If we really want to discuss the crime, Lai Er will not be able to escape exile, and the Jia family is also responsible for the lack of control.

But if he is the censor and the officials insist on it, Jia Zheng may have to write a letter to plead guilty or even sue his old age.

This is a serious blow to the Jia family.

Therefore, Xia Shouzhong didn't care about the Jia family at all. Even though Yuanchun was made a concubine, no one in the palace knew that Yuanchun was not liked by the emperor.

But it was Shi Zhongkui who said this, so it was different.

If he offended him, it would be Xia Shouzhong who would be unlucky in keeping it.

If the crime is not discussed, hey, the censors will cause trouble for Xiuyiwei and themselves.

So Xia Shouzhong was as depressed as he wanted at this time.

Shi Zhongkui let Lai Er go, not because he was kind-hearted, but because he couldn't really kill him.

At least he can't die under his own orders.

Otherwise, you will definitely have the reputation of being murderous.

From ancient times to the present, bad reputations such as unfilial piety, disloyalty, injustice, and murderousness cannot be washed away even if you want to clean them up.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to blame Xia Shouzhong and Xiu Yiwei.

Xia Shouzhong thought about it and finally understood that if he offended the censor, the emperor would not do anything to him.

He waved his hand to the thousand households of Xiuyiwei and said, "Since Liu Yuan Gong has said so, let's put him in jail first."

Hearing that he was going to be imprisoned, Lai Er was so frightened that he couldn't even speak a word, his face was covered with wounds.

Some shouted something incoherent. Shi Zhongkui and others listened carefully and realized that Lai Er meant that he and others had no right to imprison him in imperial prison.

Before Shi Zhongkui could laugh, Xia Shouzhong squinted his eyes and sneered, "You are knowledgeable. In this case, it is right to be imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi's prison."

To put it bluntly, the imperial prison was the place where people who were arrested by the emperor's personal order were imprisoned, and the place of imprisonment could only be the Fusi Prison in Beizhen.

Otherwise, let alone the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, the cabinet and ministers might reject the emperor's order to arrest people.

Therefore, people in the world are accustomed to using the imperial edict prison instead of the prison of Fusi in Beizhen.

Of course, what Lai Er said was actually correct. Xia Shouzhong did not have the right to imprison him in imperial prison.

But Xia Shouzhong changed his mind and said he would be imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi, and no one could refute it.

The crime of gross disrespect must be the fault of the embroidered clothes guard.

Lai Da wanted to slap his brother to death at this time. He really thought that since he was the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion, Xia Shouzhong had to give face to the Jia family?

Then I couldn't help but think of my own mother at home, who often reminded her brothers and nephews at home to be cautious and fearful, not to mention cheating.

In the past, my brothers had heard it too much and just ignored it.

But Lai Da never imagined that his brother could be so stupid.

I forgot the rules before and could still explain it by being impatient.

Then he said "unjustly" and was frightened. His mind went blank, so he said the wrong thing without thinking.

But if you still dare to refute Xia Shouzhong at this time, it is really beyond explanation of stupidity.

Watching Lai Er being dragged away by the wolf-like Xiu Yiwei, Lai Da felt only regret and fear.

And if you think about it more deeply, if Lai Er said something that shouldn't be said in Beizhen Fusi, Jia Zheng might not want to silence him, but Jia She and Jia Zhen would be hard to talk about.

And in the inner house, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng are not soft-hearted people.

Not to mention there is a son-in-law of the Jia family who is extremely smart and hard-hearted.

Shi Zhongkui smiled and said to Xia Shouzhong, "Eunuch, I heard that the imperial edict does not allow even visits. I don't know if it is true."

Xia Shouzhong rolled his eyes and thought to himself, just go and see for yourself when you have the chance.

But he dared not say these words even to death.

He said with a smile, "Mr. Liu Yuan is a leader among scholars in the world. He is also concerned about the livelihood of the country and the people. If our family and Xiuyiwei still need you to worry about the punishment and prison matters, then our family will be sinners."

Shi Zhongkui smiled slightly. Since he didn't need to be distracted, that meant there would be no subsequent trouble.

Then he took the opportunity to say, "This morning, I also suspected Lai Er, the steward of Ningguo Mansion, and using his identity as an imperial envoy, he ordered Baihu Cui Hezhong to secretly investigate him.

It seems that it is no longer necessary now."

These words were obviously meant for Xia Shouzhong, but Shi Zhongkui was talking and looking at Jia Zheng, Jia She and Jia Zhen.

Of course, the three uncles and nephews also heard what Shi Zhongkui meant, and their faces turned slightly red. They were worried that there was something wrong with Lai Er, but they also hoped that there was nothing wrong with him.

Then he became even more dissatisfied with Laiji.

