Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 158 Go Back to Jinling

"The Holy Lord's oral instruction:

"Now, Jia Rong is dismissed from his post as Dragon Guard, and ordered to return to Jinling immediately! He should live in a hut in front of his father's grave, observe mourning, and study for three years!

"Local officials in Jinling should be carefully supervised. If anyone dares to leave without reason within three years, he will be immediately punished for the ten evils of 'unfilial piety'!

"Appreciate this!"

Tao Xingjian had a gloomy face as he looked down at Jia Rong who was kneeling on the ground. He was already so frightened that his body was shaking like a sieve and had turned into a puddle of mud!

Tao Xingjian turned to Jia She and said, "Master She, His Majesty has a few more words for me to tell you."

Jia She put his hands on the ground and said he dared not.

"It is true that the emperor loves his old minister, and it is true that I love the imperial concubine, but the royal family is not there to serve you, Jia. You should take good care of your own children.

"This is the last time. If any young men cause trouble again, they should go to the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Rites. The emperor will definitely not intervene anymore."

Tao Xingjian spoke to Jia She, but his eyes were looking at Daiyu.

Daiyu listened to the strange voice and looked up quietly. She saw Tao Xingjian glaring at her. She stuck out her tongue quietly and lowered her head quickly.

When Grandmother Jia saw this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly and her shoulders relaxed a little more.

After Tao Xingjian finished reading the oral order, he flicked his whisk and said to everyone, "I accept the order and thank you."

Everyone was trembling with fear and cheering long live the emperor.

Only then did Lin Daiyu help Lady Jia and slowly stand up.

Grandmother Jia wiped her eye sockets and choked up as she said to Tao Xingjian, "The children at home are too naughty. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness. We will definitely teach and discipline them well!"

"It's none of our business. But old lady, your child's upbringing is really outrageous!

"The Emperor had just praised the Third Young Lady in the court, and the palace had promoted the Empress to a higher rank, and your little brother openly wanted to bypass His Majesty and disturb the Emperor's peace!

"Besides, his father is gone, why doesn't he just stay at home and observe mourning instead of traveling thousands of miles? His Majesty lost his temper in the Imperial Study, saying that this child simply has no respect for his king or father!

"It was only after my persuasion that Your Majesty gave face to the Imperial Concubine and the Old Madam that he did not include these four words in his oral edict.

"Otherwise, how can you still live like this?! Shouldn't Elder She and Elder Zheng ask for permission to confess their crimes?

"You just lost a title, stop making trouble and be quiet for two days!"

After saying this, Tao Xingjian frowned, coughed, and said goodbye.

Lin Daiyu squeezed Lady Jia's hand and hurried forward: "Uncle, I will accompany you to see Prisoner Tao out?"

Grandmother Jia immediately let go.

Jia She was filled with shame. He first extended his hand to Tao Xingjian, saying, "Please come in, Grand Eunuch!"

"I dare not. Please come in, Mr. She." Tao Xingjian nodded indifferently and walked out.

Before he had taken two steps out of the flower hall, there was a sudden commotion outside, and he heard a servant hurriedly stop him: "Master Jing, the emperor's oral instructions are being announced inside! Please wait a moment..."

"What am I waiting for? Where is that little bastard? I must kill this evil beast today! I am a cultivator, why would I need descendants and bloodlines?!"

Amidst a thunderous roar, an old man in his sixties wearing a Taoist robe and a square scarf on his head strode in with a horsewhip in his hand!

Just as Tao Xingjian and his group were walking in the opposite direction.

Tao Xingjian stopped.

The angry old man was Jia Jing.

Seeing Tao Xingjian coming forward, he raised his hand hastily: "It turned out that the eunuch was the one who announced the decree himself. Has he finished the announcement now?"

"It's over." Tao Xingjian said dryly.

Jia She hurriedly took two steps forward and whispered the contents of the oral instruction to Jia Jing.

Jia Jing immediately sneered and raised his hand again: "Goodbye, eunuch! I'm sorry I can't see you off!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't care who was next to him, his eyes were blazing with fire, and he ran straight to Jia Rong who was lying on the ground!

"You little bastard! You don't study literature with your heart, you don't study martial arts with your strength, and you don't use your brain to learn housekeeping! That's all! Now, you don't even want to learn how to be a good person!

"Okay! Didn't your father just ignore you and die on his own? Let me take care of you!" As he spoke, Jia Jing raised his hand high and lashed him with a whip that made a sound of wind!

Snapped! ! !

As the whip was hit, everyone watched as the raw hemp mourning clothes on Jia Rong's body, which was lying on the ground with his head in his hands, suddenly split open, and some flesh and blood splattered out!

Jia Rong screamed!

The female relatives who were kneeling and watching trembled all over when they heard this!

This also includes Baoyu and Jia Huan who were kneeling quietly behind Jia Lian.

Before everyone could react, the second whip had already fallen!

Snapped! ! !

Then came Jia Rong's second scream! And then he begged for mercy with his mouth wide open: "Grandfather, spare my life! I won't dare to do it again!"

Jia Jing ignored him completely and just whipped him hard with the whip in his hand!

She, Zheng, Lian, Yu, Huan and others all looked reluctant, but no one dared to step forward to dissuade them.

The women couldn't stand it and turned their faces away early. Li Wan even covered Jia Lan's eyes with her hands after the first whip, frowned and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Mrs. Xing stepped forward and quietly supported Grandmother Jia's arm. She glanced at her, got the hint, and called out to Jia Jing: "Brother Jing, the child knows his mistake. Let's teach him slowly.

"If he really killed her, Zhen would be very sad. You don't need to care about us, just look at the dead one."

Jia Jing sneered: "That evil creature doesn't even have the courage to live, and I'm afraid he will be sad?

"This is all my fault. I should have killed him earlier! I wouldn't have raised such a shameless beast!

"Now is the time for me to change my ways. No one can persuade me!"

As he spoke, he never stopped whipping the boy, and he had already lashed him more than ten times.

Lin Daiyu saw that Jia Rong's crying gradually stopped and his mourning clothes were covered with blood. She felt a little unsteady, so she pulled Tao Xingjian's sleeve and urged him in a soft voice:

"I'm sorry to embarrass you because I don't know how to discipline my children. Can I take you out first?"

Jia She suddenly woke up and hurriedly said, "Master Tao, please come in!"

Tao Xingjian nodded and walked out with square steps.

As soon as he left the house, he heard Jia Jing gritting his teeth behind him, saying, "I'm going to teach you a lesson today. I'll spare your life, but you can go back and observe mourning for your father for three years.

"Don't worry, after you finish your three years of mourning, I, your grandfather, will sacrifice my own life and let you guard for another three years!

"You will never enter the capital again in your life, and you will never challenge anyone!"

Tao Xingjian raised his eyebrows and turned to ask Jia She, "Your family's East Mansion has no heir yet, right? If you really continue to observe mourning like this, won't the eldest grandson of Lord Ning's eldest house be extinct?"

After hearing this, Jia She actually laughed and shook his head, saying, "My brother Jing is a Taoist and doesn't care about this.

"There is no one in the eldest house, but there are three other houses. After all, Lord Ning will not be extinct. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. It's not a big deal."

After hearing what he said, Tao Xingjian was even more surprised and looked at Daiyu: "Is your uncle so carefree?"

"My uncles are all so free and easy." Lin Daiyu remained calm, "Otherwise, the Jia family wouldn't be in such a situation today!"