The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

In the Zuixian Tower, Lin Yan sat at the table with a solemn expression, in front of him was a cup of tea that had long since run out of heat.Seeing Jia Amnesty coming in, he hurriedly stood up.

Jia She smiled and stroked the sparse beard on his chin, stretched out his hand and pressed it down, "Sit down, sit down, we men don't need to pay attention to these vulgar etiquette."

Lin Yan forced a smile, but there was still some seriousness between his brows.Jia She felt a little uneasy in his heart. It is said that every time this child of the Lin family saw him, he always looked gentle and calm, and there was never such a gloomy time.What's more, he was selected as a candidate last year, and now he is in the Hanlin Academy. It is just when his future is about to be bright, what could be the reason for him to be like this?Could it be because he hasn't married yet?That's not right, because of this matter, but no one hastily stopped me from coming over.This matter must have something to do with my family, and it's a big deal, not a big deal!

The two sat down facing each other, and Jixiang cleverly came up and poured tea for them, and then retreated.

Seeing this meaning, Jia Amnesty also waved his hand and told his servants to go out.

"Eldest nephew, what are you..." Although Jia She was very incomprehensible, he was not born incomprehensible.Seeing Lin Yan's expression, he also put away the smile on his face and asked tentatively.

Lin Yan sighed a long time, took out a brocade box from his bosom, gently pushed it in front of Jia She, and said, "Master, let's take a look at this first."

The brocade box is carved from golden silk nanmu, with lacquer and gold on the top, carved patterns, and the end is very delicate.Jia Amnesty opened it hesitantly, and what was inside was a stack of paper notes of different sizes.

Picking it up casually, after just a second look, cold sweat broke out on Jia She's forehead, "This, this...what's going on here? Good nephew, this..."

Those notes are nothing but IOUs.When and when, who borrowed it, and who guaranteed it, all are clear.That's all, it's nothing to borrow money from relatives and friends in the world, and there are IOUs.The key point is that when repaying the loan stated on the IOU, an interest of [-]% to [-]% must be added.Looking at it this way, it is not a simple loan, but a real interest rate!What's more terrible is that the inscriptions written at the bottom of those loan notes are all from the Rongguo Mansion!

"Alas..." Lin Yan sighed again, and frowned, "Don't worry, sir, just tell me the truth, so I can tell."

Jia Amnesty seemed anxious, he wanted to stand up and walk a few steps, but he was afraid of losing face in front of the younger generation.The hand holding the teacup trembled in panic, and it fell clearly into Lin Yan's eyes.

"This, how is this possible? Eldest nephew, is this a mistake?"

Lin Yan smiled bitterly, "Second Brother Lian and I have always had a good relationship, so naturally I don't want it to be true. It's just..."

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused, and then continued, "Master, do you know where this thing of mine came from?"

Jia Amnesty shook his head.

Lin Yan hooked his lips, "Ministry of Punishment."

Jia Amnesty was shocked, "Why, why is there something about the Ministry of Punishment?"

"My lord asked this question. I am in the law. I am an official in the court. Those who have a title are not allowed to exploit usuriously. If there is a person who practices money for profit, he will either report it to Dali Temple or the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. There are laws to check. Apart from these two places, where else would you dare to accept the loan from your government?"

Jia Amnesty exclaimed, "This is absolutely impossible! It must have been done by some big-hearted servant! Our family has always been honest, and we are not those who don't understand the law. How dare we commit such an act of piracy? "

Lin Yan suddenly showed a sarcasm smile, "Listen to what the Elder Master said, this matter was done by your servants, don't you know?"

"I don't know!" Jia Amnesty is not stupid, he naturally knows that if the servants in the family use the name of the mansion to do this, the mansion is just charged with unfavorable control, if the profiteering falls to the Rongguo mansion Come on, that's the end of it.

