In Rongxi Hall, Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and other masters of the two houses gathered here again.
Hearing Jia Zheng and Jia She's reply, Jia Mu's face showed a smile again.
"Sister Feng is right. After all, the brother who left our two houses has not completely forgotten our ancestors. If we have brother Qi's help in the future, our house will definitely be able to thrive again!"
However, after hearing this, the people who went to see him off did not smile this time and chose to remain silent.
Mother Jia was slightly startled when she saw it. She raised her head and looked at Jia She and Jia Zheng. The wrinkles on her forehead wrinkled slightly and her eyes were a little suspicious. "What's wrong with you? Didn't Brother Xing agree to our three things?" Son?"
On the way back, Jia Zheng thought carefully about what Jia Xi said. After passing those three conditions, the scope of the three things the other party said suddenly narrowed a lot. Which of the major families in the capital did not It’s a terrible thing. Apart from some big things that can’t be solved, the only things that need help from outsiders are those messy things that can’t be brought to the table~
The two mansions are no better than the others. Although they are starting to go downhill, there are really not many things that cannot be solved by the four branches of Jia Shi Wang Xue. This leaves only those things that are not on the table, but such things violate the Jia Qi will definitely not take action on those three conditions.
After understanding the truth behind this, Jia Zhengcai sighed. Big things cannot be asked for, and small things are not worth it. They are like worthless things!
Jia She was silent for a moment and then said: "Mother, these three things are not all possible. There are still three conditions. They do not violate morality, do not violate human relations, and do not harm the general well-being. With these three conditions , most of the things are blocked, many things are doomed, and Jia Qi will not take action."
Jia Mu frowned. She hadn't noticed it before. Those three conditions didn't sound like there was anything wrong with them at first glance. Their family didn't want to rebel or kill people and set fires. But when she thought about it carefully, it wasn't like that. Son.
Just like Xue Pan of the Xue family beat someone to death, Jia Chun would not care at all. Similarly, if someone in his family accidentally did such a thing, Jia Chun would not care either.
In this way, it is indeed like what his eldest son said, many things are destined that Jia Qi will not get involved.
Then Jia She said another thing, "Mother, actually there is another thing. The champion you saw before was only one side of him. When we were at the Dongfu Ancestral Hall, we also saw another side of him! "
Looking at her eldest son who still had fear on his face, Mother Jia's expression changed and she thought, could it be that this brother is a two-faced man?
But she soon learned that was not the case.
"When we rushed over, he was standing in the ancestral hall without saying a word. Because we didn't dare to go there because of his father's burial place, we all waited outside. After a while, he came out. At that time, His aura is really terrifying! It can be said that he is in the same heaven and on earth as he is in Xifu."
Hearing this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but glance at Jia She, and said in agreement: "Yes, just one glance can make people's hearts tremble. I thought it was my misunderstanding before, so I never mentioned it. I didn't expect that my elder brother also felt it. arrive!"
Hearing what the two said, Jia Zhen couldn't stop complaining in her heart. She almost scared him to death because Jia She, an unworthy man, actually let him speak first.
Jia Lian and Jia Rong on the side also nodded in agreement. Jia Lian even said somewhat self-deprecatingly, "Old lady, to be honest, my grandson almost turned around and ran away."
Jia She glanced at his son and cursed silently, but did not say it out loud. He just continued: "Mother, don't think that everything will be fine just because Brother Qin is so easy to talk to in Xifu today. In fact, it is not at all." That's not the case. If you take the bad things in the house to look for trouble, I'm afraid you'll be asking for trouble in the end."
Mother Jia was a little stunned after hearing what the men said. She had not expected that the situation would be like this. She was silent for a long time and did not speak.
After a while, Jia Mu spoke again: "Then, according to you, aren't the three promises Brother Xin made to the two houses a good thing?"
Jia She gave a bitter smile, "That's not what I meant. Jia Qi's promise of three things is a good thing. But don't think that with these three promises, the two governments can be unscrupulous. We will be the ones who suffer."
