The Hulk of the Red Chamber

In any case, the sacking of the Jia family has become a fact. Although Shi Hong did not participate in the ransacking of the house, he heard from others that the things copied from the Jia family were not small. Anyway, when you want to find a problem, you can find any problem. It was found out that Qin Keqing's identity was quite problematic back then. Therefore, in Ningguo Mansion, there were not many imperial gifts or things with built-in marks, but Qin Keqing's identity, even if it was a person from Ningguo Mansion, this They can only grit their teeth and deny it for a while, otherwise their charges will only be bigger, and the whole clan will be implicated. As the clan leader, even though Jia Zhen is a jerk, she still has this responsibility.

There are a lot of messy things in the Rongguo Mansion. It stands to reason that a family like this should keep some money in the treasury every year for insurance and future generations. However, there is almost no money in the treasury of Rongguo Mansion, but a lot of money There are many bulky items that are not easy to get rid of, and there are boxes of pawn tickets, all of which are dead and alive.In the public treasury, there is almost no oil and water for those who are responsible for raiding the house, but the private houses of each person are very considerable. Even if you look at a relatively decent maid, you can copy some good-looking gold and silver jewelry from the box. A lot of money came out, and there were even some good things that ordinary masters would not use.

The most jaw-dropping thing is that nearly twenty boxes of belongings were confiscated from Mrs. Wang's room, and some secret marks can be seen on it. Many people have seen it. It belongs to the Zhen family. Yes, they don’t dare to do anything casually. They still remember some things about the Zhen family back then. It is true that a lot of property is not accountable. Now it seems that this side can barely match the number. It's an empty air, I'm afraid the Zhen family's property should have been embezzled a lot, but the previous things should be right.

The evidence of the Jia family taking the lawsuit and extorting huge profits was also found. It was found from Mrs. Wang's companion Zhou Rui's house. Mrs. Wang was quite cautious and did not do it herself, but the crime of hiding stolen goods was enough for her. .Being detained together with a group of female relatives, listening to those sergeants cursing, saying that there is not much money, and there are a lot of IOUs pawned, Wang Xifengsong's heart tightened. Fortunately, she stopped early and burned all the IOUs. Lost, those things I did before, I tried my best to remedy them afterwards, I didn't dare to pass through Jia's house, but I was scolded by Wang Ziteng, and I asked Wang Ziteng to help turn around, and spent a lot of money. After suppressing the matter, he was still a little uneasy at the moment, only hoping that his uncle could help, so that he and Jia Lian could be rescued.

It is difficult for the Jia family to stand up now. Even if the king of Beijing County has some friendship with the Jia family, he can only tell those who come to search the house not to disturb the old lady and be more polite to the female relatives.However, what is the king of Beijing County? A king with a different surname who has no real power, even if he has some virtuous names among some down-and-out literati, is like Jia Zheng's group of clean-up staff, at Jia Zheng's level, Wouldn't it be better for someone like Shan Pinren to compliment Jia Zheng on how elegant and talented he is?There is also Prince Zhongshun who directly sent Chang Shi to find Jiang Yuhan for Jiang Yuhan!He is a serious clan prince. Although he is usually a ridiculous person, greedy for flowers and lust, and not jealous of men and women, he can't stand that he is the holy brother. Compared with an outsider county king, he is naturally more stable.Therefore, everyone naturally did not dare to make mistakes in front of Shui Rong, and where Shui Rong could not see, the sergeants in charge of ransacking the house should not be too straightforward.

The rich family, not to mention the girls in the family, even the little girls who serve the flowers and plants, are not bad in color, at least, like these small officials who can only hang around at the bottom all their lives, at least their own mother-in-law does not have such a color Therefore, although it is not possible to do too much, it is unavoidable to touch a few or something. Some rude ones, seeing the slightly older jewelry on those girls, immediately stretched out their hands to grab it , because of the earrings on their ears, even the earlobes were ripped apart, dripping with blood, and they dared not cry loudly. panicked.

The chaos in the Jia family has been continuing. Except for Shi Taijun, who was ordered not to be disturbed, and the people around Shi Taijun, the rest of the masters and servants, big and small, were all locked up, and they could only watch enviously. The tall horses, the common people traveling in the carriages with Zhu Lun canopy, still pointing outside, watching these distressed people being pushed and shoved by the officers and soldiers, one by one, listless, or crying. , the men were sent directly to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, while the women were sent directly to the Prison Temple.

Shi Ding, Shi Nai, and Shi Hong and Shi Ze are all sitting together at the moment, together with Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Fang. Mrs. Qin listened to Shi Ding and Shi Nai talk about what happened in the court, even if she had expected it, at this moment It was also unavoidable to be surprised: "Is it so far, but there is still room for change?"

