I am a fairy in Journey to the West
Chapter 742 Criticism and Judgment
When Lin Daiyu and her mother Jia Min visited the Rongxiang Marquis's residence, it was naturally a grand affair.
As the Marquis of Jiangzhu, Lin Daiyu had her own set of ceremonial carriages and regalia, but most marquises did not use them for convenience.
When Lin Daiyu visited the Rongxiang Marquis's residence, Lin Ruhai dispatched naval soldiers from the Songjiang Waterway to serve as her entourage.
Lin Daiyu wore the "Azure Jade Qilin Robe," a robe specially bestowed upon her by the Heavenly Marquis. She rode a three-colored red-maned Zhu Ling Heavenly Horse, which was also an exclusive possession of the Heavenly Marquis.
As for the subordinate generals of the Divine Marquis's Mansion, Lin Daiyu has not yet begun to recruit them, as she feels there is no need to recruit generals at the moment.
That's why Lin Ruhai sent the sailors from Songjiang Water Mansion. There was a team of seventy-two sailors, twelve of whom led the way, ten carried flags and escorted the procession, twenty escorted Lin Daiyu on the left and right, and twenty-six escorted Jia Min's carriage on all sides.
Four more people, clad in armor, walked at the front. Two of them, one on each side, held a road sign that read "Clear the Way" and the other "Silence." The other two, one on each side, held an official badge that read "Imperial Decree of the Heavenly Court: Marquis of Crimson Pearl" and the other "Chief of the Intelligence Department, Lin."
Lin Daiyu rode a three-colored red-maned celestial horse, wearing a green jade robe with a qilin design, her hair tied up and wearing a crown. She was dignified and extraordinary.
Outside the Rongxiang Marquis's residence, Lady Shi and the others were already waiting. When they saw the procession arrive at the gate, they immediately spotted Lin Daiyu riding a heavenly horse at the head of the procession.
"Is that Daiyu?" Grandmother Shi asked, pointing to the imposing Lin Daiyu.
Jia She, who was standing to the side, took a closer look and then nodded and said, "Yes, Mother, it is Marquis Jiangzhu."
At this moment, Lin Daiyu's entourage had arrived outside the gate of the Rongxiang Marquis's residence. As the entourage stopped, Grandmother Shi smiled radiantly and immediately led a group of juniors forward to pay their respects, "Greetings to Marquis Jiangzhu."
Lin Daiyu hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to help Grandmother Shi up, saying, "Grandmother, please don't make your grandson suffer."
After speaking, Lin Daiyu bowed to Grandmother Shi, but because she was wearing a jade robe with a unicorn design, she could not kneel down to pay her respects.
After paying their respects to Lady Shi, Jia She and his wife Jia Zheng stepped forward and bowed to Lin Daiyu, saying, "Jia She (Jia Zheng) pays his respects to Marquis Jiangzhu."
Lin Daiyu smiled and personally helped the two up, saying, "Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, you don't need to be so polite."
Then Jia She and Jia Zheng turned to the group of younger generation members and said, "Why don't you all come forward and pay your respects?"
Subsequently, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Lian, Jia Tanchun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Xichun, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, and others stepped forward to pay their respects. Lin Daiyu verbally granted them permission to dispense with the formalities, and only then did they rise.
Then Lin Daiyu asked Grandmother Shi, "Why is my cousin Baoyu not here?"
Upon hearing this, Lady Shi immediately glanced at Lady Wang, who gave an awkward smile. Then she said to Lin Daiyu, "Reporting to Marquis Jiangzhu, Baoyu has been ill recently, so he cannot come to greet us in person. Please forgive him, Marquis Jiangzhu."
"Oh?" Lin Daiyu asked with concern, "What illness has afflicted you? Have you consulted a skilled physician?"
Madam Wang quickly replied, "We've already invited them, and they should be fine in a few days."
"That's good then." Lin Daiyu nodded. At this moment, Jia Min had already stepped down from the carriage and rushed to Grandmother Shi like a gust of wind. She hugged Grandmother Shi and cried, "Mother."
