Chapter 120 Everyone is horrified
Jia Cong almost fled from Keqing's courtyard. If he stayed any longer, he would probably make a fool of himself...
Looking at Jia Cong's hurriedly leaving figure, Qin Keqing was stunned for a moment, and then a blush appeared on her pretty face.
The East Mansion had been arranged, and Jia Cong had not left. This night was not peaceful at all! Including the people in the West Mansion, except for the old lady who was still waiting, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian, no one else could sleep well. Although no one knew what happened, it was obvious that something big had happened.
Li Wan went back to see Jia Lan, but she still felt uneasy, so she went to Wang Xifeng's courtyard to wait. As for the other girls, she didn't leave any of them behind and all went to Daiyu.
Baoyu was happy, and he was hanging around the girls and telling jokes. But it was a pity that the girls were worried and had no time to pay attention to him.
"Madam, someone came to the front yard to report that Master Jing from Xuanzhen Temple has gone!"
Upon hearing the news, Jia's mother and the others all looked calm, after all, they had already known about this in advance.
"Eldest brother, second brother, Lian'er, you should go to the East Palace quickly!" The old lady waved her hands tiredly.
The few of them did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran out of the hall and headed for the East Palace.
"Old lady, you've been up all night, you should take a rest!" Yuanyang said with some heartache. Although the old lady had experienced many ups and downs, she was old after all, and it was the younger generation who passed away, and it was such a troublesome thing, and she was really exhausted.
"Two masters have gone to the East Palace, and the Third Master is watching over it, so there won't be any trouble!"
Grandmother Jia shook her head sadly. "Forget it. Let's talk about it later! Ask someone to call the eldest daughter's family, the second daughter's family, Zhuge's daughter-in-law, and Feng girl over. They won't be able to stay idle for a while."
That’s right. Now that Jia Jing’s letter has arrived, the other two men’s letters will probably arrive soon. How can I sleep?
Not long after, Wang Xifeng and her friends came in a hurry. Just as she was about to ask, she heard the old lady say, "Sit down and wait first!"
A few people didn't dare to say more and sat aside with uneasy expressions.
After about an hour, the old woman who was guarding the door rushed in and said, "The old lady is not well. The second master sent a message saying that Master Zhen of the East Mansion and Master Xiaorong died suddenly after hearing the news that Master Jing had passed away due to grief..."
Wang and the others stood up suddenly, grief-stricken? Sudden death? How could this be possible?
What exactly happened?
"I understand!" the old lady sighed, tears streaming from her eyes again. The eldest son of one of the two mansions of the Jia family, East and West, had been cut off from the family line. How could she face the old Duke after her death?
"Madam, what is going on?" Xing asked in panic.
"Shut up, you foolish woman!" Jia's mother shouted, "Can't you hear? Zhen'er and Rong'er are kind and filial. They couldn't bear to hear the news about Jing'er!"
The old lady's words made everyone understand immediately that it didn't matter what the truth was, this was the final truth.
"The eldest brother and his friends have already gone, you can go too, let Baoyu and Huan'er go too, they are brothers, they can't not show up. Lan'er is still young, so go tomorrow! Feng'er, go and call Xichun to go over, the other girls don't have to go!"
"Also, when you go to the East Palace, be careful in what you say and do. If you don't understand something, ask Brother Cong! If anyone dares to talk nonsense at this time, don't blame me, the old lady, for being cruel."
Several people trembled in their hearts and hurriedly followed the order.
In Daiyu's room, a group of sisters were chatting idly in the back hall, but their attention was obviously not here.
"Greetings, Second Madam!" The voice coming from outside the door startled everyone. Before anyone could go out to greet her, Wang Xifeng rushed in.
"Second sister-in-law, what happened?"
Wang Xifeng waved her hands, "Master Jing of the East Mansion has gone. Brother Zhen and Rong'er were too sad to bear the news and have also passed away! Xichun, follow me immediately, and Baoyu, you should also follow immediately."
"ah!"
All the girls were horrified. Baochai's expression changed drastically. "Second sister-in-law, where is Cong'er? Where is he?"
"Don't worry, Brother Cong is fine. He is accompanying the master and his family in the East Palace. You can stay in the West Palace with peace of mind. When you have nothing to do, go and accompany the old lady. The old lady is also very sad. You can go over and talk to her."
After saying this, without waiting for the other girls to ask any more questions, Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled Xichun and Baoyu away. Their maids, Ruhua and Xiren, also hurriedly followed them out.
"How could this be? Brother Zhen and Brother Rong have always been..."
Before Yingchun could finish her words, Baochai squeezed her hand and said, "Second sister, Brother Zhen and Brother Rong were so kind and filial. Although their passing makes us sad, we also respect them."
Knowing that Jia Cong was fine, Baochai was the first to calm down!
How clever are these girls? As soon as Baochai opened her mouth, Daiyu, Xiangyun and Tanchun immediately thought of something, thinking about what happened today. If this wasn't a big deal, then what could it be?
Considering the relationship between the masters in Yidong Mansion, would they be so filial that they could not bear the news and died suddenly? I am afraid that even a fool would not believe it...
Jia She and the other two hurried to the East Mansion. After finding Jia Cong, Jia Zheng asked sadly, "Cong'er, Zhen'er and Rong'er..."
"Uncle, please accept my condolences. Brother Zhen and Brother Rong heard the news of Uncle Jing's passing and passed away out of grief!"
Jia She had no expression on his face, Jia Lian was a little terrified, and only Jia Zheng was truly sad and crying. It was not that he was close to the East Palace, but the two palaces were of the same lineage, and now that Ningguo Mansion had come to this, he could hardly hide his grief.
"Go, knock on the cloud board at the second gate!" Jia Cong looked at these three useless people and had no choice but to speak up himself, "Tell the servants in the mansion to hang up the white, Second Brother Lian, you still have to go to the clan house to report the news."
The Jia family is a clan family with a title. Jia Rong is still a commoner, but Jia Zhen has the title of East Palace. This matter is not only the death of a clan member and noble, but also involves the inheritance of the title. Naturally, people from the clan house have to come and inspect it, and set regulations and etiquette.
"Also, invite Sister-in-law You and Brother Rong's daughter-in-law to the back hall and let them make arrangements first. Sister-in-law Two will come over later."
Although the royal family and Jia Cong knew that this was not the case, since the truth had been determined, they could only follow the rules and not make any mistakes in any step.
When the time was almost up, Jia Cong ordered someone to go to the West Mansion to report the news, and then the whole mansion became busy.
When Jia Cong heard that Wang Xifeng and others from the West Mansion had arrived, he headed towards the back hall.
"Meet mother, meet second wife! Sister-in-law, Rong brother and his wife, please accept my condolences!"
Seeing Youshi and Keqing crying, Jia Cong couldn't help but think of a saying. No wonder they say the prettier the woman, the more likely she is to lie . If he didn't know the inside story, he would have believed that the two women were really grief-stricken...
