Chapter 265 Letter
The death of Concubine Zhen did not cause any ripples in the court, and those who heard it acted as if they hadn't heard it.
Everyone is deliberately forgetting the favored concubine who they once tried so hard to please, and forgetting that she had a son who almost took the throne.
However, when Lady Jia heard this, she couldn't help but sigh.
The fate of the women in the harem is really unbearable.
It was a rare occasion, so the old lady was glad that Yuanchun came out of the palace.
"Last year, the Emperor celebrated his birthday. She looked younger than me."
Xing smiled at Jia Min and said, "I didn't expect it would be gone in the blink of an eye."
"He should have died a long time ago."
Brother Jing died because of her son, and Sister-in-law Dongfu and Zhen'er almost died as well. Jia Min could never forget the panic she felt that day.
Besides, the Zhen family, on the surface, was an old relative of theirs and took good care of her and Ruhai, but in fact...
Thinking of the letter left by the greenhouse manager saying that the Zhen family had planted someone around her husband, and that her husband was poisoned last year and almost vomited blood, she could no longer look at the relationship between the two families with the same eyes as before.
"…Death is the greatest thing. Now that everything is over, let’s not talk about it."
Grandmother Jia glanced at her daughter-in-law and daughter and said, "The Zhen family is not having a good time now."
"Isn't there still Concubine Nan'an?"
The Concubine Nan'an is also a member of the Zhen family.
Although I'm not in the same room with them.
Xing was a simple-minded person. She only remembered that the imperial concubine always looked indifferent to her whenever she saw her. "I heard from the master that the Zhen family will also come to Beijing soon."
No matter what, Concubine Nan'an will be dragged down by her so-called in-laws.
Xing is looking forward to that day.
She is incompetent, but she is lucky!
Those who bullied her and looked down on her are all in bad luck.
Her gloating look made Lady Jia feel so uncomfortable.
But what to do?
She asked her eldest son to marry this daughter-in-law.
At the beginning, Wang advised her to find a man of high status. If he treated Lian'er badly, the family would not have peace.
Grandmother Jia knew that Wang had selfish motives, and she... also had some selfish motives, so by accident she let Xing into the family.
Alas~ The old lady sighed in her heart, "Okay, I don't need you to serve me here for the time being." She waved her hand to send him away, "Go and see your master's engravings!"
“Hey~”
Xing didn't expect there was such a benefit. She responded loudly, bowed quickly, and ran away.
"Look at her..."
Grandmother Jia was angry.
Jia Min smiled, "I think my sister-in-law is a true lover."
Although he is rather stupid, a little stubborn, and loves money, he is not a bad person.
Otherwise, with my eldest brother's temper, there was no way he would tell her about the Zhen family.
"There are gains and losses, so don't be too demanding, mother."
The one who manages the household now is Lian'er's daughter-in-law. If this mother-in-law is too powerful, even if she is a second wife, she can make the house a mess.
"...I say one sentence, and you always come up with ten sentences to stop me."
“Puff~”
Jia Min was amused by her mother's resentful look, "In this family, I am the only one who can stop you. Mother, you should be thankful that you only gave birth to a daughter like me!"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She hit her daughter hard a few times, both angry and amused, "You better be careful, you have a daughter too."
Jia Min couldn't help laughing, "Yeah, I'm waiting for her to grow up and piss me off."
The eldest sister-in-law of Dongfu was harmed by some bald monk.
This reminded her of an old memory.
Daiyu was always sick when she was a child, and they had consulted almost all the doctors in Yangzhou City. One day, a bald monk came and asked her to give the child away. What he said was very unlucky. Because of this, Daiyu worried too much and even fell ill.
Looking back on the past, Jia Min was really glad that they could come to Beijing.
The two children are naughty and noisy, but they are healthier than at home.
"But maybe your granddaughter won't have to wait until I grow up to take care of me."
"Should~"
Grandmother Jia laughed, "What did you do to make our Daiyu angry?"
"Ahem~"
Jia Min subconsciously cleared her throat and said, "Didn't I cough a few times this morning? Chang'an asked the court doctor to take a look, and Daiyu said I should practice the Five Animal Exercises with her."
"You've been quite busy these past two days. Are you really not feeling well?"
Grandmother Jia couldn't help but show concern.
Both sons are annoying, but the daughter is still a sweet and caring girl.
At this time, in the East Mansion next door, Shen Ning, who had felt a little better, was also lying on the bed with her sweet little cotton-padded jacket, listening to her mumbling a bunch of incomprehensible baby talk.
