Chapter 386 Save Our Girl
After listening to the old lady's words, Jia Cong thought about it and really didn't have the intention to dissuade her. It might not be a bad thing to let the old lady come forward in this matter, and he naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. However, it was not necessary for him to do it himself to deal with the Wu family.
I just need to deal with Wu Hai and let him know the right and wrong.
"In that case, the grandson will see the majesty of our ancestors!" Jia Cong said with a smile, "Since the old lady is going to enter the palace, the grandson only needs to beat the drum to cheer her on. If the Wu family wants to make a comeback, they have to see if our ancestors are willing."
Afterwards, Jia Cong went forward and sat next to the old lady. He persuaded her a few more times before saying, "The Wu family must have known that the emperor wanted to arrange a marriage, but they still did it. Obviously, they have a plan."
"When my grandson came back, I did think about it. The Wu family might have set their sights on the Zhen family's power!"
"Now everyone in the court knows that the Zhen family will definitely suffer in the future, or at least decline. However, the Zhen family is not only rich enough to rival a country, but also has influence all over Jiangnan. If we can take over this power, we can immediately become a top dignitary."
"The reason why the Wu family is so bold is because the Wu family's nephew is the only prince of His Majesty. To put it bluntly, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the throne will belong to the King of Yingchuan in the future. And by then, the Wu family will be an in-law."
"So, the Wu family is not afraid of His Majesty's wrath, nor will they be afraid of our Jia family. But no matter what the Wu family is planning, this matter cannot be exposed. The grandson of the Zhen family may not care, and Zhen Muring may not care either, but the face of my Jia family cannot be ignored."
"Since the Wu family wants to step on my Jia family to gain power, then let's have a fight! Do you really think that the Wu family can rule the world with the help of the King of Yingchuan?"
The old lady also nodded. To put it bluntly, this time it was more of a fight for face than a fight between women.
If Zhen Muring had not been arranged to marry by the Emperor, and if the Wu family had secretly discussed it with the Jia family first, the noble families might not have been unacceptable, but now that the matter had been exposed, it involved the Jia family's reputation. Therefore, neither Jia Cong nor the old lady could back down.
After chatting with the old lady for a while, Jia Cong took Yuanyang back to the West Mansion.
He knew that Baochai, Daiyu and others were in the mansion, but he had to make some arrangements after returning, so he could only accompany the girls another day.
After returning to Ningzheng Hall, Jia Cong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked Xiangling to bring him writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote more than a dozen notes in a row.
The Wu family is a family of ministers, but their power is far greater than that of ordinary ministers, and they are definitely not easy to deal with. There have always been many people who step on the weak and flatter the strong, and who play with the wind. Moreover, the throne of the Yingchuan King is almost certain, so who would not want to make a move in advance? Even for the sake of future generations and the family, they must leave a good impression on the future emperor.
However, the Prince of Yingchuan was still young and had not yet participated in the government, so showing goodwill to the Wu family was undoubtedly an indirect way of showing goodwill to the Prince of Yingchuan. However, Jia Cong was not afraid. When was there no fighting in the court? They would just fight each other.
After checking the posts and finding no omissions, Jia Cong said to Jia Zhong, "Send these posts to the eight dukes and twelve marquises, as well as the Lin Mansion and my master's mansion."
"Tell the people in the Eight Lords and Twelve Marquises' Houses that if this Marquis does not see their masters in the court tomorrow, then they will have nothing to do with my Jia Family anymore!"
"This one will be sent to Wang Ziteng's residence, and this one will be sent to Duke Qing's residence!"
Jia Zhong agreed to all the requests and then left with his men.
Yuanyang, who was standing by, saw that Jia Cong looked a little tired, so she walked up to him and gently massaged his brows, "Master, there is no need to worry too much. With the ancestor coming forward, even the royal family will give our family some respect."
Jia Cong patted Yuanyang's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's just a small matter. Your husband is a first-class champion marquis. It won't be easy for the Wu family to lose face with me!"
Yuanyang nodded slightly, sat obediently beside Jia Cong, and told Jia Cong about the excitement in Li Wan's courtyard today, in order to make Jia Cong feel a little more relaxed.
The others also knew that Jia Cong had something important to do, so no one came to disturb him for a whole half day.
When it was time for dinner, Yuanyang asked someone to fetch the food. Just as she was about to eat with Jia Cong, she saw a maid outside the door rushing in. "Master, Miss Zhen Muring's maid Shi Ya wants to see you!"
"Shi Ya?" Jia Cong raised his eyebrows, and it took him a while to remember who Shi Ya was.
"What is she doing here?" Jia Cong said to himself, "Let her in."
Soon, Shi Ya was led into the main hall by the maid!
"My lord, please save my girl!" When Shi Ya saw Jia Cong, she fell to the ground in tears.
Jia Cong frowned, "Get up! What happened to Zhen Muring? Isn't she living well in the West Mansion? Why do we need to save her?"
Shi Ya groaned, "My Lord, for some reason today, the Wu family came to ask the old lady to propose marriage to the girl, but the old lady said that the emperor had already said that he wanted to marry the girl to you, so she declined. The Wu family's wife said something else, and the old lady didn't dare to agree casually, so she left."
"However, in the afternoon, the girl heard the gossip of the old lady and others. They said that if they had known that the Wu family was interested, it would be better to marry the girl to the Wu family, which would be better than being a concubine of the Marquis. Some people even mentioned some unpleasant gossip."
"My Lord, although my daughter is ruthless to you , she also knows her duty and the virtues of a woman. No matter what, my daughter has already chosen you, so when she heard these words, she felt sad and heartbroken. In the daughter's view, if she really marries the Wu family, it would be like losing her virginity. Mo Hen and I tried to persuade her for a long time, but the daughter kept sulking. Just now, she even wanted to die to prove her innocence!"
"Fortunately, Mo Hen discovered it accidentally and stopped it."
"The old lady and the madam forbad anyone to know, but I know that if we can't resolve this knot, our girl will vomit to death, so I ran out secretly just now."
"Now, the only one who can save the girl is the Marquis. Please, for the sake of our marriage, save our girl's life!"
Listening to Shi Ya's story, Jia Cong suddenly sneered, "Good, good, good, what a capricious Zhen family!"
After saying that, he stood up and headed towards the West Mansion. Yuanyang also hurriedly asked Qingwen to take the robe and chased after him...
