"How are you today?" Jia Jing tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
He asked about Madam Jia He's health.
Although he had a son at an old age,
He was naturally happy. However, his old wife was old after all and could not compare to a young girl.
Therefore, he was still very concerned about his old wife's health.
"I don't go out.
I'll take good care of myself. Everything is fine. However, Zheng 'er's wife just came over.
She told me something. "Madam Jia He touched her stomach.
According to what Xia Lu and Madam Jia He said, after having a younger son,
Don't neglect your eldest son too much and tell Jia Jing about it.
"Heh, Zheng 'er is already so old. He's already a father.
What do you mean by don't neglect him too much? "Jia Jing pursed his lips.
"But I think Zheng 'er's wife is quite right.
Old Master only had one son, Zheng 'er. Although Old Master was usually very strict with Zheng' er, he loved Zheng 'er more than anyone else.
Naturally, Zhen 'er could feel it as well.
Now that there's a younger one,
Zheng 'er can't help but feel disappointed. We should treat Zheng' er the same as usual, "Madam Jia He said.
"I understand." Jia Jing pursed his lips. Why was there so much trouble? Forget it, forget it. Seeing that he had been studying hard during this period of time, I'll treat him gently. Jia Jing, who claimed to be a strict father, thought to himself.
Madam Jia He looked at Jia Jing's expression and knew that he had taken her advice. She heaved a sigh of relief. "Yesterday, I heard that the Xia family will be returning to the northwest in a few days. Tomorrow, I'll ask Zheng 'er and Zheng' er's wife to go to the Xia family and send them some things. The northwest is not as good as the capital. The in-laws are also not listening to advice."
"It's good to go back. The capital is not peaceful now. It makes me want to go back to Jinling to worship my ancestors." Jia Jing wanted to escape from this whirlpool. However, worshipping the ancestors could only be done temporarily, not forever. Who knew how long the present one would live? As long as the present one was alive, the fight for the throne would continue unless he stopped being an official. However, he was the only one supporting the third generation of the Jia family. If he did not become an official, who knew how many years it would take for the younger generation to enter the officialdom and support the family?
When Xia Lu returned to the Sakura Temple, Jia Zhen was reading a book. When he saw that Xia Lu had returned, he blushed and asked, "Why are you back so early today?"
"My father and mother will be returning to the northwest in a few days. Madam asked me to come back and pack some things to send over," Xia Lu replied.
"So soon?" Jia Zhen was surprised.
"They were supposed to go back at the beginning of the month. It happened to be Master's birthday, so they stayed and waited for Master's birthday to pass before going back," Xia Lu replied.
"Then you go and prepare. I'll go to my storeroom and look for something. I was thinking of sending something to Xia Ji." Jia Zhen sympathized with his brother-in-law, who was in the same situation as him.
Xia Lu was a little confused. Since when did Jia Zhen and Xia Ji have such a good relationship? Before Xia Lu could ask, Jia Zhen had already walked out and went to his study to look for something to send to Xia Ji.
Xia Lu shrugged, looked at the list, and began to prepare the things. Naturally, she didn't need to do it herself. There were so many maids in the residence, so naturally, they would do it for her. Xia Lu only needed to say something and they would do it for her.
Jia Zhen went to his study and looked around. He felt that everything could be useful to Xia Ji. In the end, he prepared a high-quality Duan Inkstone, half a box of high-quality Hui ink, a few books that he copied when practicing calligraphy, and two Hu pens for Xia Ji. Although Jia Zhen was a dabbler in studying, the things he used were still the best. After all, he was a nobleman and his family didn't lack money and power. However, the things he received were only enough for his own use. These things were all limited. Jia Jing bought most of them, so he could only give some of his own to Xia Ji.
Jia Zhen returned to the Sakura Temple with a big bundle in his hand.
"What are you pretending to be? Don't tell me it's those erotic pictures? "Xia Lu was frightened. Xia Ji was only 12 years old.
"You, how can your thoughts be so dirty? This prince is a decent person, okay?" Jia Zhen, who had been misunderstood, blushed. This woman simply didn't have any sense of shame. To be able to talk about pornographic pictures so calmly, she simply wasn't a woman.
Xia Lu said that when she was in the modern world, she had seen all kinds of erotic pictures. Looking at those vague erotic pictures was nothing at all. When she got married, her mother stuffed two erotic pictures into her hands. Xia Lu carefully studied them. The postures inside were really standard. Xia Lu, who had seen erotic pictures before, said that this was nothing. She liked European and American action movies the most. There were all kinds of imaginative postures, as long as you couldn't think of it, there was nothing they couldn't do.
If it was Japanese action movies, it was mainly because the men were too wretched, and there was no feeling at all.
Xia Lu rolled her eyes. You're still a decent person? What kind of joke is this? You're going to get together with your daughter-in-law in the future, yet you're still a decent person. Xia Lu expressed her disdain. She took the bundle from Jia Zhen's hands and opened it to take a look. When she found that it was all things like the four treasures of the study, she felt relieved.
The next day, Xia Lu paid respects to Jia Zhen. When she came back, she left Ningguo Province with Jia Zhen in a carriage and went to Xia family.
Halfway through the journey, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Xia Lu, who was sleepy in the carriage, suddenly woke up. She heard Jia Zhen ask the coachman outside what was going on.
"Reporting to Young Master, there seems to be an accident in front. The road is blocked," the coachman said.
