Chapter 227 The Dispute between the Wang Sisters
"Sister is here?" When Aunt Xue saw Mrs. Wang come in, her heart skipped a beat. She knew how bad her sister's mood had been in the past few days.
Therefore, apart from going to greet the old lady once, she stayed in Lixiang Courtyard all day and did not meet the old lady and her sister at all, just to avoid them. But now, Mrs. Wang came to visit, so she could not avoid them.
Although he thought this in his heart, he still stood up with a smile on his face and greeted him happily.
"Congratulations, tea!"
When Tongxi brought the tea over, Aunt Xue personally picked up the teacup and handed it to Mrs. Wang, "Sister, try this tea. This is what Ke'er and the others brought when they came from Jinling. It's hard to find in our capital."
Madam Wang took a bite and put it aside, then said, "Sister, you are naturally rich, how can I compare with you? I don't have such a good daughter. Not only did the prince take the initiative to ask for her hand in marriage, even the champion marquis was furious! I haven't seen two husbands fighting for a daughter for many years."
The smile on Aunt Xue's face froze. This was not a nice thing to say. It sounded as if her daughter was a prostitute in a brothel, to be fought over by others.
Suppressing her unhappiness
"The old lady said before that even the Empress praised Yuanchun highly, and she couldn't get away with it. I'm afraid Yuanchun can't escape the identity of the imperial concubine."
"Maybe it was a little hard to say before, but now Yuanchun not only has Baoyu, a brother born with jade in his mouth, but also Congge, the champion marquis, backing her up in the previous dynasty. Isn't it a sure thing that she will be an imperial concubine?"
Although Aunt Xue didn't want to fall out with her sister, she couldn't help but sound sarcastic when she spoke.
Her words seemed to be saying, don't brag in front of me, your daughter is powerful, but if she wants to be a concubine, she still has to rely on Cong'er's support? As for your precious Baoyu, if he really has great luck, why hasn't Yuanchun been promoted for so many years?
These few words made Mrs. Wang's heart itch with hatred, but even though she wanted to skin Jia Cong alive, she had to admit that Jia Cong was indeed a help to her daughter now.
After all, ever since Jia Cong was awarded the title of Earl for his military exploits, his daughter had written to him several times asking him to change his attitude towards the bastard, and had also stated that her life in the palace had become much better because of Jia Cong's rise...
"My daughter is naturally virtuous, otherwise she wouldn't be able to enter the palace, let alone be noticed by the Queen!"
My daughter is better than your daughter. My daughter entered the palace, but your daughter failed to be selected as a princess tutor...
Fortunately, both of them had their own concerns, and after a few jokes, they finally eased off a bit.
"The reason I came here today is because there is something that is hard to talk about." Mrs. Wang said while drinking tea.
"Sister, why are you still so polite to me? If you have anything to say, just tell me." Aunt Xue said with a smile.
Madam Wang put down her teacup and said, "I shouldn't have said this, but you know, my sister, several major events in the mansion this year cost a lot of money and left a lot of deficits. Although some servants' houses were confiscated before, the head of the East Mansion didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were, and actually paid a large sum of money. The money collected was barely enough."
"Right now, the treasury of the West Palace is almost empty, but there are still several important things to be done in the second half of the year, and there is no place to spend money, so I asked my sister to see if I could temporarily transfer some money. When the rent from various places is collected next year, I will pay my sister back as soon as possible."
Aunt Xue complained in her heart, thinking that he had said the same thing every time he borrowed money from her before, but when had he ever paid it back?
However, she still smiled and said, "I don't think it's a big deal. Although I don't have much money here, I can still get together 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver. Wait for a few days and I'll get it done and send it directly to you."
"What good are two or three thousand taels of silver!" Madam Wang said indifferently, "When Pan'er was conferred the title of the East Palace, he directly gave her 10,000 or 20,000 taels of silver. Could it be that in my sister's eyes, I, her biological sister, am not as good as that bastard?"
Aunt Xue was almost dumbfounded. How could he be so bold to lend money? And what about the bastard? He is my own son-in-law, the Marquis of Guanjun. Let alone 10,000 or 20,000 silver, even if it is 100,000 or 200,000, I will give it to him if he needs it. After all, my son-in-law is now doing business with the various prefectures and helping to find ways to increase the share of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
No matter how much money it is , I am willing to do it!
Not to mention, if my daughter marries him, after I die, my son who has not made any progress will still need help from others. It is my duty to treat Cong'er well now.
But I lent you the money, and you didn't even hear a sound! I used to expect my daughter to marry Baoyu, so I accepted the money, but now you are asking for a lot, isn't that a bit too much?
"The expenses in the mansion are very high. I'm afraid it will cost at least 100,000 or 200,000 taels of silver!"
Aunt Xue took a deep breath. Although her family was rich, it was impossible for her to lend out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. How could she lend out all her wealth? Moreover, in the past few years, she had owed about 200,000 taels of silver in odds and ends...
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, sister!" Aunt Xue gritted her teeth and said, "You know, Cong-ge'er led the Xue family to do a business before, and most of the capital had to be paid out first. Even if it's 30,000 taels, you need to use it in the shop. If it's more, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
"Bang!" Madam Wang put the tea bowl on the table vigorously. "I didn't expect that the friendship between you and me is worth 30,000 taels of silver. It's really interesting! Yes, my sister now has a marquis or even a prince as her son-in-law, so naturally she doesn't like me as her elder sister. I'm afraid even my brother doesn't like me. I'll talk to my brother some other day so that he can curry favor with my sister..."
After saying this, Mrs. Wang stood up and left.
Aunt Xue was so angry that she could hardly breathe. How could there be such an unreasonable sister?
"Clang!" Aunt Xue slapped Lady Wang's teacup to the ground, smashing it to pieces. "Just because he's your brother doesn't mean he's not my brother? Why do you think your brother will favor you?"
"Congratulations, take my seal and ask that evil creature to withdraw 50,000 taels of silver from the shop for me and bring it directly to the East Palace. Tell him that thanks to Cong'er, the share of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has increased and the profit has increased a lot. This silver is our Xue family's thanks to Cong'er, and let Cong'er help to take care of it."
