OBS Chapter 334 Invitation from the Younger Generation of the Zhen Family
Chapter 334 Invitation from the Younger Generation of the Zhen Family
This was a nice gesture, but he took it too far and said things like "the past is past." Shouldn't she be the one saying that? Even Madam Zhen couldn't take it anymore, so she turned around, went back to her room, and lay down on the bed.
After a comfortable shower, Zhen Chenhao thought it was time for him to enjoy himself. He planned to give that arrogant woman a good massage tonight, make her feel good, and then treat her kindly. However, he couldn't go too far; he also needed to let her know who was in charge of the household.
When Zhen Chenhao came out, he didn't see Madam Zhen. He walked into the inner room in confusion and saw that Madam Zhen was already lying down.
Zhen Chenhao walked over and asked:
"Why did you lie down first? Weren't you going to give Grandpa a good massage? Grandpa is waiting."
Madam Zhen turned her head and sneered:
"Since you're so skilled, there's no shortage of people to massage you, so I won't come forward."
Zhen Chenhao wondered why this woman was angry again. She was fine just a moment ago. It seemed that her gentleness and kindness were all an act. He also remembered what his second brother had said on the way, which was an insult to his wife for being petty.
"I knew you were faking it."
Zhen Chenhao didn't want to talk to her anymore.
"Go inside, I'm going to sleep."
Madam Zhen: "My temple is too small to accommodate a Buddha like you. Sir, you should go sleep in the side room."
Why should he?! Zhen Chenhao refused to be humiliated. He had already suffered at his father's hands, and now he was going to suffer at the hands of a woman? He wasn't going anywhere; he was going to sleep here tonight.
Seeing that the First Madam didn't move, Zhen Chenhao stepped over and went to sleep on the inside, pulling the quilt over himself.
Mrs. Zhen was so angry that her teeth ached, but there was nothing she could do.
The next morning, both the young prince Situ Minghe and Jia Hu received invitations from the two young masters of the Zhen family, inviting them to go out for a trip.
Situ Minghe, holding the invitation, first went to see his imperial grandfather. Upon seeing it, the emperor asked:
"Does Minghe want to go out?"
Situ Minghe had wanted to go out for a long time. He didn't expect that coming here would be even more boring than on the ship. He was stuck in the courtyard all day and couldn't go to play with Jia Hu.
Seeing that Situ Minghe wanted to go, and thinking that his little grandson hadn't really gone out much, the Emperor smiled and said:
"If Minghe wants to go, then go. Have a good time out there, and remember to bring your guards with you."
Jia Hu and Jia Zhen also went to see their grandfathers, as they also wanted to leave.
Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua knew that the Zhen family wouldn't dare to touch the three of them, so they only told them to be careful when they went out and to always have guards with them.
On the Zhen family's side, Zhen Zhangquan was overjoyed to learn that all three people he wanted to invite had agreed. He then instructed his two grandsons again to remember to ask when the Emperor would be leaving.
After breakfast, Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua delivered the food, and Jia Hu and the others went to the door to meet up with their friends.
As they approached the door, they encountered Situ Yi, who had also come to see off the young prince.
When Situ Minghe saw Jia Hu and Jia Zhen, he was so happy that he immediately rushed over and hugged them. He realized that it had been a long time since they had last seen each other.
The three children were very happy to finally meet again, and they chattered excitedly.
The three children happily walked towards the door, while Situ Yi and Jia Daishan chatted.
When they arrived at the door, Zhen Chenhao and Zhen Chenyao, along with the two young masters of the Zhen family, were already waiting by the carriage.
The children had met before; they all knew each other. They had gone out together before and had things to talk about.
Zhen Chenyao and Zhen Chenhao were somewhat surprised to see that the two dukes and the twelfth prince had come to see them off in person.
After exchanging greetings and helping the younger children onto their carriages, Jia Daishan and his party returned home.
