Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 432 Little Girl

"Your Excellency, since the Emperor's decree states that the Jia family should only detain adult males, then Jia Cong, the eldest son of the family, is only thirteen years old, so it seems that he should also be sent to the main courtyard.

"There are also Jia Lang and his family members who came from Nanjing to deliver the news of Master Xianzhen's death to Lord Ning. They should not be among those detained.

"Please, magistrate, have mercy on them and put them under house arrest. Don't wrong them." Xiaohong said as she bowed respectfully.

Situ Sheng nodded along with her words, and when she finished, he raised his hand and said, "Send Jia Cong here. Also send Jia Lang and the other three and their families here. This courtyard is big and can accommodate everyone."

Having said that, he was about to run away.

Xiao Hong spoke again, politely: "Please stay, sir. There is a maid in Rongguo Mansion who knows the inner house situation very well, and her whereabouts are unknown now."

missing?

Situ Sheng paused, turned around, and was surprised.

"There was a maidservant in Master Bao's room. She was not born in the family. Her original surname was Hua and her real name was Zhenzhu. Later, Master Bao changed her name to Xiren.

"Because Xiren had served the old lady in her early years, and had also served Miss Shi, the daughter-in-law of the current Marquis Huaiyuan and the old lady's great-niece, she was not sold out even though she made a mistake later.

"Later, she was taken away by the Xue family in Jinling, but her indenture was still in the Jia Mansion.

"Your Excellency, the county magistrate, please decide whether to arrest this maid or let her go."

Xiaohong told the story slowly and without trying to portray this man as vicious.

But Situ Sheng understood, smiled and said: "If it was at the Xue family, you wouldn't have to worry about it.

"During this raid, none of you four families of Jinling escaped.

"The people who went to the Xue family were personally appointed by Guard Zang, and they also asked the head of the women's prison from the Dali Temple to go with them.

“I guess you don’t know yet, when your princess’ parents got into trouble, the mistress of the Xue family made a great contribution.

"His Majesty has personally issued an order requiring the Dali Temple to 'serve' her well!"

Baoyu felt dizzy when he heard this and reached out to grab the door frame.

Xiao Hong was also surprised. After a while, she asked unconfidently, "Then the wife of the Marquis of Shi..."

"She'll probably live next door to Mrs. Xue Wang!" Situ Sheng waved his hands again and said, "Okay, you little girl, you're too cunning, be careful not to grow up!"

Then he left in a hurry.

——Humph, like master, like servant! Just like what my sister said, none of the people in the east side hall of Yanjia Palace are easy to deal with!

The gate closed again.

Baoyu grabbed Xiaohong's wrist and asked in a trembling voice, "Does Sister Lin know that the Wang family once harmed her parents?"

"Of course I know." Xiao Hong replied coldly, and pushed Baoyu away, "Second Master has never been a fool.

“The two most famous shops of the Xue family are the medicine shop and the pawn shop.

"Your aunt always follows your mother and uncle's lead in everything. Haven't our master and his wife been a thorn in the Wang family's side for a long time?

"It is only logical that Xue Wangshi aided and abetted the tragedy of the Lin family!"

Baoyu slowly slid down the door and collapsed to the ground.

Xiaohong stepped back three steps, lowered her eyes slightly, looked at him sideways, sneered, then turned and walked away.

Baoyu covered his face with his hands.

Therefore, my aunt and Uncle Lin, and even my little cousin, are all my mother and uncle, and my aunt...

Then I and Lin Daiyu...

The hatred of parents is irreconcilable...

Is it like this in both lives?

This tribulation is actually like this? !

How can the human heart be so depraved, dirty, vicious and shameless?

Baoyu squeezed beside the threshold, covered his voice with all his strength, and burst into tears.

Xiaohong returned to the main room.

Wang Xifeng saw Baoyu crying by the window. She was curious for a moment, then pretended not to see it and turned her face away.

Xiaohong came in and nodded slightly at her.

Wang Xifeng knew that the matter was settled - this is really unpredictable. Who could have imagined that one day, the dignified mistress of Rongguo Mansion would have to ask a little maid to intercede in order to get what she wanted done?

After a while, Jia Cong was brought over, and Jia Lang, Jia Lin, Jia Ying and others also entered the yard, each carrying their own valuables.

Wang Xifeng saw this in the main room and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Lin worked under her for several months, and the two of them worked very well together.

Later, Jia Lin's wife Zhen and her son went to the capital. Zhen was smart and good at everything.

Wang Xifeng made special enquiries and only then did she come to know that the Zhen family was actually a relative of the powerful Zhen family in Jiangnan. She could only laugh at the fact that the world is full of twists and turns, like water returning to its source.

However, when Zhen's mother and son went to Beijing, the Zhen family in Jiangnan had been thoroughly investigated by Governor Ding Mingyi, and Zhen hoped that no one would mention her life experience again.

Therefore, it was never publicized in the Jia family.

Now that several people had entered the main courtyard, Wang Xifeng was the first to go out and greet them and make arrangements.

He also asked Zhen to bring the child into the main room to pay respects to Lady Xing, and called Jia Ying and Jia Cong to accompany him, and ordered Jia Lang to accompany Baoyu to comfort him.

With more manpower, Wang Xifeng could naturally mediate.

The main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion finally became quiet.

Although Situ Sheng and Baoyu agreed to keep the cause of Jia Zheng's death a secret from the world, Situ Sheng did not dare to really conceal it.

After a long struggle, he and Zang Ao took all the male convicts to the Dali Temple. He then went to the palace and reported the incident in detail to Emperor Zhaoming.

Emperor Zhaoming was full of disgust: "This Jia Cunzhou looked like a simple man, a gentleman at first, but when faced with a major event, he turned out to be so shameless!"

Situ Sheng lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhaoming turned around and complained to Tao Xingjian: "It's a pity that Yimin was raised by their old lady since he was a child."

"Yes." Tao Xingjian said in a sincere manner, and then asked carefully, "Speaking of which, this important matter, should I inform Princess Yimin?"

Situ Sheng interrupted: "Little Hong, the girl beside the princess, was originally a daughter of the Jia family. The princess was righteous, so she specially sent Xiao Hong out this morning and took her parents to identify many servants who had done many evil things.

"Miss Xiaohong also knows the truth about this matter. Why not call her back and explain it to the princess in detail? Wouldn't it make the princess feel more at ease than if the eunuch relayed it to her?"

Emperor Zhaoming waved his hand and refused: "If Xiaohong comes back, she will inevitably talk about the women of the Jia family, and Zhaoqing will be worried again."

But this matter was related to the relationship between father and daughter, so he couldn't be careless. He had to follow Tao Xingjian's instructions: "You go and tell him. The other matters must also be reported to the Queen Mother."

Tao Xingjian bowed and said yes, and then made a brief half-courteous gesture to Situ Sheng. Then he left Zhaoqing Hall and strode all the way to Yanjia Hall.

It was just past dinner time, and the Queen Mother was full, feeling a little sleepy and asking to take a nap.

Daiyu, Tanchun and Hongchang tried to coax her into lying down and not letting her eat after dinner. They were just trying to pull her to play dominoes when they saw Tao Xingjian coming and all smiled.

The queen mother's face changed color, she leaned back, and rolled her eyes at Tao Xingjian: "No good thing will come of you, a night owl, entering the house! What's wrong?"