kvmb Chapter 753 Confiscating the house
Chapter 753 Confiscating the house
When Ah Cheng heard that Sha Yanyao wanted to recruit him, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master. You know I'm originally from the Ji family. It's a great blessing for Second Young Master to still use me despite the past grudges. Besides, I'm tired of living on the edge of a knife and just want to live a stable life. If Young Master needs me in the future, feel free to ask. But forget about working as a spy for the Military Commission."
Sha Yanyao smiled and didn't force him.
After dinner, Sha Yanyao personally drove Guier back home. Miss Tian curled her lips in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything.
Back at the apartment, Jin Bao was stunned for a moment when he heard that the Zhang family's property was about to be raided. Then, he said happily, "Really? That's great, dear. I've been coveting the jewelry those three ladies wear for a long time. When it's confiscated, can you give it to me?"
Sha Yanyao smiled dotingly and said, "It depends on the situation. If it falls into my hands, I will definitely give it to you. However, since my sister was the first to receive the credit this time, I have to keep a portion for her as well."
Jin Bao quickly said, "Of course, our sister is so capable. Even your sisters can't help her."
Gui'er felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this and quickly said, "I don't need any jewelry. I go to school every day, so why would I need to wear any jewelry? Dasao and Jinbao are very suitable. Big brother, you can just give them to them."
Jin Bao winked at Gui Er secretly, snuggled into Sha Yanyao's arms again and said, "Oh, dear, I never told you before, when our sister was kicked out last time, your wife gave her the jewelry that our second brother gave her. There was a set of very expensive jade jewelry in it. Alas, this Miss Tian is the same. She is obviously from a noble and famous family, but she actually did such a petty thing."
Sha Yanyao said in surprise: "There is such a thing. I think Xiuwen is afraid that you will lose it if you bring it here. I will ask her later."
As soon as Sha Yanyao left, Jin Bao looked at Gui'er with a look of disapproval and said, "You're too honest. You may not like jewelry, but don't you also dislike real gold and silver? When the time comes, you can pawn the jewelry and it will be a lot of money. Besides, if you really don't like wearing it, you can give it to me. I don't mind it."
Gui Er shook her head and said, "Jin Bao, these jewels that will be confiscated are state property. Even if I give them to you, you probably can't take them out. Otherwise, if someone recognizes you, it will be troublesome. Anyway, I just want to get back the jewels that my second brother gave me from my eldest sister-in-law."
Jin Bao said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? If it belongs to an innocent family, it's fine. But who would say anything about it being the property of a traitor? If anyone says anything, it's probably just because they're jealous that they get less, or even nothing at all. If you don't like it, you can give it to me when your brother gives it to you. That's a deal."
Gui'er could only shake her head helplessly.
Soon, the Military Commission sent people to search the house. Gui'er and Jinbao stood at the door to watch the fun. Soon, Zhang's first and second wives were brought down. They were disheveled and had lost their former elegance and decency. A group of their servants were also arrested. One or two servants tried their best to defend themselves, saying that they were hired by them in Nanjing and did not know their background and that they were really wronged.
Gui Er was surprised to see that the Third Concubine was not there. She turned around and saw Jin Bao's eyes evading her. She quickly lowered her voice and asked, "Could it be that you let the Third Concubine go?"
Jin Bao chuckled and said, "This Third Wife is actually a concubine bought by a man named Zhang on his way from the Northeast to Nanjing. She's very clever and repeatedly gave me money to get information. I felt sorry for her, so I sold her the news of the confiscation of the family property for the price of two gold bars. So she packed up some valuables and ran away. She's just a concubine, right? She shouldn't be a problem."
Afterwards, a lot of antiques were indeed seized from the 4th floor, and Jinbao did get some jewelry. And because she had previously told Sha Yanyao that Miss Tian had withheld Guier's jewelry, Sha Yanyao also asked Miss Tian to return it.
Ding Xiang smiled and said, "I feel like living here is much more comfortable than in the Sha Mansion, at least not in a bad way. Please take away the things that the Second Young Master gave to the young lady."
Gui'er smiled bitterly. Although Jinbao was nice to her, she and she were not the same kind of people after all. Now that the ladies and concubines upstairs had been arrested, Jinbao had no one to play mahjong with. She actually contacted Yulan and asked her to come over to play every now and then.
Gui'er was very surprised and asked, "How did you two end up chatting with each other?"
Yulan smiled and said, "Gui'er, have you forgotten me? I am also the madam's adopted daughter. Although I am actually very grateful to the Sha family, ever since Miss Tian came into the family, she looks down on people of low birth like me. Even when I go back to my parents' home, Sha Lili is always critical of me. To be honest, if her uncle wasn't Director Tian, do you think Big Brother would marry her? I think Jinbao is the most suitable to be the first wife. She is virtuous and can give birth to children. How wonderful."
After hearing this, Jin Bao said somewhat complacently, "It's okay. I'm younger than her and can give birth to more children than her. She only has one son, so I can have as many as I want. I just don't believe that your eldest brother will always stand on his side."
Gui'er didn't know what to say. She didn't want to get involved in the fight between Miss Tian and Jinbao.
It was Sunday, and Jinbao wanted to go shopping and asked Yulan to go with her. Guier happened to be on vacation, so they suggested that Guier go as well.
Guier felt that she had no chance to talk to them. She smiled and said, "No, I haven't finished my homework yet. You guys go ahead."
Jinbao and Yulan didn't force them and left on their own. Guier felt bored, so she closed the door of her room and picked up the newspaper to read.
"Jinbao's good days will come to an end soon."
"Shh, you're talking so loudly, you're risking your life."
"It's okay. The three of them are out shopping. Dingxiang is in the kitchen making snacks for the young lady. I heard that Ah Cheng went out for a drink. She took Jinbao's capable friends out again. She's being very careful now, afraid that the mistress will cause trouble for her."
"Yes, look at how proud she is. On the one hand, she is trying to build relationships with Yulan and the young lady, and on the other hand, she is trying to win over the young master. Among the jewelry seized during the house confiscation this time, there was a platinum diamond pendant necklace. Our wife originally liked it very much, but who knew that the young master actually gave it to Jinbao. The wife said that it was difficult for her to have another child. In order to reassure the young master, she is temporarily holding Jinbao back. After she gives birth to the child, she will go and take the child away from her mother. Then we will see how powerful she is."