Marquis's Son (2)
Ji Changze was very good at pretending to faint, especially since this body was already weak. Not long after the servant panicked and called for help, an old doctor came in with a medicine box on his back.
This doctor was obviously raised in the Ji family, but the original owner's memory had never had a doctor stay. It was obvious that the wife beat this son who was raised under her knees, and was worried that something might happen to him, so she specially found a doctor to live in the mansion and wait for him anytime and anywhere.
Not long after the doctor came, the curtain was lifted again, and the wife came.
Mrs. Ji was not a beauty. If you just look at her face, you can only say that she is pretty, but she is elegant and graceful. Every move she makes is full of the elegance she has been taught since childhood. She is the most popular mistress of the current big family.
As soon as she came in and saw Ji Changze, who was sleeping on the bed with his face pale, teeth clenched and eyes closed, Madam Ji's eyes flashed with worry, and she asked the doctor: "Doctor He, how is Ninth Brother? Why did he suddenly faint?"
Doctor He touched his beard: "Anger attacks the heart."
"The Ninth Young Master in the mansion has a fever, so he should be taken care of carefully. If he doesn't want the disease to recur, he should be calm in the future."
What this means is that Ji Changze is a patient and needs to be taken care of. But he is still angry at this time, which shows that the patient's recuperation environment is not good.
Madam Ji understood, and anger rose in her heart.
When she first married, she was unable to master the power of the housekeeper, and she also saw the servants of the Marquis's mansion flattering the high and the low. This time, she beat Ninth Brother, and she was afraid that the servants would mistakenly think that Ninth Brother had lost favor in front of her.
The wife had specially scolded the people in his room and told them to serve him well. She even told the kitchen staff to cook a nourishing soup for Jiu Ge'er for twelve hours. She told them that although she was angry with this child, she still felt sorry for him.
As a result, Jiu Ge'er was only bedridden for a few days. He was fine, and he couldn't go out. She also told him not to let others visit him. As a result, he was so angry that he fainted today.
This child has been a lively person since he was a child. If he is unhappy, he will always shout loudly. How much grievance must he have suffered to be forced to faint?
The wife immediately remembered the painful past when she was trampled on and flattered by some people in the mansion. When she looked at the servants in the house who were trembling and lowering their heads and dared not look at her, the coldness in her eyes almost overflowed.
But since there were outsiders, she endured it first, gave the doctor money and sent him away in a good tone.
After the doctor left, she turned around and looked at the servants in the room.
"Didn't I tell you to take good care of Brother Nine? He was fine yesterday, but he became like this today. Do you think that my words are useless?!"
Knowing that the wife is usually tolerant, but she can't tolerate any sand in the affairs of the eldest and ninth young masters, the servant who opened the door first just now hurriedly knelt on the ground with a plop, and hurriedly threw the blame:
"Madam, you are wise. How dare we not serve Brother Nine carefully? Today, Aunt Ru came to visit Brother Nine. I don't know what she said. Brother Nine asked us to go out and wait, and she talked to Aunt Ru in the room. When I heard something wrong inside, I pushed the door in, and Brother Nine had fainted."
Anyway, even if someone really angered the ninth young master, it must have been Aunt Ru who did it, and it had nothing to do with them.
Aunt Ru?
Madam Ji had no good impression of this aunt who came to her house, but because she was the sister of Jiuge'er's biological mother, she usually took care of her.
Jiuge'er's biological mother died early, and the master in the mansion was a playboy, and his mind was mostly on various beauties. He treated Jiuge'er like a kitten or a puppy, teasing him when he remembered him, and putting him aside when he didn't remember him.
She thought that since the child had no biological mother, it would be good to have a biological aunt to be close to him, so she didn't stop Aunt Ru from wanting to get close to Jiuge'er after entering the mansion.
What did Aunt Ru say to this child?
In Madam Ji's eyes, the child she raised was originally a playful and straightforward person, and she shouldn't hold her breath and make herself angry.
Since she was Jiuge'er's biological aunt, Madam Ji still had to consider the child's face before finding out the truth. She temporarily suppressed her displeasure and sat by the bed to take care of Ji Changze.
After Ji Changze "woke up" at the right time, half an hour had passed. Madam Ji never left, and helped him wipe his hot forehead from time to time.
As she was wiping, she saw the child slowly open his eyes, his eyelashes trembled, and when he saw her, his eyes turned red, and he shouted: "Mother."
The grievance in his voice almost overflowed.
He even choked a little: "I thought you didn't want me anymore."
The wife, who had been trying to keep a straight face in front of him, was suddenly red-eyed by this sentence, and could no longer be serious. She touched the head of the young boy in front of her and said softly: "How could mother not want our ninth brother? Don't cry, you can't cry when you are sick."
Ji Changze still looked aggrieved.
He is now thirteen years old. Although he is considered to be able to do things in a commoner family, he is still just a child in the eyes of the elders unless he is the eldest son who is to inherit the family property and has to be trained since childhood.
He was brought up in luxury and was suddenly beaten with a stick. Even if he had done something wrong, how could he not feel wronged?
Madam Ji saw that he was about to cry but was holding back his tears. She felt distressed and helpless. She took the handkerchief carefully handed to her by Tianmo and gently wiped the tears from the boy's face.
"Changze, you were naughty in the past and your reputation in the capital was not very good. Others thought you were a playboy. These are nothing. As long as you study hard and pass the imperial examination in the future, and with the care of your elder brother, you will be fine in the future."
"But you should never, ever destroy the reputation of a good girl. She is a girl from a good family. She suffered this unprovoked disaster. If you don't marry her, she can only die. Shouldn't you take responsibility?"
