The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Silence! Deathly silence!

The First Master She stopped shouting, the Second Master Zheng lowered his eyes and remained silent, and Jia Lian dared not speak casually either.

The thought of possibly confronting the old lady directly sends shivers down my spine.

In the corner, Jia Qiang, who was playing the role of a nobody, was anxious. If he fell silent, the old lady would think that the Ning family was afraid, and wouldn't they be even more unscrupulous in the future?

Jia Huan gave him a "don't be impatient" look, then suddenly chuckled, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the room.

"I've heard that the Lai family's publicly disclosed assets are at least over 500,000 taels of silver!"

"As for their private reserves, they are probably quite substantial!"

"If the confiscation is thorough, we could probably get nearly a million taels of silver in one go!"

Upon hearing this, Master She and Jia Lian's eyes lit up, and even their breathing became rapid.

Even the Second Master Zheng couldn't help but show a hint of envy.

Having served as the collection ambassador for some time, he naturally knew just how staggering a sum of nearly one million taels of silver was, and he was quite furious at the moment.

Where did the Lai family get so much money? Didn't they all come from undermining the Rong family?

"Huan-ge'er, are you telling the truth?"

Unable to contain himself, Master She asked, "Does the Lai family really have that much silver?"

"Second Brother Lian, tell me, does the Lai family have any money?"

Jia Huan didn't answer, but instead threw the question to Jia Lian: "Just tell me what you know!"

Jia Lian's expression was complicated. He gave Jia Huan a sharp look, but did not refuse and said slowly, "Gentlemen, as far as I know, the Lai family's five-courtyard mansion in the outer city is estimated to be worth no less than 100,000 taels of silver!"

"As for their extravagant lifestyle, I have occasionally heard about it, but I don't know the details!"

Snapped!

Jia Huan snapped his fingers and continued, "I don't know about others, but I've heard of Lai Shangrong from the Lai family. It seems that his lifestyle and treatment are exactly the same as Bao Er Ge's!"

"Bastard thing!"

These words were so offensive that the Second Master Zheng's face instantly turned ashen.

In particular, the more she watched the spectacle with the smug look on Master She's face, and the more strange the look in her nephew Jia Lian's eyes, the more annoyed she became.

"Not only that, I heard that the school Lai Shangrong attended was a very famous private school in the capital!"

Ignoring the others, Jia Huan continued, "The tuition fees alone are probably no less than a hundred taels of silver each year, or even more. This news has spread throughout the vicinity of the school where he began his education!"

"This kid is incredibly generous. He's always treating his classmates to the most luxurious restaurants in the capital. He's famous in the school area for his extravagance!"

"do not talk!"

Master Zheng interrupted Jia Huan's rambling and said directly, "Search! We must search the Lai family's property!"

"That's more like it! Second brother, you're just too indecisive!"

Lord She was overjoyed, feeling a sense of superiority as a spectator, and said loudly, "It was agreed beforehand that we would split the spoils from the Lai family's property in half!"

Jia Lian's eyes turned red; he also wanted a share of the profits, but unfortunately, he had no say in the matter.

Before Master Zheng could speak, Jia Huan said directly, "Uncle, you are so generous. We won't keep the money we receive. Except for some valuable items that are difficult to convert into cash, we will send all the rest of the money to the public treasury to alleviate its financial difficulties!"

He sneered inwardly. This time, the raid on the house must ensure that the Lai family falls while the Rong family is well-fed, leaving no room for argument from anyone in the Rong family!

Chapter 184 Swift and Decisive Measures (Please Subscribe)

With the support of Master She and Master Zheng, the confiscation of the Lai family's property was settled.

Jia Huan personally took charge, with Jia Lian in charge, and led a group of people straight to the Lai family's residence.

Ahem, the main force behind this raid was all the underlings that the small martial arts school urgently dispatched.

The Ning family did not get involved. As for the Rong family, apart from the trusted servants of Master She and the trusted attendants of Master Zheng, no other servants were touched.

There's nothing we can do; nobody knows how deep the Lai family's network of connections is when they have children at home.

If the news leaks out in advance, the inner courtyard of the Rong Mansion will be in danger.

Lord She and Lord Zheng stayed in the mansion to oversee things, and also had their servants keep a close watch on the Rong Mansion's gates.

If the situation becomes unfavorable, immediately seal off the entrances and exits to prevent any audacious individuals from having any chance!

With a deliberate sneak attack, the raid went quite smoothly!

