Chapter 206: Tiekan Temple (6,000-yuan reward from book friend Fufui eating cherries)
There is enough behind you and you forget to pull back; there is no way ahead and you want to turn back.
Every word of the couplet in Tiekan Temple is so powerful, as if it is speaking to their descendants as well as to themselves.
Shen Ning paused in front of the temple gate and finally walked in.
People of this era believe in returning to one's roots, so any Jia family member who died in Beijing would have their bodies kept here, waiting for the fortune teller to give a favorable opinion before being sent back to their hometown for burial.
This...is actually pretty good.
Children born in Beijing can only take part in the funeral and...roots-seeking journey when they send their elders' coffins back for burial.
Entering this era, Shen Ning suddenly discovered that the three-year mourning period of the ancients was not only about filial piety, but also a kind of belief.
Believe in your ancestors and believe in this land.
You can say that the ancestors bless you, you can say - Heaven and earth have conscience! Shen Ning sighed softly in his heart.
The fast pace of modern life leaves us no time to think. In just a few decades, we have gone through the journey that took Western countries one or two hundred years.
Everyone was forced to run forward, but how much blood and tears were involved in the process? Shen Ning put the folded gold ingots into the brazier one by one. Xiao Yue'er was held by Rong Ge'er, and she also took the gold ingots from his hand and put them in.
She felt that this was an interesting and fun thing, but outsiders looked at...
"Grandma, my father, my aunt and I are here. You are not feeling well yet, so you should go and rest first!"
Rong Ge'er felt sorry for his grandmother and was afraid that her emotions would affect her health again.
“Ahhh~~”
In the firelight, little Yue'er also learned from her older nephew and spoke to her mother.
Shen Ning reached out and touched her little face.
The little guy became even happier, and his two little hands kept flapping.
For several days, her mother hadn't hugged her.
This time, her mother finally touched her with her hand, and she couldn't help but want her to hug her.
Shen Ning naturally couldn't hug him.
Her throat hadn't recovered yet and her body felt weak and frail.
Because of this illness, I feel like I have several more white hairs. The health that I worked hard to maintain for half a year has been destroyed in just these few days.
"Yuer is still young, just burn a few, don't let her get burned by sparks."
Shen Ning stood up and said to Youshi who had packed up everything, "And you too, be careful with the candles."
"Don't worry, mother!"
Youshi nodded hurriedly, "Your room is the first one on the left side of the inner courtyard."
She had just brought the maids to clean the house for the elders.
After all, few people come to this place.
Although someone cleans the house every day, the bedding brought from home always needs to be re-laid out.
As soon as Shen Ning entered the room, hot water and hot towels were ready.
Even the medicine that was being boiled in the carriage was ready by now.
She washed her face, wiped her hands, drank the prepared medicine, and then lay down obediently.
Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out. This is no joke.
While she was sleeping soundly here, Jia Jing finally got around to the back of the temple.
Unfortunately, the small door at the back door had already been guarded by the palace guards, and he even saw the old man Jiao Da patrolling everywhere.
Jia Jing sighed softly.
Home - he couldn't go back. Here... If he couldn't get in today, he would never have the chance again.
Do you want to tell Jiao Da?
Shen could guess from that room that he was not dead, and Jiao Da dug the tunnel there himself..., didn't he have any doubts? Jia Jing was hesitating whether to call Jiao Da and ask him to make it convenient for him to see his wife and daughter, but Jiao Da had already come out from the back door.
The old man watched Jia Jing grow up, and he was extremely sad to hear that he was gone.
However, after hearing where he died and that his wife had cleaned up the place brick by brick without asking anyone else to do it, she had a rough idea of where he had died.
Humph~ Do you think he is old and confused? His wife is sick, most likely because of the illness and fear.
After all, she has been spoiled since she was a child.
She fired a gun and killed five people. Under normal circumstances, she would have vomited for a few days. What's more, on that day she had to cover for the master and collect the bodies of someone she didn't know.
Jiao Da observed along the way.
There were a lot of people watching the fun, but how many of them could chase out of the capital and run to Tiekan Temple?
"Everyone, stay alert. There are so many people here today, so don't let anything go wrong."
