The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 552

Jia Cong knew that things were not that simple when he heard Bai Shi say, "There are a group of men in black on the roof."A family of carpenters, fourth-rank idle officials, and at most two big insiders are enough to survive.Why did they alarm the "group of people" so much?Either there are many masters in the Zhen family, or there are weapons at the level of peacock feathers, or organs at the level of the copper grid array in Chongxiaolou.And Zhen Deren is just Zhen Yingjia's elder brother, the first option is basically ruled out.It can also be seen from this that Zhen Deren is not the one who just sits and waits to die even when facing the emperor.

Jia Cong thought for a while, then asked: "Auntie Bai can be Miss Fennel's nurse, so she must have stayed in Zhen's house for a long time, and won the trust of Mr. Zhen Deren. From your point of view, among the girls and young masters in their family, there are still Is there anything wiser than anise?"

Immediately, Bai's face burst into arrogance: "I'm not boasting. Even the girl from Zhen's house at the gate, including the young master, there is no one as smart as our girl! The man named Baoyu in Zhen's house at the gate let our girl coax him You have to turn around and knead him like kneading dough."

Jia Cong nodded: "Zhen Baoyu must be smart." To be able to be Jia Baoyu's mirror, talent is not bad.He thought about it again, it must have been no coincidence that Zhen Deren sent away the smartest Fennel among his children and grandchildren half a year before his family was exterminated, probably because the old man got some rumors; and the death of Bai's own daughter was probably not a coincidence, maybe it was Zhen Deren's decision Ji Hou wanted to use the little girl's identity to kill her.I just don't know if the two of them were sent to the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia and the old lady of the Zhen family.He asked again, "Didn't they marry you when you arrived at the Datou Zhen's house? You were young at that time, and there must have been a lot of men without wives in the Datou Zhen's house. Who would let a man who can have children be spared?" slave girl?"

Bai shook her head again: "No." She thought to herself, "It's weird, women my age are indeed married to men."

"Why did you leave the Zhen family back then? You led the young master to live cautiously, and you would never cause trouble for no reason and let the master sell it."

Mrs. Bai lowered her head slightly: "Yes... our girl... accidentally showed her cleverness, and helped the two girls from other families who came to play in Zhen's Mansion at the main gate to get out of trouble. She thought she would get a reward..."

Jia Cong said: "It's obvious that the Zhen family at the gate knows your identities. Otherwise, a clever little maid who is about seven or eight years old and looks ordinary, not only wants to be rewarded, but also has to be brought to the old lady's side for recuperation. Use." For example, mandarin ducks and attacking people.

Mrs. Bai was startled, and gritted her teeth: "Do they know? They never took care of our girl, and never gave us a piece of charcoal in the cold weather! After all, our master and their master are brothers!"

"Maybe it's to keep you from attracting attention, and you have to do a full-on show." Jia Cong thought for a moment and asked, "After you arrived at Zhen Yingjia's house, did their family send someone to ask you about your health and what?"

Bai shook her head: "It's no different from ordinary servants."

Jia Cong squeezed his chin.Zhen Yingjia must know the origin of fennel.Zhen Deren did not hide his grandson but hid a granddaughter, maybe he put some clues on this granddaughter.It's just that Zhen Yingjia was never told about this, otherwise Zhen Yingjia might not have dared to take her in.Nai asked again: "Where does Master Zhen Deren live? On what day did the family die?"

Shivering slightly, Bai said, "Our master lives in Zhuzhi Lane near Qingliang Gate in Jinling City. The accident happened 23 years ago, on the night of the ninth day of February."

Jia Cong nodded: "I'll send someone to investigate." Then he comforted her a few words, got up and went out.

Go outside and call Wu Xiaoxi to go with her, and tell her what Bai Shi said.Wu Xiaoxi thought for a while, and said, "Why did Zhen Deren hide a granddaughter instead of a grandson?"

Jia Cong said: "Two things. This granddaughter was sent to Zhen Yingjia's house because of her talent, and Zhen Yingjia must not know the real reason, she just wants to keep her roots as a clan brother. It can be seen that Zhen Yingjia also knows that Zhen Deren's lack of protection will lead to the destruction of the family. Zhen Deren He only dared to send his granddaughter instead of his grandson, but he knew Zhen Yingjia's courage and courage. If he didn't dare to send a boy there, he might be sold by his brothers. After all, they thought girls were worthless, and the root cause of Zhen Deren's encounter with this danger was Zhen Yingjia I recommended him to the first emperor, but Zhen Yingjia is sorry for Zhen Deren. I just don’t know if Zhen Yingjia will tell the first emperor about the origin of this fennel.”

"No." Wu Xiaoxi said, "Otherwise, why would you find an excuse to sell the little girl as soon as you find out that she is so clever? The Zhen family is guilty of hiding someone the emperor wants to kill."