"Send someone to see what's going on." Jia Zhen was a little impatient. It was just the beginning of autumn and the weather was still very hot. It was not comfortable to sit in the carriage. He wanted to reach Xia family as soon as possible and get out of the carriage to relax. However, the road was blocked.
"Yes." There was no sound from outside. Obviously, Jia Zhen had sent someone to see what was going on.
"Sir, it's the Fourth Prince. Someone blocked the Fourth Prince's carriage," the servant outside reported.
"Who has the guts to block the Fourth Prince's carriage?" Jia Zhen was a little annoyed. It was too hot in the carriage. However, he felt that something was wrong. No matter how unfavored the Fourth Prince was, he was still the Emperor's son. How could he be blocked in the middle of the street? Where were the patrols in the capital? It had been so long, but they were still nowhere to be seen. Were they all useless?
"Wait here. I'll go take a look." Jia Zhen frowned and said to Xia Lu.
"Okay, be careful." Jia Zhen had brought a lot of servants with him, so he would not be hurt. Sitting in the carriage, Xia Lu also felt a little uncomfortable. Because she was a woman, she had to be tightly locked up. This was also the reason why Jia Zhen said that she would not go out in summer. Xia Lu also wanted to reach Xia family as soon as possible.
Jia Zhen led her servants to push aside the crowd of onlookers. With a sour face, she saw what was happening. She discovered that a woman was clinging onto the Fourth Prince's carriage, unwilling to let go. If the carriage moved, this woman would immediately roll off the carriage and become a dead soul.
"What's going on? Woman, do you know whose carriage this is? "Jia Zhen said angrily.
"It doesn't matter whose carriage it is. This Lord has saved this humble girl. This humble girl swears in her heart that this humble girl's life will belong to whoever saves this humble girl. This humble girl is willing to be his cow or horse," the woman said with a strong sense of righteousness.
"How did this prince save you?" Jia Zhen asked.
"Heir, when our prince passed by, he saw this woman being bullied by a few big men. He was kind and asked his subordinates to save this woman from those big men. After that, she kept following our prince's carriage. Our prince wanted her to go back, but she refused and insisted on following our prince. She said that she would be his ox or horse. Of course, our prince did not need her, so this woman clung to our prince's carriage tightly." One of the Fourth Prince's subordinates recognized the Jia Zhen and explained the situation clearly.
As for why there were so many onlookers and he chose to explain to the Jia Zhen, it meant that they were really going to take action. Jia Zhen was the heir of Ningguo Province after all. When the Emperor blamed them, the Jia Zhen would be there to protect them.
"Why are you so stupid? Can't you see such an obvious trap? This woman is obviously a scammer." Jia Zhen looked at the guard with contempt. This kind of woman was the same as those who sold their bodies to bury their fathers. Those big men were probably in cahoots with her. Looking at the carriage, they knew that she was not an ordinary person. As long as she succeeded in getting the position, there would be many good days in the future.
"Scammer?" The guard was dumbfounded.
That's your problem. You didn't catch the porcelain properly, and in the end, it was obviously a fake, but she still demanded an exorbitant price and asked you to pay according to the price of the real thing. This is clearly a scam. It's obvious that this woman is a scammer. One look at this master's carriage and you can tell that this master's carriage is not ordinary. This kind of person pays the most attention to face. Those burly men from before are probably her people as well. In the end, she succeeded in getting on your good side, so didn't she soar to the top in an instant? "Jia Zhen said loudly.
"Nonsense!" The woman was angry.
"You know very well whether or not I'm spouting nonsense. The one who saved you was this little brother guard, yet you insist on finding me to repay your kindness instead of this little brother guard. Do you really think others don't know what you're thinking? You insist on repaying your kindness? What kind of kindness are you repaying? Perhaps you'll even give your benefactor a scam. After all, who knows your identity? Who knows if you're already married? In the end, you'll bring your adulterer to sue the benefactor. In the end, the benefactor will have to compensate money and lose his reputation," Jia Zhen said loudly. Previously, many of the surrounding commoners had called for the people in the carriage to take the girl away. In the end, they were all loyal people, and now they didn't say anything.
"This guard obviously listened to the prince's orders." The woman was a little frightened.
"Haha, come on. How do you know that he listened to the prince's orders? Maybe the guard was too kind and insisted on waiting for the prince's orders? One look and you can tell that he is up to no good. Where are the city guards? This is such a big matter, but they still haven't come. Wait for me. I will go back and complain. I am the Heir of Ningguo Province, "Jia Zhen said directly. His father was just a third-rank official, but his second grandfather was the commander of the Imperial Army. Other things aside, his second grandfather could meet the Emperor at any time. Jia Zhen thought to himself.
When the woman heard the Jia Zhen's words, she was frightened. She actually let go of her hands that were holding the carriage and ran away.
"Prince, she is gone. Should we chase after her?" The guard asked.
"Forget it," a clear voice came from the carriage. "Heir of Ningguo Province, thank you very much this time."
"No problem. Oh, by the way, I still have something to do. I will leave first." Jia Zhen quickly turned his head and returned to the carriage. He remembered his father's words. Don't talk too much with the prince.
Because the person who created the commotion had left, the onlookers also slowly left. The Jia family's carriage was also able to pass.
When the Jia family's carriage left, the guard called out to the carriage, "Prince."
"Forget it. Let's go," the person in the carriage said.
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