Wang Ziteng thought that all he had to do was drive Lu Kun away and then pay back what was owed, but he didn't expect that before he came, his brother had already offended Madam Shen and Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion.
Oh my goodness~ In the past, he would at most get angry and scold his younger brother, but he can’t do that now!
"Are you a pig brain?"
While scolding his younger brother, he also glared hatefully at his stupid brother-in-law.
These two are both idiots! "Who is Lu Kun? Not to mention that they are not real relatives yet, even if they are real relatives, there is still a first come first served rule."
His sister is stupid too.
He knew that the Shen family was not easy to deal with, but he still tried to deal with them every time.
Wang Ziteng was about to be pissed off by the three of them. "Your sister and niece are here. The Jia family is your legitimate in-laws. Why don't you protect this side? Why do you want to protect a so-called in-law you just met yesterday?"
It's just that he can't move his legs, otherwise he would have jumped up and kicked him a few times.
Is Shen easy to mess with? As the saying goes, a biting dog doesn't bark. Look at the strategy she came up with to deal with the Japanese. It's really...
Wang Ziteng admired and feared her at the same time. He always felt that if she targeted him, he might die without knowing how.
"Someone, tie up the second master for me."
If he didn't make amends for this crime quickly, Wang Ziteng felt that he wouldn't need to go out anymore.
The cause of the last horse-frightening case has not yet been uncovered, and he suspects that his second brother must have offended someone like Shen somewhere, which led to this.
Otherwise, how come there is no clue at all?
Anyway, Wang Ziteng checked for possible suspects on his side, but couldn't find any, so the problem could only be on his second brother's side.
"Brother~"
Mrs. Wang subconsciously went over to stop him, "Second brother's illness has just recovered."
Escape from death.
"Tie me up, tell him to tie me up, and tie me up to death if he can."
Wang Zisheng was furious. He felt that he was implicated by his elder brother. He finally came back from a disaster and everyone in the family should let him go. "Tie me up and see how you will explain to your parents."
Not only can he not explain to his parents, even his own son will not forgive his eldest brother.
"You said I didn't care about my sister and Feng'er? How could I not care? The Lu family is rich, my family is powerful, Lian'er is in the Armory now, and your return to the Beijing camp is a sure thing. Our family is on the rise, and Jia Zhen is a junior, so why can't he give way to us for the sake of the overall situation?"
Wang Zisheng felt that he was right. "He is the key to this case. As long as he is willing to go to Shuntian Prefecture to help close the case, it will be useless for the higher-ups to keep an eye on the Lu family."
You can't just rob them alive.
"Brother, it's just a broken leg, how come you don't even have a bit of wolf spirit anymore?"
And they tied him up? Did they want to tie him up to make amends to Jia Zhen?
Is Jia Zhen worthy of it?
"No, I'll go find Lu right now."
A dowry of millions.
Having said that, Wang Zisheng was about to leave.
"Stop, Wang Jin, what are you still standing there for?"
Wang Ziteng was furious, "Tie him up for me."
Wang Jin and his men didn't dare to delay any longer. They quickly took the ropes they brought and tied up the second master in no time.
"Brother, are you crazy?"
Wang Zisheng was so angry that he almost cried, "Do you know how harsh the words Shen and Jia Zhen said today? They also forced my brother-in-law to go to the ancestral hall to reflect on himself. If he doesn't reflect on himself, he will unilaterally sever ties with the Ningguo Mansion."
So there is still talk of cutting off the robe and breaking off the friendship and going to the ancestral hall? Wang Ziteng panted heavily, "Shut his mouth for me."
If you don't shut his mouth, his second brother will keep screaming.
If possible, he would also like to throw him into the ancestral hall.
"Brother-in-law, go to the ancestral hall!"
Wang Ziteng felt very upset when he saw Jia Zheng, who seemed like a refined gentleman.
Others kneel in the ancestral hall when they are young, but this brother-in-law is different. When he was young, everyone praised him. Now that he is old and his children are well-behaved, he kneels in the ancestral hall at every turn. "This matter... is indeed what you did wrong."
Jia Zheng: “…”
He looked at his unruly second uncle, then at his eldest uncle who looked like he had a headache, shook his body and said nothing.
"Brother~"
Wang wanted to cry to her eldest brother, "If it's always like this, how can we live? Can't we just do as my second brother said and let Jia Zhen help to close the case?"
