Chapter 914: Disaster comes to the noble family

Lady Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

Now that it is the end of the first lunar month, the weather in Love Shenjing is gradually warming up. The female relatives of the two mansions have less time to stay in the winter, and they go out for a walk every day to enjoy the warm spring sun and the morning breeze.

Time is about to enter the beginning of the second lunar month, and Jia Baoyu's marriage is approaching. The Jia family hasn't held a wedding for seven or eight years, and Jia Mu favors Jia Baoyu, so she asks about it from time to time these days.

Coupled with Jia Cong's further military merit, being promoted to a high position of the fourth grade and gaining the honor of a Vice Minister, Jia Mu thinks about Jia Baoyu's marriage, which can be considered a happy event on top of a happy event, becoming more and more festive and decent.

Wang Lady knows Jia Mu's mind, so she naturally wants to cater to her, so that the Old Ancestor will think more of Jia Baoyu. These days, she enters the hall every day to discuss the trivial matters of Jia Baoyu's wedding with Jia Mu.

Seeing Yingchun, Lin Daiyu, and other sisters are mostly in Rongqing Hall every day because of the warming weather and Jia Cong's expedition. They often listen to Wang Lady's nagging, but they mostly don't take it to heart.

Lin Daiyu and Seeing Yingchun are drinking tea and chatting, Shi Xiangyun and Seeing Tan Chun are playing chess, Little Xichun is trapped in a circle chair playing with nine-linked rings, and the maid Ruhu is peeling oranges and stuffing orange petals into Little Xichun's mouth.

Wang Lady keeps talking about the trivial matters of getting married, wishing she could invite all the high families in Love Shenjing, without missing a single one, and also showing the guest list to Jia Mu, making the Old Ancestor laugh.

Lin Daiyu and other sisters have long been tired of listening, feeling bored and not entering their ears. Although Seeing Tan Chun is Jia Baoyu's own sister, she also feels that the guest list listed by the Mistress is truly too ostentatious.

She actually invited Li Li Dekang, the Minister of Works. Although he is the Master's superior, Li Li Dekang is the Minister of Works, the head of the Six Ministries, and a high-ranking official. His words and actions are extraordinary.

The actions of a Minister represent the trend of the officialdom. The Master's official position is far from Li Li Dekang's, and the Master is also an official in the Ministry of Works, a person who is easily ignored.

Second Brother is getting married, how could the Minister of Works come to the banquet in person? If the gift arrives but the person doesn't, it is already a great favor. The Mistress also arranged a seat at the main table, which sounds truly absurd.

Unless Third Brother is sitting in the mansion, he now holds the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, and the Minister Li Li Dekang will definitely arrive. Otherwise, relying on Jia Baoyu's reputation, these high-ranking officials will never come to provoke.

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But Third Brother is making military merit outside the city, and he didn't even enter the city gate before going north. Thinking about it, the Mongol-suppression war is very tight, so how can he return in a few months? He must not be able to catch up with Jia Baoyu's wedding banquet.

The Mistress hopes that Second Brother's marriage will be decent, but she doesn't weigh the truth. She expects too much from high-ranking guests, but when the invitation is sent, she will inevitably be disappointed and embarrassed.

But Wang Lady smiled, "Old Ancestor, our family status is passed down from generation to generation, the incense is prosperous, and the descendants are prosperous. This is the most important thing in the family."

"Jia Baoyu is getting married in March, but in June, Cai Xia will give birth. It is only three months apart. Old Ancestor will hold a great-grandson again. It is truly a series of happy events."

Jia Mu laughed happily after hearing this, "Since Lan'er landed, the family hasn't added a child for seven or eight years. In a blink of an eye, Jia Baoyu is also going to be a father. Although it is a concubine, I will definitely love it."

Seeing Yingchun smiled slightly after hearing Jia Mu's words. The Old Ancestor is an old-fashioned person. Originally, she didn't take the concubine's sons to heart. Jia Huan brother and Cong brother didn't get favored when they were young.

Now that the Old Ancestor sees Cong brother so proud, she also knows that the concubine's descendants cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, she wouldn't have changed her tone in front of everyone and said that the concubine's descendants are also loved.

Shi Shi Xiangyun was holding a chess piece but didn't fall. Hearing Wang Lady's enthusiastic words, she felt strange in her heart. Can you be sure of the gender when giving birth? Second Mistress said it as if it must be a boy, which is truly strange?

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Jia Mu smiled, "I think Miss Xia's figure is a model for childbearing. I hope that after she enters the door, she will bloom and bear fruit early, and give birth to a legitimate son for Jia Baoyu. I will be satisfied."

