Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 94: The Power of the Jia Family Head
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Wang family.

Wang Ziteng was discussing matters with his trusted subordinates.

"Today, Prime Minister Ye's people impeached the Rongguo Mansion. Combined with the fact that Lord Jing impeached the Governor-General of Liangjiang a few days ago, it seems that the two sides are at loggerheads. If Lord Jing does not make plans early, he may be thrown out by the Jia Mansion as a pawn to fight with Prime Minister Ye's people."

Wang Ziteng nodded and agreed with it.

In fact, he was already prepared to surrender to the new emperor, all he needed was an opportunity.

This incident is a great opportunity to get rid of Jia Jing's constraints and become a dragon...

"Sir, who do you think will win in the end if Ye Xiang and Ning Fu compete?"

Wen Fang thought for a moment and said, "Prime Minister Ye has been in control of the cabinet for twenty years, and his students and former officials are all over the government and the country. His strength is naturally unfathomable."

"As the leader of the military honors, the Ning Mansion has declined in recent years, but it should not be underestimated, especially since the old internal minister Dai Quan of the Imperial Household Department has a close relationship with Jia Jing. If Lord Jing can successfully enter the cabinet this year, it is hard to say who will win the battle between the two sides."

"The outcome will ultimately depend on the will of the Retired Emperor. As long as you withdraw in time and join the new Emperor, you will be invincible."

"Besides, the fight between the two is a golden opportunity for the emperor. Not only is the position of Governor-General of Liangjiang vacant, but also the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works and the Jiedushi of Jining are vacant. It is the perfect time to recruit people..."

The two were discussing confidential matters, so naturally there were trusted guards guarding the door.

At this moment, two servants suddenly came running over, panting, "Quick, quick, I want to see the master, there is something important."

The guard glared.

"stop!"

"My Lord has said that no one is allowed to get close to me. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy!"

A servant was so frightened that he shuddered and dared not speak.

Another servant bent down and flicked the dust off his shoes, then said with a smile, "In that case, please go in and tell him that the Minister of War, Lord Jia, wants him to go to Ningguo Mansion to discuss matters. Let's see if your master will be killed without mercy."

The personal soldiers were so frightened that they broke out in a sweat.

Although their master is in a high position, in front of the Minister of War...

"Please wait a moment. I will go and inform you."

"Ah……"

The servant chuckled.

As a trusted servant of Jia Jing, he has seen a lot of things like this. Just like the Ministry of Personnel who suppresses all civil officials, the Minister of War is in charge of the promotion and dispatch of military officers across the country, and is naturally suppressing all military generals. Although the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp sounds very powerful and is a Beijing official, he is just a Jiedushi.

Especially since this Jiedushi was kicked out by the Jia family in order to avoid suspicion.

Dare you disobey?

inside.

Wenfang's saliva was flying, which made Wang Ziteng so excited that he wanted to go to the palace right away to show his loyalty to the new emperor.

"grown ups!"

The guard at the door suddenly knocked on the door and said.

Wang Ziteng frowned.

"What's the matter? Didn't I tell you not to disturb me unless it's a big deal?"

The personal soldier said, "Lord Jia, the Minister of War, invites you to come over to discuss matters!"

"Clap!"

The cup in Wang Ziteng's hand fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.

Could it be... discovered! ?

Wang Ziteng looked at Wenfang.

Wenfang frowned and said, "Don't worry, sir. This matter is known to heaven, earth, you and me. Besides, sir, you haven't taken any action yet, so how would sir Jia know about it? Maybe he wants to discuss the impeachment with sir this morning."

"That's good."

Wang Ziteng heaved a sigh of relief, changed his clothes hurriedly, and followed Jia Jing's servant to Ning Mansion.

I was still complaining in my heart: Why do you need me to help you with the Jia family’s affairs?
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Rongguo Mansion, Jia's grandmother's courtyard.

Jia Zheng came hurriedly, knelt down as soon as he entered the room and kowtowed to Jia's mother.

"Unfilial son, kowtow to your mother!"

Grandmother Jia above sighed and said, "Get up and tell me what happened."

Jia Zheng glared at Mrs. Wang and said angrily, "It's all because of your chambermaid Zhou Rui's son-in-law who caused trouble outside. He sold fake antiques and robbed people of their ancient paintings. Zhou Rui also took advantage of his power to bully others and did all kinds of bad things. What is such a person doing in our Jia Mansion? To ruin our reputation?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment. She obviously didn't expect that the matter had anything to do with her. "Master, can you spend some money to settle the matter?"

