Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 178 Doesn’t look like a master at all
He hurriedly came out to take a look. Jia Rong was standing in the yard, followed by two generals, and two more were standing at the door.

Lai Er was shocked and had no time to think, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Lai Sheng has met the young master, how can you sing this?"

Things are different now. Jia Rong is no longer the useless young master who knows nothing before. He looked at Lai Er's dress up and down and sneered: "Hurry up and pack up and go with me. Uncle Lian has something to ask you. "

Knowing that it was Jia Lian who wanted to see him, Lai Er couldn't help but feel frightened. That man was also a talented person who could deal with the ministers of the DPRK without falling behind, but this was not the Jia Rong in front of him. He could handle it with a little effort.

"Can you please sit down and wait before entering the hall? I'll come as soon as you go." Lai Er quickly greeted Jia Rong to come in. Jia Rong, who usually didn't get such treatment, felt a little proud.

It is a characteristic of Ningguo Mansion that a young master has such no status in front of his servants. Especially Jia Rong was particularly miserable. Jia Zhen, that beast, was really capable of doing what he did. In public, he asked his servants to spit on Jia Rong's face.

This is much more serious than beating and scolding, and can directly lead to death. In the original book, Jia Rong came here like this when he was a child. If he were a slightly normal person, his own father would fight against him if he encountered such a situation. This shows how miserable Jia Rong was.

When Laiji came out again, his satin clothes were replaced by green cloth shirts. Jia Rong nodded and said sarcastically: "You know what he is doing."

Lai Er quickly flattered: "The young master can have face with the second master Lian, and he will be the first in the East and West Houses."

This sentence scratches an itch. What Jia Rong is most proud of is this. He has counted the East and West mansions, but no one can be like him. Jia Lian can enter and leave the courtyard at will without asking any questions.

With his eyes narrowed, Jia Rong's face looked much better, his attitude was no longer as bad as before, and he went out as if he didn't recognize his relatives.

Jia Rong shrank his neck. The second uncle, who was normally so kind, suddenly became so intimidating. He didn't say a word. Lai Er knelt down and didn't dare to raise his head. Look at him, he really should learn from this. Subconsciously, Jia Rong held her head high and imitated Jia Lian.

When Jia Rong looked at Lai Er again, she remembered all the things that Lai Er had done to bully her with Jia Zhen in the past. The gaze in his eyes gradually became colder, which contributed a little to the cooling of the room.

To give you face and respect, you actually accepted it with peace of mind.

Lai Er, who was lagging behind, thought about it all the way and basically completed his psychological construction. He felt that Jia Lian had no right to deal with him, so he should just ask questions. Unexpectedly, he encountered this scene when he entered the door, especially Jia Lian's words "Nothing like a master", which directly impacted Laiji's psychological development to pieces. No one cares whether the things we take for granted are reasonable and legal.

With something to worry about in his mind, Jia Lian didn't say anything. After tidying up his clothes, he sat in front of the hall and pondered his emotions.

The Lai brothers need to be sorted out. Lai Dashan greeted him, not only in front of Jia's mother, but also in front of Mrs. Jia Zhengwang. He personally hugged the little Baoyu when he got on the horse. When I was a child, I learned to ride horses, but I didn’t get this kind of treatment.

Looking at Laiji who quickly lowered his head, Jia Lian completed a crushing victory in psychological warfare.

On Jia Lian's side, someone came to report in advance and learned that Lai Er was riding in a sedan chair and Jia Rong was riding in front, his face as elongated as a horse's.

Jia Rong, who still had a lot of heat left, was in a good mood at the moment, striding up the steps across the yard. Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to speak, pointed to the corner and said: "You don't look like a master at all. Standing in the circle over there, so quiet Watch me, I won’t let you speak, if you dare to say a word, don’t enter this door in the future.”

Jia Rong, who was in a high mood, received a blow in the head. She instantly found her identity and her mind became much clearer. If my second uncle hadn't saved me from the fire and water, what kind of life would I have been living?

But this victory is not worth bragging about. From the perspective of etiquette, it should be so. It's just that some people care and some don't.

Jia Lian on the chair was silent for a long time, just looking at Lai Er who was kneeling and looking up. After a short glance, Lai Er realized it again. Habits are harmful to people. I dared to raise my head and look at each other, even though I was already kneeling down.

Jia Lian still didn't speak. He picked up the teacup and took a slow sip. After putting it down, he glared at Jia Rong fiercely.

Lai Er's reaction was quite astute. He hunched over and walked forward, kneeling down: "Young Lai Sheng, I have met Er Ye Lian."

Jia Rong, who had just stopped in the circle, almost fell down when she saw this scene. I am Lai Er's righteous master.

It’s okay if some things don’t go well, but if they go well, they won’t be able to hold them down even if they are weighed down.

Otherwise, why would people outside say that the Jia family has no rules? The bad thing lies with the Lai brothers.

People who live in darkness will naturally strive to pursue the light once they see it. Even if you are unable to pursue it, you will always yearn for it.