"What did the slave do?" Lin Yan tapped the nanmu brocade box with his slender and fair fingers, "My lord, do you know that the IOU here is only a part, how much is the principal sum? How much is the profit? I am I don't know that the slaves in the mansion are actually such rich men. Forget it, I had good intentions, and looked at the friendship with Lian's second brother, and I took the responsibility to remind the old man, but I couldn't even tell the truth .Since this is the case, I am troubled.”

As he spoke, he reached out to take the brocade box.

Jia She closed it with a "snap" and pressed it tightly with both hands, "Good nephew, don't worry. There is a reason for this."

Lin Yan slowly withdrew his hand, and heard Jia She said: "Although I have the title, my eldest nephew also knows that now I only have to live in a small courtyard drawn from the southeast corner, and Rongxitang is lived by the second master's family. The one who is in charge of the house is not the eldest wife in my yard, but the second wife. Oh, that is, the birth mother of the noble concubine in the palace. As for our first house, when your second elder brother Lian was in Beijing, he still took care of it. General affairs, now both of them are in Ping'an Prefecture, and all the things in the mansion should be done by the people under the second wife. The first wife and I are two, but we only receive the 20 taels of monthly silver."

Lin Yan nodded slightly, "I've heard second brother Lian talk about this before, so I know something about it."

"Come on!" Jia She patted his thigh, "Nowadays, our eldest son's affairs are all in the mansion, no matter whether it's money or people, there is no one who can get involved. Otherwise, I won't be able to follow my daughter before she gets married. They're making trouble."

Lin Yan almost laughed when he heard this, and hurriedly lowered his eyelids. It seems that Jia Amnesty was really scared, and even brought out such a family scandal.

"It seems that it really has nothing to do with your elder." Lin Yan seemed relieved, let out a sigh of relief, and smiled, "I think so too. The elder came from a noble family, how could he not know about this place? The weight of the head, do such a thing? It's just..."

"It's just according to the old man's opinion, this matter should be related to..."

Jia She patted the table, gritted his teeth, and said, "It must have been done by the second wife. Except for the second wife, who in the house has the right to spend so much money? Anyway, my own daughter-in-law is from a young family, so she doesn't have such a large amount of private money."

What Lin Yan wanted was this sentence, and he looked into Jia She's eyes with some sympathy, "My lord, no matter who did this, the money left behind belongs to your house." This is the key point. .

If Jia Zheng and his wife were here at this time, Jia Amnesty would feel like strangling to death.Looking at the time on the IOU, this matter has not been done for a day or two.Co-authored, Erfang took the famous leader of the mansion as a criminal, and did not show it at all when he got the benefits, and kept the expenses of the mansion everywhere!Besides, how can I say that I am the elder of the Rongguo Mansion, if this matter happens, I am afraid that I will be the first to be convicted!

The more Jia She thought about it, the more angry he got up suddenly, and said, "Nephew, I'll just pretend to be an old man for what happened today, and I won't thank you for your kindness. I'd like to see who is so bold when I come back to the mansion. Son, dare to disregard the laws and regulations of the country just for a fortune!"

With that said, he took the brocade box on the table and was about to go out.Lin Yan pressed the brocade box and smiled lightly: "This, the Elder Master must never take it away. I am responsible for it."

Jia Amnesty was puzzled, Lin Yan laughed inwardly, this old man, when he should understand, is not confused.He whispered: "Master, these people are reserved in the Ministry of Punishment. Although I have my own way to get it out, I have a lot of responsibilities in it. Not only me, but also others. It's just for The old man looked at it, and was afraid that the red lips and white teeth would not be easy to win people's trust. But the old man took it away, so I can't explain it."

Jia She was embarrassed, "If there is no such thing, I'm afraid others will not believe it." Besides, this is the second room's excuse. Without these excuses, to paraphrase Lin Yan, it would be a red mouth and white teeth. wronged by others.

"I'll show the Eldest Master a clear path." Lin Yan lowered his voice, "Such things can only be done by someone with a confidant."

