Chapter 137 Can you sleep? (Second update)
In Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen was walking around the house holding her little sister.
"Count the time, mother is coming back soon, you can't cry to me at this time~"
Jia Zhen chatted with the little guy, "You are going to cry at this time. My whole day today is in vain."
With my mother, there is no credit at all.
"Ouch~"
Jia Yue spat out a word to him, as if he understood it.
Jia Zhen smiled, "Does this 'ouch' mean you understand? You can't pretend to be stupid with me now, I'll just assume you understand. Hey, it doesn't matter if you understand. You have to be obedient and listen to your brother, you know?" ?”
"Oh~~"
Obviously, Jia Yue likes to listen to people talk. Her big black and white eyes are clear and translucent, which makes people feel happy just looking at them.
Jia Zhen nodded her little nose and said with a smile: "You have to say 'um', uh-huh, do you understand?"
"When she says 'um', she either wants to pee or have a bowel movement."
Youshi held a fan and followed them, "Uncle, are you sure you want her to say 'huh' now?"
"Hahaha, if she wants 'um' now, I'll leave it to you."
"Ah~~"
Jia Yue pulled with her hands and kicked her feet randomly, as if to say, don't stop, keep going!
Jia Zhen understood, and sure enough, she held her and wandered around the flower hall again, "Hmph, you are good at calling people. Wait, when you can crawl, I will definitely send you to study."
The hardships he endured as a child must not be allowed to escape this little girl.
"If you can't read well, be careful~"
Jia Zhen bared her teeth at her little sister, but was rewarded with a toothless smile, "Don't think that if you smile at me, I won't be able to bear it. My father is not at home, so I will do it for him."
"Ha, uncle, please be careful, mother may chase you with a feather duster."
It would be funny if all the beatings that my mother let go when I was a child were caught up with me.
"Hey, hey, where are you?"
Jia Zhen was very dissatisfied with Youshi's gloating, "Why do you want to see me unlucky?"
His mother was really strict with him.
Several times, Jia Zhen felt that his mother was planning to beat him.
The time when she wanted to hit him the most was in school, but she was not in good health at that time and fainted from anger first.
But things are different now. Mom is getting better and better, and if she really gets angry, she will definitely give him the beating she wanted to give him.
"Have I?"
Youshi refused to admit it and teased Jia Yue who was blowing bubbles at her, "Look how well-behaved our little sister is. Your brother is a bad guy and wants to beat you. You won't complain to your mother, can my sister-in-law help you?"
Oops~
Jia Zhen was startled and said hurriedly: "I was wrong. Grandma will forgive me. Yue'er, please help me to beg for mercy from your sister-in-law."
As he said that, he hugged his sister and came closer, "Come on, stick it on, and we'll get over it."
"Hmph~"
You hugged Jia Yue, smiled and said, "Give me one of the two jade pendants that the Emperor gave you."
"Give!"
Why not fix it?
The jewelry that the emperor rewarded, one gold and one jade, was given to his mother, and a set of domestically made gold jewelry was given to Youshi. He only had a pair of jade pendants left.
Jia Zhen thought it could be his, but she didn't expect it!
"There is a pair of jade pendants. I was going to give you one as a gift at night."
"Really?"
"The conscience of heaven and earth!"
"Ahhhh~~~"
Jia Yue also joined in the conversation between her brother and sister-in-law, and Jia Zhen and Youshi couldn't help laughing.
At this moment, the little maid came in and announced, "Uncle, eldest grandma, the old lady of Xifu, the second master, the second wife, Uncle Zhu, and the two uncles from the Wang family are here."
Um?
Jia Zhen frowned, "Take Yue'er back first, and I'll talk to you in the evening."
"...Then I will ask someone to send a few more ice basins."
Youshi knew that there were some things that she couldn't know openly. After leaving these words, she hugged Jia Yue and left quickly along the corridor.
Here Jia's mother got off the sedan, and Jia Zhen came over to help her, "Old lady, it's hot, just tell me if you need anything."
"...Zhen'er, you are the head of the Jia family. Don't say anything like this in the future."
What order?
Her silly son took it seriously.
If her stupid son was not taken advantage of, as Jia Zhen was, Jia's mother would be very happy, but obviously, both of her sons are a bit stupid.
She'er is okay, nothing will happen if she doesn't go out to socialize, but Zheng'er...
The old lady's teeth itched, "Where is your mother?"
"Mom has gone out and will be back in a while. My second uncle, second aunt, and two uncles, please go sit in the flower hall!"
For the sake of the old lady, Jia Zhen finally greeted the group of people.
Although they looked embarrassed, they were far from able to calm him down.
However, after entering the cool flower hall from the hot world, Wang Zisheng couldn't help but said happily, "Oh, it's so comfortable!"
Everyone's footsteps couldn't help but stagnate.
Jia Zheng glanced at his second uncle and lowered his head.
Wang Ziteng gritted his teeth in anger. They were here to apologize and not to enjoy themselves. "What are you still doing?" He shouted to Wang Jin, "Tie them up."
