The Red Mansions

Chapter 829 This is... bloodline suppression!
Xianzhengtang

Upon hearing Jia Heng's words, Zhen Yingjia fixed her gaze, sighed and said with emotion: "The matter has come to this, how dare you lie to your father?"

Zhen Shao, Zhen Xuan, Zhen Zhu and other boys from the Zhen family heard Jia Heng's words, their faces were gloomy and they sighed.

The female family members of the Zhen family looked sad, and those with weak mental capacity had already started sobbing softly.

The Zhen family is in great trouble. Under the overthrow of the nest, how can there be any eggs?

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty has a great bearing, so it's possible that he won't be lenient and show mercy outside the law."

Zhen Qing asked: "Father, what should they do so that the palace can punish them lightly?"

"The current crime is due to the deficit of the Weaving Bureau. If the deficit can be filled, the Holy Majesty will not be so angry. When discussing the crime, he will treat it leniently." Jia Heng said.

These words were not only for Zhen Qing, but also for all the female family members of the Zhen family and Zhen Yingjia, and of course Zhen Qing was cooperating with him in explaining the matter.

Even if he copied the Zhen family, he didn't want to get a bad name in front of the Zhen family.

It's not just that Zhen Qing may have given him a child, but also because...it's completely unnecessary.

Therefore, after facing the Fang family just now, they will follow Zhen Lan's plan.

As for Fang Yaochun, relying on Qingliu's status, he had been chattering a lot before the captives attacked last time, and some officials in the south of the Yangtze River just took a little interest from Aunt Zhenlan.

It's just that I can't spare these people now.

When everyone in the Zhen family heard this, their expressions changed and they looked at each other.

Could it be that if the shortfall is filled, nothing will happen?

Waiting for the explanation, Jia Heng didn't want to talk nonsense, looked at Zhen Yingjia, and said: "Uncle Shi, bid farewell to the family and go to prison first."

When Zhen Yingjia heard this, she nodded, and then looked at her second younger brother Zhen Shao, Zhen Xuan, Zhen Zhu, and the younger generation Zhen Jue, Zhen Lin and other Zhen clan children, with mixed feelings in her heart, and said with a long sigh: " let's go."

Jia Heng looked at Liu Jixian and said, "The heavy shackles and shackles will not be put on first, and let people protect the Zhen family members to go back."

It is said that such prisoners should be put on heavy shackles and shackles, but it is not necessary. Where else can these people go?

As he spoke, he ordered the guards of the Jinyi Mansion to escort the four members of the Zhen family away.

For a while, only the Gan family and the Zhen family's daughters were left in the flower hall.

Gan asked eagerly: "Brother Heng, I don't want to make things difficult for you. After entering the imperial prison, can you not use torture?"

Jia Heng said: "According to the law, there is no one who will not go to jail, but Zhen Shibo has a special status after all. The Zhen family wants to be decent, and I can give it to me. But it's still the same sentence. Now the Holy One is angry. If the Zhen family continues to refuse Honestly, if you don’t cooperate, then it will be hard to say.”

Gan said hurriedly: "Brother Heng, don't worry, this is the end of the matter, there is no such thing as fighting against Tianwei again."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Zhen Qing, and said: "Princess, the female family members in the mansion are resting in the backyard and are not allowed to go out again. Jinyi Mansion guards around the Zhen family's mansion and will not harass the female family members, but related property must not be hidden. Transfer, otherwise, once found out, they will be severely punished."

The complexion of the female family members of Zhen's family changed suddenly, and they were worried, but they didn't dare to ask Jia Heng, they just stared helplessly at Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Princess Zhen Xue of Beijing, hoping that these two noble women from the Zhen family would come out and take care of things. Son.

Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes flashed, and she asked, "Zi Yu, how does the Jinyi Mansion plan to censor? And how will the female relatives be arranged?"

Jia Heng said: "Princess, related industries in the mansion, the Jinyi Mansion will not be closed for the time being, and can operate as usual, but people from the Accounting Department and the Accounting Department of the House of Internal Affairs will send people to take over the accounts and treasury, and the women's family members will also come from the princess's mansion. Surveillance to ensure safety, the two concubines are free to travel without restriction."

Zhen Qing nodded and said, "Understood."

