Jia Lian rode his horse to the door of Xue's house and said to the concierge: "I have something to see you girls."

The entourage enters.

The appearance of the Xue family has not changed. It is still a quiet and elegant house with a fresh style, but it is a little more boring than before.

“Baochai has met the second brother Lian.” Xue Baochai came over from the corridor of the main room and bowed to Jia Lian.

"Sister Baochai, there is no need to be polite. I am here to understand the specific circumstances of your brother's case. Let's find a place to talk."

Jia Lian was so straight to the point, Baochai nodded naturally and welcomed Jia Lian to the main hall of the main house.

"I am riding a fast horse back to Beijing, so I will go ahead. Auntie is expected to arrive in Beijing tonight."

While Baochai was serving tea, Jia Lian explained briefly, and then said: "Time is tight, so I won't beat around the bush. My aunt left Beijing the night before yesterday, so I came here mainly to find out whether there are any cases involving the Pan brothers in the past two days. If there is any new news, sister Baochai can tell me in detail."

Baochai looked grateful after hearing this, "I'm sorry to bother you, Brother Lian, but I'm sorry..."

After saying that, Baochai hesitated for a moment, took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Jia Lian and said: "This is what I compiled, all the information about my brother's case. It not only records in detail all the events that happened that day. , and also asked Brother Lian to review the information we got from various sources later."

Jia Lian's eyes lit up. It seems that this precious girl has been prepared for a long time, not bad.

Taking the piece of paper that seemed to carry the fragrance of orchids, Jia Lian began to look at it. The first thing that catches the eye is the rows of neat, graceful and well-formatted small regular script characters.

Even though he had seen Baochai's handwriting a long time ago, Jia Lian had no choice but to raise his eyes and give Baochai a complimentary look. If not for anything else, just because he was an official of the imperial court and had practiced calligraphy hard. This regular script was still far behind this girl.

If there was a chance to turn her into his own style of calligraphy, he could instantly kill most of the bureaucrats in the imperial court with just one calligraphy hand.

Baochai didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking. She just felt that the way Jia Lian lowered his head to read the contents of the paper had an indescribable style and power.

He looks serious, with a reserved look in his eyes. As he flips through the paper with his fingers, he seems to have collected all the information in his mind and has a well-thought-out plan.

She started preparing these notes as soon as she knew Jia Lian returned to Beijing. The purpose was to allow Jia Lian to understand all the situations as quickly as possible and prevent omissions in the panic. Lost to save her brotherBrother's advantage.

Seeing that Jia Lian had finished reading the content quickly, Baochai asked hurriedly: "How is it, second brother Lian is sure to save my brother?"

"Not sure. "

Baochai's expression darkened. Sure enough, even the second brother Lian can't do it...

"Although I am not sure, since I have returned to Beijing, I will try my best. Just for a try. Let’s chat later. Now I need you to prepare two things.”

“Brother Lian, please tell me.”

“Prepare five hundred taels of gold, it’s best. It belongs to Xiao Zongzi. Another calligraphy and painting with a market price of at least three thousand taels, preferably a calligraphy copybook by a famous artist."

Baochai thought for a while, stood up and said: "Brother Lian, wait a moment. A moment."

Jia Lian nodded. The Xue family is an imperial merchant and also runs a considerable pawn shop in the capital. I guess there is no shortage of gold, calligraphy and paintings for Xue Jialian.

Sure enough, after a while Baochai came back with Ying'er and another maid from the Xue family.

Jia Lian calmly rolled up the paper and put it in his sleeve, then picked up the calligraphy that Baochai had taken, unfolded it, looked at it, nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, I will leave first. Don't worry, sister Baochai, but if there is new news, I will send someone to inform you and aunt."

While speaking, Jia Lian stood up and motioned to Aqi and Aqin to take the things away.

"Brother Lian, wait a minute.

Jia Lian turned around and asked, "What else can Sister Baochai do? "

Baochai had a hesitant look on her face. Facing Jia Lian's questioning gaze, she took a step forward and asked, "Brother Lian is going to see my brother later? "

"Hmm... maybe. The case will be tried in court the next day. If you want to overturn the case, you should do it sooner rather than later. Before that, it would be best to meet Brother Pan. "

Baochai said: "In that case, Brother Lian may take me with him... Brother Lian doesn't know that when my brother was detained in Shuntian Mansion earlier, Shuntian Mansion allowed my mother and me to go there. Later, the Ministry of Justice took my brother away and we were not allowed to visit him again.

