The Lady Jia could even lie through her teeth. She was really biased to the extreme.

However, the lackey was swift and resolute. He quickly settled the matter properly and did not let any news reach Duke Rongguo's ears.

Jia Xie, who knew what would happen, smiled. If he had known that this would happen, he would have worked harder and angered Jia Zheng, who pretended to be a Lady Jia, to the point of vomiting blood …

Sigh, he was too kind. Every time he angered someone, he would leave them with half a breath.

However, how did he come back when he went to the Pear Blossom Teahouse with his friends? Could it be that he was sleeping too deeply and sleepwalked back?

Jia Xie, who felt that he had sleepwalked to 'take revenge' on Jia Zheng, nodded in agreement and firmly believed that this was the case.

Jia Xie, who felt very good about himself, forgot about the group of friends who asked him to go out. Moreover, he had been in the mansion for the past few days, quietly guarding the coffin. It was half a month later when Jia Xie found out that the group of friends had been stripped naked, hung on the city wall, and watched by passers-by.

Regarding this, Jia Xie of course heartlessly laughed at the group of friends and then reported it to Duke Rongguo. Then, he visited them one by one and comforted their hurt hearts with infinite sympathy.

As for whether the group of friends who were taking a bird walk on the city wall would be hurt even more.

Jia Xie did not know and did not want to know.

Because Duke Rongguo, Jia Daishan, who was still alive, suddenly worried about the education of his eldest son. He was doing his best to supervise Jia Xie and urge him to study.

Not to mention other things, at least he should be on the same level as his second son, Jia Zheng, who was quick-witted and studious.

Jia Xie was not the type to study at all. He was best at and most suitable for him, which was the standard of a hedonistic son, eating and waiting for death.

The Jia Xie was forced to study again and again by the Jia Daishan, who had no idea what was wrong with him. It almost drove him crazy.

Of course, Jia Xie's attitude towards Jia Daishan was like a mouse seeing a cat. She would never conclude that the reason why Jia Daishan was tormenting him was that Jia Daishan was crazy. Instead, she firmly believed that Jia Zheng, the tattletale, had tattled on him behind his back again.

Regarding this point, Jia Xie did not completely slander Jia Zheng.

Because it was indeed Jia Zheng who suggested to Jia Daishan that he should watch over Jia Xie more strictly.

As for the reason, it was naturally because he wanted to protect his elder brother and sincerely hoped that Jia Xie would not follow in his friend's footsteps.

Regardless of whether Jia Zheng was sincere or not, what he did was simply tormenting Jia Xie.

Jia Xie, who had sent his personal servant Yin Ying and Copper Coin to find out the reason, almost exploded in anger when he found out that Jia Zheng was the one behind it.

"You really are a hypocrite. Grandmother is no longer here, so you're using all your strength to bully me. You're sizing me up because I don't have parents to dote on me, right?"

Jia Xie was really angry, but as he said, Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia both doted on Jia Zheng, their youngest son who was good at studying and had a bright future. It could be said that Jia Xie's status was the lowest among the three legitimate children.

Duke Rongguo was slightly better. At most, he thought that Jia Xie was spoiled by the deceased Lady Jia and was not as promising as Jia Zheng.

In Lady Jia's heart, Jia Xie's status was as low as Duke Rongguo's concubine daughters, whom she disliked.

Jia Daishan was also a good-looking man when he was young, so he took in many concubines.

However, Lady Jia was a scheming person. Those concubines either had miscarriages for unknown reasons or gave birth to daughters.

Although Jia Mu's mother appeared to be kind on the surface, she was secretly a person who knew how to torture others. Jia Daishan's four concubine-born daughters had been severely tortured by Jia Mu's mother. Usually, when they met people, they would be submissive like frightened quails. This made Jia Daishan, a man who did not pay attention to the affairs of the harem, firmly believe that Jia Mu's mother's statement was that the concubine-born children were not presentable.

Even Jia Daishan was' brainwashed 'by Lady Jia. One could imagine what kind of life the four concubine sisters, who were named according to the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasons, had been living like servants.

Not to mention cats and dogs, even servants who did not have much face in front of their masters could throw their faces at them.

Jia Chun, Jia Xia, Jia Qiu, and Jia Dong lived together in a loft near the manger in the South Courtyard. It was similar to the East Grand Courtyard where Jia Xie lived.

Now that Jia Xie pointed to the sky and scolded Jia Zheng for being shameless and plotting to murder her elder brother, the four concubine sisters naturally heard it.

Of course, they only heard it because there was a commotion. After all, they were all mortals, who could see and hear things from a thousand miles away?

The four sisters remembered that their eldest brother, Jia Xie, treated them neither well nor badly. When they heard the commotion, they ran to the East Grand Courtyard together and happened to hear Jia Xie pointing to the sky and cursing Jia Zheng for being sinister and vicious …

…

"Don't think that you can surpass me and inherit the title just because you made me lose my heart in front of Duke Rongguo.

