When Jia Zhu rushed to Lixiangyuan, the courtyard was quiet. He asked Jin Chuan'er, saying that the lady was drunk and drank the sobering soup, and now she didn't see anyone.
"Where's the eldest girl?"
His sister was probably also angry with her mother because of him, so Jia Zhu wanted to comfort her.
"The eldest girl has gone back to the old lady."
Jin Chuan'er said honestly: "Master needs a servant..."
“No need!”
Jia Zhu waved his hands hurriedly.
He suddenly remembered that his sister was held by the old lady when she was young and was very close to his aunt. "Serve your wife well, and report to me and the grandmother immediately if there is anything."
"yes!"
Jin Chuan'er agreed.
Jia Zhu waved his hand and took Li Wan back to his own courtyard. "I was saying that mother must have drunk a little too much today."
Li Wan: “…”
She doesn't want to talk.
To my husband, his parents are both very good.
"I haven't been back for a long time. Tonight..."
"Master, please go to the outer study and sleep!"
What? Jia Zhu was stunned.
"uncle……"
Li Wan's voice trembled slightly. "The master and the mistress are particularly concerned about your studies."
Jia Zhu: “…”
He understood what his wife meant.
It is precisely because I understand that I feel even more sad.
They are husband and wife, but they have been married for more than half a year and have been apart more than together.
He wanted to be thick-skinned and go to his wife, but he was afraid that his mother would take revenge on her later.
That is definitely something a mother could do.
"...I know." Jia Zhu said in a muffled voice, "I'll take you back to your room first, and then I'll go to the master later."
The young couple went back in silence and didn't notice the woman who came out of Lixiangyuan at the same time as them.
The woman was accompanied by a little maid. They followed her slowly for a long distance, then turned around and strolled along the way as if to enjoy the scenery. After making a circle, they went back to Lixiangyuan.
At this time, Jia Zheng already knew that his son had taken his daughter back and would be at home tonight, so he was not surprised to see him coming.
"Have you talked to your uncle?"
"yes!"
Jia Zhu was also helpless about his father living with Aunt Zhao for a long time, but as a son, he could not interfere in his parents' affairs. "Today, my second brother Lian was also at my eldest uncle's place. When I went there, my eldest uncle was teaching my second brother Lian how to be an official."
Jia Zheng: “…”
He paused while drinking tea, worried that his nephew would find out what he had said.
Although Lian'er grew up in their second house and has always been close to him and Wang, her eldest brother has returned to Rong Xi Tang, and her eldest sister-in-law and brother-in-law Lin in the East Palace helped him get the lucrative job in the Armory, so she probably has to repay those two sides for their kindness.
Jia Zheng even suspected that Jia Lian's official position was arranged by the two governments and Lin's brother-in-law.
But they all avoided him.
"So, Lian'er now understands what your father said?"
"No!"
Jia Zhu shook his head, "I just said that my father was very regretful when he returned home, and I hope that my uncle can forget your impulsive words. My uncle said that we are all family, and he didn't care about the trivial matters at all."
Jia Zheng: “…”
I feel relieved, but also a little uncomfortable.
"Zhu'er, what do you think of Lian'er as an official?"
"very good!"
Jia Zhu was very happy for his brother. "The Wukusi has its own rules. As long as he follows the rules, he won't make any mistakes."
“…”
Jia Zheng felt a little depressed. If he had entered the Armory Department, he would not be what he is now. "What I want to ask is, what impact does his being in the Armory Department have on my Jia family?" He stared at his son. "Don't tell me that you didn't think of this."
"…My son thought about it."
The smile on Jia Zhu's face faded a little. "Since Uncle Jing entered the Taoist temple, the Jia family has been suppressed by all parties. It reached its peak this year. First, a merchant from the Li family dared to target our family, and then Brother Zhen was stabbed..."
When he said this, he still felt a little depressed. "The Emperor and His Majesty must have known this. Considering that our family took the initiative to return the treasury silver and the donations made by the East Palace Auntie to Kaifeng, they rewarded her with the first-rank imperial position."
This is compensation.
The Jia family is not wrong.
The royal family oppressed the Jia family only because they themselves were afraid of the Jia family.
Persimmons are picked only the soft ones to be squeezed.
Both the Prince of Nan'an and the Prince of Beijing still hold military power. Did the royal family suppress them?
The royal family was coaxing them.
But his grandfather and great-uncle led the Jia family to give in.
The emperor simply used them to demonstrate the royal majesty.
That’s because he knew that the Jia family could not afford any big waves.
