Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 163 Jia Jing: Anyone who dares to touch my grandson must die!

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"Swish swish."

Crossbow arrows were flying.

Several True White Lotus disciples who had just rushed forward were shot into hedgehogs and fell in a pool of blood.

The colorfully dressed girl was shocked and angry. She questioned the soldier who led them over: "This is the White Lotus rebel you mentioned! How come he has a military crossbow?"

If the White Lotus Sect had such good weapons, they would have dominated the world long ago.

The guard touched his head and said awkwardly, "The leader said he was a hairdresser of the White Lotus Sect."

"Pooh!"

Caiyi spat.

"Do you believe what he said?"

"I said I was the Queen, and you believed me?"

Bodyguard: “…”

"Cough cough!"

Xiao Liuzi coughed to remind him.

The girl in colorful clothes curled her lips and said, "Forget it, call your leader out. We will help you fight the soldiers. We have injured so many brothers, so we should be paid, right?"

Just as the guard was about to speak, someone behind him said, "Don't worry, there will be a reward."

Several people turned around and saw Jia Rong approaching. He clasped his fists and said, "I am Jia Rong from Ningguo Mansion. May I ask your names, gentlemen?"

Ningguo Mansion!
The girl in colorful clothes turned pale, and Xiao Liuzi wasn't much better, he started to tremble all over.

The rest of the Bai Lian people were far away and did not hear the conversation, otherwise they might have run away on the spot.

Seeing that they looked uncomfortable, Jia Rong thought they were afraid of the soldiers on the other side, so he smiled and comforted them, "Don't worry, everyone. We just need to hold on for a while, and reinforcements from Yangzhou City will naturally arrive. By then, the White Lotus rebels will definitely not be able to escape!"

The girl in colorful clothes tensed up when she heard this.

"Ah, uh, can we...can you please let us go?"

Jia Rong: "Of course."

"no!"

If you leave, there will be no cannon fodder, right?
The girl in colorful clothes unconsciously reached for her waist. She looked at the distance between her and Jia Rong, and was calculating whether she could subdue him in the shortest possible time.

But there were two women standing next to Jia Rong, both holding swords, and looking like they were not to be trifled with.

"I know it's not easy for you to go out and do business in public. After this incident, I can do you a favor. How about it?" Jia Rong saw the girl's eyes rolling around, wondering what bad ideas she was up to, so he had to throw out a bait.

really!

The girl's eyes lit up when she heard that.

"Sir, are you serious about this?"

"A gentleman's word."

"Okay, then I'll trust you just once!"

Under the command of the girl in colorful clothes, everyone formed a defensive formation. With the help of the sharp crossbows in the hands of Jia's personal soldiers, they were able to block the attack of several times the number of enemies.

After seeing this, Jia Rong felt relieved.

The longer you delay, the better.

On the other hand, the other side was a little anxious.

The officers and soldiers in Yangzhou city may arrive at any time!

"Go ahead and kill them!"

“Hair care, I really can’t rush through it!”

"If you can't charge through, you have to charge! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"

"Hufa" personally drew his sword and stepped forward to supervise the battle. He slashed two soldiers who tried to retreat, and only then did he manage to stabilize the morale of the army.

At this moment!

Hearing the rumbling sound of horse hooves coming from far behind, "Hufa" cursed inwardly, dropped his sword, and rode away.

Everyone: "..."

Nima!

Scattered away.

……

"Young Lord!"

"Where is the young minister?"

The visitor tried to enter the house in a hurry but was stopped by someone.

"Shh!"

"The young minister is in high spirits! Even the most important thing has to wait!"

"But……"

"No buts!"

"The young elder's words are the imperial decree!"

A full half hour.

The young cabinet minister was finally satisfied. He came out buttoning his clothes and said with a smile, "Old Third, is the matter done?"

The third brother's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and said awkwardly: "Replying to the young minister, it was not done."

"Uh-huh?"

The young cabinet minister paused as he buttoned his clothes.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

The third elder said tremblingly: "To reply to the young elder, we failed."

"Oh?"

The young minister frowned and said, "So, Jia Rong is not dead yet?"

"Yes……"

"Then you go die."

The third child: "..."

Ye Huayang waved his hand impatiently.

"Find a good place for yourself."

"Jia Rong, Jia Rong!"

"You're lucky this time."

"I'll deal with you next time."

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The backyard of the Salt Administration Office.

Jia Jing and Lin Ruhai grabbed Jia Rong and examined him carefully from head to toe, almost taking off his clothes to look at him.

Jia Rong said helplessly: "I have already said that there is really no harm at all, nothing happened at all."

After saying that, he jumped twice to show that he was really fine.

Jia Jing said with a straight face, "You are lucky this time. This is not Kyoto. How can a dozen personal soldiers be enough when you go out? You should bring at least three hundred!"

Lin Ruhai also said solemnly: "Yes, Rong'er, you have a heavy responsibility and you can't take it lightly at any time. It's not too much to bring two or three hundred personal soldiers with you when you go out!"