Although Mrs. Shen hasn't come yet, Jia Zhen is here!
"Eldest nephew, your second uncle Wang was reckless about the Lu family."
Wang Ziteng felt that Shen was hiding just to show off to them.
Before his second brother was injured, he felt normal, but now he just feels anxious, "I rushed over as soon as I got the news. Please look at the friendship between our two families and don't argue with him, a bastard."
"The friendship between two families?"
Jia Zhen smiled, "I can't decide on this matter."
Outsiders say his mother is a tigress, but his father is happy with her. Outsiders also said that he was as timid as a mouse. His mother asked him to go east, but he did not dare to go west.
He wanted to say, yes.
Guts, what is that?
Is that something you should use on your own wife at home?
"Wait, wait until my mother comes back and see what my mother says."
He smiled and said, "If you two can't wait, you can come back another day."
As for whether his mother would let them in when they came back another day, that was not his concern.
"..."
"..."
The flower hall fell silent again. The Wang brothers did not expect that Jia Zhen would say this, and they couldn't help but look at Jia Mu.
It seems to be asking whether Jia Zhen is worthy of being the head of the Jia family and the leader of the Ningguo Mansion?
However, as if the old lady had heard something good, she actually looked at Jia Zhen lovingly.
Ho~
Wang Ziteng knew that this was aimed at their second brother.
They just want to leave them alone and show them off.
But what can people do if they are under the roof?
Wang Ziteng could only laugh dryly, "No, no, uncle, I'm free at home now. I don't have anything else. I just have a lot of time."
Jia Zhen is not easy to mess with, and the old lady is even more difficult to mess with. Even if the brother-in-law and his wife don't mention it, he can only look at Jia Zhu, "Zhu'er, when you come back from the Imperial College, do you know about the news that there may be another military disaster in Ningxia?"
"...I heard the teacher say it loudly."
Jia Zhu is still slowly tying wattle sticks for his father.
After all, the second uncle was tied up, and his father felt a little embarrassed not to be tied up here. "The Tatars bullied others too much, and it's time for me, Da Zhao, to fight back."
Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor was not confused this time, and the Emperor was also steady.
"Well, that's exactly it."
Wang Ziteng looked at Jia Zhen again with a smile, "Eldest nephew, I remember that Xia Yu, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was once a subordinate of Lingzu?"
"..." Jia Zhen glanced at him, "Yes, Ningxia has a lot of connections with our family. The Lan family in Ningxia Erwei is the husband's family of the eldest aunt in Xifu."
"Alas~"
The old lady next to him sighed, "No, that kid is also unlucky."
Because Jia Lan was the first girl in the Jia family's generation, she took good care of her at first.
After her marriage, she gave birth to two sons and a daughter. She still said at home that the child was a blessing.
Unexpectedly, she died not long after the death of the Duke of Guo.
"There was a military disaster over there in Ningxia."
Jia Zhen suspected that her mother was going to take the Lanzhi cousin back and asked, "Old lady, do you think the family wants to send a message there?"
this?
Jia Mu's brows furrowed, "Let's find someone to inquire about your temperament first!"
The Min family is not good, and the Lan family is probably the same.
Otherwise, why would Jia Lan die so early?
"What if the child follows his father..."
What else did Jia Mu want to say? A little maid shouted outside, "My wife has returned home."
Jia Zhen was overjoyed and stood up quickly, "Old lady, please sit down for a moment."
When he hurried out to greet her, the carriage had already arrived at the door of the flower hall, "Mother, are you feeling warm? In the future, let your son do this."
"It's hot but not hot."
When being helped by Jia Zhen, Shen Ning saw Wang Ziteng and Wang Zisheng at a glance, "Aunt, I kept you waiting. Please wait for me for a while, and I will come after you wash up."
After saying that, she said to Jia Zhen: "Lian'er has probably returned home. Find someone to ask him to come over."
ah?
"Yes!"
Inexplicably, Jia Zhen's heart trembled a little.
With his expressionless face, why does his mother feel more angry than when she was in Lixiangyuan?
Hiss~
He hurriedly waved his hand to the boy, signaling to invite someone quickly, and then he chased him to the side hall next to him, "Mom, it's Cousin Lan's place..."
"Go and pack some wound medicine and brown sugar." Shen Ning washed her face and ordered: "Get a hundred-year-old ginseng as an apology from the Lu family." At this point, she thought of something else, "By the way, Qingzhu, Go get another thousand taels of silver notes and some snacks.”
"Yes!"
Qingzhu went, but it was difficult for Jia Zhen to go, "Mom, what's wrong with my cousin?"
"Children's words are unbridled, and the strong wind blows them away."
Shen Ning rolled her eyes and said, "There are so many questions. Hurry up and get your things ready."
"...Eeh~"
At such an old age, his mother still calls him a childish child.
Jia Zhen knew that she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly ran to prepare things.
With Qing Ping's help, Shen Ning finished washing and getting ready, and then went to the flower hall.
At this time, Jia Zheng and Wang were particularly miserable.
