Chapter 127 Qi Guan's Affairs
On the seventh day, Wang Ziteng, the Shi family and other close relatives came again to pay their respects. Jia Cong accompanied everyone to burn incense and then went to the side hall to chat!
As he was speaking, the mandarin ducks suddenly came running over.
"Third Master, the old lady invites you over!"
"Sister Yuanyang, what happened?" Jia Cong stepped forward and casually took his own cloak from beside him and put it on Yuanyang. Yuanyang obviously had enough time and did not put on the cloak.
The mandarin duck's face was blushing, but her heart was extremely sweet.
"Third Master, it's not the old lady who has a problem, but the second master's place! I heard that someone came from Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and the old lady was afraid that the second master would not be able to handle it, so she came to ask the third master to come over."
When Jia Cong heard this, his expression changed slightly, and Wang Ziteng and the other two beside him also looked solemn.
As a prince, Prince Zhongshun has great power. Moreover, Prince Zhongshun and the founding lineage have always been in an antagonistic relationship. Why would he send someone over at this critical juncture?
"Uncle Wang, two uncles, why don't you go there together?"
Wang Ziteng and the other two nodded and stood up. Then they headed towards the West Palace.
"Uncle and two uncles, please go to the old lady first. If there is anything, I will send someone to pass the message!" After all, this is the Jia Mansion, and it is not in accordance with the rules for Wang Ziteng and others to show up.
The men split into two groups. Yuanyang led Wang Ziteng and others to Jia Mu's courtyard, while Jia Cong went directly to Rong Xi Tang.
In Rong Xi Hall, Jia Zheng was sitting with a sullen face, Baoyu was sitting beside him cowering, and to Jia Zheng's left a middle-aged scholar was drinking tea leisurely!
"You said that the palace has been busy recently, and I shouldn't have come to bother you. However, Qi Guan is very much loved by the prince, and now he is gone for no . Please give me an explanation, young master!"
"How should I know what a noble official is?" Baoyu said in horror.
"Haha, two days ago, the young master and Qi Guan had a drink in Qingyaxuan, and he did not return all night! Many people have seen this. Moreover, the young master should still be wearing the handkerchief, which was originally given to Qi Guan by the prince. If he does not know Qi Guan, where did the handkerchief come from?"
"Although your family is a duke's family, it is still not as good as the prince! Lord Jia, if the prince gets angry, it will be difficult to deal with."
"Well, okay..." Baoyu couldn't help but become even more frightened when he saw the man's aggressive look, and immediately wanted to tell him about Qi Guan.
At this moment, a loud shout came from outside Rong Xi Tang, "How dare you!"
The next moment, Jia Cong stepped in!
After paying respect to Jia Zheng, Jia Cong looked at the middle-aged scholar calmly, "Who are you?"
The middle-aged scholar couldn't help but be startled. Shouldn't this killer be in the East Palace?
"I am a subordinate of the Zhongshun Palace, and I am honored to meet you, Lord!"
"What brings you here?"
"It's because I haven't seen Wang Fu's official Qi for the past two days, so I came to your house to look for him!"
"What a joke! Someone is missing in the palace, but they come to my Jia Mansion to look for him! Do you think that anyone can come into my Jia Mansion?"
"Master Jia, your son had a night of drinking and chatting with that official Qi. This is well known. Moreover, your son has the handkerchief given to official Qi by the prince..."
"Oh, well-known? Tell me, I really want to know which well-known person it is! Lu Feng, ask the people that the official mentioned one by one. If what they said is true, it's fine. But if what they said is wrong and slanders our Ning and Rong mansions, then my Jia family is not easy to mess with."
"Also, what about the handkerchief on my brother? Did you see it with your own eyes or heard it from others?"
"If it is what you heard, I remember you said you were a senior official, not some imperial censor who heard rumors about things. If you saw it with your own eyes, then when and where did you see it?"
"If what you said today satisfies me, then so be it. If not, then I want to know why you, as the chief official of the palace, secretly investigated the grandson of Duke Rong. What is your intention? The Black Tiger Gang has only been destroyed for a few days, and their private storage of weapons is obviously an ill intention. What you did... I think it would be better to lock you up in the Military Affairs Department, or send you to the Imperial Guard for investigation."
"You...I am the chief official of the palace, how dare you do this?"
"How dare you do that? I was conferred the title by His Majesty himself. Do you think the palace is greater than the court? Or is the King of Zhongshun greater than His Majesty?"
"You...alright , alright, I will go back and tell the prince, he will not let you off!"
"What? Do you think I can come and go as I please in the Jia Mansion? Someone, break his legs and throw him back to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. Report to Prince Zhongshun for me and say that this person is planning to sow discord between the Ning and Rong Mansions and Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. Hand him over to the prince for punishment!"
"How dare you?" The official was horrified.
Cheng Yuhu, who was guarding outside the door, walked in with a sneer, covered his mouth and carried him out.
"Brother Cong, will this..."
"Uncle, I'm afraid the other party has some plans for this matter. Uncle Wang and Uncle Shi are both at the old lady's place. Let's go over and discuss it first."
Jia Zheng had no time to worry about Prince Zhongshun, and hurriedly stood up. Seeing Baoyu still in a daze, he was so angry that he stepped forward and kicked Baoyu to the ground, "You evil creature, why don't you come with me! Your uncle, brother, and nephew are having a funeral in the East Palace, and you are not busy with them, but you dare to go out of the palace for a banquet! And the matter of Qi Guan, you can insist on not saying anything, but if they say a few more words, you will betray them?"
"After the meeting is over, you deserve to be beaten to death!"
Baoyu's face was full of fear. When he saw Jia Zheng coming out, he quickly got up and followed him.
When they arrived at the back hall of Jia's mother's courtyard, everyone was there! Wang was worried about Baoyu so she had been waiting, and Wang Xifeng was also afraid that something might happen, so she stayed here to accompany him.
The girls had not come here originally, but when they heard that Jia Cong was coming, they also came to wait. In addition, there were Wang Ziteng and others.
Wang Ziteng and the Shi family are both blood relatives of the Jia family, so there is no need for the girls to be too cautious.
"Second brother, what happened?"
Seeing the three people enter the house, Jia's mother hurriedly asked!
Jia Zheng opened his mouth, but was too embarrassed to say anything. Jia Cong stepped forward and told him the whole story! Wang Ziteng and the others looked solemn, the old lady frowned, and the girls looked at Baoyu with some unkindness. How could this second brother Bao be so foolish?
"Brother Bao, there were other people around just now, so I couldn't ask you. Please tell me the whole story first..."
Baoyu was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Jia Zheng shouting angrily, "You evil creature, what are you still standing there for..."
Baoyu was startled, and nodded quickly and whispered, "That day I was bored in the mansion, and my sisters didn't play with me..."
Just one sentence made everyone roll their eyes. People in the two governments have been very busy these days. Are you bored?
