Shi Jingyang frowned slightly and asked, "Father, what happened to the Wei and Jiang mansions back then?"
The Marquis sighed and said, "When the trouble happened in the Wei and Jiang mansions, I was still young and didn't know much about it.
In those years, your grandfather was guarding the border. The year of the accident was when your grandfather returned to Beijing to report on his work.
Just about ten days before your grandfather returned to the capital, something happened in the Wei and Jiang mansions.
By the way, the marriage contract between our family and the Ning family is related to this matter."
"Is the engagement related to this?" Shi Jingyang looked at the Marquis in surprise.
The Marquis nodded and said: "I never said anything before because I didn't want to draw out the matter. Since you already know it, there is no need to hide it from you."
Having said this, the Marquis paused for a moment, reached out to pick up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then put the teacup down.
Then he said: "On the day something happened to the Jiang family, people from the government went to Taipu Temple and Jiang Mansion to arrest them at the same time.
Honglu Temple is not far from Jiang Mansion, and Ning Guangyan's father, Ning Xudong, works in Honglu Temple.
Because Mrs. Qian had a good relationship with her cousin, Ning Xudong became familiar with his aunt's family.
On the day of the accident, the eldest aunt took her grandson Jiang Yuanhang to Baoen Temple to offer incense. On the way out, she met Ning Xudong and greeted each other.
After Ning Xudong saw the officers and soldiers entering Jiang Mansion to arrest people, he secretly went to Baoen Temple alone to report the news to his aunt, and hid his eldest aunt and Jiang Yuanhang.
Until your grandfather comes back, then hand them over to your grandfather.
Your grandfather made this engagement because of Ning Xudong's kindness."
"This is how the engagement came about." Shi Jingyang nodded, and then asked: "What happened next? Where was the great aunt and her grandson? How did it go?"
"My eldest aunt was hit hard and couldn't afford to fall ill. She passed away not long after. As for her grandson, he changed his name and is now called Jiang Min." Mr. Hou said.
"Is Jiang Min the eldest aunt's grandson?" Shi Jingyang asked in disbelief.
Marquis Weiyuan nodded and said: "Yuanhang was only over three years old when the incident occurred. He probably cannot remember these things.
According to the instructions of my eldest aunt, Yuanhang will not be allowed to take the imperial examination or join the army, as long as he can be an ordinary person and live a good life."
"Jiang Min is the only descendant of the Jiang family? Isn't he young? Why doesn't he have a family?" Shi Jingyang asked.
"Fifteen years ago, Jiang Min got married, and in the third year after his marriage, his wife gave birth to a son.
It was a pity that his wife suffered from hemorrhage after childbirth and left the father and son alone.
After that, Jiang Min was unwilling to marry again, and the father and son depended on each other," said Marquis Weiyuan.
Shi Jingyang said: "So, Jiang Min's son is also eleven or twelve years old? Where is he? Where is he now?"
Marquis Weiyuan nodded, "He is twelve years old. His name is Jiang Yezheng. This child is very talented in reading. He was sent to Hangzhou two years ago and is now studying at the Shi Family School. We plan to let him stay there for another three years.
Take him back to the capital after he reaches fifteen."
Shi Jingyang asked: "As for my cousin, when do you plan to get to know each other? Also, what is the emperor's attitude towards the Wei and Jiang mansions?"
Marquis Weiyuan thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Mingyuan to see my cousin. I will talk about other matters after meeting my cousin.
As for the emperor's attitude, back then, after he ascended the throne, the emperor once granted amnesty to the whole world.
I, Grand Scholar Yang, took the opportunity to leak information about the Wei and Jiang families, and asked the emperor to retry the case of the Wei and Jiang families and restore their innocence.
The emperor pointed the matter out to Dali Temple and asked it to investigate again.
Rishi, on the other hand, excused himself on the grounds that it was a long time ago and it was difficult to collect evidence, so the matter was left undisturbed.
