Jia Zhen stayed at home for half a month.
He went to the Imperial Plantation again. This time, he would be able to return to the Imperial Plantation soon.
The Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor had agreed.
He would stay at the Imperial Plantation until summer was over.
He could avoid the summer heat. It was already mid-May. He would only be gone for half a month.
"How is your wife?" The Emperor Emeritus saw that the Jia Zhen had returned.
He asked.
"She's fine. She was just tired during that time. She's the only mistress in the residence.
She has to arrange everything by herself.
I just hope that Yao 'er and the others will grow up quickly and get married.
My wife won't be so tired, "the Jia Zhen said.
"They're only eight years old now.
What can they do?
It's better for you to find two.
To share your wife's worries, "the Emperor Emeritus said deliberately.
The Jia Zhen shook his head.
He said, "It's enough for me to have my wife.
Don't give me a woman.
If there are many women,
The residence won't be peaceful.
My family has Yao 'er.
With Rong 'er, there's no shortage of children. If I find a few concubines to share my wife's burden, it's better to find a few capable maids. "
The Retired Emperor's interest was piqued and he said, "But, no matter what, your family only has Yao 'er and Rong' er. In other families, it would be considered weak. How come when it comes to you, it's not lacking? You're not really henpecked, are you?"
"What do you mean henpecked? You don't understand this feeling. After meeting the best woman in the world, you will no longer be interested in other women. You will think that they are vulgar, uninteresting, and not good in any way. Moreover, if I want to, I don't know that Rong 'er only has a son. My Madam is not sick, naturally she can give birth. It's just that I don't want to. When a woman gives birth to a child, she has one foot in the gate of hell. I still want her to stay with me until we grow old. "Jia Zhen's face showed a gentle expression. Holding hands and growing old together, he felt wonderful just thinking about it.
The Retired Emperor looked at the Jia Zhen's appearance, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought of the late Empress. "Perhaps in a few years, when your wife's appearance has aged, you won't think so anymore."
"Time will tell. Anyway, I don't have such thoughts right now." Jia Zhen didn't deny it outright, although he thought it was unlikely. To be honest, it wasn't that no one had ever tried to bribe him with women. They were younger and prettier than the violent woman, but he didn't like them. He only felt that they had no substance and were just like those beautiful antique vases in his collection.
The Retired Emperor smiled, but there was a slight bitterness on his face. He and the late Empress used to treat each other with respect. Gradually, the number of women in the imperial harem increased, and the Empress's smile became less and less. Even when her child was made the Crown Prince, she wasn't very happy. At that time, he also felt that his love for the Empress was true, so he gave her the most honorable status. Her child was also groomed to be the heir. He felt that he had done enough, but compared to now, he hadn't done anything for her.
"Go back and see those children. You haven't seen them for so long, and they miss you," the Retired Emperor said.
"Yes." Jia Zhen didn't know what the Retired Emperor was thinking, so he obediently left.
When only the Retired Emperor and Zhu Lin were left in the room, the Retired Emperor spoke again. "Zhu Lin, do you think the Empress resents me?"
Zhu Lin was stunned, but he immediately reacted. Who was the Retired Emperor talking about? "She doesn't resent me. Your Majesty was forced to do so."
"I actually hope that she resents me." If he didn't resent her, then he was probably nothing in the Empress's heart. Only if she resented him would she have feelings. If she didn't resent him, then she would be nothing, and he would just be a stranger to her.
"Your Majesty, you're thinking about the past again. The Empress is benevolent. She wouldn't do that," said Zhu Lin.
"That's right. She has always been benevolent, graceful, and magnanimous. She can be considered a role model for all the women in the world. When one gets old, they will always think about the past. Forget it, I'm tired. I want to rest," said the Retired Emperor.
"Yes, this old servant will help you change your clothes." Zhu Lin helped the Retired Emperor up from the chair.
The Retired Emperor lay on the bed with his eyes closed. But not long after, a line of tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes.
"Eldest Brother, why were you gone for so long?" When Jia Yao and the others saw that Jia Zhen had returned, they immediately surrounded him.
"It's rare that you brats aren't here, so I naturally spent more time with your sister-in-law." Jia Zhen and Xia Lu didn't intend to tell the children that Xia Lu was sick. After all, in the children's hearts, Xia Lu was extremely important. If they told them, the children might do something. This was the Imperial Plantation, and it couldn't be compared to their own Zhuangzi.
"Eldest Brother is so treacherous." Jia Lian immediately clung onto Jia Zhen's body. Jia Yao and the others also followed suit and tried to use their bodies to crush their eldest brother.
"Hmph, that's my wife. If you have the ability, you can find your own wife." Jia Zhen rolled his eyes and stretched out his hand to shake off the brats who were clinging onto him. He proudly went into the room to drink tea. This group of brats wanted to fight with him? They were too inexperienced.
