Chapter 83
Several maids were busy feeding Jia Cong some hangover soup, and then Qingwen said, "Xiao Que'er, Xiangling, go and tidy up the Third Master's room and bed. Also, light a few pieces of charcoal in the room to warm it up first."
It is now the end of August, and the night in the capital is a little chilly.
Xiao Que'er led Xiangling to the inner room, and Qingwen, with a red face, helped Jia Cong into the room to take a bath!
In fact, Qingwen was really a little jealous before Jia Cong returned to his room. Although she had not entered the hall, she knew the news in the hall. When she heard that her sister Yuanyang had snatched her special job, she gritted her teeth and cursed her shamelessly.
But when Jia Cong came back, her jealousy had long disappeared.
The girl, with her eyes half closed, sloppily stripped off Jia Cong's clothes. When she saw the wounds on Jia Cong's body, she couldn't help but hug him and burst into tears. Her master had suffered so much out there. She carefully scrubbed all of Jia Cong's skin, fearing that she would hurt him.
Jia Cong, who was in a daze, also woke up a little. He opened his drunken eyes and saw clearly that it was Qingwen in front of him. He immediately laughed and hugged Qingwen in his arms.
After two years in the army, a sow is as beautiful as Diao Chan. Moreover, he was not without anger when Yuanyang gave him a bath just now. It's just that after all, there is no clear status, and it's ridiculous for him to do anything at will. But Qingwen is different. As the big maid in her room, no one can say anything nonsense even if she eats everything herself.
Although Qingwen is still young, this does not prevent Jia Cong from collecting some interest first.
The confused Qingwen only felt that her master's hands were so hot that her slender body could not stand at all. She could only lean on Jia Cong, her face flushed, and let her third master do whatever he wanted.
After a full hour, the master and servant finally changed their clothes and walked out of the bathing room. Qingwen felt her legs trembling, but her heart was filled with sweetness... She should be considered the Third Master's real concubine.
By the time the two of them entered the room, Xiao Que'er and Xiang Ling were already sleeping on the beds in the outer room.
"It's just right. Qingwen will help warm the bed today!"
Qingwen lowered her head and responded. After all, she had done more intimate things with the Third Master just now, and warming the bed was only the maid's responsibility. It was not worth being embarrassed about.
The room had already been tidied up. It was warm from the charcoal fire, and the brand new bedding on the carved bed was open.
Only then did Jia Cong realize that this seemed to no longer be the house he had lived in before?
Qingwen first helped Jia Cong take off his overcoat, and then she took off her outer skirt, went to bed wearing only a pink and white inner lining, and covered herself tightly with the quilt, even burying her head in the quilt.
Jia Cong smiled and also got on the bed! Qingwen only felt the breath of the Third Master behind her constantly flowing towards her. After a moment, an arm stretched out to her. Qingwen gave a light cry, and the next moment she was already in Jia Cong's arms.
After gently twisting her pretty face, Jia Cong said, "My master is not at home, do you miss me?"
Qingwen leaned on Jia Cong's chest shyly and rubbed her head against him. "I thought about it."
"Then you come and talk to me!"
From Qingwen's narration, Jia Cong also learned roughly what had happened in the past two years. This slightly changed trajectory also made him feel slightly relieved.
However, if he wanted to make a complete change, there were still many things that needed to be done. There were too many rotten things in the two mansions, and he had to eliminate them one by one before the Jia family could completely get rid of its original fate. Otherwise, even if he had two more, it would be useless.
Just like the ridiculous father and son in Dongfu!
It is said that all the unworthy people are descendants of Rong, but the real cause of the conflict was Ning. The descendants of the West Palace are indeed unworthy, but the absurdity of the East Palace is even more jaw-dropping.
Of course, if it was just absurdity and greed, such things would be commonplace among the wealthy families and would not be considered a big sin. At least on the surface, the sin of the West Palace was far greater than that of the East Palace.
Then the only possibility left is that the root of the problem may still lie with Jia Jing, who seems to be indifferent to worldly affairs and is practicing Taoism.
From the news secretly conveyed by the female guards, Jia Cong knew that the amount of silver that Ningguo Mansion sent to Jia Jingxuan's Zhenguan every year was at least over 100,000!
One hundred thousand taels of silver is by no means a small amount. Even if Jia Jing did not make elixirs every day and only made silver for fun, he would definitely not be able to spend that much.
Moreover, it has been more than ten years, where did the more than one million taels of silver go ? Jia Zhen obviously knew all this, after all, the silver was given out from his hands. If this is true, then Jia Jing must have a real plan behind it.
This was also true for the West Mansion. Jia Zheng was okay, at least he had a good reputation and didn't have many bad deeds. But his adopted father was a real explosive.
It's fine if he's greedy and lustful on weekdays, after all, it's not a big deal. Even if he buys a concubine every day, it's not a crime. But for a few ancient fans, Shi Daizi's family was destroyed. How could the court not know? Of course, this is not the most important thing.
Jia Cong vaguely discovered that Jia She and Jia Lian had very close ties with Ping'an Prefecture.
Ping'an Prefecture is located at the border, who knows what these two are doing? If they do something to collude with foreign countries , it will be a serious crime of confiscating their property and exterminating their clan.
Including the second sister-in-law, who hired someone to file a lawsuit and gave away money. These crimes were nothing in normal times, and no one would really investigate them given the power of the Jia family. But once the Jia family was in decline, these could become the last straw that broke the camel's back.
There is also Wang, the living Bodhisattva who eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures all day long. Although Jia Cong only got some fragmentary information about her, it is enough to prove that this person is by no means a good person.
In addition, if all the servants in the mansion were killed, some might be innocent. But if only half were killed, some would surely slip through the net. In fact, the downfall of the Jia Mansion was largely due to these servants.
In general, although the hidden dangers of the East Palace are not small, the solution is also simple! Just find an opportunity, take ruthless action and send the father and son away directly, and after a thorough investigation, the emperor should not continue to hold on to the East Palace. Of course, since Jia Jing likes to cultivate immortals, he can just cut off his worldly ties...
The most troublesome thing is the West Mansion. Given Jia Cong's identity, there is basically no way to deal with it unless Jia She and Jia Lian are secretly eliminated.
However, if you want to do these things, you have to plan slowly. After all, they are nobles in the court. If they die suddenly, or if it is an assassination, it will definitely cause panic among many nobles, and the emperor must investigate thoroughly. Jia Cong can't just sacrifice himself for these useless people.