"Furthermore, these three promises can only be used in our own family. The three things Jia Qi promised to the two houses will soon be known to everyone in the capital. When the relatives come to ask for help, we have to use discretion. Go ahead and do it, don’t let these three promises go to waste.”
When Jia Zheng heard this, he sighed softly, "I wish I wasn't the Qilin'er who is the direct descendant of our two houses!"
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Over at Rongqing Hall, several little guys were also chatting, with endless sounds of admiration in their voices.
Jia Baoyu, who was wearing a red sword sleeve with flowers and butterflies, said with a smile: "I misunderstood Brother Xin before, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be such a handsome and dignified brother!"
Hearing this, Xiangyun chuckled and said, "I love my brother~ Diudiu, don't be ashamed. I heard before that Brother Qi's nose is not a nose, and his eyes are not eyes. Now I see that he is handsome and not like those ordinary young men, so come here Saying these words, no wonder Fourth Sister and Miss Lin usually say that you only look at people based on their appearance and do not know that there is a beautiful world hidden inside, you are a short-sighted person~"
After listening to Xiangyun's words, Baoyu was not angry. He smiled and shook his head, and the golden silk eight-treasure bun with beads on his head gently shook twice.
"It is said that appearance comes from the heart, and circumstances change with the heart. Brother Qi was born so extraordinary, so he must have a good heart. It's just that I haven't seen him in person before, so I misunderstood him!"
Tanchun smiled and responded: "Sister Xiangyun, it's not like you don't know what kind of person the second brother is. Then Brother Qi even said yes to his wife and the others. It's not surprising that the second brother is like this!"
Xiangyun blinked twice, smiled and stopped arguing with Jia Baoyu.
Jia Baoyu added: "I want to see such a fairy-like brother more often in the future. If I have time, I will definitely invite him to come and sit in my house~"
Hearing this, the eyes of Xiangyun and others lit up. They met in a hurry today and they didn't say a few words. If we see each other more often in the future and can get along happily, they will have one more place to go for help if something happens in the future. .
Jia Qi and Jia Baoyu are different. Although they are similar in age, they are already powerful princes.
"By the way, I really didn't expect that Sister Xichun and Brother Qi are so familiar?"
Thinking of the previous interaction between Jia Qi and Xichun in Rongqing Hall, Xiangyun was a little curious.
In the past two years, because of Sister Feng's care, Xichun has let herself go. She is very wild. The sisters in the house often don't see her. Xiangyun played with her twice, and she was so tired that she couldn't miss her. I have such a good relationship with Jia Qi.
Speaking of this matter, several girls also showed a hint of envy on their faces. With such a big backer, Xichun will definitely have a worry-free life in the future.
Jia Zhengyuan, Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng are here, talking in a deep voice.
"Brother Feng, I heard a news from the door, saying that Jia Qi promised three things to our two houses~"
Wang Xifeng raised her willow-leaf eyebrows and replied with a smile: "That's right! I said before that the brother who walked out of our two houses is still thinking about the kindness of our houses. Although I heard that he is another There are a few conditions added, but I think that’s all!”
Mrs. Wang also agreed with Sister Feng's statement, thinking that those were just words for the occasion. Among the wealthy and powerful people in the capital, each one was not prettier than the other, but they could do anything secretly, so she didn't take it seriously.
Wang Xifeng on the side didn't know what she was thinking of, so she came to Mrs. Wang's side and said, "Aunt, actually I really thought of something~"
"Above Heaven"
Mrs. Wang was slightly startled and turned around for a moment, but when she saw Wang Xifeng's eyes were shining brightly, she couldn't help but ask: "What's the matter?"
Wang Xifeng's lips curved, "I don't know what those men are planning, but there is one thing I guess it will not violate those three conditions. Does Auntie still remember our eldest sister?"
Hearing Wang Xifeng's words, Mrs. Wang's heart trembled and her eyes brightened. She took Wang Xifeng's hand in surprise and said, "Not bad! Not bad!"
Brother Feng, if this thing really comes to pass, my aunt will thank you very much!