Their family had done a lot of things like this before! Why couldn't they do it now?
"As you know, Yuanchun is going to marry the Marquis of Xinping, and Lian'er has been raised in our family since she was a child. Let's talk..."
"They are confused, and you are confused too."
Wang Ziteng took a few gulps of tea and said, "Why was Yuanchun able to marry the Marquis of Xinping? It was Shen who helped her to get her married." Although the marriage was not very high, it was not too bad either. Shen had put a lot of effort into her niece's matter.
"Lian'er has just taken office, and the position is not stable yet. And me, I will definitely go back to the Beijing camp, but I haven't gone back yet, right? We are walking on thin ice, how can you all take advantage of us and become arrogant right away?"
Isn't this bullshit?
Wang Ziteng was furious with them. "Now that the Prince of Jin is under house arrest and the political situation is gradually stabilizing, it is time for the Emperor to work hard to govern the country. If you go to cause trouble at this time, you will be courting death, and you will bring death to your entire clan."
As the saying goes, the dog that bites doesn't bark.
Everyone says that the emperor is just a puppet, a farmhand, but judging from the fact that he wants to recover Hetao, he does have absolute ambitions.
The reason why he looks weak is actually because he has learned from the lesson of the prince in the past.
But the emperor has always insisted on what he should insist on.
It’s just that they did it silently.
The emperor is getting older and has less energy. As long as the emperor doesn't do anything too extreme, he will turn a blind eye to it for the sake of political stability.
Wang Ziteng has been resting at home during this period, thinking about the two people mentioned above every day. It would be a lie to say that he was not surprised.
However, he was also glad that he discovered this.
"Second brother, it's not that I want to lose face and embarrass you."
Wang Ziteng tried to persuade Wang Zisheng who was still unconvinced, "But I just received news that the imperial guards are going to surround the Lu family. It's obvious that they either have to sacrifice their wealth or their lives." The imperial guards must have been supported by the emperor, "Lu Kun has no choice at all. He wants to marry into our Wang family, and it's Jia Zhen's idea. But with Shen around, he can never win over Jia Zhen."
“Woooo ...
"Brother, before you came, the Emperor and the Emperor of Ningguo Mansion gave gifts to Sister-in-law and Zhen'er."
What? Wang Ziteng felt depressed. "Then what are you waiting for? Do you still want to twist someone's thigh with your arm?"
What sin did he commit?
"Hurry up, go to the ancestral hall and make amends."
Wang Ziteng made the final decision, "Everyone, be sincere."
“Woo woo woo~~”
Wang Zisheng wanted to be stubborn, but Wang Ziteng smashed the cup not far in front of him.
A piece of broken porcelain flew up and just happened to pass by the corner of Wang Zisheng's eye, bringing out a lot of blood.
"Hurry~"
Wang Ziteng was very anxious, and Mrs. Wang also rushed over and shouted out what her eldest brother couldn't say in his anxiety, "Go and call the imperial physician."
…
At the same time, Shen Ning and Jia Zhen had just sent away the retired emperor and the emperor's men, and then they welcomed the idle Jia Mu.
"Let Zhen'er report to the ancestors at the ancestral hall."
The old lady was happy, "Niece-in-law, come and talk to me."
"……OK!"
Shen Ning waved to Jia Zhen, supported the old lady, and took her to see today's reward.
The retired emperor awarded her a set of jade jewelry made in the palace, two jade pendants, and two sets of gold jewelry.
The emperor gave a lot of rewards, from tonic sea cucumbers, shark fins, bird's nests, cordyceps, deer antlers to tea and thirty-eight desserts from the imperial kitchen. The main point was that he was very enthusiastic, but it did not involve any gold or silver.
Shen Ning suspected that the emperor was still poor.
And they are so poor that they don’t even have a penny.
So I used the ready-made things in the palace to do favors.
"These things are not durable. Aunt, take whatever you like home."
"Well, these almond Buddha's hand, crispy apple, and confit cake are pretty good."
Grandmother Jia used to eat it often when she went to the palace, but she hasn’t seen it for many years. When she sees it again, there is joy in her eyes.
In fact, when the royal family gives rewards, it does not matter how much gold and silver is given, but rather how decent it is.
Especially, although the reward from the emperor seems worthless, it represents his closeness.
