The Red Mansions

Chapter 828: The real imperial court has eagle ears!

Chapter 828: The real imperial court has eagle ears!

Jinling, Zhen's house

As the news of Jia Heng's arrival spread to Zhen's Manor, Zhen Yingjia and the others who were kneeling in the courtyard were startled and couldn't help but look up.

And the faces of Gan's and other female relatives also showed surprise.

Jia Heng, why don't they know each other?He came to the mansion several times before, but Zhenxi is still in the Ningguo mansion now.

On the other side, Princess Chu Zhen Qing pursed her pink lips, her narrow and clear phoenix eyes looked at the boy in python not far away, her heart moved slightly.

Princess Zhenxue of Beijing also tightly squeezed her handkerchief, helping her mother Gan to leave the backyard.

As for Fang Yaochun and Fang Kuang and his son, they quickly avoided to the side. The father and son looked at each other and looked at the guards of the Jinyi Mansion rushing from the gate.

I saw a group of Jinyi mansion guards wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists, entering from the gatehouse, lined up in the front hall in a strict and quiet manner, and surrounded by a group of high-ranking Jinyi military schools. , a young man in a black and red python suit, with a sword on his waist, walked in.

The young man's face was stern, his sword eyebrows slanted into his temples, and his eyes, as clear as lightning, lingered into the distance.

As it was winter, the boy put on a black cloak, which added a bit of chill.

Jia Heng's expression was calm, and he turned to look at Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, without stopping at all, his clear eyes flitted over Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Shao, and Zhen Xuan, and settled on Zhen Yingjia.

"Uncle Yongning." The eunuch Ge who delivered the decree seemed to have changed his face, with a smile on his chubby face, he walked a few steps quickly, cupped his hands towards Jia Heng and said, "Our family has seen Uncle Yongning .”

What is being arrogant before and respectful after?What is flipping your face like flipping a book?At this moment, it was almost perfectly presented in front of the entire Zhen family.

The inner eunuch who had been doing business in front of the Zhen family just now had a warm and friendly smile on his face.

In fact, I don't blame the eunuch, because the more he is in the center of power, the more he can feel the importance of Jia Heng, a recent nobleman, in the heart of the emperor.

Especially after the chaos in Henan, the great victory at Haimen, and the capture of Prince Jurchen alive, Jia Heng at this moment is like a white moonlight in Emperor Chongping's heart.

It was rumored in the palace that the emperor had recruited Uncle Yongning as his son-in-law, and the rumors had not been refuted by those nobles.

Zhen Qing looked at the boy in python suit who looked like stars and moons, the beautiful eyes under the curved willow-leaf eyebrows were full of surprise.

This bastard is finally here!

Under Zhen Lan's curved willow-leaf eyebrows, her originally red eyes stared fixedly at the boy, as if she was sizing Jia Heng carefully for the first time.

The young man looked like a sharp sword drawn out of its sheath, his face was no longer the warm smile he had seen when he was playing around the sceneries of Jinling, but at this moment, his face was cold and his demeanor was calm.

And this is the governor of Jinyi, Minister of Military Aircraft, Yongningbo Jiaheng of the big man.

Zhen Lan's pale yet clear face looked like a rose after being devastated by a torrential rain. He stared at the young man.

Power, if she is as powerful as Big Brother Heng, will she still be bullied by the Fang family?Will the home be confiscated and confiscated?

But this is a man's way of life after all, so what can she do?

No, maybe there is a way!

Jia Heng looked up at the inner eunuch Ge, and asked, "Eunuch Ge, why are the Zhen family still kneeling after accepting the order?"

Eunuch Ge smiled and explained: "It's not that our family has fewer people to prevent the Zhen family's men from getting separated. Since you are here, Mr. Yongning, our family can feel relieved. All the criminals from the Zhen family are here for Mr. Yongning." check."

It has to be said that Ge Neijian didn't bully the Zhen family before, but he was sure he had some real considerations, and they all knelt on the ground, at least there was no confusion.

Of course, it is also because people in the palace are used to seeing the wind and ordering dishes.

"Ge Gonggong has worked hard." Jia Heng nodded, and said with a calm expression. Immediately, he looked at the Zhen family members with sharp eyes like a sword, and said, "Get up, the ground is very cold."

These words are like a ray of warm sun falling from the dark clouds in the harsh winter, shining on Zhen's house, dispelling the dark clouds, and his body seems to be warmed up.

Zhen Yingjia raised her head at this moment, and in the sunken eye sockets, old eyes looked at the boy in the python suit complicatedly. Zhen Qing quickly stepped forward and helped Zhen Yingjia up.