So when something happened to the Jia family and it became quite a big deal, and it reached his ears, he was willing to show some mercy.
It means that he has not forgotten his old ministers.
The retired emperor is still using his old ministers to compete with the emperor.
When he suspected these things, Jia Zhu felt very sad. "As for the position of Second Brother Lian, besides the influence of his ancestors, it was mainly because of his own hard work. He helped Uncle Lin do many things in Jiangnan, and he went to the Li family at the right time, so that the Li family could not escape.
The Emperor and His Majesty are very satisfied with the nearly 10 million yuan of property of the Li family."
He had to be more detailed, otherwise his father might think that he could do it too.
"Father, if any of us were in Jiangnan, we wouldn't be able to do better than Second Brother Lian."
What's more, they were being chased all the way back.
"... Wait a minute, what did Lian'er do for your uncle Lin in Jiangnan?"
Jia Zheng frowned, "I remember he made three hundred kilograms of salt there himself."
He became darker and thinner, but it was not because he was doing anything else, but because he was cooking and drying salt.
"It's just salt."
Jia Zhu said, "When we went to pick up my sister, my second brother Lian told me that they have tried several new methods of making salt. The salt boiling method alone saves a lot of firewood and labor compared to the previous method."
I see!
Jia Zheng sighed in his heart.
Is this a special gift that my brother-in-law prepared for the Jia family? He has always been on good terms with him...
"You have written an article recently. Have you shown it to your uncle and asked him for his advice?"
“…I have.”
It’s just that the amount sent is not as much as at the beginning.
He got married.
His father-in-law was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.
It’s not that my uncle is not good enough, but he has his own things to do.
But in front of his father, Jia Zhu didn't want to say much.
"This time, you should go to Jiangnan."
Jia Zheng looked at his son and sighed, "Forget it, things have come to this point, there is no point in saying more."
He will meet his sister more often and talk more with her later.
Since my brother-in-law has given Lian'er such a big benefit, it's impossible that he has nothing here, right? "It's getting late, you should go back and rest early."
"yes!"
Jia Zhu glanced at Aunt Zhao, who was serving some kind of soup, nodded, and bowed to his father, saying goodbye, "Son, I'm leaving!"
When he got out, he found that the house was too big and he didn't know where to go.
Jia Zhu sighed and was about to go to the study room when Cai Shan, the maid who had always taken care of him, chased after him and said, "Master! Where are you going?"
"Hmm~"
Jia Zhu glanced at the direction she came from and said, "I'm going to the outer study!"
Having said that, he went to the study room.
"uncle……"
Cai Shan hesitated for a moment, "Madam said that if you go to the study room, I will let the maid serve you."
She was originally the maid designated by the old lady and the mistress as their concubine.
"…Isn't mother drunk?"
"I drank the hangover soup and I'm almost better now."
Otherwise, she couldn't be asked to serve.
Cai Shan was willing to serve the master, but she didn't want to drink the contraceptive soup the next day.
I heard that if you drink too much of that stuff, you really won’t be able to have children in the future.
As someone close to Jia Zhu, Cai Shan knew that because of the eldest lady's background, they, the concubines, had no chance before she gave birth to a child.
"Well... okay!"
Jia Zhu's eyes moved over her youthful and graceful figure and he walked in front of her.
The colorful fan quickly followed.
In Li Wan's courtyard, a light in the master bedroom was always on.
She was leaning on the couch, holding a book, and seemed to be reading seriously.
"Grandma!"
When Biyue hurried in, Li Wan's expression brightened up. She was about to smile, but when she saw the anger on Biyue's face, she put it back and said, "Madam asked Caishan to serve the master."
"...Hmm~, isn't this expected?"
Li Wan let out a long breath and said, "Alright, it's getting late, let's go to bed. We still have to serve the mistress and the old lady tomorrow."
To say I'm not sad would be a lie.
But what if I’m sad?
She was the one who pushed the old man out.
That's all! If she didn't push it, her life would be even more miserable.
Li Wan threw down the book and lay down.
…
Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning Courtyard.
The candlelight outside the tent was dim, and Qingzhu's shallow breathing could be heard not far away.
Shen Ning seemed very uneasy in her sleep. She tossed and turned, but couldn't wake up.
A gust of wind came, and the candle flame flickered a few times before finally going out.
Shen Ning was still struggling in her sleep, but she was still the same and couldn't wake up no matter how much she tried.
Her hands clenched tighter and tighter, and the sweat on her forehead slowly soaked the pillow.
