The Second Master of the Red Chamber

As soon as Jia Lian arrived at the study, Zhao Sheng came up to him and said, "Second Master told us to keep a close eye on Jin Wenxiang, and I immediately arranged for him to do so, and indeed, I discovered something unusual.

After leaving the mansion, this guy immediately went to Wang Wu's house in Houlang and did not return until a long time later.

But he only returned home for a short while before going back to Wang Wu's house, and then the two of them went out together.

Seeing that they seemed to be planning to leave the city at night, I dared not wait any longer and immediately brought them back to wait for Second Master to deal with them."

Jia Lian heard this and asked, "Where is the person?"

"In the study."

Following Jia Lian into the study, Zhao Sheng and others immediately dragged two people out of the side room and took off their blindfolds.

When they saw the environment clearly, especially when they saw Jia Lian, one of them looked confused and the other was a little frightened.

But neither of them said anything, they just knelt down obediently.

Jia Lian looked at them silently for a while, then slowly said: "Jin Wenxiang, Wang Wu?"

"Your servant kowtows to the Second Master..."

"Tell me, where are you going this late at night?"

Jin Wenxiang's expression changed, and he suddenly showed a flattering look: "Second Master, we are following the old lady's order to go out to do something. I just don't know why Second Master brought us here?"

Jia Lian glanced at him coldly and looked at Wang Wu: "You say."

Wang Wu looked somewhat innocent and was just about to look at Jin Wenxiang's expression.

"Look at me and say it!"

"Yes, yes, yes...Reporting to the Second Master, I know nothing. It was Jin Wenxiang who suddenly found me tonight and said that the old lady wanted to see Lai Mama, and ordered him to go to the farm in the north to bring Lai Mama back.

He said the journey was long and he wanted me to go with him. I didn't want to go at first, but he said he would give me fifty taels of silver as a reward after the mission was accomplished..."

As soon as Wang Wu finished speaking, Jin Wenxiang laughed and said, "Yes, it's a thousand miles from the capital to the north. I was afraid that something might go wrong on the way, so I thought of taking Wang Wu with me."

"Really? Why did the old lady suddenly want to see Lai Mama and asked you to pick her up?

If I remember correctly, you were only responsible for purchasing things in the old lady's room. How could you be assigned the job of picking people up?

Not only do they hand it over to you, but they also don't give you a few people to accompany you. Do you still need to spend money to recruit people yourself?"

"This... I don't know why the old lady ordered me to do this, but the old lady has given the order, and I just need to do it. I don't care..."

"Bastard!"

Jia Lian suddenly shouted loudly, scaring Jin Wenxiang so much that he trembled all over.

"Since I have captured the two of you here, I must have sufficient reasons. If you dare to speak so eloquently in front of me again, do you really think I dare not kill you two?"

After hearing Jia Lian's words, Jin Wenxiang was fine, but Wang Wu was scared to death.

"Second Master, please spare my life. I really don't know anything. I only agreed to go with Jin Wenxiang for the fifty taels of silver.

I don't want the fifty taels of silver, and I won't go north with him. Second Master is wise. If Jin Wenxiang has done something extremely evil, you can punish him alone. I am really wronged. Second Master is very clear..."

Wang Wu was crying and snotting.

Jia Lian was usually not harsh to his subordinates, and was even very tolerant. However, once he got angry, no one would suffer any consequences. This was the consensus of all the servants in the two mansions.

He was regretting it now. He had known for a long time that there was no such thing as a free lunch, but the damn Jin Wenxiang was willing to pay fifty taels of silver just to get him to go north with him.

Although the north is far away, it only takes a few months to go back and forth. And fifty taels of silver is something he can't earn even if he works hard for a whole year!
As expected, greed is harmful. Could it be that this damn Jin Wenxiang stole the master's property and wanted to run away?

Seeing Jia Lian frowning, Zhao Sheng kicked Wang Wu, who was knocking his head so hard that it was pounding.

Jin Wenxiang was also a little frightened. He said to Jia Lian in a flattering way, "Second Master, please understand that I really acted on the orders of the old lady. If you don't believe me, you can ask the old lady or my sister.

Second Master, you may not know this, but my sister is the mandarin duck beside the old lady. She usually admires Second Master the most and often tells me stories about his heroic deeds..."

As he spoke, he winked at Jia Lian.

Although not many people knew that Grandmother Jia intended to leave Yuanyang to Jia Lian, Jin Wenxiang himself was a member of Grandmother Jia's courtyard, so he naturally heard some rumors over time.

He was afraid that Jia Lian didn't know his identity, and that if a flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, family members would not recognize each other.

Jia Lian gave him a displeased look and said, "It seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin. Come, punish me severely."

