The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 110 The Lai family was confiscated
Jia Cong naturally refused, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, my master, and a few friends have all stayed here. The second master also saw them just now. Everything in the house is arranged properly, and there is nothing for me to worry about. Lian The second brother also shoulders heavy responsibilities on the second master’s side, so I won’t bother him here.”

Jia Zheng was a stick man, but he also heard the alienation in Jia Cong's words, and felt anxious and sad.

But he can also understand how his mother disappeared. Now the old lady hates him deeply. As a child, he feels cold eyes, rejection, and even disgust everywhere. He doesn't know how much he feels aggrieved in his heart, and how can he not treat himself badly? What about these people?

Jia Zheng wanted to say a few words of comfort, but couldn't say a word. He couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up.

Jia Cong sent him to the door, and Jia Lian came over again and said, "Brother Cong, the old lady asked you to come over and say that we need to discuss the funeral of Brother Zhen and Rong'er."

Jia Cong naturally didn't want to go to Rongqing Hall to listen to some gossip. The old lady took up the righteousness of filial piety and scolded him.

Cai Song crossed his arms at the door, followed by two little firemen, who were giving some instructions. Jia Cong went over and cupped his hands, "Eunuch Cai, I have a question to ask!"

"Oh, Mr. Jia, you have brought trouble to our family. If you have anything to do, just give us the order. If you are so polite, the Fourth Highness will beat our family to death!"

Jia Cong glanced in Jia Lian's direction, "The old lady over there said that she wanted Cong to come over to discuss the funeral of Brother Zhen and his son. I am newly mourning here and have not yet passed the mourning period. I wonder if I can pass through the gate of the house over there?"

Who is Cai Song? He is a fine person. Why can't he hear Jia Cong's meaning?
He smiled, hurriedly came forward, and met with Jia Zheng.

No matter who the father-in-law is in the palace, no one outside dares to offend him easily, so Jia Zheng and his wife are extremely polite.

"The funeral in the palace has been handed over to our family. I don't know what the old lady's instructions are. Let's go and listen. Second Master Cong will have a hard time. According to the rules, there is something new in the family. "Mourning, as a son of a human being, you should keep your filial piety well. If you cross someone else's threshold casually, it will bring bad luck to that family."

Cai Song said with a smile, "Mrs. Guo has already lived a long life, and there is no chance of any collision. The two masters are looking at it, what are the arrangements for our family?"

Jia Lian was shocked. If Jia Cong didn't go, he would have to be scolded again, but how could he dare to ask his father-in-law in the palace to step aside?He said hurriedly, "I don't dare! Since there are still such taboos, I will go back and ask the old lady if she has any orders. I will come over and send a message to my third brother."

Cai Song had already said that the old lady was getting older and he was afraid that she would be killed. Even if Jia Cong wanted to enter the gate of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian would not let him in.

The two returned to Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Zheng asked Lai Da to take his post to the head of the Criminal Department to inquire about the release of Lai Sheng and others.

Unexpectedly, Lai Da came back at full speed, and fell down crying in front of Jia Zheng, "Master, Lai Sheng asked the Jin Yiwei to take him away. The other people were waiting, and the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to let them go, saying that they were afraid that the Jin Yiwei would summon them. "

Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, "Why is he related to Jin Yiwei? What else did Lai Sheng do?"

Lai Da trembled all over when he thought of the things he did at home that ignored the law, "No, I didn't do anything. I have been waiting in the house for so many years and I would never dare to do anything illegal. Master, I look at you, here is Isn’t there something wrong?”

"What exactly do you want to say?" Jia Zheng said displeased.

Next to him, Shan Pinren, the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, stroked his beard and said slowly and calmly, "Sir, everything has to do with the Jin Yiwei, and even small things will turn into big things. Second Manager Lai was taken away by the Jin Yiwei. This cannot be taken lightly!"

Maybe, Rongguo Mansion will be involved!

Jia Zheng has never experienced any troubles since he was a child. At that time, Jia She did something that made Jia Daishan angry to death, and it had nothing to do with him. Moreover, once Jia She could not seize the title, he would still have a vested interest. It can be said that Sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, there was no rush.

But today is different. His father is gone and there is no sky above his head. Who can he rely on?