Grandmother Shi quickly hugged Jia Min and said with a smile, "You're such a grown man, and even your daughter has been granted a title. Why are you still crying?"
“My daughter misses her mother,” Jia Min said.
With a beaming smile, Lady Shi quickly grabbed Jia Min with her left hand and Lin Daiyu with her right, and walked directly through the main gate of the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion.
The sailors behind them unloaded the various gifts from the carriages, which were then taken inside by the servants of the Marquis of Rongxiang's residence.
After everything was arranged, the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion had already prepared an extremely lavish family banquet, but Lin Daiyu still did not see Jia Baoyu at the banquet, which made her a little strange.
"Why isn't my cousin Baoyu here?" Lin Daiyu asked.
Upon hearing this, Jia Min glanced at the table and said with a puzzled expression, "Yes, where is Baoyu?"
Upon hearing this, Lady Shi glanced at Madam Wang beside her, her face full of displeasure.
Lady Wang put down her chopsticks and said, "Baoyu is ill, and there are servants to take care of his food. If we call him over, I'm afraid it will offend Marquis Jiangzhu."
"What's the big deal?" Lin Daiyu laughed. "I'm no ordinary person, what's there to be afraid of? I happen to have some healing pills here, cousin, maybe they'll cure your illness after you take them."
Madam Wang quickly waved her hand and said, "There's no need to trouble Marquis Jiangzhu. We've already invited a divine physician to our home."
Looking at her aunt in front of her, Lin Daiyu recalled the girl named Jin Chuan that she had saved yesterday.
But since Madam Wang had already said so, Lin Daiyu couldn't insist any further, so she could only nod and say, "Alright then, I'll go visit my cousin after dinner."
Upon hearing this, Lady Wang immediately looked at Jia Zheng, who quickly said, "It's not too late to go see him tomorrow."
Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, immediately sat up straight, put down her chopsticks, and said, "My cousin is ill, so I should go to visit him. Second Uncle, there's no need for you to say anything more." Her tone left no room for argument.
Hearing this, Jia Zheng didn't know what else to say, so he could only nod and say, "Alright."
Lady Shi said to Lin Daiyu from the side, "I will go with you later."
Lin Daiyu nodded and smiled, "Okay."
After the family banquet, Jia Zheng and his wife took Lin Daiyu and Jia Min to visit Jia Baoyu. Jia Zheng and his wife walked in front, while Lin Daiyu and Jia Min supported Shi Taijun on either side.
When they arrived outside Jia Baoyu's house, they heard a scream coming from inside. "Huh? Who's calling?" Jia Min asked in surprise.
Grandmother Shi said with a displeased look, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's Baoyu."
"Cousin?" Lin Daiyu was somewhat surprised. "Judging from his voice, it's full of energy. He doesn't seem to be sick."
Lady Shi said with a displeased look, "It's an external injury, and the maids are applying medicine right now."
"Oh," Jia Min looked at Jia Zheng in front of her, "Second Brother, your method of disciplining children is really not very good."
When Madam Wang pushed open the door, Jia Zheng showed a hint of embarrassment, but it vanished in an instant.
As the group entered, Jia Baoyu first saw Jia Zheng and Lady Wang, calling out "Mother" before his face immediately fell upon seeing Jia Zheng, saying, "Father."
Upon seeing Grandmother Shi, Jia Baoyu quickly called out, "Grandmother."
Grandmother Shi stepped forward to check Jia Baoyu's injuries, then had the maids cover them up. She then pointed to Lin Daiyu behind her and said, "Look who's here?"
Jia Baoyu immediately looked up at Lin Daiyu, and was stunned for a moment.
After an unknown amount of time, Jia Baoyu finally came to his senses with a cough from Jia Zheng, and then heard Jia Zheng say, "You rude scoundrel, how can you not even bow to the Lord?"
"No need, no need." Jia Min quickly went over and pressed Jia Baoyu's shoulder. "How can you perform the proper etiquette with your injuries like this?"
Jia Baoyu lowered his head in shame. Seeing this, Lin Daiyu took out a magic pill from her sleeve and said, "This is a healing pill we were given when the Five Elements manifested in the world. It is very effective. You can feed it to my cousin."
