"That's right. Think about it. He usually lives in the royal family. Don't you have any other thoughts? If he had other thoughts and coveted the throne, then his greatest enemy would be the Emperor, and you are the Emperor's trusted general, and you directly control 30% of the capital's three guards. If he wants to succeed, he must rope you in. However, he believes that he doesn't have much capital. If he can rope you in, then getting rid of you is the best way. Of course, it's also possible to remove you from your position.”
"In that case, His Majesty has already guessed it, which is why he rushed to Dragon Head Palace early.”Jia Xuan said in realization.
" Younger Sister is indeed a wise woman," Jia Xuan flattered.
"With Third Brother's wisdom, he will think of it sooner or later. Yu 'Er is just reminding him.”Daiyu smiled sweetly at Jia Xuan.
Jia Xuan felt his heart heat up as he looked at her. He reached out and grabbed Daiyu's slender and jade-like hand.
Daiyu immediately withdrew her hand and said with a blushing face," You're courting death! What are you doing? How dare you touch me? If others see me, will I still be human?”
"I was impulsive and offended Younger Sister. I hope Younger Sister doesn't blame me.”Jia Xuan blushed.
" That's your fault." Daiyu blushed and lowered her head.
"Did little sister like the dowry box I gave her yesterday?”Jia Xuan changed the topic.
"You're still talking? Little Xichun has been looking for you like a madman. I don't know where he's sulking.”Daiyu raised her head and smiled.
"Alright! I finally caught you, stinky third brother!" Speaking of the devil, he saw Little Xichun run in and grab Jia Xuan, refusing to let go. Daiyu couldn't stop laughing.
"Third brother, do you still have that dowry box you gave sister Lin? I want one too.”After saying that, she grabbed Jia Xuan's hand and started shaking it.
" Yes, Third Brother saved it for you," Jia Xuan said with a smile.
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Fried Beans!”Jia Xuan teased her. He didn't know why, but these two girls just didn't get along. They would definitely quarrel when they met. Because Jia Xuan had said that he treated her as a younger sister, no one treated her as a servant girl.
"I'm not going to look for her! Just ask Third Brother for it." Xichun said coquettishly.
"Good! In a while, Third Brother will get someone to send it to you.”Jia Xuan said helplessly.
After chatting and laughing with Little Xichun and Daiyu for a while, Jia Xuan returned to his courtyard.
In Madam Wang's room, Madam Wang had smashed several tea bowls since she came back. "This bastard, how dare he treat me like this?”Madam Wang still couldn't calm down.
"Madam, don't be angry. Now that Jia Xuan was so powerful, even the old lady couldn't do anything to him.”Wang Erjia said.
"Then let's just forget about it?" Madam Wang glared at him.
"Of course we can't let it go like this. Taitai, don't forget that Eldest Young Lady's good days are approaching. At that time, Taitai will be the Imperial Consort's mother, and she will have no choice but to bow her head in front of Jia Xuan.”Wang Erjia said.
"That being said, let's just let that bastard be arrogant for a few more days.”Madam Wang said unwillingly.
"I told you to keep an eye on Little Feng. How's it going over there?”Madam Wang said indifferently.
"Don't worry, Madam. Everything is normal over there. As usual, Second Grandmother did not notice anything wrong.”Wang Erjia replied carefully.
"Yes, I'm relieved! If you work for me in peace, I won't be able to forget your kindness in the future.”Madam Wang said.
"Yes, this servant will listen to all of Madam's orders.”Wang Erjia quickly said.
Madam Wang nodded in satisfaction.
Zhen Family of Jiangnan: " Mother, are we really going to help Jia Yuanchun ascend to the throne? This is not of any substantial help to us.”Zhen Yingjia asked.
"You, you see things too simply. Although the Rong Mansion had fallen, he was still a veteran noble. He had a lot of in-laws and their relationships were complicated. A starving camel was bigger than a horse. That was it. Moreover, the Rong Mansion had another Northern Marquis. Although Jia Xuan did not have a good relationship with the Rong Mansion, he was still a big tiger flag for the Rong Mansion.”Old Lady Zhen said earnestly.
"Our Zhen family has reached a critical moment. We can't pay back the silver we owe the national treasury. To be disrespectful, if the Retired Emperor dies now, with our current temperament, our Zhen family will at least end up with a shakedown and exile. The reason why I want to help the Jia family is so that we can have someone to speak up for us.”
"Are we just going to sit and wait for death?”Zhen Yingjia said unwillingly.
"Of course not. This is just my worst case scenario." Old Lady Zhen glanced at her son and continued," If we want to keep the Zhen family safe, there are only two possibilities.”
"Those two situations." Zhen Yingjia asked anxiously.
