Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 312 Seeing Miaoyu for the First Time
(Happy New Year's Eve, everyone!)

The next day.

Lai Shangrong gently pushed Sanjie You away. Although she had been polished off by Lai Shangrong over the past three years, her true nature was hard to change. Once she entered the Lai family, it sprouted again. Even human relations Big gifts, everyone likes to shout and drink at the top.

Sanjie You, who was slowly woken up from her sleep by Lai Shangrong's push, rubbed her eyes and sat up while casually picking up a piece of gauze from the bed and covering her body.

She said softly: "Uncle! Just give me the golden necklace! I don't have a maid to take care of me, so I can't even sleep a little longer if I want to!"

"Stop trying to trick me like this. Don't think that I don't know what your plans are. There are so many maids in the house. You can choose by yourself. If you like her, tell your eldest sister."

The third sister You belonged to the family who did not hit the house for three days, although the second sister You and Xing Xiuyan were pregnant, and Youshi was pretending to be confinement, so he did not miss the fight, but he still warned at this time.

Hearing Lai Shangrong's warning, Third Sister You pouted dissatisfied and dissatisfied, helped him get dressed, then stretched out on the bed, pulled the quilt over her head, and continued to sleep.

Lai Shangrong didn't pay any attention to it, after washing, he didn't eat breakfast, he just told You Shi to drive the carriage to the old house to wait, while he went to the old house through the back door.

"Master, aren't you going to the office today? Why are you here so early?" Xing Xiuyan asked.

Lai Shangrong asked Yuanyang to serve him a bowl of porridge and sat down next to Xing Xiuyan.

He went straight to the point: "I went to the Yushitai after the New Year and looked through the case notes left by my father-in-law. I found out that in a corruption case he handled before his death, the offender was Miaoyu's father. My father-in-law was in poor health at the time and left some traces... …”

"She...is she okay?"

After listening to Lai Shangrong's story, Xing Xiuyan glanced at him secretly and said worriedly.

Lai Shangrong explained patiently: "Originally, she was a monk, and the case would not involve her. However, she had been hiding her father's dirty money. Of course, this was also due to the fact that no one in the yamen followed up. As long as the loss was not too big, it would not matter. It will be too difficult for her!"

Xing Xiuyan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I help her?"

She knew that Lai Shangrong was dissatisfied with Miaoyu, but since she knew it, she couldn't ignore it, at least she had to help within the scope of her ability.

Lai Shangrong waited for her words, and said warmly: "I just told you because I knew you were still thinking about the old love, otherwise why would I bother, I can't do favoritism in recovering dirty money, but I can still help if I can! "

After a pause, he added: "But she seems to be quite aloof and may not accept your kindness. I don't want you to be hot-faced and cold-blooded. If she comes looking for you, it won't be too late to help."

Lai Shangrong was talking nonsense, and what Miaoyu's father ordered was to confiscate the property and execute him, which was of the same nature as the Ning Mansion. As long as it was not family property, it would be confiscated.

As a monk, Miaoyu is theoretically homeless. How can she bring her family wealth into the family?

In addition, no stolen money was confiscated from her home, so it is not an exaggeration to say that all she carried was dirty silver.

As for how much she spent and used in the past two years or so, since there was no record of her family property before, there is no specific number as a reference.

"Hey!" Xing Xiuyan agreed happily.

Lai Shangrong took two more mouthfuls of rice before he stood up and said, "I'll take the Yamen people with me later and take her away from the back door of Rong Mansion. You can also meet her, say a few words, and fulfill our old friendship!"

Went to the front yard, got on the carriage, and went straight to the Yushitai.

Although the personnel of the security department are more comfortable to use, after all, this is an old case left by Lin Ruhai, and we still follow the procedures.

He took the relevant people with him and rushed all the way to his old house. "Rongguo Mansion is the imperial concubine's natal home after all, so you don't have to go in, drink tea here, and wait for the official to bring you out."

When they arrived at the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang was already waiting here and summoned a group of golden hairpins, obviously to get acquainted so that they could say goodbye to Miaoyu, but secretly she summoned everyone to save Lai Shangrong's lost face.

Therefore, except for Wang Xifeng, who reported his illness, and Jia Baoyu, who had already told Xiren to be optimistic, everyone else was present in front of the Cuicui Temple.

After hearing about Jia Baoyu's actions from Li Wan, she was also afraid that Jia Baoyu would cause any trouble again today, so she called the attacker to Rongxi Hall early in the morning and talked about it.

"Shang Rong, Brother Lai, Brother Lai..."

The greetings came one after another, but except for a limited number of people such as Lin Daiyu and Li Wan, most of them looked at Lai Shangrong with some faint fear and alienation in their eyes.

They had all personally participated in the poetry club last winter and knew what happened.

Originally, in the past few months, I had already forgotten about this matter. I didn't expect Lai Shangrong to hold a grudge so hard and strike so hard. Not only did he ask Mrs. Wang to drive him away, but he also seemed to be accused of guilt.

Although Miaoyu's words were indeed shameless, it was impossible to take revenge on a weak woman like this.

Lai Shangrong knew what they were thinking, otherwise he would not have arranged those back-up men.

The deeper the misunderstanding, the greater the impact when it reverses.

In addition, he was wearing official uniform at this time, so it was inconvenient to return the salute, so he just nodded as a greeting.

He said with a solemn expression: "I don't want to talk about old times when I'm on official business!"

Thinking of this, he quickly glanced around, but did not see Jia Baoyu's figure.

Secretly wondering, could it be that Xiren remembered the wrong time?
Mrs. Wang waved her hand and said, "Quick! Bring out Miaoyu and her belongings!"

With this shout, the door of Guancui Temple opened, and Caixia drove Miaoyu out. Behind her were twenty or thirty women, who were carrying so much that they didn't even have empty hands.

This was the first time for Lai Shangrong to see Miaoyu. She only saw her wearing a girl's bun and a green lotus monk's robe with a split placket. Although the color of the monk's robe was simple and elegant, it could not hide her graceful figure and charm.

Miaoyu's face is not like the slap face of Qin Keqing, Daiyu and others. It is somewhat similar to Baochai's slightly plump oval face. The slightly raised cheekbones make the facial features sharp and angular, but there is no sense of sharpness at all. Instead, it has an attractive charm.

If Xichun is lonely and cold-tempered, then Miaoyu is aloof and arrogant.

"Although you committed a crime, after all, you practiced in the garden and got to know them again. Since the sisters came to see you off, go and say goodbye!" Mrs. Wang said to Miaoyu in full show.

Miaoyu raised her fair and graceful jade neck, raised her head to lead, and looked around. She seemed not to find the target she was looking for, and lowered her head slightly in disappointment.

"Monks are originally outsiders, so why bother to accommodate themselves to the red tape of the world."

Seeing that the scene was over and there was no news from Jia Baoyu, she couldn't help but feel anxious secretly.

Mrs. Wang did not expect that her farewell proposal was flatly rejected by Miaoyu. When Lai Shangrong was silent, she just assumed that he was not satisfied with such a hasty formality.

So he left Miaoyu and the others aside, and then he came to Lai Shangrong's side and started talking with him.

(End of this chapter)