The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 58 Arrogance
"You are confused! Can you afford to offend the people in the palace?"

Mrs. Wang quickly scolded Jia Rong, and now she finally agreed with her mother-in-law, Lady Jia, and said what Lady Jia wanted to say but didn't.

Jia Rong said disdainfully: "What does it have to do with you? You are afraid of a ballless eunuch, a bunch of ballless women, who can make the decisions about the Jia family's affairs?"

Madam Wang cursed, "You bastard! I'm your mother-in-law! I'll be included in the list of all your clans to be executed!"

After hearing this, Jia Rong suddenly became serious and said seriously, "It's true!"

Mrs. Wang took a step back and was supported by her nearby daughters-in-law and maids, and she narrowly avoided falling down.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "You are the only one who is considered as one of my nine relatives in Rongguo Mansion. Oh, and there is also my father-in-law."

Mrs. Wang was furious, scared, and powerless at this moment. She shouted anxiously and angrily, "Someone! Slap him in the face! Teach this bastard a lesson!"

Jia Rong sat there smiling but not saying a word, his eyes sweeping across the faces of the maids and servants.

The group of people were suddenly silent, and no one dared to take action.

Grandmother Jia shouted, "Lai Da! Teach this unworthy descendant a lesson immediately!"

Lai Da, the only one who might take action, said to Jia Rong, "Master Rong, I'm sorry!"

After saying this, Lai Da was about to take action. As soon as he took action, the servants of Rongguo Mansion dared to join in.

As long as there is someone taking the lead, the others will dare to follow, just like the emperor's order, as long as the first person does it, the second will soon follow.

But if everyone tacitly agrees not to listen, then he will be a waste. Not only will the orders not leave the palace, but people will not be able to leave either.

Jia Rong remained silent, waiting for the middle-aged man to take action.

If he dares to come near, I will kill him on the spot.

Lai Da was a very good judge of people and sensed Jia Rong's murderous intent at the first moment.

He and Jia Rong have had a long-standing grudge against each other. Last time, during Jia She's funeral, he offended the old master by talking too much in order to make some money.

Although Jia Rong did not retaliate on the spot and was always busy with women and business matters and had no time to deal with him, Lai Da's family was frightened for several days.

It was not until recently that the relationship between Jia Rong and the Rongguo Mansion improved that the three generations of the Lai family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not just Jia Baoyu and Xue Pan who are afraid of Jia Rong. Lai Da's family is also afraid. Many servants in Ningguo Mansion who have dishonest hands disappeared quietly, and everyone knows what happened.

Lai Da wanted to take action, but was too scared to do so.

He didn't dare to do anything, but another person rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Jia Rong.

Jia Rong showed a look of surprise. The person who came was not Jia Mu's servant and housekeeper, but Wang Xifeng's servant Lai Wang'er.

Before Jia Rong could say anything, Zhao Zhen beside him reached back, picked up the chair and held it high.

"boom!"

Lai Wang'er, Wang Xifeng's servant, a thin middle-aged man, was caught off guard by Jia Rong's servant.

Everyone was shocked. No matter whether it was the women in the Jia family or the servants, they had never seen such a scene before.

The difference in courage between normally teaching people a lesson under family rules and doing it in a real big scene like this becomes obvious.

Jia Rong stood up speechlessly, "You step back!"

After saying this, Jia Rong pulled the servants he had selected to the back, took the sturdy chair and was about to smash it down again.

At this time, Lin Zhixiao's wife hurried out and shouted, "Master Rong, Old Lady, now is not the time for family members to quarrel. Let's arrange the messenger outside first."

Wang Xifeng also came out and said, "Rong'er, for my sake, please spare this man."

Jia Rong put the chair in his hand in the hall, sat on the chair with his legs crossed, and ignored the frightened man on the ground, and looked directly at everyone.

Jia Rong glanced at the old lady and gave instructions to his servants.

"Zhao Zhen, go tell the eunuch that he can come in and talk now."

"If he thinks he's powerful, let him go back and see who the emperor kills."

"Tell him exactly what I said, this and the one above."

