The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 148 A touch of throbbing

Every glance towards Jia Yucun contained doubts, like an executioner's knife carrying out a painful punishment on him.

If it were not for Zhen Shiyin's support to Jia Yucun, without Jia Yucun's promise to Zhen Feng for Jiao Xing, and if Jia Yucun had not tried his best to help Zhen Feng find her daughter, it would at best be regarded as a parent-official dereliction of duty and bullying the people.

Are there few such officials in the world?

The wealthy families present here would even mock Zhen Feng for being naive and ignorant, and the common people watching might be angry, but deep down in their hearts they would subconsciously think that this was an ordinary thing.

Many murders have turned into snow in June under the control of parents and officials.

The victims have nowhere to seek justice and the murderers go unpunished. This is the normal way of the world.

Unfortunately, with the previous foreshadowing, it can be said that the Zhen family owes Jia Yucun a huge debt. Without the support of the Zhen family, Jia Yucun would not be able to go to Beijing to take the exam, but the kindness of 50 taels of silver and two winter clothes is so profound.

Not only was this kind of kindness unrequited, Jia Yucun made a promise to take a maid from the Zhen family as a concubine. Even if he pretended to help look for her, it was understandable that he really couldn't find her.

The kidnapper lived in a quiet alley behind the Yamen. The rented house belonged to the inner gate of the Yamen. It was right under his nose. With a little effort, he found the kid.

The world can forgive an unkind official, but cannot tolerate an ungrateful person. This is the bottom line of society and the red line of human morality. Unfortunately, Jia Yucun happened to step on it.

After being promoted in this way, he almost didn't dare to raise his head. You can imagine how the world would look at him with disdain and contempt!

Who would dare to deal with him in the rest of his life, and who would be willing to lend a helping hand to him?
In the officialdom, if there are no officials to protect him, he will not be able to keep his current position even if he does not seek promotion!

Jia Cong, kid, you’ve gone too far!

"Guan Guan, you ungrateful thing, why don't you die?"

"This is what we call doing evil things to get promoted and get rich, but being a good person will lead to a good death!"

"The sky has no eyes, let these people become my parents in Jinling!"

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The crowd surged, and the people watching the excitement moved forward step by step. Zhen Feng stood up, and with their support, she walked forward. With disheveled hair and tears on her face, she pointed at the door and asked Jia Yucun, "What's wrong with the women of the country?" The daughter is at his home, sir, won’t you send someone to capture the kidnapper and rescue the daughter of the common woman?”

The man was so surprised that he quickly raised his head and winked at Jia Yucun. Although Jia Yucun didn't know what it meant, he also understood that there must be something abnormal.

"Master Jia, are you having any difficulty?" Jia Cong sat on his knees, his body straight as a pine tree, and his clear and clear voice carried a chilling coldness as he repeated, "Bring the kidnapper and the girl from the Zhen family here. , is there any difficulty?"

The common people have seen that a handsome young man is sitting next to the Lord of the Palace. He is wearing a five-beam crown and a gorgeous yet solemn flying fish suit. Everyone guesses his identity.

"I heard that he is an honorable young master from the capital, the one who beat the Japanese pirates to a pulp."

"My daughter-in-law's sister-in-law's aunt is from Ningbo. I heard that people in Ningbo want to build a shrine for this little adult."

"The one who copied the Zhen family is a good official!"

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Zhen Feng's ears were filled with the people's comments. She raised her head and glanced at Jia Cong, then knelt down and kowtowed violently, "My lord, please help the women of the country to make the decision. The women of the country only have this one daughter." Ah! Eight years ago, the daughter of a peasant woman was lost when she was carried by a boy at home to see the fireworks lanterns. It has been eight years now!"

"Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry. Today is the full moon feast of the young master of Jinling Mansion. Mr. Jia is also a father. He must be able to understand the grief of separation of flesh and blood, and he will definitely make the decision for you! "

Jia Yucun had a gloomy face. At this point, his official reputation and prestige were gone, and his official position was about to be lost, and all of this was because of Jia Cong.

If it's a remedy, it shouldn't be too late.

