Chapter 25: Jia Family Trouble

In the mansion of Duke Jia, the one who is in charge now is the old lady Jia.

Although the Duke who followed the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty to conquer the world died of illness, the reputation of two dukes in one family makes outsiders dare not underestimate it.

Because of this, the Jia family is also the top one among the nobles in the capital.

It is like a flower in brocade and a fire boiling oil.

But no one sees that the successors of the Jia family are withering and there is a lack of successors.

Especially the two legitimate sons of the Jia family who inherited the title have no ambition and shrink in the mansion of the Duke to enjoy wealth.

In total, among the descendants of the huge Jia family.

Only Jia Zheng serves as a leisurely sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.

I don’t know if the Duke Jia who knows about this will be angry.

“Old lady, you know that the capital is very lively recently.”

In the Jia mansion, the luxurious interior decoration of the inner hall.

A group of beautiful girls with different temperaments, all of whom were elegant and graceful, surrounded the old lady Jia, laughing and playing.

Jia Baoyu, who was estimated to be fifteen years old, was lying in the arms of the old lady Jia, acting coquettishly.

These words aroused Jia Baoyu's interest.

The one who brought up this topic was a heroic girl.

Her surname was Shi, and she was also the daughter of a marquis.

It was just that the Shi family had been unlucky in recent years, and there were many deficits in the mansion, which could not compare with the extravagance of the Jia family.

"The Wucheng Bingmasi changed a general, but he followed Lanling Wang and covered his face with a ghost mask."

Lanling Wang?

The girls present were all knowledgeable people.

Naturally, they knew the general who was famous for his handsomeness and could also fight on the battlefield.

"Ghost face?"

The one who said this was Lin Daiyu, whose face was delicate and pale, and she made people feel quite pitiful just by looking at her.

She was still young now, and she looked like a delicate and weak little loli.

Seeing that everyone was interested, Shi Xiangyun excitedly talked about what Lin Chen did.

Especially when she mentioned that the other party killed so many people in the refugee camp outside the city, many girls turned pale.

"You girl, why are you talking about these things as a girl!"

Old Lady Jia couldn't help but laugh and scolded, and tapped Shi Xiangyun's eyebrows.

Now, Shi Xiangyun just stuck out her tongue and talked about Lin Chen's investigation of grain merchants.

In the middle, Lin Chen confronted Gao Qiu and Heshen in the street, which made the girls present look strange.

If this general is as good-looking as Lanling King, he is really a strange man.

Seeing that the sisters are attracted by the general.

This makes Jia Baoyu feel a little uncomfortable.

In the inner house of the Jia family, he who was born with a jade in his mouth is the one who is adored by the stars.

Jia Baoyu, who was jealous, muttered: "He only imitated Lanling Wang's appearance, but he is just a rough fighting man. Such men are all muddy and dirty."

The expressions of the people present were different after hearing these words.

You should know that Duke Jia also won merits by fighting on the battlefield.

If it is according to Jia Baoyu, isn't Duke Jia also a muddy man?

Because of Jia Baoyu's words, the atmosphere in the inner hall suddenly became slightly cold.

"Rebellious son! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Jia Zheng happened to come in to greet Jia Mu, and he was so angry when he heard Jia Baoyu's words.

To put it bluntly, this is slandering the ancestors!

Immediately, he picked up the cane and was about to hit Jia Baoyu on the buttocks.

But when Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang stopped him, Jia Zheng could only give up in dissatisfaction. Finally, he glared at Jia Baoyu fiercely and left angrily.

At this time, the smile on Jia Mu's face was also a little ugly.

Mrs. Wang was shocked when she saw this, and she quickly spoke to ease the atmosphere: "Baoyu means that he must marry and become a prime minister in the future, and not be an ordinary fighting man."

After these words came out, Jia Mu's expression was relieved a little.

But Jia Baoyu was quite indignant about his mother's words, and muttered: "What's the good of being an official? They are nothing but traitors and parasites!"

"Baoyu!" Mrs. Wang heard this and scolded.

If Jia Zheng heard this, he would probably be beaten again.

Didn't this traitor and parasite even scold his own father?

Seeing his mother angry, Jia Baoyu shut up and looked at Sister Lin pitifully for comfort.

But Lin Daiyu avoided her sight and didn't look at Jia Baoyu.

It's bad.

Jia Baoyu was shocked.

Forgot that Lin Daiyu's father Lin Ruhai was also a traitor and parasite in his mouth.

Jia Baoyu couldn't help but pull off the jade pendant on his neck and threw it to the ground.

This time.

The inner hall was in chaos again, and Jia Mu hurriedly asked the servants to look for the jade on the ground.

But at this time, Wang Xifeng hurriedly walked into the inner hall and was stunned when she saw the scene in front of her.

Wang Xifeng noticed that everyone was surrounding Jia Baoyu and guessed what happened.

If it were normal, she would have to ease the atmosphere and communicate with everyone.

But at this time, Wang Xifeng didn't have this thought, and went straight to Jia Mu to greet her.

Jia Mu was also a smart person, and immediately asked Wang Xifeng what was going on.

"Old lady, several shops in our family in the capital have been confiscated by the Five Cities Military and Horses Division."

As soon as these words came out, the inner hall suddenly became quiet.

This is not it.

They were still talking about the commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military and Horses Division before.

"What's going on?!"

Jia Mu heard this and immediately understood that this matter was not simple.

Although the Jia family is large and powerful.

But the shops in the capital are worth a lot of money just on the land.

More importantly, was the confiscation of the shop an order from His Majesty the Emperor?

After all, Grandmother Jia had seen the world with Duke Jia, so she immediately asked Jia Zheng to come over and ask what had happened.

Jia Zheng, who was drinking and reciting poems with the literati, was called to Jia Mu in confusion.

When talking about the closure of his own shop, Jia Zheng was also shocked.

"It's a disaster!"

Suddenly, no one cared about Jia Baoyu's previous jade smashing.

Jia Mu hurriedly called her trusted servant to go outside to inquire.

Soon, the servant brought back the news.

"Your Majesty was furious when he learned about the grain prices in the capital. The commander of the Five City Military Department wrote a letter to speak frankly, saying that most of them were written by nobles."

When Wang Xifeng heard that this was heard directly by the emperor, her body softened and her pretty face was full of panic.

This is the case from ancient times to the present, hoarding grain in disaster years and selling it at a high price.

Wang Xifeng relied on the power of the Jia family to make many Jia family shops buy grain instead, and she has made a lot of money recently.

Who would have thought that it would become a disaster in the blink of an eye!

Lin Chen naturally didn't know that because of his words, the people of the Jia family were in a panic.

He was in the court, staring at many ministers angrily.

Most of them were self-proclaimed clean people.

If Lin Chen's criticism was really implemented, their reputation would be ruined.

"Your Majesty, this is a pure false accusation!"

One person stood up to defend himself, pointing the finger at Lin Chen.

"This Lin Chenjia still wears a ghost mask when he goes to court, which shows his contempt for the court!"

Good guy.

Lin Chen was shocked, and he started to accuse him.

Lin Chen naturally had to refute, and said immediately;

"My face is ugly, I am afraid that taking off the mask will scare you adults, if something happens..."

He didn't continue.

The implication is that this is for the sake of you old men.

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