Chapter 195 Niu Jizong Asks for a Meeting
"All the confiscated financial items have been checked together with the Third Miss of the West Mansion, and half of them have been distributed to the West Mansion treasury!" The eunuch at the side reported in a low voice.
"In addition, the old Lord of the West Mansion had Lai Da and Lai Ma tied up, saying that they would be handed over to the Marquis for disposal!"
Jia Cong nodded, "Let's just chop off Lai Da! As for Nanny Lai, she is old after all, and we have to take the old lady's feelings into consideration. Let someone find a house in the south city and give her a maid to take care of her. She will have nothing to do with the mansion in the future. In this way, sparing her life can also be regarded as a favor for her taking care of the old lady for many years."
As he was speaking, Jia Zhong came quickly.
"Master, Niu Jizong from the Zhenguo Mansion wants to see you!"
Jia Cong paused, then turned to Wang Xifeng and said, "I'm afraid my second sister-in-law will be restless again!"
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Jia Cong said, "When you pull out a carrot, you bring out the dirt. Lai Da is the steward of the West Mansion. He has committed a crime, and countless servants are implicated! Moreover, the Lai family has been arrested, so are the other families innocent? I'm afraid the old lady is also thinking of cleaning up the West Mansion as well."
"The Second Madam has not been in charge of things for many years. Although the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister are supporting us now, they are still no match for the Second Sister-in-law! For things like this, who else can we rely on besides the Second Sister-in-law?"
"Really?" Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up. She also understood that the Lai family was considered the old lady's people. Now that they were all taken away, which one of the second wife's companions, Zhou Rui's wife, and Wang Shanbao's wife from the East Courtyard, was clean? Before, she was concerned about the face of each master, so she naturally couldn't do anything. But now that the Lai family was taken away, would the old lady still keep these people?
Jia Cong looked directly at Wang Xifeng and said, "If Second Sister-in-law doesn't want to care, then let the old lady handle it! If Second Sister-in-law wants to care, now is the time to go over!"
"I'll go!" Wang Xifeng said without hesitation. She certainly couldn't miss such a prestigious opportunity . Besides, these people had bullied her a lot in the past. Now it was naturally a chance for revenge. How could she let it go?
"In that case, I will give my second sister-in-law a gift!"
"Go find Lu Feng and ask him to bring over all the charges against the stewards of the West Mansion that have been verified!"
"When the guards checked the East Mansion, the housekeepers of the West Mansion also checked it, which was just right for Second Sister-in-law to use! In addition, I asked Jia Zhong to bring people to accompany Second Sister-in-law to help, and asked Lu Feng to bring a team of guards to wait in the front yard. After they go over, Second Sister-in-law can temporarily borrow the guards of her sisters. I think it will be enough!"
Wang Xifeng nodded hurriedly. There were female guards, personal guards, and eunuchs following them. It was like one step forward and eight steps forward. She was simply impatient.
"When the second sister-in-law comes over, just say that I asked her to give this account book to the old lady. No need to say anything else. The old lady will naturally know what to do when the time comes!"
Facing Jia Cong's gaze, Wang Xifeng felt warm in her heart. Wasn't it because he was afraid that she would be hated by others, so he took the responsibility on himself?
"However, there is one thing I want to explain in advance. Second sister-in-law has just recovered, so don't worry too much. I will have someone prepare the daily medicine and send it directly to her. Ping'er urged Second sister-in-law to take it."
"If I find out that Second Sister-in-law is tired because of the housekeeper again, don't blame me for reporting to the old lady, taking away Second Sister-in-law's power as the housekeeper, and detaining her in the East Mansion to force-feed her medicine every day!"
Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Cong, but there was no authority in her look; instead, it looked more like she was expressing her feelings through her eyes.
"Okay, I'll go ahead first, and when everyone is together, Second Sister-in-law will go by herself!"
Jia Cong walked all the way to the front hall, where Niu Jizong was waiting.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" Niu Jizong stood up and saluted. Jia Cong hurried over to support Niu Jizong. "Why are you here, Uncle? Is there anything?"
Niu Jizong grinned, "It's not that I, Old Niu, have something to do, but Wang Ziteng wants to ask the Marquis for help, but he is shy, so I asked Old Niu to go to the Marquis to talk to him first."
"oh?"
Seeing Jia Cong's confusion, Niu Jizong immediately said, "The court has basically dealt with the previous incident! The eldest prince was demoted to a commoner and directly confined to the clan house! Others who were involved were dismissed from office or beheaded. And in the past two days, someone reported that Zi Teng was not protecting the emperor well at that time, and he should be punished!"
"Although your majesty has suppressed this matter, he must have some thoughts in his mind! Moreover, although Zi Teng suffered an unprovoked disaster, if you look closely, it is not unjust!"
"What does Uncle Wang think?" Jia Cong asked.
"Zi Teng wants to resign from his position as the commander of the Beijing Camp!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong closed his eyes and pondered!
After a while, Jia Cong slowly said, "Uncle Wang has set his sights on the position of Minister of War? The Minister of War has been seriously ill several times this year. I heard that his family was ready to die. If he can resign as the commander of the Beijing Camp and become the Minister of War, even though it means losing the military power of a large camp, it is acceptable."
"That's right!" Niu Jizong nodded in response, "Although Zi Teng gave up the position of commander of the Beijing Camp, now that the Marquis is here, this position will naturally not fall to anyone else. In this way, the Beijing Camp is still under our control , so it is not a loss!"
"As for the Five Cities Military Division, we can only give it up for now. However, each of our families has several disciples in the Military Division, and no matter who takes over, it is impossible to kick them all out."
"Zi Teng's idea is to ask the Marquis to communicate with the other prefectures. If we all work together in the court, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve our goal!"
Jia Cong thought about it and agreed. "I will immediately write a letter and send it to each government office! Then tomorrow I will ask Uncle Wang to find someone to impeach the Minister of War. Five days later I will also go to the court to thank the emperor and settle the matter in one fell swoop!"
"Okay! With what the Marquis said, the matter is settled! When it's done, let Zi Teng treat us to a drink." Niu Jizong said with a big laugh.
Nowadays, whether in terms of title or power, Jia Cong is the undisputed number one in the Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises, so for things that benefit everyone, everyone will naturally be willing to surround Jia Cong. Although Wang Ziteng's official position is not low, he has no title and his family background is not good enough. If he asks for help, the various mansions may not give him face.
Even if he really agreed, Wang Ziteng didn't know what price he would have to pay.
After finishing the conversation, Niu Jizong did not stay long. It was obvious that he also wanted to go back to inform Wang Ziteng in advance and make preparations!
When Jia Cong returned to the backyard, Wang Xifeng had already brought her men and hurried back to the West Mansion! According to Jia Cong's instructions, Wang Xifeng went directly to the old lady's courtyard.
In the main hall, not only the old lady, but also Jia Zheng, the first wife, the second wife and a group of girls were all there!
