It turned out that leaving the matter in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor was a particularly correct choice. It was only ten days of work, and before the Lord of Pardon could recover from the ecstasy of discovering the New World, Lai Da, the chief housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion, was taken away by Jingzhao Yin Yamen.

On the day Lai Da was taken away, Kunlun, who was going to sea with the fleet, came back, and because he brought a lot of things, he went directly back to Xiaotangshan Hot Spring Resort. Master Pardon received the news and rushed over without saying a word. Yes, it wasn't until the old man came back three days later that he knew that there was a lot of movement next door that day.

"What's going on? Jing Zhaoyin got Lai Da in, do you know what happened? Master Pardon knew in his heart that this was probably Huhu's move behind his back, but he didn't know the specific situation.

Lin Zhixiao sat at the bottom of the eldest master, holding a strange drink that was said to have been shipped back from overseas, and sniffed it on the tip of his nose with an unpredictable expression. Such a strange taste, I don't know how to make the old man full of praise, do you taste it or not? At this time, when I heard the old man's question, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and put my own entanglement aside.

"Having said that, Lord Jingzhao Yin Liu specially left a message for the villain, saying that it is to reassure you, it is not a big deal. Here's the thing, a while ago Jingzhao Yin Yamen arrested a group of streams. Gangsters, I originally planned to teach a lesson and shut it up for a few days. But who knew that something else would be asked, and it would have to be investigated in detail. No, some things involve Mr. Lai. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, get down to business." Master Pardon was very tired of this showman's appearance, and asked with a frown. Don't think that the old man doesn't know, this old boy has long seen that Lai Da, who robbed him of the big housekeeper of the Rong Mansion, is not pleasing to the eye, and he doesn't know how much schadenfreude he has in his heart at this time.

Seeing that the master was angry, Lin Zhixiao didn't dare to grind anymore, and hurriedly smiled: "Lord Liu found out that those gangsters are still doing some □□ things. The ability of the yamen, you know, asked a group of people who secretly put money in the seal after asking three questions and two questions. I heard that there are many families in Beijing who are involved, and Lai Da Butler is also one of them. Therefore, Qian'er was taken away by the yamen for questioning. ”

"And," Lin Zhixiao leaned in towards the eldest master, and lowered his voice: "The little one heard from the catcher sent by Lord Liu that Lai Da not only involved a large amount of money, but also committed the crime with a strict circumstance, and even forced the gangsters to die. If I go in this time, I'm afraid I'll never be able to get out again. ”

In the past two days, not only Lai everyone, but also Lai Mama, who is already old, has also run next door all day long, kneeling in front of the old lady for help. The old lady also agreed at first, and took the name of Rongguo Mansion and sent it to Jingzhao Yin Yamen, but Lord Liu was an iron-faced and selfless person, and he didn't give any face. Even, no one was allowed to visit the prison, saying that they were afraid of leaking secrets. ”

Seeing that he had been talking for a long time, the old man of his family was still silent, squinting his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking, and said: "Master, after two days, let alone the Lai family, even the old lady is so anxious that she can't even take care of the provincial garden over there." There's nothing they can do over there, I'm afraid they'll have to ask for your head in the end. You weren't at home two days ago, but now that you're back, I'm afraid you'll be ...... soon."

Lin Zhixiao didn't finish the last half of the sentence, just because he had heard a report from someone outside: "Master, the mandarin duck girl from the old lady's side is here, saying that the old lady is in a hurry, please go over and speak." ”

As soon as he heard this, Lin Da Butler spread his hands, which meant "Look at what I'm right." Seeing this, the old man knocked on the table angrily, nodded the cup of hot cocoa that was put away by Lin Zhixiao with his chin, and said: "Look at what kind of eyes it is, this thing has been transported back from the sea thousands of miles away, how rare it is to know or not, so hurry up and drink it." ”

Don't think that the old man didn't see it, follow the poison. It's like medicine, can the master still harm him? This is hot cocoa, although the taste is far from tea, but it is also a well-known drink in later generations!

Seeing the back of the eldest master leaving, the big housekeeper Lin picked up the cup as if he was facing a great enemy. There's no way, master, even if no one is watching, he, as a housekeeper, has to do it. In disgust, he raised it to his nose again and sniffed it, and finally simply closed his eyes and held his breath and dried it out.

Then, after a long time, I smacked my mouth and opened my eyes: this thing, although it tasted strange, but it was surprisingly not unpleasant. I don't know if the master has it there, but if you want some for your daughter, she must like it.

The old man who had already seen the golden mandarin duck naturally didn't know what his housekeeper was thinking, but just looked at the girl in front of him with a strange expression. I can't help it, the old man is not like this, this girl doesn't know what to stimulate today, she actually greeted the old man with a smile, took the wrong medicine, right?!

