On Ningrong Street, Baoling Hou Shi Nai, who was riding on a horse, looked back at the plaque with the words "Rongguo Mansion Built by Imperial Order" inscribed on it and snorted heavily.
My aunt has always been partial. She used to favor my eldest brother, and later she favored my third brother.
Now, he just asked her to restrain Shen and Jia Zhen, but she scolded him instead.
snort! Shi Nai snorted heavily in his heart again, and then he whipped the horse hard on its butt.
After he left, Grandmother Jia was not very happy.
My second nephew is very stubborn.
He was just afraid that he couldn't listen to her advice.
If he was really stubborn enough to run into Shen, it would be strange if Shen would forgive him.
Grandmother Jia has a headache, she can't ignore her natal family! She knew very well how important a prosperous family background was to a married woman.
During those years, the Jia family fell into decline, and her family was far less prosperous than the Wang family, which allowed the Wang family to gradually gain the dominant position in the mansion.
"Yuanyang, ask Nanny Lai to come over."
ah? Now?
Yuanyang looked at the sky outside and wanted to persuade her to come back tomorrow, but the old lady looked...
If she didn't call Nanny Lai over, the old lady would be worried and afraid that she would have another sleepless night.
"yes!"
She winked at Amber, and Amber quickly left.
Nanny Lai also has her family in the Shi family. Although she really hopes that Baoling Marquis Shi Nai can rise up and suppress Shen and Jia Zhen, she knows in her heart that it is impossible.
Shi Nai is not a capable person.
He is a bully at home, timid, and still very concerned about his reputation.
A person like him can't even defeat Jia Zhen, let alone Shen.
For the sake of her mother's family's stability, Lai Ma and Lady Jia had no choice but to protect Shi Nai.
So the two of them talked for half the night, and early in the morning, she went to Shi's house.
Shi Nai said it was easy to do, if he had more people around him to coax him, and while coaxing him, he could explain the pros and cons, and talk more about the pros and cons of the Shen family. He thought that under the fear of difficulties, he would slowly change his mind.
In fact, this is true.
He was afraid that he would lose face if he tried to plead for mercy, and then be slapped to the ground by Shen Ning and Jia Zhen.
He got the title of Marquis of Bowling from his elder brother, and for this title, he and his younger brother became enemies.
But his younger brother Shi Ding relied on himself to obtain the title of Marquis Zhongjing.
This makes it even more clear that the person who chose my younger brother was right.
Behind the scenes, Shi Nai was angry and resentful, and he paid more attention to his own face. Otherwise, he would not have gone to the Jia family in the evening and asked the old lady to take care of it.
Not long after Lai Mama left, the lady, the concubine, the housekeeper, and the attendant all tried to persuade her...
Everyone felt that there was no need to fall out with the Ningguo Mansion for a group of brainless relatives and then be hated by them.
Shi Nai sent a bland letter to Jiangnan to teach his clansmen a lesson, and then nothing else happened.
On the Wang family's side, Wang Zisheng was unusually frightened by the fact that the entire Wang family in his hometown of Jinling had collapsed.
What can he do when his brother Wang Ziteng is not at home? He didn't even dare to look for women outside and really lived his life behind closed doors.
As for the Xue family...
Aunt Xue was very sad.
The Wang family is my mother’s family, and the Xue family is my husband’s family.
Her husband is gone, and her relatives are eyeing the widow and orphan covetously. What can she do if she doesn't rely on her natal family? I just didn’t expect that it was the same in my mother’s family.
Aunt Xue sighed.
She didn't expect that Wang Zipeng would fall so quickly.
I don’t know if it will bring trouble to my eldest brother Wang Ziteng.
For several days in a row, Aunt Xue couldn't eat or sleep well.
"mom!"
Xue Baochai endured it for two days, but finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Are you in trouble and hiding it from me and my brother?"
My mother usually discusses things with her.
But she waited and waited, and her mother didn't come to find her, which made her feel even more miserable.
"We are grown up now. If you have any problem, please tell us and we will find a solution together."
Her brother is doing well now.
The Jia family's school was strict, and her brother was afraid that he would still be ranked last in the elementary school, so he would do his homework seriously every day when he came home, and would come to ask her if he didn't understand something.
Baochai was very pleased about this.
"Alas~"
Aunt Xue sighed, "It's still your uncle's house."
She couldn't tell her daughter that her uncle's family stole the Xue family's men, and then was sued by the clan members and won the case.
"Didn't the entire Dongfu family, except for Grandma You, carry the coffin back to their hometown?"
