Chapter 67 Emperor Xiaomu's 'Stability' (Update 1)
Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall.
Jia Zheng was lying there recovering from his injuries, and Aunt Zhao took some oranges and peeled them one by one for him to eat.
When Mrs. Wang came in, she saw the two of them looking at each other with affection, and her face drooped all of a sudden.
Jia Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and when he saw her look, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
Wang's expression softened and she said in a gentle voice, "Master, there is nothing wrong with my sister-in-law."
"Hmm~"
Jia Zheng felt a little relieved, thankful that his eldest sister-in-law was fine and he didn't have to worry about Jia Zhen's anger.
Yesterday he felt that Jia Zhen was really taking his anger out on him.
"I'm glad you're okay. The old lady might have to go over there to take a look. You can come with her and bring some health-promoting herbs over."
"Hmm~"
They will go whether there is something going on or not.
So annoying!
Mrs. Wang gave Aunt Zhao a fierce look where Jia Zheng couldn't see, then she took her maid and some medicinal herbs to comfort her and hurried to Lady Jia's courtyard.
At this time, Xing had also arrived early, and even Wang Xifeng and Li Wan arrived before her.
Grandmother Jia glanced at her calmly, picked up her cane, and said, "Let's go!"
When Shen Ning received the message, the old lady had already come out of the side door of Huifang Garden. Fortunately, the two sides were close, so she hurriedly asked the boatman to stop at the shore and meet them.
After passing a bamboo forest, the two sides happened to meet. The old lady couldn't help but smile when she saw that she could actually welcome him in person. "I said, don't worry about you, it's true."
In the past, Grandmother Jia was not worried at all about Shen.
But in the following years, she and Jia Jing lived in a separate courtyard outside the Taoist temple. During the few times they met every year, Jia's mother could feel that her spirit was not very good, as if she was depressed. After she came back to recuperate after becoming pregnant, she became even more stubborn.
It's ok now.
Even if Jia Jing really saw through the world and no longer cared about them, with Shen around, at least Ningguo Mansion would be safe.
"Aunt knows me."
Shen Ning smiled and bowed, then bowed to Xing, "Speaking of which, it's a good thing that my brother She arrived in time yesterday, otherwise Zhen'er would have to face the lawsuit."
Although you can let your servants take the blame, if the royal family wants to punish you and settle the score later, it will be a serious crime.
"We're all family, that's how it should be."
After fully understanding what happened in Fulong Street, Grandmother Jia was very pleased with her eldest son.
But Zheng Er was beaten like that by him...
She asked Zheng'er, and he clearly didn't mention anything about Zhang.
She'er is just too sensitive.
After all, they are brothers. It was Zheng'er who helped him support Lian over the years.
The old lady did not go to see her eldest son. She only ordered someone to send a pair of ancient jades from her collection over. "You are in a heavy condition, so you don't have to perform any formalities with us."
"Haha, as long as Auntie doesn't complain about my current etiquette not being standard."
He bowed slightly to Wang Shi, and then held Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, who had just finished their greetings, and said, "Only when I saw them did I realize how old I am."
"Bah, you dare to say old in front of me?"
The old lady laughed and scolded her, Shen Ning quickly turned around and grabbed her hand, "Oh, I was wrong, as long as you are here, I will always be a child."
"That's right~"
Seeing that everyone was laughing, Jia's mother smiled and walked forward with her, "Do you still walk in the garden every day like before?"
"That's for sure!"
Shen Ning smiled and replied: "The more people don't want me to be well, the more I have to take care of myself, right?"
Grandmother Jia squeezed her hand and said, "That's the right thing to think. We can't let that wicked and corrupt person outside get away with it."
Shen Ning rarely felt genuine concern from her, and her smile widened. "Aunt has been through a lot. Tell me, who is targeting our Jia family?"
"I've been thinking about it for a long time."
Grandmother Jia turned around and signaled everyone not to follow. Then she pulled Shen Ning forward and said slowly, "From Wang Ziteng's horse being startled to the midwife's accident yesterday, it's very likely that they were all done by one person."
“…”
Shen Ning's heart skipped a beat.
She just said something was wrong.
Wang Ziteng's frightened horse was a lesson taught to him by Jia Jing.
But she...
Does Jia Jing want her to die?
That's not right either.
So what is he going to do? "But that person should have greater ill will towards the Wang family."
Grandmother Jia was still very worried, "The incident with the midwife yesterday was probably also aimed at the Wang family."
"…How come?"
Shen Ning was shocked by the old lady's imagination.
"In the Wang family, only Wang Ziteng can do something."
Grandmother Jia sighed. Wasn't it because Wang Ziteng had no one in his family that she chose Wang Ziteng? In the end, she still had to support her nephew who was related by blood and had enough ability.
"Wang Ziteng has worked in the Beijing Camp for several years, so I think he has accumulated some connections, but the two above are also well aware of his relationship with our family, and there are many people in the Beijing Camp who can replace him."
What she is worried about now is that one of the higher-ups will try to eliminate the Jia family's last support.
"Him~"
Grandmother Jia sighed again, "Although he has some talent, he is also a little eager for quick success."
She knew that Wang Ziteng was ambitious.
Originally, it was thought that it would be the same whether the Beijing Camp was in the hands of Ningguo Mansion or Wang Ziteng, or in Rongguo Mansion. But now it seems that Wang Ziteng's struggle for power in the Beijing Camp has failed.
