Chapter 32 Let Her Come Back
Care about?
Is she arguing with Wang?
Did she care about it? Shen Ning was a little puzzled, but looking at the old lady's expression, she paused, "Aunt, do you think Zhu'er can take the exam?"
"nature!"
Grandmother Jia said firmly, "His father-in-law is Lord Li, the chief priest of the Imperial College. As long as our Jia family does not get involved in the military again, Zhu'er can get an official position by herself."
The Jia family has repaid all their debts, and the emperor, out of consideration for their relationship, will not do anything to the Jia family now.
For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, the emperor would not do anything to the Jia family.
Moreover, there are a set of rules for civil servants to advance, and the Jia family just needs to not extend their hands too quickly and go slow and help him move up.
With the Wang family and Yuanchun around, if Baoyu passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, their family won't have to worry about anything in the future.
Grandmother Jia thought all of this was very beautiful.
It is natural to protect the Wang family.
"Or do you not think highly of Zhu'er, so you want to make trouble in the school?"
"...I know Pearl is smart."
Jia Jing also has high hopes for Jia Zhu.
Lord Li, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, also has high hopes for Jia Zhu.
But the premise of all this is that Jia Zhu will not die halfway.
In the original body's memory, Jia Zhu became more silent as he grew older.
The family placed all their hopes on him.
With his grandmother's eager expectations at home, his father and mother's constant admonitions, and his father-in-law's ubiquitous spies at school, Shen Ning could imagine how much pressure he was under.
"I also believe that with his ability, he will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination like his uncle."
"Since you know this, why do you still want to make things difficult for Wang?"
Grandmother Jia also hoped to get everything off her chest. "You are a member of the royal family, why would you bother with a nobody like her?"
The reputation of a shrew would slowly spread out of the mansion even if Wang Shi did not allow Zhou Ruijia to spread it.
After all, Jia Jing's Taoist robe had indeed been stripped off by her, and those carts of stuff had been in her warehouse for several days.
It was such a cold day, but she didn't feel sorry for her husband at all!
"Be good, for the sake of me, the old woman, and for the sake of Zhu'er and his two brothers, please forgive her!"
Shen Ning: “…”
What did she do to Wang?
Wang Shi spread rumors outside that she was a shrew, but she didn't say anything.
"What happened to my second sister-in-law? Why do I need to forgive her?"
Shen Ning was puzzled, "Aunt, just tell me what I did to her!"
Anyway, it wasn't her who did it, so don't try to put the blame on her.
“…”
Grandmother Jia didn't expect that she would not admit it.
She is an old lady and I have persuaded her so much, but she still refuses to admit it. Is that interesting?
"Zhou Rui was imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture. Wasn't it you who did it?"
The old lady stared at Shen Ning without blinking.
"Zhou Rui was imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture?"
Shen Ning was surprised but also amused, "When was it closed?" Wang's right-hand men were Zhou Rui and his wife. One of them worked for her outside and the other worked for her at home. She felt sorry that she didn't kick him out when she cleaned out the servants in the mansion last time.
I didn’t expect that!
If this couple who did all kinds of bad things in the name of the Jia family could be killed, the future crisis of the Jia family could be reduced by at least one tenth.
"Close it well!"
Shen Ning became serious. "However, since he's locked up, Auntie shouldn't ask me. I should go back and ask my second brother and his wife if Zhou Rui has any evidence. If so, we need to wipe it out immediately, otherwise it will definitely affect my second brother and Zhu'er and their siblings."
What? Grandmother Jia's heart skipped a beat.
Wang has been unable to sleep or eat since Zhou Rui was arrested. Could it be that...
"Do you know something?"
The old lady's expression also changed.
"I don't know the details, but I vaguely heard that Zhou Rui was lending money at high interest."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She thought it was a big deal.
How many noble families are secretly lending money at high interest rates?
Who has had any accidents so far?
Even if something happened, the servants would not dare to get involved easily.
Both Zhou Rui and his wife are smart people. They don't want to add to the crime or implicate their family. Even if they are found out, they will admit it themselves.
The reason why Wang fell ill was most likely because of the money she had lent out, which was all in Zhou Rui's hands. If Zhou Rui fell, she would not be able to get the money back.
Alas~ The old lady sighed, "I will ask her carefully when I get back."
With Wang Ziteng around, the old lady didn't worry that Zhou Rui would dare to attack the Wang family. "The old man of the Wang family was in charge of the tribute shipped by sea. There was a rumor in the streets back then that 'the East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, so the Dragon King came to ask the King of Jinling'. The Wang family is not rich, but it's not bad either. You may have heard it wrong."
