Chapter 207 Happy Heart
There are not enough words to express it, but we have to go.
If we stay..., the whole family might die.
Jia Jing leaned against his daughter's little face, listening to her childish babbling, and finally he walked towards Shen Ning.
"sorry……"
When he handed his daughter over, he straightened up, not caring about the pain of his beard being pulled.
No matter how much his beard hurt, it was not as painful as the pain he felt in his heart at that moment.
The last time he left home, his wife was with him, and they lived in the suburbs of Beijing. He could come back during the holidays, but this time... he no longer had the right to come back.
He—is dead.
He failed to live up to the expectations of his father and uncle, and failed to take responsibility for the family; he failed Shen, letting her suffer the ups and downs of life, and he was unable to accompany her until the end of her life; he failed the prince, and even more so himself...
He started school at the age of three, practiced martial arts at the age of five, and passed the imperial examination before he was twenty.
The emperor treated him as his nephew, and the prince treated him as his brother. Although he was a scholar, he could enter and leave the imperial camp. With one order, thousands of horses would gallop...
He helped the prince reform bad policies, as they wanted to enrich the country and strengthen the people.
But……
Jia Jing slowly backed away.
By the flickering candlelight, he wanted to take one more look at this wife who had been with him through thick and thin for most of his life.
Jia Jing's eyes were filled with sourness and heat, but he didn't want to cry.
Tears blurred his vision and prevented him from taking one last look at his wife and daughter.
But my heels could already feel the threshold.
Before Shen Ning could speak, Jia Jing suddenly turned around and strode away.
Jiao Da glanced at his wife who was holding the child in the room, and without saying anything, he hurried to catch up.
The palace guards are not that weak. He must follow the master, otherwise he will not be able to get out.
"Second kid!"
When Jiao Da caught up with Jia Jing, the patrolman who was about to come over turned around and left without looking back. "I have a house in Makou Lane. I'll go home later. You can take the things I want over there."
"……good!"
Jia Jing responded in a low voice.
He knew that Jiao Da was telling him to get the medicine the day after tomorrow.
Jiao Da listened to the entire conversation between him and Shen.
"You are old, please take care of yourself. If it is not a big deal, leave it to the guys below."
"Don't worry, I can still eat two big bowls of rice now."
Jiao Da doesn't think he is old.
How many people does he manage now?
The servants from the two mansions took turns receiving training from him.
There are a few young masters...
"When you are outside, don't think about anything else, just eat more. Eating more will give you strength to do what you want to do."
He wants to kill whoever you want to kill.
In fact, if he hadn't been so old and unable to take a boat, he would have gone to Japan long ago.
At this moment, Jiao Da was actually envious of Jia Jing. He said, "Second kid, when you get there, the world will be so big. You are the third one."
Do whatever you want!
In your own territory, you have to worry about this and that, but when you arrive in Japan, you can do whatever you want.
"Now that we're done, let's go play around."
Listen to my wife and visit Rakshasa Kingdom and other places.
Jiao Da believed that the wise master would understand, "Come back if you don't have money. I have saved some money and I will give it all to you."
Jia Jing: “…”
The sadness in his heart was actually eliminated a lot by this rough old man in a few strokes.
"How many do you have?"
Jia Jing couldn't help but be curious.
The truth is that this old man has a very bad habit, which is that he loves to drink like his father.
His father received rewards from the emperor, and received gifts from colleagues and subordinates. If he saw something good, he also had the money to buy it.
But Jiao Da was different! The pot or half pot of wine he drank every night was real money.
When he first received his monthly salary, he drank good wine.
When I have no money at the end of the month, I often do it for ten cents and half a pound.
When he had no money left, he went to drink from his father.
He drank wine from everyone in the mansion.
Oh~ Since he was a child, Jia Jing has suffered a lot from his father and him because of his drinking...
"Hmm~"
Jiao Da didn't know what the other person was thinking, but the old man raised his head and said, "It's about three hundred taels, I'll give you one hundred and fifty taels."
Three hundred taels? Really?
Jia Jing didn't believe it at all.
Although Shen increased Jiao Da's salary after returning home, it could not be increased that much.
Jia Jing didn't believe that this old man, at such an old age, could change his ways and stop drinking and save money? "What's that look in your eyes?"
Seeing his expression, Jiao Da couldn't help but puff his beard and said, "Just tell me whether you want it or not!"
"want!"
It was rare that the old man could give him money, so how could he refuse it? However, Jia Jing still suspected that he was bragging, so he said, "Poor family, rich road, why don't you give it all to me."
