In Lixiang Courtyard, Jia Zheng, holding a book, looked gloomy.
"King Hui of Liang said...said: "I have devoted all my heart to the state. If He... Henei is in trouble, I will move the people to... Hedong and the grain to... Henei..."
Baoyu stumbled as he recited what he had just learned today.
But his father's expression made him more and more scared and nervous.
The more he tried to memorize it, the worse it became. His mind was slowly losing fragments and going blank. Finally, he was left with only panic, "Son, I can't remember it."
Baoyu fell to his knees and said, "Father, please punish me!"
"Punishment? You really think I dare not hit you, right?"
Jia Zheng was furious.
Although the wound on his buttocks has mostly healed, only those who have suffered this pain know that until now, he cannot walk with big strides as he wished.
Even if I catch a cold, I will feel sore, swollen and painful in two places on my buttocks.
The imperial physician said that this was a sign that the injury was too severe and he still needed to recuperate.
As a last resort, Aunt Zhou had the area on Jia Zheng's robe's buttocks specially thickened.
The same goes for quilts.
But he had suffered so much, and his mother didn't even show any concern.
Every time they met, he was asked to be more tolerant towards Baoyu, saying that he was a child and his academic performance was good.
But is that Baoyu's own achievement? If he hadn't kept urging him, the child would still be lazy.
"Where's my ruler?"
Jia Zheng soon noticed that Aunt Zhou looked guilty.
"Master!" Aunt Zhou said cautiously, "Baoyu is still young. Even if you want to beat him, you should think about the old lady!"
But it would be fine if he didn't mention the old lady. Once he did, Jia Zheng's beard would fly up in anger.
“Get lost!”
He kicked her away and snatched the ruler.
"Master!" Aunt Zhou said in a sad voice, "Madam is worried too."
Mrs?
Wang?
Jia Zheng's anger burned from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Without any hesitation, he roared at Baoyu, "Raise your hands."
Baoyu was so scared that he cried, but he still raised his little hand obediently.
Snap~ The ruler came down and the child's body shook.
Crying even more miserably.
In the small Buddhist temple not far away, Wang paused while beating the wooden fish when she heard her son crying.
She knew that the person Jia Zheng scolded every day was not Baoyu, but her.
The person he wanted to hit was not Baoyu, but her.
Even after scolding Baoyu every day, he would ask Baoyu to come and see her, which was actually a demonstration to her.
Huh~ Wang looked up at the compassionate face of Guanyin Bodhisattva, quickly calmed down, and continued to beat her wooden fish.
Curse and beat him!
The more she beat and scolded him, the more Baoyu would lean towards her.
Wang waited for Baoyu to come over, and then she cried with him inside the door.
She no longer counts on her eldest son and daughter.
This little son...
Even if she has no future, she still wants to hold more.
In the study, Jia Zheng was still swinging his ruler.
Baoyu's mournful cries had already spread beyond Lixiang Courtyard.
Aunt Zhao, who was pulling Jia Huan towards this side, turned pale with fright.
Jia Huan was unwilling to move forward no matter what.
"Back, back~"
He spoke fluently, but his eyes were full of fear.
"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, we'll be back soon."
Aunt Zhao hurriedly picked up Jia Huan and walked back.
Fortunately, the master found another small courtyard for me, otherwise...
Aunt Zhao walked very fast, but she could hide, but Li Wan couldn't.
Although this daily task had already made her numb, but today...
Li Wan was so anxious that she paced around the room.
As a daughter-in-law, she couldn't snatch her brother-in-law away from her furious father-in-law, but she couldn't just stand by and watch!
Not to mention that Baoyu's sister-in-law usually calls him sister-in-law, even if it was just for the sake of Jia Zhu and Yuanchun, she couldn't let her father-in-law hit Baoyu.
"Quick!" she said to her maid Suyun, "Go out through the side door and come back in to say that the old lady is calling Baoyu."
The old lady knew that Baoyu was beaten, so she just helped them cover up the lie.
And my father-in-law probably doesn’t dare to ask.
Suyun tried to sneak towards the side door, but Qingping who came in saw her.
Of course she heard Baoyu's crying, so she came in in a hurry.
"Suyun, is Baoyu at home?"
The question was addressed to Suyun, but her eyes were looking towards the study. "Hey, what's going on?"
"It turned out to be Sister Qingping."
Li Wan heard her voice and hurried out, "Are you looking for Baoyu?"
"Yes, our wife invites you."
Both of them spoke loudly, so of course Jia Zheng heard it.
He wanted to shrink but there was nowhere to shrink.
