The filial son of the Red Mansion

Jia Rong went out of the second door and went straight to Jia Lian's study. He saw Jia Lian respectfully inviting Qiu Bailin and several guards from the Jinyifu to have tea. The guards were sitting carelessly on the chairs, as if they didn't care about Rongguo Mansion at all.

"Who is so bold as to come to my place to arrest someone? It turns out that it is Brother Qiu. Why didn't you inform me in advance? I could have waited for you and a few brothers from the Imperial Uniform Guards to meet you at the gate of the Imperially Built Rongguo Mansion."

Jia Rong spoke in a sarcastic tone.

After hearing this, the guards of the Jinyi Palace dared not sit still. They stood up as if there were nails stuck in their chairs and bowed hurriedly.

Qiu Bailin saw several maids following Jia Rong, and his expression changed several times. Finally, he smiled, stood up and walked a few steps to greet him, saying with evil intentions: "Brother, I didn't know that Rong'er had such a close relationship with the Rong Mansion. If I had known that Rong'er was still in charge of things here, I would have visited Ning Mansion directly."

Unfortunately, Qiu Bailin's words of discord had no effect on Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was overjoyed to see Rong Ge'er coming over, and he didn't care who was in charge of the Rongguo Mansion. After all, although Jia Lian was the head of the outer house of Rongguo Mansion, he was entrusted by Jia Zheng, and he was not the owner of Rongguo Mansion yet!

"Why is Rong'er here?" Jia Lian walked up quickly and whispered, "Commander Qiu said that Yang might be a White Lotus rebel."

Rebel bastard.

Qiu Bailin is just trying to scare people. Many government offices do things this way. First, they scare people with a serious crime, which makes it much easier for the people in the government office to handle the subsequent matters, whether it is a strict interrogation or taking money.

Damn, the Jia family really hasn't held important positions in the court for a long time, and they don't even know this routine. No wonder the book says that the eunuchs in the palace came to Rongguo Mansion every few days to cheat money. If it weren't for the fact that Jia's mother was still alive and had some good relationships with many families, the huge wealth of the two families would have been cheated away by all kinds of people.

Jia Rong left a few maids outside the door and invited Jia Lian to sit at the top first.

He laughed strangely and sat down on the chair beside him. He took a grape and put it into his mouth without any hurry, then spat out two grape seeds.

"The Imperial Guards suspect that our Jia family has any connection with the White Lotus rebels?"

Who doesn’t know how to put a hat on someone?

It depends on whether Qiu Bailin dares to wear the accusation of groundlessly suspecting that the Ning and Rong Duke's Mansions have connections with the White Lotus Sect.

This matter is not small if you say it is small, but it is also very big if you say it is big.

Let alone Qiu Bailin, if King Zhongshun dared not say such a thing, would the current Emperor Longtai dare to say it? How many people would be chilled by the two prestigious Duke's Mansions after they were suspected of having made great contributions in the past for no reason? How many people would have wild thoughts!

The emperor is still alive!

If Qiu Bailin dares to wear this hat, I will see how much trouble he will cause. I will see how the palace will punish him. You bastard, you dare to take advantage of me. You really don't want to live. Don't you know that I am in charge of both the Ning and Rong mansions?

Jia Rong's expression was very calm, and he looked at Qiu Bailin with an innocent and naive smile on his face.

Jia Lian has been the head of Rong Mansion for some time, and there are many nobles and generals among his contacts, but Jia Lian's temper is still a little weak, and he is always afraid of hurting the relationship with others. He frowned slightly, not understanding why Jia Rong said that, and could only carefully observe the expressions of Qiu Bailin and several Jinyi soldiers.

When Qiu Bailin heard this and saw Jia Rong's smile, his face suddenly turned dark.

The remaining few guards from the Jinyi Palace were neither standing nor sitting. They just stood there blankly, not daring to utter a word for fear of saying even a single wrong word.

The room was silent for a moment.