Aunt Xue could only tell her daughter, "Several uncles from your hometown have some connections with the Japanese. They wanted to intercede for them. Madam Shen and Master Zhen were furious and found some wrongdoings they had done and reported them to the government. Now they are all in jail."
What? Baochai paused.
She glanced at the box where her mother usually put letters and said, "Mom, the court is investigating the Japanese."
If you want to die, don't bring trouble to her family.
"As long as it's not a matter of right and wrong, Mrs. Shen usually won't be unreasonable."
She was afraid that her mother would get involved.
"Since we came to Beijing, we have always been dependent on cousins Feng and Zhu."
Fortunately, one of them is the mistress of the first house, and the other is the eldest son of the second house, and both are highly valued by the old lady and Mrs. Shen.
"Do they have a shallow relationship with my uncle's family?"
It's called my uncle's house, but actually...
Baochai lowered her eyes. She knew that those uncles looked nice, but in fact, they had always been eyeing her family as a fat sheep.
Before, her father was gone, her brother was useless, and she hadn't grown up yet. Now...
"But look, how do they interact with my uncle's family?"
Now that the whole family is living here, her brother has also made progress, and those shopkeepers outside who like to pretend to obey but actually disobey have become more obedient because of the Jia family. Baochai feels that her mother should make the same choice as them.
"Mom, we can't and shouldn't interfere in my uncle's affairs."
Baochai grabbed her mother's hand and said, "The Dongfu family was assassinated in Xuzhou Prefecture, and many people died. Think about it, if you were Madam Shen, would you not hate it?"
My children, grandchildren and daughter, who are the most important to me in this life, are all by my side. If anything happens to any of them, it will be a hurdle that I will never be able to overcome in my lifetime.
"This is something that touches her bottom line. Anyone who touches her bottom line will only be greeted with a storm."
Not to mention the Wang family and the Xue family, the Jia family is the same.
"…Mom knows. Mom didn't do anything."
Seeing the fear in her daughter's eyes, Aunt Xue finally said something to comfort her.
To her, these two children are her true love.
Everyone else... had to avoid these two children.
It is far better to rely on the Jia family than on the cannibalistic parents' and husband's families.
Aunt Xue sighed, "Don't worry, Mom is not senile yet."
Her son studied at the Jia family school, and her daughter also studied with the other girls in the Jia family.
If my husband knew that his children could have such good fortune, he would smile in his grave.
"Don't tell your brother about this."
My son is a firecracker and gets ignited at the slightest touch.
“…Mom, do you know how Mrs. Shen educated Ronger?”
Baochai felt that her mother had done everything for her brother and that her brother would never be able to make any progress in his life.
"She would tell him everything, let him analyze it first, and then she would point out the pros and cons."
This is the way a rich family teaches their children.
Influenced by her mother, Baochai has always believed that everything a woman has will ultimately depend on men.
But Mrs. Shen showed her another way of living.
Compared to her mother who could only see the backyard and schemed her whole life in the backyard, Baochai felt that Mrs. Shen’s way of life was what she wanted.
She was proud of herself for being better than her brother in every aspect, but she had always followed her mother's example and only dared to stop when admonishing her brother...
Baochai felt sad for herself.
I also feel sad for my brother and my mother.
"And Third Aunt taught Sister Mei and Brother Bai the same way."
Baochai hopes her mother can change her educational methods.
Facts also proved that the mother was wrong.
"We can also learn from the way Fourth Aunt educated Daiyu and Chang'an."
No one is like her mother, who spoils her brother to the point where he doesn't know the limits of the world.
But their family doesn't have that kind of strength. They can't even do that in Jinling, let alone the capital where the powerful and wealthy gather.
"If they have any problems, they will let the boys try to solve them first. If they can't solve them, they will discuss it together."
Aunt Xue: “…”
She looked at her daughter, opened her mouth slightly, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
In this life, she only has this pair of children, and for them, she is devoted to them...
As a result, my daughter now says that she was wrong? Is she wrong?
Sometimes, she did feel regretful that Pan'er was not as good as other children, but what did other children have to do with her? She wanted to give the best to Pan'er, she wanted to do everything for him..., was that wrong? She heard that Min Jianbai traveled all the way from Yansui to Beijing for his mother at a very young age and even became a beggar. She thought the child was good, but she felt more that Jia Wen was useless.
I have a good family but I don’t know how to use it.
Later, when she realized that it was useless, she just sighed a few times in her heart.
Aunt Xue was more grateful that Min Jianbai had to go to school and run around to earn a living for their family, as their family didn't have to do the same.
But now...
Aunt Xue dreamed of having a son like Min Jianbai. If her Pan'er was like him, she would have nothing to worry about.
