The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 469 Coincidentally
Jiangnan, Jinyiwei prison.

At this moment, the imperial edict was also being read.

Jia Zheng, who was ragged and sickly, took the imperial edict tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"

For Jia Zheng, being dismissed from office was more painful than being killed.

Of course, he only dared to think about it in his mind. If he really had to choose between losing his head and being dismissed from office, he would not have the courage to die.

He staggered out of the prison, raised his hands to block out the glaring sunlight, and was able to see the light again. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Master!" Suddenly a shout came to my ear.

He squinted his eyes and waited until he got used to the brightness outside before he noticed that there were three or four servants from the Rong Mansion standing in front of the cell.

Seeing the newcomers, Jia Zheng's face was not filled with joy. Instead, he looked troubled and asked, "Why...why are you here? Did the old lady know about this?"

It turned out that these people were not the servants he brought to Zhejiang, but were sent from Rongguo Mansion.

Several people looked at each other and replied, "Yes! Master, the old lady has been stripped of her imperial title, and the eldest master has also been demoted. Upon hearing the news, we have been ordered to take the master back to the capital!"

After hearing this, Jia Zheng felt dizzy and his vision went dark. He then fell down and lost consciousness.

During this time, he had been living in fear and hunger in prison, and his body was already on the verge of collapse.

Now that he had seen the light of day again and had just relaxed, he heard the bad news from home and could no longer hold on and fainted.

Several people were quick to support Jia Zheng and then reached out to touch the tip of his nose.

Fang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other. One of them said hurriedly, "Quick! Go find a doctor! I'll take the master back to the inn first. If something goes wrong and Master Yi blames us, we'll be in big trouble!"

Although Grandmother Jia is worried about her son, the Rongguo Mansion has changed beyond all recognition.

Without Zhang Yunyi's nod, Lady Jia could only stay in her own courtyard, where she could still use her one-third acre of land. She could not even mobilize a servant outside the courtyard, let alone send someone to Jiangnan to pick up Jia Zheng.

Of course, Zhang Yun逸 did not have good intentions in making such arrangements.

On the one hand, it was to prevent Jia Zheng from causing any more trouble, and on the other hand, it was to keep track of his whereabouts.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. After all, Jia Zheng is the father of Yuanchun and Tanchun. If the emperor wants him dead, Zhang Yun逸 can go with the flow, but it is not convenient for him to do it himself.

It was not convenient to kill him, but he could not swallow this humiliation. The only way he could do was to teach him a lesson in person when he returned to the capital, so as to disgust Jia Zheng and vent his anger.

Because Jia Yucun had explained in the letter that Jia Zheng had not been severely punished, Zhang Yunyi had never thought that Jia Zheng was so tortured.

Otherwise, just leaving him to fend for himself would save you the trouble.

Because he was concerned that it would be difficult to face Yuanchun and Tanchun after the secret was leaked, he had to pretend when giving instructions to them, asking them to bring the person back safely and inform them in advance when they returned to Beijing.

As a result, several servants had misunderstandings.

They were in a hurry and took Jia Zheng back to the inn to ask for medical treatment, but let's not talk about it for now.

However, the second branch of the Xue family in Jinling also received the bad news about Mei Lian.

Xue Ke ran breathlessly into a courtyard, rushed into the main hall, and shouted, "Oh no! Oh no! Uncle Mei... Uncle Mei has been executed by the Emperor!"

"This……"

When a woman in the hall heard this, the celadon teacup in her hand trembled and fell to the ground. She didn't care about the tea in her hands or on her body, and said in panic: "What should I do? What should I do! Your sister hasn't even married yet, and this happened. What should I do in the future..."

Xue Ke interrupted his mother's chattering: "If it were just this, it would be fine. Even if my younger sister married him, she would have a dowry and would not have to suffer with him. But...but my son heard that this is just the beginning, and a group of criminals will be brought back to the capital for trial."

