Chapter 10

Jia Hui beating Jia Rong and others in public, showing off his divine power, and Jia Rong listening to his father Jia Zhen's words to forcibly snatch the fiancée of his clansman Jia Hui, and marrying her only to secretly possess her for his father Jia Zhen,

swept through half of the Divine Capital like a hurricane!

And then it spread everywhere!

It wouldn't be long before the whole city knew about this.

After all, the Jia family had a big background.

When a scandal broke out,

it was naturally even more sensational and received more attention!

Regarding this,

the reactions of all parties were different!

In *Dream of the Red Chamber*, there were the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes".

The "Four Kings" were the Prince of Beijing, the Prince of Nan'an, the Prince of Xining, and the Prince of Dongping!

The "Eight Dukes" were the Ningguo Duke, the Rongguo Duke, the Zhenguo Duke, the Liguo Duke, the Qiguo Duke, the Zhiguo Duke, the Xiuguo Duke, and the Shanguo Duke.

These princely and dukely titles had to be downgraded level by level when passed down to descendants.

Therefore, the titles of the Rongguo Duke and Ningguo Duke of that year had been passed down to Jia She's generation and had become First-Rank Generals; by Jia Zhen's generation, they had become Third-Rank Shenwei Generals.

The grandson of the Zhenguo Duke became a First-Rank Earl.

The grandson of the Liguo Duke became a First-Rank Viscount.

However, there was an exception among the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes", which was the Prince of Beijing.

The Prince of Beijing was first stunned: "Who is this Jia Hui? How dare he be so bold?"

"This Jia Hui is simply damnable, disregarding the family's face like this and bringing shame to the Jia family!"

Niu Jizong, the grandson of the Zhenguo Duke Niu Qing, who now held the title of First-Rank Earl, Liu Fang, the grandson of the Liguo Duke Liu Biao, who now held the title of First-Rank Viscount, Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of the Qiguo Duke Chen Yi, who held the hereditary Third-Rank Weizhen General title, Ma Shang, the grandson of the Zhiguo Duke Ma Kui, who held the hereditary Third-Rank Weiyuan General title, Hou Xiaokang, the grandson of the Xiuguo Duke Hou Ming, who held the hereditary First-Rank Viscount title; and Shi Guangzhu, the grandson of the Shanguo Duke, and other old relatives of the Jia family received the news one after another, and most were extremely angry!

One by one, they complained about and were disgusted by Jia Hui's behavior!

It is often said that officials protect each other.

Among the nobility, this was even more so.

Helping relatives rather than being reasonable was the norm!

Because in their view,

the father and son, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, were indeed a bit bad.

However, they were even more disgusted and repulsed by Jia Hui!

In their view, the family's reputation was greater than heaven!

And Jia Hui was just a mere branch member beyond the five degrees of mourning; no one would care about him.

Therefore, they were all disgusted and repulsed by Jia Hui to the extreme!

Rongguo Prefecture!

Jia Mu, the head of the family,

was enjoying family happiness.

Her grandchildren Yingchun, Tanchun, Sister Xichun, and Jia Baoyu were under her knees, and daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law like Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Li Wan were all surrounding her to please her.

She was just happy.

"Oh no, oh no."

Outside, the maid of Lady Wang's dowry, Zhou Rui's wife, hurried to the main hall.

Jia Mu didn't speak.

Lady Wang, who ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddha's name, looked kind-hearted and asked calmly: "What's the matter?"

Zhou Rui's wife then told the story: "That Jia Hui beat Brother Rong and the others... now everyone outside is talking about this matter. In short, Master Zhen and the others are almost becoming a laughingstock outside."

Everyone was shocked!

Jia Mu was even more furious: "Where did this brat come from, to be so ignorant!"

Calling him ignorant,

was clearly shielding him and standing on the side of the father and son, Jia Zhen.

Everyone was speechless.

The reactions of Jia Yingchun, Tanchun, Sister Xichun, and Li Wan were different, and their expressions were strange.

Li Wan, the widow of Lady Wang's eldest son Jia Zhu, thought to herself: "The fault lies with the father and son, Jia Zhen, for not snatching a clansman's wife. It's just that this Jia Hui shouldn't have hit people either. Alas, offending Master Zhen and the others won't end well."

Like You Shi, she felt some sympathy for Jia Hui.

And she also unanimously believed that Jia Hui's fate wouldn't be good.

The reactions of the others were about the same.

Wang Xifeng echoed Jia Mu's words and attacked Jia Hui with words!

"Old Madam, should we send someone to catch him?"

Jia Mu frowned in anger, feeling a headache and disgust: "This matter cannot be made any bigger. Since it's a good deed done by the father and son, Jia Zhen, let them be responsible for it. But tell them they must be low-key and don't make it any bigger! Decency is important!"

"Yes, Old Madam, don't worry, Brother Zhen and the others should know the severity."

Wang Xifeng, dressed in grand attire, wearing gold and jade, with a beautiful appearance, a pair of phoenix eyes, two willow-leaf eyebrows, a slender figure, and a coquettish physique, with a face like a hibiscus under the jewelry, immediately revealed a smile.

Then she immediately ordered the servants to handle the matter.

In her heart, she was disgusted by the behavior of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong.

But she had no good feelings for Jia Hui either.

She didn't think much about it.

He was just a branch descendant with no presence.

Whether he lived or died didn't matter.

【9】 Qin Keqing! The common soldier Jia Hui!

Most of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes were disgusted and repulsed by Jia Hui's behavior.

Because they were of the same branch.

Naturally, they had no good feelings for Jia Hui.

Only those who had no connection supported Jia Hui.

It was just that their emotions couldn't help Jia Hui with anything.

The news soon reached the Qin family!

The family involved.

Qin Ye had just returned home from his official residence in the Ministry of Works.

"Oh no, Father, something happened outside."

"What happened?"

Qin Ye's only son, who had received the news,

was a youth with delicate features, a powdered face and red lips, a handsome figure, and a romantic demeanor, with a somewhat feminine, shy, and timid manner.

He found Qin Ye in a panic.

At this moment, hearing the commotion, a stunning beauty also came out from the room.

She was graceful and slender, bright and charming, with a flower-like face and moon-like appearance, a cloud of hair, and a peerless, beautiful face that was flawless, with cheeks like snow.

Wearing pink clothes, she asked, hearing the words of her younger brother Qin Zhong.

"Brother, what happened?"

A charming voice rang out.

In Qin Keqing's sparkling eyes, curiosity flashed, and a moving charm could be seen.

Qin Zhong quickly told the story from beginning to end.

Qin Ye, Qin Keqing, and their father and daughter, as well as Qin Keqing's maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, were all shocked!

"This Jia Hui, actually so bold, beating Jia Rong in the street and humiliating Jia Zhen like this!"

Qin Ye was suspicious and uncertain. ===== CHAPTER 11 =====