The Jia Lian's face stiffened and his body remained motionless. He was completely dumbfounded by Jia Xie's words and didn't know how to react.
After a long time, the corners of his mouth twitched. "Master, what are you talking about? What do you mean by absolute wealth? We are a respectable family in Rongguo Province. How could we do such an immoral thing? "
"Haha, it's because I know too well that I dare to say that." Jia Xie laughed mockingly. "Isn't it because Old Madam and the Wang Clan asked you to do this? Don't try to cover for them. Do you think I don't know what kind of people they are? A child doesn't speak of a mother's mistakes. I won't talk about Old Madam. Let's talk about that good Second Aunt of yours. She looks kind on the surface, but her heart is blacker than ink. Her temper is worse than the filth in the latrine pit. She is sinister, cunning, greedy, and vicious. With such a large sum of money in front of her, how could she not do everything possible to get it into her private pocket? If she didn't get a single copper coin, she would vomit so much that she couldn't sleep at night. "
Jia Xie spoke very quickly, especially when she was describing Lady Wang. She didn't even take a breath in between. In fact, Jia Xie had been cursing Lady Wang's ancestors in her heart for the past few years. She hadn't cursed Jia Zheng because they were of the same ancestor. However, she could only curse in her heart and couldn't say it out loud. It was really frustrating. Now that she finally had a chance to vent, Jia Xie felt much better.
Jia Lian was stunned again.
Although he knew that his father didn't like Second Uncle and Second Aunt, he always thought it was because they lived in Rongxi Hall. However, it was Old Madam's idea for Second Uncle and Second Aunt to live in Rongxi Hall. Even if his father was angry, he couldn't blame Old Madam. He could only vent his anger on Second Uncle and Second Aunt. However, judging from his father's words just now, it didn't seem to be the case. Compared to his second uncle, Jia Zheng, his father seemed to hate Lady Wang more.
The Jia Lian recalled Lady Wang's actions over the years. Although Lady Wang was not as kind as outsiders thought, she was not as bad as his father said. Could there be some misunderstanding? Perhaps someone wanted to sow discord between the first branch and the second branch?
The Jia Lian had an intuition that there was a conspiracy, a big conspiracy, so his face became serious and he asked seriously, "Master, did someone talk nonsense in front of you? Please tell me the truth. "
Jia Xie was still immersed in the pleasure of mocking Lady Wang. When the Jia Lian asked this question, he didn't respond immediately. "Honestly what? And who's talking nonsense in front of me? What nonsense are you spouting? "
The Jia Lian saw that his eyes didn't flicker and he didn't look guilty. He was a little confused and asked, "Master, why did you say those words? Wasn't Second Aunt … doing well? She also took good care of our son. "
The Jia Xie finally understood what it meant to be a Jia Lian. His silly son's heart was still with the second branch!
Jia Xie felt that he should give the Jia Lian a heavy blow. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future for a father to be kind and a son to be filial. It was the right thing to lead his son to the right path first. After all, it was easy to fall into the gutter if he took too many shortcuts.
Thinking of this, he clicked his tongue, shook his head, and said disappointedly, "Your mother and I are very smart. How could we give birth to such a silly son like you? You usually look very smart, but when you meet those scheming people, you help them count the money even when you're betrayed. "
The Jia Lian looked unconvinced and whispered, "How is my son silly?"
The Jia Xie said, "Didn't you come to Yangzhou to wait for your uncle's death and then take all the Lin family's property back to the capital? If you could take all the money and put it into your own private pocket, father wouldn't say anything. But you only took a small portion of the money, and the rest was taken by others. You've worked so hard and racked your brains to do so many things, but in the end, you're only working for others. If you're not stupid, then what are you? "
"Master, what nonsense are you talking about!" The Jia Xie said too bluntly. The Jia Lian's face was very embarrassed, and he defended himself, "There's something you might not know. Uncle has already discussed it with the old lady. Sister Lin will marry Baoyu in the future. Uncle also said that everything in the Lin family will be left to Sister Lin as her dowry. Your son is just bringing Sister Lin's dowry back to our fu in advance. "
"According to what you said, all the dowry will be returned to the Lin girl in the future?"
