"For a slave, the money at home is several times more than the official treasury of my government. Manager Lai, you are truly the most loyal servant of my Rongguo government.

No wonder I heard that , you still want to buy the several houses behind your house, imitate the Grand View Garden of my Jia Mansion, and build a garden for Grandma Lai? I have to say that you, Lai Da, are indeed generous and a filial person. "

Jia Lian walked down the stairs slowly and looked at the Lai family indifferently.

Lai Da and others became more and more guilty. Jia Lian even knew that they wanted to build a garden, and he obviously had his eyes and ears in their house. It’s no wonder that they were able to clean up their house in such a short time...

At this point, there is no use regretting it. We can only hope that the friendship between the old mother and Jia Mu can make Mr. Lian open his eyes...

The superior Jia Mu didn’t know what to say at this time. What's better. Although she thought she had always known about the Lai family's wealth, and even though she had made up her mind to protect the Lai family before leaving home, she did not expect such a situation at all.

She originally thought that even if the Lai family had a lot of money, they would use it to decorate their homes and buy properties. If Jia Lian really wanted to search, he might not be able to find much real money! In this way, it would be easier for her to intercede for the Lai family and cover up her crimes.

Who knew that the Lai family would be in such a situation! Not to mention the family assets of nearly two hundred thousand taels, even the cash in hand is one hundred thousand?

This amount is comparable to the private debt she has saved for most of her life! But why should the Lai family compare with her? In the final analysis, the Lai family is just a servant in the house, a servant who does what you want.

Aunt Lai, who was standing next to Jia Mu with her body curled up, had been observing Jia Mu’s expression. Seeing the results of the search at home, Jia Mu’s expression also became a little gloomy, and Aunt Lai felt a little gloomy. With a sound, the last trace of luck was extinguished.

About to kneel down to intercede, he suddenly heard the voice of his beloved grandson:

"I... I dare to tell Master Ming that these belongings are , except for the rewards given by the government in recent years, most of the rest are dowries brought by Jian Nei from her natal family...

Jian Nei’s family lives in Hanoi, and Jia Yue is also considered a rich man in the local area, and he is very wealthy. He loved his daughter so much that he gave her an extra dowry.

Therefore, I would like to ask the second master to tell me that my father really did not covet money from the Mo Mansion. He has been the general manager of the Mansion these years and has been working conscientiously, even eating. He taught us when he was young, and also repeatedly warned us to be loyal to our master and to the word "Jia" above our heads.

The small family is absolutely loyal to the house, so please invite the second master Be aware of it."

Since Lai Shangrong was born, Aunt Lai has been praying for him on his behalf.For grace, release from slavery. Therefore, although he is a descendant of the Lai family, he is not a slave of the Jia family and has the right to marry freely.

His wife was introduced to her by a classmate when he was studying abroad, and she did not go through the masters in Jia's family, so it is expected that Jia Lian and others did not know much about her.

I didn’t think I could deceive him through this, but I just wanted to find a reasonable excuse for myself. In this way, it is convenient for Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others to help intercede, and maybe they can get through this episode.

Based on this, it can also be seen that he is still somewhat cunning and clever in being able to obtain the title of scholar at such a young age.

Aunt Lai, Lai Da and others naturally saw his thoughts, and they couldn't help but feel hopeful for a moment, but then they secretly shook their heads.

If Mr. Lian is so easy to fool, how did the Lai family end up in this situation? Such rhetoric might be useful if spoken to Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others alone, but now...

Jia Lian saw that Lai Dadu had already confessed his crime and bowed his head, but Lai Shangrong actually dared to harbor such thoughts. It was a fluke, and I couldn't help but laugh in my heart as I tried to get away with it.

I also remembered that in the original work, with the help of the Jia family, Lai Shangrong entered the official career as a "slave for several generations" and was promoted to a state official, achieving a huge leap in class. In the end, not only did he not miss Jia The government was good, but after Jia's family was in trouble, he added insult to injury and teased Jia Zheng.

If Lai Da and others are simply disloyal, then Lai Shangrong has an even worse conscience.

This kind of person, not only hides and shrinks in front of him, but also dares to jump out and show off his cleverness? As he was being escorted to kneel beside Lai Da, Jia Lian slapped him in the face with a loud slap.

"With all your little cleverness, you still dare to try to deceive me. Since you said that these belongings are your wife's dowry, well, why don't I send someone to your father-in-law's house in Hanoi now? , investigate the amount of dowry he paid when he married his daughter.

If it turns out that it is not what you said, and the difference is one tael of silver, I will give you a slap on the face. I would like to take a look. How can I still be as eloquent as I am now?"

Jia Lian was already tall and tall, and had practiced martial arts for many years, while Lai Shangrong was just a scholar, how could he stand up to this? A slap from Jia Lian?

After the slap, Lai Shangrong felt like stars were popping up in his eyes, and there was even a sweet taste in his mouth.

The severe pain and humiliation made him resentful. He did not dare to let Jia Lian see him, so he covered his face and quickly lowered his head.

Jia Lian’s loud slap was not only to slap Lai Shangrong, but also to clearly express his meaning to Jia Mu and others.

“Rong’er, don’t talk too much!”

Aunt Lai shouted loudly to stop Lai Shangrong from talking anymore to avoid suffering more. Then she knelt down in front of Jia Mu and cried: "Old lady, all the mistakes are his and my fault." Wrong, it has nothing to do with Rong'er.