Upon hearing this, Jia Min quickly took the elixir and said, "I'll do it. You go and fetch a cup of spiritual liquid."
The maid standing nearby quickly replied, "Yes."
After the new decrees were issued by the Chenhuan Yufu, the divine palaces of the three realms of the mortal world, starting from the Five Sacred Mountains, were all reformed in Yangzhou Sanyuan Prefecture.
The former Yangzhou Divine Palace has now been renamed the Sanyuan Palace, which contains three divine palaces: the Palace of the Governing God, the Palace of the Inspector God, and the Palace of the City God.
At this moment, Yan Junzhi, the God of Governance, sat in the hall. After listening to the report from the patrolling general below, he asked, "So it is true that Wang Zhuofa sold the gold bracelet to the demon?"
The patrolling general reported, "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. Wang Zhuo first gave the gold bracelet to her servant Zhou Rui, who then sold it to the slave trader Fang Datou, who in turn sold it to the three demons on Xiaochun Ridge."
Yan Junzhi said to Luan Tai, the registrar standing beside him, "Immediately register this case."
Luan Tai nodded and said, "Yes."
Then Yan Junzhi ordered someone to summon Jin Chuan and said to her, "I have investigated your case thoroughly. Wang Zhuo sold mortals to mountain demons without authorization. This behavior has violated the laws of heaven. Do you have anything to add?"
Jin Chuan was originally very loyal to Lady Wang, and even after being sold off, she felt it was her fault.
But when she was sold to a monster and saw the human skeletons in the monster's cave, she was terrified.
After being saved by Lin Daiyu, her views were reshaped by that intense experience.
So when Yan Junzhi asked about this, Jin Chuan immediately told him what she knew.
After listening to everything, Yan Junzhi discovered that they were all about matters between men and women, such as Jia She forcibly taking a maid from his household.
Yan Junzhi said, "Although Jia She is lustful, he has not committed any evil deeds that disrupt the order of the world, and he has not yet reached the point where he should be punished by the laws of Heaven."
After saying that, Yan Junzhi said to Jin Chuan, "You should go down and wait. Once this case is closed, you can go down the mountain and go home."
Upon hearing this, Jin Chuan immediately kowtowed to Yan Junzhi, saying, "This humble woman thanks the divine lord."
After Jin Chuan left, Yan Junzhi immediately made a judgment: "Human Ya Fang Datou and others shall be executed for their crimes, Zhou Rui shall be executed for his crimes, and Wang Zhuo shall be arrested and brought to justice and executed for her collusion with evil spirits, harming mortals and disrupting the order of the human world."
The registrar, Luan Tai, recorded everything down, then bowed and accepted the order, saying, "Yes."
Then, the registrar Luan Tai summoned the Demon-Catching General and the Search and Kill General, handed them the judgment document that Yan Junzhi had just made, and instructed them: "Go and handle it quickly, without delay."
The Demon-Catching General and the Search-and-Kill General bowed and accepted the orders, then left Sanyuan Prefecture.
The two first arrived at the home of the slave trader, Fang Datou, which turned out to be a grand mansion with a group of vicious thugs and guards.
Meanwhile, Fang Datou returned to the main hall carrying a money bag, placed it on the table, and shouted, "We sold over twenty people this month, and all the money is here. Tell the brothers to come and get their share!"
In an instant, all the villains inside and outside Fang Datou's house gathered in the main hall to divide the money, and even the guards patrolling outside went there.
At this moment, the Demon-Catching General used his magic to seal off the four sides of the house. Then he summoned a talisman, which flew into Fang Datou's house and immediately released a burst of fire in the air.
The moment that wisp of fire was released, it instantly ignited the entire courtyard. In an instant, screams and screams filled the air, along with sounds of people running around, smashing doors and walls. However, the four sides had been sealed off by the Demon-Catching General's magic, and Fang Datou and the others were just wasting their time. Soon, Fang Datou's family and all the slave traders were burned to death inside.
After dealing with this matter, the Demon-Catching General and the Search and Kill General changed direction and headed straight for the Rongxiang Marquis's residence. (End of Chapter)
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