It was noon at 9:00 pm, and the sun was high in the sky.

In the east courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, Tanchun was sitting there waiting anxiously, while Lin Daiyu and Yingchun beside her looked worried.

Jia Xuan, holding Xichun in his arms, raised his hand and called a maid:"Call Huan'er and Aunt Zhao immediately.""

""Yes."

The maid walked away from the East Courtyard in small steps without looking back.

At this moment, Nan Qiao and the maids who had left earlier came back. The maids were holding packages in their hands, and their faces were solemn.

"how?"

"Master."

Facing Jia Xuan's gaze, Nan Qiao reported everything in detail:"Ma Dao Po really has some evil magic that has deceived the Jinyi Army."

"Later, the mystery was broken by the dog blood, and then I caught her"

"A large number of straw figurines, paper figurines, and incense sticks were found from her, most of which were props for making evil magic."

"Some had headbands, some had nails through their chests, and some had locks around their necks. From the cabinets, they found several small accounts, which recorded what had happened in a certain family, how much silver should be given, and how much money people had given them for incense."

"Now, the Jinyi Army has sent Ma Dao Po to the Jingzhao prefectural governor, sentenced her to death, and beheaded her in the market."

"These are Aunt Zhao's things."

‘"Shua!!!"

Upon hearing this, Tanchun's eyes sparkled and she stared at the package in the maid's hand.

"No hurry, wait for the main person first."

Waving his hand, Jia Xuan did not intend to open it, and said lightly.

A moment later, a dull sound of footsteps sounded, and Jia Huan, who was wearing a black warrior outfit and sweating on his forehead, walked in from outside. It was obvious that he had just come from the martial arts hall. During this period, he had been practicing the art of archery and horsemanship, hoping to participate in the martial arts examination as soon as possible.

"Greetings to Brother Xuan, Sister Xuan, Sister Lin, and Sister Four!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Jia Huan was stunned when he saw everyone, and he quickly bowed and greeted them.

""Brother Huan!"

The girls saw the polite Jia Huan and felt closer to him.

Compared with the previous appearance of being full of secrets and sly eyes raised by Aunt Zhao, he is now upright, with a unique warrior demeanor, and has the style of a military hero of the Jia family.

"Wait a minute, someone else is coming."

Glancing at Jia Huan, Jia Xuan casually said

"Yes!"

Jia Huan was surprised, but he still stood respectfully beside Tanchun, silent.

He didn't expect that as soon as he came in, a maid brought the timid Aunt Zhao in. She was wearing red and green, gaudy and vulgar, and her youthful charm could be vaguely seen. She was like Tanchun, with beautiful eyes, thin eyebrows, thin shoulders and waist, oval face, and a lively look. No wonder Jia Zheng favored her alone.

""My Lord!"

Aunt Zhao did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Jia Xuan and bowed respectfully.

""Hmm!"

Jia Xuan nodded slightly and gave Nan Qiao a look.

"Come on, open it!"

Nan Qiao then ordered the maid to open the package. There were many things in it, all exquisite and beautiful, most of which were valuable things that Aunt Zhao carried with her. But the most frightening thing was the straw figurine with the names of Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng written on it, with a needle stuck in it.

""Pah!"

Seeing this, Aunt Zhao's face turned pale and she collapsed to the ground

"All his private money and stock were given to Ma Dao Po, and he also wrote a promissory note for five hundred taels of silver."

"It is indeed a good deal to exchange these for Jia Huan's position as the second heir."

"But have you ever thought about it, if you can really do it, will a mere 500 taels be enough? You are underestimating the Jia family."

"Not to mention 500 taels, even 5,000 taels, 500,000 taels, or 500,000 taels, as long as it can be exchanged for the position of the heir, many people will flock to it."

Jia Xuan smiled, not taking this as a serious matter at all, but rather jokingly.

"Aunt!"

"Why are you doing this?"

"What have you done to me and Huandi?"

Tanchun, who could no longer bear it, looked at Aunt Zhao, who was slumped on the ground, and scolded her angrily.

"Third sister."

Jia Huan shouted coldly.

He stepped forward to help Aunt Zhao up, and without saying anything more, he suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed solemnly several times, and then said:"Second Brother Xuan"

"Everything my mother did was for me. Now that she has violated the family rules and clan laws, I will bear all the responsibility."

"Today I will go to find the master, willing to accept any punishment, even if it means being beaten to death, without any regrets."