"First, after the Retired Emperor passed away, the Emperor didn't have time to deal with our Zhen family and died with the Retired Emperor. The prince who succeeded the throne was supported and helped by our Zhen family. Second, the Retired Emperor deposed the current prince whom we supported before he died. Perhaps there was a third way, and that was for Liang Junwang to succeed. However, the Retired Emperor's body is still quite healthy, so we don't need to be anxious. We can plan slowly." said old lady Zhen.
"The first method is to use the spies that our Zhen family has buried in the palace, but the chances of success are less than ten percent. The chances of the second method are even slimmer. The Retired Emperor will not destroy his own Great Wall unless he does something disobedient and unfilial. Now, it seemed that the third path had the highest chance of success.”Zhen Yingjia analyzed.
"My son's analysis is not bad. Back then, the Jia family had deposed the Crown Prince's faction. Jia Daishan's death was related to this matter. When Jia Daishan died, Jia Jing left home to avoid disaster and became a Taoist priest. Jia She was demoted to a first-class general. Do you think Old Lady Jia wouldn't hate Retired Emperor?”Old Lady Zhen said softly.
"Then according to what you said. Was Jia Zhen and Jia She faking it? That Jia Clan might not be too terrifying." Zhen Yingjia said in shock.
"Pretend? That might not be the case. Back then, Jia Zhen and Jia She were not good people. They might not know the truth of the matter. Old Lady Jia would not put the life and death of the Jia family on these two silkpants. Therefore, Grandmother Jia left them alone and let them court death. This way, the Tian family would be relieved.”
" The Jia family did not dare to be an official, but Old Lady Jia was a capable person. She took a different path and supported Wang Ziteng. She used the Jia family's connections to support Wang Ziteng to the position of Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. This was also the reason why the second branch was the head of the Rong Mansion.”Old Lady Zhen told her son the secret of the past.
"This isn't right. If it was as his mother said, then how could Jia Xuan be able to get the Emperor's favor?”Zhen Yingjia asked in confusion.
"You don't know this. Although Jia Xuan is the son of a concubine in Rong Mansion, he lives in Rong Mansion. It was too difficult. They were not on the same side as the Rong Mansion. This was only one of the reasons. After so many years of changes, the Jia family's foundation in the military had disappeared. Now, they naturally dared to use Jia Xuan. Now, they needed their own military group to ensure the stability of the throne. Moreover, what happened back then had nothing to do with the present. Therefore, he dared to use Jia Xuan boldly. As long as the emperor was not stingy with his title and kindness, would he be afraid that he would not be loyal?”said old lady Zhen.
"Mother's intention is to pull the Jia family onto our ship.”
"Old Lady Jia isn't that stupid. However, there's a greedy and black-hearted person in her family. She's also big-eyed and empty-minded.”
"Mother is referring to the Jia family's second wife, Mrs. Wang.”Zhen Yingjia asked.
"That is a woman who dares to reach out for gold in the fire.”" We still have time," Old Lady Zhen said." There's no need to rush." This year, the gifts given to Liang Junwang Fu were even more generous.”
"I know, but I don't think we're mean and heartless today. Wouldn't it be fine if he returned the silver owed to the national treasury? Why take such a dangerous path?" Zhen Yingjia was puzzled.
"Let me ask you, what else does our Zhen family have if we pay back the money we owe to the national treasury? Even if they owe money to the national treasury, they won't pursue it. When the time comes, we won't have any official positions or money. How to live? At that time, we won't even need to confiscate our property. We'll fall apart ourselves.”said old lady Zhen.
"When that time comes, the evil deeds of these good-for-nothing bastards of the Zhen family will be exposed. At that time, the families of those who were raided and exiled would not be any better than being raided by the emperor. It would even be more miserable.”Old Lady Zhen said with difficulty.
"Moreover, when we contact the Liang Junwang, we must clean ourselves up. We can't leave any evidence or trouble behind. Even if he fails in the end, it won't implicate us. At most, we'll just be exiled. The results were similar. However, no matter which path we take, our Zhen family will be able to prosper for decades. "Moreover, even if we fail and our Zhen family is raided, the kindness we have shown now will be effective. At that time, we can at least protect a few roots of the Zhen family.”Old Lady Zhen sighed.
"Mother is really thoughtful. I will definitely do as you say.”
On the 5th day of the 3rd month of the 6th year of Longxing, Anping Street, Zhenbei Marquis Mansion officially opened today. There was a sea of people at the entrance to watch the show. There was an endless stream of gifts, making it seem unusually lively. Niu Liang, Qin Yi, and the others were also helping to welcome the guests at the door.
Jia Xuan did not expect that there would be so many people. Other than the people of the four kings and eight dukes, the military officers with some status in the Divine Capital also sent gifts. Even the Duke of Yue and the Duke of Zhao had sent people over, and the Duke of Wu's faction had personally arrived. If there was no title at the banquet, you would be embarrassed to sit.
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