Mrs. Wang recalled that the last time the Shi brothers beat someone up, their master easily settled the matter. This time it was just a few fake antiques being sold, and they are family, so it wouldn't be too much to lend a hand, right?
"shut up!"

Jia Zheng's eyes turned red with anger.

Why did he marry such a stupid woman? No wonder she taught Baoyu such a stupid person!

"Let's not talk about what happened to the censor first. When Brother Jing came here, he said: Something like this happened in the Jia Mansion, and we must 'apply family rules' to correct the family tradition. I didn't manage the household strictly, so I got this beating! How can they get away with it? They must be beaten to death!"

"what!"

Grandmother Jia stood up all of a sudden! She didn't care how Jia Jing dealt with the Wang family, but if he wanted to beat her son, she would never agree!

While they were talking here, the maid from the East Palace came outside.

She was the maidservant beside Jia Jing, the highly respected Miss Zhishui. Whenever Jia Rong met her, he had to politely call her Sister Zhishui.

"I've met the old lady."

"The clan leader asks Master Zheng and Madam Wang to go to Ningqing Hall in the East Palace immediately. There must be no delay!"

After listening to this, Grandmother Jia was speechless.

This girl is arrogant!
The moment he opens his mouth, he starts to bully others!
Aren't you really disrespecting this old woman?
"You can go back." Grandmother Jia waved her hand and said, "We will be there soon!"

She wanted to go and see whether Jia Jing would give face to her, an old woman!
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East Cross Courtyard.

Jia She was drinking with his concubine in his arms.

I'm so happy today.

At this time, Madam Xing hurried in, her face full of smiles, clapping her hands and laughing, "Master, I heard that the second master was impeached by the imperial censor for 'not managing the household properly' and went home."

"The emperor has said that he 'does not manage his household properly'. Do you think he is still qualified to be a steward?"

"What the hell!" Jia She laughed: "It's time to put things right!"

"Hahaha……"

Mrs. Xing was so happy that she almost went crazy.

At this time, a servant came running over and said, "Patriarch, please pardon the master, Madam Xing, Second Master Lian, and Second Madam Lian and ask them to go to Ningqing Hall in the East Palace immediately without delay."

Jia She clapped his hands and laughed: "See, it's here. With the clan leader in charge, it's time for our eldest branch to be proud!"

Mrs. Xing was still a little worried.

"I'm just worried about the old lady..."

Jia She waved his hand calmly and sneered, "To be disrespectful, that's a man named Shi!"

"In the Jia family, the clan leader has the final say!"

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Fengjie's yard.

After the panic, Fengjie has calmed down.

Although the master of the East Palace is impartial and just, he always says to those who make mistakes: punish them according to the family rules.

The more serious ones are: severe punishment according to the law!
but!
Sometimes, you have to turn a blind eye.

The law also needs to be lenient.

Such as now.

Sister Feng touched her already bulging belly!

This is her savior!

No matter how ruthless and impartial Jia Jing was, he couldn't make things difficult for her at this time.

A pregnant woman!

After all, the child is innocent...

"Second Master, you know the situation of our family. We spend more than we earn. Can I think of some solutions? I really have no selfish motives. This is all for our family!"

"I swear to God that if I have any selfish thoughts, I will never give birth to a son in this life!" Sister Feng said loudly, pointing to the sky.

I don’t believe in any retribution from the underworld!

Let's get through this first...

Even though Jia Lian was extremely angry, his anger subsided a lot after hearing what Sister Feng said, and he looked much better.

Sister Feng quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "I promise not to touch those things again in the future. Let's live a good life as a family. When I give birth to your child, I will find you a concubine, and we will serve you well together."

Jia Lian's heart softened when he heard this. He touched Sister Feng's belly and said softly, "Don't worry, Feng'er. This is not a big deal. I will take full responsibility when the time comes. The worst that can happen is that I will be punished by Master Taiye."

Fengjie was so moved that she cried.

"Master, you are so kind!"

Phew, it’s finally over…

Fengjie breathed a sigh of relief and her mind became more active.

"Ping'er!"

"grandmother."

"Go to the East Palace and find Rong'er. Ask him to say a few good words in front of the master, and try to get a lighter sentence from the master."

"it is good!"

Ping'er hurried to Jia Rong's courtyard in the East Palace.

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(End of this chapter)