The next day..,
The Jia Zhen woke up early. He had to go and talk to his connections,
He had to find Qin Keqing's etiquette instructor and female teacher today,
This way, his wife wouldn't have to accompany the Crown Prince's daughter.
As soon as he left the inner bedroom, he saw the nanny carrying Jia Rong over.
"What's wrong? This is … "the Jia Zhen looked at the crying Jia Rong,
The Jia Zhen took the child and asked.
"Yesterday, when madam came to see the young master, the young master was already asleep. The young master didn't see madam all day yesterday and is now making a fuss." The nanny was also a little helpless. Yesterday, the young master didn't cry.
At this moment, she couldn't help it.
She originally thought that she would disturb madam and master, but she didn't expect master to come out.
"Heh, little imp." The Jia Zhen gently patted Jia Rong's butt and watched her cry non-stop,
The Jia Zhen asked the nanny to wait here. He turned around and carried her to the inner bedroom.
Xia Lu heard Jia Rong crying,
He woke up,
He looked at the Jia Zhen carrying his son,
He asked, "What's wrong?"
"This kid didn't see you yesterday. He's crying," the Jia Zhen said.
Xia Lu sat up, reached out to the Jia Zhen, and carried Jia Rong over. Strangely enough, as soon as Jia Rong was in Xia Lu's arms, she immediately stopped crying and even revealed a toothless smile. The Jia Zhen reached out and gently poked Jia Rong's face. "You're so scheming. Your master hugs you. Can't you have some face and not cry?"
Xia Lu reached out a hand and gently slapped the Jia Zhen's hand that was playing tricks on Jia Rong's face. "Don't poke An An's face. You'll drool." Xia Lu remembered that his cousin's child loved to drool when he was young. Because the child was white and chubby, the adults especially liked to kiss his face. Moreover, they had to kiss it heavily to show their love. However, the child's skin was tender and his saliva glands were developed. If they kissed him like this, it would easily hurt his saliva glands, causing the child to drool unconsciously.
The Jia Zhen pursed her lips. What an annoying little brat.
After Jia Rong stopped crying, she started to get restless. She stretched out her little hands as if she was looking for something. However, because she couldn't find it, her little mouth couldn't help but twitch as if she was about to cry.
Xia Lu looked at Jia Rong and understood what he was going to do. He began to undress and feed Jia Rong.
The Jia Zhen felt a slight pain in his teeth. Damn brat, do you know that you're eating your father's rations? Looking at Jia Rong eating happily, he felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have woken up so early. He should have had a big fight with his wife just now and finished all his rations. Let's see how this little brat can continue eating.
"I'm going to teach the three little brats martial arts first. You can have breakfast by yourself later. I won't come back to eat," the Jia Zhen said in his heart. After he gave the little brat his homework for today, he would go out to find the etiquette instructor and the female teacher. He couldn't delay any longer. He would let the little brat take advantage of today. From tomorrow onwards, he would teach him. He absolutely couldn't cling to his mother like he did today. He was a man and had to be independent. The Jia Zhen looked at the two-month-old Jia Rong in Xia Lu's arms. Jia Rong's teeth hadn't even grown out yet. The Jia Zhen set a flag in his heart.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded. Xia Lu trusted the Jia Zhen now. She wasn't afraid that he would go to those brothels because if the Jia Zhen went out at night, he would definitely tell her what he did today before going to bed. Xia Lu felt that what a woman should do was not to take the initiative to ask the man's whereabouts for the whole day. It was like tracking down a criminal. Instead, she should make the man tell her what he did today and where he went.
If you pursued the former too closely, the man would definitely feel oppressed in the end. He would feel like his whole life was under your control. The latter was easier said than done, but it was quite difficult to achieve. Most people could only achieve the former at most.
The Jia Zhen went to Jia Jing's courtyard and taught them martial arts for an hour. Then, he accompanied them to have breakfast. Finally, he gave them homework for the whole day.
"Okay, you guys stay here and study hard today. Don't go to Sakura Temple to disturb your sister-in-law," the Jia Zhen said.
"Why?" Jia Yao was dissatisfied. They hadn't seen their sister-in-law for a day. They missed her too.
"There's a girl in your sister-in-law's courtyard now. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. You guys are boys, and this girl isn't a member of our family. Of course, you can't stay in the same room. Do you understand?" The Jia Zhen started to persuade them. The three children didn't know that they shouldn't sit in the same room at the age of seven. It wasn't a big deal for them to stay in the same courtyard before the age of seven.
"Oh." Jia Yao and the others were instantly disappointed.
"I'll bring your sister-in-law to visit you tonight. At that time, you can give her your homework. You must do it well. Do you understand?" the Jia Zhen asked.
