Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

As she spoke, Granny Liu quickly took off her tattered jacket, took out the five hundred taels of silver that Mrs. Wang had given her, and threw it on the ground.

It seemed that she was about to take off her clothes, and was even ready to take off the board.

While stripping off her clothes, she loudly defended herself, "You can see nothing."

"There's nothing here either..."

"Do you still want to see the child? I'm taking off the child's clothes now."

Ban'er was so frightened that he started crying, and the scene was in chaos.

Who among them had seen this fierce woman? Everyone watched with great interest as if they were watching a foreign spectacle.

Some people feel nervous and stay away.

"How dare you! Is this acceptable? If you don't stop her, you will all be dead!"

Mrs. Wang was so angry that her fingers were shaking and her eyelids were twitching, she couldn't control herself at all.

She loudly ordered the maids and servants around Granny Liu to stop her outrageous behavior as soon as possible.

This Granny Liu is going to bring shame to my Wang family!

Upon hearing this, the maids and servants hurriedly put on Granny Liu's tattered jacket and held her hands, not daring to let her move.

"Old man, you can't do that, you can't do that!"

"We are a sensible family in the Jia family. We would never ask our female relatives to undress for inspection."

Some maids tried to persuade her, and finally Granny Liu stopped.

But her eyes were fixed on Mrs. Wang.

Just waiting for her to speak.

"Grandma Liu, what are you thinking about?" Mrs. Wang was furious at this rude country woman.

Being forced to strip for an on-site inspection would make the Jia family lose face for the rest of their lives if this were to get out. In the circle of nobles in the capital, the Jia family would become a laughing stock.

Granny Liu is shameless, she still wants more! The empress in the palace also wants more!

Mrs. Wang suppressed her anger and had to explain in a gentle manner and appease the man in public.

"I'll send you to Aunt Xue's place to rest. She's also a member of our Wang family."

"You are all relatives of the Jia family, there is no need to check."

At this time, Aunt Liu was still a little skeptical. If the relatives didn't inquire, shouldn't they be the ones to suspect when something was lost?

But she was alone and had no one to ask.

She looked around and saw that the room was full of people, but Zhou Ruijia was not there. She was the only person she knew.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads,

Liu Laolao does have some wisdom in this regard.

Looking at Mrs. Wang's anxious face, Granny Liu nodded and prepared to leave obediently.

At this moment, she suddenly thought that she should have asked where the Lin family lived.

The lady from the Jia family looks quite kind.

The clothes he wore were also to his liking. He was in a hurry to pursue wealth and fame, but who knew that wealth and fame would only wear him down.

Liu Laolao held back her tears, bent down to pick up the silver bills on the ground, and wrapped her tattered jacket tightly around herself, trying to dispel the coldness in her heart.

Her heart was still beating wildly.

Not knowing whether he had escaped with his life or not, he pulled Ban'er with one hand and staggered away following the old woman who was leading the way.

When Lady Jia saw that Granny Liu had finally left, she looked at Lady Wang with a reproachful look.

He paused and used his cane to signal everyone to be quiet.

Then he announced in a loud voice,

"Don't panic, if anyone has any clues,"

"Or maybe he saw some outsiders doing private transactions with the people in the palace."

"You can report it."

"If the clues you report are valid, not only will you get a reward, but if the clues are important, you can also be given a position as the housekeeper?"

Having said this, Grandmother Jia looked coldly at everyone in the hall, only to see that everyone began to whisper again.

How could Grandmother Jia not know that these people all had their own little tricks? She wanted to report them but was afraid of offending them.

I'm worried that I'll end up losing more than I gain.

Grandmother Jia continued,

"Give everyone a piece of paper. If you don't want to say anything, those who can write can find a corner to write."

"If you can't write, or if you have a letter, you can ask someone to write it for you."

"If you don't choose either, then go to the side room and someone will write for you."

At this point, Grandmother Jia saw that the people below were hesitant and did not move.

Especially the old foxes in the mansion, who were deliberately delaying there.

Her tone turned stern, "Everyone writes."

"Those who know about the situation but don't report it will be beaten, killed, or sold, depending on the severity of the crime."

"Don't think that we are kind and merciful and have never killed or sold anyone, so you can be lucky."

"This is a gift from the Emperor. It is heavier than anyone's head."

Once the power of the brain was revealed, the people below finally took action.

Some even started asking for paper.

Some people go directly to the door of the ear room to queue up.

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang saw that things were finally moving in an orderly manner.

They looked at each other with relief. This way, it didn't matter whether the spy could be found or not.

If we can always get rid of a few bugs in there, we will have a better life in the future.

Just as they were rejoicing, a maid suddenly rushed in.

As soon as he came in, he went to look for Yuanyang and said he had something important to report.

Grandmother Jia frowned when she saw that this maid was following Sister Feng to conduct the search.

Could something have gone wrong with Sister Feng?

It's just a symbolic formality, what's the problem?

Grandmother Jia signaled Yuanyang to let the maid come forward and answer.

The little girl followed Yuanyang to Lady Jia's side.

"Madam, something went wrong during the search of the Grand View Garden."

When Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang heard this, they were both shocked.

"Nonsense, there are girls in there, what can be wrong with that?"

Grandmother Jia retorted sharply, her heart already filled with turmoil.

Don't let anything happen there, that's where the Empress comes to visit her parents.

If something goes wrong, there is no way to defend yourself!

The little girl reported back,

"Second Madam also felt that these girls were all close relatives, so she wanted to start with Second Master Bao's Yihong Courtyard."

"Who knew I would run into that fierce woman Qingwen?"

"She asked Second Grandma what she was doing here."

"The Second Madam said that the imperial gift was lost in the mansion, and she came to take a look symbolically."

"Qingwen got angry when she heard this."

"She went up and opened her box, and dumped out everything inside with a bang."

"Let Second Grandma check them one by one, and I'm afraid she won't check them thoroughly enough."

“They are all laid out in the same way.”

"When she does this, she won't care about other people's bad things."

"So we opened them all and read them. Second Madam said there were some things in there that needed to be reported to Madam."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face turned pale with anger and she cursed inwardly,

Why are there such reckless people everywhere?

This Qingwen is the one that the old lady gave to Baoyu, right?

This is a person who takes advantage of his status to get the most.

Fortunately, Wang Xifeng is one of us, so even if there is something wrong, she will help keep it secret.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang continued to ask, "Are there any accidents elsewhere?"

The little girl lowered her head and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito,

"And there are three girls."

"I don't know how I got the information, but I put my things at the door in advance."

"They said they would check her first and then her maid."

"She orders everything her maid does."

"Second Madam asked me to ask, do you need to check the ladies' personal belongings?"

Mrs. Wang's heart sank and she closed her eyes involuntarily. How could she know this? She must have learned it from that vixen Aunt Zhao.

And how did Aunt Zhao know this? Is there any need to ask?

She was disheartened and speechless.

After hearing this, Lady Jia was so angry that she banged the ground with her cane.

"Nonsense, why do you even need to ask? How can I check my own daughter?"

"You can't let anyone see your private belongings. It would be so embarrassing if it gets out."

"Go, go back immediately and tell Feng girl that we will not investigate the Grand View Garden anymore. Let them investigate on their own."

I prayed secretly in my heart that nothing would happen in the Grand View Garden. Most of the men in the Jia family were incompetent, so they were just relying on the girls.