Chapter 919

Lady Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

Jia Mu smiled: "Although Cong Ge'er is not at home, you sisters are often by his side and have learned his knowledge and means, so you can make up your minds about big things.

According to what Lin girl said just now, this response must be correct. Now that the matter is settled, you sisters talk among yourselves; it's not interesting for us old people to accompany you."

Lin Daiyu and Seeing Yingchun got up to say goodbye. Lady Wang waited for them to leave the hall and said: "Grandmother, can we just let the Master's official position be like this?"

When Jia Mu heard this, her face remained calm and she said: "I know your thoughts. Even in noble families, there are times of ups and downs, which is just common sense.

You should think more openly. In these days, because Cong Ge'er was promoted, there have been female relatives of old families visiting, often talking about the military grain depot leak case, which is very dangerous.

The Qi Duke Chen Yi is the only one among the eight dukes who still holds the title of Duke, and he is also a superior in the Five Military Governor's Office. His foundation in the officialdom is now deeper than the Jia family's.

But even for such a person, his grandson Chen Richang was confirmed to have leaked secrets, and in just a few days, Chen Yi's position as deputy commander and governor was dismissed by the Emperor.

Otherwise, how could Cong Ge'er sit in the position of governor at a young age? There are also rumors among the old families that Chen Yi was escorted to the capital by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and might be convicted and have his title demoted.

You can see how much the Emperor hates the military grain depot leak. Although Zheng'er was not directly implicated in the leak case, because of Xue Pan, he has already been hindered.

Even the Qi Duke could not be spared, so how could Zheng'er retreat completely? Just as Lin girl said, if Zheng'er is finally demoted, it can be considered a complete retreat.

You should think long-term and don't care too much about the empty title of noble lady. As long as the East and West Mansions are proper, Zheng'er supports the Second Branch, and the whole family is stable, you won't suffer a big loss."

Lady Wang's thoughts were exposed by Jia Mu, and her face burned. Her thoughts were firmly held by Jia Mu, so how could she dare to say another word? Otherwise, she would really be ashamed to death.

Jia Mu sighed: "You must have been unconvinced in your heart before, saying that I favored Lin girl and valued her more than my own granddaughters. Today you also heard her words.

This girl comes from a scholarly family, has read a lot of poetry, and before she reached the age of fifteen, she was so intelligent and transparent, with extraordinary insight. Which ordinary girl has her ability?

Several girls in our family are somewhat inferior to her. Don't look at her as weak on the outside; she is strong on the inside, and now her temperament has become cheerful, which is even better.

In the future, she will be a wife and grandmother of a noble family, perhaps even more powerful than us. I wanted to marry her to Jia Baoyu, but I couldn't get my wish in the end, which is their fate.

It's a pity that the Lin family is a scholarly family in Jiangnan and has long since lost the inheritance of the title, and Lin Ruhai is in office in Yangzhou. The Lin family has no foundation in the capital, which is a pity.

I don't know who will be lucky enough to get Lin girl, this golden nugget, who is talented and beautiful, suitable for home and family, and can help her husband and teach her children. It's a blessing for several lifetimes, let him be proud……"

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Lady Wang's thoughts were cold and narrow, her temperament was stubborn and ruthless, and she disliked transparent and spiritual women the most, feeling that such women were too smart, had few rules, and were born restless.

At first, she didn't like her sister-in-law Jia Min, and now she didn't like her daughter Lin Daiyu, all because of this prejudice. Seeing Jia Mu praise Lin Daiyu too much, she felt very uncomfortable and unhappy in her heart.

But she heard the meaning in Jia Mu's words. Now that she valued Cong Ge'er's power, she thought about matching Lin girl and Cong Ge'er, but finally felt it was not very appropriate.

Because although the Lin family is a scholarly family, it is located in a corner of Jiangnan and has no power foundation in the Love Shenjing, which is a flaw. Only the Shi family of the Lady Bao Ling Marquis is the most suitable.

The Shi family in the Love Shenjing has two marquises in one family, and it is also Grandmother's maternal family. The third master Shi Ding is the Emperor's trusted minister. The marriage between Jia and Shi can greatly increase the power of both families.

Lady Wang also comes from a noble family, so she naturally understands such a simple truth. Although the kid in the East Mansion has signs of a royal marriage, he has the glory of two titles in one family.

Grandmother has long calculated the trick of two branches passing on, wanting to match Jia Cong and Shi Xiangyun. It's not a day or two, and the Jia and Shi families must have a tacit understanding.

Thinking that her Jia Baoyu can only marry the daughter of a royal merchant, while that kid in the East Mansion is so glorious, with noble daughters and official daughters for him to choose from, it's truly unreasonable……

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Count's Mansion, Inner Courtyard Garden.

