This was an anti-theft badge,
The purchase ratio was less than 50%,
The anti-theft time was 24 hours
Just like the Retired Emperor, as long as he cared about the relationship between father and son, Shui Lan would not die with hatred..
Shuijing narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a long time, and knocked on the window lattice.
A secret guard quietly appeared and knelt behind him.
Shuijing did not turn around and said in a low voice, "Go and find out what dirty things have been done behind the scenes in Rongguo Province."
If the Jia mother and the Wang Clan's goal was the title of nobility and Rongguo Province, then the Jia Xie's so-called compromise would not have much effect at all. Because as long as he and the Jia Lian did not get involved, they would lose their heads,
Then no matter how foppish and incompetent they were, they would not lose their titles. After all, it was against the etiquette and law to abolish the elder and establish the younger. Even the Retired Emperor,
He did not dare to do it openly. Therefore..,
The Jia mother and the Wang Clan would definitely dig a hole for the Jia Xie and the Jia Lian in the dark,
A hole that would cause them to lose their titles and even their heads.
Rongguo Province was now under the control of the second branch,
That was to say, whatever the second branch did was in the name of Rongguo Province. If this involved some serious crime of beheading..,
Once the higher-ups investigated, they would not arrest the second branch, but the Jia Xie, the head of Rongguo Province. At that time, even if the Jia Xie cried out that he had nothing to do with it, no one would believe him.
The higher-ups were looking at the evidence, they did not care whether you were a scapegoat or not. Since the evidence showed that this beheading was related to Rongguo Province, who would they look for if not you, the head of the family. If you want to blame..,
You can only blame yourself for not managing your family well,
For not managing your own name cards well,
They were just doing things according to the rules..
Shuijing tossed and turned in his room, unable to fall asleep, while Jia Xie slept well all night.
He had not slept well for a long time. Whether it was since Xianfang left or since Hu Ge'er died, he could not remember.
In order to act as a qualified playboy, there was a woman lying on his bed almost every night. If it had happened to someone else, he might have laughed and scolded that person for having such good luck with women. But when it happened to him, especially when he wasn't willing to find those women, the Jia Xie felt that he was doing the work of a male prostitute, and it was extremely sullen.
After serving the woman, he couldn't sleep peacefully. He was afraid that someone would suddenly burst into the room and cry loudly, "Second Master Lian is gone!" Then the sky that he had worked so hard to hold up would really collapse. He didn't dare to sleep too deeply for fear that he would dream of Xianfang. The words "Our hearts will never leave each other even when we grow old" still rang in his ears, but he had already completely violated his oath. No matter what reason he had, he had betrayed Xianfang. Even if he went to hell, he would not have the face to see Xianfang again.
But things were different now. He had become a person with a backer again. He no longer had to worry about losing his life as a Jia Xie. When he and those people finished settling the matter of Xianfang and Hu Ge'er, and when the Jia Xie inherited Rongguo Province, he would go to a temple to become a monk and concentrate on cultivation. Maybe Xianfang would forgive him then.
Shuijing didn't sleep much that night. When he woke up the next day, he was depressed to find that there were two deep dark circles around his eyes. Not only did it humiliate his image, but he was also ridiculed by Wen Dongyan. Therefore, when he saw the Jia Xie in high spirits and with the dark circles under his eyes lighter, he couldn't help but be angry and directly shouted, "Why did you come out like this?!"
The Jia Xie was confused by the shout. He looked down at his clothes. They were clean and tidy, without any disheveled clothes. Then he looked at Wen Dongyan who was sitting next to him. He didn't feel that there was any difference between his clothes and his.
Then it wasn't his problem anymore.
The Jia Xie breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Shuijing probably didn't sleep well last night, so he woke up in a bad mood today. He was just an innocent bystander who was implicated.
"Since you don't think my clothes are good, I'll change into another one," he said smoothly.
Shuijing choked for a moment. "Is that what you mean, Master?"
The Jia Xie scratched his head and said doubtfully, "Then what do you mean, Master …?"
Shuijing glanced at him coldly. "Go shave your beard first."
The Jia Xie touched his beard that was about to be cruelly murdered. He was very confused. "Why?"
