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Chapter 60: Raid Lai's House

Ankangfang, Lai’s house.

Who could have imagined that a slave's family could live in a three-story mansion in a good location in the capital?
Even among the Hanlin scholars who came from the imperial examination system, only a few could afford to live in such a mansion in the capital.

Jia Wei was slightly surprised when he looked at the large house with red eaves, green roofs, carved beams and painted buildings. It was much larger than the yard he was renting now. No wonder the Lai family was able to build the "Xiaoguan Garden" in the future.

All the Jinyiwei gathered together, and the roars and neighs of horses shook the sky. The door of Lai's house was soon opened. The gatekeeper stuck his head out and saw a group of Jinyiwei servants coming outside. He was immediately frightened.

Before he could react, a Jinyiwei came forward, kicked open the door of Lai's house, slapped him twice, and made him squat in the corner.

Shen Lian hurriedly ordered his men to guard the front and back doors. Jia Wei did not dismount, but drove his horse through the main gate of Lai's house and into the courtyard.

In the backyard of the Lai family, Nanny Lai was leading her daughter-in-law and grandson Gao Le, when suddenly a maid ran in and shouted, "No... It's bad! Robbers wearing boots and hats are coming, rummaging through boxes and cages to take things!"

Everyone was shocked. Lai Shangrong said angrily, "In the city of Shenjing, under the feet of the emperor, where did these robbers and bandits come from? I'll go out and take a look!"

Nanny Lai was afraid that her precious grandson would suffer, so she quickly ordered people to help him catch up.

In the front yard, Jia Wei watched the Jinyiwei moving boxes of valuables, furniture, antiques and famous paintings out of the house, with a sneer on his face.

Lai Shangrong already knew the cause of today's disaster. When he entered the house, he saw boxes and cabinets opened and all the items looted.

Lai Shangrong was so angry that his eyes were erect. He rushed to the courtyard and saw Jia Wei on a tall horse. Knowing that he was the real boss, he hurried over and said:
"You Jia family are going too far! The Lai family is considered as the Jia family's servants, but I, Lai Shangrong, am not. What rights do you have to come to our house and confiscate our property? Is there still law?"

Jia Wei glanced at him. Lai Shangrong was a person who was granted grace by Grandmother Jia and was released as a good citizen. He had been living a life of luxury since he was a child. Like other young masters from wealthy families, he was raised by wet nurses and maids.

If Jia Wei had not intervened, the Jia family would have found a position of magistrate with real power for Lai Shangrong.

As a result, when the Jia family was defeated, Jia Zheng asked the Lai family to borrow 200 taels of silver, but Lai Shangrong gave him 50 taels of silver, which made Jia Zheng, an honest man, very angry...

At this time, Lai Shangrong was still shouting that he wanted to go to the government to file a complaint. Jia Wei whipped him in the face with a horsewhip, which directly dispelled his arrogance.

When Nanny Lai was helped out, she saw Lai Shangrong rolling on the ground, blood pouring from his face, and a horrible whip mark.

When Lai's wife saw this, she was about to come up and scratch the man, but after being stopped by the Jinyiwei, she started to throw a tantrum and rolled on the ground, and only stopped after being slapped a few times.

Seeing the mess in the courtyard, Nanny Lai's face turned pale and she trembled as she asked, "What crime did my Lai family commit that caused Second Master Lao to make such a scene?"

Jia Wei said, "You embezzled the property of the nobility and embezzled 560,000 taels of silver from the Ningguo Mansion. Now that Lai Sheng has confessed his guilt and there is the account book as evidence, you cannot deny it."

When Lai Ma heard this, she almost fainted. This was the amount Lai Sheng had brought home from the East Mansion over the past decade.

"Five hundred and sixty thousand taels! Even if we sell off the entire Lai family, we still can't get enough..."

Jia Wei said, "Don't worry, if I can't copy enough, I will sell your house to pay off the debt."

Lai Ma was in tears and dazed, then she said, "Second Master Jia, the Lai family is a member of the Jia family, it is easy to beat, kill, or confiscate their property.

"I have served the old lady since I was a child, and I also served the Duke. Now that I have run into this mess, I only ask the Second Master to let me go see the old lady again and apologize to her. Then I will die with my eyes closed."

Are you still using Lady Jia to put pressure on others?
Jia Wei scolded, "Do you still know that you are a servant of the Jia family? Why don't you kneel down when you see your master?"

Before Nanny Lai could say anything, two people came forward and held her down.

Not long after, someone came to report: "Sir, the treasury has found 143,000 taels of silver and 104,890 taels of silver notes..."

When hearing this, Nanny Lai hadn't reacted yet, and the man continued, "We found another basement with several large boxes hidden in it, and they are moving them out." Nanny Lai was suddenly shocked and cried with tears streaming down her face, "These are all the silver that our Lai family has worked so hard to save, you can't rob them! I want to see the old lady! The master of the Jia family is trying to rob my family of their silver..."

"Saved? You slaves have been doing this for generations. Where else can you save these things except by stealing from your masters?" Jia Wei was so angry that he laughed.

Nanny Lai wanted to cry again, but someone slapped her on the face twice and stuffed something in her mouth to prevent her from making any sound.

Jia Wei saw people carrying four large wooden boxes from the backyard. He broke the copper locks and found that they were all Lai's personal belongings, land deeds, field deeds, jewelry...

Jia Wei calculated that the total value of these things exceeded 560,000 taels of silver.

He then ordered: “Ship all the stolen property from the Ningguo Mansion back and seal it up, and hand it over to your majesty for handling in the future.

"All members of the Lai family who were involved in the embezzlement of the noble property will be taken back to the imperial prison for interrogation!"

The Jinyiwei could arrest, interrogate, sentence and execute people on their own without going through the general judicial system, and the procedures were correct and very convenient.

Thanks to Jia Wei's lightning strike, the entire process of searching Lai's house went very smoothly without any setbacks.

On the way back, Jia Wei took Shen Lian and went ahead.

"Today's raid went smoothly, thanks to you three brothers... Of course, I will do what I promised you."

Shen Lian said: "Thank you very much, sir."

Shen Lian thought about it carefully. The three of them were considered to be under Jia Wei's command. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. But standing in the emperor's camp was probably right...

Jia Wei said: "Now, I have another errand for you to do."

"I wonder what it is?"

"Investigate Zhao Wuji's treason case."

Shen Lian frowned, fearing that he would get into trouble.

"Isn't Captain Lu handling this case?"

Jia Wei laughed loudly, "You three brothers followed me today, which is equivalent to boarding my pirate ship. Do you think you have any way out?"

Shen Lian remained silent, and Jia Wei continued, "I won't beat around the bush with you. As long as you find out what I want, I will help you solve Jin Yichuan's troubles."

Shen Lian's expression changed, and he asked in doubt: "Excuse me, sir, what trouble does my third brother have?"

Jia Wei turned around and smiled at him, "A thief killed the Jinyiwei who were chasing him, and also used the Embroidered Spring Knife as a substitute... Isn't his senior brother holding on to this handle?"

Shen Lian's face froze, his pupils trembled, and after a long silence, he said in a deep voice: "What does the Lord want me to investigate?"

Jia Wei said, "During the siege at Tiewang Mountain, Zhao Wuji's troops became the left wing guard battalion, and the Ministry of War also approved a note to let Jia Zhen take the command - find out who is behind this, I just want evidence."

Although Shen Lian was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.

He immediately had several suspects in his mind: Wei Ao, Prince Zhongshun, Prince Ningjing...

And he was just a small Jinyiwei general flag...

(End of this chapter)