Chapter 281 Dismissal and Retention

Faced with the imperial edict, how could Jia Mu and others dare to neglect it.

He stood up in a hurry, and sure enough, on the corridor leading outside, a big eunuch carrying Buddha Chen walked into the big eunuch with high steps, led by the little eunuch, Lai Da and others. hospital.

Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Youshi, Wang Xifeng, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian all came out to welcome them.

The other maids and servants all consciously stood farther away, but they couldn't help but look at him in surprise.

Even the Jia family rarely received imperial edicts. Even if they did, they were received by Jia Zheng and others in Rongxi Hall.

Therefore, receiving orders in Rongqing Hall is definitely a novelty that is rare in ten years.

Soon the big eunuch came over, took a glance, and saw Jia Lian there, so he stopped talking and walked to the steps alone. When Jia Mu and everyone else stood together, he sang: "Your Majesty's Oral~"

Jia Mu and others, who were already nervous, all knelt down.

Around the Rongqingtang courtyard, dozens of slaves knelt down one after another, not daring to make any mistakes.

"Your Majesty ordered that Jia Lian, the second-class general of Zhenyuan, ignored the law and allowed his family to lend money for personal gain. He has betrayed my kindness and has decided to remove his post as commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division and dismiss him from his post. I hereby express my gratitude ."

The eunuch just silently recited the emperor's will, but everyone in the Jia family was frightened.

Especially Jia Mu and others, when they heard such words as "disrespecting the law" and "repaying my kindness", they felt that the sky was falling and they were so frightened.

Even Jia Lian felt a sudden surprise in his heart when he first heard the emperor's words. But after hearing the end, he realized that his judgment was correct.

Emperor Ningkang is an ambitious king. As long as his loyalty to him is okay and as long as he is still useful to him, Emperor Ningkang will most likely not give up on him. Even a situation with little pressure should protect him.

Although he didn’t know the specific situation in the palace after leaving the palace, Jia Lian could probably guess it based on how Emperor Ningkang treated him.

What does it mean to be dismissed and retained in office?

Remove the position and continue to take office.

The salary and benefits will be deducted from you first, and I will continue to do the work. If you perform well, you may be reinstated in the future.

It seems that the Queen Mother did what she said and complained to the emperor: This kid has made me angry, please take care of him.

Then this is what the emperor told the queen mother.

Jia Lian was already convinced. It seemed that the emperor did not have the same idea as the Queen Mother., I have no intention of giving my daughter to him.

Although Jia Lian could hear the emperor’s true meaning with one ear, it did not mean that others could as well.

Especially Wang Xifeng, she heard that Jia Lian was scolded by the emperor and demoted because of his personal loans...

Of course she knew that Jia Lian had not made any personal loans, so , it can only be because of her! !

For a time, Wang Xifeng's heart was filled with roars, and tears fell down all at once. After hearing the order, she couldn't stand up. It was Jia Lian who glanced back and helped her up before she managed to stand still.

Just looking at Jia Lian’s eyes was full of guilt, grievance and worry.

Jia Lian just shook his head at her, and then looked at the eunuch who passed the order.

The eunuch smiled and said: "General Jia, I don't know what your Majesty's will is, but have you understood it?"

"The guilty minister understands. Thank you for your punishment from now on. , the guilty minister must guard himself and never commit the crime again."

"That's very good."

The eunuch seemed to want to have a few words with Jia Lian, but seemed to feel that the situation was not good. It was so appropriate, so he cupped his hands to Jia Mu and Jia Zheng who were staring at him, and smiled and said to Jia Lian: "In that case, we will return to the palace first."

Jia Lian and others persuaded Jia Lian to stay and drink. The eunuch had no intention of tea, so he could only send him out. When they arrived at the outer courtyard, the housekeeper came with the "tea money" ready, and the eunuch also took it with a smile and went.

Returning to Rongqing Hall, this place is quite interesting.

Until now, everyone has only heard about Jia Lian’s good deeds, such as being praised and rewarded by the emperor. This is the first time we heard that Jia Lian was reprimanded by the emperor and even demoted from an official position!

For a time, people with all kinds of thoughts were there, and some people even thought, it’s over, it’s over, Lian Erye is over...

The same is true for Jia Mu and others, Although they somewhat understood the meaning of dismissal and retention, losing an official position meant losing an official position, and they were severely reprimanded by the emperor. These were all before their eyes.

Jia Lian’s loss of official position and career is not just his personal matter, but also concerns the wealth and safety of the entire Rongguo Mansion and even the Jia family!

"Lian'er, tell me, what does lending mean in the emperor's imperial edict?"

Jia Mu dismissed the crowd and asked Xiang Xiang Jia Lian.

Jia Lian said calmly: "My grandson is unfilial. He made a mistake and did something wrong. Please ask the old lady to punish him."

"You are really lending money outside. Did you?”

Jia Mu felt unbelievable.

Having spent more than fifty years in the Duke’s Mansion,As a home owner for decades, she certainly knows what lending is.

