The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 249 Writing a Letter
Are you home?
Although she had expected it, when she actually heard it, Grandmother Jia still felt a wave of dizziness.

Second Sister is quite different from Third Sister!

She gave birth to three children with Jin.

Would those people be more friendly to the Jia family because of the three children she gave birth to?
They wished they could raze the Jia family to the ground!
The two dukes, Ning and Rong, followed Prince Bei Jing in attacking Shenyang, and at that time they formed a deadly enmity with the Jurchens, as that place was the capital of their newly established state.

Later, the Duke and his elder brother-in-law went to the north to fight several times. Jing'er also accompanied the Crown Prince and went on expeditions with the capital garrison.

The Jin people hated the Jia family to an unimaginable degree, yet Madam Shen brought Jia Wen back without consulting her at all...

Grandmother Jia was so angry that she was panting heavily.

Even if it's the Emperor's idea, Jia Wen can't be allowed to go home!
How good the Emperor Emeritus was to the Duke and his brother-in-law back then!
But the result?

If you say you're going to fall out, you're going to fall out.

"Give the order to lock all the doors and not allow Jia Wen to return home."

Grandmother Jia made up her mind: "Anyone who dares to open the door for her is not a descendant of my Rongguo Mansion."

"Mother~"

Jia Min exclaimed, "Please let Lin Zhixiao finish what he has to say!"

Judging from the joy on Lin Zhixiao's face, the fact that his sister-in-law brought his second sister home shouldn't be what his mother thought.

"Fine! I'd like to hear what else you have to say."

While Lin Zhixiao was telling the women of the Jia family about the exciting battle at the Huitong Hall, it seemed that everyone in the capital who wanted to join in the fun had gone there.

Of course, what everyone was even more excited about was the Book of the Eight Princes.

The Qing dynasty princes who conquered the Central Plains and committed numerous crimes, like their ancestors who had served the Ming emperors, also regarded the Great Zhao emperor as the supreme ruler of the land.

This one thing alone is enough to make everyone have a drink.

While everyone outside was laughing and joking, inside the meeting room, Woch and the others who were having their bones set looked extremely pale.

Of course, Shen Ning and the others in the teahouse across the street were also feeling very heavy-hearted.

Although Jia Wen's injury wasn't very serious, she not only had the hole from today's puncture on her neck, but also a long, thin scar on her wrist...

When Dr. He checked her pulse, he saw the crisscrossing blue and purple whip marks under the handkerchief, but he could only try to ignore them.

Jia Wen was deeply ashamed. She didn't want to expose her shame and embarrassment to outsiders, but her sister-in-law was willing to endure the pain and show it to her first...

She could only lower her head, hoping that Dr. He would finish reading it soon.

However, Dr. He took a long time to feel the pulse, and his brows gradually furrowed.

Shen Ning was originally so angry because of the bruises on Jia Wen's wrist that she wanted to go back to the Huitong Hall and beat Wo He up again. But seeing the way He Yuanzheng looked, she couldn't care less about being angry. She just stared at him, afraid that he would say something bad.

"...Auntie's health is rather weak, she needs to be properly nourished."

In fact, after years of beatings and physical deterioration, if he hadn't taken care of himself, it would have been a matter of just a few years before he passed away.

However, Dr. He couldn't say these words in front of the patients.

He could only give Shen Ning a hint.

"Thank you very much, Dr. He. Please prescribe a medicine."

Jia Lian also realized this, but at this moment, he could only suppress his anger and try to get the medicine as soon as possible.

"Please wait a moment, Madam Shen."

He Yuanzheng quickly wrote a prescription, but by the time he showed it to Jia Wen, a lot of time had already been wasted.

His calligraphy was elegant and flowing, and he finished writing it quickly.

When it was Shen Ning's turn, the wound wasn't large, but it was a penetrating wound; if it had damaged bones or tendons...

Having witnessed her courageous and resourceful beating, threatening and bribing Wohe, Dr. He first used a pre-prepared medicine to clean her wounds, then poured on his own homemade wound medicine before bandaging them. "After injuring her hand, Madam Shen engaged in strenuous exercise, so there are still some lacerations here."

He Yuanzheng was very disappointed that he did not see the slap that Madam Shen gave with all her might when she hit Wohe, which everyone was discussing.

"Let's wait until the injury has healed a bit more before moving our fingers around. I'll see if there's anything that's inconvenient, and then we can use acupuncture to fix it."

"Thank you for your help, Dr. He."

Shen Ning had just glanced at her wound, and her face was still pale.

"Don't dare!"

He bowed and said, “Madam has lost quite a bit of blood. I will write two more prescriptions to help you and your second aunt recover.”

His health-boosting recipes are all exclusive secrets.

