The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

The matter of hiring a teacher will be discussed later; Lin Ruhai is now investigating the salt smuggling case, which has also affected the interests of many people in the south of the Yangtze River, but Jia Min cannot intervene in government affairs.

As far as the affairs of the Lin family's inner court are concerned, the top priority now is to thoroughly investigate those restless servants in the inner and outer houses.Only when the inner house is taken care of and Lin Ruhai has no worries, can the person who harmed Lin You be brought to justice.

Because the trial of Mo Yun was completed yesterday, the yamen has been closed, and Mo Yun was locked up in the firewood room overnight, and reported to the officials the next day.As for the inside of the Lin family, naturally all the aunts and servants had to go through it.

Lin Ruhai has a high position and authority, since he is the official of the Lin family, Guo Feng, the magistrate of Yangzhou, did not dare to be negligent, so he ordered the servants to come to the Lin family early in the morning to pick him up.Of course, after receiving the report from the Lin family, the magistrate of Yangzhou hurriedly wrote a letter, sealed it with wax, and quietly ordered his cronies to send it to Zhen's family in Jinling, but it was hidden from Lin Ruhai.

As for the servants of the Lin family, they all knew about the young master falling into the water.The yamen servant locked Mo Yun away, and Lin Ruhai and his wife did not deliberately hide it, and now all the servants in the mansion know about it.When such a thing happened, I don't know how furious the master was. Even if he had nothing to do with Lin You falling into the water, the less timid servants were already scared like quails.

For a while, there were many people kneeling under the Lin family hall, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the hall was very oppressive.

Lin Ruhai used to be the Chancellor of Lantai Temple, and he knew how to put pressure on others. Sure enough, after a quarter of an hour of silence in the hall, some people couldn't help it. Although no one spoke, Lin Ruhai saw someone's cheeks protruding Beads of sweat.

When the time was almost up, Lin Ruhai opened his mouth and said, "What shameful things did you do? If you tell me now, you can still live; if you ask me to find out, you won't have the chance to regret it." Hou's family, and a student of the emperor, who served as the Zhongcheng of Lantai Temple for many years, even impeached the prince and grandson. When he opened his mouth, he was so majestic, and the servants were already overwhelmed by Lin Ruhai's power and the atmosphere in the hall. angry.

Maybe it was because of the fear in his heart, maybe he wanted to show his loyalty, maybe he wanted to get rid of himself quickly, and finally someone couldn't stand it anymore and started to bite.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai and his wife are still under strict control, and the slaves in the mansion are not arrogant, and they have not used the power of their masters to do things such as ignoring the laws of the country and bullying men and women.However, there are many cases of colluding with each other, deceiving the upper and lower, and filling the pockets of others.

Once this kind of mutual exposure has started, it will be unstoppable.If you bite me out, I will take revenge on you.They work together in the same mansion, and usually lie to the master together, but the servants can't be completely airtight.It's just that you know if I'm wrong, and I hold your handle, but everything is fine.

As long as this balance is broken, people who bite each other will have a mentality that as long as I prove that you are worse and worse than me, I can bring out that I am still a good person; even if someone gets a copper coin, so-and-so gets more points There was a lot of noise about getting a few threads.

You bite me one bite at a time, there are some things that deserve vigilance, and the three members of the Lin family keep them in mind; some trivial things are not worth getting angry about, but no one interrupts these servants who are blaming each other.Occasionally, when the quarrel was too severe, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min would interrupt at the right time, and let them speak clearly one by one.

After a long time like this, seeing that they were almost biting each other, a steward named Sun Kuan came out and said, "Master, Ma'am, this servant wants to expose the comprador Li Shan. The eggs on the market are one penny, that is, when the supply is insufficient, but It has risen to three pennies, but the eggs Li Shan buys are always two pennies. This is still a very small one. After careful calculation, the size of the family has passed through Li Shan's hands. Come down, but I don’t know how many houses he moved.”

Daiyu raised her eyes and glanced at Sun Kuan, the steward. In her previous life, this year, her mother was ill. From then on, she began to learn how to manage the house while serving soup and medicine.This Sun Kuan, Daiyu knew, was originally the son of the Lin family. Because of his quick handling of affairs, his mother betrothed Suxiang, the dowry girl, to him.Suxiang also became a woman in charge of the Lin family, in charge of the concierge, and was called Sun Kuan's family.

Because she was a member of the committee early, Daiyu was able to read the account book at a young age in her previous life.Daiyu hadn't read the account book of Rongguo Mansion, but only looked coldly at the expenses of Jia's mansion, and knew that Rongguo Mansion was unable to make ends meet, which was due to the experience during that period.