"Just go when I tell you to. Why do you ask?!" Shuijing said angrily.
Seeing the Jia Xie leave in confusion, Wen Dongyan waved his goose feather fan and laughed. "Master, you can't bully an honest person just because Madam ordered you not to grow a beard, right?"
Shuijing said faintly, "Don't you know that I've been thinking about shaving your beard for a long time?"
Wen Dongyan sighed. "Fortunately, I'm not an honest person."
Shuijing, "…"
It was really boring to stay in Jinling for a few days. Coincidentally, there was news from Yangzhou. Shuijing and his group took a boat along the Grand Canal to Yangzhou.
The Jia Xie also pretended to be sick in bed at the old mansion in Jinling and followed them.
But one day, he saw Shuijing in a green robe, wearing a hat, and holding a fortune-telling banner. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "Master, what are you doing?"
Shuijing rolled his eyes at him, didn't say anything, and left without looking back.
The Jia Xie was a little confused and looked at Wen Dongyan.
Wen Dongyan kindly explained, "Master is setting up a fortune-telling stall."
"Fortune-Telling!?" The Jia Xie's eyes widened and he exclaimed. In fact, he had seen it from the beginning, but he found it hard to believe that a person with such a high status like Shuijing would do such a lowly business.
"Since when did you have this hobby?" He didn't know that Shuijing was interested in fortune-telling before. Moreover, Shuijing always believed that it was better to believe in oneself than to believe in heaven and earth, and he despised the idea of praying to God and Buddha.
"Haha, since when?"
Wen Dongyan said meaningfully, waved his goose feather fan, and walked away slowly. The Jia Xie was left alone, scratching his ears and cheeks curiously. He felt very depressed.
At this time, Shuijing and Wen Dongyan were sitting by the window on the second floor. Sitting with them was a fair-skinned young man of about 15 or 16 years old. His black eyes were very lively.
"Is this the tea that the Retired Emperor personally praised?" He picked up the teacup and took two sips. He smacked his lips and said, "It's no different from the big bowl of herbal tea sold at the street stalls for one copper coin. In comparison, Chongjiu prefers the big bowl of herbal tea. It's more satisfying to drink."
Shuijing was speechless. "Just based on what you said, you can't be a cultured person in this lifetime."
"What's so good about being a cultured person? It's easy to become a bookworm if you read too much. I'm so smart because I never read books. "
Chongjiu's words revealed a trace of pride. However, this pride immediately disappeared when he saw Wen Dongyan smile at him. He sat down obediently and secretly prayed that the cultured Mr. Wen, who had read many books, wouldn't make things difficult for him because of the word "bookworm."
Wen Dongyan didn't seem to care. He only smiled and said, "This pot of tea is only 20 taels of silver. The tea that the Retired Emperor once praised is worth more than this."
Upon hearing this, Chongjiu immediately looked at Shuijing with resentment. It was rare for him to be invited to eat tea, but he didn't treat him to the best tea.
Shuijing lazily rolled his eyes. "Haven't you heard that wild boars can't eat fine chaff? The tea that guy said is good, so it's definitely not good! "
Chongjiu originally felt a little hurt when he heard the first sentence. He felt that his master was too good at mocking people. However, when he heard the second sentence, he was happy again. It didn't matter who he was talking about, as long as it wasn't him.
With this happiness, he became more talkative.