Shen Ning: “…”
She twitched the corners of her mouth but didn't refute.
Among the sisters-in-law, Wang's dowry was indeed the most generous.
But the Wang family owed the most money to the national treasury.
If the Wang family wants to take over everything the Jia family has in the military, they can't just rely on the Jia family to make a call.
Wang's greed is rare in the world.
In Dream of the Red Chamber, she used the Lin family's money to fill the huge hole in the Jia family, and at the same time she humiliated other people's daughters, just because she chose the wealthy Xue family for Jia Baoyu.
Although Lin Daiyu's health was indeed not good, since you despised her, why did you use her family's money? If Lin Ruhai had not died, Jia Baoyu, the second son of a fifth-rank official, would have had no idea how lucky he would have been to marry her.
"Let's get back to talking about Zhou Rui."
Seeing that she remained silent, Jia's mother simply asked, "Didn't you really lock him up in Shuntian Mansion in revenge for him?"
The reason why the rumors outside could spread so quickly was because Zhou Rui sent people to do it.
"A slave, do I need to beat around the bush to seek revenge?"
Shen Ning said: "He was captured in Shuntian Prefecture. It should be easy for my second brother and his wife to get him out, right?"
"...He and Lai committed almost the same crime."
Grandmother Jia was a little convinced that it wasn't her who did it. "She'er went to say hello and told them not to let him go."
She couldn't sue her son for being unfilial just because of a servant! Grandmother Jia was helpless, "I know you all think I am partial to the second son's family, but there are so many children in the mansion, and at present, only Zhu'er has a promising future."
If the Jia family does not want to arouse suspicion from the emperor, they cannot pursue the path of martial arts.
"Yuanchun is talented, beautiful, virtuous and famous. She is also in the palace. If she can get help from her family, she may be able to make further progress."
She does all this for her children and grandchildren!
"Your second brother and sister-in-law want to make money for them."
At this moment, the old lady completely forgot that she had just said that the Wang family was wealthy.
"Your brother She has inherited the title, but what else can he do except grabbing the money and playing with his concubines?"
Grandmother Jia never liked her eldest son. "As a family, if you don't support a child with a promising future, are you going to support those useless ones?"
She looked at Shen Ning, "Ning'er, can you tell me that I did something wrong?"
Shen Ning: “…”
She frowned and turned the cup in her hand. "It's right for you to see it, but, aunt, you put all your hopes on Zhu'er. Have you ever thought about how much pressure he will be under? The greater the pressure in the imperial examination, the harder it is to pass."
If the old lady could take good care of Jia Zhu and prevent him from dying of illness, the Jia family would indeed have more hope.
Especially in Xifu, there are quite a few girls there.
They all need a responsible and capable brother.
"I remember that when he was a child, he was like Baoyu, with a face as small as dough. But now? Tell me, how thin has he become?"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
Jia Zhu's current condition is indeed not very good.
But what can he do if he doesn't make progress?
The second house depends entirely on him.
The eldest wife Lian'er is also useless, so I will have to rely on him in the future.
The old lady sighed, "It was the same when Jing'er first entered school."
"My husband has a good physical condition."
Shen Ning retorted, "He has learned martial arts from the old Duke since he was a child, but Zhu'er is really just a weak scholar." She said bluntly, "How many people collapsed during the exam? My father had no conditions at the time, but he would ask a doctor to regulate his body half a year before the exam."
"Then wait until Zhu'er comes back and I'll ask Doctor Wang to treat him."
In this regard, Grandmother Jia listened to others' advice, "Ning'er, you also care about your nephew. When Yuanchun came here as a child, she didn't want to go back home. You..."
"Let her come back!"
What? Grandmother Jia didn't expect that she still wanted Yuanchun to come back.
"The Emperor is old, and is now trying to show off to the Emperor. He knows that the Jia family sent Yuanchun in, not for him, so do you think he would like Yuanchun to be in the palace?"
Shen Ning looked directly at the old lady, “Although Concubine Zhen is an old relative, she has a son and would not like Yuanchun to be in the palace.
That child was raised by you with great pampering. When the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Zhen both disliked her, and the Emperor also had resistance in his heart, have you ever thought about how difficult her life would be?
Is it possible that giving her money can help ease the situation? The more money we give, the angrier those three people will be.”
(End of this chapter)
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