When Jia Zheng heard that someone was coming from Prince Zhongshun's palace, he was inevitably a little confused.
Although he is slow, he is not really stupid.
The Jia family is the representative of the old nobles, but Prince Zhongshun is the leader of the new nobles.
There has been no contact between the two parties.
Moreover, the other party didn’t even post a message, and directly asked to see him by name.
This gesture has some evil implications!
But thinking about it, Jia Zheng couldn't think of a time when he had offended the prince.
While thinking about it, he ordered:
"Please take a seat in the hall, I will be there shortly."
He glanced at Jia Huan and Baoyu who were still standing aside and scolded:
"Why don't you go back to study?"
As if they had received an amnesty, the two of them ran back to the backyard in ashen condition.
After Jia Zheng finished speaking, he hurriedly went inside to change his clothes.
When they came out to receive him, the two of them greeted each other.
Jia Zheng then found out that the person who came was Zhongshun, the chief minister of Prince Zhongshun, Zou Deqing.
The two of them sat down in the hall, and someone offered them tea.
When everyone went down, Zou Deqing didn't touch the tea cup, and he said directly:
"I am not here because I am good at building Tan Mansion. I am here because I have been ordered to do so. I have one thing to ask for."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he quickly had plastic surgery.
Zou Deqing sneered and continued:
"For the prince's sake, I dare to trouble the old gentleman to make the decision. Not only the prince appreciates it, but even the subordinates are grateful."
After hearing this, Jia Zheng was really confused. He stood up with a smile and asked:
"Your Majesty, since you are here on the king's orders, do you have any instructions? I hope your Majesty will make it clear so that the students can comply with the instructions."
His attitude is extremely correct, and he is afraid that the other party will take the opportunity to get angry.
Jia Zheng knew that the upstart and the old man had been criticizing each other recently, and it was impossible to say that the other party was just looking for trouble.
But if he didn't hit the smiling man, he asked himself that he had nothing to offend Prince Zhongshun.
As long as you make enough gestures, you can bet that the other party can't do anything to him.
"There's no need to host it, just one word from the old gentleman and that's it."
Unfortunately, when Zou Deqing saw him getting up, he didn't move. He only sneered:
"There is a Qiguan in our mansion who is a Xiaodan. He has always been at home well, but now he has not returned for three or five days. I have searched everywhere but there is no trace of him, so I can only visit the city."
Jia Zheng was even more confused after hearing this. He didn't know what the relationship between the actors in Prince Zhongshun's palace and Rong's palace was.
Just as he was about to say that he didn't know clearly, Zou Deqing continued:
"In this city, eight out of ten people say that he has been getting along very well with the young master with the jade in his head recently!"
The yin and yang of these words was directly directed at Baoyu.
But Jia Zheng didn't quite believe it.
He had also heard of Qi Guan's name, but the government had never invited him once.
Besides, Baoyu spends all his time messing around in the powder pile.
How did you get to know an actor who was famous all over the city, and how did you provoke him?
"My official knows that your residence is no better than other houses, so how dare you come and ask for it? Therefore, I enlightened the prince before I came."
When Zou Deqing said this, he immediately got up and straightened up.
"The prince also said: 'As for other actors, there are only a hundred of them, but this Qiguan, who responds randomly, is cautious and mature, is very suitable for his old man's state of mind, and there is no chance of such a person.'"
Seeing his appearance, Jia Zheng had already bowed down to listen to the order.
Zou Deqing announced King Zhongshun's oral edict and did not sit down. He only sneered and said:
"Therefore, I would like to ask the old gentleman to convey to your son, please put Qi Guan back. On the one hand, it will comfort the prince for his sincerity and sincerity, and on the other hand, he will save you the trouble of searching for me."
After saying that, he also bowed to Jia Zheng.
This startled Jia Zheng, who rushed over to help him and said:
"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll call the dog here for questioning!"
He had already believed it for a while, and was naturally shocked and angry.
However, there is still some luck, hoping that Baoyu has never done such a thing.
Immediately, Jia Zheng ordered people to call Baoyu out.
The exam was over in a hurry just halfway through, and Baoyu was breathing a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, someone came to call me just after I returned.
He didn't know why, but he came in a hurry.
When Jia Zheng saw him, he immediately cursed:
"Damn slave! You don't study at home, why do you do these lawless things? That Qi Guan is now the person who served before Prince Zhongshun. How reckless are you to lure him out for no reason? Now the disaster is affecting you. At home!"