After Jia Min passed away in the previous life, Lin Ruhai and his daughter checked the servants of the family. Daiyu remembered that Sun Kuan had clean hands.On the other hand, Li Shan, the comprador whom Sun Kuan bitten, did inflated the price somewhat, but in Daiyu's view, this was not a fault.

For example, the eggs that Sun Kuanpan gnawed cost two cents. The eggs on the market cost three cents when they were expensive, and two cents when they were in short supply. It is quoted according to the high price. If you are a little greedy, you will add a little more to the high market price.Not for others, when you meet some masters, you usually quote at a low price. When the market price rises, you encounter difficult masters who refuse to admit it and only give the original share, which is not easy to explain.

For example, for the egg, Daiyu felt that it was acceptable to report two and three papers, but if she reported five papers, she would have to change to a comprador.Li Shan only quoted a high price, and did not raise the price by another amount. He was already considered a very responsible steward, and he was not punished in his previous life.

Hearing Sun Kuan expose himself, Li Shan refused to accept it and said, "Sun, what kind of clean are you?"

Sun Kuan still had confidence, and said: "Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. I, Sun Kuan, will put my words here today. I don't have a penny in the corrupt family, so I am not afraid of being investigated."

After hearing this, Daiyu felt a little doubtful.Didn't get a penny from the government, could it be that he got it elsewhere?In the previous life, Daiyu would not have doubted Sun Kuan, but in this life, Daiyu knew where the Rongguo Mansion was, and Sun Kuan's daughter-in-law came from the Rongguo Mansion.Even if Sun Kuan is not greedy, Sun Kuan's family will probably encourage him when they see others being greedy.

So Daiyu whispered to Lin Ruhai: "Father, is Steward Sun's daughter-in-law at the concierge?"

For people like Lin Ruhai, even a reminder, a few words are enough, and Lin Ruhai will analyze it later.Sun Kuan's daughter-in-law is on the concierge, and the concierge must be convenient for Mo Yun to contact Fu Shi.

When Sun Kuan heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

Both he and Li Shan are the sons of the Lin family. Originally, they were both learning to shop. The two families have a good relationship. They are called brothers. Sun Kuan called Li Shan's father, Li Luo, Uncle Li.

After Jia Min got married, he assigned the girls around him to him. At that time, Mrs. Lin was still alive. Although she was married to the Jia family, Mrs. Lin still preferred to use the Lin family to look after her servants who grew up.Therefore, Li Shan continued to be in charge of purchasing; although Sun Kuan was also in charge, he was assigned to take care of livestock, horses and other chores.In addition, Li Shan's father, Li Luo, was the old accountant of the Lin family. Sun Kuan withdrew silver and so on.

Because of this, Sun Kuan gradually distanced himself from Li Luo and his son.All of the Lin family knew about this.

Now, if Sun Kuan came out to bite Li Shan, if he didn't think about it carefully, it would be very easy to be exposed as a personal grievance between the two.But when he met Daiyu, who was living in the second life, he had to think more.

Speaking of the concierge, Jia Min recalled it and asked, "Suxiang, Mo Yun often goes out, is it because of your convenience?"

Suxiang was the name of Sun Kuan's family before she got married, because she used to be Jia Min's maid, so Jia Min still calls her by this name today.

After hearing this, Sun Kuan's family came out and cried, "Madam, Madam asked about this matter, I dare not lie. It's just that Mo Yun is different from other girls. Mo Yun was bought when he was in Jiujiang. Jiujiang, when the master was still in Jiujiang as the magistrate, Mo Yun returned home more than other maids.

In the beginning, the servant returned to his wife every time. The wife was kind and said that as long as Mo Yun didn't delay her errand, she shouldn't go home too often. In the future, she would go home and have a look. Ma'am, let me think about it.

Over the years, nothing has gone wrong.Later, it was also the servant girl who was negligent, thinking about Miss Mo Yun, bah, Mo Yun's lowly maidservant has become an old man in the house these few years, she is trustworthy, so she followed the old practice and made an occasional convenience.

Master, ma'am, this servant really doesn't know that Mo Yun's slut is so vicious, otherwise, even if this slut puts his life to the test, he won't let that slut out. "

Sun Kuan's family burst into tears, thinking that what they said was reasonable and would be able to explain the past.But when she looked up, she saw that the three masters did not speak, and their faces were indistinguishable.If it's something else, I think the master will not pursue it, it's about Lin You, I'm afraid the master will be serious.

But I heard Li Shan say: "Sun Kuan, don't act loyal to your mother-in-law. That day I went to Yunlin Street to buy rice paper and ink ingots, and saw you and Leng Zixing walking together with my own eyes. The Rongguo Mansion is Mrs. Your natal family, you are in contact with the son-in-law of your wife’s natal family, how can you keep it from the master and wife?”

