Chapter 199 Sorrow (Part 1)
At the separate courtyard of Taixuan Temple, Jia Zhen came up crying, but his father was gone, and his mother...
"Mom~~~~, I don't have a dad anymore, wuwu~~~wuwuwu~~~~~"
Jia Zhen cried and crawled towards his mother who was collecting broken bricks, "You can't also abandon us, wuwu~~~, please don't scare your son~~~"
“Don’t cry!”
Shen Ning drove everyone out and cleaned up the mess one brick at a time, her hands shaking badly.
She fired five shots today, and her entire right arm to shoulder was numb and painful from the recoil of the rifle.
Now picking up bricks and tiles...
Don’t even mention the pain.
From joints to muscles, everything is screaming with pain.
But if she doesn't do it, who will? If she lets someone else do it, what if they run into the trap there? And there's also the corpse.
Although there was a faint smell here, Shen Ning always held out some hope.
There are some things that Jia Jing has never told his original self, but through all the memories, she knows that there are people who have always protected him.
But that person was not on the Jia family’s list.
But when Wang Ziteng frightened his horse, it was almost certainly that man who did it.
Jia Jing asked to die here, and Shen Ning didn't know whether the other party had the ability to save him and stuff a body in.
She could only clean up the mess herself, and if anything went wrong, she would try her best to cover it up.
Being a dung carrier in Taixuan Temple and being watched all the time was not what Jia Jing wanted.
The reason why he stayed here honestly was only because of the Jia family.
If he could fake his own death and get away with it...it might be better for him.
"Your father doesn't like people crying."
"Woo~"
Jia Zhen hurriedly wiped away his tears.
His father really didn't like people crying, so when he beat him, the more he cried, the harder he was hit.
"He only has us..."
Shen Ning was so tired that she barely had the strength to speak.
"If you feel sorry for me and your father, clean it up together."
"Mother~"
Jia Zhen burst into tears again, "It's OK if my son comes, you can take a rest."
His father must be dead; he could smell his flesh burning.
Woohoo! How painful it was when my father died! Jia Zhen, who had been burned by sparks while warming himself by the fire, knew how painful it was to be burned by fire.
Although he had a shoulder injury, he was kept protected in the carriage except for the moment when the incident occurred.
He has strength.
Jia Zhen forced his mother to sit down on the steps and picked up the broken bricks and tiles.
Chief Constable Lu and Lord Zhu Si came over and took a look. They smelled the scent and looked at Shen Ning's distraught look, and sighed slightly in their hearts.
Jia Jing was so powerful back then. He followed the prince and was both talented in literature and martial arts. Unexpectedly... he also took the same path as the prince.
The two people stepped back silently and tried to show respect!
They interrogated all the people in the temple and investigated all the circumstances of the incident.
Forty men in black came down from the sky and killed two people as soon as they arrived. They were looking for Jia Jing, but Jia Jing was nowhere to be found.
But they surrounded the Taoist temple, and they seemed to know clearly that Jia Jing was inside the temple...
Chief Constable Lu and Lord Zhu both suppressed their speculation.
I subconsciously avoided touching it.
After all, the people mentioned above are the ones who don't trust Jia Jing in the capital.
As to why he finally showed up on his own initiative, both of them had their own guesses.
The Taoist temple is so small, and someone has already died for him. He can't expect everyone to die for him.
Survival is a human instinct. The people in the Taoist temple..., seeing their teachers and leaders being killed one after another, must have been on the verge of mental collapse.
Even if he doesn't come out voluntarily, someone will betray him for the sake of his life.
By showing up on his own initiative, he can still preserve his last bit of dignity.
"I will report the situation here immediately."
Zhu Si said, "Lord Lu, I'm sorry to bother you here. Look, is there anything you want me to bring to Lord Dong?"
"Well, I'm ready."
Chief Constable Lu raised his hand, and the clerk who had been taking notes stepped forward.
"Please, Master Zhu, give this to our Master."
Jia Jing is dead. Although most of the murderers have been executed, they still need to know the real mastermind behind the scenes.
After all, colluding with Japanese pirates is a serious crime.
What's more, the person they killed was Jia Jing, the person the prince valued most when he was alive.
If the prince was well, he and Jia Jing would surely be able to get along well with each other like elders, a ruler and his subject.
Alas~ Captain Lu looked at the Jia family's large group of people who had finally arrived and sighed softly.
From the direction of the other courtyard, there was a deafening cry of grief.
"Grandma, grandma~~~, woo woo~, my grandfather..."
Rong Ge'er loves his grandmother the most.
As my grandmother, covered in dust and shaking with hands, picked up bricks and wood, his heart...
"Be good, don't cry!"