After escaping death and seeing her beloved baby again, Shen Ning's eyes were full of smiles when she saw the little girl's energetic appearance.
At that time, she was really afraid that she would not be able to accompany the little girl as she grew up, and was really afraid that she would become the poor little girl in the book again.
So what if you have a high status?
There are so many people around me, but I am alone..., which is even more pitiful.
Shen Ning supported the little girl and prevented her from falling off her body. "Mom knows you've been wronged these days. They didn't let you in, but there's nothing I can do. I'm sick."
As she spoke, she raised her bandaged right hand to show her, "Look, Mommy is in pain."
"Ahhhhh~~"
The little girl tilted her head back as if someone was going to blow air into her.
Shen Ning smiled and moved forward.
Sure enough, her sweet little cotton-padded jacket was blowing.
It was like she fell and she gave her a whirl.
In an instant, the pain that Shen Ning had just been enduring seemed to have really lessened a lot.
…
The 29th day of the first lunar month is auspicious for getting married, offering sacrifices, consecrating ceremonies, opening markets, making transactions, digging wells, and meeting with relatives and friends.
A family banquet to celebrate Miss Jia Yue becoming the county princess was held in Ningguo Mansion with great fanfare.
This time, Grandmother Jia did not ask anyone to invite Jia Zheng.
However, some people still gossiped about the important events of the Jia family and told him about it.
"Hey, didn't you say the old lady missed you?"
Wang was gloating at home, "Why did the Jia family go to the family banquet but ignore you?"
Jia Zheng: “…”
He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
The fact is that his mother did not send a carriage for him.
Logically, since everyone was attending the family dinner, someone should have been sent to pick him up.
Even if his mother forgot for a moment, what about Zhu'er? He is his son!
And Jia Zhen, as the head of the family, didn't he know that one person was missing? He was angry with his mother, his son, and his nephew at home, but he never thought about what he had done wrong.
"The village chief said that the bald monk we were looking for is wanted by the government."
Wang just couldn't believe that such a great man could be a bad person.
In other words, the misfortune of that evil and witch Shen this time was related to him.
"The arrest warrant doesn't say what crime he committed."
Wang said, "What I mean is that you take out a hundred coins and run errands for someone, and then write a letter to the Wang family, or send it to the Xue family to my sister, and ask for information."
Given their current situation, they can't ask anyone for anything on their own.
It’s not a good idea to go to the Wang family or the Xue family.
But you can ask others!
Wang had wanted to hire someone for a long time, but she had no money.
Not a penny.
Although Jia Zheng earned more than ten taels of silver by copying the only collection of poems in his family, he did not give her a penny! Wang Shi was deeply resentful that she had no way to make money.
Of course, the less money she had, the more she wanted to find the bald monk.
"…So should it be sent to the Wang family or the Xue family?"
Jia Zheng had a stern face and looked reluctant, but in fact, he had already started grinding ink.
"Send it to Xue's house!"
Wang thought about it and decisively chose the Xue family.
Her second brother Wang Zisheng is not a reliable person.
It would be bad if it got out.
Jia Zheng picked up his pen and soon finished a letter, and then counted out a hundred coins for Wang.
In the evening, the doorman brought a letter to Aunt Xue.
At this time, Xue Pan was still in school, but Xue Baochai came back.
"Mom, what's that letter? You've been reading it for so long?"
"Shh~"
Aunt Xue waved her hand and asked the servants to leave. Then she whispered to her daughter, "It's a letter from your uncle."
Uncle?
Jia Zheng? ? Xue Baochai was very surprised.
Although the Jia family's family dinner today is all vegetarian, several famous chefs in the capital who are good at making vegetarian meals have been invited.
Yingchun, Tanchun and others were busy for several days and prepared the recipes themselves.
My cousin Wang Xifeng even went back and forth between the two residences.
And she was the only one among the group of scholarly girls who did not participate in the affairs of Ningguo Mansion.
Baochai is sometimes quite embarrassed, but fortunately her family does have things to help with, like now.
"A bald monk?"
After reading the letter, she turned to her mother in surprise and lowered her voice, "It's been such a long time since my uncle and aunt wrote to us. Now they finally wrote us a letter, and it's to ask the bald monk?"
"That's right."
Aunt Xue was also quite surprised.
That bald monk is not a good person.
"You often go to the East Palace. Is that bald monk really the one who poisoned Madam Shen?"
“…”
Xue Baochai didn't say anything, just nodded to indicate yes.
At this moment, she looked around, fearing that someone was eavesdropping or peeping in the room.
"Hey, that person is not related to your uncle and aunt, right?"
