Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 340: Jia Ge Lao Marries a Wife and a Concubine

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The retired emperor did not ask everyone to stand up, nor did he ask Emperor Anping to do anything. He just walked up to the dragon throne and sat down.

Then he said slowly, "Stand up."

"Thank you, Holy Emperor!"

As soon as everyone stood up, the emperor spoke up and sneered, "I heard that a traitor has framed Lord Jia?"

"Lord Jia invented honeycomb coal, which was a great contribution to the country. He also went to Jiangnan to reform the salt and commercial taxes to benefit the people, fill the national treasury, and benefit the country and the people! The people of Daxia all praise his merits. Now that Lord Jia has just returned to the capital, you have framed him and attacked him, and even tried to deceive the emperor... What is your intention?!"

The Emperor spoke in a dignified voice, his tiger eyes glaring downwards.

Chief Censor Li Hua stepped forward and said, "Holy Emperor, it is true that Lord Jia has made contributions, but there is also irrefutable evidence that he has committed corruption and abuse of power and intended to rebel. We cannot just use his contributions to ..."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor interrupted him by slamming the table.

"What nonsense!"

"Someone, take this despicable man who framed Lord Jia out and beat him to death!"

Li Hua's face turned pale with fright.

"Holy Emperor, I am wronged!"

"Saint Emperor, please think twice."

Immediately, a large group of officials knelt down and begged for mercy.

Everyone knows that the emperor is kind and merciful, so he will definitely show leniency when so many people are begging for mercy.

But this time it didn't happen.

The emperor said with a gloomy face: "You don't need to beg for mercy. I know everything. Zhang Guoyun, Liu Xiao, Li Wenli..."

The retired emperor named several names in succession, all of whom were the ones who had just jumped out to impeach Jia Jing and were also the most important confidants of Emperor Anping.

"All of you treacherous ministers, drag them out and beat them to death!"

Several people were originally pale, but now seeing that it was irreversible, they all turned into an expression of fearless fearlessness, stiffening their necks and shouting: "The country will no longer be a country if traitors are rampant. We are willing to die to advise the Holy Emperor, please punish the traitors..."

The emperor waved his hand and said expressionlessly: "Pull it down! Pull it down!"

Several loyal ministers who were still shouting were dragged away mercilessly by the guards.

Perhaps, after Jia Ge Lao fell from power, someone would erect a tablet in front of their graves, such as "Five Gentlemen of Daxia"...

But, it may never come true.

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"Clap!"

The Hall of Mental Cultivation of Daming Palace.

Emperor Anping threw everything he could throw violently, and memorials were scattered all over the floor.

Today, he was completely embarrassed.

The emperor didn't give him any face at all!

Does he still need to endure?
Xia Shouzhong and Zhao Quan stood below trembling, not daring to say a word.

After a while, Emperor Anping raised his bloodshot eyes and said through gritted teeth, "Ma Shizhong, the commander of the Beijing camp, and Qiuliang, the commander of the Five Cities Army, tell them to come see me!"

Zhao Quan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no!"

Emperor Anping glanced at him.

Zhao Quan was shocked and explained hurriedly: "Your Majesty, although Qiu Liang has been with you for several years, his family has always been close to the Jia family and has a relationship with the Ningguo Mansion. Now that the emperor has returned to the Huangji Palace, it is really not appropriate to trust him!"

The meaning is very simple. How many years has Qiu Liang been with you? He has been with the emperor for more than ten years and is also a relative of the Jia family. Why would he follow you at this time?

Emperor Anping raised his hand and then put it down.

This was the case with the Wucheng Bingmasi, and the same was true for the Jingying. The Jia family had been in charge of the Jingying for decades, and although it was finally handed over to Wang Ziteng, there were countless students and former officials of the Jia family in the Jingying. How could they follow him to rebel against the emperor?
His only advantage now is that he has promoted many trusted civil servants in the court, but if these civil servants stand out at this time, they will die one by one, which will be of little use. Perhaps he will have hope only when the boss and Wang Ziteng return triumphantly!
"What's going on in the northwest? Is there any news coming back?" Emperor Anping held back his temper and asked through gritted teeth.

Zhao Quan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, not yet."

"However, the eldest prince has ordered the Hunan Army in Xi'an to leave the city to harass the Tartars who are attacking the city. I think it won't be long before the Tartars surrender."

"Good! Good!"

I'm waiting for him!
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"Holy Emperor..."

Jia Jing knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and was almost speechless with excitement.

The emperor smiled and said, "Please get up quickly, Lord Jia. It was Lord Jia who saved my life. Your prescription is very effective. I feel relaxed now."

