[Red Mansion] Queen's Road

Lai Shangrong is an official fan.

He often sighed that he was born at the wrong time. If it was a few years in the morning, the power of Rongguo Mansion was still in full swing, let alone a small official, even the head of Jinling City was recommended by Rongguo Mansion.

So when his grandparents and parents went to flatter the old lady, he still looked down upon her a bit.

Thinking that Jia's family has collapsed, that's all.

But I didn't expect to feel that I had slapped myself in the face a while ago.

The Rongguo Mansion has not yet collapsed, and the Rongguo Mansion is now the master of the house, even though it is the second master, it turns out that it is the elder master's room that is hiding everything.

When he came home and said this, his grandfather and father didn't believe it at first.

These two people have been in and out of Rongguo Mansion for so many years, don't they know who is in charge of the house?

And the Lai family is the best among these servants.Don't look at him as a slave, but if he speaks out, his life is better than those ordinary people with small fortunes outside.

Back then when the imperial concubine came back to visit her relatives, they picked up those useless leftovers, and built a garden in their own home. Let's see who's housekeeper can have it in the capital like this!

However, Lai Shangrong is different from his father and grandfather because he is an official outsider every day, so he gave them an example:

"The two cousins ​​of Second Lord Lian have just passed the Jinshi examination, and they can't be ranked in the front or the back. But they entered the officialdom right after leaving the examination room. And those two places are not bad, As long as you're careful, getting promoted in the future won't be a big deal."

Lai Shangrong's father thought in his heart how capable the second master Lian was, everyone could see it, how could he do such a thing, "It may be that the uncle of the Lin family did his best secretly. It's no secret."

"That's not necessarily the case, this uncle of the country is nicknamed Niqian, because of his slippery handling, no one can catch him.

In the officialdom, everyone pays attention to hello, me, hello, everyone. Since he has already stuffed the two cousins ​​of the second master Lian into the officialdom, he shouldn't stuff other people this year, or everyone will say that he doesn't follow the rules. This is very different from who he is.

But Second Master Lian, Baoding Mansion is such a good place, so many people are staring at it, such a big meat biscuit fell on his head, and his grandpa and father came in and out of the mansion every day for his job seeking an official. Have you heard? "

The Lai family's father and son looked at each other, "You mean, what important person did Second Master Lian meet outside?"

Lai Shangrong really studied it.

"Our second master Lian doesn't have many friends outside. The only one who can be called friendship is his in-law, Mr. Cui Qi."

Lai Shangrong's grandfather and father still had the impression of the Cui family as being extremely rich.

Lai Shangrong saw that the two of them were not yet enlightened, "If the Cui family had nothing to do with it, could the business be so big! The capital is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the Cui family is capable of getting along well. Back then, the second wife wanted to get some benefits from the Cui family. , isn't it also rejected?

Think about it again, if the Cui family really has a lot of stinky money as people think, why does our second master Lian betroth his jewel to other bastards? "

When the two uncles heard it, it really made sense.

Lai Shangrong was in high spirits, "I will go to Baoding in a few days to meet Lian's second master, and ask him to give me a letter of recommendation, and I will go to Cui's house."

However, he went to Baoding several times, and Jia Lian, who was so busy and dizzy, didn't recommend books to him at all, and even scolded Lai Shangrong in front of Wang Xifeng and Pinger behind his back.

"What the hell! He flattered Baoyu in the early years, and now he's learning from that pug in front of me. Didn't he want some meat and bones from me, but I won't give it to him, sir."

Lai Shangrong ran several times to Baoding, but he didn't get the recommended book he wanted, and he was a little arrogant, thinking that if you don't drag me, when you beg me in the future, my father and mother will be with you Nodding at the waist, I don't know, I was born as a member of the Lai family, not from your Jia family!

So I wanted to find another way. I heard that an old concubine in the palace passed away these days, and now the imperial concubine is out to preside over the palace affairs. Seeing that the imperial concubine is now in her prime, the attitude of others towards the Jia family has also become more enthusiastic. .

Lai Shangrong noticed this change early on, thinking in his heart that this is a good time, and when the second master is in a good mood, he might be able to get this done.

I want to find some money to buy some good things to honor the second master, but my valuables belong to the Jia family, and I sell them to fear that people will find out. unwilling.