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Speaking of her eldest daughter, we have to mention Jia Yuanchun, who was sent to the Daming Palace by Jia Mu. She was raised by Jia Mu since she was a child. She was later selected into the palace to serve as the female historian because of her "virtuous, filial, talented and virtuous". Now There has been no movement for many years. If we can borrow some help from Jia Qi, maybe the Jia family can really rise to the top and become a relative of the emperor.
And she felt that this matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Jia Qi had just made three promises. If he turned around and refused to accept them, he would be embarrassed. If time went by, the enthusiasm would subside, and there would be fewer people talking about it. Even if Jia Qi doesn't do it, they will be even more helpless.
Mrs. Wang thought for a while and then said to Wang Xifeng: "Although it is a good thing, what should I say?"
Wang Xifeng's thoughts were rapidly racing in her mind. After a while, she smiled and said: "This is not difficult. Let's talk to the old lady and let her make the decision. After all, the old lady will definitely not object to such a good thing. !”
Mrs. Wang thought about it and felt that it was right. Her daughter was sent in by Jia Mu in the first place. If she did not contribute to this matter, it would really be unjustifiable.
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Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai had just returned to the manor when she heard from the internal prison that the emperor had something to summon him.
Lin Ruhai couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the eunuch's oral instructions. As soon as he arrived, the eunuch who delivered the message arrived. There was Yang Yun beside him, so he knew about the existence of the eunuch. Now that he had just returned home, Mingkang The emperor summoned him, and he was so smart that he guessed what was going on almost instantly. Although there was no airtight wall in the world, at this speed, he immediately realized that the Jia Mansion was probably being monitored by internal guards.
Before he could change his clothes, he put on his still-unchanged court clothes and sat on the sedan chair again to Daming Palace. He was thinking about how to report to Emperor Mingkang. Fortunately, Emperor Mingkang didn't ask him if he knew Jia Qi before, otherwise he would have to go there. Sitting on wax.
As for the matter in Yangzhou, he did not intend to tell the truth truthfully. Since Jia Chu was in the limelight now, he could no longer push him. There was no mistake in the previous agreement between the two, and Jia Chu had never done anything. He felt that it was necessary to protect this extremely promising junior for anything that would endanger the general well-being.
As for the little maid, he didn't expect Jia Qi to be so direct, but things in the world are fickle. How could he, a mortal, have expected such a scene! I just regretted handing over the little maid to my precious daughter. If not, it would have caused less trouble.
But how could he have thought that his daughter had known about Jia Qi's existence for a long time, and when he heard that Xiangling was saved by him, he would have turned a blind eye! Just like he thought, everything in the world is impermanent, and between one drink and one peck, it's destiny.
Jia Qi took Xiang Ling back to the Champion House. Cai Luan, who was riding a horse next to him, had a bit of a taste on his face. But seeing Xiang Ling's beauty, he secretly cursed in his heart, "You're a heartless boy. The strange thing is." There are no women in Liaodong that you don’t touch! It turns out that I have left a stunning little maid here!"
Looking at the magnificent mansion in front of her, Xiang Ling swallowed her fluids and subconsciously grabbed the corner of Jia Qi's clothes.
Looking at the cute and innocent little girl, Cai Luan felt happy in her heart. She came from a rough background and followed Jia Qi to kill all over the north. She had never seen such a cute little girl.
Jia Qi grabbed her little hand, reached out to take the oil-paper umbrella handed over by Yang Liben, opened it, and strode in.
The gate of the Hou Mansion was now guarded by his personal guards. When they saw Jia Qi coming back, several people bowed and said, "General~"
Jia Qi nodded slightly, and then asked casually: "Where are Xu Yuanhui and Er Niu?"
The guard replied: "The two commanders are registering the things we brought back in the warehouse!"
After Jia Qi pondered for a moment, he said to the guards: "Well, tell them two later and go to the study to find me. By the way, it's snowing today, so you don't need to keep all of you on duty. You can work in pairs for half a day. One round, I’ll ask the kitchen to make some beef and mutton in red soup, and I’ll eat it by myself after a while, and drink some wine to warm up.”
