Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination
Chapter 59
Naturally, Zhou Rui's family would not be so stupid as to bribe Jia Lian's maid, but sent a clever maid to do it.
This maid is called Xiaozhu, she is a poor envoy, and she was only bought into the mansion a few years ago.There are no relatives and no power in Rongguo Mansion. It is most appropriate to ask her to do this matter. Even if she is discovered later, the crime can be pushed to her head.
Xiaozhu has great ambitions, she doesn't want to be a poor servant girl, she just wants to climb up the ladder, she has been trying to please Zhou Rui's family, hoping that Zhou Rui's family can give her some simple and easy tasks, and it is best to raise her level.
Zhou Rui's family asked her to do something, she couldn't ask for more.And Zhou Rui's family promised her that as long as she finishes this matter well, they will tell Mrs. Wang to promote her to be a second-class maid.After hearing this, Xiaozhu will of course try her best to handle this matter well.
Xiaozhu finds Xiaolan who has a good relationship with her in Rongguo Mansion. Xiaolan is the second-class maid in Jia Lian's yard.
Xiaolan opened the purse that Xiaozhu handed her, and when she opened it, she saw that it was full of broken silver. She counted ten taels of silver, which was a lot of money.
"Xiaozhu, where did you get your money? What are you doing for me?" This Xiaozhu's hometown is in the same county as hers, and she has some contacts with her for the sake of fellow villagers.
"Don't care who gave me this money." Xiaozhu whispered in Xiaolan's ear, "I want you to do something for me."
Xiaolan felt that ten taels of silver was not a small amount of money, and Xiaozhu didn't tell her who gave it to her, which made her vigilant quietly.
"whats the matter?"
"I would like to ask you to help me get some of Master Lian's hair."
When Xiaolan heard this, she immediately lowered her face and asked, "Xiao Zhu, what do you want Master Lian's hair for?"
"Don't ask so many questions." In fact, Xiao Zhu didn't know what to do with Jia Lian's hair, "I entrusted you to do this good thing for the sake of being my fellow villager."
After hearing this, Xiaolan sneered in her heart, good thing?She really misunderstood Xiaozhu.
"Xiao Zhu, it's not impossible for you to ask me to help, but you have to tell me who asked you to do this." It must be that you have no good intentions to ask for Young Master Lian's hair.
Thinking of Zhou Rui's family's instructions to tell her not to tell her that she entrusted her with a job, Xiaozhu stammered for a while: "This...it's..." Aunt Zhou said she couldn't tell her, bit her lips and said, "You Don't blame who it is, just say can you help me?"
Xiao Lan returned the money to Xiao Zhu, and said seriously: "If you don't tell me who gave you the money, I won't help you."
Xiaozhu was startled by Xiaolan's words, and looked at her with eyes wide open like a fool: "Xiaolan, this is ten taels of silver, and you can't save so much silver in a few years." In Rongguo Mansion there are only first-class maids , There is only one tael of monthly silver in a month.Second-class maids only have one thousand coins a month, and it takes several years to save ten taels of silver.
Xiaolan said with a straight face, "I don't accept money from unknown sources."
Xiaozhu didn't expect Xiaolan to be so stupid, and said very unhappy: "You don't accept it, I will go to others for help."
"Xiaozhu, Feng'er and I are the only maids in Master Lian's yard. You can't find anyone to help you." She and sister Feng'er are the only maids in Master Lian's yard. There are four of them.
Xiaozhu heard this, and said stiffly: "I can go to Sister Feng'er for help."
As if hearing some funny joke, Xiao Lan chuckled and said, "Do you think you can see Sister Feng'er?" It is to seek death.
Xiaozhu was silent for a moment, indeed, she was so rude that the servant girl couldn't see Sister Feng'er.
"You can only ask me for help, but if you don't tell who gave you the money, I won't help you."
Xiaozhu hesitated in his heart and pricked the needle, after thinking about it, he decided to speak out, otherwise he would not be able to complete the task that Aunt Zhou entrusted to her.
"This money was given to me by Mrs. Zhou."
A gleam flashed in Xiaolan's eyes, and it really was Aunt Zhou.
"Aunt Zhou didn't tell you what you want Master Lian to do, did she?"
Xiaozhu nodded lightly: "No."
Xiaolan was even more sure that Aunt Zhou had no good intentions in wanting Master Lian's hair, she must be plotting something.
"Give me the money, and I'll help you with this."
"Really?" Xiaozhu's eyes lit up immediately, and she looked at Xiaolan happily.
"Really, but you have to wait for me for a few days. I can't just go into Master Lian's room. I have to find a chance to sneak in and find a few hairs."
"This matter is not urgent, just find the hair and give it to me."
"it is good."
"Xiaolan, if the matter is done successfully, Aunt Zhou will give you more money."
Xiao Lanpi smiled and said: "Ms. Zhou is really generous."
"Well, Mrs. Zhou has always been very good."
Seeing Xiaozhu's stupid look of being sold for good, Xiaolan didn't know what to say about her.
After returning from Xiaozhu's place, Xiaolan went directly to find Mother Zhao.
"Mum, I have something to tell you."
"Xiao Lan, what's the matter with you?"
Xiao Lan walked up to Zhao Nanny and said in a low voice, "Zhao Nanny, I just came back from my fellow villager Xiao Zhu. She just gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to fetch some of Young Master Lian's hair for her."
"What?" Zhao Nanny's eyes widened in astonishment, and then her face sank, her eyes were particularly sharp, "Where did she get ten taels of silver for a rough envoy? Who gave her so much money?" Zhao Nanny I also know Xiaolan's fellow villager, a rough servant girl.
"It was given to her by Zhou Rui's family."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Momo immediately scolded: "That old whore must have had no good intentions."
"I think so too. Before Xiaozhu was unwilling to tell me who gave her the money, I forced her again and again, and she told me that Zhou Rui's family gave it to her."
"You did the right thing." Zhao Mama looked at Xiaolan appreciatively, "I will tell the young master immediately, and the young master will definitely reward you when the time comes."
"That's my job."
"Ten taels of silver is not a small amount of money. You have not been bribed, and you still know to tell me, which shows that you are loyal to the young master." If Xiaolan was bribed and did not tell her about it, the young master would definitely be plotted against by the second wife and the others. .
"The people in our first room and the people in the second room don't share the sky, how could I be bought by the people in the second room?" To be honest, ten taels of silver is quite tempting to her, after all, she may not have saved so much money in a few years.However, she is not short of money, nor is she in urgent need of money.She serves at Young Master Lian's place, and her work is simple and easy.Young Master Lian was very kind to their servants, and often rewarded them with something.Besides, not long ago, Young Master Lian passed the Jieyuan examination, and both Young Master Lian and the eldest master rewarded them a lot of money.There's no need to betray Young Master Lian for ten taels of silver.
"Well said, it will be very promising to follow the young master in the future."
Xiaolan nodded in agreement: "Yes." The young master will definitely win the first prize in the examination in the future, and following the young master will definitely get better and better.She would not foolishly ruin her good future by becoming a traitor just because of ten taels of silver.
"I'll go and tell the young master first."
"Grandma, wait a minute." Xiaolan took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Grandma Zhao, "This is the ten taels of silver that Xiaozhu gave me."
"The young master will pay you ten taels of silver later."
Xiaolan quickly waved her hand: "No, no, no."
"You are a good girl." After Zhao Mama finished speaking, she went to the study to find Jia Lian.
Zhao Nanny knocked on the door first: "Young Master, this old slave has something to look for you."
"come in."
Zhao Nanny pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Jia Lian was painting, she couldn't help but hesitated, thinking that it would be better to talk about it later.
"What's up Mammy?"
"Master, wait until you finish painting."
"That's good." Jia Lian was drawing a birthday picture for Mr. Lin.Mr. Lin will celebrate his [-]th birthday in a few days. He couldn't think of anything to give, but he thought of giving a painting he drew by himself.