Lai Shangrong thought that the Zhen family had sent their treasures over several times. At this time, the men of their family were waiting to be executed, and the women had already been dispatched to the imperial mausoleum. Even if they took out some treasures from the Zhen family, no one dared to ask for them. Just deal with the money quietly and quietly, and you will get it.

Secretly tore off the seal, opened the box, and saw some plates, dishes, chopsticks, etc. inside.Not only did he laugh at the Zhen family in his heart, "If you ransacked the house, don't send out the gold and silver and wait for a comeback in the future. Sending these is useless. Either the water is in the brain, or the batter is in the batter."

He touched a handful of chopsticks and came out.

These chopsticks are well made, the silver chopsticks are inlaid with gold flowers, it looks like a good craftsmanship.No matter how I look at it, I think these chopsticks are good things, but there are four words "×× Tang Zhen" written on them.

Looking at the hall number on the chopsticks, he thought of the Rongxi Hall in Rongguo Mansion. Lai Shangrong also had some knowledge, knowing that if the chopsticks were taken out like this, people would know that they belonged to the Zhen family.

Grab this pair of chopsticks and tuck them into your sleeves, go to the kitchen, drive out the people on the stove, wrap one end of the chopsticks with a rag, stuff the ends of the chopsticks into the stove, burn them a few times and pull them out He shrugged a few times in the ashes, and looked again, the church sign on it had been burned into a ball.

He happily took out this piece of chopsticks. He wanted to take it to a pawnshop. The weight of these chopsticks alone could pawn a lot of money. Unexpectedly, he bumped into someone on the road and a few fell out.

The person who hit him fell in love with the chopsticks when he saw them. Lai Shangrong took advantage of this moment to raise the price and sold a pair at a high price.

The pair of chopsticks came into the hands of the Third Prince and Bai Ze.

After Yan Consort heard the two brothers-in-law tell the story, he squinted his eyes and thought for a while.

He told the two of them not to act rashly, and brought the chopsticks to the palace to meet the emperor.

The two princes agreed well, and seeing Concubine Yan leave the restaurant and ride away on horseback, the two looked at each other, raised their eyebrows, and happily went downstairs together.

As for promising brother-in-law not to act rashly...it doesn't exist.

Since Lai Shangrong wants to find an official... Coincidentally, our family still takes care of these officials.

The place where Lai Shangrong went was the antique trading street.

I went around here and couldn't find a suitable one. It's not that the things are bad, but that the price of the things here is very high. Lai Shangrong doesn't have enough money, so he finally agreed with a shopkeeper to keep it for himself for a day. I paid dozens of cars as a deposit, and as soon as I walked out of this street, I saw two noblemen in front of me, with a few long suits behind their backs, looking and looking at them with their hands behind their backs in disgust. .

Lai Shangrong only knew one of these two people, and that was the son-in-law of Rongguo Mansion!

At this time, Lai Shangrong really felt that God treated him well. Didn't the second master of Lian get these benefits now because he joined the Cui family?Now the members of the Cui family are right in front of him, if he can't seize the opportunity, he will be blind.

Lai Shangrong ran over quickly, and when he was about to approach, a long suit flashed beside him, grabbed Lai Shangrong's clothes and threw them out.

"What are you doing? If you want to touch porcelain, our young master doesn't even look at how much you weigh."

Lai Shangrong quickly got up, patted the dust off his body, "I misunderstood my misunderstanding, I want to greet our uncle."

Nodding and bowing across the long follower, he greeted the third prince, "My lord, the younger one is from the Rongguo Mansion, and my grandfather and father are both the chief stewards of the Rongguo Mansion. If you are worried, send someone to ask first. The younger one's surname is Lai. His name is Lai Shangrong."

The third prince waved his hand, the long follower withdrew to one side, and Lai Shangrong ran over.

I heard the uncle say to the young boy next to him, "Second brother, this is from my brother's father-in-law's family."

Lai Shangrong's eyes were about to stare straight, "Master, is this the second master of my in-laws?"

The third prince flicked the dust off his cuffs nonchalantly, "Yes, this is my second elder brother. This time my father and my elder brother came out to pick a good thing for my grandfather's birthday."

Before Lai Shangrong could speak, the second master next to him said, "It's not easy to choose, it's been a waste of time here, since you are from Rongguo Mansion, you should have some good eyesight, there are no good things around here ah?"

"Yes, yes, there is a porcelain vase in the shop in front..."

