Chapter 578: Darkness under the Lamp

"Thank you so much, uncle, for what happened just now." Walking into the Yimen, You turned sideways and thanked Jia Lian.

Jia Lian shook his head, "Sister-in-law, you're welcome, as long as I don't blame me for making my own decisions."

Lai Sheng is of no importance to Jia Lian. . Firstly, he is a slave of Ningguo Mansion after all, not from Rongguo Mansion. There is no need for him to be beaten to death to confirm his image as a "evil man". Secondly, Jia Lian must also consider that the current situation of Ningguo Mansion is only Youshi. With support, having an old butler like Lai Sheng to help you will make it easier for You to manage the family business.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lai Sheng is more knowledgeable and more respectful than Lai Da. Therefore, Jia Lian was willing to take advantage of the situation and grant him mercy if he surrendered in fear of crime.

The good thing is that yesterday, Na Lai and his family established their authority, and today it is a good opportunity to use this incident to show favor. Giving both kindness and power is the way to rule. It also prevents the other housekeepers and managers in the two governments from putting themselves in danger. Jia Lian hopes that his servants will fulfill their duties and be cautious, but he does not want them to be in fear all day long.

By the way, I also helped You and put a tightrope on Lai Sheng, making him more careful, cautious and obedient from now on. Otherwise, that five thousand taels of silver is a sharp sword that can fall at any time.

"Mother-in-law, second uncle..."

Qin Keqing was still so graceful and charming. She walked lightly from the Neiyi Gate to Jia Lian and the other two. .

"Why don't you go in? The old lady, the second aunt and the third aunt are waiting for you. Let's go."

When Qin Keqing spoke, the seductive look in his eyes never disappeared. After leaving Jia Lian, he even subconsciously moved to Jia Lian's side. Finally, he realized that there were people around him, so he floated around, turned to support Youshi's arm, and urged the two of them to move forward with a smile like a flower.

Because Youshi has always advocated simplicity, today is no exception. He just set up a seat in the main hall. During the banquet, apart from You Lao Niang and others and some waiters, there were only two or three musicians and entertainers sitting next to them.

"I know that my second uncle doesn't like to go to the theater, so I didn't invite the theater troupe today."

Before stepping into the main hall, You explained this, and Jia Lian didn't know either. Why, isn't today Sister You's birthday? Why does he seem to be the protagonist?

"Brother, you are finally here, come in quickly..."

When Mrs. You, who was originally sitting in the chief seat, saw Jia Lian entering the hall, she felt as if she was seeing her own son. , greeting with a smile like a chrysanthemum.

Jia Lian also took a step forward, bowed his hands and said, "I've met the old lady."

"Haha, you don't have to be polite, you don't have to be polite, sit down quicklySit down quickly. Second sister, third sister, why are you just standing there stupidly if you don’t move a chair and put down chopsticks for your second brother? "

Sanjie You was helpless. Today is my birthday and you are going too far. Despite this, she could only obey and become Jia Lian's maid together with her sister.

　"Old lady, please sit down, too. ”

Jia Lian was not too polite and sat down directly. You and others also took their seats in turn.

Mrs. You was the host, and on the right were You and Qin Keqing. , on the left are Jia Lian, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, and next to Qin Keqing.

Judging from this seating arrangement, You Lao Niang and others should not know that he took Third Sister You in yesterday Otherwise, the positions of Second Sister You and Third Sister You should be exchanged.

After a few words of greeting, the maids served the dishes, and Mrs. You couldn’t wait to stand up, raise her glass and smile He said: "We, the ladies, have been taking care of me a lot, especially my eldest sister. It is not easy for her to take care of such a large family business by herself. Without my brother's help, she would not be able to cope with it. Therefore, I would like to propose a toast to my brother to show my gratitude. "

Jia Lian could only raise a toast to greet her, and then passively accepted You Lao Niang's flattery and repeated questioning.

"I heard that my brother has many responsibilities in the court. You can tell me what the positions are, what they are responsible for, and what their salary is, so that I can gain some insights. "

"I have long heard that my brother is strict in running the family. Yesterday, I heard my eldest sister say that you have dealt with another slave very strictly. I also heard that the money in that slave's family alone is no less than 100,000 yuan. The numbers are truly appalling. Only a wise and capable person like Brother can find out and punish such a greedy slave. "

"By the way, my third sister seemed to have followed you out of the city yesterday afternoon. She didn't want to cause you any trouble..."

"... …”

Jia Lian understood a little bit. Today he was here to be questioned and tried by his mother-in-law.

…

Just when Jia Lian was tired While facing You Lao Niang's nagging, Wang Xifeng in Sister Feng's Children's Home was also eagerly awaiting the news of Ping'er.

