Rongguofu
When Jia Zheng heard Jia Heng's words, he turned his eyes and looked sad, saying, "Zi Yu, this evil obstacle has caused such a disaster..."
Jia Heng cut off Jia Zheng's words about "it affects me", waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, although Baoyu is guilty, Prince Zhongshun just lost an actor, but he came to Rong Mansion to question me like a thief. The children of the Jia clan are so rude!"
In the case of Ningguo Mansion, the loyal and obedient Prince's Palace Chief Shi would not come to seek grievances because of past feuds. However, the Rong Palace is different. Even in the original work, when Yuan Chun entered the palace and became a concubine, the Prince's Palace Chief Shi just pretended to be polite and said, " "Your house is different from other houses." Immediately, because he was ashamed of his mistake in taking the jade, he gave high-sounding reasons and had a domineering attitude.
To put it bluntly, you can report to the official to look for the person. The Rong Mansion does not have any loyal and shun royal palace actors secretly hidden. If you come to ask for it, it is easy to discuss and talk about it. Then I will help you ask. I am arrogant and interrogating the thief. Needless to say, there is nothing but contempt hidden deep in his heart.
It is also true that there are no men in the Rong Mansion who are officials outside. Their power is inferior to others and their face is worthless.
While Ning Rong and his two surnames were still alive, Prince Zhongshun would never dare to do this!
When Jia Mu heard this, she was shocked, but she also reacted, her face darkened, and she said angrily: "Brother Heng is right, this loyal and obedient prince didn't go looking elsewhere, but came to our house to ask about Baoyu. Is it possible?" Our Baoyu is the only one who knows the whereabouts of his actress? It’s simply… unreasonable!”
At the end of the story, Jia Mu became more and more vehement.
I thought that when her husband Daishan Gong was here, even a prince would have to give her a little favor from the Jia family. Now a long historian is making a fuss in the house. Is this bullying her because there is no one in the Jia family?
Well, her Jia family also has Brother Heng.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the back hall had other thoughts.
How should I put it? Jia Heng's few words gave Jia Mu an emboldened sense of sight.
Jia Heng said: "Old lady, please go back and have dinner first. It's really noisy at home, so let me send him away. The eldest sister and the third sister will help the master go back and have a rest. Master, there is no need to get so angry. It’s not worth taking seriously.”
At this moment, Yuan Chun heard Jia Heng calling his name. He raised his round and round hibiscus jade face, condensed a layer of autumn water, and looked at the young man. His beautiful eyes, which were originally about to weep, were filled with tears again, but his mind was calm. down.
As if he suddenly found his backbone, he nodded heavily.
Tanchun on the side did not cry. The girl's bright and charming eyes shone brightly, and the look of sadness on her face became much lighter.
Jia Heng didn't say much else, got up and walked towards the front yard.
As he said before, Jia Mu's place is in a mess, so she might as well go out to get some fresh air and play with the Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun's Palace.
Seeing the young man walking out, everyone present looked at each other with indescribably complicated emotions.
Without him, compared to Jia Zheng who just came to look for trouble in the palace, Jia Zheng looked like he was about to be in trouble. On the other hand, Jia Heng acted like he was taking the trouble lightly, and was even a little annoyed at being humiliated. This kind of perception...
The pillar of Rong Ning's second mansion is nothing more than this.
Baochai's plump and beautiful face was also slightly raised, her bright apricot eyes were gazing lovingly at the calm and composed young man, her eyes lingering on that clear and straight face. Somehow, she just It seems like you can never get enough.
Suddenly, this beautiful and smart girl suddenly remembered that the situation here was not right, and quickly lowered her eyes for fear of being seen.
At this moment, in fact, whether it was Daiyu, Tanchun, or Xiangyun, they were all thinking about something on their minds, but not many people paid attention to Baochai.
Li Wan frowned, his elegant and gentle face also filled with emotion.
Unlike others, I just thought of Jia Heng's words just now, about Rongfu Lan Geer and Huan Geer, both civil and military, showing off their military exploits...
