Jia Cong escorted Wang Xifeng and others to Tiexuan Temple. As soon as he entered, he saw a commotion inside.
Wang Xifeng asked in confusion: "What's going on?"
Jia Cong quickly called someone over and asked, "What are you doing? How can you behave in such a noisy manner?"
"Replying to Third Master, Brother Qiang was bitten by a poisonous snake at night and is unconscious now. Are you taking him to see a doctor?"
He waved his hand and asked people to leave. It seemed that Xiao Liuzi succeeded.
I just don't know how it works? I hope Jia Qiang is lucky.
You asked curiously: "Why are there snakes here? I have never heard of anyone being bitten before?"
Jia Cong said: "This is a wilderness after all, and half of the snakes are no exception. You should be more careful when you are keeping watch."
Qin Keqing looked at Jia Cong and wondered. He had just said it last night that Jia Qiang had the best chance of inheriting the Ningguo Mansion, but he was bitten by a snake immediately. Isn't it a coincidence?
Could it really be Uncle Cong who did it? But it was so late at night, where did he get the snake?
Is this really a coincidence? Wasn't it done by Uncle Cong?
At this time, I saw everyone carrying Jia Qiang out, and Jia Lian followed.
Jia Cong greeted him and asked, "Second brother, how are you? Is Brother Qiang okay?"
Jia Lian shook his head and said: "It's not very good. It was a little late when I discovered it. The poison has spread and I have already passed out. I must send him to the city to see a doctor as soon as possible. There can be no further delay."
"Have you found the snake? Don't let it bite anyone else. My sister-in-law and the others are here."
"It's strange. I searched here and there for a long time, but I couldn't find any trace of the snake. This kid Jia Qiang is really unlucky. Where do you think he was bitten by the snake?"
Seeing the weird look on Jia Lian's face, Jia Cong couldn't help but wonder, did he bite somewhere he shouldn't have?
Not only did he curiously ask: "Second brother, where was that kid bitten?"
Jia Lian suppressed a smile and said: "I took a bite on my mouth and another bite on my tongue."
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Jia Cong said "Pfft" and couldn't help but laugh. This little six is really a talent.
"Who does Brother Qiang think he is? Xu Xian? How dare he kiss a snake?"
The people around him couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
While the two brothers were talking, the man carrying Jia Qiang did not stop. He walked directly out of the temple gate, got on the carriage and rushed to the city.
The others continued to keep vigil. They had already done so yesterday, and there was no need for anyone to arrange it. They all went to their places.
Seeing that nothing happened, Jia Cong pulled Jia Lian aside.
"Second brother, there is no male in Dongfu. This time when we go back, we should adopt someone from the clan, right?"
Jia Lian nodded and said: "That's true. Someone in Dongfu must inherit the incense. An adoptive person is a must. There have been discussions in the past few days."
"Second brother, what do you think about me joining in?"
Jia Lian was stunned when he heard this, glanced at Jia Cong, and frowned.
"Brother Cong, although Ning Mansion is a big fat man, you are not short of money, so why bother to get involved? Besides, they will give priority to selecting people from the nearby branches of Dong Mansion. We are always farther away. Your chances are very slim."
Jia Cong nodded. This is true under normal circumstances, but what about abnormal circumstances?
"Second brother, I didn't have this idea at first. I really didn't like the Dongfu family business. I just figured it out yesterday. The status of the master of Ningguo Mansion is very different from the status of the bastard I am now. Just for this, I want to fight for it too.”
Jia Lian fell silent after hearing this. His brother's words did make sense. If it happened, he would reach the sky in one step, but his hope was too small.
"Brother Cong, although your idea is a good one, it's just really difficult. You can't pass Uncle Jia Jing's test, and the elders from the Ningguo branch won't agree either."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Second brother, no matter who inherits the Ningguo Mansion, it will not be of much benefit to the clan elders. If they support me, I will give them five hundred taels of silver each. What do you think they will choose?"
Jia Lian shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, you are really willing. If this is the case, there will definitely be a lot of people choosing money, and they can compete. However, Uncle Jia Jing is the key. How do you convince him?"
Jia Cong took out 20,000 taels of silver notes and handed them to Jia Lian.
"Second brother, please help me with this matter, but you can tell them the ugly things in front of them and take the money to do nothing. If I can't choose, I will take the money back. I am not cheap. It’s so easy to make money, let’s figure out other ways.”