Zhen Chenyao watched the departing carriage. This was a good opportunity, but he wouldn't choose to act today. His son also went out with him.
Thinking about how both dukes had come to see people off today, Zhen Chenyao was even more uncertain about whether he could kill Jia Hu.
After Jia Hu and the others boarded the carriage, the two young masters Zhen Jinhe began to discuss the day's arrangements. After Zhen Jinhe finished explaining the arrangements, he asked His Highness the Crown Prince and Jia Hu what they thought, indicating that this was just his idea and that if the Crown Prince and the young masters had any places they wanted to go, they could go.
Jia Hu and his companions didn't have a specific destination in mind, indicating they would go wherever the host suggested. They simply wanted to have some fun and were open to going anywhere.
The Zhen family put in a lot of effort for this trip, choosing shops that children would enjoy visiting and browsing.
This time, Jia Hu and his group finally had a relaxing time shopping.
Jia Hu and his two companions also went on a shopping spree, preparing gifts for their families.
After browsing the shops, Jia Hu was about to head to the bookstore when he suddenly remembered this was a good opportunity. He could go there as soon as he left, and perhaps visit a larger saltworks.
Jia Hu then asked which salt fields were relatively close by.
The two young masters of the Zhen family also heard about Jia Hu's plan to draw windmill blueprints and assumed he was interested.
Zhen Jinyi was younger and didn't know where it was.
Zhen Jinhe was older and had been there a few times with his father before, so he knew there was a place that was relatively close by.
Jia Hu easily coaxed him into having someone take them to the salt field.
The servants accompanying the Zhen family, upon hearing that they wanted to go to the salt fields, tried to stop them, but Jia Hu rebuked them with a few words.
The servants' meddlesome talk made Zhen Jinhe feel embarrassed in front of her friends, and she angrily scolded them, thinking that they were really meddling in other people's business. It was just a salt field, what was wrong with going there?
The further the carriage went, the more familiar it seemed to Jia Hu and Jia Zhen. It turned out that the salt field Zhen Jinhe had brought them to was the same small salt field they had visited last time. It seemed that this was the only salt field that was so close by.
Let them come. Anyway, they have doubts about this place. The fact that the two young masters of the Zhen family are here this time makes those who want to come here dare not make any rash moves.
Bringing two members of the Zhen family along would actually make it easier for him to come here to look things up, and might even be able to provide some help to his grandfathers.
Just as Jia Hu was thinking about how to be alert when they arrived, their carriage stopped. Jia Hu opened the curtain and saw that they hadn't arrived yet.
Zhen Jinhe asked what had happened.
It turned out that the carriage had been stopped by someone, and the person who stopped it was none other than Manager Li from the saltworks.
The servants opened the carriage curtain, and Steward Li greeted the young prince and his sons with exaggerated bows and greetings.
Zhen Jinhe asked:
"Uncle Li, what are you doing here? Why are you stopping our carriage?"
Zhen Jinhe actually called this Steward Li "Uncle Li," which shows that Steward Li has a very high status in the Zhen family.
Manager Li smiled and said:
"Young master, are you going to the salt field?"
Zhen Jinhe frowned. What was going on with Uncle Li? And how did Uncle Li know they were going to the salt field?
After Zhen Jinhe nodded, he looked at the servants who had initially prevented them from coming to the salt field. Someone must have been relaying a message.
Zhen Jinhe was mindful of the young prince and couldn't lose her temper. These servants dared to disobey her and secretly report her. She would deal with them immediately when she returned.
Manager Li quickly tried to dissuade him:
"It's not that I'm being nosy and want to spoil the young masters' fun, but the salt fields are currently in the midst of transporting salt out. There are so many people coming and going, it's really too noisy and chaotic. If I were to offend the young prince and all the gentlemen, I would be guilty even if I were to die a thousand deaths. That's why I've come to invite you young masters to go somewhere else to play."
When Zhen Jinhe heard Uncle Li say this, he knew that they would not be able to go to the salt field today.