Red Mansion Jia Enhou

Shi Nai stood up from his seat.

Several monks with sores on their heads and several lame Taoists were forced to kneel down.

When the Jinling prefect saw them, shock flashed in his eyes.

Shi Nai looked at him steadily.

"No one of you is allowed to arrest me!"

"I have done nothing wrong, you are slandering me!"

When the Jinling prefect saw the crowd gathering around him, he subconsciously waved his sleeves.

The matter is done, and now he has no other choice but to refuse to admit it.

"Get him!"

The prefect of Nanjing was arrested and cried out for justice from time to time.

Even so, some people have not been caught.

Watching prisoners being interrogated in prison.

When Jia Yu thought of the Rong and Ning mansions that he had insisted on separating from his family in Nanjing, a sad look appeared on his face.

"Second brother Lian, is there really no room for redemption between the two families?"

"The elders are just greedy and foul-mouthed. They are not confused about the remaining important matters."

Jia Lian looked at the person being interrogated, then turned his gaze to Jia Yu and shook his head.

"The relationship between the two branches should have been established in the previous generation."

"It's been so long since we've done this, it's already a favor, there's absolutely no reason to delay it any further."

Jia Lian stopped here and said no more.

Jia Yu took a deep breath.

I also understand in my heart that the relationship between the two families may end here.

As for the matter of Jia Ping, it was probably just a trigger. In fact, the Rong and Ning mansions had been separated long ago.

In this case, it would be best to just be straightforward and not hurt the relationship between the two parties.

"I will persuade my grandfather when I go back."

"I just hope that the Rong and Ning families will separate and not forget the true feelings that the two families were once one family."

Jia Yu bowed to Jia Lian and left.

Jia Zhen looked at Jia Lian.

"Is this the end of our division?"

Jia Lian glanced at Jia Zhen.

"We are not going to divide it up like this, are we going to delay it any further?"

"let me go!"

"let me go!!"

"My Yue family is the Rongguo Mansion in Shenjing City, and my brother-in-law is Rong Hou. Who dares to arrest me?"

While Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were talking, another person was arrested.

Xue Qiu was dragged in from outside.

He came in looking disheveled, no longer the arrogant man he used to be.

"let me go!!!"

Xue Qiu, who was captured, kept roaring.

It was not until he saw the two brothers Jia Lian and Jia Zhen that Xue Qiu's eyes lit up and he struggled hard.

The people who were dragging Xue Qiu also stopped.

"Second Master, Master!"

The people who dragged Xue Qiu bowed to Jia Lian and Jia Zhen.

Jia Lian nodded to the visitor.

"Nephew Lian, save me!"

"Nephew Lian!"

Now he still has the nerve to shout, Jia Lian squinted at Xue Qiu.

Xue Qiu looked very embarrassed at this moment, and kept pulling Jia Lian with his hands.

Jia Lian pretended not to see anything and looked at the person who was dragging Xue Qiu.

The visitor understood what he meant and dragged him directly into the prison for interrogation.

Xue Qiu was still claiming to be the son-in-law of Rongguo Mansion.

This is so shameless.

This is far from the real thing.

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were about to board the boat back to the capital.

Uncle Xue came with Xue Pan.

Xue Pan, who had arrived, looked at Jia Lian who was about to board the ship, his eyes full of resentment.

"Didn't Second Brother say that if my father agreed, you would take me to the capital?"

"Everyone is leaving now, why don't you send someone to call me?"

Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian angrily.

Looking at Xue Pan, who was fearless like a newborn calf, Jia Lian's eyes flashed with helplessness.

Now that you know, you should understand that you shouldn't come.

"What do you think, nephew?"

Uncle Xue was humble, and behind him was Xue Pan preparing a gift for his trip to the capital.

Jia Lian's eyes fell on Uncle Xue.

"Uncle, are you sure you want my cousin to go to Shenjing?"

"Shenjing is not like other places. It is full of blood, rain, wind and calculation. It is far inferior to the happiness of Jinling City."

Xue Pan was well protected by Aunt Xue.

This caused him to act too naive at an age when he should be sensible.

