The main purpose of going to Xue's house this time was to let Daiyu come and see Baoqin, and to fulfill her original promise to Baoqin that she would definitely come and see her when she got to Jinling.
So I simply worshiped in front of the second master of the Xue family, and then came out under the leadership of Xue Biao.
As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he heard someone arguing in the outer courtyard. Then an old servant ran over and said to Xue Biao: "Uncle, the third master and the others are here again, clamoring to see the eldest lady. Come over and have a look."
Xue Biao's face changed slightly, and he cupped his hands towards Jia Lian and said, "I have something to do at home. I have to go out. Second brother Lian, you can take a walk first..."
"It doesn't matter, I'll go with you to have a look."
Xue Biao immediately showed a grateful look, nodded, turned around and walked out.
When they arrived at the outer courtyard, they saw several middle-aged and young men rushing in, while the Xue family only had a few guards who were blocking the way.
"Tiao'er, you came here just in time. Look at your slaves. They are getting even more outrageous. They even stopped us from entering!"
Facing the young man's questioning, Xue Biao's still immature face was full of gloom, but he still resisted and stepped forward to pay homage: "I've met my third uncle, I've met all of you uncles."
"Zha'er, are there any guests at home today? Why don't you introduce us?"
Although Jia Lian did not bring many people over, the soldiers on duty in the courtyard outside the door and the Xue family members also saw it. For this kind of situation that obviously should not appear in the Xue family, it is easy for them to judge that they should be visitors.
Xue Biao was about to introduce Jia Lian, but Jia Lian waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am just an old friend. Today I just came to pay homage to the second master of the Xue family, and to pay homage to the Xue family's aunt. You don't have to worry about me."
After hearing this, Xue Biao knew that he didn't want him to reveal his identity, so he didn't say anything.
The Xue family members were completely relaxed, mainly because Jia Lian's soldiers looked really powerful. Since it was just an old friend who came to see him later, he must be an officer leading troops, so he casually cupped his hands as a greeting and didn't care much.
"Zha'er, where's your mother? Go and tell her that we have something important to discuss with her."
After a few people finished talking, they spontaneously walked into the courtyard. Xue Biao was so angry that he stepped forward and stood in the middle of the road: "My mother said that she has no control over the affairs of the clan, and she has no control over them. Uncles, if If you have any requests, you can go to Beijing to find my eldest aunt or my eldest brother Pan, but my mother can’t make the decision.
These days, because of these things, my mother has fallen ill. Now she is recuperating at home and cannot see guests. You all should go back. "
"What are you talking about? My eldest sister-in-law doesn't care about anything. Before going to Beijing, I will leave the property in the south to my second brother to take care of it.
Now that the second brother is gone and the family's various properties are left unattended, it's natural for us all to work together to come up with a solution.
Who knew that those slaves and shopkeepers relied on their old age and were cunning and cunning. Not only did they embezzle wantonly, but they also didn't take us seriously at all.
If this continues, are we going to watch my Xue family's century-old foundation be destroyed in the hands of a group of slaves?
We would like to ask our sister-in-law for advice, but she is far away in the capital. What can we do? We came here today just to find the second sister-in-law to come up with an idea. We should fire all the slaves and gangsters in the family who are cheating, cheating, and embezzling the family property, and let our own people take over. Only then can our Xue family avoid a hundred years. The foundation will not be destroyed by others. "
"That's right. Now in our Xue family, only the second sister-in-law can speak for herself. The second sister-in-law cannot ignore our century-old foundation of the Xue family just because she is afraid of offending others. If so, what will the second sister-in-law look like in the future? Go and see the ancestors of my Xue family."
Hearing these people talking nonsense, Xue Tao's body started to tremble, but he didn't know how to respond.
At this moment, Mr. Zhuang's voice was suddenly heard from the main corridor: "Uncles and uncles, you are really good at criticizing me. It's a pity that I, as a female, cannot bear these words."
Mr. Zhuang was supported by a woman and walked "tremblingly" from the main corridor.
Seeing her appear, several members of the Xue family quickly stepped forward to salute, and then said: "Second sister-in-law, don't blame us for forcing you. It's really the servants in the family who are too rampant, and only the second sister-in-law's words still have some weight to them.
We also know that the second sister-in-law’s dilemma as a woman is that she has trouble dealing with those minions. Let's do this. The second sister-in-law will hand over the property deeds to the family's pawn shop, several cloth shops, and spice shops to us first. After we clear out those corrupt shopkeepers and clerks, we will return them intact.
In this way, the second sister-in-law doesn't have to take responsibility. If your wife asks about it in the future, just say it was the clan's idea. As for the intermediate relationship, we have to explain it to my wife personally. "
In the Xue family, Aunt Xue is the only one who can be called wife. Since the Xue family masters passed away one after another, all the Xue family's property has also fallen into the hands of Aunt Xue, mother and son.
