Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

Jia Huan sat for a moment, then stood up and left. Jia Zheng sent Jia Huan out the door.

Now Jia Huan really doesn't want to stay here any longer, so let's put aside his relationship with Rongguo Mansion for the time being.

Just saying that Rongguo Mansion now has to pay double the fine for hiding the Zhen family's property, Rongguo Mansion may not be able to afford it.

At the beginning, the Rongguo Mansion helped the Jiangnan Zhen family hide fifty thousand taels of silver, and the fine for twice that amount was one hundred thousand taels.

During this period of time, the cases involving the Jia family's servants and their descendants, as well as Wang Xifeng's case, caused the Rongguo Mansion to pay a large amount of fines.

I'm afraid the warehouse has already been drained by now.

And now he has to pay a fine of 100,000 taels, and Jia Huan estimates that Rongguo Mansion will not be able to pay it at all.

And if he stayed any longer, these shameless people might even shamelessly borrow money from Ning Guofu.

Now Jia Huan has a lot of money, but why should he lend it to that poisonous woman?

Sure enough, after Jia Huan left, Jia Zheng kicked out all the maids and women in the house.

Ask Mrs. Wang how much silver is left in the warehouse.

Mrs. Wang sighed: "In the past few days, I have paid a fine of 120,000 to 30,000 taels, and not only emptied the warehouse of silver, but also borrowed another 50,000 taels of silver to support it. Where is the silver now?"

Jia Zheng frowned and said: "But for hiding the Zhen family's property, he was fined twice as much, and he had to pay a hundred thousand taels of silver. If he couldn't pay the one hundred thousand taels of silver, it would be a serious crime. How could this happen? good?"

After hesitating for a moment, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said: "How about going to Dongfu to ask Brother Huan to borrow one hundred thousand taels of silver and get rid of this matter first?"

Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Zheng sneered and said: "How did you treat Brother Huan before? Now he doesn't care about the past grudges. After something happened to me, he didn't hesitate to take his own life."

"Now I go to Dongfu to borrow money. I can't open my mouth. How about you go and borrow it?"

In the past, Jia Zheng had always treated Mrs. Wang as if they were guests, and he had never humiliated her in public like this.

Mrs. Wang's face suddenly turned ugly, but she did not dare to say anything more.

She hesitated and said, "I offended Brother Huan so much that I'm afraid I won't even be able to get through the door of Ningguo Mansion. Where can I borrow money? Why don't we think of other ways."

"Previously, the fines paid for the eldest uncle's case were all paid by the public. Now there is no money in the treasury. How about sharing the 100,000 taels of silver between the two of us?"

Jia She was seriously ill and could not get out of bed, so naturally he could not come to discuss matters.

Now the people in the big house are Mrs. Xing and Jia Lian.

After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but sneered: "Brothers and sisters, why don't you tell me why there is no money in the warehouse?"

"If you hadn't moved all the five hundred thousand taels of silver from the warehouse into the Wang family, how could there be no silver now?"

"If you want me to tell you, go and ask the Wang family for the five hundred thousand taels of silver. Not only will the matter of the one hundred thousand taels of silver be easily solved, there will still be 400,000 taels of silver left in the warehouse."

"With this money, it will be enough for us to spend for several years. Why do we need to borrow here and there?"

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said angrily: "Sister-in-law, that five hundred thousand taels of silver was borrowed by the Wang family, and it's not like we won't pay it back."

"It's just that you don't know what the Wang family is like now. Now they are worse than us. How can they pay back the five hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"What we have to discuss now is how to get over this hurdle. It is our Rongguo Mansion who hid the Zhen family's property. It is not just a matter of my second wife. How can your eldest brother ignore it?"

Mrs.

"Why don't you tell the court that our Rongguo Mansion has no money, so why don't we wait for the one hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"Okay, you said that hiding the Zhen family's property is a matter for the Rongguo Mansion, not just for your second wife. But is the money owed by the Wang family just the money owed by your second wife?"

"This money will come from the Wang family's debts. If our eldest family is asked to pay, we don't have a penny."

After saying that, Mrs. Xing snorted coldly, stood up and left.

Jia Lian also walked away without saying a word.

In the room, Mrs. Wang's face turned pale with anger, and tears rolled down her face.

Mrs. Wang sobbed: "Master, look at the people in the big house, how can they be like this? How can they only care about their own small family and not care about the mansion?"

"Should I tell my mother about this matter and ask her to come forward and ask them to pay for it?"

Jia Zheng sneered and said, "What's wrong with what Dafang said? If the Wang family pays back the five hundred thousand taels of silver owed, what's the point of this?"