Qiu Bailin's eyes flickered twice, and he sat down opposite Jia Rong, smiling awkwardly, "Rong'er, you misunderstood. I didn't say that. I did a brief investigation of the three members of the Yang family and found that they came from that chaotic place. Now it has been found that Dizang Temple is related to the cult, and Yang disappeared in Dizang Temple. I was worried that you were deceived by the cult members."

Jia Rong's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to look at Qiu Bailin with a smile, saying, "Does the Jinyi Mansion still think that the Jia family has something to do with the White Lotus rebels?"

Qiu Bailin was not as thick-skinned as Jia Rong, nor as eloquent as Jia Rong, and even less good at sophistry. He was choked for a moment, and after a while, he stretched out an ugly face and smiled bitterly, "It's because I didn't explain it clearly. Yang has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect. Now she disappeared from the Dizang Temple. Maybe she was deceived and abducted by the White Lotus Sect. This matter is of great importance. Unfortunately, the old nun Zhen refused to speak, so I had to come to her house to ask for clues. Please don't blame me, Rong brother, I had no choice but to do this."

Damn it.

Just look for clues, why scare people? If you want to scare people, I can't scare you to death.

Jia Rong's smile became even brighter at this moment, and he said, "Brother, do you know where Yang is? Please help me. If you can find her, I will be very grateful."

Qiu Bailin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the serious Jia Rong at this moment was even more difficult to deal with than the rogue Jia Rong before.

"I will definitely pay attention to Rong'er's affairs." Qiu Bailin said as he looked at the maids outside.

Jia Rong also wanted to embarrass Qiu Bailin, so he called him, "Come in and explain everything to Lord Qiu, the commander of the Jinyi Palace. You must tell him everything in detail. If you met someone or said anything suspicious, you must tell him clearly."

Say it.

Jia Rong said to Qiu Bailin, "It's a good thing that you came in time. If you had come two days later, these maids would have been sent away. They couldn't even keep a living person by their side." Then he said to the maids who came in, "Tell the adults everything you know today. I will ask Uncle Lian to be merciful and let you stay in the mansion."

These maids were indeed the ones who used to be around Yang.

There is no need for Jia Rong to lie about this.

Jia Lian introduced the identities of the maids to Qiu Bailin, which two served Yang, which two served in the room, and which two did rough work outside.

The maids had never seen such a scene before, and they were a little panicked at first. However, after hearing what Master Rong said, they were now much calmer.

Several people talked about when Yang moved into the Ningrong Houjie Mansion, when she moved into the Rongguo Mansion, what she said, what she did, and who she met.

Jia Rong suddenly asked, "Are you saying that Yang's cousin has been to the mansion in Houjie?"

A maid looked at Jia Lian carefully, lowered her head and replied: "I don't know if the man is grandma's cousin. I just heard that grandma went to Dizang Temple with Old Lady Yang that day and met that man on the way. Later, the man came to find him and claimed to be grandma's cousin. During that time, the two of them also exchanged letters, but we servants are illiterate and grandma would not let us read the letters. Every time grandma finished reading the letter, she burned it."

Jia Lian felt his hair was green, and thinking of the scenes in the Dizang Temple, he smiled bitterly and said, "I should have seen that person before."

After hearing this, Jia Rong also thought of what happened in Dizang Temple, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Things like the husband's current situation are always exciting!

Chapter 201: Things in Ping An Province

"What does she look like?" Jia Rong was even more anxious than Qiu Bailin and asked hurriedly.

Jia Lian recalled it, becoming more and more bitter, and described several characteristics. The maids added more details, saying that it was the "Ning Yijie" who had already been buried by Jia Rong and Jia Qiang.

Jia Rong pretended not to know, stood up with gritted teeth, and said, "This man must be related to Yang's disappearance. Brother Qiu, please make sure that you catch this man in the Jinyi Mansion. If it is feasible, please let me go to the Jinyi Mansion jail to vent my anger after you catch him."

This idiot, how can he say such nonsense?

Qiu Bailin's mouth twitched, but he couldn't refuse Jia Rong's face, so he said perfunctorily: "Rong brother, don't worry. If there is a chance, I will let you go over and vent your anger."

