This was an anti-theft badge.
The purchase ratio was less than 30%.
The anti-theft time was 24 hours.
Unfortunately, Jia Xie was not good at literature or martial arts. She was also committed to being a playboy.
This made Jia Daishan very disappointed, but Jia Zheng, who loved to read, gave him hope. As mentioned earlier,
Jia Zheng was actually not talented. He only knew how to memorize. Jia Daishan was a martial artist.
He thought that Jia Zheng was a scholar just because he could recite an article.
However, he did not know that in the eyes of a real scholar, Jia Zheng was a blockhead who studied to death. He did not know how to master a comprehensive study at all.
Although Jia Daishan was not satisfied with Jia Xie, he was very satisfied with Zhang Xianfang, his daughter-in-law. Later, he even relied on the relationship of in-laws.
He sent Jia Zheng to the Zhang family and asked Zhang Xianfang's father to give him a few pointers. Zhang Xianfang's father was an imperial censor. He was very eloquent.
And he was merciless. However, Jia Zheng was also a person with a lot of self-esteem.
He only went to the Zhang family once and refused to go again. He even tattled to Jia Daishan.
He said that Zhang Xianfang's father was deliberately making things difficult for him. Jia Daishan was very angry because of this.
He thought that the Zhang family looked down on Rongguo Province.
Therefore, he not only complained about Zhang Xianfang.
Later, when the Zhang family was in trouble, he did not lend a helping hand.
A truly reliable teacher would hurt Jia Zheng's self-esteem.
Only a flatterer could teach Jia Zheng how to behave.
Because of this, Jia Zheng wasted his time until Jia Daishan was about to die. He did not even pass the imperial examination. Jia Daishan had no choice but to ask for an official position for him. How did it become that Jia Daishan could not bear to see him take the imperial examination road, so he asked for an official position for him? Jia Daishan clearly wanted to. It was just that Jia Zheng did not have the ability.
This was obviously a false statement deliberately spread by someone with ulterior motives. The purpose was 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 moment, then looked at Chongjiu and asked in confusion, "What's the matter with those sons? Especially the fate and character of the ladies, how did outsiders know so clearly? There's also the young master who was born in Hanyu … you speak as if you've seen it with your own eyes. "
"Some things were deliberately spread by the Jia Mansion, and some were leaked from the mouths of the servants in the Jia Mansion. Everyone in the capital knows that the servants of the Jia Mansion have big mouths. They even know which room the men are staying in at night after they've drunk a few cups of rice wine. "
It was obvious that the Jia Mansion had deliberately spread the news. However, so what if her fate was noble? Could she be the Empress or the mother of the future Emperor? Unfortunately, in order for the Jia Mansion to become a distant relative, they had to change the current emperor first. There was also that young master with a jade in his mouth. He was born with a jade in his mouth. What an auspicious sign. What was the meaning of the Jia Mansion? Were they trying to usurp the throne? However, judging from the performance of the Jia Mansion's servants, they didn't have the ability to do so.
Jia Xie's head was buried very low. Her face had already turned purple. Although it was his own choice to endure the humiliation, he felt that he was even more cowardly than he originally thought after hearing about his life from other people's mouths. The fact that they didn't call him a coward behind his back was already giving him face. There was also the second household. What did they do? They even implicated him and made him lose face.
Shuijing wasn't interested in the stupid things that the Jia Mansion did. He only said to Jia Xie resentfully, "Why did you let Jia Zheng live in Rongxi Hall? You even gave him the authority?"
Jia Xie was ashamed and said, "Mother used filial piety to threaten me to give Rongxi Hall to Second Brother. I couldn't disobey her. There was also 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, "Was it your mother who 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 to the core. So he had no expectations of Mother Jia. He would give her face, but when it came to filial piety … he could only laugh.
Jia Xie was silent for a long time. Then he 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 his thumb ring paused, "What do you mean?"
Jia Xie gritted his teeth. His hands gripped the armrest of the chair so tightly that blue veins popped out, "I'm afraid there's something fishy about the deaths of Xianfang and Hu Ge 'er."
Shuijing unconsciously pressed his thumb ring hard again. Wen Dongyan's goose feather fan paused. Chongjiu's eyes widened in surprise. The two secret guards were motionless, 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 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. 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 merciful to her servants. She was afraid that others would say that she had no regard for human life. This time, she suddenly flogged all the people by Hu Ge 'er 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 flogging the servants to death. I also 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 unable to recover. "
"Before Xianfang died, he begged me to protect Brother Lian. I originally thought that it was a blabbermouth who had let it slip in front of Xianfang. It was only after I married Madam Xing that I realized that someone had deliberately said those things in front of Xianfang to worsen 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, 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. "
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. After all, this was the case for many families. 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 them to the death. However, Brother Lian was still young. I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, he would be harmed. Therefore, I could only endure it. They did all this for nothing more than the title and Rongguo Province. Therefore, I began to indulge myself and became the useless hedonistic son that they wanted. I didn't stop Brother Lian from being raised by Mother in her room. They deliberately raised Brother Lian into a hedonistic 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 with shame, "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 suspicions." Shuijing played with the thumb ring on his thumb and said faintly, "When I do things, I never need any evidence."
It was true that Jia Zheng liked to study since he was a child. However, his talent in studying 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. However, Jia Zheng was different. As the second son, he could only move out of Rongguo Province after Jia Xie inherited the title of Duke. Once he lost his status as the Duke 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 born in the martial arts world. If a general wanted to be promoted, he could only go to war. Duke Rongguo Jia Daishan knew very well that he could not be demoted because of his military exploits. 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. The title of Duke would also be demoted. Jia Daishan had no choice but to consider giving up martial arts and turning to literature.
Unfortunately, Jia Xie was not proficient in literature or martial arts. He was also committed to being a playboy. Jia Daishan was very disappointed. However, Jia Zheng, who loved to study, gave him hope. As mentioned earlier, Jia Zheng was not talented. He only knew how to memorize. Jia Daishan was a martial artist. He thought that Jia Zheng was a scholar just because he could recite an essay. However, he did not know that in the eyes of a real scholar, Jia Zheng was a blockhead who was obsessed with studying and did not know how to master a comprehensive study.
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