Mr. Zhuang first glanced at Jia Lian, who was standing by and just watching, then glanced at the Xue family members and suddenly laughed.
"Uncles, there is no need to be secretive with me. We don't speak secretly. You have repeatedly asked for the right to manage the family property. We all know in our hearts whether it is for the good of the Xue family or for yourselves.
However, what makes me wonder is, why do you think I can take charge of these things?
Especially his third uncle, are we different from you? We haven't separated from our eldest brother and sister-in-law, and we can still take charge of the family and the family lineage? "
The young man who was called third uncle by Xue Biao before heard this and said sarcastically: "Look at what the second sister-in-law said, after the death of the eldest brother, it was the second brother who made the decisions for most of the family affairs.
Now that the second brother is gone, it is naturally up to the second sister-in-law to make the decision.
Besides, who doesn’t know that my sister-in-law doesn’t trust anyone but her second brother and you? Now that the eldest sister-in-law is in Beijing and the second brother is dead, it is naturally up to you to make the decision regarding matters in the south. "
There were three brothers in the Xue family in the previous generation, and only the eldest was the direct descendant, so the eldest son would naturally inherit the family business.
As for the second and third eldest brother, because the second eldest brother has made great achievements in business and is highly valued by the eldest brother, it is logical that after the eldest brother's death, the second oldest brother will take charge of power and gather people's hearts.
Now that the eldest and second eldest son are dead, there is only a third son who is incompetent in culture and martial arts, plus a group of tribesmen who are jealous of the long-term property, so naturally they are ready to take action.
In fact, this is also the reason why Aunt Xue moved to the capital with her two daughters. Because these tribesmen are really difficult to get along with, and they often use family justice to oppress others. It is really difficult for orphans and widowers to maintain their own interests without offending others.
When Mr. Zhuang heard this, he sneered and said: "It's a joke. Since ancient times, it has been said that the country is a country and legalists have family rules. The eldest brother's property is taken care of by the eldest sister-in-law and his family. What does it have to do with me? I can't take care of my own affairs at home. How can I have the ability?" Make up your mind.
What’s even more ridiculous is, why do you think my sister-in-law would give me the house deed and land deed? Third child, will you hand over the deed of your home to someone else? "
The young man said in a deep voice: "Second sister-in-law, please don't bluff me. Apart from anything else, at least the seal of the clan's commercial bank and the key to the bank were in the hands of my second brother before. Otherwise, the income of the family's various industries and Expenditure, how it works.”
Mr. Zhuang said in a deep voice: "Third brother, you even dare to ask for these two things. Do you really think that after your eldest brother is dead, your sister-in-law and others can be bullied?"
"I don't dare. It's just that my eldest sister-in-law and the others have been staying in the capital, not caring about family affairs, so they won't let me watch the inheritance accumulated by the Xue family's ancestors' hard work being embezzled by the slaves, right? We are just doing it for the good of the family. …”
After listening for a while, Jia Lian probably understood.
Sure enough, it was just another bunch of bullshit just to fight for family property.
Generally speaking, the Xue family has too much property, and the people who are in charge of the eldest family members died young one by one. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the shopkeepers, clerks and others below to embezzle and take bribes!
This makes the Xue family unbalanced. How can they let the slaves take advantage of them? So they came up to grab it. Both sides relied on each other and fought against each other without giving in at all.
But for Aunt Xue and others, even if they knew that the shopkeepers were corrupt, how could they dare to hand over the property to their own clansmen?
After all, the shopkeepers are greedy and have a certain temper, because if they are found out, they will go to jail at least, or lose their lives at worst.
But it would be different if it fell into the hands of the tribe, and there would be a risk of the entire army being annihilated.
It's like a relative borrowing money from you. If someone doesn't want to pay it back, it's really hard to get it back unless you make a big show of it. And a noble person like Aunt Xue would obviously not take this risk.
Therefore, Aunt Xue naturally responded to these people's demands as much as she could. If she couldn't, she simply took her children to the capital to hide in peace!
In this way, the Xue family members calmed down a little.
Now it's better, the second master of the Xue family is also dead. When the Xue family members saw the opportunity, they immediately picked them out. Among them, the youngest member of the Xue family was the most popular.
Because in his opinion, even if the eldest brother dies, the second brother can take over.
Then the second brother is dead, why can't he take over?
It's just that he is young and has no prestige, and none of the shopkeepers or waiters in the clan take him seriously, so they come to pester him. He could only come here to pester her. After all, Aunt Xue had already hid in the capital. He had no ability and did not dare to pester Aunt Xue.
"Okay, I've made things clear to you. My sister-in-law has the final say on the matter of the eldest daughter's house. If you are sincere for the Xue family, whether you write a letter to beg her or go to the capital to find her in person, as long as you can get her With your consent, even if you take care of all the Xue family's property, it will still be considered your ability.