"… When it comes to jewelry shops, the best one is the White Sleeve Long in the south of the city. Although the shop is small and the alley is deep, it's an old shop that has been in business for a hundred years. If this prince wants to buy jewelry for madam, you can go to this shop … but if you want to buy antiques, you absolutely can't go to the Xuanbao Hall in the east of the city. That shopkeeper is famous in the trade for 'Fake Goods Wu'. As long as you don't know the value of goods, you'll only get some worthless imitation goods when you go to his shop. "
"However, this' Fake Goods Wu 'dares to be so brazen because he has a backer behind him. His wife is the daughter of Jinling's Zhen family's Eldest Madam. She's a seventh-ranked official in front of the Prime Minister's door. This Zhen family is also the local tyrant of Jinling. Even if the Yingtian Prefecture's magistrate came, he would still have to give him face. Because of this relationship, even if someone found out that they'd been deceived, they wouldn't dare to go to their door and argue. After all, they don't only sell fake goods. Who told you to not know the value of goods? "
He shook his head and sighed twice. Suddenly, his face became excited and he said, "However, a very interesting thing has happened these past few days. Master must know about the capital's Jia family. It's the Jia family of the four great clans, 'Jia Shi', 'Wang', and 'Xue'. A few days ago, that Jia Xie from Rongguo Province came to the Jinling mansion to pay respects to his ancestors. Although he said that, he only obediently stayed in the mansion on the first day. The rest of the time, he actually stayed in the red-light district and willow alley. I don't know if his Jia family's ancestors would be so angry that they would crawl out of the ground if they knew. "
"However, this Rongguo Province's Eldest Master, in addition to liking the red-light district and willow alley, also likes to visit antique shops. I don't know if someone had bad intentions or if they wanted to see him make a fool of himself, but they deliberately brought him to the Xuanbao Hall. This' Fake Goods Wu 'is really bold. Regardless of the relationship between the Rongguo Province and the Zhen family, he ruthlessly slaughtered the Rongguo Province's Eldest Master who came to visit. I heard that this Rongguo Province's Eldest Master is a scoundrel. He's also a shameless old scoundrel. When he finds out the truth, won't he smash the Xuanbao Hall? When the time comes, the dogs will bite each other and get a mouthful of fur. Not only will everyone be able to watch the show, but they will also be able to vent their anger. "
After talking for a long time, Chongjiu only felt that his mouth and tongue were a bit dry. He picked up the teapot and poured himself several cups of tea. After gulping it down, the thirst in his throat subsided a bit. He wiped his mouth and was about to continue talking about some interesting things in Jinling when he saw the Shuijing's dark face. His complexion was quite ugly.
His heart trembled as he looked pitifully at Wen Dongyan. In his mind, he quickly recalled what he had said that made his master unhappy.
Wen Dongyan waved his goose feather fan and smiled. "Actually, you didn't say anything. It's just that the scoundrel you just mentioned, that Jia Xie from Rongguo Province, was once my master's study companion."
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"Hurry up and let go of this master! Do you know who this master is? This master is a hereditary first-class general. What kind of thing is your master! Damn your uncle! Is a hereditary first-class general someone that you can see whenever you want!? Hurry up and let this master go, then tell your master to obediently kowtow to this master three times. This master will be merciful and pretend that this didn't happen. Otherwise, all of you will have to bear the consequences! "
There was a lot of noise outside the door, but it was quiet inside the door.
Wen Dongyan waved his goose feather fan and said with a smile, "This Master She is a wonderful person."
Shuijing's mouth twitched. He didn't know what to say to this former study companion. He was originally a person who didn't know what to say in a situation, but now it seemed that he was even more confused. He simply picked up the teacup and lowered his head to sip.
Chongjiu looked down and thought about whether the 'wonderful' that Wen Dongyan said was a compliment or a sarcastic remark.
"Are you all mute?! This master is telling you, it's useless to pretend to be mute! This master's servants must have already discovered that this master is missing. You better hurry up and let this master go! When this master's servants report to the officials and bring the soldiers to find this master, you can just wait for your heads to fall to the ground! "
The two shadow guards holding the Jia Xie to the left and right felt their ears hurt from the noise. They wished that they could take a smelly cloth and stuff his mouth, but they couldn't do so. Thus, the two of them walked faster and faster, their feet moving like the wind.
"Master, this subordinate has already brought the people here."
The Jia Xie was finally free. He aggressively walked in front of the Shuijing, pointed at his nose and loudly scolded, "You …!"
Chongjiu didn't expect such a situation to occur and hurriedly went forward to stop him. He didn't expect the Jia Xie to look like he had seen a ghost. His eyes and mouth were wide open, and he looked like he was overly frightened. Then, with a loud bang, he knelt on the ground with both knees. Just the sound alone was enough to make people feel the pain in their knees.
"Master …" He looked at the Shuijing without blinking. His eyes quickly became wet, and his old face was red. His entire body was trembling. "Master …" He shouted again, his voice mixed with excitement and disbelief.
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