Chapter 224: Lies and Truth (2)
Lai Da's expression made many people in the hall think about it. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Lai Sheng's palms, who were standing behind Lai Da, began to break out in a cold sweat. The truth that Qian Cheng said!
Jia Lian drank tea slowly. Obviously, Jia Huan came prepared. One hit hits.
Zhang Cai, the fifth housekeeper who took refuge in Jia Yu, had a gloomy look in his eyes. Hey, Lai Da has been greedy too much over the years, and he can't hide many things.
Lai Da was only in a trance for a few seconds, and immediately retorted: "The third master asked the father of the elder to testify, which is inevitably unconvincing, right?" Several of Lai's henchmen nodded in the crowd. Lai Sheng's mind was slightly settled.
Jia Huan sneered: "Steward Lai's psychological quality is very good." is worthy of being a veteran who has been greedy for so many years. The owner of the silk shops on Qipan Street is surnamed Lin. The family is very rich. Due to the fall of Qiu Shilang, the former household department, he was implicated and sold his family property. He has a son named Lin Xinyuan, who is my classmate. Lai Da, do you want me to continue? β
Lai Da and the others' faces changed suddenly. Lai Sheng smiled bitterly in his heart: It's over. I didn't run this time.
"Ahh There was a commotion in the flower hall. Many people looked at Lai Da and Lai Sheng, two brothers, which were full of human and material evidence. The 1,000 taels of silver were embezzledβand the dirty things couldn't run.
Jia Qiang angrily walked from behind Jia Huan to the hall, saluted Jia Huan, and said, "Nephew, please ask Uncle Huan for permission for me to call Brother Rong to listen." The Lai brothers are too hateful. β
Jia Lian was a bystander today, and he saw it clearly, and he smiled in his heart. Brother Qiang is now enlightened, and he is more and more good at acting. Brother Qiang called Lai Da "Grandpa Lai", not because of respect, but because Lai Da had a lot of influence in the Ning and Rong mansions. The righteous indignation he is showing now is just helping Jia Huan make things bigger. That day, Jia Huan said that he wanted to protect Jia Qiang as a talent, and it seemed that Jia Qiang had a choice.
However, things are getting bigger, can Jia Huan get out? In the end, the old lady will decide on this matter. Jia Huan, he and his father have no authority to appoint and dismiss the housekeeper in the house.
Jia Huan waved his hand, "Today is only Cha Lai Da." Let Jia Qiang go back, and then say to Lai Dadao: "What?" You still have your face sitting. Greed - filthy offender! According to the law of the Great Zhou, if you are greedy - you have to peel off the skin and fill the grass with a hundred taels of silver, how many times will you be stripped of it? β
Seeing that he couldn't deny it, Lai Da stood up with a cold face, "I am a slave of the Jia family, not an official of the imperial court." Now that the three masters have checked and understood. I'm waiting for the third master's punishment. As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.
Jia Huan said coldly: "Take it!" β
Following Jia Huan's instructions, Qian Huai and Hu Xiaosi quickly rushed out from Jia Huan's side, and soon dragged Lai Da back and pressed him to the ground and knelt down.
Lai Sheng, who was standing behind the empty chair, shivered. Isn't this a repetition of the scene where he was taken down that day?
The servants of the Jia family in the hall all inhaled gently, and then fell silent. The third master of Huan is really cold-faced and black-handed, it's really not a joke! Say do it. Lai Da still has his shoe prints on Hu Xiaosi's face.
Jia Yun was a little dizzy when she saw it: at the sound of an order, the high-ranking housekeeper Lai was just like a local chicken and a dog. I don't know when he will have this day!
"Humph!" Lai Da gave down and knelt on the ground, looked at Jia Huan with his head held high, and did not give in. He was in a different situation than his brother. Jia Huan can easily influence Jia Rong's decision, but it is difficult to influence the old lady's decision.
Jia Huan looked down on Lai Da condescendingly. He knew what Lai Da was thinking. But how could he have made that mistake? Do these people in Jia Mansion really think that he doesn't know what Jia Mu is thinking about now? Read more history books to find out what the old emperor feared most. On the Jia side of Jiafu, the principle is the same.