Shi Shi Xiangyun felt unhappy after hearing this. Ever since she was messed up by Jia Baoyu, she suddenly opened her heart to love, and she felt full of longing for Jia Cong. Unknowingly, she began to protect him.

Hearing Jia Mu's words, she always felt something was wrong. The Old Ancestor is old, and she favors Jia Baoyu more and more, forgetting that the family is different now. My Third Brother is the legitimate descendant of the main branch.

The Old Ancestor is the first-class noblewoman of Lady Rongguo. Shouldn't she be most concerned about the inheritance of the family business? If Third Brother gives birth to descendants, the family business of the two mansions will have successors. That is truly called being satisfied...

Wang Lady and Jia Mu talked interestingly, full of restraint and pride, feeling that the matter of Cai Xia was done right. With these two happy events, Jia Baoyu could finally suppress the limelight of the Dongfu.

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Just when Wang Lady was full of ambition, the door curtain of the hall was suddenly lifted. Lin Lin Zhixiao's wife looked a little wrong and said, "Old Ancestor, Second Mistress, news came from the East Courtyard."

"Second Master had an accident. After going to the official office this morning, the Ministry of Personnel issued a document saying that Jia Yucun of Jin Ling took bribes and bent the law, and has now been imprisoned. Second Master is also implicated."

"According to Jia Yucun's confession, when the Feng Yuan case in Jin Ling was concluded, he received a letter from Second Master, so he settled the case cheaply. Now that he has fallen into guilt, he has implicated Second Master."

"The official document says that Second Master lost his virtue as an official, and the Ministry of Personnel and the Sun Dali Temple reported it to the palace. The palace asked the Master to suspend his duties and reflect in the mansion, and wait for Jia Yucun's case to be concluded before the imperial court will deal with it."

As soon as Lin Lin Zhixiao's wife finished speaking, everyone in the hall was surprised. Wang Lady was pale with fright, and her whole person was swaying. The enthusiastic pride of coaxing Jia Mu to be happy instantly disappeared without a trace.

Jia Mu had already stood up in shock. The descendants of the Jia family, since the death of the eldest son, the second son was the only official, which was already thin and inferior to the descendants of the twelve branches of Jin Ling.

But the second son Jia Zheng's official position was the honor bestowed by the Retired Emperor, which was the face that only hereditary aristocrats had. Jia Mu was always proud of it. Now that her son was suspended, how could Jia Mu not be shocked?

She asked urgently, "Two years ago, Cong brother said that Jia Yucun was treacherous, and the Jia family broke off relations with him. How could he still be related to him? What Feng Yuan case, what is going on!"

Lin Lin Zhixiao's wife replied, "Old Ancestor, I don't know the specific reason. The Master's servant just came back to report the news. Because Second Mistress was not in the East Courtyard, the news was passed to the West Mansion."

Wang Lady was already heartbroken. Since the second branch lost its legitimate position, the Master's official position had become the only barrier for the second branch. If even the official position was lost, the second branch would be even more unable to recover.

Although Jia Mu also knew that Xue Pan had committed a murder case, she didn't know the specific details, because this was not a glorious thing. Xue Xue Yima and Wang Lady both loved face and naturally wouldn't talk much to others.

Now Wang Lady didn't dare to mention it at all. Back then, Xue Pan indulged his servants to beat Feng Yuan to serious injury and death, which was her bewitching and begging Jia Zheng to write a letter to ask Jia Yucun to mediate and exonerate the case.

If the Old Ancestor knew the truth, she was the culprit who caused the trouble. The Old Ancestor was heartbroken for her son's future and would definitely hate her daughter-in-law to death, fearing that she would not be able to cross the threshold of the West Mansion.

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So when Jia Mu asked this, Wang Lady didn't dare to say half a word, pretending to be sad, and didn't take Jia Mu's words. After a while, she suddenly heard Seeing Yingchun speak.

"Old Ancestor, I have heard Cong brother mention the Feng Yuan case, which is not a secret. Many people know it. Since Old Ancestor asked, I have to tell you."

"This matter is also related to the girl Zhen Ying Lady Lian. Zhen Ying Lady Lian was abducted by a trafficker when she was young. Before she reached the age of fifteen, she was already very beautiful. The trafficker naturally wanted to treat her as a strange commodity."

"Originally, she was to be sold to a Feng family in Jin Ling as a concubine. The young master of this family was called Feng Yuan. It was just that Zhen Ying Lady Lian was born outstanding, and the Xue brother of the Aunt's family also took a fancy to her, giving birth to a dispute between the two families."

"Because the two families were fighting to buy a girl, Feng Yuan argued with the Xue brother. The Xue brother was also full of blood, and in a fit of anger, he let his servants beat Feng Yuan, making him die of the heart to fight for the purchase." ===== CHAPTER 915 =====