Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 180: Search and confiscate Lai’s family, and Grandmother Jia admits her mistake!
"Is this the reason why North Korea was destroyed by Conggeer?"

Upon hearing this, Yuanchun covered her surprised mouth with a handkerchief.

Then my heart felt warm, even though it was the first time we met.

I also have a very good impression of Jia Cong.

They were reminiscing about the past in the hall when suddenly a maid came in to report.

"Madam, there is an imperial decree from the palace."

"They say it's for the eldest girl."

"Is the imperial edict coming?"

"Quick, take out my imperial robe."

When Lady Jia heard this, she quickly stood up.

Rongqing Hall suddenly became busy.

But it's not just Lady Jia who is a super-ranking duke.

There is also Princess Ning'an of Yingchun, Princess Jianing of Tanchun and Princess Xining of Xijun.

They all have special formal attire awarded by the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

As for Baochai, a master of the fourth realm no longer needs to stick to these empty formalities.

……

After getting dressed, everyone came to the front yard.

"Your servant pays respects to the Marquis!"

"Greetings to the two princesses and the two county lords."

The person who came to announce the decree was also an old acquaintance whom I had just met in the morning.

Xia Shouzhong first paid great tribute to Jia Cong and Baochai.

Then he stood up and said politely to Jia's mother: "Old Lord Feng, we are honored."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your help in making this trip."

"Hey, old Lord Feng, you don't have to be polite. It's all part of my job."

"There are many things going on in the palace today, so let's announce the decree first. We have to go back to the palace to serve His Majesty later."

"Come to Lord Feng's house some other day when you have time and ask for a cup of tea."

"Which one of you is Miss Yuanchun from your house?"

"It should, it should!"

"Yuan girl, come here quickly!"

Grandmother Jia quickly called Yuanchun up, and the servants set up the desk and incense burner for receiving the imperial edict.

"Miss Yuanchun, His Majesty has granted permission for you to stand and receive the decree."

Xia Shouzhong said this gently, and then opened the imperial edict.

"The Emperor Shunde of Heaven proclaims"

“Since ancient times, emperors have succeeded heaven to establish the throne and govern the people. They would bestow titles on those who are both virtuous and have made outstanding contributions to show their greatness.”

"I have inherited the will of Heaven and govern the four seas. I work diligently day and night to govern the country without slacking off."

"Now we have Jia's Yuanchun, who comes from a famous family, has a gentle temperament, is virtuous and prudent, and assists the queen in handling the sundries in the palace, and her measures are effective."

"She is specially allowed to leave the palace and return home, and is given the title of Princess of Kangning County, and is given three thousand taels of silver, three hundred taels of gold, and one hundred rolls of silk and satin!"

"Appreciate this!"

After a moment, the imperial edict was read.

When Emperor Shunde ascended the throne, he had already acquired all the necessary qualities of an emperor.

When it comes to bestowing favors and rewards, either do nothing or do it all at once.

Not only did he let Yuanchun leave the palace and return home, he also allowed Xia Shouzhong to follow her and conferred the title of county lord on him.

The writing of this imperial edict is also quite intriguing.

It was mentioned earlier that he had a lot of leisure time and made outstanding contributions!
In fact, it was alluding to Jia Cong's contribution and informing all officials.

The title of county lord was given because of Jia Cong's merits, so no one could say anything.

"Congratulations, Lady Kangning. I pay my respects to you."

After Xia Shouzhong read out the imperial edict, he also asked for good luck.

Even though she is just a county lady, the fact that she can make Jia Cong speak for her personally means that her status in the future will definitely be quite high.

"Thank you, Minister."

Yuanchun took the imperial edict in a daze.

Even after he followed everyone back to Rongqing Hall, he still hadn't come to his senses.

Grandmother Jia was overjoyed and quickly asked the kitchen to prepare a banquet to celebrate in the evening.

He also gave rewards to everyone in the mansion.

"Old lady, today we are talking about more than just the good thing that my elder sister was given the title of county lady."