There were only about fifty personal guards who came with him, and the rest were in the camp outside the capital. These people who came back with him were his direct descendants, and he was not stingy at all with these people.
The people on duty at the gate also laughed when they heard Jia Qi's words, "Thank you, General!"
Then Jia Qi pulled Xiang Ling into the mansion. After seeing Jia Qi leave, several of the guards laughed and said, "Hey! Our general is so powerful! He has brought back a stunning little girl in less than a day since he came back. Do you think the poisonous concubine is going to explode~"
"It's hard to say~ But it makes me excited to think about it. The battle between poisonous concubines..."
Halfway through, the guard who was still discussing suddenly shuddered. He was familiar with this feeling. When he was in Liaodong, he would feel this way whenever that person stared at them.
He turned his neck stiffly, and sure enough, Cai Luan stood behind the door and stared at him with a smile. He swallowed twice and laughed awkwardly, "Hey!
hey-hey!
"
Cai Luan chuckled, which made his calves feel soft, "Liang Zi, you are very brave! Next time, you won't be afraid of being stretched out on the kang for ten days and a half months~"
The personal guard named Liang Zi quickly apologized and said, "Hey, aunt, adults don't remember the faults of small people, and adults don't remember the faults of small people. These unintentional words will be said secretly in the future, and I will never let you hear them again. ~"
Hearing this, Cai Luan felt a knot in her heart. These bastards looked just like that little bastard Jia Qi. They were a bunch of idiots. She twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Fuck your corpse!"
Liang Zi flinched his neck and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Cai Luan walking away. Seeing his colleagues on the side snickering, he said angrily: "Mu Mu, you bastard, when you see the poisonous concubine coming, you fucking If you don’t make a sound, I’m afraid I’m going to cry for father and mother this time~”
The guard named Mu Mu curled his lips and said, "The general warned us before to keep our mouths shut. If you don't have a long head and trust your son, what are you doing to me? I told you, wouldn't I?" It’s going to hurt too~”
"You unloyal bastard, it's a good thing that I asked you to go back to the military camp on horseback!"
"I've never done anything like that. You got an arrow in the butt that time. Who took you back~"
"You bastard!"
"You are shameless!"
In the wind and snow, the two guards who were guarding the door laughed again as they talked. The love forged among the soldiers made outsiders really envious.
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The Duke's Mansion was built by imperial decree. When all the founders of the dynasty gathered here, after Jia Qi returned, the military power of the Dakang court was bound to be divided and dispersed, and they had to come here to discuss countermeasures.
"What do you mean by two old brothers?"
Qi Muhou Ma Changlong spoke first.
Niu Jizong handed over his hand and said, "Ma Shibo, my father has ignored the affairs of the court. I will be the agent of our Niu family from now on~"
Liu Fang also bowed her hands, "Ma Shibo, my father meant the same thing. When I went to greet him before, he also told me that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. In the future, I will also be involved in the affairs of our Liu family, and he will no longer interfere!"
Then a middle-aged man coughed lightly and said, "What do those two eldest brothers mean? Now that Jia Qi's son has returned, we have all seen his prestige with our own eyes. If he is allowed to develop, we will not be able to found a country." The Wu Xun lineage is about to suffer!"
The person speaking was none other than Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of Duke Chen Yi of Qi and a hereditary third-grade powerful general. It was his son, Chen Zifeng, who went to Datong to do military exploits before.
"good!
We need to come up with a plan for this matter as soon as possible! "
The person who answered the call was also a middle-aged man. He was Shi Guangzhu, the grandson of Duke Guo.
Weiyuan Hou Xiwu took two sips of tea, put down the tea cup in his hand, and then said again: "Don't worry, it's not that exaggerated. It's not that there is no war. The nine borders are stable and bandits can be suppressed. Which one in Dakang is now There are not two groups of bandits on the top of the mountain, as well as the White Lotus Sect, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, and even the Siam Kingdom, Nan'an Kingdom, Tibetan Lamas in the south, and even further away there is the Russian Kingdom?"