"Sir, your subordinates must make decisions for the people!" He bowed his hands to Jia Cong, stood up, and walked to Zhen Feng, "Zhen Feng, the Erfu family has done me a great favor, and I will engrave this on you." In my heart, I have always had the intention of repaying my kindness. As for the matter of finding your daughter, I have indeed put some thought into it. I must have ignored the orders I gave when I first came here and did not act sincerely, which led to your misunderstanding!"

In a word, it's because the people below are not strong enough in execution, it's not that Jia Yucun didn't give orders.

What a way to deflect blame!

"Come here!" Jia Cong pointed to the door. The door trembled with fear when he saw it. He hurriedly went over and knelt down in front of Jia Cong, "Sir, this matter really has nothing to do with me!"

"Tell me a little bit, do you know your master?"

"I know you!" The disciple kowtowed furiously. Are you kidding me? He is a disciple of the government office. How could he not know the master of the government?
"When did you meet?"

"Just, just, when the Lord of the Palace takes office, who wouldn't know him?"

"And before that?"

Menzi's heart skipped a beat, and when he looked up at Jia Cong, he met a pair of cold, deep peach blossom eyes. The hair on his body stood on end, and a chill quickly climbed up from his tailbone. He lay on the ground, not daring to move. .

"Say!" Guo Xun, the deputy general behind Jia Cong, shouted sharply, and there was a snap, and there was the sound of drawing a sword again. The door trembled, "I know you, I know you!"

"Tell me, when and why did you meet him?"

"Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao used to be the young novice monk of Hulu Temple. Jia, Xiao Xiao knew Master Jia when he lived in Hulu Temple."

"Then you should know Miss Zhen, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know him too!"

"Since we know her and know that she was abducted by a kidnapper, why didn't she report it to the Lord Fu?"

Jia Cong gave a sharp shout, and Ruyue's momentum pressed towards the door. How could the door bear the wrath of such thunder? He collapsed on the ground and wailed, "Young one, I don't dare, I don't dare to disturb the Lord. !”

"That is to say, the Lord of the Palace has not issued an order to find the girl of the Zhen family?" Jia Cong followed suit, and the disciple nodded desperately, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Jia Cong then raised his eyes and looked at Jia Yucun, "Master Fu Zun, how do you say this?"

Jia Yucun pursed his lips, stood up and knelt down towards Jia Cong, "The lower official is loyal to the emperor and the court, as can be seen from the sun and the moon! The lower official is speechless to the angel!"

"Master Jia, it seems that you are dissatisfied with me! Here, someone, bring the kidnapper and the other people who interfered with me!"

These people were already under the control of Da Niu. At this time, several soldiers dragged all the people up and pushed them in front of the people and Jia Cong. The sound of their knees falling to the ground made people's teeth ache. .

Xue Pan was tied with his hands behind his back, and his knees hurt from the bluestone bricks. He gritted his teeth and did not dare to cry out in pain. When he raised his eyes and saw Jia Cong, he rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Chop off his fingers and see if he wakes up!" Jia Cong saw Xue Pan's trembling eyelashes at a glance, and felt a little funny in his heart. This idiot Xue Pan is such a character. He actually dared to pretend to be dead in front of his eyes. !
"Don't, don't, don't!" Xue Pan hurriedly got up, knelt down again, and cried, "General, please spare my life. I was wronged. This kidnapper is so unreasonable that he took my Xue family's money." , sold the person to Feng Yuan again, I was so angry that I did it!"

Although Feng Yuan had disheveled hair and ragged clothes, he didn't suffer much because Jia Cong's people were there. After hearing this, he defended himself, "Your Excellency, it's clear that it was this kidnapper who took the money from the common people three days ago. We made an appointment to buy this girl, and we are here today, but who would have thought that this kidnapper is so greedy that he promised a girl to two families, which is why he caused such a thing."

The kidnapper kowtowed and complained, "Sir, although I am a businessman, I also know the principle of never selling a thing to two owners. When I took the Feng family's money, I didn't intend to sell it to the Xue family. It was the Xue family." You bully others and insist on giving money to the younger one. It's only 20 taels of silver. The younger one took 50 taels from the Feng family. How could he push away a good business just for these 20 taels?"

