Chapter 275 Bargaining

Unlike the private discussions among the sisters and others, the atmosphere in Weiyang Palace was tense.

Princess Zhaoyang snuggled close to the Queen Mother, constantly trying to please the Queen Mother with her eyes, telling her not to be angry.

The Queen Mother glared at Zhaoyang angrily.

What a good granddaughter I raised. Let you meet him alone to show your charm and make him willing to marry into the royal family. The result is good. In less than half a stick of incense, Have you been bribed by the enemy?

Where should I put my face?

I am doing all this for you!

The Queen Mother was very angry, both at Jia Lian and at her heartless granddaughter.

However, looking at Zhaoyang’s innocent and flattering look, Zhaoyang finally took out the hand held by Zhaoyang, patted the back of her hand gently, and gave her an understanding gesture. An indescribable expression.

After all, Zhaoyang grew up next to the Queen Mother and was familiar with the Queen Mother's temperament. He seemed to have some enlightenment when he saw the situation. He smiled and stopped entangled.

After the Queen Mother dealt with Zhaoyang, she looked at the man kneeling behind the beaded curtain a few feet away, and said coldly:

"Jia Lian, you are so big. Such courage, for more than ten years, no one has dared to reject my decree in person!"

"I am guilty."

Jia Lian bowed his head and confessed.

“Hmph.”

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, “I don’t understand, what’s so good about Mrs. Wang? How can she compare to my Zhao? Yang?

Are you really going to go against me for a shallow stupid woman?"

"I don’t dare..."

"I know that regardless of status, talent, virtue, or knowledge, Wang can't compare with His Highness Zhaoyang.

However, she is my married wife.
< br /> As the sage says, a wife of wretched men should not leave the court.

I have been taught by saints and sages since I was a child, and have learned how to be loyal and patriotic. Now I am even more fortunate to have been given a high official title by Your Majesty. You should abide by yourself more and cultivate your virtue.

If, for the sake of my own wealth, I can even abandon my first wife who has not made any serious mistakes, wouldn’t I become a treacherous villain? If I do such an act, If I have betrayed His Majesty's trust in me, how can I face the world in the future? Not to mention being loyal to the emperor and serving the country."

Jia Lian's statement was loud and clear, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

But for the Queen Mother and others, it seems thatThe more you listen to it, the less likely you will be infected.

Especially Princess Zhaoyang, she almost subconsciously looked at the upright glass mirror in the corner.

Jia Lian talked about four ways in which she was better than Wang, including talent and knowledge, but the only one missing was "appearance".

This made her attentive feel a little hurt.

She has lived among flowers and applause since she was a child, and her appearance is also known by everyone. At least among the royal ladies, there are few who can be said to be better than her.

Appearance is just like literature, there is no best opinion, everyone has his or her own aesthetic.

Obviously, in Jia Lian's heart, he would rather admit that Wang is inferior to her in all aspects, but he is unwilling to admit that his appearance is inferior to her.

But this was Jia Lian’s unintentional statement. If he were questioned at this time, he would definitely not admit it, this cunning and hateful person.

The Queen Mother was not as cunning as Zhaoyang's angle. Without hearing this, she just became angrier.

"You said she made no mistakes? You are indeed a fool. I'm afraid you don't know yet. During the year when you left Beijing to go to the border, the Wang family secretly colluded with the Marquis of Xiangyang. Wait for a few family members to make loans.

This dynasty has had strict orders since the time of Taizu, prohibiting private loans. Anyone who violates the rules of the family of Wu Xunjun will be punished by one degree.

Based on this alone, I am enough to cut off her imperial edict and even send her to jail.

So, how dare you say that she did not make a mistake?"

The so-called private loans refer to lending to the people without reporting it to the government.

Just like in later generations, official loan approval is difficult, and those large banks with lending qualifications generally do not lend to the poor, so private private loans have been repeatedly banned.

In fact, this is a bad policy. The laws are strict and the enforcement is lax, or even not enforced at all.

Up to now, in various cities in the Wei Dynasty, moneylending is rampant in places such as gambling houses and brothels, and the government barely cares about it.

This is why Wang Xifeng and those noble families dare to get involved.