Jia Heng said: "There is nothing else to do, after the case is found out, I will beg for mercy from the Holy One."

In the end, looking at the pale-faced members of Zhen's family, he issued an order, both comforting and warning: "The corruption of ink is not a heinous crime such as treason. The severity of the punishment is determined by the Sacred Heart. It's just that the stolen goods are no longer hidden. If you lie to your majesty again, there should be no danger of your life."

When Gan heard this, she gradually let go of the hanging heart, and said, "Brother Heng, don't worry about it."

Jia Heng looked at Mrs. Gan and said, "Ma'am is too good."

Gan's two daughters, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, are both his women, and Gan's is actually his mother-in-law.

After consoling Zhen's family, Jia Heng got up from his seat, stared at Zhen Qing with a calm expression, and said in a gentle voice: "Wangfei, can I borrow a word? Regarding the inventory of the farmland and shops in the mansion, I need a list."

Zhen Qing nodded and said, "Go to father's study and talk."

The beauty spoke softly, looked up at Gan, and said softly: "Mother, you and the aunts should go back to the backyard first."

At this time, Zhen Lan said: "Eldest sister, I will go with you."

Zhen Qing frowned, and said in a clear voice, "What is the third sister going to do?"

Jia Heng looked at the girl with a beautiful face and said in a low voice, "It would be good if the third sister came over to take notes."

At this juncture, naturally she wouldn't think about being obsessed with Zhen Qing. Let's say she didn't have that interest, but Zhen Qing might be pregnant.

Zhen Xue also said, "Ziyu, let me go and have a look too."

Jia Heng looked at the beauty with soft eyebrows and eyes like snow, and nodded.

As they talked, Jia Heng, Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue, and Zhen Lan turned to the study, and they sat down.

Jia Heng lifted the teapot and was about to pour a cup of tea when Zhen Xue on the other side got up and said, "Zi Yu, let me come."

Jia Heng nodded, and looked at Zhen Qing and Zhen Lan, well, let alone, when the two of them sat together, their eyebrows and facial expressions were quite similar, especially the unwillingness and glamorous charm at the corners of their eyebrows and eyes It is almost re-engraved from a mold.

Maybe it's because of Zhen Lan's resentment because of what happened to Fang's family earlier?
Complicated complexions appeared on Zhen Qing's seductive jade face, and she said softly, "Zi Yu, this matter makes up the shortfall, can you really pass the test safely?"

Because Zhen Lan was at the side, it was not easy to be intimate with Jia Heng, and she was not in the mood at this time.

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty doesn't have the intention of killing them all, otherwise the princess thinks she can take care of herself alone?"

Zhen Qingxiu frowned, Yu Rong saw the cold look, but her heart was not settled.

Jia Heng nodded, and said with relief: "Fill in the shortfall, and wait for your kindness."

What happened to the Zhen family was not caused by the Zhen family itself, but the problem of Emperor Longzhi.

Jia Heng looked up at Zhen Lan with red eye circles, and said softly, "Sister Lan'er, don't be too sad, the Fang family is nothing but a villain, so it's not worth getting angry about."

Zhen Lanqing's beautiful face was full of stubbornness, and she said softly, "Just now... Thank you, Brother Heng."

It should have been that he deliberately followed him and helped him out.

Thinking of this, the mind is inevitably a little complicated.

What kind of person is this?

Is this the bearing and city government of an important minister?

Jia Heng nodded, did not look at Zhen Lan again, but took a booklet, and said loudly: "Princess, did you write it yourself, or did you dictate it and let Sister Lan'er write it?"

Zhen Qing's face was frosty, and she said softly: "I will write it myself, Sister Lan'er, go and prepare pen and ink."

Zhen Lan suppressed the thoughts in her heart, responded in a low voice, took the brush and inkstone over, and asked Zhen Qing to start writing.

Jia Heng turned to look at Zhen Xue, and said, "Xue...Princess, don't worry too much. Although the palace is furious this time, it doesn't mean to offend relatives."

Zhen Xueyan was stunned for a moment, her beautiful eyes stared at the young man, and Wen Ning's eyebrows showed a dazed look.

No, Cher?
Jia Heng said: "The two concubines should relax, just don't make so many smart moves."

The main problem of the Zhen family is greed for ink. Generally speaking, as long as it is not a heinous crime, after a certain period of time, they will be kind.