Jiao Da: “…”
He wanted to hit him.
"Oh, do you really have three hundred taels?"
When Jia Jing saw the old man's expression, he knew that he was not bragging.
Oh my goodness~ How come he didn't know when the sun rose from the west? "What else?"
The old man snorted, "I'm giving you silver and you're still bargaining with me, an old man. Do you think I have to give it to you? Two hundred taels, take it or not, if you don't want it, forget it."
It’s not that he wants to save, it’s just that he has no place to spend it.
The shopkeeper Chen who was checking Ping An's pulse insisted that it was okay to drink, but not too much.
He specially found a wife for this purpose, and his wife required him to drink one or two taels of wine every night, and this could be relaxed to two taels during festivals or special days.
He doesn't need to buy the wine. He drinks whatever the master drinks.
All of the wines the master has are good.
After drinking for so many years, the old man knows the difference between good wine and bad wine.
For the sake of good wine every day, he had to compromise.
So the silver was saved.
However, the main reason why so much can be saved is that several young masters gave gifts as apprenticeship gifts when they passed by.
His food, drink, sleep, clothes, shoes and hats were all in the mansion. He didn't need many of these things, so he asked people to help sell some of them, and only then did he save up three hundred and twenty taels.
"Yes, who said no."
Jia Jing smiled, which was rare for him, "Change them all into small change for me."
The old man's face is rosy, and you can tell at first glance that he is well taken care of by his family.
A gift from an elder cannot be refused!
His parents and grandfather are all gone, and the aunt next door has no idea about his situation. To be honest, apart from his wife, only Jiao Da can provide for him.
The two people walked further and further away. In the mourning hall, Shen Ning carefully put away the beard on his daughter's little hand.
This thing can't be seen by others.
But I can keep it for my daughter.
When the little girl comes to her to ask about her father one day, she can tell her secretly that before her father died, he once secretly came back to see her, and this beard is the proof.
Shen Ning returned the child to the wet nurse within the specified time.
The nurse carefully coaxed the baby back to sleep.
The master is gone and the mistress is sad, so anything she does is understandable.
Qingzhu next door and Wen Peilan, who was protecting Shen Ning's safety, couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they heard her footsteps heading towards the mourning hall again.
Fortunately, today is the last day.
Jia Zhen and Youshi were also thinking about the last day, and in fact they did not sleep well.
"Uncle, you fall asleep, I'll go and accompany my mother!"
Jia Zhen was injured after all.
The medicine on the arrow wound on my shoulder was changed only in the evening.
Youshi decided to get up and accompany her mother-in-law, and burn some more paper for her father-in-law.
"……never mind!"
Jia Zhen held Youshi down and said, "My parents have a good relationship. If you go, she will find it difficult to say some things."
He could not forget the way his mother, with shaking hands and pale face, cleaned up brick by brick for his father.
"If she wants to be alone, then let her be alone!"
I missed a lot during these days of illness, and I think my mother must feel regretful too.
Jia Zhen tried his best to understand her, "From now on..., we should be filial to her."
"Um!"
Youshi nodded and leaned towards Jia Zhen.
On this side, not long after Shen Ning returned to the mourning hall to burn paper, Jiao Da came back again.
The old man didn't go into the mourning hall, but walked back and forth outside the door from time to time to give her courage.
…
Capital city, Shoukang Palace.
The emperor, lying motionless, listened to the two eunuchs snoring one after the other and was so angry that he wanted to grind his teeth.
Who dared to snore here before?
Even when eating, they cannot eat anything with a smell.
But now...
The emperor felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach and wanted to fart, but when he pushed hard, all he came out was a hot pile.
There were just as many eunuchs serving at night as during the day, but even Dai Quan was dozing off in front of the brazier.
The little eunuch who was supposed to be paying attention to him by the bed was also taking a nap.
The retired emperor was angry and hateful, but when he wanted to yell, he couldn't even utter a normal tone.
He could only make sounds like "woo", "ah", and "uh".
Ever since he heard his own voice, he didn't want to talk anymore.
But before, the eunuchs and maids around him were very perceptive. They knew what he wanted with just a glance. But now...
The eunuch in front of the bed was nodding his head, and was sleeping soundly.
he……
"Uh~~~"
The emperor had no choice but to speak out.
But the sound was soon drowned out by snoring.
The young eunuch who was accompanying him leaned against the bedpost and was obviously sleeping more soundly.
Ahhhh~~~~The emperor is furious.