"Here," Shen Ning pointed to the snacks on the other side, "these whipped cream cakes, red bean paste cakes, coconut cups, and mandarin duck rolls. I remember you also like them, Auntie."
"Hahaha, then I'll take half."
Grandmother Jia was very happy.
Although she has two biological daughters-in-law, when they receive rewards, they may not be as generous as her niece-in-law.
Moreover, when Shen received the reward, she did not act complacent in front of her, but was still as filial as before.
"Qingzhu, pack a portion of the bird's nest, sea cucumber, etc. for the old lady. Also, pick two pieces of each cake and send them to Ningxixuan. The rest, follow this method and send some to the eldest lady of the West Mansion."
"yes!"
Qingzhu was busy taking the maids to work.
On the contrary, when Grandmother Jia heard that there was an eldest daughter-in-law but no second daughter-in-law, she thought of the time when Shen and Jia Zhen went to Lixiang Courtyard and asked her to go as well. She was stunned and asked, "Did Wang make you angry again?"
"Hmm~"
Shen Ning nodded straightforwardly.
"You are the sister-in-law."
Seeing her expression, Jia's mother couldn't help but laugh, "If you want to punish me, just punish me, why call me?"
She was willing to give her this power.
Moreover, the old lady didn't think that the angry Shen Ning would care about her and not punish the second daughter-in-law.
She dared to strip Jing'er of his Taoist robe and splash tea all over Zheng'er's face right in front of her. What else would she not dare to do? "No!"
Shen Ning helped the old lady sit down on the chair and said, "Not only am I angry with my second brother's wife, but Zhen'er and I are also angry with my second brother."
"Alas~"
The old lady took the tea she offered and sighed, "I don't know how Zheng'er became what he is now."
Not even as good as She'er.
If Min'er, Yuanchun, Zhu'er and Baoyu were not all so good, the old lady would have suspected that she had taught them bad things.
"Maybe I spoiled her too much back then!"
But he was a child back then, and she and the Duke were still young and strong.
What about now? The Duke and the eldest uncle are both dead.
Accidents happened one after another in the family. If it weren't for her luck and if Shen hadn't made preparations in advance, her Min'er and her grandson and granddaughter might all be gone.
"If he makes a mistake, you can just beat him and punish him. I will never say a word of 'no'."
My daughter accompanied me in talking for the past few days and even visited the school.
"Yesterday your sister Min told me that when it's not so hot anymore, she would let Chang'an go to the clan school."
The old lady also thought about something, "I thought about letting Baoyu go there when Changan goes to the clan school."
She kept it at home because, firstly, she was afraid of spoiling the child again, and secondly, she was afraid that her second son and his wife would treat the child with disdain because of the jade.
"Zheng'er and his wife are both troublesome. They treat Baoyu like his stepfather and stepmother."
But can the children be blamed for this?
It was clearly Wang's fault.
"Of course. If others can endure hardships, our children can naturally endure them too."
Especially Baoyu.
Shen Ning always wanted to send him to school.
"Although the rice tastes bad, you haven't heard of any children getting sick from it, right? And since the reform of the clan school, the number of sick leave by children has decreased by two-thirds compared to before."
Children should run and jump around, and use up their unused energy. No matter how important their schoolwork is, they will have no time to deal with those messy things.
"Let the two cousins go to school together. When Baoyu sees his second brother and his wife less often, maybe he will get better slowly."
This whole family doesn't know how to teach their children.
It might be better to be guided by a teacher when entering school.
"I hope so!"
The old lady looked at Shen Ning, "What stupid thing did Zheng'er and his wife do again? Tell me."
"…Then promise me you won't be angry."
"rest assured!"
The old lady smiled and said, "I, your aunt, take better care of myself than you do."
When the Duke passed away, he told her that she should live a few more years and when her grandchildren grew up, things would slowly get better for the family.
Just like my daughter said, as long as she, the superior lady of the Duke, is around, no matter how badly the Jia family falls, it is still the Duke's Mansion.
So the old lady takes good care of herself.
If there is no fun, she will find some.
She is happy every day, eating and drinking as she pleases, unlike Shen, who would walk around the garden for half a circle more if she ate a little more.
Grandmother Jia seriously suspected that Shen Ning reduced the food in the mansion mainly because she didn't dare to eat too much and she was afraid that she couldn't resist the temptation.