For example, the Jia family at the beginning, according to the original work, finally returned some houses, whether it was a sequel or not.

After comforting Zhen Xue and Zhen Lan, Jia Heng said, "By the way, why don't you see King Chu?"

One sentence was like a big stone smashed into the lake, setting off a stormy sea. Zhen Qing, who was writing, paused the brush in her hand, raised her beautiful face, and said with cold eyes: "My lord, he is leading Chun'er. post house."

The King of Chu not only left the Zhen family by himself, but also took away the son of the King of Chu, Chen Chun, leaving only Zhen Qing in the Zhen family.

The king of Chu didn't want his son to see the house raiding, not to mention whether it was bad luck or not, and it was not good for children's growth, at least the king of Chu thought so.

Jia Heng's face paused, as if he felt the disappointment behind Zhen Qing's cold eyes, at this moment, because of Zhen Lan's presence, he couldn't say anything else, so he stopped talking.

Just like that, when Zhen Qing finished writing the roster in her hand, the guard in brocade outside said: "Captain, Princess Jinyang and Princess Xianning have arrived outside Zhen's house."

Zhen's family checked, and Princess Jinyang, as the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specially waited for Jia Heng to take Brother Zhen Yingjia away before coming to the mansion.

Jia Heng got up and said: "Princess, let's go to greet her together."

Zhen Qing also put down her brush at this moment, looked at Zhen Lan who was serving the brush and ink, and said, "Everyone go to greet her."

Everyone was talking, left the study, and went to greet Princess Jinyang and Princess Xianning.

Accompanied by a group of female officials and nuns, the eldest princess of Jinyang has arrived in the inner hall of the backyard. The beauty is wearing a graceful and gorgeous vermilion dress, with phoenixes embroidered with gold thread on the sleeves and skirt, and the hair on top of the cloud bun , the golden step shakes the pearls to be beautiful and dazzling.

On the left and right are Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue.

The leading ladies were Lianxue and Yuanchun, leading the maids holding Yu Ruyi and flower baskets in a procession of honor, surrounded by nuns.

At this moment, Mrs. Gan has led a group of female relatives to meet her, and said: "The wife of the guilty minister has met His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

The eldest princess of Jinyang rolled her temples, her beautiful eyes streamed under her flawless forehead, and she said, "Madam Gan, please get up."

With that said, she sat down under the guidance of a group of nuns.

Gan said: "His Royal Highness, all the female relatives in the mansion are here."

Compared with Jia Heng's kind attitude, there are also blind women like Zhen Lin's daughter-in-law, Yang Shi, who put their noses on their faces. Everyone lowered their heads tightly, not daring to look at the beautiful woman in the graceful dress.

This is... bloodline suppression!
The eldest princess of Jinyang parted her lips slightly, and said softly: "Such a big incident happened to the Zhen family, and you can't blame the emperor for not showing favor to relatives, but the past years were indeed too shameful."

Gan responded in a low voice, basically submissive.

"Why don't you see Princess Beijing and Princess Chu?" Princess Jinyang asked suddenly after scanning all the female family members of the Zhen family.

Gan opened his mouth, and was about to speak, when suddenly, at this moment, the voice of a nanny came from outside.

Princess Chu Zhen Qing entered the hall and said, "I have seen Aunt Jinyang in person."

Zhen Xue also bowed to the eldest princess of Jinyang, and Zhen Lan bowed in a blessed way, peeking at the beauty in the gorgeous dress.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Zhen Lan met the eldest princess of Jinyang, but Zhen Lan was deeply impressed by her graceful demeanor with a curvy head and eyebrows.

Even in terms of beauty, she was a bit more prosperous than Zhen Qing.

Princess Jinyang looked at Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, her lustrous eyes fell on the face of the python-clothed boy, and asked, "Uncle Yongning."

Jia Heng had already responded. He took the book beside him, looked solemn, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, this is the property of the Zhen family. It can be organized together with the Jinyi Mansion's Experience Department and the Internal Affairs Department's Accounting Department."

At this moment, it looks like a female boss, um, I will wear this dress when I go back to Jinyang.

Princess Jinyang looked at Yuan Chun who was on the side, and said in a round voice, "Go and get it."

