A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Since this major case involves many nobles, and these nobles have a huge network of relationships behind them, if the case cannot be handled in the shortest possible time and all the people involved cannot be dealt with, many people will inevitably plead for them.

Therefore, it took only two days for the court to announce the punishment for each noble family.

For example, the third-rank general Ma Shang and the third-rank general Chen Ruiwen had their properties confiscated and their families exterminated.

Jia She, Jia Rong, and Jia Lian from the Jia family were sentenced to exile. In addition, the titles of the Rong and Ning families were stripped, and half of their property was confiscated.

Considering the past achievements of the Rong and Ning mansions, and the fact that Jia Zheng was not aware of the situation, the emperor showed special mercy and did not punish Jia Zheng, nor did he remove him from his official position.

It's just that the Rong and Ning mansions had lost the titles passed down from their ancestors, and only Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, was left to hold the title, which seemed a bit desolate.

The once prominent family of two dukes fell to such a state overnight. The disparity is so great that it is really sad.

When Lu Cheng came to Rongguo Mansion again, he clearly felt that it was less lively and more desolate. Jia Zheng, who was originally gentle and elegant, also looked more haggard, as if he had aged ten years overnight.

"Cun Zhougong, please cheer up, the Jia family still needs your support."

Jia Zheng shook his head: "My Jia family has been blessed by the emperor for generations, and has enjoyed a hundred years of prosperity. I never thought that my eldest brother...he is so confused. If I had known about it earlier, I would have been able to persuade him."

"This is not the fault of Duke Zhou."

"Alas. I have failed the emperor and my mother. I am too ashamed to continue to be an official or to run this family."

"Please give up this idea, Duke Cun Zhou. Do you want the emperor to think that Duke Cun Zhou is resentful and unwilling to serve the court anymore?"

"This... Shouxin's words make sense. Zheng shouldn't be so depressed."

After a brief chat with Jia Zheng, Lu Cheng went to the back house to meet Daiyu.

At this time, Daiyu was also comforting several of her sisters.

After all, Yingchun is Jia She's daughter. When Jia She was exiled, her status in the mansion was affected to some extent.

There is also Xichun, who was originally a girl from Ningguo Mansion. But now in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen is dead, Jia Rong is exiled, and there is no head of the family. Xichun is also affected.

Seeing Lu Cheng coming, Daiyu stood up quickly: "Brother, you are finally here. The mansion has been in chaos these days. Sister Lian has also fallen seriously ill and can't manage the household. Sister Tanchun and Sister Bao are managing the household, and the old ancestor also..."

"Sisters, don't be too sad or you will tire yourself out. The Jia Mansion is not going to collapse yet, and you still have Master Zheng supporting you outside. Everything will eventually pass."

Faced with such a situation, nothing Lu Cheng said would have much effect and he could only say a few words of comfort.

Soon, Tanchun came in from outside: "Brother Cheng is here, I just want to ask you something. The family is in a mess now, the second sister-in-law is sick, Baoyu is too young, and I have no experience in housekeeping. Please teach me, Brother Cheng."

"No problem. The first thing we need to do now is to stabilize people's hearts. We must deal with those restless servants as soon as possible. As for the others, try to keep them as they are. After everything is stabilized, we can consider other things..."

Lu Cheng simply gave Tanchun a few ideas, and Tanchun immediately understood the key and began to make arrangements.

After everyone left, Daiyu was a little sad: "Usually, this house is so lively. Now it has suddenly become like this, I am really a little uncomfortable. Speaking of which, this time my uncle and his men were too ridiculous. Second uncle..."

"Junior sister, how is the old lady doing?"

"Grandmother has also experienced many ups and downs, so she is not that fragile. But after this incident, she has lost some of her energy and spirit, and her body is not as strong as before. By the way, my second sister-in-law has been very ill recently. Some of the doctors who usually work in the mansion have left. Now... why don't you come with me to see her, senior brother?"

"That's fine too."

When Lu Cheng saw Wang Xifeng again, he found that this usually bright and beautiful fairy concubine was now pale, with dull eyes and haggard appearance, as if she had completely become a different person.

"Sister-in-law, my senior brother is here to see you too."

"Brother Cheng, I am sorry to make a fool of myself by looking at you like this..."

"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? It's more important to take care of yourself. There's still a lot of time to come. As long as you're still alive, there's always hope."

"Haha, cough cough..."

"Why don't I take my sister-in-law's pulse and prescribe some medicine to take good care of her."

"Thank you, Brother Lao Cheng."

Wang Xifeng was already seriously ill, and she didn't care about the differences between men and women. Even Daiyu didn't care about these things.

After Lu Cheng took Wang Xifeng's pulse, he wrote a prescription, handed it to Ping'er, and asked Ping'er to go and get the medicine.

At this moment, Wang Xifeng said, "Um... Brother Cheng, can I trouble you with one more thing? The wife of Rong'er in the East Mansion is also very ill. Can you please take a look at her?"

"It's not a big deal. But I'm not familiar with the East Mansion."

"I'll ask Ping'er to take you there. Sorry for bothering you."

Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing had a really close relationship and they still thought of each other when they were seriously ill.

Soon, Ping'er arranged the medicine and came back with Lu Cheng to the East Palace.

If Rongguo Mansion is like a sunset, extremely desolate, then Ningguo Mansion is like a dead tree, as if it has lost all vitality.

The servants in the mansion were gathered in groups of three or five, and the yard looked a little shabby, as if it had not been cleaned for a long time.

Ping'er first talked to Qin Keqing's personal maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, and then took Lu Cheng to visit Qin Keqing.

The last time Lu Cheng saw Qin Keqing was not long after he arrived in Kyoto. He saw her from a distance in the sedan chair.

When I saw her again now, this woman looked even more haggard than Wang Xifeng, and even looked a little thin. It was obvious that her illness was not recent.

"Ahem... I'm so glad that my aunt still cares about me. Thank you... thank you for diagnosing me. My humble concubine Jia Qin is ill and cannot perform the ceremony. I hope you can forgive me."

"No problem. I'll diagnose you first and prescribe a prescription for you to recuperate."

In the huge Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were not there, Jia Zhen's wife Youshi was not in charge of the affairs, and Jia Qiang was idle all day. Now the manager Qin Keqing was also ill, and the whole Ningguo Mansion was in disarray.

After giving Qin Keqing a brief diagnosis, Lu Cheng did not stay for long and got up and left.

Walking out of Ningguo Mansion and looking at the desolate Ningrong Street, Lu Cheng couldn't help but think of a sentence: I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse...