Baochai did not go back to the Grand View Garden that night, but stayed with her mother at home.
But Aunt Xue barely slept all night because she missed Xue Pan. Early the next morning, she hurriedly packed up and went to Rongguo Mansion again. She did not return until noon.
Seeing that Aunt Xue looked haggard, Baochai motioned to the servant to serve the meal, helped Aunt Xue into the house, and asked, "Is there any news from Auntie?"
Aunt Xue shook her head, "Your uncle and aunt haven't replied yet, but your sister Feng said that your second brother Lian already knew about the affairs in Beijing. She also said that he had someone contact his colleagues in the Ministry of Punishment. He thought he would be there as soon as there was news.
Will upload it back soon."
After hearing this, Baochai secretly thought: Although Tianjin Wei is not far from Beijing, it still takes a day's journey by horseback. And Jia Lian actually already knew about the Ministry of Punishment's intervention. Last night, Wang Xifeng said that she had sent someone to deliver a letter overnight.
Tianjin Wei's matter was not a perfunctory deception.
Everyone says that Wang Xifeng is mean and cold, but in fact, according to Baochai, Wang Xifeng is actually more sincere than most people to the relatives around her. This is actually the reason why their sisters in the Grand View Garden like her so much.
She doesn't seem to be afraid that Xue Pan's matter will implicate Jia Lian!
This is even more rare when compared to the situation last night when Mrs. Wang was obviously worried that Yuanchun would be implicated by them.
"Since Brother Lian said this, I think with his ability, Brother Lian will definitely know about any new developments on his side. In my opinion, Brother Lian made such a big mistake this time and wants to be like
It's impossible to escape unscathed like last time.
For the current plan, what we have to think about is not how to help my brother get away with the crime, but how to save his life."
Aunt Xue nodded repeatedly when she heard the words: "You are right, he is a criminal who has never been afraid of anything since he was a child, and he finally got into a big trouble! Now I don't expect to be able to get him off the hook, as long as I can save his life, no matter what
Whatever I do, even if it means spending all my wealth to make up for his mistakes, I am willing to..."
Baochai sighed inwardly after hearing this. Her mother would always regret it deeply after something happened to her brother. However, even if she wanted to teach her brother a lesson, she would never bear it or give up.
This has been like this since her father was alive, and she is used to it.
Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, are both sensible and law-abiding people. Although they are nobles, they never do anything to rely on power or do anything to bully others.
Now that Xue Pan was killed at the feet of the emperor, they all knew that they could not escape the blame. The only thing they wanted was to rely on the power of the Jia, Wang and other families to save Xue Pan's life and not pay for the life of their enemy Pan.
From their point of view, this is still promising. After all, it is not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen among aristocratic families, and few people actually make trouble to the death.
However, many things do not depend on human will, and even what we are afraid of will happen.
Aunt Xue had just returned from the Wang family in the evening and stopped by the Rongguo Mansion to see if there was any new news. There was no way, their Xue family was in decline, and even though they still had some old friends and relatives in the capital, few of them were there anymore.
They take too much pride, especially in such important matters.
As soon as she entered the Rongguo Mansion, she keenly noticed something was wrong and felt inexplicably panicked. This panic reached its maximum when she saw her sister, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang showed pity on her face, but she didn't bother to beat her around the bush too much.
"The news I just received is that Pan'er's case has gone through the preliminary trial and investigation of the Ministry of Punishment..."
"What happened?"
Looking at Aunt Xue's pale complexion, Mrs. Wang couldn't bear it, but she still said bluntly: "If I say yes, I probably want Queen Qiu to behead her..."
"!!"
…
Aunt Xue didn't know how she got back to Xue's house. When she woke up, she only saw her daughter sitting by the bed, feeding her gruel.
Seeing her waking up, Baochai looked happy and said, "Mom, wake up. Eat something. The doctor said you have eaten too little in the past two days and have lost your energy and blood..."
