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Chapter 397 Filial Piety
Shen Lian was not stupid either. He knew that Jia Wei resigned because of mourning, not because he was dismissed from office or lost power.

The situation in the capital is complicated now, and Jia Wei is regarded as the emperor's right-hand man. It is only a matter of time before he seizes the lover. By then, the Jinyiwei will be controlled by Jia Wei.

Besides, Jia Wei had been very kind to him, as well as the brothers Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan, and had given them a new life.

A year ago, they were only general flags or small flags, absolutely marginal figures in the Jinyiwei, but today, they have become assistant officials and captains, and have been promoted several levels, making all the generals of the Jinyiwei envious.

Although the Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal army, Jia Wei's favor in supporting them is far more generous and generous than the emperor's grace!
The three of them are grateful people, so of course they won't have any second thoughts.

Jia Wei nodded: "The most important thing right now is to guard Prince Zhongshun's mansion. I guess Prince Zhongshun will not sit idly by and wait for death. He must have a backup plan... I'm afraid that when I carry the coffin south, something will happen in the capital."

Shen Lian said solemnly, "I will do my best. If there is any unusual movement in Prince Zhongshun's mansion, I will immediately send someone to inform the Marquis."

Jia Wei nodded slowly and let him go down to arrange the matters outside and inside the mansion.

Then Jia Wei asked Ding Baiying to stay in the marquis's mansion and take care of all the miscellaneous affairs for the time being.

He then ordered his servants to put away the tables and chairs in the front hall, take down the lattice windows, tidy up, hang up the mourning curtains, set up the drummer's tent and archway in front of the door, and prepare funeral supplies such as banners and poles.

He also sent people to notify the elderly relatives in various mansions, and waited until the day came to bring the coffin into the city to hold the funeral.

After all matters were arranged, Jia Wei hurried back to Tiekan Temple. Baochai and Youshi had already ordered people to set up a Taoist temple.

Then she continued to kneel and cry... Suddenly, Jia Wei saw Qin Keqing in mourning clothes, and his eyes widened!
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This news also spread to the palace. In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Xuanwu sat on the couch, put down the secret memorial from the East Factory, and picked up the book submitted by Jia Wei.

Emperor Xuanwu read it, threw down the memorial and coughed twice. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This Jia Jing died at a really bad time..."

Dai Quan at the side understood and said quickly: "Marquis Yong'an has asked the coroner of the Jinyiwei to examine him, and he said that he died from taking the golden elixir."

Emperor Xuanwu sighed and asked again, "What is Jia Jing's position?"

Dai Quan said on his behalf, "He was a Jinshi of the Yimao year. His ancestral position in Ningguo Mansion was originally passed down to his son Jia Zhen, but because Jia Zhen was convicted, his title was revoked. Later, the Yong'an Marquis applied, and the Ministry of Rites approved it, allowing him to inherit the family line. He married the only daughter of Minister Lin."

After hearing this, Emperor Xuanwu issued another decree: "Decree: Although Jia Jing is a commoner and has made no contributions to the country, in consideration of the merits of his grandfather and the efforts of his successor Jia Wei, he shall be posthumously awarded the rank of the third rank."

"Let all his descendants die, and order the Guanglu Temple to offer sacrifices according to the above rules. All the officials in the court, from the princes and nobles down, are allowed to offer sacrifices and condolences. I decree this."

Dai Quan immediately agreed and was about to leave the palace, but Emperor Xuanwu said, "I will issue another secret decree. I sympathize with Jia Qing's grief over the loss of his relatives, but I will temporarily keep the coffin in the capital and wait for a while before carrying it back to his hometown."

Dai Quan immediately agreed and bowed as he left the Yangxin Palace.

When he reached the outside of the palace, Dai Quan looked back and felt resentful in his heart.

The emperor actually refused to let Jia Wei carry the coffin south!

This is definitely not because Jia Wei is favored by the emperor and Jian is in the emperor's heart, but because the emperor has been rebelled against twice and has a psychological trauma...