Jiao Da spoke in a loud voice, as if he didn't see Jia Jing, "I will take over your shift tonight, you can have a good rest then."
“…”
Jia Jing quickly shrank back.
The fewer people who knew that he was still alive, the better.
He doesn't even want to see his son, but he wants to see his daughter.
He didn't keep the little handprints and footprints from the full moon.
On the day he pretended to be dead, he only heard his daughter crying. The little girl probably wanted her mother to hold her, but her mother was busy. She looked so aggrieved...
It’s okay when you don’t think about it, but once you do, your heart is hooked.
Jia Jing hid behind a tree and waited silently.
Time today seems to be infinitely stretched.
Jia Jing waited anxiously for dark, and waited anxiously for Jiao Da to arrive.
Finally, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the old man came out wearing a large, thick cloak.
Jiao Da came over leisurely, pretending to urinate under the tree, "If you don't want to see me, forget it," he said in a low voice, "Old man, I'm leaving now."
"See!"
Jia Jing hurriedly responded.
Bang~ A bundle was thrown over.
"Hurry up and change the servant's clothes."
"Thank you!"
Jia Jing took off his clothes and changed them as quickly as possible, then walked along the corner of the wall and entered the back door.
"Wait a minute, the mistress is burning paper for the master."
Jiao Da lowered his voice and said, "It is said that it is the last night with the master."
“…”
Jia Jing understood, bowed deeply, and then walked in carefully, avoiding the palace guards.
In fact, at this time Shen Ning was also wondering whether Jia Jing would find an opportunity to come and take a look.
Today is the only chance, otherwise...
Shen Ning put paper money into the brazier one by one.
The Chinese New Year is just fourteen days away. The weather is extremely cold, but it is slightly warmer here at the brazier.
"Mrs!"
Jiao Da, who had left the back door to the inspector again, strode over and said, "The old slave is outside."
The old man didn't want to come at first, but Jia Jing was hiding, and if he suddenly appeared in the mourning hall, it would scare his wife.
"Ah? Oh~"
Shen Ning didn't expect that the old man was still not going to bed at such a late hour.
The old man didn't ask her about Jia Jing's death, and she certainly wouldn't take the initiative to tell him.
Some things are best left to everyone knowing.
"It's cold, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
"It's me!"
Jia Jing came in from the side door in a gentle voice, "Let Jiao Da watch from outside!"
Shen Ning: “…”
She put some more paper money into the brazier and asked, "Do you want silver?"
She brought it.
Not only did she bring ten silver bills of varying denominations, she also brought ten gold leaves.
Shen Ning took out a bulging purse from the secret pocket of her cloak and threw it at him, "From now on... don't come back again."
Jia Jing took it, and naturally stuffed the purse, which still had his wife's body temperature, into his arms. "I know." He said softly, "I just... want to come back to see you, want to see Yue'er."
Is it mainly based on Jia Yue?
Shen Ning looked at Jia Jing, who was much darker and thinner than the last time they met, and paused for a moment, "Where do you want to go in the future?"
"I want to... go to Japan to have a look."
If Lanzhi and the others had not arrived in time that day, his wife and son would have been gone.
When Jia Jing heard the news, even though he knew his wife and children were safe, he was still terrified.
"Kill a few people to avenge you and Zhen'er."
They are all gone, only Rong Ge'er and Xiao Yue'er are left, how can they grow up?
We can’t do anything to the King of Jin for the time being, but that doesn’t mean he can’t go to Japan.
“…”
Shen Ning lowered her head and started burning paper again.
Japan! She dreamed of making that place disappear. "Do you believe me?"
"nature!"
Jia Jing was surprised why she asked such a question.
"…I had a dream in which my whole family died at the hands of the Japanese."
Outside the door, Jiao Da, who was pacing back and forth as if to give her courage, heard her say, "First it was Lin's brother-in-law's family, then our family. They have an insider up there."
Jia Jing and Jiao Da both suspected that she was talking about the Prince of Jin.
In fact, Jia Min did encounter danger when she returned to Beijing.
