In the early morning, Jia Yucun was woken up by his wife while he was sleeping.

He opened his eyes drowsily and heard his wife reminding him from beside him: "Master, I think I heard someone knocking on the door."

Jia Yucun listened carefully and found that someone was knocking on the door outside.

He hurriedly sat up, and while dressing, he said to his wife: "It's still early now, you can sleep a little longer, and I'll go out and see what's going on."

The wife hurriedly said: "It's getting late, I should get up and prepare tea for the master."

At this time, a maid shouted from outside the door: "Master, madam, please go out and see who is knocking on the door."

"Go ahead."

Jia Yucun said to the door, then straightened his clothes, then opened the bedroom door and walked out.

As soon as he arrived at the front hall, he saw a clerk walking in behind the maid and said urgently to him: "Sir, something happened."

Jia Yucun frowned and said, "Why are you panicking? If you have something to say, please speak slowly."

Shu Zuo: "I just got up today and heard the officers from the front office saying that someone hung several traffickers outside the magistrate's office last night."

Jia Yucun was stunned when he heard this. He quickly asked: "Do you know who did it?"

"I don't know who did it. Those people only left this thing behind, and they ran away long ago."

After Shu Zuo finished speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun quickly took the letter, opened it and read it. It pointed out the lairs of several traffickers and asked him to send his officials to check.

After Jia Yucun read the letter, he immediately ordered Shu Zuo: "Immediately send out the Yamen officials to check the evildoer's lair as stated in the letter."

Shu Zuo hurriedly said: "The situation of this matter has not been clarified yet, please think twice before proceeding."

Jia Yucun frowned and said, "What do you mean by this?"

Shu Zuo: "Please think about it, my lord, these human traffickers are so bold and reckless, how can they not have a backer behind them? If my lord, if you don't find out, send officers to arrest the people, if they offend the people behind them, wouldn't it be an unreasonable personal enmity with them."

Jia Yucun said angrily: "Those damn human traffickers have been sent outside the government office. Do you still want me to let them go?"

Shu Zuo: "My lord, I have misunderstood. I just advise you not to send people to check in a hurry. It is not too late to decide what to do after you figure out the situation."

"This~"

When Jia Yucun was hesitating, he saw a policeman running in in a hurry and said to him: "Sir, there are many people outside the Yamen, asking you to severely punish those traffickers."

Shu Zuo said anxiously: "Sir, someone must be deliberately trying to make things difficult for you. Please be careful in dealing with it."

Jia Yucun paced back and forth in the room, then handed the letter in his hand to the head catcher and said: "This matter has become a big deal and it will be difficult to hide it. You should immediately lead the police officers to check the traffickers' lair according to the address above.

There must be no mistakes.”

"Small honor."

The catcher took the letter and hurried out.

Shu Zuo reminded from the side: "Sir, the person who is planning this behind the scenes must have bad intentions towards you, so please be more careful."

Jia Yucun waved his hand and said, "You should go back and rest first. I have my own sense of discretion."

"I'll take my leave."

Shu Zuo cupped his hands to Jia Yucun, then turned and left.

After Shu Zuo's figure disappeared, Jia Yucun immediately gritted his teeth and cursed: "This little bastard, even after everyone left, he still wants to stab me in a big bag."

…

West of the city, Zhen Mansion.

When he got up in the morning, Zhen Yingjia was drinking tea in the study. The housekeeper Zhen Fu hurried over and said to him: "Master, there is news from the prefect's Yamen that our family's business of breeding thin horses has been raided by officers sent by the prefect's Yamen.

Already."

"What?"

Zhen Yingjia's eyes widened when she heard this, and then she said with disbelief: "Jia Shifei must be crazy, and he actually goes against our Zhen family."

Zhen Fu: "I heard that someone arrested the steward there last night and hung him outside the magistrate's office. He also called on the people to come and watch, forcing Magistrate Jia to report it to the public."

Zhen Yingjia said angrily: "Who is so bold? Dare to go against me."

Zhen Fu: "Sir, who else would be so bold except that little bastard from the Lin family?"

"Didn't that boy from the Lin family go back to Beijing? How could he return~"

When Zhen Yingjia said this, he suddenly said: "That boy suffered a loss last time and never moved. It turns out that he is holding back this bad thing."

Zhen Fu: "Master, although that guy ran away, the perfume shop and rickshaw shop he opened can't escape. So I arranged for people to destroy his shop and rickshaw shop."

Zhen Yingjia: "Idiot! That boy wants me to do this."

"Well,"

Zhen Fu looked at his master in confusion, not understanding why he said that.

Zhen Yingjia reminded: "His rickshaw shop is supported by the emperor. If we send people to destroy it, wouldn't it be in line with his wishes?"

Zhen Fu: "I can find some gangsters to do this, and they won't be able to find me."

Zhen Yingjia said angrily: "No matter whether he can find out or not, he will blame this matter on me, and then accuse me in front of the emperor of trying to sabotage the rickshaw promotion plan."

Zhen Fu cursed: "That kid is really insidious. Master, we can send people to destroy his perfume shop. This has nothing to do with the emperor."

Zhen Yingjia: "His perfume shop was opened in partnership with the daughter of the Wang family, and the Jia family must also have a share. The Jia and Wang families are now in great power, and our Zhen family cannot afford to offend them at the moment."

Zhen Fu: "Master, can we just let this matter go?"

Zhen Yingjia sneered and said, "Let him be arrogant for a while. When he returns to the capital, someone will naturally deal with him."

After a pause, Zhen Yingjia said again: "Take my post and go to the magistrate's office and invite Magistrate Jia over for a banquet for me."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as Zhen Yingjia sent the old housekeeper away, he saw a little maid walking in, bowing to him and saluting: "Master, please go over and answer the old lady's question."

Zhen Yingjia hurriedly asked: "Do you know what is going on?"

Maid: "I heard that the eldest daughter of the Jia family in the capital was made a royal concubine by the emperor. The old lady asked you to come over and discuss who should be sent to the capital to congratulate her."

Zhen Yingjia: "You go back first, I will be there later."

"Yes, sir."

After sending the maid away, Zhen Yingjia went out and walked towards the old lady's residence, twirling her beard with her hand and lost in thought.

The eldest daughter of the Jia family can be named a concubine, which means that the Jia family is one step closer to the emperor. What should the Zhen family do? They cannot always stand on the side of the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor dies suddenly, the Zhen family will be embarrassed.

Zhen Yingjia was thinking about it when she suddenly heard a soft voice ringing in her ears, "My daughter is sending greetings to her father."

Zhen Yingjia looked up and saw that it was his young daughter Zhen Luo who was saluting him and saying hello.

Zhen Luo is ten years old this year. She is very handsome and very smart. She is deeply loved by Zhen Yingjia.

Zhen Yingjia smiled and said: "Luo'er, are you going to pay your respects to the old lady?"

Zhen Luo smiled and said, "My daughter has already paid greetings to her ancestors and is about to go back to the house to rest."

Zhen Yingjia nodded and said, "Then go ahead."

"Yes, my daughter is resigning."

Zhen Yingjia watched her daughter leaving, and suddenly her heart moved. The queen's eldest son, Ning Jing, was about the same age as Luo'er and had not yet married. If Luo'er could marry Ning Jing, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?
Chapter completed!