He could only grab Baoyu's arm, drag him out, and throw him to the ground, "You evil creature, what have you done to make your aunt-in-law look for you?"
"Wow, w ...
When Baoyu fell, he subconsciously used his arm to support himself. Fortunately, his winter sleeves were thick and he was small, so he didn't get hurt. But when he supported himself, his already swollen hand rubbed against the ground and broke the skin on the spot.
"Baoyu!"
"Baoyu..."
Qingping and Li Wan hurried over.
"What is the Second Master doing?"
Qingping was furious.
The second master had already been beating Baoyu, and now he was throwing Baoyu around in the name of their wife, clearly taking advantage of the situation. "Our wife is Baoyu, so can't she be happy to hear that he was praised by the master and invite him to have some snacks?"
Jia Zheng: “…”
He also blushed on the spot, "Are you talking to me? Is this how the sister-in-law asked you to talk to me?"
"Master, master, calm down!"
Aunt Zhou came over to comfort her, "Whatever happened to the eldest lady of Guandong Mansion, it has nothing to do with Miss Qingping. You are angry with Baoyu, but you can't take your anger out on others!"
She almost said, don't make a big deal out of it, because if you do, he will be the one who suffers.
Jia Zheng felt the blow from Aunt Zhou hitting his buttocks, but he held back and just shouted at Baoyu: "You evil creature, it's just a minor injury, why are you crying? Your mother is not dead yet."
"Uh~"
Baoyu was startled and hiccuped, but then he managed to hold back his tears.
But the fear in his eyes and his slightly trembling body showed how scared he was! "Master, please don't scare Baoyu."
Aunt Zhou tried to comfort him again, "He has memorized the book today quite well. Since the eldest lady of the East Palace wants to see him, then..."
"When you go to the East Palace, behave yourself."
Jia Zheng took advantage of the situation and said, "Li, give him some medicine and send him over."
"yes!"
Li Wan hurriedly carried Baoyu away. Qingping had no choice but to bow and hurriedly follow.
"It's over, I'm not afraid anymore!"
Li Wan comforted Baoyu, "Sister-in-law will give you some medicine, and then we will go to the East Palace."
“Woo woo~~”
Baoyu didn't dare cry loudly, but he was really scared, wronged and hurt.
After a while, Shen Ning saw the child with swollen eyes from crying.
"What's the matter?"
"I was endorsed by the master, but I didn't meet his requirements, so I was beaten."
Li Wan didn't dare to hide anything and could only tell the truth.
“…”
Shen Ning pulled Baoyu over and looked at his swollen hand. She couldn't help but sigh, "Pay attention to the class when you go to school next time."
"Aunt~"
Baoyu burst into tears, "Wow, I studied hard in class, and the teacher praised me, but the master just wanted to beat me. Wow, w ...
Although he is small, he is not stupid.
The master just wanted to beat him.
When I see him I want to scold him.
Whether he does it well or badly, the result is the same.
"I am scolded by the master every day. I don't want to go home. Aunt, can I be with you?"
Shen Ning: “…”
Baoyu was only six years old at that time. Even in modern times, a six-year-old baby can be held in the arms of his parents.
She hugged him gently, "Be good, you can come to the East Mansion anytime, but can you bear to leave the old lady?"
“Woo woo~~~”
Baoyu was very sad.
He couldn't bear to leave the old lady.
Because he was scolded by the master, he told the old lady several times. Every time, the old lady would hold him in her arms and let the maid scold the master.
But even though the master was scolded by the old lady, he never restrained himself.
"Aunt, why does the master treat me like this? If he doesn't like me, why does he call me over every day?"
Baoyu cried so hard, "I don't want to go there again. If he catches me again, just beat me to death!"
Shen Ning: “…”
Although I knew that the couple were not human beings, I never expected that they would vent all their anger on Baoyu.
She hugged him as he trembled with tears, and said solemnly, "Go ask Shopkeeper Chen to make another dose of the tranquilizing soup."
The maids hurriedly asked for help, some to make medicine.
"Baoyu, be good, don't cry first. Auntie will ask clearly. If your father is wrong, Auntie will help you find him."
While Shen Ning was trying to comfort Baoyu, she asked Li Wan, "What does your master ask Baoyu every day?"
"homework!"
Li Wan was helpless too. "After school every day, Baoyu goes to the master to recite and write characters. The teacher often praises him recently. Last time his brother came back, he also praised him. But the master is never satisfied. Baoyu is scolded every day, but he is also beaten... Today is the first time."
"no!"
