Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 336 Different paths lead to the same destination (two in one)

Rongguo Mansion, East Kuanyuan.

"Master! Are you looking for me?"

Mrs. Xing entered the door and saluted Jia Sheyingying in the hall.

"En!" Jia She nodded and said, "Your brother and the others still live in the house arranged by Shang Rong?"

"He still lives there! Ever since he found out that we had acquired Shangrong's shares, the relationship between the two parties has faded."

Although Mrs. Xing didn't know why Jia She suddenly mentioned Xing Zhong, she had been incurring a lot of debt recently, but Mrs. Xing knew it.

Xing Zhong was in charge of the snowflake marshmallow business again, but Jia She had an idea on his head and asked her to come to borrow money.

Jia She slapped the table and yelled: "You're confused! Where did the feud between brothers and sisters come from? Last year, your brother thought that we sold your niece to Shang Rong because he was ignorant. If we hadn't been far-sighted, he would have Can we have the life we ​​have now?"

Jia She’s words confirmed Mrs.

"I heard that your niece is pregnant. How come you, the aunt, don't know how to come and check on me? You're so worried about her!"

Jia She was indeed arrogant, extravagant and greedy.

But he is not a person who has no eyes and dares to challenge anyone's ideas.

On the contrary, due to Jia Mu's partiality, she developed the habit of observing people's words, bossing people around, and flattering people above her.

Ever since he suspected Yuanchun in the palace and conveyed the inside story to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, he began to pay attention to the direction of the court.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the impeachment of Lai Shangrong to cease in the DPRK and China.

And this also confirmed his guess from the side.

If Lai Shangrong only resolved the crisis, then why would Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang need to go to Lai's house to give gifts?

Lai Shangrong was stable, even when he was promoted, he did not have such abnormal performance, let alone just resolved the crisis?
There must be some inside story that I don't know about.

After thinking about it, the most likely possibility is that he will soon be promoted to a higher position, or even rise to great heights and take charge of some important government office.

The second house's move was to take advantage of his low official position and show his favor in advance.

However, he was not in the habit of explaining things to Mrs. Xing. These words made Mrs. Xing confused for a moment.

I can only follow the words and say: "Hey! What the master said is true, then I will go to Lai's house to see Xiuyan?"

"and many more!"

Mrs. Xing was just about to turn around and go out, but was stopped by Jia She.

He waved to her and said, "Come here!"

The sudden turn of events left Mrs. Xing confused for a moment, and she came to Jia She with small steps.

He said flatteringly: "Master, do you have any other instructions?"

Jia Amnesty looked at her carefully for a while, raised her hand and opened her neckline three inches, revealing a touch of whiteness, then drew a circle with her fingers, and ordered: "Turn around twice and let me see!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Xing was not ashamed but happy.

Jia She has always liked the new and disliked the old, not to mention the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion all year round, and often gathers some Yangzhou skinny horses and oiran ladies.

Otherwise, it won’t be a waste of food.

It is precisely because Jia She adds people to the family every now and then, and because time is not forgiving, it has been a long time since she took care of Mrs. Xing.

She was originally the person who wanted to fill a new house, and her brother Xing Zhong's daughter, Xing Xiuyan, was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

Therefore, she is several years younger than Aunt Xue.

Jia She lowered his collar again and asked her to spin around in circles. She just thought that Jia She suddenly became interested and wanted to do those things in the blue sky and in broad daylight.

With a charming smile on his face, he twisted his waist and swung his hips several times in a row.

Seeing Jia She nod slightly, he hurriedly asked: "Do you want me to be here?"

As he spoke, he leaned his body into Jia She's arms.

Unexpectedly, Jia She scolded: "We are talking about business! There are plenty of opportunities to use your wild skills!"

Mrs. Xing was confused and thought to herself, isn't this a business matter for Jia She?

He said: "What is the serious matter that the master is talking about?"

Jia She picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, cleared his throat and said, "I heard rumors that Shang Rong is like a thief, and he likes to seduce those little wives. You will inevitably encounter them when you go to Lai's house... "

When Mrs. It’s embarrassing for the master!”

"Uh……"

Her heart-piercing wailing made it difficult for Jia She to say what she said later.

"Why don't you get up quickly? I'm not that stingy person. Why have I ever doubted you?"

Mrs. Xing got up from the ground in confusion.

He tentatively said: "Lian Er can be regarded as Xiu Yan's cousin, or let him go and take a look on my behalf."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Jia She scolded Jia Lian a while ago, before Wang Xifeng and Lai Shangrong got close.

At first, he was just thinking about how to make money for himself, but he forgot about it. Now that he thinks about it, Lai Shangrong hooked up with his own daughter-in-law, but it is unknown.

Otherwise, how could he take her into the rubber business?