Jia Amnesty was not stupid, he understood immediately.When he looked at Lin Yan again, he couldn't help but look a little more probing in his eyes.But being able to grasp the second room's handle, how to use this opportunity to bring down the second room, this is the first important thing right now.He nodded, and when he turned to leave, he heard Lin Yan laughing again: "My lord, what's the matter, it has to be finalized in black and white. This fire can't be left on my own. One more thing, the difference between sheltering and exposing the leader." But it's big."

Jia Amnesty looked at Lin Yan, and sat down again, "I don't know, but you are so deliberate in getting me to hold the second room, why are you here?"

Lin Yan fixed his eyes on the brocade box in his hand, and when he raised his eyes again, he no longer had the dignified look he had at the beginning.There was a slight smile on the thin lips, but Jia She felt that his whole body was a little chilly.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I am the most protective person in my life. Even the people around me, I can scold and beat them, but others can't. What's more, I, Lin Yan, have been hurting for many years. Sister, it is even more forbidden for anyone to hit her head. The old lady and the second wife in the house, taking advantage of my sister's pregnancy, actually tried to send you three girls to the Hou's mansion. This tone, my sister bears it Yes, but I can't bear it. Tell the old man the truth, if you have the ability to let me out, the things in this box will naturally not hinder the old man. If you don't have the ability..."

He stretched out his hand to take the celadon lotus branch cup on the table, and with the strength of his fingers, with a "pop", the cup shattered and water spilled, dripping water all over the table.

Watching Jia She's leaving in a hurry, Lin Yan smiled happily.

Sitting in the car back home, Jia Amnesty scolded Mrs. Wang bloody in his heart, and even his own mother, although he was not greeted out of filial piety, was complained a few words.He just said, how could this brother of the Lin family dare to take such a big responsibility to report to him about such a big matter, it's not like that at all!It was someone who took advantage of his family because those two women did stupid things!

However, this is not a bad thing...

Along the way, I thought and thought about how to do this.It has to be said that Jia Amnesty is quite tactful.First went to Mrs. Xing's place, and kicked out all the maids, women, concubines, concubines, and whispered to Mrs. Xing about someone lending money in the house.Hearing Mrs. Xing's eyes sparkle, she almost slapped the table and scolded Mrs. Wang for being useless, and said bitterly: "What a big family! My eyelids are too shallow!"

Jia She glared at her, "When are you still caring about these things? This is a trivial matter? This is a serious crime of confiscating nobles and confiscating houses!"

Mrs. Xing was taken aback, "Isn't it?"

Jia Amnesty knocked on the table and said bitterly: "Why not? If this happened, who do you think would be able to escape? Just me, a first-rank general who is in charge of the rank, you Madam, you don't know about it. Son, do you believe it?"

Madam Xing was so scared that she jumped off the kang, she was about to go to Madam Wang, "I have to ask her in the face, what did she do to hurt us so much!"

"Stop!" Jia She said in a low voice, squinting his eyes, "I want to ask her, but I can't be in a hurry. You go and call your companion Wang Shanbao's family and my baby brother Qian Liu in." , I have something to say."

What Lin Yan said was right, the lending business is definitely not something that can be handed over to just one person, it has to be someone with a confidant.Mrs. Wang's confidantes, the first ones have to be said to be Zhou Rui and his wife.One of these two people is in charge of the spring and autumn tenants in the mansion, and they are also in charge of the going out of the old and young men, and the other is in charge of the going out of the female family members. They can be said to be the first-class decent people in the mansion's servants.

Jia Amnesty called Wang Shanbao and Qian Liuliang to stay in the study, and gave them intensive instructions before sending the two of them out to handle errands without mentioning it.