My succession is set in stone. Don't think that you can take it away just because you are scheming. "

Since ancient times, the eldest son of the first wife would inherit 70% of the family's property and resources.

Even if the eldest son of the first wife was useless and useless, he deserved 70% of the family's property and resources.

Jia Xie grew up in front of Lady Jia. Just like how Lady Jia doted on Jia Zheng, Lady Jia also doted on Jia Xie like she was the apple of her eye.

It was said that people became shrewd with age. Old Madam Jia was such a person. She was afraid that once she went, her muddle-headed son would be coaxed by Shi (Mother Jia) and give Jia Zheng everything that Jia She deserved. Therefore, she simply dragged her sickly body and begged the Emperor to confirm the matter of inheriting the title.

His Holiness naturally pitied Lady Jia and had no reason to refuse. He even repeatedly reminded Lady Jia to take good care of her body.

Lady Jia had fallen ill when she gave birth to Jia Daishan and her body had never been in good health.

This time, she begged His Holiness because she knew that her life was coming to an end.

When Lady Jia returned to Rongguo Province, it was as if a huge stone had been lifted from her heart. Her spirit was instantly cleared and she passed away not long after.

After Lady Jia passed away, Jia Xie truly experienced the fickleness of human nature.

The reason why she dared to curse Jia Zheng so openly was because everyone in the residence was trying to figure out Lady Jia's thoughts and flattering Jia Zheng. The East Grand Courtyard he lived in was quiet and quiet, so people from the West Grand Courtyard's Honor Hall rarely came to his place.

It could be said that after Jia Xie finished cursing, she turned around and saw the four Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter sisters looking at her with bright eyes. Undoubtedly, she felt a little shy.

"Why did you come to my place?" Jia Xie's mouth twitched and revealed a gentle smile.

Unlike Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia who believed that concubine-born sisters were not presentable and that they were nothing more than dowry, Jia Xie, who grew up in front of her grandmother, believed in Lady Jia's words and believed that concubine-born sisters would be of help if they married well.

Although she did not treat the four concubine-born sisters as well as Jia Min who was born from the same mother, compared to the indifference, disregard, and torment of the other people in the Jia residence, she was quite good.

Therefore, after Jia Xie spoke, Chun Jie, who was the oldest and only a few months younger than Jia Xie, pursed her lips and revealed a faint smile.

Chun Jie said, "Just now, I heard some movements in the East Grand Courtyard and was worried, so I came to take a look.

If Lady Ge is free, she might as well draw a few flowers for the four of us so that we can do some needlework to pass the time. "

Chun Jie's words were actually a subtle reminder to Jia Xie.

After all, the four of them lived relatively close to the East Grand Courtyard. When the Wang Family's Sheng Ge and other descendants of meritorious families were stripped naked and hung on the city walls, they vaguely knew that Jia Xie had indeed gone out that day. As for how Jia Xie came back, and why he did not end up like the Wang Family's Sheng Ge and other descendants of meritorious families.

The four of them did not know, and they did not want to be nosy about it.

Although Jia Xie was gradually becoming a playboy, he was still a smart person and naturally understood Chun Jie's subtle reminder. He immediately revealed a sly smile and casually asked if Lady Jia had called the four of them over to torment them recently.

"Madam is busy with the housekeeping.

Duke Rongguo's mansion is so big that Madam needs to take care of it. Naturally, she doesn't have the time nor the leisure to call the four of us over to torment them. "

The one who answered Jia Xie's question was Sister Xia. Like her name, she was always a shrewish person who wanted to choke people to death.

Of course, this shrewish person was scolded by Lady Jia. In the end, Sister Xia was just a little stronger than the other three sisters and could not learn to pretend to be clever and obedient in front of Lady Jia.

However, with Lady Jia's temperament, no matter how the four of them tried to curry favor with her, she would still torment them. She would not be merciful and let the four of them go. Therefore, ever since Lady Jia's death, Lady Jia was busy seizing power and no longer limited herself to tormenting them. It had to be said that the four of them were greatly relieved.

Chun Jie, who had the most gentle personality, pulled Sister Xia back and told her not to speak so carelessly.

Although the four of them understood that Jia Xie would not reveal their private words to Lady Jia, there was no harm in being careful. Moreover … Chun Jie's eyes flashed with a trace of worry.

Chun Jie lowered his voice and said, "Big brother, do you know that Madam has recently planned to change some of the servants?"

"Because of Zheng's servants who carelessly broke things in the courtyard."

Jia Xie's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness, but his face was full of disdain as he said, "Based on Madam's temperament of doting on Zheng, it's not strange that she would do this."