Chapter 296: Zhen Family Visit
"Don't worry, young lady!" Zijuan stepped forward and said with a smile, "Young lady, don't you know what kind of person Third Master is? He survived even when facing swords and guns on the battlefield, let alone a beating from our master? Besides, what father-in-law doesn't love his son-in-law? Our master only gestured a few times, he would never hit you too hard."
"As for tomorrow, the Third Master still has to go to the palace. We won't be able to see him even if we go there."
Daiyu blushed with embarrassment, but she felt relieved.
Then, Daiyu pulled Zijuan and Xueyan to the bed and said, "You know, this courtyard was cleaned and repaired by Third Brother. All the decorations inside were brought by Third Brother. How can we get Dad to pay Third Brother?"
Zijuan and Xueyan listened, and then tilted their heads to discuss the matter with Daiyu in secret.
In the following days, the officials and ministers of the various prefectures also had no time to rest. Needless to say, the low-ranking officials could not even return home during these days and had to stay in the government office day and night. As for the high-ranking officials, they were a little better off and could go home to rest at night, but they had to go to the palace to mourn every morning and could not return until sunset.
Just like this, more than ten days passed!
On this day, after Jia Cong sent the old lady and others back to the West Mansion, he returned to the East Mansion. However, not long after, Wang Xifeng hurried over.
"Why is Feng'er here?" Because there was no one in the room, Jia Cong directly pulled Wang Xifeng into his arms.
Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Cong, then hurriedly said, "The old lady asked me to send you a message saying that someone from the Zhen family in Jiangnan has come to visit our house."
After that, he lowered his voice and whispered in Jia Cong's ear, "The one who came is the old lady of the Zhen family in Jiangnan. I asked someone to check and they said there were several large boxes on the carriage outside the mansion."
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
It is not surprising that the Zhen family came to Shenjing. The old Concubine Zhen was the ancestor of the Zhen family. She was the grandmother of Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family, and the elder of the current old lady of the Zhen family.
So, when the old Concubine Zhen passed away, the Zhen family had to come to attend the funeral.
It is not surprising that the Zhen family came to visit the Jia Mansion after entering the capital. After all, the two families are centuries-old relatives. Except for the last time when Jia Cong went to Jiangnan and did not visit the Zhen family, other Jia family members who went to Jiangnan were bound to visit. That is, Jia Cong's status is high enough, otherwise, the Jia family really lost their manners.
However, Jia Cong knew that the Zhen family must be visiting for more than just a visit.
Now that the old Concubine Zhen has passed away, it can be said that the Zhen family has lost its biggest pillar. Moreover, this time, the funeral of the old Concubine Zhen was obviously promoted by the order of the retired emperor, and everything was beyond the rules.
Of course, the civil and military officials did not object to this. After all, everyone knew the feelings of the emperor for the old concubine, so why bother to offend at this time? However, this undoubtedly also meant that the emperor had placed most of his favor on this funeral. How much favor would there be for the Zhen family in Jiangnan?
The Zhen family is not stupid, they are destined to understand this. In this way, the future of the Zhen family has become a difficult problem.
The Zhen family also knew that as long as the emperor was there, unless they went too far, the court would never kill the Zhen family. But the emperor was not young anymore, and he could protect the Zhen family for a while, but how could he protect them forever?
When the day comes when the retired emperor can no longer bear to speak, will the powerful Emperor Longxing be able to tolerate the Zhen family continuing to grow in Jiangnan?
The Zhen family is now at its peak of power, but because of this, there is no way out! Even if the Zhen family wants to give up all their wealth and retreat, can those who were suppressed by the Zhen family let them go? However, if they continue to control the power in Jiangnan, can Emperor Longxing continue to tolerate it?
It can be said that the Zhen family has now reached a dead end.
The current Jia family is a path that the Zhen family can choose.
In the past, the Jia family was not as good as the Zhen family, but now it is different. Who doesn't know that Jia Cong, the champion marquis, is a trusted minister of Emperor Longxing? Moreover, given Jia Cong's age, he is destined to be made a duke in the future, but whether he can be made a king depends on the timing. However, it undoubtedly shows that as long as there is no accident, the Jia family will have at least a few decades of wealth and prosperity under Jia Cong's protection.
And if Jia Cong could protect the Zhen family a little, or if the two families could completely join forces, I think even Emperor Longxing would be cautious and would never dare to take action against the Zhen family easily.
Therefore, I'm afraid that the Zhen family's biggest purpose of this visit is to win over the Jia family and show goodwill to them.
"The Zhen family has a lot of little tricks up their sleeves!" Jia Cong said to himself while gently stroking Wang Xifeng's pretty face.
Wang Xifeng's body was limp. If the mourning period had not yet ended, she would have been unable to resist having sex with this enemy .
After finally holding down Jia Cong's hand, she asked with some doubt, "Our family and the Zhen family are also centuries-old relatives. Isn't it normal for them to visit our house? And didn't I tell you that they brought generous gifts to our family?"
"Haha!" Jia Cong twisted his hand and said, "You greedy little Feng'er, are you willing to accept any generous gift?"
"The gift from the Zhen family is a thorn in our side."
"Ah!" Wang Xifeng exclaimed, "That won't do. I have to go back and tell the old lady."
"Don't worry!" Jia Cong said with a smile, "How could the old lady fall into the trap of the Zhen family? Ping'er, go to the wing room and call Qingwen and the others to come over to change clothes for me. Since the Zhen family is here, I will naturally go and take a look!"
Ping'er turned and left, and Wang Xifeng hurriedly stood up from Jia Cong's legs and gently patted her pretty face which was slightly red.
Soon, Qingwen and several maids came over with hot water and robes, wiped Jia Cong, and changed his robes. Then Jia Cong asked Jia Zhong to light a lamp and followed Wang Xifeng to the West Mansion.
He went straight to the main hall of Jia's grandmother's courtyard and entered. He saw that in addition to Jia's grandmother, there was also an old lady sitting on a high couch.
Below him, sitting on the left are a few women and a girl, as well as a young man who looks almost exactly like Jia Baoyu. Should this be Zhen Baoyu?
As for the right side, Xing, Wang, and Li Wan were accompanying her! Because Zhen Baoyu was there, it was naturally inconvenient for the girls in the mansion to come over.
"Old lady!" Jia Cong strode into the main hall, bowed to Lady Jia, and then said to another old lady, "This must be the old lady of the Zhen family that our ancestors often mentioned!"
"Junior Jia Cong greets the old lady!"
