Chapter 81: Anger
Jia Zheng was scolded so badly that he couldn't even raise his head.
He did not dare to look up, for fear that if he did, he would see disappointed and contemptuous eyes. His body swayed, and when he was about to fall, his wife Wang cried out, "What are you trying to do, sister-in-law? Are you going to force my master to death?"
If she is allowed to succeed by speaking up for Jia She like this, will their second branch still have any chance of survival?
Wang was going crazy. She tried hard to shake off Xing and You and rushed towards Shen Ning, but unexpectedly her son cried out, "Father!"
Jia Zhu called for his father and crawled over quickly.
When Wang turned around in horror, she saw Jia Zheng's body go limp and fall to the ground.
“Ah~~~~~”
She let out a startling cry of pain, and this time she really rushed over madly, "Master, Master, what's wrong with you? Master, you can't abandon us!"
Grandmother Jia was also very worried. No matter how bad her son was, he was still her own son. "Zheng'er, Zheng'er~~"
"Quick! Please invite Shopkeeper Chen!"
While calling for Manager Chen, Jia Rong hurried out to call for help.
No matter what, we cannot let Grandpa Zheng Er die in his home today.
Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, who were hiding in front of the hall door, heard the screams of pain from inside and were confused. When they saw him running towards them, they were panicked and frightened and had to go over to take a look.
But I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at the front hall, I saw my aunt grab the teapot and pour all the undrinkable tea in it onto my father-in-law (second uncle)'s face.
"Are you awake?"
Shen Ning glared at Jia Zheng angrily.
"Shen, what are you doing?"
Grandmother Jia was so panicked that she tried to pull her away, fearing that she would get angry again and smash the teapot on her son's head.
"Sister-in-law..."
Jia Zheng fell into his son's arms in an extremely embarrassed state. Fortunately, when he opened his eyes, he did not see disappointment and contempt from his relatives. His wife, his son, his old mother, and even his eldest brother's eyes flashed a trace of concern.
He wiped his face and cried on the spot, "Zheng was wrong, but Zheng is not as you said, as you said..."
"I forced him to live in Rongxi Hall."
Grandmother Jia burst into tears and helped her son to finish what he couldn't say, "It was me who forced She'er to move. It was my fault... It's all my fault."
The words that Shen used to scold Zheng'er were so hurtful.
If she doesn't fix it, will her second son be able to face people in the future?
“…”
Shen Ning closed her eyes. She was afraid that the old lady would come and interfere. "What are you standing there for? Why don't you help the old lady down?"
"I'm not leaving."
Seeing Jia She, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong, who had come back again, trying to force her to leave, Grandmother Jia became anxious, "My niece-in-law..."
"Don't worry, Auntie. We are all family members after all." Shen Ning took a long breath and looked at the old lady. "Do I want to beat him to death? I just want to... scold him to wake him up."
The most incompetent and selfish person in the Red Mansion is Jia Zheng.
He seemed to be the most self-disciplined man in the Jia family. However, the chaos in the Rongguo Mansion started when he secretly lived in Rongxi Hall.
He took it for granted to enjoy his mother's favoritism, and took it for granted to be jealous of his brother's incompetence. He brought his entire family and treated the first wife as the watchdog of the Rongguo Mansion.
Yet everyone still says he is good.
But what's good about him?
He doesn't care about the affairs at home and just chats with guests every day. He is as blind as a person.
What officials do is even more difficult to describe.
The Emperor specially negotiated for Yuanchun's visit and did not give a specific time. The whole family waited from morning to night, but she did not show any signs of alertness and was happy day after day.
It can be said that this family is full of idiots.
Shen Ning was so angry that she couldn't beat Jia Zheng, so she smashed the teapot in her hand at her own son.
"Ouch~, mother!?"
Jia Zhen was caught off guard and got startled.
At this moment, he was so scared.
I feel like his mother's sharp tongue is more powerful than his father's stick.
A big stick only hurts for a while, but a sharp tongue can kill you.
And it is death, and death with sin.
"My son is wrong."
Jia Zhen fell to his knees.
Before kneeling, he cleverly swept his feet to avoid the broken porcelain pieces.
"As the head of the Jia family, you are indeed wrong."
"Grandma, don't be angry!"
Seeing that his grandmother was indeed very angry, Jia Rong hurried over to support her.
Shen Ning pressed her liver which was in pain from anger, "Your father and I are not at home. If your second uncle is ten points wrong, you are twelve points wrong."
"yes!"
Jia Zhen lowered his head and said, "Son, son, go and kneel in the ancestral hall with Uncle Zheng."
I don’t know what the old lady said to his mother that made her so angry.
But since his mother had an attack, Uncle Zheng should forget about pretending to be sick and get away with it.
In fact, Jia Zhen felt that he was quite wronged.
Although he is the head of the Jia family, his father is still alive.
Besides, the people in Xifu are all elders.
Uncle She himself didn't dare to resist the elders' decision, so how could he, a junior from the next room, raise his head? When my parents came back and saw the state of the West Mansion...
