In Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother was about to take a rest. Suddenly she heard the news from outside and became very angry. She immediately sent someone to call Jia Lian.
After a while, the mother-in-law came back: "Second Master Lian said that he still has business matters to deal with, and he can't get away for the time being. He will come in and say hello to the old lady after the outside matters are taken care of."
"Okay, okay, he doesn't even listen to my words now! What serious business can he have? It's just that he has a big heart and a big ability. He doesn't want us old guys to have trusted people around them. He will definitely kill them.
Cut them off one by one so that you can manipulate me in the future!"
Jia's mother was already angry that Jia Lian had invaded the Lai family without saying a word, but now Jia Lian was even more disrespectful, which directly ignited the nerves of Jia's mother. She, who had always cherished her blessings and nourished her body, almost burst into rage and cursed.
Just because the meaning involved in her words was too sensitive, the women and maids nearby did not dare to speak, and they shrank their heads and pretended to be quail.
Yuanyang wanted to persuade her, but after Jia Mu said such words, she did not dare to disobey him.
But after all, Jia's mother was just angry for a while. She sat sulking for a while and asked people to inquire about the specific situation outside. When she realized that Jia Lian was serious about taking action, she could not sit still, so she ordered someone to bring her crutches and personally
Came to the outer courtyard.
If Jia Mu moves here, Jia Lian will know it.
But Jia Lian was not worried at all. He had long known that if he wanted to tamper with the Lai family, Jia's mother would have to pass this test.
He had made sufficient preparations, and when Jia Mu left, he also sent someone to collect the inspection results from the Lai family. Although he had a guess in his heart, Jia Lian was also very curious as to how much the Lai family, as a slave, could be greedy for.
money!
Lai Da and his wife also knew the fact that their home had been confiscated. Although they were anxious, under Jia Lian's pressure, they could not do any small moves and could only watch. There was no other way in their hearts.
At this time, they had placed all their expectations on Jia Mu.
There was no way, Jia Zheng, one of their backers, was already sitting aside without saying a word. It was obvious that he had been half convinced by Jia Lian and had the intention of giving up on their Lai family.
Suddenly Jia's mother came over, and when they saw the savior, Lai Da and his wife hurriedly crawled over and begged for help.
Lai burst into tears loudly: "Old lady, this boy is unfilial. He went on an errand and did something wrong. Mr. Lian wanted to beat or punish him, but he was willing to bear it.
But my mother is innocent. She is old and has been enjoying the blessings of the old lady since she was a child. She has never suffered at all. Now Mr. Lian sends people to ransack the house. How can my mother withstand this blow? If there is someone good or bad
, even if the boy dies, he will never be forgiven..."
Jia's mother came with a gloomy face. When she heard what Lai Da said, she thought about how she could hold back the master-servant relationship with her for more than sixty years. She couldn't help but look moved and her eyes filled with tears.
Taking advantage of the situation, Lai Da wanted to help up the two poor people who were pleading with her trouser legs, but Lai Da glanced at Jia Lian, who was still looking cold and noncommittal, and he didn't dare to get up.
After Jia Mu helped him for a while, she saw that Lai Da and the other two couldn't afford it. Naturally, she understood the reason, so she didn't help him any more, but in her heart, she became more determined to keep Lai Da.
When Jia Lian dealt with Shan's family, she tolerated it, only to get Jia Lian's extravagance. Now Lian and Lai's family are going to be moved.
I thought that Jia Lian was not a very obedient person. If she continued to endure it, she was afraid that in the future, as she said, her cronies would be cut off one by one, and no one would listen to her words.
!
"old lady……"
Seeing Jia Mu approaching, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian naturally hurriedly greeted her.
Without saying a word, Jia Mu walked to the back of the case and sat down.
Jia Zheng, who was not as deep as Jia Lian, felt a little uneasy when he saw this. He walked closer and whispered: "It's so late, why did the old lady come out in person? If you have any orders, just ask the children and grandchildren to go in and wait..."
When Jia Zheng said it, he felt it was inappropriate. He was present when Jia Lian refused to listen.
Sure enough, Jia Mu was furious after hearing this: "Why did I come out in person? It's probably because I haven't raised a good son or grandson in my life. As long as I have an obedient and filial son or grandson, I won't be shy about coming to your place late at night."
Lively place!”
Jia Zheng retreated, not knowing how to reply. He could only give Jia Lian a wink, meaning: The old lady is like this, so let's stop. If you really make the old lady angry, your reputation, my uncle's, and your nephew's future will be ruined.
It's all ruined.
Other people watching the show also felt that since Jia Mu came out and expressed her attitude so clearly, tonight's matter would probably be raised high and put down gently.
After all, in this era where filial piety is more important than heaven, it is unwise to contradict the elders just to punish a slave.
A smart person like Mr. Lian would naturally not make mistakes in this kind of thing.
But will Jia Lian back down just because Jia Mu is angry?
Obviously impossible.
