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"Come here, let's do some family law!"

Soon, under Jiao Da's command, several new servants took sticks as thick as bowls and pressed Lai Er down on a long bench.

"Lai Er, I know how much you took from the mansion and how much you embezzled. Now tell me who the other bastards are, and I will punish you lightly."

Lai Er was pressed on a long bench at this moment, looking at Zhao Yuanlang's cold eyes, and was trembling all over with fright.

Soon, Lai Er, who was on his butt, started to tell the truth. Wu Jinxiao had a stake in the four manors in Dongshan, Yu Lu had a stake in the porcelain, and a total of seven or eight people were implicated, all of whom were managers of Ning Mansion.

Many managers denied it, but there were problems with many accounts in the account books. Under the command of Zhao Yuanlang, they were beaten with sticks and screams were heard one after another. Those who denied it and wanted to endure it were soon knocked unconscious, but they were soon woken up by water and continued to cry for their parents.

Soon, these seven or eight stewards also spoke out, and four or five more stewards and more than fifty maids and servants were implicated.

"Very good, very good, very good, you are all great, please send people to arrest them one by one and seal off their residences. I will invite you to meet me at Yinglou for a drink later."

"You are too polite, brothers, arrest him!"

After seeing Qiu Liang escorting the nearly 60 people away, Zhao Yuanlang looked coldly at the trembling servants and maids left in the yard: "Remember, you can only take what I give you. If I don't give it to you, you'd better watch out for your heads."

"Yes, sir."

"Also, from today on, the mansion will be managed in a semi-militarized manner. If you make any serious mistakes, don't blame me for being ruthless. You are all family children, and no one will care if you are beaten to death."

After Zhao Yuanlang walked around a few more times, he turned his head and looked at the group of servants who had just entered the mansion and saw a big scene. He thought for a while and said, “Uncle Jiao, you can help as a housekeeper for a while. Pick a few smart ones from this group to be housekeepers. It’s a trouble for you to be old.”

"Yes!" Jiao Da stood up straight, reminding him of the time when he was fifteen or sixteen and stood beside the old duke as a personal soldier.

In the West Mansion, Rongqing Hall, Lai Da, the chief steward of the Rong Mansion, knelt down in front of Lady Jia.

"What's going on?" Grandmother Jia looked at Lai Da in confusion.

"Please have mercy, old lady, and save my brother!"

"What's going on?"

"My brother lost his mind and embezzled some things from the East Palace. He promised to return them all, but Master Mu of the East Palace still beat him with fifty sticks and had him taken away by the Five Cities Army."

"Is it necessary to make such a big fuss over just a small amount of money? He's been beaten with a stick, why is he sent to the authorities? Don't you think the Ning Mansion is embarrassing enough? Feng girl, go call Brother Mu from the East Mansion over." The old lady said with a frown.

After a while, Fengjie ran in with a look of fear on her face. Jia Mu looked at Wang Xifeng and scolded her, "What's the matter? Why are you so panicked? It's so inappropriate."

"Grandfather, it's bad. My uncle from the East Palace has come in with thirty or forty servants?"

What? Everyone was shocked, and Mrs. Wang asked hurriedly, "What's going on?"

"I don't know either. Lai Xi from the second gate tried to stop my uncle, but he was knocked to the ground by the handle of my uncle's knife. Several people in the mansion were pinned down by my uncle's men. They are now being beaten in the yard."

Everyone was shocked. What happened?

"This bastard, is he planning a rebellion? Go, call Brother Zheng and Brother She to go with me to take a look. Come on, everyone, come with me to take a look."

Jia's grandmother and her entourage marched toward Rong Xi Tang in a mighty procession. When they arrived there, they saw Zhao Yuanlang wielding a whip ferociously, severely beating Lai Xi's several stewards and seven or eight servants.

"What a sin! Stop it! Brother Mu, what are you doing?" Looking at them covered in blood, Grandmother Jia almost couldn't breathe.

"Hello, aunt. Hello, sisters-in-law." When Zhao Yuanlang saw Lady Jia coming out, he hurriedly bowed.

Grandmother Jia walked forward a few steps with her cane: "What kind of prestige do you have? You are showing off in your East Courtyard. What are you doing in the West Courtyard? Are you showing off your prestige as the clan leader?"

"Aunt, you don't know how abominable what these evil servants did is."

"Isn't it just that he embezzled a few things? Is it necessary to beat him to death? Besides, why did you beat the people in my house?"

"A few things? Old lady, they embezzled tens of thousands of silver from my Ning Mansion, several manors, countless treasures, countless fields and shops. Are these also small things?"

It was a bolt from the blue. Grandmother Jia and everyone else were stunned, their mouths open in shock.

"Old lady, do you know why I beat these people? Take Lai Xi for example. His brother Jianxi embezzled more than 3,000 taels of silver at his instigation. Lai Xi also embezzled nearly 5,000 taels of silver from the Rong Mansion. Is this just a small amount? Your brother has told you everything about you, Lai Da. Do you want me to tell you?"

Lai Da, who was following behind, shuddered and fell to his knees. The old lady looked at Lai Da in shock, then picked up her walking stick and hit him a few times, saying harshly, "Tell me, tell me."

"I have embezzled more than 9,000 taels, and I also own three farms, a teahouse, and a pawnshop. I also took more than a dozen treasures from the inner storehouse."

Jia Zheng and Jia He just walked in and were also dumbfounded. When Jia She heard about so many things, he rushed over and kicked Lai Da down with one kick: "You good dog slave, where is your mother, that old hag? How much did she embezzle?"

"Mother embezzled four thousand taels and stole several treasures from our ancestors."

Jia Zheng's face turned livid, while Jia She's face was filled with resentment, and he couldn't help but kick Lai Da several times.

"Okay, okay, okay, you are all my good servants." Grandmother Jia laughed angrily. The maid who used to be by her side, and now the most powerful nanny, was so bold.

"Old lady, can you please conduct a thorough investigation here? The people I bring with me are all descendants of the armored warriors around my grandfather. I guarantee that I can give you accurate information."

The old lady didn't look kind at all now. She glared at everyone around her viciously, scaring them so much that they dared not look directly at her.

"Check, check for me, no one can escape, check them one by one, Brother Mu, check them all for me."

After a while, Zhao Yuanlang, covered in blood and with murderous intent, walked into Rong Xi Hall. Jia Baoyu didn't dare to look up at his murderous uncle.

The old lady sat in the main seat, with her two sons on her left and right, then Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, and below them were Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, and the younger generations such as Daiyu and Sanchun, and below them was Jia Lan, and standing behind them were several head maids from each room.

"What happened?" the old lady asked anxiously.

"Currently, Zhou Rui, Lai Da, Lin Zhixiao, Zhou Rui, Wang Shanbao and other managers have all confessed. They have taken away about 60,000 to 70,000 silver coins, five farms, more than 30 shops, nearly 1,000 acres of fertile land, and many rare curios, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry. Several of the clan members who worked in the mansion have also taken some of the bribes. The maids and servants have also confessed a lot, it's shocking! Auntie, it's shocking! All the things in our Rongning and Ning mansions have been taken away by them!"

Everyone in the Rong Mansion was stunned. Grandmother Jia even pounded her cane a few times in anger and glanced at the ladies in charge with eyes as sharp as knives.