If there is anyone who dares to say that Lin Ruhai is loyal to his ex-wife and has never touched another woman, Jia Cong will have to serve him with a big ear.
As far as he knew, the concubines who followed Lin Ruhai were basically given by the Yangzhou salt merchants. They were all the legitimate daughters carefully cultivated by the salt merchants. They were not the so-called 'skinny horses'.
But once Lin Ruhai got in the way of them making money while lying down, he still poisoned her without any hesitation, regardless of the friendship with her daughter.
Back in the cabin, Jia Cong wasted no time and began to prepare the outline of a new novel.
Since he said at Yangzhou No. 1 Restaurant that he would teach those salt merchants a profound lesson, he would naturally not break his promise.
Although Lin Ruhai's poisoning incident allowed him to easily escape from the big fire pit of Yangzhou Salt Administration, the original conflict with the Salt Merchants Association was not that intense.
But who is Jia Cong?
The cheaters with cheating fingers said that if they want to make Yangzhou salt merchants look good, they must make them miserable.
Damn, you still dare to threaten Rong Guofu!
He is really like a country bumpkin. Can he really step into the top powerful class in Daqing by relying on money to become a top existence in Yangzhou?
Dreams don’t do this.
No matter how miserable the Rongguo Mansion is, he is still a member of the Hachigong family, a top noble class, and the resources that can be mobilized are definitely beyond the imagination of those salt merchants.
Just from Wang Xifeng's ability to handle lawsuits on behalf of others, and even being able to easily obtain favors from Chang'an Jiedu Envoy, we can know how powerful the top nobles are.
Of course, the resources of Rongguo Mansion have nothing to do with Jia Cong, and he cannot use them at all.
But if the Rongguo Mansion is in trouble, he, the concubine of a wealthy family, will also be in trouble.
Although he looked down on the Yangzhou salt merchants' ideas, no one could predict how powerful the big figures behind them were, and Rongguo Mansion could not stand the trouble.
After returning to the capital, Jia Cong still had to live a small and transparent life, but he didn't want to become a thorn in the old lady's side before he reached adulthood.
Once some big bosses in the Rongguo Mansion are embarrassed in the court, and it is known that the source of this incident is Jia Cong, the consequences can be imagined.
The eldest brother can still deal with it easily. After all, the eldest master is an out-and-out otaku and will basically not cause trouble outside. If the officials in the court want to target him, they have to think carefully.
The emperor is not dead yet!
As the Xungui Group is a die-hard supporter of the emperor, if a court official deliberately targets it, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction with the mentally sensitive emperor, and the consequences are no joke.
Of course, the Hachigong Xungui Group, as well as the four major Jinling families headed by Wang Ziteng at this time, are not easy to provoke. The price to pay for Dafang is too high.
The second bedroom is easier to target!
First of all, Jia Zheng, the head of the family, has an unfair name. It seems that the head of the Rongguo Mansion should belong to the great master. It is a bit embarrassing for Jia Zheng to be forced into the position by the old lady.
Normally, it would be fine, and no one would be too free to care about the internal affairs of the Rongguo Mansion.
But if the outside world really wants to target it, this is a big deal.
Also, Mr. Zheng is quite obsessed with officialdom. Although his own abilities are quite average, and can even be described as mediocre, he cannot resist his ambition to make progress.
The young minister of Honglu Temple, who had been promoted to the fifth rank through Jia Cong's "points", must have thought of making further progress after tasting the benefits.
Now that you are in officialdom, it is easier to target someone.
Once Mr. Zheng is attacked, no matter what the final result is, it will definitely attract the attention of the old lady and the second wife. At this time, Jia Cong's 'role' comes to light, and there will definitely be no good results.
The old lady just paid it back and completely ignored Jia Cong at most, but the second wife would not give up easily and could do any cruel thing.
Don't doubt the second wife's methods. If you look at Wang Xifeng's behavior, you can see some of Mrs. Wang's methods. They are definitely sharper and more vicious than Wang Xifeng.
It's not that Jia Cong is afraid of anyone, it's just that he doesn't want to get involved in the internal disputes in the Rongguo Mansion, which would be a waste of time and energy.
If you have that kind of time, you might as well write a few more novels in exchange for greater popularity. That is extremely precious luck.
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Five large ships filled with valuables and people couldn't move very fast at all.
Although Yangzhou is not far from Jinling, it still took several days.
When we arrived at Jinling Pier, the Jinling government only sent a fellow magistrate. Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, did not show up at all.
Lin Ruhai had no opinion on this, and Jia Cong would naturally not talk too much and rub salt into Lin Ruhai's wounds.
The four major families in Jinling did not send representatives, as if Lin Ruhai's official position as Minister of Rites was rubbish.
A bunch of idiots!
If it were another scholar family, wouldn't Lin Ruhai be considered an ancestor?
The right minister of the Ministry of Rites is a person who has a great say in the imperial examination policy. It goes without saying that it is important to scholars.
It's just that the four major families in Jinling are all local powerful forces. Although they are influenced by the atmosphere of Jiangnan's flourishing literary style, they are far behind the real aristocratic families in cultivating the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of their children to study and make progress.
On the other hand, Xue Pan was surrounded by a large group of ferocious and muscular young men, and Pi Dian Dian came forward to greet him.
"Hello, boss, this is Uncle Lin Shi, I am Xue Pan, the head of the Xue family!"
Lin Ruhai was a little dumbfounded. Although he had long known from Brother Cong that his younger brother Xue Pan was a bit careless, he did not expect that the dignified head of the Xue family would be so reckless.
With a slight nod, he didn't feel that Xue Pan's behavior was rude, but rather liked him a little more. At least it was much easier to interact with such a reckless guy who showed off everything than to communicate with the cunning Yangzhou salt merchant.
After Lin Ruhai greeted Jinling Tongzhi and declined the invitation to stay at the post house, he boarded the carriage under Xue Pan's arrangement and went to the Xue family's manor outside the city for temporary repairs.
In addition to recuperating his body, he is also waiting for the follow-up investigation team and the rest of the team to return to the capital together, so that he can be taken care of on the way.
This is a private request from the head of the investigation team and the right minister of the Ministry of Justice.
There was no other way. The encounter on the canal when they arrived left the investigation team with lingering fears, and they did not dare to relax at all.
Their trip was to find trouble for Yangzhou salt merchants and local forces.
No one can guarantee whether the local powerful people in Yangzhou will do anything crazy if they are stimulated.
Especially knowing that Lin Ruhai encountered three ambushes in one day, I felt even more uneasy. It was safer to hang out with Lin Ruhai, the master of 'Hongfu Qitian', and the head of the Xue family who had hundreds of guards around him.
Jia Cong's arrogant behavior also showed them that he had extraordinary confidence. He led nearly a hundred of his younger brothers to fall out with Yangzhou salt merchants and retreated. This kind of ability is not ordinary...