Chapter 132: Questioning
June 16th is a good day for moving, opening a business, breaking ground, blessing, and setting up a bed...
Early in the morning, Yingchun and Tanchun brought their maids to help Mr. Zhan move.
Of course, Daiyu, who also wanted to study, came with her younger brother Lin Changan.
Teacher Zhan Xue did not despise them for their young age. He gave one a book and another a few sticks of ink, giving them a sense of pride that the teacher was busy and the disciples were doing the hard work. They moved happily and grandly from Rongguo Mansion to Ningguo Mansion.
The desks, writing desks, piano rooms, chess rooms, painting studios, etc. are all ready here.
The spacious and bright Ningxixuan suddenly became lively because of their arrival.
"Aunt~"
Lin Changan was sharp-eyed. When he saw Shen Ning coming out of the inner room, he smiled so hard that his eyes curved. He ran over and asked, "Are you here to help the gentleman move, too?"
"yes!"
Shen Ning touched his little head and nodded with a smile to Zhan Xue who was bowing, "I will trouble Mr. Zhan to take care of these children in the future."
"You're welcome, ma'am."
Zhan Xue didn't expect that Madam Shen would come in person. "Mencius said that a gentleman has three joys. Although I am not a gentleman, being a teacher for these children is also a great blessing in life!"
"Sir, we are lucky to have you teaching us!"
Yingchun brought Tanchun and Daiyu to Shen Ning and saluted, "Aunt, we are here. You and the master can sit down. We will be done in a moment."
"Haha, I'll leave it to you then."
Shen Ning was very happy about Yingchun's change, "Mr. Zhan, let's go over there and have a cup of tea!"
Zhan Xue smiled and nodded, then went with her.
Neither of them was worried about the children. Qingzhu had brought Ning Xixuan's four maids and two servants to meet them yesterday. Now they were following Zhan Xue's maid Weidong to make arrangements. The children were just helping out, and the important thing was to participate.
"I won't ask about the children's study problems. Mr. Zhan must have more experience than me."
"I dare not. When I was young at home, Zhan Xue had heard of Madam Shen's name."
It turns out that there is no false reputation.
How many people in the capital city envied Madam Shen back then, envied her for being respected and loved by her husband, and liked and loved by her parents-in-law.
I heard that when her mother-in-law passed away, she transferred all her private property to Mrs. Shen and left nothing for her son.
Now, it seems that Mrs. Shen treats Grandma You in the same way.
Zhan Xue envied such a family atmosphere because she didn't have it.
It can be said that there is only one such family among tens of thousands of families in the entire capital.
From the bottom of her heart, she was happy to be able to transfer to Ningguo Mansion to teach.
"…That's all in the past."
Shen Ning smiled and said, "I came here this time not only to welcome you, but also for another matter."
"You say."
Zhan Xue still admired this woman very much who might have changed the fate of the entire Jia family.
"I heard that you play the piano well, too?"
"yes!"
If you want to be a mistress in this wealthy family, you have to have some skills.
Zhan Xue is very confident in the areas she is good at.
"I wonder if you accept older students?"
Ah? Could it be that Mrs. Shen wants to learn the piano?
Zhan Xue smiled, "Take it! Confucius said that there is no distinction between people in education, let alone just being old?"
"That's great."
Shen Ning smiled, "My daughter-in-law You really wants to learn the piano, but she has to take care of household affairs in the morning and doesn't have much time..."
"You can come in the afternoon or in the evening to study for half an hour."
It wasn't Mrs. Shen. While she felt regretful, Zhan Xue also felt that her psychological pressure was much less.
"It's settled then."
Shen Ning was very satisfied and said with a smile: "When Ning Xixuan is ready, I will let her come to learn from me."
"Yes, anytime."
It is the same whether you let one sheep go or a flock of sheep go.
It doesn't matter.
The two reached an agreement and smiled at each other. Just as they were about to say something else, the nanny brought little Jia Yue, who was crying, over.
In fact, the little girl would take a walk with Shen Ning at this time every day.
Now I can’t find anyone, I can’t speak, and they will cry.
"Oh, you miss mom?"
Shen Ning hugged her daughter and introduced Zhan Xue to her with a smile, "Look, this is the man that mother brought specially for you."
Zhan Xue: “…”
Is this word "拐" serious? It seems so.
"Haha, don't blame me, Mr. Zhan," Shen Ning said while holding her little daughter, "It's mainly because my child, when she was still in my belly, liked to listen to her eldest nephew reading."
"...I heard Yingchun say that."
