After leaving the palace,
Jia Zhen's entire body was listless, and he was a little worried.
How was he going to explain to his father and his wife when he went back?
Jia Zhen looked a little depressed, which made some people who didn't know the truth feel strange. Could it be that Count Jia of Ningguo Province had been scolded by the Emperor? Why did he look so bad after seeing the Emperor?
There were too many mediocre people in the world who liked to use the world's greatest evil to speculate about others. Just like modern keyboard warriors, they always liked to stand on the moral high ground and express' personal justice '.
Jia Zhen returned to the mansion with a worried heart.
He subconsciously walked towards Ninggyeongdang. When he reached Ninggyeongdang's courtyard, Jia Zhen paused and hesitated.
Should he go in at this time?
Jia Zhen thought about her daughter-in-law's martial prowess and felt a little scared.
If Old Master came back, would Old Master help him when his wife wanted to deal with him?
However, Jia Zhen thought that the master and his wife would most likely work together to deal with him.
Jia Zhen felt that there was nothing left to live for.
Xia Lu felt that it was too stuffy in the room.
Just as he was about to come out for some air,
He saw Jia Zhen standing in the courtyard. "Why didn't you go in when you came back? Why are you standing in the courtyard? Aren't you cold?" It was only the tenth day of the first lunar month. Although the sun was in the sky, it had snowed not long ago. Now was the time for the snow to melt, so it was even colder.
"Oh," Jia Zhen heard Xia Lu's voice and came back to his senses. "I'll go in now." Because of his guilty conscience, he didn't dare to look Xia Lu in the eye.
Jia Zhen walked past Xia Lu and returned to the house. Now he was even more regretful. He was about to cry because of his stupidity. How could he get through today?
Looking at Jia Zhen's back, Xia Lu narrowed his eyes. Something was wrong, really wrong. Jia Zhen was fine last night. Why did he become like this when he went out today? Did something happen? Xia Lu frowned.
"Are you tired today? Do you want the kitchen to bring you a bowl of chicken soup to warm you up? "Xia Lu asked.
"No, no need." Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu. He was a little hesitant and asked, "How are you today? Are you happy?" Jia Zhen asked. If her daughter-in-law was in a good mood, would she be given a lighter punishment for doing such a stupid thing?
"Today, I played with the four children for the whole morning. They went back to take a nap and are in a good mood." Xia Lu narrowed her eyes. So, what did you do to let me down? Xia Lu looked at Jia Zhen and immediately understood Jia Zhen's intention. She thought that if Jia Zhen was in a good mood, she would tell her what he did wrong. She wanted to see what this guy did wrong and whether he made any mistakes that violated his principles. If he did, he would be punished according to the family rules.
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"Say it." I want to hear what you did to let me down.
"Well, after the imperial court today, I was, I was called by the Emperor," Jia Zhen said hesitantly.
"And then? His Majesty wants to bestow you a beauty? "Xia Lu asked.
"Are you kidding? Why do you want a beauty?" The Jia Zhen was anxious. What did he want a beauty for? Who knew whether this beauty was for him or for his wife? If possible, the Jia Zhen hoped that all the maids around his wife would be replaced by old maids. Why did he make a few women who were competing with him for his wife?
"I was just joking. Why are you so agitated?" Xia Lu was slightly relieved. After living with this guy for so long, he had done a lot of things for love. Even if there was no love, he would still have a possessive desire.
"Don't make such jokes in the future." Jia Zhen was displeased. He didn't want to share his wife with other women.
"Sure, go on," Xia Lu said.
"Didn't we take the four brats to the Imperial Palace before? You took An 'an to the Empress Dowager's palace, and I took the other two brats to the Retired Emperor. Because the Retired Emperor's second grandfather passed away, he hasn't been in good health. His Majesty wants to let the Retired Emperor meet his second grandfather's children. Maybe the Retired Emperor will recover soon, "Jia Zhen said hesitantly.
Xia Lu nodded. She knew about this. The Retired Empress had already told her about it. She had also sighed that the Retired Emperor and Duke Rongguo were really gay. Xia Lu suddenly felt that something was wrong. She quickly asked, "For the sake of the Retired Emperor, does His Majesty plan to let Lian 'er and the others go directly to the Imperial Palace to accompany the Retired Emperor?" Xia Lu was anxious. She had watched the three brats grow up. The Imperial Palace was the darkest place in the world. The children living there were all members of the royal family. The three brats of their family didn't grow up spoiled, but they didn't suffer too much. Although the Retired Emperor took care of them in the Imperial Palace, the Retired Emperor's health wasn't good. There was always something that wasn't taken care of well. If they were bullied, what would they do? They couldn't beat them back. Those were the Emperor's sons.
"No, no, it's not like the Retired Emperor doesn't have any grandchildren. Why would he raise our children?" Jia Zhen quickly said.