Lai Dahe was temporarily blinded by lard and betrayed his master. Now, no matter how punished he is in the house, whether he wants to be beaten or killed, the slaves don't dare to complain. It's just that Please old lady, for the sake of our master and servant, please spare Ronger's life. This can be regarded as leaving a queen for Lai Da. I am here to thank the old lady for her kindness..."

Mammy Lai has been a slave all her life and knows exactly what Jia Mu and others are doing. At this time, you can only play the emotional card, resort to bitter tricks, and use sophistry to excuse yourself.

After Jia Mu heard this, she was silent for a long time and suddenly sighed: "It's useless for you to beg me. Now I'm in this house and it's useless to talk. Instead of begging me, why don't you beg me?" He's fine."

As if she didn't hear Jia Mu's sarcasm, Grandma Lai actually turned the direction of her kowtow and begged Jia Lian.

She is an old woman in her seventies acting like this, and coupled with Jia Mu's words, the whole atmosphere really looks like Jia Lian is mean and unfeeling, as well as unfilial and rebellious.

If it were someone else, he might not be able to bear the pressure, but Jia Lian knew that it was just a double act sung by Jia Mu and Aunt Lai, so she accepted it calmly and turned around and walked back to the main corridor. , and Jia Mu bowed their waists and said clearly: "Old lady, Lai and his wife are greedy by nature. They have harmed the interests of our Jia family and enriched themselves over the years. Not dealing with the Lai family is not enough to appease the public's anger, let alone correct the family rules." br />
"Grandson, please make a decision, old lady."

Jia Lian's behavior surprised Jia's mother again. She tilted her neck and asked, "Do you really want me to make the decision?"

Jia Lian raised his hands and said seriously: "The old lady always distinguishes right from wrong and is fair in dealing with things. My grandson knows that. Besides, after all, Aunt Lai is a slave brought by the old lady from her natal family. Now she has to deal with the Lai family. It's up to the old lady to make the decision."

What Jia Lian said was just a favor to Jia Mu. Things were all out there, and Jia Lian didn't believe that Jia Mu would burn her prestige, dignity, and credibility in front of her children and grandchildren for a slave.

In other words, even if Jia Mu really lost her mind, she still insisted on protecting the family. That's simple, just let the Lai family live one more night, and let the Lai family not see the sun tomorrow.

As a result, what Jia Mu paid for was that the family harmony she had worked so hard to maintain was no longer there, and from now on, he would deal with all matters big and small first, and would never give Jia Mu any more. Opportunity to intervene.

Jia Mu did not see Jia Lian’s determination and ruthlessness, but she understood that Jia LianBy saying this, I didn't really mean to let her make the decision.

But at least Jia Lian did a good job for her, didn’t he?

Forget it, under the current situation, even if the Lai family is left behind, it will be difficult for them to move forward in the house. In the future, it will be easy for Jia Lian to deal with them, but something will happen again without any reason, which will affect the peace of the whole family.

Anyway, they deserved their punishment, no wonder they got into trouble.

So Jia Mu shook her head and said: "Well, you are the patriarch, you should make your own decision on this matter. I will only say one thing, no matter how wrong Lai Da is, after all these years, he still has some things that are obvious to all. Merit, and loyalty to your master. You should not go too far, as it will make people think you are too ruthless.

And boy Shangrong, he is not our slave, so naturally he has no chance to be greedy for us. Don’t argue with him about the family’s money.”

Hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Lian also laughed. He didn't want to confront Jia Mu unless necessary.

Putting aside the status of grandson and grandson, the brand name of the Duke’s wife is still useful to the Jia family.

So Jia Lian bowed to Jia Mu, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and others, then faced into the courtyard and announced: "Lai Lai and his wife have betrayed their master, coveted the master's property, and taken advantage of each other's possessions. Sixty sticks were sent to the north to guard the farm.

Except for the huge amount of furniture that the old lady personally rewarded and returned to Grandma Lai to support her in her old age, the rest was confiscated and returned to the officials.

As for the five of you..."

Jia Lian glanced at the five people implicated by Lai Da, and said casually: "Detain them in the firewood shed first, and wait for the investigation. After the crimes have been committed, we will deal with them together."

Tonight is mainly aimed at the Lai family. These little minions have no energy to take care of them at all, and they can't squeeze out any profit or water even if they think about it.

The Lai family originally thought that Jia Lian’s attitude would cause them to lose their skin, but who knew that Jia Lian only dealt with Lai and his wife, leaving the others unaffected. Then I knew that Jia Lian was given a lighter punishment for the sake of Jia Mu.

So Aunt Lai took the lead in kowtowing to Jia Lian and praising kindness.

Jia’s mother still felt that Jia Lian’s punishment was too severe, and subconsciously said: “After all, it’s the woman who depends on us, I’m afraid she won’t be able to bear the sixty board.”

“ The old lady has a bodhisattva heart, so let’s rely on the big sixty and everyone’s fifty.”

As far as Jia Lian is concerned, it is enough to dismiss the Lai family and punish others, so as to set an example to others. There is no intention to take human life. They were just a few slaves, not worthy of his murderous precept.

Jia’s mother saw that Jia Lian didn’t even need to think about it, so she reduced the sentence according to her words. In addition, Jia Lian was considered a serious crime and received a light punishment.It was hard to say anything else, so he waved to Aunt Lai, got up and went to the inner house.