Thinking of Jia Lan's future scene of serving as an official, she felt her body softening and her heart burning.
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he didn't stay any longer and turned around.
"Yuanyang, hurry up and take a look. When things are over, let Brother Heng come over for dinner." Mother Jia quickly ordered.
"Hey." Yuanyang responded quickly and left Rongqing Hall.
After Jia Heng left, Sister Feng advised: "Old ancestors, please don't be angry, brother Heng. My aunt and wife should go over and have a rest. Brother Bao is injured and needs a good rest."
Aunt Xue also tried to persuade her: "Yes, old lady, Brother Heng has already said that it's not worth being so angry."
Mother Jia nodded, looked at Jia Zheng, who looked gloomy and lost, and her tone softened a lot: "Zheng'er, you should go back and rest."
At this moment, Jia Zheng was tossing back and forth, but he felt tired and exhausted. With a long sigh, he strode out of Rongqing Hall with the support of his two daughters.
Jia Mu, Aunt Xue, and Mrs. Wang came to the front hall of Rongqing Hall again and sat down one after another.
All the warblers and swallows sat down again.
Jia Mu sat on the Arhat bed, took the fragrant tea from Hu Hui, took a sip, calmed her mind, and said, "If Brother Heng hadn't been here today, I don't know how much trouble would have happened."
At this moment, it's hard to mention Baoyu anymore, because there is really...no way to deal with it. I can only talk about him and downplay the bad influence of Baoyu's previous and previous dishonesty in everyone's mind.
Sister Feng nodded and said, "What the old lady said is that the great things Brother Heng does outside can still be handled in the inner house. You can understand people no matter where they are."
Jia's mother sighed: "When Mr. Xiaoguo was here, it was almost the same. Alas..."
At the end of the sentence, he let out a long sigh.
But in the flower hall in the front yard, Prince Zhongshun's chief Shi Duan was sitting on a nanmu chair, with a sneer on his face at first, waiting for news from Jia Zheng.
But after drinking a cup of tea, until the sky became gloomy, Jia Zheng still didn't return. He couldn't help but feel irritated, and his face gradually became a little unsightly.
Are you leaving him alone?
Just when he was looking for a servant to ask, he suddenly felt something in his heart and stared at it.
Outside the flower hall, a tall young man wearing a brocade robe embroidered with bamboo patterns was staring at him, crossing the threshold and entering the hall.
Because it was against the light, his face was originally as cold as frost, and the light was dim, giving him a somewhat cold and stern look.
Zhou Changshi recognized the person, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly stood up with fear in his heart, and said in a shocked voice: "Master Jia, you...why are you here?"
Jia Heng looked at Zhou Changshi and said in a deep voice: "The two houses of Rongning and Ning were originally one body. Why can't I be here? Where is Zhou Changshi? What are you doing here?"
Zhou Changshi calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Xiaodan, who was called Qi Guan in my palace, escaped from the palace. The young master born with jade in your palace has a close relationship with Qi Guan'er. I must know his whereabouts. What is his whereabouts?" The official is here to inquire, and I would like to ask your master to inform me."
Jia Heng frowned, sat down on the main seat, and said coldly: "If Zhou Changshi comes to look for someone like this, he can just report to the official directly. There is no need to come here for questioning."
Zhou Changshi's expression changed, and he said bravely: "Mr. Jia, your master exchanged sweat towels with Qi Guan. He must know Qi Guan's whereabouts. Please tell me."
Jia Heng sneered and said: "You can know the details by exchanging sweat towels? Zhou Changshi, your prince also gave Qi Guan'er a sweat towel. Do you think he knows Qi Guan'er's whereabouts?"
Zhou Changshi: "..."
First he felt angry, his face turned pale, and then he felt aggrieved.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "He may know about it, but you are rude to ask. Then I may still be looking for this person. Then why don't I mobilize the Jingwei regiment to search the whole city for your prince?" Actor?"