Looking back now, the cases in the Wei and Jiang mansions were probably related to the party struggle.
Wei Shangshu and Jiang Siqing are both neutral people, unbiased and only loyal to the emperor. Because of this, they are often unpopular and have been plotted by others."
After saying that, Marquis Weiyuan let out a long sigh and stopped talking.
There was a sound of banging in the distance. Marquis Weiyuan looked up at the hourglass and said, "Go and have a rest. It's almost dawn."
Shi Jingyang bowed down, said good night to Mr. Hou, and exited the study.
On the second day, Shi Jingyang got up in time and went to the courtyard to practice a set of boxing skills before going into the house to wash up.
Qingping brought in the clothes Shi Jingyang wanted to wear, "Sir, your clothes will be put on the shelf for you.
Dai Tao from Madam's courtyard came over to send a message, saying that Madam is waiting for me to have breakfast with you in the dining room."
Shi Jingyang said: "I understand, step back."
After Shi Jingyang took a bath and changed clothes, he went out to the dining room. Just after passing the moon gate, he met Shi Jingxing head-on.
"Brother is really back! My mother-in-law said, I still don't believe it." Shi Jingchen saw Shi Jingyang and came over with a smile.
Shi Jingyang pursed his lips and asked, "Sister Chen, are you here to find me?"
Shi Jingchen nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said coquettishly: "Yes, I haven't seen my brother for a long time. Chen'er misses him so much."
Shi Jingyang raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Shi Jingchen and asked, "Do you really miss me? Don't you want anything from me?"
Shi Jingchen's thoughts were exposed by Shi Jingyang, and he felt a little embarrassed on his face. He twisted the handkerchief in his hands and giggled: "It's true that I miss my brother, and it's true that I want to ride my brother's bloody horse."
Shi Jingyang raised his hand and poked Shi Jingchen's head, and said with a stern face: "You're so brave, you dare to ride on Wei Feng!"
When Shi Jingchen saw Shi Jingyang raising his hand, he leaned back instinctively. While avoiding Shi Jingyang's hand, he said: "Brother, Chen'er will just ride you once, okay? Chen'er promises that you will never be greedy. Good brother, just once, okay.
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Shi Jingyang refused: "No, that horse is too strong for strangers to get close to, let alone ride."
Shi Jingchen has been coveting prestige for a long time, but he didn't listen to the advice and continued to coquettishly say: "Brother, just let me ride you once, just once, okay? Good brother, okay?"
Shi Jingchen allowed Shi Jingchen to act like a baby, but Shi Jingyang remained unmoved and refused: "Don't act like a baby. If it doesn't work, it won't work."
After saying that, Shi Jingyang crossed Shi Jingchen and walked forward.
Shi Jingchen pouted, tilted his head and glared at Shi Jingyang, muttering: "I'll go look for Ah Wei later and tell Ah Wei that my brother is very stingy!"
Shi Jingyang stopped, turned to look at Shi Jingchen, and asked, "Who did you just say you were looking for?"
Shi Jingchen shrank his shoulders and whispered: "Looking for Ah Wei!"
Shi Jingyang walked to Shi Jingchen, stared at Shi Jingchen and asked, "Why are you looking for her?"
He has never revealed his feelings for Ah Wei in front of his younger siblings. How did Sister Chen know?
Shi Jingchen secretly glanced at Shi Jingyang and curled his lips, "Brother, let me ride a powerful horse once, and I will tell you."
Shi Jingyang raised his hand as if to hit Shi Jingchen, and said in a deep voice: "Now that I'm successful, I know how to negotiate terms with your brother."
Shi Jingchen leaned back and said, "How is it? Brother, do you agree? If brother agrees, Chen'er will give Ah Wei his favorite Seven Treasure Whip."
Shi Jingyang was stunned and took back his raised hand. He knew how much Shi Jingchen liked the Seven Treasure Whip.
This girl is actually willing to give her favorite things to Ah Wei.
