Chapter 147 The stones in my uncle’s toilet are smelly and hard.
The book business came quite unexpectedly.
Since that day, Song Jin had one more thing to do, which was to have a beauty treatment every morning.
Mrs. Chai also had one more thing to do, which was to come to Song Jin every day to urge him to submit his manuscripts.
"Did you write last night?"
"How much did you write?"
"You write too slowly. Forget it. Stop writing and tell me first. How are the young lady of the Zhu family and the young official of the Luo family?"
"What? Died? Died together? Oh, my dear, you'd better not tell me."
Song Jin: “…”
"I can't bear this pain alone. Please write it down quickly. I will take it back to show those young ladies. I won't tell them the ending yet. I want them to feel the pain too. Only then will I feel relieved."
"Why don't we just print it out and sell it in a bookstore? Maybe we can make some money."
Song Jin didn't say much during the whole process, and the deal was settled.
She was in charge of writing the manuscript. Ji Shubai was preparing for his wedding and definitely had no time to help her polish it, so Mrs. Chai told her not to worry and just to write.
"Your Master Ji is a real Jinshi. It only took him a few days to get this. He hesitated before just to come and see you."
Song Jin couldn't help but feel excited when hearing what she said, and he really started writing with full concentration.
For no other reason than the pure money.
Madam Chai was responsible for spreading the news among the ladies in the boudoir, while Ji Shubai was responsible for promoting it among the scholars and officials. The first time Song Jin wrote, she was put on the spot by the two of them. If Ji Shubai had not agreed to help her polish it, she would have been so scared that she would not dare to write.
In any case, Song Jin decided to finish writing the manuscript before getting married.
Song Jin is leisurely, at least he has time to write articles, but Ji Shubai has something to do.
Ever since the news of Ji Shubai's marriage spread, it has been quite lively on his side, with countless people coming to congratulate him and many coming to cause trouble, such as Ji's uncle and aunt who were determined to marry Miss Pei to Ji Shubai.
On this day, Ji Shubai sat in the study with his uncle Ji Hongtai with a sullen face.
"It would be fine if you didn't want to marry Miss Pei, but why do you want to marry a cook now? And a cook who was born as a servant."
"Whether it's a servant or a cook, as long as he doesn't steal or rob, why can't I marry him?"
"Even a house slave? Have you forgotten what happened back then?" Ji Hongtai stood up excitedly.
"Your father was falsely accused of treason by a servant who turned against him. Have you forgotten how badly our family was harmed by the servants? I have inquired about it. This Lu was originally a servant of the Bai family. I don't know what insidious means she used to ask you and Lord Lu to help her get rid of her status. I think she is a traitor. Now she even lets you marry her. I think you have been bewitched by her."
"Enough!" Ji Shubai shouted, "I know what kind of person she is. Uncle, please don't interfere with who I want to marry."
"I'm your uncle. How can I not care if you want to get married?"
"You are the uncle I only had when I was twenty-three."
Ji Shubai suddenly choked up, his eyes reddened, "If I hadn't passed the imperial examination, my father and mother's tablets wouldn't even be allowed to enter the Ji family's ancestral hall. Since you were so heartless back then, why are you rushing to be my uncle today?"
"You don't know what happened to your father back then. The court sent people to investigate, but before they arrived, your father committed suicide in prison. There was no way to prove his innocence. How many people died that year? You were just born and don't know. At that time, it wasn't just us who wanted to draw a line between ourselves and your father. I don't know how many people in the court wanted to draw a line between ourselves and your father. Besides, isn't it all in the past? Why do you keep harping on what happened back then?"
Ji Shubai stood up and took a few quick breaths before saying, "I can't get through!"
"If you had been willing to lend a helping hand back then, my mother wouldn't have had such a hard life, and she wouldn't have died so early from overwork. You are all responsible for my mother's death!"
Ji Shubai is already thirty years old, but he still cries uncontrollably when he talks about the circumstances of his mother's death.
That year, he was still just a scholar, and his family had little land left. Most of the furniture in the house had been pawned, but his mother still had to exchange embroidery for money so that he could eat better and live better. The Chai family kindly gave him gifts several times, but the proud Mrs. Ji refused to accept them, fearing that, as Ji Hongtai said, she would be a burden to others. The Chai family had no choice but to let Chai Heng take Ji Shubai to their home to play from time to time, which was actually a subsidy.
Influenced by his mother, the young Ji Shubai did not dare to bring anything home. However, he could not resist his greed and often ate with Chai Heng when he was feasting. He only dared to bring anything home during the New Year and other festivals.
He was only eighteen years old when Mrs. Ji died. His illness had been going on for a long time and even Hua Tuo could not have cured it.
When Ji Shubai was born in prison, he did not receive any rest or care, and he couldn't even produce milk. In the end, the prison boss couldn't bear it anymore, so he secretly took the child out and fed the child to his wife, and the child survived.
That year, almost all the people from the Ji family in Fujian were sent to jail. There was not even anyone to deliver food to them. How did Mrs. Ji survive? She never told Ji Shubai a word from beginning to end. She just told him that there are still good people in this world.
She said this while holding the young Ji Shubai on the night when Ji Hongtai came to force Madam Ji to marry him and forced her to leave the house so that he could occupy the old house.
He hated Ji Hongtai and was unwilling to acknowledge this uncle. Ji Hongtai hated his brother's only son even more. If he were not there, everything would be fine.
Everything changed when he was 23 years old and passed the imperial examination. Ji Hongtai smiled at him for the first time and took the initiative to propose moving the tablets of his elder brother and sister-in-law into the Ji family ancestral hall.
Ji Shubai naturally understood the meaning behind this, but he still moved his parents' tablets in, so that the descendants of the Ji family had to kneel before his parents every time they paid homage.
