Chapter 52: Fooling
In Jia She's courtyard, the servant from the East Palace who brought the news sneaked out through the back door.
At the front door, Jia Zhu just arrived.
"Uncle, you..."
He looked at the listless Jia She, trying to find any signs of fraud, but he couldn't find any.
Is he really sick? Is it not a painting?
Jia Zhu sniffed. The room was still filled with a strong smell of medicine. "How is your waist now? Do you want to ask for another doctor?"
At this moment, his face really showed some concern.
“No need!”
Jia She said weakly, "I took the medicine today and I feel much better than yesterday."
Why is it so difficult to get some sleep?
But at this moment, facing this very smart nephew, he could only pretend to be concerned and ask: "How is your second uncle? What did the imperial physician say? And Lord Wang, how is his leg? Will it have any impact on the future?"
"My second uncle is not well," Jia Zhu said painfully. "The doctor said that we need to see how he performs in the next few days. My eldest uncle has always been strong and his leg was repaired in time. There will be no impact on his future. He just needs to rest for a while." He pleaded with his eldest uncle, "Uncle, we have someone in the Beijing camp, right? Can you help check the matter of the military horses?"
Jia She: “…”
"The Wang and Jia families share weal and woe. If the people behind the scenes can attack the Wang family, they can naturally attack our Jia family as well. We..."
"etc!"
Jia She made a gesture to stop, "Are you sure it's not a coincidence?"
"no!"
Jia Zhu could only repeat what he had found out yesterday, "... that person is too vicious. If we don't investigate thoroughly, will we never go out again?" He looked at his uncle earnestly, "Uncle, I think the other party's ultimate goal is our Jia family, because the Jia family was the first to take the initiative to repay the silver owed to the national treasury."
Although this is not the problem, but if Jia Zhu wants to get his uncle's help at this time, he can only do this.
Jia She gave him a deep look, "...Zhu'er, do you think the treasury should not pay back the money it owes?"
"Should!"
Jia Zhu looked resolute, "But it is undeniable that our family has been targeted by various parties because of this."
"Huh~"
Jia She let out a half-smile, "So, they're heading for the Wang family first, which is the most difficult to attack?"
Jia Zhu: “…”
I always thought his uncle was a confused person.
In fact, his uncle has always been confused.
But now...
"If I am the one behind this, since the target is the Jia family, then you will not be able to return safely today."
Jia She looked at his good nephew and said, "Even earlier, when you went to investigate the case last night, I took advantage of the situation to deal with you."
Jia Zhu: “…”
A thick layer of sweat broke out on his back.
"Pearl, you have always been a smart child."
Jia She sighed, "You should know very well that Lord Wang's problem is most likely caused by the Beijing camp. If you want my help, just tell me directly. Why do you have to scare your old uncle with the safety of our own family?"
Once upon a time, he also had a smart child whom he loved very much.
But the child died, and his wife could not bear it. She gave birth to Lian'er for him and then died.
Jia She's eyes were slightly tearful. If his eldest son was still alive, why would he do this? "My nephew is wrong."
Jia Zhu knelt down with a thud, "Nephew hopes that uncle can investigate the Wang family's affairs as if they were his own, then..."
He kowtowed several times, "Nephew begs uncle for help!"
“…”
Jia She looked at his nephew who was kneeling with his head on the ground, unable to get up. His face showed no emotion and he said in a light voice, "I want to help, but even a nephew like you wants to fool your uncle, let alone people outside."
Jia Zhu: “…”
He regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself a few times.
The impression he had always had was that his uncle was the easiest to fool.
But when something happened to the Wang family, neither his uncle nor he thought of looking for his father.
They all knew that it was useless to ask their father for help.
The only power my father can borrow is the power of the Rongguo Mansion.
But could the person who took action not know the relationship between the Jia family and the Wang family?
They still did it.
Obviously, my father couldn't help.
But my uncle is different.
Although he was never very serious, when my uncle was young, he followed my great-grandfather and grandfather to various camps. As long as he was willing, the old generals would always give him some face.
When he realized this, Jia Zhu was very painful.
My uncle...is far more capable than my father.
Grandpa actually did the right thing by passing the title to my uncle.
Otherwise, who would take my father seriously even if he got the title, even if he was only good at idle talk, had never been to a military camp, and had never even touched a bow?
"You go back!"
Jia She closed his eyes slightly, "The situation in the Beijing camp is complicated. It's not that uncle doesn't want to help, but he really can't help."
The only one who can help is Brother Jing from Dongfu.
Although he has been a scholar since he was young, my respected elder brother has followed his uncle since he was young and has also handled many military affairs.
Almost all the elderly people who are still there have received kindness from Brother Jing.
The reason why Wang Ziteng became the governor of the Beijing Camp was entirely due to the help of his elder brother Jing.
Now...
Jia She felt that he had to write a letter to Brother Jing, "Instead of begging me, you should go to your Brother Zhen."
"My nephew has already looked for Brother Zhen."
Jia She: “…”
I'm a little angry! I've already found it, why do I have to knock on the wooden clock here? "That's fine, if I can help, your brother Zhen will definitely help."
Jia She didn't open his eyes. "Go back. If you don't go back, the old lady will come looking for you."
"...Nephew...I'll take my leave!"
After getting up, Jia Zhu bowed deeply again and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry. I won't dare to do it again."
“…”
Jia She was too lazy to talk, he closed his eyes and waved his hand to send people away.
Only then did Jia Zhu leave with heavy steps.
He was wrong, he really knew he was wrong.
When Grandmother Jia, who was waiting for him to come back for dinner, saw that her eldest grandson looked like he was about to cry, she waved her hand to let the maids go away, and then asked with concern, "Zhu'er, did your uncle scold you?"
He even bullied a child. Did he think she was dead? "No!"
Jia Zhu really shed tears, "My grandson lied to my uncle today."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She had some guesses in her mind and sighed, "Your uncle won't bother with you." She picked up some eggplant fish for him, "You should learn this from Lian'er. Look at how many times he has lied to us, rolled around, and cheated on us. Who has really bothered with him?"
This grandson is good in every way, except that he is a bit old-fashioned and stubborn.
"You don't need to tell me about Lord Wang's affairs. Your uncle and your elder brother Zhen will help."
The old lady reassured her grandson, "Even the Shi family won't just sit there and watch. You just need to eat well and get a good night's sleep."
The Wang family is really something, they only pick on Zhu'er.
At this moment, Grandmother Jia missed Jia Lian again.
If Lian'er were at home, why would her eldest grandson run around like this?
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