Chapter 51: Life for Life
The young Taoist priest at the side listened to Liu Bi's chatter impatiently.

He stepped forward and said, "I am Qingluan, a disciple of Tianshi Zhang. Master knows that Master Jia was robbed by thieves and is worried about him, so he asked me to come and visit him."

As he spoke, he took out a dark tablet and said, "Master will be returning to Mount Longhu soon. He asked me to give this Nine Palaces Taoist tablet to Master Jia as a way to establish a bond."

Jia Cong took the plaque in confusion. It felt heavy in his hand, and was engraved with intricate and exquisite talismans, the Eight Diagrams, and other negative texts, as well as words such as Shangqing Zhengyi Palace.

Seeing his confusion, the young Taoist priest said, "This Nine Palaces Taoist Plate is not given to anyone casually. With this plate, you can hold a ceremony and stay at any Zhengyi Taoist temple in the world.

You can live here for three to five years without any problems. In the future, whether you are studying or living abroad, if you encounter difficulties, go to them and they will help you as much as they can."

Jia Cong was shocked when he heard this. He thought, this card must be an unlimited VIP gold card in the future. He was so honorable that he asked Zhang Tianshi to give him such a thing.

The young Taoist priest felt a little proud when he saw his expression, but when he saw the bloodstains on his back, he frowned again, with a look of pity in his eyes.

He blinked and said, "Does your family's rules require beating someone half to death? The elders in your family are also capable of such cruel acts."

Jia Zheng looked embarrassed again. He should have let Jia Cong meet the guests alone after talking to him just now. He regretted why he stayed.

Now that Jia She is not around, he is constantly being blamed.

"If you don't have a good life at home, you might as well follow my master to Longhu Mountain. My master never hits anyone, and you are in his eyes.

There are so many fun places to go on Longhu Mountain, wouldn’t it be so relaxing?”

Jia Zheng was secretly angry when he saw that the young Taoist priest was so out of touch.

Even with the elders of my family present, they actually lured Jia Cong to Longhu Mountain to become a Taoist priest. Did they really think that my Jia family was easy to fool?

It was not easy to scold this disciple of the Heavenly Master, so he just coughed to show his dissatisfaction.

Liu Bi was trying to hold back his laughter, thinking that the young Taoist priest was really funny.

After finally seeing off the guests, Jia Zheng returned to Rongqing Hall, and Jia Cong's wet nurse, Zhao Ma, came in.

It was said that since there was no one to take care of Jia Cong, Miss Ping'er, who was with Second Madam Lian, sent someone to call her over.

Speaking of Zhishao, Aunt Zhao cried again and said: "I am such a useless old woman. My brother was not at home, and I did not help him protect the people in the house."

Jia Cong persuaded Zhao Ma to stay and asked about the situation of Wang Shanbao's family.

Nanny Zhao said that Wang Shanbao did not die at Zhishao's hands, but just hit her head and lost a lot of blood. After recuperating at home for a few days, she came back to life.

Hearing the news, Jia Cong's face turned grim. He learned the whole story from Guo Zhigui on the day he returned home.

If Wang Shanbao, the housekeeper, had not received Jia She's order to go to the treasury to abuse and oppress Zhishao, Zhishao would not have been so desperate that she jumped into the river.

Jia Cong still had some concerns about Jia She and Lady Xing, and could only wait for the right opportunity to act.

But there is no need to care about this evil slave of Wang Shanbao's. Since she is still alive, let her pay with her life!

Madam Zhao also said that when Wang Shanbao, the housekeeper, learned that Zhishao had jumped into the river and died, she was terribly frightened. Because she felt guilty, she had nightmares every night and was in great pain.

So she wanted to find a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit for her, because she heard that Ma Dao Po from the Zani Temple in the east of the city was somewhat effective, and she was also Bao Erye's nominal godmother and was good friends with Aunt Zhao.

So he went to ask Aunt Zhao to ask Ma Dao Po to come and perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirit for him. This news spread to many people in Dongluyuan.

Ma Dao Po! Jia Cong's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't she the witch who instigated Aunt Zhao in the Red Mansion and almost killed Feng Jieer and Baoyu with her witchcraft and paper figurines?

He seemed to have thought of something and kept it in mind.

