After wandering all the way, Zheng Xiong finally made it through the journey from the pharmacy to his home.
At the door, two newly hired concierges were standing guard.
After all, it is the position of a marquis, and a marquis's mansion must have some appearance.
It's already very shabby, and we haven't moved yet, otherwise the quality could be improved a bit.
This is why officials' salaries seem to be enough to support a family, and they should be able to live a good life, but there is always not enough money.
It is the nature of Chinese people to save face. You can live worse than me, but I can never live worse than you.
The trend of comparison exists in any era.
Zheng Xiong had nothing to say when faced with this situation at home.
After all, there are only two concierges. If they come according to their own titles, they will have to hire more than a hundred people to meet their status.
"Master Hou is back."
"What happened to Mr. Hou?"
As soon as Zheng Xiong, who was grinning, got off the carriage, his good mood was ruined by two concierges.
"Don't call me Marquis. My title is gone. Pay the money and help me back."
He didn't say much to the two concierges, he just explained, and Zheng Xiong was helped into the yard by a concierge.
Only one person was left to negotiate the fare with the coachman and handle the follow-up.
Early in the morning, Zheng Qi took Zheng Hu to deal with the family business. Now only Zheng Zhi and a few women are left at home.
Seeing Zheng Xiong being taken home by the concierge, he quickly asked.
"Boy, what's wrong with you?"
This hurdle cannot be overcome. Before everyone knows everything, it is indispensable to ask questions and questions will inevitably arise.
It happened that several people in the family were asking questions, and they couldn't avoid it, so they continued to explain the reasons patiently.
"If you do something wrong, you will be punished, and the title of Champion Marquis will be gone. Don't mention the title in the future."
Hearing Zheng Xiong's reply, the aunt's mother Jia was obviously disappointed.
It turned out that since Zheng Xiong was made a marquis, Jia had been able to mix well in the circles of the powerful by virtue of her imperial decree, and was often called to the harem for gatherings by Empress Ma.
Not long after the pleasure brought by the improvement of body, mind and status, Zheng Xiong's bad news arrived as promised.
The feeling of loss and unwillingness was already written on his face.
It was in sharp contrast to the caring expressions of Wei Hong, Han Yue'er and Zheng Xiu.
However, Zheng Xiong was the hope of the whole family. Even though Jia was unwilling to give up, she still managed to show a look of concern and asked for help.
"How's the injury? Do you want to find a doctor to check on you? Don't leave the root cause of the disease."
The relationship with Jia was not that good, but it was not that bad either. Faced with the question from Jia, his aunt, Zheng Xiong still responded respectfully.
"Thank you for your concern, aunt. There is nothing wrong with the child. He has already applied medicine at the pharmacy. He just needs to rest. There is no need to worry, aunt."
Hearing this, Mrs. Jia breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with concern.
"As long as it's okay, women shouldn't talk too much about the affairs of the court, but you should be careful not to offend His Majesty."
"During this period, my mother has also met many ladies, all of whom are from high-ranking families. If you have any difficulties, tell your mother, I will go and walk around for you, and it is still feasible for them to go back and enjoy the pillow breeze. "
"I'll say something nice to you then. Maybe the title can be regained and you don't have to feel sad."
Zheng Xiong was confused when he heard this. He looked at me and looked sad. Why didn't I know?
Besides, you are doing well in the circle of ladies, and that is to give face to this title. Now that the title is gone, you really think that everyone else is a white lotus!
Communication, communication, only those with the same status are called communication.
Once you lose power, it will be a castle in the air. It is still a matter of debate whether others can take you to play.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on them. The relationship between the prince and the prince is more useful than this.
Besides, the title is the same as the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book. It looks good, but is actually of little use.
All the power of interpretation lies in Lao Zhu's hands.
Lao Zhu doesn't want you to die, so he will immediately make a ready-made iron roll and give it to you.
If I want you to die, even having a death-free gold medal is useless.
Now that it’s gone, it’s gone. I don’t have so many ideas.
I don’t know how many noble ladies were able to laugh at the end, and Zheng Xiong didn’t want to be associated with them and the relationship behind them.
Seeing Mrs. Jia getting more and more excited as she talked, Zheng Xiong quickly interrupted.
"Auntie, don't go looking for them, I know what's going on."
Jia was obviously still a little unwilling, and wanted to say a few more words, but Zheng Xiong, who was watching his words, beat him to the punch.
"This is such a big deal. I spent all my gold medals to save one life. The situation is pretty good now. Please don't cause any trouble."
"ah!"
Zheng Xiong's words made several people look in disbelief, and a little bit lucky. They all covered their chests with scared expressions.
Seeing that what Zheng Xiong said was serious, Han Yue'er also tried to persuade Jia.
"Sister, it's better to do less than to do more. Heroes have a sense of propriety. We women don't know the situation clearly, so we'd better not make things worse."
Jia was obviously still a little unwilling, but she was alone and reluctant to speak.
"Since you don't need to help mom, forget it. If you need help with anything next time, just say it. It will still give you some face."
"Don't worry, ma'am, I will keep this in mind."
After looking around, Zheng Xiong could only say something to drive them away when he saw that several people had not left yet.
"Mom, mom, I'm fine. You all go and do your work. I can rest by myself."
"Then you take good care of yourself, and I won't bother you anymore for my mother's sake."
Mrs. Jia was very sensible and left after saying this. Han Yuer and Zheng Xiuer also left together.
Being able to jump is not a big deal in the first place, but it happened to Zheng Xiong, which made a few people more worried.
After everyone left, Zheng Xiong lay down back in his small room.
Wei Hong followed along and took on the task of taking care of Zheng Xiong.
But he just settled down for Zheng Xiong and left.
After all, the injury was in a bad position and he was in the wrong position. It was difficult to do anything for Zheng Xiong to have some fun.
When Zheng Qi and Zheng Hu came back and saw Zheng Xiong like this, they came over to ask a few questions and find out what happened.
Unlike Jia's unwillingness, men are more rational.
Zheng Qi and Zheng Hu knew something about officialdom.
There are ups and downs in officialdom, but as long as people are fine, everything else is easy to talk about.
As for what the future holds, no one can say clearly.
In this way, Zheng Xiong was quietly recuperating at home. As his health improved, he had more fun.
Unbeknownst to Zheng Xiong, Jia was also working hard for her and Zheng Xiong's wealth.
It's just different from the past. Although the current circle of ladies is still peaceful and full of smiles on the surface, it is also very considerate to the Jia family who comes to visit.
But as long as there is a sense of alienation, it is clearly felt.
They made promises and promises, but the results were like the calm lake surface, without any ripples.
After trying hard, it was all in vain, and Jia finally gave up the struggle.
There is nothing worse than this in the world.
(End of chapter)