I haven’t seen my brother for a while, and I want to see him..."

Baochai said with a sad face. In fact, she didn’t just want to see him. Xue Pan wanted to follow Jia Lian to see how Jia Lian dealt with the difficult case of his brother.

The incident about her brother made her even more aware. The decline of the Xue family. She couldn't help but think that if Xue Pan was really gone and the huge Xue family foundation fell on the shoulders of Aunt Xue alone, it would be too much for her.

As a daughter , she will have to help her mother in the future. HowHelp, a lady who stays at home will definitely not be able to help, she has to learn how to do it.

Learn from Jia Lian and meet Jia Lian. Today is an opportunity to understand the rules of the upper level with your own eyes.

Faced with Baochai's sudden request, Jia Lian wanted to say that it was not necessary. The Penal Department Prison is a very dark and depressing place, not suitable for a beautiful girl like Baochai.

But looking at Baochai, who had always been calm and reserved, and looked so deep in the eyes of others, looking like he was about to cry, Jia Lian didn't know how to refuse for a while. Suddenly remembering the agreement with Aunt Xue, Jia Lian felt that this seemed to be an opportunity.

Didn’t I regret that I never had the chance to take her out to play?

So he nodded and said: "In that case, you can go out with me later. But... you'd better change your outfit."

Jia Lian looked at Bao Ying'er, who was behind Chai, smiled and said, "This is the one she's wearing, I think it's pretty good. I'll ask Sister Baochai to pretend to be my maid later. It's more convenient this way. After all, the place I'm going to is not so good." It’s not just the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.”

Baochai didn’t notice the inappropriateness in Jia Lian’s words, so he nodded in agreement and immediately told Ying’er to avoid it.

Jia Lian had waited for Daiyu Xiaonizi to change her clothes, and he probably knew the time when the girl would change her clothes. I originally thought that Baochai would be limited even if he was sharper, but to Jia Lian's surprise, Baochai came back with Ying'er very quickly.

At this time, Baochai removed the excess hair accessories and simply tied two maid buns on the back of her head. The most important thing is that she is wearing the same goose-yellow dress that Ying'er wore before, while Ying'er changed into another one.

This time Jia Lian believed what Aunt Xue said, Baochai was very obedient. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Baochai to be so strong in execution.

Looking at Baochai, who was less beautiful and more pure as a girl, Jia Lian smiled with satisfaction and said: "Let's go, I have asked the housekeeper to prepare the carriage."

　……

At the gate of the Xicheng Military and Horse Department, Baochai walked out of the carriage with his head raised. He looked at Jia Lian who dismounted and walked to the carriage, and stretched out his hand to her. He hesitated for a moment, but still behaved. He put his hand into Jia Lian's hand and jumped out of the carriage with Jia Lian's strength.

"Is this the official office of the Military and Horse Division?"

Baochai followed Jia Lian and walked forward, his eyes couldn't help but look at the "Xicheng Military and Horse Division" hanging in front of him. "Yamen with the word "Yamen".

In her eyes, Bingmasi Yamen is not luxurious and majestic, on the contrary, it even seems a bit simple. It's just that in this simplicity, there is an aura of majesty everywhere. This is the smell of power.

　“Seegrown ups! "

The loud roar of the guard standing at the door shocked Baochai, and he couldn't help but follow Jia Lian a little closer.

As Jia Lian came to the back hall, During this period, many officers came to greet and report. Baochai could see clearly that although Jia Lian just dismissed these people casually, these people all looked at Jia Lian with reverence.

Obviously, Jia Lian, the chief officer, has already gathered the entire army and horses into his own force.

Baochai did not speak. She stood quietly behind Jia Lian, fully fulfilling the role of her maid. .

　"Sir, why are you back suddenly? "A slightly lean middle-aged officer hurried over.

