The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 509 Double Ninth Day [Eight]

When stepping into Jiao's house, Jia Yucun's mood was not calm.

After he was promoted to governor of the government office, he went against his former hospitality, and the number of visits to the Rongguo residence was visibly reduced by the naked eye.

The main reason is, of course, that at the level of the third-rank prefect, if one wants to climb up, the assistance that Rongguo Mansion can provide is quite limited.

If the virtuous concubine in the palace is willing to blow pillow wind, it may have some effect, but this empress has never been willing to participate in politics...

Of course, Jia Yucun will definitely not reveal this meaning.

The reason he used to prevaricate Jia Zheng was that now that Jiao Shun was in the same boat as the civil servants, he could only avoid the edge temporarily, so as not to make the important officials in the court hate him.

As a result, Jiao Shun suddenly posted a post today, asking him to stay overnight at the house for a talk.

Doesn't this overturn his excuse of alienating Rongguo Mansion?

If it was before the eighth day of September, Jia Yucun might not be willing to come. Even if he agreed to meet Jiao Shun, he would ask for another neutral place.

however……

Yesterday morning, Jiao Shun brought down a minister and two servants in one go!
Pick one here at random, and it will be bigger than him, the Yin official of Shuntian Mansion.

Although Jia Yucun also understood that the key role in this must be the emperor, but in the end he was timid.

Besides, there must be some special reason for Jiao Shun to invite himself to the door all night regardless of the etiquette.

So after thinking about it again and again, Jia Yucun hurried over.

As for Jia Zheng...

My cheap family uncle is just a fool, and he will try to perfunctory after the fact.

But when it came to Jiao's courtyard, Jia Yucun immediately guessed that Jiao Shun was not the only guest invited by seeing that the maid guarding the living room door didn't invite him in directly, and there were still a few people standing vaguely in the corridors on both sides. , and most of them have higher status than themselves.

Could it be Jia Zheng or Jia Amnesty?
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. Jia Zheng now has a lot of opinions about Jiao Shun. How could someone come to Jiao's house for a big festival? Jia Yucun didn't know that Jia Zheng intended to reconcile.

And Jia She heard that she was imprisoned by the old lady again recently, but this time she was not imprisoned in the family temple, but was ordered to reflect at home and not to go out.

Just as I was thinking about something, I heard a shout from inside: "What a vile bastard, he really dares to come!"

Jia Yucun didn't recognize who that person was at the moment, but he was undoubtedly the one who scolded him.

He couldn't help frowning even more, wondering if Jiao Shun wanted to throw a grand banquet for himself?

"Don't stop me, don't stop me! I have to..."

At this time, the shouting of the people inside became louder and louder, but suddenly fell silent in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, Jiao Shun greeted him from the inside, and walked down the steps while cupping his hands and said, "Brother Yucun took the time to come here at such a late hour, it's really a sin, a sin."

"You and my brother, why do you need to be polite?"

Jia Yucun returned the salute with a smile, pointed inside and said, "Dare to ask..."

"The second wife of the mansion and Mrs. Xue's family are inside."

Jiao Shun smiled, pointed to the east chamber and said, "Although we are from our own family, men and women are different after all, and it's not convenient to talk—I can only ask Brother Yucun to condescend and talk in the east chamber."

Hearing that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were in the living room of the main room, Jia Yucun was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly said, "That's Xue Wenlong just now?"

Before Jiao Shun could answer, he sighed again: "But because of the case of Feng Yuan in Jinling? At that time, I was also a newcomer to the officialdom. I had never done a serious interrogation case, and I was blinded by villains for a while. There was an accidental mistake."

It seems that he is well aware of his original fallacy.

Jiao Shun was noncommittal about this, and raised his hand as a gesture of invitation. He led Jia Yucun into the East Chamber, and after the guests and hosts were seated, he said: "Since my brother has figured out the clue, I'm here Let’s get straight to the point—Brother Xue is involved in a death lawsuit this time, if not handled properly, I’m afraid it will lead to Feng Yuan’s old case.”

Jia Yucun heard this, raised his eyebrows and asked, "It's just involvement, not the culprit?"

After a pause, he asked, "Can't hold back?"

If this guy is old and cunning, Jiao Shun has just started, and he has grasped the point of the matter. If Xue Pan is the culprit, the immediate priority now is to settle this case first, instead of worrying about getting involved in any old cases.

"Disaster."

Jiao Shun shook his head and said, "The sufferer is the Mei family, that is, Mei Guangyan who was just invited by the Long Guard to investigate the case..."