Seeing Jia Lian's personal guards taking out some strange and terrifying torture instruments from somewhere, Jin Wenxiang felt like he was scared to death.

As Jin Yuanyang's brother, although he is not a stunningly handsome man, he is seven feet tall and has handsome features. In addition, the Jin family is highly valued by Lady Jia, and he has never suffered from hardship since childhood, and has fair and delicate skin.

If he were to be tortured once, not only would he become disabled, but even if he was only left with some scars on his body, his life would be over.

After thinking for a while, he quickly said: "No, please forgive me, Master, I will tell you..." Jia Lian waved his hand and the torture instruments were removed.

Jin Wenxiang glanced at Zhao Sheng and the others again, and then said, "This is a serious matter. Second Master, can you please ask them to leave and allow me to talk to you alone..."

"All of you go down. Take him with you."

Zhao Sheng and others then dragged Wang Wu away.

"Okay, now you can tell me."

Jia Lian's tone was cold, and it was obvious that his patience was running out.

Jin Wenxiang, however, was acting out of character, with no sign of fear or hesitation on his face.

He actually got up from the ground, walked up to Jia Lian with a sly look, and whispered, "Second Master, please forgive me. This matter is of great importance and cannot be known to others. I have allowed you to offend me."

Seeing that Jia Lian did not make any comment, he continued, "I dare not hide it from you, Second Master. This time, I did follow the old lady's order to go to the northern farm, and I did go to pick up Lai Lao Ma, but..."

"However, the old lady probably wants you to kill her, right?" Jia Lian suddenly took over Jin Wenxiang's words.

Jin Wenxiang immediately looked at Jia Lian as if he had seen a ghost.

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Jia Lian curled his lips and said, "Go on, tell me everything you know."

Jin Wenxiang was extremely shocked. No wonder people said that Master Lian was a star who had descended to earth and that nothing could be hidden from him. Now it seemed that this was true.

"Second Master is wise, that's true. Tonight, the old lady asked my sister to call me to Rongqing Hall and told me to go to Lai's house in the north and tell me that she is seriously ill and wants to see Lai Ma again. She took Lai Ma away on this pretext.

But there is no need to actually bring her back to the capital. We just need to find a way to make Nanny Lai pass away on the way.

For this, the old lady gave me five hundred taels of silver.

I was very scared at first, but firstly, this was the old lady's request, so I didn't dare to refuse. Secondly, I thought that Lai Ma was an old lady in her seventies and eighties, so this job was not too difficult, so I agreed. "

Jin Wenxiang was very single at this time. In his opinion, he was just following orders and he didn't really kill anyone.

The key point is that it was very strange that the old lady suddenly wanted to kill Lai Ma, and it was even stranger that Mr. Lian cared about this matter and arrested them for it.

I think there must be some extraordinary reason behind this.

He did not dare and did not want to get involved in any major disputes. He even thought of taking the opportunity to curry favor with Jia Lian. Therefore, since he had already betrayed Lady Jia, he might as well betray her completely.

"Did the old lady say why she did this?"

"I asked that, but the old lady scolded me and told me not to meddle in it."

Jia Lian took a deep breath. He already had a guess.

Lai Ma had been with Grandmother Jia for most of her life, and the relationship between the master and servant had always been very good. But now Grandmother Jia suddenly wanted to get rid of her...

There is only one possibility.

That is, Nanny Lai knew some important secret, and this secret suddenly had the possibility of being leaked, so Grandmother Jia was worried and wanted to silence her completely.

And since Lady Jia suddenly made this decision after meeting him and telling him about his life experience, it is obvious that this secret is very likely related to his life experience.

This is actually the reason why he ordered people to monitor Jin Wenxiang when he learned from Yuanyang that Lady Jia wanted to meet him.

It was obvious that Grandmother Jia had some reservations about him tonight, but since the old lady didn't say anything, he couldn't force her, so he could only put his doubts aside for the time being.

Unexpectedly, Lady Jia revealed her flaws so quickly.

"Second Master?"

Seeing that Jia Lian remained silent, Jin Wenxiang tentatively broke the silence.

"Well, Second Master, what should I do next? Do I need to go to the farm in the north?"

"go."

Jia Lian said: "Since it is the old lady's instruction, how can I not complete it? But..."

Jin Wenxiang asked tentatively, "But, Second Master wants to see Madam Lai?"

Jia Lian finally smiled: "Not bad, quite smart."

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Second Master's good teaching..."

"Okay, you and Wang Wu will continue to go and bring Lai Ma back. Remember, if anything happens to Lai Ma before I see her, you two will pay with your lives."

Jin Wenxiang's heart, which had just relaxed, immediately tensed up again, and he became more and more aware that this matter was really of great relevance.

...(End of chapter)