Jia Lian asked him: "Where is Sun Shaozu? "

"Replying to your lord, this boy is in the prison of our Soldiers and Horses Division! "

Xie Jun probably guessed Jia Lian's purpose of returning to Beijing, so he hurriedly explained: "That day, this boy followed the Xue family uncle to Jinxiangyuan. Unexpectedly, something happened to the Xue family uncle, and this boy took advantage of the opportunity. Chaos slipped away.

He wanted to pack up his bedroll and run away. If the adults hadn't asked me to keep an eye on him and catch him halfway, I'm afraid he would have escaped long ago. ”

Jia Lian nodded.

When he had Sun Shaozu arrested and tortured in the Bingma Division Prison, he never imagined that the Sun family, which only had a sick daughter-in-law and a widowed mother, would actually be capable. Jia Zheng found it in Jia Zheng's hands.

Jia Zheng thought that the ancestors of the two families had some intersections, and Sun Shaozu had not made any serious mistakes, so he wrote to Jia Lian to intercede. Jia Lian wanted to simply let Zhongshan Wolf enjoy prison. The pain was too monotonous, and it was not his original intention to go all the way to trick Sun Shaozu into coming to the capital. Therefore, he asked Xie Jun to release him, and instead monitored him closely, and added more luster to his life.

It was unexpected that he met Xue Pan and fell in love with him, but it was the guidance and arrangement of Xie Jun and others that he went to the gambling house to gamble his life.

"Take me to see it, it's time Meet this Zhongshan wolf. "

Instructing Xie Jun to lead the way, Jia Lian turned around and looked at Baochai with a smile: "Do you have the courage to go and see it together? "

Baochai nodded, but he was wondering in his heart: It sounds like this person that his brother has just made friends with has a grudge against the second brother Lian. Why does the second brother Lian look so disgusted with this person?

Xie Jun had long discovered that Jia Lian had brought a beautiful maid over today. Seeing Jia Lian talking to the other party in this way, he knew that Baochai was not simple. At a glance, he was immediately attracted by Baochai's flowers. She was shocked by her beautiful appearance, and felt very envious in her heart. She felt that she was worthy of being a dragon or a phoenix among people, and even the women around her were as stunning as the others.

　…

The dark cell environment did bring some discomfort to Baochai, but she did not show it.

She followed Jia Lian to a cell. Seeing Jia Lian stop, she obediently stood behind Jia Lian.

Jia Lian looked quietly at Sun Shaozu inside the cell door. Sun Shao slumped to the ground, but looked at him suspiciously. Although Sun Shaozu still didn't know Jia Lian, he knew from his posture that the identity of the visitor must be something special.

Jia Lian looked at it twice and lost interest, and calmly ordered: "Bring him out."

"Yes."

Sun Shaozu was granted amnesty and thought that the savior had arrived. But I heard Jia Lian add: "Break his legs."

The officers and soldiers of the Bingma Division carried out Jia Lian's orders extremely well. Several people rushed out and immediately held Sun Shaozu down. . This frightened Sun Shaozu and quickly begged loudly: "My lord, please spare my life. I don't know what mistake I made to make you behave like this. Please make it clear to me that I will repent and reflect..."

Jia Lian didn't pay attention to him at all.

As for Xie Jun, he knew Jia Lian's disgust for Sun Shaozu from the beginning, and seeing him wailing at this moment actually gave him a perverted pleasure. He held Sun Shaozu down and said with a ferocious smile: "Boy, it's because you shouldn't have done evil, and you shouldn't have done it in the hands of my family! When you are reincarnated in the next life, remember to be a good person."

Sun Shaozu was stunned. Living. After suffering several losses at the hands of Xie Jun, he already knew the other party's identity. At this time, hearing Xie Jun address Jia Lian as "my lord" with such respect, not only did he immediately realize Jia Lian's identity, but he also felt like he suddenly woke up and saw the light through the clouds!

"It's you! Has it always been you? Did you harm me?!"

Sun Shaozu is not stupid. Since the beginning of last year, their Sun family, especially his Sun Shaozu, has been cursed, from a family of mid-level military officers to where they are today.

Perhaps at first he thought it was an unfair fate, or even retribution for the evil he had done for many years.

But as time went by, he couldn't help but reflect, was someone deliberately trying to harm him? It's just that I haven't been able to find any clues, and there's no way to confirm it.