Hearing Hou Xiwu's words, everyone in the room couldn't help but have a wry smile on their faces. The battle was indeed still going to be fought, but the most important thing was how many of them were willing to fight for their lives on the battlefield!
"Is there any movement on the part of the Supreme Emperor? Jia Chu was promoted by me now. If he is allowed to grow bigger, it will be very detrimental to him!"
Niu Jizong raised his eyebrows, "The Emperor's attitude is unclear, but there is rumor that Shabutan, who was sent to the Taihe Palace by Jinshang, was stabbed with a knife by his old man!"
Everyone was a little sad when they heard Niu Jizong's words. Back then, Emperor Taikang had no choice but to do anything about a hero, but they didn't expect to end up like this.
After a while, Liu Fang said again: "I heard that Jia Qi went back to Jia Mansion, and finally agreed to three things from Jia Mansion~"
Because Jia Qi didn't want to hide it, he still said it at the gate of Xifu, so soon all the big families in the capital knew about it, and their noble family were also very well-informed, so naturally they knew it very quickly.
A strange color flashed in Ma Changlong's eyes, and he smiled coldly, "Everyone, don't forget, we don't agree with each other, and we are not in the same group! If we are on both sides, we will die faster!"
Hearing Ma Changlong's words, the expressions of everyone present couldn't help but change. This is quite right. The most taboo thing about standing in a team is to be on both ends of the line.
Then they heard Ma Changlong say: "I say we can't fight alone. Didn't Fan Yuanhe target Jia Chu before? Now that Jia Chu returns to Beijing, the two of them will inevitably become enemies. We might as well go to Fan Yuan." and!"
"And I also heard that Jia Qi handed over the tiger talisman that controls the nine sides. Now he only has a thousand people left! After all, he is a young man who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. He has no military power in his hands. The general is like a tiger without claws, who would be afraid?"
A trace of pity flashed in Hou Xiwu's eyes. If he had such great military power, he would not hand it over easily. Handing over military power means handing over his own life. If the emperor turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, it will be over. .
Niu Jizong and Liu Fang's expressions also changed slightly, and they sighed. They and Hou Xiwu had the same idea. With military power in hand, the emperor would be wary even if he wanted to take action. Now that without military power, life and death depend on the emperor. One person's hand.
After more than half an hour, everyone got up and left. Some people went to Cabinet Minister Fan Yuanhe, while others went home directly.
At the Duke's Mansion, after Niu Jizong sent everyone off, he walked to the backyard alone. In a warm pavilion, he met his father Niu Tiande and told him most of the things that the nobles had discussed before. After hearing this, he smiled coldly.
"The frog at the bottom of the well doesn't know how big the sky is~"
Niu Jizong hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Father, what should our family do?"
Niu Tiande glanced at his son, "Same as usual! As long as Jia Qi doesn't come to us, we won't contact him, but we must remember not to plot against him. If those people want to go crazy, let them go crazy! If If you dare to get involved, I don’t mind changing the head of the family~"
Niu Jizong was startled by Niu Tiande's seriousness and nodded quickly.
In the land of Mobei, the three great priests of the Houyuan Dynasty were sitting in a hall in Haraholin. They looked a little embarrassed. After they came back that day, they found that the water sources of various tribes had been poisoned, and countless cattle, sheep and livestock were killed and injured. , it has been more than half a month now, and the toxins have not been completely eliminated.
Just when everyone was at a loss, the expressions of the three of them changed slightly, they all looked outside the palace door, and whispered: "What is this old guy doing here?"
In Yuchun Tower, a young man who was obviously drunk started to talk nonsense due to his hazy drunkenness. However, he saw two people who looked like servants came into the box and cooed in his ears. Two sounds, helping him to leave.
In Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were so anxious that they were about to get angry. The incident with Xiangling really frightened the two of them, and they rushed back without even bothering to sit with Mrs. Wang.
In the Second Prince's Mansion, Chu Qian, dressed in mink fur, looked at the heavy snow in the courtyard and asked softly, "Has the stuff been delivered?"
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