You don’t have to do it yourself, just hand over the money to those underground organizations, and you can recover the principal and interest on schedule every month. It can be said to be the best way to manage money.

Most of the noble families in Beijing are involved to some extent.

It’s just that the Jia family has two men, and they are proud in their bones, so no one has done this before. At least the heads of the two houses didn't do this.

Until the appearance of the daring king Xifeng.

Originally, this is not a big deal, but on the table, it is a sin, let alone from the mouth of the Queen Mother, it is a big sin! Jia Lian had long known about Wang Xifeng's background. In the carriage before, Wang Xifeng couldn't bear the pressure and his questioning, so she finally confessed honestly.

In this era, women are much less tolerant of committing crimes than men.

If Jia Lian wants to protect Wang Xifeng, he must solve this matter for her so that the Queen Mother will have no excuse to deal with her.

That’s why Jia Lian just deliberately said that Wang Xifeng had not made any big mistakes and was deliberately guiding the Queen Mother.

With a sad and remorseful voice, he kowtowed and said: "Wei Chen is guilty!"

"Now that things have happened, Wei Chen does not dare to deceive the Queen Mother anymore.
< br /> It turned out that the family was in a tight situation at the time, so I discussed with Zhuo Jing to implement this loan method in order to alleviate the family's difficulties.

This matter was a temporary gain for me, and I know it. Please punish the Queen Mother."

As soon as Jia Lian said this, the three women of extraordinary status in the inner palace were stunned.

It is common for aristocratic families, princes and nobles to make mistakes and commit crimes. As long as they are not brought to the table, it is nothing. It is really unavoidable. It is just a plea for mercy. In terms of access, big things have turned into small things.

If someone is really holding on to you, just find someone to take the blame.

It’s rare to see people like Jia Lian who can’t wait to carry things on themselves as soon as things are released.

So they couldn’t adapt for a while.

After all, it was the Queen Mother who knew more about the situation, and Qingli’s face suddenly darkened when she heard this.

When she came back from the Prince's Villa that day, she couldn't wait to have someone investigate Jia Lian.

Later, he wanted to betroth Jia Lian to Zhaoyang, so he asked someone to check Wang Xifeng's dirty information.

She even specifically sought confirmation that Wang Xifeng did this thing after Jia Lian left Beijing, so such a stupid thing most likely had nothing to do with Jia Lian.

She had no intention of touching Jia Lian, and she didn't even want to do anything to Wang Xifeng. She just used it as a sharp sword to make them obedient.

Who knew that Jia Lian would take this matter directly on himself!

The Queen Mother easily figured out Jia Lian’s purpose for doing this...

Is that woman really that important in his heart? !

The Queen Mother became even more angry.

Even felt angry.

"Jia Lian, do you know what you did?as a result of?

You are the inheritor of Rongguo Mansion, and what you do represents Rongguo Mansion.

If you insist on taking this matter and going against me, I will not mind and let Rong Guofu be removed from the capital. ”

The words of the Queen Mother made people feel a biting chill for the first time.

Even Zhaoyang could see that the Queen Mother was different from before, she was really angry.
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Yuan Chun couldn’t stand any longer and hurriedly knelt down and said: “Your Majesty, please calm down. "

While pleading with the Queen Mother, Yuan Chun turned around and said to Jia Lian: "Brother Lian, why don't you admit your mistake to the Queen Mother quickly..."

Jia Lian did not expect that doing so would endanger her. The Queen Mother was angry.

The reason why he dared to bargain with the Queen Mother was because he could judge her general character based on her actions. In addition, the Queen Mother obviously remembered her efforts to save her that day. That’s why she was so patient with him.

But Jia Lian was not afraid. The Queen Mother was not the biological mother of Emperor Ning Kang, and she had no history of intervening in politics. Her talk of disturbing the Rongguo Mansion was just a moment of anger. After all, even if the Queen Mother wants to clean up the Rongguo Mansion, it is not a matter of raising her hand. She needs to go through the Supreme Emperor or Emperor Ningkang. And the Queen Mother is a person who wants to save face. How can she turn around after saving her just now? She was determined to destroy her benefactor's family.

She wasn't afraid that the Supreme Emperor or Emperor Ning Kang would look at her sideways?

So as long as she gave her a way to get off, Okay.