Shuijing only wanted to laugh.
Jia Zheng loved to read since he was young, but his talent in reading was not much better than Jia Xie's. The only difference was that Jia Zheng was willing to work hard on his studies, while 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 belonged to him. No matter how useless he was, as long as he knew his place, he could live a peaceful life of wealth. However, Jia Zheng was different. As the second son, he could only move out of Rongguo Province after Jia Xie inherited the title. Once he lost his status as the Lord of Rongguo Province, he would be no different from the Jia family in Rongguo Province. If his descendants were useless, they could only rely on Rongguo Province to survive. If Jia Zheng wanted his descendants to live a good life, he naturally had to study hard.
Rongguo Province was a place of martial arts. If a general wanted to be promoted, the only way was to fight. Duke Rongguo, Jia Daishan, knew very well that he was only able to keep his title because of his military achievements. However, by the time Jia Xie and Jia Zheng were born, the world was peaceful. The rebels in the country had been suppressed, and the foreigners had to rest for decades. Without war, Rongguo Province would be useless, and the nobility would be demoted 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 made Jia Daishan very disappointed. However, Jia Zheng, who loved to read, gave him hope. As mentioned earlier, Jia Zheng was not talented. He only knew how to memorize. 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 give people the illusion 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. Everyone in the 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 which room the men sleep in 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 caused him to 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 was raised by his grandmother since he was a child. He had never been close to Mother Jia. Moreover, he knew that Mother Jia favored Jia Zheng, so he had no expectations of Mother Jia. He would give her face, but when it came to filial piety … he could only say "hehe".
Jia Xie was silent for a long time, then said in a low voice, "Although I have two sons and one daughter, I only care about Brother Lian. Brother Lian is the only descendant of Xianfang. 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, his hands gripping the armrest of the chair so tightly that blue veins appeared, "I'm afraid there's something fishy about the deaths of Xianfang and Hu Ge 'er."
Shuijing unconsciously pressed the thumb ring hard again. Wen Dongyan's goose feather fan paused, Chongjiu's eyes widened in surprise, and the two secret guards stood motionless, but 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 down from the rockery in the garden and died on the spot. Speaking of which, Shui Jing had even attended his one-month-old celebration 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, and he gnashed his teeth, "Mother has always been merciful to the servants. She was afraid that others would say she had no regard for human life. This time, she suddenly flogged all the people by Hu Ge 'er to death, saying it was for Hu Ge' er. I don'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 flogging the servants to death, and warned the servants not to say anything. I planned to wait for Xianfang to recover before questioning Mother. After all, 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 worsen her illness. Madam Xing was married to me by Mother. 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, since Xianfang had passed away, 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. "
Mother Jia saw her new daughter-in-law when Zhang Xianfang was on the verge of death. Although it seemed cold, it wouldn't cause too much criticism. After all, many families were like this. She couldn't leave the position of matriarch 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 can live well, it's 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. "
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