The head of the Red Mansion

Woh must have known the importance of Khoja.

However, he didn't allow the boy to get close to Jia Wen, but let He Zhuo raise him, so naturally the boy was more important.

The carriage wheels slowly rolled through street after street in the setting sun, heading towards Ningguo Mansion.

At this moment, Shen Ning, who was resting with her eyes closed, was unaware that at the south gate, the bald-headed monk and the lame Taoist priest were entering the city hand in hand with the people.

"Madam~"

Sitting by the carriage curtain, Wen Peilan suddenly spoke up: "Let's hire some more bodyguards from the manor!"

Ok?
Shen Ning was startled. "Okay, I'll talk to Zhen'er about it later."

A person who has killed city after city cannot suddenly become docile.

Even if they are forced to be docile by reality, they will definitely do something to vent their anger.

She didn't want Jia Rong to come with the adults because she didn't want them to notice him.

"And the Western Prefecture as well."

Jia She, Jia Lian, and Jia Zhu all performed very well today!

Especially Jia Zhu.

He must have been hiding something in his arm; every time he slammed down or blocked something, Shen Ning could see Suo Jin and Tie Bao grimacing in pain.

Jia She and Jia Zhen, on the other hand, are rather dim-witted. If they hadn't been mischievous as children and often got into fights, they probably wouldn't even be able to resort to underhanded tactics.

"Drive the carriage faster."

"Yes!"

Qi Youding, the guard driving the carriage, quickly cracked his whip.

The carriage sped up.

The Ningguo Mansion was bustling with activity at this moment.

I went to the meeting hall, but I didn't get to fight anyone. But that's because they were too cowardly, not because they didn't want to fight.

They did not disgrace their ancestors.

Moreover, we can absolutely offer this as a sacrifice to our ancestors.

The Jia family recovered 3.5 million taels of silver from the Jin people, and all of this silver will be used to build the Martyrs' Garden, which their ancestors wanted to build but never completed.

Emperor Taizu was poor back then.

The retired emperor...

The thought of the retired emperor quickly faded from everyone's minds.

In short, a martyrs' park can now be built.

It was still a special fund for the Jia family.

This is an extraordinary thing.

When Shen Ning arrived home, several clan elders were still crying and laughing in the ancestral hall, as if they had done something extraordinary.

The carriage drove directly to the second gate.

Qingzhu and the others had already received the news and all came out to greet them.

"Mrs!"

"Madam~~"

Shen Ning was surrounded by admirers as soon as she was helped off the carriage, when the wet nurse came running over carrying little Jia Yue.

"Woooooo~~~~"

The little girl thought her mother had abandoned her again, and when she saw her mother again, she burst into tears.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Mother is here."

In an instant, Shen Ning forgot everything outside, her heart and eyes only filled with her beloved daughter, "Mother didn't leave, Mother just went out for a bit."

She hugged her baby and comforted her as she walked inside. "How many times has the girl cried today?" she asked. "Why does your voice sound so hoarse?"

"I couldn't find you this morning, so I cried. When I took you to school, I probably thought of you again while I was playing, and I cried again. I cried again when I took a nap at noon. In the afternoon, I went to my great-grandmother's place, but I couldn't find my great-grandfather. Even when my great-grandmother held me, it didn't help. I cried for a while, and then I fell asleep for a little while after I got tired of crying."

The wet nurse had no choice.

Logically, since the wife has just returned, she should at least be allowed to wash her hands, clean her face, and change her clothes.

But the Fourth Sister's antics were really too outrageous.

"When she woke up again, she wasn't happy no matter what she did. She drank less milk, and the complementary foods you suggested, which she used to eat very well, haven't been touched today either." "...Are you angry with yourself?"

Shen Ning hugged the still aggrieved little girl, feeling both heartache and helplessness. "That's not good. You should eat and drink well, and wait for your brother and me to come back before you make a fuss with us."

Nanny: “…”

The maids: "..."

"Honey, Mommy's back. Let's eat now."

Shen Ning only ate a few snacks at noon and was still hungry.

She'd become picky about food because of the Jia family's cooking. Even the palace pastries were fine for one or two pieces, but she'd get tired of the third. "Is there anything prepared in the kitchen?"

"There are some."

Both Aunt Li and the newly promoted Aunt Feng wanted to outdo each other today, so they made a lot more pastries during their cooking competition, which even benefited the maids.

Qingping ran very fast.

Shen Ning, holding her clingy little one, wiped her hands, cleaned her face, and changed her clothes with the help of Qingzhu and the others.

Once all of that was done, everything in the kitchen was also ready.

Of course, it's also good that Jia Yue is certain her mother won't leave.

The little guy's eyes were full of laughter.

She smelled the fragrance again.

Steamed egg custard is her specialty.

Shen Ning tasted her bland, almost tasteless steamed egg custard, smiled, and fed her a few bites with a silver spoon before eating the slightly cooled bird's nest.

With an injury to her right hand, she can only eat with a spoon now.

"Madam, the venison stewed today is cut into extra small pieces, please have a taste."

Qingzhu ladled some more into her bowl, "And this chicken marrow, bamboo shoots, and cabbage heart."

The cabbage heart was only briefly dipped in the broth, resulting in a light, crisp, and fragrant flavor—Rong Ge's favorite.

Of course, there aren't that many good cabbages in this era.

It's like taking a whole cabbage; they eat the heart, while the people below eat the rest.

Shen Ning has eaten that eggplant dish a few times.

This was particularly troublesome for Granny Liu, requiring a great many chickens to prepare, but for the Jia family, it was nothing.

With nearly a hundred people in the household, how often do they not consume two chickens?

This is the result of further reductions in personnel.

Making eggplant casserole might be a bit troublesome, but once it's done and sealed in a jar, it's still an excellent dish, especially in winter when there aren't many fresh vegetables available.

We ate early today. Rong-ge'er wasn't there, so Shen Ning only had a small portion of four dishes.

She couldn't give away the leftovers like Grandmother Jia did.

She could only press her own stomach and ask for a small portion.

After eating and rinsing his mouth, Jia Zhen finally came over. "Mother, a bald-headed monk has come outside and is insisting on seeing you."

A bald-headed monk?

Shen Ning didn't react for a moment.

Does she know any monks?

If the Taoist priest knew a few, the monks...

You don't recognize me, do you?

"Did something happen?"

"No, he was acting crazy there, just saying he was wrong, wrong."

Today, the clansmen have all done their part. Jia Zhen invited everyone to dinner in the front yard. This monk came over, originally intending to beg for alms and give them a bowl of rice, but unexpectedly, after entering, he told everyone he saw that they were wrong, and insisted on seeing his mother.

Jia Zhen, who was not very patient to begin with, ordered the monk to be thrown out on the spot. However, he did not expect that the bald-headed monk was quite capable, and even several servants could not lift him.

Want to fight? He's a monk.

Since his younger sister was born and Lady You became pregnant, Jia Zhen developed a strange sense of awe towards accumulating good deeds and doing good.

In addition, several clan elders said that this bald-headed monk was probably someone important; otherwise, how could he have asked to see his mother?
Jia Zhen said, "They even threw a tantrum, begging to see you." (End of Chapter)