These words may seem like a scolding, but they are actually a reminder.
Let him know what's going on here.
Baoyu was startled when he heard this and hurriedly replied:
"I really don't know about this. I don't know what the word 'Qi Guan' means, but the word 'Liao Tiao' is even worse."
Hearing that he was here to see Qiguan, he was already panicking.
Fortunately, he is not stupid and does not want to betray Jiang Yuhan.
He even started crying as he spoke, hoping to add some credibility to his words.
Seeing this, Jia Zheng felt relieved.
It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as he doesn't get caught and reveals himself, the other party can't do anything.
The worst that can happen is just a few words of reprimand and forget it.
Once they are dismissed, they can be taught a lesson behind closed doors.
Unfortunately, before he could speak again, Zou Deqing sneered and said:
"Young Master, there is no need to hide anything! Maybe it is hidden in your house, or you know its whereabouts. If you tell it earlier, we will suffer less hardship. Don't you remember the virtue of the Young Master?"
Baoyu only thought that the other party was bluffing him, but naturally he still refused to admit it.
He shook his head repeatedly and said only:
"I really don't know! I'm afraid it's a rumor! I've never seen it!"
I'm afraid you admit it too quickly!
When Zou Deqing heard this, he got what he wanted.
He sneered twice and continued:
"I have evidence when I come here. I'm afraid if I tell it in front of the boss, wouldn't the young master suffer a loss?"
At this point, he didn't wait for the other party to tell.
He pointed towards Baoyu's waist and said:
"Since I said I don't know, how come Qi Guan's red sweat scarf got to the young master's waist?"
Isn’t that sweat towel from King Beijing?
How come the people in the Zhongshun Palace also know about it?
When Baoyu heard this, his soul was shaken.
He looked at Zou Deqing dumbfounded.
"Since you know his true identity, how come you don't even know about such a big deal as buying a house?"
Baoyu ran out of ideas and stopped crying.
At this time, he showed some hesitation and his eyes flickered, but he still said:
"I also heard that there is some kind of red sandalwood castle in the eastern suburbs, twenty miles away from the city. He built several acres of fields and several houses there."
Seeing that the other party even knew such confidential information, he had already lost his mind.
For a moment I felt that I could hide nothing.
All he wanted to do now was to get rid of the chief official first.
Don't say anything else!
If he says anything shameful, Jia Zheng will beat him to death!
Thinking of this, he timidly added:
"I think so, I think it's right there, but I don't know."
Seeing that his backup plan had not yet been used, Baoyu betrayed Jiang Yuhan.
Zou Deqing was very disdainful and sneered:
"The master said so, he must be there."
After saying that, he stood up and said goodbye:
"I'll look for it once. If I have it, that's it. If not, I'll come back and ask for advice."
Jia Zheng now fully understood that the other party was really not looking for trouble.
Not only did Baoyu have an affair with an actor, but she was also Prince Zhongshun's forbidden concubine!
For a moment, he was so angry that he was so angry.
While he hurriedly followed to see Zou Deqing off, he turned back and said to Baoyu with a fierce look:
"Just wait here! I have something to ask you when I get back!"
After sending Zou Deqing away, Jia Zheng rushed back to the courtyard angrily and shouted:
"Hold the gem for me!"
Seeing this, all the guests and servants knew that Baoyu was in trouble again.
They came over one after another to persuade.
Jia Zhengli ignored him and walked inside while shouting:
"Get the jade quickly! Get the big stick and the rope! Close the doors! If someone sends a message inside, beat them to death immediately!"
The boys responded quickly, and some of them hurriedly came to Baoyu first.
Baoyu also knew that this time was a disaster, so as soon as Jia Zheng went out, he sent someone back to ask for help.
At this time, Jia Zheng's servant arrived, but the reinforcements had not moved yet.
He was immediately frightened and fell to the ground.
When Jia Zheng came in and saw his appearance, he became even more angry.
"Hold me down and beat me to death!"
Baoyu knew that he was serious this time and did not dare to beg for mercy for a while.
She just cried softly like a frustrated daughter-in-law.
The boys beat him about ten times, and Jia Zheng realized that something was fishy.
He stepped forward and kicked away the boy holding the board, then grabbed the board.
He started fighting fiercely.
While beating him, he also blamed Baoyu for his crimes:
"Snapped!"
"Ouch!"
"I made you a wandering actor, and I gave you my personal belongings!"