"Okay." The three little children were instantly energized. They thought that they must do it well because their sister-in-law would definitely praise them. The three little children said in unison.
"That's good." After saying that, the Jia Zhen left.
After leaving Ningguo Province, the Jia Zhen first went to his shop to have a look. The shopkeeper was quite anxious. Everything was ready. He had discussed with his master before that they would find an expert to calculate the date and then open for business. Now, there was suddenly no news. He panicked. He was very optimistic about this shop. The girls in the shop were not only very beautiful, but also very elegant. He originally thought that his master wanted to open a brothel. After all, the quality of the girls in the shop was very high. It was said that they were found from Jiangnan. Later, he found out that this shop was actually a business of women.
His wife's waist was not good. The nanny in charge of the shop found out and asked the girls in the shop to serve his wife for free. When his wife came out, she was full of praise. She described the service to the shopkeeper. First, they would let you undress. Then, they would clean your body. When they were cleaning your body, they would put some fragrant oil into the bathtub and use a small lamp to light the oil. The whole room was very fragrant. When they were cleaning your body, two girls would serve you and gently massage your head at this time.
It was very comfortable and made you feel sleepy.
After they got up from the bathtub, they would take you to lie on the bed at the side and use the fragrant oil to massage your entire body. When they came out, they would clean your face and dress you up again. These girls were very good. The makeup they put on was very unique and the hairstyle they put on was very novel. After being described by his wife, the shopkeeper wanted to experience it himself. However, his master said that he only dealt with women and did not accept men.
Although he was the shopkeeper of this shop, he was only in charge of the land in front of the shop and the servant who boiled water in the backyard. The servant put the hot water downstairs. There would be a hook hanging down. The servant hung the hook on the water bucket. The strong nanny upstairs would shake the water up and then bring it to each room.
However, it was easy to fill the bathtub with water. All they needed to do was to open a plug at the bottom of the bathtub and the water would naturally flow down from upstairs. The shopkeeper had seen that business was booming. However, even though it was clearly time to open for business, his master did not do anything. Thinking about the money that flowed in every day, the shopkeeper felt anxious.
"Master, everything is ready. When are we going to open for business?" The shopkeeper couldn't help but ask. After all, it would be June soon. If they opened for business at that time, the business would not be as good as it was now.
"Don't worry. I know what to do." The Jia Zhen said in his heart. He also wanted to open for business. He didn't know how much money he would waste if it was empty for a day. However, there was a hot potato at home. He didn't dare to act rashly.
The nanny upstairs was quite calm. After all, they had waited for so long. They didn't mind waiting for a while longer. Anyway, there was no shop in the capital that could do this.
The shopkeeper sighed. Well, they didn't have to worry about customers anyway. It was fine to wait for a while.
After inspecting the shop, the Jia Zhen went out in the direction of Prince Beijing's Mansion.
"Your Highness, Earl Jia of Ningguo Province sent a visiting card," the shopkeeper said.
"What a rare guest. Where is he?" Prince Beijing took the visiting card from the shopkeeper and opened it.
"I asked Earl Jia to wait in the hall," the shopkeeper said.
"Well, it's rare for him to come. Call Rong 'er. He is the heir of Prince Beijing's Mansion and will inherit the mansion in the future. It will be good for him to have more contact with the Jia family in the future," Prince Beijing said in his heart. The Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua were both shrewd monkeys. Moreover, the Jia Daishan and the Retired Emperor had a special relationship. Among the eight families that founded the country, the other families had declined. However, Jia Jing and Rong Mansions were from the same branch. In Ningguo Province, Jia Jing was already the Minister of Rites and a Rank Two official. His son had also received a title of nobility. It was said that he was taking the imperial examination. Rongguo Province was not as strong as Ningguo Province. However, the Jia Daishan was still alive. As long as he was alive, Rongguo Province would not fall. Even if he left, there was still Jia Jing to take care of Rongguo Province. When his grandson grew up, he would still be a force to be reckoned with.
On the other hand, although he was still Prince Beijing, his family had already handed over the military power and lived in the capital. Although he was a hereditary Prince, he could no longer integrate into the real power center of the imperial court. However, the advantage of this was that they did not have to worry about the emperor killing them at any time like the other three Princes.
The Jia Zhen was a little bored and waited in the living room of the mansion. He still had to ask the royal family for help to find the nanny and the female teacher. Princess Beijing was the Retired Emperor's third daughter. Before she got married, she was deeply loved by the Retired Emperor. Although she was married to Prince Beijing, she had her own Princess Mansion in the capital. However, the Third Princess did not live in the Princess Mansion. Instead, she lived in Prince Beijing's Mansion. Therefore, the Jia Zhen wanted to ask the Third Princess for help.
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