Chapter 314 Trivia
Ningguo Mansion suddenly became lively.
The return of several owners made the dogs guarding the yard run back and forth excitedly.
Almost everyone who could come to the West Mansion had come. The men went to talk to Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er, while the women gathered in Chen Ning's yard.
"It's getting late."
Shen Ning, who had just changed her clothes and washed her face, personally served a cup of tea to Jia's mother, "I was originally thinking that I would go to pay my respects to my aunt early tomorrow morning and have a meal at your place. Who knew you were in so much pain..."
"Pah, you thought I came to see you?"
Grandmother Jia was amused by her words, "The old woman is here to see our Yue'er."
But how could Jia Yue care about her at this moment?
This sister rubbed her little face, that sister pinched her little nose, and another sister couldn't hold her, but she stuck close to her...
Jia Yue remembered everything at once. She hugged Daiyu, who was playing with her, and burst into tears. She cried so hard that her heart was broken. No one could take her away. She kept calling "sister, sister".
Daiyu was originally very sad. The little sister really didn't remember her very well. Who would have thought that after suddenly remembering her, she would cry like this? She hugged her and kept patting the little sister's back to comfort her.
But the little girl had a lot of tears, and while she was being coaxed, she started crying too.
Shen Ning and Jia Min didn’t know whether to laugh or not.
Instead, the old lady hugged the two children and coaxed one and then the other.
In the end, Jia Yue ruthlessly abandoned her mother and followed her sisters.
Having not seen their little sister for such a long time, they all missed her so much that they collected little things that Jia Yue liked.
For example, there are small shoes embroidered with pearls, a small bellyband embroidered with a cat playing with butterflies, lip balm and rouge made by the teacher, and even a little chicken that will peck at rice when you pull the rope, and a little monkey that climbs a tree...
Not to mention little Jia Yue, even Shen Ning loves her very much.
But the bed was so small that the little girls could squeeze in, but she couldn't squeeze in no matter what.
After seeing off all the guests, she lay down without the baby by her side. She felt a little uncomfortable and it took her a while to fall asleep.
But the next morning, Shen Ning was still very happy to go over and have a free meal.
The old lady's breakfast is very rich.
In addition to rock sugar bird's nest porridge, shredded chicken noodles, crystal dumplings, tofu skin buns, green stem rice porridge, there are lotus root powder osmanthus sugar cake, sugar steamed pastry, cream puff pastry, rose marinated amber, water chestnut powder cake...
During this period, although Shen Ning ate a lot of snacks and delicacies along the way, the food outside was rough after all.
But it’s different here. There are not only many delicious foods, but also many beautiful women.
In addition to the little girls, there are also Xing, Jia Min, Jia Wen, and Wang Xifeng.
Jia Yue didn't need her to worry at all. She fed this one a bite, then fed that one, asked for the ones she liked, and gave the ones she didn't like to her sister. In the end, not only did she have a bulging belly, but Grandmother Jia also laughed a few times because the child was eating so happily, and ate half a bowl of porridge more.
After breakfast, the girls went to the East Mansion Council and school as usual. Chen Ning strolled here with the old lady and the others to digest the food while talking about the journey and things in her hometown of Jinling.
The key point is to thank Jia Wen for helping her look after the house and thank Jia Min for avenging her.
He took the opportunity to visit Jia Zhu and Li Wan. After confirming that Jia Zhu had recovered well and Li Wan's pregnancy was stable, Qingzhu brought all the gifts from each family.
Chen Ning prepared some of the fashionable jewelry and fabrics in Jiangnan.
She didn't even leave out Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao.
Moreover, Shen Ning felt that these two people looked humble and pleasing to the eye, but they both looked younger than when she first entered the Red Mansion.
Especially Aunt Zhao, who has lost the ruffian spirit she showed in the Red Mansion and is actually a much better person.
Chen Ning thought about Wang's method of torturing Daiyu without making a sound, and then she understood.
Daiyu was loved by Grandmother Jia and had a lot of wealth, but she was still forced to suffer. What about Aunt Zhao who was just a concubine?
If you don't make a fuss, you might die of illness one day and no one will know.
They walked in with their heads lowered and thanked for the reward, and then Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou went home happily together.
"The first wife is still so generous."
Aunt Zhao got an extra set of excellent study treasures because Jia Huan followed her. "I heard that this Hu brush sells for three taels of silver each."
"Well, the eldest wife has always been a good one."
Aunt Zhou looked at the dozen or so brushes in Aunt Zhao's hand and felt a little envious. "Go give two more to Miss San in the evening."
