Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 231
Lai Shangrong was not clear about what happened to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Ning Mansion.

He was accompanying his grandmother and father Lai Da to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

He himself didn't actually want to see Lai Sheng, but Aunt Lai and Lai Da wanted to see him before he died.

He could only establish a relationship through King Zhongshun and lead them to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Lai Shangrong has seen it before. He was arrested for distributing papermaking leaflets and spent a while in Jinyiwei Prison.

But at that time, they were treated with special treatment. They were held in single-family prisons and there was no coercion or intimidation.

When I saw Qin Ye, it was normal, and it was very different from the current death penalty cell.

Looking at the dazzling array of torture instruments, Lai Shangrong's heart pounded, and he secretly warned that he must not end up like this.

Although he is now in a prosperous relationship with the Holy Family, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. In such a society where monarchy is paramount, where the emperor can decide life or death with just one word, it is always not so practical.

As the jailer came all the way to the prison where Lai Sheng and his son were imprisoned, Lai Shangrong took out 20 taels of broken silver and attached a [-] tael silver note.

He smiled and said, "Sir, take it and let the brothers drink!"

The jailer stretched out his hand, smiled and shoved twice, then took it and put it into his arms.

"Sir, please take your time. Please call me."

Then he tried his best to mouth to the cell leader beside him, who hurriedly took out the key and unlocked the door.

The cell door opened, and Lai Sheng saw Aunt Lai inside. He knelt and crawled in front of him, and immediately saw Lai Shangrong falling behind.

She cried loudly and said: "Mom! It's not a pity for your son to die. Please tell Shang Rong to save his brother's life."

After saying that, he pulled his son Lai Shangning to his side, and together they knelt down and kowtowed.

"grandmother!……"

Aunt Lai wiped her tears and said, "If I had known now, why would I bother you at the beginning? After all the good things you have done, you still have the nerve to ask Shang Rong to intercede for you!"

Lai Da on the side shook his head and said: "Now that the case has been decided, who has the face to plead for mercy? It's not easy to come to see you. Don't say those things again, or make my mother sad for nothing!"

He didn't know it was a capital crime before, but now that the emperor has approved it, he doesn't dare to mention saving people again.

Lai Sheng knew that Lai Da's way would not work, so he hugged Nanny Lai's leg and cried, "As long as Shang Rong is willing to help, there will be a solution. Shang Ning is also your grandson, so you have the heart to watch our house die." Isn’t it the end of the world?”

The ancients valued heirs, firstly to perpetuate their incense, and secondly because they believed in ghosts and gods. If there were no sacrifices during festivals, they would worry about becoming lonely ghosts.

People are so weird sometimes. They believe in ghosts and gods, but they also like to do evil.

Lai Shangrong also came into contact with many people in his previous life, and found that many people who lived without food or worshiped Buddha had dragons and phoenixes carved on their bodies.

Aunt Lai leaned over and touched their heads, and said with a decisive look on her face: "I have asked Shang Rong to take care of the relationship. In the past two months, you just have to eat and drink well. I am calling your eldest brother and Shang Rong here today, and I am also calling them I’ll give you a guarantee…”

Lai Da hurriedly stopped him: "Mom! What do you promise? Why didn't you discuss it with us before you came? You can't harm Shang Rong!"

He thought that Nanny Lai couldn't bear it when she saw her son, and wanted to make random promises.

Nanny Lai raised her hand and continued: "Just go with peace of mind. When Shang Rong has an heir, he will adopt one of them to your second wife to ensure that you stay there and don't become lonely ghosts."

"How does this work!"

"How can this work!"

Lai Da and Lai Shangrong said almost at the same time.

"Are you willing to see your brother become a lonely ghost after his death?"

As the saying goes, if you don't become a mother when you come down to the court, you won't become a son if you adopt someone. In ancient times, once someone adopted someone, they really became the descendants of another family.

The ancients paid attention to the prosperity of the population, even if they couldn't live on, they didn't want to adopt their children and grandchildren, let alone rely on the current wealth of the family.