She just never expected that Jia Lian would also participate.

This shouldn’t be the case. Jia Lian has only been home for less than half a year. He has been busy practicing martial arts, attending to funerals, and planning to build a garden. When did he get involved in such things?

Jia Mu was still questioning Jia Lian, but Mrs. Wang next to her had already turned her attention to Wang Xifeng.

Taking out money to lend money, how could this kind of thing be hidden from her, but Mrs. Wang always pretended not to know.

Some other old and shrewd people also knew that Wang Xifeng did this business, and they also knew that Wang Xifeng did this in the year when Jia Lian was not at home.

Unexpectedly, the final blame would be placed on Mr. Lian, and Mr. Lian lost his official position because of this.

Thinking about it, I really feel that it’s not worth it for Mr. Lian.

Others are like this, not to mention Wang Xifeng herself. She is now filled with regret! !

She really caused the heartless person to lose her official position...

Tears fell down her cheeks.

But Jia Lian didn't even look at her at this time. He didn't know that he was angry with her, but he didn't want the old lady to doubt her.

Wang Xifeng felt extremely uncomfortable. She wanted to admit it several times, but in full view of the public, she always lacked the courage.

Jia Mu is not stupid. Seeing Wang Xifeng's appearance and other people's eyes, she didn't understand anything.

"Girl Feng, is it..."

Jia Mu asked, and Wang Xifeng could no longer hold back. She suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly: "Old lady, is it? I was wrong, this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Lian, it is me, I harmed him...I, I..."

After a day of shock, she was mentally weak and lost her speech. It was unclear, and my eyes felt wandering.

Jia Lian hurriedly pulled Wang Xifeng up. Seeing that she was in a bad state, he hurriedly shouted to Ping'er: "Hurry up and help your second grandma go back to rest."

Ping'er and others acted in a hurry , and soon sent Wang Xifeng away.

Although Wang Xifeng left, everyone basically understood the matter.

Everyone had different expressions on their faces, and Jia Lian was too lazy to distinguish them one by one. He said goodbye: "Old lady, Feng Yatou is too sad today. I have to go back and see her, so I will leave first. Done."

After saying that, he left directly regardless of the reaction of Jia Mu and others, leaving Jia Mu and others looking at each other.

Jia Mu sighed: "Let's go into the hall.Li said. "

The group of people moved into the hall, Jia Zhen said: "Old lady, it seems that we have all been deceived by Brother Lian.

The palace is determined to recruit Brother Lian as the consort, but it is just because Brother Lian is ignorant and stubborn that he has made the palace angry.

This will is a warning to us.

If we continue to disobey, we may be in serious trouble. ”

It has to be said that Jia Zhen is good at inciting people.

With the respect of Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others for the imperial power, under the emperor’s instructions to Jia Lian, Afterwards, they all agreed with Jia Zhen's statement.

Regardless of how the emperor knew about the loan, even if he knew, why didn't he punish him sooner or later?

Today?

This is clearly a blow to the Jia family!!

“We really can’t let Brother Lian continue to be willful. "

Jia Zhen said anxiously. He is not completely stumbling upon Jia Lian now, but is really worried about being implicated.

"Zhen'er is right. , it’s time to think of a way to persuade Lian’er. ”

…

Because of the emperor’s condemnation, Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu and others would definitely be upset and would try to persuade her again.
< br />But Jia Lian doesn’t care at all.

He has already mastered the right to speak in the family. It is impossible for these people in the family to do anything to him now. If you have the energy, just deal with it. If you don’t have the energy, you can’t be bothered. No problem.

Back home, Ping'er and others knew that Jia Lian had been busy for a long time and hadn't eaten lunch, so they all went to prepare it.

But he was sitting on the bed crying. Wang Xifeng, seeing that there was no one else in the room, thought for a long time, suddenly stood up, walked to Jia Lian, and then suddenly knelt down under Jia Lian's doubtful eyes. It's me, it's my fault, I'm the one who hurt you, please beat me and scold me..."

Wang Xifeng burst into tears, and Jia Lian's loss of office became the last straw for her.

She has always been self-reliant and believes that most men in the world cannot compare to her. Who knows, but now Jia Lian is demoted because of her.

But Jia Lian used to be I have reminded her many times, telling her to take care of the house and not get involved in outside affairs, but she just didn't take it to heart.

Thinking back to Jia Lian's unsurprising reaction when he found out about her loan today, Wang Xifeng No matter how much you deceive yourself, you still know that Jia Lian must have noticed it long ago.

Speaking of which, when he asked her that day at Shuiyue An, he wanted her to tell the truth about the matter.

It’s a pity that she didn’t say anything, and she felt complacent because she had hidden it from Jia Lian.

She didn’t feel that before, under so many pressures today, her mind became enlightened, and she felt deeply remorseful and guilty for her actions.

What she couldn’t let go of the most was that when such a big thing happened, Jia Lian had no intention of blaming her at all, and still defended her in front of Jia Mu and others.

In this way, even if she has an iron heart, she cannot bear it.

