The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 159

Madam Jiang cried, "Ah Li, are you really so heartless? Even if your father has wronged you, he is still your biological father!"

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "Grandma, don't worry, I will be filial to my father and grandmother."

"In the future, the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion will send 100 taels of silver every month as support for my father and grandmother."

Madam Jiang cried out in amazement, "One hundred taels? How can that be enough?"

The amount of bird's nests and supplements she needs every month is more than this.

Jiang Li turned to Xie Changan and said, "Master Xie, our monthly report from the East Factory contains the prices of rice, flour, grain and oil in Beijing. What can you buy with one hundred taels of silver?"

Xie Changan smiled and said, "One ounce of rice costs two dan, one catty of pork costs one qian and six fen, one catty of mutton costs one qian and two fen, one carp costs one qian, one fat chicken costs four fen, four pieces of cotton cloth costs eight qian..."

"One hundred taels of silver can buy two hundred dan of rice, six hundred and twenty-five catties of pork, eight hundred and thirty-three catties of mutton, one thousand carps, two thousand five hundred fat chickens, and five hundred rolls of cotton cloth."

Jiang Li asked again: "How much money do the common people in Beijing spend in a year?"

Xie Changan said, "For a family of five, the annual expenses for food and salt are about 15 taels. Add in firewood, oil, sauce, vinegar, tea, clothing, etc., as well as social interactions, and the annual expenses are about 30 taels."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "One hundred taels of silver is enough for the expenses of a commoner's family in Beijing for three years!

"Father, how much is your annual salary?"

Jiang Xiuyuan's face turned purple and he didn't know how to answer.

Xie Changan smiled again and said, "My father-in-law is the same as me, a third-rank official in Beijing, with an annual salary of 420 dan, equivalent to 210 taels of silver."

"I am also very poor, and I will have to rely on you, my Lord, for support in the future."

Jiang Li glared at him coquettishly and turned to Madam Jiang: "Grandma, did you hear that? Father's annual salary is only 210 taels, and Grandma actually said that 100 taels a month is not enough!"

"People who don't know the truth would think that my father is corrupt and committing crimes."

Madam Jiang said hesitantly, "Your three brothers have all married, and you will have nephews and nieces in the future. The expenses of the mansion are getting bigger and bigger..."

Jiang Li Gege laughed and said, "Grandma, are you kidding? Brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, do you also want your granddaughter to raise you?"

Yuanbao couldn't help laughing out loud.

Jiang Xiuyuan was extremely embarrassed: "Mother!"

He bowed deeply to Liao Wuyong, Yuanbao and Zhu Mingyuan and said, "I am ashamed to have caused trouble for you all because of my family affairs. I will take my leave now!"

He pulled Madam Jiang up and was about to leave.

Xie Changan said coldly, "After my father-in-law returns, please count my mother-in-law's dowry and the Fang family's assets as soon as possible."

"In three days, the Imperial Guards will assist Shuntian Prefecture and come to take over!"

Madam Jiang cried, "Ah Li, are you really so cruel..."

Before she could finish, Jiang Xiuyuan had already pulled her out in a hurry.

Why don't you leave quickly? Wouldn't it be embarrassing to stay here?

Seeing that his sister was sentenced to death with a reprieve from execution, Yu Gongming was so distraught that he didn't know what to do.

Seeing Jiang Xiuyuan was about to leave, he quickly grabbed him and said, "Brother-in-law, are you just going to leave like this?"

Jiang Xiuyuan said with a wooden face: "At this point, what can I do?"

Among those people in the room, which one can you afford to offend?

Madam Jiang cried, "It's all because of that unlucky and vicious woman in your family. She has brought unrest and shame to our Jiang family. So let my son divorce her!"

Yu Gongming was very anxious when he heard this: "Madam, you can't do this. My sister has been married to the Jiang family for 20 years. She has given birth to children and taken care of the household chores. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard. How can you divorce her?"