"Go back to Second Grandma and find out more about it. Today is the hairpin gift for Grandma Zhen's maiden sister. , so I invited the second master to come over, I heard..."

"That's what I said, huh. "

Upon hearing the news Ping'er brought back, Sister Feng suddenly raised her plump lips.

She did not get into a fight with Jia Lian about this matter last night. She didn't even stop Jia Lian from going to the banquet. It's not that she didn't care, or that she didn't succeed, but that she had already made assumptions in her mind.

　“What did you hear?”

“I heard that the third sister of Grandma Zhen’s mother’s family is lively and likes to pester the second master. Yesterday, the second master took her outside the city. Went to the school grounds."

Sister Feng became even more angry when she heard this, "I knew it was like this. It was exactly as I expected! That Youshi is usually the most cautious person, but yesterday How dare you invite your second master to the banquet alone in front of so many people? It was indeed her intention. She didn’t take me seriously at all, and she was obviously not afraid that I would know!

Herself She comes from a bad background and has no independent ideas. She has to take care of such a big family, so she will have difficulties everywhere. Taking advantage of the beauty of her sister, she wants to use it to win over your second master. With this relationship, she can not only feel at ease , and if something happens in the future, I can naturally trouble your second master.

No wonder, she kept my mother and sisters in the house and never sent them back."

The more Sister Feng talked, the angrier she became. She thought that if Youshi were in front of her now, she could go up and scratch her face.

Ping'er was a little curious: "Since grandma knew what Grandma Zhen had planned, why did she still let the second master go?"

"Why didn't you let him go? You The second master of the family is a man, am I afraid that he will suffer a loss?"

Sister Feng replied in a conspiratorial manner, with deep eyes. Ling Ping'er frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Sister Feng meant.

Sister Feng looked back at Ping'er, as if she was not prepared to let her understand, and then interrupted: "You think I don't want to stop you, your second master has such a temperament that when he sees a beautiful woman, he acts like a cat. He smells fishy and won't give up until he achieves his goal. I can stop him, so what do you think?

It's not like you haven't seen the two vixens in the You family before. The older one is born I feel pity for this one. The little one is also pretty and peach-shaped. Nowadays, people are rushing to give it away. You can choose whatever you want. How can your second master not be tempted?

Humph, these years I have long understood that if this man has a wrong idea, the more you stop him, the more he will feel itchy. If you don't stop him, he will be less presumptuous and take your words to heart."

Ping'er stopped talking. She and Sister Feng had the same view on the issue of her father's lust. But if you say that all men are like this, Ping'er doesn't agree. Some men will get worse and worse if you don't stop them. Only the second master of his family will accept soft things but not hard ones. If the second mistress is soft, the second master will also love her. .

"Then the second grandma just watched helplessly and allowed the You family to scheme against the second master?"

"Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai willingly, and I was willing to suffer. What can I do?"

Sister Feng said angrily, but after all it was just an angry word, and then she saw her eyes sternlyHe stood up and said, "It's just Girl Lin. After all, the Lin family has four generations of princes and a family of poets and writers. Who does her You family count? Look, I want to let them know that it's not that hard to squeeze their daughter into my family. Easy!"

Sister Feng's eyes were filled with a cautious look. Although she was now more open-minded about Jia Lian's women's affairs, it was so irritating that Youshi and her sister-in-law were fighting each other, trying to squeeze her sisters into her side without even saying hello.

If they don’t have that intention, forget it. If they do, they will always find opportunities to suffer for them in the future.

Sister Feng was full of dissatisfaction when she suddenly saw a figure flashing outside the curtain. She immediately shouted and asked: "Who is there?"

When she saw the curtain behind her, she stood timidly. A maid came out.

Sister Feng was surprised: "Why are you hiding behind this quietly?"

"No, I didn't hide. I heard that grandma is back. Come and see grandma. No one in need of help heard grandma and sister Ping'er talking, so they didn't dare to come in."

Sister Feng nodded, she still recognized and trusted Xiangling, so she put away her authority. , and asked where Qingwen was.

"She, her cousin called her something, and she went out..."

Sister Feng snorted, and three of the five times she asked, her cousin called her. Why didn't she know that little hoof had such a good relationship with her shameless cousin?

Too lazy to ask, he waved his hand and drove Xiang Ling out.

Sister Feng didn’t know that after Xiangling bowed and went out, her cute little face actually stuck out her tongue.

She turned back and glanced at the main room, thinking to herself, even the wisest mistress, Mistress, will make mistakes even after all her considerations. But I can't blame the Second Grandma for not being shrewd enough. If I hadn't personally seen Grandma Zhen holding the Second Master's legs and kneeling on the ground in a gentle and considerate manner, I'm afraid I would have just thought that the Second Grandma invited the Second Master over to make a match. It's her sister's.