Chapter 278 White Hair
Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu's Courtyard.
The old lady was sad all night, and sent her eldest grandson back to Lixiangyuan early in the morning. She gave Li Wan many instructions and asked her to take care of Jia Zhu, who had finally drunk the two medicines and fell asleep. Only then did she return to her own courtyard in sorrow.
At this moment, she really regretted it.
I regret marrying my second son to a wife like that.
Er'er didn't know much, but even if he married a daughter-in-law like Xing, it wouldn't cause unrest in the family! Now she was courting death, and dragged her second son to death as well.
And her eldest grandson...
The old lady felt very sad when she thought about the filial piety that her eldest grandson would have to observe in the future.
Yuanyang took care of her carefully and wanted to say words of comfort, but until now, she didn't know what it was.
She could only say, "Old Madam, if it's too difficult, just tell the East Mansion's Madam. The East Mansion's Madam is in much better health now, and she will definitely be able to think of a solution."
Yuanyang also knew the reason why no one told the eldest lady of the East Palace.
It was simply that she had just come back from a near-death experience and was not in good health. She was afraid that the trouble caused by the Second Master and Second Mistress would make her angry again and hurt her health.
But Yuanyang felt that there was no need to worry so much!
The eldest lady of the East Mansion doesn't like the second master and the second mistress.
The reason they were tolerated was only because of the old lady and the second master, eldest daughter, second master, third daughter and even third master Huan.
“No!”
Grandmother Jia shook her head, "Don't tell Shen about what happened last night."
Zhu'er will be delayed by the mourning period, but she will still have to take the examination in the future.
If Shen Shi was to hate the second wife's child because of that stupid woman Wang Shi...
Although she was reluctant to let go of her second son, since she had already made the decision, the old lady could still be ruthless. "Okay, that's it, you can go down too!"
They discussed it for a long time last night.
If we drag him back to the ancestral hall and punish him, it will attract people's attention.
If something goes wrong, the dirty rumor will spread further and further.
If Wang complains and pulls Wang Ziteng out, it will be even more difficult to touch her.
It would be better to do it silently.
Let them get sick together.
We got sick together and died together, completely.
Even if it was brought back, it is impossible for the Shen family not to know about it and not ask about it.
"If there's anything going on with Zhu'er, just report it immediately."
She is tired.
Grandmother Jia closed her eyes slightly, knowing very well that she was getting old, so her children and grandchildren were no longer as respectful and obedient as before.
Especially after the Shen family regained its footing.
When she and her nephew Jia Jing were living in the Taoist temple, Zhen'er was so well behaved in front of her! At that time, everything was done according to her instructions.
To put it bluntly, it is actually the government that listens to the people.
A tear slid down the corner of the old lady's eye.
She didn't wipe it, her second son...
While Grandmother Jia was crying here for her dying second son, Jia Min and Jia Wen, who had had breakfast together, also came over to pay their respects.
But he was stopped by Yuanyang.
"The old lady didn't sleep well last night."
Yuanyang whispered, "I just told you to sleep a little longer."
"……become!"
As soon as Jia Min entered the courtyard, she felt that the maids and servants looked strange.
But since her mother had kept it a secret from her...
Jia Min felt that this was mainly hidden from her third sister.
"When the old lady wakes up, let the maid tell her."
Jia Min turned around and said, "Third sister, let's go back and finish that painting."
"OK!"
Jia Wen smiled very gently.
After she divorced and returned home, she was taken care of by her brother and supported by her sister. Her stepmother, for the sake of her brother and sister, had always been very good to her.
Jia Wen is very content.
As for what's wrong in this yard today...
Since her stepmother was unwilling to say, she naturally would not investigate.
The two sisters were delayed here and completely missed Shen Ning who was going to Lixiangyuan.
Li Wan stayed beside Jia Zhu in a state of panic. Her husband had just had a nightmare and woke up crying, but there was no life in his open eyes.
As she watched her husband's hair turn white, she couldn't help but put his hand on her belly and cried, "Master, I have a child, we are going to have a child, no matter what happens, please think about us and our child."
Jia Zhu: “…”
He stared blankly at his wife's slightly bulging belly.
He has a child? How come he doesn't know? Uncle Dongfu just passed away, and he didn't...
"Do you remember that not long after Sister You of the East Mansion found out she was pregnant, I told you that your period was postponed?"
Li Wan was heartbroken. "Later, I asked the palace doctor to check and confirmed that she was pregnant. I reported it to the old lady, and she said that the family should get together after the baby was three months old."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Jia Zhu shed tears.
"You read every day, and I want to wait for you to discover it yourself."
"……sorry!"
