Chapter 72 Production (Part 3)
Back.
Jia Zhen is back.
Shen Ning, who had been worried and tortured by labor pains, suddenly felt full of strength.
She grabbed Zhong Wenpo's hand and asked, "Can I go see my son?"
"……able!"
Po Zhong Wen agreed after a slight hesitation.
When Master Zhen came back, she felt that Mrs. Shen was different from before, and her grip on her hand was much stronger.
Wouldn't it be better to see Master Zhen in person? "Mother, did you hear what your son said?"
Jia Zhen couldn't hear his mother's response and was still worried about her.
“Yes.”
Shen Ning also raised her voice a little and stood up with the help of two maids.
They quickly helped her to the window, and Mrs. Zhong opened the window and said, "Just take a look from here."
Before she finished her words, she suddenly felt that the woman in labor looked strange. When she turned around hurriedly, she found that the people outside were also extremely frightened. It turned out that Uncle Zhen was... being carried here.
Jia Zhen, who was leaning weakly on the quilt and was being quietly carried back by the old woman, heard the sound. When he raised his head in a hurry, he was so shocked that he stammered, "Mother, my son, my son is fine."
Shopkeeper Chen and Mrs. You, who were directing him to leave, were also shocked.
"Mother, Shopkeeper Chen and I are here. I'm fine. You..."
The corners of Shen Ning's lips trembled, but she walked towards the door firmly.
Whether there is something wrong or not, you have to see it first to know.
Jia Zhen's face was as pale as paper, which must have been caused by excessive blood loss.
"Mother~"
Jia Zhen could only signal to carry him to the door again so that his mother could see him, "My son is really fine. It's more important that you give birth to a sister."
Shen Ning walked out with difficulty, "Where are you injured?"
"Legs, legs!"
Jia Zhen quickly lifted his two injured legs and said, "Look, I can move. There are no broken bones. I will be fine in a few days."
Just the legs?
Seeing him tightly clutching the quilt and the nervous looks of the people around him, Shen Ning slowly lifted his quilt, only to find that his entire abdomen and chest were tied tightly with cloth tape, with obvious signs of bleeding in several places.
So heavy? Shen Ning covered him up again with shaking hands, "Does it hurt?"
“It doesn’t hurt!”
Jia Zhen hurriedly shook his head, "Don't worry, mother, my son only has superficial injuries, it doesn't hurt at all."
At this time, Jia Rong and He Yuanzheng also entered the yard, accompanied by a eunuch who carried his medicine box.
"Nonsense, how can it not hurt?"
Shen Ning also saw He Yuanzheng, "I'm going to trouble He Yuanzheng today, please save my son."
When she said the last sentence, her tears could no longer be controlled and fell.
She was wrong. She shouldn't have acted too hastily and put Jia Zhen at risk.
With so many injuries, if any one of them is not handled properly...
"Madam, rest assured. I will do my best."
He Yuanzheng saw through her situation at a glance and said, "You... should go back!"
"Grandma, my father has me."
Jia Rong held back his tears and ran over, supporting his grandmother and wanting her to go back, "Father will be worried if you do this."
"……good!"
Shen Ning hugged her grandson, who seemed to have grown up, with shaking hands, "Outside... I'll leave grandma to you."
She didn't need anyone to persuade her. The pain in her stomach was getting worse. If she didn't go back, she wouldn't be able to stand. "You guys need to be well."
The moment the door closed, the pain that had been suppressed for a long time came flooding in like a tide. She didn't want to make Jia Zhen and the others worry, but it was so painful that the string of reason could not withstand it at all. Her suppressed cry of pain made Jia Zhen and Jia Rong burst into tears.
The two of them only hated themselves for being useless and making their mother (grandmother) worry at this time.
"Find a quiet room. Let me check the injury first."
He Yuanzheng sighed inwardly and had Jia Zhen carried away.
"Over there!" Yu Shi pointed to the study across the street and said to Jia Zhen, who didn't want to leave, "Master, I'll watch over mother here. Please don't make her feel uneasy."
She insisted that the maid carry him away. Jia Zhen had no way of objecting and could only let himself be carried away with tears in his eyes.
Half an hour later, Director He used the palace's fine medicine to treat the wound that Shopkeeper Chen said was not certain to be healed, but the cries of pain from the person next door were still intermittent.
It is true that you cannot scream when giving birth, but Shen's extremely restrained cries of pain are so heartbreaking to hear.
He Yuanzheng sighed and took out a porcelain bottle from the medicine box. "It contains Doctor Zhang's life-saving pills. You can use them as you see fit." He handed it to Shopkeeper Chen and said, "I have to go back and report."
"I'll take you there, kid!"
Rong'er's eyes were red, but he still politely wanted to see the person off.
