Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 434 The Zhen family comes to Beijing

During this time, the atmosphere in the capital was very tense, because killings were happening every day in Caishikou.

And those killed were not just ordinary people, they were all former royal relatives, princes and nobles.

In this tense atmosphere, the Zhen family of Jinling in Jiangnan entered the capital.

They came at the wrong time, and they encountered a murderer on the first day they entered the capital.

She saw the crowds of people at Caishikou, and after asking about the situation, Mrs. Zhen felt panic in her heart.

Her eldest son's family should have been taken to the capital before they entered the capital. They came to the capital this time, firstly to see Aunt Zhen on Jia Rui's orders, and also because they wanted to save her eldest son.

Now seeing that many princes and nobles outside who they used to look up to were knifed and beheaded at Caishikou, Mrs. Zhen felt that her hope was getting slimmer.

Mrs. Zhen sighed in the carriage, and then asked her second son Zhen Dianjun to leave the place quickly.

Zhen Dianjun agreed to his mother, and quickly asked his servants to drive the carriage out of Caishikou, and then went to the inner city, the old residence of the Zhen family.

This old house of the Zhen family has not been occupied by an owner for nearly decades, but it is maintained by servants all year round, so it looks relatively clean.

The only bad thing is that compared to the house in Jinling, this old house is very small, but it can still accommodate a family if it is squeezed in.

After making the general arrangements, Mrs. Zhen immediately asked Zhen Dianjun to come to the back house to see her.

Zhen Dianjun yawned and lazily walked into the back hall.

After coming in, he saw Mrs. Zeng sitting there with a serious face. He cupped her hands impatiently and sat down next to her.

"Old lady, we just arrived and it's getting late. Can't we go to bed early? If something happens, can't we talk about it tomorrow?" Zhen Dianjun complained.

"Hmph, your eldest brother is almost dead, how can I think about resting?"

Zhen Dianjun had no choice but to say: "Even if you are worried about brother, we have to go find out the news during the day tomorrow. It's so late now, and we don't have anywhere to send it even with the money?"

"What kind of money should I give you? Let your wife go to Wu Guogong's mansion tonight and meet the second girl." Mrs. Zhen said with hatred for iron.

Now the second girl is Jia Rui's favorite concubine, and her status is extraordinary. Now the entire Zhen family is looking up to her. The first thing she does when she comes to Beijing is to say hello?

Zhen Dianjun also reacted and slapped his forehead repeatedly, "I am confused, I am confused, I will let the people at home go now."

To be honest, he stood up and wanted to leave, but he was immediately stopped by Mrs. Zhen, "Why are you in a hurry? Giving this thing from me to the second girl can be regarded as my kindness as a grandma."

After saying this, Mrs. Zhen asked the maid next to her to push a mahogany box in front of Zhen Dianjun.

Seeing Zhen Dianjun holding the box in his arms, Mrs. Zhen quickly added, "Don't think too hard about this, or I'll break your legs."

Zhen Dianjun's face showed regret. He also thought about opening the box when he went back to see what was inside. If it was good, he would cut it off and give it to his daughter.

But now that his mother said it, he didn't have the guts to change things anymore, otherwise she would really break his legs.

"Okay, okay, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's important." Zhen Dianjun said, hugging the box and leaving the room.

Old Mrs. Zhen shook her head gently. His second son was really unworthy of publicity. If he hadn't given birth to a good daughter, he would never have been able to turn over.

However, now the entire Zhen family has to rely on their second daughter to survive. Who can Mrs. Zhen find to reason with? God is really good at making jokes.

Zhen Dianjun returned to his yard, put the mahogany box in his hand on the table, and then said to his wife who had served him tea: "You will go to Duke Wu's mansion to see our second daughter in a while."

Zhen Dianjun's wife was much smarter than him. As soon as she heard her husband's words, she guessed why he asked her to go there?

"We girls have finally established a foothold in Wu Guogong's mansion, and now we are causing trouble for him. Will it be a small gain for a small gain?"

After hearing this, Zhen Dianjun was also a little worried.

The second girl in their family is the hope of the second wife of the Zhen family in the future. If she falls out of favor because of this incident, their family will not have good results in the next few decades.

However, thinking of his eldest brother's care for him and the instructions he gave him when he picked up his mother that day, he sighed and said, "What can we do? Can we really ignore the eldest brother and his family?"

His wife looked very ugly.

To be honest, adding the eldest son Zhen Dianlun is really good for the second child's family. No matter how much trouble the second child has gotten into over the years, Zhen Dianlun has actively dealt with it for him. This has allowed the second child to live freely for so many years.

Now that the boss and his family are in trouble, if they really don't care about it, their reputation will be ruined.

"Oh, this is all we can do for the time being." Mrs. Sun reluctantly picked up the mahogany box on the table and left.

