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It was true that Jia Zheng liked to study since he was a child, but his talent in studying was not much better than Jia Xie's. The only difference was
Jia Zheng was willing to work hard on his studies, but Jia Xie was not.
In fact, this was not strange in a noble family. Jia Xie was the heir of Rongguo Province. Everything in Rongguo Province was his.
No matter how useless he was, as long as he knew his place,
He could live a peaceful life of wealth. But Jia Zheng was different.
As the second son,
Jia Xie would inherit the title and split up the family.
He could only move out of Rongguo Province. Once he lost his status as the Lord of Rongguo Province, he would be a nobody.
He would be no different from the Jia family in Rongguo Province. If his descendants were useless,
They could only rely on the relief from Rongguo Province to survive. Jia Zheng wanted to live a good life for himself and his descendants, so he naturally had to study hard.
Rongguo Province was born in martial arts. If a general wanted to be promoted, the only way was to fight. Duke Rongguo Jia Daishan knew very well that he could inherit the title without being demoted.
It was all because of his military achievements. But when Jia Xie and Jia Zheng were born,
The world was peaceful.
The rebels in the country had been suppressed.
The foreigners had been beaten until they had to recuperate for decades. There was no war.
Rongguo Province was equivalent to being abolished, and the title passed down would be lowered again and again. Jia Daishan had no choice but to consider giving up martial arts and turning to literature.
Unfortunately, Jia Xie was not good at literature or martial arts. He was also committed to being a playboy, which disappointed Jia Daishan. But Jia Zheng, who loved to read, gave him hope. As mentioned earlier, Jia Zheng didn't have much talent. He only knew how to memorize things. Jia Daishan was a man of martial arts. He thought that Jia Zheng was a scholar just because he could recite an essay. However, he didn't know that in the eyes of a real scholar, Jia Zheng was just a blockhead who was obsessed with reading books.
Although Jia Daishan wasn't satisfied with Jia Xie, he was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law, Zhang Xianfang. Later, he even sent Jia Zheng to the Zhang Family to ask Zhang Xianfang's father for advice. Zhang Xianfang's father was an imperial censor. He was eloquent and merciless. Unfortunately, Jia Zheng was a man full of self-esteem. He only went to the Zhang family once and refused to go again. He even told Jia Daishan that Zhang Xianfang's father was deliberately making things difficult for him. Because of this, Jia Daishan was very angry. He thought that the Zhang Family looked down on Rongguo Province. Therefore, not only did he blame Zhang Xianfang, but he also didn't help the Zhang Family when they were in trouble.
A reliable teacher would hurt Jia Zheng's self-esteem. Only a flatterer could teach Jia Zheng. Because of this, Jia Zheng didn't even pass the imperial examination until Jia Daishan was about to die. Jia Daishan had no choice but to ask for an official position for him. How did it become that Jia Daishan couldn't bear to see him take the imperial examination road, so he asked for an official position for him? Obviously, Jia Daishan wanted to, but Jia Zheng didn't have the ability.
It was obvious that someone deliberately spread false rumors to suppress Jia Xie and make people think that Jia Zheng was more suitable to inherit the title of nobility than Jia Xie.
Shuijing thought for a while and looked at Chongjiu. He asked in confusion, "What's the matter with those heirs? Especially the girls' fate and character, how do outsiders know so clearly? And the young master who was born with jade in his mouth … he said it as if he saw it with his own eyes. "
"Some things were deliberately spread by the Jia Mansion, and some were leaked from the mouths of the Jia Mansion's servants. The whole capital knows that the servants of the Jia Mansion can't keep their mouths shut. After a few cups of yellow wine, they even know where the men sleep at night. "
It was obvious that the Jia Mansion deliberately spread the rumors. But so what if she had a noble fate? Could she be the Empress or the mother of the future Emperor? Unfortunately, if the Jia Mansion wanted to become a relative, they had to change the current Emperor first. And the young master who was born with jade in his mouth. What a great auspicious sign. What did the Jia Mansion mean? Did they want to rebel and usurp the throne? But judging from the servants of the Jia Mansion, they didn't have the ability to do so.
Jia Xie's head was buried very low, and her face had turned purple. Although it was his own choice to endure the humiliation, he felt that he was more cowardly than he originally thought when he heard from others about his life these years. It was already very nice of them not to call him a coward behind his back. And the second branch, what did they do? They even made him lose face.
Shuijing wasn't interested in the stupid things the Jia Mansion did. He only said to Jia Xie resentfully, "Why did you let Jia Zheng live in Glory Hall, and even give him the authority?"
Jia Xie was ashamed and said, "Mother used filial piety to threaten me to give Glory Hall to Second Brother. I couldn't disobey her. And the authority to manage the household. After Xianfang passed away, Mother gave the authority to sister-in-law Wang Clan. "
"So now the Wang Clan is managing the household?"
"No, it's Brother Lian's daughter-in-law."
Chongjiu explained, "Second Young Mistress Lian is Lady Wang's niece."
So in the end, the Wang Clan was still managing the household. It was just that they had moved from being in the open to being in the dark.
Shuijing narrowed his eyes, "Your mother also made the decision to marry this daughter-in-law?"
Jia Xie nodded.
"You've become a filial son!" Shuijing sneered.