"I am here."
Jia She stood outside the courtyard under the big red lanterns and said, "I'll see you off. Dean He, you've worked so hard. Jia She will see you off."
He originally wanted to track down the murderer, but he was thinking about this side, so he came back.
It was just that his sister-in-law was giving birth, and since he was a man it wasn't convenient for him to come in, so he just waited outside the hospital.
He Yuanzheng nodded, patted Jia Rong's thin shoulders, and said gently: "Stay here with your grandmother and father."
He sighed inwardly.
Who could have thought that the once-prominent Ningguo Mansion would be bullied like this? When Madam Shen was giving birth, they attacked Jia Zhen. They were trying to destroy his entire family!
He thought so, and Emperor Xiaomu thought so too after hearing his report. He waved his hand to let He Yuanzheng leave, and the eunuch Xiao Sanzi who had carried the medicine box for him walked in under the guidance of Eunuch Liu.
"emperor!"
The third son knelt down and said, "Master Jia has seventeen injuries, the three most serious of which are on his legs. The injuries to his abdomen and chest are less serious."
The emperor frowned, "…was he okay when you left?"
"Lord Jia lost too much blood, and talking to Madam Shen also hurt his mind and heart. Dean He and Doctor Chen from Huichun Hall used acupuncture on him. When we left, he didn't wake up, but he was very uneasy, as if he was still thinking about Madam Shen in his sleep."
"Didn't Mrs. Shen give birth to a child? How did they get to talk?"
"Master Jia has been worried about Madam Shen, so he had him carried into the courtyard, thinking he could say a few words through the window to reassure her. But Madam Shen was so worried about him that she had to ask the servants to help her take a look through the window. It turned out that something had happened."
Xiao Sanzi told Shen Ning everything he saw and heard after entering her courtyard.
Hearing the self-blame and remorse of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, and Mrs. Shen's shock, sadness and later suppressed cries after seeing her children and grandchildren, Emperor Xiaomu's heart was touched.
Born in a royal family, the simplest and most pure family love in the world has become a cloud in the sky that can only be seen but not touched.
The affection between father and son, mother and son, contains countless interests. Each of them is in the game, but cannot crack it at all.
Jia Zhen...
Under the light, Emperor Xiaomu saw the third son secretly wiping away tears, and couldn't help asking, "Why are you crying?"
"Slave..., slave thought of my mother."
The third child was startled and said hurriedly: "My mother died of complications during childbirth when she gave birth to my younger brother."
"Oh? What about your brother?"
"My brother didn't last more than three days."
Xiao Sanzi's tears fell down.
He buried his brother with his own hands.
Buried next to my mother.
It’s just that he was small and weak, and the pit he dug was not deep.
"……reward!"
Emperor Xiaomu knew that every eunuch who entered the palace had his own hardships, so he did not ask any further, "Go down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The third child kowtowed three times, took the two taels of silver from his master, Eunuch Liu, and hurriedly and carefully left.
"Let's go!"
The emperor also stood up.
He asked someone to ask Yuanchun to meet him at Tingfengxuan. By now, she must have arrived.
Ningguo Mansion accidentally solved a lot of troubles for him.
But Father...
In the past, Jia Jing had more face in front of his father than him.
That really treats him as his own son or nephew.
But the prince lost his mind. Although what he did had nothing to do with the Jia family, and the Jia family even helped to quickly quell the chaos, the emperor still took his anger out on him.
Jia Jing did not inherit the title, Jia Zhen only gave him the rank of a third-class general.
Logically, he should be a first-class general like Jia She of Rongguo Mansion.
The emperor sighed as he walked.
His father was resentful of the Crown Prince and Jia Jing.
He couldn't comment on this matter. From his father's perspective, the Crown Prince and Jia Jing were challenging his authority and questioning his ability. His love and support for them were in vain, and they all deserved to die.
In the eyes of the Crown Prince and Jia Jing, the Emperor’s father… was once wise and powerful, but later became confused.
At least on the issue of maritime ban, he also stood on the side of the Crown Prince and Jia Jing.
pity……
What the Crown Prince failed to accomplish at the beginning, he would not be able to accomplish when our father was still alive.
In Tingfeng Pavilion, the evening breeze is blowing gently.
Yuanchun put on a thin cloak and felt very uneasy.
Since that day, the emperor encountered her several times again.
It seemed like her luck had come, but... Yuanchun knew it was all fake.
This is a cannibalistic place.
Behind every person's smile, there is another face, or several faces.
So does she.
She let out a low sigh.
"But you blame me for being late?"
"Your Majesty~"
Yuanchun was about to bow, but Emperor Xiaomu held her back and said, "I'm in a hurry to see you because I have something to ask you."
"…Your Majesty, please ask."