Jiang Xiuyuan said woodenly, "Uncle, you should go home and take inventory. Yu Shi must have sent a lot of those things to her mother's house over the years."

Upon hearing this, Yu Gongming broke out in a cold sweat and walked away in shame.

When they returned to the mansion, the eldest daughter Jiang Yao came to greet them hurriedly: "Grandma, Daddy!"

She didn't see Yu, and she had a bad feeling in her heart: "Where is my mother?"

When she heard that Jiang Li had taken her parents and grandmother to court, she was anxious and angry, and hurried back to her parents' home.

Madam Jiang said bitterly, "She is not your mother! Yuan'er, quickly open the ancestral hall and divorce that vicious woman!"

Jiang Yao was horrified: "Grandma, father, why did you divorce my mother?"

"What happened? Didn't you win the lawsuit?"

Jiang Li actually dared to risk the wrath of the world and sue all the elders in her family. How could the government rule in favor of such a disloyal and unfilial person?

So what if she is Marquis of Jing'an? I'm afraid that tomorrow's impeachment memorial from the censors will drown her out! Can she still keep her position as Marquis?

Now Madam Jiang actually said she wanted to divorce Yu! Could it be...

Jiang Xiuyuan looked ashen, and sighed, "Come here, invite the three gentlemen to the main hall."

In the main hall of the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Xiuyuan and Old Madam Jiang sat at the top, Jiang Yao and Jiang Feng and their spouses sat on the left, and Jiang Song, Jiang Huai and their spouses sat on the right.

Jiang Xiuyuan slowly told everything that happened in court and the verdict.

Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe what they heard.

Yu was actually sentenced to beheading!

They also want to return Fang's dowry and the Fang family's property!

Jiang Yao screamed, "This is not true! My mother will not die!"

She rushed to Jiang Xiuyuan, tugging at his sleeve and crying, "Dad, please think of a way to save my mom!"

Jiang Xiuyuan said with a wooden face: "I can't even save myself, how can I save her?"

Jiang Yao cried out, "Go and beat the drum to file a complaint, and ask His Majesty to administer justice!"

"Your Majesty?" Jiang Xiuyuan laughed dryly, "Your Majesty has specially sent Eunuch Yuanbao to sit in today."

Everyone gasped. The emperor actually sent the chief eunuch to sit in on the trial. It was obvious that he was here to support Marquis Jing'an!

It seems that Yu’s case is a done deal and there is no hope of overturning the verdict!

Jiang Feng stammered, "Grandma, can we ask Ah Li not to take back those properties?"

Jiang Yao's eyes were red: "Brother, that little bitch is going to kill our mother, and you are only thinking about those properties?!"

Jiang Feng said angrily: "What can I do? You might as well go home quickly and ask your father-in-law to plead with the emperor!"

Madam Jiang's eyes lit up: "Yes, A Yao, this is the only way, go back and ask your father-in-law to help!"

Jiang Yao's father-in-law is the Minister of Rites Gao Yisong. If he is willing to come forward and plead with the emperor, there might be a chance to turn the situation around.

Jiang Yao was furious. Before she left the house, her mother-in-law, Jiang, sternly warned her not to get involved in the dispute between Marquis Jing'an and the Jiang family.

"Marquis Jing'an is favored by the emperor. It's fine if you don't want to befriend her. But if this case causes trouble for our Gao family, then don't come back!"

Madam Jiang asked her to ask Minister Gao for help, but how could she dare?

"Grandmother, the three sisters-in-law are also daughters of officials, why don't you let them go back for help?"

Jiang Yao said angrily.

Zhao said hurriedly: "My father is only a fifth-rank doctor, his influence is not important, he is not even qualified to see the emperor, how can he help?"

Zhou and Song also pleaded guilty, saying they were powerless.

They are concubines of the family. If they go home for help and ask their elders to fight Marquis Jing'an, they will probably be beaten out by the mistress!

Jiang Yao's face flushed red, tears welling up in her eyes.