Tianliangyuan

Chapter 390 Xu Han, Who Doesn't Play by the Rules

Xu Han considers himself a rough man, so he often does things without any method.

He immediately ordered his men to tie up the two servants and then went directly to the Jiang residence to demand an explanation.

The two had already been beaten up by Xu Han, and their testimonies were naturally available.

But Xu Han is ruthless in his actions.

"Lord Jiang, I won't make things difficult for you. Since your Jiang family thinks all the servants in my Marquis's mansion are capable, then I'll just sell them all to you. Here are their indentures. I won't ask for more than that. Fifty strings of cash each, I'll give you a discount for both of them, one hundred and twenty strings. Here's the money!"

Jiang Yanping was so angry he almost fainted.

What do you mean by "cheaper"? One hundred and twenty strings of cash?

Is this how you calculate money?

But there was nothing they could do; Xu Han was someone they couldn't easily offend, and the key issue was that they were in the wrong this time.

Jiang Yanping was furious that his father hadn't fully recovered yet, and Jiang Ning had someone find out about this, and in the end the Jiang family would have to take the blame!

Jiang Yanping was a scholar, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He ordered someone to prepare money and then took back the indentures of the two servants.

"Oh, right. My wife was so upset after discovering that these two had betrayed their master that she fell ill and was bedridden. Of course, our Xu family doesn't lack money for medicine, but I just want to remind Lord Jiang that you should keep your own family in check. If there's a next time, I, Xu Han, won't be so easy to talk to."

This is a warning!

Jiang Yanping knew Xu Han's temperament. If he wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't care whether it was legal or not; he would just kill the person first and feel relieved.

Moreover, Xu Han has His Majesty standing behind him!

The Jiang family was highly valued, but they were far less favored by His Majesty than Xu Han.

After all, Xu Han and His Majesty have been friends for many years.

This time, they had to swallow another bitter pill.

Xu Han was almost out of the Jiang family's gate when he was stopped again.

Xu Han glanced at him and saw it was Jiang Yanhui.

There were other people following behind Jiang Yanhui, carrying trays.

"Lord Xu, it's all my good-for-nothing niece's fault. Please forgive her this time. She's already married, and our Jiang family can't keep an eye on her all the time. But rest assured, if Jiang Ning makes any mistakes in the future, we will definitely not forgive her."

As soon as Jiang Yanhui finished speaking, he raised his hand, and a servant pushed the tray forward, lifting the red cloth on it to reveal several silver ingots inside.

"Alright, since Lord Jiang is so sincere, then I, Xu, will shamelessly accept it. I can consider this incident as a junior's ignorance of etiquette, but it must not happen again."

"Lord Xu, please rest assured, it will not happen. We also ask that you keep quiet about this matter, and the Jiang family will be eternally grateful."

"Alright. You, Jiang Yanhui, are good at handling things, and I, Xu Han, am not one to take things too seriously. So be it, this matter is settled. Let's go to Furonglou for drinks later."

"I'll see you off, Lord Marquis."

Cui Xuanzheng and Gu Dongyang would naturally not follow Xu Han's example.

This behavior is just too thuggish.

Gu Dongyang is a civil official, and Cui Xuanzheng is currently the Vice Minister of War and also His Majesty's cousin. Of course, they cannot follow Xu Han's example.

But those two were clearly not pushovers either.

After dealing with the traitors in their respective households, the two then set their sights on the Jiang family.

Whether they were officials serving in the Jiang family, scholars studying at the Imperial Academy, or members of the collateral branches who were making a living on their own, etc.

In short, anything that can be targeted will be targeted by the two of them.

This matter could not be kept secret. Soon, Jiang Yanping and Jiang Yanhui learned the main reason why they had been experiencing setbacks and difficulties in their endeavors.

The two brothers did not dare to report the matter to their father, mainly because Grand Tutor Jiang had only just been able to get out of bed, and at such a crucial moment, they dared not upset the old man again.

boom!

Enraged, Jiang Yanping slapped the teacup to the ground, sending shards of porcelain flying and leaving a faint red mark on the face of a servant.

But the maid didn't move an inch from beginning to end.

Only after Jiang Yanhui gave him a signal did the servants begin to tidy up.

"Brother, this is all we can do about this. Fortunately, we've brought Jiang Ning's influence outside into our fold, so similar incidents shouldn't happen again. However, while Jiang Ning was careless, who exactly leaked this information?"

Jiang Yanping's eyes narrowed: "You suspect that someone is using this to do the dirty work?"

"It's not impossible. This time we've lost face and substance. I've already sent a travel allowance to my cousins ​​and nephews, which shouldn't make them resent us. But what about the one who was transferred to the southern border? Is there really nothing we can do?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yanhui's words, Jiang Yanping also felt a headache coming on.

That cousin was truly capable; he entered officialdom through the imperial examination and indeed made significant achievements in his local area.

Their original plan was to transfer him to the capital and then pave the way for him to the Ministry of Personnel.

But who could have imagined that at this critical juncture, they would offend the Qu family?

“Things are not looking good right now. We seem to be offending more and more people, which is not good for the development of our Jiang family. Brother, if possible, we should offer some benefits and try to win them over.”

Jiang Yanping's anger had subsided considerably by this time.

Compared to Sheng Jiangning's anger, the important matter is more important.

"You can handle this matter. These days, I've focused my energy on ingratiating myself with Minister Gu and Marquis Cui. Especially Marquis Cui, our Jiang family has offended him twice, which is really outrageous. If it were me, I would definitely be furious too."

Jiang Yanhui nodded: "Brother is absolutely right. In that case, I won't bother you with the matter of allocating money. As for the few minor official positions, we should just give them up."

Jiang Yanping took a deep breath and nodded emphatically.

There is no other way now that things have come to this.

We need to find a way to restore the Jiang family's reputation.

Fortunately, the apologies sent by the Gu family and the Marquis of Xinning had been accepted; otherwise, they would have been truly panicked.

As long as the gift is accepted, the matter will not be spread, and the Jiang family's reputation will be preserved. At least when Grand Tutor Jiang returns to the court, he will not be bullied.

Around noon, Jiang Yanhui returned from outside. Before he could go back to the courtyard to change his clothes, he was stopped by Song Shi.

“Your father has been waiting for you, saying he has something to tell you to do.”

Jiang Yanhui sighed, lamenting his life of constant toil.

"I understand. You go back first. I'll come over for some food in a bit, and you can prepare my clothes for me."

"Yes, sir."

At this moment, Grand Tutor Jiang was in the hall, staring blankly at a bird.

"The son greets his father!"

Grand Tutor Jiang didn't even turn his head: "Come over here and talk."

Jiang Yanhui quickly slowed down and quietly approached.

“Something’s not right with the Jiang family lately. I initially thought Xu Han was the mastermind, but judging from his recent behavior, it doesn’t seem likely. You’ll have to work harder to find out who’s behind this as soon as possible.”