"Okay." Xia Lu breathed a sigh of relief and signaled the Jia Zhen to continue.
"Actually, the Emperor wants to send his children to us to raise." Jia Zhen explained the specific situation.
"What did you say?" Xia Lu's back was full of anger. She looked at the Jia Zhen dangerously.
"Last time when we went to the Imperial Palace, the Retired Emperor saw Yao 'er and the others. He felt that they were very energetic and intelligent. Then I told him the theory that you usually taught them. The children not only need to cultivate knowledge, but also their personality. The Emperor and the Retired Emperor thought it was quite reasonable, so they had this idea." Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu's angry expression and quickly explained.
"You didn't know how to refuse?" Xia Lu suppressed the anger in her heart.
"I also wanted to refuse, but I was careless and fell into the Emperor's trap." Jia Zhen felt that she was very innocent.
"Ziyuan, help me get my whip. I'll beat this deceitful guy to death today." Xia Lu was very angry. She swore that if she didn't beat this deceitful guy today, she would take his surname.
Seeing this, Jia Zhen didn't care about changing clothes and ran away. Ziyuan, who was a little hesitant, looked at the Jia Zhen and seemed to agree that Madam would beat him with the whip. So, Ziyuan took the whip and handed it to Xia Lu.
Xia Lu took the whip and flicked it. Then she carried the whip and rushed directly to Jia Zhen.
"Wife, listen to me. I really didn't mean to." Jia Zhen ran in front and begged Xia Lu for forgiveness.
"Stop. You are capable now, but when will you grow a brain?" Xia Lu carried the whip and chased after the Jia Zhen. She ran around the mansion and attracted the attention of all the servants in the mansion. They only felt that their Madam was chasing after their Master fiercely, which refreshed their Madam's image in their hearts. It turned out that their Madam was a tigress and their Master suffered. They sympathized with the Jia Zhen very much, but it didn't prevent them from watching the show with relish.
When Jia Lian and the others got up, they knew that their eldest brother was being chased and beaten by their sister-in-law. They also ran over happily to watch the show.
"You three little brats, quickly plead for your eldest brother and ask your sister-in-law to stop chasing him." Jia Zhen saw Jia Lian and the others and hurriedly said.
"If sister-in-law wants to beat my eldest brother, he must have done something wrong. We are already very filial to him by not helping sister-in-law catch him." Jia Zhen looked at Jia Zhen proudly. He had no intention of helping at all. He watched with relish as Jia Zhen ran in front of him, panting and being chased and beaten by his sister-in-law.
"Brother, come on. When sister-in-law catches up with you, you will have to eat bamboo shoots fried with meat." Jia Lian sneered very impolitely.
Lin Jinyu smiled and didn't say anything, but his attitude of watching the show made Jia Zhen's teeth itch.
"Stop right there." After chasing Jia Zhen for so long, Xia Lu also felt a little tired. However, there were so many servants watching. If she didn't beat the Jia Zhen today, it would be so embarrassing. Therefore, Xia Lu began to take shortcuts to stop Jia Zhen.
Today, all the departments in the imperial court were relatively relaxed. After making plans for the year, there was basically nothing to do. Jia Jing went home early. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was particularly different today. It was exceptionally warm. Previously, during the Lunar New Year, Ningguo Province was in mourning. The mourning period only ended on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Compared with the cold and cheerless mansion, the atmosphere today was like the Lunar New Year.
"What's wrong?" Jia Jing asked Butler Chen Er, who was beside him.
"Old Master seems to have done something wrong. Madam is chasing him with a whip." Chen Er pursed his lips and smiled.
"What did he do wrong?" Jia Jing found it strange. He felt that his daughter-in-law was not an unreasonable person. Zheng 'er must have done something wrong.
"I don't know." Chen Er looked apologetic.
"Okay, I know. Call the two of them over." Jia Jing went back to his courtyard and waited for Chen Er to call his son and daughter-in-law over.
Xia Lu walked to her father-in-law's courtyard with a straight face. Jia Zhen followed behind Xia Lu listlessly. The three little children followed behind Jia Zhen with expressions of interest. The group of people arrived at Jia Jing's courtyard.
"What's wrong? What's going on? "Jia Jing asked.
Xia Lu glared at Jia Zhen and said, "Old Master, you should tell Old Master yourself." Xia Lu, who had lost some of her anger because of the exhaustion, became angry again when she thought of that matter. After all, they were in front of her father-in-law, so she had to control herself. Therefore, she asked Jia Zhen to tell Old Master himself.
"Tell me." Jia Jing glanced at his son. He wanted to know what trouble this brat had caused this time.