Jia Zhen went to the Imperial Plantation. Jia Liushi had passed away, so the only thing Xia Lu had to do now was to take care of Jia Qiang. A child who wasn't even a month old only ate and slept all day. There was also a wet nurse to take care of her. Xia Lu suddenly had some free time. With this free time and nothing to do, Xia Lu had the time to pay attention to Rongguo Province.
Now Rongguo Province was in chaos. Jia Fengshi and the two concubines bestowed by Mother Jia were quarreling. Xia Lu felt that Jia Fengshi's methods were really stupid.
It seemed that after Mother Jia bestowed the two concubines, Jia Fengshi was called to the palace by the Empress and scolded. When she came back, perhaps she couldn't figure it out and directly fell ill. When the Empress fell ill, these concubines naturally had to come and take care of her. Perhaps Jia Fengshi had tasted some benefits from taking care of the Empress. The benefit was naturally that she could torture these concubines at will to vent her grievances. Especially the two concubines bestowed by Mother Jia, Jia Fengshi took the most care of them.
The problem was that these two concubines were not to be trifled with. If the Jia Xie wasn't here, they could torture them and they wouldn't say anything. If the Jia Xie was here, they would pretend to be pitiful. Jia Fengshi's methods were direct and violent. If you pretended to be pitiful, then she would make you feel really pitiful. Therefore, she tortured these concubines even more fiercely.
Originally, if you made good use of these two concubines, you could let them fight among themselves. You could just watch from the sidelines. If one side was weak, you could help a little. You didn't have to dirty your hands at all. However, Jia Fengshi insisted on fighting among herself, so the two concubines joined forces to deal with Jia Fengshi. Moreover, Jia Fengshi was just angry for a moment and would recover in a few days. However, in order to torture them, Jia Fengshi pretended to be ill. How could the two concubines not join forces? Anyway, since the Empress was ill, they naturally had to take care of her. Therefore, they came up with a plan to drag the Jia Xie to their rooms one day each.
As a result, Jia Fengshi couldn't even recover. When she said that she was well, the two concubines would refute, saying that the Empress's face was so pale that she couldn't get out of bed for two days. They knew that the Empress was worried about the Empress, but the Empress's health was precious and couldn't be cured. Empress, don't worry. Although the two of them were lowly, they would definitely serve the Empress well for the Empress.
After the whole process, Jia Fengshi was really so angry that she couldn't sleep at night.
"Empress, our Ancestor invites you to come over and have a seat," Yuan Yang came over and said.
"What happened?" Xia Lu asked.
"Ancestor feels a little bored, so she wants to play Leaf Mahjong with you," Yuan Yang said.
"Okay, I'll go over right now." Xia Lu also felt a little bored. If she had time, it would be good to see the excitement in Rongguo Province. She wanted to see how many more strange things Jia Fengshi could do.
"You're here?" Jia Fengshi smiled.
"Yes, I brought some snacks for Ancestor." Xia Lu asked the maidservant to pass the box to Jia Fengshi. There was a small piece of cream cake inside, and it was kept in ice. She woke up early this morning and was bored. She originally wanted to give it to the children in the Imperial Plantation. She didn't expect Jia Fengshi to invite her over to play Leaf Mahjong, so she brought the cake over.
"You have a good idea. Let me try it." Jia Fengshi picked up Yuan Yang's chopsticks and tasted it. She nodded and said, "Not bad. It's sweet but not greasy. The pastry inside is also very soft and glutinous."
"It's good that you like it. But you can't keep this pastry. You have to finish it today and can't eat it tomorrow. Also, it has to be kept in ice," Xia Lu reminded her.
"Okay, I'll eat it later when I'm hungry." Jia Fengshi took another bite and then asked Yuan Yang to put it away.
"By the way, why don't I see Yuan Chun?" Xia Lu looked around. Every time she came to Xi Province, she saw Yuan Chun sitting next to Jia Fengshi.
"She's already ten years old. I asked her to learn how to be a housekeeper. Now, she's busy looking at the account books. Our Yuan Chun is already ten years old and can look at the fortune teller. As her eldest sister-in-law, you can't be lazy when the time comes. You have to show Yuan Chun which family's young master is suitable for our Yuan Chun, "Jia Fengshi teased.
Xia Lu raised her eyebrows. Was this old ancestor not planning to send her to the palace? "Of course, only the best man in the world is worthy of our Yuan Chun," said Lin Feng.
"Whether he's good or not, that's up to Yuan Chun. I hope that her final days will be like yours and Zheng 'er's. Then, I'll be relieved." Whether a man was good or not depended more on what kind of woman he met. Look at Zheng' er. In the past, he was not stingy. Now, he was a Jinshi and was working in the Hanlin Academy. He was also the husband of a prince. Their She 'er was not an excellent husband when the Chang Clan was still around. Now that he met Jia Fengshi, haha …
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