Chapter 190 Provocation
In Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu was happy that her nephew Shi Ding was granted the title of Marquis Zhongjing, but at the same time she was worried about her granddaughter Lan Zhi who was about to return to Beijing.
Lanzhi returns to Beijing and needs to find Er'er. When the time comes...
The old lady doesn't even know if she, who has killed Tatars before, will kill her with a single sword. .
She was flustered and scared!
At this time, Jia's mother was only worried about her second son's life, and she didn't mind the beating... at all.
After being beaten, as long as you take a breath, you can recover slowly.
But if you are killed, then you are really dead!
"Min'er, what do you think your second brother should do?"
Jia Mu asked her daughter worriedly.
"..."
Jia Min sighed softly in her heart, "Just do whatever you have to do!"
"Why do you say that?" Jia's mother felt uncomfortable, " He is your second brother!”
“What about the eldest sister?”
Jia Min He asked, "She was left alone on her deathbed and wanted her second brother to take care of her nephews. However, when he replied like that, did he ever think about how the eldest sister felt? The eldest sister went, the eldest brother-in-law went, and the two nephews also went there one after another. Have you ever thought about how Lan Zhi lived in those days? ”
All are sisters.
If the second brother can do that to the eldest sister, how much better can he be to her?
Especially when she was at home, she had a bad relationship with her second sister-in-law.
Even if the mother takes care of her children because of her, if you look at Baoyu now, you will know how much this so-called care can be.
Especially as the mother gets older and her energy cannot keep up, the children don’t know how much grievance they have to suffer as they grow up.
Jia Min looked at Baoyu now and could imagine what kind of life her children could live.
This is still the case when the second brother has moved out of Rongxi Hall and can no longer manage the house.
If he were the housekeeper...
“Don’t say anything more about the dead making concessions for the living.”
Jia Min didn’t like to hear this, “Lan Zhi can take advantage of the dead. If she crawls out of the pile, we have to give way to her, even if my father is still there.”
If the father were here, he would kill his second brother without Lan Zhi coming.
"...You are trying to rip out my heart!"
Jia Mu's tears fell.
"Mother...!"
Faced with her old mother's tears, Jia Min had no choice but to say again: "You really want to be good for your second brother and don't want him to die, then Just be kinder to Lan Zhi. No matter what she says or does, don’t object.”
Jia Mu: "..."
She understands what her daughter means.
Lanzhi had to call her grandma. She showed enough kindness, but maybe he couldn't bear to bear the pain of losing a child when she was so old.
But is this really possible?
"Eldest brother and Lian'er have already adopted the attitude of the Jia family when they fell out with the Wang family in the court."
Jia Min said: "I think Lan Zhi has heard about this. She is fighting in Ningxia. Whether it is Dongfu or here, we try to send her things as much as possible. We are all making up for her. Although it is late, but I’m working hard.”
Sister-in-law Dongfu took the lead. Everyone in the family, including the children, sewed knee pads and vests there.
Don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. As long as Lanzhi has a little soft-heartedness, he can't kill his second brother.
"It's not easy for Lanzhi to reach this point. I don't think she will let herself be accused of killing her relatives easily."
The second brother is her second uncle.
She is in officialdom, and she doesn’t know how many impeachments she will receive by then.
Jia Min sighed, "But if you go hard with her... After killing so many Tatars, if her murderous intention is not restrained, she may really go hard with you. .”
This?
Very possible.
Mother Jia sighed and wiped her tears, "That's all, it's true that my Jia family can't help her."
The old lady said this, and she was ready to do what her daughter said. However, she also made plans to push out the initiator Wang immediately if it didn't work out.
At this time, in Lixiangyuan, Jia Zheng also heard the news from the outside from the boy.
Lanzhi was actually among the first list of those rewarded by the Ministry of War.
What should I do?
Jia Zheng was wandering around the room like a headless fly.
what to do?
Can he escape?
"...Master!"
Aunt Zhou was happy in her heart but panicked on her face when she saw him like this, "My cousin is an official, she always has to take turns to leave. You see , do you want to pack something? , tell the old lady to go back to your hometown in Jinling, visit the graves of your ancestors, and take a look at the sacrificial fields over there?”
At home, my brother wrote last time about the sacrificial fields around the ancestral graves and the The houses are all in poor condition.
There are two grandnephews who are getting older. As a family, it is not a problem to keep the few shops.
If she could follow Jia Zheng back to her hometown, with Jia Zheng's status, the errand of her grandnephew would not be a problem.
