Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 593 Falling into the trap
The incident in Suzhou was quickly resolved. All the wealthy businessmen who participated in the riot were captured, and even their families were placed under guard.

As for the property, let alone that, all were sealed and filed with the officials.

The next step is the interrogation. For this matter, the Ministry of Punishment specially sent a minister to go to Suzhou in person to take charge of this matter.

However, Jia Rui did not relax. He asked Hualan's intelligence agencies to keep a close eye on this matter.

Because Jia Rui also felt that this matter must not be simple. If the wealthy businessmen in Suzhou had no one to support them, they would not dare to hurt the Suzhou magistrate who was going to take office, even if they were very brave.

This must be someone in the imperial court who was backing them up so that they dared to be so unscrupulous.

Just when Jia Rui set his sights on Suzhou and was about to eradicate the problem, Rongguo Mansion also started to stir up troubles.

It turns out that one time Jia Lian went to Jia She's place to salute, but somehow he bumped into Qiu Tong's arms on the way.

Although Qiu Tong had no status, she was Jia She's most beloved concubine during this period.

After the two of them bumped into each other, they were a little awkward with each other at first, but then their eyes met and they each had their own thoughts.

Although Qiu Tong was very favored, after all, it was the old man Jia She who served him. Compared with Jia Lian, he was simply far behind.

As for Jia Lian, this is a bee rolling in the flowers. He couldn't move away when he saw the beauty.

The two people looked at each other now. Although they only said a few simple words to each other, they both had thoughts.

From then on, Jia Lian came to Jia She's place from time to time to salute, saying that he was fulfilling his filial piety to Jia She.

And every time Jia Lian met Qiu Tong, the two of them rolled together like this.

You must know that there is no airtight wall in this world. Although the affairs between the two of them were not caught, rumors spread throughout the Rongguo Mansion.

Of course, Jia She didn't know that a man who is cuckolded always realizes that he has been cuckolded at the end.

These rumors quickly spread to Wang Xifeng. After all, Wang Xifeng was still very confident about the control of Rongguo Mansion.

She felt a crisis about this, knowing that if something happened to Jia Lian, it might affect their mother and son.

So, on a sunny noon, Wang Xifeng sent someone to invite Jia Lian over.

Jia Lian entered Wang Xifeng's room and sat there with a nose that was not a nose or an eye.

The reason why he was so angry was because he had never slept with Wang Xifeng since he returned to the capital.

Although Jia Lian really couldn't stand Wang Xifeng's temper, he still had some nostalgia for Wang Xifeng's color.

So now he is having a little temper with Wang Xifeng!

However, Wang Xifeng didn't seem to see Jia Lian being angry, and instead asked Ping'er to bring a cup of tea to Jia Lian.

"I heard that you and Qiutong have been having a heated fight recently?"

Jia Lian was shocked. If this matter spread, he would be embarrassed to live.

So Jia Lian said with a sullen face: "Where did you hear these gossips? Isn't this just pouring dirty water on this man's head?"

Wang Xifeng ignored him for a moment, and then said calmly: "Don't care where you heard it from, just say whether it is true or not."

Facing Wang Xifeng's sharp eyes, Jia Lian couldn't tell the lies that were already on his lips.

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Lian like that, she knew that the rumors outside were true.

This time Wang Xifeng was really angry and pushed the tea cup on the table to the ground. "You're dying. If I let this master know about you, your skin will be peeled off."

After hearing this, Jia Lian lowered his head and muttered: "Just keep it a secret here. Who will know if you don't tell me?"

Wang Xifeng was so angry with Jia Lian that she almost vomited blood, "Am I still hiding it a little bit? Do you know that the whole house has already spread the word about your scandal."

Jia Lian felt scared when he heard this. If this really reached Jia She's ears, he might really be beaten to death by Jia She.

Jia Lian has no idea now and just feels at a loss. "My dear Mistress, please give me an idea!"

After saying this, Jia Lian wanted to get closer to Xifeng.

Suddenly, a maid whom Jia Lian had never seen stood between him and Wang Xifeng, and stared at Jia Lian with sinister eyes.

Facing this look of death, Jia Lian trembled in fright and quickly took a step back.

When the maid saw Jia Lian retreating, she withdrew to Wang Xifeng's side and stood like a wooden figure again.

At this time, Jia Lian looked at the maid, and saw that the maid had beautiful features, but her body exuded a heroic spirit and a different kind of beauty.

Jia Lian was almost unable to walk around when he saw a woman. He didn't even think about it. Could he have grasped the sharp look in the maid's eyes just now?
Wang Xifeng's eyes were full of helplessness and disgust, but for the sake of her son, she could only calmly say to Jia Lian:

"You can't get any woman you want, why do you have to provoke her? If this comes to the ears of the heirloom, how can you explain it?"

Jia Lian lowered his head and said nothing. He also knew that he acted recklessly this time, but he really couldn't control his third leg.

"I'll get you five hundred taels of silver. You go and give it to her, and that's the end of it."

After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, she winked at Ping'er. Ping'er understood immediately, then went to the next room to get a five hundred tael of silver notes and handed it to Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng flicked it casually and then threw it on the table.

"The money is here, take it."

Jia Lian blushed a little. He was not short of money now. He had saved some money over the years when he was an official outside. However, it was all private money and he was not willing to take it out.

Although he was embarrassed, Jia Lian still moved over, put the silver in his arms with a smile, and said: "I will use this silver for now, and I will make up for it when I have it."

Wang Xifeng burst out laughing and said, "You have to take it. It's harder to get money from you than to reach the sky."

After saying this, Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian meaningfully.

Jia Lian felt a chill running down his back and felt that he was being targeted by some predator.

This is not a place to stay for a long time, so leave quickly.

After thinking of this, Jia Lian smiled and left with the banknote.

When Jia Lian left, Wang Xifeng's face immediately turned gloomy.

"This matter can't be hidden for long." Wang Xifeng said to himself.

Ping'er came over and said in Wang Xifeng's ear: "Why don't you spend some money with the eldest wife and ask the eldest lady to say a few good words to the eldest grandpa? It is best to give Qiutong to our second master."

　I just came back from out of town. I arrived in the middle of the night. I didn't rest. I started typing directly. After uploading, I had to catch up on my sleep. I hope all the parents who have food and clothing will vote for it.

　　
　
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