Zhu Jinghong put the knife back. Jia Zhen, who was kneeling on the ground, remained in her original position and did not dare to move.
"This matter ends here. If your family causes trouble again, I will not be lenient!"
"Thank you... thank you Thirteenth Master for your forgiveness!"
Zhu Jinghong ignored Jia Zhen, sheathed his sword and went straight to the palace, followed by all the accompanying eunuchs.
A few breaths later, Jia Zhen was the only one left kneeling outside the gate. He had not yet recovered from the fear.
After about ten seconds, after confirming that Zhu Jinghong had left, Jia Zhen stood up.
It's just that his legs were a little unruly and he almost fell to the ground, but he managed to stabilize his body.
After taking a few deep breaths, Jia Zhen finally understood why her father hid in the Taoist temple and refused to come out.
He could imagine how much pressure his father, as the head of the family, must have been under ten years ago.
At this moment, even he wants to hide in a Taoist temple. It is normal for his own father to become a monk under greater pressure.
After taking off her official hat, she tremblingly took out her handkerchief, and wiped the sweat from her forehead, Jia Zhen turned around and walked out of the palace.
It could be seen that every step he took was difficult because his legs still refused to obey him.
All the way out of the palace, Jia Zhen went to where his family was. When he got closer, a domestic slave discovered him.
Soon Jia Lian came up to meet her, and now Jia Zhen was being supported by the servants.
"Is the matter over?" Jia Lian asked the most critical question.
Jia Zhen nodded, not meaning to say more. At this moment, he just wanted to go home early.
"What did Master Thirteen say?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
Since Jia Zhen didn't want to say more, Jia Lian couldn't do anything to him, but as long as he knew what was going on, it would be fine.
When they were rushing back, Zhu Jinghong had sent an eunuch to invite Qin Ye. He wanted to make this matter clear to Qin Ye.
Qin Ye was quite idle at the Ministry of Industry, so he left immediately after being summoned and appeared in front of Zhu Jinghong within a moment.
After Qin Ye saw the gift, Zhu Jinghong said: "There is some misunderstanding between you and the Jia family!"
"Although the thief has not been caught yet, it has been confirmed that he was not instigated by the Jia family. This matter...let's end it here!"
That being said, Zhu Jinghong has already taken note of this account and will definitely avenge this attack in the future.
Hearing Zhu Jinghong's words, Qin Ye quickly replied: "Thank you Thirteenth Master for your concern. I and the Jia family have properly handled this matter!"
As long as the misunderstanding is explained clearly, after a few days of calm thinking, it will be a matter of course to reach a reconciliation.
Neither the Jia family nor the Qin family wanted to make this matter a bigger deal.
"That's great!" Zhu Jinghong nodded.
Although it is a misunderstanding, and although the investigation will no longer continue, Shuntian Mansion will still close the case procedurally.
There will be a group of ruffians who will take responsibility for the crime, so that both the superiors and the subordinates will be accountable, and this is also the basic operation of the government.
While Zhu Jinghong was chatting with Qin Ye here, Zhu Jingyuan had just returned to the palace from Jixian Hall.
In the morning, the old man went to Shanglinyuan. He planned to go there with him, but the bachelors had differences in revising the records, which prevented Zhu Jingyuan from making the trip.
By the time his coordination was completed, the inspection at Shanglinyuan had been completed, and there was no need for him to go again.
However, the prince was summoned, which aroused his curiosity again.
Entering the inner house, Chen Zhi was sitting on the porch, copying scriptures with a pen.
The queen liked flowers and plants, so she planted flowers and grass to please her. This was also the purpose of copying scriptures.
Ignoring Chen Zhi, Zhu Jingyuan walked straight into the house, but heard his wife's voice before he crossed the threshold.
"Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion just met Lao Shisan and has left the palace safe and sound!"
Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but become interested, so he turned and walked towards Chen Zhi.
A eunuch brought a stool, and after Zhu Jingyuan sat down, he asked, "Is this how Old Thirteen let people go?"
Chen Zhi put down the pen, picked up the paper and blew on it carefully before putting it away to the maid next to her. The maid on the other side spread the paper again.
