The red building is so arrogant

Starting from Chapter 608, chapter names are really difficult
Jiao Shun guessed right.

After Madam Wang learned that the emperor was awake and ordered Jiao Shun to be summoned, she immediately sent Zhou Rui to wait at the gate of the palace.

At the same time, she called Jia Lian, Jia Zhen and others from the mourning hall to the Rongxi Hall and complained, blaming them for not asking Jiao Shun to give Baoyu a good word in the first place—not to mention getting rid of the crime directly, at least they should get them out of Zhao Prison first. Come out!

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were also wronged.

After Jiao Shun was summoned, he almost ran out, and became hasty, how could they react in a moment?

This was explaining all the time, among the female relatives next to him, the most irrelevant Youshi looked left and right, and couldn't help wondering: "Why is it that only the second wife came forward, but not the second master?"

Tanchun replied softly at the side: "Master was forced by the old lady to clear up the code."

Wang Xifeng also said bitterly: "The old ancestor really regarded Brother Bao as a sore eyeball. I heard that even the coffin was taken out this time!"

Ever since her return to power was assured, she gave up her plan to use her own money to make up for the hole, and instead focused on the old lady's self.

Originally, I thought about waiting for the funeral of my father-in-law, so I took it slowly, but suddenly the old lady gave everything for Baoyu.

While envious of this, she couldn't help worrying about where to borrow the money to fill the hole.

But he said that a group of people in sackcloth and filial piety were talking about each other in the Rongxi hall. Suddenly, Qin Xian came in from the outside and reported: "Second wife, we have people from the official department and the military department saying What is the test of merit and honor, to investigate the cause of the master's death - our wife asked the second master to come back..."

"what?!"

Before Qin Xian finished speaking, Mrs. Wang's expression changed suddenly, and she said in a trembling voice: "He, what do they want to investigate?"

As he spoke, his body fell back limp.

Ever since Jia She was smothered that day, she has been restless day and night, not daring to face Jia She's body in front of the mourning hall, but also afraid that someone would find out what was wrong with it, so she took the trouble to send people over every day to inquire about the news.

After a few days of calm, she finally relaxed and began to think about her son's affairs. Whoever expected to come finally came!
Thanks to Tanchun's sharp eyesight, he rushed to her side early, supported her back with his cross arm, and asked crisply: "Uncle obviously passed away after a long illness, why did such a group of people suddenly come here?"

"This is also the usual practice of the court."

In order to snatch Jiao Shun's title back then, Jia Zhen deliberately learned about the rules in this regard, so she stood up and explained: "According to the court's law, anyone who involves the hereditary title must first verify the cause of death."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang's face became even more ugly, and she squinted at Tanchun beside her, with resentment in her eyes.

Although Tanchun looked calm, the white little hands hidden behind Mrs. Wang couldn't help trembling slightly, but she still didn't show any flaws on her face, and said with a slight frown: "It won't disturb Uncle's spirit in the sky. Bar?"

"will not!"

Jia Zhen shook her head and said, "It's not about Xijue's death... Brother Lian, I'm not talking about you."

Halfway through the speech, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly cupped his hands at Jia Lian who was at the side.

Jia Lian snorted, although he didn't care, but obviously felt offended.

Only then did Jia Zhen continue to explain: "Usually, the court will investigate carefully when the person who wants to attack the noble suddenly dies suddenly. Those like the Grand Master are just going through the motions - after all, they are directly descending from the first rank to the fifth rank. , the one who seized the title was not a member of the Punctual Tribe."

Except for a few hereditary successors, the Xia Dynasty generally adopts a progressive downgrading method, that is, every time a title is inherited, if there is no special decree, the nobility will be doubled [see the previous article for details] Single Chapter].

But in the generation of Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian, they will be downgraded to the fourth rank.

With the family status of Rongguo Mansion, a first-class general [first rank] can still maintain his family, so what is enough to attack a cavalry captain [fifth rank]?
What's more, he himself already has the vain position of a five-rank acquaintance!

So it is impossible for anyone to doubt that Jia Lian will kill his father in order to win the title.

After listening to Jia Zhen's explanation, Mrs. Wang's panic subsided a lot, but she still couldn't feel completely at ease, so she said to Wang Xifeng: "That's what you say, but you two should go over and keep an eye on it, lest Those people thought our family was in trouble, so they acted recklessly!"

Qin Xian hurriedly continued: "Yes, yes, that's what our wife thinks, that's why I asked the second master to go back and preside over the overall situation."

How did he know that it was Wang Xifeng that Mrs. Wang really wanted to send, if it hadn't been for preventing Jia Lian from showing up to be weird, Mrs. Wang would have wished to detain Jia Lian, lest he would not know and cause trouble.

But Wang Xifeng naturally understood what Mrs. Wang meant, and immediately ignored Jia Lian, and went out directly following Mrs. Wang's orders.

