Chapter 80 Curse
After a busy day, Shen Ning thought she could finally take a break, but unexpectedly, the old lady of the West Mansion found something for her to do again.
"Yuanchun is getting older every year."
Grandmother Jia sighed, "You know her talent and beauty. The emperor has only a few concubines and not many children. It's a good opportunity for you to go to the palace to thank the emperor tomorrow."
The old lady also knew that she had gone a little too far in suggesting this matter, but it was very difficult for the Jia family to come into contact with the royal family today, so she had to seize this opportunity.
"Can you find an opportunity to let the emperor or the queen take a look at our Yuanchun?"
The old lady grabbed Shen Ning's hand and patted it, "What she lacks now is an opportunity. If you give her this opportunity, she will definitely be able to move up. If her path in the palace is smooth, then the path of this family will naturally be smooth as well."
“…”
Shen Ning was so angry that she almost laughed, "The Queen saved my life. Do you want me to recommend Yuanchun to her and then snatch her husband?"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
How could you say such harsh words? "You should know what the imperial palace is."
The old lady drooped her face, "If there is no Yuanchun, there will be others. Others are confused, how can you be confused? Sending Yuanchun to the emperor will be a hundred benefits for both the royal family and our family."
She took a breath and continued, "The Emperor is still favoring our family. The Emperor has no one around him and needs our help. You are just saying a few words. Is it that difficult? Are you going to watch Yuanchun waste her years in the palace?"
When she said the last sentence, the old lady was already heartbroken.
"It's not that I want her to waste her time."
Shen Ning's face also darkened. "When you sent her to the palace, you should have thought that she would waste her time there."
In Dream of the Red Chamber, how many times did Yuanchun cry in such a short time when she came home to visit her parents? She understood everything and knew everything.
But he could only be stuck in that quagmire, unable to struggle.
But in this whole family, no one is up to standard.
They were all pointing at her.
It is delusion that if one person succeeds, everyone around him will benefit.
"I can't control how many people the emperor has around him, but the queen saved our lives. I, Shen Ning, can't be ungrateful."
Shen Ning sternly refused, "Aunt wanted to find a solution for Yuanchun, but you found the wrong person."
"Why are you so stubborn now?"
Grandmother Jia was furious, "You need to repay the favor, and the emperor needs our family!"
“…”
Shen Ning stood up and walked away from her, saying coldly, "The Emperor needs our family? When you say that, where do you put the Emperor? Aren't you afraid that others will say we are two-timing? Or did Concubine Zhen make a promise to you through someone else?"
The Concubine Nan'an was not a good person.
Her son was defeated in the war, and she couldn't bear to part with her daughter, so she sent Tanchun away.
How many princesses who were married off to foreign countries in ancient times had good luck? Moreover, Tanchun was not even a princess.
No matter how strong her temper is, what can she do in a foreign country with no relatives and under the imperial power?
Even in modern times, few female college students who are sold to the mountains can live a good life.
So Tanchun's ending is almost predictable.
Shen Ning was so angry at this old lady. She ignored the men in the family and only thought about the so-called shortcuts through girls.
"You also have sons, and you want the best for them, but are they all as you wish? This is the case for the small Jia family, let alone the royal family."
She didn't want to waste time with this old lady. "No matter how bad the princes are, they are still the sons of the dragon and the grandson of the phoenix. They have their own pride. You are doing such a speculative thing. When it is necessary, they will praise you. If it is not necessary... Aunt, what do you think the Jia family will be like?"
"How...how come it's useless?"
Before the old lady tried to persuade Shen Ning, she was actually prepared to be rejected. "Even if the Jia family is in decline, there are still a few people in the army. Zhu'er is grown up, and when he passes the college entrance examination..."
"Even if you pass the exam and get first place, you'll only be a sixth-rank imperial scholar."
Shen Ning interrupted, "It will take at least fifteen years for him to grow up, and there can't be any accidents during this period. Besides, you also said that the Jia family still has a few people in the army, but why don't you look at what Lord Wang is like now? He can protect himself and not bring trouble to the Jia family. Aunt, our two families will be very lucky."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She was shocked.
What did Wang Ziteng do to cause the Shen family to misunderstand and be implicated?
"It seems that you still don't know anything?"
Shen Ning turned around in anger.
This old lady who knows nothing and can't even manage her own little piece of land, actually wants to plan for the family? "Who can take back what has been given away?"