But Wang Shanbao and Qian Liuna are all respectable in the big house, but in Rongfu, they are always overwhelmed by the people from the second house, and they have long been holding back their anger.Hearing what Jia Amnesty said, it would be bad luck for Zhou Rui, the arrogant Erfang. The two of them were eager to find a few trustworthy people, and meticulously do what the old master ordered. .

But he said that a few days later, it was the Dragon Boat Festival dinner in Jia's mansion.As the weather was getting hotter, Mother Jia ordered people to set up two tables of banquets in the Ouxiangxie in the Grand View Garden. She only said that she would have fun there with her grandchildren and daughter-in-law for a day.

The Ou Xiangxie is built in the water, and there are large floor-to-ceiling carved windows on all sides. When you open it, you can see that the water in the pool is clear, reflecting the sun like floating light and leaping like gold.The koi in the pond are shuttled, and the surface of the pond is full of new lotus. If there is a wind blowing, it will be cool and spacious.

Mrs. Wang did not like Jiamu's wishes because she made a foolish trick earlier, so these days, she went to Jiamu's place early every day to ask for the rules.This is even more so today, after painstakingly arranging the banquet, he went to Jiamu's place in person, and for a while, the Xing family from the Ningguo Mansion brought Jia Rong's house-filling Hu family and several Jia Zhen's aunts also came.Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing helped Jia Mu to sit in the soft sedan chair, and a group of people went to the Grand View Garden surrounded by people.

Outside, Jia Amnesty was waiting for today's crowd.Hearing Mrs. Xing sent someone to say that they were all in the garden, she got up and dusted off her clothes, and said to Jia Zhen and Jia Zheng, "Today, I have something important to say. The old lady and the others have already arrived in the garden. Second brother, Zhen'er , and come with me to listen to it."

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine Jia Amnesty was selling in the gourd.Jia Zheng quickly said, "If elder brother has something to say, you might as well say it here. Although there are old ladies in there, there are still nephews and granddaughters-in-law."

"It's okay, just listen to it." Jia She waved his hand, "Listening to it will improve your memory."

With that said, he walked away.Jia Zheng had no choice but to follow.Jia Zhen and his son were left behind, looked at each other, and followed.

In the Lotus Champs Elysees, there is a large mahogany table in front of Jia Mu, on which there are all kinds of seasonal fruits and refreshments, as well as seasonal vegetables prepared in the kitchen.Baoyu sat on the left, and Tanchun Xichun sat on the right.

Mrs. Wang and others sat around another big round table.A stage was set up in the Hanfang Pavilion across the water, and the small theater troupe kept in the Lixiangyuan were all dressed up and singing along.

Suddenly I saw Jia Amnesty bringing the men from the mansion in, scaring everyone except Jia Mu to stand up.Mother Jia frowned—but what happened?

Only Mrs. Xing, who was next to her, showed a little joy in her eyes, she cast a sideways glance at Mrs. Wang, and straightened her back a little.

"Greetings to the old lady." Jia Amnesty was still very polite.

Jia Mu suppressed her doubts and said with a smile: "It's a big festival, you guys should also have fun, why bother to come to me again."

Jia Amnesty glanced at the crowd and was very satisfied.Picking up two drooping eyebrows, he said with a sneer: "My son is thinking that he can listen to operas, eat, drink and have fun every day. I'm just afraid that some people won't like it. If he continues like this , our house will soon be ransacked. But where can we go so happily?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was startled.Mother Jia's face darkened all of a sudden, and she shouted: "Boss! Where did you come from? Well, are you cursing our house with red lips and white teeth?"

Mrs. Wang pinched her handkerchief and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't get angry, old lady, and listen to what the elder has to say."

Earlier, she had experienced Jia She's ability to turn his face and deny others, and now she didn't rush to persuade Jia She, but secretly gave Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen a wink.

Jia Amnesty flipped the stool in front of him casually, picked a place facing Jia's mother and sat down, and said with a sneer, "What a considerate second wife! What a virtuous and filial second wife!"