"You bastard!" Jia Cong shouted, "You are a child-abducting, human-destroying beast. What kind of business are you doing? It is obviously a sinister and unreasonable thing. If you dare to deceive me, you will be punished with death!"

Jia Cong shouted loudly, he was already full of hunting power, and his whole body was full of murderous aura. The kidnapper seemed to have seen the evil god coming. After all, he was just a commoner in Shengdou, and he knew that his sins were serious, how could he bear it, so he imitated Xue Pan and rolled his eyes. , slumped to the ground, unconscious.

This one is so dizzy!

Xue Pan looked at this kidnapper with great envy!

Jia Cong's eyes were burning, he pressed towards Xue Pan with great power, and asked, "Xue Pan, what do you say?"

"He, he, he is a kidnapper. He kidnaps wives and daughters. How can he still be moral?"

"This officer is asking about you hitting someone for no reason!"

Jia Cong's index finger was like a sword, pointing at Feng Yuan. The handsome young man who was originally eighteen or nineteen years old was now gray-headed, with a bruised nose and swollen face. One of his sleeves was torn off. He was like a beggar, kneeling on the ground and being pointed at. , I just feel that my whole life’s face has been lost.

"This..." Xue Pan already knew Jia Cong's identity, and said with a shy face, "General, Cousin Cong, I didn't do anything either!"

Jia Cong's eyes were sharp and he sneered, "Do you think you are in my own courtyard, in the Jia family in Shenjing, or in your Xue family? To whom are you calling me cousin? Open your eyes. Your dog eyes, this is in court!"

Xue Pan hurriedly touched his head to the ground, not daring to say a word.Jia Congfang was satisfied and looked up at Jia Yucun, "Mr. Jia, how do you think this case will be judged?"

Jia Yucun didn't know what kind of trap Jia Cong was here. He hesitated and didn't dare to speak.

At this time, a man came out of the banquet and saluted in front of Jia Cong, "My lord, the subordinate officer is Li Feng, a fellow magistrate of the Yamen of Jinling Prefecture, and a Jinshi of Ding Weike. According to the "Dashun Law", "But the person who commits robbery is a thief. , counterfeiting treasure banknotes, selling human beings, setting graves on fire, committing adultery and other capital crimes. This kidnapper should be sentenced to death. The disciple did not report the knowledge and even rented a house for the kidnapper to live in. According to the law, he should be executed.

As for Xue Pan who beat and injured someone..."

Li Feng walked up to Feng Yuan, lifted up his hair, looked at his face carefully, and lifted up his clothes. He looked at the injuries on his body and saw only bruises. Fang cupped his hands and said to Jia Cong, " This Young Master Feng's injury still needs to be verified. According to the current official's opinion, according to law, Xue Pan will be whipped forty times if he intentionally hurts someone."

Forty whippings were judged based on Feng Yuan's injuries, and Li Feng made a preliminary estimate based on experience.

If he undergoes an injury examination and is found to have more serious injuries than this, Xue Pan's penalty will be increased accordingly.

Jia Cong looked at Li Feng. He was about 40 years old. His official robe was a bit old, and the thousand-layer soles of his official boots were worn out and had rough edges. He had a square face, a wide forehead and a long nose. His facial features were straight, and his eyebrows were square. A ray of righteousness, Xian was in line with his wishes.

As for what happened to this person, we have to wait and see what happens next.

As soon as Li Feng finished speaking according to the law, the disciples cried out for injustice.

"Why are you being wronged?" Li Feng took over Jia Cong's job and asked sternly, "You knew he was a kidnapper who abducted a child of someone you knew before, but you didn't report it, yet you still had the nerve to complain!"

When Menzi heard this, he also fainted.

After all, it is execution by beheading.

Li Feng greeted Jia Cong and said, "Sir, this is a matter of litigation. All parties must be interrogated before they can be convicted. When the case is clear, the files must be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for collation before execution can be carried out in the autumn. Why not put him in prison first?" "

"Then put them in prison!" Jia Cong asked Jia Yucun, "Master Jia, what do you think?"

"Very good, very good!" Jia Yucun's words were incoherent, and he was covered in cold sweat, as if he had been fished out of the water.

"Sir General, the common people have been wronged!"