"What!" The second wife of the Xue family exclaimed, "Have you found out clearly?" "If my son hadn't found out clearly, how could he dare to report to me? Mother has to make plans early, otherwise..."

"This..." The second wife of the Xue family beat her chest and stamped her feet, "We are an orphan and a widow, and this is the emperor's order, what can we do?"

Xue Ke hurriedly asked, "Mother, have you forgotten? My aunt is in Rongguo Mansion in the capital?"

"Didn't you say last time that the second master of Rongguo Mansion was also imprisoned? Rongguo Mansion can't even protect itself? How can they have the time to care about our affairs?"

"Although Rongguo Mansion is not doing well, my aunt sent someone to take care of the store last time. I have inquired about it and it is said that it was sent by Zhang Yunyi, the master of Tiangong Academy. Zhang Dehui has now become his disciple!"

Xue Ke persuaded her patiently, "It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it. This matter was originally caused by Lord Zhang. Even if he is unwilling to let the Mei family go, it is better to help my sister cancel the engagement..."

"Yes, yes, yes! Send someone to deliver the letter to your aunt right now!"

"Mother, this is inappropriate! When my eldest brother got into trouble, my aunt and her family went to Beijing. It seemed that they were doing this for my sister to be selected into the palace, but after so many years, they have stayed in Beijing. Isn't it to prevent the family from trying to seize the property left by my eldest uncle?

Besides, as the saying goes, if you don’t visit for three years, you are not close relatives. Although we are close relatives, my aunt’s family has been in the capital for many years and we have not had any contact in these years. Now this kind of thing has happened. If we just send someone to inform them, I am afraid they may not be willing to help!"

"So what do you think we should do?"

"Tell my son that we have to go to our aunt in person for help. This way, even if she deliberately refuses, we won't be kept in the dark."

"Okay! Okay! Go and get ready now and find a passenger ship as soon as possible!"

……

Suzhou, in front of a simple house next to Panxiang Temple.

Xing Gui walked into the house holding half a bag of rice.

He complained to the woman in the house, "Life is unbearable. It's only the beginning of autumn, but the price of rice is getting higher day by day. If winter comes, I'm afraid it will go through the roof!"

"What can we do? Isn't it your elder sister? She has been married for so many years, but she still controls her family's property! I heard that your elder sister's brother-in-law was also involved in a lawsuit during the imperial inspection. You might as well take this opportunity to take back the property!"

"You make it sound so easy. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and its arms can twist its thighs." Xing Zhong shook his head helplessly, "Can we really tear our relationship apart and sue her in the government office?"

"That's better than staying here. At worst, we can eat and drink her food. How can she ignore our food? It's better than staying here and starving!"

Xing Zhong stamped his feet and said angrily, "Yes! That's it! You tell the maid to pack up, and we'll say that Jiangnan has suffered a disaster and we're going to the capital to seek refuge. If we don't get our property back, we'll stay here. I don't believe it. She's the eldest lady of the Rongguo Mansion, and her own brother is coming to seek refuge. How can she have the nerve to chase us away!"

……

at the same time.

A shop owned by the Xue family.

In the accounting office, Zhen Shiyin was checking the accounts when he suddenly saw a servant walk in: "Master Zhen! Master sent me to deliver a letter to you!"

Zhen Shiyin nodded, took the envelope, checked the sealing wax on it, and seeing that there was no sign of tampering, he waved his hand and sent the servant away.

He opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter before taking out a tinderbox and burning it.

Then he turned around and walked outside the accounting office.

He said to the outside, "I have to go back to Beijing in the next two days. You continue to check the accounts. Also, arrange for people to go out and recruit some refugees. Yun Yi said that he wants to work with Elder Gu to open bookstores all over the country. He needs people. Summon them and don't keep them idle. Try to teach them to recognize a few more words first."

Previously, recruitment was conducted in secret, but now, judging by the meaning of the letter, there is no need to hide it anymore.

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(End of this chapter)