The Li family colluded with the Japanese pirates. If Shen Ning had not sent people to pick them up one after another, the family of three would have been gone, and Lin Ruhai would have lost his wife and children... It is really possible that he would have been taken away.
Jia Jingwei lowered his eyes and slowly clenched his fists.
"They are a knife in the man's hand, but the knife is too sharp and sometimes it can hurt the owner."
Shen Ning could only make up a story for Jia Jing.
Make up a horrific story.
"Since the Tang Dynasty, Japan has called itself a vassal state. They learned everything from us. However, when the Jin people invaded our country, they also had their eyes on this place."
Shen Ning said: "After Zhen'er and I died in the dream, You Shi died of an illness. I was worried about Yue'er, so my spirit stayed with her and watched Rong Ge'er raise her to a difficult life. At that time, many families in the capital were like us and were gradually dealt with.
Later, Yue'er grew up, the King of Nan'an was defeated in the south, and the Tatars in the north were ready to make a move, so Yue'er was asked by the Nan'an Concubine to marry on behalf of their child. "
“…”
“…”
Jia Jing couldn't believe it and looked up suddenly.
Shen Ning closed her eyes and continued, "That year... there was a great famine and people ate each other."
Jiao Da, who was pacing outside, stopped. The veins on his hand holding the knife bulged, and his pair of copper-bell-like eyes flashed with a fierce light.
What does it mean when there is a great famine and people eat each other? Others do not know, but he does.
In those years, there were natural disasters and man-made disasters. The Jin people came and tried to subdue the Han people. First, there was the Ten Days of Yangzhou, then the Three Massacres of Jiading...
When Taizu started his army, Taiye and his two brothers followed closely.
Because of half a piece of bread, he joined the army at the age of twelve.
Shen Ning continued, "The south and the north are in chaos, even the Russians want to intervene, and the Japanese want to get a piece of the pie by relying on that person's relationship..."
This is what happened later.
"The Japanese have been in Jiangnan for more than a hundred years. They understand us better. They have instigated some people to rebel in Dazhao and occupied a larger territory."
Shen Ning was still adding pieces of paper to the brazier. "Dazhao is in complete chaos. Yue'er, who is representing Dazhao in marriage, is having a harder and harder time."
When the nest is destroyed, how can the eggs remain intact?
"After she fell ill, there was no doctor or medicine. I was so heartbroken that I woke up."
Shen Ning looked at Jia Jing, "This dream is too scary, so I wanted to make a change, but I did it, but those Japanese pirates still came."
At this point, she paused and said, "Since you have decided to go there, then you should avenge me and Zhen'er, as well as Min's mother and son, who escaped death. If you have the ability, do more."
"……good!"
Jia Jing nodded slowly.
"You haven't seen Yue'er since she was born," Shen Ning's eyes were filled with tears from the smoke. "Wait, I'll bring her over. Take a good look at her and remember her."
Jia Jing: “…”
His little Yue'er!
Jia Jing's heart suddenly became hot.
He shrank into the shadows and waited for his baby girl.
Not long after, Jia Yue, who was sleeping soundly, was carried out by Shen Ning.
She didn't let the wet nurse follow her, but just asked her to come and keep her company for half a quarter of an hour and then sent her back.
The little child, who was wrapped thickly, seemed to sense something as he walked all the way. He blinked his eyes and woke up.
“Ahh~~”
The little girl's voice carries a different kind of vitality in the silent night.
"woke up?"
The little girl was chubby because of her, and she had a dimple when she smiled.
Shen Ning tapped her little nose and said, "That's it. Smile more and don't cry."
She held the child in her arms and walked towards Jia Jing, "Hold me!"
“Hey~”
When Jia Jing held up the sweetheart that he and his father had been waiting for for many years, his eyes were sore and hot.
His wife risked her life to give birth to his daughter.
"Yuer~, I'm your father!"
He put his hand close to the little girl's cheek and said softly, "Be good and grow up well."
No one can bully his daughter.
The lady didn’t know where he went in her dream.
Or maybe he is not in Beijing at all, otherwise...
“Ahhhh~~~”
Jia Yue stretched out her little hand and grabbed her father's beard.