Not only that, without Jing, she has a wider range of operations.
In Beijing, every winter, many people die because of the cold.
Why can't Jia Zheng get sick when the grandnephew's errands are done?
He was already damaged, fell ill, and then disappeared, how normal it is!
He is gone, and the lady...
The old lady feels sorry for her son, but she will not feel sorry for the person who harmed her son.
Don’t my cousin want revenge?
When the time comes, the old lady will probably hope that the cousin girl will deal with the Wang family.
The master and his wife were gone, so her aunt, who had no children, could stay in her hometown and be cared for by her nephews and grandnephews.
"After the New Year, everyone who should leave has left, and we will come back again."
"...Yes, yes, yes!"
Jia Zheng was ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry , "I'm going to find my mother right now. You hurry up and pack some things and come with me back to my hometown in Jinling."
When it comes to serving people, Aunt Zhou is the one.
It's been a tiring journey, so it would be best to take Aunt Zhou with me.
Jia Zheng left in a hurry.
Aunt Zhou happily went to pack his things for him.
In fact, there is nothing to deal with.
It’s cold, so just bring a set of sweaters and clothes, and another set, and a few changes of clothes, and just bring money for the rest.
As for the master's private room...
We have to wait until he comes back and persuade him to bring some.
Until Jia Zheng’s consent is obtained, Aunt Zhou will not take it with her to leave a talking point for others.
She was very fast and got everything done. Jia Zheng hadn't come back yet. After thinking about it, she simply opened the door of the small Buddhist hall and walked in anxiously.
"Madam, madam is not well."
Mrs. Wang: "..."
If she didn't come in during the meal delivery, Mrs. Wang would suspect that something was up.
"My aunt's daughter, the cousin named Lanzhi, is also on the list of recipients of awards from the Ministry of War this time. She will return to Beijing soon."
Aunt Zhou saw Mrs. Wang's face changed color, her heart Zhong Ruyi said, "We agreed at the beginning that no matter what she did to the master when she returned to Beijing, he would have to bear it. The master was afraid and asked me to pack my things. He will return to Jinling immediately."
Wang: " …”
She couldn't knock the wooden fish anymore.
Her heart was beating wildly.
The old lady is reluctant to hand over the master, but she must be willing to hand over her!
What should she do?
Looking at the door of the Buddhist hall that was so close, Mrs. Wang wanted to stand up immediately and beg the old lady, saying that Yuanchun is Mrs. Hou and that Zhu'er will be taking the exam next year, let her follow her. Forget it, but after sitting for a long time, her legs didn't work well. She couldn't stand up right away.
"By the way, you don't know, right? The eldest man of the Wang family has been given the title of General Zhennan by the emperor."
Aunt Zhou hoped that she could make a scene.
The more Wang makes trouble, the more the family cannot tolerate her.
“That’s pretty awesome.”
Aunt Zhou said, “When he returns to Beijing, he might also have a title.”
Title?
Wang, who was slowly moving her legs, suddenly looked over when she heard this.
"Oh, I forgot, you don't have any information here. Do you know Shi Ding, the third master of the Shi family? He has made great achievements in the border town, has been named Zhongjing Marquis, and is about to return to Beijing."
Wang: "..." Marquis Zhongjing?
Didn’t the historian already have a bowling lord?
Why...
At this time, the Wang family felt so sad that this Marquis was not from the Wang family.
If this marquis could belong to the Wang family, would the Jia family dare to lock her up in the small Buddhist hall like this?
“Look at me, why are I telling you this?”
Aunt Zhou seemed to remember something, "I still have things to pack. You sit down while I leave first."
When Mrs. Wang's legs finally started to move, she quickly went out and closed the door with a clang. , locked again.
Wang: "..."
She struggled to get up, walked to the door and looked through the crack in the door at Aunt Zhou who was walking away, stamping her feet in anger.
Practice your hooves and tease the fox, just on purpose.
"Come, come!"
Wang knocked on the door, "Come, come!"
When she first entered the small Buddhist hall, she often knocked on the door like this.
At first some people responded, but then they gradually stopped paying attention.
Because it’s no big deal.
To be honest, it was the servants like them who were unlucky in the end.
Especially after the master got better, he and his wife were simply enemies.
I haven’t seen the grandma all day long. I wish I could just be in the old lady’s house?
So when Wang knocked on the door, no one paid any attention.
The maids and ladies of Lixiangyuan seem to be very busy at this moment, and they are all working quietly.