Xue Pan also shouted together. Jia Cong glanced sideways at him, ignored him, and said to Jia Yucun, "Master Jia, I am an angel appointed by the emperor. I have the responsibility of patrolling the south of the Yangtze River. Today, I have to do this." The memorial will be submitted. However, for the sake of Lord Jia and my Jia family, my memorial can be sent to the capital tomorrow."

Jia Yucun's face was ashen. Although Jia Cong said he would give him half a day and one night, he was not impressed by such a man with great ambitions as Jia Yucun, who "will only be given out by the heavens, and all the people in the world will look up." The punishment was no lighter than that of the kidnapper and the disciple. How could he be willing to do so?
Seeing his gloomy expression, which hinted at anger, Guo Xun and Zhang Han both held the handles of their knives and followed Jia Cong to protect his safety.

This sudden turn of events was coming to an end, and all the guests were in a state of confusion. They never thought that a wonderful full moon banquet would end in this way.

They still have high hopes for Jia Yucun, and plan to use it to contact Jiangnan literati and military generals to attack Jia Cong. Now, this plan has been disrupted. Is it intentional or unintentional?

Jia Cong stood up and bowed his hands to the heads of several aristocratic families, "I never thought that something like this would happen today. It took me half a day. I still have some things to be busy with, so I'll take my leave now!"

Yinglian was sitting in a small sedan chair, listening to the bustle of people outside.

She already knew her life experience, and her eyes first fell on the middle-aged woman kneeling on the ground. She tried hard to remember everything in the past, but she was helpless. She was young at that time and could no longer remember it. She only had a vague figure. The figure of this woman overlapped with the one in her memory.

Sadness came over me instantly.

At this time, a young man's figure walked out. His face under the five-beam crown was as bright as a flower, and his brows were heroic. He was dressed in a flying fish uniform, showing his nobility. He held a golden whip in his hand, and there were clouds of followers behind him, showing his majestic momentum. Earth-shattering.

And it was such an arrogant young man who personally intervened in her abduction case and brought to justice the bad guys who had tortured and abused her for so many years. At this time, how could Yinglian feel calm?
How keen is Jia Cong's perception? How could he not know that such a fiery gaze fell on him?
Looking up, Jia Cong saw a delicate and quiet face from the small window of the sedan. Under the air bangs were two slender willow-leaf eyebrows. A pair of eyes as clear as springs were slightly sad, with a little bit between the eyebrows. Rouge nevus.

The oval face is as white as snow and as delicate as a drop of water. This good appearance is as precious as the lotus in early summer, but also overflows with a wisp of water chestnut fragrance among the wild flowers.

Jia Cong suddenly remembered a scene, "The water dries up and the mud dries up, the lotus dries up and the lotus roots fail." Ying Lian responds to pity, and Xiang Ling pity each other.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Yinglian's sentence "A lotus root and a stem of incense will be hurt by reality in her life. Ever since a lonely tree grew in two places, the soul of the incense returned to its hometown." Foreshadowing the subsequent ending, Yinglian became Xue Pan Xue Pan, his concubine, later married Xia Jingui, a tigress, and Yinglian died young.

After today, Yinglian's fate will no longer be the same as in the original book, right?
When their eyes met, Yinglian's whole body was like thunder and lightning. She felt that this young man's eyes were as sharp as swords and as sharp as light. They could shine through a person's soul, and any ghosts, ghosts, monsters, etc. could be seen under these lightning eyes. There was no way to hide it, including the throbbing in her heart.

Like a lonely person walking in the darkness, she saw a little light on the road ahead, leading her towards the light.

Before that, she thought that she was lucky enough to be able to escape from the kidnapper. Now that she was able to take revenge and find her family, everything seemed to be getting better again.

But, what's going on with the pity in the young man's eyes?

Yinglian only felt that she had suffered so many grievances. Now she had a place to vent, and tears welled up and rolled down her face.

After Jia Cong left on horseback, the onlookers talked about leaving. The guests in the government office did not finish the whole banquet, so they had to leave in twos and threes disappointed.

Jia Yucun has become as motionless as a clay sculpture. The guests left and no one said goodbye to him. They were all in low spirits. He paid a large sum of money to make friends with such a prefect and read the order. The drama of losing one's appetite is really not worth it!
Zhen Feng stood up and ran out the door. She crossed the crowd and stopped in front of the small sedan.