When Zhou Changshi heard this, his heart was shaken, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he said with a straight face: "Master Jia... I have no such intention."
The Beijing camp mobilized troops to march across the city for a single man, fearing that the prince would be the first to push him out of the jar.
Jia Heng said: "Zhou Changshi, since the palace has lost people, just send people to search for them. If the palace is short of manpower, you can even go to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to report to the officers for help. You come to the door and ask where it is." What’s the truth? I, the Rongning Second Mansion, have been a duke for many generations, would I still hide a fugitive slave from your house?”
When Zhou Changshi heard the scolding, his face was ugly and his heart was filled with resentment. However, he could only suppress all the resentment for the time being. He cupped his hands and said, "This official... is being reckless."
At this moment, I hit a wall and had some separation.
Jia Heng said: "Don't be busy. The Great Zhou Changshi came just in time. When you get back, give me a message for the prince. The assassination of the prince of the Daxiangguo Temple years ago has been revealed. The matter involved the White Lotus Demon and the Jinyi Mansion." We are doing our best to track down the culprit, and Jinyi Mansion will come to the palace tomorrow to inquire. Please also ask Prince Zhongshun to elaborate on the details of the assassination that day in case the court arrests him!"
When Zhou Changshi heard this, his face turned livid and his eyes were filled with fire. He knew that this was a counterattack from the young man in front of him, a naked humiliation!
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup without looking at the person's face and said, "Here, let's see you off."
At this time, the servant waiting outside entered the hall, extended his hand to invite him, and said: "Chang Shi, please come."
Zhou Changshi's face was green and red, and he was filled with resentment, but he could only cup his hands and say, "Goodbye."
Turn around and leave in despair.
Jia Heng looked at the direction Zhou Changshi was leaving. At that time, dusk was closing, lights were lit everywhere on the corridor eaves, and he was deep in thought.
Prince Zhongshun has already regarded him as his old enemy, and there is no point in letting him get used to it. Moreover, this time Zhou Changshi is not so much slapping Rongfu in the face, but actually wants to take the opportunity to smack him in the face, so Jia Zheng doesn't know what to do and responds. Being at a loss can be said to be a way to bully someone.
At this time, Yuanyang was listening to the exchange of words between the two people in the hall under the eaves, and his heart was slightly shaken. He looked at the young man, his expression paused, and he walked into the hall and said softly: "Uncle Heng, you haven't finished your meal just now, why not? Let’s go back and use some together.”
Jia Heng nodded, put down the tea cup, and said, "Let's go."
He felt that he needed to take this opportunity to briefly discuss some court matters with the Rong Mansion, especially to ask Sister Feng to restrain the servants of the Rong Mansion. Otherwise, he would be passive if he took advantage of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion.
Yuanyang saw Jia Heng responding and followed him back to Rongqing Hall.
In Rongqing Hall——
When Jia Mu saw Yuanyang and Jia Heng coming over, she hurriedly called out, "Brother Heng, what did Prince Zhongshun say?"
Jia Heng wrote lightly: "I didn't say anything, I sent him away."
Yuanyang said: "Old lady, the uncle has been scolded by someone in the future, and he also said that the Jinyi Mansion will come to ask questions tomorrow."
"This..." Mother Jia's expression changed, and she was confused.
Jia Heng glanced at Yuanyang and frowned.
Yuanyang stopped talking, his face was sullen, and he couldn't say much. He just lowered his eyelids and took a peek at the young man with a stern face.
"Don't listen to the nonsense of mandarin ducks. The disputes in the court are turbulent and treacherous. The king of the country is even more serious and cannot be taken lightly." Jia Heng said in a serious voice.
Everyone's expressions changed. For some reason, they all thought of Aunt Zhen from Prince Chu's Mansion, who was also scolded by the young man in front of them.
What kind of power is this?
Jia Mu thought for a while and said, "Brother Heng is a good person. You can just watch and deal with external matters."