As soon as everyone heard this, they knew that the old man was targeting the second wife.Youshi, Li Wan, and Hushi went out quietly with Tanchun Xichun and Hushi on purpose. Jia She caught a glimpse and shouted, "Stand! No one here is allowed to go out today. Just listen to me, listen to me." What a good thing your wife has done!"

Mrs. Wang's eyes were already red, and she covered her face with a veil and said in a mournful voice: "The old man's words are cruel! I am a woman, even if there is something wrong, it is up to the old lady to say it." With me. Why did the Elder come to embarrass me in front of so many people?!"

Jia Zheng was also dissatisfied with Jia She, so he wanted to speak, but Jia She preempted him, "Second Wife, don't say that, even if I'm absurd, I won't grab you, a housewife, to get angry. It's just that you The hand is stretched too far."

At this time, Mother Jia was trembling with anger, pointing at Jia She and shouted: "The lord is so majestic! If you have something to say, just talk to your brother! You don't have to come here to show off your majesty, but you still put me, an old woman, on the table. In eyes?"

Jia She sneered, it seemed that the old lady never forgot to favor the second wife.Now you don't even ask what's going on, you just want to kick yourself out?

"Old lady, you have seen a lot, but do you know that if this noble family does something illegal, what should we do?"

Mrs. Wang's eyelids twitched, and she felt something was wrong in her heart. She was about to speak, but she heard Jia Mu angrily said: "You mean, someone in our house has done something illegal? It's nonsense!"

Mrs. Xing couldn't bear it anymore, and took a step forward, "Old lady, it's not nonsense. The old man has solid evidence in his hand."

"Back off! There was no reason for you to intervene!"

Mrs. Xing was bitter in her heart, her eyes were red and she cried: "The old lady scolded me, I dare not reply. However, I have always behaved peacefully, and I did not do any immoral things that would harm my children and grandchildren! I did not take With the money in the mansion, go out and use it for yourself, why should you be troubled by others?"

"It's reversed!" Mother Jia couldn't help being furious, and got up angrily. Baoyu Tanchun, who was beside her, hurriedly helped her up, and looked at Mrs. Xing with reproachful eyes.

Jia Zheng hurried over and bowed: "Old lady, don't be angry, the weather is so hot, if you get angry, wouldn't it be worth it?"

Then he turned around and said sincerely to Jia She: "Brother, if this Wang family offends my brother in any way, if my brother tells me, I will teach her a lesson. She is just a woman, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she has little knowledge, but she is just breaking the law and discipline. It’s something that you don’t have the guts to do.”

"Damn!" Jia Amnesty also got up, pointing at Jia Zhen and said, "Brother Zhen is the patriarch now, and I stayed here for this reason. Let me tell you, Second Master, your Second Wife is not courageous, but courageous." It's too big! She used the money in the mansion to lend money outside to collect interest money, and now she has been accused of going to the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Since the previous dynasty, any noble family who has done this will have to confiscate the noble family! You still say that she Timid?"

With just one word, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.Mrs. Wang heard a "hum" in her head, she swayed twice, almost fell down, but fortunately the girl behind her supported her.

After she collected herself, Mrs. Wang noticed that everyone's eyes were fixed on her, even Jia Mu and Jia Zheng were also staring at her.His face turned pale all of a sudden, and he said in a trembling voice: "My lord, don't talk nonsense! This is a violation of the law, you..."

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but choked up and said, "It's just that I offended someone earlier, but such words will kill people, please be careful with your words, sir."

Jia She was so angry that her liver ached, did she dare to speak out, or did she come out for revenge?With a smirk, "Of course I have evidence!"

He shouted towards the outside of the lotus root Xiangxie: "Go, bring people up!"

Long ago, Wang Shanbao and Qian Liu came in with a few people, pushing and shoving two tied-up people. As soon as they saw those two people, Mrs. Wang and the housekeeper Zhou Rui's family behind them all turned pale.

