The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

Jia Lian remembered with great interest the words of tearing up the fan and making a thousand gold smiles, and then looked at the two little girls who were following Nanny Lai.

"Second Master likes these two gadgets?" Everyone Lai cleverly pushed out the one with the best appearance.

Jia Lian looked over and saw that she was a cute little girl with an apricot face and peach cheeks, who raised her eyebrows slightly. Seeing his nanny Zhao San rushing over, she immediately forgot about Qingwen who was bravely making up the peacock fur, and hurriedly stood up from the chair .

"Second Master, it's done, just wait for Second Master to come and see." Zhao San glanced at Nanny Lai and smiled honestly.

Jia Lian took the roster sent by Wu Xindeng, slapped it heavily in the palm of his hand, and then said: "The old lady said, Lai Da and Wu Xindeng are two thieves who are so bold that they took hundreds of thousands of silver from the house and fled. Now The mansion has already been taken by them, so it is necessary to take something from their two families as collateral."

The pamphlet slammed, and Mammy Lai and everyone in Lai's face changed greatly in fright, their knees became weak, and they almost knelt on the ground.

"Mother, mother."

Nanny Lai rolled her eyes and leaned back. Everyone quickly hugged Nanny Lai by the waist, not believing that Mother Jia, who had always been kind to their family, would say such a thing, and was speechless.

Nanny Lai struggled to wake up, tremblingly said: "Second Master Lian, the old lady really said that?"

"Send them to the old lady and see what the old lady says." Seeing that Lin Zhixiao and the others didn't believe it, Jia Lian asked Lin Zhixiao's family and Shan Daliang's family to lead Nanny Lai and everyone else to ask Mother Jia. .

Lin Zhixiao's family and Shan Daliang's family led Nanny Lai and everyone Lai to the front of Jiamu's courtyard. They saw that the vermilion gate engraved with generations of descendants and flying clouds and bats was tightly closed. The door, a daughter-in-law inside the door said: "The old lady is tired, and no one will be seen, go back."

Nanny Lai and everyone from Lai burst into tears immediately, pulling Lin Zhixiao's family and Shan Daliang's family to ask them to intercede for their family, saying over and over again: "You all know that Lai Da was appointed by the old lady to go out. of."

Lin Zhixiao's family and Shan Daliang's family saw the majesty of the Lai family on weekdays, and now it was their turn to kneel down to beg them, and they felt a little gloating about their misfortune, and they still politely helped them back to the front yard outside Jia Lian's study , and told Jia Mu that she didn't see anyone.

Sure enough, the rest of the people were all unhappy and gleeful, and it was inevitable that everyone, Wu Xindeng's family had fled, and Dai Liang, Shan Daliang, Zhang Cai, and Yu Xin volunteered to arrest people--such errands, among them, could be hidden. There are so many places to hide, who is willing to fall behind?

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Don't worry, you all follow me to Lai everyone first." Then, he led the way to Lai everyone.

Zhang Cai and Yu Xin tied up Nanny Lai and everyone Lai on their own initiative, remembering that Jia Lian seemed to be very interested in these two little maids just now, so they pushed the two crying little maids to Jia Lian. , Qi Qi said: "Second master wants to study hard, and these two young ones will stay in the inner study to wait on them."

Jia Lian said: "It's enough for me to keep the youngest son in my inner study. These two look very pitiful. Send them to the old lady."

Lin Zhixiao's family quickly agreed and asked someone to send the two little maids to Jia Mu.

The other butlers all went out eagerly, and saw dozens of horses parked in front of the door, surrounded by Jia Lian. After getting on the horses, they got on their horses according to their seniority and followed them. In the spacious hall, Jia Zhen has been invited by Lai Sheng, the chief steward of the Ningguo Mansion, Lai Er, Lai Da's younger brother, to persuade Jia Lian.