"Master, I don't know if Steward Lin has reported to you about the past few days, why don't I tell you in detail? In fact, there is nothing there for the old lady, but the elder sister of the Lai family and Mama Lai are too disturbing, crying and crying in front of the old lady all day long. The old lady really can't help it, the Lai family is her old man's wife, and she has been serving for so many years for two or three generations, so she really can't erase it. ”

The golden mandarin duck took small steps and walked half a step behind the old man. just rightly tilted his face slightly, so that the few little freckles on his cheeks only looked so playful, "It's just that this matter involves the official family, and the big housekeeper Lai has indeed made a mistake, what can the old lady do, and you don't have to come forward to solve it." ”

"Last night, I listened to the old lady whispering in private, such a big family, in the end, it has to be you, the eldest master, who can be relied on." When the golden mandarin duck said this, he glanced around without a trace, and then hurriedly took half a step to speak in the ear of the old man. But I didn't expect that as soon as I made a move, I was flashed away by the old man like a plague, and my face couldn't help but stiffen.

"If you have anything to say, don't make this sneaky, I'm afraid who will hear it?" Master Pardon was not even more happy than her, and reprimanded with a cold face. The heart said, this is really out of the medicine forgot to take medicine, Lao Tzu is very familiar with you, what do you want to do.

"I ......" Jin Mandarin Duck gritted his teeth fiercely, not letting himself blurt out anything unpleasant, took a deep breath, and then squeezed a smile stiffly, and said: "It was the old lady who said that this matter is not good to say after all, if it spreads, I am afraid that it will lose the face of our Guogong Mansion." Therefore, if the big housekeeper Lai can't get it out, the eldest master will think of telling him to shut up, so as not to slander our country's mansion again, make the entire Jia family lose face, and then affect the career of the master and the master. ”

Oh, this is going to tell the master to kill people.

When the old man heard this, he didn't stop, he only glanced back at the mandarin duck slightly, and asked curiously: "You dare to pass on such words for the old lady, I'm afraid you also know what is going on in it, aren't you afraid of ending up with the same fate as Lai Da?" She can be willing to go today, and she may not be able to leave you tomorrow. ”

The golden mandarin duck's face has not changed, but his heart is already cold. How could she not be afraid? After serving the old lady for so long, what can I hide from her? Knowing so many things, how could the old lady let her go? But what can she do, she can only serve the old lady with all her heart, and beg her old man to leave a way for her to survive in the end.

As soon as the old man appeared, he was hugged by a figure who rushed over and hugged his thigh, and then he was filled with magic sounds.

"Please, sir...... Please, save my man, he—he's wronged...... Please, sir...... Lai Da has been serving in the house since he was a child, and he has no merit and hard work...... Please, sir, save him, please...... I'll repay you as a cow and a horse...... Ahh

The last scream was kicked out by the pardoned lord. At this time, the eldest master had time to tell who it was, although this woman was wearing a cloak, it was not difficult to recognize, it was Lai's daughter-in-law. In the past, this was a decent person with pomp and circumstance, but now it has only been a few days, and they have all taken off their faces, pitiful!

Of course, the sympathy of the lord is only fleeting. He didn't even give one more look, so he entered Jia's mother's upper room by himself in the frightened eyes of the little maid in the courtyard. What are you doing to eat, so many people can't stop this one, do you want to give the master a horse or what?

There are quite a lot of people in the upper room, and it can be said that except for the population of the big house, everyone who should come is here. Mother Jia sat in the middle with a sad face, snuggled up to the ignorant Jia Baoyu and the low-eyed Jia Tanchun beside her, and the left and right were Jia Zheng and his wife and the mother and daughter of the Xue family. And on the low pier in front of Jia's mother's seat, there is an old lady who is silently crying, it is Lai Da's mother, Lai Mama.

"Yu'er, you have to help with the affairs of the Lai family. Their family is the son of our family, and they have been serving their masters at home for decades, if something happens, we will ignore it, how will we restrain the people below in the future? Besides, it's just a matter of putting some money in prints, how big a basket can you poke? It's a big deal, we don't want the capital and profits, but it's really not okay to post some upside down. Without waiting for the pardon lord to see the ceremony, Jia Mu couldn't wait to say.

When Mama Lai heard this, she was so grateful that she knelt down and kowtowed to Mother Jia, and then turned to Master Forgiveness, kowtowing and crying: "I know, Lai Da should be punished for his mistakes, but at my age, I can't bear to have a son like him." Don't worry, sir, as long as he comes out this time, I will call him to give you ......"

"When a cow is a horse?" Master Pardon unceremoniously interrupted Mama Lai, kicked the chair where Jia Zheng was sitting by the way, and motioned for this blind to give way to himself, and waited until the second master of Zheng moved his position with a dark face, and then sat down and said: "The old lady also said that he Lai Da is the son of the Jia family, and he should be a cow and a horse for the masters, isn't he supposed to share?" Why, you have to save his life to have this treatment? ”