Chapter 271 Contentment
In Rongguo Mansion, Jia She walked slowly toward the study room.
Na Man had already drunk two cups of tea and a plate of snacks.
I have to say, the dim sum at my grandparents’ house not only looks good, but also tastes amazing.
Is it that this uncle is too old to come over, and he wants to show him his power? Then Man was told to be patient.
As long as you are told not to beat him, you have to endure it.
The main purpose of her visit today was Hezhuo. As long as she could make the women of her maternal grandfather's family familiar with her in the inner house and then love them, her goal would be achieved.
Na Man slowly ate his fill, and Lin Zhixiao, who was accompanying him, had almost learned everything about the Wohe residence.
Wohe's wife was the granddaughter of the old Khan of the Chahar tribe. Now that the old Khan was old, his four sons were fighting fiercely for the throne. In addition, the Chahar tribe had long been in decline, so they gave enough compensation after the divorce, and the other party did not make any trouble.
Lin Zhixiao asked a lot of questions, from the Beile Mansion of Wohe to the Prince Zheng's Mansion, and then expanded to the other seven princes, and even to their reactions after the Luosha people attacked Heihe...
Na Man seemed to know everything. He answered every question and told everyone he knew.
But Lin Zhixiao's originally smiling eyes gradually became filled with a hidden scrutiny.
He couldn't believe that there was no explanation from the other side during their journey.
Seven-year-old children may seem young, but looking at Master Bao and Master Lin, you can tell that they understand a lot.
"Butler Lin, it's getting late. When we came here, we agreed that we would go to Ningguo Mansion to pay our respects to our aunt and cousin."
Na Man sensed it, and the guards accompanying him also gave him a look, so he decided to take the initiative immediately.
"Do you think Uncle has time today? If not, can I come visit you another day?"
"Well, I have time now."
Jia She, who came in, just heard it and asked, "Are you Na Man?"
"You...are my uncle?"
Na Man hurriedly stood up, and when Lin Zhixiao also called him master, he quickly bowed and said, "Nephew Na Man greets his uncle."
“…”
Jia She did not wake up immediately. He sat down at the main seat and then asked, "Do you know that your father beats your mother?"
“…I heard something!”
"Who taught you to speak Chinese?"
“We have to learn this since we were young.”
Na Man quickly raised his head and glanced at his uncle who was said by the outside world to be incompetent and a bit confused.
"...Sit down!"
Jia She didn't focus on this child. Seeing the shadow of the Jia family, he felt a little unhappy. "Did your father beat your stepmother?"
Na Man: “…”
He hadn't even sat down yet when his heart skipped a beat, "No fight!"
He didn't sit down, but stood with his hands hanging down.
"So your father beat your mother and you did nothing?"
"…I…I don't know what to do."
Na Man felt a little aggrieved, "My father, my father has many sons, and I have seven older brothers. I can only study hard and practice martial arts. If I am good, my mother and sister can be better."
"…So, that's all you do?"
Jia She picked up the tea bowl beside him and asked, "Knowing that your mother was beaten, did you send her anything?"
He has no control over the national affairs outside.
I don’t have that ability.
But he is the brother.
He wanted to know whether the son born to his sister did anything for her when she was being beaten.
Did it, he has an attitude.
If he doesn’t do it, he has another attitude.
"…It took me a long time to be allowed to see my mother and sister."
Na Man could only say, "It was always when my father was happy or when I was praised by the teacher. The rest of the time, my brothers and I lived in the outer courtyard with Master Wu or Master Wen. We usually knew that my mother was beaten much later, when her injuries were about to heal."
He must have felt bad when his mother was beaten.
but……
"Does uncle know that I was often beaten?"
Jia She: “…”
"My father never beat my stepmother. When my stepmother's two brothers made mistakes, Mr. Wen and Mr. Wu didn't beat them, but me."
There was also vulnerability in his voice, "Because my mother is a Han woman, and because I knew my mother and sister were beaten, I secretly sent them gifts, so my brothers often bullied me."
His older brothers, who were born to the same mother, bullied him in there.
“Uncle, at that time, they didn’t know how powerful Dazhao was, how powerful the Jia family was, but now it’s different.”
He stood there, looking at the uncle who had traveled thousands of miles for his third aunt, "My father, no, my father was beaten by you now, but he told us in a good temper that he was the one who did the wrong thing first. As long as Hezhuo and I please our maternal grandparents, my mother will forgive him."