"The Jingying is such an important place. The Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor are keeping an eye on it. His brain... is far from being comparable to Jing'er's."
Now Grandmother Jia was angry at Wang Ziteng's reckless behavior, which had disrupted the original plans of their Jia family.
"You did the right thing by letting Rong Ge'er and the others learn martial arts."
“…”
Shen Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she said quickly, "It's not martial arts, it's fitness."
Who spends that much time practicing martial arts?
She couldn't guess what the old lady was trying to do.
But it is absolutely impossible to force her to agree to let Rong Ge'er pursue a career in martial arts.
Even though she really hopes that Rong Ge'er will pursue a career in martial arts, the prerequisite is that the child must be willing to do it and want to do it.
Although Rong Ge'er also learned a lot from Jiao University, he was more inclined to the imperial examination.
After Jia Jing ran away from home and Jia Zhen did nothing in Ningguo Mansion, as long as Rong Ge'er performed well, there was a great possibility that he would be reused.
Shen Ning sighed slightly in her heart.
The Jia family ruined their descendants just to reassure the people above them that there was no problem with the road they had originally paved for their descendants. But now it is not only the Jia family's own problem, but also the problem of this era.
The peep shows and clocks in the mansion foreshadowed the grand events outside.
Even if she restrained the descendants of the Jia family and did not confiscate their property in the future, in the future...
"Yes, it's fitness!"
Grandmother Jia didn't know how much she had been thinking about, but she was very satisfied with her alertness. "The situation of the clan school is much better than before. Before Zhu'er went to the Imperial College, she told me that Baoyu should be sent to the clan school to study, and it would not be a problem for his teacher to be hired by the clan school."
She brought up her very capable grandson and praised the clan school for its good operation. In fact, she was also telling Shen Ning that her grandson was still the most outstanding in the current Jia family and that the two governments should support her grandson.
If the Wang family can't do it, then the Jia family can only do better in this regard.
"Come to think of it, there is Yuanchun in this palace."
If possible, she really hoped that Jia Zhen would surrender to the emperor, hand over some people from Ningguo Mansion to the emperor, and find a way for her eldest granddaughter with the emperor.
As long as Yuanchun can gain a foothold in the palace, Zhu'er and Baoyu will also be fine.
By then, the brothers can turn around and support Rong Ge'er again.
"Last time you said you wanted Yuanchun to come back. I've been thinking about it, but it still doesn't work."
Grandmother Jia said with a sincere look, "Although She'er and Zhen'er have inherited the title, they are not in the court. Zheng'er... is actually the same."
She also took to heart the words her eldest son said to her second son yesterday.
"There is no one in the court, and there is no one in the palace. What should we do in the future?"
Although her family has a son-in-law, Lin Ruhai, he is far away in Jiangnan and definitely cannot get away for the time being.
Grandmother Jia also knew very well that the emperor was willing to give Lin Ruhai a certain trust because of the Jia family.
The emperor would not touch him because of the integrity of the emperor emeritus and Lin Ruhai.
The two formed a delicate balance, but the retired emperor was obviously in good health (otherwise he would not compete with his son for power), so this balance would not be disturbed for a while. Lin Ruhai... would probably have to stay until the retired emperor was gone before he could return to Beijing.
The Jia family can't wait that long.
Grandmother Jia didn't want to wait that long.
"As for me, I can't sleep just thinking about it."
“…”
Shen Ning pursed her lips.
Grandmother Jia turned to look at her and said, "We still need to help Yuanchun!"
"Give me money?"
Shen Ning's voice was very soft.
"I still have some silver for now."
Grandmother Jia didn't want to take advantage of this side too much. "Well, if someone from the Beijing camp comes to contact Zhen'er, let him think about his elder sister."
Shen Ning: “…”
She understood a little.
It would obviously not work to refuse outright and let the old lady fend for herself.
Ning and Rong mansions are inseparable.
Shen Ning exhaled softly, "Don't worry, I will tell him."
The emperor is a cautious man.
Otherwise, when the Jia family went to repay the silver, they would not have chosen to take the cold approach.
Now that Wang Ziteng is almost halfway down, he won't move around anymore.
It might even be possible to give him a hand.
After all, the current Wang Ziteng is easier to control than the other men the emperor has in the Beijing camp.
"But the emperor respects the emperor emeritus, so I don't think he would go behind our back to find our family."
It is not easy to sit firmly on the throne.
Even though he has become the emperor, he still has to be on guard against his abdicated father who might dethrone him.
He had to walk steadily.
At this time, Shen Ning didn't know that the emperor's stable attitude was to contact Yuanchun and give her hope.
When having dinner with the Queen, I asked her about Yuanchun's temperament, the attitude of the Emperor Retired towards her, and the attitude of Concubine Zhen towards her.
Ningguo Mansion suffered a loss, and the person behind it cannot be found. If the retired emperor knew about it, he might miss his old minister a little. If he could take care of him a little, the retired emperor would feel better.
She is just a woman kept in the harem. It would be better if you can get to know her more often and let your father introduce her to him.
Emperor Xiaomu had a good idea. When Lady Jia was having a heart-to-heart talk with Shen Ning, he met Yuanchun by chance in the Imperial Garden.
It was as if he had just gotten to know Yuanchun.
I praised the flowers she cut and was also moved by the sight of her standing among the flowers.
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