He, a dignified young master from the Duke's palace, went to court with a kidnapper, and the outcome was no doubt in doubt.
Even if Jia Lian and others did not have sufficient evidence, even if Xiang Ling only gave a little vague testimony in the end, it would be enough to convict the kidnapper.
Choose a day to ask and behead.
After hearing the news, the people who came to see the excitement applauded when they heard the ending.
In this era, it is so simple to decide the life or death of a criminal!
There is no such thing as justice. Law is a product of the times. In this illiterate society, only severe punishment can shock people's hearts.
In the lobby, the kidnapper, who was so frightened that he wet his pants, was dragged down by the government officials.
The governor looked at the lonely girl still standing in the hall and said to Jia Lian: "Master Jia, although the case was solved and the kidnapper was also taken into custody by the governor, this girl was kidnapped from other places, but I don't know what to do. It’s better to settle it down.”
Jia Lian cupped his hands and said, "I don't need to worry about this matter. I am an old friend of Mr. Zhen. After Mr. Zhen asked me to find the orphan for him, he became a monk and traveled around. Therefore, I can naturally leave this matter of resettlement to me."
Fu Yin nodded and said with a smile: "That's very good."
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Arriving outside Yingtian Mansion, Jia Lian turned around and saw that the young novice monk was still there, so he asked, "Why are you still following us?"
Sun Zairen immediately showed a smile: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir. Your Majesty is still alive, with eyes like a torch, punishing evil and eradicating evil. Just now, our Lord Yin asked me to let me thank you on his behalf for helping our mansion break this." It's an unjust case, and I asked you to ask your Excellency if you have free time. We, the governor, also want to prepare a small amount of wine and invite you to come over and talk about it..."
Jia Lian knew what the governor meant as soon as he heard it. It was hard to reveal it in the court just now. After this, he still wanted to make friends.
Ying Tianfu Yin is no longer a small official, he is ranked third grade. If he can take a step forward, he will be either a local governor or the six central ministries.
But again, given his status, it is not good for him to make friends with such local foreign officials who are not relatives but not friends, otherwise it may be troublesome for him to be brought to the capital.
So he smiled and said: "I accept Lord Fu Yin's kindness. However, my trip to Nanjing was in a hurry and I didn't dare to stay too long, so I can only live up to Lord Fu Yin's kindness. Please forgive me for being disrespectful. I will wait for the future. When Mr. Fu Yin arrives in the capital, if you don’t mind coming to your residence to get together, I will definitely treat you with a warm welcome."
But I saw the little novice stepped forward again, "I will definitely bring it to us adults if you tell me...I don't dare to waste your time, but there is one more thing..."
Sun Zairen glanced at Xiang Ling, who was following Jia Lian, and said, "Now that the kidnapper has been punished, Miss Zhen will probably not return to the poor yard of the villain's house, but there must still be some of Miss Zhen's old things in it. , I wonder if the master sent someone to clean it up, or let the villain clean it up and deliver it to the master's house?"
Jia Lian had forgotten about this incident, and wanted to let the little novice monk deal with it on his own. Xiang Ling followed him, and naturally bought whatever he needed, and no longer needed the previous things.
Then I thought about it, Xiang Ling was abducted since she was a child, and the kidnapper treated her very badly. Maybe she missed her parents and relatives, or maybe she had some old childhood things to comfort her childishness, who knows. Looking at Xiang Ling's look, I am afraid that she is feeling hesitant at the moment and has no prospects for the future, but she shouldn't make the decision for her and let go of old thoughts.
"You go back and ask your woman to pack her things and send them to Rongguo Mansion."
Jia Lian said, no longer paying attention to the little novice monk. After getting on the horse, he extended his hand to Xiang Ling who was following the horse and looking at the big guy in front of him with some fear.
Xiang Ling put her little hands on her without hesitation, and cooperated very well with Jia Lian to pull her up.
She is afraid of the outside world. Now, her only thought is to follow the young master in front of her, who has always shown kindness to her, and she does not dare to lose a step, because she knows that once she loses her, she will have no place to go, and she will be worse than before. Even more pitiful when he is a fake father.
Jia Lian held Xiang Ling in his arms, feeling the cold skin inside through the thin coarse linen clothes on her body, sighed slightly, lowered his head and said: "Let's go buy clothes, thick, warm clothes. "
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After spending an afternoon shopping around Nanjing with Xiangling, in addition to buying clothes, shoes, and jewelry for Xiangling, Jia Lian also did not forget to buy some things for Daiyu and the Sanchun sisters at home that they might like.
At dusk, Jia Lian and others had just returned to the mansion when they saw the little novice monk changing into regular clothes, holding a package, and wandering alone in front of the mansion.
Seeing Jia Lian and others discovering him, they hurriedly came forward to say hello.
Jia Lian sat on the horse, frowned and asked, "What are you doing standing here?"
"The little person respects the Lord's order and brings Miss Zhen's old things."
Sun Zairen delivered the package, and Jia Lian asked Zhaoer to pick it up.
Seeing the young novice standing there rubbing his hands and feet, showing no sign of leaving, Jia Lian understood in his heart.
No wonder he was willing to stand here instead of delivering the things directly to the house. It turned out that he wanted to see himself again.
Jia Lian thought that this young novice was also smart and diligent, so he might form a good relationship.
"I haven't asked yet, what is your name?"
"The younger one's surname is Sun, and his given name is Zairen."
Upon hearing that Jia Lian finally remembered to ask his name, Sun Zairen immediately became happy and kept nodding and bowing.