Jia Heng sat down again, nodded slightly and said, "Old lady, don't worry too much. By the way, the second master should go back and rest?"
The second half of the sentence was a question to Yuanchun, who was sitting quietly beside him.
Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng, you have gone back to rest."
Jia Mu sighed again: "The commotion before and after really made him very angry."
Sister Feng comforted her and said: "Old ancestor, there is no need to mention this problem. Now the clouds in the sky have dispersed. Speaking of which, our ancestors have not eaten well, so why not use the rice first."
Hearing this, Mother Jia looked at Yingying and Yanyan who were standing and sitting, and quickly ordered: "Yuanyang, go to the kitchen to see if the food is hot."
There was a fuss in the middle, the food was almost gone, and they had already retreated to the kitchen.
Jia Heng's face straightened and he said solemnly: "Old lady, you just have your meal. I'll say a few words and I'll go back."
He can't eat this meal anyway. Who knows if there will be any more twists and turns, especially if he follows Jia Mu and has to starve for nine meals in three days.
In fact, Daiyu, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Aunt Xue and Baochai are basically the same. At this time, they don't have any thoughts about eating. Even if they go back and start the fire again, they don't want to join in the Rongqing Hall.
As for Mrs. Wang and Yuan Chun, they are almost full. How can they have any appetite?
Seeing Jia Heng's expression, Jia's mother was surprised and whispered: "Brother Heng, what do you have to say?"
Feng Wan, Chai Dai, Yuan Tan, and Xiang Yun all looked at the young man.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Old lady, you should know that the Zhongshun Prince's Palace has always been at odds with my Jia Family. After this incident, she will definitely become more and more resentful towards the Jia Family. Recently, Sister-in-law Feng has taken good care of the house and prevented the servants from causing any troubles outside." , As for the children in the clan, I will also take good care of them. If anything happens to the family here, just look for the third sister or the eldest sister, and let the two of them look for me."
He wasn't worried about Prince Zhongshun's palace making a gong or drumming in front of his face, but he was worried about using underhanded tactics.
The Ning Mansion was fine, and he personally controlled it, so it was no big deal, but the Rongguo Mansion, he might not be able to take care of sometimes.
It is also time to give these ignorant women in the backyard some sense of crisis, otherwise they may cause some trouble.
Of course, we will look back and see if we can find someone to secretly keep an eye on Prince Zhongshun's palace... This is a confidential matter, but it must be done by a confidant.
In fact, the Zhongshun Palace was really searching for dirty information about Jia Heng, but they could not find it, and their eyes had already fallen on the Rong Palace.
Aunt Xue's face changed, she hesitated, and said: "Brother Heng is right. Last time the imperial merchants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were sent to find trouble. This palace seems to be targeting us."
Jia Mu sighed: "It's also the grudges of the previous generation."
Sister Feng Danfeng rolled her eyes and said softly: "Speaking of which, if Wen Long's original case was caught by the palace, it would probably be very difficult to handle, right?"
These words were spoken in front of Jia Heng, taking the opportunity to resolve Aunt Xue's knot, not only selling Jia Heng's favor, but also giving Aunt Xue a step down.
When Aunt Xue heard this, she thought about it for a moment, sighed, looked a little embarrassed, and said: "No, Pan'er and Bao Yatou also said the same, saying that Brother Heng has such good thoughts, I am alive Now that I am a long time old, I am not as knowledgeable about things outside as my two children."
Aunt Xue was trying to make up for herself by saying this. As for bringing Xue Pan along, her intentions were obvious.
Brother Heng, Xue Pan doesn't blame you, you have to be kind to him.
Baochai's watery eyes narrowed and she couldn't help but look at the young man again.
In fact, she...has never complained about him.
Listening to the two ladies from the Wang family singing and holding each other in harmony, Jia Heng looked calm but felt little joy in his heart. He looked at Jia Mu and said, "Let's get here first today."
Jia Mu nodded and no longer forced her to stay.