Just today, in Xie Jun's simple words, he suddenly understood that everything that happened to their Sun family, especially his Sun Shaozu, was all thanks to the person in front of him!

This man is the inheritor of the Jia Jiarong Mansion, the commander of the Army and Horses Division, and the world-famous Marquis of Zhenyuan!

Everything can be explained. It's ridiculous. At first, he considered himself a disciple of Rongguo Mansion, trying to make a comeback for the Sun family through this relationship!

Looking up at Jia Lian's indifferent eyes, Sun Shaozu confirmed his thoughts. Then he saw that one of his legs had been forcibly held up by the officer of the Military and Horse Department, and Xie Jun had already pulled out the scabbard and was about to break his leg alive.

Sun Shaozu was not a kind person to begin with. The meekness he had shown in front of Xue Pan before was just due to his desire to survive. At this moment, he truly understood his situation, and a surge of overwhelming hatred suddenly surged in his heart. Unexpectedly, he burst out of strength from nowhere, and in a few strokes, he broke free from the Yamen who was restraining him, and rushed towards the cell door with all his strength. Jia Lian rushed outside!

　"Even if I die, I still want you to pay with my life!!"

　"Sir, be careful!"

　"Protect your lord!"

The sudden situation shocked everyone.

Xie Jun was also staggered by Sun Shaozu. Although he knew that Jia Lian was not a man without the strength to tie a chicken, he also knew that with his hands bound, Sun Shaozu, who was defenseless, was unlikely to cause any harm to Jia Lian.

But he still instinctively raised the saber in his hand and slashed hard at Sun Shaozu who was trying to seize the way.

He was originally planning to use the scabbard to break Sun Shaozu's legs, but now he even skipped the step of drawing the knife. If he hadn't known that Jia Lian's keeping of Sun Shaozu would still be useful and deliberately left a three-point margin, this knife would have been enough to kill Sun Shaozu.

But even so, the scene of the sharp steel knife slicing across the back of the tall Sun Shaozu, and the blood splashing out from the blade, was still so shocking.

Baochai had been frightened when Sun Shaozu burst out and revolted. Seeing such a terrifying scene again, the nature of a girl made him immediately throw himself into the arms of the person who felt most secure around him. .

Jia Lian was naturally calm from beginning to end, but subconsciously stepped back to protect Baochai. Seeing that her beautiful face had turned pale and she threw herself into his arms, Jia Lian quickly hugged her tightly, patted her jade back and comforted her in her ears: "Don't be afraid, it's okay..."

The truth in his heart was Have a higher opinion of Baochai. It's good, I didn't get scared enough to scream.

Looking back at Sun Shaozu, who was still staring at him even though he was convulsing on the ground. Jia Lian coldly said don't let him die, and then considered whether to pick up Baochai and take him away. .

It’s just that Baochai has an unusual temperament after all, and she is already sixteen years old, so she is not an ignorant girl. She quickly realized that it was inappropriate to throw herself into Jia Lian's arms, so she gathered her thoughts, got out of Jia Lian's arms, and gave Jia Lian an apologetic look.

Although Jia Lian felt a little regretful in his heart, he did not make any extra moves and raised his legs to leave. After walking a few steps, he saw Baochai looking deep in thought. Jia Lian was afraid that what he saw today would leave a bad shadow on Baochai's heart, so heAsked: "Girl, do you think I am too cruel to this person?"

Baochai shook his head.

"This man is a treacherous person, and he would not regret his death. Moreover, he cannot be compassionate towards his enemies..."

At this point, Jia Lian frowned. Wrinkled, suddenly stopped. Looking at Baochai, who was frowning thoughtfully, Jia Lian changed his words: "But girls still have to be kind, so that they can be liked by others. Especially before you are sure that the other party is an enemy of life and death, you must not act rashly and take the lead." When a flaw is exposed, a woman should protect herself first..."

Although Baochai was puzzled by Jia Lian's sudden remarks to her, she still nodded politely and replied: " I understand, thank you Brother Lian for your teaching."

Jia Lian twitched the corner of his mouth and said no more. I hope today's trip will not have any bad impact on Baochai.