Ji Changze still looked aggrieved and confused: "I like her very much, but if I am responsible, wouldn't it be better to take her as a concubine? Isn't her family only a seventh-rank official? Isn't there a concubine of a seventh-rank official in my father's backyard? Why can't I take her as a concubine?"
After hearing this, Madam Ji cursed in her heart.
I knew that the ninth brother would not suddenly flirt with others for no reason, and he was so irresponsible. It turned out that someone had led him astray.
She was furious, but in front of the child, Mrs. Ji could not say bad things about his father. She could only hold back her anger temporarily and whispered, "It's different. The concubine Zhou you mentioned was offered by her family to please your father. She was sent to the door in a sedan chair."
"The girl from the Zheng family didn't want to have anything to do with you. You got drunk and grabbed her and ruined her reputation.
The Zheng family is a family of scholars and they value reputation the most. This is also because her family loves her. Otherwise, she would be caught by a strange man in the street like this. It is possible that she died to save the family reputation."
If Ji Changze didn't want to marry, even if Miss Zheng's family loved her, this world would force her to death.
Seeing that Ji Changze still had a blank look on his face, as if he still didn't understand why he had to get married just because he flirted with her, Mrs. Ji felt upset.
On the one hand, she knew that it was normal for this child to be spoiled and ignorant since he was young, but on the other hand, she was afraid that he really didn't take a life seriously.
If the child she raised became as cold-hearted and heartless as his father, who didn't treat women as human beings and was only obsessed with women, she would really be angry to death.
She simply hardened her heart and said: "Jiu Ge'er, you have done something wrong. If you don't know how to repent and make amends, then your mother will not help you anymore."
Ji's Jiu Ge'er seemed to be frightened, and it was unknown whether he listened to it or not. Anyway, he cried all the way.
He grabbed his mother's sleeve tightly and promised: "Jiu Ge'er, Jiu Ge'er listen to your mother, I will be responsible, and I will marry Miss Zheng."
"I will be obedient in the future, I won't go out to tease girls, I won't go to brothels, I won't buy fans, I don't want those antique jade bottles, gold and silver bottles, mother, don't ignore me."
It doesn't seem like he really knows he is wrong, but he agreed because he is afraid that Mrs. Ji will no longer love him.
Mrs. Ji softened her heart and didn't criticize him too much. She would teach him slowly in the future.
After all, he was the child she raised. Even if he seemed to be crooked, she didn't think that his nature was crooked, but put all the blame on the child's father.
If the other party hadn't set a good example and let Jiu Ge'er see all the girls in the yard since he was a child, would the child think that the woman he liked should be his concubine at such a young age, regardless of whether she was a good girl or not?
In summary, the child is good, but he was led astray.
While it can still be changed, we should change it quickly.
Mrs. Ji no longer asked this little son raised under her knees to be rich, noble and talented, but only asked him to have a normal outlook on life, be responsible, and be able to distinguish right from wrong and understand the truth.
As long as he doesn't grow up like his father, he is a good child.
Mrs. Ji left, and Ji Changze lay back, watching the other party's back leave.
He closed his eyes and replayed his memory again.
Although Madam Ji loved the original owner, she immediately treated him as an enemy when she found that he had some signs of going astray. Under her vigilance, the original owner would not have gone astray so quickly.
His going astray was not only due to the various instigations of his aunt, Ruyi Niang, but also the contributions of others.
It is true that Master Ji is the only son of the Marquis's Mansion, but the old lady above is not Master Ji's mother. There are many people who do not want Madam Ji to control the Marquis's Mansion and live a smooth life.
Ji Changze went through the several servants around Madam Ji in his mind and quickly locked on a person who often said some specious words in front of the original owner.
Madam Liu, the capable nanny around Madam Ji.
Over there, as soon as Madam Ji left Ji Changze's yard, her face immediately became angry. Seeing this, Madam Liu, who was beside her, hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, Madam. Didn't Brother Jiu agree to marry Miss Zheng? Although he still looks a little unhappy now, at least he has agreed."
"But Brother Jiu is so old, but he is still so ignorant. He is sick, and he was thinking about buying a gold and silver bottle yesterday..."
If Madam Liu said this at other times, Madam Ji would frown, thinking that the child would not learn a lesson, and deduct his monthly salary.
But today, when Madam Ji heard Madam Liu say this, the pitiful look of Ji Changze holding her sleeve tightly and refusing to let go immediately appeared in her mind.
And his eyes that were confused and aggrieved when he was scolded, not knowing what he did wrong.
She just didn't take care of the child who was raised by her hand for two days, and the child fainted with anger, which shows how powerful the people in the Marquis' Mansion are in currying favor with the powerful.
"Since you want to buy it, send someone to buy it back for him, so that those black-hearted people won't think he has lost favor and abuse it."
Mother Liu's face froze.
This plot is wrong. A gold and silver bottle is expensive. Shouldn't the lady scold the ninth young master for not repenting and only caring about having fun?
She tentatively said: "Madam, what about this mistake..."
The ninth young master made a mistake. It can't be fined, right? If she doesn't punish him, how can she sow discord?
Mrs. Ji: "Yes, how can we ignore this mistake."
Mother Liu was happy, but before she showed any joy in her eyes, she heard Mrs. Ji say: "It's all the master's fault. If it weren't for him, the ninth brother wouldn't be like this."
"Tell me when the master comes back."
Mother Liu: "???"
Old, master? ? ? ?
What does this have to do with the master? Shouldn't he punish the ninth young master? ?
However, after speaking, Mrs. Ji had already hurried forward with anger in her eyes.
Only Liu's mother was left standing there, looking at the other person's back gradually going away.
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