Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

　　Jia Zhen dissatisfied: "It's almost done!" Ke Ren joked: "When we set the rules, why didn't the master feel sorry for us?" Yindie and the second sister nodded, "That's right, you can't be partial!" The three women denounced in unison, Jia Zhen was speechless, and simply used the excuse of urinating to escape.

　　Just after leaving the Ning'an Hall, Jia Zhen saw Wang Jian timidly looking this way, and shouted, "Wang Jian, what are you looking at there? Come over to me!"

　　Wang Jianxi trotted over with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Master, Ni Er is here. He said he has something to report and is waiting outside the door!"

　　"What can he do? You let him come in to see me." Jia Zhen turned and sat back in the hall again.

　　Ni Er walked straight in, smiled and asked An Dao: "Master is very happy!"

　　Jia Zhen smiled and said, "What's not so happy about? You only talk about yourself. I have to go out!"

　　Seeing that there was no one to his left or right, Ni Er took two steps forward and whispered, "The day before yesterday, Lai Shangrong, a boy from the Lai family who was found under the door, quietly came out of Xu Ziyun's house..."

　　"Who is Xu Ziyun?" Jia Zhen interrupted Ni Er when she heard the name familiar.

　　Then Ni Er opened his eyes wide and hesitated for a while before saying, "He is acquainted with Uncle Rong..."

　　"Familiar?" Jia Zhen suddenly remembered, isn't this Xu Ziyun that Rabbit Master?Displeased: "How familiar are you?"

　　Ni Er considered the words and replied, "Quite... familiar! The place where he lives now is arranged by Uncle Rong." But his tone changed, and he said, "Master, I'm not talking about this today. .There is something else to do!"

　　"Speak!" Jia Zhen yawned.

　　Ni Er looked to the left and right, and just then said softly: "We have received the exact news, Lai Shangrong colluded with Xu Ziyun to betray Ning Guofu in an attempt to murder Uncle Rong!"

　　Jia Zhen was horrified, stood up and said sharply, "Is there any evidence?"

　　Ni Er said solemnly: "It's absolutely true! They put medicine in the middle of the tea that Uncle Rong was drinking, so that Uncle Rong broke out and hurt the root."

　　"Stop!" Jia Zhen wondered: "Is it fundamentally injured? How is it injured? I only saw him well yesterday?"

　　Ni Er looked at Jia Zhen, thinking that Uncle Rong's unspeakable concealment was excusable.

　　"If I go back to the master, it is... I'm afraid there will be no future!"

　　Jia Zhen frowned, and paced back and forth with her hands behind her back, "You wait here!" After speaking, she paced into the back hall, detoured to Conglutang to find Keqing to understand the situation.

　　Ni Er waited in the hall for about half an hour before seeing Jia Zhen come in with a look of spring on her face.

　　Jia Zhen coughed lightly, and her face became serious again, "Tell me what happened in detail!"

　　So Ni Er explained how Lai Shangrong got on the line with the King of Qinyang County, how to coerce Xu Ziyun to design Jia Rong, and how Xu Ziyun had a disturbed conscience and secretly reduced the weight, one by one.

　　"Master, not only do they want to kill Uncle Rong, they also want our Ningguo Mansion to be discredited and become the laughing stock of Shenjing!"

　　Jia Zhen snorted coldly, "Tiger doesn't show his power, he thinks Lao Tzu is a sick cat! I, Jia Zhen, wrote down the account of Prince Zhongshun and Prince Qinyang."

　　But Ni Er quickly persuaded: "Master, it's not the time for us to meet the Lord Zhongshun!"

　　Jia Zhen pondered for a moment: "Loyalty and obedience to the king's power, it is indeed necessary to take a long-term plan. But the cancer of the Lai family must be completely removed! Ni Er, what can you do?"

　　Ni Er flashed sinister eyes, "Master, how thorough are you?"

　　Jia Zhen sneered: "It's better not to leave one!"

　　Ni Er took a step closer and said in a low voice, "The Lai family has relied on the power of the Rongguo Mansion and has done a lot of harming things over the years. It will be tricky to be partial to the gentlemen."

　　Jia Zhen smiled and said: "Then let's arrest people and raid the house first, and also check Jia She's background. I always feel that his relationship with Da Lai is unusual, and I vaguely heard that one of Jia She's aunts was not willing to do so. Xiang Nian broke down for a bronze cauldron, and it seems that Lai Da is trying to please him? Also, I heard that the Jiedu envoy of Ping An Prefecture has sent people to look for Jia She in the past two days? There must be evidence for all this!"

　　Ni Er immediately understood and responded with a smile, "Of course there must be clear evidence, and there will definitely be evidence, sir, don't worry!"