Since he was a child, he hoped that he would have a powerful maternal grandparents.
He hoped that Dazhao would stop fighting with them, and that his mother would bring him and his sister to visit relatives.
"Uncle, I know I haven't done well enough, but I have tried my best."
Father beats mother, or mother beats father. As a son, who is only seven years old, how much can he do?
Na Man didn't understand why his uncle blamed him.
He didn't understand why his father, who had always valued him, had such a sudden change in his attitude towards him and his sister.
"If you blame me for not protecting my mother, I..."
“You’re good!”
Jia She's expression had long since softened, "It's my uncles' fault."
Before blaming a child, he should blame himself first.
Jia She sighed, "Come here and tell your uncle how they beat you."
If he gets a chance, he will definitely put on eye drops.
He wanted to write a letter to Shi Ding and to Lan Zhi.
When we get there, we'll have a chance to beat those guys up.
“…They don’t dare to fight now.”
When Naman walked towards his uncle, his voice became much softer and there was a special light in his eyes. "Uncle, because Dazhao is so powerful and because you are so powerful, I have been nominated as a prince."
Jia She: “…”
"Uncle, as long as you stay strong, they will always be good to us."
"...You hope we will always be great?"
"hope!"
Then he nodded with certainty.
He has many brothers, many cousins, and many cousins.
But there are only a few thrones.
It is not easy for him to stand out.
Just like his fellow countryman Fifth Brother cursed him in private, with a mother like that, even if they work hard, their status is naturally inferior.
While alive, it is impossible for you to obtain the title of Beizi in this lifetime.
Even if one has made great military achievements, at most he would receive a little honor after his death.
So the fifth brother never entered the inner courtyard, and even during festivals, when he saw mother, he pretended not to see her.
The older Na Man gets, the more he understands his fifth brother.
But understanding is one thing, and sometimes he still misses his mother very much.
"Uncle, with my father's ability, he will never be crowned king in his lifetime."
Na Man said: "When his title is passed to my eldest brother, it will definitely be downgraded. But now, he is the king, and I am also a Beile."
"...Are you satisfied with your current status?"
Jia She couldn't help but ask him.
"Can't you be satisfied?"
Na Man asked him back.
"able……"
Jia She didn't know how to talk to this seven-year-old child.
But this little thing, in front of his followers...
Jia She calmly glanced at the Jin guard who had suppressed his complicated expression, "'There is no greater sin than greed, no greater disaster than being unsatisfied, and no greater fault than wanting to gain. Therefore, knowing how to be content is always enough!'" He said, "This is what your great-grandfather often said to your uncle."
He stood up and said, "You haven't met your grandmother yet? Come on, your uncle will take you to see her."
This nephew is very good at grasping the key points.
Smarter than his son.
If they continued talking, Jia She was afraid that he would fall in love with him.
Just get up and throw him to me.
"Uncle~"
Naman didn't expect to see his grandmother so soon. He said happily, "You are better than I thought."
Jia She: “…”
What to do?
He pulled the kid and walked faster.
After a while, Rongguo Mansion received many gifts that the two children had sent to their maternal family, and Jia She personally led them from Ningrong Street to Ningguo Mansion.
When Jia Zhen heard that it was Uncle She who brought him here personally, he almost spit out his tea.
At the same time, Shen Ning also saw Yuanyang sent by Jia's mother.
She recounted every detail of Hezhuo and Naman's performance.
“…Thank you for your help.”
After Shen Ning finished listening, it would be a lie to say that she didn't feel any emotion.
From Lanzhi to Minmei, Min Jianbai, Daiyu and Lin Changan, they are all extremely smart children.
Jia Wen's two children are smarter than ordinary children and are within the range of understanding.
"Tell the old lady, I know everything."
Shen Ning gave Qing Zhu a look of appreciation, "They are coming, so I won't keep you here any longer. Tell the old lady that I will go over and talk to her tomorrow when I am free."
"yes!"
The mandarin duck completed its mission and retreated respectfully.
She received the reward and just walked out of the back door, when from the front yard, Youshi led Hezhuo over.
The little girl was pretty and her clothes were different from theirs, so Yu Shi couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
"Cousin, is my aunt's hand feeling better?"
"Yeah, much better."
Youshi walked slowly, "Hezhuo, you will see your mother tomorrow. If your mother stays in Dazhao, you..."