A bitter smile appeared on Uncle Xue's face.

"Baby birds always have to leave the nest. I have already written to your father, nephew. All you have to do is take your cousin Xue with you."

"And if he dares to cause trouble."

"Just slap him with your hand. Your cousin is very tough and it won't hurt whether he gets hit or not!"

Uncle Xue was promoting Xue Pan.

Xue Pan frowned, his eyes full of incomprehension towards Uncle Xue.

Is he a biological son? If he is, why would he let an outsider beat him?

"Hurry up and bow to your cousin Lian and thank him!"

Uncle Xue slapped Xue Pan on the body.

Jia Lian's eyes were a little complicated. In order to be able to go to the capital, Xue Pan bowed respectfully to Jia Lian.

"Thank you, second brother!"

"Pan'er will be handed over to my eldest nephew."

Uncle Xue also bowed to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian helplessly helped Uncle Xue up.

"Uncle, you are so polite."

"But it's just a small help, cousin, please get on board!"

After Uncle Xue said this, Jia Lian didn't say anything else.

Xue Pan's luggage was loaded onto the ship.

Until all the luggage was on board.

Xue Pan's eyes were full of excitement.

Uncle Xue looked at the sailing ship and felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

At the same time, Aunt Xue in the carriage couldn't help crying after hearing the servant's report.

Xue Baochai, who was following Aunt Xue, looked on with comfort.

"Don't cry, mom. It's okay for brother to go to Shenjing by himself."

"Besides, we have my cousin and his family. Nothing will happen to my brother."

Aunt Xue hugged Xue Baochai.

"My son, you don't know how powerful the outside world is. Your brother has been a bit stupid since he was a child. I'm afraid he will be plotted against and lose his life in Shenjing."

Little Baochai frowned.

How can it be so easy to calculate?
Even if there are calculations, there is Rongguo Mansion.

How could anything happen to him in Rongguo Mansion?
As Baochai thought, once she entered the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She would protect her as long as she didn't get into trouble.

In the inner hall of their family home in Jinling, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen had already moved the tombs of two generations of Duke Rongning, Jia Daishan and Jia Yin.

Mrs. Wang thought she would be taken back to Beijing, but when she opened her eyes she saw only a dark cell.

Mrs. Wang collapsed.

She was not taken away, and Mrs. Wang couldn't help laughing.

It was not until someone came to bring her food that when she saw the people outside, Mrs. Wang spat out a mouthful of blood from her mouth.

Mrs. Wang, who was emaciated, fainted on the ground.

The last sound she heard was the panic of the servants who came to deliver food.

Rongguo Mansion,
Jia She also received a letter from Uncle Xue, and read Xue Qiu's humble request for his son in the letter.

Jia She's mouth twitched constantly.

He didn't really want Xue Pan to live in Rongguo Mansion, but he was only eight years old.

Eight years old is a mature age. It should be okay for him to live outside by himself, right?

Jia She closed the letter in his hand.

"What is the master thinking about?"

Mrs. Xing walked into Jia She's study carrying a fruit plate.

In the study, Jia She was thinking about Xue Pan's arrangements.

"master!"

Mrs. Xing pushed Jia She.

Jia She looked up at Madam Xing.

"What is the master thinking about?"

"You didn't even know I came in."

Mrs. Xing looked at Jia She with a hint of reproach.

Jia She smiled at Mrs. Xing.

"I didn't expect anything, that is"

Jia She handed the letter from Uncle Xue to Mrs. Xing, who took it and began to read it.

Until she finished reading, Mrs. Xing's expression did not change.

"It's a good thing to have relatives here. Why do you look so sad, Master?"

Mrs. Xing put down the letter in her hand.

Jia She smiled at Mrs. Xing again.

"What if I say that the person who came this time is a bully?"

Mrs. Xing was startled, and then her expression turned serious.

She has to be careful with the little bully.

This was no joke, there had never been a bully in this family, but that didn't mean she didn't know how difficult a bully could be.

Mrs. Xing thought of the appearance of several noble ladies in the capital who had troublesome sons at home, and her brows immediately frowned.