Seeing this, Jia Lian hurriedly cupped his hands, and then chased him out.

But before he could catch up with Wang Xifeng in front, he was stopped by Jia Zhen who was chasing after him.

Jia Lian was not very happy to stand still. Ever since the Hualiu Disease incident last year, the two cousins ​​had become estranged. If it wasn't because Jia Zhen was helping her with the funeral, Jia Lian would not be willing to get close to him at all—mainly because she was worried. Sickness.

Jia Zhen turned a blind eye to the alienation on his face, approached him with a smile, cupped her hands and said, "Congratulations brother, congratulations brother!"

Jia Lian's face turned even darker.

Although he was secretly happy about the death of his father Jia She, he still felt that Jia Zhen's words were very inappropriate.

At the moment, he said coldly: "Why do you like it during the mourning period?"

"how?"

Jia Zhen showed a surprised expression, looked around furtively, and then pressed her voice: "Brother, haven't you received the news yet? The ship to Europa has already returned. Earn this amount!"

As he spoke, he raised two fingers in front of Jia Lian's eyes.

Jia Lian had actually vaguely heard about Wang Xifeng and Jiao Shun's partnership in the maritime trade business earlier, but firstly, the husband and wife had already turned against each other, and secondly, Wang Xifeng secretly gave loan sharks not once or twice. It's the same thing, so I didn't pay too much attention to it.

Seeing Jia Zhen suddenly mentioning this matter now, he frowned first, and then guessed casually: "2 taels?"

"Where!"

Jia Zhen shook her finger excitedly, almost inserting it into Jia Lian's eye socket: "It's 20 taels, a full 20 taels of silver!"

"Sigh~"

Now Jia Lian was really taken aback, he never expected that Wang Xifeng would make such a big news without making a sound!
At the moment, he didn't care about Jia Zhen's dirty body, and grabbed Jia Zhen's wrist with his backhand and asked: "Is this true?!"

"Can I still coax you?"

Jia Zhen vowed, and whispered: "To tell you the truth, I also invested some money, but unfortunately I don't have as much face as my siblings, let alone as much capital as her, and I only made less than 3 taels in total. silver."

As he said that, he laughed and said, "At first, I was worried about how to fill the hole left by the old man's funeral, but now it's all right, a little bit of money leaking from the fingernails of your siblings will be enough for you to inherit the family business safely." .”

These words hit Jia Lian's sore spot.

Apart from some antique fans Jia Amnesty left behind, there were all sorts of odds and ends. Although the funeral is not a big one, it can't be stopped without a few thousand silver.

After doing the calculations inside and out, even if he inherited Dongkuayuan, he would still have to worry about his livelihood—those fans were worth a lot when they were bought, and if they were sold in a hurry, it would be considered a high incense to get back three costs, not to mention buying them in a hurry. No one is likely to take over.

Now after hearing Jia Zhen's words, he suddenly saw the way.

only……

"Ah~"

Jia Lian sighed heavily, and said helplessly: "It's not that you don't know about the affairs of my family. That woman belongs to the Pixiu family. She is willing to do things like getting money, but how can she agree to things like filling holes with money?" ?”

"Then it depends on your ability, brother."

Jia Zhen patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged her earnestly: "You will also be the head of the family in the future. How can a man be ruled by a woman? You see, the old man has been here for so many years, how often has he not said that he is one-sided and arbitrary?"

Jia Lian hesitated to speak.

He wanted to say that Xing's temper and background were not comparable to Wang Xifeng's.

But what can I say?

Could it be that I can just look at this white money and not be moved, just grit my teeth and live a hard life?

Why? !

Jia Lian unconsciously gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

Seeing this, Jia Zhen secretly sneered at the side, his words just now were deliberately inciting Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng to quarrel.

As for the reason...

Although Wang Xifeng didn’t earn 20 taels, he always had 10,000+ taels, but he only earned a mere 4 taels.

This made Jia Zhen very upset. He felt that although he invested less and did not have as effective a brand as the Wang family, didn't he also bequeath his wife to Jiao Shun?She even gave birth to a fat son for him!
Why can Wang Xifeng earn so much with his help, but not herself? !

I can't afford to offend Jiao Shun, the god of wealth, so why can't I add trouble to Wang Xifeng? !

After this delay, it was already two quarters of an hour before the two cousins ​​went back on the road with their own efforts. When they arrived at the Dongkua courtyard, they just caught up with the officials who came to inspect and came out of the mourning hall.

Just as Jia Zhen said, these people were just here to go through the motions. During the autopsy, not to mention carefully looking through, even the coffin board was only half opened. It's over.

After all, in their opinion, being the son of a first-class nobleman is much better than inheriting a fifth-class nobleman, and killing his father because of this would be a foolish thing to do.

Wang Xifeng sent these people out of the door, and he was relieved. Seeing that Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were late, he gave Jia Lian a look, motioned for him to step forward to take over, and then turned back into the mourning hall.

