The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"A servant, the silver at home is several times more than that of my government's official treasury. Mr. Lai, you are really the number one loyal servant of my Rongguo Mansion.

No wonder I heard that you still want to buy a few houses behind your house, imitate my Grand View Garden in Jia's Mansion, and also build a garden for Lai Nanny?I have to say that you, Lai Da, are indeed generous and filial. "

Jia Lian walked down the stairs slowly, looking at Lai's family indifferently.

Lai Da and the others became more and more guilty.Jia Lian even knew about their plan to build a garden, and obviously set up his eyes and ears in their house, so it's no wonder that they were able to copy their house so clean in such a short period of time...

At this time, it is useless to regret, and the only hope is that the friendship between the old mother and Jia's mother can make the second master Lian forgive...

Jia Mu, who was at the top, didn't know what to say at this time.Although she thought that she had always known about the Lai family's wealth, and even though she had made up her mind to protect the Lai family before leaving the second school, she did not expect such a situation at all.

She originally thought that even if the Lai family had a lot of money, they used it to decorate the house and buy properties. If Jia Lian really wanted to search, he might not be able to find much real money!In this way, it will be easier for her to intercede for the Lai family to cover up the crime.

Who knew that the Lai family was in such a situation!Not to mention the family assets of nearly 20 taels, even the cash is [-] taels?

This amount is comparable to the private house she saved most of her life!But why should the Lai family compare with her?In the final analysis, the Lai family is just a servant in the mansion, a servant who obeys orders.

Nurse Lai, who was standing beside Mother Jia, kept observing her expression. Seeing the results of the house search, Mother Jia's expression became a little gloomy, and Nurse Lai thumped in her heart, and the last trace of luck was thrown away. off.

I was about to kneel down to intercede, when I suddenly heard the voice of my precious grandson:

"Your Majesty... the villain dares to tell the second master that these belongings, except those that have been rewarded by the mansion over the years, most of the rest are the dowry brought by the scumbag from her natal family...

Jian Nei's family lives in Hanoi, and Jia Yue is considered a rich man in the local area, and he loves his daughter very much, so he gave more dowry.

Therefore, I would like to ask the second master to learn from me. My father really has no money in the Mo mansion. He has been the manager of the mansion all these years and has been conscientious. He even taught us when we were eating, and repeatedly told us to be loyal to the master and the one above our heads. The word 'Jia'.

The small family is absolutely loyal to the mansion, and please ask the second master to observe clearly. "

Since Lai Shangrong was born, Nanny Lai begged for grace on his behalf and was released from slavery.Therefore, although he is a descendant of the Lai family, he is not a servant of the Jia family and has the right to marry freely.

His wife was introduced by his classmates when he was studying abroad, and did not go through the masters of Jia's house, so it is expected that Jia Lian and others don't know much about her.

I didn't think that I could cheat the past by using this, but I just found a reasonable reason for myself.In this way, it is convenient for Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others to help intercede, maybe they can get past this festival.

Based on this, it can also be seen that he was a bit cunning and clever in being able to obtain the fame of a scholar at a young age.

Nanny Lai, Lai Da and the others naturally saw what he was thinking, and they couldn't help feeling hopeful for a moment, but then they shook their heads secretly.

If Second Master Lian was so easy to fool, how could the Lai family have been reduced to what they are today?Such rhetoric, if it is said to Jia Mu and Jia Zheng alone, it may be useful, now...

Seeing that most of Lai had pleaded guilty, Jia Lian couldn't help but sneered in his heart for Lai Shangrong who dared to take chances and try to get away with it.

I also remembered that in the original book, with the help of the Jia family, Lai Shangrong stepped into the official career as a "slave for several generations", was promoted to a state official, and achieved a huge leap in class. After being in trouble, he made trouble and made fun of Jia Zheng.

If it is said that Lai Da and others are simply unfaithful, then Lai Shangrong is even more conscientious.

This kind of person, not to mention hiding and shrinking in front of him, dare to jump out and show off his cleverness?Because he was escorted to kneel beside Lai Da, Jia Lian slapped him across the face.

"How dare you try to deceive me with your little cleverness. Since you said that these furniture are your wife's dowry, well, why don't you send someone to your father-in-law's house in Hanoi now to investigate what happened when he married his daughter? Dowry geometry.

If you finally find that it is inconsistent with what you said, and it is one tael short of silver, then you will slap your mouth.Ben Hou would like to see if you can still be as eloquent as you are now with this dog mouth, how about it? "

Jia Lian was originally tall and straight, and he had practiced martial arts for many years, but Lai Shangrong was just a scholar, how could he withstand Jia Lian's slap?

With a slap in the face, Lai Shangrong only felt that his eyes were filled with gold stars, and even his mouth tasted sweet.

The severe pain and humiliation made him resentful, and he didn't dare to let Jia Lian see him, so he quickly lowered his head while covering his face.

Jia Lian's resounding slap was not only for slapping Lai Shangrong, but also clearly expressing his intentions to Jia Mu and others by the way.

"Rong'er, don't talk too much!"

Nanny Lai shouted to stop Lai Shangrong from speaking again, so as not to suffer more, then knelt down in front of Jiamu with a plop, crying: "Old lady, all mistakes are his father's fault, and Rong'er has nothing to do with it." ah.

