Chapter 14 Sage's Words
After breakfast in Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning listened to Youshi's report on Jia Zhen's overnight victory while taking a slow walk in her yard.
On the pomegranate tree in the corner, two magpies were chirping and flying up and down freely.
"The Lai Sheng family was dismissed?"
Shen Ning took the book from Youshi's hand, flipped to the end, and threw it back to her, "Who are you trying to fool? ?”
The others were beaten and their families were driven back to Zhuangzi, but Laisheng’s wife escaped unscathed.
Ask her to say that between the Jia family and Ning Rong family, the Lai family is the biggest worm.
After building a grand view garden, Grandma Lai’s family also had a good yard, and her grandson also donated an official position to call slaves and maids. In the end, even Jia Zheng had to borrow money from others, but the funny thing is that they haven't borrowed it yet.
It’s like this in Rong Mansion, and it’s even worse in Ning Mansion.
Shen Ning discovered that Lai Sheng's three sons also asked for grace to be exempted from slavery as early as when they were born, so there was no Lai family around Jia Rong.
Has the Lai family given up on the Jia family long ago?
It’s ridiculous that her grown-up son still thinks he is loyal.
"Qingzhu, get..."
She was about to ask Qingzhu to bring the ruler that Jia Jing often used, when she saw Qingping hurriedly entered the hospital, "Madam, the master of the West Government is here. ”
It came as expected.
Shen Ning raised her eyebrows, "Is the second wife here?"
The Wang family, who let the children of the Jia family practice martial arts and prepared to take over most of the power in the Jia family army, should be the first to feel uneasy .
Although the second wife, Wang, is always slow to respond, she is very thoughtful. If she didn't think of anything at the time, she would definitely think it over when she got home at night.
And Jia Zheng...
Shen Ning slowly exhaled a breath, "Let's go, welcome."
Youshi hurriedly came over to help him.
They are all members of the Jia family, so there is no need to go too far to avoid suspicion.
The ceremony hall outside the second door has front and rear partitions. In the past, when Jia Jing was still good, Jia Zheng often came to ask for advice. Wang also came here every time, and it is naturally still there now.
“Sister-in-law!”
Jia Zheng surrendered early.
He is in his forties with a short beard and a light green robe with loose flowers. Although his face is pale when he bows and salutes, his voice is extremely gentle. Those who don’t know him must think that he is a jade-like figure. Gentleman.
In terms of appearance, Jia Zheng actually outdid Jia She by several blocks.
No wonder Jia Mu, who is somewhat obsessed with appearance, loves her second son the most.
"Second brother, second younger brother and sister, sit down!"
Shen Ning gave Wang a hand when he also saluted, "There was a commotion in the school yesterday, I guess the second brother will Come.”
Jia Zheng's face was a little gentle, and he raised his hand towards You who was saluting, "Sister-in-law, I have heard from Wang about the restructuring of the school." He had just taken a rough look at the new school rules and reward and punishment system that Jia Zhen had created. , it feels good, "It's just that practicing martial arts with Jiao Da... is extremely inappropriate."
"Is it inappropriate?"
Shen Ning asked him with a smile.
"That's not appropriate!" Jia Zheng said: "Sister-in-law should have heard what Brother Jing said about why our brothers' names all have one character. This is the decision of our ancestors. We brothers also all studied literature. Where is the school? How can we let Jiao Da teach martial arts in such an important place?”
Shen Ning smiled half-heartedly, “You know what kind of mediocre person Jia Dairu is, right? I didn’t know that since he took charge of the school, there has been no promising person in the clan, so he should know that he is not suitable for the school.”
Why do you pretend to be serious?
What did you do early?
"Mencius said, 'When heaven is about to entrust a great task to a man like this, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body and skin.'"
Shen Ning looked at him, "Sage Having said that, what if we let the children follow Jiao Da for half an hour every day to exercise and strengthen their bodies?”
