Chapter 484
The next day, just as the cloth shop opened, the old woman who came yesterday came again to inform Jing Lie that Jing Lie had been expelled from the Jing family.
Yuan Jing laughed: "What did you do last night to irritate them so much that they were expelled overnight?"
Jing Lie laughed out loud: "I told you the truth. He said that he couldn't pass the imperial examination. It was a bottomless pit for the Jing family and he couldn't stand it. I didn't expect that he couldn't even wait for a night. It's just right. I will go to the government office to re-register my household registration. From now on, he can no longer be considered a member of the Jing family."
Yuan Jing chuckled: "Then come and be my Zeng Yuan Jing's man."
Xia Zhou, who had just run to find Yuan Jing excitedly, got goose bumps all over his body when he heard this. How could his fourth brother be so shameless? However, when he heard that Jing Lie was expelled from the Jing family, he immediately jumped up to speak up for Jing Lie, because in this era, being expelled from the family was a very severe punishment. After death, one would not be able to receive offerings and could only become a wandering ghost. Even if one wanted to take the imperial examination and become successful, this path would be blocked.
Jing Shao also thought so, which was why he thought Jing Lie would turn around and cry and beg his elder brother to take back what he had said.
But these are for people of this era. They are of no use to Jing Lie and Yuan Jing. As long as they are strong, the family does not matter.
Jing Lie smiled at Xia Zhou, and then said something shocking: "Anyway, I will belong to your fourth brother from now on, so it would be a good idea to be expelled from the Jing family, unless your fourth brother doesn't want to take me in anymore. Is that possible?"
Yuan Jing immediately patted his chest and promised, with his dimples and eyes flashing, "That's impossible! I will protect you, Jing Lie, for the rest of your life."
Oh my god! Xia Zhou got goose bumps again. These two shameless guys are so thick-skinned. He, Xia Zhou, has to admit defeat to these two shameless guys.
After teasing Xia Zhou for a while, the two of them were in a very good mood. Then Jing Lie re-registered his household registration. Jing Shao waited and waited but Jing Lie did not come back to kowtow and apologize to him. He only heard the news that Jing Lie had re-registered and established his own household. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Jing Lie really felt that his two nephews and nieces would be dragged down by this father and grandmother. Unfortunately, although he sympathized with the two children, he could not make decisions for them. They had a father and a mother, so how could he, an uncle who was expelled, make decisions for them? It didn't make sense from the perspective of etiquette.
The matter of the Jing family was settled, but the matter of the Zeng family was not over yet. The old lady and Zeng Kang discussed a way to delay Yuan Jing, but before it could be implemented, bad news came from the border. When Zeng Yuanxin, the prince of the Marquis's Mansion, led his team out of the city for patrol, they were attacked by a group of Rong soldiers. Not only were there heavy casualties, but even the prince Zeng Yuanxin's whereabouts were lost, and his life or death was unknown.
When Yuan Jing was chatting and laughing with Xia Zhou and the others, someone from the Marquis' Mansion came over and urged him, the fourth young master, to return home, saying that something had happened in the mansion.
Yuan Jing thought that apart from the disappearance of the male protagonist Zeng Yuanxin, there was nothing else that would make the servants in the Marquis' Mansion panic, so he was very calm. It was just amnesia and disappearance. After a year, he would come back with his beloved woman. He said goodbye to Jing Lie and Xia Zhou and followed the servants back.
Jing Lie also knew what was going on, so he wasn't worried at all, and Xia Zhou hurried out to get information. They didn't believe that the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion was really good to Zeng Yuanjing, otherwise why would they allow Zeng Yuanjing to spread such a reputation?
Xia Zhou went to Li Yan to ask for information. Li Yan asked his father and found out what was going on in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. He put his hands on his hips and laughed: "I thought Zeng Yuanxin was so great, but I didn't expect that he had only been at the border for a short time, not only did he not win a single battle, but he also got himself killed."
"You little rascal, don't talk nonsense outside. After all, Zeng Yuanxin disappeared because of our Da Ning Dynasty." The Prince of Zhenguo slapped him on the back of the head.
Li Yan covered his head and jumped aside, grinning: "Only Zeng Yuanxin can laugh at us, so why can't we laugh at him? If he is really capable, he should win a few battles and kill a few more Rong soldiers to show off the power of our Daning. But he has no self-awareness and thinks he is so capable. I am different from him. I know I am incompetent, so I will not go to the border to hinder those soldiers and cause death."
Seeing that his son's words were becoming more and more outrageous, the Prince of Zhenguo quickly waved his hand to send him away. Fortunately, he knew that his son was incompetent and would only say these things at home and would not talk nonsense outside.
In fact, the Prince of Zhengong Kingdom thought that what his son said was not unreasonable. He used to envy the good luck of Marquis Yongyi for having such a promising son. But this time, he knew everything about the border clearly. Zeng Yuanxin, the prince of Marquis Yongyi, was defeated the first time he encountered the Rong people.
Not to mention that he cannot be compared with the ancestors of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, he is also far inferior to Zeng Yuanjing's deceased brother. If Yuanjing's brother was still alive, there would be no Zeng Yuanxin in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
When Yuan Jing's good brothers learned that Zeng Yuanxin was missing and his death was unknown, they were all happy for Yuan Jing.