He had no intention of catching a traitor to improve his family's reputation.

At first, this was just a guess, and he had no real evidence. Wang Xifeng lived in the second room, and his hands couldn't be stretched that long.

Secondly, what will happen even if it is caught?There would be no real benefit to him from breaking up, and his bad habits had made a big fuss in the capital, but there was no harm done.

Of course, if you find any clues, you must bargain with Lai Shangrong in private to get some benefits.

Thinking of the benefits, he couldn't help but look at Mrs. Xing again.

Come to think of it, Lai Shangrong is not a stingy person. He can take his daughter-in-law into the rubber business. If it were his mother-in-law...

Although Mrs. Xing is older than Wang Xifeng and her appearance is different from her daughter-in-law, she is the head of the Jia family after all.

Since he has such hobbies, of course it's not all about looks, identity is the key bonus.

I'm not Jia Lian, I can't even control my own mother-in-law, and I don't want to take the family's gold mountain.

If it were him, wouldn't what Lai Shangrong gave to Xing be equal to what he gave to himself?

Thinking of this, my heart was so hot that I no longer cared about what was unspeakable.

Caressing his beard, he said: "He is about the same age as Lian'er, and it is normal for him to be strong-blooded. This is human nature, why should you make such a fuss!"

After a pause, he said: "Qiu Tong and I can reward Lian'er, so why do I care about this? Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters, as long as your heart is towards the master!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the hem of Mrs. Xing's skirt, pulled it diagonally, turned Mrs. Xing slightly in a half circle, and glanced at the half-moon behind her.

Narrowing his eyes, he said: "Even if he doesn't have such thoughts, it's true that you can use all the wild tricks that I just did and ask him to come up with some thoughts!"

Mrs. Xing was stunned by Jia She's words.

It sounds like he wants to take the initiative to seduce Lai Shangrong.

"Master, how can this happen? Xiuyan is still his concubine, and I am half of him..." Jia She's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said shamelessly: "If you don't tell me, I forgot. The more this happens, the more difficult it is for him." control!"

Mrs. Xing lamented: "If word spreads..."

Jia She waved his hand and said impatiently: "What are you talking about? God knows this and earth knows it. You know it and I know it. How can Shang Rong tell it on his own?"

After thinking for a while, he added: "If he wants to come and go often, you don't have to worry about anything. When the time comes, invite him to your home. I will cover it for you, so how can the outside world know?"

Mrs. Xing heard that Jia Amnesty would invite Lai Shangrong to come to the house, which shows that she is full of sincerity, and she can't help feeling sad.

"Master! What are you planning on doing?"

"Of course it's Tu Yinzi! He can take Lian's second wife into the rubber business, why can't we get involved?"

"The master said that his wife is also with him..."

"It's almost ten, otherwise he can't earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year by himself?"

When he said this, Mrs. Xing's psychological burden became lighter, and she said in horror: "Ten thousand taels of silver a year? Does Lian Er know?"

"Hmph!" Jia She snorted coldly: "If he knew, would he still be short of money?"

Then Fu Xu smiled and said: "But when you succeed here, you might as well tell him these conjectures, tell him to break up with Shang Rong, and then we will talk about it for them and mess up the good things between him and his daughter-in-law. If it’s gone, you can transfer the rubber business to us!”

Mrs. Xing is also a money-lover. She was already jealous when she heard that she received tens of thousands of taels of silver that year.

Thinking of the day I sent Lai Shangrong to Ningguo Mansion, and saw him hugging You and Qin Keqing with my own eyes, I felt a little more confident.

"Hey! The master is wise!" He first praised Jia She, and then vividly told Jia She what he had seen and heard that day.

Jia She nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He warned: "He is in the Yamen during the day. You go there at night. His clothes are thin in this hot summer. It is just right for him, a young boy, to open his eyes and see your dissolute ability."

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At the same time, Jia Lian returned to his outer house in a daze.

Jia She has not been idle these days, and neither has he.

At first, he was shocked to hear the bad news from Jia She, and he planned to verify the authenticity of the second-phase staff dormitory of the State-Owned Division with the idea that what he heard was false.

Unexpectedly, I heard a lot of things I shouldn't have heard.

Thinking back on that day when Jia She angrily scolded that he was not as close as Wang Xifeng and Lai Shangrong, he felt a little more guessing in his heart.

In the past, he had doubts, but Wang Xifeng had never been shy about his eldest nephew and uncle. In addition, he had preconceived notions that Lai Shangrong handed over the rubber procurement business to Wang Xifeng for the sake of the Rong Mansion.

Now that I have heard about Lai Shangrong’s unknown side, and with Jia She’s words waking up the dreamer, I’m afraid it’s not that simple.

For the sake of Rong Mansion's sake, why didn't the business be given to Wang Xifeng instead of being handed over to himself, the real Xijue person in Rong Mansion?

