CHAPTER 737: CHAPTER 296 EMERGENCY_3

Ningguo’s Mansion’s foundation had diminished by nearly half, causing extreme turmoil!

At Duke Rong’s Mansion, however, they believed that as long as they had the princess consort, things would never reach such dire straits.

It was said that Jia Zhen had repaid the debt, and Madam Jia even brought him over for a stern reprimand.

Looking at Madam Jia, Jia She and Jia Zheng spoke of Jia Yuanchun with pride and firm belief, which suddenly made Jia Zhen feel ridiculous.

It had been one or two years since Jia Yuanchun was made a princess consort, and all he had seen was the Jia family—specifically Duke Rong’s Mansion—spending money like water, yet receiving no help whatsoever from the Virtuous Princess Consort.

Jia Zheng was still a fifth-grade official in the Ministry of Works, and neither Jia Lian nor Jia Baoyu had obtained an official position, simply idling away their days in the mansion.

What royal father-in-law? Imperial Uncle?

They were just titles that sounded good but yielded no tangible benefits!

Now, with the Ministry of Revenue aggressively recovering debts, even "Jia Jing," who was performing alchemy in the mountains, was pressing Jia Zhen to repay the money. Yet, despite this, Duke Rong’s Mansion still took pride in "having the princess consort in the palace," boasting and self-congratulating.

"A brain is a good thing, but unfortunately, some people don’t have one!"

In his mind, Jia Zhen suddenly recalled something Jia Cong had once said.

True, although Jia Zhen had felt ashamed back then, now, he truly wanted to pass this comment to the people of West Mansion.

Forget it, it doesn’t matter!

After all, with the Grand Master and Brother Cong, who have connections with the Royal Family and the powerful, as long as Ningguo’s Mansion doesn’t make any more foolish mistakes, they would be fine.

As for Duke Rong’s Mansion—well, they have their princess consort in the palace.

A few days later, news came from the palace that the Virtuous Princess Consort had miscarried and fallen severely ill.

This time, without the need for her to ask, Jia Jing leveraged his connections in the palace to send a message to Jia Yuanchun: "My Immortal Pill can save your life, but I can’t guarantee there won’t be any side effects!"

Such as flatulence, diarrhea, boils, scarring, or even hair loss, among others.

He Tiantian plainly laid out the brutal truth upfront, leaving the choice to Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Yuanchun, indeed a resolute person, knew her uncle’s elixir was unreliable, but she didn’t want to die.

Even the Saint was quite curious.

He knew exactly why the Virtuous Princess Consort’s health was so poor.

He was eager to see whether Jia Jing’s elixir could repair such a wrecked and poisoned body and what bizarre reactions might occur during the treatment.

With the covert approval and encouragement of the Saint, He Tiantian’s elixir was delivered into Jia Yuanchun’s hands.

Jia Yuanchun decisively took the elixir. Her hair didn’t fall out but turned completely white overnight.

And though her life was no longer in danger, her body remained extremely weak, requiring her to rest and recuperate in quiet.

A beauty with white hair, languishing in sickness—the Saint, seeing Jia Yuanchun in such a state, actually felt a bit of pity.

Let it go, Qin Keqing’s issues can be considered resolved.

From now on, let Jia Yuanchun stay in the palace; without any favor or children, just a hollow title of a consort, she wouldn’t cause any stir.

Thus, the Virtuous Princess Consort was indirectly sent to the cold palace. Before Duke Rong’s Mansion could rejoice over her recovery, they faced a devastating raid.

The Jia family was thoroughly liquidated; though Ningguo’s Mansion also lost its noble rank, Jia Zhen and others were spared.

Things were more severe at Duke Rong’s Mansion; Jia She was accused of causing death, Wang Xifeng was exposed for handling private funds and monopolizing lawsuits...

A series of charges followed, resulting in the exile of Jia She, Jia Zheng, and other male family members, while Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and other female relatives were confiscated and entered into service.

Related families like the Wang Family and the Shi Family also fell into hardship, struggling to take care of themselves, with no one to help.

Finally, it was He Tiantian who stepped in, purchasing some of the female relatives and finding a place for them.

The Jia family faced complete downfall, but its roots remained.

Jia Cong, the male lead, leveraging his status as a time-traveling science student with "Jia Jing," the Swindler protecting him, led several younger members of the Jia family on a path to restore the family’s glory.

And those girls, though no longer with the backing of Duke Mansion, found suitable places for themselves due to having an "Immortal" clan leader and excellent cousins.

"Tiantian, it’s bad! There’s an emergency situation with the system!"

He Tiantian was preparing for her "Ascension," but did not hear the completion alert.

Initially, He Tiantian had thought she might have overlooked something and still needed to stay in the fan fiction world to complete her mission.

However, at that moment, an urgent alarm from Student Xiao D resounded in the depths of her sea of consciousness.

"Emergency situation? What kind of emergency?"

He Tiantian suddenly had a bad feeling, wondering if her mission had failed.

But a mission failure shouldn’t be like this.

Listening to Student Xiao D’s urgent voice, it was as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Suddenly, He Tiantian intuitively felt the space in front of her start to warp and deform, then, she plunged into darkness...