When the Jia Zhen was done crying,
Xia Lu looked at the red-eyed Jia Zhen and bent down.
She placed the child in the Jia Zhen's arms and said, "Hold him.
He's actually very cute, isn't he? "
The Jia Zhen looked at the child in her arms and pursed her lips.
She said, "So ugly."
Xia Lu: "…"
What was she going to say? It was a child.
It hadn't grown yet.
It would look good when it was fully grown.
Moreover, the children of the Jia family.
She hadn't seen an ugly one yet.
The genes were right there.
The Jia Zhen looked at the infant. Since Madam was so worried about him, he would take good care of this child.
Seeing that the Jia Zhen's knot in her heart had finally disappeared,
Xia Lu heaved a sigh of relief.
As for the knot in Jia Jing's heart,
It couldn't be opened by her, the daughter-in-law. She had to rely on the Jia Zhen to open it for her.
"You just said that Master would personally hold the coffin for Madam.
Are we going back to Jinling? "Xia Lu asked.
"Yes.
We're going to worship our ancestors on the way, "the Jia Zhen said.
"Since we're leaving,
Should we deal with the rest of the matter? "Xia Lu thought of Lai Er.
Lai Er was still locked up and fed a small mouthful of food every day to ensure that he wouldn't die, but also to ensure that he wouldn't have the strength to escape. Xia Lu didn't want to judge whether this was humane or not. After all, it was true that her mother-in-law had a difficult birth because of Lai Er.
Xia Lu looked at the child in the Jia Zhen's arms and sighed. Now, her mother-in-law had a difficult birth because of an external force. Her father-in-law and Jia Zhen had a knot in their hearts because of this child. What if it was Xichun? Her mother-in-law should have been 40 years old when she gave birth to Xichun. It was dangerous to have a child at that age. If she had a difficult birth when she gave birth to Xichun, it was no wonder that the Jia Zhen and Jia Jing left Xichun in Rongguo Province. However, wouldn't that be too cruel to the child?
"Indeed, it should be dealt with." Jia Zhen's eyes were cold.
The Jia Zhen acted quickly and brought his men to raid Lai Er and Lai Da's houses.
Mama Lai came to Mrs. Jia's house to complain. "Madam, I feel so wronged." Mama Lai knelt in front of Mrs. Jia and cried.
"What's going on? Did anyone bully you? " Mother Jia frowned. Mama Lai was her dowry and had always been loyal. Now that she was being bullied, wasn't that a slap to her face?
Nanny Lai couldn't stop crying and refused to speak.
"Tell me, what's going on? If someone really bullied you, I'll let She 'er step in. If you don't say anything, how would I know what you're feeling? " Mrs. Jia frowned. She knew Mama Lai's personality very well. Mama Lai was respectful in front of her, but in front of others, it was inevitable that she would be arrogant. Therefore, it was inevitable that she would offend people. However, this wasn't a big deal. After all, they were one of the top families in Rongguo Province. How could they not protect a servant? Mama Lai had served her all these years. Even though she was her dowry, she didn't have any thoughts about the Jia Daishan in the early years. Instead, she begged her to be a servant. Based on these feelings, she had to make a decision for Mama Lai.
"Master Zhen of the East Prefecture, the East Prefecture's Master Zhen raided my house and arrested my two sons and grandson. He said that he was going to send them to the authorities for punishment." After Nanny Lai finished speaking, she cried even harder.
"What? What is Zheng 'er doing? " Mrs. Jia frowned. Just as she was about to instruct Yuan Yang to call the Jia Xie over, the Jia Xie brought the Jia Zhen over. The Jia Zhen was followed by a few strong women who were carrying two large boxes.
"Zheng 'er, what are you doing? Why did you arrest Mama Lai's entire family?" Mrs. Jia frowned when she saw the Jia Zhen.
"Isn't Mama Lai very clear about what I'm doing? Madam, you're kind to these people, but some people aren't grateful and raided their house. If I didn't investigate, I wouldn't have known. But when I did, I was shocked. These people are really bold. They dare to move anything into their house, even the tributes. I've brought the tributes from Rongguo Province over. You can count them yourselves. I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you. "After the Jia Zhen finished speaking, she turned around and left.
After the Jia Zhen left, the Jia Xie said, "Open the boxes and let Mother take a look."
A few of the older women opened the box, revealing the items inside. They were all exquisite utensils. Indeed, they were items from the palace. There were also jewelry in a small box. Grandmother Jia saw a few pieces of jewelry. They seemed to be her dowry. It was said that they had been lost. Grandmother Jia's face sank.
At this time, Mama Lai didn't dare to explain. She just wiped her tears on the side.
"Zheng 'er said that Mama Lai's family is really living well. Their family's property is even more than his master's. In Mama Lai's house, not only did they find a two-tiered house and two Zhuangzi's land deeds, there were also two to three hundred thousand taels of silver and these things from Rong and Ning Prefectures. Many of them were tributes." The Jia Xie looked at Mama Lai, who was kneeling on the ground, and pursed her lips. This old thing usually relied on the fact that she was by Madam's side to give her a hard time. Only now did she know that she was harboring evil intentions.
