Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 198 A Complicated Relationship Sudden Eunuch

Xia Jingui, who was born in a wealthy imperial merchant family, was quite handsome and could read a few words.However, his personality is domineering, arrogant, pungent, jealous, and extremely vicious.

Why did the original shopkeeper of this restaurant have to sign a contract with him? Wasn't the Xia family kidnapping his family and threatening his life?
When Xia Jingui leaned over to approach Jia Cong, the strong smell of powder almost fainted him.

"My lord Xiao Jia, I can't help myself, so I ask my lord Xiao Jia to raise your hand, and my family will be rewarded!"

Jia Cong covered his mouth and nose, quickly took a few steps back, and slapped his nose: "Speak as you speak, what are you doing so close? You're killing me!"

To be honest, Xia Jingui is good-looking and has a top-notch figure, and most of the melon-eating people around are itching for her.

Even Xia Jingui herself is often proud of her looks, and feels that she is not inferior to noble girls from aristocratic families. The biggest problem is that she does not have a noble family background, so she lacks opportunities.

Jia Cong's words smothered my young master to death, and almost hit her in the face in front of everyone, making Xia Jingui's original flattering smile disappear in an instant, and his face was covered with frost instead, with a trace of jealousy in his eyes like thunder Appears and disappears in a flash.

Sensing the malice, Jia Shiyi put his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, ready to go.

Jia Cong actually noticed the change in Xia Jingui's eyes, but he didn't take it seriously at all.

Although the Xia family is rich and noble, it is far different from the Jia family.Do tigers care about the threat of rats?What's more, the little fat man is a majestic royal cat!
Xia Jingui said with a gloomy face, "Master Jia, this restaurant is not what my Xia family wants, and the Xia family is just acting on behalf of the nobleman. If you want to come to Rongguo Mansion, you don't want to fight against the nobleman, right?"

She highlighted the word "noble person", hoping to prevent Jia Cong from continuing to make trouble.

However, Jia Cong just walked into the restaurant with the cat in his arms, and walked slowly to the private room facing the street on the second floor, leaning on the railing to look far away.

This restaurant is located on Zhengyang Street, not far from the north side are six government offices and five temples, and you can even see the red walls and green tiles of the Forbidden City.

He laughed and said, "Good location, no wonder, no wonder..."

Jia Shishi also went up the stairs, looked around and frowned and said, "Not to mention, if an ambush is stationed here, most of the civil and military officials who go to court can be controlled at the right time. Little third master, will the Xia family be behind the scenes? Is it Prince Zhongxin's Palace?"

"I don't know, but the daughter of the Xia family feels that she can overwhelm our family, so she must be a figure of the county king level. There are only a few in the capital, let's check."

Jia Cong had already seen the county magistrate of Daxing County brought by his own soldiers, the sixth-rank magistrate of Jing County, and at this moment he was cursing the Xia family's pig teammate in his heart.

When he came to the door of the restaurant, Jia Cong lay on the second floor and shouted, "Please come upstairs and talk to the county magistrate."

"The magistrate of Daxing County, Shen Xingrong, pays his respects to Mr. Jia."

Daxing County is Naijing County.

At this time, Shen Xingrong finally understood the saying: Three lives of misfortune, the county magistrate attached to Guo;

What crime did he do in his previous life? Seeing that Jingcha's middle and upper middle school term has expired for three years, unexpectedly such a thing will happen...

Without hesitation, he expressed his embarrassment, and explained bitterly: "Master Jia, I have no choice but to step down as an official. The nobleman personally orders, and I have to obey."

Jia Cong teased the kitten on the table, and asked in a flat tone: "Which noble person? Tell me."

"Master Shen, please think clearly about what to say and what not to say, and be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth."

"Hey, someone is threatening the court officials!"

Jia Cong looked up, and there was a middle-aged scholar at the door of Yajian, frowning, trying to stop Shen Xingrong from telling the truth.

The scholar bowed slightly and saluted Jia Cong.

"The restaurant here is commissioned by Xia's family to set it up, it's just that Mr. Shen misunderstood..."

Jia Cong didn't answer the question, but said coldly: "Come on, clap your mouth!"

"Punishment does not go to the doctor, but the subordinates are dignified and dignified. Even if the adults are high and powerful, they cannot privately set up courts..."

Jia Cong didn't play the cards according to the routine, and beat this man dumbfounded.Seeing the soldiers of the Rongguo Mansion approaching, he racked his brains to say what to say in response.

If you have fame and fame, you can indeed see officials without kneeling, and you will not be punished.

It's a pity that on this point, Jia Cong followed the temperament of the great master, even the prince dared to beat him, let alone a small juren.

clap clap clap...

After palming his mouth for more than ten times, the scholar's mouth was speechless.

But Shen Xingrong was intimidated by the scholar's warning after all, and he was reluctant to reveal the true identity of that nobleman.

The guards have already brought the booklet of the house, and the new owner of the restaurant recorded on it is indeed the scholar in front of him, Ning Runchi of Hejian Prefecture.

"Tsk tsk tsk, such a good location, they only gave 2000 taels of silver!"

