Chapter 362 The final account will
be settled in the autumn Uncle Shi Wu was completely numb.
What? !
The legitimate son in the family is not his own? !
He waited to hear the sequel, but the fifth lady, who was still chattering at the beginning, suddenly became quiet.
Uncle Shi Wu was so anxious that he left Shi Fan on the spot and went back to question his wife.
Uncle Shi Wu’s wife is 71 years old and is a rooster. Uncle Shi Wu is 75 years old and is a tiger.
His wife was in poor health and had been lying in bed for more than half a year. She was about to die after taking medicine. Suddenly, she was shaken up and questioned about the blood relationship of the legitimate son.
The old wife spit a mouthful of blood on Uncle Shi Wu’s head, and said nothing. She tilted her head and died
. Hey, she didn’t say anything, and this old man was so anxious.
The son and daughter-in-law rushed in and saw that their father had shaken their mother to death, and they didn’t know what to do.
Uncle Shi Wu still doesn't know who cheated on him.
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In the mansion of Marquis Jinyang, Jian Ruonan took out the "child-bearing pill".
The child-bearing pill can give birth to eight treasures in one pregnancy. Although pregnant women can give birth smoothly under the blessing of the child-bearing pill, Jian Ruonan still thinks that women suffer too much.
During this time, she experimented with cows and found that as long as the bull ate the child-bearing pill, the cow would still get pregnant. In this way, it would not give birth to eight treasures in one pregnancy. Most of the time, it would be one pregnancy, and sometimes it would be twins, and it could also give birth smoothly.
Shi Fan promised that as long as he gave birth to his own son, he would abdicate and recommend Jian Zhang to replace the position of Minister of Rites.
If it really didn't work, he could also cooperate with Jian Ruonan to get rid of one of the ministers and let Jian Zhang take the position.
Jian Ruonan readily agreed.
After a while, all the concubines of Zeng Laoye were pregnant, as was Shi Fan's new concubine, and the wife of Xue Qianhu, the only son of the family for nine generations.
The three of them immediately beat gongs and drums to entertain the guests, and also presented a banner to Jian Ruonan.
Since these three got pregnant, people often came to burn incense at the gate of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion.
When Jian Ruonan walked on the street, people would put money at her feet from time to time, and bow to her with both hands, muttering while bowing.
Jian Ruonan randomly caught people to ask, and found out that these people regarded her as Guanyin, the goddess of childbearing.
Nowadays, it is not popular to burn incense in the temple to pray for children. People would go to the gate of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion to pray when they have nothing to do. If they can meet the fifth lady going out, it means that they are very lucky and will give birth to a son.
The common people also made a timetable to record the time when the fifth lady went out, which was usually in the afternoon.
As a result, every time Jian Ruonan went out, a line of people burning incense and praying for children followed behind her carriage.
Jian Ruonan became the famous Guanyin for praying for children in Daxia.
It was not a good idea for these common people to worship at the gate of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion every day, so Jian Ruonan simply led them to her own Taoist temple, and the temple became more and more prosperous.
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Xuan Xiaowu looked like a child of divorced parents. He lived in Prince Rui's Mansion for seven days and in Jinyang Marquis' Mansion for seven days.
Xuan Xiaowu was aware of current affairs, flexible, and pleasing to the eye. In just a few days, he became very successful in the palace, Prince Rui's Mansion, and Jinyang Marquis' Mansion.
Except for the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion where he had to avoid Jian Ruonan, Xuan Xiaowu simply walked sideways in other places.
He became a playboy.
This situation continued until Princess Jiarou took the IOU to ask Fifth Sister to pay back the money.
Jian Ruonan took the IOU and read it, "Dan Tai Xiaowu borrowed it, why is he asking me to pay it back?"
Princess Jiarou: "Son's debt should be paid by the mother!"
Jian Ruonan: "..."
"Five thousand taels? Why borrow so much?" Jian Ruonan didn't even look at the bear turtle, she stood up, stretched her muscles and rubbed her wrists.
Xuan Xiaowu lowered his head and played with his fingers: "I lost the game."
Princess Jiarou: "Fifth sister, don't try to default on the debt! It's clearly written in black and white!"
No one can get money from Jian Ruonan, let alone Jiarou. She folded the IOU and handed it over: "I, the fifth sister of the Marquis of Jinyang, never default on my debts."
"It's just five thousand taels, including the interest."
Princess Jiarou thought to herself, the fifth sister is considerate and even calculated the interest. She thought it was difficult to get the money back at first, but she didn't expect it to be so smooth.
It turns out that the fifth sister also has a soft spot. When Princess Jiarou was happy to find Jian Ruonan's weakness, she saw Chen Pozi leading a group of maids to fish in.
The leading maid held a rattan stick in her hand, and the maid behind her held a basin of water.
After the maids helped Jian Ruonan wash her hands, they left in an orderly manner.
Jian Ruonan put her hands together and bowed to the sky. When she opened her eyes again, Mrs. Chen had already instructed the maids to close the door of the flower hall.
The door was closed, blocking out a ray of sunlight, making the room look like hell.
Xuan Xiaowu had not yet realized the danger was coming, and was still foolishly wondering, why close the door?
The lazy Fifth Sister was going to sleep in the broad daylight again?
Jian Ruonan rolled up her sleeves, holding the cane, pointed at the little turtle with one hand, and said in a neutral tone: "Tell me, how many rumors have you spread during this period of time? How many bad things have you done? Who gave you the courage to borrow five thousand taels?"
Princess Jiarou was shocked.
Usually the fifth sister was laughing and playing, but it was the first time that she saw murderous aura in the fifth sister's eyes.
Those upturned almond eyes were filled with murderous intent. At a glance, she thought the cane in her hand was a forty-meter-long knife.
Princess Jiarou: "Fifth sister, don't be impulsive!"
Your eldest son does not deserve to die!
Jian Ruonan: "Princess, you don't understand, this is called collecting fees."
Princess Jiarou: "?? Collecting fees?"
Aren't you supposed to pay this princess back? What fees are you charging?
Closing the door and washing hands, could this be a mother-son trap set by the fifth sister for this princess?
Jian Ruonan had a faint smile on her face, "It's not charging fees, it's collecting membership fees. This is an ancient way of educating children. You can also understand it as 'settling the accounts'."
"Xuan Xiaowu has made so many mistakes before, today, I will settle them with him."
Seeing Jian Ruonan's murderous look, Xuan Xiaowu's hair stood on end and he turned around to run.
The gate was closed and outside was heavily guarded by Mrs. Chen, so he couldn't escape even if he had wings.
Xuan Xiaowu hugged Jiarou: "Aunt Princess, save me!"
Jian Ruonan: "Princess Jiarou, please stand further away. The cane has no eyes. It will be bad if it hits you!"
Princess Jiarou held Xuan Xiaowu down and said, "Fifth sister, please look carefully. Don't hit me!"
Xuan Xiaowu: "Nannan, I was wrong. Calm down. Don't do this. I'm scared!!! I won't dare to do it again!"
"Since you called me mother, I will discipline you reluctantly!" Jian Ruonan raised the cane in her hand: "Do you know what this is?"
Xuan Xiaowu panicked: "It's a cane, for hitting people!"
Jian Ruonan shook her head: "No, this is a yellow quince stick. It hurts the skin but not the bones. It is a must-have item for mothers. As the saying goes, a good turtle is born from the yellow quince stick. You will know it after you try it!"
"Pah--"
The yellow quince stick fell, and Xuan Xiaowu finally ate the bamboo shoots and fried meat.
"Wuwuwu--"
"Help--the turtle was killed--"