The Jia Lian opened his mouth. He wanted to say "yes" decisively, but when he saw the mocking smile on the Jia Xie's face, he swallowed his words. The Lin family's money was to make up for the deficit in Rongguo Province. When Sister Lin grew up, who knew how much would be left! His father was also a hooligan. If he said too much now, he would have to eat in the future. Therefore, he compromised and vaguely said, "In the future, Sister Lin will be a person of our Rongguo Province." The hidden meaning was that her dowry would still be in Rongguo Province, and it didn't matter if it was given or not.
"Do you think your good second aunt will let the Lin girl marry into the family? Don't forget, the first day the Lin girl went to Rongguo Province, she showed her power. At that time, the Lin girl was only six years old. After that, your wife must have told you about her attitude towards the Lin girl. "
The Jia Lian always thought that the Jia Xie didn't care about anything except women's antiques. He didn't expect that he would notice this. He was surprised and said disapprovingly, "Everything can be done by the Old Madam! As long as the Old Madam agrees, the second aunt will have to accept it even if she doesn't want to. "
"The Wang Clan isn't easy to accept. Let me tell you what she will do. "The Jia Xie smiled mockingly and said," Isn't it easy to prevent the Lin girl from marrying Baoyu? As long as the Lin girl is dead, the marriage naturally won't happen. "
"Master, be careful with your words!" The Jia Lian said in surprise, "Master, you are getting more and more ridiculous. If these words are spread, our Rongguo Province will be finished!"
"So what if the Lin girl is dead? You brought her back, and you brought the Lin family's money back. Even if someone wants to investigate the murder of the official's daughter and embezzle the property, they will look for you. How can Rongguo Province be finished? When the Old Madam cries, your good Second Uncle and Second Aunt will put justice before family and say that they didn't know anything about what you did. Then they will be able to get away with it. After all, you did everything, and they didn't have anything to do with it. In the end, you are the only one who is sacrificed. Tell me, aren't you being sold and counting money for the Lin girl? But other people are selling their bodies, but you are selling your life! "
The Jia Lian felt cold all over, and his mind was blank … He wanted to yell at the Jia Xie and say that she was wrong, but there was a voice in his heart that said, "Your father is right, and you are a complete fool who was used by others."
Because he clearly remembered the greed in Lady Wang's eyes when she talked about the Lin family's wealth, and the disgust in her eyes when she talked about Sister Lin. As for the Old Madam … she had always been partial to the second branch. For the sake of Baoyu, she would not let anything happen to Lady Wang.
The Jia Lian licked his lips and said with difficulty, "What benefits can they get by sacrificing me? Aren't they afraid that others will say that they are heartless? The Old Madam usually doesn't even have the heart to punish the servants … "
"Benefits? Great benefits. The title of nobility in the imperial court will only be passed to the Lin family and not to the concubines. If you and I are dead, Rongguo Province and the title of nobility will rightfully belong to the second branch. "
"How can that be?" The Jia Lian was paralyzed and his face was ashen. He said in a trembling voice, "I am their nephew and grandson!"
"Otherwise, how do you think your mother and brother died?"
The Jia Lian was stunned and suddenly raised his head. The blood in his body froze, and he felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
"Master is wise. You guessed right." Wen Dongyan's face was full of joy. He stroked his beard and smiled. "The scabby-headed monk did go to the Xue family, and he did it for the Xue family's daughter."
Shuijing wanted to be humble, but he didn't expect Wen Dongyan to use the word "guessed." He had clearly gone through a round of deliberation. Shuijing didn't even bother to roll his eyes. Was it so difficult to admire him?
Shuijing pursed his lips. "Did he also ask the Xue family to abandon this girl?"
"Not this one." Wen Dongyan waved his fan and said, "Miss Xue and Miss Lin are the same. They both have congenital deficiencies. It seems that they suffer from phlegm disease. Xue family invited countless doctors and took a lot of medicine for her illness, but it didn't work. Then the scabby-headed monk appeared and said that Miss Xue had a heat poison from the womb. It was useless to take ordinary medicine, so she had to take the Sea Immortal medicine. He also gave her a packet of powder as a primer and made it into pills with other things. He said that she would be fine after taking one pill every time she had a relapse. That's strange, Miss Xue's illness has really been suppressed. "
Shuijing pondered for a moment. "Do you have a prescription?"
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