Yuan Chun was looking at Jia Heng at the moment, and upon hearing the words, she responded softly. The plump and beautiful girl walked up slowly, looked at the young man with soft eyes, took the book from Jia Heng, and then turned back, Hand it over.

The slender catkin painted in bright red Kodan took the book and flipped through it lightly.

For a moment, the only sound in the entire hall was the sound of Princess Jinyang flipping through the books, and everyone waited patiently.

Zhen Lan pursed her pink lips, and couldn't help but glanced at the boy in the python suit, but saw that the boy's sculpted, cold face showed no expression at all, it was as quiet as a sculpture, and the hand holding the sword on the cloak of his right hand, The ten fingers are slender and white as jade.

Jia Heng arched his hands and said, "Your Highness."

The eldest princess of Jinyang closed the book, and her beautiful eyes seemed to cast a white glance at the very respectful young man.

What to urge.

Princess Jinyang said in a clear voice: "Both princesses, please sit down."

Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue thanked each other and sat down, followed by Zhen Lan.

Jinyang Princess Jin Zhiyu's voice sounded: "The Jinling Tirenyuan case, the imperial court's intention is also very clear, of course I still hope that the government will cooperate, so as not to make a mess."

As he spoke, he looked at Jia Heng and said, "Uncle Yongning, is that what you mean?"

Jia Heng said: "Yes."

Princess Xianning looked at the boy in the python suit, her eyes were filled with distress. The man was no longer satisfied with bullying her, and began to bully her husband.

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Lianxue, you sent a female officer to let people live in the backyard of the Zhen family to protect the female family members of the Zhen family and order people to count the belongings in the Zhen family."

Whenever the family assets are copied and checked, the female relatives are easily disturbed.

Princess Jinyang glanced at the female family members of the Zhen family, and said softly: "I'm here today, it's already noon, and I should have lunch, Yongningbo thinks."

Jia Heng said: "I will go to Jinyi Mansion to investigate the case later, and interrogate the Zhen family and others."

Princess Jinyang nodded her head, looked at the young man, and said, "After you find out the relevant files, I will collect them in this palace."

Jia Heng bowed his hands and said: "Yes."

As she said that, she said to Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue: "You two princesses, you can listen to the Eldest Princess first at the residence."

Zhen Qing said with the same expression: "Uncle Yongning, go slowly."

Zhen Xue also said the same, but she couldn't help but lose her focus when she looked at the young man.

My sister reminded me the day before yesterday that she might be pregnant with Ziyu's child, but she didn't tell him when she brought Xinxin back last time.

The problem is that she is actually not sure now, should she not tell him until she has morning sickness and pulse?
Now the house is a mess, and it's even worse.

Just as Jia Heng was about to leave, Princess Xianning suddenly said, "Auntie, why don't I follow Mrs. Jia to Jinyi Mansion and send the copy of the interrogation file to Auntie."

Princess Jinyang: "..."

The beautiful eyes under the crescent eyebrows glanced at the girl with a bit of annoyance, but after thinking about it, she agreed: "Be careful on the road."

Princess Xianning was rejoicing in her heart, but suddenly she heard that beautiful woman's face as clear as frost, and said: "Chanyue, you go with your cousin."

The two of them were originally dressed as female officials, and they were bored in the mansion. The two sisters watched the bustle of Zhen's family being raided, and they were able to meet Jia Heng by the way.

Now that you see it, you can count on your wish being fulfilled.

Li Chanyue gave a soft "hmm", glanced at the boy in the python suit, took Princess Xianning's plain hand, and gently squeezed the back of her cousin's hand, anger was seen in her bright eyes.

Cousin Xianning is now on guard against her...

I don't know if it's because Mr. Jia seemed to be even more...rare her when he was between the bed and the curtain that day.

At the beginning, Jia Heng was also a newcomer who was obviously more embarrassed and at a loss when he was on the party, and he had zero experience at first glance, but he was more eager for the shy and shy Chanyue that day.

Zhen Qing raised her Liu Ye eyebrows, her clear phoenix eyes glanced at Princess Xianning, her jade face was as serene as frost, and a sneer inevitably rang out in her heart.

This sister-in-law is too big to stay, and she doesn't have the restraint of a daughter's family. Before she left Beijing, there were rumors in the palace.