As for my daughter-in-law, who regards wealth as her life, with an income of tens of thousands taels a year, she may not put down her body and welcome her.

He was not Jia She, and all he cared about was money. Thinking of Wang Xifeng's willingness to meet Lai Shangrong, he felt angry rising up.

But after being incompetent and furious, he suddenly realized that there was nothing he could do except blow himself up and be cheated.

He and Jia She had the same idea. The good news of Cao Lai Shangrong, a thief, had spread throughout the capital, but it had no impact on him. Instead, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang came nervously to deliver gifts.

I'm afraid that by self-destructing, I just added another piece of tea and dinner banter in this capital city.

"Second Master is back!"

As he walked into the main hall gloomily, Chunliu touched his belly and greeted him with joy.

Qiutong beside him let out a muffled groan from his nose.

"I want to be alone, so you can go down first!"

Jia Lian was upset and had no intention of talking to the two of them.

Chunliu ignored his upset, came up and hugged Jia Lian's arm, shaking his head and saying, "Second Master! The slave family has good news for you!"

Without waiting for Jia Lian to ask, he took his hand and pressed it against her belly.

"Second Master! The slave family is happy!"

"Are you... are you happy?" Jia Lian was inexplicably surprised.

The ancients attached great importance to heirs. The most unfilial thing was to have no offspring. He was two years older than Lai Shangrong, but he never had a son and a half. How could he not be excited.

"Yes! The doctor just checked the pulse."

Chunliu paused for a moment, and then said from joy to sorrow: "It's just that the bond between the slave family and the Lai family is still there. The second master should go and beg Uncle Lai as soon as possible, otherwise once this child is born..."

"Uh..." Jia Lian, who had been so surprised just now, suddenly froze on the spot.

Yes, Chunliu's body bond is still with the Lai family. Legally speaking, the child in the belly will be the son of the Lai family in the future.

How can it be that the only flesh and blood of his noble family, the Duke's Duke, has to be a slave in the Lai family?

However, Qiu Tong choked at this time: "You were given to Uncle Lai by the emperor's decree. If you could have transferred it to the second uncle, you would have transferred it long ago. Why would you wait until today? I said, why don't I suffer a little and pretend that I have it?" If you are pregnant, wait until the baby comes out and transfer it to my name!"

Jia Lian was delighted, this was a solution.

But before he could agree, Chunliu wailed: "No! How can this be possible! I can't hand over the child even if I return to Lai's house!"

Chunliu is not a fool. Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are no longer married, and they have never had any children. If it is really a boy, this is her best chance to turn around.

Because her body bond is still with the Lai family, if the initiative is given to Qiu Tong, even if she wants to recognize each other in the future, there will be no chance.

After hearing Chunliu's words, Jia Lian was immediately downcast.

If before, he was afraid of humiliating himself in the event of a stalemate, now he began to worry that he would not be able to save Chunliu and the flesh and blood in his belly.

Once a person shrinks back and starts to weigh the pros and cons, he can only hold on to the hope that he can get by as long as he can, even if his head is a little green.

Now that this hat has been worn, I can't lose any benefit. I can be a turtle and get Wang Xifeng's advantage at the same time.

In this case, he had to act like a man, at least to save Chunliu and the child in her belly.

Thinking of this, I was worried about gains and losses, fearing that Lai Shangrong and Wang Xifeng would have nothing, and I would lose the capital to bargain.

Moreover, Wang Xifeng managed his small courtyard as a monolith, and he didn't even have a tip-offer, and he didn't have any evidence. If he came to confront him and Lai Shangrong insisted, it would ruin the big deal.

In addition, it is not a secret that Wang Xifeng often goes to the Lai family's new residence.

That's one-third of an acre of Lai Shangrong's land. A private meeting is safer than at home, but he can't even get in, let alone catch an adulterer.

Of course, he didn't have the guts to show off and confront Lai Shangrong, for fear of offending Lai Shangrong. These were just excuses for him to comfort himself.

Since the road of confronting and catching the rapist is unavailable, we can only find another way.

Fortunately, Lai Shangrong is not without weaknesses, and the rumors are spreading, and he has no scruples about taking Xue Baoqin as his concubine, which shows that the groundless rumors are not without reason.

Thinking of this, he gained a little more confidence and comforted Chunliu: "You can rest assured and take good care of yourself! The second master will definitely be able to convince Shang Rong."

He suffers from having nothing to do with Lai Shangrong in this drama. If he can take the opportunity to exchange for Chunliu and the child in her belly, it would be a worthless deal for him.

Of course, he didn't have Jia She's ability to manipulate Mrs. Xing, so to ask Wang Xifeng what to do, he had to change his mind and save the country.

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(End of this chapter)