Chapter 192: Re-establishing authority
Inside the room, Lu Feng was a little stiff and stuttering as he read the contents of the account book, but this was understandable. After all, he was just a soldier before, and learning something as advanced as literacy was really far away from him.
It was not until he became Jia Cong's personal guard that he was forced to learn to read! Even so, he could not recognize all the handwriting on the account. Fortunately, he had done his homework before and drew many strange symbols on the words he did not recognize.
This somewhat funny scene was not funny at all to Zhang Cai. When Lu Feng read the third one, he had already collapsed to the ground, covered in cold sweat!
After a full quarter of an hour, Lu Feng finally finished reading. He was sweating like Zhang Cai! For him, reading these several pages of account books was much more difficult than killing a few people with a knife.
"Should I say you are smart or stupid?" Jia Cong sneered, "You concealed 60% of the farm's output, which is fine, but you used the money given to you to buy the land to buy the best land for your nephew, and bought barren land to make up the number. If that were all, I might not have spared your life. After all, everyone is greedy for profit. However, you relied on the power of the Jia family to kill people for a few acres of land. Tell me, how can I spare you!"
"Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again! I won't dare to do it again!"
"Ah! Everyone has regrets sometimes, but some people regret it in time, while others regret it too late! And for you, it's a little too late to regret it!"
"Xia Zhong, drag him away and beat him to death in front of everyone! Lu Feng, send a team of personal guards to search his house." Jia Cong said calmly, "Just block his mouth and don't scare my maid!"
Xia Zhong and a eunuch blocked Zhang Cai's mouth and pulled him out.
After a short while, Xia Zhong returned and said respectfully, "My lord! That man died after ten blows. I had him dragged out directly!"
Yushi and Keqing looked pale, not because they were too kind-hearted, but because it was really hard for them to bear such a thrilling thing happening before their eyes.
"Cong... Marquis, is this a bit inconvenient?" Yu said in a trembling voice.
Without waiting for Jia Cong to reply, Wang Xifeng said harshly, "Sister-in-law, these servants who deceive their superiors and lie to their subordinates should be beaten to death one by one. If they are let off this time, they will dare to go even further next time! We should do as Brother Cong said, and watch out for !"
Jia Cong looked at Wang Xifeng with admiration. This Feng Lazi was different from ordinary daughters!
"Don't worry, sister-in-law! They are just some house-born children. I have asked someone to bring my name card to the government office to summon them! When the situation is resolved, those who should be handed over to the authorities will be handed over, and those who should pay will pay! This time, I will make sure that the whole house is completely clean and peaceful, so that I won't have to worry about you in the backyard."
Upon hearing this, Youshi also nodded hurriedly.
"Bring in Yu Lu and Quan Wu!"
After the two were brought in, they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Jia Cong, "Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life!"
Zhang Cai was beaten to death right in front of them. They knew best how much had happened to them. If the facts were really verified, I'm afraid none of them would be much worse than Zhang Cai.
Looking at the two begging for mercy, Jia Cong sneered, "Since you beg for mercy, I will give you a chance to live!"
"You two were in charge of the treasury and the accounts before. You must know who embezzled the money from the mansion! I'll give you half an hour to write it down. If it's similar to what I found, I'll spare your lives. If you still want to take a chance, just follow Zhang Cai."
"I'll write it. I'll write it right away!" the two said hurriedly.
Jia Cong waved his hand and asked someone to give them writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. The two did not dare to delay and just lay on the ground and started writing!
"Ping'er, go get me some tea and some of the delicious fruits that my second sister-in-law has hidden away!"
"You are such a black-hearted filthy person!" Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows. "This is in your house. There are your maids and servants everywhere. At the very least, there are your sister-in-law and Keqing's maids. Why do you have to order my Ping'er around?"
Jia Cong ignored Wang Xifeng and just looked at Ping'er with a smile. Ping'er felt embarrassed by being looked at like that and she stomped her feet and ran out.
"Oh, I really envy my second sister-in-law for having such a smart maid! In these two mansions, I'm afraid only Yuanyang beside the old lady can compare to her! Xiao Que'er, you have to learn from your sister Ping'er!" As he said this, he rubbed the little maid's head hard.
Xiao Que'er didn't care and just stayed beside Jia Cong and acted coquettishly!
Speaking of this little girl, she is definitely the most comfortable one in the two mansions now! Who in the two mansions doesn't know that this little girl is Jia Cong's favorite? Even in front of the old lady, this girl is somewhat respectable, not to mention in front of other people!
Not long after, Ping'er came back with a red face and some tea and snacks with a few maids.
Jia Cong smiled as he drank his tea and said, "Ping'er is so well-behaved. I'll ask my second sister-in-law to bring you to the East Palace someday, okay?"
"Why does Third Master have to make fun of a maid like me!" Ping'er blushed and hid behind Wang Xifeng, not daring to speak. Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Cong, but when she saw Jia Cong's gaze, she panicked and looked away. She had forgotten what she wanted to say.
Half an hour passed as everyone chatted. Xia Zhong stepped forward and presented what the two had written to Jia Cong!
Jia Cong didn't even look at it and put it directly into Keqing's hands.
"I am not a man who goes back on my word. Since you have written, I will spare your lives! Xia Zhong, take him away and give him 20 strokes of the cane. Then take him to the demolition house and watch him. I will hand ! Lu Feng will send people to confiscate their property!"
For eunuchs like Xia Zhong, court beatings were very familiar to them. If they wanted to kill them, they would be beaten to death with just a few sticks. If they wanted to spare their lives, they would be beaten with a hundred sticks. The biggest reason why Jia Cong spared the lives of these two was that they had no lives on their hands. However, with Jia Cong's words, the punishment they would receive in the government office would definitely not be light.
"Now, let's take a look at the chief steward of the mansion!"
After Xia Zhong beat up Quan Wu and the other two, he dragged in the chief steward Lai Sheng!
Lai Sheng's performance was much better than Quan Wu and the others. Although he was also trembling with fear, he still knelt down respectfully and saluted Jia Cong and the others.
"The servant Lai Sheng greets the master!"
"Well, do you want me to tell you, or do you want me to tell you?"
Lai Sheng lowered his head and clenched his teeth, "Master, please tell me what to say!"