Shen Ning hugged Rong Ge'er who was crying and crawling over, and looked at Jia Zhu and Jia Lian who were crying and wanted to come over to help, and stopped them, saying: "Your uncle is here, let our family come, you...you go back to Beijing, go back to Beijing, buy a better coffin, and there are funerals...that need to be held."
Looking at the place getting closer and closer, her heart was in great torment.
"No need to make a big deal about it, your uncle... doesn't like it!"
It must not be Jia Jing!
There are many graves on this mountain. Can we steal one?
She asked Jiao Da to secretly send someone to tell her about the fact that Prince Jin sent people to her house to steal letters.
Jia Jing is so smart, will he make some preparations? Of course he will.
If he hadn't done it, how could he deserve the attention the prince had given him all those years? Now that the prince was gone, the retired emperor didn't even let him inherit the title for the sake of his throne and the safety of his other sons, which showed that they all recognized his ability.
Since you have the ability, why not take advantage of the situation to fake your death and escape...it shouldn't be difficult, right?
Anyway, if Shen Ning was here, she would definitely fake her death and get away.
The world is so big, even going out to sea is better than picking up manure here.
Shen Ning was very sad.
Whether it is Jia Jing in the Dream of the Red Chamber or Jia Jing here, they are actually pitiful people.
He was born into a noble family, gave up military career to pursue literature, and became a Jinshi on his own, but ended up wasting his time in this Taoist temple.
There are so many useless people in the Jia family. They bully men and women, take on lawsuits, have concubines, and compete to ruin the family... But they live well and comfortably.
Jia Jing didn't care about anything. In fact, at that time, he was extremely discouraged about the world and human nature, right?
"Go ahead and bring some more firewood. Since your uncle wants to have a grand celebration, then let's do it cleanly... with a grand celebration."
If it’s not cooked well, cook it again.
This world...is not worth it to Jia Jing.
Burn it cleanly, so that if there is something there, it cannot be found out.
…
In the capital city, in Shoukang Palace, someone was crying quietly.
The emperor hasn't woken up yet, even if he wakes up in the future...
Prince Cheng and his companions became much more cautious in front of the emperor.
When they found out that this incident was caused by Prince Jin..., everyone involuntarily distanced themselves from him.
When the emperor was around, no matter how much they made a fuss, the emperor would at most scold them, put them under house arrest, or deduct their salary.
After all, after the Crown Prince's death, as long as the throne was not involved, the old man would be strict on the surface but tolerant towards them inwardly.
But now...
If the emperor emeritus cannot get better, then his brothers will be in charge.
They are ministers, no longer sons or brothers.
In the past, those brothers had never given any benefits to the emperor.
No, no, no, Prince Cheng was still thinking in his heart what he had done to bully him.
When he was a child, he was ignorant and could turn the page, but after he became emperor...
It would have been better if the princes didn't take stock. Once they did, they all wished they could become filial sons and make the emperor better as soon as possible.
Old man, you can't leave in such a hurry.
They all act according to the old man's instructions.
These past six months...
Over the past six months, the emperor has unknowingly become more powerful than them, and they have not cooperated much or given him enough face.
The old man should at least hold on for another two years, so that they can set an example for the ministers in the court and reassure the emperor.
He was relieved, and they were safe.
In order to look good in history books, he would not easily kill his brother.
But now…
Everyone had a look of panic on their face.
The same goes for Prince Jin.
He didn't expect that if he touched the Jia family, Mr. Dong would sue him like that.
What should I do? The King of Jin's mind was working rapidly, trying to think of a solution.
Can he take the first step and chop the guy named Dong to death?
He wronged him and harmed his father like this. He deserves to be cut into pieces.
Yes, that’s it.
Prince Jin looked for the sword his father loved the most and found it hanging in front of the tent. He couldn't help but want to walk forward.
At this moment, Eunuch Liu rushed in, "Your Majesty!"
He gasped, "Someone colluded with the Japanese pirates and broke into Taixuan Temple. Jia Jing is dead."
What? The palace suddenly became quiet.
Many people can understand the killing of Jia Jing.
After all, he and the prince have a special relationship.
He is a capable man. If we don't pin him down, what if he seeks revenge for the prince in the future...
When it came to the prince's affair, each of them added fuel to the fire.
They felt more relieved when Jia Jing died, but colluding with the Japanese pirates...? Is this something a human would do? Although Dazhao's powerful enemy is in the north, the Japanese pirates... can't be allowed to become powerful!
The previous dynasty is a clear example.
How much tax was saved in Jiangnan because of the Japanese pirates?
Although many of the later Japanese pirates were created by certain guys themselves, they were targeting the national foundation.
