"Can't you just ask me to cultivate wasteland alone? Then... wouldn't that cost me my life?"
Jia Lian smiled:
"How can I? I forced the old loyal minister of the Jia family to death, and my great-grandfather couldn't spare me."
He grabbed a worship mat and placed it next to him:
"Come, sit down and talk."
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Jia Lian's sudden approachable attitude made Jiao Da even more confused.
He looked at the worship mat and hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head:
"I'd better stand still, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Jia Lian is very insistent:
"I asked you to sit down, so just come and sit down. I have something good for you."
Jiao Da took a look at the tablet of the God and the Lord on the table, and finally carefully knelt down on the worship mat. In his big copper bell-like eyes, most of them were filled with uneasiness.
Jia Lian smiled and said:
"Tell me the truth, do you really think Brother Zhen, his wife, and Brother Rong can't stand you?"
Jiao Da hummed:
"I'm not that stupid! I'm not blind, I can understand. I have a temper after drinking. Laiji has never been able to understand it. It's his kid who always sets up traps for me.
Uncle Zhen and Grandma have told him many times not to arrange errands for me, but he always chooses to send me the meanest errands when I am drunk. This is
Fucking cheating!
Qin Hui was so treacherous when he harmed Grandpa Yue back then. Treacherous ministers and villains all have the same damn virtue!"
Jia Lian is very happy, Jiao Da is really not stupid.
So he smiled and said:
"Here! Since you have found out that the traitor is harming you, then I will hand over Lai Er, Lai Da, and the "treacherous minister" who is colluding with the Lai family, and let you watch them go about reclaiming wasteland.
Work.
If they dare not to do it, you will beat them. If they dare to run, you will break their legs directly. Follow the rules in the army and don't give them any advantage."
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"Really??? Is this...really?"
This time, his big eyes were completely wider than a copper bell.
"Hey! My master, grandpa, is this such a good thing?"
"No!"
Jia Lian suddenly shook his head again, looked at Jia Yan's tablet, and sighed:
"My great-grandfather said you could do this, but he didn't know you were an alcoholic now.
You get drunk easily, and you don’t care about anything when you are drunk. What should you do if you let them all run away later?
You said that if Yue Fei let Qin Hui go, wouldn't it become a joke?
Forget it, I still have to find someone who has read the "Disciple Rules". At least he must understand the principle that "drunk people are the ugliest people"? At least he will not delay things."
Jiao Da immediately got up, "dong dong dong" three loud noises towards Jia Yan's memorial tablet, and then raised his head, his forehead was bruised and purple, and there were even blood marks:
"I swore to my old master that if he asked me to do this for him, I would never drink again until I die!
The old master testified for me that if any more wine enters my burnt belly, I will take a knife and cut open my belly from top to bottom to apologize to the old master! To apologize to Grandpa-in-law!"
"Okay, let's do it like this."
After the matter was settled, Jia Lian got up and walked out.
Jiao Da was unable to react for a moment, and was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly chased Jia Lian out.
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In the front yard of Rongguo Mansion, Lin Zhixiao was hurriedly calling people around to spread the word to his colleagues, not daring to cause trouble like last time.
Shan Daliang also knew that Jia Lian was ruthless, and he immediately became Lin Zhixiao's deputy, fulfilling his duties and making up for the shortcomings, fearing that there were still some inconsiderations.
Last time, Jia Lian wanted to send all his family members to listen to the official talk, but when Jia Lian came out, there were still ignorant boys crowding around and making a fuss.
Because of this, the two butlers Lin Zhixiao and Shan Daliang were spanked twenty times. Later, the two butlers ordered people to slap forty times all the boys who did not obey the rules that day. Especially the ten who were the leader of the commotion.
There were four people, and one of them was given an extra twenty boards, just in case anyone else didn’t remember the rules well enough.
So this time when Jia Lian appeared at the Yimen again, hundreds of servants of the Jia family knelt in a neat manner. They all lowered their heads and held their breaths, saying nothing, and they all rushed to the honor guard.
Jia Lian still stopped at the Yimen. Xing'er moved a chair and respectfully asked Jia Lian to sit down.
This time, all the servants immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"I've met Mr. Lian."
The sound is quite uniform.
Jia Lian feels that the Jia family is starting to look a little better now.
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Jia Lian waved his hand, and a dozen young men came out in groups of two, carrying the bundled-up Nanny Lai, Mr. and Mrs. Lai, Mr. and Mrs. Lai, Mr. and Mrs. Lai Shangrong and Mr. and Mrs. Lai Shangning.
All of a sudden, there was a buzz of discussion in the yard.
Jia Lian looked on coldly, deliberately letting everyone talk for a while, and then coughed lightly.
Just this sound made everyone shut up immediately.
Jia Lian didn't say anything, but glanced at everyone one by one with cold eyes. Everyone felt like a cold, heavy stone was weighing on their hearts.
Finally, Jia Lian's eyes fell on Aunt Lai.
Although Aunt Lai looked frightened and pitiful at this time, Jia Lian could see that there was no trace of panic in the eyes of this old woman.
Jia Lian had long expected that she might not be willing to give up, so he specifically ordered Xing'er to gag her with a rag and a piece of cloth outside to strangle her tightly, so that she would not say anything she shouldn't.
Jia Lian was not in a hurry. Although he said he wanted to send the Lai family to reclaim wasteland in western Liaoning, in fact, he had already made up his mind:
Aunt Lai, Lai Da and Lai Shangrong, as well as the children in the belly of Lai Shangrong's wife, must not be kept.
Aunt Lai is scheming, and she and Lai Dadu have been in the Jia family for a long time. Not to mention how many secrets they know about the house, they just fabricate some rumors out of thin air and spread them around, which will be very detrimental to the Jia family.
Although some things are easier to do and easier to do cleanly when the emperor is far away, it is still necessary to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Eat two chickens and make the best use of them.
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Finally, Jia Lian's voice rose loudly:
"Everyone in the capital knows that the Jia family treats their slaves generously, and that older family members who have served their elders are more honorable than younger masters.
Not only is it decent, it’s also affordable.
You can buy a house and build a garden in Beijing, and you can free your sons and grandsons from slavery. You can not only become a rich man, but also an official.
But the Lai family is so ungrateful that they let down the grace of the Jia family.
Today I am going to tell you that if the Jia family can give out this grace, it will be easy to take it back.
I want to ask Lai Da first, do you know how much trouble you have caused?"
After saying that, he waved his hand towards Li'er, and Li'er grabbed Lai Da in front of Jia Lian's eyes, stretched out his hand and put Lai Da's chin back together with two "clicks".
Lai Da just shouted:
"Second Master Lian, please spare your life!"
Suddenly I saw Xing'er running in in a panic, and went straight to Jia Lian. He lowered his voice, but it was clearly trembling:
"The second master is incredible! He Jin ran away, and Prince Zhongshun's palace is also looking for him. They all say that He Jin was instigated by Lai Da in our palace.
The chief historian of Prince Zhongshun had already gone to Lai's home, and just in time to deliver Lai Shangrong's appointment documents, the chief historian immediately asked him to return.
At this moment, the arresters have arrived at our door, and they want to take Lai Da for interrogation."