Jia Zhen glanced at his daughter-in-law and then at his father. He felt that if it was a blessing or a curse, he could not avoid it. He made up his mind and said, "Didn't I bring Yao 'er and the other little children to the palace last time? The Retired Emperor and His Majesty liked them very much and thought that they were clever. Therefore, His Majesty summoned me again today. He wants to send four slightly older princes to my mansion for me to teach, "Jia Zhen said directly.
"What? You don't know how to refuse?" Jia Jing finally understood why his daughter-in-law chased after this brat and beat him up. Even he could not help but want to teach him a lesson now.
"I wanted to reject it too, but I didn't react in time, did I? Fortunately, it's only five days a month, and I don't have to teach those princes anything. Father, don't worry. "Jia Zhen smiled fawningly.
"Chen Er, catch this brat for me and punish him according to the family rules." Jia Jing was irritated by Jia Zhen and the blue veins on his forehead stood out. Look at what this brat had done. No wonder his daughter-in-law chased after him and beat him up. He was so angry.
Jia Zhen saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he quickly turned around and ran away. Looking at the Jia Zhen who ran away, Jia Jing finally could not maintain his image. He directly took off his shoes and threw them at Jia Zhen's back.
Jia Zhen suddenly felt that he was hit by something. He stopped and looked at it. He found that it was a pair of shoes that had hit him. At this time, Jia Zhen looked at Jia Jing's feet and saw that his father had lost one of his shoes. Jia Zhen thought to himself, "Oh no, my father is really angry. He doesn't even care about his image."
Just when Jia Zhen was delayed, Chen Er and several servants came to their senses and directly caught the Jia Zhen.
Jia Zhen hurriedly whispered to Chen Er, "Chen Er, let me go. Otherwise, the Old Master will really beat me."
Don't worry. You have been beaten by the Old Master before, and you are alive and kicking again in two days. Don't worry. The Old Master won't beat you too hard. Besides, you have learned martial arts now. I think there will be no problem. "Chen Er smiled and completely ignored the Jia Zhen's request.
"I'm the old master, and I'm being raised by the old master. Isn't this too embarrassing? Chen Er, quickly let go of me," Jia Zhen said in his heart. That was because his mother was still around. Every time the old master wanted to hit him, his mother would cry, make a fuss, and threaten to hang herself to stop the old master. Otherwise, his butt would have bloomed countless times.
"No matter how big you are, you are still the Old Master's son. It is natural that the Old Master wants to beat you." Chen Er refused cruelly.
Jia Zhen looked at Chen Er as if he was looking at a heartless man.
Chen Er smiled and didn't mind the way the Jia Zhen looked at him.
In the end, the servants brought a long stool and a stick. The Jia Zhen was pressed down by the servants and was beaten several times. Because the Jia Zhen screamed so miserably when he was beating the Jia Zhen, Jia Jing couldn't help feeling sorry for him. After beating the Jia Zhen five or six times, he asked the servants to stop.
"Have you learned your lesson?" Jia Jing looked at the Jia Zhen who was lying on the stool and screaming in pain and asked.
"I know." Jia Zhen was helpless. He was completely disgraced. It was very shameful to be beaten at this age.
"Well, Chen Er, help Zheng'er back," Jia Jing said.
"Yes." Chen Er and Zhong'er helped the Jia Zhen up from the stool and walked back to Ninggyeongdang.
After the Jia Zhen went back, Jia Jing looked at Xia Lu and coughed softly, saying, "Zheng'er has learned his lesson. That child has a simple temperament. This time, he has learned his lesson. He won't do it again. You don't have to scare him with the whip anymore." Jia Jing felt sorry for her son. When she saw her son being chased by her daughter-in-law with the whip, Jia Jing felt funny, but she was also afraid that her son would really be beaten. Therefore, she pleaded for the Jia Zhen in front of Xia Lu.
"Don't worry, Gonggong. This daughter-in-law and husband are just playing around." Xia Lu showed a gentle smile, but in her heart, she was ridiculing. It turned out that Jia Zhen's crooked appearance was not only due to her mother-in-law, but also because her father-in-law secretly doted on his son. It was just that her mother-in-law's attitude of doting on her son was too obvious. Therefore, her father-in-law's attribute was not obvious. When her mother-in-law was no longer around, her father-in-law's attribute was revealed.
"That's good. Take Yao'er and the others back to rest." Jia Jing looked at his daughter-in-law who was chasing his son fiercely with the whip and then looked at his daughter-in-law who suddenly became gentle in front of him. He suddenly remembered that his son's wrist was broken on the night they got married. Did his son really break it himself? Jia Jing fell into doubt. However, he was not deaf, mute, or deaf. Looking at the loving couple now and giving birth to a grandson for him, there was no need to be so calculative about some things. He would let the couple deal with it themselves.
When Xia Lu returned to Ninggyeongdang, she saw Jia Zhen lying on the bed. Xia Lu walked over, sat by the bed, and patted Jia Zhen's butt.
