From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 400 Escape

Jia Wei used family rules on Xichun before letting her go.

Suddenly meeting Zhineng'er, Jia Wei wasted a lot of time. When he arrived at the front hall again, it was already dark.

Baochai, Daiyu and other masters and servants of the marquis' mansion are all there, and there are still rituals to be performed in the temple. Jia Wei cannot send so many people away, so he can only wait for an opportunity.

On the second day, Jia Wei wrote a secret letter to Shen Lian, and the Jinyiwei sent people to destroy the Shuiyue Temple, which was a den of filth.

After capturing the old nun Jingxu and others, they tortured them and uncovered several unjust and wrong cases, all of which were concentrated in the capital area. The mess also involved many wealthy ladies.

It caused a stir in the capital, and brought shame to many dukes and marquises.

Wang Xifeng, who was about to give birth, also heard the news and was frightened for several days. She had previously done several business deals with the nun Jingxu. If the news got out, wouldn't she lose all her face?
Wang Xifeng hurriedly asked Feng'er to rush out of the city to pass on the message, and only felt relieved after receiving Jia Wei's reply.

Seeing that the reputations of several ladies she had met in the past had turned bad, Wang Xifeng was glad that she had found a capable man like Jia Wei...

As for Zhineng'er, of course she stayed in the Marquis's Mansion, and Jia Wei arranged for her to serve in Xichun Courtyard.

A few days later, civil unrest broke out in Shaanxi and Gansu due to the salt administration reform. The local authorities quickly quelled the chaos, and the Jinyiwei escorted the Salt Inspector Mei Jia and others back to Beijing for questioning.

It also involved the case of the Minister of Revenue Zhao Zongxian's bribery. The emperor was furious and the court and the public were shocked, so he suspended the national salt administration reform.

That day was the day when the coffin was carried into the capital from the Marquis's Mansion. The funeral ceremony was grand and glorious, and guests were like clouds. From Tiekan Temple to Ning Mansion, there were tens of thousands of people lining the streets to watch.

When people saw this big commotion, some were envious, some sighed, and there was also a group of scholars who considered themselves to be upright and said that "it is better to have a frugal funeral than an extravagant one." There was a lot of discussion along the way.

But everyone knows that although Marquis Yong'an is now in mourning, the Jia family's prosperity and power have not diminished in the slightest.

At the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, they arrived at 3 p.m. and placed the coffin in the main hall. After the funeral rites were over, the relatives and friends gradually left, leaving only Jia Yun, Jia Qiang, Jia Qin and others in the clan to take care of welcoming and seeing off the guests.

During these few days, Jia Wei had to sleep on a straw mat next to the coffin according to etiquette. Servants were walking around inside and outside the mansion, and relatives and friends were gathering together. With so many eyes watching him, he could not lie.

Fortunately, Jia Wei's internal strength was strong, so this little suffering was nothing. After a few days, Jia Wei still took advantage of his free time to go find Baoqin, Xiaolongnu, Ding Baiying and other sisters-in-law and concubines to have fun and barely get by.

On this day, Jia Wei was dressed in plain clothes, leaning on the soft couch in the study, his head resting on Miaoyu's soft thigh, his legs resting on Xing Xiuyun's body for her to hold, looking very leisurely and lazy.

After Jia Wei resigned from all his actual positions, of course he had no specific official business to deal with, only some secret letters.

Therefore, the two women in the inner study also became idle, reading and writing all day long, accompanying Jia Wei in his daytime indulgence in lust and pleasure.

From time to time, footsteps were heard, and Ding Baiying walked in and handed over a secret letter.

"master."

Jia Wei sat up and looked at it carefully. This was the reason why the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion secretly raised assassins.

Although he was in mourning, he certainly could not give up these secret plans.

"Well, you have to keep a close eye on this matter yourself and make sure there are no mistakes." Jia Wei said casually and handed it to Miaoyu.

Miaoyu stood up and walked to the back with the secret letter.

Ding Baiying responded and left the study room in a swift and decisive manner.

