After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

The sage didn't miss the momentary change of color on Jia Jing's face, and he knew in his heart: I'm afraid that what Dali Temple Minister wants to say is the same thing as what Jia Jing asked for.

He took another look at the prince who was not looking well, and he already had a decision in his heart.

——Finally, the crown prince is willing to take the initiative to intervene in courtier affairs. As a father, the sage naturally wants to encourage and encourage him.

Therefore, the sage said, "Let him wait outside for a while."

"Yes." The little eunuch replied, bowed and retreated.

The sage smiled and asked Jia Jing: "Breaking trouble for me? Oh, every day, I don't know how many people and things make trouble for me, and you are not the only one. Tell me, what is it that scares you like this?"

Jia Jing smiled wryly and said, "I dare not lie to the saint."

Then, he explained in detail how he found out that the Xia family had put ushers, how the Xia family's natal family was interrogated, how to get her, and how Boss Xia disappeared with the account book.

At the end, he said: "If this matter is revealed, no one will believe that I know nothing about it. I dare not hide it from the saint. The original plan of the minister was to take back all the account books and destroy them, so as to give some money to those who were hurt. To make up for it, I settled the matter in private."

"Sure enough, you can't do things with a bad conscience. The minister shouldn't have the idea of ​​hiding the saint."

Jia Jing's face was full of shame, "After such a long circle, at the end, I still have to ask the sage to raise his hand and give me a chance to make up for my mistakes."

To be honest, the saint was a little confused.

—— How big of a deal is this?It's worth it for him.

Others thought that the sage lived in the Daming Palace, so he really didn't eat fireworks and knew nothing about the affairs outside the palace city.

As far as the sage knew, lending loan sharks was something that many big families would do.

The conscientious ones only charge two or three cents, and the black-hearted ones charge five or six cents.

Among ordinary people, there are always times when the money is suddenly out of hand but urgently needed.

If the interest rate is low, the family will tighten their belts and pay it back in a year or two.

If one's luck is unlucky and one encounters a black-hearted person, the profits will be endless.

As for this kind of thing, as long as the interest is not excessive, the sage has no objection.

Because this is also beneficial to the common people.

It's just that this kind of thing violates the law of the country after all and cannot stand scrutiny.

If someone really exposed it, the saint would have to punish him.

The sage asked knowingly, "This minister of Dali Temple..."

Jia Jing's head was almost buried in his neck: "I'm afraid it's just to talk about this matter."

The saint stopped the prince who wanted to speak: "Then what are you going to do? Push that Xia family out?"

"Absolutely not!"

Jia Jing said resolutely, "The Xia family's deceased husband and I were the same grandfather, now that my cousin passed away, leaving only the youngest son who just turned one year old, I really can't bear the fact that my little nephew lost his father and mother. "

The sage nodded secretly: This is human nature, Jia Jing is not a cold-hearted person.

On the face, the sage frowned: "According to what you said, is this going to let me let it go?"

Jia Jing bowed his head heavily: "I dare not insult the name of the saint. I am the head of the clan, and it is my duty to restrain the clan. If such unscrupulous things happen in the clan, it is the minister's dereliction of duty. But There is a punishment, and I am willing to bear it all, but I beg the saint to give it lightly."

The saint seemed to be annoyed by him and laughed: "Sentenced lightly? Thanks to what you said. Which one of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty committed a crime, and didn't you ask me to deal with it strictly?"

Jia Jing was very honest: "The reason why I rushed to the palace to face the saint is to intercede for myself. In front of the saint, I dare not speak half a lie."

This time, the saint really smiled: "Okay, since you have told the truth, I will obey you. Well, let's treat it as a reward for your truthful words."

The prince on the side let out a long breath.

The sage laughed and said, "You worry about him."

The prince glared at Jia Jing, and said with disgust: "It's in vain that he has read so many military books, and he doesn't even know how to retreat to advance!"

But Jia Jing refused to accept: "The art of war is used to deal with the enemy, and the saint is the ruler of the subject. I think I have no great ability, but I can still be obedient."

The sage sighed: "It's hard to be honest and obedient."

After he finished speaking, he patted the prince's shoulder again, "You are still too young to care about things. I don't know that there are fewer and fewer honest and obedient people in this world."

The prince thought it was right, but pouted his lips indifferently on his face, and asked: "Then what does the emperor plan to do with him?"

This is what he is most concerned about right now.

The sage had already made a decision in his heart, and said to Dai Quan: "Go and see, does Chen Ke bring anything? If so, bring it here."

Chen Ke is the current Minister of Dali Temple.

"Yes." Dai Quan bowed in response, bowed and backed out.

Not long after, he walked in with a stack of account books, "Saint, Mr. Chen said, this is evidence."

The saint said: "Show Jia Jing."

"Thank you, Saint." Jia Jing took the account book, flipped through it quickly, breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily, "They still have a little conscience!"

It is clearly recorded in the account book that the three-point interest is charged.

It seems that Xia's words of "not daring to force people's lives" were not a lie made up to save their lives.

The sage knew it well, and said, "Xuan Chen Ke."

"Yes." Dai Quan called Chen Ke in again.