Zhao Nanny stood aside quietly, watching Jia Lian paint.The more I look at it, the more I feel that my young master is really excellent, not only can read, but also draw, and the draw is very good.
Half an hour later, Jia Lian stopped writing, looked at the painting he just finished, and thought it was pretty good.
"Master, your paintings are really good, even better than those who sell paintings." Zhao Mama didn't know how to paint, but she could tell that Jia Lian's paintings were beautiful.
What Jia Lian painted is four cranes standing between a pine tree and a green bamboo. There are several blooming chrysanthemums under the green bamboo and the pine tree.Cranes, bamboo, pine trees, and chrysanthemums all represent longevity.
"It's not bad." His painting skills have also improved a lot in the past few years. When he wins the first prize next year, his paintings should also become famous. "By the way, what did Mammy ask me for just now?"
Zhao Nanny almost forgot her purpose of coming to Jia Lian, and she remembered it only after hearing what he said.
"Master, Xiaolan just came to me and said that her fellow villager Xiaozhu gave her ten taels of silver, and asked her to help get some of the young master's hair. The money was given by Zhou Rui's family."
"You want my hair?" Jia Lian raised her eyebrows slightly, with a puzzled expression on her face, "What do you want my hair for?"
"Master, if you want your hair, you can curse you."
"Curse me, how do you curse me?" Forgive Jia Lian, who grew up under the red flag. He has always been materialistic, and he can't imagine how his hair could curse him.
Seeing that Jia Lian didn't understand, Zhao Mama gave him a popular science: "Master, if you get your hair and step on it, you can curse you."
Jia Lian's eyes widened in surprise, and he said incredulously, "So amazing?"
"Master, don't you believe it." Zhao Mama continued to popularize science with Jia Lian, "For example, if you get your birthday and stick it on a scarecrow, and then prick the scarecrow with a needle, you can be cursed. Tie your hair to the scarecrow, take A scarecrow with a needle can curse you."
Jia Lian questioned: "Is it so magical?"
"Master, I can really curse you. Zhou Rui's family asked Xiaozhu for your hair, obviously wanting to put a curse on you."
Jia Lian suddenly remembered that in the original book, Aunt Zhao asked Ma Daopo to cast a spell on Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng.
"What curse do you want to put on me?"
"The old slave thinks that the second wife wants you to fail the examination." Madam Zhao thought that Mrs. Wang would not cast a curse to kill Jia Lian. After all, witchcraft kills people, and if they are found out, they will kill everyone. , the second wife should not dare to do this.
"Should I fail in the exam?" Jia Lian looked thoughtful, his second aunt would really do such a thing.
"Master, we have to tell the old lady about this." Zhao Momo said angrily, "The second wife is so vicious, she actually used witchcraft to cast a curse on you. The witchcraft is bad, if If the government finds out, they will kill everyone.” According to the laws of the Dalong Dynasty, once someone is found to be using witchcraft, they will be arrested on charges of disrupting the country, and then everyone will be killed.
Jia Lian heard Zhao Nanny say this, and then remembered that there is indeed such a law, and immediately admired Mrs. Wang in her heart.In order to curse him for not being able to pass the exam, she actually risked killing all her family members to use witchcraft on him. I don't know whether to call her bold or stupid.
"Mommy, we don't have evidence." If his second aunt dared to do this, she would definitely not leave any evidence or handle.
"But, we can't just let it go." Zhao Momo hated Mrs. Wang very much in her heart, "If the second wife has the first time, she will have the second time."
Jia Lian sneered: "Of course we can't leave this matter alone." His second aunt really took great pains to deal with him.He hasn't settled the previous account, but he didn't expect her to come to trouble him again, and if he didn't fight back, he thought he was easy to bully.
"Master, what are we going to do?"
"I'll think about it." Go directly to the old lady and talk about this matter, Zhou Rui's family will definitely not admit it, and put all the crimes on the head of Xiao Zhu.With the eccentric attitude of the old lady, she would definitely not believe that his second aunt cursed him with witchcraft.They had no evidence, and they couldn't search Second Aunt's room.
Mother Zhao suddenly thought of an idea, and she smiled maliciously: "Young master, why don't we use the same way to treat the person."
"How?" Jia Lian asked curiously.
"Master, didn't the second wife want to take your hair and cast a curse on you. Then we will use the second wife's hair as your hair and let her cast a curse on herself."
Jia Lian thought this idea was a temporary solution, but not the root cause. This time, Mrs. Wang must be dealt a heavy blow, so that she will not be able to be a demon for a while.
"It is to treat the person in the same way as the person, but not to take the second aunt's hair."
"Then whose hair are you taking?"
"My second uncle's." Jia Lian said with a bright smile, "If my second uncle is sick, what do you think the old lady will do?"
"The old lady prefers the second master the most. If the second master is sick, the old lady will feel very distressed."
"What do you think the old lady will do if she finds out that someone has used witchcraft to cast a curse on the second uncle?"
Zhao Nanny understood what Jia Lian meant, and said with a smile, "I will never let the person who cast the curse go."
"Take the second uncle's hair, and you can completely pull out the witchcraft."
Mother Zhao felt that Jia Lian's idea was really great, she looked at Jia Lian with eyes full of admiration: "Young master is still smart."
Jia Lian rubbed his chin, thinking, "But how do I get my second uncle's hair?"
When Mother Zhao heard this question, she also fell into distress: "Yes, it is impossible for us to go directly to the second master's room to get hair. The second master's servants and maids will not be bribed by us."
Jia Lian's brain turned quickly, and suddenly he had an idea: "There is a person who can easily get Second Uncle's hair."
"Who is the young master talking about?"
"Aunt Zhao."
"Yes! The second master often stays with Aunt Zhao, she can easily get the second master's hair!"
"For this matter, mother still needs to go to Aunt Zhao." Jia Lian straightened her clothes, "Nurse, you go to mother, and then come to father's yard to find me."
"Yes, master." Zhao Mama was very happy and excited when she thought that she would soon be able to trick Mrs. Wang. "By the way, young master, that girl Xiaolan is a loyal girl. If she hadn't told me, you might have been plotted against by the second wife."
"Reward her with 20 taels of silver."
"Master, promote her to a first-class maid and let her help Feng'er share the burden."
"can."
"The old slave is going to tell Xiaolan now."
"kindness."
Mother Zhao went to find Xiaolan first, first gave her 20 taels of silver, and then told her to be promoted to a first-class maid.
Xiaolan was so happy that she didn't know what to do, she could only knelt down and kowtowed to Mother Zhao in gratitude.
Nanny Zhao helped Xiaolan up, and said gently: "From now on, I will serve the young master with all my heart."
"Yes, I will definitely try my best to serve the young master."
"By the way, we must also establish a good relationship with your fellow villager." Zhao Mama said meaningfully.
Xiaolan immediately understood: "Don't worry, Mammy, I will establish a good relationship with her."
"You go to Feng'er and ask her to tell you what to do next. I'm going to find the eldest wife."
"Yes, Mammy, go slowly."
After Zhao Mama left, Xiao Lan showed a smile that was brighter than today's sunshine.She knew that following the young master had a future, and she would never be treated badly.
Zhao Mama went to find Mrs. Xing, and Jia Lian went to Jia Amnesty.
After hearing what his son said, Jia Amnesty smashed a teacup angrily, and scolded sullenly, "That bitch Wang used such vicious tricks to harm you."
"Father, we don't have evidence for this matter, so we can't sue Second Aunt."
"Are you just letting her go like this?" Jia She was furious, wishing she could tear Mrs. Wang to pieces right now.
"I came up with an idea that could give her a fatal blow."
Jia Amnesty saw his son's expression on his face, and asked curiously, "What's your idea?"
Jia Lian told Jia Amnesty softly the method he thought of just now.
After hearing this, Jia Amnesty burst into laughter: "Hahahahaha..." While laughing, he patted his son on the shoulder, "It's very kind of you to pay attention, it's really kind of you."