"Huan'er!"

Aunt Zhao couldn't help but say:"No, I can't...."

Even Tanchun was stunned. She didn't expect Jia Huan to be willing to die for what Aunt Zhao did.

Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun, who were standing by, looked at Jia Huan, who had always been overshadowed by Jia Baoyu, with new eyes. A son does not dislike his mother's ugliness, and a son does not dislike his family's poverty. Tanchun's words of hatred were reasonable, but not filial. On the contrary, Jia Huan's actions were filial and sincere.

"Aunt Zhao"

"What do you think?"

However, Jia Xuan ignored Jia Huan and instead looked at Aunt Zhao.

"No, you can't"

"Huan Ge'er can't die for me"

""My Lord, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with Huan'er."

Aunt Zhao pleaded with tears streaming down her face.

"Harming relatives, especially the eldest daughter-in-law and the second son of the Rongguo Mansion, is an unforgivable crime!"

"Do you really want to die?"

Then Jia Xuan asked again.

"As long as Huan'er can live, I'm willing to do anything."

Aunt Zhao said without hesitation.

She only gave birth to a pair of children in her life, and only Jia Huan grew up under her knees. Everything she did was for Jia Huan. If Jia Huan died, what would be the meaning of all this? If Jia Huan passed the imperial examination one day, she would be happy even in her grave!

"You are a man who dares to think and act. You think that since Mrs. Wang has been locked up, you might as well go all out and get rid of Baoyu as well."

"As for Lian's second sister-in-law, she bullies you wantonly and even insults you with her words. This is the reason why the servants of the Jia family slander you."

"You were once a beautiful woman, otherwise you would not have won the favor of Uncle Zheng, given birth to a son and a daughter, and lived a decent life."

"I understand that you want to change the status quo, but you are wrong about one thing, that is, some things and some people can never achieve it in their entire life."

"You think you can do whatever you want with all your wealth? How many innocent souls are buried in the Jia family?"

"Compared to you, isn't Aunt Zhou pitiful? She has no children, and she is not favored by her husband."

"Sometimes, it is more valuable to cherish what you have now than to desire what you cannot achieve."

"The second house's inheritance right goes to eldest brother Zhu first, and then to Lang'er. Even Baoyu is the second legitimate son, not to mention that Huan'er is a concubine's son."

"To shoulder such a responsibility, passion alone is not enough. If you move a little, the heads of the whole family, young and old, will be used as hostages."

"Therefore, Lang Ge'er, who was only a child, studied literature and practiced martial arts every day in order to be worthy of the name of the second heir of the Jia family's Rongguo Mansion."

"What do you think Huan Ge'er is doing? He is just trying to prove himself for you. The top scorer in the martial arts exam will receive the emperor's grace and grant his mother an imperial decree. Once you have an imperial decree, no one in the palace will dare to underestimate you, and even the local officials will have to treat you with respect."

"I...."

Aunt Zhao is not stupid, but she used her cleverness in the wrong place and her limited vision led to this farce.

After Jia Xuan's reminder, how could she not know that what she did was actually creating obstacles for Jia Huan, and she felt guilty again.

"Mother"

"I'll take care of everything."

Jia Huan hugged Aunt Zhao and said to her comfortingly.

"Third sister."

Suddenly, Jia Xuan mentioned Tanchun:"The grace of giving birth to a child is greater than the grace of heaven."

"Is it Mrs. Wang who raised you? No, it was the Jia family."

"It was Aunt Zhao who gave birth to you. Have you ever thought about why Aunt Zhao asked you for money?"

"Shoes are torn off, clothes are torn off, these are the things that ordinary women do."

"Did you know that she often does this? You can even say that it is a daily routine for her. If you are careful, you will find that there are many scraps of silk and satin in Aunt Zhao's room. They are the uppers of shoes she makes herself and she takes them out to exchange for some small amounts of silver."

"Look carefully at her hands, and then look at your own."

In the original novel, what touched Jia Xuan the most was that Xue Baochai gave Jia Huan some local gifts brought by Xue Pan from Jiangnan. This moved Aunt Zhao so much that she kept it in her heart and thought of the kindness of the Xue family.

If she was respected like this on a daily basis, why would she be so moved by such a small favor? It can be seen how humble Aunt Zhao lived in the Jia family!

All this has to do with Tanchun and Jia Huan. The former almost put his disgust on the surface, and the latter was uneducated and could hardly bring honor to Aunt Zhao. Who in the mansion could look up to Aunt Zhao?

