Chapter 116: Panic in Jia Mansion
The reaction in the city was okay, but the Jia family was in chaos! When Jia Cong's personal guards returned, they blocked the door of the East Mansion. Jia Zhen and his father in the East Mansion were furious, but they couldn't go to the West Mansion to complain to the old lady.
The old lady was in a good mood today. The younger generations played around in Lixiangyuan for a while, and after dinner, they all came to the old lady.
Accompanied by Aunt Xue and Wang Shi, Baoyu and his sisters were playing in the hall, Li Wan was sitting quietly on the side, Wang Xifeng was entertaining her parents in colorful clothes and having fun with the old lady, and the whole back hall was filled with laughter.
Suddenly, an old woman rushed in in a panic.
Wang frowned, "How dare you! Why are you so flustered?"
The one coming is her dowry Zhou Ruijia!
"Madam, Madam, this is bad!" Zhou Ruijia said hurriedly, kneeling on the ground. "I don't know what happened. After Master Cong's personal soldiers came back just now, they directly surrounded the East Palace!"
"What?"
Everyone present was shocked, even the old lady looked chilled.
"Haha, how can it be said that this uncle is so powerful? He surrounded the East Mansion for no reason. Is he going to trample on the Jia family's reputation? What good will this do him? Or, he no longer cares about the elders and rules in the mansion." Wang said with a sneer.
"He, as the eldest uncle, relies on the legacy of the Jia family's ancestors and the kindness of the old lady. The old lady has always treated him like a legitimate son, caring for him and pampering him. But now look, he has never taken the old lady seriously? From now on, the master of the whole mansion will become a joke in Shenjing!"
"The old lady also said that he brought honor to the mansion. Now look, we can't bear this honor."
Wang's words made the old lady's face turn pale. Isn't it true? It was absolutely a huge joke that her own soldiers surrounded her own mansion.
Aunt Xue's face was a little ugly. Her sister was really good at taking advantage of others' misfortune. However, thinking about Jia Cong's help to her family, she immediately smiled and said, "Madam, in my opinion, Cong is not a person who doesn't know the rules. When he came back last year, he was always respectful to you . Could something have happened? Otherwise, why would Cong act so rashly?"
"Why not wait for Cong to come back and ask him in detail? If he is making trouble, the old lady can beat him as hard as she can. But if there are other things involved, we should start a quarrel among ourselves first, won't that make others talk about it?"
"Grandma, Brother Cong went out early this morning with all his personal soldiers. Now this has happened. Could something unexpected have happened that we don't know about?" Seeing that Lady Jia's expression had eased a little, Baochai didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to speak.
"Oh? Brother Cong is going on a mission today with his personal guards?"
"Grandfather, that's right!" Xiangyun nodded again and again, "Today, Sister Bao gave birth to a child, but Brother San didn't come. Maybe something big happened! Why don't I ask Sister Zhang Xi to ask Brother San's personal guards first?"
This Zhang Xi is Xiangyun’s female guard.
"Okay, go ask them right away. Also, get Lian'er to come here right away!"
Xiangyun went to the front hall and told Zhang Xi what had happened, then returned to the back hall to wait for news.
Zhang Xi left quickly, and returned in just two quarters of an hour. Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Xi said, "Miss Yun, I went to ask, but the guards dared not speak because of the general's order. However, all the general's guards were covered in blood, and only some of them returned. The rest were probably injured. Obviously something happened."
At this time, Jia Lian also hurried over, bowed, and stood aside.
Zhang Xi's words made everyone present change their expressions. They now roughly knew how powerful Jia Cong's personal guards were, but even so, everyone was covered in blood and many were injured. If this wasn't a big event, what could it be?
"Grandfather, let me go outside and ask around!" Jia Lian said.
Grandmother Jia's expression changed for a moment, and then she said, "No, if Cong'er wanted us to know, he would definitely send someone to deliver a letter. Now that he hasn't sent a personal soldier to deliver the message, it's obvious that we shouldn't know yet. Pass the word down, close the door of the mansion tightly, and no one except your second master and Cong'er should come back."
"Also, have someone wait. When Cong returns, bring him here as soon as possible."
…
In the palace, Tu Huai only returned hurriedly at sunset.
"Are you saying that Jia Jing was already dead before you left?" Emperor Longxing asked angrily?
"According to the time calculation, Jia Jing was dead within an hour after Lord Jia took action in the city. Moreover, I asked around and found out that someone in the city was there to deliver food to Xuanzhen Temple, but that person has disappeared."
Emperor Longxing's face turned pale. It was possible that the person who knew the inside story died early, so the clue was naturally lost.
"Those young men are all members of the White Lotus Sect. They were only ordered to hide in the capital under the name of the Black Tiger Gang. They did not receive any other orders. They just transported the silver money collected every year once every three months. As for where the silver money went, they also did not know. Every time when the time came, someone would come to collect it."
"Now all the prisoners are imprisoned in the imperial prison. Your Majesty, please give us your instructions!"
"Instructions? Why keep these traitors alive? Why not kill them all?" These people were obviously just ants and had no idea of the inside story, otherwise, with the means of the Jinyiwei, they would have been able to find some clues.
At the same time, Dai Quan also reported to the emperor, who nodded slightly, "It turns out that the White Lotus Sect has revived!"
"Let the emperor continue to investigate. I want to see who is behind this."
The White Lotus Sect has a long history! During the Song Dynasty, Mao Ziyuan founded the White Lotus Society in Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture. Since then, the White Lotus Society has taken root in history. Dynasties have fallen and changed, but the White Lotus Society has never been cut off. Of course, most of the latter ones are just using the name of the White Lotus Society.
However, if you want to cause trouble or rebel, you will be embarrassed to greet your colleagues when you go out without using the name of the White Lotus Society...
"In addition, Jia Cong has also made great contributions this time. When the emperor issues an edict to the Jia family, you will go and give him a share of the reward."
…
Jia Cong had been waiting in the side hall. The imperial physician had come over and given him medicine, but he also knew that the emperor would definitely investigate the matter first and think of a way to deal with it.
It was not until sunset that a eunuch came in and said, "Master Jia, His Majesty has summoned you!"
Jia Cong followed the eunuch to the Dragon Head Palace, bowed and stood aside! After a while, Emperor Longxing said, "Behind the Black Tiger Gang are the followers of the White Lotus Sect. You don't have to worry about this matter for now. I will let Tu Huai take over. In addition, Jia Jing is dead, and he died before I sent anyone over."