The spring breeze was fine, the stone path was quiet and cool, Lin Daiyu and Seeing Yingchun returned from the West Mansion, walking and talking in the inner garden.

She wore a gold-woven flower-scattered cross-collar long jacket, a coral-red small-collar inner garment, and a peach-red pleated skirt. She was as beautiful as an orchid, with a slender waist, skin like jade, fairy-like and pretty, and graceful.

Seeing Yingchun said: "Lin sister, according to what you said just now, Brother Chen helped a lot. If it weren't for his idea of submitting a memorial to plead guilty, the second uncle would have been in big trouble.

Brother Cong is not at home now, and the two mansions lack a master. If things really reached that point, he would be very annoyed and worried when he came back and saw the second uncle in trouble."

Lin Daiyu said: "Second sister, actually, there are some words that I didn't say clearly to Grandmother just now. Brother Chen came to help not only because he and Third Brother have a relationship as fellow students."

Seeing Yingchun looked confused and said: "What does sister mean by this? Could it be that Brother Chen came to help, and there is another hidden reason?"

Lin Daiyu said: "Because Second sister is not familiar with the people of the Chen family, she won't think deeply. But Elder Chen has a feeling of promoting my father, and the two families have always been on good terms.

Because I live under Grandmother's knees, my father often taught me about the capital in his letters, letting me be influenced by the elegance of the people in the Love Shenjing. Father often mentioned Minister Chen of the Ministry of Personnel in his letters.

This old gentleman has been floating in the officialdom, and when the middle palace changed, he was implicated. His official career has risen and fallen several times, and he finally reached the head of the six ministries. He is a person with meticulous thinking and deep official career.

Father said that he is experienced in handling things and plans before moving, not a person who acts rashly. Brother Chen coming to help is not a small matter; it must be instructed by the old gentleman.

But the Duke of Qi's mansion would never have a chance to turn over again. It was already a nailed-down matter. Could it be that the power and glory accumulated by the ancestors through fighting and generations of accumulation would be washed away like this?

Elder Chen is a wise man and, according to common sense, would not be so radical, unless he felt that such a disposal was fine. Historically, the power and orders of questioning and convicting officials all belong to the Ministry of Personnel.

The document for the second uncle's suspension and detention has already been decided by the Emperor and the Ministry of Personnel. The former deputy commander Chen Yi has already been dismissed from his military position by the imperial court because of his grandson Chen Richang's crime.

Third Brother, the successor deputy commander, also broke out that his relatives were implicated in the major criminal case. If such things happen one after another, where is the face of the Emperor and the imperial court, and where is the military morale of the war to suppress the Mongols?"

Lin Daiyu looked left and right, lowered her voice and said: "Therefore, Brother Chen entering the mansion to help must have been authorized by Elder Chen, and Elder Chen is upholding the Emperor's will……"

Seeing Yingchun was shocked in her heart, and then heard Lin Daiyu say: "The root of the matter must be like this, but these words are too taboo. Things in Rongqing Hall have never been able to be hidden.

Third Brother also said that the West Mansion is mixed with eyes and ears, and Second Aunt has this temperament, and her words and actions are worrying. How dare I speak out? I can understand it myself.

In short, the second uncle also has luck. Even if he falls into guilt this time, he will not cause any major disaster. In the final analysis, it is all because of Third Brother.

This time Third Brother made military contributions outside the city, and the Emperor's reward was very generous. Now with Brother Chen's matter, you can see the Emperor's high expectations for Third Brother.

I just hope that Third Brother will be smooth, and this time he can make military contributions again and win and return early. The small things in the family are not worth mentioning, and they will eventually dissipate like smoke."

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North of the Love Shenjing, west of Yanyan, Yuanzhou City.

The sky was vast and gloomy, and the tall and majestic city was like a natural moat, spanning east and west, standing between heaven and earth, as if it could block all the floods in the world.

The solid and mottled city walls were covered with pits and scars, all traces of arrows and swords, and the soldiers on the city wall were on guard, with swords and guns standing like a forest, and bowstrings waiting to be drawn.

Under the city wall, many scaling ladders were overturned, and the ground was full of dead soldiers, with different states of death, either chopped by swords, pierced by arrows, or more falling from high places.

Among the corpses of the fallen, there were a small number of Great Zhou soldiers, all of whom died miserably, with chopping wounds on their bodies, limbs twisted and broken, falling to their deaths from the city wall when the two armies were fighting each other.

In the middle of the pile of corpses, there were burning rockets, the flames burning the corpses, emitting black smoke, emitting a nauseating burnt smell, and a rich and suffocating smell of blood.

The world was desolate, the murderous spirit lingered, human life was like grass, flesh and blood were buried in the yellow soil, whether walking towards victory or falling into failure, every step had to be painted with human life.