When Mrs. Jia saw the things in the boxes, she glared at Mama Lai. She originally thought that Mama Lai was just a fox using the tiger's power to intimidate others. She was a little arrogant and easily offended others. She didn't expect her to be so bold. Not only did she dare to take things from the residence, she even took tributes. She originally thought that Mama Lai was loyal to her. She didn't expect that even her dowry had been taken away by this old thing. Thinking of this, Mrs. Jia was filled with hatred.
"Mother, should we send Mama Lai to the officials as well?" The Jia Xie asked.
Mrs. Jia pinched her hands and said, "You can leave first. I'll see what this old thing has to say." Mrs. Jia lowered her voice. One could imagine how angry she was at this moment.
Jia Xie pursed her lips. She wanted to say, "Madam, you've already made such a big mistake. What else can you say?" But before she could say anything, Jia Xie turned and left.
After Jia Xie left, Mrs. Jia looked at Mama Lai and said, "You're really bold."
"Miss, Miss, it's all this servant's fault." Mama Lai cried and complained.
"Blinded? Ah, it's true. Otherwise, why would you dare to do such a thing? Even the tributes were moved. These tributes were all from the palace and were all registered. You, on the other hand, are braver than the heavens. "Mrs. Jia reached out and picked up the teacup on her table. She directly threw it at Mama Lai. The teacup fell to the ground and the sound of it shattering could be heard.
"It's all this servant's fault. This servant was just envious of these things. Besides, this servant only took a few inconspicuous things. No one will find out." Mama Lai defended herself.
"Haha, they won't find out. Also, that hairpin and that set of Go are all my dowry. Why are they with you? I didn't give them to you, did I?" Mrs. Jia said.
"This servant knows her mistake. It's just that the hairpin is a double-headed hairpin, and Young Miss damaged one of them. As for the Go game, it's missing a few pieces. Young Miss won't use these things anymore. This servant thought that since they were just there, it was useless to leave them there, so I brought them back. It's all because of this servant's shallow eyesight. Young Miss, please take into account that this servant has been loyal to the master for so many years and forgive this servant this time," said Nanny Lai.
Mrs. Jia was silent. She looked at Mama Lai with a dangerous gaze.
Mama Lai was frightened by Mrs. Jia's gaze. She had been with Mrs. Jia for so many years. How could she not know her character? This time, she had really touched Mrs. Jia's bottom line. "I know what is the knot in Young Miss' heart. If Young Miss can spare this servant and this servant's son this time, this servant will definitely handle this matter beautifully. How about it?" Nanny Lai said.
"Haha, why don't you tell me what's bothering me?" Mrs. Jia asked.
"Young Mistress." Mama Lai said three words. She had been with Mrs. Jia for so many years. Among the dowry that year, she was the only one who stayed by Mrs. Jia's side to continue serving her. This showed that she knew Mrs. Jia very well. Mrs. Jia was a proud person. She was born in the Marquis's household and married a Duke. It could be said that she was endlessly pampered. If there was one thing that she hated the most in her life, it would be people who destroyed her glory. For example, the old Duke Rongguo's wife, the Duke's concubine, and the Jia Chang Clan.
The first two were easy to understand. The old Duke Rongguo's wife was Mrs. Jia's mother-in-law. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were naturally at odds with each other. The Duke's concubine was also easy to understand. The main wife and the concubine were like fire and water. The last one was the Jia Chang Clan. From the day the Jia Chang Clan entered the household, Mrs. Jia did not like them. Originally, she wanted to marry a young lady from the Shi Family, Mrs. Jia's niece. In the end, the old Duke Rongguo personally went to the palace to ask for the emperor's hand in marriage and married the Jia Chang Clan.
After the Jia Chang Clan married her, the old Duke Daishan doted on her in every possible way. After Jia Hu's death, the old Jia Daishan directly handed over the authority of the household management to the Jia Chang Clan. Now, even if the Jia Chang Clan was pregnant, the Jia Daishan would rather let Mama temporarily take over the authority of the household management. After the Jia Chang Clan gave birth to the child, the Jia Daishan would take over the authority of the household management. In the middle of this, she had nothing to do with it. How could Mrs. Jia tolerate this?
"Really?" Mrs. Jia's heart was moved.
"Of course. A woman giving birth is always half a step into the gates of hell, isn't it?" Mama Lai said confidently.
"If you succeed in this matter, I will let bygones be bygones. Lai Er is from the East House, so I may not be able to protect him. However, it is not difficult for me to protect Lai Dahe," Mrs. Jia said.
"Thank you, Madam." Mama Lai heaved a sigh of relief.
"Get up. Go back and prepare. The Chang Clan's delivery is only a few days away," Mrs. Jia said.
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