Yuanchun was stunned.
She was always afraid that the emperor would approach her with a purpose.
Because she really couldn't give anything.
Although she is the legitimate daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, her father did not inherit the title. She still holds the same official position as the retired emperor had awarded her.
The Jia family has some say in the military, but they have always been on the side of the retired emperor.
It was precisely because of this that Concubine Zhen did not give her any care at all.
She understood that as long as she appeased the emperor, she would have everything she deserved.
She doesn't need to give the Jia family much face.
But the Emperor...
Yuanchun's heart was beating like a drum.
She was afraid that the emperor would not take any detours and would go straight with her.
She also knew how the emperor had been living since entering the palace.
Not to mention that she couldn't promise anything on behalf of the Jia family, even if she could promise... she wouldn't dare!
Although the emperor seemed to be indifferent, everyone in the palace and the court knew everything.
Yuanchun was afraid of bringing more trouble to the Jia family.
"What do you think of Madam Shen at Ningguo Mansion?"
Aunt? Yuanchun was shocked. Why would the emperor ask about Aunt? Uncle Jing has become a monk, why is he still...
"Auntie... is a very good person."
Yuanchun didn't want to belittle her own aunt like others did.
My aunt has no daughter, so she likes her very much every time she sees her. She always thinks of her whenever she has something to eat or play with.
She felt like she was at home in Ningguo Mansion.
Sometimes I am even happier than at home.
At least when she was at home, she had to take care of her grandmother while thinking about her mother.
But the two of them are always competing with each other secretly.
Her mother was always crying. As soon as she and her brother were born, they were taken to their grandmother, which made her miss them day and night and almost cried until her eyes went blind.
Later, when Baoyu was born, he was in the same condition. Yuanchun couldn't help but feel more distressed for his mother, but she vaguely felt that her grandmother had noticed it and was very unhappy.
If she had been sent to the palace, if she had cried and begged in the past, even if her grandmother did not change her mind, she would have quarreled with her mother openly or secretly. But that time, they stood on the same side.
Use family, parents, older brothers and younger brothers to convince her.
Only her aunt felt sorry for her.
Teach her to be careful with her words and actions, to protect herself, and to act within her ability...
She wanted to help her against it.
But her status was awkward and her opinion had no say.
"Is it good to you?" Emperor Xiaomu looked at her gently, in fact, not missing any trace of her expression.
"yes!"
Yuanchun said: "Auntie is very kind to the girls in the clan." For every wedding, she would help with the facials and add some makeup.
Her share had once been particularly generous.
Her aunt also pointed it out to her.
"She always wanted a daughter."
A few years ago, I received news from home that my aunt was pregnant.
Yuanchun looked at the emperor, a little nervous, "Your Majesty, why are you asking about my aunt?"
"Well, it seems your aunt really likes girls."
Emperor Xiaomu smiled and said, "She is pregnant, isn't she? In order to accumulate blessings for her unborn child, she donated a sum of money to the national treasury. Thinking about the debts owed by the family, I decided to ask your uncle and brother to pay back all the debts owed to the national treasury."
What? Yuanchun was shocked.
No wonder Concubine Zhen treated her so harshly some time ago.
So it was because he had paid off his debt?
"It is only natural to pay back debts. Isn't that what we should do?"
"..." Emperor Xiaomu patted her hands, "It is indeed a matter of course, but there are so many people in this world who pretend to be righteous and act like deadbeats."
Yuanchun: “…”
I suddenly felt so lucky that the debt owed by my family was paid off.
Although they stand on the side of the retired emperor, the Jia family really cannot offend the emperor too much.
"You only said that your aunt loves girls, but you didn't say anything else."
"My aunt has always been very compassionate to the poor and weak."
The emperor seemed to have no ill will towards my aunt, so Yuanchun felt more confident. "The charity bureau in Beijing received a lot of donations, so she didn't donate here. Instead, she provided all the food and clothes to the charity bureau in Datong. I once helped her with the accounts in this regard."
Datong?
Emperor Xiaomu remembered that he had great difficulty in supporting the Charity Bureau in the capital, so he specially ordered someone to check the situation of the Charity Bureau in each prefecture.
What happens inside is shocking. Many orphanages have become dens for human traffickers, and almost all the better children inside have been sold.
It’s not that there aren’t rich people who donate money and supplies, but many of the people in charge of the charity bureaus are corrupt.
In the whole Dazhao, except for a few charity bureaus in Jiangnan that were doing really well, only the charity bureaus in the capital and Datong in the north were doing well.
The capital city is located at the feet of the emperor, and Datong is visited by generals of all ranks who pay attention to it from time to time.
I only heard that the donation there was made by a mysterious lady, but I didn't expect it to be Mrs. Shen.