"Only in this way, the old lady will punish the second aunt." In the old lady's heart, the second uncle is much more important than the second aunt.Besides, this strategy is still a countermeasure, which can make the second uncle feel jealous of the second aunt, and even hate the second aunt.
"As expected of my son, he is so smart." Jia She found that his son was not only smart, but also very bad.But to deal with that poisonous woman of the Wang family, he must be more vicious than her.
At this time, Mrs. Xing came in and scolded Mrs. Wang: "That poisonous woman of the Wang family, how dare you use such a sinister and vicious move to harm Brother Lian." Tell her everything.
"Mother, I will trouble you to tell Aunt Zhao about this matter."
"Aunt Zhao is also timid, I'm afraid she won't dare."
"Tell her that doing this will bring down Mrs. Wang and make Second Uncle love her more, and she will definitely agree." Although Aunt Zhao is favored by Second Uncle, she has been suppressed by Mrs. Wang, and she is still not pregnant.Without children, Aunt Zhao has always felt insecure. She felt that sooner or later Jia Zheng would despise her as an aunt, and she would become a slave again.If Mrs. Wang falls down, and Jia Zheng has a suspicion against Mrs. Wang again, Aunt Zhao's chance will come.Jia Lian believes that Aunt Zhao will not miss this rare opportunity in vain.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xing understood instantly, and said with a smile, "Aunt Zhao will definitely agree."
"She's not a fool."
"Okay, I'll go find her now."
"it is good."
Mrs. Xing said that the wind is the rain, and left in a hurry, going to find Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao didn't agree at first. Although she was ambitious, she was timid and afraid to agree.But I heard that doing so would not only bring down Mrs. Wang, but also make Jia Zheng despise Mrs. Wang, so she agreed to Mrs. Xing without any further hesitation.
At this time, Mrs. Wang didn't know that she was being plotted against.
"How are you doing with the tasks entrusted to you?" After Jia Zhu's condition improved, Mrs. Wang's mood also improved.
"Don't worry, Ma'am, that girl Xiao Zhu told the maidservant that she has already bought the servant girl next to Master Lian, and she should be able to get Master Lian's hair within two days."
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "That's good." She not only made Jia Lian fail the exam this time, but also made him seriously ill.Let him experience what Zhu Geer feels like falling ill.
On the other side, Li Wan brought a cup of tea to Jia Zhu who was reading in the study.
"Husband, please have some tea."
"Thanks for your hard work." Jia Zhu looked at his new wife tenderly. At first he felt that it was because of this woman that he couldn't get on the big boat of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.However, after getting married, his wife was gentle and virtuous, and very considerate, so he stopped complaining about her.
There was shyness in Li Wan's eyes, and he blushed slightly and said, "It's not hard."
Jia Zhu took Li Wan's hand and let her sit on his lap, and the two of them read together.
Li Wan blushed and looked at Jia Zhu shyly, the balance in her heart was tilted towards Jia Zhu.
In the past two days, she has been wondering whether to stop her mother-in-law and husband from casting a curse on Uncle Lian, after all, this matter is too sinister and vicious.After she heard it, she had trouble sleeping and eating, and felt that she should find a way to stop this matter.However, seeing her husband recovering with difficulty, she hesitated again.
Seeing Jia Zhu's affection for her now, Li Wan's heart is still biased towards her husband, and he decides to forget about it, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
That night, Jia Zheng went to Aunt Zhao's place to stay overnight, which happened to give Aunt Zhao a chance to do something.
When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Zheng had gone to Aunt Zhao again, she was full of jealousy and broke the teacup angrily.
"That vixen..." After she gave birth to Baoyu, the master respected her more and more, but the number of times he went to Aunt Zhao's place did not decrease.
"Madam, do you want to find a way to cure Aunt Zhao?"
Mrs. Wang twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, looking thoughtful: "Tomorrow, find an excuse to punish her properly."
"Yes."
Aunt Zhao waited for Jia Zheng to fall asleep, then gently pulled out some of his hair, and put it in a purse.
The next day, Aunt Zhao hesitated again, not daring to hand over her hair to Mrs. Xing, for fear that Jia Zheng would fall ill and blame her for what to do.
Aunt Zhao went to greet Mrs. Wang with anxiety, but she did not expect to be punished by Mrs. Wang to kneel in front of the Buddha for two hours because she relied on her master's favor to make her more unruly.
After being punished by Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhao hated Mrs. Wang so much that she no longer hesitated and feared, and decided to give Jia Zheng's hair to Mrs. Xing.
After kneeling for two hours, Aunt Zhao felt that her legs were going to be crippled, so she limped back to her yard, then sent someone to invite Madam Xing, and handed over the purse containing Jia Zheng's hair to Xing lady.
"Eldest lady, you can't say that I did it then."
"Don't worry, I will never tell you." Mrs. Xing smiled and comforted Aunt Zhao, "Just wait for the good news."
"Yes, everything will be troublesome to the eldest lady."
"Aunt Zhao, my elder brother Lian said that when you have a child, he will teach your younger brother well."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, her eyes brightened and she looked a little excited: "Did Master Lian really say that?"
"Can I still lie to you?" Mrs. Xing said with a smile, "You also understand that when you have a child, that bitch Wang will definitely not make your son feel better."
Although Aunt Zhao is a vulgar person, she is not stupid.Mrs. Xing's words are quite right.After she has a son, the wife is definitely not willing to let her son become outstanding.And the master will definitely not let the concubine be better than the concubine.If her son wants to have a good future, following Master Lian is the best decision.
"Eldest lady, if you have anything to do in the future, just ask me, and I will definitely help you."
Seeing Aunt Zhao being so knowledgeable, Mrs. Xing was very satisfied: "Okay."
Because the two contacted quietly, Mrs. Xing left after saying a few words.
Jia Lian took the hair from Mrs. Xing, and smiled meaningfully: "The show is about to begin."
Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing also smiled treacherously, waiting to see the second room's good show.
Jia Lian went back to her room, called Xiaolan over, handed her the pouch containing Jia Zheng's hair, and said, "When you give the hair to your fellow villager, remember to change it to a pouch. You can bring the purse back to Mother Zhao later." The purse with Jia Zheng's hair now belongs to Aunt Zhao, so you can't show your feet on the purse.
"Yes, master." Xiaolan looked for Xiaozhu after she got the hair.
When Xiaozhu heard that Xiaolan got the hair, she was very happy: "Xiaolan, you are so kind."
"You bring a purse again, and it's better to use the purse that Aunt Zhou gave you for your hair." For the sake of her fellow villagers, Xiaolan still couldn't bear to let her bear the crime.
According to what Xiaolan said, Xiaozhu put her hair in the money purse that Zhou Rui's family gave her before.
"Xiaolan, thank you." Xiaozhu thanked sincerely, "I'll give it to you when Mrs. Zhou gives you the money tomorrow."
"Don't give it to me, keep it for yourself." Xiao Lan said, "You are alone in the mansion, alone and without relatives, so save some money by your side. But I have parents, so I don't need so much money. "
Xiaozhu's eyes were reddened by Xiaolan's words, he held Xiaolan's hand tightly, and said with a sob: "Xiaolan, you are so kind to me."
"Who made you my hometown."
After Xiaozhu got the hair, she went to find Zhou Rui's family.
"Ms. Zhou, this is the hair you want."
"That's how you got it?" Zhou Rui's family didn't expect to get Jia Lian's hair so soon.
"My fellow villager sneaked into Master Lian's room while Master Lian and the others were away, and picked up a few hairs on the bed."
"You, a fellow townsman, do things very quickly."
"Yes."
Zhou Rui's family took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Xiaozhu: "This is 20 taels of silver, you and your fellow villager will share it."
"Thank you, Mrs. Zhou."
"In two days, I will tell my wife that you will be a second-class maid in your wife's yard."
Xiao Zhu expressed gratitude: "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."
"You are a good boy." Zhou Rui's family praised Xiao Zhu a few more words, and then took the hair to revive Mrs. Wang's life.
"Ma'am, I got Master Lian's hair."