It's the tool for making a living.

But today...

He Yuanzheng gave it willingly!
While he was writing the prescription, little did he know that a small commotion was brewing at the Huitong Hall.

It turned out that Jia She, seeing his sister's injury, grabbed a stick and led a few men over.

The doctors who were setting bones for Woch stepped aside and watched them beat him up from close range, feeling extremely pleased.

Ahhh, this is truly exclusive!

Jia She returned, panting, after finishing his appointment at the teahouse.

Shen Ning, who was about to get on the bus, glanced at him to make sure she wouldn't suffer any more losses before turning her eyes away with a hint of disdain.

"My second sister will come back to the East Mansion with me."

She didn't give Jia She and Jia Lian a chance to speak, saying, "Now, only the East Mansion has guards."

Although Voch has been defeated, who knows if they have any spies in the capital?
You can never go too far wrong.

Besides, there's also Old Madam Jia in the West Mansion.

This era is too harsh on women.

They wouldn't consider Jia Wen to be the victim.

They'll only resent that she didn't die and even bore him three children, bringing shame to the Jia family.

"I listen to my sister-in-law."

When Jia Wen caught up with her sister-in-law, she stole a glance at her brother.

Although her elder brother and nephew Jia Lian seemed to treat her well, her stepmother was still alive, and her elder brother didn't have much respect from her.

Jia Wen suspected that her older brother and nephew would be punished by their stepmother when they returned home.

It's better for everyone if she avoids the situation.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything when we get home."

Shen Ning patted her with her uninjured left hand, "If your second aunt says anything unpleasant..."

"Even if it sounds awful, compared to before... it's still excellent, excellent."

"No, I will try my best to persuade my mother!"

Jia She was very sad.

He is just too useless.

"Yes, tell Auntie when we get back that Second Sister lost a lot of blood and is very weak." Shen Ning felt that she was also very weak. "The imperial physician doesn't allow her to be stressed. If there's anything else, I'll take her there tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Jia She readily agreed.

The carriage rolled forward, heading towards Ningrong Street under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Inside the clinic, the doctor set the bone again.

Screams of agony could be heard from inside the building.

He Yuanzheng, who was stuck in traffic in his carriage, couldn't help but stroke his beard when he heard the voice from the other side.

Today is a good day.

After reporting back to the Emperor, I can go home and have a drink.

Meanwhile, on Ning and Rong Streets on the other side, many people were peeking around.

Jia Wen's matter concerns the entire clan.

Although they had heard a lot of news from the Huitong Hall, several clan elders were still worried. However, the Ningguo Mansion was no longer the same as before.

The Jia family also cannot do without the Ningguo Mansion.

"Huh? It's the eunuch!"

Upon seeing the eunuch delivering the imperial decree from afar, everyone's hearts immediately jumped into their throats.

Fortunately, after a short while, they saw the group of eunuchs who came on horseback, carrying bundles or brocade boxes, which looked like they were there to reward or bestow gifts.

"Why did you stop?"

The clan elder, leaning on his cane, squinted and was about to send someone to see what was going on when another group of people arrived.

"Our family is really lucky."

Liu An smiled at Jia She and Jia Lian, "Lord Jia, is Madam Shen here too? Perfect timing, the Emperor and Empress heard that Madam was injured, so they specially sent us to deliver some things."

"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Liu."

Shen Ning lifted the carriage curtain and smiled at Liu An, "Please go first!" "Haha, together, together!"

That being said, he represented the emperor and empress, and thus went ahead of them.

Upon receiving the news, the main gate of Ningguo Mansion was opened wide.

With Jia Zhen and Jia Rong not at home, the clan elders came over, and Lady You was very accommodating.

Fortunately, Jia She and Jia Lian arrived shortly afterward.

By the time Grandmother Jia heard the news, Liu An had already sent the gifts back to the palace.

Madam Shen was injured because of her daughter from the West Mansion. Although this daughter was not her biological daughter, as the legal mother, the old lady really could not pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Just as Shen Ning finished settling Jia Wen in, Qingzhu came in and said that the old lady had arrived.

Not only the old lady, but also Jia Min and the others came.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Seeing Jia Wen's face turn pale, Shen Ning quickly pressed her down, "Your neck is injured, so lie down and rest!"

Based on the Emperor and Empress's recent reward, the old lady couldn't say anything too harsh.

At least those clan elders didn't dare utter a single word when they saw Jia Wen.

Grandmother Jia was prepared to have a good cry with Jia Wen, but she never expected that she wouldn't even be able to see her.

"...I'm going home, I should stay at home."

Grandmother Jia sighed, "Niece-in-law, thank you so much for your sister's matter."

"You said she's my sister."