A smile flashed across the corner of Jia Huan's mouth, and he turned his head to Lin Zhixiao and said, "Lock Lai Da up." Wait for me to come back to the old lady and then deal with it. β
Lin Zhixiao smiled bitterly, "Yes, Third Master!" "Look at Lai Da who was slapped in the face, this time Lai Da Butler has lost all his face to the third master. Today, the stewards and leaders of Jiafu are all here. No matter what the result is, if Lai Da wants to convince the public in the future, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult!
Lin Zhixiao called two servants to say, "I can go by myself", and it seems that Lai Da, who is very stylish, will take him down.
However, among the many housekeepers, stewards, and leaders in Jiafu, this is not a fan, but a bleak and neat brittleness!
Jia Lian sighed in his heart, today's play is over. Lai's big bottom is too dark. Jia Huan grabbed a quasi. glanced at Lai Sheng and the others in the crowd again, and they all looked like they were about to face a catastrophe. I shook my head in my heart.
Next, it depends on how Jia Huan "confronts" the old lady.
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Jia Huan left Jiang Xingsheng, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others to investigate Lai Da's corruption situation at the management office. The main task is to interrogate the stewards and leaders individually. Organize, record, and summarize. The basic problem was designed by Jia Huan.
Subsequently, he took Qian Huai and Hu Xiaosi to leave the stewardship to return to the ethnic school. His current energy is basically on the side of ethnography.
Jia Lian followed Jia Huan out of the steward's office, and walked along the long corridor to the east corner gate, where the trees on both sides of the corridor were towering. Several servants followed behind the two.
Jia Lian smiled and said, "Brother Huan, what a good means!" Lai is vulnerable! β
Jia Huan smiled slightly. I suddenly remembered a chapter in Jin Yong's novel "Dragon Babu": The old devil clown, how can he be defeated with one blow. The content is that Qiao Feng used the eighteen palms of the dragon to show his might in the Shaolin Temple.
With his status, means, and resources, dealing with Lai Da is indeed a bit of a bully. Of course, with Jia Huan's character, there is no such thing as "winning without force". He's a very pragmatic guy.
Jia Lian reminded: "Lai's mother, Mama Lai, has a lot of face in front of the old lady. β
Jia Huan smiled and nodded, "Second Brother Xie Lian reminds me that I am measured." β
Jia Lian smiled and parted ways with Jia Huan at the intersection. Go to Jia Yu and report what you have seen and heard today.
Looking at Jia Lian's back, Jia Huan smiled and shook his head. Jia Lian is a very interesting person. It's still very kind to be a person in some things. It's actually okay to be an ordinary friend. Of course, in major matters, he still adheres to the temperament of a rich and noble son: unreliable!
In fact, Jia Lian probably didn't know about his agreement with Jia Yu. Otherwise, it would never be said. Because, he has already told Jia Yu the plan to deal with Mama Lai.
If you want to deal with the Lai family, you must first wear out Jia's mother's trust in Mama Lai.
The notorious Goebbels famously said: a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. What's more, he didn't wronged Laida. Lai Da was indeed greedy - he defiled the Jia family's silver, and the amount was not small.
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On the afternoon of the third day of the third month of March, the scene of Jia Huan taking Lai Da in the steward's office soon spread throughout Jiafu.
There was a lot of discussion in Jiafu. Jia Rong, Li Hua, You Shi, and Qin Keqing in Dongfu all knew about it. In addition to talking about Lai's bad luck, it also added to the prestige of the third master of Huan in Jiafu. Lai Da once made things difficult for the third master, what was the result?
Lai Da is now locked up in a room near the left side of the Jia Mansion Governor's Office. The guards are not strict, but Lai Da will not run away. The escape is for Jia Huankoushi.
Over the course of two days, things fermented further. In the steward's office, more than a dozen students of ethnicity studies were inquiring about the situation. In questioning, some people continue to reveal traces, clues, and cases of Lai Da Ran's corruption -- embezzlement of public funds. It's hard to tell the real from the fake. However, it is said that the amount of corruption has risen to 10,000 taels. Full flood.