"Snapped!"
"Oh!"
"I asked you to neglect your studies and do nothing!"
"Snapped!"
"Ahh~!"
"I let you linger in the inner house and put on makeup and makeup!"
"Snapped!"
"Ah~~~~!!!"
"..."
In just a few blows, Baoyu was beaten to the point of crying.
Each scream was worse than the last.
Jia Zheng was upset after hearing this, and ordered:
"Shut up, I have to beat him to death!"
The boy went up to gag him, and Jia Zheng picked up the board again.
Has Baoyu ever experienced such suffering?
At first I felt the pain was too much and I could cry a few times.
Now his mouth is blocked and he can only cry and sob.
After a few moments, I gradually became weak and choked up.
All the disciples came up to beg for advice, but how could Jia Zheng be willing to listen?
For a moment, they all cursed together and said:
"It's you who have turned him into a bad guy, and you're still trying to persuade him when he's in this situation! Tomorrow, when he's turned into a man who kills his father and his king, you won't persuade him to do it?"
Just then Mrs. Wang arrived, hugged the board and cried:
"If you want to blame me, blame me! It's all my fault!"
She didn't have time to report to Jia Mu, so she came here in her clothes and shoes.
He doesn't care about appearance, let alone whether there are people or not.
For a while, all the guests and servants were trying to avoid him.
Jia Zheng wanted to lift the board again, but Mrs. Wang grabbed her tightly.
She was afraid that if she hit him a few more times, Baoyu would die.
Seeing this, Jia Zheng loosened his grip, took two steps back and fell on the chair, then sighed dejectedly:
"That's it, that's all! You will definitely make me mad to death today."
Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him loosening his grip.
But how could she dare to take it lightly?
While protecting Baoyu, he cried again:
"Although Baoyu should be beaten, I must take care of myself! The old lady is old and not in good health. Beating Baoyu to death is a small matter. But if the old lady feels uncomfortable for a moment, wouldn't it be a big deal?"
Before Jia Zheng could say anything, Mrs. Shi also came after hearing the news.
There were also Li Wan, Tan Chun and several maids supporting him.
When all the servants and servants saw him, they hurriedly got out of the way.
As soon as Jia Mu came in, she saw blood oozing from Baoyu's lower body.
His lips turned white with anger for a moment, and he pointed at Jia Zheng tremblingly and said:
"You might as well beat me to death first, and then beat him to death. Only when they are all dead will you be clean!"
When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu arriving, she was completely relieved and hurriedly went to see Baoyu.
Seeing Baoyu's miserable condition, he burst into tears again.
When Jia Zheng saw Jia Mu coming in, he quickly cheered up.
He stepped forward to help him and said with a smile:
"Why is the old lady out? What orders do you have, just tell your son to go in!"
Jia Mu waved her hand and ignored it.
He just turned around and ordered people to find the doctor.
At this time, Baoyu was taken off his sweat towel.
I saw that my lower body was already covered in bruises and there were patches of blood.
There is no good place between the buttocks and legs.
For a moment, Mrs. Wang unconsciously cried a little more miserably.
"My miserable son! What will you do to your mother?"
Crying for his son, he thought of Jia Zhu again and said:
"If Pearl is still here, I won't care if a hundred of them die!"
She was hinting to Jia Zheng that this was their only son.
But when I cry Jia Zhu's name, others are fine.
Only Li Wan couldn't bear it and started sobbing.
Seeing Jia Mu crying here, she ignored herself.
Jia Zheng could only step forward again and continued to laugh:
"Old lady, there is no need to be sad. It was just because my son was impetuous. I will never hit him again from now on."
It would be better not to persuade her. After this advice, Jia Mu immediately sneered twice and said:
"Of course you can beat your son if you want. I guess you're tired of us girls too, so why don't we leave you early and everyone will be clean!"
As he spoke, he said to his side:
"Go and see the sedan chair. Your wife, Baoyu, and I will go back to Jinling immediately!"
Then Jia Mu called Mrs. Wang again and said:
"You don't have to cry. Now that Baoyu'er is young, you love him! When he grows up and becomes an official, he may not think that you are his mother."
While talking about Mrs. Wang, he glanced sideways at Jia Zheng and said:
"If you don't love him now, you will be less idle in the future!"
These words were either innuendo or directly directed at Jia Zheng.
When Jia Zheng heard this, he immediately knelt down straight and said:
"If the mother says this, the son will have no place to stand."