Jia Lian hesitated for a moment, then entrusted the officials to Jia Zhen to entertain them, and hurriedly chased into the mourning hall, wanting to find Wang Xifeng to confirm the authenticity of the huge sum of money.

Jia Zhen was eager for the two to confront each other in court, so she cheerfully sent the officials out of the Dongkua courtyard, and was waiting to go back to watch the excitement, when suddenly she saw two carriages approaching one after the other, but it was Jiao Shun who came back with Zhou Rui.

Jia Zhen immediately put the matter of Jia Lian and his wife behind her, and hurriedly chased the carriage to the corner gate. She couldn't wait for Jiao Shun to get out of the car, so she stepped forward and opened the curtain and asked, "Brother, why did the emperor summon you?" for what?"

As he spoke, he lowered his voice again: "Is it true that the emperor summoned you?"

Jiao Shun simply jumped out of the car and said leisurely: "Of course it's a good thing, when I enter the palace is it not a good thing?"

Then, he raised his hand inside: "Let's go in and talk about it."

Jia Zhen listened to his words and watched his deeds, and her heart became more at ease. She hurriedly leaned forward to lead the way, and took the opportunity to ask when the next wave of sea trade would start.

Jiao Shun was perfunctory, and before he reached the Neiyi Gate, he saw a large group of people come out to greet him, and Mrs. Wang was the leader.

She stared at Jiao Shun eagerly, her eyes filled with hope but hesitated to speak, but after all she knew that this was not the place to speak, so she suppressed her excitement and turned sideways to give way: "Quick, please talk inside!"

In fact, she was more willing to meet Jiao Shun in private, so that she could 'urge' Jiao Shun to save her son.

But right now in the mansion, except for the old lady who is still kept in the dark—mainly because she is afraid that her body will not be able to hold on if the joy is empty—and Jia Zheng who is on the go, everyone in the mansion is staring at Jiao. By the way, even if she wanted to give and receive privately, she couldn't find a chance.

So a group of people dressed in sackcloth and filial piety invited Jiao Shun into the Rongxi Hall like stars holding the moon.

After the guests and hosts were seated and the irrelevant people were screened away, Mrs. Wang asked impatiently: "The emperor has really woken up?"

"Your Majesty's auspicious person and celestial appearance can naturally turn bad luck into good fortune."

Jiao Shun cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial city, and said vaguely: "However, as the saying goes, the illness is like a thread, and it will take some time for the dragon's body to be healthy."

"Amitabha~"

Mrs. Wang chanted the Buddha's name and leaned forward, asking with hopeful eyes: "Then, have you ever mentioned the matter of Baoyu in front of the Holy Master?"

"This one……"

Jiao Shun smiled wryly: "I thought about it, but it was really inconvenient at that time."

Speaking of this, the hope in Mrs. Wang's eyes turned into resentment.

Jiao Shun was afraid that she would lose her composure in front of others, so he hurriedly said with relief: "But I have already received the order, and I will go to the palace to explain engineering to the prince in the future, and there must be a chance to meet the emperor at that time."

As soon as these words came out, Tan Chun couldn't hold back anymore, and said excitedly: "So, Brother Jiao, you are now a Bachelor of the East Palace Attendant?!"

"You can't be called a bachelor."

Jiao Shun pretended to be modest with a shy face: "At most, it's just a real name."

But what title does the Eastern Palace attendant bachelor want? !

There is only one single seedling under the emperor's knee. Now that he is seriously ill, he is afraid that the future will be more difficult for his heirs. Although the eldest prince is not named a prince, in fact, if there is no accident, he will definitely be the next emperor of Daxia.

As long as he manages to win over the eldest prince, Jiao Shun will be the servant of the dragon in the two dynasties in the future!
Thinking of the prospect, Tanchun fixed his star eyes on Jiao Shun, and his breath became short of breath.

Although she expected that Jiao Shun would not sit still, she never expected that the reversal would come so soon.

Although Mrs. Wang was also happy for Jiao Shun, she was most concerned about her son right now, so she only congratulated her, and then babbled about various rumors about Zhao Prison, thinking that Baoyu is now being detained in that dark place, Couldn't help wiping away tears again.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun had no choice but to further comfort him: "Your Majesty and Concubine Xiande are deeply in love with each other. Previously, it was because of a coma. Now that the Emperor is awake, Concubine Xiande will be able to get rid of her shackles soon—when Concubine Xiande arrives at the Emperor's side, Do you still need to worry about Baoyu's safety?"

When Madam Wang thought about it, she felt the same way, and she became a lot more optimistic.

However, she still felt that it was not safe enough, but she didn't dare to force her too much, so she secretly went to Chen Cang by building the plank road, expressing that she had a letter and wanted to ask Jiao Shun to deliver it to Xue's family.

The idea of ​​this is naturally to hope that Aunt Xue can influence someone Jiao with her true love, so that she can work together internally and externally to rescue her son as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)