Jia She pointed to the two on the ground, "Second Wife, do you recognize her? Your good companion, Zhou Rui. This, Zhou Rui's son-in-law, is called Leng Zixing."

At this time, most of the people in Ouxiangxiexi regretted being here. If they had known about such a problem, they might as well excuse their illness and not come.

But looking at Jia Amnesty's posture, I'm afraid that whoever wants to leave will be unable to do so. There are twenty or thirty young servants accompanying him outside, and they don't care about the girls and grandmas being seen, so they can only stand there and listen dryly.

Jia Amnesty told Lin Yan one by one, one by one, everything he knew from Lin Yan.Pointing at Zhou Rui, he said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, the son-in-law of this servant now opens an antique shop, and I heard that there is more than one storefront. The servant of a family has had children at home in previous lives, which is better than mine." The general is still here, I haven’t been able to open an antique shop yet! Besides, just now my son asked someone to tie him up, and this servant’s house has a lot of land deeds, and he even has a village in the south. This is a slave Did you buy it? Or did the second wife reward him for her generosity?"

Mother Jia's face was gloomy, she stared at Mrs. Wang, and said word by word: "Ms. Wang!"

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, knelt down quickly, and cried: "Old lady, master Mingjian, my daughter-in-law really doesn't know. This, this has nothing to do with the daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law lives in the inner courtyard and takes care of the house. Going to read some Buddhist scriptures and pray to the empress in the palace, how do you have the energy to notice these slaves?"

As he spoke, he scolded Zhou Rui's family behind him: "It's in vain that I trust you so much! How dare you do such a thing?"

Zhou Rui's family had a lot of eyes, so he knelt down with a plop and cried, "It's all slaves with shit on their eyes! The slaves usually do things, and they are greedy for ink. That's how all the things in the house come from, my lord." The slaves don’t know what they are talking about for profit.”

Jia Zheng looked at Mrs. Wang crying into a ball, frowned and said nothing.But Baoyu couldn't bear it anymore, and knelt beside Mrs. Wang, crying, "Uncle, just now Zhou Rui's family said that they just corrupted the money in the house, and there is no such thing as lending money. Madam's negligence is true, and there are other crimes." Son, I think uncle misunderstood?"

Mother Jia has already weighed several things in her heart, the noble concubine in the palace is from Mrs. Wang, no matter whether Mrs. Wang really gave away the profit, this matter must be suppressed.If there is a big trouble, the entire family will be unlucky, and even the empresses in the palace will suffer along with them.By that time, there was no one to intercede.

"Okay, Baoyu, let's help your wife up first. The second wife is not strict with the housekeeping, so go and reflect on it first, and recite more scriptures in the Buddhist hall. Zhu's daughter-in-law and third girl will take care of the affairs of the house first. Boss, Zhou Rui and his wife, I leave it to you to punish them." If Jia Amnesty is not asked to vent his anger, it may not end well.

Jia Amnesty didn't intend to just let it go.What Lin Yan said, if he let out his breath, his title will be fine, and if he doesn't breathe out, it's hard to protect his own family.What's more, the old lady is going to pass by so lightly, so it's not worth it for him to pull his face and make a fuss.

Seeing that Baoyu was really going to help Mrs. Wang up, Jia She sneered and said, "If there is any interest in the money, don't you go to the second wife's room and find out?"

Mrs. Wang suddenly raised her head, if her gaze could kill, Jia Amnesty might have already fallen.Not caring about anything, Mrs. Wang said sharply: "My lord, are you going to force me to death? I am a court order, the mother of a noble concubine, who dares to search my house? If you are bullied to this point, you might as well die!" "

"Who dares? The old lady can't be disturbed by the high-ranking order in the mansion. Both my eldest wife and Zhen's daughter-in-law are of higher rank than the second wife, and they can go together. Second wife don't worry, if there is no such thing, we will Set up a banquet and kowtow to apologize to the second wife, and never enter the Rongxi Hall again. If it is true..."

