I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 25 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

Jia Cong walked straight towards Jia She's yard. Yes, he was going to find Jia She.

Although Jia She was stupid and incompetent and unworthy of being a father, when Aunt Mei was sick last time, Jia Cong went to him for help, but Jia She not only refused to lend him money, but also broke his forehead with a wine glass.

But if Jia Cong wants to deal with Shan Daliang, Jia She is really his only choice.

From this point of view, Jia She is indeed a good swordsman.

After entering the yard, Jia Cong asked for a meeting.

After a while, Jia Cong was invited in.

Jia Cong bowed and said, "Greetings, Master. I wish you good health and happiness."

Jia She asked sullenly, "You evil creature? What are you doing here again? I don't have any money to give you. If you come to borrow money, shut up and watch your back!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Master, I am not here to borrow money, but to give you some."

Jia She narrowed his eyes and could not help but say, "Where did you get the money to give me? If I find out that you are playing tricks, I will break my arms!"

Jia Cong said calmly, "Please ask the attendants to leave, sir."

Jia She sneered and waved his hand, and the maids serving in the room immediately retreated.

"Okay, now that everyone has gone down, didn't you bring me some silver? Take it out now?"

Jia Cong smiled slightly, took out a few pieces of paper from his bosom and placed them in front of Jia She, saying:
"Master, please look at these papers. They record the details of the steward Dan Daliang's reselling of the mansion's property."

"This Shan Daliang is someone close to the Second Madam, and he dared to resell the property of my Rongguo Mansion. Not only can the master arrest him and confiscate his house, but he can also arrange his own people to replace Shan Daliang's position."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Jia She's eyes lit up.

He couldn't help but pick up a few pieces of paper on the table and look at them carefully.

After a long while, he put down the paper and asked, "Are all the things you recorded true? There is nothing false?"

Jia Cong said, "How dare I deceive you? You will know the truth as soon as you check."

Strictly speaking, what Jia Cong brought out were just some clues that he had secretly found out.

It's not irrefutable evidence.

For example, if you bring a case to the authorities, these cannot be used as evidence.

We must get the account book of Shan Daliang's reselling of materials to serve as irrefutable evidence.

But for Jia She, there is no need for hard evidence, just facts are enough.

Jia She captured those who had transactions with Shan Daliang, and he would have no trouble getting evidence from them.

Therefore, after Jia She finished reading the records on the paper, his eyes lit up.

He couldn't help but say: "You did a good job on this matter. When I raid Dan Daliang's house tomorrow, you will definitely get some benefits!"

Hearing this, a look of contempt flashed across Jia Cong's face.

He couldn't help but say, "In that case, I won't disturb you from resting. I'll take my leave."

Jia She waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. You are a good person. If you find anyone in the mansion who is corrupt, just tell me and I will take care of it for you!"

Jia Cong said, "Yes, sir, I'll take my leave now!"

As soon as he walked out of Jia She's yard, Jia Cong knew that the matter was settled.

Jia She would definitely not miss the opportunity to make a fortune and attack Mrs. Wang.

……

When Jia Cong came back from school the next day, he found that the maids, servants and servants looked at him differently than usual, with awe. Jia Cong couldn't help but look thoughtful.

After arriving at Aunt Mei's courtyard, Cai'er said in surprise: "Wow, Third Master, you didn't know that something big happened in the mansion today when you went to the academy!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "You look so happy, it must be a happy event! Tell me, what happened?"

Cai Er clapped her hands and laughed, "Of course it's a good thing. The master found out that Steward Shan had embezzled the money and property of the mansion, so he brought people to arrest Steward Shan today and even raided his house!"

"I heard that they confiscated 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver from his house, and even alarmed the ancestors!"

"However, after the old ancestor learned that Shan Daliang had embezzled so much money from the mansion, he did not say anything else."

"Third Master, you don't know that when I went to the kitchen to get food just now, not only did they give me a larger portion than usual, they also gave me an extra dish!"

"This has never happened before, and no one dares to speak in a weird way to me now!"

"Third Master, did you do this? I remember when I told you about this a few days ago, Third Master said that I didn't need to worry about it and just leave it to you."

Hearing Cai'er's words, Jia Cong smiled and said, "I don't have such great ability. Maybe Shan Daliang was unlucky and was caught by the master."

Sure enough, Jia She took action in time.

Jia She would take at least half of the silver seized from Shan Daliang's property.

Judging from Cai'er's experience of getting food from the kitchen, Shan Daliang's house being raided did serve the purpose of killing a chicken to scare the monkey and making a scene on the mountain to frighten the tiger.

Presumably, from now on, the maids, servants and servants in the mansion will not dare to step on the people from this family easily.

In this way, I can concentrate on improving my attributes in the future and no longer have to worry about these trivial matters.

After dinner, Jia Cong took his drawing board, brushes, ink and paints and went to the front street.

When we arrived at the front street, we saw more and more people queuing up.

After two days of spreading the word, Jia Cong's fame has spread to a small area.

When the people in line saw Jia Cong, they greeted him enthusiastically.

Jia Cong responded one by one, set up his drawing board and began to paint.

After painting a few pictures, Jia Cong heard a commotion coming from the team.

Jia Cong was not surprised but happy. Could it be that another sucker had come today - a rich man?
Looking up, I saw that the person who came today was still Xue Pan.

But today, there is another young girl beside him.

The girl had a shiny black bun on her head, a honey-colored dress, a rose-purple and silver-colored jacket, and a light yellow gauze skirt. She didn't look luxurious at all.

Her lips are red without any makeup, her eyebrows are green without any drawing, her face is like a silver basin, her eyes are like water apricots. She is seldom talkative, and people think she is hiding her stupidity; she is content with her lot, and calls herself simple-minded.

Jia Cong guessed in his mind that, judging from her appearance and the careful way Xue Pan took care of her, she might be Xue Baochai, one of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.

I didn't expect that I didn't see her in Rongguo Mansion, but saw her outside the mansion.

At this time, Xue Pan ordered several servants to chase the people away.

The people in the queue dared not speak out but were angry.

At this time, Xue Baochai hurriedly stopped Xue Pan.

"Brother, what are you doing? How can our family do such a thing? If that's the case, I'd rather not paint."

"Everyone is queuing up, so we just have to queue up at the back. I think it will be our turn soon."

Xue Pan rubbed his hands and said, "Sister, who are we? How can we queue up like these peasants? If we queue up, I'm afraid we may not even get a seat today!"

(End of this chapter)