Now, she felt better. Madam Jia had finally pulled Qin Qiong back. Otherwise, after entering the city, Qin Qiong might have gone to the Qin Mansion to pay his respects.

Qin Qiong sat at the table with his head down, stroking the small white teacup in his hand, and listened quietly to Doctor Jia's story.

Now, besides the two of them, there were Mao Li, Madam Jia II, and Young Master Jia, who were also sitting in the room. Everyone hadn't eaten yet, so everyone else had gone to other rooms to rest.

Mrs. Jia said that others still had to set off tomorrow.

The story of the Jia family is simple. All of the Jia family’s businesses in Anning State were confiscated, so they came to Bande City.

They still had some business here. The eldest lady was very smart and walked very quickly on the way. She finally arrived here earlier than those punished merchants from Bande City and handled the business here as soon as possible.

The Jita Chamber of Commerce that cooperated with the Jia family was the royal merchant here. Every time they took the trade route to Anning State, they would first give the Jia family some tolls. But this time, not only did they fail to pass the route, they were also beaten and their goods were seized. It is obvious that the merchants here will not let it go.

Therefore, the eldest lady thought about packing up the cash and giving the houses and shops here to the other party as compensation. This would be an explanation. After all, the Jia family will still have to do business in the future.

However, unexpectedly, they did not want anything and specially invited the entire Jia family to visit the mansion over there, saying that it was to calm the eldest lady and the young ladies. This kind of business will always be there if you do it frequently, as long as the friendship lasts.

The various disturbances in the Jia family recently had made the eldest lady's mind dazed, and she was a little confused about some things. Thinking that the Jia family would still have to do business in the future, she went anyway. When she arrived at the family's mansion, after a meal, the old lady there said that she liked the two young ladies of the Jia family very much, the two daughters of Jia Sicheng and Jia Sidao, and wanted to adopt them as godchildren.

Mrs. Jia was in the inner house and had not made up her mind yet, but Mr. Jia, who was outside, could not refuse and felt it was no big deal, so she agreed.

At that moment, the old lady over there said that she wanted to get closer to the two young ladies and insisted that they stay. It was already late at night and there were younger children at home, so Madam Jia Da and Madam Jia Er had no choice but to go back first and let Master Jia Er stay to accompany the two young ladies and bring them back the next day.

But unexpectedly, the next day, news came that the second master had been arrested and taken to the yamen.

The eldest lady immediately realized that they were being plotted against. She sent people to the government office to rescue the second master, and arranged for people to pick up the two young ladies at home. At the same time, she asked others to get ready and leave Bande City as soon as possible.

However, everything is late.

The people who came back from the yamen brought back the words from the old lady over there, saying that the second master could be fine or in trouble, and the Jia family could become rich and powerful in this city, or the whole family could be sent to prison and sentenced.

All this depends on whether the two young ladies of the Jia family can be selected for this year's palace selection.

The eldest lady knew that their family had fallen into someone's trap, and she had no choice but to meet the two young ladies first. However, she heard the news that the two young ladies had already been sent for selection.

She was so angry that she almost vomited blood!

However, she was the only one who could be in charge of the Jia family now, and everyone in the room, young and old, could only cry. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and hold on.

Originally, today was the day she arranged for others to leave Bande City first, and then she and the second master's eldest son, the eldest son, would return to the city to wait for news.

But unexpectedly, as soon as she left the city, she heard someone outside the car say "Master".

She had only heard one person being called "Sovereign" once in her life.

So, she immediately opened the door and saw that it was indeed Qin Qiong. Without thinking, she grabbed Qin Qiong and pulled the sect leader directly into her car.

Her ideas are a bit weird, but there is one main thread that is not deviated, that is, the leader of the Anmin League will not let anyone in his league be harmed as long as there is a legitimate reason.

Furthermore, she didn't believe that Sect Master Qin had come all the way to Bande City just for sightseeing.

"Selected to enter the palace? That sounds good. People also said that you can become rich and powerful in this city. What's wrong with that?"

Qin Qiong asked after listening.

Mrs. Jia immediately shook her head.

"How could such a good thing happen? Not to mention that the two girls in my family are not from high-class families, their looks are not the best choices. Besides, the Ruan family also has a girl of similar age and appearance, why didn't they send her there? I thought something must be wrong, so I asked someone to ask around on the street."

"Oh, how?"

"Ah! How cruel! The Ruan family is really not a good family..."

Mrs. Jia immediately started cursing.

"So, to be eligible for the selection, one must be a disciple of a certain family. My Jia family does not have this qualification, but his Ruan family does. Moreover, this time... I heard that the selection is mandatory. All eligible families, as long as they are fourteen years old, regardless of whether they have reached the age of marriage, must submit their documents."

"Hey, why?"

"That's right. There's something sinister about this. I think the Ruan family didn't want to send their daughter to the palace, but they didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order. Anyway, as long as she's from the Ruan family, she's the one. That's why they recognized my daughter as the filler."

"Is this okay? If someone tells others about this, it would be deceiving the emperor! Besides, what if I get caught?"

"That's what they said. Why did their family dare to do such a thing? Later I thought, first of all, this trip must be extremely dangerous, so their family believes that they must not let their daughter take risks."

"Secondly, even if they are chosen, there is no chance that any of the women this time will be promoted to the throne through grace. This so-called selection of concubines is simply fake."

"Oh, I see. The girls sent in this time are just... The emperor doesn't really want to choose concubines from these girls. That family knows it, so..." Qin Qiong pondered.

The first lady nodded immediately, but the second lady was already in tears.

"Wait, I remember this emperor has many beauties, why is he choosing a beauty?"

Qin Qiong suddenly remembered what Aunt Mei said.

"That's exactly what I said. Moreover, the people chosen this time are not from high-ranking families or noble families. It feels like they are just making up the numbers. The more the better. So, there must be something wrong here."

"How could our two girls have ever seen such things? If two silly kids were to go to the palace, they would be taken advantage of. I, when I think about this..."

As the eldest lady spoke, she could no longer control her tears.

"Sister-in-law! Wuwu...what should I do!"

"Wow... I don't know if the child's father will be able to come back. The sky is really about to fall!"

The second wife immediately started crying beside him.

"Oh my God! How can I live! ..."

It was obvious that the Second Lady could do nothing but cry.

Qin Qiong closed his eyes and let himself digest the Second Madam's crying. At the same time, he thought about his current situation.

How to say this? Mrs. Jia did change her name herself, but that doesn't mean she must use it.

Bringing this up now is like blaming her.

However, the young lady from the Jia family...

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