Due to the raids on Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion, a lot of people gathered on the street, surrounding the entire Ningrong Street. The people of the Jia family, not to mention the masters, are servants, and they have never been treated like this. Follow along.
Also searched were the residences of these slaves, such as the Lai family. No matter how much Lai Shangrong clamored to prove that he was a commoner, these properties were in his name. But how could those working below listen to his excuses when they had orders from above?
, the Lai family's property cannot be earned even if I remain a servant for ten more lifetimes.
Being chased like a pig or a dog was something Jia Baoyu had never thought about. Jia Huan, who was following him, was also frustrated, but he still felt sad when he saw that one day he would finally be like Baoyu.
With some kind of pleasure.
The prison is a large prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Human traffickers are detained separately. For example, Jialan, Jia Cong, Jia Huan, Jia Baoyu, these are people who have never done anything harmful outside. In the cell, they are pretty good. At least the jailers and
No one in the prison cell sincerely humiliated them or tortured them.
The female family members were invited to a few inconspicuous carriages. Although the carriages were simple, they also blocked everyone's gaze. Although the carriages were not spacious, they were a bit crowded. Coupled with the up and down bumps, these pampered people were
Ladies and grandmothers, how can you bear this? Mother Jia is old, and when she waits to get off the carriage, she can't stand on her legs.
What imprisoned them was not a cell, but a very dilapidated residence. There were sentries everywhere, but their face was saved to the greatest extent. There was no dignity or innocence in the prison.
Nowadays, the treatment here is considered very good. And as long as you can move around in the yard, you are relatively free. Unlike the dark, damp and narrow cell, where you have to eat, drink and relieve yourself.
Ping'er's slave status has been cancelled, and he is a serious second wife, also on the side of the female family members. Xiren Sheyue did not have such good luck, they were locked up with the girl, waiting to be dealt with.
There are some simple beddings in each room. Ping'er packed the old lady's bedding and packed it for Wang Xifeng. At this point, if she still couldn't figure out that Wang Xifeng must have a back-up plan, that would be stupid.
Already.
Seeing Wang Xifeng's appearance, Mrs. Xing thought that she might have to rely on her in the future. Now she didn't dare to instruct Wang Xifeng to serve her. Mrs. Wang only looked at Li Wan and Xue Baochai. These two daughters-in-law were here, so she didn't want to use her.
Take action. Li Wan is now thinking about Jia Lan, who cares about his mother-in-law. But Xue Baochai looked at Wang Xifeng and said: "I think the second sister-in-law and the eldest girl of the Lin family are always connected. According to the second sister-in-law, Uncle Lin
Can you help me? Do you want someone to send a message to the Lin family?"
Wang Xifeng laughed mockingly: "Second Grandma Bao still pointed out how to help the Lin family. If the Lin family hadn't spoken out, Jing Haibo would have been so polite to us for no reason. If Jing Haibo hadn't acquiesced, our second wife would have asked for help.
The commander is giving us the preferential treatment we have now. It’s better to save our worries.”
Mother Jia glanced at Wang Xifeng and said, "Girl Feng, now the whole family is counting on you to make decisions. We can't hide it."
"I didn't do anything that violated Wang's law. It's fine." Wang Xifeng looked at Mrs. Wang and stopped talking.
Mrs.
"You have violated the king's law." Wang Xifeng said in a low voice.
Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she trembled all over. Mother Jia also saw the clues, and she cried and beat Mrs. Wang, "What an injustice. Why did the Jia family marry a widow like you?"
Wang Xifeng turned her face to the side. She did not believe that the old lady knew nothing about what Mrs. Wang was doing.
She only went to the room that Ping'er had tidied up, endured the roughness of the bedding, closed her eyes, and immediately fell asleep. In the past few years, she often woke up from nightmares, waiting for the destruction that she didn't know when it would come. Now she is waiting
When we arrived, I felt at ease. I slept very soundly.
As for Wen Tianfang, who ransacked his house, he was in a daze at the pile of pawn tickets he found from the Jia family. Although he had known that the Jia family was enough to support a pawn shop, he never expected that the number would be so huge. Now, in this mansion, except for the imperial family,
There are basically no other items that can be found among the ornaments given by the emperor. The things given by the emperor are recorded and cannot be bought or sold. But what is interesting is that there are actually many things that the emperor gave to the Lin family, and they are also displayed prominently.
Jia family.
As soon as this incident came out, many people who saw Lin Ruhai's jokes felt a little sympathetic. They were originally thinking about what Lin Ruhai should do regarding the Jia family, but now, no one really thinks that there is anything wrong with Lin Ruhai's disregard of the Jia family.
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But losing something given by the emperor was a crime after all. Lin Ruhai took the initiative to plead guilty, and was fined half a year's salary, and that was the end of it.
The master's trial has not yet come down, but he will not keep the servants like this. Just to keep them, the rice and food consumed is not a small amount. So, within two days, the Ministry of Punishment issued a message. As long as the master's evil deeds can be exposed,
Yes, it can be exchanged for freedom. How can the human heart withstand temptation. In less than a day, Lai Da and the others, as housekeepers, poured out all the bamboo tubes that they had done in the house. Zhou Rui and his wife even poured out the beans.
Mrs. Wang took over the lawsuit, forced usury to force her to accept her fate, and hid the property of the Zhen family in detail. Aunt Lai also told how Jia's mother harmed the old Duke's concubines and concubines in the early years.
He instigated Jia Min to pass the news about the Lin family to the Jia family, and how he passed the news about the Lin family to the Zhen family. Wang Shanbao's family loaned money to Mrs. Xing, but now they haven't even earned back the principal. But in order to free themselves
The crime inevitably magnified Mrs.
Go, it was all about Jia Lian hooking up with his daughter-in-law and the widow. The You sisters were a bit outrageous, but the emperor had already punished them. There was no serious crime found. The second master Bao was even more cheerful, except for
There were some random accidents at home, but she was really a good person without any evil deeds. Another example is the second mistress Lian, there is no one to serve her in this prison. The people serving her are all people who have been released.
Now these people have gone back to their respective homes, and no further questioning is possible. When the people of the Jia family were interrogated again, except for Wang Xifeng's jealousy in his early years, there was really nothing else. Li Wan was a chaste woman, and the Ministry of Justice did not interrogate him at all. There was also the second mistress Bao.
She is a bride, and all the people who are serving her have returned to the Xue family. There is also Youshi. A girl testified that Youshi had ordered her to abuse Second Sister You. But it was really not a big mistake.
It's just that these people who know the master's affairs well are also confidants. These many shameful things can't be accomplished only by their hands. It's not that easy to get away with it. Other people do it.
People were driven to the streets to be sold like goods. But those who stayed in prison were full of fear. Only now did they realize that what was waiting for them would be even more terrifying than selling them.
Xiren's brother bought Xiren back with the money. Qingwen spent all the money she had saved over the years and advanced wages from the embroidery workshop before redeeming Sheyue.
Lin Daiyu sent people to buy the girls, Yuanyang, Liuli and others who were waiting for Jia Mu. She just waited to send them to serve Jia Mu in the future. This can be regarded as the last bit of filial piety.
Lin Yutong and Lin Daiyu did not care about the remaining people as long as they ensured that they would not be sold to dirty places. It would not be a bad thing to follow the new owner.
Although it is inevitable that the wife and children will be separated, no one will be sold separately, and there may be no possibility of seeing each other again in this lifetime, but so what. Lin Yutong is not a charity man. Now out of sight, out of mind.
Xiaohong was listening to the news at Lin's house. She was so shocked that she didn't know what to do. If she hadn't followed the second mistress, she would have ended up with the same fate as her mother-in-law.
To people outside, it was only a short time before the Jia family was in trouble. But to people in prison, it was like a year.
It took two months before the Jia family's case came to a final conclusion.
Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion confiscated their property. Jia Zheng was pardoned and Jia Zhen was exiled three thousand miles to the south. There was a lot of miasma there, and it was unlikely that he would come back. Jia Lian, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, and Jia Qin were sent to the army. Whether they can come back depends on their fate.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were both guilty. Only Mrs.
, in the end they only had to withdraw the imperial edict. The others were acquitted.
Wang Xifeng looked at this family carefully and refused to reveal her trump card no matter what.
The Lin family sent a carriage to take everyone from the Jia family to a village in the suburbs of Beijing. In the village, Yuanyang and several girls were waiting for their master to return. Although this village was under the banner of the Lin family, it was actually Wang Xifeng.
Her husband's family also sent food, rice, noodles, vegetables, and other daily necessities to the Spring Festival. Lin Daiyu also begged Dr. Su and asked him to go and check Jia Mu's pulse in person. Knowing that she was fine for the time being, she let him go.
Heart.
Jia's mother has enjoyed a life of happiness, but in the end, she suffered such a crime. She also aged quickly. There was not even a responsible man in the house, only Jia Baoyu was an adult, but when he came out of prison, he was a little dull.
.Jia Mu looked distressed and cried a lot.
"If it doesn't work out, go back to Jinling. Our sacrificial fields are still there, so we can still support our family." You went to Wang Xifeng to discuss it.
"Sacrifice fields, how can there be any sacrifice fields? My wife sold them all." Aunt Zhao stood aside and snorted coldly. Now, the master has been exiled and the wife has been demoted to a slave. Fortunately, he still has a son and a daughter.
Can be counted on.
Li Wan now took Jia Lan, saying that he wanted to join her parents' family. But who didn't know that because Li Wan was a virtuous woman, all the money and dowry she had saved over the years would be returned to her. With all this money and
With their property here, the mother and son don't have to worry about the future at all.
Wang Xifeng glanced at Li Wan in surprise, thinking that he was leaving everyone behind. Anyway, Lin Yutong also accumulated a lot of things that he originally took out from the old lady. Originally, everyone had a share, but now,
There is no need for mother and son anymore. We just want to see who is going to leave next.
Xue Baochai looked at Jia Baoyu, remembering that his brother's life and death were still unknown, and his mother was at home with such a sister-in-law. She didn't know what would happen, and said: "Old lady, I will go back and have a look. Discuss it with my mother, even if
If I can borrow some money, I can get through this difficult situation."
Jia Mu glanced at Xue Baochai, waved her hand, and told her to go. She couldn't bear to leave anyone behind. Besides, maybe the Xue family could help out with some money. As for the Lin family, they had already made it this far, and no matter how much she wanted,
I can't even ask for it.
When Xue Baochai also left, Jia Mu held Jia Baoyu's hand, not knowing how to arrange it. It was in this situation that She Yue appeared in front of Jia Mu.
"Second Master, I am here. As long as I live, I won't let Second Master freeze and starve." After She Yue finished speaking, she took Jia Baoyu to wash up. Jia Baoyu seemed to be in a situation where he couldn't even recognize a person.
Don't mind it either.
Jia's mother immediately asked She Yue to become Jia Baoyu's second wife, and only entrusted Jia Baoyu to her.
"It's hard for you." Wang Xifeng looked at She Yue with something strange in her eyes. Regardless of the reason, it was rare to be able to get close to her at this time. So she asked: "Where is Xiren?" (. )