Jia Lian smiled and said: "I know you have many doubts in your heart, and I also tell you that I can find you by my own means, so you don't have to ask in detail."
Seeing that he had been guessed, Sun Zairen immediately bent down and said, "I don't dare, a villain."
Hearing the meaning in Jia Lian's words that he would not elaborate on it, the little novice monk did not dare to disturb him any more and prepared to leave, even though he felt regretful.
"But since you helped me this time, and I said I would reward you, you will naturally not break your promise."
Sun Zairen immediately laughed and said: "Sir, you are joking. It is a small man's honor to be able to work hard for you. How dare you ask for a reward? Besides, the villain and Mr. Zhen are old acquaintances. They were also taken care of in the past, and now they can do it for you." If you do your small part in rescuing Miss Zhen, you can be considered a villain repaying your kindness."
As he said this, he glanced at Xiang Ling, who had been covered with a new plush cloak, but kept her head lowered, sitting quietly in Jia Lian's arms, and thought to herself: Now, her hardships have finally come to an end!
Jia Lian looked at Sun Zairen up and down and said with a smile: "You have now established a solid foundation in Nanjing City. It is unknown whether you will reach a higher level in the future. I would like to congratulate you in advance."
"I don't dare to praise Lord Miao Cheng..."
"As long as peace comes, you will still have a calamity in the next one or two years. If you can't survive it safely at that time, I'm afraid you will inevitably suffer from the cold."
The smile on Sun Zairen's face was still hanging, but he froze for a moment. If it weren't for the noble person opposite him, he would have spat. Would he even know how to speak?
Suddenly thinking about all the things he had done before, it seemed that Jia Lian really couldn't be guessed by common sense, as if he was really prescient.
I have no grudges against him, and given his status, he may not have deliberately deceived me.
After thinking about this, he immediately became more respectful and said, "Please give me some advice, sir!"
"The secret must not be leaked. I am only telling you that if you are desperate, you might as well come to the Rongguo Mansion in the capital to look for me."
As long as Jia Yucun resumes his official position this time, as long as he is still transferred to the prefecture of Yingtian, even if there is no case of Xue Pan, Sun Zai's fate will be inevitable.
How could a person like Jia Yucun tolerate a despicable person who had seen him in his most desolate state to be by his side?
Dealing with him is only a matter of time.
As for asking Sun Zairen to look for him, firstly, it was a reward for his help today, and secondly, he saw that this young novice monk was a talented person.
Apart from anything else, just because he was able to sort out all the causes and consequences of the Xue Pan case for Jia Yucun before he took office, and to understand all the foundations of the four major families, it is not something that an ordinary person can do. .
If he really came to invest, Jia Lian would be willing to take him under his wing.
It just so happened that he still lacked capable people around him, and the only few people he had were all servants of the family. Since he is a member of the family, he will be influenced by Jia She, Jia Zheng and others to some extent, so he needs some outsiders to work for him.
Jia Lian suddenly wanted to subdue him, but he didn't know that he was playing into Sun Zai's hands.
Although he comes from a humble background, he is not ordinary!
He has long realized that meeting Jia Lian is a great opportunity in his life. Otherwise, how could he, a small official, be able to let Lord Fu Yin speak to him in person today?
He has been in Yingtian Mansion for two or three years, and this is the first time he has spoken to Mr. Fu Yin. The reason is just because Mr. Fu Yin saw that he actually knew Jia Lian, the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the capital!
Therefore, he was willing to brave the cold wind and wait in front of the Duke's Mansion, just to find an opportunity to meet Jia Lian again.
No, the opportunity has indeed come!
He immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Jia Lian, and said with a smile: "Since the adults said that the villain will be in trouble in the future, the villain believes it. Now that the adults say that, how can the villain not follow the pole? The reason for climbing up?
There is no need to wait for the future. As long as the adults are willing, the villain will immediately swear to follow the adults and listen to the adults' orders for the rest of his life!
Presumably with the power of the adults, as long as the villain can follow the adults, he will be able to avoid this trivial disaster! "
"You're such a naughty boy. What do you think of my second master, a monk and Taoist priest who helps you get rid of troubles?" Zhao Sheng and others were already jealous when they saw Jia Lian talking back and forth with a small yamen servant. Very soon, seeing Sun Zairen being so shameless, he naturally taunted him.
Jia Lian was also surprised, "Now? Are you sure?"
Jia Lian knew that this boy had finally established a foothold in Nanjing, with a house, a wife, children and a stable job.
Are you so relaxed that you decide to follow him to Beijing without even thinking about it?
"I can tell you that if you come to the capital with me now, you may not be able to be reused, and you may not be as comfortable as you were in Yingtian Mansion."
It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any worries in his heart, but Sun Zairen knew very well that he couldn't show it at all. He said with a straight smile:
"I am comfortable here in Yingtian Mansion, but I have no future. I will be a subordinate who is looked down upon by others all my life.
Nowadays, it is rare for an adult to show mercy and be willing to take in a villain. Does the villain not even have this knowledge?
When the adults fly high in the future, the younger ones will naturally rise and follow the adults to enjoy glory and wealth. "
Once you become a subordinate official, although you can have enough food and clothing, you and your descendants for three generations are not allowed to take the scientific examination, which means that you have no chance to turn over within three generations. Having understood this, Sun Zairen had long wanted to get rid of this identity and find another career.
Sun Zai's decisiveness once again impressed Jia Lian. Such a person may be of great use in the future.
So he smiled and said: "Okay, in that case, you can follow me from now on. But I see that you are also taking care of the family here, so I will give you three months to arrange things here, three A month later, you go to the capital to find me."
"Thank you, sir..."
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