it's not convenient for us to stay in Shenjing permanently. I'm afraid we'll have to return to Jiangnan in a few days."
"It's too cumbersome to travel back and forth with so many vehicles, so I thought of leaving some of my belongings and money in your house first, so that I can save myself the inconvenience when I come to the capital in the future."
"All these things plus the cash are worth about 100,000 taels of silver. I wonder if my sister can make the decision, or I should go to the front and trouble the old Lord Feng."
Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat. One hundred thousand taels of silver was not a small sum, especially after she had a falling out with Aunt Xue, she had lost a big source of income. Moreover, although it was deposited, it was still in her hands? After the Zhen family suffered such a thing, who knew if there would be a future. She only needed to stay and wait until the Zhen family met with disaster. The hundred thousand taels would be lost to the owner, and naturally no one would know...
Thinking of this, Madam Wang immediately smiled and said, "If it were any other family, I would naturally not agree. After all, it is easy to cause trouble if money is passed around. But my sister is not an outsider!"
"The old lady always said that our two families have been attentive to each other for a hundred years. If we don't respond to such a small matter, wouldn't it hurt the harmony between us?"
"Don't worry, sister. I've written a note. Just keep the things in the house. They won't be missing a single cent. Just write me in advance whenever you need them. As for the old lady, she's been very tired these past two days. Sister, there's no need to bother her. I'll go back to the old lady when it's convenient in two days."
"Thank you so much, sister!" Liu bowed quickly and asked again, "When will it be convenient for you to send the things to sister?"
Wang smiled and said, "It is said that wealth should not be exposed. There are many servants in this mansion, and it would be bad if someone saw it."
"Let's do it later. I'll have someone look for my sister and put her in my yard first. I'll then hand her over to the old lady for safekeeping."
Liu quickly agreed and talked with Wang for a while before leaving.
After returning to the backyard, he told Mrs. Zhen what had happened. Mrs. Zhen said, "You must remember this. Those who give you money may not be good to you! In the future, you must not let money blind you!"
Liu nodded and said, "My wife will remember this!"
Old Madam Zhen took a few more letters and handed them to Liu, "Have someone put these letters in the gap between the boxes, don't let anyone find them easily."
Liu's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, her old lady was the one with the means! Now, even if the Rongguo Mansion wanted to leave the Zhen family behind, it couldn't do it.
If nothing happens in the future, it will be fine. At most, it will be a loss of 100,000 silver coins. The entire Jiangnan belongs to the Zhen family. The silver that comes into the mansion every day is countless. What is 100,000 taels? But if something big really happens, just this time, there is no need to worry that Rongguo Mansion will not help. Otherwise, Rongguo Mansion will also lose a layer of skin.
"Don't worry, old lady, I'll do it right away!"
That night, it was not until after midnight that four or five large boxes were carried out from the Zhen family's courtyard and quietly delivered to Wang's courtyard.
On this day, Jia Cong did not return from the Bingmasi until dark. In the past few days, he had been staying in the military camp outside the city or in the Bingmasi every day, fearing that any unexpected events would occur.
"Master, have you eaten?" Xiao Que'er came forward and helped Jia Cong untie his robe.
He rubbed Xiao Que'er's face and said, "I have already eaten and eaten in the military camp. Qingwen, prepare some hot water. I want to take a bath!"
Xiao Que'er took Xiangling to make the bed for Jia Cong. After Qingwen asked Zhuier and Keren to prepare hot water, she helped Jia Cong take a bath.
More than an hour later, Jia Cong carried Qingwen out of the bathroom and returned to the main hall. As for Xiao Que'er and Xiangling, the two sleepyheads, they had naturally fallen asleep long ago.
The master and servant went straight into the inner room and put the shy Qingwen on the bed. Then Jia Cong took off his coat, climbed onto the bed and held Qingwen in his arms.
However, unlike the past, Qingwen's petite body twisted in Jia Cong's arms from time to time, and her eyes glanced at Jia Cong imperceptibly.
