The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 16 Get Poisoned Quickly
For Jia Lian's question, we have to start with Meng'er.

Jia Min believed that if Jia Lian wanted to deal with him, he would not go into battle by himself.It's like Mrs. Wang sent Zhou Rui to poison him.He will also send Meng'er.

It can be seen from Menger's worried look in the past two days.

Fighting face to face is impossible.They know they are not their opponents.If you want to start, it must be from the dark.The most convenient and effective method is to poison.

However, other methods must be guarded against, so now, every time before getting on the horse, Jia Min has to check the saddle to see if there are any sharp objects like needles in it, so as to prevent the horse from being stung and frightened. .

Doing these things is done in front of Menger, which means to tell Menger that I have suspected you now, you'd better start early.

When Jolly and Menger came, they brought a message.It is said that Uncle Zhen from the East Mansion went to a friend's house for a drink last night. On the way, he encountered robbers and was robbed of his money. Yunyun is being tracked down.

Jia Min naturally showed surprise, and told Menger to go back and tell Brother Rong that he would stay in the city for another day tomorrow, and he would go to pay respects to Brother Zhen the day after tomorrow.He also told Jiao Li and Meng Er that at noon tomorrow, treat them to a good meal of wine.

Now, he is setting Menger a trap.Because after he returned to the mansion, it would be even more difficult to start.For Menger, tomorrow noon should be a good opportunity.

The next morning turned around again, and at the end of Sishi, the three of them returned to Yuelai Inn.

Jia Min gave Meng'er a tael of silver, and told him to go to the Hongbin Building to order some food and wine, bring it back and eat at the inn, and then go back to the mansion.

As soon as Meng'er left, Jia Min changed into clothes, then took out a new set of clothes bought these days, put them on for Joli, put on headscarves, and followed Meng'er.

Jiao Li didn't know, so Jia Min didn't go into details, but told him to follow.In fact, asking Joli to go with him is not very conducive to following Meng'er.Because the more people there are, the easier it is to be exposed.

Moreover, Gioli's inexperience in this field was also a disadvantage.

However, considering that Menger does not have any experience in anti-stalking, besides, calling Joli means adding an extra witness.If it was just Jia Min who caught Meng Er's evidence, it was just a one-on-one isolated evidence, and the convincing power was not strong.With the circumstantial evidence of Jiao Li, whether it is Meng'er or Jia Lian, it is undeniable.

Because Menger came back with food and wine, he couldn't ride a horse.After Jia Min and Jiao Li got on their horses, they quickly overtook Meng Er.

Most people have the impression that stalking follows the person being stalked.Modern tracking technology is more than that.Many times, it is in front of the person being followed.

Now, Jia Min and Jiao Li are in front of Meng'er.Of course, they can also hurry up and wait in the Hongbin Building first.

However, if Menger is playing tricks, instead of going to the Hongbin Building, he will go to other restaurants to get some food and drink to fool them, then he will be lost, and Menger's every move will not be in their sight.

Menger was still honest, and walked all the way in the direction of Hongbin Building.Jia Min and Jiao Li went to the back of the Hongbin Building first, tied up their horses, and went in through the side door.Sitting on a remote table near the corner of the kitchen, I ordered two cups of tea and two cold dishes, and drank slowly.

Meng'er came in, ordered food with the waiter, and sat at a table by the door to wait.

After about 40 minutes, the clerk handed a food box to Meng'er, Meng'er paid the silver, and the clerk gave him a piece of silver, and then went out.

Jia Min followed Menger about 20 meters behind Menger, while Jiao Li went to lead the horse.In order to prevent Meng'er from recognizing the horse, Jia Min did not ride the horse, but asked Joli to follow at a further distance.

When we arrived at the vegetable market, there were more people.Menger's pace slowed down.Looking around, he put the food box on the ground and opened it, took out a paper bag from his cuff, and poured something into a wine jug.Quickly cover the food box and move on.

"Go and pick up the piece of paper he just dropped."

Joli was obviously surprised, but he went over and picked up the paper Menger threw just now.

Jia Min went over to take the paper, folded it twice, and stuffed it into his cuff.

"What is he doing?"

"Poison me, poison me to death."

"Why did Menger do this?"

"He was also instructed by others. Go back, you don't have to follow this time. You saw it with your own eyes. When you need it, just be a witness."

The two got on their horses, rode their horses fast, and rushed back to the inn before Menger.

Meng'er came in with a food box and began to arrange the food and wine.So, the three of them sat down at the table.

Jia Min remained calm and said with a smile:
"You two have worked hard these past few days. I will thank you for this meal. Three jugs of wine, one for each of us, come to Menger, you can eat this jug."

As Jia Min said, he took Meng'er's pot, and brought the pot in front of him to Meng'er.

Meng'er's face turned white in a flash.

"Drink, why don't you drink it? Do you want me to pour it down for you?"

"Young ones can't drink, please forgive me, Fourth Master Min."

"If you don't drink, I will have to drink it for you."

As soon as Jia Min said that, he stood up, pinched Meng'er's mouth, picked up the jug, and pretended to drink it.

Meng'er struggled, whimpering, unable to speak, so had to dodge desperately.

