Chapter 218 Confiscation of Household
Tianxiang Tower!
Looking into the distance, Shen Ning always felt that something had happened again.
The people on the street seemed a little agitated.
"Madam, the master is here."
Sure enough, Jia Zhen was running upstairs with big strides.
"Mother!" He waved his hands at the maids, watched them leave, and then said, "The dragon robe was found in Prince Jing's mansion, and Prince Kang's mansion also has its own secret room."
Jia Zhen was convinced. These gentlemen were not only bold, but also did not know how to restrain themselves. "Not only that, the imperial guards just went out and raided the house of Zheng Yushi who impeached our family."
"Zheng Liang? The one who got promoted, got rich, and his wife died?"
Shen Ning looked at Jia Zhen.
"yes!"
Jia Zhen didn't expect that his mother didn't care about the person who found the dragon robe, but was concerned about Zheng Liang. "Son, remember, it was you who asked Xing'er to spread the story about getting promoted, getting rich, and having a dead wife, right?"
Shen Ning: “…”
It was she who asked Xing'er to spread the information, but that was only after she had checked it out.
Zheng Liang was such a disgusting person to her.
In modern times, she had read a lot of farming literature, in which there were many favored scholars, Zheng Liang being one of them.
He had a talent for studying, so he was pampered by his grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts. The Zheng family sold their fields and even a daughter for him. Finally, he finished his studies and passed the imperial examination.
Perhaps he knew that it was not easy to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, so on the third day after passing the exam, he married the daughter of a wealthy businessman in the county.
There is no problem in changing one's family status by getting someone's dowry, after all, the two families each have their own needs.
However, after he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, his wife died of childbirth complications within a month. He then took advantage of the fact that no one was taking care of the child and married the daughter of a wealthy businessman in the provincial capital.
Only two years after he entered the Hanlin Academy as an official, his second wife died in childbirth again. With the help of their daughter, the Zheng family received a large dowry from her.
Then he married the scholar's daughter.
He was successfully transferred from Hanlin to Censor, and from then on he criticized everything like a reincarnated saint, advocating that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent and that a woman should not serve two husbands. When Princess Baofeng died tragically, he spoke for the Cheng family. When Jia Zhen divorced and returned home, he impeached Jia She and Jia Lian, as if he wanted to take care of all the injustices in the world.
Humph~ If Jia Jing's name wasn't somewhat sensitive in the court, and she didn't have an imperial edict at the time, when she accepted Jia Jing's private property, this person would probably have impeached her in the court.
It seemed that Zheng Liang was the first to call her the most fierce woman in the world.
He was so enthusiastic about other people's family affairs, saying what saintly words he said, why didn't he look at himself? He took care of his parents, uncles, and brothers, but that was drinking other people's blood.
Maybe he was afraid of what others would say about him. His nephew could follow him to Beijing, but the children born to his first two wives at great risk of their lives were left to farm the few acres of thin land in his hometown.
"Is Xing'er spreading the message wrong?"
Shen Ning stood in the sun, "Tell me, what is his crime?"
"Kill your wife!"
Huh? Shen Ning was shocked.
Although she had long suspected that the man had used the difficult childbirth to kill his two wives, she had never thought...
"Have you found out?"
"Yes!" Jia Zhen said, "His previous two wives were killed by the Zheng family through the hands of midwives."
"Your Majesty, you did a great job."
According to her investigation, few of the brothers, nephews and nephews that Zheng Liang brought to Beijing from his hometown were capable of doing anything.
Those who used to be farmers' sons are now successful and have one or more concubines.
Where did they get the money? "You just said that the dragon robe was found in Prince Jing's mansion?"
"yes!"
Prince Jing is finished.
Jia Zhen said: "The grand court meeting has not yet ended, and they may be discussing the punishment of those princes."
Fortunately, their family has no connection with any royal palace.
Uncle Xifu was so powerful back then, but none of his four aunts married into the royal family.
"In addition, the Shi family of the Shanguo Mansion was also raided."
Shi family?
Shen Ning vaguely remembered that in the later period of the Dream of the Red Chamber, there was a man named Shi Daizi who had a few family heirloom fans that Jia Yucun took away in order to curry favor with Jia She. In the end, the Jia family was also charged with an additional crime because of those fans.
"The Shi family and the King of Jin are brothers-in-law, and his wife and the King of Jin's wife are cousins. It is said that the Shi family was also mobilized by a small note from the King of Jin because of what happened yesterday."
Jia Zhen sighed, "Mother, it is said that the Prince of Jin is missing and has not been found yet. You said that he..."
"Stop it, you don't have to think about it or worry about it."
Shen Ning said: "This is something that the emperor and the officials in the court should worry about."
"...I'm just telling you."
"Okay, then let me ask you, if one day you were among a group of beggars and saw that one of them was the King of Jin, what would you do?"
