On the day Jia Lian first returned to Beijing, he met Feng Ziying and vaguely remembered that he was the son of Shenwu General Feng Tang. For the rest, he only remembered that his name was elegant but his character was a bit reckless.
Then he asked:
"I've been outside during the day these past few days, but I've never heard of anything like this happening at home?"
Xie Qianli raised his head, drank the wine in his hand, pointed at Jia Lian and said:
"It wasn't your cousin Xue Pan who beat Feng Ziying's distant cousin Feng Yuan to death in order to fight for a girl in Jinling.
It is said that a kidnapper abducted a girl and sold it to Feng Yuan first. Feng Yuanyuan said that he would take the girl as his concubine in three days, but the kidnapper had a bad heart and secretly sold the girl to Xue Pan.
Both families beat the evil kidnapper, and then started fighting with each other for the girl.
Relying on the strength of his men, Xue Pan severely wounded Feng Yuan, carried him home, and treated him for three days, but he was still dead in the end.
As soon as Xue Pan heard that Feng Yuan was dead, he disappeared with his people that day. Ying Tianfu couldn't get the people, so he kept dragging him down.
I heard that the Xue family had entrusted them to Wang Ziteng, the Jiedushi envoy in Beijing, and the Feng family also searched for Feng Ziying's family, but they still haven't found out."
Chen Jingxing sneered:
"Why can't you get people?
It's just that the magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture has decided to transfer him, so naturally he doesn't want to cause any more trouble, so he just excuses himself that he never got the prisoner and keeps putting it off.
This hot potato is naturally a 'meeting gift' for the next prefect."
Xie Qianli tapped the table with his fingers:
"Speaking of this, I would like to apologize for my predecessor, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.
I heard that he had been quick to settle the case, and his superiors were very embarrassed, so they simply took advantage of him and participated in his "corruption", and told the prefect to be dismissed from office and go back to his hometown.
But it was a stroke of luck. It happened that the new prefect of Yingtian Prefecture who came to fill the vacancy was Jia Yucun, who was recommended by Mr. Zheng.
I heard that Master Feng, the Shenwu General, didn’t want to get involved in this matter, but his son Feng Ziying took a gamble. I heard that Mr. Bao from your mansion invited him to have a drink with him in the past few days, but he didn’t even bother to go.”<
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Jia Lian snorted:
"A murder must be punished with a life, and this has been the principle through the ages.
What's more, the Feng family bought the girl first and Xue Pan followed. He just refused to let go and dared to beat Feng Yuan to death.
When there was a murder case, he didn't take it seriously at all. It was too lawless.
Regarding this matter about Fool Xue, I will definitely tell Mr. Tongzheng when I get back that Jia Yucun must not be allowed to be partial."
Chen Jingxing patted Jia Lian's shoulder and poured a glass of wine for Jia Lian himself:
"Forget it, Yongbi.
You still don’t know what Mr. Zheng is like? Let’s just talk about it here. It’s better not to mention it when you return to the house.”
Niu Song also said:
"Since something has happened, and people cannot be resurrected after death, just ask the Xue family to pay more money to the Feng family.
I think it’s better for us to set things up in a couple of days so that you and Ziying can get along. After all, we’re both in the capital, so it wouldn’t be good to create a barrier between each other.”
Jia Lian, however, had no intention of drinking anymore. After two drinks, he went back home.
Jia Lian did not go back to his study, but went straight to Jia Zheng.
But Jia Zheng was not there, so he happened to see Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng sitting and talking.
When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Lian coming, she smiled and said:
"You came just in time. We are just talking here. When Jiayu Village handles Pan'er's case in the past few days, I am preparing to take Aunt Xue and Baochai to Beijing.
Don’t worry about where to live. They also have several houses in Beijing. However, no one has lived in Beijing in the past ten years, so the person who cares about the house is renting it to others secretly.
You just need to check the place closest to us, choose a place, and then ask a few people to clean it.