Zhen Shao, Zhen Xuan, and Zhen Zhu also stood up with the support of several Zhen family juniors and servants, and looked at the young man with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Zhen Zhu's eyes were more complicated, his daughter was serving this man in the mansion, so speaking of it, he was the boy's half father-in-law.

Shui Xin beside Zhen Xue took Zhen Xue's plain hand, raised her pink face, and said in a waxy voice: "Mother, godfather..."

Zhen Xue knelt down and whispered in Shui Xin's ear, "Your godfather is busy with business."

On this side, Jia Heng's face was light, and he said: "The Zhen family has also received the orders of the Holy Majesty. I have been ordered to investigate the case of the Zhen family. Responsible for inspections and confiscation of stolen goods."

Zhen Yingjia, Zhen Shao and others listened without saying a word.

After Jia Heng finished reporting, the eunuch Ge said with a smile: "Uncle Yongning, if there is nothing else, our family will go back to the post house to rest."

"Eunuch Ge just go back to rest, the Zhen family and others, I'll take care of it." Jia Heng nodded and said, "Liu Jixian, send someone to send Eunuch Ge off."

When Neijian Ge left the Zhen family under the guard of the vicious inner guard, all the men, women, old and young in the Zhen family all heaved a sigh of relief.

After all, the people in the palace are not as easy to talk to as "relatives" like Jia Heng.

Just when Jia Heng was about to tell Zhen's family to come to the hall to talk, Liu Jixian suddenly reported: "Commander, Fang Yaochun and his son Fang Kuang are lingering in the mansion."

While talking, Fang Yaochun, Fang Kuang and his son came closer, cupped their hands together and said, "Your Majesty has seen Uncle Yongning."

Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun and his son with indifferent expressions, and asked, "Why is Master Fang here?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the Zhen family looked at Fang Yaochun and Fang Kuang, but a few eyes clearly showed resentment.

As for Zhen Lan, her jade face was almost as pale as paper, her lower lip was clenched tightly with her white teeth, the humiliation just now was still churning in her heart, like a snake and ant gnawing at her heart, filled with resentment.

At this time, Zhen Xuan said coldly: "The Fang family and our house have a marriage certificate, this time they came here to annul the engagement, and the marriage certificate has been torn up earlier."

Zhen Xuan didn't mention the matter of changing his wife into a concubine because it was too embarrassing.

But just that, everyone in the Zhen family was shocked inexplicably.

Zhen Qing's face was not very good-looking, and she said coldly: "This is clearly because I saw my Zhen family's decline, and this is why I fell into trouble. What a capricious villain!"

This Fang family is really damned!

In fact, this matter does not lie in the fact that the Zhen family still has two concubines, but in the unpredictable power of the sky. Since the emperor detests the Zhen family, there is no need for the Fang family to disobey their wishes.

Jia Heng frowned, and looked calmly at Fang Kuang not far away with a somewhat frightened expression on his face.

At this moment, Zhen Lan's mind moved, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on that quiet and beautiful face, and she said, "Why doesn't father talk about the Fang family, but has the audacity to change his daughter from wife to concubine?"

Even if she, Zhen Lan, was to be a concubine, she would not be a concubine to the Fang family who favored others!

As soon as this remark came out, the complexion of the female members of the Zhen family who were present at the scene suddenly changed, with surprise and doubt.

Changing a wife to a concubine, what is going on?

From these four words alone, it seems to reveal something.

Even Zhen Qing frowned, her jade face was as translucent as frost, she looked at Zhen Lan and said, "Third Sister, why change your wife into a concubine?"

Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun with dim eyes, and said, "Change your wife into a concubine?"

Zhen Lan said coldly: "Fang Jijiu also took Yongningbo as an example, and said that the fourth younger sister is just for Yongningbo and wants me to be a concubine for Fang's family."

Speaking of the last, the brows and eyes are faint, and there is a cold and stern look in the bright eyes.

This girl was originally like Zhen Qing in heart and temperament, and at this moment she completely turned the tables, embarrassing the Fang family.

Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun with gloomy eyes, and said, "Fang Jijiu even used me as an example?"

Seeing this scene, Fang Yaochun hastily explained: "Uncle Yongning, the little girl is talking nonsense, when did this lower official have such thoughts, she just came to divorce the engagement, it was originally the Zhen family's wishful thinking."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of Zhen Shao, Zhen Zhu and others turned ashen, and Fang Yaochun glared at him.

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Enough! I don't want to hear Mr. Fang messing around here. Mr. Fang is a scholar. He made a marriage letter, but then backtracked. I don't want to be so treacherous."