Otherwise, it will be of no use even if you talk about breaking the sky with me.
Well, there are still distinguished guests at home today, so I won’t keep you here. You all can go back. "
Mr. Zhuang issued an eviction order.
However, these Xue family members still refused to return without success, but repeatedly pestered and persuaded, for example, asking Mr. Zhuang to write a letter to Aunt Xue to make requests.
Because they had already tried to write to Aunt Xue and even Xue Pan in Beijing, but unfortunately, they either failed or were ignored. This is why they wanted to start with the second room of the direct lineage. If Aunt Xue had their way, there would still be such trouble.
Although Zhuang was reasonable, because she was only a female, and Xue Biao was only eleven or twelve years old, it was difficult to establish a career, so the orphans and widows seemed a bit weak in front of these well-prepared tribesmen, and were even bullied. state.
Jia Lian also understood why the Xue family's concierge was so alert when he first arrived. Obviously this is definitely not the first time this has happened.
Jia Lian couldn't stand it anymore and waved to the side. Zhang Yong and others understood, and immediately led people forward to surround the Xue clan members.
When the Xue family members looked at him, he stepped forward and said calmly: "Although I am an outsider, after listening for a long time, I finally understood.
Do you, the co-authors, both want the management rights of the family property, but are afraid to ask the head wife for it, so you are struggling here, trying to take advantage of the chaos to seize the eldest property?
Under the sun, I'm afraid there is no such truth. "
Looking at Jia Lian, who had always been a transparent person, but now suddenly walked into the middle and scolded them, the Xue family members looked ugly and asked: "Who are you, how dare you interfere in the affairs of my Xue family?"
It's not that these people didn't hear Jia Lian's self-promotion, they just didn't think about the Marquis. There is no such thing as a marquis in Nanjing. It is too far away for them.
Not to mention, Jia Lian is still so young.
So, someone made rude remarks.
"That is, since we know that we are outsiders, there is no room for you to interfere in the affairs of my Xue family!"
"If you dare to be disrespectful to the Marquis, slap your mouth!"
Zhang Yong and others have followed Jia Lian for so many years, and they know what to do with just one look from Jia Lian.
With a cold shout, Zhang Yong, who was eight feet tall, stepped forward with a single arrow and faced the third son of the Xue family, who looked weak in comparison, with a loud and loud blow!
"Snapped!!"
Seeing that the third son of the Xue family was slapped so loudly that he almost fell to the ground, not to mention everyone in the Xue family was dumbfounded, even Xue Biao and Zhuang were stunned.
Then Mr. Zhuang smiled in relief, and he was almost deceived by his previous humility and courtesy. This is the power a prince should have. He is noble and should not be provoked.
No wonder his eldest sister-in-law, who is a relative and an elder to him, dared not make a request directly to him.
Thinking of Aunt Xue's proposal, she suddenly felt that she should seriously consider it.
Therefore, facing the scene where the Xue family members were shocked but did not dare to act rashly, she said quickly: "This is the Marquis Zhenyuan of Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the capital, and he is also the niece-in-law of our wife's mother-in-law. This time I was ordered to go to Jiangnan on business. Entrusted by my sister-in-law, I brought a letter from home along the way.
In addition, the eldest sister-in-law already knows about the corruption of the shopkeeper and waiters in the clan. She has entrusted the Marquis of Zhenyuan to help check and shock. Therefore, I won’t bother you about this matter. Please come back. . "
In response to Zhuang's words, Jia Lian raised his brows but said nothing.
But the third son of the Xue family was so angry that he seemed to want to step forward and fight for his life after being beaten. When he heard Zhuang's words and looked at the big and powerful soldiers around him, he retracted his head in shock and just muttered and complained: "Since you are from Rongguo Mansion, why didn't you say anything just now, and now you are beating people..."
The four major families are connected by the same spirit, one is prosperous and the other is devastated. This is something that every member of the four major families knows and must know.
Jia Lian glanced at him, "Otherwise, Mr. Xue will go to Yingtian Mansion to sue me? Or, I will ask the Yin of Yingtian Mansion to punish you and others for forcing their way into people's houses and oppressing orphans and widowed mothers?"
Xue Laosan didn't dare to speak anymore.
Although he is also a member of the Xue family, he can no longer represent the Xue family. Moreover, the identity gap between him and Jia Lian was too big. He would be stupid to dare to go to court with Jia Lian.
"I already know what happened here, and I will explain everything to your wife when I return to Beijing.
Therefore, you are all waiting for your wife's decision at home. If you dare to mess around again, I will arrest you and others in Yingtian Mansion Prison and punish you and others for coveting and seizing the long-term property. "
After Jia Lian finished speaking, he didn't need to listen to the feedback of these minions. With a wave of his hand, Zhang Yong and others "sent" them out of Xue's house directly.
(End of chapter)