"This, this, why is it like this?" Jia Zheng was anxiously wandering around in the study. If he was in the Ministry of Justice, he could ask someone to find connections and find a way to get the person out, but once he entered the Jinyi Guard, it would be terrible I can't help but cry.

The Jin Yiwei are the emperor's personal guards. They have no contact with anyone on the emperor's side!
"Master, is there any reason for our family to offend the commander of the Jinyi Guards? The Jinyi Guards do not arrest people just when they want to. If they are officials, they must get the emperor's order. If not, they must get the order from the commander. For now, it is still possible. There is no alarm in the palace, so there must be room for change."

Not to be outdone, Zhan Guang helped come up with ideas, "If once the second manager Lai is implicated in the government in prison, it will be too late to hear it."

"No, it won't happen. Lai Er has always been loyal to the old lady and the master. The family has been very kind to my Lai family. How could Lai Er do such a bad thing!"

"Oh, General Manager Lai, this is not the time to talk about this. There is also a saying that subjugation becomes a trick. Don't you still know what the prison is?"

Thinking of the torture in prison, Lai Da almost fainted.

Jia Zheng didn't dare to delay anymore and hurried to Rongqing Hall. He happened to catch up with Jia Lian who said that Cai Song did not allow Jia Cong to come through Rongqing Hall. Jia Mu was furious again, "Look, you guys, he is even The threshold here has not been crossed.”

Speaking of which, Jia Cong is from here, and his mother is still the concubine of the eldest master. He said that he has filial piety and cannot cross the threshold of other people's homes. He has clearly separated himself from this place.

Being increasingly out of control is what Jia Mu cannot accept the most.

However, Jia Cong is not an ordinary grandson. Although he is young, he has many people who support him. From the prince and grand master to the princes, princes and commanders of the capital, they all value him.

At this moment, the old lady realized that her grandson had grown to this point without knowing it, and he already had the capital to compete with her.

"Isn't he afraid that others will say he is unfilial?"

Mrs. Wang was afraid of making the old lady angry, "There is also this rule. The old lady is getting older, so she should be more careful about these things. We didn't think carefully before."

"Okay, if he doesn't come to see me, I'll go see him. I want to see where Monkey King came from and how capable he is of climbing out of Wuzhi Mountain?"

Jia's mother was about to get up as she spoke, and Jia Zheng came in, "Old lady, Lai Sheng was taken away by the Jin Yiwei!"

"Ah?" Grandma Lai's eyesight went dark and she fell headlong to the ground.

The people around him grabbed it and looked for the doctor.

Mother Jia was stunned for a long time, and she no longer cared about causing trouble for Jia Cong. She asked Jia Zheng, "What's going on? Okay, why are you being targeted by Jin Yiwei?"

How did Jia Zheng know?

One question and three I don't know!

But Jia Mu couldn't help but know. She stamped her feet and said, "Why don't you go and ask quickly? Go and find out what's going on?"

Jia Zheng was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and his face was pale. Jia Lian followed behind, his head drooped, and he looked like he had no idea.

How could Mrs. Wang not be in a hurry and reminded her quickly, "Let Sister Feng go back to Wang's house and ask Baoyu's uncle to find out what's going on?"

Mother Jia was also very frightened and hurriedly told Jia Zheng, "Let someone go to the Baolinghou Mansion and ask the relatives to help inquire. Why is it related to Jin Yiwei?"

Seeing Jia Lian still standing on the ground, Jia Mu hated him for not fighting and said angrily, "What are you still doing here? Do you want me to ask for help?"

Jia Lian went out obediently. After leaving the door of Rongqing Hall, he remembered who he wanted to ask.

After turning back to his room, Ping'er came over to meet him. Seeing his gray face, he was startled again, "Second Master, why do you look like this? What happened?"

Jia Lian sat down on the kang and sighed, "It's been going on day by day. I don't know what's going on. Today, the master sent people to the Ministry of Punishment to bring Lai Sheng back. As a result, I heard that he was raped by the Jinyi Guards. gone."

"Ah?" Ping'er, a woman from the back house, also knows that Jin Yiwei cannot be offended easily. "How could this be?"