Jia Xie had been raised by his grandmother since he was a child, and he had never been close to Mother Jia. Moreover, he knew that Mother Jia favored Jia Zheng to the core, so he didn't expect much from her. He would give her face, but as for filial piety … he could only laugh.
Jia Xie was silent for a long time, and then said in a low voice, "Although I have two sons and one daughter, I only care about Brother Lian. Brother Lian is Xianfang's only descendant. No matter what, I have to protect him. "
Shuijing's hand that was touching the thumb ring paused, "What do you mean?"
Jia Xie gritted his teeth, and his hands gripped the armrest of the chair so tightly that his veins were exposed, "I'm afraid there's something fishy about the deaths of Xianfang and Hu Ge 'er."
Shuijing unconsciously pressed the thumb ring harder. Wen Dongyan's goose feather fan paused, and Chongjiu's eyes widened in surprise. The two secret guards didn't move, but they also pricked up their ears.
Hu Ge 'er was the eldest son of Jia Xie and Zhang Xianfang. When he was only five years old, he fell from the rockery in the garden and died on the spot. Speaking of which, Shui Jing had attended his one-month-old banquet back then. However, he wasn't in the capital when Jia Hu died, so he didn't know what happened at that time.
"Tell me the details." Shuijing's voice became colder.
Jia Xie said, "When Hu Ge 'er climbed up the rockery, there wasn't a single servant girl or woman by his side. Xianfang rushed over and saw Hu Ge 'er's miserable state. He immediately fainted, and then fell seriously ill. At that time, I was busy taking care of Xianfang and Brother Lian. By the time I came back to my senses, all the people by Hu Ge 'er's side had been disposed of by Mother. " Speaking of this, his red eyes shone with resentment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Mother has always been kind to her servants. She was afraid that others would say that she disregarded human life. This time, she suddenly beat all the people by Hu Ge 'er's side to death. She said it was for Hu Ge' er, but I didn't believe it."
He wiped his tears, "I had my suspicions, but I didn't dare to tell Xianfang. At that time, Father-in-law had just been removed from his position by the emperor emeritus, and the whole family had been chased out of the capital. After that, Hu Ge 'er's incident happened. Xianfang was already half-dead. I was afraid that I would agitate her again, so I took all the blame for beating the servants to death. I also warned the servants not to say anything. I planned to wait until Xianfang recovered before questioning Mother. I couldn't let Hu Ge 'er die in vain. Moreover, we still had Brother Lian. Xianfang gradually got better because of him. However, Xianfang's illness suddenly worsened, and he was bedridden. "
"Before Xianfang died, he begged me to protect Brother Lian. I originally thought that it was a blabbermouth who spilled the beans in front of Xianfang. It was only after I married Madam Xing that I found out that someone deliberately said those things in front of Xianfang to aggravate her illness. It was Mother who made the decision for me to marry Madam Xing. She came from a small family and didn't have the ability to manage Rongguo Province. Mother wanted me to marry her because she wanted the Wang Clan to continue managing the household. In fact, if Xianfang died, I didn't care who I married. However, the problem was that when Mother saw Madam Xing, Xianfang's health had already begun to improve. "
Although it seemed cold when Mother Jia saw her new daughter-in-law when Zhang Xianfang was on the verge of death, it wouldn't cause too much criticism. This was because many families were like this. She couldn't leave the position of the matriarch of the household empty. However, doing this when Zhang Xianfang's health was improving was a big problem. As long as Zhang Xianfang didn't die, there was no need to choose a successor. Unless she was certain that Zhang Xianfang would die.
Jia Xie continued, "It's not that I didn't dare to fight to the death with them. However, Brother Lian was still young. I was afraid that if I didn't pay attention, he would be harmed. Therefore, I could only endure. They did these things for nothing more than the title of nobility and Rongguo Province. Therefore, I began to indulge myself and became the useless foppish son they wanted me to be. I didn't stop Brother Lian from being raised by Mother in her room. They deliberately raised Brother Lian as a foppish son. I pretended that I didn't see it. When they married Brother Lian to a niece from the Wang Clan, I didn't object. They used Brother Lian as a steward. In Brother Lian's heart, Jia Zheng was closer to him than me, his father. I didn't care. As long as Brother Lian could live well, it was fine … "
Wen Dongyan frowned. "Has Marquis En been able to find any clues over the years?"
Jia Xie said shamefully, "I didn't dare to investigate back then. Now that so many years have passed, any clues are probably gone. In fact, these are just my guesses. I don't have any evidence. "
"It's fine as long as you have doubts." Shuijing played with the thumb ring on his thumb and said faintly, "I never need any evidence to do anything."
"Master once said that no matter what method was used, we must ensure the safety of Madam Zhen Feng." The secret guard replied in a low voice, "The Feng Clan was indeed frightened at first. However, when they came to their senses, the scissors were of little use. We saw that the situation was urgent at that time, so we acted on our own initiative. Please punish us, master. "
"Then more than 500 taels of silver …?"
"After the woodshed caught fire, Feng Su was afraid that the whole house would burn down. Therefore, he asked his two daughters-in-law to take the money hidden in his house. We have been monitoring the Feng Clan for many days. We know what Madam Zhen Feng is like in the Feng Clan. We all sympathize with her … "The secret guard secretly glanced at Shuijing. Seeing that he was not angry, he continued," We acted on our own initiative and knocked the two women out. We put them in the place where Madam Zhen Feng passed by … "
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