Chapter 86: The edge of the words is as fast as a knife (Please collect, please follow!)

The originally humble expression on Jia Cong's face vanished, and his brows were filled with ice.

He looked coldly at Zhang and asked Lady Wang: "Lady, I don't know which noble relative this is?"

Lady Wang saw that Jia Cong's expression was unkind and was a bit worried in her heart, but she had to say it, as the old lady was still watching from above.

"This is your Wang family aunt."

"Oh." Jia Cong didn't turn his head to call out to Zhang, but turned his head to look at Jia Mu.

"Old Lady, the old servants in the mansion often say that Jia Cong resembles his mother, and also say some idle gossip about Jia Cong's biological mother not being prominent. Last time Jia Cong returned to the mansion, I heard that the Second Sister-in-law received the old lady's order."

"She severely disciplined those lowly women in the mansion who didn't know respect and were gossiping. Not only did she rectify the family style, but she also vented Jia Cong's anger. Cong is very grateful for the old lady's kindness."

Jia Cong said this lightly, but when he said "lowly women who gossip," he emphasized his tone word by word.

The noble hostesses in Rongqing Hall were all figures in the back house. How could they not taste the meaning of pointing at the mulberry and scolding the locust tree? I don't know why, but they all felt a bit of pleasure in their hearts.

This young man was not only unusually handsome, but his mouth was also so sharp. He didn't hold back at all when scolding people by turning corners. It was truly refreshing. Those who have read books are really not to be trifled with.

"You are a descendant of the Jia family. How could I be lenient toward these slaves in the door who talk about you? Otherwise, what would the family style be like!"

"This time it was the old lady who took action to discipline those people. If there are such cunning slaves and lowly goods gossiping next time, Jia Cong dare not trouble the old lady again. Humiliating my biological mother is an irreconcilable hatred!"

The women in the hall had all experienced the hardship of ten months of pregnancy. Hearing Jia Cong's heartfelt words, they felt moved in their hearts, and many even had red eyes.

Nobles like the wife of the Marquis of Lady Bao Ling, Chen, and the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing, Li, naturally looked down on people like Wang Ziteng who had no foundation and only relied on others' shade to get ahead.

But a son does not dislike his mother's ugliness. The grace of ten months of pregnancy and upbringing, in Jia Cong's heart, she is the most noble woman in the world!"

The women in the hall all felt that this Zhang was also a woman, yet she was so cheap-mouthed and didn't keep her mouth clean.

Jia Mu looked at Zhang, whose arrogance had vanished, and actually had a tacit understanding with this grandson she didn't like for once.

But she saw Lady Wang staring at her with a pair of eyes, and her heart felt cold. In the end, she wasn't stupid enough to not know that Lady Wang was severely warning herself not to make trouble.

If she made trouble, wouldn't she admit that she was a lowly woman who gossiped?

Thinking of these scary consequences, Zhang's face turned a bit pale.

And I heard that Jia Cong's mother died in childbirth, which is also a pitiful woman.

Lady Wang's knuckles holding the prayer beads turned a bit white.

The Spring and Autumn Annals say: A son who does not avenge his mother is not a son.

And the Jia family and the Wang family are about to tear their faces apart, and this sister-in-law of mine will have a hard time in the Jia family in the future.

The Jia family has been passed down by military merit, and their heroic spirit does not decline. Although Jia Cong is not yet twenty, he has the courage of a son to splash blood five steps away!"

Zhang heard that Jia Cong actually dared to scold herself as a lowly woman who gossiped in the hall, and she was about to go crazy with anger. She wanted to make a scene in the hall.

She also heard Jia Cong say to Jia Mu: "Jia Cong's biological mother died early that year. Cong has no luck to enjoy the knees. Outsiders often have criticisms about Cong's biological mother's origin."

Most of her husband's future depends on relying on the Jia family. What should she do in the future?

I didn't expect this Cong Ge'er to be so powerful. The old lady looks old, but she is not ambiguous at all. Today was really a good show.

Yes, the grace of upbringing is greater than the sky. So what if she was a flower-queen lady? She also gave birth to a child after ten months of pregnancy, and the suffering she should have endured was not a bit less.

These words were said like gold and stone clanging, with a cold and murderous spirit.

The women in the hall all changed color, and Zhang's face was even paler. I don't know if she was angry or afraid, the whole person was trembling, and she even forgot to make a scene.

Jia Cong's words were sharp, but he couldn't find any fault. The family slave was cheap-mouthed, so what if he was beaten to death?