She was timid about being close to home. She didn't know if her daughter could still remember her or blame her, so she shed two lines of tears.

Yinglian felt something. She slowly stretched out her hand. There was still a light scar on her wrist. She opened the sedan curtain and raised her head. The rouge mole deeply pierced Zhen Feng's heart. She looked at this Zhang Risi's face changed after thinking about it all night. He muttered for a long time and shouted, "Yinglian, my son!"

"Mother!"

Blood was thicker than water, and mother and daughter were connected. Yinglian's legs softened and she knelt down towards Zhen Fengshi.

Mrs. Zhen Feng wailed, put her arms around her, and pulled her daughter into her arms. Eight years, nearly three thousand days and nights of worry and sleepless nights, finally came to an end on this day.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. It really made the listeners sad and the listeners in tears.

The women and elderly people who were watching couldn't help but weep and wipe away their tears. They also lamented that the mother and daughter were also lucky. They met the young noble man and were able to avenge their injustice and reunite.

"My son, I never thought that one day I would find my son again!" Zhen Feng held her daughter's face in her hands, vaguely retaining her childhood appearance, which made her very happy.

"Mom, how did you know that your daughter was in the hands of the kidnapper, right behind the Yamen?" Zhen Yinglian asked, she didn't know what she was expecting?
"Oh, I only cared about my son and forgot about my benefactor!" Zhen Feng took her daughter and looked around. When she saw the big cow, she knelt down.

Daniel hurriedly stopped him, "Auntie, this can't be done. You can't thank me even if you want. I'm just following orders. The person who does all this for you is my general."

"Who is your general?" Zhen Feng thought of that young man who had an upright spirit. She and other women could see it. The one who really upheld justice for them today was that young man.

"This... is the one who spoke for you just now. My general is the third-rank Zhaoyong General." Daniel couldn't describe it. He couldn't say that my general is the youngest and the highest-ranking general. If you know, will you punish him?

So young, she is a third-grade general. It is indeed her!

Zhen Yinglian couldn't tell where the joy in her heart came from. She just felt that years of hardship had been exchanged for today's double sweetness, which was well worth it.

She smiled at the side and asked, "Master, is your general the young general who was the first to ride away just now?"

In Yinglian's eyes, he was a general who could lift the sky with one hand. His heroic appearance on horseback, in her eyes, stood tall and could ward off ghosts and gods.

Such a person protects her.

"Yes, yes, that's him!" Da Niu felt proud when he saw everyone around him casting envious looks at him.

Being able to follow the general is a blessing earned in eight lifetimes. He was chosen by the general when there was smoke rising from his ancestral grave. Only generals who are wise and courageous, considerate of their subordinates, and benevolent and upright are qualified to let people like them. Follow, obey, and you will be rewarded in life and death!
"Master, the general has been very kind to my mother and daughter. Unfortunately, my mother and daughter now have nothing to offer and have nothing to repay. Can you please do me a favor? No matter what, my mother and daughter must express their gratitude to the general in person." , kowtow a few times is also my mother and daughter’s intention.”

"This... the general didn't give the order, but I will definitely help convey your thoughts. Besides, the general also said that the house next to the Calabash Temple was originally yours. If you have nowhere to go, But go and live in that house, and I will help transfer the property deed to your name later."

"How did this happen? That house was burned down by fire."

"The general said that the fire was also started from the Calabash Temple, and the house was built by the monks of the Calabash Temple. It is reasonable to ask them to compensate you for a house. Moreover, the general and Mr. Zhen have an old relationship, so we should just treat it as This friendship has been fulfilled. This is all ordered by the general, I just give you the words intact."

Zhen Yinglian lightly pursed her pink lips, and there was a firmness that no one noticed in her almond-shaped eyes.

"Thank you so much, General, and please help me. No matter what, we must express our gratitude to the General in person. If we don't repay our kindness, what difference will we have between us and those evil people? Please help me, General and Military Master!"

Everyone knew that the "evil man" mentioned by Zhen Feng was referring to Jia Yucun. This statement was recognized by the people.

(End of this chapter)