Except for Baoyu, everyone in the Jia family was immersed in joy.
The huge Jia family beat Xia Shouzhong when he delivered the decree.
No one cared about it.
Feng Yibo saw it in his eyes, but he could only sigh in his heart.
But as an outsider, he would not throw any cold water on it at this time.
After confirming the news, he said goodbye and left.
Send Daiyu and Miaoyu back to Lin Mansion.
By the way, I went to Lin Ruhai and told him about this matter.
"It is indeed a good thing for both houses for the eldest daughter of the Jia family to become a concubine."
After Lin Ruhai heard what happened, Weng and his son-in-law discussed the matter in the study.
"But if it's as you said, it can only be said that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable and people can't figure out its meaning."
Feng Yibo didn't care much as the matter didn't involve him.
He leisurely took a cup of tea and said casually:
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Lin Ruhai waved his hand when he heard this, frowned and said:
"As the saying goes, nothing is trivial in the Tian family. Your thoughts and concerns are indeed reasonable."
After speaking, he fell into deep thought, and then spoke again after a moment, saying:
"Being a concubine is supposed to be a great joy. Why on earth did Xia Bingzhong attack Jia's house?"
Saying this, he did not wait for Feng Yibo to respond.
Lin Ruhai stood up and walked around, murmuring:
"There was only oral instruction, no clear edict, and the eunuch who delivered the edict refused to say a word. Such an obvious knock..."
There are some places that I just can’t figure out.
Lin Ruhai sat back down, shook his head, and said:
"Tsk! This matter is too strange. Not to mention that no one in the Jia family can understand it. I am afraid that even the civil and military officials in the dynasty do not understand the holy intention at this time."
Feng Yibo just said it casually.
Seeing that Lin Ruhai was so concerned at this time, he guessed:
"By beating the Jia family, could it simply mean that the Holy One is not very satisfied with this matter?"
"Maybe even..."
After saying this, he paused and said hesitantly: "Did the Emperor arrange it?"
"It is possible."
Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up when he heard this.
But just after he finished speaking, he shook his head again and said:
"But the Supreme Emperor has not intervened in court affairs for a long time. Even if he really wants to give advice to the Holy Emperor, he should not do anything in the harem."
Lin Ruhai's implication was that this was not the Emperor's style.
He wanted to raise some issues with the Jia family, and there were plenty of ways.
No, there is no need to start from the harem.
The issue appears to be at an impasse again.
Feng Yibo thought for a while, then followed this train of thought and continued:
"But if it's not the Supreme Emperor, who should it be?"
After speaking, he asked and answered himself, frowning and guessing:
"The Queen Mother?"
After saying this answer, he shook his head again, feeling that something was wrong.
Because the Queen Mother and the Jia family have no interests involved.
Unless the Emperor arranged it through her.
But whatever the Emperor wants to arrange, obviously there is no need to do anything unnecessary.
Even if the Empress Dowager wants to promote someone, it is her natal family.
No matter what, it's not the Jia family's turn.
Thinking of this, Feng Yibo suddenly thought of another possibility.
His eyes lit up, he stood up excitedly and said:
"Uncle, do you think it's the old lady?"
"Old concubine?"
Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, but then frowned and said:
"If it were her, why not promote the Zhen family but the Jia family?"
Speaking of the Zhen family, Feng Yibo remembered their collusion with Japanese pirates.
At this time, Weng and his son-in-law were already in the capital, and there was no one else in the study.
He no longer hesitated and preached directly:
"Uncle, I don't know, but I have always suppressed something in my heart and never revealed it to anyone."
When Lin Ruhai heard that it was a secret, he sat upright and waited for him to explain.
"While suppressing Japanese pirates in Jiangnan, I discovered that the Zhen family was connected with Japanese pirates."
Feng Yibo didn't sell it, but he didn't explain the specific process either.
He directly stated his guess and said solemnly:
"To a large extent, they may be a channel for Japanese pirates to sell stolen goods, or even be the backers of some Japanese pirates."
After saying this, Feng Yibo expressed his guess and said:
"Tell me, could it be that the emperor knew this, so he refused to promote the Zhen family?"
This guess can be said to be extremely bold.
If that were the case, that would simply be true.
The emperor is appeasing the traitor!
What I didn't expect was such a bold guess.
But it didn't surprise Lin Ruhai in the slightest.
After hearing Feng Yibo's words, Lin Ruhai even nodded slightly.
It seems reasonable.
"Do you still remember when I was poisoned?"
Lin Ruhai narrowed his eyes slightly.
Mentioning this unpleasant incident, he said coldly:
"When I first learned about this, I guessed that it was the Zhen family who did it."
"Um."
Feng Yibo nodded without surprise.
At that time, he had already found some clues, but Lin Ruhai stopped him.
But the Zhen family was also mentioned.
"Not long after I took over the job of patrolling salt, I discovered a major event related to the Zhen family!"
Lin Ruhai recalled the situation at that time and was filled with emotions.
The matter involves the Zhen family, who are close relatives to the Jia family.
If it was an ordinary matter, he might have helped suppress it.
After all, it is normal for aristocratic families to cover up each other.
only……
Lin Ruhai's face was solemn, his eyes were slightly focused, and he said:
"It's just that the relationship was too big, so I didn't make it public. I made a brief investigation and quietly reported it to the Holy One."
At this point, he sighed heavily and said:
"Alas, I was still careless at that time, thinking that no one would know about it."
Feng Yibo knew as soon as he heard it that things were not that simple.
People who commit crimes will habitually return to the scene to take a look.
How could someone like the Zhen family not take some early warning measures?