Aunt Zhou, who got herself another pair of sheepskin boots, didn't seem to hear it either.
But Jia Zheng, who came back, heard it.
He begged the old lady, but the old lady was no longer the old lady before. She would not relent in the face of important matters concerning his life and death. She even called the elder brother and asked him to seal the Lixiangyuan. door.
Jia Zheng is going crazy.
He can't leave now even if he wants to.
If I had known...
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard the Wang family calling the door. Jia Zheng's anger suddenly found a point to vent, "Come here!"
He stopped shouting, and Zhou Aunt Zhou hurriedly ran out, "Master~"
"Open the door!"
Seeing Jia Zhi's expression change, Aunt Zhou took a step back as if she was scared, and even put on her little Buddha Tang Key's purse was covered with his big sleeves.
Her movements didn't seem obvious, but Jia Zheng, who knew her well, understood her immediately. He stepped forward, grabbed her purse, grabbed the key and opened the door.
But Mrs. Wang heard that his voice was wrong and already knew something was wrong, so she hurriedly hid in the room inside.
But it’s too late.
Aunt Zhou watched Jia Zheng open the door and heard a 'bang' kick on the door, followed by Wang's howling.
Oh~
Aunt Zhou hurriedly walked a few steps, ostensibly to start a fight, but in fact she was there to watch a joke.
Her own child was gone.
Countless times, she also thought that Wang’s child was gone.
But if you really want to kill the child...
Aunt Zhou's heart can't be completely calmed down.
Now that there is a good opportunity to avenge her child without having to do anything to the child, of course it is better to do the latter.
"Master, you can't do this. There is a Bodhisattva living in this house."
Aunt Zhou persuaded Jia Zheng, who kicked the door several times but failed to open it, "The Bodhisattva will blame you."
"Bodhisattva has been blaming you for a long time. Wang, you are a poisonous woman. Can you hide for a while or for a lifetime? Come out."
When Jia She came over, he He heard his brother panting there.
He was speechless.
Raised his hand to the four boys, "From today on, you will take turns guarding the gate and not allow the second master to go out."
"Yes!"
The four young men hurriedly responded loudly.
"Second brother, second younger brother and sister, please calm down. Even if you don't want your own face, you should still take care of the children's faces."
Jia She said these words in a loud voice, patted his butt, turned around and left.
He has recently become obsessed with seal cutting. He has to study many characters and write many types of characters.
I don’t have time to listen to their nonsense here.
There are so many things to learn about seal cutting.
He saw blood many times just by practicing on wood.
However, it is not without gain.
A few days ago, he carved a small seal for Yunmo Zhai and sold it for twenty taels of silver.
Although the material itself is worth two taels, without his engraving, it couldn't be sold so quickly.
Jia She is currently working for free, and if the material is broken, he has to pay for it.
He was focused on saving money for the front.
Anyway, when the boy helped with the work, he didn't tell the other person who he was.
No one knew, so Jia She felt ashamed.
"Master, take a break, look at your hands..."
Mr. Xing didn't even know how the master could be so obsessed with seal carving.
The hands had more than a dozen cuts with a carving knife.
There are always old wounds that have not gone away, and new ones come again.
It’s not like making money...
Ms. .
"It's okay, it will grow back in a few days."
Jia She moved his buttocks to block his waste, "When Master, I become a master of gold and stone, I will carve one for you. Heirloom.”
Ms. Xing: "..."
What should she say?
That’s all.
Anyway, these materials look like bargains at first glance.
No matter how much you play, you won’t be able to play much.
Compared with before the separation, I don’t know how much I have saved.
"When the time comes, you can get a few more for the second girl."
Yingchun is still young now. If I practice for a few more years, even if I can't become a master of gold and stone, I will definitely be able to carve it. It's Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng.
Ms. If you can engrave words on gold and stone, of course you can also carve patterns or something like that.
"Chengchengcheng, I'm so busy that I won't keep you here."
Looking further, she will count the money for his scraps.
Jia She wanted to lose face and immediately drove people away.
"Over at Lixiangyuan, the second son and the second daughter-in-law are having trouble again. You are the sister-in-law, go and have a fight!"
Go and see the excitement over there!
"Ah? Why are we arguing again?"
Xing's voice was full of excitement, "This second brother is really serious. I'll go and have a look."
She was in a hurry. After leaving, Jia She breathed a sigh of relief and was finally able to calm down and focus on his work.