Jia Zhu leaned forward and burst into tears as he hugged his wife.
He seemed to want to cry out all his pain, confusion, sadness and helplessness.
When Aunt Zhou heard this, she waved to the maids and they all stepped back a little.
Although he didn't get along with Wang, the uncle and the great-grandmother were very nice people.
Especially after the two were not at home, grandpa and grandma had been taking good care of her.
Although she had lost her own biological children, Wang's children took care of her in her old age, but she could not take care of Wang in her old age. Aunt Zhou was still very satisfied.
Moreover, she was also very clear that the second house could only rely on the eldest master for the time being.
If the eldest brother falls, their second branch will be almost finished.
Aunt Zhou sighed in her heart and waited slowly.
"Aunt, the eldest lady of the East Mansion is here."
Just when the noise inside became quieter, the gatekeeper came running over in a hurry.
Aunt Zhou was shocked.
Yesterday Master Zhen came over and made Master like this, and now the eldest lady of the East Mansion is coming over again...
Time did not allow her to hesitate. Aunt Zhou winked at her maid and hurried over to greet her.
"No need to be polite!"
When Shen Ning got off the sedan chair, she waved to Aunt Zhou and the maids who were about to pay their respects, "Where is the palace doctor who treated Zhu'er? Please come over."
She did not enter Lixiangyuan immediately.
Not to mention the younger children, among the fourth generation of the Jia family, Jia Zhu was the only promising scholar.
He himself is also very motivated.
Shen Ning actually really hoped that he could survive the disaster safely.
Not letting Li Wan become a widow at a young age, supporting the second house, and educating her younger siblings can also give her less worries.
"yes!"
Li Wan's maid hurried to the backyard to find the palace doctor.
Since the master is in that condition, the court physician is staying with him in Lixiangyuan.
After a while, the court doctor came trotting over to report the patient's condition.
When Shen Ning heard that it was caused by anger, emotional distress and many other problems, she couldn't help but frown.
Especially Jia Zhu, who actually vomited blood.
"...It's actually better for you to cry now than to drink medicine."
The court doctor was actually quite relieved.
Jia Zhu looked really bad last night, and he was really afraid that his medicine wouldn't work on him.
If the palace invites another imperial physician...
It was quite embarrassing for him.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Shen Ning winked at Qing Zhu, and a purse was brought to the court doctor, "I'll trouble you to take care of me in Lixiangyuan during this time."
"It should be."
The court doctor had just left when Jia Zhu, who was in the room, heard her coming and hurriedly dressed himself. With the help of his maid and Li Wan, he rushed out to pay his respects, "Aunt~"
Jia Zhu felt very guilty.
When he knelt down, he almost made Li Wan fall down with him.
"...talking inside the house."
When Shen Ning saw Jia Zhu, she almost became speechless on the spot.
The day before yesterday, Jia Zhu went to her place to pay his respects to her. She was fine then, but now her hair...
"Help your uncle and grandmother up quickly."
Jia Zhu got up tremblingly and felt very sorry for his wife.
"Zhu'er, what's wrong with you that you have to make yourself like this?"
The room smells of medicine.
Shen Ning didn't have the patience to talk slowly, so she asked him directly.
"Nephew..."
Jia Zhu was about to kneel down again.
Shen Ning frowned, "Stand still, don't you know that a man's knees are made of gold? It's not the right time, and I'm fine, why are you kneeling?"
Jia Zhu: “…”
His heart trembled and he quickly straightened his leg that was about to bend.
"You are still sick, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Jia Zhu really couldn't stand it any longer.
He was panting and, with the help of Li Wan, he leaned half of his buttocks on the chair.
"If you really want to thank me and really consider me your aunt, then don't be so pretentious. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Shen Ning asked again, "Or did your elder brother Zhen do something stupid that he wants to blame you for it?"
My hair has turned so white.
Shen Ning also has some white hair on her head, but there are not many.
"No, it's none of Brother Zhen's business."
Jia Zhu hurriedly shook his head.
"Then do you know where your elder brother Zhen is now?"
If Jia Zhen and Jia She go out together, it must be a big deal.
Shen Ning was also afraid that they would do something stupid and she would not be able to stop them in the end.
"Nephew...nephew doesn't know."
What? Li Wan couldn't help but glance at Jia Zhu when she heard him say this.
My aunt even came home to ask.
Can I hide my parents’ affairs from my aunt?
Or did they accept help from the Wang family outside and did not rely on themselves for everything as agreed upon in the beginning?
Thinking of this, Li Wan dared not even breathe.
"…Have you decided not to talk about it?"
Shen Ning looked at Jia Zhu, who was sweating profusely while sitting, and the strange feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger. "Forget it, I'll go ask the old lady."
