Chapter 190 Breaking into Lais Mansion and Capturing Lai Shangrong
Chapter 47 of the original work talks about the home of the Lai family. It is a large mansion with a large garden that is not as neat as the Grand View Garden but is very neat and spacious. In the garden, there are springs, rocks, trees, pavilions and pavilions, and there are several astonishing places.
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However, it was already the 14th year of the Red Mansion. At that time, Ning Rong Erfu had already built the Grand View Garden, and Lai Da and Lai Er were the main people in charge of building the Grand View Garden. Therefore, the two of them embezzled a lot of money!
Wu Xindeng and Zhan Guang were also responsible for the construction of the Grand View Garden, and they also embezzled a lot of money through this incident.
Lin Zhixiao and Cheng Riching, who were also responsible for the construction of the Grand View Garden, probably gained a lot of property through this incident.
It is now the tenth year of the Red Mansion, and the "construction of the Grand View Garden" has not yet happened. The Lai family's current property is much less than that of the fourteenth year of the Red Mansion in the original work.
That's only relatively speaking.
Even now, the Lai family's property is already an astonishing amount, and they have already embezzled a lot in the Ningrong Second Mansion, and they have also robbed a lot of it outside in the name of the Ningrong Second Mansion.
Now the Lai family lives in a luxurious mansion, which is similar in size to Jia Yun's mansion in Che Jiao Ma Hutong.
This mansion is not far from Ning Rong's Second Mansion.
At this time, Nanny Lai, Lai Da, and Lai Er were not in the house. Lai Da was thrown into the imperial prison in the morning and has not been released. Aunt Lai and Lai Er were also taken to the imperial prison.
Lai's family and Lai's two families are all in the house.
Jia Yun did not forget this time that Lai Jia's and Lai's Er's family were the daughters-in-law of Lai Da and Lai Er. Lai Jia's was the daughter-in-law of the powerful steward of Rongguo Mansion, and Lai's second family was the daughter-in-law of Lai Da and Lai Er, who was very powerful in Ningguo Mansion.
The wife in charge.
It's just that today, Lai's family is not on duty, and Lai's second family member has taken sick leave, so they both stay at Lai's house.
At this time, Lai's family, Lai's second family, and a few women with more or less connections were sitting in the back garden watching a play. There were also more than a dozen maids, daughters-in-law, and mothers-in-law standing at the scene, many of whom were waiting on them.
A pretty maid with a distinctive look.
In this scene, the Lai family and the Lai family have an airs comparable to that of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang of the Rongguo Mansion. They don't look like the two minions of the Ningrong Mansion.
Lai Shangrong was also staying in the house, playing Tianjiu gambling in the hall with three young masters, including Liu Xianglian.
Lai Shangrong and Liu Xianglian are close friends and often communicate with each other.
Liu Xianglian was originally a child of an aristocratic family. Her parents died young and she was not good at reading. She loved to play guns and swords, gamble and eat wine, sleep in flowers and willows, and play the flute and zither. She was quite a forthright person.
What's interesting is that Liu Xianglian, who loves martial arts, is not a strong and rough man. Instead, he has handsome features, a pink face and red lips. In addition, he likes to play dramas about women and men, so he can easily be mistaken for an actor.
He was even mistaken as a disciple of Fengyue.
The original work later wrote that Xue Pan mistakenly thought that Liu Xianglian was a disciple of Fengyue and wanted to hook up, but was severely punished by Liu Xianglian...
"Brother Lai, why do you look so absent-minded today? Look at you, you have lost more than a hundred taels of silver. Although your family has a great business, you usually look unhappy or even speak rudely after losing a few dozen taels of silver.
, but you have lost more than a hundred taels of silver today, but you don't seem to care."
A young man named Cheng Huayu smiled at Lai Shangrong and said that he had won a lot today and was in a good mood.
Lai Shangrong said: "I feel bad for losing more than one hundred taels of silver, but I have an important thing in my heart today, so how can I care about the more than one hundred taels of silver."
Liu Xianglian asked curiously: "Oh? I wonder what Brother Lai is hiding in his heart?"
Lai Shangrong said: "This matter is confidential, please forgive me for keeping it secret."
Cheng Huayu was dissatisfied: "Brother Lai, the few here are all good friends of each other and are brothers to each other. What secrets and important matters do you have that you can't even tell us?"
"It's fine if you don't mention it. If we don't know, we won't be curious. But you've already mentioned it and we all know it. Naturally, we can't help but be curious. If you don't mention it anymore, you'll look unreasonable."
Lai Shangrong heard this and said: "That's all, that's all, it's not a big deal. In that case, I'll leave it at that."
"Brothers all know that although I donated my future a few years ago, it has been several years and I have not been able to make up for the real gap. In the past few years, I have also asked noble people to help me, and I have spent a lot of money.