Therefore, her kneeling was sincere and willing. Not only for his own guilt, but also to thank Jia Lian for his tolerance.

Looking at Wang Xifeng with this appearance and posture, the last trace of unhappiness in Jia Lian's heart disappeared.

This girl can indeed be saved.

So he picked her up, sat down on the edge of the bed, let her sit in his arms, and wiped her tears while saying: "Idiot, the sky has not fallen, why is it like this?

Don’t worry, it’s just that I was dismissed and kept in office, which means that Your Majesty still needs me. As long as this matter is over, Your Majesty will reinstate me.”

“But …”

Jia Lian’s gentle voice at this time made Wang Xifeng’s heart melt.

She held back more tears and suddenly asked: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that I did this, why does the emperor still punish you?"

Wang Xifeng You know, the Queen Mother and others like Jia Lian, so they want to marry the princess to Jia Lian.

In this way, it is true to deal with her stumbling block. How come she was unscathed but Jia Lian was demoted?

Jia Lian touched her face and did not hide it from her: "Fool, I am a man and I have made mistakes. As long as I am still loyal to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will only give me small punishments and big warnings.

But you are different. You are the wife of fate. If the Queen Mother uses this against you, I can't help you. Therefore, in the palace before, I said that you did this under my instructions.

I am your man, and it is natural for you to obey my orders. The Queen Mother has no way to refute, so naturally she is embarrassed to hold on to you any longer.
< br /> And I am a foreign minister, and the Queen Mother maintains her own identity and cannot deal with me, so she can only ask her Majesty to punish me.

But now that your Majesty is employing people, you will not let this small thing It's my fault. How about it? Are your men smarter and more thoughtful than you? Are you convinced?"

Although Jia Lian talked to her in a joking tone,He spoke, but Wang Xifeng's heart trembled when he heard it.

Touched? Maybe not anymore. Today, she has been moved by Jia Lian so many times that it is no longer enough to describe how moved she is.

　Or, it should be called convinced.

Looking at Jia Lian’s calm face until now, Wang Xifeng truly admired this man from the inside out and loved him very much.

If she hadn’t been in a bad mood, she would have resisted giving him a kiss and fought to the death.

After thinking about it, words of thanks and gratitude are not in line with her temperament, and a heartless person probably doesn’t need these.

She put down Jia Lian's hand that was stroking her cheek, and suddenly said solemnly: "If not, just obey the Queen Mother. I really don't want you to offend the Queen Mother or anyone in the palace because of me. You have lofty ideals and ambitions. Didn’t you say that you want to shine on the lintel of Jia’s family? You haven’t realized these yet.

You should marry the princess. , if you marry a princess, you will have the princess and the queen mother to help you. From now on, you will definitely be able to have smooth sailing.

Presumably, the old ladies also hope so.

As for me... I have made such a mistake, and I have no face to stay here anymore. It would be better to go back to my parents’ home.”

Wang Xifeng said this seriously, because she had carefully considered it. After that, the only answer was obtained.

She is also a smart person. From the emperor's will, she can also see that the attitude of the palace is not as tolerant as Jia Lian himself said.

She was very grateful to Jia Lian for protecting her, but if the palace would not let him go, it would be meaningless to continue like this.

At the time, I didn’t know how many people would be affected by this, so it was better to sacrifice her now so that Jia Lian and others could live a better life. Anyway, I deserve it.

Wang Xifeng’s sudden virtuous and generous attitude made Jia Lian look at him with admiration.

At the same time, I can’t help but feel a little apologetic.

The reason why he rejected the Queen Mother so firmly was not entirely because of Wang Xifeng, he also had selfish motives.

It’s just his selfishness that others can’t see.

So he hugged Wang Xifeng's slender waist tightly, rested his chin on top of her head, felt the heat on her body and her hair wet with sweat, rubbed his chin and said, "You don't have to think too much. , this matter is far from the worst.

So you just stay at home and listen to me, and I will take care of things outside.

But don’t worry, if it’s really irreconcilableAt this point, I will consider what you say and will not put my family's life at risk. ”

As a last resort, I will choose to give up on her.

It clearly means heartless and meaningless, but hearing it at this time is extremely comforting to Wang Xifeng’s heart.
< br />What she heard was that Jia Lian would never give up on her until the last moment, and this belief was not due to stupidity and stubbornness, but because he had absolute control over things.

With this kind of control, she didn't believe that Jia Lian was much better than her before, but now she firmly believes it.

So in Jia Lian's arms, she nodded and hummed twice.

The feeling of happiness and peace of mind lingered in my heart for a long time.

Feeling Wang Xifeng’s obedience from the inside out, Jia Lian sighed in his heart.

A misfortune brings a blessing. As a matter of fact, the Queen Mother's frightening of Wang Xifeng saved him a lot of trouble.

I think Sister Feng will be more obedient in the future, so it is not in vain for him to insist on keeping her.

However, the Queen Mother, a stinky bitch, actually complained!

It seems that we need to make some noise to make her quit.

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