Jia Jing said hurriedly: "It is all thanks to the great fortune of the Holy Emperor. My prescription is just a small contribution."

"Haha, ha... cough cough."

The emperor smiled for a while, then started to cough again. He said seriously, "Lord Jia, can my illness... be completely cured?"

"can!"

Jia Jing opened his eyes and said without hesitation.

"It may take a long time, perhaps one or two years to recuperate... During this period, Your Majesty must not take any elixirs."

The emperor thought about it and finally sighed.

Having managed to save his life with great difficulty, he no longer dared to take the elixir, but his hope of immortality was also gone!

and so……

There were some things he had to consider carefully.

"Lord Jia, I am tired. You should go back first."

"My lord, please retire."

Jia Jing slowly stood up and left the Dengxian Pavilion.

Outside the door, the old internal minister Dai Quan came over with a smile and whispered, "Brother Jia, you are really amazing. You were able to pull the emperor back from the hands of the King of Hell. I admire you so much."

Jia Jing smiled, but he wasn't too happy.

Although the emperor had cleared out a few people today, it seemed that he was very fond of him.

But in fact……

How could an emperor be so fond of a minister that he could easily let the matter of his private soldiers slip?
This is clearly to stabilize him!
"Brother Dai, I have already given you the prescription. You must give the medicine to the emperor on time. There must not be any mistakes." Jia Jing patted Dai Quan on the shoulder and said.

Dai Quan hurriedly said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Jia, we will make sure everything is safe and there won't be any mistakes."

"Brother Dai, I trust you to do the job. The safety of the retired emperor depends entirely on you." Jia Jing gave a few final instructions and turned to leave the palace.

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At the same time, the emperor summoned Emperor Anping.

"Good, good, good, you are worthy of being my good son!" No matter how stupid the emperor was, he now understood what Emperor Anping had done in the past.

Emperor Anping's heart was beating fast, but he pretended to be puzzled and asked cautiously, "Father, why do you say that? Your son..."

The emperor waved his hand: "Don't pretend, I know everything."

"Are you planning to coup and kill me next?" The emperor suddenly asked. Emperor Anping was frightened and knelt on the ground, crying, "My son, I absolutely don't have such a rebellious idea."

"Ha ha……"

The emperor smiled and patted Emperor Anping's head: "Don't be afraid, I don't have any other ideas. You have to remember that sitting on this throne, there are only monarchs and subjects, not fathers and sons!"

"You did well."

"But that's not right!"

"Jia Jing deserves to die, but not now!"

"You can't let him die!"

"Do you know that if you deal with Jia Jing today, which capable minister will dare to work for you sincerely in the future?"

"You don't have to worry about Jia Jing's affairs from now on. I will deal with that old fox myself and leave you a peaceful and stable country." The retired emperor spoke more and more lovingly, and caressed Emperor Anping's hand more and more gently.

Emperor Anping was almost moved to tears.

His father actually...cares so much about him.

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Woohoo, he had wrongly blamed father before!

"Father, I..."

As Emperor Anping spoke, he burst into tears.

"All right."

The Emperor helped Emperor Anping up and said with a smile: "Do whatever you want. I will support you from behind. The capital camp, the nine frontiers, and the court will all be firmly in your hands. I believe you can surpass me and become the greatest emperor of all time!"

"Son, I understand."

Emperor Anping nodded heavily.

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In the Jia family, things are looking up after a dark period.

No one expected that the dying emperor would actually "come back to life", and in order to protect the reputation of Lord Jia, he directly beat five censors to death!
The area in front of Ningguo Mansion was once again crowded with people and guests coming and going to give gifts were endless.

Jia Jing changed his previous low-key attitude, accepted everyone who came to him, and formed a clique on a large scale, as if he could really cover the sky with one hand and disregard the laws of the court.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Cabinet Deputy Minister Wen Ting decisively pretended to be sick and resigned, submitting six memorials in three consecutive days. Emperor Anping tried to retain him in vain and had no choice but to let him go.

The next day, Jia Jing successfully took the position of Second Assistant to the Cabinet.

Wen Ting, who was preparing to retire and return home, was very afraid that Jia Jing would cause trouble for him, so before leaving, he gave the ten slim-waisted dancers that he had carefully trained to Jia Jing. Jia Jing accepted them with a smile.

Several other families heard that Lord Jia wanted to take a concubine, so they quickly sent their daughters to him. Among them was a girl named Fu Qiufang from the Tongpan of Shuntian Prefecture, who was well-known for her talent in Kyoto. Jia Jing liked her and did not hesitate to keep her.

