Chapter 523 Happy Feng Lazi
Jia Cong immediately took out his pen and ink and wrote two letters! After reading them for a few times, he suddenly thought, when did he become so indifferent to even a human life?
Was it because of his status? Or was it because so many people had died directly or indirectly at his hands that he had become numb?
Although he felt a little strange, Jia Cong had no intention of changing his mind.
"Go and call Shi Nai!"
Less than two quarters of an hour later, Shi Nai came hurriedly, "Greetings, Marshal!"
"Uncle, there's no need to be so polite!" Jia Cong smiled and asked Shi Nai to take charge. "How is your injury?"
When Shi Nai attacked Daojiang before, he encountered a tough battle. In a hurry, he led the charge with his personal guards, which opened a gap and won the battle, but he also suffered serious injuries.
"Thank you for your concern, Marshal. Now I can enjoy wine and meat, and I can also kill enemies for you!"
He smiled and nodded. After a few words of small talk, Jia Cong asked, "Have you finished writing the military report to the court?"
"I have already written it, and am waiting for the Marshal to review it before sending it to the capital!"
"Then my uncle will have someone deliver it to me later. I just happen to have two letters from home, so I'll take them back with me!"
"I obey your orders!"
That night, Jia Cong checked all the military reports and found that there were no omissions or biases. The next day, he sent them to the capital at full speed!
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Jia Cong's army temporarily stopped, but the commercial war in Shenjing City was in full swing.
With the combined efforts of the women, not only the Shenjing City and the various prefectures related to the Jia family were inexplicably mobilized, but also the prefectures, counties, and districts surrounding Shenjing were all mobilized. Even forces in the Jiangnan region began to act.
In more than half a month, silver was spent like water, and countless grains were transported to the capital from all over the place, either openly or secretly!
Under the violent suppression of the women, the price of grain, which had been rising rapidly, was forcibly suppressed to two taels per stone!
Rongguo Mansion, in Wang Xifeng's courtyard!
Wang Xifeng checked the accounts, gritting her teeth, her face full of heartache. Even though the money was not hers, she couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw large sums of money being spent every day.
"In such a short time, we've spent 700,000 taels of silver. I've never been so extravagant in my life. These damned Cao Gang, if there's a chance in the future, I'm going to earn that money back many times over from them!"
Ping'er felt somewhat helpless. These days, her grandmother would repeat the same words many times. One of Wang Xifeng's greatest hobbies was money. If she could make a bed out of silver, she would probably sleep on it even if it hurt her whole body. And asking someone with such a temper to pay money was like asking for her life.
Normally, Wang Xifeng would check the expenses of the mansion several times, even if they were only a few hundred or tens of taels. What's more, now, every expenditure ranged from a few thousand or tens of thousands of taels, and as much as tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels. This almost drove the money-obsessed Feng Lazi crazy...
Feng Er hurried into the room, "Grandma, Jia Yun from the back street brought a letter!"
Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then threw the account book aside and said, "Hurry and bring it here!"
He eagerly opened the letter, only to see the words written on it, "When did Master's Xiao Feng'er become so well-behaved? She even learned to come all the way to ask Master for instructions on such a small matter? But Xiao Feng'er misses Master?"
"Don't worry, everything is fine, Master. Apart from not having Xiao Feng'er to warm the bed, there's nothing to get used to."
"Time is of the essence, so I'll keep it short. I'll write to you in a few days when I'm free. Besides, I've prepared a New Year gift for you, which Xiao Feng'er will surely like!"
"The master has already sent someone to take care of the household chores. Xiao Feng'er, just relax..."
Looking at Jia Cong's letter, Wang Xifeng blushed and spat several times, but she still couldn't hide her joy! Moreover, although there were only a few words, Feng Jieer guessed that this must be a letter sent to her alone, and those other people, including Baochai and Daiyu, must not have received it.
Besides, since Jia Cong said that arrangements had been made for Jia Rui's matter, she naturally felt relieved. Since she had her enemy, why should she continue to worry about it?
He raised his eyebrows and read the letter happily several times, then carefully put it into the box beside the bed.
"Grandma, Miss Lin sent a message saying that Miss Yun needs to withdraw 30,000 taels of silver today!" Xiaohong walked in.
Xiaohong thought her grandmother would complain again, but to her surprise, Wang Xifeng took out the cards without saying a word and said, "You and Feng'er take Yun's people to get them! It's just silver, the Second Madam has plenty of it, spend it as much as you can!"
Xiaohong was stunned until she got the pair of cards in her hand, then she came to her senses.
After leaving the house, Xiaohong asked in confusion, "Grandma, why are you so happy today?"
Feng Er glanced around and whispered, "Jia Yun from the back street sent a letter to Grandma. I don't know what it says, but I can guess who sent it."
"Who?"
"Apart from our master's letter, who else could make grandma so happy that she wouldn't even bother with money?"
The two of them were also Wang Xifeng's confidants, and they knew about the affairs between Wang Xifeng and Jia Cong. Therefore, in private, they all called Jia Cong like this. Of course, Wang Xifeng also knew about it and was even happier about it.
"I see. I thought Grandma was just anxious, that's why she acted like that. Speaking of which, Third Master has been gone for four or five months now, and I don't know when he'll be back."
"What? You little bitch, do you have any ideas?" Feng'er said teasingly.
Xiao Hong snorted, "If grandma heard you say that, I'd probably rip your mouth off!"
At the same time, Jia Zhong of the East Palace also received a message from Jia Cong! It would be easy to deal with Jia Rui even if Jia Cong was not in the capital.
However, it was not worth making a big fuss about. Therefore, after thinking about it , Jia Cong decided to hand the matter over to Jia Zhong.
Ever since Jia Zhong became the chief steward of the East Palace, Jia Cong, Youshi, Yuanyang, and others have all been extremely satisfied! And if Jia Zhong can handle this matter neatly and in accordance with his own wishes, then Jia Cong's trust in Jia Zhong will naturally increase. As for whether Jia Zhong can do it, Jia Cong has no doubts.
When it comes to all kinds of shady tactics, those in the imperial palace are definitely the best in the world! And as Xia Shouzhong's godson, Jia Zhong, even if he isn't the most outstanding among them, is definitely not an ordinary person.
At least, dealing with Jia Rui is easy!
Jia Zhong naturally understood this logic. After reading Jia Cong's letter, he was not worried or afraid, but rather felt a little excited.
This was obviously the token of allegiance that Jia Cong asked him to offer. Without it, no matter how much he did, he would not be completely trusted by Jia Cong. But with it, even if he could not compare to Jia Cong's close confidants, he could at least be considered one of his true friends.