The second master was impatient, "I don't want pottery, my grandfather is not in the capital, so I sent it all the way, this thing is easy to break, if it is broken, it would be unlucky, then the young master might get punched by his mother. "

"There is another piece of writing, which is said to be the authentic work of Wang Youjun..."

The third master next to him sneered, "If it is a calligraphy and painting these days, I dare say it is the authentic work of Wang Youjun."

"It's really authentic, but the price...is a bit high."

When the two young boys heard this, they laughed loudly, "Really? There is nothing my Cui family can't buy these days. Let's go and have a look together."

I went to ask about the price, and it was 9000 taels of silver.

The second master glanced at it and put on a domineering look, "Young master, let me tell you clearly, I don't understand this thing. If it is true, I will pay you 9000 taels to recognize it. If it is fake, I will also accept it." I won’t tell you what to buy and sell, and you won’t be refunded or exchanged after leaving the cabinet. You can’t do business if you run on it directly, believe it or not?”

The shopkeeper had a bitter face, "Wait a minute, I'll change another pair for you."

After I finished speaking, I went to the back in person, and after a while, I brought out a pair that was exactly the same.

"I believe what you said. Four or five businesses in the capital that your family ran out of are closed. Your brother is the two great gods who can't afford to offend. I really give it to you. You two go well."

The scroll was held out, but the two brothers of the Cui family didn't pick it up. The second young master Cui found a fan from somewhere, "Send it to our shop on North Third Street. Our elder brother is over there today. You can go directly to my elder brother." Ask for silver."

The shopkeeper had a bitter face, "I still have to trouble you to wait here. Our thing has gone out. If we don't get the money back, we won't feel at ease."

The two brothers are very talkative, eating the fruit brought by the shopkeeper, drinking fragrant tea, Lai Shangrong is standing aside, listening to the two brothers talking about how a certain official is doing, and the magistrate of such and such is not a thing and so on.

And there is something to be said, how many secrets were brought out in the jokes between the two brothers, Lai Shangrong was fascinated by the envy of the power of the Cui family.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the delivery guys came back.

In front of the big guy, he took out an oilcloth bag from his arms, which contained 9000 taels of silver notes.

The shopkeeper looked at the money several times, and was relieved to see that the bank notes were real.

His face was not as sad as before. "It's a pleasure to do business with the two masters. Next time, if you still want to see something, feel free to come. I will never show you fakes."

Both brothers snorted, stood up and left.

The guys who delivered the goods just now stabbed the leader, and the guy who just handed over the bank note suddenly slapped his head and remembered something.

"You guys saw Brother Ling just now, and he asked you two to bring a word to you, saying that since you want to be an official, you should work hard in Shuntian Mansion. , he would have no face to intercede with the two in front of the son-in-law."

The two brothers hummed louder than before, and after they left the door, they heard the younger brother asking the elder brother, "This time I ran out and was discovered by the elder brother, what should I do?"

"Now that the elder brother knows, why don't we just keep doing it and let's spend the rest of the day playing, how about it?"

"Since the second brother said so, let's do this."

Lai Shangrong quickly interjected in front of the two of them, "The young one knows there is a fun place, why not invite the two of you over there."

"In that case, lead the way."

During lunch, someone quietly reported to Linlin.

The second prince and the third prince went to drink flower wine.

Linlin felt angry for a moment, and asked people to catch these two boys first before talking.

As soon as Linlin's order left Miyagi, she was stopped by Qilin.

Qilin really went to the shop on Beishan Street today, because Beisan Street has always used the most advanced looms.

In the early years, the emperor had to bring Qilin to check here. Since Qilin took over Linlin's business, he brought people here himself.

It took a skilled worker about three days to weave a bolt of white cotton on the previous loom.

Today's looms have been upgraded to one piece of cloth a day.

After looking at these looms, Qilin thought in his heart that the north now grows two crops a year, one season wheat and the other cotton.

If all the looms were replaced with this kind of loom, would it be possible to swallow all the cotton in the northern land... Later, I thought it was a bit natural. No matter how good the new loom was, it was only partially used.Because the looms in other places are good enough compared to decades ago.

It is difficult to popularize new looms before these are exhausted.Because these people cherish their belongings, for Yunsheng, this is a good thing and a bad thing.

Because these people who come to work cherish their objects, they will be damaged more slowly, and it will become difficult to update the machines.