In fact, at this time, Lady Jia was also rushing here.
She did not see Jia Min and Jia Wen coming to pay their respects, but thinking that Jia Zhen had not returned home since last night, if Shen asked about it, something might be exposed. She hurriedly told Yuanyang to tell her immediately if anyone came from the East Palace next door.
However, she didn't expect that just after she finished giving instructions, a maid came to report that the eldest lady of the East Palace had gone to Lixiangyuan.
This scared Lady Jia very much.
My grandson is in a bad condition now. What if he lets the cat out of the bag in front of Shen...
The old lady didn't dare to delay, so she quickly got up, dressed, and hurried over here.
"Auntie, please don't ask..."
Jia Zhu pleaded, "I'll tell you in a few days... in a few days."
Things will go smoothly if you take it slow.
My uncle and my eldest brother went there in person and pressed down everything that needed to be pressed down, and sealed everything that needed to be sealed up. Even if my aunt-in-law knew about it, I don't think she would be too angry.
“…Alright!”
Shen Ning looked at him deeply, "Then I won't ask for the time being. But there is one thing that I have to tell you, Zhu'er, this world is very big, even if the sky falls, there are still tall people to hold it up. Although you are the eldest son of the second house, you are not without brothers and sisters to support you. Don't always think about being in the front in everything.
Even if you can't pass the imperial examination this year, you don't have to feel such a heavy psychological burden.
Among the teachers in the school, which one has not taken exams for a few years?
Just do your best in everything. If you think too much, you will carry more things on your shoulders unconsciously. Invisible burdens are just as heavy. If you carry them all the time, not only your body will not be able to bear it, but your spirit will also not be able to bear it.
If you want to honor your old lady and take care of your younger siblings, you must take good care of yourself.
If you can't take care of yourself, how can you take care of others?"
"…My nephew knows."
Jia Zhu tried hard not to cry.
My aunt-in-law's every word is full of concern.
But what is his mother doing? She wants to harm her aunt again and again, so that she can show up in this family.
"Nephew, I won't do that again."
"I heard what you said, and your wife heard it too."
Shen Ning sighed in her heart, stood up and said, "Auntie hopes that you can do what you say." She walked out, "You are not in good health, there is no need to see you off. Li, help Zhuer to the inner room..."
She was just about to say that she wanted to go to the inner room to rest when Lady Jia's sedan chair came over.
"old lady!"
"Old lady~~~"
A large group of people paying homage.
"Aunt, you are here too?"
Shen Ning bowed and was about to say something else when Grandmother Jia saw Jia Zhu also bowing.
Her eldest grandson...
Grandmother Jia moved her mouth and was speechless for a moment.
…
On the other hand, Jia Zheng and Wang Shi, who had not slept all night, felt more and more uneasy as the day dawned.
The kang is cold.
Wang's health had just recovered, so she didn't dare to catch a cold. She got up to boil some water, cooked some noodles, and laid two eggs.
What was rare was that she personally served a bowl to Jia Zheng.
After she fell ill, she refused to give the egg to Jia Zheng.
But today's generosity made Jia Zheng unable to accept it.
Compared to the usual breakfast, Wang was more attentive to him today.
But whenever Jia Zheng thought of Shou'er's eyes when he left, he lost his appetite.
Wang also doubted that she could not escape.
It is very likely that he will be taken back to the ancestral hall to kneel.
When she goes back, Shen doesn't know how to torture her.
Wang decided to make sure she had enough food and drink.
"Pearl will be taking the exam this year."
As she ate, she said, "Yuanchun is the wife of the Marquis of Xinping, and the emperor's nephew's wife. We are in this state now, how bad can we get?"
She never thought she would die.
Both the old lady and Shen valued Yuanchun and Zhuer very much.
Especially Pearl.
The Jia family needs him.
He gave up martial arts and turned to literature but was defeated by Jia Jing, so Zhu'er should be taken more seriously.
"Eat now, otherwise, you won't have the energy to kneel in the ancestral hall when you go back."
Jia Zheng: “…”
"If you really can't eat, give it to me."
How could Jia Zheng give it to her? It would have been fine if she hadn't said that. As soon as she said that, he hurriedly started eating.
What about the eggs?
What was it like before? Unfortunately, it is different now.
He has to eat.
If you really want to kneel in the ancestral hall, you have to eat the meal of remembering the bitter past and thinking of the sweet past.
That thing is not as good as the simple meals he has.
Jia Zheng ate with big mouthfuls.
He also comforted himself in his heart that they were relatives of the emperor, and no matter how powerful his sister-in-law was, she could not beat or kill them.
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