The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 111
Qiutong couldn't hide the fear in her heart, and she was about to scream when she opened her mouth.

But Jia Lian pulled her over, and easily pinched her cheeks with strong hands, making her unable to make any sound.

Qiu Tong was very desperate, for a moment she only thought that Jia Lian thought she was going to murder him, so he wanted to kill her.

After finally waking up from the fear, Qiutong saw that although Jia Lian's face was gloomy, but he did not show any signs of anger, he wanted to explain, but unfortunately he couldn't speak a word because his mouth was pinched.

"My lord, she dared to poison you, kill her!"

Ah Qin was also shocked by the sudden scene. Seeing that Jia Lian had controlled Qiu Tong for the first time, she didn't get angry. Instead, she turned around and picked up her sword from the shelf, and asked Jia Lian if she would execute the maidservant who murdered him.

Jia Lian glanced at her, said nothing, and looked down at Qiu Tong who was like a chicken cub in her hands.

"From now on, listen to my orders, say one more word, die. If you understand, just nod."

After returning to Beijing for so many days, Jia Lian showed for the first time her ruthlessness and murderous intent honed on the battlefield, which frightened Qiutong so much that she couldn't control herself, so she could only nod along with Jia Lian's words.

Only then did Jia Lian let go of her mouth, "Are you sure it was given to you by Yang Cuiyun?"

"Yes, yes, it's her, she gave it to me personally...Second Master, you must..."

"To shut up."

What Qiutong wanted to explain was cut off by Jia Lian, so she could only lean uncomfortably beside Jia Lian... The back of her neck was still held by Jia Lian, so she didn't dare to move, for fear of being misunderstood by a fierce woman next to her and stabbing her to death with a sword .

The killing intent in Jia Lian's heart is already strong, he still knows Qiutong well, so he believes that she is not lying.

He really didn't expect that that woman would dare to attack him, heh, she really didn't know what to do!
At the same time, he secretly thought, the benefits really touch people's hearts...

That's why Jia Lian told Wang Xifeng and others to be careful about what they eat. Not everyone in the world can weigh life and death clearly.

As long as there are enough interests, there will always be people who will take risks!
How well thought out, once he died, Jia Amnesty would have only one son, Jia Cong. Even if the family didn't want to, they could only let Jia Cong succeed him.Then, every inconspicuous concubine can become a nobleman of the Rongguo Mansion in one fell swoop, and as long as he kills all the elders above, he can become the undisputed figure in the Jia Mansion!
The interests involved are enough, but the other party doesn't want to, the possibility of success in this matter, and the possibility of not being found out after success!Any failure is enough for them to die without a place to bury them.

Maybe it's just luck.In history, there are always some cases where the weak defeated the strong and took risks to win...

If Yang really did this, Jia Lian really admires that woman.At least this decisiveness and cruelty are never comparable to women like Mrs. Xing and Qiu Tong.

It's a pity that the other party didn't know his vigilance.

Since his return, Jia Lian has never eaten anything of unknown origin here, so if he wants to poison him, he is doomed to seek his own death.

At this moment, she may be anxiously waiting for the signal from the room outside the courtyard, perhaps, there is more than one person...

Thinking of this, Jia Lian beckoned Ah Qin, and whispered in his ear, "Go out quietly through this back door and call..."

Ah Qin listened carefully to Jia Lian's instructions, nodded, left the sword for Jia Lian, and then slipped away through the back door as promised.

Jia Lian calculated that the time was almost up before letting go of Qiu Tong, "Now, you also do as I ordered. If I catch the mastermind behind it, I can spare you from death. If I did something wrong, or I didn't catch you Man, you won't live until tomorrow."

Qiu Tong clutched her neck, she didn't have the slightest desire to seduce Jia Lian at this time, she was only afraid, and nodded quickly when she heard the words, expressing that she was willing to be obedient.

After a while, Qiutong let out a scream that broke through the roof:

"It's not good, Second Master, Second Master has been poisoned..."

Then she opened the door and rushed out.

Aqi, who deliberately stood a little farther away from the door, had a face change, and she didn't care about Qiutong, and rushed into the room to check...

After Qiutong went out here, just as he ran to the middle of the yard in a hurry, he saw a woman rushing towards the corner.

It was Young.

She hurriedly asked: "What's the matter, what's the matter?"

"Second Master, Second Master, he was poisoned, so scary, so scary...!"

Qiu Tong looked terrified and spoke incoherently.

Intense joy flashed in Yang's eyes, but seeing that Qiutong's voice had drawn some people out, she hurriedly said to her, "You poisoned the second master? This is a capital crime. Why don't you run away and go to a place where no one is around?" run……"

Yang is sure that Qiu Tong, who has lost his mind at this time, must not be clear-headed.

Sure enough, Qiutong immediately broke away from her and murmured: "No, I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

Then ran towards the door.

Mrs. Yang frowned slightly, but she didn't care. Mrs. Xing had already appeared at this time.

"What's the matter, what's the matter?"

"Madam...! Qiutong, Qiutong murdered Lian'er, poisoned the soup she sent Lian'er..."

"what??"

Mrs. Xing was shocked when she heard this, and rushed over in a hurry.

The other servants and maids were also shocked by Yang's words, and their souls were all scared. Was Second Master Lian really poisoned?How amazing is this, isn't it going to turn the sky upside down? !Qiutong, how could she, how dare she...

But everyone heard Qiutong's screams with their own ears and saw her stumbling out, which made everyone's hearts fall to the bottom of the valley.

