Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 4 Celebration Banquet, Sheng Changbai's Shock
In addition to his title of Duke of England, the Duke of Ying was also a first-rank general, commanding 300,000 troops to defend the north.

The Duke of England's sons also hold important positions in the army. They are all military generals of the third and fourth ranks. Given time, it will be no problem for them to inherit the Duke of England's legacy.

Compared with the British Mansion, the Rongguo Mansion is not a shabby place, but it is not much better either.

The grace of a gentleman will be cut off after three generations, and this happened to the Rongguo Mansion.

Putting aside the fear in the hearts of Jia She and others, after the reward was completed, Emperor Yongping went to the Taimiao first to prepare for sacrifices at the Taimiao and hold a ceremony to present prisoners.

Jia Jue and other triumphant soldiers naturally rode their horses through the streets to receive cheers and welcomes from the people.

Just when the entire city of gods was immersed in a carnival atmosphere, the Rongguo Mansion in the evening was in a state of mourning, and the masters of the Rongguo Mansion all had gloomy faces.

The old lady Jia, who was in the lead, frowned and looked at Jia She and others beside her and asked.

"Did you really see clearly that the evil creature was really Jia Jue from back then?"

Jia She sighed and said.

"Mother, I saw it clearly, and my second brother and nephew Jia Zhen also saw it."

"It can't be that all three of us are wrong."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jia's face couldn't help but twist.

"Okay, okay, it's true that even a centipede is still alive."

"I never thought that this evil creature would have such good fortune."

"It seems that he was sent by God to fight against my Jia family."

Jia Zheng said after hesitating for a moment.

"Mother, what happened back then really, really happened for a reason. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one."

Old Lady Jia said with a stern expression.

"Stupid! Do you think this grudge can be resolved now?"

"If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it."

"This evil creature has been lurking in Mobei for years. Now that he's prospering and holding a high position, it would be strange if he lets us go."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng thought for a moment and said.

"Mother, we still have some ties with the British government."

"If we can get the old Duke to mediate, it won't be such a mess, a life-and-death struggle."

Jia She, who was standing by, was obviously moved and quickly looked at Old Lady Jia and said.

"Mother, what my second brother said makes sense."

"Our four founding kings and eight dukes were originally considered a faction."

"Although we haven't interacted with the British government much in recent years, we still have a long-standing friendship."

"If you come in person, the old Duke will definitely not refuse you."

Mrs. Jia said after hesitating for a moment.

"I'm just afraid that even if I'm willing to sacrifice my reputation, that evildoer won't let me go."

Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, cried after hearing this.

"Mother, you can't. If it weren't for that evil creature, Baoyu, how could he have become what he is now?"

"If you are like this, how can Baoyu live on?"

Jia Zheng said with great annoyance.

"How dare you say that? If you hadn't instigated the two governments to frame him, seized all his property, and expelled him from the family, he wouldn't have taken such revenge."

Old Mrs. Jia frowned and said.

"What an injustice, what an injustice." "Forget it, what's the point of saying this now? That evil creature is now a dignified champion marquis, I think he should also be proud of his status."

"Xie'er, take your visiting card to the British palace tomorrow and tell them that I want to visit you and first test the Duke's opinion."

When everyone in Rong Xi Tang heard this, they all understood. Old Lady Jia was really feeling insecure this time and was thinking of giving in.

While everyone sighed, they couldn't help but feel relieved. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jia Jue was now in the emperor's favor and had extraordinary power.

Given the current situation in Rongguo Mansion, if you fight to the death with Jia Jue, you will probably get nothing good.

A twenty-year-old first-class marquis, this is too scary.

After all, the Rongguo Mansion is obviously in a period of transition and has no successors.

Once Mrs. Jia passes away, the last bit of reputation and affection of the Rongguo Mansion will be reduced to ashes.

By that time, it will be truly hopeless to cry out to heaven and earth for help.

In contrast, Jia Jue is only twenty years old.

A twenty-year-old marquis, who was also favored by the emperor.

Even if he encountered some mistakes and setbacks in the middle, at most he would be a Duke by the age of forty, with great power and authority, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. This was not just an empty statement.

How could this not make everyone in Rongguo Mansion worried and unable to sleep or eat?

Compared to the panic in Rongguo Mansion, the Wuying Hall in the imperial palace was brightly lit, as bright as day.

After the ceremony of presenting captives in the Taimiao, Emperor Yongping felt very happy. The three-year struggle with his court officials over the strategy against the Xiongnu finally came to a perfect end.

From today on, he is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who sits firmly on the throne with a great victory, and is the supreme ruler.

With this great victory that washed away the century-old national humiliation of the Great Zhou, he successfully established his supreme authority.

So today in Wuying Palace, Emperor Yongping naturally held a celebration banquet for the victorious soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, and he raised his glasses frequently during the banquet and drank until he was satisfied before leaving the table.

As the chief contributor to the great victory in Mobei, Jia Jue was naturally toasted repeatedly by the civil and military officials. Even though Jia Jue had an extraordinary alcohol tolerance, he could not hold on under the constant barrage of the court officials. He had no choice but to pretend to be drunk and was sent back to the Marquis' Mansion, thus avoiding this round of forced drinking.

Late at night, at the Sheng family's house in Jiying Lane, Chengzhilang Sheng Hong was talking with his eldest son Sheng Changbai in Weiruixuan.

Sheng Hong looked at Sheng Changbai in shock and said.

"You, you knew that Jia Jue faked his death back then, right?"

At this moment, Sheng Changbai had a subtle expression and was lost in memories.

Sheng Changbai and Jia Jue were students of the same subject. They met during the same provincial examination, were attracted by each other's talents, and became good friends.

However, just three years ago, Jia Jue was suddenly expelled from the Jia family.

After Sheng Changbai learned about this, he was confused and searched for Jia Jue for a long time. Finally, he found Jia Jue in a dilapidated courtyard in the south city.

However, what surprised Sheng Changbai was that Jia Jue was very calm at that time, so calm that it was even a little scary.

Afterwards, Jia Jue asked Sheng Changbai to help him get an identity document, saying that he had no face to stay in the capital after being expelled from the family, so he wanted to leave the capital and hide his identity, and live as a farmer in a place where no one knew him.

After Sheng Changbai agreed, he used his connections to help Jia Jue get an identity document.

Then, a fire broke out on Ningrong Street in the capital, burning down half of the Rongguo Mansion. Then, the courtyard in the south city where Jia Jue lived caught fire, and in the end, only a charred corpse was found.

Originally, Sheng Changbai thought that his good friend had passed away many years ago, but he didn't expect that today the Zhenbei Army returned victoriously and a banquet was held in Wuying Hall. Sheng Hong recognized Jia Jue as soon as he saw him.

Because Jia Jue and Sheng Changbai had a good relationship back then, he often visited the Sheng family.

However, due to the huge difference in status between them, Sheng Hong really didn't dare to go up and talk to them.

After suppressing his inner fear, Sheng Hong returned to the mansion and called his eldest son Sheng Changbai to ask about it.

After listening to Sheng Hong's words, Sheng Changbai couldn't help but sigh.

"God is truly merciful, Father. If you hadn't told me this, I wouldn't have thought Brother Jia was still alive."

(End of this chapter)