Jia Cong threw the brochure on the table, looked at the former shopkeeper of the restaurant brought by the soldiers, and asked gently: "Old man, how much is your restaurant worth?"

The old man bowed tremblingly and replied: "My lord, the price of the restaurant is 5000 taels of silver. Originally, the villain has already negotiated with Master Xue. The things inside are combined with the restaurant, and the total is 500 taels of silver."

"Brother Xue, have you brought any money?"

Ok?
Xue Pan subconsciously took out a stack of bank notes and handed them all to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong took out 500 taels of silver bills and put them on the table.Dongdong knocked on the table: "Magistrate Shen, I won't embarrass you anymore. The bank notes are here, and the owners of the two parties are also here. You come to draw up a new deed and transfer the ownership."

"My lord, I dare not..."

Now Shen Xingrong's mind is full of the note that the scholar gave him that day, facing Jia Cong's gentle words, but he doesn't even have the courage to step forward.

Xia Jingui, who was stopped outside the door, bit her lip and wanted to speak but was reminded by the maid in a low voice: "Girl, even Mr. Ning was slapped..."

snort!
Jia Cong snorted coldly: "It's fine if you don't write, then go to prison and stay."

As soon as the word imperial edict came out, Shen Xingrong didn't care about Ning Runchi's threats and warnings, he immediately picked up the pen on the table, and wrote the new contract in a short while.

After signing the contract and transferring the ownership, the old shopkeeper received 500 taels of silver, returned the 2000 taels of Xia's family, and was personally escorted by the soldiers of Rongguo Mansion, and returned home.

After tidying up briefly, he went south with an escort agency and returned to his hometown that day.

Of course, these are things for later, the restaurant has changed owners at this time, but the matter is not over yet.

When the old shopkeeper was found by the soldiers, he had just reunited with his wife and children who had been released.Jia Cong said in a cold voice: "Ning Runchi, the son of Emperor Shang Xia's family and Hejian Mansion, plundered others, took them by force, and temporarily detained them in Daxing County. Magistrate Shen, go back and try the case carefully. I will always pay attention to it." This case progresses, if someone threatens you, you can come to Rongguo Mansion to find me at any time."

Shen Xingrong wanted to cry but had no tears, but after hearing Jia Cong's last words, he felt a little relieved.With this young master's attention, that noble man should not be too much.

The accompanying yamen servants stepped forward and wanted to escort Xia Jingui and Ning Runchi to the Daxing County yamen, but Xia Jingui yelled sharply: "Presumptuous, I am the side concubine of Prince Yizhong, how dare you be rude!"

This stern shout really scared the people in the restaurant, including the county magistrate Shen Xingrong.

He looked at Jia Cong hesitantly: "This...this...my lord, this..."

"Has there ever been a prince's side concubine in Daxia?"

Jia Cong's words were not wrong, Daxia's palace did not have the title of side concubine, and if the second concubine had a son, no one was allowed to choose successor, regardless of whether he was born or concubine.

Only according to the case of internal assistance, if there is a concubine to recommend a concubine, and if there is no concubine, choose one to manage family affairs and raise children, and it is not allowed to grant the title of second concubine.

The concubine of the prince or the county king, whose son has already assumed the title of prince, but the first concubine does not survive, is allowed to be the second concubine.

And the side concubine Xia Jingui talked about was actually the second concubine of the palace.But Yizhong Prince Liu Ye, the main concubine was born in the Xuanfu family. In the second year of Yuanyou, the saint bestowed the female official Li as the second concubine of the palace.

That is to say, as long as Mrs. Li does not die, it is impossible for her to become the second concubine of Prince Yizhong's residence in this life.As for the concubine Ji in the palace, she couldn't make it to the stage at all.

Shen Xingrong was still worried, but saw Jia Cong chuckled: "Concubine Xia, why don't I send my concubine to Prince Yizhong's mansion now, let's ask Prince Yizhong, is there someone like you in the backyard of the mansion? "

Xia Jingui's ruthless words just now came out of a moment of panic, subconsciously uttered.This meeting has already made him regret, how dare he bring the trouble to Prince Yizhong's mansion?

But if she really goes to prison, her reputation will be ruined, and Prince Yizhong will definitely not let her step into the palace again.

At this time, a soldier came in and whispered to Jia Cong, and a servant came downstairs to see Third Master Cong.

Jia Cong left the private room and came downstairs, and saw the servant. To his surprise, this person was sent by Xia Shouzhong.

The surrounding area has been cleared, and after a few pleasantries, the servant explained his purpose of coming.

"Slave Xia Jiang is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Inner Palace."

Jia Cong asked suspiciously, "What is the Secretary of the Neifu?"

"Returning to my lord, the Department of Internal Affairs is newly established by the emperor's order. It is responsible for monitoring the Quartet and detecting rebellious officials and thieves who are not loyal to the emperor..."

Xia Jiang smiled obsequiously and said: "The godfather of the servant, Xia Shouzhong, Mrs. Xia, is in charge of the inner government department, and the servant is in charge of the complicated and trivial matters for the time being. Mr. Jia, the godfather said that Xia Jingui is the person Prince Yizhong admires, but this restaurant The matter was written by King Zhongshun. Let the adults put a long line to catch big fish, and don't kill the bait."