Aunt Xue seemed not to have heard Baochai's words. She suddenly grabbed Baochai's hand, sat up and asked in surprise: "Where is your brother?"
Baochai's complexion also turned pale, with tears in his eyes, "Auntie said that regarding my brother's matter, the enemy did seek help from Prince Zhongshun's Palace. With Prince Zhongshun's Palace intervening in this matter, people from the Criminal Department did not dare to show favoritism. They just sent someone to tell us this.
The news said that we still have three days. In three days, the trial will be officially opened. By then..."
Aunt Xue was dizzy. When she first woke up, she was still hoping that she was just dreaming. But Baochai's words made her clearly understand that this was not a dream. Her only precious son was dying, and he had a different head.
That kind of place!
The heart-wrenching pain prevented her from hearing clearly what Baochai said.
It wasn't until a while later that she realized, "What did you just say?"
Baochai repeated her words and saw Aunt Xue immediately turned over and said, "Yes, yes, we still have time, we still have three days..."
"Where is mom going?"
"Go to the Wang family, go to the Wang family, find your uncle, and ask Uncle Qi to save your brother..." Aunt Xue murmured to herself nervously with tears on her face.
Baochai felt distressed after seeing it, but had to interrupt her rationally, and forced her back to the couch, crying: "It's too late! It's too late... Beijing is thousands of miles away from the border, and now I'm afraid my uncle hasn't arrived yet."
After receiving the news, where would my mother go to find him?!"
"It's too late... But it doesn't matter. There is also Lian'er, your second brother Lian, he is in Tianjin Wei. Tianjin Wei is not far away, let's go to him now! Yes, we are going to Tianjin Wei now!"
Aunt Xue cried, like a drowning person trying her best to grab the last straw.
Baochai suddenly lost her voice and hugged Aunt Xue: "Mom, don't be like this. Auntie is right, everyone has his own destiny, maybe my brother is destined to have this disaster. From now on, I will let my daughter come to you.
Let’s retire and die.”
Baochai is more rational than Aunt Xue, or maybe she sees the world clearly. She knows that her brother is not unjust even if he pays for his life. The most important thing is that there is no other way, even the closest aunt has given up on her brother
, let them make plans in advance. Who can help them in this situation, and who is willing to help them?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So there is no need to force it. From now on, she will just take better care of her mother.
Aunt Xue held her daughter's body and listened to her crying, her expression finally calmed down.
She patted her daughter on the shoulder and said, "Okay girl, I know you are a good boy."
Facing Baochai's face, which was still bright and beautiful even if she shed tears, Aunt Xue actually smiled: "It's not the time to cry yet. Have you forgotten what the Feng family said yesterday? Your second brother Lian is not only the Marquis,
He is still a close official of the emperor, so as long as he can return to the capital, your brother can still be saved, right?"
Baochai wiped her tears and looked at Aunt Xue in a daze. In fact, she didn't understand this. As long as Jia Lian could rush back to Beijing, with his reputation and ability, he might be sure to save his brother's life.
However, how can they let Jia Lian rush back to Beijing to save people? After all, the closest relationship between Jia Lian and Xue Jialun is just her cousin-in-law.
He also has the emperor's official duties on his shoulders.
Another point is that he understands that Jia Lian probably has no intention of returning to Beijing to deal with such nonsense. He knew the news yesterday and came back early.
"Even so, why does my mother think that brother Lian is willing to come back to take part in this case? After all, it is a fact that my brother was drunk and beat someone to death. Even if someone pays for his life, he should be compensated. Isn't it unreasonable for my mother to come to her door like this?"
"You have to give it a try..."
Baochai found Aunt Xue staring at her, and her gaze frightened her secretly.
Aunt Xue didn't understand what Baochai was thinking. In such a situation, even her biological aunt would not try her best to help her...