Thinking of his parents who were so sad that they hid in the Taoist temple, he finally came back during the Chinese New Year. However, he found that his two uncles in the West Mansion were living in such a bad condition. When his parents wanted to speak up, the old lady and Aunt Zheng used the news of who was promoted and who was demoted to refute them. Jia Zhen was also very angry.
When we returned home from Xifu that time, my parents went back to the Taoist temple the next day.
"And Uncle She, you can come too!"
Uncle She is also useless.
The old lady is so biased, why don’t you say something!
He moved away without saying a word, and still wasn't convinced, making a fuss from time to time. What's the point?
People will just say that he has become even more confused.
This is also the reason why his parents could never speak for him.
"You should have taught your brother a lesson."
"……yes!"
What can Jia She do? He quickly agreed.
The eldest sister-in-law was too scary. Those words made the second idiot Zheng unable to bear it. What should he do if he hit his head against the wall? He had always been worried that his second brother would hit his head against the wall. He was not afraid that he would die, but that if he died, his mother would go crazy, and then the eldest sister-in-law would not be able to bear it.
"Mother, sister-in-law, Jia She was at fault. You can't blame my second brother entirely."
Jia She walked towards his brother, "Zhu'er, help your father up, and you will come with us into the ancestral hall."
"……yes!"
Jia Zhu felt something was wrong, but at this moment, his mind was full of his aunt's words such as "incompetent father, Yang Guozhong, and living off the parents and children". His legs were weak, his heart was trembling, and his mind was not as clear as usual.
His uncle asked him to kneel in the ancestral hall, and he should indeed do so.
As the eldest grandson of the Rongguo Mansion, he could not share the worries of his grandmother and parents, nor could he be friendly to his brothers and sisters...
Jia Zhu couldn't bear to imagine how his aunt would scold him.
He will really be scolded to death.
You can also hide from your aunt-in-law by going to the ancestral hall.
"Father, let's go to the ancestral hall."
If he goes to the ancestral hall, his father can still save his life.
Not going...
We don’t know what kind of storm will come.
Jia Zheng covered his face and climbed up with the help of his son. He was about to leave, but he didn't expect to be pulled back by Wang Shi. "Wait a minute." She looked at Shen Ning pitifully, "Sister-in-law, we are all family members. Even if we are wrong, Yuanchun is not wrong. Please help her!"
The daughter is both talented and beautiful, and has connections with the Jia family, the Wang family, the Xue family, and even the Shi family.
If the emperor had eyes, he would not reject her daughter.
Since I have been scolded by Shen today, it cannot be in vain.
Wang has made up her mind and no one can change it.
In her opinion, if the whole family admitted their mistakes today, Rong Xi Tang might not be able to be lived in. If her daughter could no longer move up, what would their second branch have left in Rongguo Mansion?
On the contrary, as long as the daughter can show her face in front of the emperor, based on their family's merits, she will definitely be one of the four concubines.
If they could have another son or daughter, even Shen would have to make plans for her daughter.
"Please, help her..."
"Stupid woman!"
Shen took a step back and said, "Do you know why Sister Min didn't marry into the royal family? If you don't know, just ask Auntie."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
The old lady's expression changed.
She had thoughts about the royal family.
But the Duke refused to agree and insisted that if Min'er married into the royal family, not only Min'er would be in danger, but their family would also be in danger.
He unilaterally arranged for Min'er to be with Lin Ruhai.
"It's different. It's different."
Of course, Wang knew why Jia Min did not marry into the royal family.
The emperor emeritus has many sons.
The prince's position is as solid as a rock.
Jia Min's status and position are worthy of the prince, but the age difference between her and the prince is too great. When she grows up, the prince's princess, concubines and concubines will all be ready. She can't marry the prince and become a concubine, right?
Although other princes could also have been the wife, and could even have been the principal wife, my father-in-law and uncle were both cautious by nature. They were afraid of arousing the suspicion of the crown prince, so they blocked this path for my sister-in-law from the very beginning.
But she...
Her parents actually planned for her.
Unfortunately, she did not succeed in the end and missed some people. She had no choice but to marry Jia Zheng. Otherwise, Jia Zheng, the second son who could not inherit the title, would not be a good match for her.
"Now that the emperor is on the throne, Yuanchun is marrying the emperor, not the prince!"
With their family's support, the emperor's position will only be more stable.
Wang believed that the emperor would understand this.
"Sister-in-law, this is just something you need to mention, you..."
Pah~ Shen Ning gave her the slap she had wanted to give her for a long time, "Wang, you are the most cunning person in the whole family." She didn't even call her sister-in-law, "Don't think I don't know that you are behind a lot of stupid things done by my second brother. What? Are you wronged to marry Brother Zheng? So you keep coaxing the old lady to treat the second house and your children differently?"
“Ahhh~”
Wang was stunned for a moment, and burst into tears after hearing this, "You...how could you wrong me like this? Ah ah~~~, I won't live any longer!"
She was going to commit suicide.
"Mother!"
"Mother……"
"Second Aunt~"
Jia Zhu, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng hurried to hold him back.
"Stop, let her die." Shen Ning shouted angrily, "If she doesn't die today, our whole family will die tomorrow."
“…”
“…”
Everyone at the scene was shocked by her.