Mrs. Wang's face changed greatly and she said: "Master, you don't know what the situation of the Wang family is like? How can they have money to pay back now?"

Jia Zheng said angrily: "As Dafang said, if they have no money in this life, can they just let go of the five hundred thousand taels they owe us?"

"Now that our Jia family is in trouble, you still only care about your natal family. Are you the wife of the Jia family or the daughter of the Wang family?"

"This five hundred thousand taels of silver was lent by you, so it's up to you to settle it! I don't want the Wang family to pay back all the five hundred thousand taels at once. At least I need to pay back one hundred thousand taels of silver first, and then we can get through this difficulty. "

"If you don't come back within seven days, you don't have to stay at Jia's house anymore, just go back to Wang's house. Then I will divorce you directly with a divorce letter! And I will sue the government and ask your Wang family to pay back the money! "

After saying that, Jia Zheng flicked his sleeves and turned away.

"Master! Wuwuwuwu..."

Mrs. Wang cried so hard that her heart was broken.

It's a pity that no one took pity on him.

She never thought that the master could say such cruel words as divorcing his wife.

The Wang family has already divorced Brother Feng. If she is also divorced, the reputation of the Wang family will be completely ruined.

And for her, if she was divorced and returned home, the only thing waiting for her would be death.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but become more and more frightened.

Although Rongguo Mansion has declined now, she does not want to die.

She ignored her sorrow and was busy wiping away her tears. She got up and ordered someone to prepare the chariot. She wanted to go back to Wang's house.

No matter what, within seven days, the Wang family must pay back one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Not long after Mrs. Wang left, Jia Mu took a nap in the inner room and regained a lot of energy.

Not long after she got up, another woman hurriedly opened the door and barged in. She ran and shouted: "Ancestor, it's not good, it's not good."

Jia Mu was furious when she heard this. She couldn't help but ask, "What happened again?"

"Ancestor, it's not good, it's not good, Second Master Bao has been sent to Jingzhao Mansion..."

boom!

This news sounded like a thunder in Jia Mu's ears.

Mother Jia was in a daze from the explosion, her body shook, and she almost fell down.

She had never been so panicked just now when she heard that Jia Zheng was sent to the prison.

She quickly asked: "Baoyu was arrested? Why?"

The mother-in-law hurriedly said: "Back to our ancestors, according to the guards of Jingzhao Mansion, Second Master Bao had an affair with a married woman and was taken away from her by her husband and was sent to the government."

Hearing this, Jia Mu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then took a breath of cold air after a while.

Although Baoyu's crime annoyed her, it was not a big deal.

Of course, if a civilian commits this crime, he will most likely be imprisoned in a pig cage and lose his life.

But if the nobles committed this, it was just a love affair.

If it weren't for the fact that Jia's family was in trouble with Tai Sui, he would not have been sent to the government for all kinds of troubles.

Even if he was turned over to the government, he would just pay a fine and it would be no big deal.

But what made Jia Mu take a breath of cold air was that the timing of Baoyu's arrest was so coincidental that even Jia Mu was frightened. Over here, his father was captured by the emperor and thrown into a prison. Over there, instead of trying to rescue his father, Baoyu went out to hook up with a married woman, and was caught by her husband and sent to the government.

This kind of behavior is simply worse than a pig or a dog!

Mother Jia naturally knew that when Baoyu went out, he must not have known that his father had been thrown into the sky prison. At that time, Jia Zheng had not been arrested yet.

If he knew, he would definitely not go out and fool around.

It's just that this kind of thing cannot be explained at all. As long as it is spread out, no one will believe that Baoyu doesn't know about it.

Such methods made Jia's mother begin to suspect that someone must be plotting against Rongguo Mansion behind this matter.

Baoyu must have fallen into the treacherous scheme of the thieves and was plotted and framed.

Mother Jia couldn't help but asked in a deep voice: "What is the identity of that family?"

The mother-in-law said: "It is said that he is an actor. By the way, his wife came out of our house, and her name is Xiren."

Attack?

Isn't this the girl who she gave to Baoyu and was eventually kicked out by Baoyu?

Hearing this name, Jia Mu realized more and more that this must be a trap set by others!

The purpose is to tarnish Baoyu's reputation.

When his father was arrested and imprisoned, he went out to hook up with married women. This reputation of being unfilial and lewd would spread throughout the capital.

And once your reputation is tarnished, it will be difficult for you to be tolerated as a scholar or an official.

And this is not what Jia Mu is most concerned about.

What Jia Mu is most concerned about is Baoyu's marriage.