Mrs. Wang reached out to take the purse, opened it to see a few strands of hair inside, raised the corner of her mouth and smiled sinisterly: "Jia Lian's good life is over." After finishing speaking, she said to Zhou Rui's family, "Send someone to inform Ma Daopo, Let her come over tomorrow morning." It's getting late today, so we should do it tomorrow.
"Yes, servant girl will do it now."
At Sishi the next day, Ma Daopo came to Rongguo Mansion.
Mrs. Wang handed her hair to Ma Daopo: "Cast the spell quickly."
"Yes." Ma Daopo took out a few talismans from the cloth belt and put them into the purse containing the hair, then muttered something in his mouth for a long time, then returned the hair to Mrs. Wang, "Ma'am, you can put your hair under your feet now, and Jia Lian will fall ill within three days."
Mrs. Wang took the purse, took out her hair and put it under the two insoles, put on the shoes, and stomped her feet hard.
"I hope your technique is useful this time."
"Don't worry, ma'am, it will definitely be useful." Ma Daopo suddenly thought of teaching Madam Wang to be a villain before, "Madam, did you burn that scarecrow?" The imperial court has regulations that do not allow the use of witchcraft, or if it is found out, it will be full of people copy cut.
Mrs. Wang knew what Ma Daopo was worried about, and nodded slightly: "It's already burned, and there is no evidence left."
"That's good." Ma Daopo helped Mrs. Wang with things, went to see Jiamu again, talked to Jiamu about Buddhist scriptures for a long time, and left Rongguo Mansion in the afternoon.
Mrs. Wang stomped her feet when she had nothing to do these two days, as if she thought it would aggravate Jia Lian's condition.
For the past two days, Jia Zheng felt very tight in his chest and was very uncomfortable, but he didn't feel any pain, so he didn't ask a doctor to check his pulse.After taking a few pills to relieve chest tightness, my chest doesn't seem to be as tight as before.
His chest was less stuffy, but his head started to hurt again, as if someone stepped on his head again.
Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhu had been waiting for the news of Jia Lian's illness. They heard that Jia Lian had been unwell for the past two days. They thought the curse had begun to work, so they were not to mention how happy they were.
Three days later, Jia Zheng was sipping tea with his diners and discussing the important affairs of the court when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he lost consciousness and passed out.
Jia Zheng fainted suddenly, frightened Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, and hurriedly sent someone to invite the imperial physician.
Doctor Zhang checked the pulse for a long time, but he didn't find anything wrong with Jia Zheng's pulse. On the contrary, Jia Zheng's pulse was stable and he didn't look sick.
Unable to find the cause, the imperial physician had no choice but to prescribe medicine for Jia Zheng according to the cause of his exhaustion.If Jia Zheng wakes up, he doesn't have to come back.If Jia Zheng doesn't wake up tomorrow, he will come back tomorrow to find the cause.
Mrs. Wang sent someone to decoct the medicine and fed it to Jia Zheng herself.Although Jia Zheng passed out, he was still able to drink some medicine.
"Young master, I heard that the second master has fallen ill." Upon receiving the news, Mother Zhao immediately ran back to tell Jia Lian.
Jia Lian put down the book in his hand and smiled deeply: "The fun has begun."
"Yes." Mother Zhao couldn't wait to see Mrs. Wang's unlucky appearance.
After Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing heard about this, they drank and celebrated.
Jia Zheng fell ill, and Mrs. Wang was worried, so she stayed in Jia Zheng's room at night.Originally thought that Jia Zheng would wake up the next day, but he was still in a coma.
Mother Jia got up early in the morning and came to visit Jia Zheng. Seeing that her youngest son was still awake, she was very worried, so she sent someone to invite Dr. Zhang again.
Physician Zhang heard that Jia Zheng had not woken up, so he couldn't help feeling a little heavy. He came to Rongguo Mansion to check Jia Zheng's pulse.
Seeing Imperial Physician Zhang frowning slightly with a solemn expression, Mother Jia felt very uneasy: "Doctor Zhang, what's the matter?"
Physician Zhang put away his pulse-taking hand, frowning tightly, with a puzzled and puzzled expression.
"Master Jia's pulse is very messy, I can't find the cause."
Mrs. Wang asked, "How could it be impossible to find it?"
"More than that, Mr. Jia's pulses still come and go, which is very weird." Doctor Zhang has been practicing pulse diagnosis for decades, and this is the first time he has encountered such strange pulses.
When Jia's mother heard this, she was very panicked: "Doctor Zhang, what should we do?"
Doctor Zhang thought for a while and said, "I'll give Mrs. Jia an acupuncture first to see if it works."
"I'm sorry, Doctor Zhang."
Mother Jia and the others stood aside holding their breath, watching Imperial Physician Zhang give Jia Zheng acupuncture and moxibustion.
Doctor Zhang inserted a few needles in Jia Zheng's head, all of which were important points on the head. If he pricked the needles, he should wake up soon, but Jia Zheng still didn't wake up.
"It's really weird. No matter what the disease is, just prick these acupoints on the head, and Master Jia will be able to wake up." Doctor Zhang was confused, "What's wrong?" After speaking, he gave Jia Zheng a pulse again. The pulse phase became normal again. "The pulse is stable again."
"Is that all right?"
"If it's all right, Mr. Jia should wake up." If he didn't wake up, it meant there was something else.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked anxious: "Then what should we do?"
It was also the first time for Dr. Zhang to encounter such a situation, and he couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
"I'll go back and discuss it with my colleagues, maybe they have encountered this situation before."
"Then please trouble Dr. Zhang."
Before Dr. Zhang left, he prescribed another medicine and asked Madam Wang and the others to decoct the medicine and continue to feed Jia Zheng.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang felt very heavy when seeing off Dr. Zhang.They can trust Doctor Zhang's medical skills.Over the years, they have asked Imperial Physician Zhang to come over for any major or minor illness, and there is nothing that they are not optimistic about.Now even Imperial Physician Zhang doesn't know what disease Jia Zheng has, so why aren't Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang worried.
Mother Jia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Why did you fall ill, and you can't find the cause."
"Mother, don't worry, Imperial Physician Zhang will definitely find a way." Mrs. Wang said these words to Jia's mother, but also to herself.
Jia Zhu also comforted him, "Grandmother, father has always been in good health and will be fine."
"Grandmother, Imperial Physician Zhang must have a way to figure out the cause tomorrow."
Mother Jia was comforted and felt a little better.
In order for Jia Zheng to wake up tomorrow, both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang went to the Buddha statue to pray.
Physician Zhang went back to his colleagues and told them about Jia Zheng's illness. His colleagues did not experience this symptom, but they had no choice but to look through the medical books to see if there was any similar illness recorded in the medical books.
After looking through medical books for a long time, I couldn't find it.Doctor Zhang really has no choice but to go to Rongguo Mansion tomorrow to tell the truth.
No matter how much Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang prayed, Jia Zheng still didn't wake up.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang waited for Imperial Physician Zhang to come over, and asked eagerly, "Has Imperial Physician Zhang found the cause?"
Physician Zhang did not answer, but said: "I'll take Mrs. Jia's pulse first." The pulse was confused again.
"How is Doctor Zhang?"
Doctor Zhang stood up and looked at Mother Jia with a guilty face: "Old Madam, this is the first time I have seen Mrs. Jia's illness in my life. I told my colleagues about Mrs. Jia's condition yesterday, but they have never encountered it. We I looked through a lot of medical books yesterday, but I didn't find a similar condition in the medical books."
When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard the words, their faces turned pale instantly.
"It's my incompetence, and I can't find the cause of Mrs. Jia." Doctor Zhang saluted Mrs. Jia, "I have failed the old lady's expectations."
"Does Doctor Zhang really have nothing to do?"
Doctor Zhang looked ashamed: "No."
When Jia Mu heard this, her body shook. Fortunately, everyone supported her, otherwise she would fall down.