Jia Rong rode a horse and Lai Er sat in a sedan. On the way to the east courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rong didn't think anything was wrong. The other servants didn't say anything, and the general didn't even notice. This shows the power of the Lai brothers in the second mansion.

But who is Jia Lian? The status of a top nobleman is not something Laiji feels, but the status of the number one scholar is a big mountain.

Lai Er, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't say a word. He just knelt down obediently when he asked you to do so. Lian Erye was not Jia Rong, and he made many mistakes in front of him. The moment they looked at each other, Laiji seemed to be seeing the late Duke Rongguo.

A stick of incense (about five minutes) passed before Jia Lian said: "Lai Er, don't say I won't give you a chance. I'm going to Liaodong. From preparing to go to returning, I will explain the specific process here clearly. I am satisfied." Otherwise, you know.”

Laiji felt that his head suddenly weighed a thousand pounds, and the process of slowly raising his head was extremely laborious. The moment he looked at Jia Lian, his heart suddenly stopped as if being pinched. He lowered his head and slowly returned to normal. At this point, the veteran Laiji no longer takes chances and tells the story in detail.

It is said that Jia Rong took his generals to Lai Er's house. Soon someone tipped Lai Da off. Lai Da jumped up when he heard about this. After confirming that Jia Rong was following Jia Lian's order, his heart felt like ten Five buckets were used to fetch water - seven up and eight down.

Once something happens to Lai Er, he will definitely pull out the carrot and bring out the mud. Lai Da will not get any good, and he is destined to suffer disaster.

He couldn't sit still and wait for death. After thinking about it, Lai Da immediately called his daughter-in-law and told her to go to Jia Mu to inform her. If Jia Mu didn't know in advance, he wouldn't say anything more. If you knew it beforehand, you would have knelt down and begged.

Lai everyone took the order and left, while Lai Da asked people to prepare their horses and went directly to see Jia Zhen to see if that was what he meant.

The Lai brothers have been running the business for many years, and the two houses are full of spies. It is impossible for something like this to happen without warning.

It's really not surprising at all that things happened so suddenly and fell on Jia Lian. Let's put it this way, now the one who can firmly dominate Jia Lian's head in the East and West mansions is Jia's mother.

His biological father, Jia She, naturally avoided Jia Lian. Even in the morning and dusk, Jia She took the initiative to stop. To put it in Jia She's heart, every time he saw this rebellious son, he felt uncomfortable all over, probably because he was too lucky to receive his courtesy.

Neo-Confucianism cannot explain it clearly, so one can only go to metaphysics.

Lai Da rushed to Dongfu to see Jia Zhen. He did not dare to go in at the gate of the courtyard as he did in the past and let his servants report.

The servants were a little surprised. They didn't usually report anything, so why didn't they just go in?
The servants entered and soon came out to invite Lai Da in. Jia Zhen lay on the bamboo bed, looked at Lai Da and asked, "What's wrong today?"

Lai Da quickly said: "Xu Shilian, the second master, wants to rectify the family tradition, and asked Master Rong and the family general to call Lai Er for questioning."

Jia Zhen's spirits perked up after hearing this, and she quickly motioned to Youshi to help him sit up, leaning on his back and saying, "Hey, what am I talking about? Isn't this something that happened during this trip to Liaodong? I asked Brother Lian to deal with the aftermath. "After Zhuanyou took another satisfied look at Youshi, he smiled and said, "Brother Lian is funny, but he doesn't like it at all. When things turn out to be true, we are a family. We can't write two words of "Jia" in one sentence.

Jia Zhen was so happy here, and Lai Da's tight heart relaxed a little, but he didn't dare to relax completely. After all, it belonged to Jia Lian, and he really threatened Lai Da with Lai Shangrong's matter. Although Jia Lian is usually easy-going to his servants, when he is really dealing with the bosses, the smile on his face looks fake, but he is really just purely polite. Sometimes I don’t even bother to pretend to be polite.

The status gap between people has reached a certain level, and it is really impossible to face it. Now when Lai Da looks at Jia Lian, he has to look up at the height of the third floor. When talking to Jia Lian, you have to be careful with every word. After all, this is a master who has been holding back for many years and suddenly explodes. You know, he is only sixteen years old now.

People in the market say that Jia Lian deserves the title of No. 1 Scholar, the content is real and vivid, and some flaws are still a bit flattering.

Lai Da, who had always paid close attention to Jia Lian, really didn't dare to neglect him in the slightest. He quickly said goodbye, went out, mounted his horse, and rushed to the west to Rongguo Mansion. Regardless of the heat, Lai Da walked all the way. He heard a burst of laughter at the gate of Jia Mu's courtyard on the west side of Rongxi Hall, and felt a little relieved. After calming down his emotions and wiping his sweat, Lai Da slowly entered.

When Jia Mu saw Lai Da, she greeted him with a smile and said, "Here you come. What did your family say just now? What did Brother Zhen say?"

Lai Da hurriedly told the story truthfully. After hearing this, Jia Mu sighed and said, "If you want to blame it, it's Lai Sheng's fault for not walking far away. Bu Lian'er was injured. Although it's not serious, how could he be so angry?" Find a reason to vent, catch up with Brother Zhen, and handle the two things together, I guess there will be a good show."