Anyway, as long as Jia Mu is around, if he wants to disturb the Lai family, Jia Mu will definitely do so. So, if he is afraid of Jia Mu's anger, can't he just watch the Lai family causing trouble under his nose and remain indifferent?
That is impossible.
If you can't even take care of a small domestic slave, how can you talk about becoming famous and helping the world?
So Jia Lian didn't say anything, and imitated Jia Zheng, making a submissive gesture beside him, as if he didn't know that Jia Mu's anger was caused by him.
After Jia's mother expressed her attitude, she waited for Jia Lian's reply. The grandson of Clinker was pretending to be fine, and she became more and more annoyed. She simply asked directly: "Lian'er, you have been in charge of the family for many years, how can you still...
I don’t know why there are no fish if the water is clear?
I have watched Lai Da since I was a child. He is smart and good at doing things, so I have been by your master's side for so many years. I don't know how many things I have done with you, big and small. In other words, no
There is credit and hard work.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now that you are going to deal with him in such a big way, aren't you afraid that your master will be too worried?"
Jia's mother knew how to avoid the important and take the easy. Knowing that Jia Lian had solid evidence of Lai Da's crime, she put aside all these and turned to talking about feelings and merit.
Moreover, she did not mention her relationship with Aunt Lai. Taking Jia Zheng as an example, she seems to be selfless.
Jia Lian hurriedly bent down and cupped his hands and said, "Of course the old lady is right, but my grandson also knows that the country has its own laws and every family has its own rules.
My Jia family has been established in the Wei Dynasty for hundreds of years. There are countless people who have contributed to our Jia family. If everyone can take credit and be proud of it, rely on past achievements, and ignore the national laws and family rules, then the decline of our Jia family will only happen sooner or later.
, I am afraid that when the saints hear this, they will also criticize me, Jia, for my incompetence in running the family.
As a minister of the imperial court, I naturally understand this better than my grandson. Therefore, after seeing the evidence of Lai Da’s crime, I turned to support my grandson, so naturally I won’t worry about anything."
If you talk about feelings and achievements, I will talk to you about the laws of the country and the rules of the family, and we will obey each other.
Jia's mother's face turned even darker. Jia Zheng also touched his nose beside him and asked himself, did he say that he would support Jia Lian just now? He didn't seem to express his stance.
"So, you must deal with them?"
Jia Mu pointed at the two Lai Da below. The usually majestic chief manager and the chief minister's wife were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, looking at Jia Mu, Jia Lian and others with hope and pleading on their faces.
Jia Lian also understood that Jia Mu was using the authority of his ancestors to force him, but he didn't care at all and still replied in a calm voice: "You are audacious, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and there will be no mercy."
"you……"
Jia Mu suddenly stood up and pointed at Jia Lian with a trembling finger, wanting to say something powerful.
But thinking about Jia Lian's current status and how few men there are in the Jia family, he finally suppressed the thought of breaking all dignity.
Firstly, she didn't know whether that would be able to suppress Jia Lian. Secondly, after all, she was the ancestor of the Jia family and a first-class Rongguo lady. She was also an upper-class figure in the circle of honors. Is a Lai family worth it?
Whether it's worth it to her needs to be carefully considered.
"Lian'er, when will you learn the words "rarely confused"?
If it were today, I would definitely not allow you to deal with Lai Da, how would you treat him?"
Since when it comes to feelings, it doesn't work to talk about merit, so Jia Mu simply exercised her authority.
It can be regarded as a showdown with Jia Lian.
Jia Zheng, together with Mrs. Xing and others who rushed over to see the situation, all looked at the scene with bated breath, wanting to know how Jia Lian would respond to such a situation.
Should you just give in to the situation, or be firm to the end?
It's probably because of being submissive. After all, it's not embarrassing to be submissive to one's direct elders, and it can also create a reputation of filial piety if word spreads about it.
If Jia Mu is forceful, her words have already been put down. If Jia Lian disobeys in public, Jia Lian's own reputation for being unfilial will be considered solid, regardless of whether Jia Mu comes to the stage or not.
Jia Lian also seemed to be stumped. He faced everyone's gaze with a deep expression on his face.
Suddenly I saw him lifting the hem of his robe with both hands, kneeling down directly in front of Jia Mu, holding his hands in front of him and saying: "My grandson is unfilial, and my ancestors are troubled.
However, the Lai family has been entrenched in our Rongguo Mansion for decades and has done countless things that have harmed the interests of our Rongguo Mansion.
From the day when my grandson inherited the title of his ancestors and took over the position of patriarch, he regarded it as his own responsibility to eliminate the ills of our Jia family and restore the glory of our ancestors.
Now that we know clearly that the Lai family is arrogant and disloyal to our master, they are like tarsal bones to our Jia family. If the grandchildren can only let it go and cannot kill it, not only will the restoration of the glory of the ancestors become empty talk, but also
The grandson himself felt that he was not worthy to be a descendant of the Jia family.