But this is a good thing for the dynasty, everything comes smoothly and silently.The common people can farm and come to work. The court can collect the tax from Yunsheng and the grain from the common people.

Just after he had considered these things clearly, someone sent a copy of Wang Youjun's handwriting and asked for 9000 taels of silver.

9000 two!

Qilin only felt that his lungs were burning with pain every time he took a breath.

I wondered what those two bastards were doing?All of a sudden spent 9000!

The royal family didn't have so much money to make these two boys such a disaster.

So let the guys who came to withdraw the money wait on the sidelines, and send someone to inquire quickly.After inquiring, someone gave these guys 9000 taels of silver and kept the calligraphy and paintings.Then they sent people to watch the two brothers, and soon found out that these two boys actually entered the flower building and started drinking flower wine!

Little boy, have your hairs grown evenly?

At this time, Qilin has the same thoughts as Linlin back then, and these jobs that shouldn't exist can be cancelled!

And this kind of business is really a wild fire that can't be burned, and it can be born again when the spring breeze blows.

Even if he knew that the two brothers had their own plans to go there, Qilin was afraid that they would learn badly.

I took someone to Hualou by car, found the two boys and slipped them out. When I paid the bill, I spent a total of 1200 taels of silver. Qilin only felt a mouthful of old blood in his throat, and finally knew why Xue Pan was beaten. With so many banknotes, the emotional prodigal son is carrying a large amount of banknotes on him.

After leaving the flower building, he threw the two of them into the car and went back to the palace together.

He was still teaching the two of them on the way, "Grand Concubine is still attending the funeral, you two should restrain yourself, if someone finds out that you two are going out to have fun..."

"We are to help my brother-in-law recover the stolen money."

"Yes, the two of us actually don't want to go, and the two of us are helpless."

"Okay, you guys are sharp-tongued. If you have something to say, go back and tell the woman at home."

After returning to the palace, Linlin directly asked the third prince to be sent to Concubine Hu, "Just tell Concubine Hu, I don't care what she does with my son, I don't plan to let the second child have dinner, let her figure it out Bar."

Concubine Hu didn't think it was a big deal, she heard that her son went to the Hualou for a while, twisted his son's ears, "I can't see it, I have this idea, since the Empress said she won't let you eat dinner, You don’t want to eat it. Go and copy the sage’s book twice for me, and by the way, I’ll pick two maids to serve you first.”

Bai Ze put on a smiling face, Linlin pulled him to this side, and called the eldest son over, "Come on, come on, the queen mother will tell you why some people get Hualiu disease..."

After the emperor came back, Linlin called over the two brothers who were inexplicably cold after hearing the physiological knowledge, and the six members of the family sat at the dining table, asked the maid to serve five bowls of rice, and said to Bai Ze who was sitting in the middle, "You first Don't eat, watch us eat first, and think about what you did wrong today."

The emperor also heard about the "feat" of Bai Ze and the third prince today, and then looked at Lin Lin's smile, and turned a blind eye to Bai Ze's eyes asking for help. He was taking care of Xie Zhi for dinner very lovingly.

During the meal, Linlin only smiled at Qilin and Xiezhi.Bad kids like Zou Wu and Bai Ze don't deserve to be forgiven by their mother right away.

In Linlin's own words, Bai Ze and Zou Wu are not good children.

But after the meal, Bai Ze and Zou Wu worked together to make Linlin laugh, and Linlin endured it very hard.

The next day, Bai Ze and the third prince came out together again.

The third prince was very proud, "My concubine fined me to copy the books. I picked the thinnest one with the fewest words and copied it twice for her. She even picked two maids for me..."

Bai Ze glanced at his Xiasanlu, "Then don't go with me, the imperial doctor said a few years ago, children do this kind of thing too much, it's easy...you understand."

"Really, why do you know that I don't?"

"That's because you didn't listen well. If you don't believe me, go back to an imperial doctor at night and ask."

The third prince scratched his head, "My mother and concubine probably don't know."

Bai Ze pretended not to hear, and the two of them approached Shuntian Mansion when they saw Lai Shangrong walking around at the street corner.

Bai Ze patted the third prince, "Did you see that? Yesterday we sprinkled a lot of money and saw the effect. Today we will take him into Shuntian Mansion to meet brother-in-law, and we can order him as we want in the future."

"Second brother, have you thought about it? How did we get in touch with brother-in-law? We can't tell this kid that brother-in-law is our brother-in-law. This will expose our identities."