Aunt Xue's heart beat faster.
My sister and brother-in-law have reason to hate Mrs. Shen.
But this...
"Baochai, what should we do?"
There was a look of fear in Aunt Xue's eyes.
At this time, her son and daughter were studying in the Jia family.
My son is very motivated now. Although he is busy every day, he is really studying.
So does my daughter.
The girls who study with her will definitely become wives of officials in the future.
If they were kicked out of the Jia family because they helped pass a message...
No, being kicked out of the Jia family might be the lightest punishment. Madam Shen almost lost her life. Ningguo Mansion’s revenge cannot be directed at my sister and brother-in-law, but for their family...
"Where's the messenger?"
If Aunt Xue could think of it, how could Xue Baochai not think of it? At this moment, her face was more solemn than ever.
"Still in the concierge!"
"Have him tied up and silenced!"
"What...what are you going to do?"
Aunt Xue asked her daughter, holding her chest.
"Invite cousin Zhu, and cousin Feng and her husband as well."
Baochai said, "Leave this matter to them."
What they do is none of their family’s business.
Anyway, this matter cannot be handled by their family.
"Can it be done?"
Aunt Xue couldn't make up her mind.
"Besides this, Mom, do you have any other solution?"
This? No! "...Okay then!" Aunt Xue finally stood up, "I'll have someone tie up that guy and seal his mouth."
The Jia family's family dinner is almost over.
She calculated the time and asked someone to invite Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.
Since moving into the Xue family, he has always been doing his duty. Although Xue Pan is a little stupid, fortunately he has been trained. Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, who had drunk a little, did come.
But it would be fine if I didn't read the letter, once I did...
The suspicions of Aunt Xue and her daughter immediately came to their minds.
The bald monk almost took the life of the aunt of the East Mansion.
When Jia Zhu passed the letter to Jia Lian and his wife, his face turned pale.
What are parents going to do? When they do this, do they think about the whole family?
Have you ever thought about how much your aunt-in-law has been worrying about this family? When the second aunt came back, none of them could think of a way to break the situation. It was she who easily suppressed the other party's Beile and treated the other party's two kings like insects.
Jia Lian released the letter, and Wang Xifeng released the letter.
Neither of them knew what to say.
One of them grew up with his uncle and aunt, and the other is simply Wang's niece.
However, if the bald monk was really brought here by my uncle and aunt...
“They have no money.”
Jia Zhu held his chest and tried to think of a solution, "How can I control a person like the bald monk?"
His eyes were fixed on his aunt, "Aunt, where is the person who delivered the letter? Can you bring it here so we can ask?"
"Gaped and tied up in the woodshed."
Aunt Xue hurriedly showed them the way.
Brothers Jia Zhu and Jia Lian stood up together.
At this time, the kidnapped village chief's son was frightened to death.
I thought it was a good job to deliver a letter to the government office here for just one hundred coins.
“Woooo ...
He was so scared when he saw the two men coming in like ferocious monsters that he almost wet his pants.
“Don’t be afraid!”
Jia Zhu took a long breath and then exhaled, "I just asked you some questions. If you answer well, this... is yours."
He took out two golden melon seeds.
"Don't shout!"
Jia Lian took the rag off his mouth.
"Master, Masters, I am just delivering a letter. I really don't know anything!"
He would tell his father when he got home.
That Jia Cunzhou is no good.
"I didn't say you knew anything."
Jia Zhu sat on the stool brought by the servant. "The person who asked you to deliver the letter is my father." This can never be changed. "I want to ask you, has anyone come in and out of my parents' house during this period of time?"
His parents are not that capable.
At this time, he suspected that someone wanted to use his parents to harm his aunt in the East Mansion.
"Is their life lately... the same as before?"
"Almost... almost!"
The village chief's son sweated on his forehead. "They are all from our village, but they went to Beijing together last time."
"How long ago was the last time?"
"About five days ago."
Five days?
At that time, my aunt was seriously ill.
Jia Zhu and Jia Lian looked at each other, both feeling heavy-hearted.
"Besides that, is there anything else unusual? For example, who are you looking for?"
"They are looking for the bald monk that the government is investigating."
The village chief's son said, "The monk once came to Mr. Jia's house to ask for water. Aunt Wang felt sorry for him and gave him some steamed buns. Aunt Wang said that the monk had told her fortune, and she wanted to find the monk to find out what that fortune was about."
Fortune telling?
Jia Zhu couldn't help but think of what his clansmen said, that monks always said wrong things when they came into the house.
Is someone trying to deceive his parents by using the theory of numerology?
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