Lai Da was blinded by lard for a while, and turned his back on his master. Now how the mansion punishes him, beats and kills him, the servants dare not complain.I just ask the old lady to see that for the sake of our master and servant, spare Rong'er's life, and it can be regarded as saving Lai Da's heir, and the servant is here, thank the old lady for her kindness..."

Mammy Lai has been a slave all her life, and she knows exactly what Jiamu and others are going to do.At this time, you can only play the emotional card, and it is useless to make tricks and sophistry.

After Jia Mu heard the words, she was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "It's useless for you to beg me. Now I'm in this house, and it's useless to talk. Instead of begging me, you might as well beg him."

As if she didn't hear Jia Mu's sarcasm, Nanny Lai actually changed the direction of kowtowing and begged Jia Lian repeatedly.

The attitude of an old woman in her seventies, coupled with Jia's mother's words, the whole atmosphere really looks like Jia Lian is mean and unfeeling, and also unfilial and rebellious.

If it was another person, maybe he still couldn't bear the pressure, but Jia Lian knew that it was just a double reed song sung by Jia Mu and Lai Mama, so he accepted it calmly, turned around and walked back to the main corridor, and bowed down with Jia Mu to tell the truth. : "Old lady, Lai and his wife are greedy. They have harmed the interests of our Jia family for many years and enriched themselves. If you don't deal with the Lai family, it will not be enough to appease public anger, let alone set the family rules.

Grandson, please make it clear to the old lady. "

Jia Lian's behavior surprised Jia's mother again, she tilted her neck and asked, "You really let me make the decision?"

Jia Lian clasped his hands and said in a serious voice: "The old lady has always been able to distinguish right from wrong and deal with things fairly. My grandson knows that. Besides, Nanny Lai is a servant brought by the old lady from her natal family. Now it's up to the old lady to decide what to do with the Lai family."

When Jia Lian said that, he was just trying to sell Jia Mu's favor.The matter was clear, and Jia Lian didn't believe that Jia's mother would burn her prestige, decency, and credibility in front of her children and grandchildren for a slave.

In other words, even if Mother Jia really lost her mind, she still insists on protecting Lai's family at this moment.That's simple, it's just to let the Lai family live one more night, tomorrow, so that the Lai family can't see the sun in the future.

As a result, what Jiamu paid was that the family harmony she had worked so hard to maintain was no longer there, and from now on, he would cut off all matters big and small, and would never give Jiamu the slightest chance to intervene.

Jia's mother didn't see Jia Lian's determination and ruthlessness, but she understood that Jia Lian didn't really mean to let her make the decision.

But at least, Jia Lian did his best for her, didn't he?

Forget it, in the current situation, even if the Lai family is left behind, it will be difficult for him to move a single step in the mansion.In the future, it will be easy for Jia Lian to deal with them, but some incidents will happen again for no reason, which will affect the peace of the family.

Anyway, they deserved what they deserved, no wonder the old man came up.

So Jia Mu shook her head and said: "Forget it, you are the patriarch, you should decide this matter yourself. I just want to say one thing, no matter how wrong Lai Da is, he still has some achievements that are obvious to all after all these years, and he is also loyal to your master. You should not deal with it too much, but it will make people think that you are too ruthless.

And boy Shang Rong, he is not our family's slave, so naturally he has no chance to covet our family's money, so don't bother with him. "

Hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Lian also laughed.If it is not necessary, he does not want to confront Jia Mu.

Aside from the names of grandparents and grandchildren, the signboard of the Duke's wife is still useful to the Jia family.

So Jia Lian, Jia Mu, and Mrs. Jia Zhengwang paid homage, then faced the courtyard, and announced: "Mr. Lai and his wife have betrayed the Lord and owed their kindness to the Lord. They are greedy for the property of the Lord Mo's family. They will each receive sixty sticks and send them to the north to guard them." Grange.

His huge amount of furniture, except that the old lady rewarded and handed it back to Lai Laomao for the elderly, the rest were fined and confiscated and returned to the government.

As for the five of you..."

Jia Lian glanced at the five people implicated by Lai Da, and said casually: "I will be detained in the firewood room first, and we will deal with them together after the criminal charges are investigated."

Tonight is mainly aimed at the Lai family. These little guys don't have the energy to take care of it at all, and they can't squeeze out any oil or water if they think about it.

The Lai family originally looked at Jia Lian's attitude and thought that if they were not dead, their skin would fade away. Who knew that Jia Lian only dealt with Lai and his wife, leaving the rest alone.Then I knew that Jia Lian was still punished lightly for Jia Mu's sake.

So Nanny Lai took the lead in kowtowing to Jia Lian, praising kindness.

But Jia's mother still felt that Jia Lian's punishment was too heavy, and subconsciously said: "The one who depends on everyone is a woman after all, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the sixty board."

"The old lady has a bodhisattva heart, so let's rely on the big sixty, and everyone's fifty."

As far as Jia Lian is concerned, it is enough to remove and punish the Lai family as an example to others, but he has no intention of taking someone's life.They are just a few slaves, not worthy of his killing.

Mother Jia saw that Jia Lian didn't even need to think about it, so she commuted the sentence according to her words. In addition, Jia Lian was considered a felony and light punishment, so she couldn't say anything more, waved to Nanny Lai, got up and went to the inner house.