Now he is even more pestering that bastard.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "The humble minister will leave first."

Saying that, she left the backyard of the Zhen family together with Princess Xianning, and walked along the veranda towards the front yard.

The graceful and quiet girl, with two beautiful eyebrows, and the tear mole under the clear and bright eyes is barely noticeable, asked in a clear voice: "Sir, why haven't you seen Sister Xiao?"

Li Chanyue also looked at Jia Heng, but Shaoyan was as calm as water, her pink lips were slightly pursed, and the eyes of Zang Xingyunyue looked at the young man quietly.

Jia Heng said: "Xiaoxiao didn't come today, let's take the carriage to Jinyi Mansion first, and have lunch later."

Princess Xianning responded softly, and after leaving the Zhen family's manor, she boarded a carriage with an open space, looked at the boy in python clothes, and said, "Sir, this Zhen family really copied it as soon as I said it. When I was young, the Zhen family The reputation of being rich has spread to the palace, and I don’t want to end up in such a miserable situation, the rise and fall of a family is like this, so why not a country.”

The girl frowned, and she seemed to be thinking a little bit.

Jia Heng said: "That's right, the rise and fall of prosperity and decline are the principles of heaven and earth. Its prosperity is also prosperous, and its death is also sudden. This is true for a person, a family, or even a country."

Gently holding the girl's catkins, said: "Actually, the Zhen family is not too miserable, at least they can still retain a bit of dignity, such as the Niu Jizong family, all the men in the family were beheaded, and the female family members were reduced to Jiaofang Secretary. tragic."

The ransacking of houses like the one in Ningrong and Rongfu is also horrible, the vast expanse of white land is really clean.

Princess Xianning leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, feeling the emotions of a young man, and there was peace on her pure and beautiful jade face.

After a while, he said softly, "Sir, when are we going back to Beijing?"

Jia Heng stroked Xian Ning's shoulder, and said in a gentle voice: "After interrogating the crimes, compiling them into a dossier, copying the Zhen family's private property, entering the government, and submitting the memorial, you can return to Beijing."

Princess Xianning raised her face, which was as beautiful as a snow lotus, and asked, "Then, brother Chu and the concubine, will they go to Shu to plead for mercy?"

Jia Heng said: "The king of Chu went to the post house, and the princess of Chu is also...a person who knows the general situation."

He didn't even think that the king of Chu would hide out, but he could understand a thing or two when he thought about it, it wasn't that the prince couldn't feel the feeling of aloofness and fear.

Li Chanyue looked at the two who were talking in a low voice, Jianshui Mingtong was lost in thought for a moment, feeling a sense of unreasonable sadness in her heart.

He and his cousin are just a couple, and she is actually superfluous.

Well, this is the friendship of three people, and there is always one person who feels left out.

Jia Heng stared at the girl with gloomy brows and misty eyes, and the girl who knew herself was complaining again, and said softly: "What is Chanyue sitting so far away, come here."

As she said that, she pulled Li Chanyue's plain hand, the girl's hand was a little bit cold, it was not like Xianning's slender fingers, but the skin of the tentacle was as delicate as it was.

Since that sandwich day, they have been inseparable and inseparable from each other.

Li Chanyue's childish eyebrows and eyes were still shy, and she didn't know what to think of, her cheeks were as bright as snow, and she said softly: "Brother Heng, if you talk, I'll just sit here."

"It's winter now, and it's still quite cold. Sitting with more people can make you warmer." Jia Heng smiled, looked at the little princess, and said softly.

Li Chanyue: "..."

So she's just a warmer?

As Jia Heng said, he stretched out his hand and gently hugged the little princess with a reddish face in his arms. The girl's soft breath filled his nostrils, and said softly: "In a few days, we should return to Beijing."

Li Chanyue leaned her head against Jia Heng's arms, gave a soft "um", lowered her eyebrows slightly, and felt a sense of peace in her heart.

Being hugged by Mr. Jia, it seems...to be warmer.

The sound of the carriage rolling over the bluestone road slowly sounded, accompanied by the whirring sound of the flags and banners along the street blown by the cold wind, and fell to Jia Heng's ears through the curtains.

In the winter of 15 in Chongping, Jiangnan seemed to be wetter and colder than in previous years.

(End of this chapter)