Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 449 Bai Shuo

at the same time.

Everyone in the Dali Temple prison also received the news that the emperor and the empress dowager would temporarily leave Beijing to go to the palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

——Master Zhitong naturally wouldn’t tell them.

But these were all important officials of the court who had connections far and wide. How could they not find a way to pass on information?

Jia She was the first to react.

The Supreme Emperor and the Current Emperor are not in the capital, which means that the interrogation and sentencing of himself and others will be delayed for some time!

He had to do something during this time to try his best to leave a glimmer of hope for the descendants of the Jia family!

First, he secretly asked to see Master Zhitong without telling anyone, and they met alone.

Secondly, he searched his whole body and finally found that the black jade buckle on his hair was still there.

He hurriedly took it off and stuffed it into the jailer's hand, and learned that "I haven't heard that there is anything wrong with the imperial concubine in the palace" and "urgent express has been sent to all the officials in your family to escort them back to the capital."

So, when Master Zhitong met him, he spilled the beans and confessed the biggest secret of his family:

"The Lai family that was released from my palace originally had a surname that was not Lai, but An, which was the royal surname of the previous dynasty.

"He was the first prisoner of war of our ancestors. But because he was a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, our ancestors treated him politely and did not dare to let anyone know, so they changed his surname to Lai.

"Since that man came to my ancestor, he was loyal and devoted, and gradually gained a foothold in my family and multiplied.

"The Lai family members are all good-looking. But our ancestors left a will that their bloodline is not allowed to be mixed with my Jia family. So the women in his family have never been taken as concubines.

“But later, our cousin from Ning Mansion, Jia Jing, who is now in seclusion in a Taoist temple outside the city, had an affair with one of Lai’s daughters.

"Originally, he said that when he passed the imperial examination, he would ask the elders at home to grant her a concubine. But who knew that because he passed the imperial examination, the emperor was so happy that he came to the house in disguise, personally delivered the reward, and granted her a marriage.

"Not only that, before leaving, the Supreme Lord also took the Lai family woman with him."

Master Zhitong's face was full of excitement: "You are talking about the Concubine Lai in the palace."

"That's right." Jia She said straightforwardly, "The emperor brought her into the palace, gave her a status, and wanted to get rid of her family's slavery.

“But after all, her real surname isn’t Lai, and her bloodline and identity are all there.

"Our dynasty has been established for less than a hundred years, who knows if there are any remnants of the previous dynasty? The Lai family said that since the second generation, they have not known their identities, but is this true or false? Who dares to guarantee it?

“So, the slave status of the Lai family has never been moved.

"It was not until Princess Zhaoqing exposed the relationship between Concubine Lai and the enslaved Lai family that my mother, with the tacit approval of His Majesty and the Emperor, released the Lai family from slavery."

Master Zhitong sighed softly: "It seems that the ancestor of the Lai family is very insightful and really didn't tell his descendants about their origins."

Jia She was stunned: "Why do you think so?"

"After the family that was released had a quarrel, they went to the capital to sue each other for disobedience, but they ran into the hands of the late Concubine Xiao, who used them to deal with Concubine Lai...

"What a mess." Master Zhitong shook his head.

Jia She opened his mouth in surprise: "How come we haven't heard any news at all?"

Zhitong laughed: "The person your family sent to keep an eye on them is Xiao Wang's confidant.

"Xiao Wang is worried that the Lai family will come back and blame Jia, so no matter how they try to commit suicide, as long as there is no sign of them heading towards the Rongning and Ning residences, she has ordered them not to pay any attention."

Jia She stamped his feet, clenched his fists and was about to curse, but after thinking for a moment, he loosened his fists, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Okay. Now it has nothing to do with my family."

Zhitong's eyes flickered: "Nothing to do with it? When Prince Yu interacted with your family in the early years, wasn't it the Lai family who came to help?

"Or did your man surnamed Jia come forward in person?"

As soon as he said this, the sweat on Jia She's forehead broke out instantly, flowing down his cheeks, and he began to stutter:

"Well, well...in the early years...my cousin was the one who took care of this matter...

"Later, my cousin said that this was inappropriate, and because Lai became a monk, the relationship between our family and Prince Yu became distant...

"Later, my mother thought I was stupid, so she handed all matters over to my brother Jia Zheng and my youngest son Jia Lian..."

Zhitong stared into his eyes closely: "Jia Lian?"

"Exactly."

Jia She, who originally intended to save his son, was timid for a moment and sold his son without thinking. When Zhi Tong questioned him, he became discouraged and simply told the whole story:

"Exactly.

"I have always been impatient and unstable. In my early years, I also got involved in some things that I shouldn't have gotten involved in, which made my mother unhappy.

"My second brother Jia Zheng has three sons. The eldest son died young, the second son is naive, and the youngest son is too young. Therefore, all the affairs of the family are handled by him and his son Jia Lian.

"Especially after my son married young Wang, he took care of many of the matters of Jia and Wang. Even Jia Zhen of Ning Mansion may not have as many errands as he did.

"However, although my son has some skills, he is a playboy by nature, lustful, greedy, shallow and arrogant.

“I received news a few years ago that he was an official in another place, but he was so bold as to lend money at high interest. Now he has been impeached by his superiors. I guess he has been arrested.

"Please ask the holy monk to pass on the message and bring that evil creature back safely. He must know more than I do."

Sold the eldest son completely.

Zhitong said nothing, but gently picked up a stack of papers from the table and motioned for someone to hand it to Jia She.

Jia She took it and looked at it in confusion: Jia Lian’s confession!

From when he took over the reception and reception of the family, to the private errands he was assigned to contact the locals, to Wang Ziteng's sweet words and tricked him into getting all kinds of information about the Jia family, and even the various disputes between the women in his backyard...

Mr. Lian revealed the truth much earlier and more cleanly than him!

Later on, Jia Lian said in his confession: "...Qiutong, the concubine given by my father, harmed You Erjie's pregnancy and delayed her medical treatment, which led to her death.

"After the criminal was detained, the lowly woman colluded with the yamen runners and tried to escape. The criminal discovered her and, in a rage, beat her to death..."

Jia She’s eyes went dark and he almost fainted!

This evil!

There is even a death on his hands!

Master Zhitong looked at him, who had aged ten years in an instant, and sighed, "Master She, your son and daughter-in-law are both sensible people.

“When he found out something was not right, he reported everything he knew.

"Even your brother's second son has already told you everything he knows, and even what he doesn't know, he has also tricked you two brothers into telling you most of it, right?

"Mr. She's movements are much slower than those of your nephews and nieces."

Master Zhitong knocked on the table and asked someone to take Jia She back to the cell.

Jia She struggled in fear and turned back to ask: "That divine monk, my youngest son Jia Cong has nothing to do with family affairs, can he..."

"Yes." Master Zhitong nodded with a smile, "In fact, His Majesty has already informed your family, for the sake of the princess and the county lady;

"Jia Jue, Jia Cong, Jia Lan, and Jia Qiaoer from your mansion will not be held accountable. After the case is closed, they can return to their hometowns with their female relatives.

"It's just that when the message was passed on, Elder She was not around, so he didn't hear it."

Jia She: ...

So I told my family secret for nothing, right?!

Can I withdraw!?