"The amount of money that this slave has in his family is several times more than the official treasury of my father-in-law. Manager Lai, you are truly the most loyal servant of my Rongguo Mansion.
No wonder I heard that you also want to buy the several houses behind your house to imitate the Grand View Garden of my Jia Mansion and build a garden for Grandma Lai? I have to say that you, Lai Da, are indeed generous and filial. people."
Jia Lian walked down the stairs slowly and looked at the Lai family indifferently.
Lai Da and others became more and more guilty. Jia Lian even knew that they wanted to build a garden, and he had obviously put his eyes and ears in their house. It is no wonder that they were able to copy their house so cleanly in such a short period of time...
At this point, there is no use regretting it. We can only hope that the friendship between the old mother and Jia Mu can make Mr. Lian open his eyes...
Jia Mu, who was in charge, didn't know what to say at this time. Although she thought she had always known about the Lai family's wealth, and although she had made up her mind to protect the Lai family before leaving home, she was completely unpredicted. to such a situation.
She originally thought that even if the Lai family had a lot of money, they would use it to decorate their home and buy property. If Jia Lian really wanted to search, he might not be able to find much real money! In this way, it would be logical for her to intercede for the Lai family to cover up their crimes. It's easy.
Who would have known that the Lai family would be in such a situation! Not to mention the family assets are nearly two hundred thousand taels, and even the cash in hand is one hundred thousand?
This number is comparable to the number of private relatives she has saved for 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 house, a servant who is at their command.
Aunt Lai, who was standing next to Jia Mu with her body curled up, had been observing Jia Mu's expression. Seeing the results of the search at home, Jia Mu's expression also became a little gloomy. Aunt Lai's heart skipped a beat, and her last trace of luck was wiped out. destroy.
I was about to kneel down to intercede when I suddenly heard the voice of my precious grandson:
"My lord... I dare to report to the Second Master Ming that apart from the rewards given by the government over the years, most of these household belongings are the dowry brought by my wife from her natal family...
Jiannai's family lived in Hanoi, and Jia Yue was considered a wealthy man in the local area. He loved his daughter very much, so he gave her an extra dowry.
Therefore, I would like to ask the Second Master to prove it. My father really has not been greedy for money from the Mo Mansion. He has been working diligently as the general manager of the Mansion these years. He even taught us during meals and repeatedly told us to be loyal to the master and to the people above our heads. This word 'Jia'.
We are a small family who are absolutely loyal to the government, so I ask the second master to keep an eye on it."
Since Lai Shangrong was born, Aunt Lai asked for grace on his behalf and was released from slavery. Therefore, although he is a descendant of the Lai family, he is not a slave of the Jia family and has the right to marry freely.
His wife was introduced by a classmate when he was studying abroad and did not go through the masters in Jia's family, so it was expected that Jia Lian and others did not know much about her.
I never thought that I could deceive him through this, but I just wanted to find a reasonable excuse for myself. In this way, it would be convenient for Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others to help intercede, and maybe I could get through this episode.
Based on this, it can also be seen that he is still somewhat cunning and cunning to be able to obtain the title of scholar at such a young age...
Aunt Lai, Lai Da and others naturally saw what he was thinking, and they couldn't help but feel hopeful for a moment, but then they secretly shook their heads.
If Mr. Lian was so good at lake affairs, how could the Lai family be reduced to the situation they are in today? Such rhetoric, if spoken to Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others alone, might be of some use, but now...
Jia Lian couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw that Lai Dadu had already confessed his crime and laid his head, but that Lai Shangrong still dared to take chances and try to get through.
I also remembered that in the original work, with the help of Jia's family, Lai Shangrong, who had been a slave for several generations, entered the official career, was promoted to a state official, and achieved a huge leap in class. In the end, not only did he not care about the good things of Jia's family, but he also fell in love with Jia's family.
After the government was in trouble, he added insult to injury and teased Jia Zheng.
If Lai Da and others are simply disloyal, then Lai Shangrong has an even worse conscience.
This kind of person, not only crouched in front of him, but also dared to jump out and show off his cleverness? Because he was escorted to kneel next to Lai Da, Jia Lian slapped him in the face with a loud slap.
"With your little cleverness, you still dare to try to deceive me. Since you said that these belongings are your wife's dowry, well, why don't I send people to your father-in-law's house in Hanoi now to investigate what he did when he married his daughter?
Dowry geometry.
If it turns out that what you said is inconsistent with what you said, and the difference is one tael of silver, I will give you a slap in the face. I would like to see if you can still be as eloquent as you are now, how about that?"
Jia Lian was already tall and tall and had practiced martial arts for many years, but Lai Shangrong was just a scholar. How could he withstand Jia Lian's slap?
After the slap, Lai Shangrong felt like stars were popping up in his eyes, and there was even a sweet taste in his mouth.
The severe pain and humiliation made him resentful. He didn't dare to let Jia Lian see him, so he covered his face and quickly lowered his head.
Jia Lian's loud slap was not only to slap Lai Shangrong, but also to clearly express his intention to Jia Mu and others.
"Rong'er, don't talk too much!"