There was a barely audible sound of porcelain clashing.Jia Min didn't lose his composure when he heard this, but his left hand holding the teacup shook, and the lid of his right hand knocked on the teacup lightly.

Daiyu rolled her eyelids calmly, looking at Sun Kuan's family kneeling on the ground, she couldn't help thinking about the past.

Leng Zixing, the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family.Zhou Rui and his wife are the confidantes of the second aunt, Jia Wang, and Sun Kuan and Leng Zixing have a relationship, but they still hide it from the head of the family.Even if no evidence has been found, Daiyu no longer believes the arguments of Sun Kuan's family.

Jia Min took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked, "Suxiang, I remember your maiden name is Bai. Where are your brother's two daughters working now?"

Surname Bai?That's it, the two eldest girls of Jia Wang's family, one Jin Chuan and the other Jade Chuan, both have the surname Bai.

Sun Kuan and his wife would never admit to such a crime. Even if the master has already pointed out, they still have to struggle.Speaking of interrogators, Lin Ruhai is an expert among experts, and Sun Kuan and his wife can't hide it from Lin Ruhai, so Daiyu doesn't have to worry about it.

Sure enough, under Lin Ruhai's very skillful questioning, Sun Kuan and his wife argued several times, but they couldn't argue anymore, and finally they agreed: it was indeed Sun Kuan's family who gave Mo Yunxing convenience; What kind of oil and water is being fished, so he dared to expose Li Shan without fear.Moreover, when Sun Kuan exposed Li Shan, he originally wanted to kill Li Luo.

Li Luo is an old man of the Lin family, and also the accountant. The father and son of the Li family, one is in the accountant, and the other is a comprador. In Sun Kuan's view, the father and son have been greedy for ink. Well, I don't know how much is the tight reciprocity, and a little leakage between the fingers is enough to spend several lifetimes.If this matter is accomplished, he will no longer be greedy for the little benefits that Leng Zixing gave him.

Sun Kuan and his wife repeatedly said that they had no intention of harming the little master, they just took advantage of Leng Zixing, and were encouraged by Leng Zixing to occasionally give Mo Yunxing a convenience, and they didn't know anything else.

Daiyu didn't have much doubt about this.The less people know about such a plan to kill someone's life, the better. Sun Kuan and his wife just need to make it easier for Mo Yunxing, and there is no need to tell them the detailed plan.

Sun Kuan thought very well, but because of Daiyu's words, "the daughter-in-law works in the concierge", all the things that the husband and wife did behind the scenes were involved.Sun Kuan and his wife knew that it was not going well, so when they were dragged down, they stared at Daiyu with resentment in their eyes.Daiyu didn't evade, and looked at the two calmly, and soon, the eyes of the two weakened.Thinking: Is this girl a monster?How can a little sick child have such sharp eyes.

The Chinese army of later generations is the most hard-trained, most disciplined, and most qualified army in the world.Daiyu had been a female soldier for several years, so she easily crushed the two servants in terms of her aura.

Originally, when Fu Shi was found out, Lin Ruhai and his wife thought that it was Lin Ruhai's political enemy who murdered their family.Now that people from the Rongguo Mansion were involved, Jia Min was hit hard.He said angrily: "Even if I had a quarrel with my second sister-in-law when I was at home, it was an ordinary dispute. I didn't expect her to be so vicious that she wanted to harm Brother Yu. I...I..." I said twice, but Jia Min couldn't let go of it. What cruel words, and then said: "However the master wants to do, don't worry about me."

It is Jia Min's pride to be born in the Duke's Mansion, but now, her surname is Lin.

Daiyu listened to this, her face remained calm, but she was thinking in her heart that the blood is cut continuously, as long as her mother can not be soft-hearted to the Jia family's demands in the future, and not be implicated by the Jia family, it will be great.

Lin Ruhai patted Jia Min's hand as a sign of comfort: "We have been away from Beijing for so many years, even if the servants are bribed, it is not necessarily the instigation of the Wang family. The Yue family and the Zhen family are old relatives, and this matter is the responsibility of the Zhen family." It is unknown who was buried in our house by Mr. Wang."

After hearing this, Jia Min felt that his words were justified, and his face softened a little. He smiled and said, "Master, you don't need to comfort me. Even if the Wang family is not the mastermind in this matter, they must have participated."

Lin Ruhai nodded and didn't say anything about it.

It was almost time, and Jia Min ordered someone to prepare a meal. Although the whole family had no appetite except Lin You, who was still ignorant, they all used it up.The health of the Lin family is not very good. After lunch, after a little refreshment, the family went to the study to discuss matters.