In fact, Mrs. Wang is already doing well. She has been to Wang's house twice in the past two days. Although her sister-in-law seems to be very concerned about her son's affairs and speaks beautifully, in fact, she can even feel something from her tone.
gloat!
She and Baochai explained: "Don't worry, your second brother Lian, like your second sister-in-law Lian, is a sincere and kind-hearted person. As long as we sincerely ask him, he will definitely be willing to help us."
"Mother……"
Aunt Xue seemed to have made up her mind. She immediately ordered someone to prepare the car and asked the maid to fetch water to wash her face. This surprised Baochai and said, "Mom, even if you ask Brother Lian for help, you have to wait until tomorrow. At this time, I'm afraid the city will
The door has long been closed."
"It concerns your brother's life, sooner rather than later!"
Although Aunt Xue believed that Jia Lian could do things that others could not do, she also knew that time was urgent. If it was too late, even if Jia Lian was a god, he would not be able to save her son's life.
As for the city gate being closed... In fact, the city gate has always been closed to the common people. For the privileged aristocracy, it is not difficult to enter and exit the city at night as long as the city is not closed to apprehend traitors.
The easiest thing is to stuff money.
Moreover, aren't the officers and soldiers of the Xicheng Guards members of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division? They are expected to not embarrass her Xue family.
Seeing that Aunt Xue had made up her mind, Baochai didn't want to say anything more. Although she felt that the matter was not safe, for example, if Jia Mu and others from the Rongguo Mansion knew that they had gone to find Jia Lian, they would probably think that the Xue family was too unreasonable.
, even Wang Xifeng will be secretly dissatisfied.
But she also knew that her mother made this decision entirely for the sake of her bastard brother, so she sighed secretly and prepared to go back and clean up.
"You don't have to follow."
When Baochai was saying goodbye, Aunt Xue suddenly said, "Your brother is still in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, so the family cannot be left without someone to take care of it. Good boy, before I come back, everything in the family will be left to you. Remember, you must protect me."
Hello brother, wait until mother comes back."
Aunt Xue stepped forward and wiped the wet tears on Baochai's face, turned around and walked out.
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Aunt Xue left Beijing overnight, and she didn't take many people with her.
Although she was already prepared to overcome difficulties because of her eagerness to save her son, she still underestimated the bumps and tiring along the way.
Riding a horse-drawn carriage and driving all the way, we arrived at Tianjin Wei in the afternoon of the next day, and after asking, we found Jia Lian's office.
When Jia Lian went to Tianjin to build a seaport and build warships, he could barely be considered an imperial envoy, but he did not have as much authority as the last time he went to Jiangnan.
Therefore, there is also an office. Of course, this office is an original office space for the officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Guards Navy, and it was specially vacated for him, so it is not extravagant.
The servant of the Rongguo Mansion who was guarding the cabin never expected Aunt Xue to come, so he hurriedly came forward to greet her.
"Where is your second master?"
"Second Master is inspecting the shipyard."
"When are you coming back?"
"I don't know. The second master has been busy lately, and he often doesn't go back to his home until evening."
Aunt Xue looked disappointed for a moment. She didn't care about her career, so she got back into the carriage and went to the shipyard to find someone.
Laiwang stopped him quickly: "Is the concubine here because of Uncle Xue's affairs? Our second master has known about Uncle Xue's affairs for a long time. He even sent his servant back on a special trip and brought many letters to the ministers in the court.
They are all entrusted with their help.
However, since the concubine has come so far, she should rest in the cabin first. The shipyard has long been set up as a military jurisdiction, and the concubine cannot enter even if she goes there. Well, let the concubine rest here first, and the servant will let people
Go and inform the second master, I think the second master will come back soon if he knows that my concubine is here."
After saying that, Wang'er asked someone to call his wife to arrange a place for Aunt Xue and his party. He had no intention of letting Aunt Xue run rampant in Tianjin Wei. When Aunt Xue saw this, she could barely suppress her impatience and