Jia Amnesty didn't look at Mrs. Wang, but only stared at Jia's mother, "Old lady, don't blame your son for being ungrateful. This is a serious crime of confiscating the house. The son must get it, and the righteousness will kill the relatives. The book will be the first to plead guilty!!"

You Shi glanced at Jia Zhen, feeling very regretful in her heart, she would have known how good it would be to have a drink in her own mansion after listening to what she said.It's no reason to provoke this public case.

Mother Jia's eyes widened in shock at Jia She's words, she watched Mrs. Xing Youshi take some women and maids out, but she didn't have time to speak.

Mrs. Wang only felt that her eyes were dark, and her body softened, and she fell down on the chair beside her.Baoyu Tanchun went there crying and stroking his chest and pinching someone, but Jia Zheng stared at Jia Amnesty with his neck straightened, his eyes seemed to burst into flames—whether this is true or not, what the Elder Master said today Because, it actually slapped Erfang in the face!

Zhou Rui's Lengzi Xingweng and his son-in-law were tied up, with rags stuffed in their mouths, and they struggled endlessly, and no one took care of them.The silence inside the lotus root champagne was terrifying.

Not long after, Mrs. Xing Youshi brought someone back. Mrs. Xing's face was full of pride, but Youshi's expression was embarrassing and surprised.

It is also Mrs. Wang who is not strict in her actions. How can such things be placed where they can be easily found?However, she has been a housekeeper for many years, and she is a bit arrogant, and often comes to collect things in front of Yu Chuan'er, Cai Yun and others.It's fine for others, but Yu Chuan'er is Jin Chuan'er's own sister. Because of Mrs. Wang's words, her sister was kicked out and jumped into the well to die. of?

Therefore, after Mrs. Xing waited, without much effort, she opened the big mahogany lacquered box on the kang leaning against the wall under the hint of Yu Chuan'er.

Mrs. Xing put the things on the table and said with a smile: "Sister and brother, what is this?"

Jia Zheng rushed up to read one, and almost lost his temper, pointing at Mrs. Wang, unable to say a word for a long time.

Mother Jia knew that this must be the case, so she didn't care about getting angry, she just looked at Jia Amnesty, and asked coldly, "How are you doing?"

"Of course it's just what I said just now. These things were all found in the second wife's house. There is no doubt that this matter was done by the second wife. There is no reason to fold our whole house into it because of them."

Jia Mu sighed: "Since ancient times, it has been said that the family's ugliness should not be publicized. Now, the second wife has done something wrong, and our house will deal with it. You just want to ask for sin. What if the Holy One blames our house? You come here. , how can the empress in the palace deal with herself?"

Jia Amnesty didn't take it seriously, sat there, and said solemnly: "The sage is wise, and he will never wrong a good person. Besides, the old lady knows that this matter has already reached the Ministry of Punishment, but it has not been investigated yet. Let's preemptive strikes, maybe there is still a chance. vitality."

Mrs. Wang fainted on the chair and woke up leisurely, and happened to hear this sentence, her hair on the temples was disheveled, and she cried: "Even if I did this, it was not for myself! There are more and more people in the mansion, and the income will be reduced." Still some, even worse than every year. How much did I lose overtly and secretly? But I didn’t have to accompany me, so I came up with this method. It’s just for the benefit of the family. The people of the whole family No one will talk about the income, as long as you ask the crime, I will be pushed out!"

"Bah!" Mrs. Xing spat, "I got the second wife. You know who you are for, and don't treat us as fools. Our second girl went out, if we hadn't pulled our faces, we would be better than the Qipin outside. It’s not as good as the Guan’er’s family! Now you’re dragging the whole family?”

Jia's mother closed her eyes, and said, "Send Mrs. Wang to the Buddhist hall first. Without me, no one is allowed to see her!"