There is an important matter, and you must take care of it with all your heart.
Today's sages value poetry and etiquette most. Among the famous officials in the world, they search for talented girls. In addition to concubines, they can also be selected as princesses and the princess's school attendants. Once selected, they will be given to talented people.
The duty of praise.
Your eldest sister Xue was born with a beautiful country. Her father also sent her to school in Japan. She is now sixteen years old. She is good at poetry, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and women's needlework. If she can become a saint,
Not to mention Guangzong Yaozu, our eldest daughter Yuan Chun will be taken care of in the palace."
Although Sister Feng was still angry with Jia Lian, in order to follow Mrs. Wang's words, she quietly winked at Jia Lian.
Seeing him frowning and not speaking, he rolled his eyes and smiled:
"That's what my wife said.
Kissing each other, kissing for generations, breaking bones and connecting tendons. Aunt Xue is my wife’s biological sister and my biological aunt. If we don’t take this matter seriously, we will never be able to explain it.
It’s right to leave Sister Xue’s job to Lian Er. He is the most sociable.
In particular, Xia Shouzhong and Qiu Shian are in charge of the affairs of the female family members in the palace.
On the first day before Lian Er went to Suzhou, he invited Xia Shouzhong alone. Now he has given him a hundred taels of silver and asked him to take good care of our eldest lady in the palace."
Jia Lian couldn't bear it when he heard that both of them were only focused on Aunt Xue's coming to Beijing and Baochai's election, and did not care about Xue Pan beating Feng Yuan to death:
"Xue Pan killed someone in Jinling. This kind of criminal case is by no means a trivial matter. Is it okay to just ignore it and not mention it?
With the murders of people like him standing in the way, Sister Xue's choice is just a delusion.
No matter how merciful the emperor is, he cannot ask for a sister who is a wanted criminal in the sea."
Mrs. Wang’s face suddenly darkened and she slapped her hand heavily on the table:
"Lian Er! Why are you talking so nonsense?
How come my nephew has become a wanted criminal in the sea?
Then I am the biological aunt of the wanted criminal?"
Point to Wang Xifeng:
"Is your wife the cousin of a wanted criminal?"
Jia Lian also got angry:
"Auntie, why are you saying such angry words?
Now that it was Xue Pan who killed someone, even the former prefect of Yingtian Prefecture did not dare to engage in malpractice for personal gain.
Even if I hold it down at this moment, if it is found out later, it will be a big deal.
What's more, Feng Yuan is also related to the Shenwu General Feng Da Laoye, so doesn't he become an enemy for nothing?"
"Fuck your mother!" Mrs. Wang suddenly stood up and spat at Jia Lian.
"What a big deal!
Don't blame one person for the two fighting against each other. Since they take action, death and injury are inevitable. Why is it so big?
Then Feng Yuan was just a small rural eunuch with few fields and a small estate. It was enough to pay him some money. What else could he do?
Do you want Pan'er to pay for his life?
Huh! What are you afraid of?
Don't think that Jia Yucun is just looking out for your Jia family. He writes to my natal brother every day asking for instructions.
Now this matter is a matter of my Wang family. It relies on the title of county earl earned by our ancestors, the Du Taiwei, and it relies on my natal brother as the military governor of the Beijing Camp, in charge of all the military affairs in the Gyeonggi area. p>
Is it possible that we still need to rely on you? That fifth-grade intellectual in your possession was donated to you by the government. It’s a worthless seed!"
Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward to covet Mrs. Wang:
"Madam, don't get so angry that you don't deserve it.
What does Lian Er know? If he understood this, he would also be the governor of the Beijing camp. Why would he need to do such a non-serious thing every day?"
While talking, he pushed Jia Lian outward:
"Go out, don't make my wife angry here."
When I got to the door, the little maid just came in and said to Mrs. Wang:
"Just now, someone from Mr. Wang's side came outside to deliver a letter, saying that the case with Mr. Xue is over and Mrs. Xue will be coming to Beijing soon."