The overt affairs of the Marquis' Mansion came to a halt, but many shady things happened in secret. As Jia Wei's first right-hand man, Ding Baiying was as busy as ever.

Jia Wei had no choice but to hug Xing Xiuyan, and they both fell on the couch.

He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. After a while, Jia Wei wiped the water stains on his fingers on Xing Xiuyan's skirt and said, "Go and ask Baoqin to bring a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup."

He was a little tired of the cold and aloof girlfriends these days, so he just wanted to change his taste with his sister-in-law.

"Yes."

Xing Xiuyan curled up and responded weakly.

After a long while, she finally climbed up... Jia Wei fell asleep on the couch. When he woke up, he saw Baoqin kneeling beside him, fanning him gently, looking out the window in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

He reached out his hand and touched Baoqin's head. Baoqin immediately turned around with a smile on her face: "Brother-in-law..."

Jia Wei smiled and put his arms around her soft waist.

The two of them were intimate for a while, and Baoqin held a spoon and fed Jia Wei lotus seed soup.

After eating half a bowl, Jia Wei pressed Baoqin's little head.

"Brother-in-law..."

"Be good and obey."

Jia Wei leaned forward and said calmly. He was idle at home, the situation in the capital was tense, and he couldn't go far away.

Compared with the changes in the government, those affairs in the underworld are not that important, so let's put them aside for now.

Baoqin got off the couch reluctantly and crawled under the desk...

After a while, Jia Wei picked up the spoon and savored the lotus seed soup carefully.

After his training, Baoqin can now be said to be a skilled ventriloquist in Beijing.

Jia Wei touched Baoqin's little head and couldn't help thinking that Baochai was just docile and obedient, while Baoqin was directly catering to and flattering him wholeheartedly.

Jia Wei leaned back in his chair, took a deep breath, and felt refreshed.

Recently, he has become more and more satisfied and fond of this well-behaved and sensible sister-in-law.

Suddenly, he heard another sound of footsteps, a little hurried. Jia Wei recognized that it was Ding Baiying, but he didn't know why she was so anxious.

He put his hand on the back of Baoqin's head.

"Da da da da..."

Ding Baiying pushed the door open and walked in, his face a little panicked: "Master, Prince Zhongshun has escaped!"

This frightened Jia Wei's face and he said, "What happened? The Jinyiwei and the East and West Factories were all watching him, and there were spies in the palace. How did he escape?"

"The news just sent back by Jin Yichuan said that there is an underground secret passage in the palace leading to the outside of Shenjing City..."

Ding Baiying spoke very quickly: "On the day when our palace carried the coffin back to the city, Prince Zhongshun reported being ill and asked the imperial physician to see him. He said that the illness was caused by missing his son."

"I don't know when he escaped from the city through a secret passage, leaving behind a substitute who looked 80% like him to lie in bed. He rarely went out, so the spies in the palace didn't notice him..."

"Recently, Yu Huatian of the West Factory discovered something was wrong. This morning, he went to investigate in person and found out that something was wrong. He identified that Prince Zhongshun was a fake!"

"The palace has issued an order. The Jinyiwei and the East and West Factories have sent people to the south to investigate..."

Baoqin happened to hear the shocking news about state affairs, and her jaw dropped with fright. She was completely panicked and didn't know what to do.

Ding Baiying also had strong internal strength and good hearing, so of course he knew there was someone under the table.

She and Jia Wei were used to doing ridiculous things, so she was not surprised and just stood there without moving.

"No wonder my uncle died in such a strange way..." Jia Wei couldn't help but sneer.

Prince Zhongshun was also a good planner. He first murdered Jia Jing and forced him to resign from his post due to mourning. He then stayed at home idle and sat in front of the coffin all day long to mourn for Jia Jing.

Otherwise, if he were still in office, not to mention that he could enter Prince Zhongshun's mansion at any time to investigate the truth, once Prince Zhongshun's escape was exposed, Jia Wei could chase him alone and cover a thousand miles in a day.

(End of this chapter)