He wanted to kill people, everyone.
"Uh-oh~~~~~"
Dai Quan heard something in a trance, but although he opened his eyes with his head down, he did not stand up immediately.
The emperor can no longer control his excrement and urine, so no matter how carefully they serve him, it will only be that.
Alas~~~I can't go back! Everything in this palace has changed.
Although the emperor still came every day, he used to bend over, bowed his body, and carefully accompanied the retired emperor. Now... he stood up straight, seemed to greet them a few times in a friendly manner, and then asked them about the retired emperor's food and drink, and that was all.
No more than a quarter of an hour each time.
Even though he still came to report on the situation in the court, Dai Quan clearly felt that the emperor was just going through the motions.
The emperor can no longer say this is not allowed and that is not allowed.
We can no longer say, well, he has already thought of the manpower, and you, the emperor, just need to draft an edict.
Although the princes also came, none of them stayed for more than a quarter of an hour. They just came to take a look, go through the motions, show their filial piety, ask the imperial physician, ask them something, tuck in the quilt for the emperor, and then turn around and leave.
Dai Quan closed his eyes again.
It's warm in this palace, so the emperor won't be cold.
The emperor emeritus was easily catching a cold because he had to change his clothes and bedding all the time every day.
Sometimes when Dai Quan went back home, he felt that he smelled bad.
He has done his best, but so far no master has ever said thank you for your hard work.
Dai Quan felt very disappointed, especially when the emperor came to ask the retired emperor about his meal yesterday. He answered respectfully, but the retired emperor looked at him with an angry look.
The emperor looked at him with something wrong at that time.
Although the emperor didn't say anything in the end, Dai Quan was still worried.
He is the emperor's man.
Since the retired emperor liked Concubine Zhen, he paid more attention to her.
Since the emperor liked Prince Jin, he praised him more.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to make things convenient for the emperor.
In the first two years after the Emperor retired, there were many people in the palace who wanted to make things convenient for the Emperor, but where did they end up? Almost all of them died.
The emperor hates people who are too cunning the most.
The emperor couldn't even protect himself, so how could he protect anyone else? Now...
Dai Quan didn't know what he would look like when he was old, but he didn't want to move now.
Everything that happened today was caused by the Emperor himself.
If he hadn't been so suspicious of the crown prince, and the crown prince had inherited the throne, then those of them who served him would have been safe, right? But what about now?
Dai Quan allowed himself to sleep more soundly.
It was quiet outside Shoukang Palace.
At this time, the only people who sincerely prayed for the best for the emperor were probably Concubine Zhen and the people in Prince Jin's Mansion.
Prince Jin is in the clan house. He has been against the emperor for many years. It is rare to catch him with something wrong, so how can he let it go?
Especially since the emperor actually fell down in front of him.
Whether or not we can find Mr. Liu and overturn the case for the prince is actually not important anymore.
Prince Jin understood that the emperor might not want to overturn the prince's verdict.
He just needs to suppress him with filial piety.
After all, the emperor benefited the most from the crown prince's fall.
The wind was howling outside, and Prince Jin gathered his robes and huddled in the corner.
He didn't know when these days would end.
At this moment, he only had regret, full of regret.
You said to kill someone, so why did you agree to let him burn himself? If Jia Jing had not burned himself, which made the emperor think of the prince, how could he have fallen like that?
Pah~ Prince Jin slapped himself.
If there is a regret pill in this world, he is willing to give everything.
But there is everything in this world except regret.
Now, he could only ask his mother to save him.
As long as my mother could come before my father, she would be able to ask for a lighter punishment.
But until now...
Prince Jin couldn't help but suspect that his mother had been controlled by the emperor, and now she couldn't even get close to his father.
Prince Jin shrank his neck, covered his face, and felt so regretful and hateful.
Once upon a time, he was the one closest to the throne!
Who is Jia Jing? Why should he be buried with him? He hated him here, but the emperor who slept in the queen's palace slept particularly comfortably these days.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent all the things needed for the New Year to him and the Queen.
They finally looked like real emperors and empresses.
The clock outside rang, and the queen turned over and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to attend the morning court."
Although it is still dark outside, the morning court cannot be delayed.
"Well, I'll get up by myself and you sleep."
The emperor yawned, held the queen, and stood up. "Liu An is here to serve us. After the court session, we will go to Shoukang Palace together."
They have to take care of the old man given his condition.
"I have ordered Zhen Yingjia to come to the capital."
He said to the Queen, "You also need to tell Concubine Zhen about this."
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