As he said that, he explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.

He added: "When Mei Guangyan's son climbed over the wall and came out, he happened to be caught by the people I sent to monitor. If not, the matter would have been brought to Dali Temple by now."

Jia Yucun frowned at this time, stared at Jiao Shun and asked, "Then the reason why I came to you is that I want to..."

"I just want my brother to take over the case."

Jiao Shun looked at him impartially and said: "There is a life lawsuit on the ground in the capital, and it should have been reported to Shuntian Mansion first. Now that my brother knows about it, he won't just sit back and ignore it, right?"

"This……"

If it hadn't been for the incident of accidentally defrauding Xue's family, Jia Yucun would definitely have avoided this case.

He was not afraid that the Mei family would bite the Xue family, but that the Mei family would be instigated by others to link the matter with the Long Guard.

Who in the officialdom doesn't know that the overall collapse of the Ministry of Rites is still secondary. What really matters is the reopening of Zhao Prison by the emperor!
Now that I have the opportunity to pick on Zhao Prison's faults, no matter what the final result is, someone will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, representing the imperial power on the one hand, and the civil servants on the other. At that time, won't I become a mouse in the bellows, getting angry at both ends?
Therefore, he pondered for a long time and did not take the words, and did not answer for a long while and asked instead: "Brother, do you think that Mrs. Mei refused to report to the government because of the obstruction, and finally forced Mr. Mei to climb over the wall, what is the reason?"

Sure enough, he also noticed the tricks in it.

Regardless of this question, Jiao Shun couldn't figure it out for a while, so he just shook his head and said, "I heard from the people below that Mr. Mei was so frightened that he lost control, but he also bit him to death and refused to tell the truth."

"Then there must be something tricky about it!"

Jia Yucun persevered: "Didn't my brother try to guess?"

"Is this..."

Jiao Shun couldn't say that he was trying to recall the plot of the original novel, so he didn't pay attention to it, so he had to ponder temporarily: "In my opinion, it is likely that the death of the old lady of the Mei family has other secrets, perhaps involving Mei's death. Ma'am may not know."

"You mean..."

Jia Yucun murmured, "Mrs. Mei killed her mother-in-law for some reason. She dared not tell the truth, and she was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she stopped her son from reporting to the government?"

Speaking of this, he suddenly got up and said: "That's not the case, there must be something else hidden——Why don't you use it as a breakthrough, forcing the Mei family to promise to give up entanglement in this matter!"

Jiao Shun also got up, cupped his hands and said, "Your brother invited your elder brother to come here because of that intention. You are the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, so it is reasonable and reasonable to take the initiative to intervene in this case."

"This……"

What Jia Yucun said just now was to try to put Jiao Shun in front, but Jiao Shun kicked the ball back in a reasonable way.

Naturally, he refused to submit obediently, went to wading into this muddy water, and immediately put on a face that he was obliged to say: "Brother Yu will naturally not stay out of the matter, but if I don't show up first, I can still help deal with the aftermath; if things go wrong after I show up Xie, it will be difficult to turn things around."

"Brother Yucun investigates the case in the name of Shuntian Mansion. Even if there is disagreement, the Mei family will not be able to find any major faults. To startle the snake?"

"otherwise……"

"still……"

Seeing that this old fox was really slippery, Jiao Shun had no choice but to threaten, "Actually, even if this case goes to court, Xue Wenlong can still push it to my cousin—— The younger brother simply couldn't bear to see Brother Yucun hate King Xue's family because of this, so he came to you overnight to make amends.

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and said, "Forget it, I'll go and report to the second wife and Mrs. Xue."

"Hold on, brother!"

Seeing that Jiao Shun was about to leave, Jia Yucun had no choice but to smile wryly and said, "I'm also worried that I'll mess things up again—forget it, if that's the case, so what if I walk away?!"

After a pause, he asked again, "Where is the young master of the Mei family?"

"It's not far from the back alley of Mei's house."

"Please trouble my brother to take me to meet him first."

Jiao Shun agreed, and said he was going to report back in the main room. Jia Yucun was also in a hurry to go home to mobilize manpower and change official robes, so the two split up and agreed to meet in the back alley of Mei's house in half an hour.

Jiao Shun calculated the time, but he just missed the appointment with Wang Xifeng.

It seems that after the fact, I have to try to make up for the hot pepper.

