Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 246 Prison Visit

The clerk took the banknote and his expression instantly became kind. He smiled and stuffed the banknote into his arms without urging him again.

"Haha, then I won't disturb you guys from chatting!"

Grandmother Jia watched the clerk walk away, and Daiyu took the opportunity to take out vegetables and steamed buns from the food box.

"Butler Lai, you've suffered a lot these days, please use some of it."

Lai Da and Jia She were arrested almost at the same time, and Lai Da was also tortured a lot. At this moment, he looked much more miserable than Jia She and Jia Zheng. He no longer had the majesty of the former Rongguo Mansion's chief steward.

He crawled to the cell door, grabbed a steamed bun and started to eat it. There was no trace of the demeanor of the former steward of Rongguo Mansion.

Lai Er also came over when he saw this, stretched out his hand through the cell door, and asked Daiyu eagerly, "Cousin, is there anything else?"

Before Daiyu could answer, Lai Da put the steamed bun into his arms and moved the two dishes out of Daiyu's reach.

Daiyu smiled helplessly: "There are no more vegetables and steamed buns, only some snacks are left."

"Snacks are fine too!" Lai Er's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Daiyu as if he was looking at a big meat bun.

Daiyu pretended to be scared, took off the purse at her waist and threw it to Lai Er.

In fact, truth serum was also sprinkled in the snacks - not a large amount, but enough to make Lai Er inadvertently reveal some key information.

When Lai Da had almost finished eating, Grandmother Jia said, "Lai Da, I have always trusted you for your mother's sake. The Jia family has treated you well, but you actually committed such a disaster of confiscating the family property and exterminating the clan!"

Lai Da was chewing meat in his mouth. He paused when he heard this, spat out a piece of chicken bone, and said incoherently: "Don't put the blame on me. I haven't touched that deadly thing!"

After that, he continued to chew, and when he had swallowed all the meat in his mouth, he continued: "I dare not touch such obvious things. The things I stole were all inconspicuous little objects. Who is stupid enough to touch such obvious things? I am not tired of living!"

Grandmother Jia was so angry that she was shaking, and she slammed the phoenix-headed cane in her hand heavily on the ground, making a dull "toot" sound.

"Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! Do you still have the heart to do it?"

Lai Er's mouth was full of snacks, but he couldn't help but sneer: "This is nothing, Mrs. Wang sent more than this amount to the palace, what do we have?"

After listening to Lai Er's words, Lai Da nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.

Perhaps they both knew that they would not end up well, so they didn't have so many reservations when speaking.

This made Grandmother Jia even more angry. She felt a tightness in her chest and almost fainted.

Daiyu waited quietly by the side, estimating the time it would take for the medicine to take effect.

For a moment, the only sounds in the cell were Lai Da chewing his food and Jia Mu's heavy breathing.

"Brother, please leave some for me!" Lai Er finished the snack in his hand, stuffed his purse into his arms, and continued to ask Lai Da for food.

The weather is hot now, and leaving food nearby will easily attract rats. Lai Da thought for a moment, then threw the half-eaten roast chicken to Lai Er.

The two of them ate with gusto, as if they had forgotten they were still in prison.

Daiyu really admired them for being able to remain calm even when faced with such a life-threatening situation.

Daiyu calmed down Jia's mother and asked abruptly, "Uncle Lai, I'm curious. When was the first time you embezzled something from the storehouse?"

Lai Da was about to say something, but he swallowed it back in time. He tore the steamed bun into small pieces and even the broth in the plate.

Daiyu smiled and lowered her eyes, then said slowly, "Aren't you worried that something might have been added to the food?"

Lai Da paused for a moment, then quickly continued eating: "I am now a wanted criminal of the imperial court. Even if I am not to be executed immediately, I will have to wait until the autumn to be executed.

What good will it do you to poison me at this time? It will only cause you trouble. You won't do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself."

Since Daiyu entered the mansion, she has a good reputation among the servants. Lai Da knew that this cousin was not a simple person. At this moment, facing Daiyu's questioning, he was particularly careful.

Daiyu nodded and continued, "It was after Mrs. Wang got married, right?"

Perhaps he had touched upon the key point, or perhaps the potion had begun to take effect, Lai Da's eyes suddenly became flustered. He could no longer resist the urge to tell the truth, and blurted out, "How do you know? What do you know?"

"I have guessed a little, but I still need Uncle Lai to help me solve the puzzle."

Lai Da had already vaguely sensed something was wrong, and he asked sternly, "What did you put in the dish?"

After he shouted, he immediately threw the plate to the ground, picked up a piece of the broken pieces and stabbed his thigh with it.

Blood oozed out instantly, and the pain made him sober up for a moment. He covered his mouth tightly with his hands, fearing that he would say something he shouldn't.

His action frightened Lai Sheng (Lai Er). Lai Sheng also threw the plate aside and asked in horror: "You have such a cruel heart!"

Daiyu sneered, "You can betray your master if you want. I just want to ask about some old stories and add some good things to make you speak honestly. I'm not trying to steal money or kill people, so is it okay?"

Hearing that it was not poison, Lai Sheng picked up the plate that had fallen to the ground. He did not mind that some of the meat had been stained with dirt on the ground, but just patted it gently and continued to stuff it into his mouth.

Seeing that Lai Da was about to speak, Jia's mother swallowed her words and had to use her trump card.

She said in a hoarse voice, "Tofu Chen Hutong in the north of the city."

When Lai Da heard the address, the tense expression on his face relaxed, and he seemed to have lost all his energy and completely gave up resisting.

His hand slowly loosened and he compromised: "You have to promise me that you won't send anyone to look for them!"

"I promise, I won't send anyone to alarm them."

Although Daiyu didn't understand what this address meant, she didn't change the subject at this time and waited for Lai Da to continue explaining.

"I also remember the instructions of the old Duke, and I worked diligently to manage this mansion for the old lady. But since the second wife came into the family, everything has changed.

The old lady handed over the affairs of the backyard to her, and my mother and I had more opportunities to interact with the second wife. I didn't expect that woman to frame me! "At this point, Lai Da's eyes were full of resentment.

Daiyu took over the conversation and asked, "So you accepted her threat and tampered with my mother's dowry?"

Lai Da closed his eyes tightly and nodded with a little regret.

Daiyu asked again: "Did you get the medicine from Mrs. Wang? What did you put it on?"

"All the jewelry was soaked in medicine. The dowry cloth was also fumigated with medicine powder before being packed."

When Jia's mother heard this, she still had something she didn't understand, and she shouted angrily, "Good! You are really good!"