"I know, I know."

Jia Rong could only nod his head and agree.

What's the point of taking three hundred personal soldiers with you when you go out?

Seeing that Jia Rong's attitude was not correct, Jia Jing continued to lecture him, "You must know that you are responsible for the future of the Duke's Mansion, and you cannot make any mistakes."

"I have made many political enemies over the years. I don't know how many people hope that our grandparents and grandchildren will die without a burial place. Such things may happen again in the future!"

Lin Ruhai continued, "That's true. I've encountered countless assassinations in the past few years as the Yangzhou Salt Administration. Why did I let Yu'er stay in the Duke's Mansion? It's easy to dodge an open attack, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. Fortunately, there was no danger this time. There's no need to take this as a warning in the future. Don't take risks alone!"

The two elders spent half a day lecturing Jia Rong earnestly before letting him go. If it weren't for their busy official duties, they would have continued lecturing him for the whole day.

After the two left, Lin Daiyu walked in.

Her eyes were red, as if she had been crying.

"Aunt Lin, you are not here to teach me too, are you?" Jia Rong said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu turned her head away, holding back her tears and said, "What else can I say? You're making me worry to death. If anything happens to you, I'll hate you to death!"

Jia Rong was startled by Lin Daiyu's words, and hurriedly put his arm around her shoulders and said to her in a kindly tone, "It's all right, I'm fine, aren't I?"

Lin Daiyu leaned her head slightly towards Jia Rong's arms, then immediately raised her head and pushed Jia Rong away, saying angrily, "I am your aunt, how can you be so rude?"

Jia Rong was so frightened that he quickly let go of his hand.

Lin Daiyu glanced at him.

"Forget it, I'll forgive you this time, but don't do this again next time."

"What? Is that so?"

Jia Rong took it again.

Lin Daiyu nodded: "That's it, don't allow it in the future."

Jia Rong: "Okay."

Lin Daiyu: "Why don't you let go?"

Jia Rong: "I'm afraid..."

Lin Daiyu: "What are you afraid of?"

Jia Rong sighed, "I'm afraid there won't be any chance in the future."

Lin Daiyu raised her eyes and took a look.

"Why are you so stupid?"

Jia Rong: "What?"

Lin Daiyu pushed Jia Rong away and ran out.

"I told you to stay still!"

"When did you become so polite?!"

Jia Rong: “…”

I am polite and sensible!

Whoever disobeys me, I will be filial to him!

Just as filial piety as filial piety to the master.

After watching Lin Daiyu leave, Jia Rong sat under the window, slowly ground the ink, and picked up his writing brush.

You must remain calm when encountering major events.

An article written by a sage can completely calm a person down.

Xiangri's plan was to kill Shun.

A slender figure jumped into the room from the window. He was wearing black clothes and had a black cloth covering his head, revealing only a pair of black eyes.

Jia Rong looked up and kept writing.

"Who did it?"

Xiao Xiao took off her headscarf and said, "The last place that person went was the temporary residence of Young Elder Ye."

Jia Rong smiled slightly.

"Good, very good!" "It would be interesting if the young ministers fought with each other."

"Check what Young Master Ye has been doing recently."

Xiao Xiao sat opposite Jia Rong and smiled, "I've checked. Recently, Young Lord Ye has been looking for gold and silver hidden by salt merchants. Every time he goes out, he is accompanied by a hundred guards."

Jia Rong laughed: "He is really afraid of death."

Xiao Xiao: “Yes.”

Jia Rong: "A gentleman seeks revenge from morning till night. Find someone to keep an eye on him and give him a ruthless blow when he gets a chance."

Xiao Xiao nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Master. I know."

"After you're done, don't forget to shout 'Bai Lian protects hair and acts as justice for the heavens.'" Jia Rong added.

Xiao Xiao: “I understand!”

While the two were talking, Jia Rong had already finished writing the article and put away his pen.

"By the way, have you checked the cabbage matter?"

Xiao Xiao covered her mouth and sneered, "What cabbage? My name is Bai Cai'er."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "They are all fake names anyway."

"I don't know why, but she looked familiar to me, but I didn't dare to say it out loud."

You can't be like Baoyu and say, "I've seen this sister."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "My Lord has fallen in love with her?"

Jia Rong: “No.”

Xiao Xiao: "Didn't you guys agree to meet again?"

Jia Rong: "It's just to repay the favor. After all, they helped us and hurt many of our brothers."

Xiao Xiao: “Hehe…”

Jia Rong: "Don't laugh, hurry up and check her background. If possible, I plan to support her and let her become a big salt merchant. It's not easy for a girl to do business in public."

Xiao Xiao: "..."

It’s because she’s so pretty!

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The study room on the other side.

Jia Jing looked at the man in black kneeling on the ground in front of him and sneered, "Have you found out?"