That winter, he and Chai Heng went to the capital to prepare for the spring examination the following spring, and then passed. When the news came, Ji Hongtai was very happy and wrote a congratulatory letter to Ji Shubai, who threw it aside without even reading it. From then on, he became a scholar in the Hanlin Academy until May of the seventh year of Wanli, when he returned to Suzhou to serve as Tongzhi.
At this time, Ji Hongtai wanted to stick to her but it was no longer possible. However, due to their kinship, Ji Shubai maintained superficial peace with him. However, it was wishful thinking for him to interfere in his marriage, so he rejected any proposal.
Ji Hongtai was not in the right here and was very angry. He thought of another place and went straight to Guhuai Street.
Old Lu was not at home, and Song Jin did not know what Ji Hongtai said to Mrs. Chen. She only knew that she was being taught by Bao Bao that afternoon, when suddenly a little maid came outside and asked her to go out, saying that Master Ji's uncle wanted to see her, and at the same time said, "If you don't want to see him, tell me, and my master will naturally go back for you."
Song Jin thought about it and decided to go out. She was going to get married soon, so hiding was not an option.
Song Jin now knows most of the conflict between Ji Shubai and the Ji family. It seems reasonable for them to be dissatisfied with him.
As for Song Jin, it would be strange if he took them seriously.
Since the two sides dislike each other, instead of letting her see the conflict between her and the Ji family after marriage, it is better to expose it now and let her see it clearly before entering the house.
She didn't want to give in.
In the hall, Chai Heng sat at the upper left, and Ji Hongtai sat at the lower left. Both of them did not look very good.
Song Jin went over to pay her respects, and Chai Heng introduced Ji Hongtai to her.
"This is the second master of the Ji family, Lord Ji's uncle. You have to call him uncle when you marry him in the future. Second master, this is Miss Lu who is engaged to Lord Ji, and the master's wife of my Baobao."
Song Jin saluted obediently and received a cold snort, but Song Jin didn't care.
"Please sit down and have some tea."
Song Jin sat on the right side below, waiting for Ji Hongtai to attack her, but sure enough, she saw Ji Hongtai glance at her sideways.
"Humph! I thought she was a lady from some family, but it turns out she is just a servant."
Song Jin rolled his eyes in his heart but didn't say "Your brother has been to jail" because it was Ji Shubai's sore spot.
"Second Master doesn't allow it?" Song Jin asked calmly.
"Hmph! I am useless. A family slave is more noble than a musician. But my nephew is an official in Suzhou. If he marries a Suzhou girl, I'm afraid..."
"Master Ji," Chai Heng suddenly interrupted, "If I remember correctly, Miss Pei is also a girl from Suzhou. I heard that you intended to marry Miss Pei to Master Ji. Is that true?"
Ji Hongtai stammered twice but did not argue.
Chai Heng added: "A fifth-rank official is not considered a close official, so marrying a civilian girl is not a big deal."
"But she is a servant who has betrayed her former master. She is a slave who dreams of marrying a fifth-rank official. She is really ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth."
"Master Ji, my marriage with Master Ji was proposed by him personally, and he personally wrote the marriage certificate in front of my father, and pressed his handprint to make an exchange. Master Ji is right. I am just a good servant. How can I command the fifth-rank officials in the government office? In this case, why don't you ask Master Ji why he must marry me, or you have already met Master Ji, and he is unwilling to follow your wishes, so he is looking for me to make trouble?"
Ji Hongtai's face turned red with anger: "Don't think that you dare to turn your back on me just because Ji Yun was bewitched by you today. I tell you, I am his uncle. Now that my brother is gone, I have the right to speak on his marriage wherever he goes."
Song Jin snorted and said, "You Ji family members can't control the Ji family members, and now you are trying to control my Lu family members. Forgive me for being frank, but I'm afraid you can't control them. If you have time to curse people here, you might as well go back and persuade Master Ji and ask him if he wants to break off the engagement. If he wants to break off the engagement, let him come and tell me in person."
Ji Hongtai didn't expect that Song Jin didn't have the slightest bit of weakness of a boudoir girl. She was giving him the cold shoulder before they even got married. Even his nephew had to deal with it. He couldn't help but think of his eldest sister-in-law who was not driven out by him, Mrs. Ji, who insisted on remaining faithful to her husband and refused to remarry.
It's really like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard.
It was difficult to deal with the one who had a child back then, and now this one dares to be so arrogant before he even gets married. If he gets married, it will be disastrous.
"You have been to court and have been punished. You are a disgrace. How can you be qualified to marry a Tongzhi and not feel ashamed?"
"Master Ji, this is your fault." Chai Heng, who had been watching the show for a long time, suddenly said, "Shu Bai is the one with the surname Ji. If you want to stop this marriage, you should go and take care of your nephew instead of coming to my house to scold people. This Miss Lu is the mistress invited by my Chai family. You are so rude to her. Isn't it too much?"
"Humph! I know that your Chai family relies on the favor you have done to Ji Yun, and you keep calling him Shu Bai, as if he is very close to you. Over the years, your Chai family has also relied on him to make profits, right?"
"What are you talking about, Master Ji?" Chai Heng changed his expression from Maitreya Buddha to serious suddenly.
"If you, as an uncle, had done your duty, it would not be our turn to get close to him. Why don't you reflect on yourself and scold me? The weather is too dry today and Master Ji is too angry. I asked someone to pack some herbs to reduce heat and send them back to you. Someone, show him out!"
Ji Hongtai was not liked by Chai Heng, so he ordered Manager Song to send him away. Song Jin and Chai Heng were left alone in the hall. Neither of them stood up, as if they had something to say, but neither of them was in a hurry to speak.
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