Bai Ze held his chin and chattered for a while, "Yesterday, I thought about saying that our relative's cousin is a relative of my brother-in-law's, but after thinking about it, it just doesn't make sense."

The third prince suddenly thought of an idea, "Let's say that there is an aunt in our Cui family who is from the Dong family. Let Lai Shangrong mistakenly think that we are in the relationship with Sister Shouchun."

"you're right."

After the two discussed it, they walked forward as if nothing had happened. As soon as Lai Shangrong saw the two of them, he hurried forward, "Second Master and Third Master, you two are here."

"Don't call us Second Master and Third Master. Call us Younger Second Master and Younger Third Master. My father calls us Seventh Master. If we are two second masters and third masters, it will be a mess of generations."

"Yes Yes Yes"

The third prince turned his head at this time, "Second brother, if we say hello to the son-in-law, we won't be on business today, and squatting in the classroom every day is meaningless, why don't we find another place to play today?"

Bai Ze pretended to be embarrassed, "Brother already knew about our sneaking out yesterday, and I'm worried that big brother will know about our sneaking out today. If we don't give us a good look at night, we won't have any good fruit to eat."

"That's because the son-in-law sent someone to tell our eldest brother yesterday that we should go around to the son-in-law at this time and ask for an errand to patrol the streets in front of the son-in-law, so we can wander around freely?"

Bai Ze's eyebrows brightened when he thought about it, "It's still the third brother, you have a quick brain."

The two brothers took Lai Shangrong directly to Yan Consort's lobby.

Consort Yan frowned, "What's the matter with you two?"

The second prince and the third prince talked wildly with their small mouths, and Concubine Yan was coaxed into a smile, and they allowed the two of them to patrol the streets.

After leaving the yamen, Bai Ze remembered the way Prince Yan winked at him just now, so he had to say, "Mr. Lai, do you know of any good craftsmen in the capital? Yesterday we two brothers went back to visit my mother and showed her calligraphy and paintings." , but my mother said that my uncle’s family has just added a cousin. According to the rules of our hometown, I want to send some plates, dishes, spoons, etc. to my uncle’s little cousin... I have to make new ones... I don’t know what kind of craftsman The craftsmanship is good, you can introduce it to me, the craftsmen we use in our family returned to their hometown not long ago for the festival, and it will be half a month before they come back."

Lai Shangrong doesn't know any good craftsmen, and a scholar like him is ashamed to associate with craftsmen.

He hesitated and didn't say it.

The little third master in Lai Shangrong's eyes casually said to the second brother, "Second brother, in two days, all the people who will go to give gifts will leave. At this time, it will be too late to get a new one. I heard what my mother meant. Ready-made ones will do.”

In Lai Shangrong's eyes, the young second master was a little dissatisfied, "What can we have ready-made? Our family runs a bank, and there is no ready-made one in our shop. Where can we find it?"

The little third master was also a little troubled, "Otherwise... find someone to buy some, some people's lives are not very good, and some people want to sell the gold and silver utensils they saved when they were rich."

The second master was still a little dissatisfied, "People have used these things, who knows if they are clean or not?"

"But I couldn't find a suitable one for a while. Isn't it enough to wash the plates, bowls and chopsticks? Why pay so much attention to it. Besides, my grandfather is a scholar who loves to use porcelain, and the gold and silver utensils are put away after just a glance. It may not be useful."

"That's my uncle's house, can I not be particular about it?"

"Second brother, don't be angry. Otherwise, let's find some craftsmen who are good at craftsmanship. Give them more money and let them work overtime. If not, find more craftsmen and let them bring food. Separate work can also save money. time."

The little second master's brows were almost frowned, "The crafts are different, and there are good and bad ones... I'm worried that it's too late to do it now. I shouldn't have done this in front of my mother yesterday. Brother should be worried. It’s too late to say anything now.”

The two brothers sighed heavily at the same time.

Lai Shangrong thought of the box of dishes in his house.

"Don't worry, you two, I know that there is a family who wants to sell these things, but their things have hall numbers..."

The little third master in Lai Shangrong's eyes said indifferently, "What are you afraid of, when the time comes, burn it with a brand, and all the hallmarks will be gone. Are you the second brother?"

The little second master still looked a little dissatisfied, "It's not that it can't be done... It's just that, what kind of things are, don't rush to find some fancy things that are not useful, or the styles are old-fashioned and vulgar, and it doesn't look good when you take them out. ah."