After saying that, he kowtowed several times to apologize.
Mrs. Wang and Li Wan came up and tried to persuade her for a while, until Jia Mu's anger subsided slightly.
At this time, someone brought out the spring stool and put the jade on it with all hands.
Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang hurried back and took Baoyu to Jia Mu's house.
After a doctor looked at it and prescribed medicine, he said it would not hurt his life.
All the female talents breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Baoyu was sent back to his room to rest.
After a long chaos, everyone gradually dispersed.
By the time everyone here was almost gone, only Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan and two sisters were left to accompany Jia Mu.
At this time, all the men of the Jia family gathered in Jia's mother's house.
Li Wan immediately led a group of sisters to avoid it.
Here Jia She came in and saw the ceremony, and said directly in front of Mrs. Wang:
"If you ask me, the beating today is too light! If he continues to behave like this, our whole family will be buried with him!"
Mrs. Wang's eyes narrowed but she said nothing.
But Jia Mu suddenly became angry again, pointed at him and said:
"Tomorrow I will take my girls and Baoyu back to Nanjing. It would be a good idea for you two brothers to live together!"
Jia She was not afraid when he heard this and sneered:
"Mother, do you know what Baoyu did?"
As soon as these words came out, several people in the room were stunned.
Even Mrs. Xing was a little confused.
They all just thought that Baoyu had angered Jia Zheng by neglecting his studies.
No one asked why for a while.
When Jia She saw it, he immediately sneered.
He didn't say anything himself, but looked at Jia Zheng and said:
"I got the information from outside. It may not be accurate. Let the second brother speak for himself!"
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Jia Zheng.
For a moment, Jia Zheng felt like a thorn in his back.
"well!"
He sighed first and then said:
"There are no outsiders here, so I'll just tell you the truth."
When Jia She heard this, he was disdainful and said mockingly:
"It has been spread outside for a long time, why should we be outsiders but not outsiders?"
With a look from Jia Mu, he turned away in a sullen voice.
Jia Zheng was a little depressed at this time and began to preach:
"Today, the chief official of Prince Zhongshun came to our door and said that Baoyu had hidden a Xiaodan singer from the Prince's residence and... also gave away personal belongings!"
At this point, it seems a little hard to say.
He just paused and said truthfully:
"The sweat towel on his waist belongs to the actor!"
The women in the room looked in disbelief.
If this was done by Jia She, Jia Zhen, or Jia Lian.
No one will find it strange.
Although Baoyu is not motivated, he has always been a good boy in the house.
Now it's said that he hooked up with an actor?
Especially Jia Mu, she immediately trembled when she heard this and said:
"Oh yo yo! Baoyu only plays with his sisters all day long, how could he do such a thing?"
Mrs. Wang couldn't help but speak up and said directly:
"It must be the actor who hooked up and ruined Baoyu!"
"laugh!"
Hearing such words, Jia She couldn't help laughing and said:
"This matter is not that simple! I heard people talking about it outside, and then I realized that he had caused such a big trouble. If you don't believe me, ask Lian'er what the outside world said!"
Everyone looked at Jia Lian again. Jia Mu frowned and asked:
"How to say?"
Jia Lian was named and could only bite the bullet and said:
"To tell you the old lady, the people from Prince Zhongshun's palace have been searching for Qiguan all over the city these past two days. Even the actor who made a big fuss all over the city has not been found."
When he said this, he looked embarrassed, but he couldn't help but said after hesitating for a moment:
"Finally, we found our Rong Mansion and got the news to find Na Qi Guan."
As soon as the whole city heard about it, Jia Mu suddenly had a bad look on her face.
Mrs. Wang was also embarrassed and could no longer say anything to defend her.
"Mother, there are constant disputes between the old and new nobles in the court, but they are still limited by reputation and only fight openly and secretly in the court. Moreover, we have a eldest daughter sitting in the palace, so no one is targeting her yet."
When Jia She said this, he became a little excited and continued:
"But now that someone has caught us, if Prince Zhongshun impeaches us, it won't do anything to us, but it will inevitably tarnish our reputation!"
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He heard these things from elsewhere.
Even if others have bad intentions, what they say is absolutely correct.
Yuanchun is the biggest supporter of the Jia family now, and even Jia She knows the importance.
That's why he hurried back to the house to discuss a countermeasure.
Seeing that Jia Mu was so partial to the second wife, she couldn't help but make some sarcastic remarks.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was dumbfounded and murmured:
"How could this be?"
