I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 211: The Evil Slave Insults His Master, the Third Master Cong's Methods
Unexpectedly, Yingchun's wet nurse and her son's daughter-in-law Wang Zhu's wife were about to come into the room to ask for leave for her mother-in-law, and happened to hear them talking about Jinfeng.

They didn't go in, and because Ri Yingchun was cowardly, they didn't take it seriously.

Now seeing that Xiuju was determined to report to Fengjie, he figured that he couldn't get away from this matter, so he had to come in and said to Xiuju with a smile:
"Young lady, don't go and cause trouble. The young lady's golden silk phoenix was originally borrowed by our grandmother because she was old and confused and lost some money and had no money to make a profit."

"We originally said we could redeem it in a day and a half, but because we hadn't gotten the money back yet, we delayed. After all, it belongs to the master, so we dare not delay and must redeem it eventually."

Xiu Ju said, "Sister-in-law, please hurry up. If you delay the girl's dressing for the New Year, once the secrets are exposed, you will be in big trouble."

After hearing Xiu Ju's words, Wang Zhuer's face became a little embarrassed, so he said to Xiu Ju:
"Young lady, don't be too arrogant. Count the family members and you will find that whose mother or nanny doesn't take advantage of their master's son or daughter to get more benefits. But we are just like this."

"You are allowed to sneak around and trick her. Since Miss Xing came, Madam has asked us to save one tael of silver a month and give it to my uncle and his wife."

"Even though we've added money for Miss Xing's expenses, we're actually short of one or two taels of silver. We're always short of this or that, and we're the ones who provide for it, so who's going to go?"

"But we'll just have to make do with it. As of today, we have at least thirty taels. All the money we've spent so far has been wasted!"

Xiu Ju didn't wait for her to finish, and spat, saying, "Why did you pay thirty taels for nothing? Let me settle the bill with you. What did the young lady want?"

When Yingchun heard that the daughter-in-law was expressing Mrs. Xing's private intentions, she hurriedly said, "Stop, stop, stop! You can't take the Golden Phoenix away. There's no need to make a fuss about it."

"I don't want that phoenix anymore. Even if the ladies ask, I'll just say it's lost. It won't bother you in any way. You can go out and have a rest."

At the same time, he asked Xiuju to bring some tea. Xiuju was angry and anxious, so she said:
"Even if the girl is not afraid, what are we doing? We lost her things. She even said that the girl spent their money, and now she wants to take it back."

"If the lady asks the girl why she spent all that money, will we be taking advantage of her? That's unacceptable!"

As soon as one line spoke, the other line started crying.

Jia Cong and Shi Xiangyun were just at the door and happened to hear the farce inside.

After hearing this, Shi Xiangyun's pretty face suddenly showed indignation, and she couldn't help but rush in to fight for justice.

But he was stopped by Jia Cong.

He was the head of the Jia family. Now his half sister was being bullied by the servants. There was absolutely no reason for him to let outsiders intervene.

Besides, it would be unfair for Shi Xiangyun to come forward.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but walk in, and Shi Xiangyun hurriedly followed him in.

After entering the house, Jia Cong couldn't help asking, "Just now I heard someone talking outside the door, saying something about paying thirty taels of silver for nothing?"

"I want to ask, second sister, what did you do to make the people below pay thirty taels of silver for nothing?"

"If this gets out, it will become a joke, and even I, as the elder brother, will lose face."

"If this is true, I will take out the money and quickly pay off this foreign debt."

When the daughter-in-law who came to stay saw Jia Cong, she was immediately frightened, as if she was avoiding a cat or a mouse.

She hurriedly smiled and bowed, saying, "This servant greets the Third Master. This servant dares not disturb the Third Master and the young lady from talking, so I will leave now."

After that, he turned around and left.

Jia Cong sneered and asked, "Wait a minute, I was listening outside just now, is that what you said about paying thirty taels of silver for nothing? Let me ask you, what exactly is going on?"

Yingchun hurriedly stood up and asked Jia Cong to sit down.

Xiu Ju said, "Third Master, you came at the right time. I found that the young lady's golden phoenix was missing these two days. It was taken away by Aunt Zhao, the mother-in-law who came to live with her daughter-in-law." "I was just about to look for Second Madam, but her daughter-in-law came to live with her. She said a lot of nonsense and said that Miss Xing used a lot of their things and spent at least thirty taels of silver for nothing."

"Now that I have met you, Third Master, please help my daughter!"

Miss Xing was actually involved in this, and she was a guest!

Hearing this, Jia Cong became even more angry.

He couldn't help but sneer and said, "I often hear people say that Second Sister-in-law Lian is a powerful person. She manages Rongguo Mansion in an orderly manner without any chaos."

"I didn't expect that she would not even care about the slaves insulting their masters. She is also incompetent!"

"Since she can't handle it, I have no choice but to step in and take care of this matter for her!"

"Xiu Ju, send someone to Ningguo Mansion to ask Jiao Da to bring a few people over."

"Yes, Third Master!"

After hearing this, Xiu Ju was extremely excited and hurried out to find someone to pass on the message.

When the daughter-in-law who was living there heard this, she was so frightened that her body felt like a sieve. Her knees went weak and she knelt down first.

She begged hurriedly, "Please spare my life, Third Master, please spare my life. I was blinded by my own greed and said some nonsense. I hope you will have mercy on me!"

Jia Cong said coldly: "If you are just dishonest or just greedy for money, I won't bother to care about you."

"This is your Rongguo Mansion's business, and I am too lazy to ask about it."

"But you shouldn't have committed treason and insulted your master with your slave! What's more, you even implicated Miss Xing, who is a guest of my Jia Mansion."

"Once the news gets out, the guests of our Jia Mansion have been humiliated by our servants. I wonder how people outside will laugh at our Jia Mansion!"

"Since Rongguo Mansion can't handle this matter, then I have to be the bad guy!"

Hearing these words, the daughter-in-law who came to live here was even more frightened, her body trembling like a sieve, her kneeling unstable, and she almost peed herself out of fright.

The third master of the East Mansion was a ruthless person. He even broke the legs of Lai Er, the former steward of the Ningguo Mansion, without hesitation.

More than a dozen shop owners were driven out of the village just as they were told.

Even Master Bao was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall twice.

Which character is she on?
Even if he was beaten to death directly, it would be a waste of time.

Thinking of this, how could she not be afraid?
This Third Master is a man with a dark face and a cold heart. I'm afraid it will be useless to beg him again.

The daughter-in-law who came to live here became alert now. She knelt down in front of Yingchun, kowtowed like crazy, and begged with tears:
"Please save my life, young lady. Considering that my family has served you for a long time, even if we have no credit, we have worked hard. Please ask the Third Master to spare me this time!"

"I already know my mistake, I won't do it again next time! Please save my life, please have mercy on me!"

Yingchun waved her hands and said, "It's useless for you to beg me. This is your own fault. I can't beg for mercy, and I won't blame you."

"I have no reason to ask Third Brother Cong to stop on your behalf. As for how Third Brother Cong will deal with you, it all depends on your luck."

(End of this chapter)