"She doesn't have it."
Aunt Zhao couldn't bear to do it.
Although her daughter Huan'er was still young, it was obvious that the eldest wife loved girls more.
Although Huan'er was also rewarded with fabric this time, Tanchun would have even more.
"What she has is what she has, and what you give is what you give."
Aunt Zhou saw that she was not getting the point, so she could only advise her: "Although she is your mother and brother, you just keep asking her for things. After a while, she will become cold-hearted."
"...Didn't I just make a pair of shoes for her the other day?"
"But what did Huan'er give her?"
Aunt Zhou was so disappointed that she said, "Take two pens tonight and ask him to give them to his sister personally."
"Come on, come on, I'll listen to you."
Aunt Zhao was most afraid that Aunt Zhou would get angry.
They have supported each other for all these years, and she knows that Aunt Zhou will not harm her.
When the two children were born safely, in addition to the help from her natal family, she herself went to the old lady early in the morning to make a fuss, and Aunt Zhou also helped a lot.
Aunt Zhao always thought of this love.
"Let Huan deliver it to his sister in person in the evening."
Although the old lady didn't like her son, since the master left the house, her eldest brother was like a father, so her Huan'er received a lot of care from Master Zhu.
Having grown up in this mansion, she knew that Master Zhu was far more reliable than the master.
"By the way, take a few more and let Huan'er give them to his two brothers."
“…That’s right!”
After a pause, Aunt Zhou laughed.
Since Jia Huan has everything, how can the eldest lady of the East Palace be without Master Zhu and Baoyu? She divided the children into relatives and strangers, but Aunt Zhao was too thick-skinned...
Aunt Zhou sighed softly in her heart. If she had been as thick-skinned as Aunt Zhao and begged the old lady to take better care of her belly, she might not have lost her child.
Back in the room, she lay down to ease the pain of the past, but Aunt Zhao was busy, touching this, looking at that, and then reluctantly packed them up one by one.
…
Shen Ning was also very tired when she returned home, but Jia Zhen came.
"Uncle Jin put three capable soldiers in jail."
Although he had asked the maids to leave, Jia Zhen still lowered his voice at this time, "Mother, I don't intend to let them go back alive. These people are officials. If they really go back, our Jia family will be in trouble."
By then, it might not just be his family that will be attacked.
"Jiao Da has already contacted a boatman over there. They like our Dazhao food very much."
Jia Zhen said, "Jiao Da has found a cook from the farm. If they really want to release him, he will go with them."
“…Is it reliable?”
Shen Ning didn't expect that Jiao Da had done so much.
It's such a pity for him in the Red Mansion.
"Don't worry, mother!"
Jia Zhen said, "What Jiao Da said is absolutely reliable."
Jiao Da said that the man was someone his father had once employed.
Jia Zhen felt that there was no need to tell his mother this.
His father has passed away, and now he only hopes that his mother can take good care of herself and live a long life.
"That's good."
Shen Ning nodded, "Please take better care of his family."
"My son knows."
At this point, Jia Zhen hesitated for a moment, "Mother, Uncle She said that the Luosha envoys came to visit my second brother Lian at home a few days ago."
Um?
Shen Ning frowned and looked at him.
"At that time, my second brother Lian finally returned home to rest, so I didn't meet him. But they later sent people to meet him several times."
Jia Zhen said, "Uncle She said that they are now extremely poor and the negotiations are not going well. They keep looking for Second Brother Lian. They may have bad intentions. Our family... What do you think? Should we teach them a lesson so that they will give up the idea?"
this? Shen Ning frowned and didn't speak immediately.
"…Let me think about it first."
The Rakshasa people were extremely poor, and now their food and drink came from the three hundred acres of land that had been promised to them.
Why look for Jia Lian? Jia Lian was only a doctor in the Armory Department, and he had no connection with the negotiators...
"Have they never gotten hold of our revolvers?"
"yes!"
Jia Zhen nodded, "Now we have more than just revolvers. I heard from Uncle She that the things that were researched by Li Yan in Xuzhou have also been improved by the weapon manufacturing bureau. Now they are called grenades. The Mongolians were able to come so quickly because General Jiang of Ningxia showed them once."
I see!
Shen Ning smiled, "Then let's meet them and see what they are going to do."
Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
This is even more true between countries.
"Before the meeting, let Lian'er report to the emperor first."
There must be an expert around the emperor, who can come up with the idea of asking the poor Rakshasa envoys to use 300 acres of land to buy food and drink.
This person is not a member of the court.
Shen Ning was actually looking forward to the other party's next move.