For every meal of three or four dishes and one soup, no matter how delicious they are, after a few more bites, they will be just like that and will not be too much.
"You said that yourself!"
Although Shen Ning wanted Yuanchun to marry peacefully, she couldn't stand Jia Zheng's repeated attempts to commit suicide!
The confiscation of property in "Dream of the Red Chamber" included the crime of monopolizing lawsuits.
If we don't control this from top to bottom, if something happens again, it will not only be Jia Zheng's family that will suffer.
Besides, what was the fault of Li Wan and Tanchun? They were closely related to Jia Zheng and Wang Shi.
So Shen Ning is more inclined to keep control over the couple.
"Do you still remember when Yue Er was one month old and Jia Qin was caught by Cai Shen Gambling House and forced to pay back the money?"
"Remember!"
I will never forget this in my life.
Not to mention the stupid things the son and daughter-in-law did, just the incident itself is extremely bad.
As the mainstay of the Jia family, Grandmother Jia knew very well that on such a big day, the God of Wealth Casino's actions were a slap in the face of everyone in the Jia family.
So when Shen angrily changed the family rules, she didn't say a word.
"Could it be that Zheng'er went to the gambling house?"
If that happens...
The old lady was in a dilemma.
No matter how badly Er'er performed his job as an official, he was still an official after all.
With that official around, the second branch would not become a nobody.
"It's hard to cut off his hands and feet, so just ask someone to cut off Wang's hands and feet!"
Shen Ning: “…”
She didn't expect that the old lady just frowned and immediately gave her a solution.
So the son is his own son no matter what, and the daughter-in-law should take as much blame as she can? "No!"
Shen Ning quietly let out a breath and said, "The assassin who assassinated Zhen'er has been found, and he has a close relationship with the God of Wealth Casino." She quickly told Lu Kun about the tunnel and the money he gave as an apology. She and her son felt that the money was too much, so they told him everything about Jia Zhen's entry into the palace.
Grandmother Jia didn't expect that there were so many things involved.
Two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver!
But thinking about the lives of Jia Zhen, Shen and little Yue'er..., the old lady calmed down again.
No matter how good the money is, it is not as good as life!
Since the Li family was able to secretly frame the Jia family, there is a high probability that the Lu family is really related to the assassin.
The housekeeper who went to Shuntian Mansion to surrender himself was most likely a scapegoat sent by the God of Wealth from the West.
"... Lu Kun knew that things were not going well, so he went to the Prince of Jin's mansion first. The Prince of Jin was under house arrest, so he probably didn't care about him. But he found out about our family's relationship, and then he became a relative of the Second Master Wang, and wanted to give his daughter to Wang Ren as a concubine."
At this point, she paused, "You know Master Wang Er. He is the most reckless and will not do anything without profit."
Shen Ning called Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen over and told them about the gift again. "I looked at the gift list yesterday and asked someone to find out. The Western God of Wealth usually gives silver as a gift. But Master Wang Er brought him and only gave a bloodstone seal to Zheng Er. He went to speak for others because of the bloodstone seal."
“…”
Grandmother Jia's face twitched.
The anger in his eyes grew.
These two are so stupid.
While everyone was making trouble at his niece's full moon party, he was still dazzled by a bloodstone seal.
Does Rongguo Mansion lack seals? There are several Tianhuang ones.
The most hateful one is Wang Zisheng. He is his uncle, but does he protect his brother-in-law at all? The old lady is very experienced and can imagine how much good Wang Zisheng got from Lu Kun and how he framed her second son.
Otherwise, my niece-in-law wouldn't have to keep emphasizing the bloodstone seal.
Grandmother Jia was also very angry.
"Aunt, Second Brother Zheng is so soft-hearted, it's time to stop ignoring him."
Shen Ning said: "So this time, I gave him two options. One is to go to the ancestral hall to reflect on himself, and the other is to sever ties with our Ningguo Mansion."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
You don't even want to hit me anymore? The old lady couldn't help but pleading in her eyes.
"...Aunt, it's not that I want to give up on my second brother Zheng, I'm just really scared."
Shen Ning sighed, "For a little face and a little favor, Second Brother Zheng didn't even protect his own nephew. Who knows what's going on outside? He won't take on all kinds of things just for a few nice words from someone else, and use the Jia family's name card to take on lawsuits for others?"
This? The old lady's heart could not help but tremble. (End of this chapter)
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