Jia Zheng: "..."
He had countless rebuttals, but under Shen Ning's sage words, he couldn't say a single word.
“Or is it that the second brother looks down on Jiao Da and thinks he is a slave?”
“How dare you!”
Jia Zheng kept shouting that he didn’t dare. Jiao Da saved his great grandfather Ning Guogong.
“It’s just that my sister-in-law also knows the current situation of the Jia family.”
He glanced at the slaves at the fourth station. Qingzhu waited and bowed together when Shen Ning waved his hand. Exit, "As promised..."
"What did you say?"
Shen Ning interrupted him with a cold voice, "I just want the children to learn martial arts and get stronger. The body is not asking them to join the army, what is there to say? Or..." She glanced at Mrs. Wang, "It is wrong for the Jia family to give up everything in the army from now on."
The power of the Jia family in the military was finally held by Wang Ziteng.
What does this mean in the eyes of those in power?
Wang Ziteng was a military general. He was promoted and he was still capable. Why did he disappear as soon as he became ill?
If she were the one above, she wouldn't be able to spare these people.
"Yesterday, everyone unanimously approved it. My second brother disagreed. Then Baoyu and Huan'er don't have to go to school. What about the annual donation of five hundred taels..."
Shen Ningdun After a moment, "Zhen'er, write a public notice and post it to the clan school. Baoyu and Huan'er are not included in it."
Huh?
The expressions of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang changed.
Neither of them expected that this sister-in-law would suddenly be so disrespectful.
Are you still posting announcements?
What does this make the tribe think of their couple? What do you think of Baoyu?
Neither of them cared much about Jia Huan.
Mrs. Wang never thought of giving him the five hundred taels of silver.
"This? Second uncle..."
Jia Zhen is particularly afraid of his mother now.
Youshi winked at him as soon as he came in. It was obvious that his mother was very dissatisfied with the handling of Lai Sheng's family.
“Sister-in-law, I didn’t say I disagreed.”
Jia Zheng’s face was already a little blue, “I just came over to ask.”
Is that what he meant? ?
He obviously didn’t mean it this way!
For the first time, Jia Zheng found this sister-in-law difficult to deal with.
"Ask me~"
Shen Ning turned the jade bracelet on her hand and turned it into a smile, "It's true that I misunderstood the second brother and the second brother and sister." Her voice softened, "I also know that my second brother is a scholar. Suddenly I heard that Jiao Da asked the children to practice martial arts. It will be a little hard to accept. But my second brother should know that the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination, the general examination, and the palace examination, in addition to the following Every exam is very long. Without a good body, you will lose half your life in any exam. "
This?
Jia Zheng sighed.
He longed for the scientific examination. Although he didn't get the opportunity, he also knew that every year in the examination room, there were many students who were not in good health and fainted, so they missed the scientific examination.
“The children have grown up well-fed and well-fed, and have never experienced hardship.”
Shen Ning reminded lightly, “They don’t know the difficulties in the examination room, but they don’t know that we, the elders, But we have to consider it.”
If we could plan in advance and pay attention to Jia Zhu’s body, maybe he would not die.
From the original memory, she knew that Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun were both raised carefully.
Even if Jia Zhu doesn't die, she will always be a source of support for the Jia family's daughters.
"Sister-in-law is right."
Jia Zheng did not think of his son Jia Zhu. At this moment, he was thinking of Bachelor Shen who had returned to his hometown, and he was a little concerned about Shen Ning's precautions. She expressed admiration, "Today's government... is reckless."
"Brother, what do you mean by reckless?"
Shen Ning smiled, "Second brother cares about the clan and the school. Just ask, second brother and sister, do you think so?"
"...Yes!"
Mrs. Wang raised the corner of her mouth and smiled softly.
Looking closely, Youshi lowered her head silently. She always felt that the eyes between her mother-in-law and her second aunt were full of fighting.
(End of this chapter)