After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 69: Rong Mansion Slave Rebellion
When the clock in Rongguo Mansion struck four, it was time for everyone in the mansion to serve dinner to the ladies and grandmothers.

This day was no exception.

After the bell rang, there was a burst of cursing in the back room outside the second gate.

"Damn it, when are they going to let us out?! There are over 30 of us crammed in together, and we can't even turn over in our sleep!"

"It's bad enough that we live in such poor conditions, but the food we eat is all pig food, and it smells musty!"

"I haven't had enough to eat these past few days!"

"We don't even know whether King Qian has entered the city or not. He just imprisoned us here. We eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the house. The stench is unbearable!"

The back house on the west side is far away from the east corner gate. More than 300 servants who originally practiced martial arts in the Grand View Garden were imprisoned here, and their complaints became louder every day.

Some people gathered together and secretly discussed climbing over the wall to enter the mansion at night. Some people were clamoring for the mansion to restore the food they had eaten during their martial arts training and not to eat the old rice anymore.

"Quiet, Grandpa Lai is here!"

Several servants came in, shouted at the servants in the room to be quiet, and then bowed and invited Lai, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, to come in.

The whole room was filled with a mixture of stench and men's sweat, which made the elderly Lai Da cough continuously. After leaving, he quickly ordered someone to call them out and question them at the door.

When the servants saw that they could leave, they rushed out one after another. The servants had to stop them by shouting at them.

"I came here today to say only one thing!"

Lai Da's face was cold as he scanned the group of people. "Who sneaked into the garden and stole the chickens, ducks, grains, and oil from the kitchen the other day? I've received a secret letter. The thief is among you. Confess it now and you can avoid a beating. Otherwise, when I find out, you'll be in big trouble!"

More than three hundred servants remained silent, their eyes silent and suppressed, staring at Lai Da and his companions.

"You guys don't say anything, right?"

Lai Da sneered, "The old lady knows about this theft too. Now that the girls are in charge, it's time to set some rules!" He then ordered the servants, "Go in and search every room. In any room where something is found, tie up everyone and leave them for the old lady to deal with!"

Several servants immediately pushed aside the servants and went in to search. Soon, a voice came from inside: "What is this? A string of Buddhist beads?!"

Among the servants, many had grim expressions.

The servants are still searching.

"Is this women's clothing?! Where did you get it?!"

"Is this a hairpin?!"

As the hidden items were found one by one, Lai Da's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly realized something was wrong.

How much did this group of people steal?! How did they get into the mansion?!
There were more than 300 servants with different expressions on their faces. Many of them were wrongly accused, but they couldn't tell for sure at the moment because they knew that someone had sneaked into the mansion at night and stole.

"Grandpa Lai, we found the stuff!" Several servants wanted to take out the stuff to claim credit, but they were pushed back by someone and punched in the stomach several times, causing them to scream in pain.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lai Da hurriedly took a few people away and quickly ordered someone to report to Jia Zheng.

"My family has always treated our servants kindly, yet such a thing as a servant bullying his master has happened!"

Jia Zheng was greatly shocked and ordered, "Send someone to bring sticks and ropes and tie up the troublemaker!"

Lai Da hurriedly gathered a hundred or so servants, took sticks and ropes, and rushed to the back house together.

There were shouts, clamors, and people cursing amidst the waving of sticks.

The sound quickly alarmed the Qian Wang soldiers guarding the gate, and they reported the matter to Dai Wei.

"You guys go in and see what's going on!"

Dai Wei selected a few people and ordered them to go in wearing armor and carrying shields, swords and spears.

Soon, they hurried back to report, "Sir, it's the Jia family slaves who have rebelled. About a hundred people armed with sticks are blocking the door to the back room. The two sides are facing each other, and it's chaotic. It's difficult for us to go in."

Dai Wei became embarrassed instead.

Prince Qian asked him to guard the Jia family, but did not ask him to take care of the people inside. Now that the Jia family's slaves have rebelled, and it is not an emergency, it is not convenient for him to bring people in.

So someone sent for a maid to report to the housekeepers, Miss Lin and Miss Xue, who remained outside the door. The incident soon alarmed Lady Jia, and Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian, and others also learned about it. Everyone was shocked and angry, and quickly sent people to deal with it.

After about half an hour, a maid suddenly ran up and screamed, "Old lady, Madam, it's bad! Those cunning slaves have killed people and rushed out to occupy the storehouse. Now they are wearing armor and holding swords and guns, shouting that they are going to rush in, rob the house, and then rush out to escape!"

The Jia family was a family of military honors and also a duke, so they had ten sets of armor left in their home.