Her brother Jia Zhen often held her in his arms and played with her, but his beard was difficult to pull.
Jia Yue had pulled Jiao Da's beard, and then he had pulled Jia She's beard, and now he was pulling Jia Jing's... It was so smooth.
"Hey, your little hands are really quick!"
Jia Jing didn't grab it, nor did he hide. He just smiled and let his daughter pull his hair. "Does she pull your hair normally?"
"nature!"
Shen Ning closed all the doors of the mourning hall except Jiao Dashou's door. "She also likes to grab things on people's ears. Now we have to be extra careful when we hold her."
If you're not careful, she'll pull you and hurt you.
"...Yuer looks like you."
Shen Ning: “…”
She didn't think they looked alike.
My grandmother said that she was a very well-behaved child when she was little.
But what about Jia Yue? When she occasionally went to Ningcuixuan to watch her sisters reading, they would put away all the fragile items and pens and ink.
That's it, she also scattered a lot of homework handed in by her sisters.
Shen Ning originally wanted to collect those things.
As a result, so many things were done to me by this little devil.
Before Shen Ning sends the children over, she always collects their homework from her.
"I'm not at home, please love her more."
Jia Jing held his daughter in his arms and rocked her while whispering, "Give her all the love that father and mother deserve and those who didn't get to love them."
Compared to her brother Jia Zhen, this child is so pitiful.
"……Um!"
How could she refuse when someone asked her to love her daughter?
Shen Ning nodded. "If you make too much trouble in Japan and can't make it anymore, you can go to Luosha Country. I heard that they are very big and they border many countries. You can go there to have a look. When you are done, ask someone to write back and tell us. It will be like... I have been there with you."
"good!"
Jia Jing nodded.
Not to mention, he actually knows a few words of Rakshasa language.
"If you don't have enough money, come back."
A poor family with a rich road.
Shen Ning confessed, "I was able to kill five men in black this time, thanks to the missionaries' muskets. Their muskets are shorter than ours. Try to get two of them. If you meet someone you can't beat, just shoot them."
“…”
Jia Jing glanced at her, smiled and nodded.
“Ahhh~~~”
Jia Yue grabbed his beard with both of her little hands.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you and your mother."
Jia Jing moved his chin closer to his daughter.
"Do you know how I packed the medicine so quickly that day? I wrapped each portion in oil paper. When I needed it, I just tore open a small oil paper bag and filled it in."
Shen Ning was worried and continued to teach, "Those missionaries traveled thousands of miles to our Dazhao to preach. I always felt something was wrong. If you encounter them, be careful."
Missionaries who can come out are superior to ordinary people in both thought and strength.
Shen Ning was afraid that Jia Jing would end up sympathizing with others.
Instead of trapping others, they took advantage of him completely.
"Well, we should always be on guard against others!"
Jia Jing is honest and obedient.
After what happened with the crown prince, he no longer dared to open his heart to anyone.
Jia Jing felt that his heart was very small. After accommodating his ancestors, the prince, Shen and his family, he could no longer accommodate anything else.
It is enough to have one true friend in life.
"rest assured!"
Jia Jing said in a low voice: "Rong'er's wife..."
"I forgot to tell you that she is the daughter of that man who was left behind. The Emperor and the Emperor both know about it."
Know?
Jia Jing was stunned for a moment, "Then you... treat her well."
"That child is very smart and kind. She really saved my life."
Shen Ning's hoarse voice softened a little, "So don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one in the Jia family will dare to bully her."
That's good! Jia Jing took the opportunity to kiss his daughter's hand and said, "When I'm not at home, please take care of the things at home!"
In the West Mansion, there is the troublesome Jia Zheng. Although he has gone out to work as a farmer, he and Wang Shi may not be able to live in peace.
And the old lady is old.
She is a legitimate wife of a duke. As long as she is around, the emperor and the retired emperor will be more restrained if their descendants have any problems.
"You don't need to tell me what's going on with the Jia family. I know everything."
Shen Ning said: "You are outside, just take care of yourself."
Jia Jing is not young anymore.
The death came much earlier than the old lady.
"If you are sick, go to the doctor and never take medicine recklessly."
