Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

"Master! Save me! I was wronged!"

As soon as Aunt Zhao entered the courtyard, she quickly locked onto Jia Zheng, rushed in front of him in a few steps, and then with a thud, she knelt down.

"master."

Behind her, Xiao Tanchun also quickened his pace. But she bowed with strict etiquette before looking at her father excitedly.

"Master! This slave has been unjustly sentenced to death~"

Aunt Zhao was anxious, scared, happy and worried, and her face was distorted.

Jia Zheng looked at them and knew they were frightened. But now I really need Aunt Zhao to say a few words to avoid guilt.

"Stand up and talk."

Jia Zheng comforted her with a few words, then asked someone to put up a screen in the inner hall and asked them to sit down.

He had just come back and didn't know enough about the matter. Now he took the opportunity to delay and understood the trap of this matter.

The little brother named Jia Tao has no father or mother and lives in the house of Mr. Jia Si. On weekdays, he helps with chores and has a status similar to that of a slave.

Since the second generation of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan took his wife and children to the capital, he entrusted the old house in his hometown of Rongguo Mansion to the care of the chief steward Jincai.

Just taking care of things was not enough, so I specially entrusted Mr. Jia.

However, Grandpa Jia passed away in the past two years, and the care of the old residences of Ning and Rong was entrusted to Grandpa Jia.

But Mr. Jia's second brother was a coward and was defeated by his two younger brothers.

The old residences of Ning and Rong were also rewarded by the emperor. They occupy a large area. There is no shortage of pavilions and pavilions inside, and the scenery is also excellent.

This has caused some people to have bad intentions, divide the houses and rent them out to make money.

This matter was so rich that Mr. Jia San and Mr. Jia Si, as well as their children, also got a share of the pie. Only Mr. Jia felt it was bad and didn't want to offend his brothers, nephews, so he had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

And Jia Zheng sent Aunt Zhao home as a punishment, so they couldn't hide what they had done. Although Qian Hua is also a master who can fool people with money, they are not willing to divide the money they get.

So Master Jia Si sent Jia Yu to seduce Aunt Zhao, and because he was young, low-ranking, and had no father or mother, they used him as bait.

Unexpectedly, although Aunt Zhao is in the age of tiger and wolf, she is not interested in the handsome Jia Yu at all.

She was used to seeing good-looking embroidered pillows in the capital, so she didn't take Jia Yu's seduction seriously. Instead, he thought he was the only adult master of Jinling Rongguo Mansion, so he acted like an elder and ordered everyone to show off.

She had seen Jia Mu's pomp and circumstance, with seventy or eighty people waiting on her every time she watched a show or had a meal, so she was not defensive when she saw Jia Yu. After going back and forth like this, she became more and more familiar with her.

Tanchun did remember the great defense between men and women, but she was too young to understand the true meaning. After a few words, Aunt Zhao was fooled.

When things got serious, Tanchun tried to make amends, but it was already too late.

Someone who is interested has already spread the scandal between Zhao and Jia Tuo, and Aunt Zhao is bound to be killed.

But they didn't expect that Jia Zheng actually left the show early because of the trouble he caused in Lu Di, under the persuasion of Old Man Wen. Only then did he return to Jinling.

The current situation is that Aunt Zhao and Jia Yu fell into the water together in public. When the two people came out of the water with their clothes wet, a group of female elders led by the step-daughter-in-law of Mr. Jia Si, who had been arranged for a long time, ran into them.

Therefore, the gaffe was real, and Jia Yu had already written and signed the evidence of guilt after being sentenced.

Now things are not easy to handle.

Aunt Zhao was always paying attention to Jia Zheng from behind the screen. She saw that he frowned after listening to everyone's identification, even though she felt that Jia Zheng was not facing her.

She still remembered that when she was in the capital, Jia Zheng suddenly disliked her and sent her back to Jinling as a punishment. If she hadn't cleverly opened her mouth and bit Tan Yatou to death, she wouldn't have known how miserable it would have been!

Now that she has been splashed with dirty water, Jia Zhengzheng is probably happy that she now has a good excuse!

no! It’s not enough to just rely on the master’s mercy! Jia Zheng, who is ruthless enough to kill a thousand people, may not care about her!

Aunt Zhao rushed to Jia Zheng and cried again. Seeing that Jia Zheng really didn't feel sorry for her, he gritted his teeth and clung to Jia Zheng, threatening her.

"If the master doesn't turn to me...if the master doesn't help me get away with the crime, I will risk my life! Whenever I have a bad reputation and it affects Jue'er, I will say that this affair is true, and it was the Tan girl who passed it on to us. letter!"

Aunt Zhao knew that Jia Zheng cared more about Tanchun than whether she really lost her virginity. Her own life is worthless, but the third girl is a serious mistress of the Duke's mansion.

If the third girl loses her reputation because of this, she doesn't think Jia Zheng can have any good face!

Jia Zheng looked at Aunt Zhao and felt that it was hard to say anything. What is this fool doing? What good would it do to drag my daughter into the water at this time?

If the character of the old scholar of the original owner were to be followed, even if Tanchun lost his life, he would be indifferent.

In the eyes of the original owner, etiquette and ethics were more precious than the lives of his daughter's family. When the time came, Tanchun's life would be in vain, and Aunt Zhao would also die with her.

The life of a concubine is worthless, let alone that Aunt Zhao still gives birth to a child at home. Life and death are in the hands of the master.

"Don't talk, there is still some hope."

Jia Zheng pushed Aunt Zhao away, no matter how embarrassed and miserable she looked. Aunt Zhao was crazy about gains and losses, and she was full of malice towards relatives like Jia Zheng Tanchun. Being bullied by others, you can only cry. How stupid!

"In this case, it's not rude."

Jia Zheng gritted his teeth and smiled at the "relatives and friends" outside:

"Since Jia Yu was assigned by the Fourth Master to take care of Yu Concubine, it would not be considered rude if he tried his best to rescue the elder when he accidentally fell into the water. What's more, this Yu'er is still a child, several years younger than my eldest son. He saved Zhao Zhao The son saves the mother, how can he maliciously lead to an affair?"

"Besides, the elders also said that they happened in public, and there were others around to prove it. Since there are witnesses, doesn't it prove that the two of them did it selflessly?"

"This is not considered personal..."

Mr. Jia Si was anxious. The "evidence" he had prepared was now turned around by Jia Zheng. However, what he said made sense, and some neutral people had already nodded.

"Besides, Mrs. Zhao is my concubine. Now she is returning to her hometown to pray for the little son we just had. Now that the child is not even over one year old, rumors like this are spreading to ruin her reputation. To put it bluntly, it is not... Aimed at me?”

"I don't know where I offended the Fourth Master. Why don't you tell me directly so that I can correct it."

"You, you! This..."

Mr. Jia Si still wanted to defend himself, but was stopped by his children and grandchildren. Now Jia Zheng's finger is only pointed at him. If he continues, he will be facing Jia Zheng obviously. And they can't afford the consequences of a confrontation.

At this time, Wang Zizai also brought over the old slaves of Rongguo Mansion. They changed their words in unison, and Master Jia Si knew that he had lost.