Jia Lian smiled helplessly and said: "You are really direct, I will help you operate it, but if something happens to Jia Qiang, your chances will be greater."
"Jia Qiang was just bitten. She should be fine after a while of rest, right?"
"It's hard to say. After all, it was discovered too late. If he fails to wake up or has sequelae, he will be out immediately."
"The Jue of Extreme Chaos"
Jia Cong said: "Ignore him for now, I will trouble my second brother to worry more about this matter. When the matter is completed, I will definitely reward my second brother well."
Jia Lian smiled and said: "My brother, why are you talking about this? Don't worry. I will try my best to help you win over these clan elders. The rest is up to you."
Jia Lian took the money and left. As for how many people he can win over, it depends on God's will.
That night, Jia Cong went to Youshi's room and had a deep talk with her.
After a while, You called Qin Keqing and Xichun over. The four of them talked for most of the night, but they didn't know what they talked about.
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The tragedy of the Li family business was discovered at noon the next day.
It caused a huge sensation for a while. This was a tragedy that happened at the foot of the emperor, in the city of Shenjing. It was simply appalling, and the impact was really bad.
The Shuntian Mansion Yamen, the Five Cities Military and Horse Department, and the Criminal Department all dispatched experienced arresters, detectives, and investigators to look for clues about the murderer.
However, everyone checked the Li Family Trading Company inside and out, and found no clues except for a line of large characters on the ground.
These people were all experienced investigators, and even they were not satisfied with the results, so they immediately launched a new round of investigations.
Qiu Liang stood in the courtyard of the Chamber of Commerce, touching his chin with his right hand and couldn't help but think deeply.
For the Li family business, first the caravan was robbed, then shops in various places were looted, and two months later it was wiped out. This series of actions seemed to have been premeditated.
It stands to reason that Brother Cong is the biggest suspect. I asked him to get a lot of information about the Li Family Trading Company, but if I insist that it was him who did it, I really don't believe it.
This kid can do a lot of things, but he can't have such great energy. Even the Jia family can't do it.
So, if it’s not Brother Cong, then who is it?
Censor Li Zheng went directly to the book and cried, asking the emperor to severely punish the murderer and avenge the Li family.
Emperor Longqing was sitting in the court, looking at the crying Li Zheng, and could only comfort him: "Li Aiqing, please forgive me. I have asked Shuntian Mansion, Wucheng Military and Horse Division, and the Ministry of Punishment to jointly investigate. I believe there will be results soon." .”
Li Zhengdao: "Your Majesty, I suspect that this matter was committed by the Jia family. I would also like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to arrest the suspect for questioning."
Emperor Longqing frowned, "Oh, Li Aiqing suspects the Jia family, is there any evidence?"
Li Zheng said: "Your Majesty, Jia Cong from the Jia family has stolen the soap formula from my Li family and has a feud with my nephew. He has the motive to commit murder."
Emperor Longqing looked at Li Zheng with a strange look on his face. This is his minister and his envoy. He is confusing right and wrong and deceiving me. If he hadn't been paying attention to that boy Jia Cong, he might have believed him. Nonsense.
Do all his ministers have this kind of virtue? This is so similar to the description in Jia Cong's story.
Niu Jizong, who was standing in the row of generals, couldn't help laughing. Seeing everyone's gaze, he quickly suppressed his laughter and apologized to the emperor.
"I am disrespectful to you, and I ask your Majesty to forgive me. The main reason is that what Yushi Li said is so ridiculous, and I can't bear it any longer."
Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said, "I forgive you, Niu Aiqing. Come and tell me, what is so funny about Yushi Li's words?"
Niu Jizong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the soap formula that Yushi Li mentioned was made by Jia Cong about a year and a half ago. At that time, I sent some to my home to help him try and promote it.
About a year ago, I heard that someone sneaked into Jia Cong's soap workshop at night and stole the soap formula. Soon after, the Li Family Trading Company also started selling soap, and it was exactly the same as what Jia Cong sold.
This is obviously the Li family who stole Jia Cong's formula. As an imperial envoy, Li Zheng confuses right and wrong and deceives the emperor. The criminal deceives the emperor. Your Majesty, please punish Li Zheng for deceiving the emperor. "
Emperor Longqing said: "Li Zheng, deceiving me is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Do you know your crime?"