After Doctor Zhang left, Mrs. Wang lay beside Jia Zheng's bed and burst into tears: "My lord,
This maid is called Xiaozhu, she is a poor envoy, and she was only bought into the mansion a few years ago.There are no relatives and no power in Rongguo Mansion. It is most appropriate to ask her to do this matter. Even if she is discovered later, the crime can be pushed to her head.
Xiaozhu has great ambitions, she doesn't want to be a poor servant girl, she just wants to climb up the ladder, she has been trying to please Zhou Rui's family, hoping that Zhou Rui's family can give her some simple and easy tasks, and it is best to raise her level.
Zhou Rui's family asked her to do something, she couldn't ask for more.And Zhou Rui's family promised her that as long as she finishes this matter well, they will tell Mrs. Wang to promote her to be a second-class maid.After hearing this, Xiaozhu will of course try her best to handle this matter well.
Xiaozhu finds Xiaolan who has a good relationship with her in Rongguo Mansion. Xiaolan is the second-class maid in Jia Lian's yard.
Xiaolan opened the purse that Xiaozhu handed her, and when she opened it, she saw that it was full of broken silver. She counted ten taels of silver, which was a lot of money.
"Xiaozhu, where did you get your money? What are you doing for me?" This Xiaozhu's hometown is in the same county as hers, and she has some contacts with her for the sake of fellow villagers.
"Don't care who gave me this money." Xiaozhu whispered in Xiaolan's ear, "I want you to do something for me."
Xiaolan felt that ten taels of silver was not a small amount of money, and Xiaozhu didn't tell her who gave it to her, which made her vigilant quietly.
"whats the matter?"
"I would like to ask you to help me get some of Master Lian's hair."
When Xiaolan heard this, she immediately lowered her face and asked, "Xiao Zhu, what do you want Master Lian's hair for?"
"Don't ask so many questions." In fact, Xiao Zhu didn't know what to do with Jia Lian's hair, "I entrusted you to do this good thing for the sake of being my fellow villager."
After hearing this, Xiaolan sneered in her heart, good thing?She really misunderstood Xiaozhu.
"Xiao Zhu, it's not impossible for you to ask me to help, but you have to tell me who asked you to do this." It must be that you have no good intentions to ask for Young Master Lian's hair.
Thinking of Zhou Rui's family's instructions to tell her not to tell her that she entrusted her with a job, Xiaozhu stammered for a while: "This...it's..." Aunt Zhou said she couldn't tell her, bit her lips and said, "You Don't blame who it is, just say can you help me?"
Xiao Lan returned the money to Xiao Zhu, and said seriously: "If you don't tell me who gave you the money, I won't help you."
Xiaozhu was startled by Xiaolan's words, and looked at her with eyes wide open like a fool: "Xiaolan, this is ten taels of silver, and you can't save so much silver in a few years." In Rongguo Mansion there are only first-class maids , There is only one tael of monthly silver in a month.Second-class maids only have one thousand coins a month, and it takes several years to save ten taels of silver.
Xiaolan said with a straight face, "I don't accept money from unknown sources."
Xiaozhu didn't expect Xiaolan to be so stupid, and said very unhappy: "You don't accept it, I will go to others for help."
"Xiaozhu, Feng'er and I are the only maids in Master Lian's yard. You can't find anyone to help you." She and sister Feng'er are the only maids in Master Lian's yard. There are four of them.
Xiaozhu heard this, and said stiffly: "I can go to Sister Feng'er for help."
As if hearing some funny joke, Xiao Lan chuckled and said, "Do you think you can see Sister Feng'er?" It is to seek death.
Xiaozhu was silent for a moment, indeed, she was so rude that the servant girl couldn't see Sister Feng'er.
"You can only ask me for help, but if you don't tell who gave you the money, I won't help you."
Xiaozhu hesitated in his heart and pricked the needle, after thinking about it, he decided to speak out, otherwise he would not be able to complete the task that Aunt Zhou entrusted to her.
"This money was given to me by Mrs. Zhou."
A gleam flashed in Xiaolan's eyes, and it really was Aunt Zhou.
"Aunt Zhou didn't tell you what you want Master Lian to do, did she?"
Xiaozhu nodded lightly: "No."
Xiaolan was even more sure that Aunt Zhou had no good intentions in wanting Master Lian's hair, she must be plotting something.
"Give me the money, and I'll help you with this."
"Really?" Xiaozhu's eyes lit up immediately, and she looked at Xiaolan happily.
"Really, but you have to wait for me for a few days. I can't just go into Master Lian's room. I have to find a chance to sneak in and find a few hairs."
"This matter is not urgent, just find the hair and give it to me."
"it is good."
"Xiaolan, if the matter is done successfully, Aunt Zhou will give you more money."
Xiao Lanpi smiled and said: "Ms. Zhou is really generous."
"Well, Mrs. Zhou has always been very good."
Seeing Xiaozhu's stupid look of being sold for good, Xiaolan didn't know what to say about her.
After returning from Xiaozhu's place, Xiaolan went directly to find Mother Zhao.
"Mum, I have something to tell you."
"Xiao Lan, what's the matter with you?"
Xiao Lan walked up to Zhao Nanny and said in a low voice, "Zhao Nanny, I just came back from my fellow villager Xiao Zhu. She just gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to fetch some of Young Master Lian's hair for her."
"What?" Zhao Nanny's eyes widened in astonishment, and then her face sank, her eyes were particularly sharp, "Where did she get ten taels of silver for a rough envoy? Who gave her so much money?" Zhao Nanny I also know Xiaolan's fellow villager, a rough servant girl.
"It was given to her by Zhou Rui's family."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Momo immediately scolded: "That old whore must have had no good intentions."
"I think so too. Before Xiaozhu was unwilling to tell me who gave her the money, I forced her again and again, and she told me that Zhou Rui's family gave it to her."
"You did the right thing." Zhao Mama looked at Xiaolan appreciatively, "I will tell the young master immediately, and the young master will definitely reward you when the time comes."
"That's my job."
"Ten taels of silver is not a small amount of money. You have not been bribed, and you still know to tell me, which shows that you are loyal to the young master." If Xiaolan was bribed and did not tell her about it, the young master would definitely be plotted against by the second wife and the others. .
"The people in our first room and the people in the second room don't share the sky, how could I be bought by the people in the second room?" To be honest, ten taels of silver is quite tempting to her, after all, she may not have saved so much money in a few years.However, she is not short of money, nor is she in urgent need of money.She serves at Young Master Lian's place, and her work is simple and easy.Young Master Lian was very kind to their servants, and often rewarded them with something.Besides, not long ago, Young Master Lian passed the Jieyuan examination, and both Young Master Lian and the eldest master rewarded them a lot of money.There's no need to betray Young Master Lian for ten taels of silver.
"Well said, it will be very promising to follow the young master in the future."
Xiaolan nodded in agreement: "Yes." The young master will definitely win the first prize in the examination in the future, and following the young master will definitely get better and better.She would not foolishly ruin her good future by becoming a traitor just because of ten taels of silver.
"I'll go and tell the young master first."
"Grandma, wait a minute." Xiaolan took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Grandma Zhao, "This is the ten taels of silver that Xiaozhu gave me."
"The young master will pay you ten taels of silver later."
Xiaolan quickly waved her hand: "No, no, no."
"You are a good girl." After Zhao Mama finished speaking, she went to the study to find Jia Lian.
Zhao Nanny knocked on the door first: "Young Master, this old slave has something to look for you."
"come in."
Zhao Nanny pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Jia Lian was painting, she couldn't help but hesitated, thinking that it would be better to talk about it later.
"What's up Mammy?"
"Master, wait until you finish painting."
"That's good." Jia Lian was drawing a birthday picture for Mr. Lin.Mr. Lin will celebrate his [-]th birthday in a few days. He couldn't think of anything to give, but he thought of giving a painting he drew by himself.
Zhao Nanny stood aside quietly, watching Jia Lian paint.The more I look at it, the more I feel that my young master is really excellent, not only can read, but also draw, and the draw is very good.
