The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 236
It was getting late, and the Jade Rabbit rose to the east.

In severe winter, as the moon rises, so does the biting cold wind.

In the main hall of Marquis Zhaowu's Mansion, Jia Jing was full of anger.

And Jia Jing's scolding sound made the eight servants kneeling below become so frightened that they faltered and couldn't speak, they could only kneel there and kowtow for mercy over and over again.

Seeing that it was getting late today, Xue Baochai stepped forward and said, "It's getting late today, why don't we deal with the matter in the daytime tomorrow? Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it until after the third watch." use up!

It's better to wait until tomorrow, after all, you have been exhausted all the way, so you need to have a good rest! "

Hearing Xue Baochai's words, Jia Jing raised his head and glanced at the sky outside.

Then, Jia Jing nodded, and ordered the soldiers around him to say: "Take these death-seeking beasts down first, no matter whether they are in the woodshed or the stables, and tell them to stay there for one night, and wait for tomorrow. After Lai Da Lai Er catches them, we will deal with them together!"

"Yes!"

Several personal soldiers bowed to take orders.

Afterwards, the four personal soldiers escorted him into the firewood room one by one.

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next morning.

Not long after Maoshi.

Lin Daiyu was sitting in front of the dressing table, letting Zijuan comb her hair, when the snow geese outside came to report, "Ma'am, Second Master Lian and Second Grandma Lian have arrived!"

Hearing the report, Lin Daiyu ordered Xueyan to take someone to serve hot tea first, and when she changed herself, she hurriedly asked Zijuan to tie her hair into a bun, put it in a hairpin and fix it, then she got up and came out to greet the two of them. .

Outside, Wang Xifeng looked at the bun that Lin Daiyu hastily pulled out, and asked with a smile, "Sister, did you just get up?"

"I slept well this morning, but I never got up on time." Lin Daiyu laughed.

Then, he asked Zijuan on the side, "Did you send someone to the Martial Arts Field to inform Brother Jing?"

Zijuan nodded, and replied: "I have already asked the servant girl to inform Lord Hou, but Lord Hou said that he still needs to invite Second Master Lian and Second Grandma Lian to wait for a while, and they will arrive after changing their clothes!"

"It's okay to wait, we're not in a hurry!" Jia Lian laughed.

After a while, everyone saw Jia Jing came over in a change of normal clothes, and sat on the big chair next to Lin Daiyu, her hair was still wet.

When Lin Daiyu saw her, she couldn't help frowning.

"Why did the hair come out before drying? It's freezing outside, what if I catch cold again?!"

Lin Daiyu called Xueyan over with a wave of her hand, and said, "Go quickly and bring a clean handkerchief to Lord Hou."

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Later, while wiping her hair with a handkerchief, Jia Jing asked, "Second brother Lian came this time for the matter of Xiaohuazhi Lane behind the two mansions?"

Hearing this, Jia Lian smiled coyly, "Hey, it's just such a small matter, it's unthinkable, but I still have to trouble you, third brother Jing!"

Jia Jing waved her hand and said with a smile: "We two brothers, who bothers whoever we are talking about, isn't it too far-fetched?!"

He handed back the handkerchief in his hand to the snow goose who was waiting on the side.

Then he asked Jia Lian, "What is the approximate date? Did Lian's second brother calculate it? Can the people who need it be arranged?"

Wang Xifeng next to him heard the words, and hurriedly answered: "The date has already been counted, and it is estimated that it will be in the first month of the next year. As for the midwife, the stable woman who gave birth to Sister Qiao was used. It was accidental that things would leak out!"

Jia Jing nodded, "Since you have already arranged things almost, from now on, I will transfer a few more people from the house to go over here, like what was discovered by Zhang Hua before, it must not be called other people." Appeared again!"

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng couldn't help nodding their heads.

At this time, Lin Daiyu secretly pulled Jia Jing's sleeve.