　　Jia Zhen patted Ni Er's shoulder, "You can go and check with confidence. If you need manpower, take my warrant to find Wang Dandan and Yu Qian, and assign a hundred sergeants. Be sure to get all the stolen goods! As for Jia She's, Just leave it to me, you don't need to say anything."

　　Ni Er got the order, and went out in a haughty manner.Jia Zhen looked at his back. Who would have guessed that a rogue on Ningrong Street would have such talent when he turned over?Jia Zhen could not help coughing to the side, and Wu Huai, who had been hiding in the compartment, immediately came in.Jia Zhen instructed: "How about Ni Er?"

　　Wu Huai said: "Several brothers around him reported that no problems were found."

　　Jia Zhen nodded, "Tell your people to check the Lai's family. This time I want not only their money, but also Lai Shangrong's life! You know how to do it!"

　　Wu Huai didn't say much, bowed and walked away.

　　For the next few days, the Jia family's two residences were calm.

　　But Lai Da seemed to sense something, and went home early.Lai everyone's busyness continued, "Aren't you going to be busy with the eldest master today? Why did you come back?"

　　When Lai Da arrived in the inner room, a maid had already walked in front of him, then knelt down on both knees and held the basin high.Lai Da casually washed twice, then sat on the couch. The couch was covered with Jin Yinrong, and there were two carved lacquer tables in front of the couch, one with a hearth bottle and a storage box on top.All kinds of furnishings in the home are not different from those in the Rong Mansion.

　　Lai Da said worriedly: "I've been twitching my eyelids these days, will something happen?"

　　Lai everyone's took the tea brought by the maid and smiled: "It's a good thing to have! Let me tell you, the eldest lady has found me today, and the eldest master said that he wants to choose an official for Shang Rong!"

　　Lai Da paused, took out a bunch of keys, and said to his wife, "Go to the warehouse to get a thousand taels of silver, and give it to the eldest master at night!"

　　Lai everyone said displeasedly: "Where do you need so much? I guess five hundred taels is enough. At most, if his eldest master said a word, he will get five hundred taels in vain, which is enough!"

　　"What do women know!" Lai said angrily: "This time is different from the past! Listen to me, go!"

　　That Lai Lai took the key and went to get the money reluctantly.

　　When Lai Da saw his wife was gone, he winked and asked a maid in front of him to come over, took a hand in her chest, stuffed an object into her clothes, and said with a smile: "Tonight, the master will lift you up and sleep in the west wing. Bar!"

　　The maid lowered her head and did not speak.

　　Lai Da licked his beard, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.Suddenly seeing the housekeeper hurried in, he replied: "There is Jinwuwei's Hou Zongbing with a large team of officers and soldiers and Jingzhaofu to pass the sentence to Master Zhao to lead the servants, surrounded the house, and the servants asked them to take a break in the hall. , They said no, and immediately asked people to guard the front and rear four gates, allowing entry and not allowing exit."

　　Da Lai was immediately amazed and wondered, how did these two big men come?He immediately instructed the housekeeper, "Go to the Rongguo Mansion and tell Master Jia, let him find a way to save me as soon as possible!"

　　The housekeeper grimaced, "Master, the officers and soldiers are guarding the door, and I can't get out!"

　　"Stupid! Stupid!" Lai Dazheng was scolding the housekeeper inside, and Hou Xiaokang, the commander of the left wing of Jinwuwei, strode to the middle hall, he looked left and right, and smiled at Zhao Tongju: "Look at this Rongguo mansion's servant family, right? Much better than your Zhao family?"

　　Zhao Tongjuan walked on official steps and sneered: "He is more than my home? It's only a little worse than Rongxitang."

　　The two looked at each other and laughed.

　　After a while, Lai Dacai came late and greeted them from a long distance.

　　Hou Zongbing was sitting in the hall, Zhao Tongjing had his hands behind his back, and shouted directly to Da Lai: "After investigation, Da Lai is a servant of the Rongguo family, and he has always used power to do evil. ; Lending money with great interest, forcing the good into slavery, and even the whereabouts of Liu Xu's family are unknown; adultery with Widow Zhang and giving birth to a child is unethical. There are many other suspects of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, and you need to explain." bundled up.Lai Da was still struggling to scream, but a rag was gagged at his mouth, and a stench hit his throat, choking him for a long time, but he couldn't recover.

　　Only to hear that Zhao Tongju said again: "Has Lai Shangrong got it?"

　　A man in his twenties who was wearing a brocade robe had been escorted by the government servant. The government servant asked him to kneel. He scratched his neck and shouted, "I am a student of the school, and as a rule, I don't kneel!"