Half an hour later, Jia Lian stopped writing, looked at the painting he just finished, and thought it was pretty good.
"Master, your paintings are really good, even better than those who sell paintings." Zhao Mama didn't know how to paint, but she could tell that Jia Lian's paintings were beautiful.
What Jia Lian painted is four cranes standing between a pine tree and a green bamboo. There are several blooming chrysanthemums under the green bamboo and the pine tree.Cranes, bamboo, pine trees, and chrysanthemums all represent longevity.
"It's not bad." His painting skills have also improved a lot in the past few years. When he wins the first prize next year, his paintings should also become famous. "By the way, what did Mammy ask me for just now?"
Zhao Nanny almost forgot her purpose of coming to Jia Lian, and she remembered it only after hearing what he said.
"Master, Xiaolan just came to me and said that her fellow villager Xiaozhu gave her ten taels of silver, and asked her to help get some of the young master's hair. The money was given by Zhou Rui's family."
"You want my hair?" Jia Lian raised her eyebrows slightly, with a puzzled expression on her face, "What do you want my hair for?"
"Master, if you want your hair, you can curse you."
"Curse me, how do you curse me?" Forgive Jia Lian, who grew up under the red flag. He has always been materialistic, and he can't imagine how his hair could curse him.
Seeing that Jia Lian didn't understand, Zhao Mama gave him a popular science: "Master, if you get your hair and step on it, you can curse you."
Jia Lian's eyes widened in surprise, and he said incredulously, "So amazing?"
"Master, don't you believe it." Zhao Mama continued to popularize science with Jia Lian, "For example, if you get your birthday and stick it on a scarecrow, and then prick the scarecrow with a needle, you can be cursed. Tie your hair to the scarecrow, take A scarecrow with a needle can curse you."
Jia Lian questioned: "Is it so magical?"
"Master, I can really curse you. Zhou Rui's family asked Xiaozhu for your hair, obviously wanting to put a curse on you."
Jia Lian suddenly remembered that in the original book, Aunt Zhao asked Ma Daopo to cast a spell on Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng.
"What curse do you want to put on me?"
"The old slave thinks that the second wife wants you to fail the examination." Madam Zhao thought that Mrs. Wang would not cast a curse to kill Jia Lian. After all, witchcraft kills people, and if they are found out, they will kill everyone. , the second wife should not dare to do this.
"Should I fail in the exam?" Jia Lian looked thoughtful, his second aunt would really do such a thing.
"Master, we have to tell the old lady about this." Zhao Momo said angrily, "The second wife is so vicious, she actually used witchcraft to cast a curse on you. The witchcraft is bad, if If the government finds out, they will kill everyone.” According to the laws of the Dalong Dynasty, once someone is found to be using witchcraft, they will be arrested on charges of disrupting the country, and then everyone will be killed.
Jia Lian heard Zhao Nanny say this, and then remembered that there is indeed such a law, and immediately admired Mrs. Wang in her heart.In order to curse him for not being able to pass the exam, she actually risked killing all her family members to use witchcraft on him. I don't know whether to call her bold or stupid.
"Mommy, we don't have evidence." If his second aunt dared to do this, she would definitely not leave any evidence or handle.
"But, we can't just let it go." Zhao Momo hated Mrs. Wang very much in her heart, "If the second wife has the first time, she will have the second time."
Jia Lian sneered: "Of course we can't leave this matter alone." His second aunt really took great pains to deal with him.He hasn't settled the previous account, but he didn't expect her to come to trouble him again, and if he didn't fight back, he thought he was easy to bully.
"Master, what are we going to do?"
"I'll think about it." Go directly to the old lady and talk about this matter, Zhou Rui's family will definitely not admit it, and put all the crimes on the head of Xiao Zhu.With the eccentric attitude of the old lady, she would definitely not believe that his second aunt cursed him with witchcraft.They had no evidence, and they couldn't search Second Aunt's room.
Mother Zhao suddenly thought of an idea, and she smiled maliciously: "Young master, why don't we use the same way to treat the person."
"How?" Jia Lian asked curiously.
"Master, didn't the second wife want to take your hair and cast a curse on you. Then we will use the second wife's hair as your hair and let her cast a curse on herself."
Jia Lian thought this idea was a temporary solution, but not the root cause. This time, Mrs. Wang must be dealt a heavy blow, so that she will not be able to be a demon for a while.
"It is to treat the person in the same way as the person, but not to take the second aunt's hair."
"Then whose hair are you taking?"
"My second uncle's." Jia Lian said with a bright smile, "If my second uncle is sick, what do you think the old lady will do?"
"The old lady prefers the second master the most. If the second master is sick, the old lady will feel very distressed."
"What do you think the old lady will do if she finds out that someone has used witchcraft to cast a curse on the second uncle?"
Zhao Nanny understood what Jia Lian meant, and said with a smile, "I will never let the person who cast the curse go."
"Take the second uncle's hair, and you can completely pull out the witchcraft."
Mother Zhao felt that Jia Lian's idea was really great, she looked at Jia Lian with eyes full of admiration: "Young master is still smart."
Jia Lian rubbed his chin, thinking, "But how do I get my second uncle's hair?"
When Mother Zhao heard this question, she also fell into distress: "Yes, it is impossible for us to go directly to the second master's room to get hair. The second master's servants and maids will not be bribed by us."
Jia Lian's brain turned quickly, and suddenly he had an idea: "There is a person who can easily get Second Uncle's hair."
"Who is the young master talking about?"
"Aunt Zhao."
"Yes! The second master often stays with Aunt Zhao, she can easily get the second master's hair!"
"For this matter, mother still needs to go to Aunt Zhao." Jia Lian straightened her clothes, "Nurse, you go to mother, and then come to father's yard to find me."
"Yes, master." Zhao Mama was very happy and excited when she thought that she would soon be able to trick Mrs. Wang. "By the way, young master, that girl Xiaolan is a loyal girl. If she hadn't told me, you might have been plotted against by the second wife."
"Reward her with 20 taels of silver."
"Master, promote her to a first-class maid and let her help Feng'er share the burden."
"can."
"The old slave is going to tell Xiaolan now."
"kindness."
Mother Zhao went to find Xiaolan first, first gave her 20 taels of silver, and then told her to be promoted to a first-class maid.
Xiaolan was so happy that she didn't know what to do, she could only knelt down and kowtowed to Mother Zhao in gratitude.
Nanny Zhao helped Xiaolan up, and said gently: "From now on, I will serve the young master with all my heart."
"Yes, I will definitely try my best to serve the young master."
"By the way, we must also establish a good relationship with your fellow villager." Zhao Mama said meaningfully.
Xiaolan immediately understood: "Don't worry, Mammy, I will establish a good relationship with her."
"You go to Feng'er and ask her to tell you what to do next. I'm going to find the eldest wife."
"Yes, Mammy, go slowly."
After Zhao Mama left, Xiao Lan showed a smile that was brighter than today's sunshine.She knew that following the young master had a future, and she would never be treated badly.
Zhao Mama went to find Mrs. Xing, and Jia Lian went to Jia Amnesty.
After hearing what his son said, Jia Amnesty smashed a teacup angrily, and scolded sullenly, "That bitch Wang used such vicious tricks to harm you."
"Father, we don't have evidence for this matter, so we can't sue Second Aunt."
"Are you just letting her go like this?" Jia She was furious, wishing she could tear Mrs. Wang to pieces right now.
"I came up with an idea that could give her a fatal blow."
Jia Amnesty saw his son's expression on his face, and asked curiously, "What's your idea?"
Jia Lian told Jia Amnesty softly the method he thought of just now.
After hearing this, Jia Amnesty burst into laughter: "Hahahahaha..." While laughing, he patted his son on the shoulder, "It's very kind of you to pay attention, it's really kind of you."
"Only in this way, the old lady will punish the second aunt." In the old lady's heart, the second uncle is much more important than the second aunt.Besides, this strategy is still a countermeasure, which can make the second uncle feel jealous of the second aunt, and even hate the second aunt.
