Chapter 193 Searching Lai's House
Jia Cong smiled dumbly, "You are such a brave servant, you dare to be stubborn in front of me! Sister-in-law!"
Upon hearing this, Youshi nodded to Yindie who was standing beside her! Yindie took out the account book and read it out slowly! Every entry was about Lai Sheng's embezzlement!
I don't know how many items were read out in total , but in the end, the amount of embezzlement found out was as high as 80,000 to 90,000 taels, almost more than half of the total amount of embezzlement.
"Lai Sheng, what do you say?"
Although Lai Sheng was sweating profusely, he looked calm. "Master, you are wise. The old lord of the mansion took into consideration the hard work of the Lai family over the past decades, so he took care of them. That's why he asked me to help manage the East Mansion! Over the years, the family has indeed accumulated some private wealth, but it was basically a reward from the kindness of the master of the mansion!"
"As for corruption, I would never dare to do that! I really don't know why those evil-minded people like Quan Wu and Yu Lu put all these things on me!"
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong raised his head and laughed, "Lai Sheng, Lai Sheng, it's really a waste of talent for you to be the chief steward of the East Palace! In my opinion, you should at least be a third-rank official in the current dynasty to be worthy of your tongue."
"Lu Feng!"
"Greetings, Third Master!" At this moment, Yuanyang suddenly came hurriedly.
"Why is Sister Yuanyang here?"
"Old lady, would you like to ask the Third Master to come over?"
Jia Cong looked at Lai Sheng and said, "But Nanny Lai went to ask the old lady for help!"
"Madame Lai went to see the old lady!"
"I understand, but there's no rush to go to the West Mansion! Lu Feng, Yin Die, give me the booklet about the Lai family!"
Afterwards, Jia Cong handed two books to Yuanyang, "Since Sister Yuanyang is here, then bring these two books to the old lady to have a look! Xia Zhong, assign a few people to Sister Yuanyang and go directly to the West Mansion!"
"Sister Yuanyang, tell the old lady directly when you go back that she won't have to worry about Lai Sheng and Lai Shangrong anymore. I will kill them directly and save the old lady from worrying too much! Also, ask the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister to prepare a few people. I will have someone find them and raid the Lai family later!"
"Third Master!" Yuanyang spoke anxiously. This Lai Ma was Lady Jia's old maternal nanny. If the Lai family was taken away, the old lady would be embarrassed. Moreover, the old lady would inevitably think too much.
" Don't worry, sister. The old lady won't say anything! Besides, I have sent someone to the Shi family to ask the two uncles to pick two responsible maids for the old lady. In our family, the old lady has the final say after all!"
After hearing this, Yuanyang felt relieved!
"Then I'll go and report to the old lady right away!" Yuanyang turned around and left quickly. Xia Zhong ordered three eunuchs and three maids to follow him.
"Lai Sheng, since you don't want to say it, there's no need to say it!"
"Lu Feng, drag him away and take him to confiscate the Lai family! Sell all the slaves in the Lai family, and execute Lai Da, Lai Shengjia, and Lai Da's son Lai Shangrong. There is no need to bring shame to the Jia family in the government office."
Lai Sheng was shocked. "Master, please spare my life! Master, please spare my life! I refuse to accept this. I have served the mansion for decades. Master, you are being unfair!"
"Besides, my nephew has already escaped from slavery and is no longer a servant of the mansion. Master, aren't you afraid of the gossips of the world?"
Jia Cong stood up and said, "Disobedient? Unfair? Don't worry, your Lai family is involved in 18 deaths. I will not kill the innocent ghosts under my sword. Even if I chop up all the people in your Lai family and feed them to dogs, it will not be unfair! As for Lai Shangrong, let alone escaping slavery, even if he becomes a minister in the court, I will kill him if I want!"
"You embezzled my money and you still want to get away with it? Even if you are in the palace of Hades, if I want to, I will drag you out and kill you again!"
"Pull it down!"
Lu Feng took a step forward and grabbed Lai Sheng's neck! It was not until this moment that Lai Sheng regretted that their previous methods were used in the wrong place and on the wrong person.
Jia Cong is not Jia Zhen. He fought for his position as a first-class marquis with his life! Not to mention that there is evidence, the Lai family deserves to die. Even if there is no evidence, Jia Cong killed everyone in the Lai family. How could the old lady be alienated from Jia Cong because of some servants? In terms of cruelty, the old lady is the most cruel one in these two families!
After dragging Lai Sheng away, Jia Cong said to Youshi and Keqing, "There are only two or three cats left. There is no need for us to worry so much!"
"Xia Zhong, take those account books and let those people outside point out each other's mistakes! Those who embezzle more than 50 taels will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and handed over to the government officials. Those who embezzle less than 50 taels will be punished with 30 strokes of the cane and kept in the government office to see what happens next!"
"Also, call the people from the government office in and I will give them some instructions!"
This kind of thing was extremely simple for Xia Zhong, he immediately took the account book and left.
Not long after, a minor official in a green robe walked in quickly!
"I, Jiangning County Magistrate Guo Ren, pay my respects to the Champion Marquis!" Guo Ren bowed down and saluted. Keqing, Wang Xifeng and others quickly stood up and moved aside. Only Youshi remained sitting! After all, Youshi still had the imperial decree of a third-class general.
"Master Guo, please stand up!" Jia Cong gave him a helping hand, then said with a smile, "You and I are destined to meet. Your predecessor, Master Wei, was my master!"
"Lord Wei has also mentioned the Marquis to me before, always praising him highly! The relationship between Lord Wei and the Marquis as a master and disciple has made countless people envious!"
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong laughed loudly, and after having someone serve tea to Guo Ren, he said, "The reason why we invited Lord Guo here today is because there are some black-hearted servants in the mansion!"
"It's not enough that these servants are corrupt, they also use the power of the Jia family to oppress the people and do a lot of evil! The Ning and Rong mansions have always been loyal to the emperor. It would have been fine if they didn't know before, but now that they know, they will naturally not tolerate these servants playing tricks!"
"So, first of all, please punish them according to the law, Lord Guo! After all, if I were to kill them all directly according to my methods, it would be a bit too cruel! Secondly , although the evil they did before was unknown to the mansion, it was done in the name of the Jia Mansion after all, so my Jia Mansion will naturally not ignore it!"
"Please ask Lord Guo to investigate the victims on our behalf. Those who have caused loss of life should pay with their lives. Those who have caused loss of money should just explain the reasons and my Jia family will pay double compensation! Although it still cannot make up for the evil deeds of these evildoers, it is still a token of my gratitude!"
"On behalf of the people, I would like to thank you for your kindness! You are so kind, it is time for our Daqian to prosper! I will definitely handle this matter, and it will not affect your reputation, nor will it let the people owe you anything!"
"Well, then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Guo! Lord Guo will escort all the relevant people back later. I will have my personal guards accompany Lord Guo to investigate. One thing is that it's better to have more silver in compensation than to owe less!"
Guo Ren nodded in agreement and then left.
