Weiyang of the Red Mansion

Jia Fu's heart trembled, and he was about to ask, when he heard Zhou Ting's voice behind him, "Heng Rong, come here."

Turning his head and seeing Zhou Tingzhen's serious expression, and not far away from him, Jia Fu knew that Zhou Tingzhen had also heard the old lady's words, and now he was suspicious of Jingtianhou's mansion.

Apologetically smiling at the aunt, Jia Fu walked towards Zhou Tingzhen, "My lord?"

"Since we already have important clues, let's go back and investigate first. It seems that there will be no more clues here."

Zhou Tingzhen couldn't wait to investigate the Jingtian Hou Mansion.

At first when he saw Jia Fu going out, he thought it was because Jia Fu couldn't stand the excitement, so he went out to catch his breath, but he saw Jia Fu took the initiative to talk to an old lady outside, and when he came over, he heard the old lady mention the place in Jingtianhou's mansion. How can I not be suspicious in my heart?

Of course, Jia Fu would not refute Zhou Tingzhen's decision. Although he was invited by Zhou Tingzhen to assist in the investigation of this case, in fact he is a mascot in the Ministry of Criminal Justice...

Because he does not have any official position in the Ministry of Punishment, Zhou Tingzhen only asked the emperor to follow Zhou Tingzhen in handling the case, saying that he was smart, but in fact Zhou Tingzhen had already made it clear that he asked Jia Fu to follow him in handling the case, but he wanted to use the power of Ningguo Mansion to suppress it. Xiangyang Hou Mansion, Xiangyang Hou Mansion in the province colluded with other dignitaries to trip him up.

With Jia Fu's participation, other dignitaries have to weigh whether they want to offend the Ningguo Mansion for the Xiangyang Hou Mansion.

The importance of Jia Fu to Duke Ning's mansion is self-evident. There have long been rumors in Beijing that Duke Ning intends to pass the title to his eldest grandson instead of letting his eldest son inherit it.

Following Zhou Tingzhen into the carriage, Jia Fu looked at Zhou Tingzhen's expressionless face, hesitated for a moment, and said, "This matter involves the Jingtian Hou Mansion, Mr. Zhou wants to go back and investigate the relationship between the Jingtian Hou Mansion and the Pan family." Bar?"

Pan's natal elder brother's family was nowhere to be found. The aunt guessed that she was fleeing for her life, but Jia Fu thought that Pan's elder brother might have been silenced, just like the seventeen members of the Cao family who were poisoned to death.

"It's natural. I was still wondering who was behind the scenes to frame Xiangyang Hou Shizi. Although I don't like a dude like Xiangyang Hou Shizi, I still know a little about Xiangyang Hou Shizi. He can't do it." Such an inhumane thing."

After all, it means that Xiangyang Hou Shizi doesn't have the guts.

Since there are clues pointing to Jingtianhou's mansion, even if it will offend Jingtianhou's mansion, he still has to find out the truth.

Not for Xiangyang Hou Shizi, but for the justice in his own heart.

You can't convict Xiangyang Hou Shizi regardless of the facts just because he hates the character of Xiangyang Hou Shizi, which violates his philosophy and original intention of being an official.

"Your Excellency has offended the Xiangyang Houfu for the Qin family, but now you want to offend the Jingtian Houfu for the Cao family and the Pan family?" Jia Fu respected the few honest officials in the court, and did not want Zhou Tingzhen to be offended. Powerful and demoted.

It's not that the emperor will demote Zhou Tingzhen's officials for the sake of honor, but that in order to deal with the enemy, these dignitaries will use all means to frame their opponents. If they are lucky, they will be demoted. If they are not lucky, they may be directly convicted.

Zhou Tingzhen heard a bit of worry from Jia Fu's words, and smiled calmly, "I just want to be ashamed of my heart."

Looking at Zhou Tingzhen's plain expression, Jia Fu sighed in his heart, such good officials are really rare.

Following Zhou Tingzhen back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhou Tingzhen began to assign people to investigate the natal families of several daughter-in-laws of the Cao family. Not only the natal families of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cao family, but also the second, third and fourth children were also listed as targets of investigation by Zhou Tingzhen.

In this regard, Jia Fu did not raise doubts, and he has no position to raise doubts.

After being busy until evening, Zhou Tingzhen asked Jia Fu to go back.

"I'm here to assist your lord in investigating the case. Your lord hasn't gone back to rest. How can I go first?"

Zhou Ting smiled and said, "You are famous in Beijing for your weak health. I dare not leave you in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a whole night. If something happens, I can't explain it to the Duke. You should go back quickly."

These words were too straightforward, and Jia Fu couldn't say that his physical condition was not as bad as Zhou Tingzhen imagined. He sighed and resigned to his fate and returned home.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow."

Back at Ningguo Mansion, it was completely dark.

"Master, the Duke is waiting for you in the Nuan Pavilion."

Jia Fu didn't go far after entering the mansion, but was stopped by the mansion's manager Zhou, and he smiled when he heard the words, "I'll go there now."

When I came to the Nuan Pavilion in the main courtyard, I saw Jia Yan sitting on a recliner with his eyes closed.

"Are you back?" Jia Yan said calmly without opening his eyes when he heard the movement.

Jia Fu smiled and said yes, then sat down at the table, "Grandfather asked Mr. Zhou to invite me over, did you have something to tell me?"

"You have always been smart, and my grandfather has nothing to say," Jia Yan said, opening his eyes, looking at Jia Fu and sighing, "My health has been getting worse and worse in the past two years, brother Fu, if grandfather has something good or bad, Ningguo The mansion will be in your hands, don't let grandfather down."

