Chapter 348: Search of Prince Beijing's Mansion
Shi Ya, who was standing by, knew that her daughter was in trouble, so she quickly stepped forward and answered, "Princess, His Majesty has pardoned the princess' crime in consideration of the merits of Prince Beijing's ancestors. However, the princess must stay in this palace for the time being and cannot leave."
Zhen Muyu's face lit up with joy, but then became gloomy again. How could she not know that the death penalty could be avoided but the punishment of life could not be escaped? The tone of Shi Ya's words was unclear, but it was obvious that the royal family wanted to imprison her.
People are always unsatisfied. Before this, Zhen Muyu thought she would die, and being able to survive was her luxury. However, now that she was pardoned from the death penalty, she had to be imprisoned for life, which was too much for her to bear.
Thinking about how she would be living in a dark place in the future, Zhen Muyu felt so sad that she couldn't help crying again.
Muring also cried with her sister, but she was still somewhat sober and kept comforting her sister in a low voice.
After a long time, Zhen Muyu stopped crying, and the two sisters started talking. However, they all avoided talking about Prince Beijing's rebellion, and only talked softly about some interesting things when they were young.
Half an hour was neither long nor short, but for the two sisters, this meeting was too short.
Mu Ning hugged her sister reluctantly, "Sister, I will go back and beg father and mother, and the ancestors, to make sure our family saves you!"
Zhen Muyu wiped her sister's tears distressedly, "I am already very satisfied to be able to see you . You don't have to embarrass the ancestors when you go back!"
"I know our family best! How can a sinner like me deserve the family's concern? In fact, even my sister shouldn't have come. Now, it would be a sin for me to even get involved with you."
At this point, she smiled faintly, "Besides, my family probably wishes they didn't have a daughter like me now, so how could they save me?"
"I have enjoyed a life of luxury for more than ten years at home, but now I have ended up like this. This is my fate! Sister, if you trust me, listen to me and don't marry into a wealthy family! Even if the man farms and the woman weaves, although a little poor, you can still live a stable life. These wealthy families are too evil, too cruel, and too dark. There is no light in the sky, and it is so oppressive that it makes people breathless."
"Sister!" Zhen Muring burst into tears.
"Well, it's time for me to go. It's not good to stay in this filthy place for too long. If one day I marry a good man, remember to have someone pass on a message to me. Even though we are thousands of miles apart, I will be happy for you!"
"Mother-in-law, Shiya, Mohen, take my sister out!"
Ma Po and the others came forward, pulling Mu Ning to the left and right and walking out. Zhen Muyu smoothed her messy hair, smiled brightly at her sister , and then turned her head away without looking at her again.
Jia Cong, who was outside the door, looked at Muring coming out. He was so exhausted from crying that he could not even breathe anymore and could not help but remain silent.
"Lu Feng, have our people guard here. Without the order of the Marquis, no one is allowed to enter or leave before the new decree of His Majesty comes down. Those who disobey the order will be executed! In addition, all the food and supplies in the back house must be provided according to the rules, and no harsh treatment is allowed."
Lu Feng immediately obeyed the order and asked someone to guard the gate of the inner house.
Shi Ci's men were quite familiar with confiscating property, but even so, it took them more than half a day to search the entire Prince Beijing's Mansion. Shi Ci only arrived when the sun was setting.
"Sir, these are the accounts that were confiscated!"
Jia Cong took it and glanced at it briefly. He had to admit that the Prince of Beijing's Mansion was indeed wealthy. At least it was far from being comparable to the empty shell of the Jia family before.
The cash alone amounted to more than three million taels. In addition, there were various gold and silver utensils, each weighing several thousand taels, nearly two thousand pieces of pearl and jade jewelry, thousands of various paintings and calligraphy, antiques, and more than a thousand pieces of various cloth and satin. The rest, such as handles, ancient fans, famous musical instruments, and four treasures of the study, were countless.
Another large item is thousands of rare copies of various ancient books. The value of these things is not much less than those antiques, and some are even worth a fortune.
"Tsk tsk! " Jia Cong couldn't help but be amazed. He thought he was a wealthy man. After all, money was coming in like water, and there were many antiques and furnishings in the East Palace. But now, compared with Beijing Wang Shui Rong, he was just a pauper.
Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "Take out 10% of it and put it into the Bingmasi treasury. All the brothers who came today will be rewarded according to the rules, and 10% more than usual. You and Hou Jing, each take 5,000 taels, and seal the rest and bring it back to the Bingmasi. I will let Lu Feng personally lead people to guard it until the handover with the Ministry of Revenue is completed."
"Thank you for the reward, sir!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense in front of me and do your job well. I won't treat you brothers unfairly."
After the arrangements were made, there were already a lot of large carriages waiting outside the door! Jia Cong personally led people to escort all the items to the military headquarters, and gave instructions to Lu Feng and his party, and then returned to the mansion with Zhen Muring's carriage.
In the carriage, Zhen Muring kept sobbing, which made Jia Cong a little irritated. However, it was not appropriate to scold her at this moment, so Jia Cong just followed her silently without saying anything.
When they reached the back door of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Cong pulled the reins of his horse, hesitated for a moment, and then said coldly to the carriage, "Don't cry, it's not a big deal. I'll take you to see Princess Beijing sometime. What's the point? You're able to keep your life now, which is a great favor from the Emperor. Are you going to continue crying?"
"Jia Zhong, send it back to her!"
After saying this, Jia Cong rode his horse forward and headed towards Ningguo Mansion.
Zhen Muring returned to the courtyard and didn't want to see the old lady and the others. Or rather, she didn't know what attitude or expression to use when meeting them, so she just locked herself in the room.
"Miss, didn't the Marquis of Guanjun say that if you want the princess to come and see her? With the status of the Marquis of Guanjun, there is no need for him to deceive you. Moreover, the Marquis of Guanjun also said that the princess will not be treated harshly in all her food and clothing, and she will not suffer any grievances."
"The Champion Marquis is a good one!" Mo Hen at the side also said, "If we had such a man in our family, he would never let the girl suffer!"
Zhen Muring just leaned on the bed in a daze, but Jia Cong's cold words gave her a hint of warmth, "Shiya, go get some of the tea we brought . I'm going to visit Sister Yuanyang in the next two days."
Upon hearing this, Shi Ya couldn't help but feel relieved. As long as her daughter wasn't as disheartened as before, that would be great. Although her daughter had a bad fate, maybe she really had a good ending.