When Jia She heard this, he took another stab and said:
"Now that the Rong Mansion has become a big joke in the city, who doesn't know that the imperial concubine's brother is a good man?"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he knelt on the ground and said with a painful look on his face:
"Mother, eldest brother, it's all a bad son. He has spoiled Baoyu. Why don't you let me strangle him to death, so as not to ruin the reputation of the house!"
As he said that, he got up and went to find the rope.
Jia Mu quickly called him and said:
"Stop!"
When Jia She saw this, he couldn't help but ridiculed:
"Even if you really strangle to death, it won't help. Why don't you think about it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jia Mu said angrily:
"shut up!"
Jia She originally wanted to think about how to solve it first.
But when Jia Mu interrupted her, she suddenly became angry again and couldn't help but say:
"After all this, mother still defends him?"
Jia Mu was speechless for a moment.
On the other side, Mrs. Wang is in a dilemma.
On one side is the daughter, on the other side is the son.
I couldn't make a choice no matter what, so I started crying again just thinking about it.
Jia Zheng, who was about to leave, heard this and said angrily:
"Cry, cry, cry! You know how to cry! You are the one who spoils Baoyu on weekdays. If I beat or scold you, you will protect me!"
Hearing this, Jia Mu's face felt hot, and she also said angrily:
"What's wrong with me protecting you?"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he could only lament:
"Mom, it's already this time, so please don't say a few words!"
Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears at this time, but she had no idea and said in a panic:
"What should we do? Baoyu has provoked Prince Zhongshun, why not talk to Yuanchun?"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he immediately shook his head and frowned:
"No! How can you trouble your Majesty with such a thing? Besides, Prince Zhongshun is the holy brother, aren't you putting your Majesty in trouble?"
Mrs. Wang felt that it made sense when she heard it, but she had no other choice but to lament:
"Then what should we do? It would be great if Baoyu's uncle is still in Duzhong, but it's a pity that he has also returned to Jinling."
Whenever she has a big problem, the first thing she thinks of is Yuanchun.
Then I thought about my mother’s family.
It's a pity that Wang Ziteng has lost power, and even if he is still in the capital, he can't help.
Mrs. Xing wanted to show off at this time, so she came up with an idea:
"Why don't you ask your relatives if the Prince of Beijing County wants to come..."
Jia She frowned upon hearing this and interrupted rudely:
"What do women know?"
Having said this, he believed that he was the one who knew the situation best between the DPRK and China, so he explained to everyone:
"Now in the court, our old heroes and the new rich are fighting happily. What's the use of looking for the Beijing County Prince? If he doesn't come forward, there is still a possibility of solving it. If he comes forward, it will add fuel to the fire!"
This is indeed the truth.
Jia Mu rarely refuted him and lamented:
"What a good thing!"
As she said this, she thought of something and looked at Jia Zheng and said:
"Why don't you ask your in-laws? After all, he is the Minister of Rites, and he should have some friendship with Prince Zhongshun."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he wanted to find Li Shouzhong?
After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said:
"Normally, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of sacrifices, and there must be constant contact with the royal family. But my family's temperament is such that I never cling to powerful people. I guess I only have an acquaintance with Prince Zhongshun."
"This is how to do ah?"
Everyone in the room suddenly felt worried.
"or……"
Jia Lian thought of something, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Why don't you ask Yibo?"
"Yibo?"
Jia She was stunned when he heard this.
He knew that Feng Yibo was rich, but he didn't know what the use was of looking for him at this time.
Should it be settled with money?
"Yibo is also the Minister of Rites, and I heard that although he is closer to us, he also has some contacts with the new rich."
Speaking of this, Jia Lian hesitated and said:
"and……"
Before he could finish speaking, Jia Zheng thought of what happened to the King of Donghai last time and hurriedly said:
"Yes, yes! Yibo has an idea!"
Jia Lian actually remembered that Feng Yibo had solved the previous difficulties he had faced.
At this time, after listening to Jia Zheng's words, he also sighed:
"Yes, every time there is a problem, he can come up with a solution!"
Jia She went up and gave him a kick, and spat before saying:
"Why don't you go and invite someone quickly? Why bother talking here?"
For a moment, everyone in the room had no other ideas. They could only grasp at straws and said anxiously:
"Yes, yes! Ask Yibo to come over and ask!"
"Then please invite Feng Yuan over quickly!"