Baoyu cried, "Last time it was Mingyan who took the beating for me, the time before that it was Li Gui, the time before that it was Moyu and Chuyao..."
Originally, there were many people around him, such as Saohua, Tiaoyun, Banhe, etc., but they all left.
Baoyu didn't know what he had done wrong.
The master and his mistress, including the old lady, treated him less well than before.
The maids and servants in the house all act according to the moods of the master and the mistress.
Even if the old lady wanted to protect him, sometimes she was powerless.
"Aunt, Mo Yu and Chu Yao are leaving too. They don't want me anymore." Baoyu's eyes were blurry with tears. "Have the master and the mistress also stopped wanting me a long time ago?"
"Who said they don't want you?"
Shen Ning didn't know what this was about. "I remember the guy who followed you before was called Shuangrui. He was sent here by your uncle to practice martial arts and learn skills with Jiao Da. When you grow up and they have learned their skills, they will definitely follow you."
"Really?"
"Of course!"
Shen Ning wiped his tears and said, "Look at the old lady, your uncle, your elder brother, your sisters, are they still as fond of you as before?"
Baoyu: “…”
It seems so.
"Because your master is not a good person, he was locked up in the ancestral hall and beaten with a stick. Because your wife did something wrong, she was locked up in the small Buddhist temple. Although they are adults, being an adult does not mean they will not say or do the wrong thing."
Children's mental health is very important.
Shen Ning didn't want the couple to mislead him, "They made you suffer, it's their fault, Auntie will go to the old lady and let her make the decision for you, okay?"
"...Will the old lady punish the master and mistress again?"
Baoyu was a little scared again.
The old lady can only scold the master.
But my aunt is going to go find the old lady, and then... it might be more than just scolding.
Baoyu still remembered how pitiful the master and his wife were after his aunt came several times.
"You don't want them to be punished?"
Shen Ning looked into the child's eyes and asked.
"Yes... a little."
“…”
Shen Ning touched his little face and sighed softly, "Then no punishment, let's have a peaceful chat, okay?"
"……good!"
The master is afraid of his aunt.
In the end, Baoyu still hoped that his aunt could help him control his master and not vent her anger on him.
"good!"
Shen Ning was straightening the kid's clothes and happened to see the spiritual jade tucked into his lapel. She paused and slowly put it back, "Are you waiting for Manager Chen to check your hand here at your aunt's place, or are you going back to the old lady to check your hand?"
"I'm at my aunt's place."
Baoyu doesn't want to go home for the time being.
"Okay, then stay here."
Shen Ning stood up and said, "Youshi, please stay here with your sister-in-law. I will be back soon."
"yes!"
Youshi quickly agreed.
Li Wan felt uneasy and stood up quickly, "Aunt, I..."
"You stay here too."
Jia Zheng is a bully at home. Li Wan went to see him make a fool of himself today. If she didn't have the chance, it would be fine. But if she did, she would definitely use her status to bully him.
Shen Ning didn't want to get her into trouble anymore, so she left after saying this.
We really can't just ignore it.
The old lady was reluctant to take care of her second son, but if Jia Zheng continued like this, he would really ruin Baoyu.
How old is this child?
Normal education may not make you a talent, but at least you can become a normal person.
But if Jia Zheng vents his anger on his children, it may easily drive them to become abnormal.
And this child... is not a normal child.
What if I unlock some power from my past life during my metamorphosis...
Shen Ning shook her head and shook her wild imagination.
Baoyu's current situation was partly caused by her, so she had to take care of this matter.
At this time, Jia Zheng was actually worried.
The eldest sister-in-law of the East Palace is really the most fierce woman in Dazhao. She even dares to beat the Princess of Jin. Why not beat him up again...
I was impulsive today!
I don’t know whether the maid named Qingping exaggerated the story when she returned.
If this gets exaggerated, his sister-in-law, who has always disliked him, might come and kill him immediately.
What should I do? Jia Zheng thought carefully about what he had said to scold Baoyu.
Yes, yes, yes, he was scolding Baoyu.
There are so many people in the yard who can prove it for him.
"master!"
Aunt Zhou came in hurriedly, "Oh no, the eldest lady of the East Palace is here."
What? Jia Zheng's expression changed drastically. "Where are the people? Come on, come on!"
"She went to see the old lady."
Ah? Jia Zheng sat down with a thud. Because he didn't use enough strength, the old injury on his butt made his face twisted.
When Aunt Zhou saw him like this, the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, but her face and voice seemed to be concerned about him, "Please be gentle? Does it hurt?" (End of this chapter)
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