Jia Min answered from the side: "I guess that's the case. Lian'er is holding fire in her heart. She has a bad attitude and looks ugly. Please bear with me." Everyone claimed that they didn't dare, and Lai Da's doubts disappeared again. , I still dare not feel completely at ease.

In fact, Jia Lian acted as if the animals were harmless, but in fact he was extremely ruthless. Look at Zhou Rui's family standing aside, they are smiling more than crying. Poor Leng Zixing didn't even have a decent funeral. Just because he didn't keep his mouth shut, Leng Zixing talked about something in Jia's backyard. His original intention was to brag and promote himself, but Jia Lian found out and forced him to death.

In Lai Da's view, the money issue is just an external excuse. What the Jia family really cares about is Leng Zixing's mouth.

Seeing that Lai Da was still a little uneasy, Jia's mother couldn't help but said to Jia Min, "How about you go and take a look?"

Jia Min rolled her eyes after hearing this. This was a privilege she had been spoiled since she was a child.

"Shall I go? Let Lian'er think that we don't trust him? Just send a maid to ask."

Jia Mu thought so. She waved Xi Ren over and asked her to go.

Daiyu came out and said, "Grandma, mother, it's better for me to go."

Jia Mu thought about it and said, "Okay, then you go, it's appropriate for you to go!"

But no, neither high nor low is just right.

After Daiyu left, Jia Min couldn't help but sigh: "This girl has always remembered Lian'er's goodness. Since she stopped taking Ginseng Yangrong Pills and practiced according to Lian'er's method, her health is getting better day by day."

Jia's mother didn't feel it, but Mrs. Wang felt a little bit. The Jia family lived a luxurious life, and their income was getting worse day by day. Thanks to Jia Min's involvement in Jia Lian's marriage this time, it really saved a lot of money and greatly reduced the pressure. Thanks to Jia Lian's great help to the Lin family, Jia Min was willing to spend lavishly with the Lin family's money.

If it were any other daughter-in-law who did this, her husband's family would drown you in their spit.

As a daughter-in-law, Jia Min can subsidize her parents' family, but she has to plan carefully to maintain her dignity. She is now looking forward to Wang Jifeng's entry, and when the time comes, she will be left with the job of housekeeper, which will give her a headache.

Returning to Jia Lian's side, Lai Er knelt on the ground and spoke. It was not that he liked to kneel, but Jia Lian never let go, and he did not dare to get up. Jia Rong watched silently from the side, finally realizing the majesty of the so-called master. Thinking about the days he lived in the past, he almost shed tears. He didn't remember a few words of what Bu Lai Er said, but he just realized the majesty of the master. .

Laiji said it with a dry mouth, and there may have been some omissions, but the content was all true, and there was no lie at all.

"As soon as Uncle Zhen ran away, the generals chased him, and all the porters and servants he had invited were in chaos. When Uncle Zhen fell from the horse, there was another chaos. Thanks to Jiao Da's calmness, he sent someone to retrieve the frightened horse and check it out. It was only then that I discovered that the saddle had a needle hidden in the lining. Uncle Zhen was worried about something happening in Liaodong, so he didn't let him go, saying that he would worry about it later at home in the capital. "

As Lai Er recounted the scene at that time, Jia Lian could imagine that when he heard about Jiao Da, he asked: "Where is Jiao Da? Why haven't you come back yet?" Lai Er hadn't knelt like this for a long time, and his knees felt uncomfortable. , his mouth was dry, and he begged: "Second Master, please give me some tea!"

Jia Lian knew very well that as long as Jia's mother and Jia Jing were there, there would be no way to deal with the Lai brothers at once. Since they couldn't eradicate the roots, there was no need to start, so he nodded and said: "Get up, someone, bring a bowl to the second housekeeper Lai." Sour plum soup to relieve the heat.”

Lai Er struggled to get up as if he was being pardoned, but he didn't dare to let anyone stretch out his hand.

Drinking the sour plum soup, Lai Er did not dare to pause and continued to explain: "Uncle Zhen insisted on coming back immediately. Xiao Xiao followed him uneasily. Jiao Da left with a few people to handle the goods taken to Liaodong. If it was fast, it would be three." You’ll be back in five days.”

Jia Lian listened in silence for a while and then asked: "Who is standing behind that dental shop you mentioned?"

"Back to the second master, Fuli Lai Dental Store is the largest dental store in the capital. This dental store has been around since I was young. I really don't know who is behind it. This dental store has always had an outstanding reputation. , there has never been any problem.”

Lai Er was still there talking for Yaxing, and Jia Lian was furious: "What the hell, brother Zhen's leg was broken in vain? Is this how you work for Ningguo Mansion? I haven't settled the previous accounts with you. "How about you turn your elbows outward?"

Laiji was so frightened that he put down the bowl and knelt down again. He raised his hand and slapped his own mouth: "The little one deserves a beating!"

After three consecutive slaps, Jia Lian didn't ask him to stop. Just as Lai Er was about to continue, Daiyu appeared and saved Lai Er.

(End of this chapter)