Jia Min leaned forward and knocked Meng'er to the ground.

"Bold slave, the good deeds you have done have not been recruited honestly."

As he spoke, he took out the piece of paper from his sleeve and threw it on the ground.

"This is the piece of paper you threw at the market just now. What are you talking about this time? Now, you have three choices. One, send you to the official, and Joli is a witness. If you dare to murder your master, what should you do? You clear."

"Second, let me tell you the truth, and I will spare your life. When the time comes, I will go to Brother Lian to settle the score."

"Three, drink this jug of wine. Choose one yourself."

"Fourth master knows?"

"Hmph, you still want to hide that trick from me?"

"Fourth Master, please spare me. All my tricks are second Master Lian's idea."

"It's so happy, now, I ask, you say, Gioli, you write."

Within two cups of tea, Meng'er told Jia Lian how he asked him to monitor Jia Min, where he bought the arsenic, and how he poisoned him.

Why did Jia Min ask himself, this is actually very particular.This is related to a question of how to set up an agenda.

Asked Jia Min to ask, even when Menger gave Jia Lian the calligraphy that Jia Min gave him, and Jia Rong was present, Jiao Li wrote it down on the paper, and Menger went to see Jia Lian twice. The matter of Wang Xifeng's presence was also written down.

Although the two of them may not have participated in Jia Lian's actions, judging from Meng'er's confession, it gave people the feeling that they were Jia Lian's accomplices.

If he meets the official, both Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong will be present at the interrogation.Perhaps due to their identities, they may not necessarily be tortured, but suspicion and loss of reputation are absolutely inevitable.

After finishing writing, Jia Min asked Jiao Li to copy another copy. Jiao Li borrowed inkpad from the shop owner, and Menger also marked on the two confessions.

"Okay, let's eat now. Meng'er, there is no arsenic this time."

Jolly joked with a wry smile.

Gioli felt very helpless to be involved in this incident.

Be it Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, or Jia Rong, no matter who they are, they are all masters and he can't afford to mess with them.However, the master in front of him seemed to be even more irresistible.

Meng'er hadn't waited to make a move, but he started to monitor him, and finally caught something.And Na Lian's Second Mistress and Uncle Rong, no matter how they felt, they all seemed to be trapped in a pit.

After eating, the three of them checked out and moved into another inn called Sihaibin.After booking a room, Meng'er was tied up, gagged, and Jiao Li was left to guard. Jia Min returned home and went straight to Jia Lian's house.

This was Jia Min's first visit to Jia Lian's house. At the door, he met a fifteen or sixteen-year-old maid. Jia Min knew it was Mei Ping'er after seeing her appearance.The other one who is a little younger than Ping'er is Feng'er.

"But Miss Ping'er?"

Jia Min smiled meaningfully.

It was also the first time for Ping'er to meet Jia Min, but he had already guessed his identity from other people's legends.

"But Fourth Master Min?"

"Exactly, Miss Ping'er, please let me know. I want to see Lian's second brother and Lian's second sister-in-law."

"Fourth Master Min, please wait a moment."

Seeing Jia Min staring straight at him, Ping'er blushed, feeling a little ashamed and angry, and went in.

After a while, he turned back again.

"Second Master and Second Mistress invite Fourth Master Min to come in."

As soon as Jia Min went in, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were there, sitting on the Kang and drinking tea.

"Second brother Lian and sister-in-law are very elegant, aren't you afraid that the servants will put arsenic in the tea? Look at what you have done!"

Jia Min angrily threw a piece of paper on the table.Without taking off his shoes, he got on the kang by himself, poured tea by himself, and drank it.

Jia Lian picked up Meng'er's confession and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the worse his complexion became. In the end, he turned pale and his breathing became rough.

Seeing Jia Min's aggressiveness, Wang Xifeng didn't understand what was going on, so she didn't dare to say anything for a while.He also stretched his head to look.Although she can read and write, but not much.I looked and looked, but I didn't understand.

"Brother Min, don't listen to other people's instigation, this is purely framed."

After Jia Lian read it, he hurriedly confessed, shaking all over his body.

"Brother Lian, are you sure that Meng'er is framing you?"

"Yes, how could the second brother do this?"

"Okay, since Lian's second brother and sister-in-law didn't do it, I'll send Meng'er to the government."

Jia Min got off the kang, making a gesture to leave.

"No, no, no, fourth brother Min. We have something to discuss."

"Since it wasn't Lian's second brother and sister-in-law who did it, then it's Brother Rong who did it. I'll report to my ancestors, the elder, the master, and the wife, and I will send this slave, Menger, to the government."

"No, Brother Min, don't worry, it's easy to discuss and discuss. Calm down, it's easy to discuss. Drink tea, drink tea, Ping'er still pour tea?"

Jia Lian grabbed Jia Min and refused to let go even if he died.

Although Wang Xifeng looked at it ignorantly, after all, he had seen some of the world, so he knew that there was something wrong with that piece of paper.

He snatched the paper from Jia Lian, rushed out, put it in the stove and burned it.Then he entered the room and looked at Jia Min contemptuously.

"You bastard, no matter what you are, you dare to come here to play wild."

(End of this chapter)