Chapter 286 Rat Poison
Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zhu finally came back.
Although his hair could not return to the same state as yesterday, his spirit had obviously recovered. This was a huge surprise for Li Wan.
"I'm sorry to have worried you."
Jia Zhu felt very sorry for his wife.
His scientific expedition this year will probably be delayed.
As a husband, he cannot bring glory to his wife, but instead he has to let her accompany him and support the second wife...
"Uncle, don't think too much. As long as you are fine, we will all be fine."
Her parents-in-law had a bad reputation, but they were all kicked out of the house, so she didn't have to face them every day and suffer their bullying.
On the contrary, because they left, the grandmother-in-law, uncle and aunt in the house were all very kind to them.
The housekeeper's sister-in-law is a generous person.
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are also well-behaved and sensible.
Li Wan actually feels that she is much more comfortable now than when she first married into the Jia family.
"If you fall down..."
Li Wan's tears fell, "I am really sorry for myself, for the kindness of the old lady and my uncle and aunt to us. Even my aunt and brother Zhen in the East Mansion will never have an easy life.
There are also Baoyu, Tanchun, and Huaner. They are not grown up yet. With their parents in the state they are in, if something happens to you, who can they rely on? ”
At this point, she paused and said, "You have done everything you should do for your parents. From now on...for the sake of so many of us, please be good!"
"Okay~"
Jia Zhu grabbed his wife's hand and made his own promise, "From now on, I will only take care of you."
This time, he felt very sorry for his aunt in the East Mansion.
His aunt felt sorry for him, so she took him with her to rescue people after his grandmother made the decision.
From now on, this life... will no longer belong to my parents.
"Uncle~"
Li Wan's tears fell down.
Upon hearing that their elder brother had returned, Baoyu, Tanchun and even Jia Huan were sent over by Aunt Zhao.
Jia Zhu fell down. Apart from Li Wan, the most frightened people were Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao.
One of them has no children and has to rely on Jia Zhu for support in her old age, while the other has a child, but the child has not grown up. Although the master was not at home, Jia Zhu acted like an elder brother. It could be said that during this period of time, all of them lived more comfortably than when the master and his wife were at home.
"Brother~"
After school, Baoyu heard that his parents had done something stupid again, and that they had upset his grandmother, that his aunt in the East Mansion was going to fight someone, and that his brother was seriously ill...
Baoyu had been crying for a long time, and when he saw his brother's almost completely white hair, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
If he is like this, how can Tanchun and Jia Huan be any different?
Suddenly, the crying of the children in Lixiangyuan was deafening.
Aunt Xue and her family of three lived nearby, so they all rushed over as well.
Aunt Xue and Baochai were shocked by the way Mrs. Shen handled Huang Yao.
Neither of them had expected that there would be a woman who could face such humiliating rumors.
Li Wan was pregnant, so the two men first advised her to think about the baby in her belly and helped her to the next room to rest. However, they did not expect that the next moment they came back, Xue Pan was also wiping his tears inside.
When Mrs. Xing, Jia Min, Jia Wen, and Wang Xifeng came over, they were all very sad when they saw their looks.
At night, news was flying all over the place, and they all went to the East Palace like Jia Min.
The group of people never expected that Wang could make up such a dirty rumor.
And for several days, Jia Zheng didn't say hello to his family.
If my eldest sister-in-law (aunt) hadn't handled the situation well, they would have been too ashamed to go out in the future.
Mrs. Xing, who was originally very resentful towards the second wife, when she saw Jia Zhu's appearance again, all her anger disappeared.
However, Jia Mu and Jia She, who had just returned, were stunned for a long time after listening to the servants talking about the results of the battle between Chen Ning and Jia Zhen.
"Old lady, you should rest assured now."
Anyway, Yuanyang feels quite at ease now.
As long as the matter is handled well and the old lady doesn't worry about it, everything else is fine. "At least have a sip of this freshly stewed bird's nest."
The old lady hasn't eaten much today.
"If you get sick again, what will happen to your master?"
Although the master is fine, the second wife's children are completely different in the Rongguo Mansion with or without the old lady.
"Alas~"
Grandmother Jia sighed deeply, then took a few sips from Yuanyang's hand and said, "Fortunately, this family has Shen's support."
If it were someone else, I would be so ashamed that I would not want to save myself.
If it were a tribesman of lower status, he might have been drowned in the pond if he wasn't careful.
"So you are blessed, old lady!"
Yuanyang comforted her, "The eldest lady of the East Mansion is very filial to you. She knows that you are worried about the master's health, and she is also worried, so she will go to save him immediately, right?"