"Chen Ke, see Your Majesty, see Your Highness the Crown Prince." Chen Ke knelt beside Jia Jing without looking sideways.

The saint said: "I already know why you came. As for who asked you to come, I don't want to ask. It's just the next thing, do you know what to do?"

In an instant, Chen Ke was sweating.

Chen Ke is not greedy for money or profit, but he has a very good reputation.

The reason why he was so aggressive today, he couldn't wait to chase Jia Jing in after he came out of the palace, is because he was hanged by the bone of "moving to the powerful".

But at this moment, he suddenly woke up: his master is a saint, not a good name.

Because as long as the saint is willing, he can be infamous for thousands of years in an instant.

He was indeed in a daze, and he had never interrogated him properly, so he arbitrarily pinned the matter on Ning Guohou.

How can Ningguo Marquis Mansion be compared to those fallen nobles?

"I... I understand."

"Yes." The saint nodded, "In that case, Chen Gong will go with him."

Jia Jing kowtowed respectfully: "Minister, obey the order."

The two of them withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, and Chen Ke just wiped off his sweat, and smiled at Jia Jing with some embarrassment: "Ning Guohou, let's go now?"

Jia Jing also had no intention of making enemies, he just pretended nothing happened, raised his hand and said, "Master Chen, please."

Seeing that he didn't look arrogant, Chen Ke became more natural: "The official came in a hurry, and only listened to Boss Xia's one-sided remarks. I don't know if Master Jia has anything to add?"

Jia Jing was not hypocritical, and told Chen Ke exactly what had happened along the way.

At the end, I added another sentence: "The other party is also jumping over the wall in a hurry."

——The dog jumped the wall in a hurry, but he was not fully prepared.

Chen Ke understood, and immediately felt that the matter was much easier: "Your official understands."

"In that case, I'm a layman, and I don't dare to disturb Mr. Chen's trial." Jia Jing didn't mind selling Chen Ke's face either.

What he meant was: This matter is very simple. Although the people behind the scenes wanted Raja to enter the water, they were smashed when the fire was far away.

Chen Ke can close the case perfectly by himself, so Jia Jing doesn't come forward, so as not to make people think that Chen Ke is subservient to power.

Chen Ke was well-known, so he naturally appreciated it, so he reciprocated: "The Xia family is a womanizer, and it is wrong to go to court and show her face in public. If there is a male servant in her family, send one to make a statement."

"Thank you Master Chen for your understanding." Jia Jing quickly thanked him.

Although it is very aggrieved to be cheated by the Xia family and have to cover up for her, this is not a matter of the Xia family alone. If something goes wrong, the entire family's female family members will be implicated. If she can't be allowed to go to court, it's better not to let her It's good to go to court.

But Jia Jing has already made up his mind, let her kneel in front of Jia Zi's spirit and recite the family rules when he goes back.

I just hope that after this incident, the family members will be warned and stop doing such outrageous things in the future.

After Jia Jing went back with the account book, he pointed out that Jiao Da took Xia's family to interrogate Xia's family.

Although Jiao Da is proud of his achievements, his character and ability are all first-class.

Jia Jing didn't intend to let him be the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion, so he was sent there to avoid the suspicion of oppressing others.

There was a result soon at the Dali Temple. Boss Xia really took other people's property and wanted to drag Jia Jing into the water.

But after further investigation, the clues were broken. The body of the person who contacted Boss Xia was found in a river outside the city.

The body was still fresh, apparently not more than a day after death.

Chen Ke gave one part of the results to Jia Jing and one part to the saint.

He only felt that there was a bigger conspiracy behind it, but he didn't dare to get involved any further.

Because as we all know, Jia Jing is the prince's man, and the sage gave the prince's man.

Jia Jing didn't force it, and took the result and threw it in Xia's face.

In the past two days, Xia's tears were almost dry, and she was still dazed after being thrown a blank sheet of paper.

Mrs. Wang picked it up and looked at it, couldn't help sighing, and hugged Mrs. Xia pitifully.

"Ma'am?" Xia's eyes were hot, and tears flowed out, "They didn't value me since they were young, let me do all the hard work, gave my brother all the good things, and called me a loser .I just want them to know that in the end, they can count on me, a loser, and not their baby bumpy son. Who knows...who knows..."

"Good boy," Wang patted her on the back, "It's time for you to go on!"

Xia Shi nodded with a sob: "I will always listen to my wife from now on."

Xia Shi was not valued in her natal family, and she has developed a strong temper since she was a child, afraid that others would look down on her.

Not long after she got married, she competed with Wang for the right to be the housekeeper.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wang is gentle and doesn't compete with her, but instead guides her from time to time.

Has the Xia family ever treated others like this?

I am very grateful to my mother-in-law in my heart, and I am greedy for this kind of warmth.

This is also the reason why Xia Shi is such a powerful person, but he has never contradicted Wu Ni, and why he always sticks to Wang Shi when he has any good things.

It was also after watching her obey the discipline that Jia Jing decided to give her another chance.

Therefore, he only said one sentence: "Let's support the family well in the future." He took Jia Amnesty and left.