Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 224 You Are Xiao Qingwen
Rongqing Hall,
Atrium Compound,

Although there were a lot of people in the yard, it was extremely quiet, no one dared to yell or shout, and they were all consciously queuing up to receive the money. The people in the side house of the Jia family seemed cautious and did not dare to make any noise.

Many people even looked timidly at Luo Yunhou and the others and the Jia family's lineage in the pavilion, which made it even more obvious that the power of the Jia family's Ningrong Second Mansion was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Jia Mu and the others in the pavilion didn't feel anxious. Although Jia Amnesty was resentful, he sat down and ate and drank what he should eat. The aura was enough. I have to say that Jia Mu's deterrence was still enough for everyone. He didn't dare to make mistakes, but Jia Lian didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, sitting in the corner like a stranger, a bit out of place, even Jia Zheng sat there honestly and drank tea.

So at this time,
Someone outside the courtyard was arguing loudly outside, which completely startled the people in the courtyard, the voices could be heard far away, and there were also tugging movements.

Zhang Jinyu was instantly seduced. Today's Jia family had such an important banquet, and there were women from the Jia family tearing each other up. Could it be that there was something hidden that couldn't be hidden.

How could Zhang Jinyu hold back, she stood up and scolded;

"What the hell, you dare to yell outside, come here, bring the quarrelsome people outside to Benhou, and see what's going on?"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The guards behind him didn't care if they were the ones they could catch or not. After being ordered, a dozen people ran out of the courtyard. The people in the courtyard also looked outside curiously. Mother Jia also looked unkind, and the people in the house were getting more and more angry. The more outrageous it is.

And the two people outside the courtyard were none other than Si Qi, the big maid next to Yingchun, who dragged Wang's daughter-in-law from the second family's house and dragged her through several small courtyards, swearing at each other, followed by a The little girl said in the background.

"It's her. She stole something and ran away. I saw it."

The sound is sweet, crisp and bright.

"You little hoof still dare to control me?"

The daughter-in-law of Wang's house cursed, and Shi Qi grabbed her angrily and shouted;

"You dare to steal the lady's jewelry without authorization, return it quickly."

When the two were tugging at each other, they were suddenly surrounded by a dozen soldiers in armor and with knives. They were so frightened that the three let go of their hands immediately, and then the two stood there in a daze. One took it to the yard and knelt down directly.

Seeing that his own guards are so unsympathetic and sympathetic, he is also very ashamed, this thing can't be taught.

And Yingchun in the pavilion saw that it was Si Qi and her nanny's daughter-in-law Wang who lived in the house, and she was too frightened to know what to do, so she went to Tanchun for help, and when Xichun and Xichun looked at it, Erchun also recognized it. Who were those two people? They were about to speak, but Jia Mu glared at them and gave up.

Seeing that the people in the pavilion did not speak, Zhang Jinyu asked directly;
"Whose servant girls are the three of you, you are chattering over there, why do you need to do this?"

The three of them were momentarily afraid and did not speak.
Obviously a little afraid of today's scene, Zhang Jinyu saw that the little girl was frightened, so she asked in a different tone;
"I'm Zhang Jinyu, Marquis of Luoyun. I'm here today for business. I'll let you decide what to do with the three of you. If the master doesn't do anything, you can leave together and come to the Marquis' mansion after you decide." .”

Zhang Jinyu was thinking about something good, to see if he could find out what was wrong with the Rongguo Mansion. As for how many people he took in, it was a small thing for him.

Si Qi didn't dare to speak out, knowing that she had caused trouble for the young lady, but although Wang's daughter-in-law made a mistake, it was expected that the two of them would not dare to speak nonsense in front of outsiders, they were confident.

Who knew that the little girl couldn't hold back and asked;
"Master Hou, what you said is true, can you believe it?"

Seeing someone answering, Zhang Jinyu had a clue in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said;

"Since Benhou has opened his mouth, he must do it, otherwise his face will be gone. What's your name, little girl?"

"Back to Lord Hou, this servant is called Qingwen."

Looking at such a beautiful little girl, what is her name, Qingwen!The name is so familiar, and Zhang Jinyu also felt familiar. After thinking about it, I remembered that the eloquent maid, now it seems that she has just arrived at the house, so I should be lucky.

"Okay, just tell me what's going on."

Zhang Jinyu sat in the middle of the courtyard and began to ask questions, feeling like there were three trials.

"Luo Yunhou, isn't this inappropriate?"

No need to ask, only Mother Jia will speak at critical times.

"The old matriarch's words are wrong. The people in the house are arguing like this. There must be something wrong. Seeing the little girl so timid and timid, there must be grievances. Although I can't control the affairs of the house, I am a man. Honesty, you have to take care of it when you see it, you can't bear to feel wronged, you can't forget your roots by relying on power and the protection of your ancestors, old matriarch, don't you think so?"

Zhang Jinyu's words with a gun and a stick in his mouth were so majestic, and his wholehearted attitude made it difficult for Jia's mother to refute for a while, making it difficult for Jia Zheng to stand up and say;

"What Luo Yunhou said is true, but the state owns the country's laws, and the family has family rules. Such trivial matters are dealt with by the family's own laws. If Luo Yunhou is like this, his hand is stretched too far."

Seeing that Jia Zheng was able to say these words, he was a little bit responsible, but Zhang Jinyu, who had never lost, asked immediately;

"Yuan Wai-lang said it well, then the Marquis asked Yuan Wai-lang, if you come here again today, do you think it's the law of the country or the rules of the family?"

"You, you mess around."