First, they controlled the entrances and exits of the Lai family's residence, and then the main force rushed in.

Without encountering any obstruction, Jia Lian walked ahead sauntering in, with someone loudly proclaiming his identity beside him, and the Lai family servants dared not resist at all.

Lai Da was having a meal at the time, surrounded by maids who served him. He was more accustomed to such treatment than the other gentlemen of the Rong Mansion.

When Jia Lian entered the room, his eyes were red.

Without giving the man a chance to speak, Jia Huan knocked him unconscious and subdued him.

After that came the joyous activity of searching the Lai family's property.

With Jia Huan personally overseeing things, his underlings dared not act recklessly. Several thieves with dirty tricks had their limbs broken by him using his nine-section whip. The bloody lesson was right before their eyes, so no one dared to mess around.

This was the first time Jia Lian had ever seen Jia Huan in action. He was captivated by the agility of the nine-section whip, but also taken aback by Jia Huan's ruthless attack.

"How can someone so young have such a fierce temper?"

He reminded him somewhat displeasedly, "This is, after all, the capital city's territory. Don't act so bloodily and violently!"

"Second Brother Lian, you're overthinking it. How many times have you seen me make a move?"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "We ran into trouble this time, didn't we? Those guys that Brother Zhen invited are no pushovers. If I didn't have some skills, how could I have controlled the situation so easily?"

"I can't argue with you, so just watch yourself!"

Jia Lian shook his head and chuckled, "Huan-ge'er, how much silver do you think the Lai family can get?"

"It's hard to say about cash; we'll have to see what the warehouse receives!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the underling who was inspecting the warehouse came over and handed him a note.

"Wow, that's really something!"

Jia Huan handed the note to the curious Jia Lian and chuckled, "We found 250,000 taels of silver in the treasury alone. That's quite a sum!"

After reading the contents of the note, Jia Lian couldn't help but gasp.

He slammed the note on the table and roared, "What audacity!"

"This money must have been obtained by undermining the mansion; they really know how to make money!"

This time, he was really angry.

There's a saying that goes: "No comparison, no harm!"

As a member of the Rong family, the eldest son of the first-class general She, how could he not be angry that the money he had received from childhood to adulthood was less than a fraction of the silver stored in the treasury of a servant?

Jia Huan smiled faintly and remained silent, letting Jia Lian rage on.

The silver stored in the Lai family's treasury certainly didn't come directly from the Rong family's.

However, the money in their household was basically obtained by exploiting the Rong family. It wouldn't be wrong to say that they got it by undermining the Rong family. In any case, this time it all benefited the Rong family.

"Huan-ge, aren't you angry?"

After venting his frustrations, Jia Lian sat down again and asked curiously, "Looking at your nonchalant demeanor, anyone who didn't know better would think that this confiscation of your property had nothing to do with you!"

"What do I have to be angry about?"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Once I come of age, I'll be leaving the manor. If Madam could follow the rules and give me a few shops and a thousand taels of silver for my share of the family property, I would be very satisfied!"

"When I was young, the Lai family was someone I couldn't even dream of being associated with!"

"As for the current situation, well, who can blame us when the Lai family are the old lady's most trusted confidants?"

"They already had a lot of problems, and they even interfered in Ningfu's affairs. It would be unreasonable not to confiscate the Lai family's property!"

At this point, he coldly added, "Besides, to be honest, Second Brother Lian, this is also to embarrass the old lady!"

Jia Lian was taken aback, then pointed at Jia Huan and chuckled, "You little rascal, you're incredibly audacious!"

"Hehe, it seems that Brother Lian has been blinded by money!"

Jia Huan didn't hold back either, sneering, "Second Brother Lian, have you considered what the consequences would be if the old lady's plan succeeds this time?"

"What other consequences could there be? It'll just mean that Brother Zhen will take over, won't it?"

Jia Lian was rather dismissive: "Could it be that there are other harmful effects?"

"Rong-ge's daughter-in-law, Qin-shi, has Lian-er-ge forgotten her background?"

"Oh, you mean..."

"Now you realize you're scared, right? Once the royal family retaliates, they won't care whether Second Brother Lian was involved or not, since you're surnamed Jia too!"

"This...this...this old lady is really confused!"

"Are you really that confused? You're probably just trying to take advantage of the situation. Anyway, she's hiding behind the scenes, so even if the royal family retaliates, it won't fall on her. Isn't there Brother Zhen to protect her?"

"Then this time, Brother Zhen is definitely going to die!"