"Ah, it hurts!" Jia Zhen cried out. He turned around and saw that it was Xia Lu. He suddenly felt a little guilty and said, "You're back."
"It hurts, but you're acting pretty well. Take off your pants. Let me see your wound," Xia Lu said.
"Okay." Jia Zhen took off his pants with Xia Lu's help. As he took off his pants, he complained, "Just now, you and those three brats were watching the show. You didn't even plead for me. You just watched me get beaten up."
Xia Lu looked at the wound on Jia Zhen's butt. There was only a little red mark and the skin was not broken. After applying medicine, it would heal in a day or two. "You're only smart at this time. When are you going to be smart at something important?" In order to escape punishment, Jia Zhen was smart. However, what about other places? He was directly put into a condom. Xia Lu took the anti-inflammatory ointment from the medicine box and applied it on Jia Zhen's butt.
"Hehe, isn't Madam here? With Madam here, I definitely won't be at a disadvantage, "Jia Zhen said.
"Forget it. What's done can't be undone. Let's think about what we're going to do if His Majesty really sends the prince over." Xia Lu sighed. When she thought about it, she was especially angry. She wanted to spank Jia Zhen's butt a few more times.
"Don't worry. If His Majesty dares to send the prince over, it means that we don't need to worry about his safety," Jia Zhen comforted Xia Lu.
"Hehe, I also know that we don't need to worry about his safety. What if the prince is especially naughty? If I treat these princes the same way I treat naughty children, will His Majesty punish me for being disrespectful? Also, children at this age are all playful. If they bump into something, won't we have to take responsibility? " Xia Lu put the bottle of ointment back into the box. Then she reached out and knocked Jia Zhen on the head. What was this guy's head for?
"Right, I forgot. I was only thinking about how to tell you about this matter today and forgot such an important thing. No, I have to go to the palace again in a few days. I must make His Majesty promise …" Jia Zhen finally came back to his senses.
Xia Lu rolled her eyes at Jia Zhen and said, "You rest for a while. I'll go see An 'an. I only hope that An' an didn't inherit his father's stupid brain. He only has one thought in his head. When he thinks about something, he forgets about something else."
Jia Zhen lay on the bed. Fine, it was his fault. He didn't do it on purpose.
"Great …" Jia Rong said when she saw Xia Lu. She was calling out to Xia Lu.
"Great. Did you cry today?" Xia Lu walked over and asked.
"Ge 'er was very obedient today. When he got up in the afternoon, he didn't cry." The wet nurse on the side helped Jia Rong answer.
"That's good." Xia Lu nodded and saw her son stand up with her leg. He tried to reach out and hold her hand. Xia Lu understood what was going on with her son. He had been a four-legged animal for a long time and couldn't wait to be a two-legged animal. Her son was already ten months old and his legs were strong. Recently, one of his favorite things was others holding his hand and walking. Because he was still three heads tall, the adults holding his hand had to bend over, so walking while holding his hand was especially tiring.
"Walk by yourself today." Xia Lu bent over and held her son a little farther away from her. Then she took a few steps back and stretched out her hands. She said, "An 'an, walk by yourself. Madam will hold you."
Jia Rong, who was already ten months old, could stand up on his own. He saw that his mother was not far away. Jia Rong was very anxious and wanted to rush over. However, Xia Lu was a little far away from him. Xia Lu could support him when he was about to fall, but he definitely couldn't throw himself into Xia Lu's arms.
"Ah, ah." Jia Rong looked at the wet nurse and motioned for her to lead him over.
The wet nurse glanced at Xia Lu and found that her wife didn't intend to let her help her son. The wet nurse only gave Jia Rong a look that said she couldn't help him. Then she looked away and pretended not to see.
Jia Rong was very anxious. Seeing that the wet nurse didn't come over to help him, he mustered his courage and took a step forward. Then, as if his legs suddenly went soft, he put his hands on the ground and crawled towards Xia Lu at an extremely fast speed.
Looking at his son crawling on the ground, Xia Lu raised his eyebrows. Then he picked his son up again and stood him on the ground. Then he took two steps back and let Jia Rong walk over himself.
In the end, Jia Rong bent his knees and knelt on the ground again. He put his hands on the ground and crawled forward.
Xia Lu picked Jia Rong up again. After a few times, Jia Rong finally became impatient. He sat on the ground and didn't stand up no matter what. Xia Lu looked at the shameless Jia Rong and was a little distressed.
"Sister-in-law!" At this moment, Jia Yao and the other two came over.
Xia Lu's eyes lit up and said, "I'll teach An 'an how to walk. I'll teach you guys."
The three little kids were a little confused and looked at Xia Lu with an expression that said, "What happened?" This successfully amused Xia Lu. The scene of the little kids teaching the little kids how to walk was very cute.
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