Emperor Xiaomu sighed softly, "Your uncle Jing knows about this, right?"
“Yes.”
Speaking of her uncle, Yuanchun was not so relaxed, "My uncle never cares about my aunt."
"Since your uncle has given up his official post, Madam Shen has no imperial decree. Do you think she can stand the strange looks from everyone?"
“…”
Yuanchun pursed her lips and said, "You have to bear it even if you can't."
What else can we do? Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the Lord.
My aunt said that her life was not that hard, but respecting my uncle was the real hardship.
"In this world, not everyone has an easy life."
The prince is dead.
At least her uncle is still alive.
And protect the family.
Yuanchun was also very clear that the Ning and Rong mansions really relied on Uncle Jing, who had no official position or title.
The emperor patted her shoulder and said, "It's windy today, you should go back early."
Yuanchun seemed to be better than he originally thought.
Emperor Xiaomu calculated that his chief of secret guards would be back soon, so he sent Yuanchun away and went directly to the Queen's palace.
Sure enough, before he sat down and drank two sips of tea, the head of the dark guards in black clothes appeared and said, "Your Majesty, it has been confirmed that the dwarf assassin Xie Zhenghu is related to the remnants of the previous dynasty. They must have felt that the Jia family was about to fail, so they took advantage of the situation to push them to avenge the blood feud between the two generations of Ningguo Dukes and them."
He handed over the message from the insider with both hands, "This is the order: Jia Zhen is dead, 50,000 taels of silver. Jia Zhen is seriously injured, 30,000 taels."
Emperor Xiaomu took the thin piece of paper and nodded, "Go down!"
He turned around and said to the queen, "Send two female doctors to Ningguo Mansion to watch over Madam Shen's delivery!"
"…production? Today?"
The queen was surprised.
She just heard that someone was trying to assassinate Jia Zhen.
"Yes!" The emperor sighed, "I still have to go to my father and ask for mercy for the Jia family."
It would be best if our father could grant Shen an imperial decree.
The Jia family is so pitiful now, my father will always have some sympathy.
Emperor Xiaomu knew very well that his elderly father was most proud of the glorious past years.
And during that period of time, the shadow of the Jia family was always there.
Now that the descendants of Duke Ningguo are so miserable, we must show them some mercy.
Fortunately, Jia Jing had already become a monk, and Mrs. Shen was a woman.
Considering that she might have a difficult childbirth and not live to enjoy it, the emperor would probably raise his hand and give her more.
Emperor Xiaomu went to see the retired emperor in person.
The emperor at this time really hadn't slept yet.
He was wearing reading glasses and reading the memorials sent by the emperor.
The important memorials were left for him to add his comments, while the unimportant ones were approved by the emperor himself.
On this point, he was still very satisfied with his son.
Although he was an emperor, he never overstepped the boundaries.
In my heart and eyes, I still have him as my father.
"The Emperor, the Emperor is here."
Eunuch Qian reported in a low voice.
"please!"
Something must be wrong at this late hour.
The emperor put down the memorial and waited for his son to come in.
…
In Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning felt that she might as well die.
It really hurts so much.
She was in so much pain that her consciousness became a little blurry.
When she went to see Jiao Da that day, her original intention was for him to find someone from his own group to do it.
If their own family members do it, even if both legs are broken, there will be no danger to their lives.
But now...
Thinking of the old man's expression that day, Shen Ning regretted it so much that he wanted to hit himself.
The old man has been kind to the Jia family. If he had a better temper, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong would definitely provide for him in his old age.
But in the Red Mansion, Jiao Da had a miserable life.
Although he could still jump up and down and curse everyone, his master could do nothing about him, but the servants under him had plenty of ways to control him.
It is obvious that this old man has made up his mind and is extremely stubborn.
She asked him to play the pity for the Jia family, but that made the Jia family really miserable, didn't it? Shen Ning was thinking about Jia Zhen's injury in her dreams.
He was afraid that her actions would cause the death of such a good person as Jia Zhen.
Let Rong Ge'er become an orphan.
She may not be able to withstand this.
It was so difficult to give birth to a child, she would feel sorry for her.
"Cut open, cut open~"
Mumbling, Shen Ning hoped that someone could cut out the baby in her belly, so that at least there wouldn't be two deaths.
"Ma'am, open your mouth!"
A bowl of extremely bitter medicine was forced down Mrs. Zhong's stomach.
Shen Ning slowly opened her eyes. The candlelight flickered. Yu Shi and two unfamiliar women came in at some point.
"Mother!"
Youshi held her hand tightly and said, "It's already the fourth watch, and Master is still sleeping soundly, without any fever at all."
"……Thanks!"
Shen Ning shook her hand back with relief, "I'll leave him and Rong'er to you."
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