Time and time again, they had no power to resist in front of this sister-in-law.
Simply...
Jia Zheng moved uneasily, and some of the thorns on the thorn branches broke through his thin clothes and stabbed him again.
Seeing his appearance, Wang Zisheng couldn't help but move, and the result was naturally the same.
His expression couldn't help but become a little distorted.
"What does Master Wang look like? What's wrong? Do you think I'm late?"
When Shen Ning sat directly at the main seat, she said neatly: "That's just right. I don't want to see you two here. Come and see the guests off!"
Before he finished speaking, there were a lot of footsteps outside. Wang Ziteng knew something was wrong and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, look, I really hit him."
He stopped his second brother from yelling with a fierce look, and his tone was indescribably sincere, "He is just a jerk. If anything happens to you, tell me and I will punish him. I will punish him until you are satisfied."
"..."
Shen Ning did not speak immediately and looked at him expressionlessly. Jia Mu, who was looking at him, breathed lightly before saying: "Punishment? Mr. Wang is joking, right? It won't be long before you are still from the Beijing camp." Jiedushi, your niece-in-law is a doctor in the arsenal, and your Wang family is about to rise again. Who do we, the Jia family, come and bully whenever you want?"
ah?
Wang Ziteng knew that the matter was more serious than he thought. He swallowed hard and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is joking, Lian'er is from the Jia family. Besides, my leg... it won't get better in a while. .”
If this woman didn't agree, Jia Lian would probably not say a word for him.
"You beast."
In front of his own officials, his beloved younger brother was nothing. Wang Ziteng roared at his second brother, "Why do you do such stupid things and why don't you kowtow to Sister-in-law Shen to apologize?"
He signaled Wang Jin to quickly kowtow to his second brother, "Sister-in-law, we are all old friends. Feng'er also calls you uncle, don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. If you want to be beaten or punished, just say it. Never say it again." The words of heretics.”
"...I'm sorry! Please forgive me, sister-in-law."
Although Wang Zisheng was very mischievous on weekdays, he still knew his eldest brother's subtle expression of not being disobedient.
If you confront me at this time, you will really get beaten.
However, after kowtowing, he waited eagerly to call out, but Shen only looked on coldly.
this?
The prince was stunned.
Although he is not an official, although this Shen family has a first-class imperial title, they are relatives!
This apology...
"Master Wang, it seems that your brother still doesn't know who he really should apologize to!"
What?
Wang Zisheng was going crazy. He knelt on the ground, held his neck and said, "Please give me some advice, sister-in-law."
"You recognize your son's concubine's natal family as your in-laws, where do you put your sister and niece?"
Shen Ning's voice was cold, "Where do you put our old lady, and where do you put your brother-in-law? Tell yourself, is that piece of bloodstone a gift, or is it a humiliation?"
As she spoke, she flicked the teacup off the table, causing porcelain and tea to splash everywhere.
"Master Wang, do you think my instructions are correct?"
Wang Ziteng: "..."
He looked at Mrs. Jia, who was angry again, then at his sad-looking brother-in-law Jia Zheng and his surprised nephew Jia Zhu. He could only nod, "Yes! Second brother..." He tried not to grind his teeth, "Quickly , and then make amends to the old lady, and make amends to my brother-in-law, sister, and the others.”
Shen, he remembered.
"...Old lady, I am an asshole. I did something wrong. Please forgive me."
Wang Zisheng was going to be mad, but what could he do?
"Brother-in-law..."
When he turned to the direction of Jia Zheng, he kowtowed twice and said, "Brother-in-law and sister, please forgive me."
Because of the successive movements, many of the thorns on the thorn sticks were pierced into his thin and tender back. Wang Zisheng was angry and in pain, and almost cried, "Is it okay now?"
"Second brother, get up quickly!"
Wang couldn't help it anymore, stepped forward to help him up, and returned him to his seat. Then Shenfu bowed and said, "Old lady, sister-in-law, I'm also at fault for this! I was only happy to be the nephew of three families." Good concubine, I was wrong. I would like to go to the ancestral hall with you and stay vegetarian for another three years. I pray that the whole family will be safe and prosperous.”
Jia Mu: "..."
She didn't dare to focus on herself and looked at Shen Ning.
"Are the second younger brothers and sisters the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering?"
"...Yes!"
Mrs. Wang was a little frightened, her sister-in-law's tone was not right!
She begged her son with her eyes.
Jia Zhu swallowed softly.
In the past, he was not afraid of his eldest uncle. Even if he was sent to the ancestral hall for so many days, he still felt that his eldest uncle could be trusted and relied on.
But at this moment, the aunt's eyes seemed to have murderous intent.
It felt like if he dared to step forward, that ruthless murderous knife would be directed at him.
Hiss~
Jia Zhu took another secret breath and didn't dare to move.
"So, do you think the Jia family is in trouble?"
Shen Ning looked at Wang, wishing she could step forward and give her a few slaps, "Wang, can you sleep after dreaming at midnight?"
Thank you, thank you all for your support! I haven’t said anything yet, here’s the second update