The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 549 The rat-throwing weapon
"Old lady, look who's back?"

Lai Da took Jia Zheng, who had finished packing and was like a puppet, and walked into Rongqing Hall.

When Lady Jia saw Jia Zheng behind him, she burst into tears.

She slowly got up from the bed, tremblingly came to Jia Zheng, held his pale and thin face with both hands, and cried with joy: "It's good that you're back... It's good that you're back!"

Then, she looked at Lai Da and asked, "How early did you come back? But you ran into the people who were sent out? Why didn't they tell me about me in advance?"

Lai Da shook his head and smiled, "The Marquis sent someone to bring him back. He just arrived not long ago. The Second Master suffered a lot. The Marquis was afraid that the old lady would be sad, so he told him to pack up before coming to see her."

"Yun Yi brought her back?" Grandmother Jia wiped her tears and smiled, "Why didn't I see him come over? I can thank him as an old woman."

Lai Da glanced at Jia Zheng and said in a very secretive way, "The Marquis has just met the Second Master. He is now in Mengpozhai, where the Madam and Aunt Zhao are taking good care of him!"

Lai Da's words were like a slap in the face to Jia Zheng.

At this point, he knew very well that Lai Da had taken him to Mengpo Zhai on purpose at Zhang Yunyi's orders.

Although I am angry at Lai Da for being a traitor, I still have to look at the owner before beating the dog.

Now that his entire family is in the hands of Zhang Yun逸, how could he have the courage to vent his anger on Lai Da and challenge Zhang Yun逸?
Thinking that Jia's mother had mistakenly believed that he had sold his wife for fame, he couldn't help crying and said, "My son is unfilial and has made my mother worried..."

At this point, he neither had the courage to fight to the death, nor was he willing to live a life of displacement any longer.

Rather than letting Lady Jia know the whole story and regret it, it is better to just go with the flow and admit the mistake.

Originally, Grandmother Jia just wanted to express her gratitude to Zhang Yun逸 through Lai Da, but she didn't expect this result.

She looked at her son guiltily and saw that his sallow old face had turned red, his mouth corners twitched, and he was crying bitterly. She mistakenly thought that Jia Zheng already knew everything and how could he not know what to do?
She waved her hands hurriedly and ordered the servants in the room, "All of you go down!"

After sending the servants away, she pulled Jia Zheng to sit on the Luohan bed and comforted him, "As long as there is green, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood. Fortunately, your wife still has some favor with Yun Yi, otherwise, I'm afraid you would really be killed this time!"

"Mother...I..." Jia Zheng hesitated to speak.

It turned out that Zhang Yun逸 did not lie, and Grandmother Jia actually knew about it. Jia Zheng had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Grandmother Jia thought he was just being embarrassed and continued to comfort him, "Fortunately, he kept his word. Not only did he not let you suffer in prison, he also took good care of your family. The family has been running out of money for a long time, and last year... spent a large sum..."

Most of the 100,000 taels of silver given to Jia She came from the government, but the reason for this was difficult for Grandmother Jia to talk about.

He could only evade the main point and say, "The government has already run out of money, and it is thanks to his help that we can barely maintain it... Years ago, I was worried that you would not go home, so I asked my wife to ask him to ask the government to look for you, and he did not refuse..."

It was not that Grandmother Jia intentionally praised Zhang Yun逸.

However, she mistakenly thought that Jia Zheng impeached her because he regretted his decision to offer his wife to her and wanted to restore order and regain his lost face.

Because they were worried that Zhang Yun逸 might get carried away and bring bad luck to Zhang Yun逸, thus ruining the good situation, they praised Zhang Yun逸 highly.

In order to discourage Jia Zheng from getting his revenge, she exaggerated the good things about Zhang Yunyi.

Although it was completely irrelevant, it not only failed to ease Jia Zheng's embarrassment, but made him even more embarrassed.

But there is a lot of information in it, which also indirectly confirms some of Zhang Yunyi's words.