At this point, she thought of something else, "I have prepared a lot of pills at home. Don't leave in a hurry. I'll ask Jiao Da to get you one of each."
Many of the medicinal herbs in the house were given by the emperor.
Anything that can be tributed to the palace is better than what is sold outside.
Besides, most of them were specially made by the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau who were afraid that the family would waste natural resources.
"Hmm~"
Jia Jing snatched his daughter's hand from his beard and let her play with his fingers. "Silver or anything, no need. Zhen'er gave me his private money, and Shedi, Zhu'er, Lian'er and Minmei also gave me some. Look at that good medicine, just give me an extra one."
The lady’s voice is not in good condition. After speaking for so long, it seems to be getting hoarse.
Jia Jing simply said to himself, "Especially the wound medicine, you must prepare more."
The medicines bought outside are definitely not as effective as those made at home.
"Wang Ziteng went to the south. I heard he did very well."
In fact, even if it is not a good thing, the emperor will probably cover for him.
After all, the south needs someone who can compete with King Nannan.
"You should also be on guard against the Wang family."
Wang Ziteng has evil ambitions. If he gains power in the future, he may target the Jia family again.
"If necessary, don't worry about the King of Nan'an in the dream. You can use him to restrain Wang Ziteng."
At this point, Jia Jing's beard was pulled violently by Jia Yue. He felt pain and quickly changed his words: "If you can't get over the hurdle in the dream, then borrow Lian'er and sell Wang Ziteng a few more to help him pull down the Nan'an Palace."
It would be more in the court's interest to bring down Prince Nannan.
At present, as long as the emperor does not mess around, the emperor... is fine! Perhaps the prince finally considered the issue of the throne, so he used such a tragic way to make the emperor suspicious of every son and had to choose the one he thought he could trust the most.
Jia Jing sighed in his heart, "Now that Prince Nan'an has fallen, Wang Ziteng will probably be transferred back to the capital. With Zhu'er and Lian'er around, he probably won't be stupid enough to deal with our East Palace again."
As long as Rong Ge'er is outstanding and safe, no one can do anything to their Dongfu.
"Zhen'er can't be relied on, Rong'er can't be delayed, so let Jiao Da train well."
Why did he dislike Jiao Da? Because when he was a child, he was often thrown to him by his grandfather and father.
They clearly asked him to learn literature, but Jiao Da was too stubborn and would stand in horse stance for a long time without giving in to any laziness.
"Even a steamed bun must be steamed before eating. We can't just have him alone in our family, and spoil him like we spoiled Zhen'er."
Zhen'er has to get used to it.
He can't fight anymore.
This was a special decision made by the Jia family to reassure the royal family.
Jia Jing was also helpless, "He doesn't have the conditions that Zhen'er has. If I die, his father won't be able to establish himself, and he won't be able to establish himself either. This family... will be bullied by others."
Even if the lady was around, no one would dare to do anything to her, but since her illness, the lady has had a lot more white hair.
Everyone said that my wife's health improved a lot after she gave birth to Yue'er, but no matter how good she was, she was getting older.
"You have to take good care of yourself."
Jia Jing hugged his daughter, who was playing with her beard, tighter, "Only if you are well can we be well."
"Hmm~"
"Don't worry about Second Brother Zheng anymore. If there is anything, let Zhen'er handle it according to the clan rules..."
Jia Jing felt that time was running out, and he felt more and more reluctant to let her go. "Zhen'er has been spoiled by us. If he wants to do something naughty, don't be reluctant to beat him. In any case, we can't let him be like Zheng Er brother, and end up being a burden to Rong Ge'er."
Jia Zheng and Wang Shi have now become a burden to Zhu'er and Baoyu.
He would not allow his son to become a burden again.
"If you really can't bear to let him go, just break his legs and let Youshi take care of him in the inner house from now on."
If he were to be like Jia Zheng and embarrass himself in public, he would not be able to bear it.
"And our Yue'er..."
Jia Jing rubbed his daughter's hand that was scratching her beard and said, "In the future, find her a man who is similar to Lin's brother-in-law. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have his knowledge or family background, as long as he is simple-minded like him."
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