At that moment, the maid glanced at Jia Rong furtively and said, "I once overheard that person mention that he has an uncle who is very capable and is hiding in a Taoist temple."

Jia Rong cooperated very well and showed a puzzled expression, and asked hurriedly: "What uncle master?"

The maid replied, "I didn't hear it clearly either. I only heard a few words saying that he went into hiding in the Qingxu Temple and changed his name to Hongchen Taoist."

Qiu Bailin was overjoyed when he heard this. Jinyifu had already learned from Lao Nun Lezhen and other nuns in Dizang Temple that Lao Nun Lezhen had a nephew named Ning Yijie, who was exactly the person described by the maids just now.

However, a dozen other gangsters who received the money said that it was Ning Yiji who asked them to tie up Lezhen and Yuanxin, and that the pancakes, water, and aphrodisiac in the oil lamp in the room were also put there by Ning Yiji, so they couldn't help but open the orifices of the two nuns Yuanxin and Lezhen at the same time.

The Jinyiwei even found out through interrogation that Ning Yiji was actually the biological son of the nun Lu Zhen. The secret passages, secret rooms, aphrodisiacs, and pregnancy-inducing pills in Dizang Temple were all prepared for Ning Yiji to give pilgrims children.

It’s a pity that Zhen Lao Ni went crazy in the end, and always said that the later Ning Yiji was not the real Ning Yiji.

Qiu Bailin really couldn't figure this out. But now he didn't need to dwell on it anymore, as he had another clue that could lead to meritorious service.

"Are you sure it's Qingxu Temple?" Qiu Bailin asked suspiciously, then hesitated.

Qingxu Temple, that’s not easy to deal with!

When Jia Rong saw his expression, he knew what Qiu Bailin was thinking.

Qingxu Temple is not an ordinary Taoist temple. In addition to its relationship with the Jia family, Taoist Zhang was personally called "Dahuanxianren" by the emperor. Now he holds the seal of "Daolusi" and is also the "Zhongle Zhenren" of the current dynasty. Nowadays, princes and vassal states all call him "God". Qingxu Temple is not only closely related to the Jia family, but also has a lot of connections with the palace.

Otherwise, Jia Rong would not have given this opportunity to make a contribution to Qiu Bailin.

If it is not handled properly, it will lead to trouble later.

Jia Rong pretended to sigh and said, "How did it get to the Qingxu Temple? This matter... This Immortal Zhang of the Qingxu Temple is an old friend of my family. When I see him, I have to call him great-grandfather. Alas, big brother, just pretend you don't know."

Jia Lian could not help but raise his eyebrows, and anxiously asked someone to close the door of the outer study, saying: "This matter must be thoroughly investigated, and the reputation of Zhang Shenxian must not be tarnished."

Jia Rong pretended to think about it, glanced at Qiu Bailin who was in trouble, and said, "Uncle Lian is right. If there really are White Lotus rebels hiding in Qingxu Temple, they will cause serious trouble and need to be reported to the palace. This is more serious than the matter of Dizang Temple."

After saying that, he turned around and asked the maid, "Did you hear clearly? Is it really Qingxu Temple?"

The maid was startled and shook her head, saying, "I remembered it because I know the relationship between Qingxu Temple and the mansion. Maybe I heard it wrongly."

Jia Lian frowned and asked, "Have you mentioned this to anyone else?"

The maid hurriedly replied: "If it weren't for the Jinyi Mansion asking, I wouldn't dare to tell anyone else about this kind of thing."

Jia Rong nodded and said, "Perhaps you heard it wrong. Don't talk about such nonsense anymore." He paused, then smiled and said to Qiu Bailin, "Brother Qiu, don't take it to heart. I think the maid in the mansion heard it wrong."

Qiu Bailin is conflicted.

Did you really hear it wrong? You have to verify it anyway, or at least report it to the palace truthfully.

He looked at Jia Rong deeply and regretted coming to Rongguo Mansion. This matter made him feel neither good nor bad and he felt really uncomfortable.

