Chapter 458: Secret Descend

Hu Zi came to see Jiang Yan without Chen Jia's consent. When he saw Jiang Yan, his eyes couldn't help but flicker.

He said hesitantly, "Miss Jiang, my master just received a letter yesterday that he was promoted to Tongzhi of the Jinyiwei."

"That's great!" Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile when he heard that. "I can be transferred from the Zhenfu Division to the Jinyiwei Yamen. I don't have to deal with those prisoners anymore. Amitabha, it's really the Bodhisattva's blessing!"

Hu Zi wanted to cry but had no tears when he heard this.

Jiang Yan was stunned and asked, "Is there something strange going on here?"

Huzi immediately changed his face to one of frustration, and said: "Miss Jiang, think about it, which office of the Jinyiwei is the most important? Of course it is the Zhenfusi! But our master was doing a good job, but he was transferred away without any warning. Tell me, how can there be no strangeness in this?"

Jiang Yan's face turned pale and he thought of a possibility.

She hesitated to speak.

After all, Hu Zi is Chen Jia's follower. How can she talk about her own brother in front of Hu Zi?

Jiang Yan was silent for a long time, then said, "Then, what can I do to help Master Chen?"

Her voice was as thin as a rope and she seemed very weak.

Hu Zi shifted his feet uneasily and murmured, "I just want to ask Miss Jiang to help and say hello to the prince, so that our master will not be excluded by his colleagues like before...it will be really hard to live like that."

"I understand." Jiang Yan nodded, but he was very confused in his heart.

If Chen Jia was really implicated by him, would his brother be even more angry when he knew that Chen Jia had sent someone to plead with him?

But she couldn't just watch Chen Jia suffer such an unprovoked disaster!

She was restless and thought for a long time at home, and thought of Jiang Lizhu.

Twelveth Sister is so smart, she will definitely know what to do!

She hurried to Dou Zhao and said she wanted to visit Jiang Lizhu's home.

Since Dou Zhao had been keeping an eye on Jiang Yan and Chen Jia, how could she have hidden the fact that Hu Zi came to her house from her?

She was a little disappointed with Chen Jia. Seeing that Jiang Yan looked like he wanted to talk to Jiang Lizhu about his inner thoughts, she thought that Jiang Lizhu was calm, generous, considerate and attentive. She thought it was a good thing that Jiang Yan could talk to her when he encountered problems. So she didn't ask anything and smiled as she asked the maids to prepare for Jiang Yan's trip.

The Wu family received the invitation and took it very seriously in order to give face to Jiang Lizhu. After Jiang Yan arrived, not only did Jiang's grandmother-in-law reward Jiang Yan with a gold hairpin, but Jiang Lizhu's mother-in-law also gave him a two-liang silver gift, which made Jiang Yan blush and he looked at Jiang Lizhu with an apologetic look.

Jiang Lizhu comforted her: "If you feel uneasy, if there is anything happening in the Wu family in the future, just remember to come and give a gift."

Jiang Yan can still do this.

"Of course, of course!" She breathed a sigh of relief and hid in the house with Jiang Lizhu to talk about Chen Jia.

Jiang Lizhu was surprised.

She didn't expect that Dou Zhao didn't even mention Chen Jia in front of Jiang Yan, but actually promoted Chen Jia in public but demoted her in private. It can be seen that Song Mo and Dou Zhao did not agree with this marriage.

Jiang Lizhu couldn't help but secretly sigh. She first praised Jiang Yan: "Fortunately, you didn't go to your cousin and ask for help. Otherwise, with your cousin's temper, he would think that Chen Jia was unwilling to give up and used you to speak up. Then Chen Jia would not be transferred to Jinyiwei as a Tongzhi. He might even be transferred to a lower guard station to be a hundred or thousand households." She added, "My cousin and his wife are not narrow-minded people. Since they have punished Chen Jia, as long as Chen Jia doesn't make mistakes again, they will not put him in trouble again. Don't worry! Lord Chen is capable. In a few years, when this storm is over, Lord Chen's career will be clear."

Jiang Yan burst into tears as he listened, and said, "After all, it was me who implicated him! I heard people say that seniority is the most important thing for an official. He has been sitting on the bench for a few years, so his seniority is not as good as others. His promotion in the future will most likely be affected... If I had known this, I shouldn't have asked about my uncle's affairs. I would have felt relieved, but it hurt Mr. Chen!"

Jiang Lizhu quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and advised: "Just don't see Mr. Chen again in the future."

Jiang Yan nodded repeatedly, but she always felt like there was a thorn in her heart, making her uncomfortable.

She stayed at the Wu family for half a day and then went back home.

Everyone in Jinyiwei thought that Chen Jia was making room for Liu Yu, and they secretly wondered if Chen Jia had offended Song Mo. Chen Jia was upset when his attitude gradually changed from fawning to waiting and testing. Liu Yu, on the other hand, knew something about the situation, and treated Chen Jia with great respect. The two of them completed the transaction smoothly. Liu Yu also held a farewell banquet for Chen Jia at Zuixianlou, and Shi Chuan also sent his confidant to personally pick up Chen Jia to take up his post at the Jinyiwei yamen. When the people in Jinyiwei saw this, they realized that there was still someone behind Chen Jia, and they welcomed him one after another. The noise lasted for four or five days before it died down. Chen Jia then realized belatedly that Hu Zi had gone to find Jiang Yan.

He immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Jiang Yan couldn't hide a word. After Hu Zi made such a fuss, why didn't she go to Song Mo to plead for mercy? Seeing that he was able to manipulate Jiang Yan, Song Mo would definitely skin him alive!

He picked up the stick and gave Hu Zi a good beating: "When is it your turn to make decisions about my affairs? How dare you go to Miss Jiang behind my back! Do you think you can come and go freely in the Duke of Ying's Mansion? If I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know what disaster you will cause!"

Hu Zi gritted his teeth and refused to beg for mercy, saying, "If it weren't for Miss Jiang, would you have fallen to the point of being kicked out of the town's care department?"

"You are still being stubborn!" Chen Jia hit Hu Zi with 20 more strokes. "Without the prince, would I be able to enter the town's medical department? Now you can't stand the slightest injustice and you keep making a fuss. Is this the way to do big things? Do you want me to stay in the position of Jinyiwei Tongzhi until I die?"

Hu Zi regretted it then.

Chen Jia made up his mind to control Hu Zi's temper, so he left him alone in the yard, changed his clothes, and went out to the Duke of Ying's mansion.

He was not in a position to meet Jiang Yan directly, so he used the excuse that he had something to tell Jiang Yan about Li Liang and asked Duan Gongyi to pass on a message for him.

Jiang Yan listened to Jiang Lizhu's words and felt that they made a lot of sense. She was just looking for an opportunity to persuade Chen Jia to work in the government office with peace of mind. When she heard that Chen Jia wanted to see her, she immediately met Chen Jia in the small flower hall.

When Chen Jia met Jiang Yan, he asked her anxiously, "I wonder if Miss Jiang has asked the prince for mercy on my behalf?"

Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel embarrassed and said guiltily: "Not yet..."

Chen Jiaru felt relieved and said hurriedly, "That's good, that's good!"

Jiang Yan was surprised and asked, "Won't you let me help you talk to your brother?"

"No, no!" Chen Jia said hurriedly, "This is all Hu Zi's own decision." He recounted the whole process.

Jiang Yan used Jiang Lizhu's words to persuade him: "...My brother is not the kind of person who keeps an eye on others. It will be fine after a few days."

If Song Yantang is not the one who “keeps an eye on others”, then who else can be called “the one who keeps an eye on others”?

Chen Jia only thought it was funny, but she couldn't reveal anything in front of Jiang Yan, fearing that Jiang Yan would ask her about it. So she just smiled and said "yes" and told her the purpose of her visit: "Things outside are very complicated. Not to mention you, a woman in the inner house, even someone like me who often hangs around in the officialdom has to think twice before speaking. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, don't interfere, understand?"

Jiang Yan was stunned.

Chen Jia thought that she was like a blank sheet of paper, and she was afraid that her words would not convince him. After thinking for a while, she said, "Although I lost my post as the governor of Jinyiwei this time, I got a hereditary centurion as compensation. This may be the result of the coordination between the prince and Mr. Shi. It is not like what you think. I was punished by the prince. Hu Zi is ignorant and makes a fuss. Don't listen to his nonsense." Then she said thankfully, "Fortunately, you didn't go to the prince to beg for mercy immediately this time, otherwise it would have been a big joke."

These words made Jiang Yan blush.

Thinking that she had actually misunderstood that Chen Jia was implicated by herself, Chen Jia didn't know how she would laugh at herself for being ignorant. She wished there was a crack in the ground she could crawl into. She said "I know" in a shameful whisper and turned to leave.

Chen Jia saw that she looked strange, and he got anxious, so he called Jiang Yan. But when Jiang Yan stopped meekly and lowered her head waiting for him to speak, he looked at Jiang Yan's black and shiny hair, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. But it would be inappropriate to say nothing, so he could only speak incoherently: "Did I say something too harsh? I'm doing this for your own good, you must not take it to heart. Sometimes you worry too much and keep everything to yourself. Sometimes people are like this, the more you think about things by yourself, the easier it is to think the worst of things, and scare yourself before things happen. I also know that you are not comfortable in this family, I think Grandma Wu is a straightforward person, if you have anything, you might as well discuss it with her..." As he spoke, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He originally thought that he might never be able to do this again in the future. Since she couldn't see Jiang Yan anymore, she should take this opportunity to encourage her so that she would be braver in the future. But the meaning behind his words changed completely and became a criticism of her. She was originally thin-skinned and was afraid that she would be heartbroken. She quickly changed the subject and said, "But you did a good job this time. You didn't go to the prince immediately. I just found out about this. At that time, I was thinking that this was the end and the prince would probably misunderstand. I didn't expect you to be so calm and not tell the prince yet. But I ran over here in a hurry, which seemed a bit ridiculous..."

But before he could finish his words, Jiang Yan, who had been standing there quietly, suddenly turned around and ran away.

Chen Jia was dumbfounded.

Hurriedly chased after him.

But as soon as he walked out of the courtyard gate, he was stopped by Duan Gongyi: "Zanzhi, I told you this news because my wife agreed. If you rashly break into the inner courtyard like this, it would be ungentlemanly."

Chen Jia was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, but he calmed down.

yes!

I can no longer be entangled with Jiang Yan.

If Song Mo or Dou Zhao knew about this, it would become a big problem!

The thought flashed through his mind, and he panicked. He quickly pulled Duan Gongyi's sleeve and said, "Brother Duan, what did you just say? Did Madam agree to my meeting with Miss Jiang?"

Duan Gongyi nodded.

Chen Jia felt his feet slip and he almost fell down.