Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 208 From now on, we will be separated into two places and keep each other safe

"You turned the Rong Mansion upside down? What do you mean?" Daiyu narrowed her eyes.

Wang Xifeng came over and said mysteriously, "Lai Jia, isn't it because of that person in the palace that the old lady has been afraid to move?"

Daiyu was shocked: "Did you touch the Lai family?!"

"I have been selling houses, land and people these days. You must have heard about this, right?" Wang Xifeng smiled proudly.

Daiyu frowned and nodded: "What is there to be happy about?"

"In fact, the family is not that difficult. But I need to finish these tasks in the hands of the Lai family, so I rushed to do it quickly.

"Moreover, using this as an excuse, I asked Jia Lin and Jia Lang to fiddle with the accounts and say that the family expenses were not affected. I also made up a few lies about the eunuchs in the inner palace trying to extort money, and the eldest master, the second master, and Lai Er all believed it.

"I spread some news, saying that Mr. Lian wanted money, and I sold my dowry to make up for it. No one in the family dared to question whether I was pretending to be poor.

"Last month, the old lady fell ill, and the old ladies in the outer courtyard could no longer go in and complain. I took this opportunity to discuss with Lai Erjia, and severely caught several families with faults and sold them off in batches!"

There was an extremely sharp knife hidden in Wang Xifeng's smile. Lin Daiyu looked at her with both admiration and worry.

"The day before yesterday, on the second day of September, it was your second brother Lian's birthday. I deliberately asked Lai Erjia to go to the temple to pray for him on my behalf, and specially sealed a hundred and twenty taels of silver.

"This bitch just as I expected, she only spent 20 taels. Of the remaining 100 taels, she gave 20 taels to the temple, and kept 80 taels for herself!

"Just because of this incident, I got angry and dug up all the accounts of her family, even the things in Lai Ma's hands."

Wang Xifeng smiled and approached Daiyu, whispering, "Her family left 1,200 acres of good land in the suburbs of Beijing for Concubine Lai! I took the land and asked them where it came from.

"Even if I give them the courage of heaven, they dare not say that this was plundered from our Jia family on behalf of Concubine Lai! So, we can only admit that this was the greed of them mother and son!"

Lin Daiyu was stunned!

Anyone who knew the background of Concubine Lai could only serve her family members. They used her slave status as an excuse, but she lived a more comfortable life than her master!

So what about Lady Jia? The superior lady of the Duke of Guo could only treat the old servant Lai Ma with courtesy and obey her.

But Wang Xifeng was able to turn the situation around!

She just “didn’t know” the twists and turns in the process, and she “didn’t know” that this Lai and that Lai had any relationship! So, she dared to slam the table and turn against the Lai family’s house-born son!

——Because the Lai family didn’t dare to say it, Concubine Lai in the palace actually had a family member who was all in slavery!

If this matter became known to the world, not only would Concubine Lai be laughed at by the world, but even the Emperor would be spat on in the face by the Censorate, and the history books would also record the phrase "lust blinds the mind"!

Since the Lai family doesn’t dare to say it, then Wang Xifeng dares to do it!

"Then how did you deal with this family?" Daiyu couldn't help but lean over and asked her in a low voice.

Wang Xifeng looked at her expression and became more and more proud: "It is better to show mercy when you can, and it is better not to kill people. How could I be the kind of person who drives dogs into a poor alley?

"I released their slaves and only took the land and property they 'coveted'. I left their valuables alone.

"They even sent someone to harness a car for them and take them to the dock to seek refuge with their family's official master, Lai Shangrong!"

So this is to give the entire family with the surname Lai a chance to survive?

Daiyu was a little confused: "Can you be so kind?"

Wang Xifeng smiled evilly and whispered, "I'm sure that Nanny Lai didn't tell the brothers Lai Da and Lai Er about the matter of Concubine Lai.

"Once they get there, the family will be living off their savings and will inevitably quarrel with each other. At that time, Lai Ma will be unable to hold back and will tell the concubine about it.

"Good sister, tell this matter quietly to Supervisor Tao, inform His Majesty, and find someone near Lai Shangrong to keep an eye on this matter.

"As long as they dare to spread even a word, there is no need to reason with them, just arrest them directly!"

Wang Xifeng's face was full of murderous intent!

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but clap her hands and cheer for her: "Good sister, it's a good thing I never thought of becoming your enemy!"

Otherwise, with such scheming, no matter who it is, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand it!

Wang Xifeng smiled complacently, leaned back comfortably, and threw another longan into her mouth: "Now at home, I promoted Zhang Cai to be the housekeeper.

"The other day, the two maids of the first wife, Mrs. Fei and Mrs. Wang Shanbao, both wanted to snatch this Qiao Zong'er. So I deliberately gave them two lucrative jobs.

"Sure enough, he was greedy, stupid and ugly. Even the fourth sister, who had just learned to read the account book, saw through it. He was caught red-handed and presented to the first wife.

"Guess what?"

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed: "What's the matter?"

"Mrs. Fei's family was sold. Wang Shanbao's wife, along with her in-laws, the Qin family, and her relatives, the Pan family, were also released.

"But before being released, one person was punished with ten sticks by the madam, and all his property was confiscated. Those who are capable can go out on their own. Those who are not capable can just sell themselves!"

Wang Xifeng leisurely brushed off the invisible dust on her skirt, shook her head and adjusted the hairpin on her head, and said lightly,

"With just this sum, Madam was able to make a rich dowry for my cousin from the Xing family, even including a house.

"Oh, in order not to embarrass our Jia family. The house is a reward to the groom. It was newly bought and is right behind the Rong Mansion. It is very nice."

Lin Daiyu looked at her, laughed, and reached out to pinch her face: "You look so proud, like a monkey with its tail sticking up to the sky! What, do you think you have captured the bandit king and killed the rebels?"

"The Rong Mansion no longer has any worries." Wang Xifeng spread her hands towards Lin Daiyu and asked for an explanation in all seriousness, "Isn't that right?

"As long as the gentlemen stop causing trouble, can we live in peace in Rongguo Mansion?!"

Lin Daiyu smiled: "Yes! You are right."

Wang Xifeng happily leaned back and just drank her tea and ate.

Looking at her, Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered that when she was attending her father's funeral, she helped the tyrant to commit atrocities for the sake of three thousand silver coins and caused the lives of a pair of lovers.

The name "Zhang Jin'ge" rolled around on the tip of her tongue for several times, but Daiyu finally swallowed it.

"Sister Feng, everything at home is fine. Are you really not going to take care of Second Brother Lian?" Daiyu looked at her and asked softly.

Wang Xifeng looked indifferent and chuckled, "Why should I care about him? He is seeking his own death, why should I stop him?

"Now I have a daughter who is in charge of household affairs and family affairs. She is always in charge of everything.

"My parents-in-law don't dislike me, and my sisters-in-law don't blame me. I'm not jealous, and I don't have any serious illness. He has no reason to divorce me.

"I don't need him to come back, and I won't serve him and suffer his anger. From now on, we should stay in different places and keep ourselves safe. That's good."

Daiyu's face suddenly changed when she heard her lagging words: "Sister Feng, where did you hear this from?"