The main reason is that the second master and the second wife are not human beings.
But when it happens, there's nothing anyone can do.
The old lady finally made up her mind, but was stopped by the old man again.
after……
Seeing how obedient Second Wife was today, Yuanyang felt that things were not that simple.
She and the Second Master took the same medicine, but the medicine in the Second Master's bowl was a little different from the medicine in her bowl. Couldn't the Second Madam see that?
Men may be careless and not notice it, but women are different.
Especially the second wife...
Yuanyang didn't want to say these words to the old lady anymore.
Because it's no use saying it.
The way they are, there is no way they can get divorced.
Let's just get along like this!
If we really have to separate, no one of us will live better than now.
"...Yes!" Grandmother Jia sighed, "Mrs. Shen is taking care of the whole family and has done everything she can to give in. But why can't Mrs. Wang... just be a little more at peace?"
She must have done something sinful in her previous life to have ended up with such a daughter-in-law. Her second son was also pitiful, as were Zhu'er, Yuanchun and the rest. The whole family was now tied up by Wang.
I really can't accept this.
The old lady frowned and said, "By the way, let Lai Ma come over again tomorrow."
Others cannot be discussed.
As for Nanny Lai, she has always used it smoothly.
Although there was a little rift between them because of the Lai family, not to mention the decades of ups and downs between them as master and servant, even if it was only for the sake of the Lai family's children, Nanny Lai would try her best to help her solve her problems.
"yes!"
Yuanyang agreed.
He personally helped the old lady wash and dress, and watched her fall asleep before carefully leaving.
That night, not only the masters and servants of the Ning and Rong mansions did not sleep well, but many people in the capital city also did not sleep well.
After finally getting through the night, I heard early in the morning that the Censor Xiang was going to make a death-defying appeal in the court to deal with the so-called Qing envoys in Huitong Hall.
As for the Qing Dynasty, in fact, it was almost destroyed by the Russians.
The Eight Banners soldiers who once plundered the Central Plains and killed countless people are no longer as brave as they once were.
Just as Madam Shen from Ningguo Mansion said, are they worthy of being called kings?
While everyone was anxiously waiting for news from the court, Shen Ning was looking at the reward that the queen had the eunuchs bring.
Unlike before, this time, the emperor directly used the queen's hand to reward her with an imperial estate.
Zhuangzi is located in Jinan Prefecture, where there are mountains, water, fields and courtyards.
Compared to gold, silver and other things, Chen Ning really prefers this kind of manor.
It just so happens that when the thaw comes and I return south, I can go to the farm to take a look.
"Mother, this farm also grows Mingshui fragrant rice."
Jia Zhen smiled and said, "This alone can bring in several thousand taels of income a year."
Their family mainly eats the green-stemmed rice from Gongshang.
But Mingshui fragrant rice is also very famous, and their family can receive one or two hundred kilograms from the palace every year.
Jia Zhen liked this rice very much and always felt that it was more refreshing than green-stem rice.
Its fragrance is so charming that it makes him eat an extra bowl of rice every time.
Therefore, Mingshui fragrant rice has always been included in Ningguo Mansion’s purchases.
"As long as you like it."
Shen Ning handed Jia Zhen a simple map of the imperial farm, "It just so happens that I will return to the south in a few days, so I will send a steward to take over everything."
"Hey~"
Jia Zhen responded loudly, "But..." He hesitated again, "Mother, can I still go to see Prince Zhongshun today and ask about the unfinished business at the meeting hall yesterday?"
Just give them a little more pressure so that people like Suo Jin won’t dare to mess with the Jia family again.
"wait!"
Chen Ning picked up the jade gourd handle and looked at it, then said, "We have finished what we should do. Next..., Prince Zhongshun will take the initiative to find us."
In the Red Mansion, Prince Zhongshun is the emperor's man.
Doesn’t his appearance at Huitong Hall explain the problem?
Shen Ning sighed softly in her heart, "As for the accompanying personnel yesterday, each of them...will be rewarded with another sixty taels of silver!"
"yes!"
Jia Zhen went without hesitation.
Chen Ning looked at the things in the room and said, "Give some snacks to the West Mansion, and the rest..."
The Queen gave away a lot of jewelry made in the palace. In the past, she would have been willing to share some of it with the West Palace, but now, she didn't want to.
"Send it to Curry!"
"yes!"
Qingzhu and the others quickly agreed.
In fact, if they were to say, their wives were just too sexually oriented, so the second wife had the courage to talk nonsense.
While they were packing up, cursing Wang in their hearts, Wang gathered up the dregs of the medicine that Jia Zheng had boiled and hid them secretly.