When Fang Yaochun heard the words, his complexion changed, and he became a little annoyed. The main reason was that if the name of treachery came out, the Fang family's reputation in the south of the Yangtze River would be affected, so his voice could not help but turn a little cold, and said: "Uncle Yongning, retiring the marriage is an old man's responsibility. Regarding the matter of the Zhen family, Uncle Yongning is here to investigate the Zhen family, not to make decisions for the Zhen family."

"Lord Fang, are you teaching me what to do?" Jia Heng gave Fang Yaochun a cold look, his face frozen like ice.

Fang Yaochun: "???"

But he saw that the Jinyi mansion guards around him were all looking at him with unfriendly expressions.

Fang Yaochun couldn't help feeling timid, he calmed down, and said bravely, "I just remind Uncle Yongning not to abolish public affairs or pervert the law for personal gain."

He is a scholar of Qingliu in the south of the Yangtze River, how can Wu Xun deceive each other?Aren't you afraid of the uproar of Jiangnan Shilin?

Jia Heng's face was silent, and he said in a deep voice: "The Holy Majesty still doesn't doubt this official, and ordered this official to deal with it according to his own circumstances. How can you be a Xiaoxiao like you who has fallen into trouble, and you can make random comments? The person in charge of culture and education in the Southern Province has done nothing like this." How can you educate scholars without trustworthiness? This official will definitely explain this matter to the Holy One."

Fang Yaochun's complexion changed slightly, and he said, "You, you..."

Is this for impeachment?

Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes flickered, and she thought to herself, just now she called the villain of the Fang family who made trouble, but now it's called... The wife sings the husband with.

As Jia Heng spoke, he didn't bother to pay attention to Fang Yaochun. He waved his hand, as if trying to drive away flies, and said, "Come here, except for those related to the Zhen family, drive away the idlers."

"Yes." Liu Jixian answered loudly, and then called the Jinyi guard beside him.

Several ferocious guards of the Jinyi Mansion surrounded Fang Yaochun and his son Fang Kuang, and said with a stern expression: "Lord Fang, please stop."

Fang Yaochun's face was ugly, and his heart was hard to calm down. He snorted coldly, only to feel that he was being gentle and sweeping the floor, and cursed inwardly as domineering.

Fang Kuang looked at the handsome young dignitary who was about the same age as himself, and said indignantly, "The eagle dog of the emperor is so domineering?"

Fang Yaochun was startled when he heard the words, and said, "Kuang'er."

When Jia Heng heard the words, he suddenly fixed his gaze on Fang Kuang, and asked, "What did Mr. Fang say?"

Liu Jixian also had a bad expression, eyes like tigers and wolves.

Fang Kuang was also taken aback by the wolf-like gaze at this moment.

Fang Yaochun's complexion changed suddenly, and he said in a low voice: "Uncle Yongning, the dog's words are meaningless."

Fang Yaochun was actually not worried when he started arguing with him just now, because he was offering wine to the Imperial College, peaches and plums were everywhere, and the southern scholars ranked among the top five.

Therefore, Jia Heng can only say that Shangshu impeached them, instead of directly arresting the two, otherwise the public opinion of southern scholars will be in an uproar.

Of course, this is because Jia Heng is not a simple cruel official, but a minister of military affairs. To put it bluntly, it is shameful.

You can't learn from Wei Wei, it will only attract greater resistance from Shilin.

"Criticize the emperor's personal guard, complaining about the superior? Master Fang, what does your son mean by saying nothing?" Jia Heng looked at Fang Yaochun, and said, "Is your son a scholar? You can take it from the Ministry of Culture and Rites, and win his fame!"

At this time, the management of scholars includes this item. It would be a big deal to imprison them in prison.

After all, there is no real disrespect, and being convicted of a crime for speaking is a sign of a powerful minister and eunuch, but it will damage his...virtuous name.

However, using his words to go against morality and win his fame has a certain degree of operability, and even in terms of threat effect, he hit the snake to seven inches.

Fang Yaochun's face changed suddenly when he heard the words, and he said quickly: "Uncle Yongning, the dog is in love at the moment, and the words are insignificant, and there is no disrespect to the superior."

Fang Kuang's face on the side was pale, and fear inevitably arose in his heart.

Jia Heng paused for a moment, and said: "Since you are speaking out of nowhere, come here, pull this madman down and slap him twenty times!"

Writing etiquette seems to be feasible, but in fact it is not easy to implement, because most of the etiquette department does not sell his face, scolding children for going online, or playing games again, it is easy to fall into the shoes of others.