Therefore, the previous dynasty became weaker and weaker and was invaded by foreign enemies.
How many years has it been since their Dazhao country was established?
When they were young, their teachers were all great scholars. They all understood the principles they should understand. When Prince Cheng first looked at Prince Jin, the emperor was also looking at Prince Jin.
King Jin: “…”
His face looked extremely ugly.
Why are you all looking at him?
He wanted Jia Jing to die, and he also said that if they were short of manpower, they could seek external help, but...
Could it be my uncle?
"emperor!"
He said in a particularly loud voice: "What is this place? This is the Shoukang Palace of the Emperor. Who is Jia Jing? He should die if he wants to. That Dong guy has made our father so angry. As his sons, we can't just let it go, right?"
As he said this, he took a few steps forward and tried to snatch the sword.
"What? Take him down!"
The emperor shouted, and Dai Quan was the first to step forward and lead his men to hold down the Prince of Jin.
"Prince Jin, is this where you confuse right and wrong and act so outrageously?"
The emperor watched him being pressed to the ground by the eunuchs, but he did not let them take him out immediately.
Instead, he turned to ask Liu An, "Was Jia Jing killed by the Japanese pirates?"
"……no!"
Liu An hurriedly shook his head. "The black-clad men who colluded with the Japanese pirates surrounded Taixuan Temple. Jia Jingxian hid first, and they killed people in Taixuan Temple to force him to show up. Then he had no choice but to show up, but he said that he was a star in the sky, and even if he died, he would die gloriously. Those people tied him up and threw him into the Jia family's villa over there, poured oil on it, and set it on fire."
“…”
“…”
The scene was somewhat quiet.
The princes are all somewhat sensitive to fire.
The prince set the fire in the first place.
Now Jia Jing is taking the same path again...
"Evil son..."
The emperor woke up and happened to hear it.
He felt unspeakable pain and regret towards "Huo". Upon hearing this, he was so angry that he sat up, pointed at King Jin who was pinned to the ground, and gasped heavily.
He wanted to curse, but...
His son was pressed face down to the ground by the eunuch, he...
The emperor's throat gurgled and he fell down again.
"Father! Father, Father..."
Shoukang Palace suddenly became chaotic again.
The imperial doctors who were rushed to the side hall were called back in a hurry.
At the same time, Jia She also arrived home.
He was in a dishevel, with blood stains all over his body from the murder. He didn't know how many people saw him along the way.
However, he did not cry in front of outsiders, but when he entered Ningrong Street and saw the "Ningguo Mansion built by imperial decree" and the two large stone lions in front of the door, he could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Big brother is gone.
From then on, no one could hold up the sky for him.
Those who followed him from afar to inquire about the situation, after hearing him cry so sadly, could not help but guess that except for those who were at home, all the members of the Jia family's eldest branch were gone.
Lady Jia, who was leaning on the couch waiting for news, felt her heart pounding when she heard her son crying like that, and she immediately felt unwell.
Fortunately, Wang Xifeng was afraid that the old lady would not be able to bear the bad news, so although she did not invite the imperial physician, she invited Chen, the manager of Huichuntang.
Shopkeeper Chen quickly gave the old lady an acupuncture injection and brought her the medicine that had been boiled long ago, asking her to drink it.
"Mother, I went to pay my respects to my elder brother."
Jia Min shed tears, "Sister-in-law asked Yue'er to go over."
Yue'er has never seen her elder brother since she was born.
But Jia Min knew how much the couple wanted to have a second child.
Even though the eldest brother was worried that his sister-in-law was too old and giving birth would be dangerous, and he didn't like Xiao Yue'er, he would still be happy that his sister-in-law gave birth safely.
Otherwise, how could he willingly hand over his private property?
When his sister-in-law asked him to take off his clothes, he let her?
Wasn't it because he wanted to please her? He wanted to coax her? But after the child was born, he never saw the child.
Every day, I carry manure at Taixuan Temple...
"Mother, you are not feeling well. I will go tomorrow. I will take Youshi and Yue'er with me."
"How come he's gone? He was so young!"
Lady Jia's tears were streaming down her face.
Although he was not her son, she treated him like her own son.
He is also more capable and sensible than her two sons. If it weren't for...
Grandmother Jia cried so hard that she stuffed a string of Buddhist beads she carried with her into her daughter's hand and said, "Yue'er is still young, you give this to her."
Children are prone to illness. It’s so cold today. If anything happens... I’m afraid Shen will have to go with them.
"Tell your sister-in-law that I will go there tomorrow and see her. She must be well."
Her body really can't take it.
If something happens to her again, this family will be ruined.
"You should persuade her a little bit, at least think about Yue'er and Rong'er."
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