Jia Fu was taken aback when he heard the words, "That's fine, why did grandfather say such things all of a sudden?"

"Brother Fu, come here."

Jia Fu was startled, and walked to Jia Yan's side. Jia Yan sat up on the reclining chair, took off the jade around his waist and put it on Jia Fu's waist.

"This jade pendant was bestowed upon me by the late emperor when he made me the Duke of the state. A similar piece was given to your uncle. This jade pendant is only owned by me and your uncle. Everyone with power in Beijing knows this jade pendant." Jia Yan looked at Jia Fu and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to give you this jade pendant when the title was passed on to you, but now it's a bit earlier, but it's okay."

Jia Fu looked at his grandfather in astonishment, "Grandfather..."

"Okay, you go back, you have to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice tomorrow?" Jia Yan said gently.

Jia Fu's eyes were a little hot, and his heart was sour, "I..."

He knew that Jia Yan wanted to give him a bigger bargaining chip. After all, he was only the eldest grandson of the Duke of the State, and not the successor of the Ningguo Mansion. Zhou Tingzhen asked him for help because he wanted to make Ningguo Mansion his backer in a roundabout way. In this case, don't let these dignitaries trip him up. After this case is over, with Zhou Tingzhen's temperament, he will not continue to hold on to the Ningguo Mansion.

Speaking of which, if Jia Fu hadn't been a student in the previous department and had always been known as a gentleman, Zhou Tingzhen would not have dared to take Jia Fu's idea.

"Don't be an idiot, go back and rest, don't think about it."

Jia Fu swallowed his words back and bowed to leave.

After Jia Fu left, Manager Zhou came in to refill Jia Yan with tea.

"My lord, isn't it too early to pass on the title to my uncle?"

Jia Yan took a sip of the tea and sighed, "Sooner or later, it will be passed on to Brother Fu, but now it's just a little earlier, it's okay."

Hearing this, Manager Zhou stopped talking.

Jia Fu returned to the East Courtyard, looked at the jade pendant on his waist, and felt heavy in his heart.

In the past two years since he returned to Beijing, although his grandfather's health has improved a little under his secret adjustments, it is not obvious. It is very effective, but it will lose its effect in just two or three months.

When he discovered this, Jia Fu guessed that his grandfather's body was almost exhausted, and his medicines were only to delay the time of Jia Yan's death, but it would not last long. When his grandfather's body developed resistance, he would When my grandfather died of illness.

It has been a year or two since he returned to Beijing, and the effectiveness of the elixir and elixir has gradually diminished, Jia Fu felt very sad.

Grandparents are the only people in the world who have treated him the best.

This jade pendant is the best mutton fat jade, but this jade pendant is special in the meaning it represents, not in jade quality.

Grandfather intends to pass on the title to him in advance.

Realizing this, Jia Fu was not very happy, but panicked in his heart.

Lying on the bed with all kinds of chaotic thoughts in his heart, Jia Fu still couldn't hold back his wild thoughts, he didn't even know when he fell asleep.

The next day, when Jia Fu got up, the sun was already high.

When I came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice again today, Jia Fu obviously felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, especially some high-ranking adults in the Ministry of Criminal Justice noticed the jade pendant on Jia Fu's waist, and their attitude towards Jia Fu was much better than yesterday.

When Zhou Tingzhen saw the jade pendant on Jia Fu's waist, he only sighed in his heart that Ning Guogong really cherishes this grandson, and this cherishing has surpassed his own parents and children.

Although Jia Fu arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, Zhou Tingzhen still didn't ask Jia Fu to do anything, but only asked Jia Fu to stay with him in the Ministry of Punishment and wait for news.

After all, Jia Fu was not one of those idiots. Although he was just following Zhou Tingzhen and waiting for news at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, all he got was first-hand news.

Soon, Jia Fu determined that the murder of Cao's family was the work of Jingtianhou's mansion.

But Jia Fu didn't know what was the motive of the Jingtian Houfu. The two families had clearly formed an alliance. Why did the Jingtian Houfu suddenly make trouble for the Xiangyang Houfu?

This is not right.

Although he was certain in his heart that the murderer was from Jingtianhou's Mansion, Jia Fu was not sure who did it, so he didn't mention it to Zhou Tingzhen.

Within two days, an imperial decree came to Ningguo Mansion, and Jia Yan gave up the title to Jia Fu.

The title of Ningguo Mansion is not hereditary, and of course the title will be downgraded when it is passed on to Jia Fu, but the emperor is optimistic about Jia Fu's potential, and Jia Yan himself gave the title, the emperor looks at Jia Yan, an old minister of the former emperor. , so he only demoted to one class, and asked Jia Fu to attack the Marquis, and the title did not change, it was still Ning.

Although Jia Fu had already guessed that his grandfather would pass on the title to him in advance, he didn't expect it to be so fast. He accepted the imperial edict in a daze and sent the chief eunuch away. Jia Fu hurriedly chased after Jia Yanjin. In the main courtyard, Jia Yan said before he could speak, "Old Zhou, call the four of them, Boss."

Jia Fu had to swallow the words that came to his lips. In this situation, his grandfather obviously had something important to announce.

He had vaguely guessed what his grandfather was going to announce in his heart, and he couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

"Brother Fu, don't be afraid, you are already grown up." Jia Yan rubbed Jia Fu's head with a gentle expression, and smiled to comfort his nervous grandson.

The corner of Jia Fu's mouth twitched, "Since my grandfather said that my grandson is old, don't touch my grandson's head."

"Annoyed?" Jia Yan laughed, "Even if you are old, you are still a child in the eyes of your grandfather."

Jia Fu: "..."