With such a reputation, how can he find a good marriage for Baoyu?

Who, the daughter of a good family, would marry such a notorious libertine?

What Jia Mu is most afraid of now is a change of heart on the part of the Xue family.

If the Xue family also changes their mind, it will be even more difficult to find a well-matched marriage.

Thinking of this, Jia Mu became even more anxious.

She called Jia Lian and ordered him to go to Jingzhao Mansion to bring Baoyu back.

At the same time, he called Feng Yatou and asked Feng Yatou to go to Xue's house to urge her to finalize the marriage as soon as possible.

After calling Girl Feng several times, the maid next to her couldn't help but remind her: "Old ancestor, Second Grandma has been divorced by Second Master Lian, and Second Grandma has left our home."

Only then did Jia Mu realize that by the way, Feng Yatou had been divorced and was no longer in the house.

No wonder it's been so deserted these past two days.

For a moment, Jia Mu couldn't help but think of Feng Yatou, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

Except for Wang Xifeng, Jia Mu could not find a suitable person to do this for a while.

The eldest wife, Mrs.

It's a pity that when Jia Mu sent someone to call, they were in vain.

It turns out that Mrs. Wang has gone back to her parents' house to collect the debt, and she doesn't know when she will be back.

Jia Zheng only gave her seven days. If she didn't get back one hundred thousand taels of silver, Mrs. Wang would not dare to come back.

And if the Wang family wants to collect the one hundred thousand taels of silver, they may not be able to collect it in a day or two.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang may not be able to come back within three or two days.

Jia Mu has been waiting for a long time.

And apart from these two, Jia Mu couldn't think of a useful person for a while.

The third girl is quite capable, but there is no reason for the girl's family to take the lead in this kind of matter.

After thinking for a long time, Jia Mu had to call Li Wan over and ask Li Wan to do this.

Li Wan didn't dare to neglect when he received the errand. He hurriedly freshened up and went straight to Xue Mansion with his maid.

Li Wan hasn't come back yet, but Jia Lian has already brought Jia Baoyu back.

After picking him up, Jia Lian sent him to Rongqing Hall.

Jia's mother was originally prepared to get angry and scold Jia Baoyu.

But after meeting the person, I saw that Baoyu's face was pale with fright, his expression was dull and frightened, and he was not as smart as before.

Jia Mu relented again, comforted him for a while, and then personally sent him back to his yard.

This escort was mainly because Jia's mother expected that Jia Zheng would beat him when he learned that Jia Baoyu was brought back.

Sure enough, Jia Zheng personally came up to him halfway with a rope and stick.

When he saw Jia Mu, he had no choice but to throw away the ropes and sticks and step forward to greet her.

Jia Zheng wanted to hit Baoyu, but Jia's mother refused. Jia Zheng was so angry that he almost fainted.

There was quite a fuss again, and it finally calmed down.

Jia Mu returned to Rongqing Hall tiredly. Not long after, Li Wan returned from Xue's house.

Sure enough, the Xue family had already heard about Jia Baoyu.

The Xue family shied away and wanted to keep their daughter in the boudoir for a few years before leaving the palace, so they declined the Jia family's marriage proposal.

Jia Mu was secretly angry.

How many more years will you stay? If you stay for a few more years, you will really become an old girl.

Unexpectedly, even the Xue family is unwilling to marry them now.

Other well-matched families would be even more reluctant.

Thinking of this, Jia Mu couldn't help but feel worried.

In the end, Jia Mu couldn't help but think of the Shi family.

The Shi family is her mother's family, and Shi Xiangyun's girl is also pretty good. They grew up together, so they are considered a good match.

Jia Mu planned to call the descendants of the historian family in a few days to inquire about whether the marriage could be accomplished.

After dinner, Rongqing Hall became increasingly deserted.

In the past, when Wang Xifeng came to join in the fun, it felt very lively.

Now that Feng Yatou is gone, it suddenly becomes a lot deserted.

Moreover, because the Jia family has been in troubled times these past few days, the maids and women in the house are increasingly cautious and do not dare to speak carelessly.

The room suddenly became more and more deserted.

Jia Mu felt it was very boring and went to bed early.

I just lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Thinking back on the recent messy events in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu shed tears and quickly wet her pillow towel.

Unconsciously, Jia Mu felt that her breathing was not smooth and her head felt heavy.

The moon crescents over Kyushu, and some families are happy and some are sad. A few people are drinking fine wine in a high-rise building, and a few people are outside in a foreign country.

Compared with Rongguo Mansion, Ningguo Mansion is a different scene. (End of chapter)