"I want to be with my mom!"
Hezhuo said without hesitation: "Cousin, I have followed my mother since I was a child."
She had never been separated from her mother for such a long time.
"……good!"
Yu Shi saw cowardice and fear in the child's eyes and sighed, "The emperor rewarded the princess with a mansion in Shenyang, and he probably intended for her to live there."
"Shenyang?"
Hezhuo's eyes lit up, "I know where it is."
It was once called Shengjing.
Once, Father beat her mother and said that he would definitely lead people to recover Shengjing City.
"I think you know that, too."
Youshi smiled, "You heard it from your father, right?"
"yes!"
Hezhuo glanced at the nanny who was following him and nodded.
"Is your father's injury better?"
"…My dad…said he's feeling much better now."
She didn't see how Ama had just been injured.
But looking at it now, it must be very heavy.
"Is there a doctor to give him medicine?"
Isn’t there any doctor to give him medicine?
Hezhuo was slightly surprised, but when the nanny glanced at him, he quickly put it away and said, "Yes."
Dad smells like medicine.
Her mother didn't have a doctor to give her medicine at the time.
It's all a little bit of growth.
When my brother was older and could bring medicine to their room, it was my mother who taught him how to make and apply the medicine.
If she can do something, there is no way those guards can't do it.
Hezhuo sighed softly in his heart.
"Is your father...good to you?"
"good!"
It’s okay if it’s not good.
It must be said in a good way.
As for whether people believe it or not, it is not her business.
Anyway, Hezhuo answered extremely quickly.
Youshi paused, "Look, I'm confused. You and your brother are twins. Everyone must like you."
The two children look different.
Fortunately, Hezhuo looks like her aunt.
"By the way, have you ever read a book?"
“I have!”
Hezhuo nodded, "My mother taught me."
"What about your brother?"
"My brother is in the outer courtyard. They have special masters of literature and martial arts."
The two of them chatted about this and that as they arrived at Shen Ning's main courtyard.
"Hezhuo greets his aunt!"
"Get up!"
Shen Ning glanced at the nanny and maid who followed her, and waved to Qingzhu, "Take her away."
"You two, please!"
Qingzhu stepped forward quickly.
The nanny and the maid looked at each other. Neither of them had expected that they would be driven out.
It was not like this when we were at Rongguo Mansion just now.
No wonder……
Thinking of their masters' words, they bowed extremely respectfully and retreated carefully.
"Come and sit down!"
Shen Ning waved at the little girl, "Did your grandmother and the others say that you look a lot like your mother?"
"Hmm~"
He Zhuo smiled sweetly, "Grandma said that I look like a member of the Jia family."
This aunt is really amazing.
Just now at Rongguo Mansion, my grandmother's room was full of people. Although the nanny and the maid were squeezed out after just standing in front of the door, my grandmother didn't explicitly ask them to leave.
"Do you like your brother's milk very much?"
"Um!"
The little girl nodded.
Although she vaguely felt that her grandparents didn't seem to like her brother very much, her brother was very good to her.
"My brother is very good to me, and to my mother... too!"
Shen Ning noticed the slight pause in her words, "Although your mother was named a princess, she often has no choice. If she tries hard, she may be able to keep you by her side, but your brother... I'm afraid that won't work."
It’s better to be clear about the ugly things first.
Shen Ning didn't intend to cultivate a good relationship, nor did she want Jia Wen to be clingy, so she said directly: "However, if your brother can pass the exam directly to Dazhao, it will be another matter."
"You passed the exam to Dazhao?"
Hezhuo blinked and asked, "Do you mean he took the imperial examinations?"
"Um!"
Shen Ning nodded, "Do you think your brother can take the exam? Will he be able to take it?"
“Yes!”
The little girl nodded solemnly, "My brother is very smart. Master Wen from the outer courtyard often praises him."
“Being able to take the exam and passing the exam are not the same thing!”
Shen Ning smiled, "I'm asking you, do you think your brother will come here to take the imperial examinations?"
“He…he…”
He Zhuo hesitated, "Aunt, wait for my brother to come, can I ask quietly for you first?"
My brother is now a Beile.
"Can!"
As he was speaking, Jia Zhen came over with the man.
"Nephew Naman, meet your aunt."
This is the aunt that Ama and the others are very afraid of.
That was a lot more respectful.
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