"It's not that simple. Thirteenth Brother put a knife on Jia Zhen's neck. If Jia Zhen wasn't frightened to death, he's lucky!"
"I heard from the eunuch that Jia Zhen walked out holding on to the wall!"
Having said this, Chen Zhi looked at Zhu Jingyuan and said, "You said this old Thirteen is really ruthless... he can scare people like this!"
Her words brought back bad memories of Zhu Jingyuan.
When Zhu Jinghong received an errand to train the army, Zhu Jingyuan came to test the situation, and then was threatened by his brother.
"Whoever dares to harm me, I will chop him to death with a knife!"
More than half a month has passed, and Zhu Jingyuan still remembers these words and Zhu Jinghong's indifferent expression at that time.
"Hey, hey...what are you thinking about?"
"No...nothing!"
Zhu Jingyuan hurriedly defended, but Chen Zhi could tell at a glance what he was trying to hide.
"What happened this time? Are you really not going to take action?"
Asking this question shows that Chen Zhi is not willing to let go of this great opportunity.
Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand and said, "That's all... don't mention this matter again!"
Now that the Holy Birthday Festival is approaching and the old man has already said hello, how can Zhu Jingyuan dare to cause trouble?
Zhu Jingyuan's original intention to interfere in the affairs of the Jia and Qin families was not to cause trouble, but to drive a wedge between Zhu Jinghong and the prince.
But who knew that Zhu Jinghong didn't get angry directly, and the estrangement apparently fell through.
Zhu Jingyuan asked in confusion: "How can a person like Lao Si make Lao Thirteen give up?"
The people serving here are his confidants, so Zhu Jingyuan dared to ask questions directly like this.
Glancing at Zhu Jingyuan, Chen Zhi said: "It is natural for an honest person like Lao Shisan to get along with a straight person like Lao Si!"
"Hmph, I don't believe I can't pull him over!" At this time, Zhu Jingyuan also had a bad temper.
Besides, when Jia Zhen returned to the mansion, all her brothers and uncles rushed over and asked about what happened.
However, Jia Zhen didn't say much, and just asked someone to bring a bottle of wine.
After the wine arrived, the man held the bottle and drank. After drinking, he gradually calmed down.
"What's going on? Tell me!" Jia Mu scolded.
"Back to our ancestors, Master Thirteen believed his grandson's explanation and decided not to pursue it further!"
Although they had guessed this result, when Jia Zhen said it, everyone in the Jia family breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Jia Jing said: "Zhen'er, tell me the details of this interview carefully!"
Jia Jing was his biological father, so Jia Zhen dared not to listen to him, so she told all the details, just to beautify her response.
Although they were just spectators, everyone in the Jia family was shocked when they learned that Jia Zhen had a knife put to her neck.
If you answer this question incorrectly, your head may fall to the ground.
In such a situation, Jia Zhen's ability to deal with it properly was really admired by all the tribesmen.
As the patriarch, Jia Zhen concluded: "Our family has encountered a lot of things in recent days, and every time it is a huge disaster!"
"These few times we have been lucky enough to avoid disaster, but it may not happen next time. We must all be vigilant and never cause another incident!"
"We must continue to clean up the family tradition internally, and we must be kind and reasonable externally. We would rather suffer a little loss than offend others!"
Having said this, Jia Zhen looked at Jia She brothers and said, "What do you two uncles think?"
Jia She and the others nodded. They naturally supported Jia Zhen's proposal, just because they understood how difficult it was for the family.
At this time, Jia Jing said: "The reason for the bad atmosphere in the clan is that the clan members do not know the etiquette, do not follow Confucius and Mencius, do not understand the scriptures, and do not know the benefits... I think that the only way to trace the origins is to rectify the family education!"
The Jia family's current school is definitely a mess, and those in charge have heard this.
Some time ago, in order to rectify the family tradition, a lot of rules were set for the school. However, since the students in the school were the young masters of the family, the effect of the discipline was not very good.
"It's feasible..." Jia Zheng was the first to nod.
Jia She also stroked his beard and replied: "It is precisely to strictly enforce order and let the juniors learn the rules!"
(End of chapter)