No, she couldn't touch the old lady, but she couldn't touch Wang? "You still expect Wang Ziteng to help your grandson? Zhu'er is a scholar, Baoyu is not a martial artist. Even if he is willing to help, how much can he help?"
"There is Yuanchun..."
Grandmother Jia still doesn't know whether to live or die.
"Don't mention Yuanchun to me."
Shen Ning was furious. She opened the door in a few steps and shouted at the women in the West Mansion who were helping Youshi clean up: "Wang, are you the daughter-in-law of the Jia family or the daughter of the Wang family? If you don't know, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down to explain it to me."
Madam Wang: “…”
Did the negotiation fail? Her face gradually turned pale.
The Shen family doesn't give her any face at all!
In front of her daughter-in-law...
"Old lady~"
Wang covered her face with a handkerchief and cried out, "Please help me!"
It's different with the imperial edict, but he actually bullied her like this.
"Someone come!"
Seeing Youshi and Wang Xifeng waving their hands to let the maids go, Shen Ning shouted angrily, "Invite all the gentlemen to come here. I want to ask you today, am I bullying Wangshi, or is Wangshi bullying my Jia family?"
"yes!"
Qingping ran out immediately.
"Shen, what are you going to do?"
Grandmother Jia didn't expect her to react so strongly.
Her daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, and herself, had all been helping to entertain guests in the East Palace today. How could they not show any shame? "I didn't mean to do anything. I just wanted to lay things out and make things clear."
Shen Ning decided to take care of the affairs of the West Mansion. "Everyone knows that you love your second brother and his wife, but do you think you are doing the right thing? Your love has spoiled my second brother."
“…”
Grandmother Jia was suffering from a mental illness and her body shook uncontrollably.
She always thought that her second son was the best.
He loves reading and talking about knowledge. He doesn't go out to spend money and doesn't collect antiques.
Although he had several concubines, they were all well-behaved.
Who knew that so many things had happened during this period of time, and her second son was like a waste, unable to do anything.
If She'er hadn't beaten that damn Chen Chong quickly, she would have become a guest of honor for her second son.
Shen Ning looked at the men of the Jia family who had received the news and were rushing over one after another.
"Mother!"
Seeing Wang crying and his mother looking like she had suffered a great blow, Jia Zheng was unhappy, "Sister-in-law, the old lady is old, can't you speak more slowly if you have anything to say?"
"I'm presenting facts and reasoning to my aunt, scolding you."
What?
Jia Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
Jia Zhu, who had rushed back to attend his little sister's full-moon banquet, waved to his wife Li Wan, who hurriedly pulled Wang Xifeng away.
"Aunt, today is Sister Yue's full moon banquet, you have been tired all day," Jia Zhu said helplessly, bowing deeply and saying, "Take a rest first, tell me tomorrow, I will persuade grandmother, father and mother."
Shen Ning: “…”
She looked at Jia Zhu, who seemed to be a modest gentleman, and was silent for a moment. "Tell you?" A hint of sarcasm flashed across her lips. "Zhu'er, don't you have eyes? Your uncle is the heir of the title of Rongguo Mansion. Where does he live? Where does your father live? Don't tell me that it's because your grandmother wants your father to live closer. I only ask you, is your grandmother right? Have you persuaded her?
Now you come to tell me, what is it that you want to persuade your grandmother, father and mother?"
Isn't this a joke?
"What do you mean by scholars? I think the books you and your son have read have been eaten by dogs."
“…”
“…”
Everyone at the scene was shocked.
Wang was so frightened that she didn't even dare to cry.
"You can't even figure out your own family affairs, so why are you wasting your time caring about the family's future?"
Shen Ning said this while looking at Jia Zhu, but she also said it to everyone present, "Aren't you afraid of dragging your family into the mud and harming your descendants?"
She originally wanted to take it slow, but today she really couldn't bear it! "Jia Zhu, let me ask you, what is the purpose of your studies? To bring honor to your family, to ennoble your wife and children?"
"……yes!"
Jia Zhu's voice trembled.
My father was the second son and had no chance of inheriting the family title. My parents were wholeheartedly hoping that they, my brothers and sisters, could support the family better than their uncle.
He tried his best.
but……
"What a glorious family! They honor their wives and children."
Shen Ning sneered, "Since you have such a heart, why didn't you stop your father when he insisted on sending Yuanchun to the palace? Or do you also want to follow Yang Guozhong's example and use your sister to bring glory to the family?"
"...Jia Zhu wouldn't dare!"