Shi Ding frowned and shook his head and said: "If Rongning and Ningfu are willing to be honest and enjoy the wealth, there will be no problem. The Holy Majesty can accommodate a noble family who has no real power, but there is something wrong with it. The Holy Majesty Looking at the face of the founding hero, it is natural to be generous. However, these years, the Rongning and Ningfu have repeatedly violated the rules, and they have already violated the bottom line of the Holy Majesty. But now the emperor can only be raised in the Shoukang Palace, how can he manage other things!"

Shi Nai also said: "You shouldn't, you shouldn't, you don't have that much ability, but you still have to get involved in those things. The matter of seizing the heir is the clan and royal relatives. If you get involved, a careless act will be a matter of ruining your body." However, they didn't have any real power in their hands, and they had to get involved. They were so bold that they hid the royal blood. That's all, not only ruined their innocence, but also their lives! With regard to those matters, there is no room for refutation now, and it is the mercy of the Holy One if our family is not involved, how dare we intervene!"

Mrs. Fang was terrified when she heard that, if Shi Nai hadn't said those things, she wouldn't have known at all, and now she kept chanting: "Amituofu, now that I think about it, it's fortunate that I didn't appoint Sister Yun to their family at the beginning. Otherwise, our family will also be implicated! Hey, what a good Duke's mansion, and now it has reached this level!"

"Begging or something, we can't do it!" Mrs. Qin thought for a while, and said, "But, after all, we have been relatives for many years, and we can't ignore everything. It's too cold! Speaking of which, my aunt is getting old. Sudden such a big change, I'm afraid it will harm my body, I heard that I couldn't hold on before, and I passed out once, why don't we make a post in the family, invite a doctor, and go to see my aunt!"

Mrs. Fang quickly realized: "Sister-in-law is right, and in the prison, you have to take care of it. Hey, they are all spoiled and raised. Although we don't know what's going on in the prison, we can know it after thinking about it." It's hard, and I heard that those prison guards are very difficult, we can't let them suffer in prison!"

After discussing in this way, everyone decided on a basic strategy for the Jia family. It is absolutely impossible to step in and overturn the case. It's easier to be lighter, and it's easier to live in prison, but it's okay.Mrs. Qin was still thinking that the original Ningrong Second Mansion might be confiscated this time, and she still needs to find a place for the Jia family to settle down, and then buy a property that can make a living, even though the Jia family should have sacrifices in Jinling. Tian, ​​but, based on what the Shi family knew about the Jia family, few would be willing to go back to Jinling. Besides, there are a lot of clansmen in Jinling, and most of those clansmen are powerful. When they arrive in Jinling, life may not be easy.

There is only so much the historian can do, but the Jia family is not reconciled, so they posted a post here, and specially invited the imperial physician, but Shi Taijun over there asked someone to spread the word, asking the historian to help turn around, some said What about the four big families, one prospers, one loses and the other loses, and the same spirit is connected, Shi Ding and Shi Nai are so angry that they jump their feet. If it weren't for the kinship, who knows who your Jia family is!Not to mention that the relationship between Jia's family and Shi's family is only in Shi Taijun's person, even if it is a real son and daughter in-laws, they can only take care of their own in this regard, and they can't involve themselves.

People say that girls are extroverted, and Shi Taijun has long since ceased to regard herself as a member of the Shi family. She is the old lord of the Jia family. The glory of the ancestors, Shi Ding even earned the hereditary titles for his descendants, how could he be willing to lose his heart for the sake of the Jia family this time, even disregarding the future of his own children, so he refused to even say a few perfunctory words That's right, I just said that the state has state laws, the family has family rules, and the emperor has his own orders. A courtier is nothing more than obeying orders!Shi Taijun rolled his eyes so angry that he almost fainted again.

Lin Daiyu naturally also got the news, just sighed at this moment, discussed with Shi Hong, then took her dowry, took out one of the land deeds, put it in her sleeve, and went to Mrs. Qin, He only said that when Lin Ruhai was there, he saw the Jia family was full of flowers and brocade, and he felt that it would not last long, because he was the son-in-law of the Jia family after all, so he prepared a Zhuangzi in advance as the last retreat for the Jia family.

Mrs. Qin sighed when she heard this, and only said that Lin Ruhai was a sensible person, and she was also thinking about the past love, but after all, the Jia family was tainted by oil, and they didn't know how to advance or retreat. Now they have fallen into such a situation, and they have to blame themselves. However, in this way Also peace of mind.The Zhuangzi Lin Ruhai prepared was just a small Zhuangzi of more than one hectare, and it was not a high-quality fertile land. It was almost all Zhongtian, and the location was not particularly good. The Jia family may not be able to keep the good land, and it is just right now, if the historian adds a little land elsewhere, things will be almost the same.

Because of Shi Taijun's bias, it was originally Shi Hong and Shi Ze who went to visit Jia's family, but now he simply asked the Shi family's housekeeper to go to the prison to do some cleaning, and sent some clothes, quilts and other things in. I didn't send it, I was worried that someone would tamper with it, and it would be difficult to explain it when the time came.