Since he had taken a concubine, getting married must of course be put on the agenda. Jia Jing, who was just in his sixties, was the second assistant in the cabinet and a favorite in the eyes of the retired emperor. It was just a matter of time for him to replace Prime Minister Ye. By then, he would be second only to the emperor. The families who came to marry their daughters almost kicked down the threshold of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Jing picked and chose, and the person he finally chose shocked the entire Kyoto.

who?

It was none other than Jia Rong’s teacher, Zhou Yaqin, the youngest daughter of Zhou Zhengguan, the new chief academician of the Imperial College.

I'm just fifteen years old this year.

For a time, everyone was talking about Jia Ge Lao's romantic attitude, and Zhou Zhengguan, who had always had a good reputation, was directly drowned in saliva.

"In a hurry to send my daughter away, haha!"

"He is indeed a clique of opportunists!"

"I was actually deceived by his gentlemanly appearance!"

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"Old man, it's hard!"

Zhou Zhengguan stayed at home and didn't dare to go out, not even to attend court.

How could he be in a hurry to send his daughter away? It was clearly Jia Jing, that shameless guy, who shamelessly sent someone to ask for marriage!
At first he thought Jia Jing was proposing marriage for his grandson Jia Rong, and he was very excited. But later he listened carefully and found out that he was proposing marriage for himself!
Zhou Zhengguan almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

Of course, if he and Jia Rong didn't have that teacher-student relationship, this would be a bit absurd, but it's not impossible...

But, there are no ifs in the world!

He refused without even thinking about it!
But the rumors changed as they spread, saying that the two families had already made an engagement and would just wait until the New Year to get married...

"Dad, I won't live any longer."

Zhou Yaqin was crying with tears in her eyes.

His two brothers were so happy that they smiled happily and kept persuading their sister.

"Sister, Lord Jia is only sixty... no, just over fifty, so young, and he is also a talented and elegant deputy minister of the cabinet. He has taken a liking to you, which is a blessing you have cultivated for eight lifetimes. You must not be ungrateful!"

"Yes, sister. If you marry Lord Jia, you will be a first-class imperial lady, and you can even enter the palace to see the Empress. This is a blessing that many women cannot ask for in their lifetime!"

"Yes, sister, look at our old lady. She is already seventy years old and finally got a fourth-rank imperial decree. It's probably the end of her life. Your status is higher than the old lady's now..."

Zhou Yaqin: “…”

Is this still my real brother?

Do you have such a high-sounding reason for letting me marry an old man in his fifties?
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Jia Mansion.

Originally seriously ill and on the verge of death, Jia's mother suddenly recovered miraculously, and her face became three times more radiant than before.

"Jing'er is the pillar of our Jia family. I have advised him to find a wife and take in concubines. Otherwise, it would be unbecoming for a dignified Duke's mansion to not have a decent mistress in the inner house."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "What the old ancestor said is true. Today is a good day for Grandpa. How about we go to have a drink together and have some fun?"

She was also in high spirits because of the good news. Both wives were "seriously injured", and she had the final say in the whole mansion. Apart from Lady Jia, there was no one to suppress her anymore, so her voice and tone were much lighter than usual.

"Okay, okay, let's go and take a look."

"By the way, how is your master?"

Grandmother Jia asked.

Sister Feng hurriedly said, "It's better now, but I still can't get out of bed and walk."

Jia She only stayed in the Jinyiwei prison for three days. When he came back, Jia Mu didn't recognize him at all. Even his two legs were broken. As for whether the third leg was okay, Jia Mu was not sure.

Everyone was terrified, and they had a better understanding of the ruthlessness of the Jinyiwei. At the same time, they were thankful that the master had cured the emperor's illness, otherwise...

OK.

The Ningguo Mansion was filled with joy. Jia Jing lavishly set up a buffet and invited the best opera troupe in Kyoto. Guests came in an endless stream. Lai Er was busy all the time, with a huge smile on his face.

Now his biased mother and proud elder brother must be regretting their decision to the point of death, right?
Lai Ma, Lai Da, and Lai Shangrong were indeed regretting their decision. They had just left the capital and were on their way to Datong Prefecture to take up their new posts. When they learned that the Jia Mansion had been saved from danger and was even more prosperous than before, how could they still want to go to the frontier of Datong? They turned their horses around and returned to the capital on the spot.

"I went to see my ancestor and told her that I couldn't bear to leave her, so I came back."

"You go find the master of the mansion and tell him that we have been his family for several lifetimes. He feels so reluctant to leave that he comes back again."

Nanny Lai shamelessly came up with two seemingly feasible excuses.

Lai Shangrong hurriedly said, "Ancestor, what about me? I don't want to go to Datong to take office. Please find some connections for me. I want to go to Jiangnan, preferably Yangzhou or Suzhou."

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(End of this chapter)