The dead general was kidnapped by his husband and taken to farm.

Chapter 162 Big Brother Returns

A few more days passed.

It's November now and the weather is getting colder.

When you wake up in the morning, you can see white frost on the top of the distant mountain and on the houses.

Jiang Shian didn't expect winter to come so soon. He was afraid of the cold, not to mention the lack of heating in this ancient time.

These past two days, Ji Yinghuai had been urging him all day long, wrapping him up like a ball, fearing that he would catch a cold.

As for Ji Yinghuai, he was already strong and had internal strength to protect him, so it was no big deal for him to just wear an extra piece of clothing.

The man's body was warm, and Jiang Shian felt that hugging him was more comfortable than sitting at the table and warming himself by the fire.

In the eyes of other people in the mansion, the young master has become more and more clingy in the past two days, and he can't wait to stick to that adult all the time.

Every time Butler Qian saw this, he opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.

In the end, he broke through the pressure of Ji Yinghuai's eyes, but he held it back and pretended he didn't see it.

The provincial examination was completed a month ago, and the palace examination is only a day or two away, so the results should have been out by now.

Half a month ago, some students who went to the county city to take the exam and failed returned.

There are only so many people going to one place, and word spreads from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until everyone knows about it.

The eldest son of the Jiang family, the talented Jiang Wenjing, disappeared for a while. It was thought that he would not participate, but unexpectedly he appeared in front of them intact on the day of the exam.

After the imperial examination, Jiang Wenjing's name was unsurprisingly ranked at the top, and ranked first.

Those who didn't even make it to the imperial examination had to return home to continue studying hard and prepare for the next spring examination.

So the rumor spread throughout the city in the past few days that this year's top scholar would probably be Jiang Wenjing.

A large group of people gathered in front of the Jiang family mansion every day, waiting for the good news from the capital. They also wanted to share in the joy and hope that their children would be able to pass the imperial examination next year.

Jiang Shian was also happy for the original owner, but he felt a little nervous.

Jiang Wenjing will definitely come back, but I don’t know when.

When they meet, will his identity be revealed?

How should he get along with this "big brother".

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The shadow guards sneaked into the mountain village half a month ago and finally sent back the news.

They have already obtained evidence of collusion between the bandits and government officials, and they have been in constant contact with Prefect Chen over the years.

They dared to take action against any merchant caravans or official silver escorted by the imperial court. Prefect Chen tipped off this group of people.

That is why it appears in time every time and disappears without a trace, leaving no clues to be found.

This time, a lot of things were implicated because of Jiang Chengli, which can be said to be the result of pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud.

Now we are just waiting for the imperial court to send people to go directly into the mountains to suppress the bandits and completely eliminate this group of troublemakers.

According to the letter sent back by the shadow guard, this group of bandits occupied several surrounding hilltops, and their number was at least 20,000.

After a month and a half, the circumstances of Mr. Jiang's murder were finally investigated. Now, with all the evidence and witnesses, all that was left was for the government to conduct a formal trial.

Jiang Shi'an has put his mind at ease and now focuses on the Jiang family's business.

Jiang Boyuan was in jail, the eldest young master's life or death was unknown, and people in the mansion ran away or dispersed, leaving only a few insignificant illegitimate sons to fight for the family property.

Jiang Shian didn't even need to do anything for these people, as they were already fighting each other to the point of bloodshed. The only thing that surprised him was Jiang Boyuan's second wife.

On the night Jiang Boyuan was imprisoned, she took the money and disappeared, even abandoning her son and husband.

Jiang Boyuan is not cut out for business, and what's more, the business is controlled by people sent by Prefect Chen. Now the Jiang family's business needs to recruit new people, from the shop owner to the waiters.

Jiang Shian was extremely grateful that the group of shopkeepers who used to follow Master Jiang were still willing to help, so that he didn't have to be in a rush.

These people helped him share a lot of things, such as accounting, recruiting people, and new shop business. They were responsible for all of them and just had to report the results directly to him.

"Stop howling. I don't know any of you, and we have no so-called blood relationship. My father passed away, but you turned a blind eye and helped Jiang Xian bully me."

Jiang Shian looked coldly at the three people sitting below him.

These were all born to Jiang Boyuan's concubines. The three of them were originally quarreling with each other. As soon as he entered the mansion, these people turned their attention to him.

Knowing that Jiang Shian had a close relationship with that big shot, and hearing in recent days that Jiang Wenjing was not dead, these people did not dare to use force.

They just said that they didn't interfere in the affairs of the mansion. It had not been easy for them over the years, so they asked Jiang Shian to divide the family property equally.

Jiang Shian sneered.

It is not easy for them to have any relationship with the original owner. They used to be parasites raised by Master Jiang, and later they were pests raised by their father. Now they actually want to divide the family property equally.

What a big dream.