But Grandmother Jia concealed the purpose of Jia She's money, causing Jia Zheng to mistakenly believe that the money was spent on him by bribery, which made him feel even more ashamed.

Having already been broken by Zhang Yunyi, and after hearing what Grandmother Jia said, he could no longer muster up the courage to face the victims he had seen along the way. He even didn't bother to ask about Zhang Yunyi's confession.

He just kept saying in a tearful voice: "My son knows he was wrong. It's all my fault..."

Seeing him like this, Jia's mother was very pleased and sighed, "It is a great honor to know your mistakes and improve them. Even horses can stumble. Although this matter is a bit embarrassing, at least I have earned some money. Otherwise, what will happen to this family in the future!"

She sighed and touched Jia Zheng's head, reminding him: "The situation is stronger than people. Fortunately, he didn't deny his mistakes. You should not be stupid again and provoke him. It is better to bear the anger for a moment than to worry for a hundred days..."

Grandmother Jia sighed, and then continued to comfort her: "If you really fall out, not only will you have trouble living in the future, you will also bring shame upon yourself..."

The four words "bringing shame upon oneself" were like a sharp knife, stabbing deeply into Jia Zheng's heart.

Thinking of Zhang Yun逸’s threat in Mengpo Zhai, Jia Zheng couldn’t help but shrink his neck and nodded subconsciously.

"Mother, please stop talking. Your son knows..."

However, although he nodded subconsciously, there was a hint of ferocity on his face.

How could Grandmother Jia know that he had thought of the unbearable scene, and thought that he was not sincere and was just trying to fool her, so she hurriedly advised: "Don't be confused, although he is a little too aggressive and doesn't treat you as an outsider, he still saved your face and didn't make a big fuss about it..."

Noticing Jia Zheng's slight tremor, she hastened to comfort him, "Besides us, only Lai Da knows about this. If a big fuss gets out, we won't be able to face anyone in the mansion..."

No one knows a son better than his mother, and Grandmother Jia knows exactly what Jia Zheng is worried about.

Jia Zheng was led into Mengpo Zhai by Lai Da and was ruthlessly framed by Zhang Yunyi, so he had a preconceived notion that the matter was already known to everyone in the house.

After hearing what Lady Jia said, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it may seem like an attempt to cover up one's own faults, it is ultimately a blessing in disguise.

He hurriedly said thankfully: "That's...that's good...that's good!"

Jia Zheng paused, and said quickly: "Don't worry, mother, I have already realized my mistake. He just reminded me, and I am holding something that is very important to our family. I will never do anything reckless and put our family in danger again!"

On the one hand, Jia Zheng was worried that Lady Jia might say something embarrassing again, so he took out the letter of confession to let Lady Jia know that he would not act rashly.

On the other hand, they still had some reservations about Zhang Yun逸 and wanted to confirm the authenticity.

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she was shocked, but then she calmed down.

"It's good that you know. Fortunately, he didn't get hurt. Otherwise, if he was really angry and took out that thing, I'm afraid the family would..."

Grandmother Jia shook her head and sighed, "If you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Baoyu. Has he ever suffered even the slightest bit of hardship?"

After receiving confirmation from Grandmother Jia, Jia Zheng was already terrified and hopeless. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, mother. Now that things have come to this, I know the seriousness of the matter. I will pretend to be deaf and dumb in the future and will never do anything out of line again."

After hearing this and seeing Jia Zheng burst into tears, Jia's mother finally felt relieved.

She thought about it and said worriedly, "You were at fault in the end. Although he let bygones be bygones for the sake of his wife, he may still be resentful. It just so happens that there are no guests today. Since you are back, you should meet your family and have some fun together. When he is done with his work, you can have a meal together and have a couple of drinks with him to calm him down, and then this matter will be over."

Jia Zheng also knew that it would be impossible for him to stay away from people after returning. He was also worried that his refusal would cause Lady Jia's worry, so he could only nod silently.

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(End of this chapter)