This makes Jia Funer present two extremes. One is like Mama Lai and others, they know that Jia Huan's problem is going to be big. For example, Wang Xifeng once snickered. Second, the people who care about and support Jia Huan have become very worried.
On the morning of the sixth day of the third lunar month, Baochai came back from visiting Daiyu, came in and chatted with Jia Huan for a while, and in the flower hall, he persuaded euphemistically: "Brother Huan, Mama Lai is the person the old lady trusts after all." β
Jia Huan couldn't help but chuckle, "Sister Bao, do you believe me?" β
Baochai looked at Jia Huan's face with bright eyes, his temperament was calm, he smiled helplessly, and nodded lightly.
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The persuasion of spring exploration is much more direct. In the afternoon of the same day, Tanchun came to see Jia Huan and asked in person: "Third brother, you are making such a big fuss, the old lady is afraid that she will have an opinion on you." Take it when you see it. It's unlikely that you'll be able to wipe out the Lai family all at once. β
Jia Huan smiled slightly, his transformation plan had been discussed with the third sister Tanchun.
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At noon on March 7, when Jia Huan wanted to go back to Wangyueju for lunch after school, Jia Lan accompanied Jia Huan for a while and said: "Third uncle, my mother wants me to bring you a sentence: soft can not be kept, just can not be long." Humble gentleman, gentle as jade. β
Jia Huan was slightly stunned, and then laughed, "Hmm." I know. Thank you sister-in-law for your concern. He kind of understood Li Kun's mood at this time.
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On the evening of March 7, when Jia Huan was writing in the study, the mandarin duck who came to talk to Qingwen came in to say hello to him. Jia Huan came out from behind the desk and beckoned the mandarin duck to sit down.
The mandarin duck smiled and Jia Huan said a few words, and asked softly, "Third Master, what do you think in your heart?" Are the old ladies angry? β
Jia Huan smiled and looked up at the mandarin duck's face, duck egg face, snow greasy skin, and a few freckles on the cheeks. Of course, this does not detract from her pretty. "Sister Tired Mandarin Duck bothered. I'm going to report to the old lady tomorrow. β
The mandarin duck did not represent Jia's mother's position, but the scale in her heart was shifting towards him. As for talking to Qingwen, it's a pretext.
The mandarin duck smiled, "The third master understands everything, why is he unwilling to be soft in front of the old lady." β
Jia Huan smiled. How can this be answered? Because, he has a thirty-something soul in his heart.
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At the moment when everyone in Jiafu was paying attention to Jia Huan's handling of Lai's big corruption, the news that Jia Huan was going to see Jia's mother tomorrow spread quickly.
The next morning, Jia Huan summarized the testimony of the past few days in the genealogy, entered Jia's mansion through the West Corner Gate, and went to Jia's mother's upper room. Qingwen and Ruyi, the two little girls, waited nervously at the door of the courtyard where Jia's mother went to the house, and followed Jia Huan in.
Jia's mother listened to the opera in a side hall this morning. Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, Li Kun and others all came to accompany them neatly. Even Mama Lai, Lai and others are there. Mother Jia knew what was going on.
Outside the eaves, listening to the voice of the maid saluting Jia Huan, "The third master is here." β
"Hmm."
Jia Huan came in with Qingwen and Ruyi. On the stage, the troupe is still singing. Jia Mu glanced at Jia Huan, her eyes were a little light.
Jia Huan sat down next to Xichun at the end of the seat. Although Xichun is young, his temperament is also cold, but he knows that he is powerful, cold and warm. The third brother is very good to her. quietly gave Jia Huan a look and told him to be careful.
Jia Huan nodded slightly. It shouldn't be him who should be careful.
About half an hour later, the song was finished. Taking advantage of the break, Jia Mu asked, "Brother Huan, are you here for something?" β
Jia Huan stood up, "Yes, grandmother. The grandson came to report on the matter of Charaida. β
The atmosphere in the side hall suddenly tightened. Everyone is speculating whether Jia Huan intends to make things big or small. (To be continued.) )