Chapter 185: The Heartless Couple
Ping'er, who was standing by, sobbed as she told Jia Cong what had happened. In the morning, Ping'er went to the West Mansion to report to the old lady, and then returned to the courtyard to get some things for Wang Xifeng.
But when he entered the room, he found Jia Lian lying on the bed with Qiu Tong, who was Xing's maid in name only and Jia She's concubine in reality.
"Hmph!" Jia Cong shouted coldly, "Qingwen, go to the West Mansion and invite the old lady over. I will make the decision for my second sister-in-law today! Bring your personal guards and bring Jia Lian here!"
"Brother Cong, I don't want to see him. I never want to see him again!" Wang Xifeng cried.
Jia Cong nodded, and Qingwen walked away quickly.
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In the imperial palace, Fengzao Palace!
Emperor Longxing sat on the couch, rubbing his forehead. His own queen had been complaining to him all day, but that boy would not enter the palace. Could he really bring him here?
"You little bastard, when you recognize me as your father, I will beat you with a stick first! I have suffered so much for you!" Emperor Longxing thought secretly in his heart.
"Your Majesty, did you listen to what I said?" The queen became dissatisfied when she saw that the emperor was distracted.
Emperor Longxing laughed dryly and said, "Queen, you have something to say. I am listening to you all!"
"I shouldn't have interfered in the affairs of the previous dynasty, but look at that Jia She, what did he do? How did he treat our little He'er! If it weren't for him, our little He'er wouldn't have suffered so much when he was young!"
These days, the Queen has been using various channels to inquire about Jia Cong's affairs. Especially a few days ago, when the wives of the Shang brothers came to the palace to thank the Queen, some of the words they said to her made the Queen furious!
"Your Majesty, are you asking about Marquis Guanjun? Marquis Guanjun is lucky. If he wasn't capable, I don't know how he would fare in the palace! Everyone in the capital knows that the Jia family only dotes on Baoyu, who was born with a jade in his mouth. Marquis Guanjun was a bastard before. Not only did he have to suffer in daily life , but he was also often beaten and scolded if he didn't do a good job!"
"At least now I'm adopted into the East Palace. I don't know if that first-class general regrets it!"
The Queen became furious when she thought about her son who did not have enough food and sleep well when he was young, and was beaten and scolded by his cheap . If it were not inconvenient for her to leave the palace, she would probably have gone to Rongguo Mansion to fight with Jia She.
"Thinking about how our little He'er has suffered for more than a decade, and as a mother I can't help him vent his anger, my heart is broken!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Emperor Longxing hurriedly hugged the queen, "Don't worry, Queen, I will help our son vent his anger today!"
In fact, Emperor Longxing had been thinking about Jia She for a long time. Apart from other things, how could this coward be worthy of his son to call him father? If he called him father, then who was he? Wasn't this putting a hat on himself? Which man could tolerate such a thing?
"Hui'er, take a good rest. I will go and deal with that bastard to vent my anger on our son. If that boy doesn't come to the palace in two days, I will directly issue an order to him to come and accompany you."
"Someone come!"
"Take care of the Queen!"
After saying that, Emperor Longxing ran out of Fengzao Palace in a flash, "Xia Shouzhong, summon Tu Huai!"
After returning to Longshou Palace, Tu Huai arrived not long after.
"Have you found out everything about Jia She's affairs that I asked you to investigate a few days ago?"
"Your Majesty, we have already investigated clearly that Jia She colluded with the governor of Ping'an Prefecture and illegally sold prohibited items such as salt and iron to foreign tribes. The evidence is irrefutable, and I have already sent the Jinyiwei to Ping'an Prefecture!"
"However, this matter also involves Jia Lian, the son of Jia She. Your Majesty, please give us your instructions..."
"They are all a bunch of bastards , let's get rid of them all!"
"Then the rest of the family..."
Emperor Longxing thought for a moment, and then said, "Forget it, just deal with these two bastards, no need to involve others. Xia Shouzhong, draft the decree!"
"Jia She and Jia Lian colluded with foreign countries and sold banned items. They deserve to be executed! Considering the merits of the two Dukes Ning and Rong, their sentences are changed to exile for 3,000 miles and their families are pardoned..."
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"old lady!"
"Ancestor!"
It has to be said that Lady Jia is really tired. There are really few people in this family who can give her peace of mind!
Yuanyang helped Lady Jia into the house, and Wang Xifeng immediately cried and said, "Grandfather, I want to divorce him, I want to go back to Jinling, I want to go home, I don't want to die here!"
Seeing her granddaughter-in-law's face full of pleading and despair, Grandmother Jia felt so distressed!
He went forward and hugged Wang Xifeng in his arms, "Don't talk nonsense. What's the point of life and death? Don't you want an old woman like me? If you want to go back to Nanjing, take me with you. We women will go together. What sons and grandsons are there? None of them will be worry-free."
"Grandson, go! Beat that evildoer to death, and I will pretend that I don't have this grandson!"
Wang Xifeng snuggled in Grandmother Jia's arms and cried bitterly. Since she was injured, Jia Lian had never come to see her, nor even sent anyone to pass on a message.
At first, the girls tried to comfort him, thinking that he must have been beaten severely by the master, so it was inconvenient for him to come. But now it seems that he was not beaten severely at all, and Jia Lian probably didn't take it to heart at all.
At this moment, Wang Xifeng's mind was filled with the image of Jia Lian beating her up that night and slashing at her mercilessly with a sword. Adding to what happened today, the only remaining affection between them was completely severed! She almost lost half her life, and the life of her unborn child, but he didn't care at all. What affection did such a person need?
Seeing Wang Xifeng's despair, Jia Cong looked at the old lady's expression again, then stood up and said in a deep voice, "Since you two have broken up, I, as the clan leader, will agree to this matter! However, don't say anything about leaving. Look at all the brothers and sisters in this room. Who would be willing to let you go? And look at the old lady. She loves you more than her own grandson or granddaughter. How could she bear to let you leave?"
"From now on, the Jia family will no longer have a granddaughter-in-law named Wang Xifeng, but will have a daughter named Wang Xifeng!"
Jia Cong's words made the old lady's expression change, but listening to Jia Cong's tone, he directly mentioned his identity as a marquis and clan leader, which was obviously not to be refused.
He looked at Wang Xifeng again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, forget it... this is the only way!
After listening to Jia Cong's words, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but burst into tears again!
"Qingwen, prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"
Afterwards, Jia Cong wrote the divorce letter himself and used the seal of the head of the family. He directly handed one copy to Wang Xifeng and the other copy to Yuanyang who was next to Jia Mu!
"Sister Yuanyang, please go and deliver it to Second Brother Lian!"
Seeing that the old lady didn't say anything, Yuanyang nodded and took it, then went out and headed towards the West Mansion. Everyone in the room also hurried forward to comfort her again, at least to vent the pressure in their hearts, otherwise, I'm afraid she would really vomit to death.
Yuanyang left quickly and came back even faster. Before she could even enter the house, she shouted in panic, "Old Madam, it's bad. The Jinyiwei from the West Mansion have come and said they want to arrest the eldest master and the second master Lian!"