But the atmosphere in the mansion of Marquis Yongyi was very depressing. The servants in the mansion all hunched their necks and did their work very carefully, for fear of angering their masters. The news of the prince's disappearance was reported all the way to the mansion, so all the servants in the mansion knew about it.
When Yuan Jing rushed to the old lady's yard, there were doctors invited from outside treating the old lady, because the old lady fainted when she heard the news. Zeng Kang, the Marquis of Yongyi, also looked visibly weaker, and was urging people to invite the imperial physician as soon as possible. The old lady couldn't let anything happen to her at this time as her son's life or death was unknown.
As soon as Yuan Jing entered the room, Zeng Jingshu, with red eyes, suddenly raised her head and stared at him fiercely.
"Are you satisfied now? You caused my brother to disappear, and you are satisfied? Do you think that you can turn things around and become the prince of the Marquisate just because my brother is missing? I tell you, no way! My brother is just missing, he will definitely be found!"
Yuan Jing looked at the girl strangely, wondering where did such hatred for him come from? He looked at the marquis's wife who was in a trance, and Zeng Kang who had a gloomy face. Only his illegitimate cousin Zeng Lian glanced at him secretly with concern.
Yuan Jing sneered, "I don't understand. Big sister, are you blaming me for the disappearance of second brother? Was it me who asked second brother to go to the border to earn merit? Was it me who caused second brother to meet the Rong people and then be defeated and disappear? Big sister, if you want to vent your anger on others, why don't you find a more reliable reason to vent your anger on others? Or do you think that I, the only blood of the first house, can only be bullied by you second house and can't say anything, right?"
Zeng Kang originally looked at his daughter coldly while she scolded her nephew, but now when he heard him say that, his eyebrows jumped and he scolded, "Jingshu, shut up! What time is it when you are still making trouble with your fourth brother? No one in the mansion wants to see your second brother disappear, but I believe your second brother will be found soon. I don't want to hear such words again."
With just one sentence, Zeng Jingshu's malice was attributed to a prank between siblings.
Yuan Jing was not surprised at all by Zeng Kang's handling of the matter. He acted as if whatever his second uncle said was the truth, then stepped back and stayed quietly. The younger generations were all guarding here, and if he were to leave, it would probably not be long before word would spread outside about how unfilial Zeng Yuan Jing was, so it would be better not to let them catch him with such an obvious handle.
Zeng Kang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yuan Jing shut up. He was not in the mood to think about why his nephew was so aggressive just now. His behavior was completely different from before. His mind was now full of his son's disappearance and the old lady's fainting. Now he regretted sending his son away. If something really happened to his son, his only legitimate son would be gone. Could the remaining illegitimate sons support the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion?
Yuan Jing stayed quietly in the corner, watching the imperial physician arrive and wake the old lady up. He said nothing. Only Zeng Lian blinked at him when no one was paying attention, and then, like the other juniors, put on a worried and sad expression.
After the old lady woke up, she was overwhelmed to see everyone in the room. She weakly asked the younger generations to leave. Now this matter was not something they could help with, so she left her son Zeng Kang and daughter-in-law Song by her side.
The old lady said: "Send more people and make sure to find Yuan Xin. My grandson is blessed with a good fortune and will be fine."
Song finally burst into tears. She wished she was the one who fainted, but the old lady fainted and she had to force herself to take care of her. Now she could finally vent her panic and worry.
The old lady was old and could not bear the blow. Her body deteriorated a lot and she could only stay in bed to rest. Song also lay in bed for a few days before getting up again. Zeng Kang, the Marquis of Yongyi, was running around outside all day, and when he came back, he would discuss something in the old lady's room. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to take care of Yuan Jing at all.
In order not to irritate these people, Yuan Jing left Song Shi and Song Shan behind, climbed over the wall in and out every day, and lived in peace with the people from the second house.
At this time, the troupe that was found finally staged the play "Repaying Gratitude". Li Yanxian excitedly brought the troupe back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and invited everyone in the mansion to watch the play. Yuan Jing and the other three also went over to observe everyone's reactions. Any shortcomings had to be improved immediately.
Not only did the business that the village girl came up with get taken away by the rich man, but the rich man also wanted to take the village girl into his mansion as a concubine. The village girl and the rich man engaged in a battle of wits and courage, and the amnesiac prince also cooperated with the village girl to make the rich man scream with joy. The old lady in the Duke's Mansion watched and clapped her hands in applause.
"This play is well sung. Give me a reward. My old lady will give me a reward."
"Thank you, old lady."
"Grandma, what about me? This is something that I and a few others spent a lot of time arranging." Li Yan took the opportunity to ask for a reward.
The old lady loved this grandson the most and said cheerfully, "Of course there are rewards too. You kids are so thoughtful."
Others also watched the show with great interest. The main reason was that they were tired of other plays and it was rare to see a new and unconventional play, so they were very supportive.
With the favorable comments from the old lady in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the troupe performed in several shows in the next few days, all of which were for the purpose of singing the play "Repaying Gratitude". Soon, all the wealthy people in the capital knew about the play, and the script of "Repaying Gratitude" became hot-selling again. Xia Zhou was busy printing another thousand copies, some of which were taken back by merchants who came to the capital to sell in other places.
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