, but it just can’t fill the gap.”
"It is really difficult to fill the gap. Even if what I want to fill is just a seventh-rank county magistrate, it will be difficult. This matter needs the approval of the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"As for Jia Yun, a member of the side branch of Jia Mansion, he is becoming more and more prosperous now. He has been transferred from the first-class imperial guard to the commander of Jinyi Mansion. Recently, he also raided Wu Qinhou Mansion. This person is also serving as an imperial envoy.
A doctor from the Ministry of Coal Mines, who previously went south under the emperor's orders, also managed a general soldier and a prefect."
"Moreover, this person knows many princes and ministers, and has contacts with the fourth prince, Prince Zhongyong."
"I think Jia Yun must have a way to get the Minister of Personnel to agree to my filling the gap. Even if the Minister of Personnel does not give him the face, he will definitely be able to find a noble person who can let the Minister of Personnel give him the face.
After all, what I want to fill is just a small seventh-rank magistrate, which is just a trivial matter to the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"So yesterday I asked my old lady to go to Rong Mansion to ask Mrs. Shi to ask Mrs. Shi to say hello to Jia Yun and ask Jia Yun to arrange for me to fill in the gaps."
A young man named Zhang Jinrong laughed when he heard this and said: "Brother Lai is indeed a smart man, and Jia Yun is indeed a powerful one now. I think it's inseparable to approach him for this kind of thing."
"And based on your old lady's dignity in Rongguo Mansion, it will be easy to invite Mrs. Shi. Once Mrs. Shi says hello to Jia Yun, I don't think Jia Yun will refuse."
"From this point of view, we would like to congratulate Brother Lai on becoming an upright and upright county magistrate!"
At this time, Cheng Huayu's face looked a little ugly, and she felt jealous and depressed!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Xianglian looked at Cheng Huayu: "Brother Cheng, I heard from you that a cousin in your family has a close relationship with Mr. Jia Yunjia.
We work together to do big business."
"You also donated your future two years ago, but you haven't been able to make up for the real vacancy in the past two years. Why not follow Brother Lai's example and ask your cousin to say hello to Mr. Jia and arrange for you to fill the real vacancy?"
Cheng Huayu became even more depressed after hearing this, thinking that this Liu Xianglian really didn't want to pick up any of the pots, but he also knew that Liu Xianglian had a bold personality and there was no ill intention in saying this.
Cheng Huayu did have a cousin who was very close to Jia Yun and they were doing big business together. This cousin was none other than Cheng Huanian!
In fact, Cheng Huayu had already approached Cheng Huanian about this matter, hoping that Cheng Huanian would hook up with Jia Yun and Jia Yun's help would make up for her shortcomings.
However, Cheng Huanian flatly refused!
Because Cheng Huanian knew that his cousin, Cheng Huayu, had always been incompetent. He gambled, drank, and slept in flowers and willows. He had no ability to be an official. Once he became an official, he would definitely be a corrupt official.
How could Cheng Huanian help Cheng Huayu with this kind of thing?
What's more, Cheng Huanian knows Jia Yun. Once he asks Jia Yun about this matter, even if Jia Yun is willing to give him this face, he will definitely inquire about Cheng Huayu's situation. Once Jia Yun understands Cheng Huayu, not only will he not help, but he may
He would also be dissatisfied with Cheng Huanian because of this.
Because of this, Cheng Huayu felt jealous and depressed when he heard that Lai Shangrong was looking for connections to contact Jia Yun to help fill the gap.
Cheng Huayu would not say such a thing out loud. Although he had nothing to do, he was a very face-conscious person and would feel embarrassed if he said it.
So Cheng Huayu squeezed out a smile and said perfunctorily: "I'm not in a hurry about this matter. After all, it's only been two years since I donated my future. Although Brother Lai is two years younger than me, he has already donated his future for several years. What's more, I don't want to think about it right now."
If I become an official in Beijing, it won't be too late for me to go find my cousin to arrange this matter in a year or two."
After saying this, Cheng Huayu looked at Lai Shangrong and thought quietly in her heart: My cousin is a bastard who is not recognized by his relatives and will not be willing to help me with this. I have to find another plan.
I also thought: If Jia Yun really helped Lai Shangrong this time and asked Lai Shangrong to fill the gap, then I would ask Lai Shangrong for help and ask the old lady of the Lai family to ask Mrs. Shi of the Rongguo Mansion for me.
Then I thought: It's just that although this Lai Shangrong has always been my brother, he is a cunning little guy. I don't think he will be willing to help me for this matter. However, this person is really greedy, and Grandma Lai is also really greedy. The worst will happen when the time comes
If I spend more money, I think Lai Shangrong and Aunt Lai won't refuse.
