Lin Ruhai watched from the side with a smile on his face.
Lin Jinyu wanted to show Xia Lu the painting first.
He had no objections at all.
After all …
He knew very well that if it weren't for Xia Lu, his son might not have been able to survive.
"Aunt Min and Mr. Lin came from Xi Province? Have you seen Uncle Zheng? " Jia Zhen gestured for the three children to continue painting. He and Xia Lu invited Jia Min and Lin Ruhai to sit down and talk.
"I've already seen it. I heard a lot of sour words." Jia Min was a little helpless.
"Still talking?" Jia Zhen was a little surprised.
But it was also true.
He had suffered so much.
Not everyone knew about it.
How could it be?
Lin Ruhai nodded. He felt that with his second brother-in-law's personality …
If he succeeded in becoming an official, he probably wouldn't be able to do well in the officialdom.
He had been with his second brother-in-law for so many years and knew his personality.
He was a little aloof and a little arrogant.
Because he came from an aristocratic family.
Some even looked down on the students who came from below.
He felt that they were too philistine.
However, the officials who could become Jinshi from farming and studying families had better temperament than those who grew up in a small honey pot. They were flexible and knew how to adapt to circumstances. Because they understood the sufferings of the people, except for those who only knew how to study hard, they were all good officials who governed the world. However, they all had their own opinions about the sufferings of the people. Lin Ruhai felt that in these aspects, he was no match for these officials.
"Zheng 'er, it seems that you've been tortured too," Jia Min teased.
Aunt Min, you should go to Xi Province more often when you're free. Tell Old Madam not to focus on the second branch. After all, they will be separated in the future. Old Madam still has to live with Uncle She. Uncle She has been filial since he was young. However, there's a limit to his patience. If Uncle She really gives up, Old Madam's life will be difficult in the future, "Jia Zhen said.
"I've also tried to persuade her. Old Madam is stubborn. The more I say, the more stubborn she becomes." Jia Min frowned. She was also dissatisfied with this. However, she was a married daughter, so it was not appropriate for her to say too much.
"Zheng'er, are you going to play next year?" Lin Ruhai asked.
"Yes, Master said that I can give it a try next year," Jia Zhen said proudly.
"That's good. I think you're almost there." Lin Ruhai had read Jia Zhen's essay. It was clear and logical. After next year's provincial examination, he could also try it out.
"Right?" Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu proudly.
Xia Lu rolled her eyes at him, but there was a smile in her eyes.
Jia Min watched the interaction between Xia Lu and Jia Zhen with a smile in her eyes. As expected, Zheng 'er and Zheng' er's wife were very loving. But what was up with that little girl? Jia Min was curious, so she asked directly.
"She's just a distant relative. She came here because she provoked someone she couldn't afford to offend. However, this relative used to be a distant relative of the He family." Jia Zhen avoided the important points and focused on the trivial. He didn't tell a single lie. His wife had said that if you wanted to hide something, you didn't have to tell a complete lie. You just had to mix in a little bit of the truth.
"I see." Jia Min nodded, indicating that she understood. Because she was a member of the He family, she had to avoid outsiders. After all, she hadn't forgotten that the Crown Prince had forced her to abdicate.
On the other hand, Xiao Zhi hadn't been idle recently. She had been dealing with the servants in the mansion. She used to be a palace maid, so she was naturally good at dealing with servants. Soon, she met a so-called fellow villager. With her help, she met Ziwei, the head servant in Jia Zhen's study.
"Madam is Miss's mother?" Ziwei was a little curious.
Xiao Zhi nodded. Originally, she didn't want to come over to seek refuge with the old master. She wanted to seek refuge with the old madam. In the end, the old madam … Xiao Zhi was a little sad. After interacting with the servants in the mansion these days, she realized that the servants in Ningguo Province seemed to treat the little princess as Earl Jia's illegitimate daughter. Xiao Zhi wanted to beat them at their own game.
"Madam, what's your relationship with the old madam?" Ziwei asked.
"I'm a relative of the old madam's family. Later on, I met my current Husband when I was in trouble. Then, I married my current Husband with my child." Xiao Zhi smiled helplessly.
Through these two questions, Ziwei imagined a big drama in her mind. This Madam Qin was probably the concubine that the old madam had prepared for the old master. Because the old madam had just married a new wife, she had placed her in her own family and planned to bring her back in a few days. When the old master went to his maternal grandfather's house, he had slept with this madam. At that time, this madam was also pregnant. As she was going to move to Ningguo Province sooner or later, this madam gave birth to the child. Later on, she suddenly met with a disaster, and this madam was sent away. When she was sent away, she met Old Master Qin and married him with her child.
"Madam is really pitiful." Ziwei's mind became active. Using this madam, she felt that she could achieve great things. When she thought of this, Ziwei felt that she was a little pitiful. No matter what, the head maidservant in other people's study could eventually become the old master's concubine. Why was it that when it came to her, she was even inferior to a second-class maidservant in Sakura Temple?