Suddenly, Jia Jing thought of what Lin Daiyu had told her about last night, so she said to Jia Lian, "There is another thing that I want Second Brother Lian to pay attention to!"

"What's the matter?" Jia Lian was taken aback.

Jia Jing was also unambiguous, and said bluntly: "If you say that the child is born, it will be born, but the matter between the concubine and the concubine, Lian's second brother must be firmly grasped. Don't let the children be in the end. It's not beautiful that things about the elders and concubines are going to stir up trouble!"

"What does third brother Jing mean?"

Lin Daiyu who was next to her took over the conversation and said, "Second brother Lian, no matter what, the second sister-in-law Lian is your regular wife and the head grandma of the Rongguo Mansion. You must not be confused!"

Although it was not clearly stated in the words, the meaning of siding with Wang Xifeng was already obvious.

Jia Jing also nodded and said: "It's true, if one day Lian's second sister-in-law finds our family because of this matter, my younger brother will have to talk to Lian's second brother!"

Hearing Jia Jing and Lin Daiyu's support, Wang Xifeng's last worry was gone.

There was a smile on his face again.

Jia Lian also laughed and said: "What are the words of the third brother Jing and his younger siblings? I have a scale in my heart because of the seniority and inferiority of the elders and the descendants of the first-born relatives!"

"That's good..." Jia Jing smiled slowly
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Several people were talking, when Amber came in from outside the door, "Master Hou, Laifu is back, and he is outside!"

"Tell him to bring the man in!"

Jia Jing said: "It just so happens that Lian's second master and Lian's second grandma are here, so it's more convenient to handle the matter!"

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng who were sitting across from each other couldn't help wondering, "Third brother Jing, what's the matter?"

Jia Jing smiled and said: "I went to the library in the mansion yesterday and accidentally found something missing in it. It turned out that it was stolen by the family's children!"

"What?!" Jia Lian couldn't help saying angrily when he heard the words: "Which slave in the family wants to die? How dare such a cowardly person steal from his master?"

"It's not someone else, it's Lai Da from your Rongguo mansion and Lai Er from the mansion next door!"

When Jia Lian heard the words, he asked in confusion, "Lai Da Lai Er? How many years have they been housekeepers, it's not like they don't even know this taboo?"

Wang Xifeng was also a little unbelievable, "It's true that their family doesn't have such shallow eyelids?"

"This is about the good housekeeper of our Jia family. After getting used to being a thief, he has become more wanton!"

Jia Jing's complexion remained unchanged, and he still smiled lightly: "They used the family members of the people in the treasury in my Marquis Mansion as a threat to steal a set of ivory Buddha statues that were rewarded by His Majesty in the palace, which was a tribute from the Kingdom of Siam. , and sent it to Lai Shangrong's superior, intending to wait for a fat vacancy..."

Hearing this, both Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were shocked, "Stolen the things His Majesty rewarded? And sent them to Lai Shangrong's superiors for bribes?"

"How dare you steal the gift from the imperial court to pay bribes! I'm afraid the Lai family has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"

Jia Lian was also completely angry.

At the same time, he is also rejoicing that this matter was discovered by Jia Jing in advance, otherwise if it is known to outsiders one day, it will be another sword of Damocles hanging over Jia's head!

Now that Jia Jing is in power, and Emperor Hongde has to rely on the Jia family, everything is fine, but if one day the Jia family loses power, the sword of Damocles hanging above the Jia family's head may be destroyed immediately. It will kill the Jia family!
It has to be said that Jia Lian has grown a lot in terms of ability and vision since he became the master of the family.

However, no matter how much Jia Lian's abilities improved, how could he have imagined that, in Jia Jing's heart, he was worthy of the current Da Zhou!
After all, if Jia Jing is really pissed off, he really has the strength to turn the tables and remake the world!
Just as they were talking, Laifu outside the door brought Lai Da Lai Er and Lai Shangrong into the door...

(End of this chapter)