Second Master Lian is not only the eldest son of the mansion, but also a dignified fourth-rank official. If someone killed him at home, it would be difficult for others to tell. These servants like them can't escape the responsibility. If they don't die, they will lose their skin!
Mrs. Xing didn't bother to ask for evidence, so she hurried up the steps and was about to rush into Jia Lian's room.

But at the door, Jia Lian came out very calmly with a sword in his hand.

Mrs. Xing and the others were all stunned, unable to tell what was going on for a while.

Only Yang's complexion changed drastically upon seeing this...

"Ma'am~"

Jia Lian looked coldly at the group of people below, and took a special look at Yang Shi. Seeing that she could not stand still, she was very disappointed.So he turned his head and cupped his hands at Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing touched the back of her head subconsciously, and asked, "Lian'er, what's going on? How did I hear that you were poisoned?"

"I wasn't poisoned, but someone did try to poison me."

Before Mrs. Xing could breathe a sigh of relief, her complexion changed suddenly: Someone really poisoned Lian Erye? ?

"Who is it that dares to do such a lawless thing that deserves death...is it really Qiutong?" Mrs. Xing couldn't believe it. Qiutong's maid dared to murder Jia Lian. What was she trying to do?
The mothers-in-law and maids also have this question. Is it because Jia Lian didn't get along with Qiu Tong in private, so Qiu Tong held a grudge and wanted to poison Jia Lian to death?

Jia Lian didn't respond to Mrs. Xing's words, because Aqi had already moved out a chair from the room, and Jia Lian sat down without being polite.

He ordered Aqi to bring out the bowl of poison, and pointed at it, "This is the bowl of poisonous ginseng soup, and it was indeed brought by Qiutong."

Mrs. Xing's face was furious, and she immediately said: "Don't go and capture Qiutong, the evil slave who devours the master!!"

The women were about to take orders, Jia Lian waved his hand, "Madam, don't worry, Qiutong will be back soon."

Others didn't understand what he meant, but Yang Shi, who could barely stand still by leaning against a maidservant in the courtyard, turned even paler.

Sure enough, Jia Lian's ruthless eyes had already turned towards her.

She didn't know how to deal with it, only Jia Lian's cold voice sounded in her roaring ears, as if it could put her to death:
"Don't worry about Qiu Tong, I'm curious, but how did my aunt know that this ginseng soup is poisonous?"

Yang forced a smile and said: "Brother was joking, how do I know that the ginseng soup is poisonous or not, but if my brother said it is poisonous, it is naturally poisonous."

"Really, but I just heard with my own ears that my aunt told the eldest wife that I was poisoned by Qiutong, and I was put in the soup she sent. Could it be that my aunt knew that the soup was poisonous?"

Seeing Jia Lian suddenly pointing the finger at Yang, everyone looked over.

In fact, many people saw Yang's reaction just now, but they didn't have time to think about it.

None of them are stupid. Listening to Jia Lian's words at this time, everyone knows that Jia Lian suspects that Yang did it.

Mrs. Xing also immediately turned around and stared at her, her eyes showing disbelief.

She didn't believe that this woman who was obsequious in front of her and blindly flattered her dared to do such an earth-shattering event!
Poison Jia Lian?This is something that she doesn't even think about!
However, she knows more about Yang's thoughts than the wives, and she does still remember that Yang seemed to have said something like this just now...

Facing everyone's eyes, Yang's heart sank to the sea, but she still quibbled: "Brother, you have wronged me. I just came here to check on the situation after hearing Qiutong's voice. How do I know if my brother is alive?" The poisoning is what Qiutong said..."

"Oh, really, that auntie's legs and feet are quite nimble, she can be the first to run over from such a distance."

Jia Lian said, ignoring Yang, who couldn't argue, and looked at the gate of the courtyard.

Sure enough, after a while, Ah Qin came back quickly. Behind her, Zhang Yong, Zhao Sheng and others escorted a middle-aged man who had obviously been beaten up.

Seeing this, Mrs. Yang didn't support her completely, and sat down on the ground.

She was really desperate.

Just now she was thinking that if her brother could successfully kill Qiu Tong who ran out as agreed, then they would still have a glimmer of hope of survival.

Because she is Jia Amnesty's genuine concubine after all, even if Jia Lian doubts her, he can't just kill her.

But at this moment, it was obvious that my brother hadn't succeeded. Not only had he failed, but he was even caught!
At the same time, I began to have infinite fear of Jia Lian in my heart.

Just now she couldn't figure out why Qiutong would act like that since Jia Lian was fine...

It turned out that it was all to catch her brother, no, to catch the person behind her!
How could the playful and lustful Jia Lian become so calculating? ?

She originally planned that once Jia Lian was really poisoned, Qiu Tong would definitely kill him.Just wait for Qiutong to come out in a panic, and then the elder brother who has been hiding in the dark will silence Qiutong.

For example, let her hit the wall to die, causing the phenomenon of committing suicide in fear of crime.

Of course, she still has a lot of plans to deal with the aftermath, such as Qiutong's motives, she has already found a good reason, that is, Qiutong has a grudge against Jia Lian because she is unkind and ungrateful... She knows all about the ridiculous things Jia Lian did in the courtyard. .

Even in that year, when Jia Lian was beaten, she sent someone to report to Jia Amnesty, so Jia Amnesty was able to accurately catch Jia Lian who stole Mei's family!

It's a pity that Jia Amnesty was so angry that time, but he still didn't beat Jia Lian to death...

(End of this chapter)