Jia Zhu was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the spot.
"Don't dare?"
Shen Ning walked slowly in front of him, "Don't you dare not persuade me? Isn't Yuanchun your sister? How can you bear to let a girl like her go to a place where she has no relatives and earn so-called family honor for her family and your incompetent father? The honor of the second house?"
“…”
Jia Zhu trembled and bowed his head to the ground.
He had vaguely guessed why his aunt-in-law had such a tantrum.
But Yuanchun...
"Zhu'er didn't know anything about what happened back then."
Wang couldn't bear to see her son being treated like this by Shen Ning, so she stepped forward to defend him, "If you have anything to say, come to me, sister-in-law!"
She shed tears as she spoke, "Yuanchun's entry into the palace was not just a decision made by our husband and wife. At the beginning, she respected my elder brother..."
"He is a man who doesn't even hold an official position. Do you listen to him?"
Shen Ning interrupted, "Or did I not persuade you at the beginning?"
"But now that things have come to this, sister-in-law, you can't just ignore Yuanchun!"
When Wang fell down, she wanted to hug her legs. Fortunately, You saw the opportunity quickly and rushed over to support her. At the same time, Xing was smart for a rare moment and also rushed over to support her.
"What a thing that has come to this!"
Shen Ning was so angry that she laughed, "You made the decision at the beginning, notified us and our husband, and left us helpless. Now you come again?"
Jia Jing lost his title and official position, but he was taught since childhood to take his family as his own responsibility.
But in the end he brought implicate to his family.
Although this was also because he was implicated by the former crown prince, it was a fact that he could not protect his family. Jia Jing's heart bleeds for implicating his family and even the younger generation he loved.
Xifu didn't complain at all, but he complained about everything he did.
But can Jia Jing be blamed for this?
There was more than one Jia Jing in the Jia family. At that time, there was also my father-in-law and my uncle from the West Mansion.
Everyone knew that the emperor was taking his anger out on others.
He doted on the prince and early on pushed the best sons of the nobles and all the ministers close to him to the prince's side.
He made his own wrong decisions, but still blamed the prince for being smart and capable.
He blamed a group of ministers for corrupting his prince.
Shen Ning was very angry.
It was obvious that in order to reassure him, the Jia family had their children give up military careers and pursue literature at an early age, and he knew this, but when it came to attacking the prince, they still did what they had to do.
What's even more ridiculous is that the Jia family still relies on him.
He felt that the emperor would be lenient towards the Jia family.
"You are useless, so you keep forcing the people around you. You forced Aunt to hurt Brother Xie's heart, and forced her to worry about you even at her old age. You forced Yuanchun to have no future, and now you force me to be an ungrateful person."
Shen Ning's eyes sharpened, "Jia Zheng! Your elder brother is not at home, tell me, can I take care of you?"
"……able!"
Jia Zheng was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to die, but he was being stared at by his sister-in-law. Although his mother had tears in her eyes, she had no intention of standing up for him, so he could only lower his head and agree.
"Okay, since I can take care of you, the ancestral hall is over there, you should go over and confess to your ancestors, why you failed the imperial examination, why you have been a deputy minister in the Ministry of Works for so many years, but you only read the court bulletin and drink tea? Why did you secretly live in your eldest brother's Rongxi Hall? Why do you only shrink your neck when something happens at home? Why have you achieved nothing until now, and only know how to rely on your parents and children?"
Jia Zheng: “…”
He was stunned.
Is he that bad?
How come he doesn't know this himself?
The sister-in-law is wrongly accusing him.
But the words to rebut seemed to be in my throat, but I couldn't utter a single word.
Because he really couldn't refute it.
"I...I didn't live in Rongxi Hall secretly," he asked his mother for help, "it was mother..."
"Shut up!"
Shen Ning shouted angrily, "At this point, you are still pushing everything onto your aunt?"
Although she is not a mother-in-law, the word "filial piety" still weighs heavily on her head in this era.
Shen Ning pushed Lady Jia aside and said to Jia Zheng and Wang Shi, who were in front of her but a little younger than her, "Have you never read books? Have you read the Book of Rites like a dog? Ask yourself, have you ever been a good brother and a respectful brother?"
What were you doing when my brother She gave up Rongxi Hall for my aunt? How dare you move in? My aunt loves you so much, if you just said that this is my brother's house, would my aunt force you to move in?
Rongguo Mansion is so big, there is no place you can't live in? How can it prevent you from seeing your aunt every day?"
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