Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Chapter 350: Serious Brother-in-law

When Jia Lian heard this, obvious surprise and hesitation flashed across his face.

He struggled internally. Wouldn't this make him a bad person?

How could the Lin family servants be so bold?

Open the door and check, and nothing will happen.

This was sent by the Emperor.

Aren't you courting death by resisting like this?

Jia Lian really didn't want to take on this hot potato and tried to decline:

"Father-in-law, this is not good, right?"

"We don't know who is inside, and we are still unsure whether to recognize the Jia family or not."

"Besides, our two families are not on good terms now. If this happens, it might anger the people inside."

Unexpectedly, the donkey-faced eunuch glared at him and said, "You still want to shirk responsibility?"

"Let me tell you this! You have to go today, whether you want to or not."

"Your mother is in a bad condition."

"If you don't make a great contribution, your family will... be embarrassed to shirk responsibility!"

When Jia Lian heard this, his face changed drastically, and he asked anxiously,

"Are you serious, sir?"

Who knew that this eunuch would keep the secret secret?

He said to his imperial guards, "It seems that this Second Master Jia does not want to share the worries of the retired emperor."

"Then we won't bother him."

"Just treat them as rioters and bang on the door!"

Then he ignored Jia Lian. Jia Lian was feeling mixed emotions, and these words made him even more tormented.

I have no idea what's going on in the palace. This old eunuch is also very shady.

I can't tell the truth from the falsehood.

If what he said was true, then I still have to make amends for my crime.

If what he said was false, a large part of the Lin family's wealth originally belonged to the Jia family.

Now I check it out, it makes sense.

Why don't you open the door? The Jia family has already opened it.

How much more stubborn does the Lin family need to be?

Being stubborn requires strength, which the Lin family doesn't have. At worst, I can just apologize in the future.

I don't think my aunt would take her own life, right?

Thinking of this, he stepped forward resolutely and said, "Father-in-law, can I give it a try?"

The donkey-faced eunuch smiled knowingly. Under the lantern, it was a little creepy.

"That's more like it. A man who knows the current situation is a hero!"

"Knock on the door!"

Jia Lian stood in front of the door and started shouting loudly.

"I am Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion. I want to see my aunt for something important!"

"Open the door quickly! The Jia family has been ransacked! Some things are in the Lin family."

"Who is in charge of the mansion now?"

"Come out and answer!"

"I'll go in and take inventory of the things that were placed in the Lin family back then!"

No one responded from inside, but a bird somewhere was startled and flew away.

There was complete silence all around; even the barking of dogs in the distance was drowned out by the night.

"Master Yi! Something bad has happened! The people knocking on the door are from the Jia family." The doorman ran to Lin Yongyi and reported the news in surprise.

"Stop shouting! I heard it!" Lin Yongyi was in the front yard, how could he not hear it.

And it was late at night when everyone was asleep.

I guess not only him, but the neighbors heard it too.

This is really embarrassing, because he is my brother-in-law.

You can't hit him.

Besides, what did you say? The Jia family was confiscated?

The house was searched, what happened to my wife?

Although now is not the time to think about this, but this... after all, it is very important to me right now.

It made it difficult for him to make a decision.

Qin Zhong, who was standing by, was getting anxious first. He said to the doorman, "Go over and ask how the Jia family is doing."

"Is it only the Rongguo Mansion that was confiscated, or are both mansions confiscated?"

The concierge glanced at Lin Yongyi.

Lin Yongyi waved at him and asked him to go over and ask.

"Just tell them to wait a moment."

"Let's discuss it."

Upon hearing this, the concierge ran straight to the main door. There were several people standing on each of the doorposts.

Holding a slingshot, he looked out through the doorway cautiously.

The concierge also stood up there and shouted outside the door,

"Master Lian! Please wait a moment. Our master is not here."

"Let the others discuss this."

"Excuse me, you said that the Jia family was confiscated. My young master would like to ask, what happened to the Jia family members?"

When everyone outside the door heard it, they realized someone had answered the door.

Young Master! Where did this young master come from?

Who cares what you mean, young master?

The donkey-faced eunuch said to Jia Lian,

"Just tell them, stop talking nonsense and open the door!"

"If we don't open it, it will crash. I don't know what will happen to the Jia family, but the Lin family will definitely be in trouble."

"Even if you don't die, you'll lose a layer of skin."

"If you open the door too late, you will be punished by exterminating your entire clan."

Jia Lian frowned and continued shouting,

"Which young master is inside? Is it the nephew?"

"Open the door quickly!"

……

How to do?

Now Lin Yongyi was like an ant on hot pot, pacing back and forth in the yard.

Qin Zhong kept urging him.

Uncle Fu was also a little anxious.

House raids, it has been many years since they last took place, why are they happening again now, and targeting the Lin family?

Are the master and his family all right?

I don't think it will be good. If it were good, would the imperial guards come to search the house?

Otherwise, let’s fight!

Old Lin Fu clenched his stick and a stern look appeared on his face.

At this time, a seemingly ordinary young man brought by Qin Zhong from Yonglin came over and proposed a bold plan.

"Master Yi! Yelling like this isn't a solution?"

"I just looked outside."

"Apart from that Second Master Lian, the rest are the Imperial Guards and a eunuch."

"Those people only carried their knives."

"They took that Second Master Lian as a hostage."

"We can snatch that Master Lian in here."

"Just dispose of the rest as you wish!"

Lin Yongyi was stunned. "Is this okay?"

The boy nodded.

"What if someone gets hurt? Will it implicate my uncle in the palace?" Lin Yongyi continued to ask.

"It's fine if you don't want to hurt anyone. Since they didn't come during the day, there is no official document."

"Even a house search must have an order and written documents."

"Since there is nothing, we will treat them as bandits and tie them all up."

Lin Yongyi was shocked. He had never done anything so outrageous.

Although he had wanted to be the boss for a long time, he directly tied up the eunuchs around the emperor.

Isn't this a bit too extreme?

He couldn't help but ask nervously, "We tied up the old eunuch."

"Will it completely offend His Majesty?"

The young man said calmly, "We have already been offended. It will happen sooner or later. But if they knock on the door, we will be in a more passive position."

"By tying them up, at least we can take the initiative to go to the Jia Mansion to find out what's going on and see if they need help."

When the Jia family was mentioned, Lin Yongyi and Qin Zhong made up their minds quickly.

The two looked at each other with serious expressions, and said directly to the boy, "Let's do it!"

"No!" At this time, a man came out from behind them. It was the head of the Lin family. He objected righteously.

"You are rebelling!"

"Have you ever thought about this? This is a disaster for the entire Lin family."

"Then what do you say we should do?" Lin Yongyi turned his head and looked at his father.

The head of the Lin family said to his son with a sad face, "When you did this, have you ever thought about the people in the Lin family?"