Chapter 130: Xue family submits a visiting card

Dong Lao Er now thought of it and truly hated that person surnamed Jia to the bone.

That bastard did things very neatly, seized his handle, forced him to comply, paid the silver, and immediately took Su Yun away without any dragging, leaving him no chance to seize any loophole.

He originally wanted to wait for that bastard to follow his path and earn some profit, but as the night went on, he felt more and more that something was wrong.

Feng Yuan was still okay, but that Xue Pan was known as the "Stay-at-Home Tyrant," but he was a bully in Jin Ling. His family was one of the richest in Jin Ling, and his relatives and old friends were all high officials. How could a bum like him handle it?

Even if he returned the one thousand taels of silver, the other party wouldn't let him go after not getting the person. Finally, he decided that running away was the best policy.

But he never expected that Feng Yuan would be so anxious to pick up the person early in the morning, making him unable to escape in time, and as a result, he was blocked by these two families.

Feng Yuan, who was on the side, heard Xue Pan mention Su Yun, and his words were full of obscenity and teasing, and he couldn't help but be furious.

Since he saw Su Yun's delicate and pretty appearance, he fell in love at first sight, as if he were possessed. He even got rid of his previous strange habit of liking men and vowed to only take Su Yun as his wife for the rest of his life.

"Su Yun was bought by me first. She is my person. Don't you dare try to snatch her away!"

One could imagine how important this woman was in his heart. Now that someone was molesting her in front of him, how could he endure it?

Xue Pan's servants rushed into the room to search.

Jin Cai led the servants to deliver gifts. Because he had visited the Xue family many times during festivals in the past, he was familiar with the wife of the eldest branch of the Xue family.

"Hey, that old ghost was just here. Why is he gone?"

Xue Pan was always domineering in Jin Ling City. Where had he ever been scolded like this? He was furious: "Your wife? A dog like you, looking like a husband, is worthy?"

"You are so vulgar, actually daring to molest my wife. Shut your stinking mouth!"

Jin Cai was an old servant born in the Jia mansion and had been a steward in the old Jia residence for half his life. Compared to the Lai brothers in the Love Shenjing, he had more dignity and seniority.

Xue Pan heard this, as if boiling oil had been poured on a raging fire, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"That girl was bought by me for one thousand taels of silver. You have the guts of a bear, daring to snatch things from the Xue family!"

"Young Master, this kid brought a flower sedan chair. It must be him who took the person away!"

Feng Yuan, who was on the side, was trembling with anger. The beauty he had been thinking about, whom he wanted to take home and stay with for a lifetime, had been sold to someone else again.

Xue family mansion.

"Dong Lao Er, you bum, get out here and explain it clearly!"

"Young Master, that little girl is not in the room, and even her personal clothes are gone."

He shouted arrogantly: "Sure enough, it was this rabbit-like husband who hid the person. Beat him to death for me, beat him until he tells the truth!"

Otherwise, how could the Jia family entrust the old residence in Jin Ling to Jin Cai to manage? Grandmother Jia even regarded his daughter, Yuanyang, as her most trusted maid, loving and trusting her almost no less than her own son and daughter-in-law.

"Hurry up, see if that little girl is in the room. Don't let the Young Master's silver go to waste!"

Dong Lao Er saw that these two families were arguing fiercely and didn't pay attention to him at all, so his footsteps slowly slid backward...

The Xue Mistress was the most worldly-wise person. She naturally valued someone like Jin Cai, and he was an old face who often came and went in Jin Ling. She accepted his gifts and specially kept him for tea to talk about idle matters.

"Steward Jin, it is not the end of the year now. Why did the Grandmother and Mistress suddenly send these gifts? Is there any reason?"

Jin Cai laughed, "These days, the Cong Sanye Cong from the Rongguo mansion in the Love Shenjing has arrived in Jin Ling. Because someone in the mansion returned to their hometown, the Grandmother and Mistress sent gifts over. It is also the daily etiquette between old relatives."

"Cong Sanye Cong?" The Xue Mistress was Wang Lady's own younger sister and was only familiar with and concerned about legitimate sons like Baoyu and Jia Lian. She didn't even have an impression of someone like Jia Huan.

So she didn't remember for a moment which branch this Cong Sanye Cong was from.

Jin Cai replied, "The Xue Mistress has lived in Jin Ling for a long time, and there are many descendants in the Love Shenjing, so it is normal that you don't recognize him for a moment. This Cong Sanye Cong is the second son of the eldest branch of the Rongguo mansion, and is now being raised under the Second Mistress's knees."