As for Lin Changan, that child's family are all scholars. His father was a former top scholar in the imperial examination, and Jia Min was also a recognized talented woman at that time.
Aunt Xue never thought about comparing herself with their family.
But my daughter's heart... seems to have grown bigger!
"Let Mom think about it carefully."
Aunt Xue was also reluctant to teach her daughter a lesson.
Her daughter is both talented and beautiful, no worse than any other young lady in the Duke's Mansion.
She had ruined her daughter.
"Wait until your brother comes back!"
Under her daughter's eager gaze, Aunt Xue chose to escape temporarily.
My daughter has always been considerate. When Pan'er came back, she pretended to have forgotten about it, and everything was fine.
"……good!"
Faced with her mother's evasive gaze, Baochai could only sigh in her heart.
But fortunately, her family did not get involved in the affairs of her uncle's family.
This is the only way she can comfort herself now.
…
In Shuntian Prefecture, Dong Xiaoquan looked at Mizuno Tomohisa, who died in a miserable state, and didn't know whether he should be glad or what to do.
Tianjin Governor Yu had already been informed of this guy's situation.
Yesterday, he was beaten up by the Luosha people and driven out of Huitong Hall. He didn't expect that today...
"Sir, among the dead there is a hidden Heart-Stirring Palm!"
Captain Lu was also speechless. "Just like the Japanese two days ago, if my guess is correct, they all died at the hands of Cui Xin Li."
That guy is a gangster and likes to call himself a hero.
Nowadays, influenced by The Legend of the Condor Heroes, it is said that the greatest heroes serve their country and their people...
The Japanese around the capital were often intercepted by these gangsters as soon as they set their sights on them.
“This injury…”
Dong Xiaoquan pressed Mizuno Zhixiao's chest, "I can't tell!" He could only see the marks of being whipped by a wide belt, "This was beaten by Admiral Iris Roberts of the Rakshasa Mission, right?"
"……yes!"
Chief Constable Lu thought that their master was going to do something bad. "I was wrong before. I will go to Huitong Hall to summon the general named Iris."
"Go ahead!"
The people in the Ministry of Rites have been very annoyed by the Rakshasas recently! Since they were all officials in the same court, Dong Xiaoquan decided to help them from the side.
"Call over all the Rakshasas who attacked Mizuno Chihide and let them identify the body first."
The correct thing to do is to divert their attention and let the Ministry of Rites implement the plan of promoting the Dazhao Code and the Dagao to various academies as soon as possible according to the emperor's wishes.
"yes!"
When Chief Constable Lu came out, he waved to his brothers, and a group of people rushed towards Huitong Hall in a mighty manner.
…
Jinling!
Chen Ning has been having a particularly pleasant time recently.
When she first read Dream of the Red Chamber, she thought that Lady Jia was obsessed with looks. While she was envious, she also felt a little contempt for her.
Now it's her turn...
Chen Ning felt that it was great to be obsessed with looks.
Xianglian is so beautiful.
Just like when she was with Daiyu, she would eat half a bowl more when they were eating together.
Poor her, she was pregnant with Jia Yue when she traveled through time, and was afraid of a difficult labor. Even though there was delicious food in the Red Mansion, she didn't dare to eat as much as she wanted. She was so frugal that her appetite became so big. Later, she fell ill several times, and her appetite became even smaller.
Shen Ning didn't want to die early, so she tried hard to make changes, but it didn't work.
But now, facing Xianglian, she really ate half a bowl of rice more! "This wild rice stem is fried well, try it again."
The wild rice stem is as white as jade and as delicate as silk. It is Chen Ning’s new favorite.
Whether stir-fried or stewed, it can maintain its original sweetness and crispness.
Aunt Li's cooking skills are impeccable. When stir-fried, the fragrance of water bamboo and the spicy aroma of minced garlic are intertwined, which is simple yet flavorful. When stewed, it can absorb the essence of the soup and become soft and tasty. Every bite is full of happiness.
Of course, its deliciousness lies not only in its rich and varied taste, but also in its ability to dance harmoniously with a variety of ingredients. Whether it is paired with meat or blended with vegetarian food, it can show different levels of flavor.
"Well, Auntie eats too!"
Xianglian smiled sweetly at her, "At worst, I can walk with you for a while later."
"Haha, it's settled then."
Shen Ning glanced at her daughter, who was concentrating on eating with a small spoon and dropping most of the food, and her mood was very bright.
"When we get tired of walking, we can go to the boat to watch the lotus and the moon."
The lotus pond at night has a unique sense of tranquility and mystery.
Like an ink painting, a silent poem...
Chen Ning pointed at her and asked her to look more and strengthen Daiyu's future poetry club. (End of this chapter)
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