At this moment, a slave hurriedly walked into the hall and said to Lai Shangrong who continued to fight Tianjiu: "Young... Young Master, no... it's not good, Mr. Zheng from Rongguo Mansion and Jia... Jia Yunjia from Jinyi Mansion
The Lord is here."
When Lai Shangrong heard this, he immediately stood up and laughed and cursed: "You idiot, why are you panicking? This is a good thing coming!"
Minion: "..."
Lai Shangrong subconsciously thought that Jia Zheng and Jia Yun suddenly came to his house together. It was probably because Grandma Lai's plea to Jia Mu was completed today. Otherwise, how could these two people suddenly come to his house together?
Zhang Jinrong immediately flattered him: "Congratulations to Brother Lai. It seems that you are done with filling the gap. Your old lady is really dignified in Rongguo Mansion. I went to talk to Mrs. Shi about this matter.
Even Mr. Zheng and Mr. Najia took the initiative to visit me."
Lai Shangrong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you very much. I will have a big banquet for you guys. I'm just sorry that I can't entertain you anymore today."
Unexpectedly, the servant immediately said: "Young... Young Master, not only Master Zheng and Master Jia are here, but also... there are also many Siguan servants from the Jinyi Mansion."
Lai Shangrong: "..."
Cheng Huayu, Liu Xianglian, Zhang Jinrong: "..."
As soon as the four of them heard this, they immediately realized that something was probably going wrong!
If Jia Yun came to visit, how could he lead many officials and yamen servants of Jinyi Mansion? What's more, Jia Yuncai recently led Jinyi Mansion to confiscate Wu Qinhou's Mansion.
Lai Shangrong was already frightened, but he looked at the slave and shouted angrily: "You idiot, what are you talking about!"
The servant hesitated and said: "Yes... it's true. Many, many officers and servants have surrounded our house... and surrounded it. When I ran back to report to the young master, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Jia
They have already broken into the house by themselves."
When Lai Shangrong heard this, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Liu Xianglian said: "Brother Lai, it's better to go out and check."
Lai Shangrong nodded and was about to walk towards the door of the hall. At this moment, Jia Yun and Jia Zheng had already barged into the hall without permission, followed by dozens of officials and officials from Jinyi Mansion.
Seeing this posture, Lai Shangrong felt more and more that the person coming was evil, and his face became even paler in panic.
Cheng Huayu, Liu Xianglian, and Zhang Jinrong could no longer sit still and subconsciously stood up.
Lai Shangrong forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and stepped forward to greet Jia Zheng with a smile: "I have met Mr. Zheng!"
Then he smiled and saluted Jia Yun and said hello: "I have met Mr. Jia. I wonder why Mr. Jia is here today?"
Jia Yun smiled coldly, not bothering to talk nonsense with this guy, and directly ordered in a deep voice: "Take him, take him!"
Immediately, several officers and officials rushed forward and arrested Lai Shangrong forcefully. Lai Shangrong shouted in panic: "Master Jia, why did you arrest me suddenly? What did I do?"
Jia Yun ignored him.
Lai Shangrong quickly begged Jia Zheng: "Master Zheng, save me..."
Jia Zheng said "Oh" and ignored him.
Seeing that he was about to be escorted out of the hall by several officers, Lai Shangrong shouted again: "Master Jia, I am the magistrate who donated my future, you can't take me without permission!"
Jia Yun sneered: "The magistrate who donated his future? What a great official! Come on, slap him three times!"
A magistrate slapped Lai Shangrong three times in the face. These three slaps were very hard. After three slaps, blood overflowed from the corners of Lai Shangrong's mouth.
Jia Zheng is a good old man, and he also watched Lai Shangrong grow up. In his eyes, Lai Shangrong is not much different from his own children and nephews.
Seeing the miserable state of Lai Shangrong being slapped, Jia Zheng couldn't bear it anymore and said to Jia Yun: "Yun'er, just capture him, why bother beating him?"
Jia Yun nodded slightly and once again ordered the commander-in-chief to escort Lai Shangrong out.
I was thinking funny in my heart: Beat him? Beating him is considered very light. When this guy is later thrown into the imperial prison of Jinyi Mansion, he will suffer. His father, Lai Da, is lying in the imperial prison in misery.
Here!
There is no need for Jia Yunzi to say this to Jia Zheng, a good old man.
At this time, Jia Yun looked at Cheng Huayu, Liu Xianglian, and Zhang Jinrong standing in the hall.
Cheng Huayu and Zhang Jinrong both looked panicked, but Liu Xianglian didn't have much fear. He was not only bold but also bold.
When Cheng Huayu saw Jia Yun looking at her, he hesitated for a moment before walking forward and saying with a smile: "Mr. Jia, I often hear my cousin mention you, and I have long wanted to pay my respects to you, but I have never had the chance. I didn't expect that today
It's really an honor for me to meet him by chance."