Jia Lian glanced at Lai Er, who looked quite similar to Lai Da, put both hands on the stove and said, "You are very well informed. It's a pity, you are from Dongfu, so I can't sell you." The wall is impenetrable, because Lai Er heard the wind and pulled Jia Zhen to be a rescuer, so he didn't feel strange.

One sentence made Lai Er's tongue out in surprise, and he felt that Jia Lian's slap in the face was Jia Zhen's, so he shrank his head and waited for Jia Zhen to speak.

Jia Zhen forced a smile and said, "Brother Lian, it's so cold, what are you doing here? Follow me to have a cup of hot wine to warm up."

"Brother Zhen, I still have something to tell my ancestors." Jia Lian said with a light smile, and walked towards Mr. Lai, only to see that Mr. Lai's decoration was more gorgeous than that of ordinary officials and eunuchs, and everything was neat and spacious.

Jia Zhen came in and saw that the yard was in a panic. As the saying goes, capture the thief first, and the king of thieves, Lai Shangrong, has already been captured. He ran away and did not dare to leave the yard.

"Second Lord." Brothers Zhao Tianliang and Zhao Tiandong smiled, and pushed the bound Lai Shangrong over.

Lai Er felt sorry for his nephew, so he hurried over, was about to untie the rope, but was pushed away by Zhao Tianliang, who had never suffered such humiliation, immediately glared at Zhao Tianliang angrily, then heard the sound of whimpering, and turned around to see his mother Lai Mother, sister-in-law and everyone were gagged and bound hands and feet.

Jia Lian took the booklet and turned to the first page, asking Jia Zhen to come and read it.

Jia Zhen looked at Nanny Lai and Lai everyone, and believed in Jia Lian's words in her heart. She felt that if it hadn't been for Mother Jia's words, who would dare to tie up Nanny Lai, and looked at Jia Lian flipping through the booklet without knowing why, so she poked her head over. Come, I saw in the brochure that it was written in a certain year and a certain month how much money was obtained by relying on the head of Lai Da. I turned four or five pages in a row, because the time and place were clearly recorded, but the words were poor, and there was no excuse for Lai Da's family. Confidence, but Lai Er is the big housekeeper of his family after all, so he had to sell Lai Er some face, so he said: "Some of Lai's property is recorded under the name of Lai Shangrong, and this Lai Shangrong was released after he was born. Yes, this is the property of the Liangmin family."

Jia Lian took the brochure and said with a smile: "Although this is the truth, if you catch a thief and take the stolen goods, is it true that if you find the stolen goods and change the head of the thief, the owner will suffer a secret loss? If so, you can only ask the official to judge gone."

Jia Zhen wants to say that this place is not Jinling, but also wonders why she offended Jia Lian for no reason. Jia Lian has evidence in hand, and I am afraid there are many witnesses.It's just that Lai Er kept staring at him, and if he didn't say a few words, his majesty as the master would disappear, and he said: "After all, Lai Shangrong is not our servant, he is also a serious scholar, so he is tied up like this... ..."

"I searched him, and he was not allowed to take a single penny with him. Since the Second Chief Lai has a deep affection for his uncle and nephew, let him take him back. Just write a contract before leaving, and return the things under Lai Shangrong's name to our Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lian stepped forward, just looking at the pavilions and corridors of Lai everyone.

"Master, this..." Lai Er looked at Jia Zhen with a mournful face.

"...let's write." When Jia Zhen came, she had already invited Youshi to go to Jiamu's branch to meet Jiamu. At this time, seeing that Jiamu's reinforcements were not coming, she knew that Jiamu knew about this, so she refused to do it all the more. villain.

Lai Shangrong was sobbing, he refused to write the contract, and seeing that his uncle could not save him, Brother Zhao Tianliang attacked him very hard, fearing that he would lose his life, so he had to shed tears, wrote the contract with his own hands, and asked someone to send him The land deed, house deed, etc. were given to Jia Lian, and Jia Lian sent Lin Zhixiao and Zhao Tianliang to the yamen to change the contract.