The man in black replied, "Young Master Ye hired someone to do it!"

Jia Jing nodded.

"very good!"

"You dare touch my grandson!"

"I don't care if he is a big minister or a small minister, set up an ambush on every road back to the capital. I want to see his head!"

"As ordered!"

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Lin Ruhai's study.

The Lin residence's chief steward entered cautiously.

"Master, I have checked it out."

Lin Ruhai put down the book in his hand and asked, "Who?"

The housekeeper said, "They are from Young Lord Ye."

Lin Ruhai nodded.

"Understood, you go down."

Ye Xiang!
While thinking, Lin Ruhai wrote a secret letter.

……

A White Lotus assassination case that occurred outside the city of Yangzhou just passed, and on the surface it seemed calm.

Yangzhou, Misty Rain Tower.

"Miss! He is the eldest son of Ningguo Mansion. We'd better have less contact with him. If he reveals his true identity, the consequences will be disastrous."

Bai Caier smiled gently.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Xiao Liuzi stamped his feet anxiously: "Saint!"

Bai Caier glared at him: "Xiao Liuzi! Are you still going to listen to me?"

"How about this, you and your brothers go wait for me outside the city. If I don't get out...you can come in and rescue me."

Xiao Liuzi: "But Miss..."

Bai Caier: "Miss, there is no but!"

"For the sake of my brothers in the church, I can only do this!"

"Go and get ready quickly. When people show up, it will be hard for you to leave."

Xiao Liuzi sighed.

"Miss, take care!"

"Ok!"

Bai Cai'er leaned against the window, staring at the street in front of the restaurant without blinking.

If Jia Rong came with soldiers, she would definitely jump out of the window and escape immediately.

She is very confident in her martial arts skills, and most people cannot catch up with her.

unless……

"Miss Bai."

"what!"

Bai Cai'er was startled and subconsciously wanted to draw the soft sword at her waist for self-defense, but as soon as her hand reached her waist, it was held down by the other hand.

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Miss Bai, we came in from the back."

Bai Caier: “…”

Jia Rong smiled and explained, "Recently, Yangzhou City has not been very peaceful. In order to avoid trouble, I left quietly."

This sentence is true.

In fact, Jia Jing had temporarily confined him to his room and not allowed him to go out. Jia Rong did not want to break his promise, so he took Xiao Xiao and climbed over the wall to get out.

At this time, Bai Caier saw that only Jia Rong and his servant had entered the room. She quickly recovered and pulled Xiao Xiao and said, "The eldest master and Sister Xiao Xiao just scared me. I thought..."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "Sister, do you think the White Lotus Sect has come?"

Bai Caier covered her chest and nodded, "That's right, that day was so scary!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Miss Bai, don't be afraid. The White Lotus Sect's traitors are all dead and will not cause trouble again."

Bai Caier: “…”

Jia Rong continued, "You said the other day that you wanted to buy salt tickets to sell salt. Now that's settled, I've prepared a thousand salt tickets for you. I wonder if that's enough?"

Each salt ticket can be used to purchase salt from the Salt Bureau at a price of two taels per hundred jin.

Bai Caier was overjoyed.

"That's enough! That's enough!"

"Thank you for your help, young master."

As she spoke, Bai Caier bowed slightly.

Jia Rong waved his hand and said, "Miss Bai, you don't have to be polite. It's just a small favor. Now that the salt tickets have been fully liberalized, Miss Bai can also buy salt tickets smoothly at the Salt Bureau without going through me."

Bai Caier shook her head and said, "I went to the Salt Bureau yesterday to ask, and they told me that I can only buy ten tickets of salt at a time."

"Oh? There is such a rule?" Jia Rong asked in confusion.

"Yes." Bai Cai'er said, "Unless there is a guarantee, a merchant family can only buy a maximum of ten salt tickets in a month."

Jia Rong nodded.

This is also a kind of protection for the ticket salt system.

Otherwise, those wealthy businessmen would spend huge sums of money to monopolize the salt and the new system would be in name only.

"Miss Bai, don't worry about that. From now on, you can get as many salt tickets from me as you want."

"Thank you, eldest son."

Bai Caier was both excited and happy.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Don't thank me so much. Actually, I should thank Miss Bai for her brave action that day so that we could wipe out the traitor Bai Lian in one fell swoop."

"The merit should have been reported. I believe the imperial reward will come soon. Unfortunately, Miss Bai is a girl. Is there anyone else in her family? Who knows, she might be able to get an official position."

Bai Caier sighed slightly.

"No, my father passed away a few years ago, and I am the only one at home."

"What about the cousins?"

Bai Caier shook her head.

"nor."

"There are only a few of my father's disciples and the guys from the escort agency."

Jia Rong nodded: "That's a pity, I guess I can only get some gold and silver as a reward."

Bai Caier smiled and said, "That's good too. I'm satisfied."

Soon, the wine and food were served.

They both drank a little and then left.

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"Master, did you find out?"