"What is the Master's plan?"

Jia She fell silent, he was also thinking about this.

Xue Pan is only eight years old now, and his dull and domineering personality should not have emerged yet.

"Let's talk about it after we meet the person!"

Mrs. Xing nodded, while preparing herself mentally.

At the same time, in Xue Qin's house, the news about Xue Qiu's arrest reached Xue Qin's ears.

Xue Qin ate her meal with an expressionless face.

The maid who was serving on the side watched carefully.

"Miss."

Xue Qin acted too calm, almost abnormally so.

The little maid whispered.

Xue Qin smiled and glanced at the little maid.

The little maid took a deep breath and couldn't bear to watch it any longer. It was really too depressing.

The maid took another deep breath and mustered up her courage to look at Xue Qin.

"Miss, if you have anything on your mind, you can tell me. Although I am just a maid, I can still be used to talk and relieve boredom."

Xue Qin smiled again.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine now."

"Please prepare some paper money and incense for me. I want to burn some for my mother."

Seeing that everything was really fine, the little maid breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.

This Miss Xue is really hard to understand.

"Miss, try this. This is the best dish the kitchen has made today."

"It's made from the small cabbage heart in the middle, fed with chicken soup. The masters at home all love to eat it. You are weak, so eating this is best for your spleen and stomach."

Xue Qin nodded slightly and swallowed all the dishes that the maid brought to her.

After eating, Xue Qin began to burn paper in front of her mother's tablet.

Tell Jia Ping that Xue Qiu brought about his own death.

He also told Jia Ping that he wanted to enter the palace to repay the Rongguo Mansion.

Now, both the Rong and Ning mansions have their own people in both the civil and military factions, but not in the harem. This is unstable for the Rong and Ning mansions.

There must be talented people in the harem, only then will the emperor be able to truly trust them.

After burning the paper, Xue Qin went to find Jia She again.

When Xue Qin saw Jia She, she did not waste any words and made another request to Jia She.

Looking at Xue Qin, who was about eleven or twelve years old, Jia She frowned tightly. Why did this little girl always want to go to the palace?

What's good in the palace?
You can't come and go freely, and there are all kinds of rules to follow. It's far less comfortable than being the mistress of a household outside.

Especially with Xue Qin's identity, it would be difficult to get in.

Jia She remembered how Yuanchun was treated in the original novel.

I'm afraid Xue Qin is not as good as Yuanchun.

Otherwise, I will just be a little palace maid and anyone can bully me.

"Don't mention this, Sister Qin. Our daughter never said she would suffer in prison."

"Just stay at home and be an honest man. When you are old enough, your uncle will find you a family that is not too rich but will value you. This is better than going to the palace to seek wealth and fame!"

Xue Qin watched Jia She kneel down.

"Uncle, I have made up my mind. Please help me!"

This is the second time Xue Qin has brought this up.

Jia She frowned.

Now that Xue Qiu is dead, is there any need to go to the palace?
"uncle!"

Xue Qin's eyes were persistent.

"You go back first!"

Jia She evaded Xue Qin and asked her to go back.

In Rongqing Hall, the bad news about Mrs. Wang’s family in Nanjing reached the second house first.

When Jia Zheng heard the bad news about Mrs. Wang, he stood up excitedly.

He had been looking forward to Mrs. Wang's visit. As long as he went, he could push all the things that happened before onto her, and there would be no evidence to prove his mistake.

Jia Zheng paced back and forth in his room excitedly.

Aunt Zhao, who lived nearby, looked into Jia Zheng's room.

"What do you think the master is spinning?"

Aunt Zhao threw the melon seeds in her hand at Aunt Zhou, but Aunt Zhou's expression remained unchanged and she continued to chant as if she didn't see anything.

It has nothing to do with you no matter what you turn to, you are destined to be a concubine all your life.

Is it useful to argue so much?

Aunt Zhou, whose child died young, was full of contempt for Aunt Zhao.

She also had such a beautiful dream of becoming a noble mother with a son, but in the end she lost her child.

The Rongguo Mansion would not allow such a thing to happen, let alone allow a lowly concubine to have any other thoughts.