Lai Sheng is the housekeeper of Ning Guo Mansion, but no one dares to say that this matter has anything to do with Ning Guo Mansion. Everyone knows that Lai Sheng is the old lady's companion, and he is from here, so he works in Ning Guo Mansion. , the deed of sale is still in the old lady’s hand.

I don’t know what these unscrupulous slaves will do outside. If the Jinyiwei finds something wrong, won’t the master be implicated?

Lai Sheng was in the imperial prison for not even half an hour before he confessed all his affairs with many girls.

Many of the girls were originally slaves of the Lai family. They were extremely lascivious, and their abilities "overwhelmed the prostitutes."

Lai Da promised to Qingwen's cousin, "Everyone in the Rongning and Ningfus had to buy it." "The servants are all friends with this wife." In the book, Jia Lian's daughter, the eldest sister, had acne, and the family provided for the acne empress. Jia Lian moved to the outer study to spend the night and had affairs with many girls.

Yuan Yongkang was just following orders from his superiors to knock out his teeth, take some useful things out of his mouth, and spend a few New Year's coins.

As a result, seven or eight lives were involved at once.

Yuan Yongkang did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly asked Lai Sheng to sign and stamp, then sorted out the files and reported them to Jiang Xian.

It was just a small sum of money. Jiang Xian thought he could get something. But after reading the file, he became more and more frightened. How could he have imagined that a mere housekeeper of the Jia family could have such great abilities?

Even if the housekeeper is like this, if he digs deeper, he won't be able to fill in the two palaces.

This cannot be taken lightly!
Jiang Xian thought about it, not knowing which step this case would involve. This was beyond his control, so he hurriedly entered the palace.

Since Emperor Taiqi came to the throne, although he has worked hard and worked hard, he is still hampered everywhere. He tries to clean up the accumulated shortcomings. He thinks of saving the country's wealth and selecting officials for the people. He insists on holding Sutra banquets and daily lectures, studying Confucian classics, and listening to the opinions of officials. To win over the courtiers.

Helpless, he had a mountain on his head and no money in his hands.Although he discussed current affairs with important ministers every day, it was just empty talk. Any government decrees involving innovation and strengthening could only be circulated in the cabinet and disappeared.

When Jiang Xian came in, Emperor Taiqi was sitting alone in front of the window and sulking.

Shicai discussed the affairs with the cabinet and talked about the war in Liaodong. Emperor Taiqi was extremely dissatisfied with Li Haopu. Although his father Li Qian had been guarding Liaodong for many years and had not caused any trouble before, Nurhachi had become so powerful in his hands. one.

Secondly, Li Haopu has no real talent at all. He fought five or six battles with Nurhaci, large and small, and never won any of them.

How can such a person be stationed in Liaodong?

Everyone in the government and the public knows that Nurhachi's next step is to capture Fushun City. Once Fushun City is lost, the situation in Liaodong will undergo earth-shaking changes. It is unknown what thoughts surrounding Mongolia, Ye He, etc. will have.

Emperor Taiqi shuddered and wanted to remove Li Haopu and replace him with a brave general who was familiar with military affairs. However, as soon as he said this, the entire cabinet was unanimously opposed.

What made Emperor Taiqi extremely angry was that Zhao Song, the first assistant, a bachelor of Jianji Palace and the minister of household affairs, said, "Taicang can starve rats to death, and Liaodong has already owed money for three months." With the food and salary, there has been no mutiny until now, and Li Haopu’s contribution is indispensable. Not only does the emperor not praise the meritorious officials, but he also dismisses them and replaces them without mercy. Doesn’t it chill the hearts of the soldiers?”

Jiang Xian knelt on the ground and breathed as lightly as possible. He regretted coming at this time. It was not the right time.

"What's the matter?" Emperor Taiqi asked angrily. He had an ambition to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but being the emperor was like being in a small prison cell, and he couldn't fulfill his ambition at all.

Jiang Xian explained the purpose of his coming, "I also heard that Lai Sheng had done a lot of evil things outside, so he brought him here for trial. Who would have thought that so many lives would be involved?" I don’t dare to make the decision, so I came to ask the emperor for instructions!”

Emperor Taiqi took the file and took a casual look at it. He was so angry that his beard was trembling. He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay, he is a slave of Ningguo Mansion. He has 3000 taels of yellow rice and more than 18 taels of white rice at home." , is richer than me as the emperor. After I ascended the throne, the concubines in the palace were not even rewarded with money. I never knew that I was not even as good as a slave!"