Jia Amnesty ignored her, and slowly put the IOU from Mrs. Wang on the table into his sleeve.

Taking advantage of this time, Jia Zhen and his wife quickly pleaded guilty, and took Jia Rong and his wife back like burning their buttocks.

Jia's mother clenched her hands, and said with a sneer, "Master, you've made up your mind, are you going to submit a book?"

"That's right." Jia She was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, "Don't say that the old lady is not filial. It's against your will. If you want to blame it, blame the second wife for being in a daze and thinking of sending the third girl in our house away." Let Anlehou do the job. I don't have to be afraid of her, and she won't follow me. Now that I have seized this huge handle, what are you waiting for if I don't wait to punish her? People said, if I don't go to the front, this tone will come out. If you don’t come, you might as well just send the evidence from others to the imperial court. Will there be something good in our mansion then?”

"Who is it?" Mother Jia yelled angrily, gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "Could it be the Lin family?" She just said, how could someone catch such a secret matter?Those who borrow money are all poor people, who has the guts to fight against the family of the noble concubine of the Duke's Mansion?

Jia Amnesty ignored her and took Mrs. Xing Shi Shiran away. He didn't forget to ask someone to mention Zhou Rui Leng Zixing who was tied up on the ground and Zhou Rui's family who was paralyzed.

For a while, there were only a few people from Jia Mu and the second bedroom left in the Ou Champs.Mother Jia was dizzy in front of her eyes, pointing at Mrs. Wang, crying, "You stupid woman! Come here! Take the second wife to the Buddhist hall! Life and death are fate, you can bear it yourself!"

Jia Zheng's face was ashen, Baoyu was half kneeling on the ground with a pale face, Tanchun was already stupid, and he was already on the verge of collapse after hearing the words of giving her away to be a concubine.Li Wan couldn't stand it anymore, and went to help her with Xichun, and said softly, "Third sister..."

Tanchun burst into tears, sobbing unceasingly.

Jia Zheng said impatiently, "Go back to your room!"

Seeing that everyone was leaving, Jia Zhengcai looked at Mother Jia and said tearfully, "Old lady..."

Mother Jia waved her hand feebly, "Look at your mother." Now, Jia Amnesty is determined to tear herself apart from her and the second room, so she can only count on Yuan Chun in the palace.

However, within two days, the Rongguo Mansion received two orders.The eunuch who came to proclaim the decree, Pian Si Li, read six times, and finally gave the holy will, "The second wife of the Rong Mansion, Wang, is ordered to deprive the fifth-rank Yiren. Because she is the birth mother of a concubine, she will not be imprisoned. She will be imprisoned in the Rong Mansion for self-examination. "

Another is the Queen Mother's decree, which reprimanded Jia's mother for being a first-class imperial order, but made the family members in the mansion regardless of their seniority and disorder, so that criminals would occupy the magpie's nest.The internal affairs of Lingrong Mansion will be rectified immediately.

Mother Jia and others accepted the order, wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads, and kowtowed to thank them.Someone had already let the eunuch who announced the decree go to the flower hall to serve tea. The eunuch was not very old, but he had a lot of airs.

Jia's mother hurriedly asked: "Elder-in-law, take a step slowly. I haven't seen the virtuous concubine for many days. I don't know my lady..."

"Old lady, please be careful. The emperor ordered that Empress Jia didn't know how to restrain her family members and broke a taboo. She has already been demoted to noble Jia. Now that she has moved out of Fengzao Palace, the empress ordered her to go to the Hanyue Pavilion for self-examination."

After finishing speaking, he took the purse that Jia Amnesty had stuffed in, and went away with a smile on his face.

The Hanyue Pavilion, as you can tell by its name, is the first deserted place in the palace.Although it is not a cold palace, it is not too much.

Mother Jia stared at Mrs. Wang who was lying on the ground, choked up twice in her throat, rolled her eyes, and fell backwards.