Therefore, if the ancestor insists on protecting the family tonight, then the grandson will kneel down and ask the ancestor to deprive the grandson of the title and the position of acting patriarch, and choose someone else to take over the great responsibility.
If the ancestor thinks that his grandson has made some achievements in the country and the family in the past few years, and cannot bear to abandon his grandson, he would also ask the ancestor to wait and watch until his grandson investigates Lai Da's family property and punishes his crimes.
How about we ask the ancestors to make a final decision after all the culprits are cleared?!"
Quiet, unusually quiet.
At this moment, those who stood close enough to hear clearly were shocked by Jia Lian's words and did not dare to be a little unusual.
People who didn't hear clearly and stood far away could also see the reactions of others, especially the reactions of the masters on the corridor, who didn't dare to make the slightest move.
In the south corner, Youshi, who came from Dongfu, did not go to the corridor, but was watching the situation from the side under the protection of Yindie and others.
She has been here for a while, and now she has a beautiful face, red lips slightly parted, and a look of shock and admiration.
Since Jia Mu's arrival, although she has not spoken much, her confrontation with Jia Lian has never stopped for a moment.
Jia Lian knew that the enemy was ahead of him and struck preemptively, making the evidence of Lai Da's crime extremely solid. Jia's mother knew that it would not be easy to reverse the case, so she played the emotional card in order to make Jia Lian lenient.
Jia Lian, who was unwilling to show mercy, responded with legal measures.
Seeing that Jia Lian was unable to make any progress, Jia Mu simply showed her cards and used her authority as an ancestor to force Jia Lian to submit.
Jia Mu is Jia Lian's direct grandmother. When she said this, Jia Lian could only obey. However, Jia Lian boldly brought out the ancestors of the Jia family and the glory of their ancestors to speak!
This was something she didn't expect, but when she thought about it carefully, under such circumstances, it seemed that this was all she could do.
Facing Jia Mu, the well-deserved ancestor of the Jia family, only the ancestors of the Jia family can suppress her.
But in this way, the pressure can suppress Jia Mu, but it is bound to offend Jia Mu to the end.
Therefore, what Jia Lian said later, asking Jia Mu to deprive him of his title and the position of clan leader, was just a retreat in order to advance.
Seriously, the position of patriarch is okay, and Jia Mu is barely qualified to intervene, but the title is given by a saint. Apart from saints, even the biological father has no right to deprive Jia Lian of it. How can Jia Mu deprive Jia Lian of it?
Title?
Therefore, Jia Lian once again put the right of choice in Jia Mu's hands. How to choose depends entirely on Jia Mu herself.
Thinking of this, Youshi felt shocked and proud. Thinking that she had poured everything into such a man, it was not humiliating at all. On the contrary, she had great luck...
Others can see these tricks, let alone Jia Mu, who has been proficient in planning since she was a girl.
Jia Mu was also stunned for a long time, unable to say a word.
She really didn't expect that Jia Lian, the hozen, has become so powerful now. Even if her ancestor, who has a huge advantage, takes action personally, she can't gain the slightest advantage over him, let alone make him retreat.
Mother Jia was very sure that even if Jia Jing, Jia She, and Jia Zheng, the previous generation of the Jia family, stood in front of her, no one would dare to compete with her like this.
Not to mention quarreling with each other, I am afraid that after she appeared, these people would have already followed her words and acted according to her first words.
This is true for these three people, let alone the other children in the eighth room of the Jia family.
Therefore, Jia Mu has not experienced this feeling of not being able to do something she is determined to do for too many years!
Jia Lian, this hozen, is really good. She was allowed to think about herself before she died.
She stared at Jia Lian gloomily, but unfortunately Jia Lian was kneeling very obediently, and he "didn't dare" to raise his head and look directly at her. It seemed that after all he had said, everything depended on how she, the ancestor, would handle it.
"Hmph, then I want to see how many crimes you can name him.
But let me tell you first, Lai Da’s mother is my sister and has been with me for most of her life. Over the years, I don’t know how much money and jewelry I have rewarded her. If you want to get her with just three melons,
I won't do anything to them if Liang Zao's 'criminal evidence' is enough."
Mother Jia sat down in her original position angrily, feeling even more unhappy than before she came here.
Jia Lian seemed to give her all the choices, but in fact, the only choice he really gave her was to sit and watch the show. But it was not okay for her not to choose. If she had known that the hozen was so well prepared, she should not have come out. If not,
In front of the whole family, she would not be so easily controlled by Jia Lian's words.
"Thank you for your kindness, ancestor. I am optimistic that my grandson will not wrongly accuse a good person, and he will never let go of anyone who dares to harm the reputation and interests of my Jia family."
Jia Lian thanked him and stood up, his face already feeling like a spring breeze.
Corresponding to this are the dark and gloomy faces of Lai Da and his wife.
They all know that the Lai family is definitely doomed.