Zhan Xue smiled at her future student and said, "I was worried that you would really send her here before she could even crawl, so that I could teach her to speak."
"Haha, so you are mentally prepared for this?"
"As long as you are willing, it is not impossible."
When she was in Rongguo Mansion, although there was a maid assigned to do the rough work, Zhan Xue only had one maid, Weidong.
But it’s different here. She has six people, including old women and maids.
So, taking care of one more child is really no big deal.
"That hits the nail on the head."
Shen Ning smiled, "It's true that I'm a little reluctant, but it's still okay once in a while!"
Zhan Xue: “…”
Seriously? "Her sisters are all here. Look, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, I will bring her here for half an hour, so that she can feel the atmosphere of the school and let her sisters hold her. How about that?"
"sure."
Just half an hour.
Zhan Xue breathed a sigh of relief. When the little girl screamed "Ahhh" at her, she couldn't help but touch her little hand. She was about to say, "Let me hug you," when Qing Ping rushed over and said, "Madam, the master has something urgent to ask you."
…
In Jia Zheng's study in Lixiang Courtyard, Jia Zhen met Lu Kun again. After a cordial and friendly meeting, he heard Jia Zheng blowing his newly acquired chicken blood stone seal.
Jia Zheng, who had never been praised by anyone, rarely received such a beautiful bloodstone, and was willing to say a few good words for Lu Kun.
But he didn't know the truth of the matter and only praised others for not being involved.
As time passed, Lu Kun became more and more anxious, and kept winking at Wang Zisheng.
"Hey, nephew."
Wang Zisheng was just waiting for him to get anxious.
Otherwise, how can he be made prominent?
Seeing that he could take action, he carelessly stuffed a roll of banknotes into Jia Zhen's arms and said, "Let me introduce you again. Master Lu is now the father-in-law of my son Ren'er."
"Master Jia..."
Lu Kun smiled and was about to bow, but Wang Zisheng had already pushed him down, "Why call me Lord Jia? That's too distant." He turned to Jia Zhen with a smile and said, "For the sake of my uncle and your second uncle Zheng, how about letting him go about the gambling house matter?"
"What gambling house?"
Jia Zheng, who knew nothing, felt something was wrong when he saw the roll of banknotes. He suddenly became serious when he heard the words, "Zhen'er, you went to the gambling house? How could you go to the gambling house?"
In the past, he looked down on this uneducated nephew.
Now I am even less happy.
Especially during the time in the ancestral hall, the nephew clearly stood on the side of his eldest brother.
Humph, sister-in-law keeps talking all day long. Now you’re fine, right?
Jia Zheng felt a little excited. "Your mother just established the clan rules in front of the whole family..."
"It's not about gambling."
Wang Zisheng received Lu Kun's look and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Ah, I'm here to talk to my eldest nephew. If you have something to do, go and do it." He called Jia Zheng's name and said, "If you have nothing to do, just sit down and listen. We are all relatives. Please help us get it right."
He just used Jia Zheng to invite Jia Zhen over. "My dear nephew, it's not easy to do business. You should forgive others when you can! You have accepted the money from others, so you can't go back on your word, right?"
"Hey, Uncle Sheng, is there any misunderstanding?"
Jia Zhen took out a roll of banknotes from his bosom and said, "He came to apologize and I accepted the money. Why should I pay or rebel against you?"
"So this matter...is over?"
Lu Kun urgently needed Jia Zhen's assurance and bowed again, "In that case, thank you very much."
"Hahaha, it's naturally in the past."
Wang Zisheng laughed and said, "Since we are in the past, nephew, you should tell the Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu, so that they won't keep looking for Lu's relatives."
Jia Zheng was confused by what he heard.
His second uncle is usually very erratic.
If it wasn't for Master Lu who came with him and gave him this piece of chicken blood stone...
Jia Zheng's brows furrowed again and again.
He hadn't seen it clearly when his second uncle had just stuffed the banknote into his mouth, but Jia Zhen had taken it out now. Although the banknote was rolled up so that it couldn't be fully seen, the word "wan" on it was clearly visible.
If this roll of silver notes is in units of '10,000', then it's not old or young! Moreover, from what he meant, Master Lu had given Zhen'er silver before.
Hiss~ How much Jia Zheng liked the bloodstone just now, how angry he is now.
But he had no idea that Lu Kun had originally wanted to give him some silver, but Wang Zisheng insisted that having the bloodstone was enough to make him overjoyed.
"Businessmen are always approached by soldiers. How can customers dare to come to our store?"
