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Chapter 71 Jia Rong: Keqing, save me!
Baochai, who was behind the screen, was also worried when she heard Jia Wei talking about this matter. She didn't know Jia Wei very well, so naturally she didn't know Jia Wei's intention in talking about this matter.

Aunt Xue's smile froze, and she said hurriedly, "So it's this girl, 'Xiangling' - what a good name that Er Ge gave her. This girl looks like a blessed girl, no wonder she can follow Er Ge."

It happened that the maid brought some fragrant tea, and Aunt Xue rushed over to pour tea for Jia Wei herself. Jia Wei said, "How can I trouble you, my aunt?"

Despite this politeness, he did not move at all.

Aunt Xue said, "Pan'er's father passed away early. I spoiled him and offended Er'er. I should take him to make amends. Er'er is now a nobleman and he is willing to honor me with a meal. It is only right for me to pour tea and express my gratitude."

Aunt Xue also felt a little bitter when she talked about it. When she snatched the maid away, Jia Wei was still an abandoned child of the Jia family in Jinling. Although he had the title of a military scholar, he was not in her eyes.

Now, within a few months, Jia Wei was conferred the title of the third-class earl and moved into the large mansion of the former Ningguo Mansion. If he had not been related to the Jia family, he would have had to perform a great ceremony when they met.

Because of Xue Pan's matter, she, a widow and unemployed woman, had to show up in public and act humble and submissive at the table to try to please him.

Jia Wei did not make things difficult for Aunt Xue, a woman of her stature, and let the matter go.

Aunt Xue greeted, "The taste of Jinling and Shenjing is different. Brother Er has been away from home for a long time, so he might miss the taste of Jinling. The one who prepared the dishes is the cook I brought from Jinling. Brother Er must taste it carefully."

Pickled goose feet and duck tongue, boiled shredded pork, Wensi tofu, three kinds of duck, stir-fried shrimps, crab meat and lion head... There are also refreshing mixed shredded radish and bean sprouts.

The dishes were served in a continuous stream, and indeed they were of Jinling style. Aunt Xue was quite attentive. But Jia Wei was not from Jinling, so he had a cold reaction.

After a banquet, with toasts, laughter and joy, it was quite harmonious. Towards the end, Aunt Xue couldn't help but bring up the matter of Xue Pan.

Jia Wei put down his wine glass and said, "His remarks that slandered the emperor and humiliated his subjects are just a small matter. If he is implicated in a rebellion case..."

Jia Wei was naturally trying to scare her, now the case of treason has been closed.

Aunt Xue didn't know what was going on. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She grabbed Jia Wei's sleeve and said:
"Brother, you have to save your brother Pan. I only have this one son... If you are angry, when he comes out, I will make him kowtow to you and apologize."

Jia Wei held Aunt Xue's hand, and Aunt Xue trembled as if she was scalded, but Jia Wei just took her hand and put it on the table.

"Don't worry, Madam. If I can help, I will definitely not stand idly by."

Aunt Xue looked up at Tongxi, who was standing beside her. Tongxi understood and walked into the house. Jia Wei glanced at her slender, fair, jade-like neck. Aunt Xue's eyes were filled with tears, which made people feel pity for her.

Tongxi came out of the house and presented a wooden box. Aunt Xue took it, wiped her tears and said, "After thinking it over, I can only trouble Brother Wei to do this. Please go to the Jinyi Yamen and help with a few things. Even if you can't rescue the person, you can save Pan'er's life. The Xue family will remember your great kindness."

"What is this for, Aunt?" Jia Wei would naturally not accept the money. He was dealing with Xue Pan just to vent his anger, not to cheat the Xue family of their money.

There are still hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the palace treasury. There is no need to ruin his image for such a small thing.

Jia Wei said, "After hearing about this yesterday, I have sent someone to tell the imperial prison and others that even if they have three times the courage, they dare not murder Xue Pan. Madam, just wait patiently. When they find out the truth, they will release Xue Pan."

After the banquet, Jia Wei wanted to leave, and Aunt Xue couldn't persuade him to stay, so she could only see him off. Seeing that Jia Wei liked to eat the pickled goose feet and duck intestines, she prepared a lot more for Xiangling to take away.

Jia Wei looked at the screen and said, "Why don't I see Sister Xue? Please give her some good wishes..."

After returning to the East Mansion, he washed up with the help of the maid and fell asleep with Xiangling in his arms. Late at night, a Jinyiwei came to report a sudden and explosive news.

While he was still enjoying Aunt Xue's hospitality at Lixiang Courtyard, Wei Ao knocked on Anding Gate and fled south from Beijing... After Xuanwu got the news, he promoted eunuch Zhao Jingzhong to the position of commander-in-chief of Dongchang, and he left Beijing with Wei Xiaobao to capture Wei Ao on the charge of involving Zhao Wuji in treason.

Jia Wei thought for a few seconds. From the emperor's treatment of the impeachment memorials, to the resolution of the eunuchs in the palace, to the closure of the treason case, all of this seemed to have a traceable path...

Then he realized that there was nothing for him to do, so he carried Xiangling back to bed and they stayed silent all night.

The next day, Jia Wei went to the Forbidden City to report for duty.

This morning's court meeting was very lively, with countless people impeaching the eunuch party. The emperor went with the flow and had the Minister of Personnel Zhou Yingqiu and the Minister of War Cui Chengxiu imprisoned and questioned. The Minister of Works Li Yangde and the Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household Department Chen Yin were dismissed from their posts and returned to their hometowns to observe mourning.

The eunuch party collapsed overnight.

Jia Wei expressed his doubts about Xuanwu's ability. The emperor had been dead for nearly a year, and he had just cleared Wei Ao's copy...

It feels like less than a month for him to take over...

Jia Wei thought about it and walked towards Fengzao Palace.

Wei Xiaobao is not fit for the job, and Zhao Jingzhong was Wei Ao's godson before he surrendered to the emperor. Jia Wei is sure that the emperor will soon order him to leave the capital and hunt down Wei Ao...

In the prison cell of the imperial prison, several guards were escorting a dishevelled man in prison uniform. They were moving step by step out of the cell amid the rattling sound of chains.

Jia Rong had a heavy shackle around his neck and his feet were shackled with chains. He had not seen the sun for a long time in the cell, and as soon as he came out, he felt a little dizzy. His face looked haggard and pale, and his eyes were blank.

If an acquaintance saw him, who could recognize that he was the noble young man from the Duke's mansion?
At this moment, someone suddenly heard someone in the distance shouting, "Jia Rong, your wife is here to see you off."

Jia Rong shuddered and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a carriage parked on the side of the road. He was very familiar with the person standing next to the carriage. It was Qin's maid Ruizhu...

In the carriage, Jia Rong devoured cakes in big mouthfuls and listened to Youshi and Qin Keqing talking about what happened today.

After a while, Jia Rong said, "Madam, I have something to say to Qin alone."

Upon hearing this, Youshi had no choice but to get off the carriage. Jia Rong looked at Qin Keqing, whose charming and beautiful face, without any makeup, was covered with tear marks, and looked a bit sick and haggard.

"Keqing, save me! I don't want to die on the frontier..."

"Now only Jia Wei can save me. Go and ask him. You must have a way... Why don't you go and serve him? You are so beautiful. He will definitely agree to your request."

Qin Keqing's face flushed red, and she was shaking with anger. It took her a long time to utter one sentence, "You are crazy!"

Jia Rong suddenly knelt down and begged the woman with whom he was married in name only:
"You saved my life just because we are husband and wife! You saved my life just because I have been beaten for you in the past two years..."

(End of this chapter)