That Mr. Liu played a big game of chess.
He must have some grudge against the royal family.
This hatred and resentment cannot be resolved simply by killing people.
Sometimes, living is harder than dying.
There is no guarantee that he would not let the high and mighty King Jin become a beggar who could not speak or write and had to beg for a living.
“…I’ll just pretend I didn’t see it!”
Jia Zhen felt that his mother was daydreaming. "Maybe she would buy some food and give it to the beggar next to him, but she would not give it to him."
While the mother and son were talking here, Dong Xiaoquan left the court.
At this time, he was a little dazed when walking.
These two days have been so tiring.
Now, except for Prince Jin, all those who should be arrested have been arrested.
Climbing into the car, he closed his eyes and passed out on the spot.
The missing Mr. Liu and Prince Jin are hard to find.
But in Dong Xiaoquan's eyes, this is no longer a particularly important matter.
In the next month, countless people will suffer misfortune from the court to the local areas.
He has no time to think about anything else now. He needs to have a good rest and prepare for the series of fierce battles to come.
It was not far from the imperial city to Shuntian Prefecture. As soon as the carriage stopped, he woke up in a daze.
"grown ups!"
Chief Constable Lu came over in a hurry and said, "I have found out Mr. Liu's real name."
Oh? Dong Xiaoquan suddenly woke up and asked, "What's your name?"
"Liu Yuan!"
Chief Constable Lu said, "Ten years ago, he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, but he disappeared before he even entered the examination room. Later..."
"Is this the person the prince asked us to help investigate back then?"
"yes!"
Chief Constable Lu nodded heavily.
Dong Xiaoquan suddenly understood, "So it was him? That's no wonder."
He still remembers the family of three.
Shuntian Prefecture has the files of their report.
After he became the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, he found this case again when he was investigating an old case. Later, the prince specially asked someone to ask him to investigate again, but he didn't find any clues. However, the family of three who had already entered the prince's mansion would come to ask about it every three months.
Dong Xiaoquan was particularly impressed.
Even after Liu Fengyi gave birth to twins, she still hadn't forgotten this place.
pity……
"Let someone check the prince's tomb and see who has been paying homage there in recent years!"
The Liu family had been looking for Liu Yuan. Liu Yuan was controlled by Prince Jin and should have been unaware of what was going on at home. By the time he found out, his parents, sister and two little nephews were all burned to death along with the crown prince.
If he was Liu Yuan...
Dong Xiaoquan was in a complicated mood and said, "Let me ask everyone again, apart from the family of three who died with the crown prince, has anyone else investigated Liu Yuan's disappearance?"
After Liu Yuan was freed, he checked his home and found that all his family members were gone. Perhaps he would follow in their footsteps.
They went to Beijing to find him, so reporting the case to Shuntian Prefecture was their first priority.
Dong Xiaoquan wanted to use this opportunity to learn more about Liu Yuan.
If we are lucky, it would be even better if we can find some clues about him.
…
At the same time, Grandmother Jia also learned about everything that was happening outside from Lin Zhixiao.
"Madam, this is a letter from the Zhen family in Jinling."
Wang Xifeng handed over the letter she had just received.
“…”
Grandmother Jia was very upset.
After Yuanchun entered the palace, the Jia family gave generous annual gifts to the Zhen family.
The letters between the two families were also cordial, but how did Concubine Zhen treat Yuanchun? Now the letter...
"No more watching. From now on, there is no need to associate with the Zhen family..."
The emperor seemed to have a good temper before, but today he almost wiped out all the royal palaces.
Even the Shi family of Shanguogong didn't escape, and the Jia family... they had finally avoided it, but they can't add to it.
"Tell the concierge that if anyone from the Zhen family comes, they will not be seen."
This large family cannot be ruined because of the Zhen family.
Fortunately, it was Concubine Zhen who wronged them first.
"You don't have to report to me anymore."
"yes!"
How could Wang Xifeng not respond?
Everyone in the mansion was learning the Dazhao Law. If they occasionally didn't understand something, she would call her second sister Yingchun home and ask her to explain it to them.
It is certain that the Zhen family will be in trouble.
Not only does the problem lie with Prince Jin, the Zhen family also has huge problems of their own.
During the reign of the Emperor, the Zhen family received the most guests, but until now, they have not repaid the money.
The emperor would not care if the emperor was fine. But now the emperor is like this... it would be strange if the emperor could spare the Zhen family.
She would feel more at ease if they cut off the relationship sooner.
"Mother!" Jia Min offered her mother a cup of tea. "I'm afraid Concubine Zhen won't be able to escape. Even the Nan'an Palace... I'm afraid it will be implicated as well."
The Concubine Nan'an's surname was also Zhen.
"Well, let's just take care of our own family."
When the Jia family was in trouble, no one came to their aid.
Everyone is just trying to save face.