Jia Cong muttered, "Liu Ye really has a strong taste, so he likes this?"

"My servant feels that Prince Yizhong should be interested in the Xia family, not Xia Jingui."

Xia Jiang bowed and said, "The old man left this matter to the servants to watch over. If Mr. Jia is interested, he can send someone to Nanxunfang outside Dong'an Gate to look for servants."

Jia Cong looked at the respectful Xia Jiang with deep eyes, and nodded with a smile: "Interesting, interesting. I know, I will not miss Eunuch Xia's plan."

After sending Xia Jiang away, Jia Cong immediately ordered: "Uncle Eleven, immediately send someone to investigate the relationship between Xia's family and the Yizhong Prince's Mansion and Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, and also investigate this Ning Runchi to see who he belongs to." people."

Jia Shixi asked cautiously: "Little Third Master, what about this Xia Jiang? He made my subordinates feel extremely uncomfortable at first."

"Not for now, someone will be more anxious than us."

Jia Cong pondered for a while, and whispered, "Tell Cao Jiugong about Xia Jiang and let him worry about it."

……

Ning Runchi was sent to the Daxing County Jail, while Xia Jingui was only invited to the side room of the Daxing County Yamen. After a while, the Xia family spent a lot of money to redeem him.

Without resting for a moment, Shen Xingrong sent the silver to Rongguo Mansion.Looking at the box of silver, Jia Cong divided it into two parts, one of which was sent to Lixiangyuan, and the rest was kept.

"San'er, where did you get the money?"

As soon as Mr. She entered the door, he saw the white silver, picked up a piece and weighed it: "Ten taels of silver, these are probably worth 1 taels."

Jia Cong nodded, and told his father what happened today carefully, and said suspiciously: "My son is a little puzzled, since Liu Ye is behind Xia's daughter, why would she put so much effort into doing things for Liu Wei? "

Master Xi was also a little confused, this relationship is so complicated.

After thinking for a long time, he decided to seek help.So he took his youngest son through the side door of Dongkuayuan, and went straight all the way to the study of Ningguo Mansion.

"Then there is only one possibility..."

Jia Jing frowned after listening to Jia Cong's description.He said in a deep voice: "With the stability of His Majesty's throne, whether it is Liu Ye or Liu Yi, it is difficult for them alone to fight against His Majesty's stable throne, so they colluded together."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

"Brother Cong summed it up pretty well. No matter what happens in the future, the most likely thing for them now is to hug each other for warmth. After all, the saint is getting old, and the continuous illness made them feel great fear. Without the blessing of the saint, His Majesty will not be merciful."

Jia Jing walked to the window, the capital gradually dimmed after sunset, he thought for a while, and said: "Brother Cong, this matter is over, don't meddle in it."

"Why? Uncle, this is a good opportunity. Not to mention Liu Ye, Liu Wei has a big grudge against our family..."

"Have you ever heard of the Secretary of Internal Affairs?"

Jia Cong shook his head, and Jia Jing continued to ask: "Then Xia Jiang came here today to prevent you from punishing Xia Jingui, do you really think this is Xia Shouzhong's intention?"

"It can be fake, does he dare to lie to me?"

Jia Jing asked again: "From when you first arrived at the restaurant to when Xia Jiang arrived, how much time did it take?"

Jia Cong estimated the time: "About half an hour...I understand. Uncle said that this time is not enough time to reach the ears of Xia Shouzhong in the palace, and then spread the word."

Jia Jing nodded: "That's right, Xia Jiang won't lie to you about his identity, but he has his own plans. Even if you confront Xia Shouzhong, Xia Jiang has enough reasons."

Snapped!
Jia Cong slapped the table angrily, and cursed: "Damn it, how dare this guy lie to me!"

"These are trivial matters. I only worry about one thing now. What is the purpose of the existence of the Department of Internal Affairs?"

Jia Jing raised his head to look at the full moon hanging on the treetop, and said in a deep voice: "Does Your Majesty want to follow the old way of eunuch's meddling in politics? It shouldn't be!"

……

In an official office outside Dong'an Gate, Xia Jiang sat high and listened to the reports of his subordinates.

"My lord, I have already arranged for someone to go to the Daxing county government office. Daxing county magistrate Shen Xingrong is unwilling to obey your lord's order. He said that Mr. Jia from the Rongguo mansion is very concerned about this case. Ning Runchi cannot die in the Daxing county jail."

"Hehe, our Master Yu Mao is really famous..."

At this time, Xia Jiang was no longer flattered and humbled in the restaurant before. He sneered and ordered: "Go there yourself and tell Shen Xingrong that our family is working for the emperor, and even Rong Enbo and Jia Amnesty can't miss it." It's a big deal for the emperor."

Snapped!
He slapped a Panlong Golden Token on the table, and said coldly: "Tell Shen Xingrong, be obedient and have a bright future. If you don't obey, the Nine Clans will die!"

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(End of this chapter)