"As expected of my son, he is so smart." Jia She found that his son was not only smart, but also very bad.But to deal with that poisonous woman of the Wang family, he must be more vicious than her.
At this time, Mrs. Xing came in and scolded Mrs. Wang: "That poisonous woman of the Wang family, how dare you use such a sinister and vicious move to harm Brother Lian." Tell her everything.
"Mother, I will trouble you to tell Aunt Zhao about this matter."
"Aunt Zhao is also timid, I'm afraid she won't dare."
"Tell her that doing this will bring down Mrs. Wang and make Second Uncle love her more, and she will definitely agree." Although Aunt Zhao is favored by Second Uncle, she has been suppressed by Mrs. Wang, and she is still not pregnant.Without children, Aunt Zhao has always felt insecure. She felt that sooner or later Jia Zheng would despise her as an aunt, and she would become a slave again.If Mrs. Wang falls down, and Jia Zheng has a suspicion against Mrs. Wang again, Aunt Zhao's chance will come.Jia Lian believes that Aunt Zhao will not miss this rare opportunity in vain.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xing understood instantly, and said with a smile, "Aunt Zhao will definitely agree."
"She's not a fool."
"Okay, I'll go find her now."
"it is good."
Mrs. Xing said that the wind is the rain, and left in a hurry, going to find Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao didn't agree at first. Although she was ambitious, she was timid and afraid to agree.But I heard that doing so would not only bring down Mrs. Wang, but also make Jia Zheng despise Mrs. Wang, so she agreed to Mrs. Xing without any further hesitation.
At this time, Mrs. Wang didn't know that she was being plotted against.
"How are you doing with the tasks entrusted to you?" After Jia Zhu's condition improved, Mrs. Wang's mood also improved.
"Don't worry, Ma'am, that girl Xiao Zhu told the maidservant that she has already bought the servant girl next to Master Lian, and she should be able to get Master Lian's hair within two days."
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "That's good." She not only made Jia Lian fail the exam this time, but also made him seriously ill.Let him experience what Zhu Geer feels like falling ill.
On the other side, Li Wan brought a cup of tea to Jia Zhu who was reading in the study.
"Husband, please have some tea."
"Thanks for your hard work." Jia Zhu looked at his new wife tenderly. At first he felt that it was because of this woman that he couldn't get on the big boat of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.However, after getting married, his wife was gentle and virtuous, and very considerate, so he stopped complaining about her.
There was shyness in Li Wan's eyes, and he blushed slightly and said, "It's not hard."
Jia Zhu took Li Wan's hand and let her sit on his lap, and the two of them read together.
Li Wan blushed and looked at Jia Zhu shyly, the balance in her heart was tilted towards Jia Zhu.
In the past two days, she has been wondering whether to stop her mother-in-law and husband from casting a curse on Uncle Lian, after all, this matter is too sinister and vicious.After she heard it, she had trouble sleeping and eating, and felt that she should find a way to stop this matter.However, seeing her husband recovering with difficulty, she hesitated again.
Seeing Jia Zhu's affection for her now, Li Wan's heart is still biased towards her husband, and he decides to forget about it, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
That night, Jia Zheng went to Aunt Zhao's place to stay overnight, which happened to give Aunt Zhao a chance to do something.
When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Zheng had gone to Aunt Zhao again, she was full of jealousy and broke the teacup angrily.
"That vixen..." After she gave birth to Baoyu, the master respected her more and more, but the number of times he went to Aunt Zhao's place did not decrease.
"Madam, do you want to find a way to cure Aunt Zhao?"
Mrs. Wang twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, looking thoughtful: "Tomorrow, find an excuse to punish her properly."
"Yes."
Aunt Zhao waited for Jia Zheng to fall asleep, then gently pulled out some of his hair, and put it in a purse.
The next day, Aunt Zhao hesitated again, not daring to hand over her hair to Mrs. Xing, for fear that Jia Zheng would fall ill and blame her for what to do.
Aunt Zhao went to greet Mrs. Wang with anxiety, but she did not expect to be punished by Mrs. Wang to kneel in front of the Buddha for two hours because she relied on her master's favor to make her more unruly.
After being punished by Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhao hated Mrs. Wang so much that she no longer hesitated and feared, and decided to give Jia Zheng's hair to Mrs. Xing.
After kneeling for two hours, Aunt Zhao felt that her legs were going to be crippled, so she limped back to her yard, then sent someone to invite Madam Xing, and handed over the purse containing Jia Zheng's hair to Xing lady.
"Eldest lady, you can't say that I did it then."
"Don't worry, I will never tell you." Mrs. Xing smiled and comforted Aunt Zhao, "Just wait for the good news."
"Yes, everything will be troublesome to the eldest lady."
"Aunt Zhao, my elder brother Lian said that when you have a child, he will teach your younger brother well."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, her eyes brightened and she looked a little excited: "Did Master Lian really say that?"
"Can I still lie to you?" Mrs. Xing said with a smile, "You also understand that when you have a child, that bitch Wang will definitely not make your son feel better."
Although Aunt Zhao is a vulgar person, she is not stupid.Mrs. Xing's words are quite right.After she has a son, the wife is definitely not willing to let her son become outstanding.And the master will definitely not let the concubine be better than the concubine.If her son wants to have a good future, following Master Lian is the best decision.
"Eldest lady, if you have anything to do in the future, just ask me, and I will definitely help you."
Seeing Aunt Zhao being so knowledgeable, Mrs. Xing was very satisfied: "Okay."
Because the two contacted quietly, Mrs. Xing left after saying a few words.
Jia Lian took the hair from Mrs. Xing, and smiled meaningfully: "The show is about to begin."
Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing also smiled treacherously, waiting to see the second room's good show.
Jia Lian went back to her room, called Xiaolan over, handed her the pouch containing Jia Zheng's hair, and said, "When you give the hair to your fellow villager, remember to change it to a pouch. You can bring the purse back to Mother Zhao later." The purse with Jia Zheng's hair now belongs to Aunt Zhao, so you can't show your feet on the purse.
"Yes, master." Xiaolan looked for Xiaozhu after she got the hair.
When Xiaozhu heard that Xiaolan got the hair, she was very happy: "Xiaolan, you are so kind."
"You bring a purse again, and it's better to use the purse that Aunt Zhou gave you for your hair." For the sake of her fellow villagers, Xiaolan still couldn't bear to let her bear the crime.
According to what Xiaolan said, Xiaozhu put her hair in the money purse that Zhou Rui's family gave her before.
"Xiaolan, thank you." Xiaozhu thanked sincerely, "I'll give it to you when Mrs. Zhou gives you the money tomorrow."
"Don't give it to me, keep it for yourself." Xiao Lan said, "You are alone in the mansion, alone and without relatives, so save some money by your side. But I have parents, so I don't need so much money. "
Xiaozhu's eyes were reddened by Xiaolan's words, he held Xiaolan's hand tightly, and said with a sob: "Xiaolan, you are so kind to me."
"Who made you my hometown."
After Xiaozhu got the hair, she went to find Zhou Rui's family.
"Ms. Zhou, this is the hair you want."
"That's how you got it?" Zhou Rui's family didn't expect to get Jia Lian's hair so soon.
"My fellow villager sneaked into Master Lian's room while Master Lian and the others were away, and picked up a few hairs on the bed."
"You, a fellow townsman, do things very quickly."
"Yes."
Zhou Rui's family took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Xiaozhu: "This is 20 taels of silver, you and your fellow villager will share it."
"Thank you, Mrs. Zhou."
"In two days, I will tell my wife that you will be a second-class maid in your wife's yard."
Xiao Zhu expressed gratitude: "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."
"You are a good boy." Zhou Rui's family praised Xiao Zhu a few more words, and then took the hair to revive Mrs. Wang's life.
"Ma'am, I got Master Lian's hair."