Emperor Taiqi is going crazy!

"Where's Jia Cong? What did he say?"

Jiang Xian trembled all over and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, although Lai Sheng works in the Ningguo Mansion, he is not a slave of the Ningguo Mansion. He is the companion of Mrs. Shi of Rongguo."

The emperor calmed down, and after thinking about it, he understood the connection. Perhaps there was something about Jia Cong involved, and asked, "I remember you just returned to Beijing. How did you know that Lai Sheng was being held in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?" , eyeing him?"

Chiang I feel bad and sorry, and I also heard that although the Lai family are slaves, the masters of the Jia family are incompetent. With two brothers in charge of two houses, the family must have some wealth, and I want to show my filial piety to the emperor."

Emperor Taiqi had received so many cold looks and insults from the cabinet. At this time, after listening to Jiang Xian's words, he was almost moved to tears, but he was not that easy to fool, "In front of me, you Dare to deceive you?"

Jiang Xian trembled all over, "I don't dare!"

He had to find Xia Jin and tell him the situation of the Lai family. He even had to confess that he had obtained half of the money and planned to share it with Jingwei. He kowtowed and said, "I dare not deceive you. Xia Jin, like me, is thinking about the generals and officers in the army. I know that the emperor is thinking very hard and it is extremely difficult, so I think of finding a way to solve the food and salary issue myself. I am waiting for the death penalty!"

The reason why Emperor Taiqi was able to win the siege of Tiewang Mountain and ascend to the throne was largely attributed to Jiang Xian and Xia Jin. He had no reason to doubt them, but he could not avoid becoming angry out of humiliation.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the anger in his heart, Emperor Tai Qi stepped forward and helped Jiang Xian, "Get up, I just want to know the truth! So, is Jia Cong involved in this matter?"

"Yes, it was Jia Cong who told me that Lai Sheng's deed of betrayal is in the Duke of Rongguo's mansion."

"Yes, that's why I know that you didn't intend to deceive me."

Jiang Xian was covered in cold sweat. How could a general like him be so thoughtful? He kowtowed hurriedly and said frankly, "I don't dare to deceive you. I know this is not a good move, but I think it's the New Year. We always have to buy two new clothes for our wives and children at home. We can’t run out of rice and food, so we can’t withstand this temptation. What’s more..."

Jiang Xian said with great sincerity, "Your Majesty, I will never dare to violate national laws. If Lai Sheng is a good person, I will never have such thoughts."

Both Jin Yiwei and Jingwei are the emperor's own people. Now he not only has to resist foreign invasion, but also the people in the palace must be on guard first. He must not let these people who follow him feel cold.

"It's state-owned and state-owned, and it's the law. It's the duty of the Jin Yiwei to patrol and arrest. I know you should act with your heart. As long as you don't create an unjust case, I will support you!"

Emperor Taiqi narrowed his eyes and said, "Follow this line and check. How many things are going on in the Duke Rong's mansion that I don't even know about?"

Jiang Xian's heart skipped a beat. If the two sides started fighting, what would happen to the Duke Ning's Mansion in the middle?

But now, they have no way out.

The Jin Yiwei, wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives, rode on tall horses and rushed towards Ningrong Street. The gatekeepers guarding the gate of Rongguo Mansion were so shocked that their eyes dropped when they saw this. Came down.

The Lai family is located on the back street of Ningrong Street. It has a deep house with five rooms in total and a huge garden behind it. It is no different from ordinary noble families.

There were several people standing in front of the door, and they saw a group of fierce-looking guards in uniforms approaching. Before they understood what was going on, they were surrounded from front to back.

"The old rules are, you are only allowed in but not out. We first drive people out to the open ground, circle them, and ransack their homes!"

As soon as Yuan Yongkang said "house raid", more than 100 people inside and outside the Lai family were all stunned. Who would have thought that they were just slaves and that there would be a time when the Jin Yiwei came to raid the house!
In the Rongqing Hall, the woman on the second door came crawling in and screamed out of her mind, "Old lady, Grandma Lai's house has been ransacked!"

(End of this chapter)