It was not until dawn that Jia Yue's cry brought life back to the courtyard.
"Madam, madam, what's wrong with you?"
Qingzhu stood up and looked at Shen Ning, only to see that her thin quilt had been kicked off long ago, and her head and face were covered in sweat, as if she was trapped in a nightmare again.
"Madam, wake up, madam, madam..."
“Ah~”
Shen Ning was finally woken up, but the first thing she did when she woke up was to be on guard.
Only after seeing Qingzhu did he slowly come back to his senses.
"Ma'am, are you having a nightmare again?"
Qingzhu was very worried.
Their wives haven't had nightmares for a long time.
“…Have someone prepare some water!”
Shen Ning felt weak and listless.
She was fighting wars and escaping in her dreams, and she wasn’t living a normal life. “I want to take a bath.”
"yes!"
Qingzhu hurriedly ordered the maid to prepare, "Madam, why don't you ask Manager Chen to come over and take your pulse!"
It always feels bad to sweat so much in a nightmare.
"No need, I'll take a break first."
Shen Ning knew what her problem was. "Where's the girl?" Her head hurt a little.
My head fell many times in the dream.
"The girl just cried, she should be able to have milk now."
Normally, the baby will stop crying as long as he gets milk.
Shen Ning stood up and realized that her pillow was wet with sweat. "Bring me a glass of water and add some salt."
This body is older after all.
Her hands and feet were weak now, and if she didn't drink some salt water, she would probably faint in the bathtub.
"Ah? Yes!"
Qingping, who also came in to serve, was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but immediately went to do it herself.
Their wives have done the thing of drinking salt water several times.
At first they didn’t know how to do it, but now everyone knows how to do it.
Soon a cup of light salt water was brought over. Shen Ning rinsed her mouth and brushed her teeth, then drank it in a few gulps and moved to the side room to take a bath.
If the guns cannot be sent up, then what else can be done to let the superiors know without being suspicious of the Jia family?
Shen Ning closed her eyes slightly and let Qingzhu wash her hair gently. Suddenly she asked, "Qingzhu, do you like watching plays?"
“I like it!”
Qingzhu and Qingping helped together, "Madam, do you want to watch a show?"
"It seems like there is a bookstore in our house?"
Shen Ning did not answer, but asked another question.
"yes!"
Qing Ping said: "The bookstore is now under the name of the great grandmother."
"...I have two plays in mind. I will tell you about them later. How about you write them?"
"Huh?" Both maids were a little stunned.
Did they hear it wrong, or...
"By the way, have you read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
"……without!"
The two maids shook their heads honestly.
"Then I will read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to you today."
wrong.
Shen Ning patted his head and said, "I was wrong. You were the ones who read Romance of the Three Kingdoms to me."
She had to let Haodaer and Rongger read together.
"…Madam, do we have such a book at home?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't have one, just go buy one."
Shen Ning said, "I'll ask someone to tell your uncle to bring in a few copies of Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
"……yes!"
Qing Ping hesitated for a moment, "Madam, what book is Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Well, you'll know when you take it and look at it."
When Shen Ning came out of the bath feeling refreshed, Jia Zhen and Youshi came over to pay their respects.
"Mom, did you sleep poorly last night?"
Yu Shi felt that her face looked tired and couldn't help but show concern.
"Not very well. I had a nightmare all night."
Shen Ning looked at Jia Zhen, "You've come at the right time. Go buy me a few copies of Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
Jia Zhen was puzzled. "We have it at home! I will find it for you in a moment."
"At home?"
Shen Ning sat down at the set dining table, "Have you seen it?"
“I have.”
Jia Zhen said, "My grandfather asked me to read it. He said that if we, who come from a family of military commanders, have not even read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we would be disgraced if we go out."
"...Then tell me, which character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms do you admire the most?"
"Need I say more? Zhuge Liang!"
"…Who did your grandfather admire most?"
Shen Ning couldn't help but be curious.
"Guan Yu Guan Yunchang."
Jia Zhen smiled, "Grandfather likes him the most. The next two are Liu Bei and Zhang Fei."
"What do you think of Liu Chan?"
Liu Chan?
Jia Zhen was stunned.
He is a hopeless person! "No, my son doesn't like him."
Ten out of ten people who read Romance of the Three Kingdoms will not like him.
Out of a thousand, maybe one will sigh when they see him.
"Mother, you are fine, why do you want to watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Hmm~"
Shen Ning took a sip of porridge and said, "I had a dream last night. I dreamed of a war." (End of this chapter)
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