The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 5 Jia Zhen, you're something else!

“Grandmother, hit me, hit me, it’s none of the servants’ business.”

Seeing that his father was really going to listen to his grandmother and take away Tang Fu and Tang Gui, who had raised him, Jia Rong cried out, "I was wrong."

His mother is gone, and of the four servants who used to follow him, only Tang Fu and Tang Gui remain. Because of him, they have all suffered countless injustices. Yesterday, he acted impulsively, but...

"Grandmother, it's all my fault. I know I was wrong and I will be obedient and study hard from now on. You're not feeling well, so please go home now!"

Shen Ning: "..."

The little guy knows how to protect those around him, and he also cares about his grandmother's poor health, seeing that she can still be saved.

Her expression softened slightly. "Fine, I won't question the crimes of your servants, but I just want to know why my grandson was so wicked, pushing his cousin into a ditch in this freezing weather. Did you want him dead?"

As she spoke, her voice became stern again.

"Grandma~"

Jia Rong's eyes were red, and tears streamed down his face. "Grandson isn't bad, it's them who are bad, they are bad, sob sob, it's them who are bad."

Shen Ning: "..."

She looked into the child's eyes, which were filled with sadness, anger, and panic. In an instant, she thought of something and her voice softened, "Alright, Grandmother believes in my Rong-ge'er."

The environment has a great influence on a person.

Even in the good environment of the Jia family school, children can be led astray, let alone Jia Rong, who inherited Jia Zhen's bad habits.

At this moment, Shen Ning couldn't help but suspect that Jia Rui had been trying to seduce Jia Rong into doing *that*, which was why Jia Rong had tormented him so much.

This is something that really shouldn't be asked in public.

You have injuries.

Just as Shen Ning was about to ask for a doctor, she saw Manager Chen, who always examined her pulse, rush in carrying his medical kit. "Manager Chen, how is Rui-ge'er? You've come at the right time. Please take a look at my Rong'er too!"

"...Replying to Madam, Young Master Rui's fever has subsided. As long as he is alright tonight, then he will be fine."

Manager Chen was invited by Jia Zhen's servant to guard against any trouble for this lady. Upon hearing this, he bowed and answered the question about Jia Rui that they were all concerned about before turning to Jia Rong.

This child looks like he was beaten pretty badly!
He lifted the cloak, glanced at the wound, and said, "Let's find a room to apply the medicine!"

The sooner you take the medicine, the better.

Fortunately, when he heard that the children had been fighting, he brought all the necessary medicine for their injuries.

"This way."

Several maids, along with Tang Fu and Tang Gui, carried Jia Rong directly into the gatehouse's small room, holding onto a long bench.

Shen Ning gestured for them to close the doors and windows, then looked at Jia Yun, who was being pushed in from outside the courtyard.

The little guy was half a head shorter than Jia Rong, and seemed to be a year or two younger than him.

"Let's go, everyone, into the classroom to talk."

Shen Ning waved her hand, dismissing his formalities, and took the hand that You Shi had helped her with, leading her directly into the nearest classroom. "Yun-ge'er, you were there yesterday, what do you think happened?"

he?
Jia Yun's face turned pale.

He knew who this woman was. Two years after his father passed away, she would send food and clothing to his family during festivals and holidays, showing great compassion for the poor and weak.

Jia Yun didn't know what to say. "I...I..." He glanced at Jia Dairu, then at Jia Zhen, and saw that they both had cold faces, waiting for his answer. He was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead. "I don't know."

"No, you know."

Shen Ning's voice was calm, "We've already asked around and found out everything we need to know. Now we just want to hear it all from you again."

what?
Jia Dairu and Jia Zhen's expressions shifted slightly, and Jia Yun's mouth involuntarily opened a little.

Already know?
Well… the little guy looked at the adults, lowered his head, and finally said, “Uncle Rui and everyone else were saying behind my back that if you, Madam, don’t make it through, your unborn little uncle or aunt will come to take revenge.”

"Big...bold!"

Jia Dairu's voice trembled as he looked at Shen Ning, who was being hurriedly supported by Jia Zhen and You Shi, his face turning purple with anxiety. "Rui-ge would never say such a thing..."

"You old fool, even now you're still trying to cover for him?"

Shen Ning's body was trembling uncontrollably, and at the same time, her vision blurred again.

She remembered; it was those words that cost the original owner of this body her life.

The original owner had longed for her second child for many years. Although the timing was indeed very unfortunate, she would cherish it now that it was here.

But her husband didn't want it, and her son persuaded her to keep it. Ever since she found out she was pregnant, she had to endure physical discomfort while fighting against the two people she trusted and relied on most in her life.

She carefully protected her child, but three days ago, she overheard some old women gossiping behind her back, saying that the child in her womb had come to seek revenge.

It was because her great-grandfather and father-in-law killed too many people back then, and because the Shen family was immoral, that she became pregnant at this age. It was God who wanted to take her life.

She was dizzy for a while. When she woke up, the maids came to find her. She was flustered and scared but didn't want to tell anyone. She suffered through the night. Even as a ghost, Shen Ning didn't know how they walked together on the dark path or how they possessed her.

They share the same name and their faces are somewhat similar.

now……

Shen Ning gasped for breath, "Jia Zhen, people are cursing your mother and brothers, and you still go out of your way to beat up your own son who protects your ancestors. You, you, you're something else."

She was feeling unwell, her vision was blurring, and she looked like she was about to faint again.

But letting them faint like that would be too easy on those two bastards. With her last bit of strength, Shen Ning grabbed an inkstone before collapsing and smashed it against Jia Zhen's arm with a 'smack'.

"Mrs!"

"Mother……"

Madam You and Jia Zhen tried their best to support her, but Shen Ning had truly fainted.

"Quickly, Manager Chen, come quick!"

Jia Zhen was going crazy. When he picked up his mother and rushed to the gatehouse, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was so violent that he wanted to destroy everything.

Just like Mother said, when people cursed his mother and brothers, he rushed to apologize to them and beat his own son who did nothing wrong.

"Quick, quick, let my mother see this."

All the sounds seemed extremely distant.

Shen Ning seemed to float out of her body again, vaguely. She saw Jia Zhen wailing and Jia Rong enduring the pain, making way for the bench, and Manager Chen hurriedly taking the gold needles to first prick the philtrum, and then bleed from the ten fingers.

The maids were urgently calling out something. Outside the door, Jia Dairu rushed in, his mouth agape, looking as if the sky had fallen.

Behind him, Jia Yun was already kneeling on the ground, trembling like a leaf.

By this point, he realized he had been tricked into revealing information.

That one sentence caused his wife to faint.

What if...

"Yes, just like that, keep squeezing until the blood turns a normal color."

While praising Madam You and the maid who had helped, Manager Chen took another pill and dissolved it in water.

At that very moment, Shen Ning's soul suddenly returned to her body.

(End of this chapter)