Sure enough, Lin Ruhai said with a depressed look:
"Looking back now, they may not know whether I reported it to the police, but when I investigated, I must have alerted them."
"Fortunately, I didn't go too far and I'm related to the Jia family. Maybe that's why they didn't launch a thunderous strike."
Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai was not the least bit happy.
Instead, for the first time, he showed hatred in front of Feng Yibo.
"But they still quietly started poisoning my home."
When he was in Jiangnan before, he was afraid that if he talked too much, he would implicate Feng Yibo.
So at that time, he looked calm and relaxed.
It seemed like it was poisoning him, but he had no hatred.
But how is that possible?
At this time, there was no one else in the capital, so Lin Ruhai no longer needed to cover up, and said through gritted teeth:
"If I hadn't been busy with official duties and had many social activities at that time, every time I came home I would either have porridge or hangover soup."
"With my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to support you and Daiyu's engagement, and I may have to go ahead of her mother!"
When he mentioned Jia Min, he felt guilty.
This is the eternal pain in his heart.
Some people don't feel it when they are here.
After losing it, it can never be forgotten.
If Feng Yibo hadn't still been in front of him, tears might have burst out.
"Every time I think about this, I feel like your aunt suffered it on my behalf!"
Speaking of Jia Min, Lin Ruhai felt a little depressed and sighed:
"But until now, there has been no movement on this matter."
At this time, Feng Yibo wanted to tell him about the overseas affairs in order to alleviate Lin Ruhai's hatred.
But after thinking about it, I still didn’t say it.
It's not that he doesn't trust Lin Ruhai.
But: If the matter is not kept secret, it will cause harm.
If you don't have this sense of confidentiality, you may not be able to accomplish anything big.
I talked to Lin Ruhai today, and I will talk to Li Shouzhong tomorrow.
Will we have to tell Jia Lian the day after tomorrow?
It won't be long before everyone in Wei Dynasty knows that he is the Black Dragon King?
Feng Yibo's thoughts lasted only a moment.
Lin Ruhai was still immersed in the hatred of killing his wife and poisoning him, and continued:
"But I know that the Zhen family will fall into this sooner or later."
Having said this, he looked at Feng Yibo with a look of relief on his face.
He smiled coldly again and said:
"Now you say that the Zhen family is involved with Japanese pirates. If what you expected is true, they may be trying to plug the holes in the salt administration."
When Feng Yibo saw Lin Ruhai's cold eyes, he knew the hatred in his heart for the Zhen family.
After all, he almost died at their hands.
No wonder Lin Ruhai hasn't taken any action!
It turned out that he just knew that the Zhen family could not be touched, so he had been holding back.
Feng Yibo didn't ask what was going on.
But from Lin Ruhai's few words, we can guess something.
When it comes to the salt policy, it’s another matter of plugging holes.
It's nothing more than misappropriation and corruption.
Just by looking at Lin Ruhai's determined look, he knew that something was serious.
It's so big that the emperor can't forgive him!
Feng Yibo vaguely guessed that it would be at least one million, right?
It's not even impossible.
"Unfortunately, it's all in vain."
Thinking of the futile struggle of the Zhen family, Lin Ruhai sneered and said:
"To be disrespectful, as long as the old concubine is gone, the Zhen family will immediately ransack the house!"
Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help feeling regretful and sighed:
"It's a pity. After all, we are members of the old concubine's clan. I'm afraid the clan will not be exterminated."
On weekdays, Lin Ruhai always looked elegant, easy-going, and a humble gentleman.
Today, Feng Yibo saw another side of him that was repressed.
I also understood why Lin Ruhai had long said that he would retreat to the second line, but always stuck to Lantai.
It turns out that the knot in his heart has not been resolved yet.
"I have also figured it out. Today's Holy Emperor is most afraid of being accused of being unfilial!"
Having said this, he patted Feng Yibo and said:
"So, Yibo, what you said makes sense."
"If the Holy One is waiting to punish the Zhen family for their sins, how can he still praise the Zhen family?"
After listening to Lin Ruhai's analysis, Feng Yibo had a vague guess in his mind.
That is……
"The eldest girl of the Jia family, maybe she is a substitute to gag the old concubine?"
It's strange that this son-in-law can win the lottery, and he really thinks of the same thing.
Although he has no son, he seems to have a successor!
When Lin Ruhai heard this, he immediately showed a happy smile and said:
"Although it's just a guess, it must be pretty much the same."
"It's strange that Xia Bingzhong wants to beat up the Jia family!"
Feng Yibo's eyes lit up at this moment, and he thought of something again, and said:
"This is the current emperor's plan to kill two birds with one stone. While blocking the Zhen family, he is also wooing the Jia family and wants to destroy the four kings and eight princes?"
Lin Ruhai nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, among the four princes and eight princes, the Jia family holds two seats, and most of the in-laws are from the present generation."
Li Shouzhong, Wang Ziteng, Shuanghou of the Shi family.
Plus Lin Ruhai and Jia Yucun, a joint clan.
These relatives of the Jia family are all considered to be members of Emperor Jingshun.
Only the second house of Rongning has not expressed its position.
Now the four kings and eight princes are united, and Emperor Jingshun wants to disintegrate.
The simplest way is to use the Jia Mansion as a breakthrough.
Unfortunately……
At this time, both Feng Yibo and Lin Ruhai thought of a question.
Weng and son-in-law couldn't help but look at each other.
For a moment, I couldn't laugh or cry.
"I'm afraid no one in the Jia family understands this. Now they are only celebrating the concubine, right?"