Back then, Ziwei had been able to curry favor with Little Silver, which proved that she was a scheming person and was a little smart. At that time, she had thought that Little Silver was quite silly. After being the head maidservant for so long, she had still not been able to win the old master's heart. When she became the head maidservant in the study, she understood why Little Silver had not succeeded. It was because the old master basically did not come to the study. If he wanted to study, he would go to the Sakura Temple to do so. This study was simply a decoration.
"It's all in the past," Xiao Zhi said.
"This servant usually has nothing to do in this study. Can I go and talk to Madam? As soon as this servant saw Madam, I felt that Madam was very close, "Ziwei said.
"Of course it's good." Xiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She had finally gotten close to the count's maidservant, although this maidservant seemed to want something from her. No matter what, she had to take the little princess and escape from Ningguo Province.
In this way, after a while, Xiao Zhi and Ziwei became familiar with each other.
"Miss Ziwei, do you know where there is a temple nearby?" Xiao Zhi asked.
"Temple? Then you have to go to the suburbs. Jia family has a family temple in the suburbs. Madam, do you want to burn incense? "Ziwei asked.
"Yes, in two days' time, it will be my birth mother's death anniversary. I want to go and light a lamp for my birth mother," Xiao Zhi said.
"If that's the case, then you have to go and beg Madam. Unfortunately, Madam is not a concubine. If she was a concubine, it would be more convenient. If she was a concubine, she only needed to tell Madam. If it was Madam, because of her status, Madam might not be so easy to talk to." Ziwei thought to herself. This madam was only an outside wife, and her status had not been recognized. She had also married privately. If she wanted to leave the household, Madam would not be so easy to talk to.
"Whether Madam is willing or not, I still want to try." After communicating with Miss Ziwei these days, Xiao Zhi finally understood what Miss Ziwei was thinking in her heart. She actually wanted to persuade her to become the count's concubine and give up her Husband. Her final goal was naturally to use her to become the count's concubine.
Xiao Zhi despised Ziwei very much in her heart. This kind of greedy maidservant was absolutely not acceptable. Fortunately, there were no such maidservants in the concubine's palace who lived off one's own family. However, she still needed this maidservant's help, so she had to calm her down.
After Xia Lu sent Jia Min and Lin Ruhai off, he took the child back to the Sakura Temple. Originally, Xia Lu wanted to ask Jia Min and Lin Ruhai to stay for dinner, but in the end, Jia Min and Lin Ruhai did not stay. Instead, they went back to Xi Province.
After communicating with Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, Jia Zhen also found out that Jia Zheng had written the wrong questions in the first exam. Jia Zhen was overjoyed. Probably because Jia Min and Lin Ruhai were here, Jia Zhen fiercely restrained his gloating expression. In the future, when Jia Zheng complained in front of him about the unfairness of fate, he would use this to scold him. Jia Zhen swept away the haze that Jia Zheng and the old lady of Xi Province had brought over.
When Jia Zhen and Xia Lu returned to the Sakura Temple, they found that Xiao Zhi was actually waiting at the door. They did not know how long she had been waiting for.
"Master, Madam." Xiao Zhi came over to greet them.
Xia Lu rolled his eyes silently in his heart, but there was a smile on his face. "Mrs. Qin, please get up. Why did you come over? The maids in this courtyard are so immature. They saw you coming, but they didn't invite you to sit in the room. "
"I'm willing to wait here for you, Master," Xiao Zhi quickly said.
"Then let's sit in the room and talk." Xia Lu saw that Mrs. Qin seemed to have something to say, so he could only invite her in.
"I'll take the children downstairs first." Jia Zhen pulled a long face and tried to make himself look more dignified.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded.
"Don't bother. I'm here to ask for your permission," Xiao Zhi said.
Jia Zhen frowned and asked, "What is it?" Jia Zhen thought to himself, Could it be that this Mrs. Qin was greedy and wanted to get some other benefits from the crown prince's daughter?
"In two days, it will be the anniversary of my mother's death. I want to go to the temple to light a lamp for her. Master, Madam, please allow me," Xiao Zhi said.
Xia Lu and Jia Zhen looked at each other and both frowned.
"You'll take the children there?" Jia Zhen asked.
"Keqing was frightened when she was young, so she can't be too far away from me." Xiao Zhi looked at Xia Lu and Jia Zhen timidly.
"That won't do. You can go after this is over." Jia Zhen refused directly. What a joke. It would be fine if he didn't know, but if he let this woman run around with the children, he wouldn't be able to bear the punishment if something happened.
Xiao Zhi closed her eyes. She knew the result, but she was still a little disappointed. It seemed that she had to carry out the other plan. She just hoped that the concubine would be more daring.
"Yes, I was too rash. I'll go back first." Xiao Zhi bowed and left.
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