The Xue Mistress was shocked when she heard this: "Since you put it that way, I do remember. A few days ago, the mistress of the Ziyun shop in the Love Shenjing mentioned that a Cong Ge'er had appeared in the Rongguo mansion when she returned to Jin Ling to check the accounts."

"It is said that he was named the top scholar in the Yongzhou provincial examination this year, and was even granted an official position by the Emperor. He is an extremely outstanding person. Could it be this Cong Sanye Cong you are talking about?"

Jin Cai laughed, "The Aunt Mistress is right. It is exactly this gentleman. This time Cong Sanye Cong came to Jin Ling, he was also ordered by the Emperor to copy scriptures for the Empress Dowager to pray for blessings."

The Xue Mistress laughed, "I have heard many things about this boy from the mistress of my shop. Every single one sounds bizarre. How come all these outstanding children are from other people's families?"

"Since he has arrived in Jin Ling, I must invite him to meet the brothers and sisters in the family that day, so I can see a rarity."

The two were talking about idle matters when suddenly an old woman entered with a panicked expression, as if something urgent had happened, and didn't even care that there was a guest present.

"Mistress, something bad has happened. The Young Master's servant came back to report that the Young Master had a dispute with someone outside and beat him to death!"

"Clap," the teacup in the Xue Mistress's hand wasn't held steady and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

The Xue Mistress was both scared and angry, asking, "How could he beat someone to death for no reason? This is outrageous! What exactly is going on!"

"The Young Master took a fancy to a girl's daughter a few days ago and wanted to buy her as a concubine. This morning, he went to pick her up, but didn't expect that the family had sold the daughter to another family, and the other party also came to ask for the person today."

"The two families bumped into each other and had a dispute. The Young Master beat the person to death in a fit of anger. It was such a coincidence that the Yingtian Prefecture yamen runners happened to be going to that family to arrest people and bumped into it."

"Without saying a word, they threw the Young Master into the Yingtian Prefecture prison."

The Xue Mistress's face turned pale, and her soul seemed to have lost half of it. She gritted her teeth and said, "This evil obstacle actually did such a thing and was thrown into prison. What should I do? What should I do!"

Jin Cai, who was on the side, felt a bit embarrassed when he heard this. He had come at the wrong time and happened to encounter such a thing in the Xue family.

But then he thought, the Xue family was a close relative of the Jia family. Since he had heard about the Young Master of the mansion having an accident, it wouldn't be good to pretend not to hear it.

So he said, "Aunt Mistress, don't panic. It is inevitable for young people to be reckless and cause trouble. Since the matter has happened, there is always a way to solve it. If it drags on, it will become even more uncontrollable. Since the Young Master of the mansion has been thrown into the Yingtian Prefecture prison, I have thought of one thing."

Although the Xue Mistress was panicked, she was also a shrewd person. As soon as she heard Jin Cai's words, she knew there was more to it.

She hurriedly asked, "What did Steward Jin think of?"

Jin Cai said, "When our Cong Sanye Cong first arrived in Jin Ling, he hadn't had time to return to the mansion before he was picked up by the Jin Ling Prefect Jia Yucun to wash away the dust. Looking at the situation, Prefect Jia and Cong Sanye Cong have a deep friendship."

"Perhaps we can ask Cong Sanye Cong to help mediate from it, which is not impossible."

Actually, Jia Yucun picking up Jia Cong to wash away the dust was not because he had a deep friendship with this half-grown child, but because his official position was planned for him by Jia Zheng, and Jia Cong was the most valued by Jia Zheng.

That was why he had to deliberately win over Jia Cong, which was also a sign of closeness to the Rongguo mansion in the Love Shenjing.

But Jin Cai, a steward of the old residence, didn't know these inside stories. Even the fact that Jia Yucun's official position was planned by Jia Zheng of the Rongguo mansion was not something a servant of his level could know.

The Xue Mistress was happy when she heard this: "That child is actually so capable? He was picked up by the Prefect to wash away the dust as soon as he arrived in Jin Ling. What a great face!"

"Also, he was granted an official position by the Emperor at such a young age. He must have some fame and foundation in the officialdom. Steward Jin, now that my evil obstacle has caused such a thing, I am also six gods without a master."

"If there are relatives to help plan, it would be the best. I will let my family take the visiting card and go back to the mansion with you, invite that Cong Ge'er to the mansion to meet, and ask him to extend a helping hand."

After the Xue Mistress finished speaking, she hurriedly asked the maid to go to the backyard to find the young lady to write a visiting card, and then found the smartest servant in the mansion to take the card and follow Jin Cai back to the old Jia residence to invite Jia Cong.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 131 =====