The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 122 Turmoil
Subsequent developments seemed to confirm Qin Keqing's guess.

Because the murderer had not been brought to justice yet, and many officials and nobles were implicated in the corruption, the treatment of the relevant personnel was far less severe than Zhang Yun逸 had expected.

Dai Quan was first sent to guard the imperial mausoleum for Emperor Xingxian, but died on the way.

The dead cannot speak, so it was only natural that he became the scapegoat for the corruption in the Ministry of Industry.

Afterwards, Qiuliang, the military commander of the Five Cities, and the governor of Shuntian Prefecture were both dismissed for their negligence.

Wang Ziteng, who was the governor of the Beijing camp, was transferred to the nine frontiers and promoted to the commander-in-chief of nine provinces.

Originally, Zhang Yun逸 was a little confused about this appointment. After all, in the original novel, Wang Ziteng was also transferred to the Nine Frontiers, but the time was earlier. He couldn't figure out whether it was related to it, but after thinking about it, he realized that the emperor was wary of Prince Ning.

Since the murderer has not been brought to justice, none of the people involved in the case can be ruled out as suspects. Although Prince Ning's involvement in the case was covered up for the sake of the royal family's reputation, Emperor Zhengqing knew the truth.

In the capital city, under the feet of the emperor, how could the emperor feel at ease when someone, a court official, committed such a crime of annihilating an entire family?

As Jia Yuanchun's uncle, Wang Ziteng is also connected with Prince Ning.

When the emperor summoned Prince Ning, Zhang Yun逸 was also present. He remembered that it was Concubine Zhen's idea to give Jia Yuanchun to Prince Ning.

Looking back now, it is still unknown whether this marriage was intentional.

Since he could think of all these, the emperor was naturally worried about letting Wang Ziteng be in charge of the Beijing camp.

The only pity is that Jia Zheng was in the Ministry of Works, and he was not among the people involved in the case.

Otherwise, the emperor's suspicion of the Jia family and Wang Ziteng would immediately rise to a higher level.

He had never intended to destroy the Ning Mansion with one blow, and now that the Rongguo Mansion was also suspected by the emperor, he could be considered to have exceeded his goal.

The exposure of the corruption case caused a huge uproar.

It also alarmed everyone in Rongguo Mansion.

However, this is different from the panic among the people in Ningguo Mansion.

Although Jia Zheng, who worked in the Ministry of Works, was the first to be affected, Jia's grandmother knew her son's character well after all, so she had a rough idea of ​​the situation after just a few questions.

Afterwards, Wang Ziteng was promoted to the ninth frontier, which undoubtedly provided an extra layer of insurance.

Even Mrs. Wang's face showed a look of joy.

Of course, not everyone is like this. When Jia Baoyu heard of Qin Zhong's death, he was as sad as if he had lost his parents, and immediately clamored to go and pay his respects.

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang were busy trying to avoid suspicion, so how could they tolerate his mischief?

Seeing that he was listless and looked sick, Mrs. Wang came up with a plan and secretly told him that she would reward him with the gold bracelet, and he finally calmed down.

However, Grandmother Jia put the matter on hold for the time being, saying that he was still young and there was no need to have so many people in the house.

In addition to Jia Baoyu, the Xue family in the small courtyard in the northeast corner is also at peace.

For more than ten days, there was no movement from Youshi's side. In addition, the case of the Ministry of Works was exposed, but Aunt Xue was not as calm as Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, and she felt a little panicked.

That day he took Baochai into the room to discuss things.

"My son, don't you think Brother Yi knew about this a long time ago? He deliberately avoided suspicion when he broke ground to offer sacrifices to the gods last time? You see, although he promised the old lady and the mistress to help build the garden, he never came once..."

Baochai said calmly, "Mother, you worry too much. If you want to avoid suspicion, you should avoid Ning Mansion first. Why did you avoid this mansion? Haven't you heard that those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others? Why do we need to show our faces and work personally for our family's business?"