After everyone's heated discussion was over, Jia Cong spoke quietly. "My dear grandson, what else is there? Does His Majesty have any more decrees?"

Grandmother Jia was puzzled.

"My grandson has some personal relationship with Lord Wei from the Ministry of Personnel."

"The appointment of our servant as county magistrate has been approved by the Ministry of Personnel."

As Jia Cong spoke, he took out the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel sent by Wei Huipeng.

"What? An official transfer order?"

Grandmother Jia was one of the few sensible people in the mansion, and when she heard this, she could no longer sit still.

A look of horror appeared on his face.

You know, before Jia Daishan, the former Lord of Rong, died, he only asked for a fifth-rank official position as a member of the Ministry of Works for Jia Zheng.

With the influence of Rongguo Mansion, it is not impossible for Jia Zheng to go further.

It is true that the officialdom has its own unspoken rules. If one is not worthy of the position but is forced into it, it will be like a tall tree attracting the wind.

It has attracted criticism and jealousy.

Moreover, for this official position to have passed the approval of the Ministry of Personnel and been stamped with the seal, there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames.

If it breaks out at a critical moment, no one knows whether it will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
"Old lady, all the reward money has been distributed."

"The servants in the mansion are grateful and say that the old lady is kind."

Just at this time, Lai Da, who had just distributed rewards to the servants in the mansion, came back to report.

But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere of Rongqing Hall today.

Before I could come to my senses.

Then, Lady Jia was so angry that her face turned pale, and she threw the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel directly at Lai Da's face.

"You're a murderer of a thousand swords!"

"I'm thinking about how your mother has been with me for most of her life, so I'm going to help your son get rid of his status as a prostitute."

"And let you two brothers take charge of the miscellaneous affairs of the two governments."

"Look at what you did, while I wasn't paying attention..."

Only then did Lai Da see clearly the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel that had fallen on the ground.

The three big characters "Lai Shangrong" are extremely eye-catching.

Cold sweat immediately soaked my back.

Lai Zizai hid this matter from Lady Jia and asked Jia Zheng, who knew nothing about officialdom, to do it. He thought he could get away with it without anyone noticing.

result……

"Someone, drag this heartless bastard out and beat him to death!"

After saying this, Grandmother Jia covered her chest in anger and her breathing became rapid.

"Grandpa, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Sanchun rushed over.

In the end, Jia Cong reached out and used his magical power to rescue Lady Jia.

It was not until Lai Da was dragged away by servants that the chaos in Rongqingtang gradually subsided.

"Brother Cong, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me."

"In the past few years, this mansion has been getting worse and worse. Your second uncle and your... are both useless."

"I know what the brothers Lai Da and Lai Er did every day. They originally thought that if the situation in the mansion changed, they could leave some property for their descendants."

"I didn't expect that people are always greedy..."

Grandmother Jia was shocked and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She sighed and spoke to Jia Cong.

To put it bluntly, this is a family of nobility.

If it wasn't an unforgivable crime, the royal family wouldn't have killed the person with one blow and wiped out the entire root of the problem.

In the original novel, after the Jia Mansion was confiscated, the Lai family remained intact just as Grandmother Jia had expected.

If the Lai family's property could be confiscated, it would be enough to support the family's expenses.

It’s a pity that Jia Zheng is a pedantic person and not only did he not take back the “money bag” left by Jia’s mother.

Instead, the Lai family was able to escape from slavery and run away with a large amount of property.

"Brother Cong, I have chosen the wrong path all these years."

"I can't trust the servants in the mansion. Please transfer your personal guards over."

"Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be sold should be sold."

"You can handle the money you earn with it."

After this incident, Grandmother Jia completely realized her mistake.

He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant and was no longer as plump as before.

The author originally didn't want to write about the Lai family. The protagonist is basically separated from the Jia family, and the perspective will be in the Marquis' Mansion. But today, I read the book reviews and found that many people care about this. It's only about 2,000 words, but it's inserted here. The main theme of the author's book is to listen to advice.

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