Rakshasas can be friends for the time being.
Through them, perhaps we can also have a more comprehensive understanding of the development of Europe.
Even more.
…
In Kunning Palace, the emperor and empress had dinner together again today.
The emperor held great power, and the negotiations with Russia and Mongolia went smoothly for Dazhao, and he was in a very good mood.
"Over in Jiangnan, Jia Zhen is doing a great job in Jinling."
The emperor is now most worried about the upcoming Japanese pirate rebellion, "Tomorrow..."
“I miss Sister Shen. Let someone invite her to the palace tomorrow morning.”
Through the emperor who came almost every day, the queen knew the situation of the previous dynasty.
She still remembered the crazy words that day.
After winning battles in both the north and the south, and resolving possible Japanese pirate rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor would probably implement the policy of requiring officials and gentry to pay taxes together.
There are several famous queens in history books, and if possible, she would also like to be one of them.
"Hahaha, the one who understands me best is Caicai."
The emperor was happy.
He has Mr. Liu, but Mr. Liu is just one person.
As an emperor, who would complain about having too many talented people? "If Madam Shen has any grievances, let her just come to me. I will vent her anger on behalf of the Japanese."
Yu Zhijian has already linked the Japanese pirates who assassinated her with the Japanese envoys.
The emperor was reluctant to kill the Japanese envoys, but there were a lot of Japanese property confiscated from various places, and he could take some of it out to calm Jia Zhen and Mrs. Shen.
“In that case, I would like to thank the emperor on behalf of Sister Shen.”
The queen smiled and picked up a piece of venison for the emperor with her chopsticks.
The next morning, someone really came from the palace.
It’s the familiar Nanny Wu.
"The Queen wanted to summon you to the palace yesterday, but she gave up thinking about how tired you were from traveling all the time."
Nanny Wu actually felt that she could let Madam Shen rest at home for two more days, but her mother really couldn't bear it.
So when she got on the carriage, she smiled and said, "Look, you urged me to come here early this morning."
"Hahaha, thank you for your hard work!"
Shen Ning was amused by her words, "I haven't been home for a while, but I heard from Youshi that you came to our house several times."
“Isn’t this as it should be?”
Her job is to run errands for the Queen. Many people want to get it, but they can't.
What's more, the Jia family had never treated her badly.
At this moment, there was a purse in Nanny Wu's arms.
"The queen likes the girls in the mansion very much, especially your future granddaughter-in-law."
As someone close to the emperor, she knew Qin Keqing's identity.
That is someone the emperor also cares about.
And the emperor read it more and more.
The last time, I even found an opportunity to meet him.
After meeting her, they sighed deeply, fearing that Rong Ge'er was not worthy of their princess.
"Keqing has already decided on my home, she can't snatch it away."
When she came back this time, Chen Ning saw that Qin Keqing was still the same as in the Dream of the Red Chamber, getting closer to Wang Xifeng.
The intimacy between their eyebrows far surpasses anything else.
"Maybe."
Aunt Wu smiled and said, "I can't take her as my daughter-in-law, but I can probably take her as my goddaughter."
The emperor and the empress talked about it and wanted to give Qin a new identity.
"That's a good feeling!"
Being a daughter is better.
Now that her identity is revealed, no one dares to look down on her.
Even if Jia Zhen had any sexual thoughts in the future, he would not dare to target her.
"I will go to the queen today and ask her to give her a few more maids."
The royal family has handed over the ladder, and it would be a waste not to climb it.
There are many girls in the mansion, so they still have to learn some rules.
If everyone had a maid from the palace by their side, it would be safer when they went out to visit others.
Those who originally had evil intentions would become wary when they saw the maids in the palace.
Shen Ning had to worry about these.
Min Mei had already found someone she liked, but because Jia Jing and Jia Zheng were her uncles, the engagement date was postponed for half a year.
"Oh, if they knew you had this idea, my many old sisters would definitely spend more time with the Empress."
Now that Concubine Zhen is no longer causing trouble in the palace, although everything is fine, it cannot compare to the freedom outside! The Jia family is a family of nobles, so their future prosperity is foreseeable.
I wonder how many people in the palace would be tempted to live out their retirement in a family like this.
"Then please recommend me a few more."
Shen Ning grabbed Nanny Wu’s hand.
Nanny Wu is undoubtedly a capable person as she was able to protect the Queen under Concubine Zhen for several years.
How could the people she is friends with be bad?
"Hahaha, of course."
When the two of them entered the palace with smiles on their faces, the Queen had already asked the senior palace maid to wait for them.
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