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""What?"

Everyone present looked at Aunt Zhao at the same time. Her hands were indeed a little rough, and the wear and tear between her nails undoubtedly showed that she often did needlework. Aunt Zhao felt a little embarrassed by being looked at, and quickly put her hands back into her sleeves.

"I..."

Tanchun could no longer utter a word, as shame welled up in her heart.

Aunt Zhao lived such a simple life, even if she had only extended a hand, Aunt Zhao would not have ended up like this.

You must know that she, the third daughter of the Jia family, was always short of things. The furnishings in her room were all good stuff that people outside could not find, and her own mother actually worked as a servant for a peasant girl to supplement her life.

"No one can choose their birth, just like me"

"He was trapped in Xuanzhen Temple outside the capital for sixteen years. All he had was sandalwood and statues of gods."

"Am I just feeling sorry for myself, like a useless person who only knows how to eat and wait for death all day long?"

Looking around at everyone, Jia Xuan said in a deep voice:"I like a saying, if you can't change the present, then you should change the future."

"Isn’t this exactly what Huan Ge’er is doing now?"

"And you, Third Sister, the smartest person in the Jia family, can't see through this, which makes me very disappointed."

Boom!

As soon as the words fell, the whole room was shocked.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Tanchun, whose face had already turned extremely pale, and a variety of emotions kept emerging.

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""Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of kowtow, Tanchun, who was ashamed in her heart, knelt down in front of her biological mother Aunt Zhao:"Mother, I was wrong!"

Only today did the third girl of the Jia family truly understand how ridiculous her past actions were!

Would everything be different if she was born in Lady Wang's belly? No, it was only because of her own efforts that the Jia family saw her talents and were able to respect her.

From the beginning to the end, she was born by Aunt Zhao, and this cannot be changed. If there was no Aunt Zhao, there would be no her, and how could there be all this now!

"Third Miss, hurry up, get up!"

Aunt Zhao looked at her own daughter who was kowtowing, and her heart ached as well.

All kinds of scenes from the past emerged in front of her eyes. She kept coming to the house and making a big fuss in Tanchun's room, which undoubtedly increased Tanchun's troubles and made Tanchun, who had finally won a little status in the Jia family, live more cautiously.

All the problems between the mother and daughter disappeared at this moment. This was the first time they felt the closeness of blood thicker than water. When

Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun saw this, their eyes were a little sour and tears welled up. Little Xichun had lost her mother since she was a child, and was doted on by Jia Xuan, so she didn't have a deep understanding.

"okay"

"Today's business ends here."

As he spoke, a stream of Sun Qi shot out from Jia Xuan's hand, and it landed on the opened package like a small flame.

The scorching heat instantly caused the flames to rise, completely covering the valuables and setting them ablaze. Even the IOU written by Aunt Zhao was completely burned to ashes, disappearing into thin air.

"Thank you, Brother Xuan/Second Brother Xuan."

Seeing this, Tanchun and Jia Huan burst into tears of gratitude and hurriedly thanked him.

How could they not see that Jia Xuan had never thought of punishing Aunt Zhao from the beginning, otherwise he would not have only spoken in the East Courtyard. The reason for doing this was not only to make Aunt Zhao realize the truth, but also to make Tanchun understand the truth.

"As for the affairs of the public, I am neither from Rongguo Mansion nor Ningguo Mansion, so it is not convenient for me to interfere."

"However, the martial arts hall has its own rules. Every member of the clan receives a monthly subsidy from their families, and it seems to have increased recently."

Jia Xuan glanced at Nan Qiao.

""Reply to my master's question."

Nan Qiao answered without hesitation:"Except Jia Huan, Jia Lan, and Jia Cong, all the children in the clan can get 50 taels of silver per month."

"The training of the Ujumchin horses assigned to them was all paid for by the government."

The monthly expenses of the martial arts hall alone were about 3,000 taels, most of which were precious medicinal materials and clothing.

Although there were only 20 Jia family members, they covered eight families in Beijing, greatly improving their family's situation, especially Jia Jun, Jia Yun, and Jia Zhi, who received 200 taels of silver to settle down and repaired the dilapidated houses and courtyards. Jia Xuan's benevolence was praised by the children of the Jia family.

Not only that, even the noble families in Beijing all gave a thumbs up when they mentioned this matter. Guang Guang.

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