After sending Jia Yucun away, he just turned to the living room of the main room when he saw Xue Panceng who had been stopped by his mother and sister jump up all of a sudden, puffing his cheeks and asking, "Brother Jiao, what did Jia Yucun say?! But He once explained why he wanted to entrap me in the first place?!"

"He reasoned that it was because he was a beginner and was deceived by villains."

Jiao Shun said, seeing that Xue Pan was about to jump again, he hurriedly made a calm gesture and said: "Now is not the time to offend him, I have already discussed with him, and then I will go to Mei's house to bluff, Try to keep this case on hold."

As he spoke, he turned to Xue Biao, who said, "Wouldn't it be a pity if the reputation that you brothers and sisters have built up so easily is damaged by this innocent disaster? It would be best if the big things can be turned into small things."

Immediately, he briefly recounted the conversation between the two in the East Chamber.

Only then did everyone understand why he was so anxious to find Jia Yucun.

Aunt Xue's heart became more and more grateful. Although she always doted on her son, she was never willing to wrong her nephew because of her son, especially her younger siblings who were seriously ill were in the Rongguo Mansion. Do you still have the face to see your sister-in-law?

It's also fortunate that brother Shun is willing to work so hard for himself...

"Then how should we deal with the criminal record?"

At this time Xue Baochai suddenly raised a question.

"There's no need to rush this matter."

Jiao Shun said: "Actually, as long as the Wenlong brothers are willing to follow the rules, so what if they have a criminal record? The Ministry of Criminal Justice will never just uncover these old cases for no reason, right?"

Everyone looked at Xue Pan in unison when they heard the words, Xue Pan was embarrassed at first, then patted his chest and said boldly: "I'm not a fool, since I know there are such things, naturally I won't dare to mess around in the future!"

Although he swears in his words, who among the people here dare to believe him?
So they turned their eyes to Jiao Shun again.

Jiao Shun spread his hands together: "When this matter is over, it won't be too late for us to urge Jia Yucun to try to delete the archive."

Everyone has no objection.

Only Xue Biao took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't I follow, if the Mei family has any conditions, you can also decide on the spot."

This Xue Erlang is responsible.

In the original novel of Weidao, he finally got such a good girl like Xing Xiuyan who knows both cold and hot.

Xue Pan heard that he wanted to go, but Mrs. Wang and Baochai rejected it unanimously. In the end, he had to follow his aunt, mother, and sister, and left Jiao's house unhappy.

Not to mention how Jiao Shun and Xue Biao prepared.

But Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue returned to the Grand View Garden, and they didn't bother to go to the banquet. They just sent people to say that they were not feeling well, so they went back to the hut in Qingtang.

After entering the main room, Mrs. Wang immediately waved back the maidservant, and teased her younger sister who was still out of her mind: "What? You went to Jiao's house, did you leave your soul behind?"

"No way!"

Aunt Xue turned her body shyly, and said falteringly: "I, I just feel that I owe Brother Shun too much, but I, I can't give him anything."

Mrs. Wang saw that her snow-white neck was flushed with blush, so she didn't know that she was actually very willing?

In the past, Mrs. Wang's first thought was what kind of negative effects would be caused after her younger sister had an affair with Jiao Shun.

Thinking about it now, I just feel sour in my heart.

He secretly thought that he offered to sacrifice himself, but he didn't see that Jiao Shun changed his face to meet his sister and did his best so hard, wishing he could give her all his intestines!

Even if I am a few years older than her, it may not be so much worse...

At this moment, Aunt Xue turned her head again, and asked shyly, "Sister, what do you think I should do?"

Facing the gentle and pleasant face that is in the same line as Baochai, seeing the white and firm skin that looks like yokan, and the majestic majesty that surpasses all heroes, Mrs. Wang's self-deceiving thoughts immediately couldn't continue. up.

Immediately, he said in a bad mood: "You have to listen to what I said!"

As he said that, he took advantage of the opportunity to take a handful out of his sister's lapel, and said in a sour voice: "I don't know what kind of blessings you have accumulated in your previous life, but at this age, you can still fascinate a young man so much. "

"Then I..."

Aunt Xue heard her sister's words seemed indulgent and provocative, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

"Let's not rush."

Mrs. Wang shook her head slightly: "It's true that you are very willing, and there is no reason to promise yourself out easily. Please be safe and don't be impatient. I have my own calculations here."

It is impossible to fight, but it is still possible to make Jiao Shun subdue in front of him by using the name of his younger sister.

wrong……

It's better to be tough.

(End of this chapter)