Besides, Lai Shangrong didn't have an heir yet, so he wanted to promise one to his second wife, but Lai Da really didn't want to.

Without giving way, he said, "Shang Rong doesn't have an heir now, so what if he only has one son in the future?" "Isn't that clear to me? If there is only one heir, would I still force Shang Rong to adopt him to the second wife? "

As Aunt Lai spoke, she pulled Lai Shangrong over and said, "If your father doesn't agree, can you bear to see your uncle in this room and die?"

Lai Shangrong immediately drew a clear line with his father and said shamelessly: "My grandson said, how can this be done? It's not that he disagrees, but that there is a better way."

Lai Sheng asked anxiously: "What can we do?"

Seeing his mother's decisive attitude and knowing that there was no hope of saving his son, he had already begun to do the next best thing and wanted to preserve the incense for his family.

Aunt Lai took the lead but reacted, looked at Lai Shangrong and said: "Shangrong means concurrently?"

Lai Shangrong nodded and said: "Our family is not short of money now. Although we may not be able to marry a noble girl if we are married, we can still flourish in a serious way."

Lai Shangrong said that he might not be able to marry a noble girl, but in his heart he had already begun to think about the Yingying Yanyan in the Grand View Garden.

He has always been worried about not having his cake and eat it too, but he never imagined that he would have the opportunity to marry another woman.

Although she still needs to do the work of a head wife, at least she has more hope than before.

Once you have both family members, it is equivalent to dividing a share of property from the family.

Of course, in the case of the second wife of the Lai family, the adoptive also needs to help set up the family business, so the opinion of the main wife is also very important.

Aunt Lai immediately shook her head and said: "No! After all, your uncle is a sinner. Once he becomes the second wife, will you still have the official reputation in the future?"

"That's what mother said! I think it's better to adopt him!"

Lai Da pouted at the side, looked at his son who stabbed him in the back, and said indignantly.

Although dual-parenting is different from adoption, and there is no need to break away from the original family relationship, it is tantamount to giving away half of the son. Otherwise, how can we talk about dual-parenting?
For Lai Shangrong, from a legal point of view, to have a son-in-law is also Lai Sheng's son. From a nature point of view, it is tantamount to recognizing a thief as his father.

This was also the reason why Grandma Lai proposed adoption but didn't say anything about the dual marriage.

After all, Lai Sheng had already approved Hong's death penalty and committed an unsavory case.

Lai Shangrong ignored these, and plausibly said: "Could it not affect the children after adoption? If I really want to bear this infamy, I would rather recite it myself than let my children recite it!"

"This……"

Mammy Lai suddenly became embarrassed.

She is not willing to affect Lai Shangrong's future in order to continue the incense for the second room.

But the palms and backs of her hands were full of flesh. In order to avoid suspicion for Lai Shangrong, she had already given up her second son. She really couldn't bear to let him die.

Although Lai Sheng said he was full of expectations, he was afraid that if he said too much, he would make mistakes and be counterproductive.

For a while, there was a stalemate.

After a while, Aunt Lai sighed: "We are just pointing you to turn over, you can't make a mistake!"

Lai Shangrong thought for a while and said: "Grandson is just a suggestion now, and there is no rush. After all, the wife is not yet married, and even if he is married, it will take two years. By then, grandson will have a solid foundation in the officialdom and the case will pass. It’s never too late.”

In fact, although Lai Shangrong was seeking the benefits of both being a father-in-law, he was very resistant to having him kneel down to Lai Sheng and acknowledge him as his father.

Therefore, this is also his delaying strategy. When Lai Sheng dies, he will kneel down and worship the spirit tablet, and there will be no such psychological barrier. After all, the deceased is the most important!

It has to be said that he made a wishful thinking. He wanted to realize the benefits of having both a family and a family, but he also didn't want to suffer a loss and admit his father.

Those who thought about it, Madam Lai and others didn't know it, but they thought it was a perfect solution.

"Okay! Let's not mention it for now. It won't be too late to wait until two years later. Regardless of whether we are married or adoptive, you will never be cut off!"

Grandma Lai's words undoubtedly sealed the matter.

(End of this chapter)