"Wait a minute." Zhen Dianjun stopped his wife, and then warned: "After you go, you only mention it to your daughter. If your daughter is really embarrassed about this matter, don't let her take care of it. Let her take care of it first. You can tell yourself."

After hearing this, Mrs. Sun immediately nodded happily and left with a smile.

Zeng Dianjun sighed and said to himself, brother, don't blame me. I am doing this for the safety of the entire family and the Zhen family. We cannot let our entire family fall further because of you.

After Mrs. Sun finished cleaning up, she took her maid to Ningrong Street in a sedan.

Unfortunately, they were blocked by soldiers at the street entrance and couldn't get close to Duke Wu's mansion. Mrs. Sun tried her best to persuade her, but finally someone sent her a large ingot of silver, and an official agreed to inform her.

Don't tell me, this official is really doing things, and soon there was a message from inside asking Sun to come in.

Of course, the people inside let her in, but it was not easy for her to walk to the door of Duke Wu's mansion.

I was inspected several times on this road, and every time everyone was searched up and down.

Even she, the head wife, is no exception.

Finally, they arrived at the door of Duke Wu's mansion, where a eunuch was already waiting for them.

The eunuch trotted to Mrs. Sun's sedan and asked with a smile: "But Mrs. Sun of the Zhen family?"

Mrs. Sun raised the sedan curtain and said to the outside: "I am exactly that. Who is your father-in-law?"

"Don't dare, I am here to serve Aunt Zhen." After saying this, the eunuch smiled and helped Mrs. Sun out of the sedan.

Mrs. Sun was also a little surprised at this time. She didn't expect that her daughter would actually use a eunuch, which was a huge violation.

However, seeing the disapproval of the servants and servants outside, I knew that in the eyes of Duke Wu's mansion, this was not a problem at all.

So she didn't make any fuss and let the eunuch help her into Duke Wu's mansion through the side door. However, the maid she brought with her was blocked from outside, so she had to hold the mahogany box and follow the eunuch to Duke Wu. The back house of the mansion.

When he arrived at the back house, he did not immediately go to his girl Aunt Zhen, but went to the main house to see his wife.

When I entered the main room, I saw a plainly dressed woman sitting in the middle, embroidering a small dress.

Mrs. Sun took a careful peek and saw that the woman had a dignified appearance, a quiet demeanor and a beautiful color.

Just by looking at this temperament, you can tell that this is the grandma in charge.

Although he was also the second eldest daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, the person opposite her had an extraordinary status. She could almost be regarded as a mother in the world, so she quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

The person sitting above is indeed Xue Baochai.

She was pregnant again during this time, so she embroidered small clothes for her unborn baby.

I don’t know if it was luck, but sisters Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin became pregnant one after another, which made Aunt Xue so happy that she couldn’t close her mouth.

With a plain smile on her face, Xue Baochai put the small clothes in her hands in the bamboo basin.

"Is Mrs. Zhen's wife here?" Xue Baochai said while asking Ying'er to help Sun up quickly.

Mrs. Sun stood up and then carefully answered Xue Baochai's questions.

Xue Baochai asked some questions about the parents, then didn't care, and then asked the maid below to lead Sun to Aunt Zhen's place.

After that, Ms. Sun quickly bowed and retreated, and then, under the guidance of the maid and eunuch, she walked around the verandah and came to a small courtyard.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw my girl waiting at the door with tears in her eyes!

Mrs. Sun rushed forward excitedly, and then the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Fortunately, the eunuch waiting next to her reminded Aunt Zhen, and then Aunt Zhen wiped away her tears and took Sun's hand into the main room.

After entering, Aunt Zhen first asked her mother to sit on the upright seat, then she took a step back, and then knelt down on the ground.

"The unfilial daughter Zhen Wanfang comes to see my mother."

Mrs. Sun was so excited that she shed tears, but she still stood up and helped her daughter up, then let her sit next to her.

After mother and daughter sat down, Mrs. Sun took her daughter's hand and asked, "How are you doing during this time?"

Zhen Wanfang's face turned red with embarrassment, she lowered her head and said, "Uncle is very good to me."

Mrs. Sun felt relieved when she looked at her daughter. She didn't look like she had been wronged. Then she took her daughter's hand, patted it, and said, "Since the Duke is very kind to you, then hurry up and get pregnant." A child is also your lifelong support."

When Zhen Wanfang heard this topic, her face felt a little sad.

It is strange to say that the concubines beside Jia Rui became pregnant one after another, and now only a few of them are not pregnant.

And she, Zhen Wanfang, has been in Jia Rui's house for a long time, but she is not pregnant so far, which makes her anxious and angry.

Zhen Wanfang also secretly found some doctors and tried some folk remedies, but it just didn't work?

(End of this chapter)