Chapter 4 The Rongguo Mansion in the Inner Volume
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Watching Ping'er go away, Laishun's heart was full of doubts.
He had previously suspected that 'he' was being plotted because of some details in the memory fragments.
But in the past half month, I and Mrs. Xu have not mentioned this matter again, and Laishun has gradually forgotten about it, only thinking that the original owner was drunk and immoral that night.
But listening to the hidden meaning in Ping'er's words just now, it is clear...
"Hurry up and calm down!"
Xu suddenly stretched out her hand in front of his eyes and scolded: "She is not someone you can worry about!"
Then he said: "It seems that it's time for you to get married to Zhang Luomen. In fact, my mother has already helped you to find a few people. They are all the top picks in the house, but they haven't been released yet. I originally thought
I have to wait another two years, but now..."
"mother!"
Listening to her ramblings, Lai Shundang couldn't laugh or cry, so he explained helplessly: "I never thought about this!"
"have not thought?"
Mrs. Xu glanced at her son: "Whose pants and bedding were those washed yesterday morning?"
Laishun: "..."
This body is already full of energy, but recently it has been simmered with tonics. How can it not be filled with energy and overflow?
After being speechless for a long time, he emphasized again: "At least I didn't think about it just now."
Before Mrs. Xu could speak again, Laishun said seriously: "Mom, was there something else that happened that night? I was really drunk and ran to the rockery by myself?"
Mrs. Xu was stunned when she heard this, subconsciously looked away, and said in a panic: "Don't think so wildly, just take care of yourself in the future. Even if the sky falls, your father and I will hold it up!"
This further confirmed Laishun's suspicion.
"mother!"
He said solemnly: "There are two reasons for this. If I am confused and plotted again, I may not be able to save my life!"
These words clearly struck a chord with Xu. How could she not worry that her son would make the same mistake again?
He wanted to tell the truth, but he was worried that his son would act recklessly, so he made a foreshadowing: "It's okay for Mom to tell you, but you have to promise not to do anything random!"
Laishun hurriedly cried out: "Mom, didn't Sister Gangping'er say that I am much smarter? After suffering such a big loss, how can I still have no memory at all?"
Mrs. Xu thought the same thing. Although her son had forgotten many things recently, he looked much smarter than before.
Then I found a secluded corner with a wide view and talked about what I had found out these days.
In the spring of this year, Lai Wang saw that his son was idle all day long, so he asked a favor to send him to Jia Baoyu to be his long-term follower.
The purpose of this is to make him familiar with Baoyu, so that he can have a chance to advance in the future.
Secondly, Zhou Rui, who is in charge there, and Li Gui, the leader of the long-term retinue, are both our own people. With them under their supervision, we are not afraid that our son will make mistakes.
And who in this mansion doesn't regard serving Baoyu as a blessing?
Laishunzi was no exception, and he took office happily at that time.
But when he got there, he was frustrated to find that, except for Jia Baoyu's nanny brother Li Gui, the rest of the servants could only do menial jobs.
The ones who can really show their faces to Baoyu are the boys who have been serving him since childhood.
Laishun was quite dissatisfied with this, and relying on his parents to gain power in the house, he never looked down upon others, so he began to think of taking his place, and spent the whole day lurking around Baoyu, fighting with the boys.
Fight for favor.
Naturally, this caused public outrage, which led to the turmoil that night.
"So, I was tricked by the boy next to Mr. Bao?"
"Right now, it's just speculation. Your father and I haven't been able to find any evidence - but you can't remember clearly." When Mrs. Xu said this, she solemnly warned: "In short, anyone who is close to Mr. Bao will go there."
Be careful in the future!"
"Watch out for everyone?"
Laishun felt like he had grasped the key point: "Even Li Gui and Zhou Rui have to be careful?"
"You have to be called Uncle Zhou in front of others."
Xu corrected Lai Shun's title, but did not refute his statement.
Laishun asked: "It's really the two of them who are the masterminds?"
"of course not!"
Mrs. Xu showed a tangled look on her face. After repeated questioning by her son, she finally said: "According to your father's speculation, this matter is probably closely related to Mingyan."
Mingyan?
Laishun had some impression of him. In the original book, he seemed to be the most favored boy around Baoyu, and he started fights in the school a few days ago.
but……
No matter how favored he is, he is still just a servant, isn't he?
Why is it that my mother seems so afraid when talking about him, and I don't mention him at all, without any intention of revenge?
Just because you are worried about Jia Baoyu?
How could a half-grown second-generation ancestor really have such great intimidation power?
Laiwang and his wife are Wang Xifeng's most trusted confidants, and they are decent even in front of Mrs. Wang. Although they don't dare to act recklessly towards Baoyu, they still have the courage to retaliate against the servants around him, right?
I was really confused, so I expressed these thoughts tactfully and wanted to ask for an answer.
"Although Mr. Bao is not a great person, he can't help but his sister is very favored in the palace. Seeing that the hereditary title in the house is about to come to an end, I hope that he can do some errands in the future."
What does the title mean?
Lai Shun was about to ask in detail, but Mrs. Xu immediately added: "Besides, your father and I are not afraid of Mr. Bao, but Mingyan can't be easily offended."
As she spoke, she pointed her fingers and said something else.
Not counting various villages and other courtyards, there are five to six hundred servants in Shan Rongguo Mansion. They say there are a hundred people of all kinds. When these many people gather in one place, they will inevitably form gangs and fight for power and gain.
According to Xu, the servants in Rongguo Mansion can be divided into three main factions based on the different backers:
The first line is dominated by Liwang and Zhou Rui, and is dependent on Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang.
The first line is headed by Wang Shanbao and is dependent on Mrs. Xing.
Because Wang Xifeng was in power in the palace, and although Mrs. Xing occupied her mother-in-law's title, she was just continuing the relationship, and she lacked strong support from her mother-in-law's family, so the former's power had completely suppressed the latter.
But even if these two groups of people were put together in one place, I'm afraid they would still be less than a fraction of the third group.
Because this last faction is headed by Lai Da and includes many old servants, most of the officials in the Rongguo Mansion can be classified into this faction.
Not only that, even the servants and maids closest to the young masters and ladies are mostly from this family.
And because Baoyu was regarded as the future sustenance of the whole family, his position was particularly important, so Lai Dabin specially assigned his nephew to serve him.
"Mingyan is Lai Da's nephew?"
Now Shun finally understood what his parents were worried about.
It is said that when the old Duke was still alive, the Lai family was already a respectable person in the mansion. When Laida and Lai Er came to this generation, the two brothers even served as the chief stewards of Rongning's second mansion.
As for Lai Da's son, he got rid of his slave status as soon as he was born and achieved the small goal that Lai Shunxin had longed for.
Although the Lai family is now powerful, it is still dwarfed by the Lai family.
Therefore, even if Laiwang and his wife find some clues, it will be extremely difficult for someone to expose Mingyan - even Zhou Rui and Li Gui, who are in the same camp, will never take the initiative to stand up against the Lai family.
However, Lai Shun had "lost his soul" again. He couldn't remember the specific details of that night. If he really had to fight in front of him with gongs and drums, he was afraid that not only would he not be able to get justice, but he would suffer some hidden losses.
but……
Although Laijia can't offend Laijia, it doesn't mean that Laishun can't cure Mingyan.
Chapter completed!