Aunt Zhao went to see Jia Zheng in boredom.

There are some advantages to Jia Zheng moving into this small brothel. Aunt Zhao is close at hand and has the upper hand over everyone else. With her watching over him, it will be difficult for Jia Zheng to find a maid.

At the same time, in Tatar territory,
The war between the Tatars and the Later Jin was still going on, and a considerable number of the Later Jin tribes had already sided with the Tatars.

The rest is still fighting.

Negotiations with Da Chu are also continuing.

In Princess Jincheng's tent, Wang Ziteng, the initiator of this war, was having a better time in Tatar.

As a reward, the Tatar Khan promised Wang Ziteng to bring his sister, Lady Wang, over.

This was promised by the Tatar Khan himself.

Originally, he wanted the Tatar Khan to help find Chen and the others.

But this is possible. Princess Jincheng, who knows his heart, will never give in.

Not to mention that she has given birth to Wang Ziteng's child now, even if she hadn't, she would never give up.

Wang Ziteng gritted his teeth and asked to save Madam Wang, to which the Tatar Khan agreed.

Now the Tatars are passing through the Western Regions, mixing in with the Western Regions merchants heading to Da Chu, and rushing towards Nanjing.

When they arrived in Jinling, as Wang Ziteng had said, the Tatars came to find Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue was startled when she saw the person suddenly appear.

Baochai, who was in the room, looked at people and pulled Aunt Xue in fear.

Aunt Xue's eyes widened and she looked at these people carefully.

"who are you?"

"This is the Xue family. If you dare to break in, aren't you afraid of losing your life?"

Aunt Xue pulled Baochai back.

The Tatar woman spoke in not-so-fluent Chinese.

"Don't be afraid, we are sent by the Prince Consort."

"Consort?"

What prince consort?
Aunt Xue was confused and became more alert to people.

The Tatar woman bowed to Aunt Xue.

"The prince consort is General Wang!"

Quite polite.

Aunt Xue was shocked. Did her brother really defect to the Chu State?

Aunt Xue, who had always felt that this was a false accusation, was filled with disbelief.

"The prince consort asked us to come to you for help to rescue his other sister."

Aunt Xue unexpectedly grabbed the candlestick on the side, and at this time she had already decided to kill.

Little Baochai grabbed Aunt Xue's hand.

"I don't know any prince consort, let alone any general Wang!"

"My second brother is dead, hurry up and get out of here, or I'll call for help."

Although there were only Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai in the room now, there were still people outside.

As long as Aunt Xue calls.

Someone will come.

The woman frowned. How could this be different from what the prince consort said?
Didn’t you say you would cooperate?

How can this be considered cooperation?
The woman looked at Aunt Xue deeply and placed Wang Ziteng's letter on the table.

Aunt Xue took a look at the things on the table and burned them without even opening them.

Then he looked at Baochai with a serious face.

Before Baochai recovered from her shock, Aunt Xue squatted down and grabbed Baochai's arms.

This was followed by tears in the eyes.

"Baochai, don't tell anyone about what you just saw, okay?"

Aunt Xue looked at Baochai with fear.

Baochai, who had recovered, was a little puzzled.

"Can I tell Daddy?"

"If that Tartar woman can come in once, she can come in a second time."

"Isn't mother afraid?"

This is definitely scary.

Aunt Xue thought of the imprisoned Mrs. Wang. As long as she didn't come to Da Chu to cause trouble or steal secrets, she would turn a blind eye.

Tears welled up in Aunt Xue's eyes.

"Baochai, promise me!"

A look of pity flashed across Xue Baochai's eyes, and she began to struggle internally.

Although she was young, she knew what Tatar was.

Baochai looked at Aunt Xue struggling.

"Mom, we really should tell Dad about this. Tatar is nothing else."

"If we are caught, our family will be in danger."

"Chai'er, Mom is begging you."

Aunt Xue knelt down directly, and Baochai looked at her in shock.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Baochai, Mom is begging you."

"Just pretend you didn't see it. Your aunt was imprisoned. A few days ago, she even vomited blood."