Zhao Zhen was not afraid of beating people, but when he heard that he had to talk to the emperor's envoy like this, he was still very scared. "Yes..."

Jia Rong was speechless. His own people were so scared, let alone the group of manless women in Rongguo Mansion.

These women felt as if they were about to be beheaded. Their faces turned pale and their hearts were filled with despair.

Even men like Lai Da were frightened to the point of breaking out in cold sweats.

Grandmother Jia finally recovered her breath and trembled as she advised, "Brother Rong, hurry up and get up and accept the order. It's okay at home, but this is a big deal!"

Jia Rong looked at the old lady and said disdainfully, "You, an old lady, usually take care of the affairs of the inner house, but what do you know about the big things outside?"

"Whether he is strong or not, whether he is fake or not, depends on the person." Jia Rong said with a smile: "Do you know why no eunuchs or relatives have come to me to ask for money in recent years? Because what I give is what I give. Those who come to me to ask for money will not have a good end."

"Over the years, anyone in your Rongguo Mansion has been able to come and step on you. Not to mention the eunuchs, even the servants of the princes have been able to come and step on you. Do you really think that others take you seriously?"

"Don't think that I have no relatives in Ningguo Mansion. Even the kids on the street know who has the final say in Ningrong Street."

Madam Wang scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? The eunuchs in the palace are all in the emperor's presence. If you offend them, you will not have enough lives in the future!"

At this time, the eunuch who was delivering the message came in under the guidance of Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen deliberately let him walk in front, which scared the young eunuch walking in front.

After seeing Uncle Jia sitting in the hall, the man bleeding on the ground, and a group of men and women who were too scared to speak, he no longer dared to try to grab the money arrogantly.

"What's the matter?" Jia Rong asked him coldly while sitting there.

The eunuch was also sweating profusely and shivering from the cold. He lowered his head and said, "The emperor has ordered that Jia Rong, the fourth-class general of Ningguo Mansion, be summoned to the palace to discuss state affairs."

The eunuch had never seen such a fearless person, so he didn't dare to offend him.

Although I thought about going back and telling the emperor that this was extremely disrespectful, I decided not to do it.

There is really no one who would do such an outrageous thing.

There have been few cases in history where a person’s entire clan was executed for being disrespectful to a eunuch who was delivering messages. The other party was so desperate that even the eunuch who was delivering the message was afraid of it.

Looking at the eunuch who was bending over with his head bowed, old lady Jia, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others dared not say a word.

"Let's go!" Jia Rong stood up with great confidence, as if he didn't care about his entire clan.

Jia Rong went to the palace very quickly, around seven or eight o'clock, and returned at nine o'clock.

All the female members of the family were waiting in the room. When they saw Jia Rong come back alive, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Not only Jia Rong survived, they all survived as well.

Wang Xifeng hurried to Jia Rong's side and served him tea tremblingly, as if there was a bomb in her body and she might fall to the ground at any time.

"Master Rong! What is the matter that the emperor summoned you for?" Wang Xifeng was still very scared.

Jia Rong crossed his legs and said leisurely, "They said I did a good job and had a sense of responsibility, and wanted to promote me to a high position in the Ministry of War. I said I wanted to take the imperial examination, so they gave me a promotion."

"I am now a third-rank noble, General Weilie."

The old lady couldn't figure out why, but she finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that she would live several years less after today.

"That's good..." The old lady was really scared.

Jia Rong said indifferently, "I've already said it's all right. Let's go to bed. I won't go back to my hometown for the New Year this year. Yuanchun will go back tomorrow morning."

Everyone finally felt more at ease and went back to their rooms.

Jia Rong's promotion to a higher rank was originally a good thing, but everyone was so scared today that they really couldn't be happy.

Xue Baoqin, Li Wan's sister-in-law and cousin, and Mrs. Xing's relatives all moved to Ningguo Mansion.

Aunt Xue, Li Wan, and Madam Xing dare not guarantee their relatives now.

The differences between men and women were forgotten. No one cared about such things at this time. The group of people just listened obediently to whatever Jia Rong arranged.

The man lived in the utility room at the south gate, and the woman lived in the courtyard behind You's house.

(End of this chapter)