This was an anti-theft badge.
If the purchase ratio was less than 50%, the anti-theft time would be 24 hours.
Unfortunately, Jia Xie was not proficient in 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 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 was obsessed with reading. 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, who was a talented daughter-in-law.
Later, he even used their relationship as in-laws to send Jia Zheng to the Zhang Family and asked Zhang Xianfang's father to give him some advice. Zhang Xianfang's father was an imperial censor. He was very eloquent and 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 snitched to Jia Daishan, saying 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 their Rongguo Province. Therefore, he blamed Zhang Xianfang.
Later, when the Zhang Family was in trouble, he did not lend a helping hand.
A 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? Obviously, Jia Daishan wanted to. It was just that Jia Zheng did not have the ability.
This was obviously a false rumor deliberately spread by someone with ulterior motives. The purpose was to suppress Jia Xie and make people think that Jia Zheng was more suitable than Jia Xie to inherit the title of nobility.
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 her 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 had been 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 she 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 her thumb ring paused, "What do you mean?"
Jia Xie gritted her teeth. Her hands gripped the armrest of the chair so tightly that her veins were exposed, "I'm afraid there's something fishy about the deaths of Xianfang and Hu Ge 'er."
Shuijing pressed her thumb ring 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 attended his one-month-old banquet 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 disregarded 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 found out 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, 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 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. 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 suspicions." Shuijing played with the thumb ring on his thumb and said faintly, "When I do things, I don't need any evidence."
Jia Xie was very puzzled.
Recently, other than knowing that Shuijing set up a fortune-telling stall, he didn't know anything else. Shuijing didn't tell him, and he didn't intend to ask. It wasn't like when he was still Shuijing's study partner. They didn't hide anything from each other. After so many years, Shuijing must have a lot of secrets. Otherwise, Shuijing wouldn't have succeeded in usurping the throne before anyone could react. He thought very clearly. If Shuijing was willing to tell him, he would listen. If Shuijing didn't tell him, he wouldn't be able to find anything even if he cracked his head. He might even arouse Shuijing's disgust. It wasn't easy for him to live a good life. Why would he dig his own grave? Moreover, the more he knew, the greater the responsibility he had to bear. Jia Xie was very self-aware. Even if he didn't like Wen Dongyan, he knew that he wasn't as capable as him. Therefore, he was happy to be an idle man.
What Jia Xie didn't understand was that this wasn't the capital. Who needed him to personally welcome someone? It wasn't that he was conceited. After all, he was a first-class general. Not everyone was qualified to welcome him …
As he thought about it, Jia Xie's head became heavier and heavier. His upper and lower eyelids were already fighting. He almost fell asleep standing up.
"Master Jia, the guest is here." The manservant, who was waiting quietly at the side, reminded him in a low voice. Seeing that Jia Xie was still dozing off, he couldn't help but raise his voice. "Master Jia? Master Jia! "
Jia Xie suddenly quivered. He turned to look at the manservant in confusion. At his signal, he turned back to look at the slowly approaching green sedan chair. He knew that someone was coming. He hurriedly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, tidied his clothes, and raised his head. He made a good posture and waited for the person to come.
The white sedan chair landed. The curtain was lifted and a person stepped out of the sedan chair.
Jia Xie looked at the person in confusion. After a while, his eyes suddenly widened. "Brother-in-law?" His tone was very hesitant.
Lin Ruhai, who had just stepped out of the sedan chair and stood on the ground, also looked at him in disbelief. "Brother-in-law?"
Jia Xie's heart thumped. It really was his brother-in-law, Lin Ruhai. No wonder the Shuijing sent him to welcome him.
But …
How did Lin Ruhai become like this?
Jia Xie muttered in his heart. He and Lin Ruhai had not seen each other for more than ten years. In his memory, Lin Ruhai was still the same handsome young man who had just married a beautiful wife and had a bright future. He was not the old man in front of him with a pale face and a thin body with deep eye sockets. At first glance, he could tell that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill. Although he had changed a lot, he did it on purpose. Lin Ruhai couldn't have done it on purpose.
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