Shen Ning was also very tired today and didn't want to ramble on and on. She said directly, "Auntie, my second sister has suffered a lot. As her family, we can't do anything that would rub salt into her wounds."

How many daughters of noble families in this era were sent to temples by their own relatives simply because their reputations were ruined?

That's still pretty good.

Many heartless people will kill someone from a single illness.

"Am I the kind of heartless stepmother?"

The old lady sighed again, "I'm just worried that if you bring her back like this, the Jurchens will make things difficult for our Jia family."

Given Shen's temperament, once the Jurchens have recovered, they will definitely send assassins again.

But the old lady couldn't say these things.

Shen was not stupid. Since she had done this, she must have expected that the Jurchens would cause trouble for her.

"Does Auntie think they'll let us go if we don't provoke them?"

Jia Mu: "..."

She was immediately stumped by the question.

"Just look at my second sister, and I know they won't let us go."

Shen Ning's wound throbbed with pain. "Since that's the case, then of course we can't let ourselves be taken advantage of."

"Sister-in-law...do you want Wohe to ask their tribe for the throne, and for Second Sister to be a queen?"

After hearing Lin Zhixiao recount everything, Jia Min intuitively felt that her sister-in-law had already planned for her second sister's future when she did those things.

That was the original plan.

Shen Ning glanced at Xing Shi and the others, but did not dismiss the maids, and said, "But didn't you see the whip marks on your second sister's arm..."

At this point, she took a long breath. "Woch is dead, which may be better for your second sister."

"..."

"..."

There was some silence in the room.

Before lowering her eyes, Jia Min glanced at the maids around her again without making a sound.

Since Woch brought his second sister back, the Jin people must have had channels to gather information in the Jia family.

But the eldest sister-in-law actually wanted Woch dead...

"For the sake of my great-uncle and uncle, the Jurchens want to ask the Great Zhao for help. The Emperor will fight for what my second sister deserves."

Shen Ning took a sip of tea and said what needed to be said.

"Did the Emperor reveal this to you?"

Grandmother Jia became excited.

She could vaguely sense that her daughter and niece-in-law were having an affair.

Although she still harbored resentment towards Shen Ning for what she had done, she was quick to help when she needed to.

After all, it was too late to say anything at this point; Jia Wen had already gone home.

"more or less!"

Shen Ning smiled and said, "Doesn't my second sister have two boys and a girl? Rather than giving the throne to Wohe, it would be better to give it to our nephew."

……

That night!

A dark figure quietly sneaked into the Huitong Hall.

Unable to sleep due to the pain, Woch heard the coded message from outside and responded by tapping the bed board a few times.

Soon, the window opened, and the man in black sneaked in.

"Wolengtai pays respects to Your Highness!"

"Get up and talk!"

Woch winced in pain. "How's the Jia family doing?"

"Your Highness..."

Wolengtay seemed about to speak but then stopped.

"Say it!"

"Madam Shen and Old Madam Shi said that even if you die, the Emperor of Dazhao will protect the concubine out of respect for the Dukes Ning and Rong."

Did they give specifics?

Voch sensed something was wrong with him.

"They said they could help Seventh Master or Ninth Master secure a throne."

what?
Woch was stunned, and after a long while he said, "Tell them exactly what they said."

"Yes! At that time..."

Wolengthai honestly recounted everything he had found out from beginning to end.

Woch's expression shifted between light and shadow.

Throne!

The throne!
Can he really use Jia Wen and the power of Da Zhao to obtain a powerful throne within the royal family?
The Jia family wanted to get rid of him...

Woch's mind raced.

The seventh and ninth princes are still young; even if they were given the throne, they wouldn't be able to handle it.

But the clan would certainly prefer that they couldn't support themselves.

So they probably wish he were dead, right?

No, absolutely not!
While enduring the pain, Woch tried to think of a solution!
He had to survive; he had to make the Emperor of Dazhao see his worth; he had to… he had to submit to the Jia family.

Men, when women misbehave, it's perfectly normal to hit them!

Now they've all fought back.

He will never lay a hand on Jia Wen again.

Their family is still able to live happily together.

Thinking of this, he endured the pain and shouted for paper and pen again.

He wanted to write letters to his clan and to the Emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

The current situation leaves them with no choice.

Having acknowledged their vassal status, and with the Russian Empire eyeing them covetously, it was inevitable that everyone would submit to the Great Zhao.

With Da Zhao's support, he could at least become a banner leader, right?

By then, he would be one of the eight princes who participated in government affairs.

The Vakh dynasty is seeking the throne.

Not only did he want the throne, but he also clearly wanted to elevate Jia Wen to the position of his principal wife.

The clan must take good care of the child she gives birth to, otherwise the Jia family will definitely cause trouble for them...