Qiu Bailin thought about it, then reluctantly led the Jinyifu guards away.

Jia Rong also sent the maids back to the inner house, and wanted to comfort Jia Lian. Unexpectedly, Jia Lian spoke first: "Rong'er has become more mature than before after becoming an official. If you hadn't come to deal with this matter today, I really wouldn't have been able to send them away quickly."

Rong Ge'er grinned and said, "What's so difficult about sending him away! Uncle Lian, have you forgotten that Uncle Lian is also an official? Moreover, Uncle Lian is the grandson of the Duke, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and the Jinyi Mansion can only scare him verbally. If there are such things in the future, and you really can't do it, just send someone to find me. I want to see who dares to show off in the Ning and Rong Mansions. Even if the powerful Prince Zhongshun comes, I will pull him down and beat him up."

Jia Lian said with a smile, "Rong'er is now a minister in the court, so don't tell such jokes. It would be bad if someone heard it and spread it to the palace." He paused and said, "Rong'er, you don't have any appointments at noon, can you accompany me to the study for a drink?"

Jia Rong did not refuse.

Mr. Lian is worried about something.

Because Wang Xifeng moved to the east, Jia She scolded her last night. After the wine and food were served, the two sat around the table.

Master Lian said, "The past is all in the past, and we uncle and nephew don't need to talk about it anymore. After what happened to Yang, I also understood a lot. After all, this is fate, and it cannot be forced."

Jia Rong laughed and asked, "Why is Uncle Lian so pessimistic?"

Jia Lian said angrily, "Feng Lazi has moved to the east. You should stop coming to this inner house. Last time, Baoyu even complained to me that the Lin family's sister had also moved to the east to live for a long time. You are really a jerk."

Uh... We agreed not to mention Wang Xifeng, why are you mentioning Wang Xifeng again? Besides, Lin Daiyu moved to the east, who knows what she is thinking.

Jia Rong raised his cup to comfort her, saying, "Uncle Bao offended someone himself. Aunt Lin moved to the east, and it has nothing to do with me." He took a sip, put down the cup, and said with a smile, "I will not go to the west inner house when I have nothing to do in the future. You make me sound like a pervert. Is it necessary to be so cautious?"

Jia Lian took a deep sip and rolled his eyes, feeling that it was necessary.

Yesterday, the eldest wife said that the old lady wanted to match him with a new wife with a clean family background. He didn't want the new wife to be kidnapped. If that happened, he would definitely turn against her and would never recognize the uncle-nephew relationship.

Master Lian poured wine for Jia Rong and said earnestly, "Now you can fly freely under the vast sea and sky, but Rong'er still needs to be careful about women's affairs. Our two mansions can keep things secret from you, but if something happens outside, who will keep it secret for you? You are also a person who can make people happy, and the elders like you. There are so many maids in the mansion. If you like someone, as long as you ask them, they may send you a gift."

Jia Rong burst out laughing.

The atmosphere in the Jia family is really weird. Logically speaking, the relationship between the two of them should be a little strained, but now they can sit together and talk about such things.

such a pity!

He had many maids in the West Mansion that he liked, but they were all the kind that couldn't be given away. For example, Yuanyang, no matter how much Grandmother Jia liked Jia Rong, she couldn't give Yuanyang to him. Another example was Suyun, Li Wan's personal maid, how could she give her to a nephew? Another example was Zijuan, or the maid in Baoyu's room.

Rong Ge'er raised his cup and said with a smile, "Don't talk about me. Let's talk about Uncle Lian. In the future, you'd better not have any contact with the servants in the mansion. Now there is no one to take care of you. If it really doesn't work, I, your nephew, will pick a pretty girl from the east and send her to you."

Jia Lian spat in shame and annoyance, and stopped talking about women. Instead, he talked about Qiu Bailin.

"In just a few months, Rong'er has seen a lot more of the world than we have. There are not many people in the mansion who understand the affairs of the court, so they can't teach you anything. The only thing is that Rong'er should choose to associate with people with upright intentions in the future. This Commander Qiu is quite upright, much better than Jia Yucun."