Of course, the slap should be slapped.

Fang Kuang's face turned pale when he heard the words, and he was about to open his mouth to distinguish.

At this time, several guards from the Jinyi Mansion rushed over and dragged Fang Kuang away, leaving Fang Yaochun helpless on the spot with an ugly expression on his face.

Compared with his own son's achievements in career, slapping his mouth is indeed the lightest now.

But this... this is a great shame!

Zhen Lan looked at the scene where Fang Kuang was taken away, her delicate body shook violently, the grievance on her face as crystal clear as snow dissipated a little, her eyes flickered, and a sense of revenge surged in her heart.

This is power!

In the face of power, all members of the Fang family would bow their heads for it.

And this is exactly what she just did to take advantage of the situation!

Taking advantage of Brother Heng's influence, teach the Fang family a lesson.

It can be said that the girl who had initially tasted the taste of power and manipulation was both shocked and slightly excited.

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help staring at the boy in the python suit with her long and narrow eyes. Suddenly, at this moment, she met those gloomy gazes, but only for a moment, those profound gazes quickly left. The girl's heart trembled slightly, and ripples formed in the lake of her heart.

This... Brother Heng saw it?

But why...follow her?

Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Lan and thought to himself, he is really the youthful version of Mopan, who is so scheming at a young age, knows how to kill with a knife, and deliberately provoked conflicts between him and the Fang family earlier.

But just for fun.

Immediately, he stared at Fang Yaochun, suddenly smiled and said: "When Mr. Fang returns, he won't turn black and white, saying that this official bullied the younger generation because of trivial matters?"

Fang Yaochun's fair skin was green and red, and he couldn't say a word at this moment.

There was only one thought in his mind, he was doing his best, what did he do to provoke this vicious dog?

Kuang'er was right in scolding, he really has the ears of the imperial court!

A sneer curled up on the corner of Zhen Qing's mouth, she looked at Fang Yaochun, her phoenix eyes flashed coldly.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, even if her Zhen family is in decline, it's not like a cat or a dog can easily bully each other.

Everyone in the Zhen family also had joy on their faces at the moment.

Seeing that Fang Yaochun was overwhelmed, Jia Heng's face immediately returned to indifference, and he did not look at Fang Yaochun, but stared at Zhen Yingjia, and said in a low voice, "Let's talk in the hall."

At this moment, Zhen Yingjia's face was pale, watching the young man in the python suit, he had just settled down in panic, and entered the Xianzheng Hall with the support of several Zhen family juniors.

In the hall——

Everyone was seated, Yaque was silent, and for a while, the atmosphere was even a little weird.

At this moment, apart from the male members of the Zhen family, the female relatives were also gathered in the hall, their faces were mostly devastated, and they looked expectantly at the boy in the python suit, waiting for his words.

Jia Heng put down the teacup, looked a little more relaxed, and said: "My Majesty's meaning, Zhen Shibo also knows, the Zhen family members entered the imperial prison, and confessed the corruption of the Tirenyuan, some of which involved the southern tour during the Longzhi period, the Zhen family and others Those who are full of private pockets in the middle of the year, public is public, private is private, the account books must be distinguished, I will report it truthfully, but if I conceal it and refuse to report it, and resist the enquiry, I will also report it to the superior, then don’t blame me for not Be kind."

He didn't want to give the Zhen family an illusion because of his previous actions, thinking that he could spare the Zhen family.

Zhen Yingjia's complexion changed, she sighed, and said, "Ziyu, my Zhen family's family style is not strict, and I really owe the grace of God."

At this time, Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law Yang suddenly said: "Brother Heng, why are you also a celebrity in front of the Holy Majesty, so you can't speak out to intercede?"

Jia Heng glanced at Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law, his face became a little cold, and he said: "Now that the imperial decree has been issued, it is useless for anyone to intercede."

Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law wanted to say more, but Zhen Shao gave her a cold look. She was unavoidably terrified, and the words that came to her lips were choked back.

Zhen Lin also pulled Yang's arm at this time, signaling with his eyes.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, and said: "Ziyu, the Zhen family has come to such a land, and it is their own fault. The memorandum of apology has already been handed over to the capital."

At this time, it is the time to ask for help, so it is not good to have some unrealistic fantasies.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's good. When Shi Bo arrives in the imperial prison, don't take any chances. You can record all the deficits of the three major weaving bureaus in the past in your confession, confess frankly, and beg for help from the Holy One." Well, if you try to shirk your guilt, after the Holy One is furious, if you want to give him a lighter sentence, you will be unable to do so."

(End of this chapter)