"what?!"

Everyone in the room was stunned. Only Wang Xifeng reacted quickly and ordered, "Go tell the Qianwang soldiers outside the mansion to come in and arrest them! These wicked slaves have rebelled!"

The maid replied: "He has already gone."

Everyone felt relieved and said that the Qianwang soldiers would definitely be able to catch the person. As they were chatting, there was a commotion outside the door, followed by the door slamming shut.

An old woman ran in and shouted, "Old lady, the slaves are charging in!"

"what!"

"This is outrageous! Quickly close the doors and windows! Wait for King Qian's soldiers to come in and quell the rebellion!"

"Old lady, I heard that those servants rushed into the main hall and tried to steal the valuables inside!"

"Quickly use something to block the door!"

There was commotion inside and outside the Rongguo Mansion. Taking advantage of the darkness, countless people broke into the house and looted property.

Jia Lian was hiding in the outer study and was the first to be attacked by the stubborn servants. A group of seven or eight of them slammed their bodies against the study door, scaring Jia Lian and the servants inside so much that their faces turned pale. They had no choice but to use their bodies to hold the study door open. The two sides wrestled and cursed at each other. After a while, the stubborn servants dispersed and went to other rooms.

"Damn, damn!"

Jia Lian was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the study, but he didn't dare to go out. Those stubborn slaves had been trained in martial arts for several days and were strong and healthy. The servants were no match for them at all.

What's more, they also stole several sets of armor and weapons from the warehouse, making them even more no match for them.

Just as the chaos was going on, a loud shout came from outside: "Hold your head and squat down. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!!"

"It's King Qian's soldiers!!" the servants shouted in surprise.

Jia Lian hurriedly looked out through the broken window and saw a group of soldiers in silver armor, holding torches, spears, bows and arrows, rushing into the main courtyard. The sound of arrows breaking through the air was heard, and screams were heard all around.

Jia Lian hurried out, "It's me, it's me, Jia Lian!" He hurriedly gave his name.

Dai Wei recognized him and called him over, sneering, "Your Jia family is truly remarkable. I didn't want to disturb the king's pleasure, but now I have no choice but to report this to him. The king will make the final decision. Come with me, and let's take care of your slaves first!"

While speaking, the soldiers did not stop. They spread out in groups of three or five and searched each room. Anyone who dared to stand up in front of them would be shot with a crossbow, stabbed with a gun, or hacked to death with a knife.

Jia Lian was terrified and followed Dai Wei all the way to Rong Xi Tang. A large group of slaves were forced here and closed the doors of the five large rooms in an attempt to resist.

"Light the fire and create smoke!" Dai Wei ordered.

The fire started, and Jia Lian didn't know what the Qianwang soldiers threw in. He only saw pungent smoke rising. A dozen soldiers waved their shields and fanned the smoke into Rong Xi Hall, like smoking out rats. Soon, dozens of servants inside were smoked out.

The servants rushed out, and the soldiers had already formed a battle formation and marched forward, shooting crossbows and stabbing with spears.

Amidst the flash of swords and the shadow of sabers, corpses were scattered all over the ground. The soldiers rushed into Rong Xi Tang again, killing people indiscriminately, and finally brought out a dozen people.

Jia Lian was terrified. They had previously thought that they could rely on these trained servants to stop the Qianwang soldiers from entering the city, but who knew that when they encountered the Qianwang soldiers, they broke into pieces like tofu!
Hundreds of soldiers from Prince Qian rushed from the main gate of Rongguo Mansion to Rongxi Hall, and then entered the Grand View Garden. They did not go to the girls' homes, but just walked along the paths in the garden, ordering anyone who saw the unruly slave to come out and report. Jia Lian hurriedly asked Wang Xifeng to send some maids and old women to follow and go to each girl's home to check whether any unruly slave had sneaked in.

Fortunately, Dai Wei was prepared, so as soon as the servants started to riot, he ordered soldiers to come in and quell the rebellion. No wicked servants entered the garden, and the girls in the garden had already closed the doors and windows.

Half an hour later, the Jia Mansion returned to peace.

In the darkness of the night, the air was filled with the smell of blood, and King Qian's soldiers were guarding everywhere, waiting for King Qian's orders to be passed back.

In the Grand View Garden, the girls locked the doors and windows tightly. They didn't quite know what was going on. They only knew that someone was causing trouble at home. Although they were frightened, they could only wait.

The soldier who reported the news rode out of the city on horseback, searched for a while, and met Prince Qian. He reported what happened in the Ning and Rong mansions that night.

(End of this chapter)