"The money saved at home by a single servant 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 want to buy some of the 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 a filial person. "
Jia Lian walked down the stairs slowly and looked at the Lai family indifferently.
Lai Da and others became more and more guilty and bowed their heads. Jia Lian even knew that they wanted to build a garden, and he obviously had his eyes and ears in their house. It was 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 even though she had made up her mind to protect the Lai family before leaving home, she did not expect such a situation at all.
She originally thought that even if the Lai family had a lot of money, they would use it to decorate their homes and buy properties. If Jia Lian really wanted to search, he might not be able to find much real money! In this way, it would be easier for her to intercede for the Lai family and cover up her crimes.
Who knew that the Lai family would be in such a situation! Not to mention the family assets of nearly two hundred thousand taels, even the cash in hand is one hundred thousand?
This amount is comparable to the private debts 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 does what you want.
Aunt Lai, who was standing next to Jia Mu with her body curled up, had been observing Jia Mu's expression. When she saw the results of the search at home, Jia Mu's expression 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 Majesty... I dare to report to the Second Master Ming that apart from the rewards given by the government over the years, most of these belongings are the dowry brought by my wife from my mother's family...
Jian Nei'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 tell you that 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 over the 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 'Jia' is the word.
The young family is absolutely loyal to the government, and we ask the second master to keep an eye on it. "
From the moment Lai Shangrong was born, Aunt Lai asked for grace on his behalf and was freed 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 didn't think that I could deceive him through this, but I just wanted to find a reasonable excuse for myself. In this way, it is convenient for Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others to help intercede, and maybe they can get through this episode.
From this point of view, it can be seen that he is still somewhat cunning and clever in being 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 playing tricks, how could the Lai family be reduced to where they are today? Such rhetoric may be of some use if spoken to Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others alone, but now...
Jia Lian couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw that Lai Dadu had already confessed his crime and bowed his head, but 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 miss the good things of Jia's family, but he 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 hides and shrinks in front of him, but also dares to jump out and show off his cleverness? As he was being escorted to kneel beside 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 in the end it is found that it is not what you said, and the difference is one tael of silver, I will give you a slap on the face. I would like to see if you can still be as eloquent as you are now with your stupid mouth. 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 Dahe was blinded by lard for a while and abandoned his master. Now no matter how punished he is in the palace, whether he is beaten or killed, the slaves do not dare to complain at all. I just ask the old lady to spare Ronger's life for the sake of our master-servant relationship. It can also be regarded as leaving a queen for Lai Da. I am here to thank the old lady for her kindness..."
Aunt Lai has been a slave all her life and knows exactly what Jia Mu and others are doing. At this time, you can only play the emotional card, resort to bitter tricks, and use sophistry to excuse yourself.
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."
As if she didn't hear Jia Mu's sarcasm, Aunt Lai actually turned 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. Mingdao: "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 make a clear decision, old lady. "
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 deals fairly, and my grandson knows that. Besides, 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 Jia Mu. Things were all out there, and Jia Lian didn't believe that Jia Mu would burn her prestige, dignity, and credibility in front of her children and grandchildren for a slave.
In other words, even if Jia Mu really lost her mind, she still insisted on protecting the family. That's simple, just let the Lai family live one more night, and let the Lai family not see the sun tomorrow.
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 intervene.
Jia Mu didn't see Jia Lian's determination and ruthlessness, but she understood that Jia Lian didn't 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 house. 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.
They deserved it anyway, no wonder the old man 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, after all, he has some achievements that are obvious to all, and he is also good to your master.
Loyalty, you should not go too far, 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 didn't 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 bowed to Jia's mother and Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, and then faced the courtyard and announced: "Lai Da and his wife have betrayed the Lord and coveted the property of Lord 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 first. After the crimes committed are found out, they will be dealt with together."
Tonight is mainly aimed at the Lai family. These little minions have no energy to take care of them at all, and they can't squeeze anything out of it even if they think about it.
The Lai family originally thought that Jia Lian's attitude would make them lose their skin, but unexpectedly, Jia Lian only dealt with Lai and his wife, leaving the rest of the family unaffected. Then I knew that Jia Lian was given a lighter punishment for the sake of Jia Mu.
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 to serve as a warning to others, but he had no intention of taking human lives. They were just a few slaves, not worthy of his murderous precept.
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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