"Don't worry, the two young masters, they are absolutely rich and elegant. You can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen. I guarantee that your grandma will be able to see these things at a glance."

The two brothers couldn't believe it, "Really? Don't just talk about it, take it out and have a look first. If it's really a good thing, the price will be absolutely fair."

"We brothers believe that one is genuine, so let's take it out first and see if we have as many as we want."

Lai Shangrong was overjoyed when he heard that, "Wait a minute, the younger one will go back and get it."

After a while, Lai Shangrong came back and took out a silver plate from his clothes.

Bai Ze took it over and looked at the surface, it was really rich and elegant, turned it over and looked at the bottom of the plate, it was marked with the hall name of the Zhen family.

Lai Shangrong watched the little second master stare at the mark below for a while, "Little second master, just find a skilled craftsman to make a good-looking brand, burn it red and press it on it, this hall number will be invisible gone."

Bai Ze handed the plate to the third prince, "How much of this kind of gold and silver tableware do you have, can you match it, and what price do you want?"

"This..." Lai Shangrong hesitated, a gentleman is ashamed to talk about money.

The second prince was a little impatient, "You just need to say a price, we don't do business like you scholars, fair and reasonable business, as long as you don't overdo it, we will never bargain."

"This..." Lai Shangrong felt that the time had come for his wishes to come true, and he must seize this opportunity, "I heard that the second master Lian of the Rongguo Mansion took the path of your father and found a job."

After finishing speaking, he nodded and bowed to the third prince.

The two little brothers looked at each other, and Bai Ze closed his eyes and thought for a while, "Mr. Lai, to tell you the truth, we brothers can't make the decision if you want to be an official. My father and my elder brother can make the decision in our family." , my father's side and we brothers don't have the guts to ask, "

The third prince nodded aside, proving that this statement is true.

Lai Shangrong was flustered in his heart, "Then where is the young master of your mansion...?"

"It's not impossible," Bai Ze said, and put down the plate reluctantly, "I'll tell you the truth, my elder brother is an elm-headed man, the most upright and well-behaved person, and he refuses to help others easily. "

"This... how can I ask the young master to help me?"

Bai Ze scratched his head and thought for a while, "Although my eldest brother has an elm head, he is very filial." He lifted up the plate as he spoke, "People say that the emperor loves the eldest son and the common people love the youngest son. Our family is like others. On the contrary, my parents love my elder brother, as long as it is what my elder brother wants to do, my parents will find a way to make him realize what he wants. Conversely, my elder brother will do everything possible Find them and honor them.

My father's vision is high, and he has seen all good things.My mother is also the same, but now she has encountered this hurdle, and she can't solve it for a while, it just happens to be the husband's luck. "

"Then..." Lai Shangrong set his eyes on the plate, "We still have some at home, and I'll bring them to you."

Bai Ze sighed, "We don't dare to tell Mr. that [-]% of this matter will be done for you, only [-]% to [-]%.

Otherwise, let's first agree on where you want to be a few grades and what kind of official, and explain it to us first.If my elder brother spits out, you can just wait for the good news.If my elder brother doesn't say anything, we will convert your pile of things into silver for you, and give you all the pennies. "

Lai Shangrong thought that he was not at a loss.

"Okay, just listen to you two."

The third prince patted the table on the side, "Let's not delay, bring us what you have first, we have 5000 taels of silver here, you can take it first, and it will make you feel at ease. You refund more and make up less."

Lai Shangrong quickly declined, "You two are trustworthy if you have a small reputation. I won't accept the money, I won't accept it. If the young man really doesn't talk about it, just give the young man a few coins. gone."

After speaking, he carried his robe and went downstairs, looking at his back in a hurry.

After watching him run away from the window, the two brothers sent someone to follow him, and then sent someone to invite Consort Yan over.

"Brother-in-law can close the net."

Prince Consort Yan took the silver plate and looked it up and down. "Sure enough, they belong to the Zhen family. The chaste wife of the Zhen family is still in our hands, and we will ask her to come forward to recognize these things.

You two don't care about this matter, just take care of yourself, and then insist that this matter has nothing to do with you.

We have redeemed the chopsticks that Lai Shangrong sent to the pawnshop.When the time comes, someone will come at the gate of Lai's house and get all the stolen goods. If the whole family of Lai's family is sent to prison, Rongguo Mansion will be involved.