Jia Cong said "hmm": "If Zhen Deren still wants to hide his grandson, he may have thought of another way. The grandson is most likely to be the wife of one of his sons, who is only responsible for passing on their family's Y chromosome and doesn't care about the rest. Fennel has other uses, a four-year-old girl with a high IQ can already hide a lot of secrets." Jia Cong snapped his fingers happily, "Let's go, go back and chat with Fennel, and see what clues old fox Zhen has left. "

Wu Xiaoxi glanced at him: "I'll go write a letter."

"What letter?"

"Let the fifth master ask the members of the Liu family, 23 years ago, on the night of the ninth day of February [-] years ago, did any of them perform a mission at Zhen Deren's house in Zhuzhi Lane near Qingliangmen in Jinling City, why they wanted so many people, what happened and what was the result."

Jia Cong bowed to her with a smile, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Uncle Wu is a treasure bag!"

So he went to find fennel.Fennel has recovered now, sitting on the porch outside the house in a daze.Jia Cong picked up a chair and sat across from her, looked at her, "You look much better now. Do you understand?" Anise stood up and saluted.Jia Cong said, "I just met Lord Lingtang, and you know something about the Zhen family." Fennel was surprised.Jia Cong squinted at her and said, "A master with such a high IQ, you didn't know your last name until you left home at the age of four? I don't believe it. Mr. Zhen Deren must have told you something before sending you away from home."

Fennel shook her head: "I don't remember."

Jia Cong said, "I don't believe you don't remember."

Fen Xiang smiled wryly, "I was very young at that time, Mr. Jia rarely remembers three or four years old?"

"Remember! I remember clearly." Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'm considered smart among ordinary people, but you are probably smarter than me, Miss Fennel." high. "I remember the time when I was three years old. How can you not remember the time when I was four years old? Besides, your grandfather told you about those things. Otherwise, you, a dignified young lady, suddenly became a servant of your uncle's family. How can we not make a scene in Zhen Yingjia's residence?"

Fennel looked up at Jia Cong, and saw that he had a posture of "you can't fool me, young master", and he couldn't say anything stupid for a long time.After a long time, he said: "My grandfather told me that if the mansion treats me well, I will tell the old lady of the Zhen family when I am 12 years old that no matter who the new emperor is after the death of the first emperor, the Zhen family will be the first to die. If you treat me No, let me try to get out of their house before I'm 17."

Jia Cong praised: "The old man has good eyesight!" Then he said, "Gods and Buddhas are hard to save people who are dying, but they sent you away early. Besides, if you are a child, those idiots of the Zhen family will not listen Yes, they didn't regard you as a relative."

Fennel said indifferently: "My grandfather is not sure. Their family has only fallen, not dead."

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "That's because the world has been divided, otherwise they would have to finish any new king's ascension. It seems that your grandfather didn't blame Zhen Yingjia for recommending him to the emperor and pushing him into the fire pit. Old man My son is a kind person." Fennel closed her eyes slightly, her face calmed down.Jia Cong turned back to the topic again, "But he must have told you more than this. Otherwise, what would he do to hide a granddaughter who can't pass on the family line to Zhen Yingjia's mansion? It would be great to have a grandson disguised as a granddaughter and send it, anyway, it's so small The child is indistinguishable from male to female, so could it be that Zhen Yingjia will verify whether she is upright or not?" After speaking, he couldn't help but look at the woman again—well, it must be a woman.

Fennel frowned: "If my grandfather recognized Mr. Jia, I would not be the one who survived."

Jia Cong said: "This kind of idea is not the first thing I thought of. When the family is in trouble, there are many families who disguise their sons and grandchildren as girls in order to preserve their roots. I don't believe your grandfather has never heard of it. Your grandfather did not use this trick, but would rather send you as a granddaughter. If you say there is no reason, do you believe it yourself?"

The fennel made him choke for half a day.No matter how smart she is, she has only lived in the back house for more than [-] years, and she has heard and seen too little.Looking at Jia Cong's calm demeanor, he really thought that many of the families whose homes were ransacked had resorted to the trick of boys and grandchildren pretending to be girls, and it took a long time to come up with an excuse to explain why his grandfather picked him out.After a long time, he smiled wryly and said, "Why does Mr. Jia have to know."

This is what Jia Cong was waiting for!Nai let out a long sigh, and said slowly: "I've already told your mother, and I'll tell you again. I suspect that our Zhenjia family has been tied to the same thing, and the trouble is not small." Fennel was shocked.Just now when Jia Cong coaxed Mrs. Bai, she saw that Mrs. Bai mistakenly believed that he had come here to track down their mother and daughter, so he thought it would be better to make a mistake.He first smiled wryly, "When I was very young, I heard an expert say that the Zhenjia family is the light and shadow of each other. At that time, I thought that the 'Zhen family' referred to the Zhen family who was the imperial envoy of Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education, Zhen Yingjia. After all, our two families are old relatives, and we have a close relationship. I have checked their family countless times in the past ten years, and they are already rotten! There is no way to compare with our family, and how can a family like theirs be a light and shadow with our family? Did Lao Cao lie to me? It turns out that there is another Zhen family in Jinling." He said solemnly, "Now there is a group of people of unknown origin who have some relationship with the first spy leader under King Yan. They took advantage of me to go there a few days ago. The Qin State Office kidnapped me. Although I escaped safely later, the incident was obviously endless. Apart from looking for something that our family had lost for many years, those people were also looking for an old camphor wood box the size of a fist."