"Baochai, please be kind and give your aunt a chance to live."

Baochai, holding Aunt Xue's hand, looked at her in disbelief.

"Mom, do you know what you are saying?"

"You can't put our whole family's lives at risk for your aunt."

"As long as you don't say it, no one will know about it!"

Aunt Xue took Baochai and said.

Baochai had no choice but to give up when she saw Aunt Xue in front of her.

Aunt Xue also breathed a sigh of relief.

The mother and daughter continued to live in peace, and Mrs. Wang was in the prison where her family in Nanjing kept prisoners.

After Mrs. Wang spat out the blood, her family in Jinling called a doctor for her.
After taking my pulse, the doctor said that it was due to anger and fire attacking my heart and the reaction was serious.

If she didn't recover on her own, she might go into shock and die.

The family didn't take this answer too seriously.

Mrs. Wang was still imprisoned, but in addition to delivering meals to her every day, she also received medicine.

The Tatar woman had already figured out the location.

——It would be very easy for them to take Madam Wang away. All they had to do was fake her death.

Now the Tatar woman has figured out the location.

At the same time, a few more days passed in Rongguo Mansion.

The boat that Jia Lian and others were on had arrived, and there were not only Jia Lian and a bunch of other youngsters on board.

There are also coffins of the two generations of Dukes Rong and Ning.

Jia Jing made all the arrangements, and the members of the Rong and Ning branches were all ready and headed for the dock in Shenjing.

Looking at the capital city getting closer and closer.

Xue Pan's eyes were full of excitement.

They had finally arrived at the capital. If they hadn't come back soon, Master Xue would have lost all his weight.

"Second brother, is Brother Zhen from the Rong and Ning mansions?"

Xue Pan pointed excitedly at the flags flying on the shore.

The two flags had the words "Rong Ning" embroidered on them respectively.

Jia Lian nodded slightly to Xue Pan.

"That's it."

"What a grand ceremony! The Xue family is one of the most powerful in Jinling, but they have never dared to have such a grand ceremony."

A smile appeared on Jia Lian's face.

If it wasn't a special case, the Rong and Ning families would not dare to do so.

Now that the coffins of the two generations of Dukes Rong and Ning are on the boat, it is only natural that such a grand ceremony be held.

I guess the emperor’s edict will come soon.

Jia Lian gave instructions to Xue Pan.

"Cousin Xue, follow me later and don't run around. Once we get ashore, there are things we need to do. Follow me and I will salute you, and you should salute me too."

"If I kneel, you should kneel too!"

Jia Lian gave instructions to Xue Pan.

Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian with a serious expression and nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, brother. I'll listen to you!"

Xue Pan patted his chest and agreed.

Jia Lian nodded slightly and felt relieved.

"Then follow me!"

When the boat docked, Jia She and Jia Jing boarded the boat in person, and Jia Lian and Jia Zhen followed behind them.

In the cabin, he personally took out the tablets of the two generations of Dukes Rong and Ning.

The two of them walked side by side, and Jia Lian and Jia Zhen followed behind them, also holding one in their hands.

There is more besides this.

Jia She and Jia Jing planned to place the newly established clan lands of the Rong and Ning mansions in Xiaohei Mountain.

According to the observation of Zhang Daoren, Jia Daishan's stand-in, Xiaoheishan Manor has a good feng shui.

It is a blessed land, backed by mountains and facing south.

With the new clan land located there, the Jia family will no longer have to worry about not prospering.

Once the clan land is chosen, the body will be reburied.

As soon as the coffins of the two generations of Dukes Rong and Ning arrived, the person sent by the emperor to read the imperial edict arrived.

All the members of the Jia family knelt down, and Xue Pan knelt down behind Jia Lian.

His eyes were filled with shock. Today's trip to the capital was a scene he could not see in Jinling.

Especially the emperor's edict.

Xue Pan thought of his father.

The thing that his father regretted most was that the emperor did not personally send someone to give the Xue family an imperial edict on the salt issue.

Because of this, his father felt uncomfortable for a long time.

Now he finally understands his father.

He also wanted this kind of glory. (End of this chapter)