　　Zhao Tongjuan sneered and said, "Not now! After investigation, Lai Shangrong, a student of the Hongmen Sect, was a rogue and vain, and he cheated on the whole, deceived the superior and concealed the inferior. Immediately, I will be revoked and sent back to my place of origin." He paused, looked at Lai Shangrong who was still standing, and ordered, "Left and right, hit me!" The government servant on the side held a fire stick and slapped Lai Shangrong's knee ruthlessly. Hit it.Lai Shangrong could not stand immediately, and fell heavily to the ground.

　　Zhao Tongjing nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Lai Shangrong, you have taken a good daughter as a slave, and a wicked girl under the age of twelve should be executed according to the law!"

　　Lai Shangrong still struggled and shouted, a government servant raised his hand and slapped him, slapping him to the point of blood and teeth, and he couldn't speak clearly.The rest of the government servants lifted their clothes and stretched their arms, waiting for their will.

　　Zhao Tong sentenced them immediately: "Pass the commander of Qi, bring the same fan, and check and register the account separately." The Lai family, who was bluffed by this statement, looked at each other. Checked separately.When they did not move, all the people in the house were detained according to the book, and the yamen robbed them with their hair disheveled and circled in a vacant room.All are copied out and put aside, classified into categories, and registered by their own special personnel.

　　Let's say that Lai Momo also gathered with the family to talk.Lai everyone laughed and said: "When our family Shang Rong is elected, he will be a county magistrate, a servant for several lifetimes, and finally make it out, and no longer have to look at people's faces to live!"

　　Lai's family also agreed: "In my opinion, we Shang Rong are just the seeds of reading. Look at Baoyu in Rong's house, how can he be successful with the girls all day long? In the future, they may not be sure. It's up to us!"

　　Mother Lai warned, "Don't forget your roots. Even if you are elected, you can't forget the grace of the master of Rongguo Mansion. Although my old wife has become dizzy these years, I also know how the two brothers are in the masters. He made a lot of money under his nose."

　　Lai everyone's and Lai's two sisters-in-law didn't look good.

　　Lai Momo sighed: "You guys, just look in front of you, you will suffer in the end!"

　　Before she could finish her sentence, a maid outside rushed in and shouted: "Old lady...Old lady, it's not good! There are many strong... robbers who are wearing boots and hats, and they are rummaging through boxes and cages to get them. Stuff. It'll be here soon!"

　　Mammy Lai was in a daze when she heard it, and saw the daughter of Lai Erjia bursting in with her hair disheveled and crying, crying, "It's not good, I just ate, and I saw Laizhu was chained in and said, Miss quickly wear it in, The eldest man and the uncle were arrested for something wrong, and the yamen from Jinwuwei and Jingzhaofu came in to check the property. I was anxious and was about to pack some important things, but was pushed out by a group of people. The bracelets and hairpins on my body The ring was also robbed. Old lady, let's tidy up here too."

　　Lai everyone's and Lai Erjia's were frightened and panicked, not knowing what to do.Before the old mama could finish listening, she was so frightened that she exchanged tears and could not even speak.The whole room was crowded into a crowd and the world was turned upside down.

　　Suddenly broke into a team of government servants and drove them aside.The one who was the leader held a booklet, and held a servant of the Lai family to count each person.The one who was the head was clearly hooked, and he shouted: "Everyone is there, but I am missing a lot of hands and feet. They are all tied to me and pulled out!"

　　So both men and women, master and servant, tied their hands and pulled them into a row, and drove them out like pigs and dogs.The Lai's family was a little slower, and the servants next to him were punching and kicking.The poor Lai's family is also considered a character in the Rong Mansion, but now he has been beaten to pieces and thrown aside.

　　At this time, General Hou in the hall was negotiating with Zhao Tong, "I didn't expect his Lai family to be so rich!"

　　Zhao Tongjuan said with a smile: "If he wasn't rich, how could our uncle Ningyang be so painstaking?"

　　Hou Zongbing nodded: "I'm afraid my brother has been thinking about the Lai family's furniture for a long time." As he said that, he leaned over and whispered: "Brother Zhen said that there is a little extra money, except for those who need to enter the office, he Only [-]% is taken, and the rest is all the hard work of the brothers. As for his house, because it is not far from the Ning Mansion, Brother Zhen is concerned about it."

　　Zhao Tong's hands shuddered, "Uncle Jia really made a lot of money! I will report to the governor of the government on some trivial matters."