As he said this, Wang Zisheng gave Lu Kun a wink.
Lu Kun hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, there are soldiers at the bank and outside my house now." They looked even more severe than yesterday, and he was also afraid.
"Nephew, how about your uncle accompany you and my in-laws on a trip together?"
Wang Zisheng received tens of thousands of silver from Lu Kun.
In the future, when their daughter marries, she will have a dowry of about one million.
With so much silver, his Wang family will surely prosper for several more generations.
"Huh~"
Jia Zhen put the roll of banknotes on the table and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. Master Lu gave me too much money. Jia Zhen didn't dare to act on his own, so he went to the palace yesterday and gave it to the emperor. Now... the emperor has the final say."
Lu Kun: “…”
He looked at Wang Zisheng eagerly.
"Nephew, things are different now!"
Wang Zisheng was also a little anxious. "Didn't you know about the relationship between the Lu family and our two families yesterday? Now that you know, go to the palace and ask the emperor for mercy..."
"Uncle thinks too highly of me."
Jia Zhen waved his hands repeatedly, "Is this palace a place where we can go back on our word?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Wang Zisheng's voice suddenly became louder. "Zhen'er, how can you be so unwilling to give others leeway when you act now? The emperor is so busy, how can he remember this? Be good, listen to your uncle. If you don't want to enter the palace, your uncle will accompany you to Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu, and we will quietly withdraw this case."
"I don't dare!"
Jia Zhen waved his hands repeatedly.
"Liu Youfu has pleaded guilty."
Lu Kun finally said, "If we can't withdraw the case, then let's close it." As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to Jia Zhen, "As long as the case is closed, the soldiers will withdraw. It just so happens that the bank still has some shares. I am willing to give them to Master Jia."
"Zhen'er, we are all family."
As he said this, Wang Zisheng stepped on Jia Zheng, signaling him to help persuade the man.
Jia Zheng: “…”
He didn't even bother to look at his uncle and said, "I'm confused by what you're saying. Zhen'er, are you and Lu's relatives feuding?"
"It's like this..."
Lu Kun hurriedly told him that his butler owed the dwarf assassin Xie Zhenghu a favor and had taken him in behind his back. "Now Liu Youfu has confessed his crime in Shuntian Prefecture. However, due to the relationship between the two prefectures, Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi dare not close the case at will."
He was smart enough not to mention Jia Zhen, but the two mansions. "Liu Youfu is my housekeeper. If he is wrong, I will naturally apologize to Lord Jia. That is really not a bribe."
At this point, Lu Kun's eyes turned red. "I was thinking that I should get this over with as soon as possible and start my business again. Otherwise... Master Jia, you know that those officers and soldiers usually take advantage of me when they have nothing to do. Now they have found an opportunity to not only shut down my gambling house, but also my bank and my home."
"Nephew," Wang Zisheng felt that the two families could definitely handle this matter. "It's just a matter of your words. The relationship between our two families is still here. Brother-in-law, you also say something."
"...Zhen'er, let's go to Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi!"
Jia Zheng glanced at his uncle and said, "We are all relatives now, and this matter has nothing to do with the Lu family. Even if it is the emperor... and Shuntian Prefecture, as long as the case is closed, there will be no problem."
His daughter is going to marry the Marquis of Xinping.
Speaking of which, the Jia family is now considered a relative of the emperor.
"Put away the banknotes. We are all family. If you keep doing this, it will be unorthodox."
Jia Zheng glanced at the banknotes and said, "It just so happens that I am free today, so I will go with you."
"This is not an unorthodox doctrine, it is a token of my appreciation."
How could Lu Kun dare to take it back? He grabbed the roll of silver and tried to stuff it into Jia Zhen's hand again, "Master Jia..." His voice was pleading, "You..."
"Zhen'er, keep it!"
Madam Wang also spoke in the inner room, "Go with your second uncle and the others to withdraw this case. Then let Ren'er come over and thank you."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Wang Zisheng laughed and held Jia Zhen, "Get this done, and I'll treat you to a nice drink."
"What kind of wine should I drink..."
When Shen Ning's voice sounded outside the house, a sturdy woman had already kicked open the door of the study. Several servants not far away were all frightened and knelt on the ground, "Master Wang Er, tell me what you have to say."
"Mother!"
Jia Zhen felt that his mother's face was not right, and rushed over, "Son doesn't drink, son..."
"Did I ask you?"
Shen Ning stared at the stunned Jia Zheng and the other two, "Jia Zheng, are you going to sell your nephew for money?"
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