Seeing that Jia Zhen had softened, Lai Er didn't dare to be angry or speak. He dragged his nephew by his side, because he didn't know what Jia Lian was going to do with Nanny Lai, so he didn't dare to leave. Seeing Jia Lian standing in the front yard, Zhang Cai, Yu Xin and the others scrambled to accuse Lai Da of what he had committed, thinking disheartenedly that fortunately he is from the East Mansion.

"Second Lord, all the servants are here." Dai Liang volunteered to lead the people to drive all Lai's servants over.

"If there are family members out there who have a way to survive, let them go. Those who have no way to survive, stay in this yard, and when someone buys this yard, they will be sold together." Jia Lian said.

"Second Lord is indeed a Bodhisattva." Dai Liang smiled flatteringly, and then went to ask the subordinates if there was a way out. Those who are under the house are all locked in the servant's room and are not allowed to move around.

When he was young, Zhang Cai skillfully transcribed the money of the Lai family and read it to Jia Lian, "more than two hundred hectares of land, one medicinal material warehouse, two silver warehouses, silk and silk silk warehouse..."

"Just say the approximate amount of silver." Jia Lian said.

"The current silver is about 40 taels, and the surrounding properties, houses, shops, silks and satins, antique jade calligraphy and paintings, medicinal materials, mountains and stones, ancient trees, Babu beds and other furniture are equivalent to more than [-] taels." Zhang Cai said, almost Dripping envious saliva.

Lai Er blushed, and said, "These are earned by my father's family, mother's brother, and family management."

"I know that your family will make money, but the capital is stolen, just like stealing someone else's wife. Naturally, the child born must have the family's surname, or can it be your surname?" Jia Lian had known about the Lai family. There is a way to make money. When Tanchun was in charge of the family, he learned the methods of relying on the family.At this time, seeing how rich their family is, while feeling ashamed, they secretly gave Jia Zhen a wink, and understood that Zhang Cai, Dai Liang, etc. are not easy-going lamps, and the amount they reported obviously deducted them. The number after wanting to appropriate something for oneself.

Sure enough, Jia Zhen only felt that the brothers of the Lai family were rich, and they had a lot of face as the masters. She didn't want Lai's waist to be so thick, so she was surprised for a while, so she put her eyes on Lai Er.

Lai Er was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, his shrewd eyes drooped and he didn't dare to look at Jia Zhen, he didn't care about his mother, sister-in-law and nephew, he just wanted to go to the Xuanzhen Temple and beg Jia Jing to save his life.

"Gold and silver ingots, antiques and jade, silk and satin, wooden furniture, medicinal materials and spices, etc., were all moved back to Rongguo Mansion for registration and registration. The real estate, shop and pavement were brought to the yamen to change the contract, or sold or rented out. When asked by outsiders, they said that Lai Da swept away the Jia family's money, and the Jia family couldn't get rid of the pot, so the old lady spoke." Jia Lian said.

Zhang Cai, Yu Xin, Qian Hua, Dai Liang and other stewards agreed repeatedly after hearing this. They each figured out how much money they could get away from Lai Da's house, and urged Jia Lian to go to Wu Xin's house.

Jia Lian complied with the will, and then asked Jia Zhen, "Will Brother Zhen follow?"

Seeing Jia Lian's prestige, Jia Zhen envied him for making millions of fortunes lightly and skillfully, just to get a piece of the pie from Jia Lian. Suddenly, she saw that Nanny Lai, everyone Lai, and Lai Shangrong were tied up around the waist. Kneeling on the ground, Lai Er was nowhere to be seen, so he quickly asked others: "Did you see Lai Er?"

The person who asked the question was Zhu Long again, Zhu Long feared that the world would not be chaotic and said: "Master Zhen, don't hurry to go to Lai Er's house to have a look, Lai Er will definitely go home and pack his bags and run away!"

