Aunt Lai waited for more than two hours.
She was so anxious waiting and so hungry that she drank three pots of tea and went to the toilet four times.
It's just that this matter concerns the safety of her entire Lai family, so Grandma Lai doesn't dare to leave.
What she didn't know was that in Jia Mu's room, a woman was reporting to Jia Mu about the situation of her family.
"Ancestor, we have probably found out some things about the Lai family, but the detailed information has not been sorted out yet."
"The Lai family borrowed money outside in the name of the Jia family and killed seven people in total. The Lai family also bought and sold four shops, also in the name of the Jia family."
"These are all big things, and there are many other small things that are still being explored."
Hearing this, Jia Mu couldn't help but close her eyes, her body was trembling slightly.
She really didn't expect that the Lai family would be so evil.
She treats Aunt Lai like a family member, and she also fully supports the Lai family. Otherwise, how can the two Lai brothers be the stewards of the east and west mansions respectively?
Even Grandma Lai's grandson Lai Shangrong was released from slavery since he was a child, and the Jia family even helped him run an official job for him.
Jia's mother never expected that instead of being ungrateful, the Lai family would do such evil things in the name of the Jia family.
Where are you still a slave? This is clearly an enemy!
After a long while, Jia Mu opened her eyes, and then ordered someone to invite Nanny Lai in.
Aunt Lai came in crying and wiping her eyes, and then she knelt down on the ground and cried and begged.
This was a routine she had been planning for a long time.
However, Jia Mu didn't wait for her to kneel down and asked, "Mama Lai, let me ask you, do you know everything your Lai family is doing outside?"
Huh?
This start is different from what she imagined?
Aunt Lai asked blankly: "Miss, what's going on outside? Are you asking about shopping outside?"
"Those two rebellious sons of my servant, although they are thinking of the master's grace in their hearts, they are both stupid and unnatural. They have greed in their hearts, and they must be greedy."
"Miss, but they are all just like slaves. Miss, they have never forgotten their master's grace in their hearts..."
Mother Jia chuckled and said, "That's not what I'm asking about. It's about how they loaned money outside in the name of the Jia family and killed several people."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Lai suddenly became frightened. She knelt down on the ground and said with tears:
"Miss, the Lai family has such incredible wealth thanks to the grace of the lady. My family is all the lady's slaves, and I am even more fortunate to have the lady's guidance. My family can be regarded as a family that has accumulated good deeds."
"My children and grandchildren may be greedy, but they will never do such lawless things. I don't know who is spreading rumors behind my back about these things. This is definitely not something done by my Lai family. Please be discerning, Miss."
Mother Jia laughed and said, "You'd better go back and ask your two sons whether they have done these things before you come to see me."
After hearing this, Grandma Lai was extremely frightened.
Could it be that these two traitors, Lai Da Lai Sheng, really did such lawless things?
If this is true, if she really leaves like this, I am afraid that her whole family will be completely ruined!
Thinking of this, Grandma Lai couldn't help but kowtow on the ground and cried loudly:
"Miss, I really don't know what bad things the rebellious son of the family has done. This is all my fault. It's because I didn't know how to teach my children and didn't teach them well."
"I hope that the lady will give them a way to live for the sake of serving you! Please give them a way to live! Please..."
Not long after, Grandma Lai's forehead was bloody and bloody.
She is also an elderly person and can no longer hold herself up at this time and may faint at any time.
Jia Mu also shed tears, and then she hardened her heart and ordered: "Come here, help Grandma Lai get up, apply medicine and bandage on her, and send her home."
Soon, Grandma Lai was escorted out by the two women.
Aunt Lai begged loudly for mercy, but Jia Mu pretended not to hear her, but the tears in her eyes kept flowing.
Just when Jia Mu was feeling sad, she suddenly heard the voice of a mother-in-law calling the eldest master.
Immediately afterwards, Jia She strode in.
Jia Mu couldn't help but sneered. This boss was quite enthusiastic.
As soon as he heard about such a thing, he ran over in a hurry.
Little did he know that he had been stabbed and didn't even know it.
What kind of sin did the old woman do to give birth to such a fool?
After Jia She came in, he hurriedly asked: "My son is greeting his mother. I don't know who has offended my mother. If my mother tells me, my son will definitely make the decision for his mother."
Jia Mu said angrily: "You have also aged, and your body and bones are not as good as before. I have exempted you from having to sleep in the morning. What are you doing here now?"
Hearing Jia's mother's inquiry, Jia Sheyi said angrily: "Mother, my son heard that Huan Ge'er of Dongfu did an audit yesterday and found out that Lai Sheng, a slave who had been a housekeeper for twelve years, had embezzled money from Ningguo Mansion. Three hundred and sixty thousand taels of silver go."
"If Lai Sheng of Dongfu is like this, then Lai Da in our house won't be able to get better even if we think about it. So my son thought that our house should also check the accounts."
"I'm afraid half of the accounting offices in our mansion were moved by the Wang family, and the other half were emptied by these lawless servants."
"Mother, if this continues, I'm afraid this Duke's Mansion will have someone else's surname."
Jia Mu sighed, thinking that these people are certainly evil-hearted, but are you just a good person?
If you are really successful, why should I let the second wife take care of the affairs of the house?
But Brother Huan is right about one thing. The boss, a fool, is actually a good person if he is asked to do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Jia Mu couldn't help but said: "It's rare that you have such a heart, that's all. I'll leave this matter to you."
"It's not just the Lai family, several other housekeepers also need to be investigated. However, the evidence must be solid before we can act."
"And not only the housekeepers in the house, but also the children of my Jia family who have done bad things, you have to deal with them together."
"But to deal with these matters, you need to find out the evidence and report it to me before you can act. If you can do this, I will leave this job to you."
After hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia She could not help but be overjoyed.
Brother Huan originally promised to give him a fortune worth at least 10,000 taels of silver, but now he has the confidence to let him wait patiently.
Jia She was dubious at first, but he never expected that it would be such a good job.
This errand requires more than ten thousand taels of wealth. I'm afraid even one hundred thousand taels of silver won't be able to stop it!
And it's more than that.
Nowadays, the second wife Jia Zheng's wife is a stupid woman. Because the Wang family has been unable to pay back the money she borrowed from the Jia family, she rarely shows up and is too shy to meet people.
The stewardship of Rongguo Mansion has fallen to Lian's daughter-in-law, that is, to their eldest family.
Now that he has taken on this job again, he can gain both foreign wealth and prestige.
I'm afraid it won't be long before he takes charge of Rongguo Mansion again.
For a moment, Jia She felt that his life had reached its peak.
(End of chapter)