Mrs. Wang reached out to take the purse, opened it to see a few strands of hair inside, raised the corner of her mouth and smiled sinisterly: "Jia Lian's good life is over." After finishing speaking, she said to Zhou Rui's family, "Send someone to inform Ma Daopo, Let her come over tomorrow morning." It's getting late today, so we should do it tomorrow.
"Yes, servant girl will do it now."
At Sishi the next day, Ma Daopo came to Rongguo Mansion.
Mrs. Wang handed her hair to Ma Daopo: "Cast the spell quickly."
"Yes." Ma Daopo took out a few talismans from the cloth belt and put them into the purse containing the hair, then muttered something in his mouth for a long time, then returned the hair to Mrs. Wang, "Ma'am, you can put your hair under your feet now, and Jia Lian will fall ill within three days."
Mrs. Wang took the purse, took out her hair and put it under the two insoles, put on the shoes, and stomped her feet hard.
"I hope your technique is useful this time."
"Don't worry, ma'am, it will definitely be useful." Ma Daopo suddenly thought of teaching Madam Wang to be a villain before, "Madam, did you burn that scarecrow?" The imperial court has regulations that do not allow the use of witchcraft, or if it is found out, it will be full of people copy cut.
Mrs. Wang knew what Ma Daopo was worried about, and nodded slightly: "It's already burned, and there is no evidence left."
"That's good." Ma Daopo helped Mrs. Wang with things, went to see Jiamu again, talked to Jiamu about Buddhist scriptures for a long time, and left Rongguo Mansion in the afternoon.
Mrs. Wang stomped her feet when she had nothing to do these two days, as if she thought it would aggravate Jia Lian's condition.
For the past two days, Jia Zheng felt very tight in his chest and was very uncomfortable, but he didn't feel any pain, so he didn't ask a doctor to check his pulse.After taking a few pills to relieve chest tightness, my chest doesn't seem to be as tight as before.
His chest was less stuffy, but his head started to hurt again, as if someone stepped on his head again.
Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhu had been waiting for the news of Jia Lian's illness. They heard that Jia Lian had been unwell for the past two days. They thought the curse had begun to work, so they were not to mention how happy they were.
Three days later, Jia Zheng was sipping tea with his diners and discussing the important affairs of the court when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he lost consciousness and passed out.
Jia Zheng fainted suddenly, frightened Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, and hurriedly sent someone to invite the imperial physician.
Doctor Zhang checked the pulse for a long time, but he didn't find anything wrong with Jia Zheng's pulse. On the contrary, Jia Zheng's pulse was stable and he didn't look sick.
Unable to find the cause, the imperial physician had no choice but to prescribe medicine for Jia Zheng according to the cause of his exhaustion.If Jia Zheng wakes up, he doesn't have to come back.If Jia Zheng doesn't wake up tomorrow, he will come back tomorrow to find the cause.
Mrs. Wang sent someone to decoct the medicine and fed it to Jia Zheng herself.Although Jia Zheng passed out, he was still able to drink some medicine.
"Young master, I heard that the second master has fallen ill." Upon receiving the news, Mother Zhao immediately ran back to tell Jia Lian.
Jia Lian put down the book in his hand and smiled deeply: "The fun has begun."
"Yes." Mother Zhao couldn't wait to see Mrs. Wang's unlucky appearance.
After Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing heard about this, they drank and celebrated.
Jia Zheng fell ill, and Mrs. Wang was worried, so she stayed in Jia Zheng's room at night.Originally thought that Jia Zheng would wake up the next day, but he was still in a coma.
Mother Jia got up early in the morning and came to visit Jia Zheng. Seeing that her youngest son was still awake, she was very worried, so she sent someone to invite Dr. Zhang again.
Physician Zhang heard that Jia Zheng had not woken up, so he couldn't help feeling a little heavy. He came to Rongguo Mansion to check Jia Zheng's pulse.
Seeing Imperial Physician Zhang frowning slightly with a solemn expression, Mother Jia felt very uneasy: "Doctor Zhang, what's the matter?"
Physician Zhang put away his pulse-taking hand, frowning tightly, with a puzzled and puzzled expression.
"Master Jia's pulse is very messy, I can't find the cause."
Mrs. Wang asked, "How could it be impossible to find it?"
"More than that, Mr. Jia's pulses still come and go, which is very weird." Doctor Zhang has been practicing pulse diagnosis for decades, and this is the first time he has encountered such strange pulses.
When Jia's mother heard this, she was very panicked: "Doctor Zhang, what should we do?"
Doctor Zhang thought for a while and said, "I'll give Mrs. Jia an acupuncture first to see if it works."
"I'm sorry, Doctor Zhang."
Mother Jia and the others stood aside holding their breath, watching Imperial Physician Zhang give Jia Zheng acupuncture and moxibustion.
Doctor Zhang inserted a few needles in Jia Zheng's head, all of which were important points on the head. If he pricked the needles, he should wake up soon, but Jia Zheng still didn't wake up.
"It's really weird. No matter what the disease is, just prick these acupoints on the head, and Master Jia will be able to wake up." Doctor Zhang was confused, "What's wrong?" After speaking, he gave Jia Zheng a pulse again. The pulse phase became normal again. "The pulse is stable again."
"Is that all right?"
"If it's all right, Mr. Jia should wake up." If he didn't wake up, it meant there was something else.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked anxious: "Then what should we do?"
It was also the first time for Dr. Zhang to encounter such a situation, and he couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
"I'll go back and discuss it with my colleagues, maybe they have encountered this situation before."
"Then please trouble Dr. Zhang."
Before Dr. Zhang left, he prescribed another medicine and asked Madam Wang and the others to decoct the medicine and continue to feed Jia Zheng.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang felt very heavy when seeing off Dr. Zhang.They can trust Doctor Zhang's medical skills.Over the years, they have asked Imperial Physician Zhang to come over for any major or minor illness, and there is nothing that they are not optimistic about.Now even Imperial Physician Zhang doesn't know what disease Jia Zheng has, so why aren't Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang worried.
Mother Jia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Why did you fall ill, and you can't find the cause."
"Mother, don't worry, Imperial Physician Zhang will definitely find a way." Mrs. Wang said these words to Jia's mother, but also to herself.
Jia Zhu also comforted him, "Grandmother, father has always been in good health and will be fine."
"Grandmother, Imperial Physician Zhang must have a way to figure out the cause tomorrow."
Mother Jia was comforted and felt a little better.
In order for Jia Zheng to wake up tomorrow, both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang went to the Buddha statue to pray.
Physician Zhang went back to his colleagues and told them about Jia Zheng's illness. His colleagues did not experience this symptom, but they had no choice but to look through the medical books to see if there was any similar illness recorded in the medical books.
After looking through medical books for a long time, I couldn't find it.Doctor Zhang really has no choice but to go to Rongguo Mansion tomorrow to tell the truth.
No matter how much Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang prayed, Jia Zheng still didn't wake up.
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang waited for Imperial Physician Zhang to come over, and asked eagerly, "Has Imperial Physician Zhang found the cause?"
Physician Zhang did not answer, but said: "I'll take Mrs. Jia's pulse first." The pulse was confused again.
"How is Doctor Zhang?"
Doctor Zhang stood up and looked at Mother Jia with a guilty face: "Old Madam, this is the first time I have seen Mrs. Jia's illness in my life. I told my colleagues about Mrs. Jia's condition yesterday, but they have never encountered it. We I looked through a lot of medical books yesterday, but I didn't find a similar condition in the medical books."
When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard the words, their faces turned pale instantly.
"It's my incompetence, and I can't find the cause of Mrs. Jia." Doctor Zhang saluted Mrs. Jia, "I have failed the old lady's expectations."
"Does Doctor Zhang really have nothing to do?"
Doctor Zhang looked ashamed: "No."
When Jia Mu heard this, her body shook. Fortunately, everyone supported her, otherwise she would fall down.
After Doctor Zhang left, Mrs. Wang lay beside Jia Zheng's bed and burst into tears: "My lord,
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