Grandmother Jia waved her hand and refused to drink tea. She leaned on the couch and said, "It's been busy these past two days. Feng girl, are your uncle and aunt doing well?"
"I asked Long Er to take a look, and he said it was fine."
"That cow..."
"There are kind people in the village who also care about the cows. There are two kind people in particular who taught my second aunt how to clean the cows' urine and feces at home."
“…”
“…”
Jia Zhen covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.
At this point everyone understood that it was mainly because the villagers loved the cows.
Yeah, it’s a cow.
For farmers, cows are like the backbone of their families.
They just couldn't bear to see the cow being ruined.
"…Then what does your second aunt do?"
"Dry!"
“…”
The old lady expressed her doubts, but with so many maids and servants in front of her, she couldn't ask too much, so she asked, "What about your second uncle? Does he still write couplets? Has he ever sold any of his couplets?"
"Second Uncle... is writing, but isn't the capital in chaos these days? That thing is not easy to sell in the village."
Wang Xifeng hesitated and said, "I heard from Long'er that the village chief brought two kilograms of millet to exchange for a few blessing characters and a bumper harvest."
Long'er meant that the second master gave too much.
But she couldn't tell this to the old lady.
After all, the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone were borrowed from the clan.
That silver has to be repaid.
If those people exchanged millet, corn or something like that for couplets, it would be embarrassing if they couldn't pay back the money after three months.
"Well, it would be nice if I could change something."
The old lady never imagined that after raising her second son like a treasure for so many years, he would have to worry about paying off a debt just for a tael of silver.
"Write more, and sell some in the spring when there's a shortage of crops. I should be able to collect enough to pay back the money to the clan."
Two taels of silver. Many times, one of her dishes cost more than two taels of silver.
"By the way, how are their injuries? Did the two of them quarrel again?"
At this time, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were arguing fiercely.
Wang tried to cook some porridge, but it turned out to be burnt.
In addition, when he went to serve the porridge, he saw a large pool of feces left by the old cow, and Jia Zheng vomited immediately.
He couldn't stand it anymore, he felt that the woman was abusing him.
"If you don't return the cow, you will sleep with it from now on."
Jia Zheng had long since stopped wanting to sleep with this woman. "Wang Wanyun, why didn't I realize before that you are so disgusting and useless?"
“…It’s too late to find out now.”
Wang was not afraid of this weak guy at all. "This house is not only for you, but also for me. The old cow is not easy to deal with now, but in the spring, we can borrow it to exchange for labor, and we can plant that acre of land easily. Otherwise, who can farm, or I?"
It was impossible for the Jia family to provide them with food anymore.
She couldn't count on the Wang family.
Wang is now determined to rely on herself.
"Instead of thinking about my cow, you should think about how to sell your couplets!"
There are still ten days until the Chinese New Year.
Actually, it’s a bit late to make couplets now.
"I can't sell it. That one tael of silver was borrowed by you personally. It has nothing to do with me."
After she was beaten with a stick, the clan called a doctor, but she and Jia Zheng only spent one or two taels of silver. Moreover, Jia Zheng's old injury was more serious than hers. To be honest, she was the one who suffered the loss by bearing the debt of one or two taels of silver.
"If you think I didn't cook well, then you can cook well yourself next time, and we can divide the food and cook our own food."
“You you…”
Jia Zheng was going crazy with her.
He had only said one word, and the woman paid him back so much.
It is true that only women and villains are difficult to raise.
"The tribe's cattle aren't just for you."
If there weren't people outside watching the fun, and if he hadn't had to take care of Yuanchun and Zhu'er, he would have taken action long ago, "If you want to touch my half of the cow, you have to cook for me."
A gentleman stays away from the kitchen.
He would never cook for himself.
"Ne~"
Mrs. Wang pushed a bowl of black porridge towards him and said, "I only know how to make this for now. If you want to eat it, then eat it. I didn't say you can't eat it."
Jia Zheng: “…”
He walked away angrily.
The New Year is coming soon, so the city gates shouldn't be closed, but they were closed yesterday.
Jia Zheng suspected that something had happened in the capital.
Whenever something happens in Beijing, it is usually a big deal. He didn't dare to ask about it. Today he specially brought two kilograms of millet and asked the village chief to go and take a look. Unfortunately, the village chief has not come back yet.
Jia Zheng was very worried, fearing that the village chief had been detained in Beijing, or that he had already...
"Mr. Jia~"
Hearing the voice he wanted to hear coming from outside the door, Jia Zheng hurried out.
"Oh, I'm back, don't you know?"
The village chief was panting, looking very embarrassed. "The emperor raided many princes' houses today!"
In fact, he really opened his eyes today, and was lucky enough to pick up a golden melon seed. Because of the golden melon seed, he followed the army of house-raiding and ran away from every household. Now he is so tired...
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