　　Both of them understood each other, so they didn't say much.The clerk registered the items, and one person reported: "There are [-] pieces of red gold jewelry, and the jewelry is complete. Seventy-three pearls are hanging, fifty light gold plates, twenty pairs of gold bowls, and thirty-two gold rushing bowls. , one hundred and forty gold spoons, two hundred and eighty large silver bowls, two hundred silver plates, twenty three inlaid gold ivory tendons, forty gold-plated pots, thirty pairs of gold-plated folding bowls, six saucers Ten pieces, four hundred and seventy-six silver plates, three hundred and thirty-six silver wine glasses, more than [-] pieces of fur of various colors, [-] rolls of silk and satin of various colors, and [-] degrees of woolen fabric. There are [-] leather coats, [-] cotton clip single yarn silk coats, [-] jade toys, nine pairs of heads, more than [-] copper and tin items, [-] clocks and watches, palace makeup clothes Eight sets of skirts, one fat jade ring belt. [-] catties of ginseng, two plates of large and small pearls, [-] large and small gemstones, and [-] pieces of other literary and playful jewelry. One forty-eight rooms in the main room and eighteen in the east room. There are [-] rooms in the west room, [-] rooms in the east and west side rooms, and [-] rooms in a garden. Hanging. There are other sundries."

　　Hou Zongbing and Zhao Tongjue looked at each other, "Is this Lai family just a slave?"

　　Zhao Tong judged the servants of the Diesheng Sect: "Copy it hard for me, to see if there is anything else hidden?!"

　　A group of government servants responded with a bang and started their own hands.

　　Fortunately, Mr. Hou stopped him in time, "Old Zhao, ask your people to be gentle, and this house will belong to Brother Zhen from now on."

　　Zhao Tongjuan said with a smile: "It's okay, as long as the places dug up, I will ask someone to fill them in and restore them to their original shape."

　　The two laughed again.

Chapter [-] Pull out the radish and bring out the mud

　　The fact that the Lai family was raided did not reach the Rong Mansion until the evening.

　　Wang Xifeng was the first to get the news. She frowned and asked, "Do you know who copied it? What crime?"

　　The servant who reported the letter was panting and wiping his sweat, "Back to the second grandmother, the Lai family is now surrounded by iron buckets, and the servants are only watching from a distance outside. I heard that it was Lord Jinwuwei and Lord Zhao of Jingzhao Mansion in person. They took people there. The servants found out from the yamen guarding the gate that the big butler Lai was charged with killing people, lending money with heavy profits, and committing adultery and having children. Beheading!"

　　Wang Xifeng took a deep breath after hearing this, the Lai family was over, and she needed to report to the old lady.After walking a few steps, she stopped and suddenly thought that the shaman had Jin Wuwei?She sneered, looked east, and quickly entered the old lady's yard.

　　In the main room, the old lady was talking with her grandchildren. Baoyu acted like a spoiled child in her arms, which made the old lady laugh.

　　Wang Xifeng stopped and thought for a moment, then opened the curtain, walked in hastily, and exclaimed in front of the old lady, "Not good, old lady, something happened to Mother Lai's house!"

　　The old lady looked displeased, "I've only laughed with Baoyu and the others these days, so you're here to make trouble. Tell me what happened to her family? If not, I'll beat you up!" Baoyu and her sisters were all taken aback. laugh it out.

　　Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "If the old lady wants to fight, let you fight! I'm afraid I'm rough and fleshy, so I'll hurt your hand carefully."

　　The old lady just smiled and said, "Okay, you monkey, what's the matter with Mama Lai's house?"

　　Wang Xifeng said solemnly, "Go back to the old lady, Mother Lai's house has been stolen."

　　"What?" The old lady was startled at first, and then she said angrily: "Who copied it? They all bullied me on the head of Rongguo, go check it out, who did it? I'll copy his house. !"

　　Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward to support the old lady, and replied cautiously: "According to the reports from the servants, it was Jinwuwei Hou Xiaokang who led the Jingzhao Mansion Zhao Tongjing to copy it together. Because there was a murder case on the big butler Lai, even Lai Shangrong will also be sentenced to death."

　　The old lady snorted coldly, "He also dared Hou Xiaokang! His father was Grandpa Baoyu's subordinate back then, and he called me sister-in-law when he saw me. Go, have someone call Hou Xiaokang here!"

　　Wang Xifeng secretly complained that although the Hou family is also a family friend, they have really sparsely communicated in the past few years.So she persuaded: "Why don't you ask the big brother of Dongfu to come forward? The big brother is also the chief soldier of Jinwuwei, and they are colleagues."

　　Only then did the old lady get a little angry, "Call Brother Zhen!" Someone immediately ran out to give the order.

　　Not to mention how angry the old lady was, in the East Road Courtyard, Jia She was also furious. She didn't know how many ancient porcelain players were broken, "It depends on the owner to beat the dog! Today I let them copy Lai Da, will it be tomorrow? Are you going to copy the Rongguo Mansion?"