"But for so many days, Brother Zhen's wife hasn't said anything. Could it be that she is mad at us?"

"Mom is confused. With what happened in the East Mansion, she must be so worried right now that she has no time to care about our family's affairs. I think she probably forgot to tell me."

After hearing what Baochai said, Aunt Xue finally felt relieved, but then she started to worry again. "Alas! I don't know if your uncle has anything to do with it!"

"Don't worry, mother. Look at the faces of the old lady and aunt. They don't look like anything is wrong. If there is something wrong, at least they should return the stolen money and stop working on the garden. Besides, my uncle got a promotion this time. I think it's because of my elder sister's help."

"Hey! I feel much more at ease with your words, but we can't delay with Brother Yi. Once he sends the money to the palace, it will be too late for us to bring it up, right?"

When she said this, she suddenly shuddered, causing her body to shake.

"Do you think that the money was not sent to the Wang Palace at all, but was used to fill the hole in the East Palace?"

"Although this case was only rumored later, Brother Yi is close to the emperor, so he might have heard about it a long time ago. It's not unreasonable for mom to worry."

Baochai frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "But if that's the case, we shouldn't mention it anymore."

"Why can't we bring it up? Your uncle has been promoted now. Besides, our family's money didn't come from the wind. We've already lost money on the sugar. Even if he's using it to help others, he should at least tell us."

She held Baochai's hand and sighed, "Now that your aunt's family is well off, it's time to give you more dowry. Your brother is useless, so we have to prepare more money. We can't just let him take money from our family in various ways, can we?"

"Tell me quickly, who is the blind person who dares to take money from our family?"

Before he finished speaking, Xue Pan walked in.

Although Aunt Xue shouted happily, she did not dare to really fall out with Zhang Yun逸. Seeing Xue Pan asking about it, she was afraid that her son would get carried away and cause trouble that would not end well.

He immediately winked at Xue Baochai and covered up by saying, "It was a few servants at home who had dealt with me and your sister."

Xue Baochai didn't wait for Xue Pan to respond and interrupted him, "Didn't my brother go out? Why are you back now?"

Xue Pan was so distracted by her that he forgot to ask further questions and complained instead, "It's still that Baoyu! The old lady and aunt wouldn't let him go out, so they blamed me and asked me to go to the government office to burn paper for that Qin Zhong."

He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, "I saw it earlier in the academy. He was having an affair with Qin Zhong, and they were inseparable. He wouldn't let my son get involved... and now he's blaming me!"

Aunt Xue didn't wait for him to finish and shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about! How dare you say such a thing? If someone hears it and delays your sister's marriage, I will punish you!"

"My son is not wrong!" Xue Pan said disapprovingly, "You saw how sad he was crying a while ago."

Aunt Xue didn't allow him to continue talking nonsense, so she picked up a round fan on the table and hit him in the face.

"Shut up now!"

However, he was his biological son after all, and although the fan in his hand was not very powerful, it seemed as if he was fanning him with a little less force.

"I just said a few words, and I didn't wrongly accuse him. Why don't you blame Baoyu for having affairs outside?"

Seeing this, Xue Baochai frowned deeply and said angrily, "Brother, please be quiet! Regardless of what Baoyu is like, we are guests at your house. If others hear us, they will say that we don't know how to be guests."

A loving mother often spoils her son. He was not afraid of Aunt Xue, but he was a little scared of his younger sister.

Seeing that she had a sullen face and did not refute Baoyu's actions, he stopped nagging her.

"Forget it! It's not enough that everyone in this mansion is protecting him, you guys are also speaking for him, and I'm too lazy to tell the difference!"

After saying that, he left angrily.

After being disturbed by his actions, the mother and daughter lost the mood to talk.

After a long silence, Baochai advised, "Mother, don't worry. As for Brother Yi, we should wait and see what happens."

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(End of this chapter)