Fennel's eyes moved, and he said, "It may not be that the box has something to do with our family." Jia Cong smiled at her.Fennel shook her head and sighed, "Forget it, I'm afraid it won't work in front of Mr. Jia."

Jia Cong said: "I have told Lord Lingtang several times that our two families are like grasshoppers on the same rope. The enemy behind is fierce and I don't know who it is. If we don't cooperate, there will be no way out. It is good for everyone to join hands. Our family Things have been lost a long time ago, didn't they still not let us go?"

Fennel thought for a while, and said earnestly, "My grandfather never told me about the old camphorwood box."

Jia Cong turned his head to look at her for a long time, making Fennel feel uncomfortable.Finally he took a breath and stood up and said: "This matter happened suddenly today, it's normal for you to be unable to make up your mind for a while. It's okay, just calm down and think about it for a few days, I believe you can figure it out with your IQ."

Fennel hurriedly stood up and gave a blessing.Jia Cong turned around and left, saying: "Your parents have settled down, do you want to live here alone or with them?"

Fenix ​​hurriedly said, "It's good for me to live with my mother, why bother to take up another room."

Jia Cong didn't turn his head back, he walked side by side and shrugged, "Okay."

Fennel came here with Mrs. Dai empty-handed, and didn't bring anything. The clothes she changed and washed in the past two days were bought outside temporarily.Today, her whole family came over, but they packed her luggage for her.She then moved to her parents' yard.At night, Fenix ​​coquettishly wanted to sleep with her mother, so she dragged Bai into her room.The front and back windows and doors were carefully checked and there was no one there, so the mother and daughter closed the door and closed the door with peace of mind, sitting on the edge of the bed and talking.

Bai first talked about what happened today.It was very sudden that Dai Xian sent their whole family away, but an important servant around Dai Xian sent an order to come in.Because Fennel usually lived in Mrs. Dai's yard, and her belongings were also in the yard, so Bai went to pack her daughter's things, and a big servant girl beside Mrs. Dai saw her and asked her; I gave it to a friend and ordered us to pack up." The maid was shocked and ran back to Mrs. Dai.Mrs. Dai didn't know about it at all, so she came to the Fennel House to ask questions in person regardless of her status.Hearing that it was given by the master, he ordered her to "don't leave", and hurried out to find Dai Xian.Dai Xian has not been home for many days because his son gave him a cuckold, and Mrs. Dai doesn't know where to find it.Before Mrs. Dai came back, someone outside urged them to hurry up.Mrs. Dai's maid and mother-in-law did not dare to stop Bai Shi, so she had to watch her pack up two bags and leave.Until Ye Laizi Bai's family got into the carriage, Mrs. Dai still hadn't returned home.

Bai rubbed her chest and said, "I'm very anxious. Madam values ​​you the most, but she will be reluctant to let you go. Fortunately, she never came back, and the master must have stopped her."

Fenix ​​sneered and said, "Stop it? You can tell me whether the wife has found the master. What Mr. Jia said is that the master really doesn't pay attention to the wife." Then he asked, "Today... what did Mr. Jia say to his mother? ?”

Bai's face turned pale immediately, and said: "My girl! I don't know if I can avoid this disaster." He repeated what Jia Cong said when he came to find her.

Fenix ​​trembled in fright: "Mom thinks, this Mr. Jia was found from Jinling?"

Bai said: "Otherwise, what did he ask you to do for no reason?" He looked up at her a few times, "Your age and appearance don't make him look like you."

Fen Xiang said: "He just thinks I'm smart and wants to accept me to work under him."

Bai said: "He said that our two families have been tied together. If you are lying, how can you get involved in this? How can you think of those things out of thin air?"

Fennel is smart, so it is inevitable to think too much.She then remembered that the source of her coming to Red Bone was that Mr. Jia and shopkeeper Wu met with Dai Xian, which caused Dai Xian to become suspicious of Mrs. Chun.He also said that "the Zhen and Jia families are each other's light and shadow", and he also said that he had checked Zhen Yingjia's house countless times.It is indeed possible that it was checked from the Zhen family at the gate.Could it be that the matter of Mr. Dai in front of him arresting the adulterer was just a trick he used to abduct himself silently?

Bai Shi was anxious, and muttered from the side: "I don't know what kind of trouble the master caused back then, it seems like he can't escape."

Fennel couldn't help but said, "My grandfather only asked me to remember 36 numbers firmly, and I don't know what it is for."

After all, Fen Xiang and Bai's mother and daughter are house servants of ordinary people. They don't know that there are countless ways in the world to eavesdrop on people's conversations.Jia Cong is currently patting his thighs in the darkroom next to them: "I'll go! Password!"