As long as the slave contract is in hand, it's just paying some salary rice and silver. It's too common for nobles to beat slaves to death, and at most they will be reprimanded by the Imperial Clan Court.

But is what Jia Cong said really just about killing slaves? It's just punishing the heart in public, comparing Wang Zhang to a cunning slave and lowly goods, and humiliating her in return.

Jia Mu felt a chill in her heart when she heard this. Thinking of the time Jia Cong broke the legs of Wang Shanbao's wife, that stupid woman was beheaded early, and now her bones had turned to dust.

This grandson, although he loves to read, doesn't have half the softness and pedantry of a scholar. If he is targeted by him, this heart is very ruthless. Why did Wang's stupid woman have to provoke him?

Seeing that this evil obstacle couldn't swallow his anger and was determined to find a way to vent, Jia Mu was a bit worried that it would be uncontrollable.

So she looked at Lady Wang several times. In any case, it was caused by the Wang family. If she didn't let her clean up the mess, who else would she find?

Sure enough, she heard Jia Cong push forward, step by step, and asked the Zhang sternly: "The cunning slaves in the mansion often say this kind of idle gossip. I don't know what the Wang family aunt meant by saying I resemble my mother?"

Sure enough, hearing Jia Cong push his advantage and press step by step, he spoke in a stern voice to Lady Xing: "The insolent servants of this household have said too much of this idle gossip. I wonder, Aunt Wang, what you mean by saying I resemble my mother?"

Is this wrong? Isn't the Wang family just a few women who married into the Jia family, and then shared the shade of the Jia family for several generations, and got the position of Commander of the Capital Battalion? How is it different from a slave who digs walls and begs for food?

These people in the hall were all sophisticated, so how could they not hear the spicy ridicule and irony in Jia Cong's words?

Zhang's face was red and white when she heard this. Today she originally wanted to pinch a soft persimmon, but didn't expect to hit a nail board with a punch.

She was simple-minded and didn't have Jia Cong's quick wit. Just now Lady Wang had such a severe expression, she didn't dare to make a scene, and couldn't think of suitable words to refute Jia Cong, so she was so suffocated that her eyes were red.

Rongqing Hall suddenly became like the depth of winter, cold and making one's hair stand on end.

The wife of the Marquis of Lady Bao Ling, Chen, and the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing, Li, were all stunned. This Cong Ge'er was too powerful.

His biological mother was humiliated, yet he refused to forgive anyone, and just poked back with sharp blades.

But he held onto the topic of righteousness, making people unable to pick out his mistakes.

How old is he to have such courage and means? What will happen when he grows up?

Jia Cong calculated that Zhang dared to belittle and provoke him in public because of his low background. It was nothing more than stepping on him to raise Baoyu.

In these two years, he had been studying hard at Qingshan Academy, and had passed the county and prefectural examinations, making a big stir in the Jia Fu.

Hearing from Guo Zhigui, who drove the carriage to pick him up, Jia Zheng had been disciplining Baoyu more and more strictly recently.

Lady Wang doted on her son, so she would naturally be resentful in her heart, unable to see the descendants in the mansion surpass Baoyu. Although she wouldn't say anything in front of Jia Zheng, she only blamed herself in her heart.

This Zhang was Lady Wang's sister-in-law, and she probably knew some of Lady Wang's thoughts, otherwise she wouldn't have had these behaviors today.

Jia Cong couldn't be sure whether Zhang was instigated by Lady Wang or if she suddenly made trouble on her own initiative.

But this didn't matter. Someone had already slapped him in the face, so he naturally wouldn't have the reason to put his face up. He must return the color.

He was no longer the illegitimate son who struggled to survive in the East Road Courtyard two years ago.

In these two years, he studied hard, stood firm at Qingshan Academy, and was determined to win this Prefectural Examination. He also secretly operated a perfume business with Qu Hongxiu and had assets to rely on.

With these supports, even without the Jia family, he had enough ability to survive.

As long as he kept the bottom line of filial etiquette on the surface and didn't give people a handle, he had nothing to worry about.

Moreover, it was just a stupid woman from an outside relative. He saw through that this Zhang didn't dare to tear her face off in front of Jia Mu.

Because he heard Jia Zheng say last time he returned to the mansion that Wang Ziteng was operating the position of Commander of the Nine Provinces, and the Jia family's role in it was not small.

At this juncture, the Wang family relied heavily on the Jia family and would never break their face because of these small things. Even if Zhang had no brains, Lady Wang, who was present, would not let such things happen.

In this situation, if he didn't beat the drowning dog, I'm afraid that in the future, all cats and dogs would climb onto his head and be presumptuous.

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