Otherwise, Lai Shangrong alone would not be able to get involved with the Rongguo Mansion. The old lady in their family is a bit difficult to deal with, and I knew that the old lady was not easy after we dealt with it once. "

The third prince stretched his neck and watched the servants rushing out, "Maybe the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are also dispatched, Lai Shangrong is considered to be in, but we haven't beaten anyone yet."

"That's right, I've been helping my brother-in-law in this circle of work. Let's go to the princess mansion for lunch today. Eat more, and we'll talk when we've had enough."

"But second brother, I'm still thinking about beating people."

Bai Ze thought for a while, "Don't worry, I'll be able to hit someone sooner or later."

As expected, the two of them diverted to Princess Shouchun's mansion, and all the princesses lived in the backyard of the princess mansion.

As soon as the princesses heard that the two brothers had arrived, they all came to the main hall one after another.

There was a room full of people sitting high and low, and the two brothers greeted each other, and saw Princess Shouchun holding a little girl in her arms.

The two uncles screamed strangely, and quickly brought the little niece over, and the whole room was full of laughter.

Princess Shouchun thought that the two brothers were coming, so she sent someone to deliver a message to the son-in-law, telling the son-in-law to come back earlier and have a drink with the brothers.

But this time, when it was getting dark, they didn't see the son-in-law. Bai Ze and the third prince didn't care about drinking at all. They knew that the big fish that brother-in-law was thinking of was caught It's surprising that the first trial was not good but came back early.

On the second day, when they arrived at the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, the two brothers saw the concubine Yan with dark circles under their eyes.

Bai Ze greeted him, "Brother-in-law looks like he hasn't slept all night, how is it? How much money was copied?"

Concubine Yan drank a cup of strong tea, "The amount of money copied out is beyond your imagination, a slave's family has so much money... I almost believed their old lady's words."

The third prince hurriedly asked, "What did the old lady say?"

"The old lady of their family said why the Lai family didn't know about the Zhen family's things. She also said that this must have been done by the Lai family behind the back of the master's family. She was crying and wanted to sue me, saying that she was going to sue the slaves. Misappropriating the property of the master, chasing me to take back the Jia family's things, clamoring for the property to be returned to the original owner.

As for the property of the Zhen family, there was a push, two, five, six, but he said he didn't know, and pushed it cleanly. "

The relatives and old friends of the Rongguo Mansion also sent people to intervene, saying that they were the masters and did not know that the slaves would do this, and that the slaves of the Lai family were so bold that they dared to steal the materials used to repair the garden. , let alone taking advantage of the fire to rob it.Anyway, this time the Lai family got all the stolen goods, and the Jia family escaped [-]% of the time. "

"Hi," the third prince sat back, "our brothers are busy for nothing."

Concubine Yan drank another cup of tea for himself, "Why don't you say that you are old and smart, I have dealt with this old lady twice, I really have learned a lot."

After speaking, he took out a memorial from his seat, "I will enter the palace with several other adults at this moment, and report the progress of this matter to the emperor, do you want to go back together?"

The two brothers shook their heads together, Yan Consort stood up, stuffed the memorial into his sleeve and left.

The third prince thought for a while, "I'll send someone to tell my father-in-law to let him stay in Baoding with peace of mind, as if nothing happened. The emperor will not punish him, but he will I must be thinking a lot.”

After finishing speaking, he went out to find someone to send a message. Bai Ze sat in the hall and thought about it for a while.

After thinking for a while, I thought of Lai Shangrong.

Let Lai Shangrong pry the corner of Jia's house, when will the building of Jia's house be pried down, and when will it be finished.

After the third prince came back, the two brothers discussed this for a while, changed their clothes and went straight to the jail.

It was also the first time for the two brothers to come to the dark and humid Shuntian Prefecture Prison.

The jailer led the two of them in, and the three Lai family saw two men in cloaks handing the jailer some money and standing in front of their cell.

The two of them didn't take off their hats, and called out "Mr. Lai."

At this time, Lai Shangrong was grateful to Dade for rushing over, "Second Master, Third Master, I never thought that you two would come."

The third prince complained to him, "Yesterday I waited for you for a long time, and when I saw that you didn't come back, I sent someone to your house to urge you. I didn't expect to see officers and soldiers surrounding your house. We brothers only found out about you after we inquired about you in the government office today." The family is in trouble."

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