"I...we were young and ignorant at that time, and we didn't dare to offend the eldest brother. Don't you know his temper, Shi An?" One of them spoke with difficulty.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Jiang Shian interrupted impatiently: "I'll give you two choices. Either take your luggage and get out, or come and get 100 taels each. Whether you buy a house or return to the countryside to settle down has nothing to do with me, and we will have no relationship in the future. If you don't choose either, I will let the guards throw you all out now. Whether you live or die depends on your own luck."

"You..." The person who had just spoken spoke again, but when he saw the look in the eyes of the guard beside Jiang Shian, he didn't dare to finish his words.

"Three, two, one, Yingmo, give me—"

"We choose option two." The three said in unison, fearing that Jiang Shian would have them thrown out right away.

Jiang Shian stood up from his chair and snorted.

Then he ordered the butler Qian next to him: "Mr. Qian, give them some silver. From now on, my Jiang family will not allow them to take another step."

"Yes, young master."

Qian Bo responded respectfully and left the hall with the three people with grim expressions.

After the people left, Jiang Shian sat back on the stool impatiently.

It was so annoying. There were so many things going on. Ji Yinghuai was not here and no one talked to him.

Where did Ji Yinghuai go?

News was passed on from the capital that the people sent from the capital arrived today.

The emperor did not specify who the people coming to suppress the bandits were, but it didn't matter who they were, because the emperor asked Ji Yinghuai to lead the troops, and then he would just have to arrange for the people he brought to go into the mountains.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Jiang Shian stood up again and stomped his feet.

It was so cold that his feet were frozen stiff after just sitting for a while.

Now, apart from Qian Bo and his companions, there are only four or five maids left in the mansion, and Jiang Shian sent all the other servants out of the mansion.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it's not easy. Jiang Shian simply gave out the remaining two months' salary as a red envelope to wish everyone a happy new year in advance.

It’s not that he doesn’t plan to stay in this county town for a long time, he still likes the house in the countryside.

When Jiang Wenjing comes back, this house and the Jiang family's business will all be handed over to him. Whether it is recruiting people or anything else, he will have the final say.

Once things here are settled, he can take Ji Yinghuai back to town with peace of mind.

Ji Yinghuai kept repeating in his ears "get married" and "when will they give him a legal status" every day, and his ears were almost callused.

Jiang Shian thought, why not wait until the spring to hold the wedding.

Speaking of this, Jiang Shian couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

Even though Ji Yinghuai seems like a gangster on a daily basis, he is still an ancient man at heart and believes that rules and etiquette cannot be violated.

Although they had slept in the same bed, kissed and hugged each other during these days, they never took the last step.

Ji Yinghuai was concerned about the rules and always provoked a fire but was not responsible for putting it out, which ended up leaving him with no choice but to soak in cold water.

Jiang Shian was thinking about something and didn't notice that he had unknowingly walked to the gate of Jiang Mansion.

He came back to his senses when he heard the noise of people passing by outside.

Looking up, I saw a large group of armored soldiers marching towards this side in the distance, and there were three men sitting on tall and handsome horses in the front.

One of them was Ji Yinghuai, whom he had been thinking about just now, and the other one looked familiar. Jiang Shian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted.

Isn’t that the elder brother in the original owner’s memory, Jiang Wenjing?

He cursed in his heart. He didn't expect that the person sent by the emperor to suppress the bandits would be Jiang Wenjing. They actually met so soon.

"Shi An, why are you standing here waiting? It's cold outside. Go back to the house and warm yourself by the fire. I'll be back later."

Ji Yinghuai saw Jiang Shian from a distance, urged his horse to trot a few steps, then dismounted cleanly, walked up to Jiang Shian and said.

Seeing that Jiang Shian's eyes were always on the back, he knew who the boy was looking at, and explained in a low voice: "It was only when I got outside the city that I found out that the person sent by the emperor this time was actually your eldest brother."

Ji Yinghuai looked at Jiang Shian and chuckled, "Now we have to congratulate our Shian for having a brother who is the top scholar."

Jiang Shian nodded blankly, feeling a little flustered.

To others, he is the young master of the Jiang family, a young master who was originally stupid but later became extremely intelligent.

But to Jiang Wenjing, he was just his younger brother. To put it bluntly, the original owner was dead, and he was just a stranger who stole someone else's body.

Seeing Jiang Wenjing sitting on his horse and getting closer and closer to him, Jiang Shian pushed Ji Yinghuai and said, "You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll be waiting for you at the mansion." After that, he turned around and ran into the mansion.

Ji Yinghuai frowned when he saw this scene, and felt that the young man seemed to be about to run away.

He quickly rejected this idea.

He must have been overthinking it. Jiang Wenjing being safe and sound was what Jiang Shian had always hoped for.

Now that we finally meet, maybe it was too sudden and I’m still a little uncomfortable.