Chapter 138 Old Nun Jingxu
Thinking of this, Jia Cong smiled and said, "If Second Madam is convenient, why don't Keqing and I stay here with Second Madam and listen to what this old nun wants to ask for?"
Wang Xifeng laughed so hard that her body shook. "Isn't it best to have my uncle here to take charge? Molan, let her in."
After a while, an old nun who was about thirty or forty years old entered the hall. She was stunned when she saw several people in the room.
"Meet the Second Madam, meet the Grandma Rong!"
"This is Master Cong Sanye from the mansion!" said Molan who followed in.
Jingxu was slightly startled and quickly bowed, "Greetings, Master!"
Jia Cong nodded, but just sat beside Keqing as a spectator and did not say a word.
After asking a few questions, Jingxu's eyes wandered around, and it was obvious that he wanted to say something. However, Wang Xifeng just pretended not to see it and ignored it.
"Third Master, Madam Rong, are you tired? I'll wait on you two to rest first." Jingxu had no choice but to speak up herself.
Wang Xifeng sneered, "Why? Do I need you to decide whether the master should take a rest or not? If you have something to say, just tell me. I, the Second Madam, have nothing to hide from others."
Jingxu smiled along, then thought for a moment and whispered, "I originally wanted to ask the Second Madam for something, but the Second Madam has gone to bed , so I came here first to discuss the rules!"
"There is a rich man in Chang'an County. He has a daughter named Jin Ge'er. Last year, when she came to the capital to pay homage, she met Li Yanei, the brother-in-law of the eldest master of Chang'an Prefecture. Li Yanei was attracted by Jin Ge'er's beauty and sent someone to propose marriage. But he didn't expect that Jin Ge'er had already been engaged to the son of the former Chang'an garrison commander."
"Mr. Zhang wanted to cancel the engagement, but he was afraid that the garrison would not agree, and Li Yanei insisted on asking for it."
"Now that the two families are suing each other, the Zhang family is getting anxious, so they came to Shenjing to find a way out. They want to cancel the engagement and not affect the relationship between the two families."
"I remember that Master Yun, the governor of Chang'an, is on good terms with your family, so I ask your family to send a letter to him. I only need Master Yun to say a word, and I am not afraid that the garrison commander will not agree. If this is possible, the Zhang family is willing to spend all their wealth to honor him."
The Jiedushi of Chang'an got his position by relying on the Jia family's connections. He was considered a disciple of the Jia family. He was also the direct superior of the garrison, so the old nun said this.
Wang Xifeng thought about it and smiled, "Although this matter is not a big deal, Madam no longer cares about such matters."
Jingxu smiled apologetically, "If Madam doesn't care, Grandma can also give us some rules."
"Oh!" Wang Xifeng sneered, "I don't need money anymore, so I don't care about such things."
The old nun rolled her eyes and sighed, "The Zhang family also knows that I came to the mansion for help, but now they can't agree. I'm afraid that the Zhang family will not say that the mansion doesn't care about the thank-you gift, but will say that the mansion's manager doesn't even have such a small trick."
Wang Xifeng was a competitive person, and she immediately raised her eyebrows, "You know how I act, and I never believe in any secret retribution. What is the basis for this? If I say yes, then yes. You tell him to take it..."
"Second sister-in-law!"
Before Wang Xifeng could finish her words, Jia Cong interrupted her.
But just when he was about to achieve his goal, Jia Cong interrupted him. Jingxu was anxious, "Second Madam, let him take whatever he wants. As long as he has it, he will take it."
Wang Xifeng ignored her and looked towards Jia Cong, "Brother Cong?"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "I never thought that you, an old nun, would be thinking about the secular world while sitting in the temple!"
"Third Master, you are joking. I don't want to see those crazy men and women lose this good fate, so I prayed for them!"
"Haha, I don't care what you say in front of others, but you want to play tricks in front of me? Do you want me to send you to see the Buddha directly? Molan, take her away!"
"Bang!"
Molan kicked the old nun down, and the dagger slipped out of her hand and pressed it directly against Jingxu's neck.
"Ah..." Jingxu exclaimed, "Third Master, I am just waiting for someone to ask for my help. How dare you do something stupid!"
Wang Xifeng's expression changed, "Brother Cong, this..."
"Second sister-in-law, don't believe her sweet words! This old nun actually dared to instigate Second sister-in-law to dig up the foundation of my Jia family. She deserves death! It seems that this Mantou Temple is not peaceful either!"
"Where is Qin Lian!"
"I'm here!" Qin Lian pushed the door open and walked in.
"Go to Tiekan Temple and ask Lu Feng to bring two teams of personal guards. Today, I want to see what kind of filth is hidden in Shuiyue Temple!"
Qin Lian turned and left, while Wang Xifeng asked in panic, "Brother Cong, what's the reason?"
"Second sister-in-law, in this matter, firstly, the garrison commander made the engagement first, so he naturally took the gift! Secondly, the governor of Chang'an is a student of the mansion, but the garrison commander is his man. If the mansion intervenes, the governor of Chang'an will naturally suppress the matter to give the mansion face, but how will he view our mansion in his heart?"
"If you help outsiders suppress our own people, who among the students and old officials of our Jia family will be willing to be close to us in the future? If you really do this, won't it undermine our family's foundation?"
"The Zhang family accepted the engagement first, and now they are eyeing the power of the prefect of Chang'an Prefecture! Humph, I want to see how bold the Zhang family and the prefect of Chang'an are to dare to offend my Jia family."
Wang Xifeng took a breath of cold air when she heard this. Originally, she really didn't take these things to heart. She was stimulated by Jingxu's words and also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get some money. But after hearing what Jia Cong said, she realized that this matter was not so easy.
"Well, what a dirty seed, how dare you play tricks on Second Grandma, but you don't know your Second Grandma's methods! Molan..."
"Second sister-in-law, why are you so anxious!" Jia Cong waved his hand to interrupt her. "This Shuiyue Temple belongs to our mansion. Judging from the behavior of this old nun, I'm afraid she has used the power of the mansion to do some dirty things! Those who are oppressed will not say that it is this old nun who is doing something wrong. Instead, they will say that my Jia family is using its power to oppress others."
"If my Jia family gets such a reputation under the emperor's feet, and even reaches the ears of the two majesties, what good will come of it?"
"Since we are here, let's open up the Shuiyue Temple and take a look. Then we can kill those who deserve to be killed and punish those who deserve to be punished. There is no need to rush!"
"Qin Lian, take her to the side room and wait! When Mo Lan comes back, ask her to bring Lu Feng to check out Shuiyue Temple for me first."
The old nun kept begging, but Jia Cong ignored her.
After Qin Lian took Jingxu away, Jia Cong said again, "Second sister-in-law, the things outside are much more insidious than those in the inner house. If you are not careful, you will be tricked. Second sister-in-law is usually busy and may not think everything through, so there are some things that need to be done with caution."
Wang Xifeng nodded quickly, "Fortunately, Brother Cong is here today, otherwise it would have been a disaster. If something like this happens again in the future, I will no longer be involved."
"Hahaha, there's no need to be like this, second sister-in-law. They are just some scoundrels! If anything happens, I'll be here. Some things in the backyard are not easy for me to handle, but if someone outside uses second sister-in-law as a pretext, I'm in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers, so how can I be easily provoked?"