Aunt Lai shouted loudly to stop Lai Shangrong from talking anymore, so as not to suffer more. Then she knelt down in front of Jia Mu and cried: "Old lady, all the mistakes are my fault and have nothing to do with Rong'er.
ah.
Lai Da was temporarily blinded by lard and betrayed his master. Now, no matter how the government punishes him, whether he wants to be beaten or killed, the servants do not dare to complain at all. I just ask the old lady, for the sake of our master and servant, spare the honor.
If I save my son's life, it can be regarded as leaving a heir for Lai Da. I am here to thank the old lady for her kindness..."
Having been a slave all her life, Grandma Lai knew exactly what Jia Mu and others were doing. At this time, all she could do was play the emotional card, resort to bitter tricks, and use sophistry to excuse herself.
After hearing this, Jia Mu 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."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As if she didn't hear Jia Mu's sarcasm, Grandma Lai actually changed the direction of her kowtow and begged Jia Lian.
She is an old woman in her seventies, acting like this, and coupled with Jia Mu's words, the whole atmosphere really looks like Jia Lian is mean and unfeeling, as well as unfilial and rebellious.
If it were another person, he might not be able to bear the pressure, but Jia Lian knew that this was just a double yellow sung by Jia Mu and Aunt Lai, so he accepted it calmly, turned around and walked back to the main corridor, bowing to Jia Mu.
Ming Dao: "Old lady, Lai and his wife are greedy by nature. They have been harming the interests of our Jia family and enriching themselves for many years. Not dealing with the Lai family is not enough to appease the public's anger, let alone correct the family rules..."
Grandson, please ask the old lady to make a clear decision."
Jia Lian's behavior surprised Jia's mother again. She tilted her neck and asked, "Do you really want me to make the decision?"
Jia Lian raised his hands and said seriously: "The old lady always knows right from wrong and is fair in dealing with things. My grandson knows that. Besides, after all, Aunt Lai is a slave brought by the old lady from her natal family. Now it is up to the old lady to make the decision to deal with the Lai family."
What Jia Lian said was just a favor to betray Jia Mu. The matter was clearly stated, and Jia Lian did not believe that Jia Mu would burn her prestige, dignity, and credibility in front of her children and grandchildren for a slave.
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In other words, even if Jia Mu has really lost her mind, she still insists on protecting the Lai family at this moment. That is simple, just letting the Lai family live one more night, and preventing the Lai family from seeing the sun tomorrow.
yes.
As a result, what Jia Mu paid for was that the family harmony she had worked so hard to maintain was no longer there, and from now on, he would deal with all matters big and small first, and would never give Jia Mu the slightest chance to interfere.
Jia's mother did not see Jia Lian's determination and ruthlessness, but she understood that Jia Lian did not really mean to let her make the decision.
But at least Jia Lian did a good job for her, didn't he?
Forget it, under the current situation, even if the Lai family is left behind, it will be difficult for them to move forward in the mansion. In the future, it will be easy for Jia Lian to deal with them, but something will happen again without any reason, which will affect the peace of the whole family.
Anyway, they deserved it, so no wonder they got into trouble.
So Jia Mu shook her head and said: "Well, you are the patriarch, you should make your own decision on this matter. I will only 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 worthy of your master.
Loyalty, you should not overdo it, as this may make people think you are too ruthless.
And boy Shangrong, he is not our servant, and naturally he has no chance to take advantage of our money, so don’t argue with him."
Hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Lian also laughed. He did not want to confront Jia Mu unless necessary.
Putting aside the title of grandson and grandson, the brand name of the Duke's wife is still useful to the Jia family.
So Jia Lian, Jia Mu, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and others bowed, then faced into the courtyard and announced: "Lai Lai and his wife have betrayed their master and coveted the property of Master Mo's family. Each of them received sixty sticks and sent them to the north to guard them.
Grange.
Except for the huge amount of furniture that the old lady personally rewarded and returned to Grandma Lai for her retirement, the rest was confiscated and returned to the officials.
As for you five..."
Jia Lian glanced at the five people implicated by Lai Da and said casually: "They will be imprisoned in the woodshed for now. After the crimes committed are found out, they will be dealt with together."
Tonight's main focus is on the Lai family. These little minions have no energy to take care of it at all, and they can't squeeze any profit out of it even if they think about it.
The Lai family originally looked at Jia Lian's attitude and thought that they would lose their skin if they died. Who knew that Jia Lian only dealt with Lai and his wife, leaving the rest unaffected. Then they knew that Jia Lian would take it lightly for the sake of Jia's mother.
Punished.
So Aunt Lai took the lead in kowtowing to Jia Lian and praising kindness.
However, Jia's mother still felt that Jia Lian's punishment was too severe, and subconsciously said: "After all, it is the woman who depends on us, I'm afraid she 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 was concerned, it was enough to depose and punish the Lai family as a warning to others, but he had no intention of taking human lives. They were just a few slaves, and they were not worthy of his killing.
Jia's mother saw that Jia Lian didn't even need to think about it, so she reduced the sentence according to her words. In addition, Jia Lian was considered a serious crime and the punishment was light, so she couldn't say anything else. She waved to Grandma Lai and got up and went to the inner house.
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