The slave made a mistake, the master was embarrassed, and it was in front of his grandson-in-law and the chief eunuch of the palace. Even before, Jia Zhen was still thinking about Lai Er's past achievements.

At this moment, I can't wait to beat Lai Er again, not to mention that he is already unable to protect himself.

As for Jia She, the old dandy, he was indeed reminded by these words that he secretly believed that Lai Er was not allowed to talk nonsense in prison in order to save his life.

The thought of killing Laiji suddenly arose in his mind.

But just when he was about to say, ‘This kind of dog slave should be beaten to death’, he suddenly reacted.

The Lai family is not the only one who knows some secrets of the Jia family.

Lai Da is easy to say, Rongguo Mansion can still restrain him.

The key is that the immortal Lai was just like the eldest girl Yuanyang beside the old lady and the housekeeper Wang Xifeng.

I served Jia's great-grandmother together with the old lady.

It was also because of this status that the old lady made Lai Da the steward of the Rongguo Mansion and Lai Er the steward of the Ningguo Mansion after she became the head of the family.

It can be said that this family is a true confidant.

It's a pity that people's hearts can change, and the Jia family does not have the same power as when Ning Rong was still there, so it is still vaguely restricted by the servants.

Then Jia She thought of Lai Da. Lai Er had served his family for so many years and was doing business outside under the banner of the Jia family. His family wealth was tens of thousands of taels of silver.

If it were in the name of helping him get out of jail, he could make thousands, even ten or twenty thousand taels of silver.

While taking Shi Zhongkui and Xia Shouzhong into the middle gate, Jia She pulled him and asked in a low voice, "Xian son-in-law, if Xiu Yiwei really finds out that there is something wrong with Lai Er, please inform him first?"

Shi Zhongkui knew what the old guy was thinking as soon as he heard it, and he was really speechless towards him.

Don't think about it, just thinking about the reputation of the slave and the family's wealth can make the Jia family smell bad.

Although nominally the Lai family, except Lai Shangrong, are all slaves of the Jia family.

But a slave is not the same as a slave like an animal.

Otherwise, why should we give monthly payments to our children and servants?

Why do we need to show favors and reward our servants from time to time?

Just because someone has sacrificed their life for you and served you for generations, it does not mean that the master's family can wantonly steal the family wealth of the servants.

It can be said that in the hearts of most people at the bottom, money is more important than life.

If the master of the house finds a suitable reason and beats one or two slaves to death, the other servants will not say anything.

But if the master sets his sights on people's money, then people's hearts will really break up, and they may even fight you.

Shi Zhongkui shook his head at Jia She with some disgust, "Master Yue-in-law, Brother Zhen is a lesson learned from the past. My son-in-law advises you to save your worries so as not to be like him."

Jia She was stunned for a moment and then became angry.

But looking at Shi Zhongkui's fourth-grade official uniform, the imperial gold medal tied around his waist, and his youthful and outrageous face, his aura immediately dropped by several levels.

If he offends him, who knows if his son-in-law, who is rumored to be extremely capable and ruthless, will actually force him to pay to become a Taoist priest?

And the most important thing is that if there is a dispute between him and himself, the old lady, the second brother, and Rong'er, who will inherit the Ningguo Mansion, will stand by him.

Jia She sighed heavily in his heart and saw Shi Zhongkui walking towards his old lady with a smile.

Before the old lady could ask about Lai Da and Lai Er, Shi Zhongkui started talking about Ning Guo Mansion.

I heard that the Ningguo Mansion was not only inherited by Jia Rong, but that Jia Rong could also serve in the Farming Division.

Once you have achieved merit, you can inherit the title of third-rank mighty general without being demoted. Mother Jia couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

I immediately forgot about Lai Da and Lai Er.

I even think that this is a good thing, as it will give Ningguo Mansion another few decades of wealth.

Jia Mu grabbed Shi Zhongkui's hand and kept saying, 'This is good, this is good'.

Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and others thought about it for a moment and realized that apart from Jia Zhen's misfortune, the whole family could actually benefit from this matter.

There will be less worries and worries.

Xia Shouzhong saw that the Jia family had settled down, and Jia Rong also followed the servants of Shi Zhongkui's family back to the Jia family, and then stepped forward with a smile to announce the decree.

Hearing what the imperial edict said was no different from what Shi Zhongkui said, except for Jia Zhen who looked ashen again and Jia She who had lingering fears, the others not only showed little sadness, but also felt faintly happy in their hearts.

As for Jia Rong, who was kneeling on the ground, he was too busy lying on the ground and did not dare to speak, lest people hear the uncontrollable ecstasy in his tone when he opened his mouth.

At the same time, I was very grateful to Shi Zhongkui.
To be continued...