Wang also looked back angrily, "What did I do? Why do you want me to die so badly?"
"What did you say you did?"
Shen Ning gritted her teeth and said angrily in a low voice: "What's the matter with Baoyu's jade? Even if it is really born with you, you can just know it yourself, why do you want to spread it to everyone in the mansion? Are you afraid that the Jia family's capital punishment is not enough?"
What? Everyone's heart trembled.
Jia Zhu turned pale and took a step back.
"You think this is good for Baoyu? I tell you, you killed him. Not only did you kill him, you also hurt Zhu'er. You forced the royal family to not dare to use them, and it is not easy to use them. Even if the brothers are extremely knowledgeable, once they know the jade, how far do you think they can go?"
Wang: “…”
She stared blankly at her eldest son.
She seemed to understand something from her eldest son’s face, and then her eyes went dark, and this time she really fell down.
"Is he dead?"
Shen Ning looked at Li Wan and Wang Xifeng who were supporting Wang, "If she's not dead, help her into the ancestral hall and think about it in front of our ancestors!"
Do you think it will be alright if you faint?
She still wants to faint.
But does she dare?
She was able to faint because she had someone to rely on.
She felt that her family would never kill her.
"today……"
Shen Ning was just about to say that this was the end of the day when a howling sound suddenly came from outside the yard. The sound was so sharp that it seemed to pierce one's eardrums.
Jia Qin's mother was crying outside, trying to break through Qingzhu and the others' blockade, "Old lady, aunt, help me, please, save my Qin'er!"
“…”
Shen Ning was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
"Don't be angry, mother. I'll take care of it."
Youshi hurried over.
"Grandma, are you tired? Go back and rest!"
Grandmother has been tired all day today, and Jia Rong feels very distressed.
At this moment, he also understood that if the news of Uncle Bao's magical jade got out, it would not be a good thing for their family.
Poor thing, he was curious about the jade before and coaxed Uncle Bao to show it to him.
"Old lady, you've been tired all day."
Shen Ning turned to Lady Jia, who was also greatly shocked, and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
Tomorrow morning, she still has to hand in a sign to enter the palace.
At this moment, Shen Ning just wanted to go back, hug her daughter and have a sweet sleep.
She used to have the habit of taking a nap, but she was very busy today.
"……good!"
Grandmother Jia never knew that the jade treasure her grandson brought with him from the womb would be a disaster.
Fortunately, there are many wealthy families who have jade. Later, she got angry with Wang, saying that Wang had specially got a piece of jade for Baoyu in order to win favor, and pretended that it was brought from the womb in order to fool her, an old lady.
"Those who need to go to the ancestral hall should go to the ancestral hall. Feng girl, you follow me back to the mansion."
I have to bring Baoyu over and take another look at the jade.
Fortunately, the child never wanted to take the jade.
"yes!"
When Jia Zhu was holding onto her aunt, Wang Xifeng let go and rushed over to support the old lady, but unexpectedly, Jia Qin's mother rushed in, "Old lady, aunt, save my Qin'er!"
She cried with tears all over her face, and after she finished shouting she realized that everyone present looked strange.
The masters of the East and West Palaces are all here, she...
"Please, sir, please, save my Qin'er."
She knocked her head on the ground again and begged Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen.
"What happened to Qin'er?"
Jia Zhen glared at Youshi who had rushed back from behind, and tried to control his temper and ask her.
"Qin'er, Qin'er..."
The woman cried, "Qin'er was captured by the people from the Caishen gambling house and is being held at the back door. They said that if you don't pay 500 taels of silver to redeem him, they will cut off two of his fingers and sell him to a black kiln to mine."
After saying that, she kowtowed several times, "Please, save him!"
Shen Ning stopped walking and asked, "...Does the other party know that this is our family?"
"yes!"
The woman cried, "Because he is from our family, they gave me some time to come and ask for help. Aunt, you must save him."
“…”
Shen Ning frowned, "Zhen'er, ask clearly and deal with it."
Today is my daughter’s full moon party.
Ning and Rong streets are full of dignitaries.
Although the casino arrested people at the back door, for some reason, she always felt that the other party was targeting her family.
After all, Jia Qin's family could not come up with 500 taels of silver, so his mother could only go to the two governments for help.
Jia Zhen went out quickly, and soon Xing'er came in, "To answer Madam, that gambling house was opened by Lu Kun, the God of Wealth in the West. He not only opened a gambling house, but also two money houses."
Money house?
Shen Ning thought of something and couldn't help asking, "Is the Western God of Wealth from Shanxi?"
"yes!"
Most of the money houses in the capital are run by people from Shanxi.
"Tell your master that from today on, any man in the Jia family who dares to gamble will have two fingers on each hand cut off."
Shen Ning glanced at the terrified woman and said, "If you gamble again, I'll chop off your hands. If you gamble again... I'll chop off your feet too."
"Aunt..."
Jia Qin's mother was frightened and was about to cry out, but was frightened by Shen Ning's cold eyes.
"If you want to chop off fingers, hands, or feet, write it into the clan rules."
After saying this, Shen Ning, with the help of Jia Rong, left without caring about anyone.
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