……

Rongqing Hall.

Grandmother Jia was still a little worried. She had never liked her grandson since he was a child, and he had rarely been around her. It was natural that they were not close at all. Just looking at the many things that had happened to him during this period, she knew that this evil child was no ordinary descendant of the family.

He knew very well that his father was very powerful, and he was determined to confront his father even if it meant beating him half to death. None of his nephews or nephews were as magnanimous as him.

I heard from the old woman who knew what happened earlier that he was beaten to the point of almost dying by my father, but he refused to say a word and never begged for mercy. His heart is really hard and cold.

Although he asked his second son to explain those words to him and also paired him with a pretty maid to satisfy his wish, this evil creature did not look easy to deal with.

If he still behaves like his father, harboring resentment in his heart and still shouting things out in front of outsiders, there is no way to stop him now.

Grandmother Jia was feeling angry and uneasy when she saw her second son returning to Rongqing Hall. She hurriedly asked about the meeting with the guests.

Jia Zheng then recounted how Jia Cong had been considerate in his words and had considered the overall situation when meeting guests, with a look of great satisfaction on his face.

Seeing her master's expression, Mrs. Wang also smoothed the atmosphere by saying, "Please rest assured, old lady. Although the child is a little stubborn, he still knows his limits."

Only after hearing this did Grandmother Jia feel relieved.

He then asked, "Why did that old man Liu Yanxiu come up with the idea of ​​sending him to study in some academy?

The Jia family has a clan school passed down by our ancestors, so why should we go out to study? What's the point of telling others about it?"

The reason why Grandmother Jia said this was that the Jia family had established a clan school since the first Duke, which was specifically designed to provide education for the children in the family.

Unless there are remaining quotas from the Imperial Academy that need to be used, children will be allowed to leave their clan schools and go to the Imperial Academy to study.

In previous years, Jia Jing and Jia Rong of the East Mansion and Jia Zhu of the West Mansion all followed this kind of old example, except that Jia Jing and Jia Zhu studied hard, one passed the imperial examination and the other passed the imperial examination.

People like Jia Rong just wanted to gain the title of being a student of the Imperial Academy.

However, the quota for the Jia family's academy supervisor was only passed down among legitimate sons, so a bastard son like Jia Cong, who came from an unknown family, had no chance of getting the position.

So according to the normal way, people like Jia Cong would go to study in their own family school.

If you go to study in an academy outside without permission, then where will the family education left by your ancestors be placed? That is an act of unfilial piety and you will be punished by the family law in the ancestral hall.

Jia Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "The old lady may not know that my elder brother informed Master Dairu of the school a few years ago to expel Cong from the clan school."

"Master Jing'an knew about this. He felt that Cong was a promising talent and was afraid that he would delay his studies, so he recommended him to study at Qingshan Academy."

Grandmother Jia looked puzzled: "Why do you want to expel him from school and not allow him to go to school?"

Jia Zheng also looked embarrassed, and thought it was ridiculous. He said, "My elder brother said he was not worthy of studying, so he removed his name from the school."

Fortunately, Jia Zheng still considered his elder brother's face. With Lady Jia and many other female relatives present in the hall, he did not tell Jia She what he had said about Jia Cong being despicable and wasting money on his studies.

Grandmother Jia felt powerless in her heart. The boy could write beautiful handwriting and composed poems that were praised by everyone, but he was still not worthy of studying.

How could his son come up with such a ridiculous idea? He expelled him from the clan school, which gave outsiders the opportunity to set up a big academy for him to study.

Isn't this just a slap in the face to the Jia family, saying that the Jia family is blind, and the source of this slap was given by their own son.

Grandmother Jia patted the embroidered cushion weakly a few times. She was so depressed and angry that she almost wanted to cry.

"It's true that enemies often meet. I don't want to listen to such brainless things anymore. Let them do whatever they want."

Jia Zheng said hurriedly: "Old lady, please don't think too much. Mr. Jing'an is a great scholar of his generation and can recommend Cong to study at Qingshan Academy.

That is a blessing that no one else could ask for. It really brings great honor to our Jia family. The old lady just needs to let Cong go to school."

Grandmother Jia was not senile and of course she knew that this was a good thing. But why did people have to endure such a bad thing?

(End of this chapter)

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