Li Zheng knelt down and kowtowed, shouting that he was wronged, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. My nephew told me all this. I never expected that my nephew would deceive me. Please atone for your sins."
Niu Jizong curled his lips. These talkers were so shameless. They pushed directly on the dead man. You really couldn't do anything about him.
Even Emperor Longqing had no choice but to scold him and bring him down.
"Li Zheng, as an imperial envoy, although you can tell the truth, you can't just talk nonsense. If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense. Please step back."
Although Li Zheng was scolded, he was not resigned to it, "Your Majesty, if the Li family steals Jia Cong's formula, then Jia Cong will hate the Li family and have more motivation to take action. Please make the decision for me."
I have to say, this Li Zheng is really tough.
Niu Jizong also had to admire him, is this even possible? I really learned something.
The water-dissolved team said: "Your Majesty, the Jia family is in the process of holding a funeral. Jia Cong is currently keeping vigil at the Tiekan Temple outside the city. It should have nothing to do with the eucalyptus of the Li family."
Long Qing said: "I've heard about it too, so how is the investigation going? Are the people from the Criminal Department here?"
Zhang Song, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, the three departments are jointly investigating. At present, except for a line left by the murderer, nothing has been found."
"Then what words did the murderer leave?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, the words left by the murderer were: 'The revenge for destroying the family in the past is avenged today, I feel happy, hahaha.'"
Emperor Longqing frowned, what does this mean? Kill message?
"Zhang Aiqing, what do you think of this guy?"
Zhang Song cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is a vendetta. Enemies have come to seek revenge. In addition, two months ago, the Li family's caravan and shops in various places were looted, which further illustrates this point. It should be It’s been planned for a long time.”
Zhang Song had no choice. His most capable people had done countless big things, but when faced with the Li family's troubles, they couldn't find anything. He could only follow the clues left by the murderer.
After hearing these perfunctory words, Emperor Longqing had no choice but to urge them to investigate as soon as possible. After being the emperor for ten years, he was already used to it.
"Then you urge them to find out the real culprit as soon as possible and give Li Aiqing justice."
Zhang Song bowed and said: "I obey the order."
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Three days passed quickly, and the entire funeral was considered a complete success.
Jia Cong returned home, plunged into the study, and worked for most of an hour. Then he walked out with a letter and asked his servant to deliver it to Zhuangzi immediately and hand it over to Wangcai.
Then he went to his private treasury, selected a glazed beauty, packed it in a sandalwood box, and left the house with it in his arms.
Soon, Jia Cong appeared in the East Road Courtyard of Rongguo Mansion.
"Son, please give my regards to the master and my wife."
Jia She waved his hand and said: "Get up, are you done with the affairs in Dongfu? What are you getting?"
Jia Cong pushed the sandalwood box in front of Jia She and said with a smile: "This is a son's filial piety to the master. Let the master see if he likes it?"
When Jia She heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He looked like a child who could be taught. He stretched out his hand to open the box, and his eyes immediately straightened the next second.
Slowly reaching out, he took out the glazed beauty statue inside and looked at it carefully.
Mrs. Xing opened her mouth in surprise when she saw it, her eyes full of envy.
The concubines nearby saw this and immediately exclaimed.
"Ah, so beautiful."
"Yes, what a beautiful beauty."
"Is this a crystal? I heard that crystals are naturally occurring? It's so beautiful."
Jia She gently stroked the glazed statue with one hand and murmured: "The details are exposed, lifelike and crystal clear. It is truly a top-quality treasure."
After admiring it for a while, I reluctantly put it into the sandalwood box.
He said to Mrs. ?”
Jia Cong turned around and said with a smile: "You are so thoughtful, I like this baby very much. Tell me, what else do you want to do with me?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "As long as the master likes it, my son's efforts have not been in vain. The son has some confidential matters and wants to talk to the master in private."
Jia She was very happy to have the treasure, so naturally he would not refuse. He picked up the sandalwood box and said, "Let's go, father and son, we will go to the study to talk."
Soon the two came to the study. After sitting down, Jia Cong said straight to the point: "Master, if there is no male in the East Mansion, there should be an adoptive person to inherit the incense. My son wants to be this person and the master of Ningguo Mansion."