"You bastard, don't give me a single word!" Jia Zhen raised her foot and kicked Zhu Long, but she missed it, and said through gritted teeth, "If he dares to run away, sell him to Nanyang immediately!" After saying that, I also saw Jia Rong and Jia Qiang brothers rushing to intercede for Lai Da, scolding Jia Rong brothers for no use, and leading their sons and nephews out in a vicious voice.

Jia Zhen looked at Jia Zhen's back and smiled, then glanced at Lai Shangrong who was wrapped in silk, and said to Zhao Sand: "Get him out, if you hear that he claims to be from the Jia family again, arrest him immediately." Let him see the official." After that, he just got up when Dai Liang whispered in his ear with a smile: "Second Master, give some of these things to the old lady and the elder, and put some in the public house. Among them, the rest, the little one led someone to quietly send them to the second master's room."

Jia Lian glanced at the obsequious Dai Liang, who was obsessed with life and death, and thought that it was because someone moved things into his small coffers, so that these unscrupulous slaves had the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity.

Dai Liang's words were originally intended to please Jia Lian, but now that he stared at him like this, he became flustered.

Jia Lian looked at Lin Zhixiao, Shan Daliang, Yu Xin, Zhang Cai, Qian Hua and other stewards again, but instead of going to Wu Xindeng's house immediately, he sat back in his chair and said to Dai Liang, "Tell me what you just said to me, loudly." Say it again."

"Second Master Lian..." Dai Liang was puzzled, not knowing what was wrong with him.

"Say it again!" Jia Lian turned cold.

Dai Liang had no choice but to say in a low voice: "Give some of these things to the eldest master, take some and put them in the public house, and take the rest to the second master's room quietly with someone."

Zhang Cai and the others all lowered their heads. Although Dai Liang's words were not pleasant to hear, they were still an old custom.

"Zhao Tiandong, tell him, there is something wrong with what he said." Jia Lian said.

Zhao Tiandong sneered and said: "It's thanks to Dai Liang that you can say it! Nowadays, the things in the mansion, whether they are in the library or not, belong to the elder master and the second master! How can there be any injustice? If you talk like this, Do you want to bribe the second master with the things of the second master, so that the second master can protect you and fill your own pocket? You are too smart! Do you think everyone else is stupid?"

Dai Liang was so reprimanded that his face was flushed, and he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "It's the little one who is confused, the second master is not to blame."

Lin Zhixiao and the others saw the change of the rules in the mansion, although they were surprised that Jia Lian was not on guard against Jia Mu and Jia She, but they also knelt down with Dai Liang.

"Wu Xindeng left a booklet, which records how much money you have donated. Don't rush to think about how much money you can get. Go back, pack up your own money, and send them to the mansion. It’s good that the amount sent matches the amount in my brochure, otherwise, I’ll spend my money to rent a boat and send you all to Nanyang.”

Jia Lian patted his hand with the booklet, stood up, paused for a moment, and said to Zhao Tiandong: "Turn around and take someone to confiscate Wu Xindeng's house. If someone runs away or hides something, there is no need to go out." If you want to chase him, just sue the officials and ask the government to arrest the fugitive slave."

Zhao Tiandong and others agreed again and again.

Zhang Cai, Yu Xin, etc. first watched Lai Da and Wu Xindeng's jokes, but now they saw the fire burning on their bodies, and a layer of oily sweat appeared on their foreheads. When they saw the booklet, they couldn't stop trembling, and felt that Wu Xindeng had "run away" Another booklet was left, and it is likely that Wu Xindeng has been murdered by Jia Lian; and Jia Mu and Jia Amnesty can't ask, Jia Lian is the only one in this mansion, so they all kowtowed and agreed.

Jia Lian put the booklet into the boot tuck made of fetal sheepskin, then stuffed it into the powder-soled boots, got up and went out.

Dai Liang and others quickly sent him off.