Jia Zheng's face turned red when he was forced, and he really had nothing to say. Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zheng contemptuously overwhelmed by anger, and secretly wanted to humiliate himself.

Jia Lian looked at all this coldly, feeling a little relieved in his heart.

"Okay, since that's the case, let Luo Yunhou ask what's going on, and see how Master Hou handles the case?"

Mother Jia also sighed and asked Jia Zheng to sit down. Luo Yunhou really still has resentment, which is very difficult.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu bowed to Mother Jia;
"It's still the old matriarch who understands righteousness. You three hear it. If you have something to say, I'll take care of it. Get up first when you're done."

The three of them also thanked each other and stood up.

Seeing this, Qingwen became bolder and said;
"Master Hou, this servant went to help in the back kitchen today, and then I saw this person sneaking out of the house, so I went over and grabbed her to prevent her from leaving, and an old woman came out with something in her arms. Gone. Then this sister came and grabbed her, and pulled her all the way here."

Zhang Jinyu didn't know who the other two were. After listening to Qingwen's words, she generally understood that even if the thief was caught stealing, she sighed in her heart. It may be during the day.

Then, skipping over the woman suspected of stealing, she came to the little maid on the far side and asked;

"Say, what's going on, what's your name?"

Shi Qi replied with some fear;

"Back to Lord Hou, the servant girl is called Si Qi, and she is the big servant girl next to the second lady of the Rongguo Mansion. This lady came to the banquet. The servant girl was afraid that the lady would be cold, so she went back to the house to get the shawl. Who would have thought that as soon as she entered the door, she would see the young lady's nanny and her daughter?" His daughter-in-law was stealing the lady's gold and silver jewelry, as well as the lady's own money, and was seen by the servant, and then the two pushed the servant and fled, and the servant caught one with the help of the little girl."

After finishing speaking, he gave Wang Zhu's daughter-in-law a bitter look, who knows that this person is also pungent;

"What do you look at? The slaves didn't take them. Don't think that you can do anything wrong in Jia's house if you find an outsider. Still"

"Paws!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

No matter who the guard behind him was, he stretched out his hand and began to pump hard.
"Crack, snap, snap."

As soon as the sound was piercing into the flesh everywhere, the woman also "ah, ah" was so painful that she couldn't speak.

The people in the courtyard didn't dare to do anything wrong after hearing this, Jia She squinted his eyes, he didn't expect that these people were from his daughter's house, and he was also upset, these damn servants actually caused trouble for the master.

Zhang Jinyu shouted when he saw that it was almost done;

"stop."

Only then did the guard stop, and stood aside, seeing the maid who was bleeding from the corner of her mouth, Zhang Jinyu came over and said;
"Remember, don't open your mouth until the Marquis asks you to speak. Besides, if you ask a question, you have to think about it before answering. The Marquis only asks once. If you make a mistake, you won't have a chance. Do you understand?"

The woman nodded in fear.

"It's so good, what's the matter with you?"

"Back, Lord Hou, slaves and maids are cleaning the yard in the house, who knows that Si Qi went into the house and turned over something, and then came out to slander the slaves and steal things, how is this possible."

"Oh, that means your lady's things were stolen, and then you accuse each other of stealing, don't you?"

The two nodded.

Zhang Jinyu suddenly asked;
"What's your monthly routine?"

The two were a little confused, and Si Qi replied;
"Back to Lord Marquis, Miss's big maid will pay you two taels of silver per month."

"What about you?"

"Go back to Lord Marquis, slaves and maidservants for a month or two."

The woman also replied.

It was Qingwen's turn to bow her head and answer;
"The servants are not there yet."

Zhang Jinyu asked again;
"You're talking about a nanny, what about her?"

Shi Qi responded,

"Back to Lord Hou, she is also two liang."

Hearing several people's answers to Zhang Jinyu's heart, he also felt emotional. The few maids were comparable to the salary of the frontier army. How could such a great martial arts not decline. Temporarily buried their emotions in their hearts and said to the three of them;

"The three of you are waiting here."

Then came to the pavilion and asked;
"Who is Miss Yingchun, I will borrow someone from you."

Yingchun was a little apprehensive, but she stood up and said a million blessings, with a delicate face like water, she replied softly;
"Who does Lord Hou borrow from?"

"The little girl next to you will lead the way."

Zhang Jinyu pointed to one of the little girls beside Yingchun, which was Xiuju.

Yingchun pulled the little girl over to comfort her;
"Go and show Lord Hou a way, it's fine."

"Yes, ma'am."

Seeing Xiuju come out in fear, Zhang Jinyu had no choice but to ask;

"Just take Benhou's people to your miss, nanny and Si Qi's room, understand?"

"Go back to Lord Hou, I know."

"That's good, Ning Bian will bring people to follow."

"It's Lord Hou."

Ning Bian followed the little girl Xiuju to the backyard with his personal guards. Seeing this, the woman was a little panicked, so she fell into the eyes of everyone. How could those people not know that this family really stole the hostess's house? thing.

Jia Amnesty had a gloomy expression on his face, he stole all the things on his own head, which shows that Rongguo Mansion has no place for him.

could not help but said;

"The general admires Luo Yunhou's good means. I never thought that even a servant would bully the general's daughter like this. It can be seen."

"Boss, if you don't know how to speak, don't speak. There is no conclusion yet."

When Jia Mu saw that Jia Amnesty started talking nonsense, she interrupted directly.

It's just how can you say that in a big resentment, as the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized, let alone this kind of thing, if it is spread that the family is not strict, the reputation of the lady in the house will be lost.

(End of this chapter)