Could Jia Zheng do such rough work in the past?
It's impossible!
It must be what the old lady said yesterday.
Humph~ Treat her like a thief and beware of her! When taking the medicine in the morning, Wang could see that she had much less medicine than Jia Zheng.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely make a fuss.
But now...
Wang knew that if she really quarreled with Jia Zheng, some people in the village would probably help Jia Zheng bully her.
She has no family!
At this time, Wang didn't know that her brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces all hated her.
I went to the toilet again, but unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to the room, I smelled the fragrance of medicine again.
"Master, my stomach hurts so badly. Can you give me more of the medicine this time?"
"… Am I just comfortable?"
Jia Zheng's voice was extremely cold.
He was beaten with a stick yesterday.
I've been sweating all over today.
But I want to see a doctor, but I don’t have a penny.
He went out to borrow money early in the morning, but no one paid any attention to him.
"You say you have a stomachache now? What did you do earlier?"
Jia Zheng glared at her fiercely and ignored her.
Wang had no choice but to lie down on the kang.
The firewood bought that day has been almost burned.
now……
The kang was not warm.
She could only wait for Jia Zheng to make the medicine and give her a bowl.
However, as she waited, she fell asleep unknowingly. When she woke up, where was her medicine?
"Master, where is my medicine?"
“…”
Jia Zheng ignored her and continued copying books.
There is not much fine grains left at home, and even coarse grains are not much either.
If he doesn't make money, he will be left with nothing.
"Master, where is my medicine?"
Wang asked again in a crying voice.
Jia Zheng also ignored it.
Wang had no choice but to lie there and cry silently.
However, people have three urgent needs. After drinking the medicine, Jia Zheng's stomach began to hurt again. When he went to the toilet, Wang got up quickly and looked for the medicine he might have hidden.
But no.
Wang didn't believe it.
The old lady clearly brought two days' worth of medicine, but including yesterday's and this morning's, she only took it for one day.
Wang's searching movements became more and more rough.
Jia Zheng, who came out of the toilet, saw this and couldn't help but sneer, "Looking for medicine? Don't dream, that's what my mother gave me."
"Bullshit, it's obviously me, Zhu'er..."
"You still have the nerve to mention Zhu'er to me?"
It would be fine if Jia Zhu was not mentioned, but once he was mentioned... Jia Zheng was furious, "He is going to be killed by you."
He was the son who would soon become an official, but with what he had done, there was no way he could take the exam again this year.
"Wang, for the sake of the Wang family and just for a moment of pleasure, how long are you going to continue to harm my father and me?"
Wang: “…”
Her lips trembled and her whole body seemed to have suffered a great blow. Finally, her eyes went dark and she fell down.
Jia Zheng didn't want to care at first, but when he thought about it, if she died now, his son wouldn't be able to take the exam to become an official next year, and he would have no choice but to drag her to bed.
He didn't make medicine for her. He just rinsed the residue that Wang had hidden away with water and heated it up.
"Drink it quickly."
Wang: “…”
She drank it with shaking hands and extremely weakly.
However, right after she finished drinking, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen and rushed to the toilet again.
When she came out after a while, Wang was leaning on a stick.
She had blood in her stool.
She felt cold all over.
Wang felt that she wouldn't live many more years if this continued.
Rather than letting Zhuer pass the exam and then immediately go into mourning, it would be better...
Take out the rat poison she used.
When the couple saw the mouse for the first time, they were both very scared.
later……
It seems like I'm slowly getting used to it.
But I really don’t want to get used to it! Wang cooked and fried some vegetables.
Jia Zheng thought that she was trying to please him again in order to get the follow-up medicine, so he didn't hesitate to eat and drink as she pleased.
Wang accompanied him in silence.
"Master, we are going to have a grandson."
It’s a pity that they won’t be able to see what their grandson looks like.
Fortunately, Jia Lian and Feng the maid from the first wife have not made any movement.
"I know I was wrong."
As Jia Zheng was eating his food, she said, "But you are not at fault, are you? Let's not talk about the distant past, just this time..."
"Shut up!"
Of course Jia Zheng knew he was wrong.
Yesterday, the eldest brother punched him hard where the mother couldn't see.
Even now, my back still hurts after he hit it.
"Can't even food keep you from eating?"
Jia Zheng angrily shouted, "If you really don't want to eat, get out of here. I can finish it, Master."
He doesn't want to die.
He wants to live well.
He felt that he could live well.
Jia Zheng decided not to listen to Wang anymore.
“…”
Wang didn't say anything. After looking at him deeply, she also started eating with big mouthfuls.
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