Even though the defenses in the capital were tight and it was impossible for anyone to commit treason, now was the critical time to remove Prince Zhongshun. It just so happened that Jia Wei was in mourning and had to carry his coffin out of the capital and return home...

The emperor became suspicious and insisted on keeping Jia Wei to feel safe.

I'm afraid the emperor will not allow Jia Jing to return home for burial until he gets rid of Prince Zhongshun...Dai Quan shook his head, personally selected the people, and went out of the city to Tiekan Temple.

The people in the Jia family thanked him. Jia Wei took the order and, hearing Dai Quan's hint, led him into the secret room and took the secret order.

Jia Wei had bribed him, and the two chatted. "Your Majesty's suspicion has become more serious, the Marquis must be careful..." Dai Quan whispered.

If he were meeting someone else, Dai Quan would never say such disastrous words.

Jia Wei shook his head and smiled, "I find this matter very strange. Prince Zhongshun was defeated in the court and stayed indoors, but everyone knows that His Majesty will not let him go. I always feel that the capital is the calm before the storm."

Dai Quan pondered for a moment, wondering what other ways the man could have to survive. The more Prince Zhongshun resisted, the faster he would die...

"By the way, isn't Zhao Zongxian in charge of the national salt reform? I have some news about the Shaanxi-Gansu Salt Field. I think the Minister of Internal Affairs will be interested. I have sent it to him."

"My Lord, this has helped me a lot!"

Dai Quan laughed sinisterly twice, and Jia Wei also laughed.

After Dai Quan left, Jia Wei returned to the coffin, cried for a while, and then directed everyone to do their work while being lazy.

In the hall, the other girls, such as Baochai and Daiyu, cried only to a certain extent. Only Youshi and Qin Keqing, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, cried extremely sadly and with true feelings.

First of all, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are Jia Jing's daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, which is much more authentic than Daiyu, the adopted son's daughter-in-law.

Secondly, Jia Zhen died because of a crime, and Jia Rong died in exile at the frontier. Their bodies could not be found and they were hastily buried. Now at Jia Jing's funeral, the two women could not help but be moved by the scene.

But he didn't cry for Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, but for his own tragic fate...

Now that Jia Wei has taken over the Ning Mansion, both of them have become marginal figures. Not to mention Baochai and Daiyu, even Jia Wei's concubines have to treat them with caution and courtesy.

Although they both had their own troubles, they were the mistresses of Ningguo Mansion after all. They chatted and laughed with the ladies of other mansions and enjoyed a glorious time.

Of course Jia Wei's attention was drawn to her, and he would steal a peek at Qin Keqing from time to time. Qin Keqing had both the beauty of Dai Yu and Chai Bao, and was also known for being pretty. She was also dressed in mourning, which made her even more charming.

Not to mention that she was crying so hard that her eyes were wet and her body was trembling slightly!

This really aroused Jia Wei's desire to protect her, and I felt pity for her.

Then there is Youshi who is kneeling before Qin Keqing, this fat pig with a thin waist, wow!

Jia Wei couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind, but now he was in front of the spirit of the deceased in broad daylight, and even the king of heaven would not dare to do anything.

He could only leave the hall and calm himself down.

"There are too many people and too many eyes during the day, so you can't do anything rash."

"When it's night, I'll send Baochai and Daiyu away...hiss."

It’s a bit exciting just thinking about it.

Filial piety, before the coffin, mourning clothes, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law... Each of these keywords is very powerful, and when they are combined together, it's simply explosive!
Jia Wei looked at the sun in the sky. It was only after noon and he would have to wait a long time until it got dark.

After he arrived at Tiekan Temple, he looked around but didn't see anyone.

Jia Wei knew that Tiekan Temple was the place where the Jia family held funerals and it was a den of filth and dirt, so before he came, he ordered his personal soldiers to clean up the place and move all the monks to other places. As a result, Tiekan Temple was empty...

Hey, why is there a little nun here?
I saw a little nun sitting at the foot of the stone steps at the back door. She looked young but had a graceful figure. Although she was wrapped in a loose black robe, it could not hide her wealth.

Baby face and huge...!
(End of this chapter)