The Red Mansions

Chapter 273 Concubine saves relatives, Wang Xifeng arrives home
Lantern Festival.

Jia's mansion, big and small, is all dressed up grandly.

Among the female relatives, those who have orders, all wear orders.

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others also put on official uniforms.

It is an important matter for the noble concubine of Jia's family to visit relatives, and no one dares to neglect it.

Since the eighth day of the first lunar month, some eunuchs have come out to look in the direction first.

Where to change clothes, where to sit, where to receive gifts, where to have a banquet, where to retire.

They also inspected the local prime minister's guard against eunuchs, etc., and brought many young eunuchs out to guard everywhere and block the curtain.

Instruct the staff of Jia's house where to retreat, where to kneel, where to eat, and where to make announcements.

There are also officials from the Ministry of Industry and soldiers from the five cities to clean the streets and drive out idlers.

Jia Amnesty and other supervisors led craftsmen to tie up lanterns, fireworks, etc., and by the fourteenth day, everything had stopped.

That night, Shangxiatong never slept.

From the fifth watch onwards, the whole family, including Jia Mu and other nobles, all wear big makeup according to their products.

Everywhere in the garden, no one coughed.

Jia Amnesty was waiting outside the gate of West Street, and Jia Mu was waiting outside the gate of Rongfu.

The streets and alleys are all blocked by curtains.

Then, they just waited.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

When the flowers are about to wither, I still can't believe it.

When he got impatient, a eunuch rode over.

Jiamu and others are convinced that the imperial concubine will not be able to make it through for a while.

So Wang Xifeng proposed to go back to the mansion to rest and wait. Jia Mu and others agreed, and they all went back to their rooms.

After returning to the room for a while, another letter came, saying that the imperial concubine was coming.

So Wu Ya pressed a group of people to rush out again, and stopped in each direction.

Jia Amnesty and his family's nephew are outside the gate of West Street.

Jia Mu led the female family members of the family to greet them outside the gate.

It's been quiet for half a day, and I haven't seen anyone for a long time.

Everyone could only wait patiently.

Suddenly, a pair of red-clothed eunuchs came slowly on horseback, and dismounted at the West Street Gate.

After driving the horse out of the enclosure, he stood still with his hands down.

Half a day is another pair, and the same is true.

When I was young, a dozen or so pairs came, and I could hear the faint sound of joy.

Now the servant finally came, and then the whole family kowtowed like kowtowing bugs.

Even the old lady is no exception, at such an old age, she has to kowtow to Jia Yuanchun in a proper manner.

As the eldest granddaughter of Jia Mu, Jia Yuanchun had to accept it generously.

Who told her that she is now a noble concubine, representing the royal family?

Jia Yuanchun looked at the family of people knocked on the ground, feeling sad, but dared not speak.

Occasionally, a trace of sadness is revealed, but it passes by in a flash.

In Ningrong Back Street, Jia Yun's family came to the attic to look into the distance.

Here you can see the entire provincial house.

The villa is decorated with lights and festoons, and the decoration is magnificent.

Everywhere tents dance with coiled dragons, curtains fly with colorful phoenixes, gold and silver are resplendent, and jewels compete for brilliance.

The incense of lilies is burned in a tripod, and the stamens of Changchun are inserted in a vase.

Cranes, peacocks, deer, rabbits, chickens, geese, etc. flock in groups.

The garden is full of cigarettes and colorful flowers.

There are lights everywhere, and music is loud all the time.

I can't say enough about the peaceful weather, rich and romantic.

"This may be the peak and the decline!"

Leaning in Jia Yun's arms, Xue Baochai whispered, feeling filled with emotion.

Qin Keqing, Xi Ren, Mei Ren and other female relatives who came out of Jia's house were also puzzled.

Jia Yun murmured: "The Jia Mansion has been in decline for a long time, and it cannot be said to be at its peak now."

"Oh? Then when will Jia's mansion be considered to be at its peak?" Xue Baochai asked curiously.

Jia Yun said, "It should be when the old lady is around!"

"Over the years, Jia's family has been relying on old foundations."

"Now Lao Dier has also been hollowed out by the noble concubine visiting relatives, building villas and buying various things."

After a while, Xue Baochai said in fear: "Fortunately, my husband pulled my family out of the quagmire."

"Looking at the state of Jia's mansion, I'm afraid it may collapse in the near future."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Jia's mansion has no pillars, and we can't find the location."

"If no one is capable of turning the tide, it will take three to five years at most! It won't be too long."

Qin Keqing answered, "When I was in Jia's mansion, I already saw through the corruption of Jia's mansion."

"I really want Aunt Feng to buy more fields for sacrifices, but she declined the offer several times."

"Then why didn't you tell others?" Xue Baochai asked suspiciously.

Qin Keqing shook her head and sighed, "None of the others care about livelihood."

"Aunt Feng also only cares about the three melons and two dates in front of her. You are looking for the wrong person." Jia Yun smiled.

Qin Keqing nodded and said, "So there is no hope for the Jia family."

"It looks like a dream right now."

"The fire cooks the oil, and the flowers are clustered, but they are like bubbles, and they will be broken at a touch."

Xue Baochai pursed her lips and said softly:
"Husband, I'm tired, let's go back, this is nothing to see."

Jia Yun nodded and asked the others, "Do you still want to watch it?"

Everyone shook their heads, and felt that there was nothing to see.

So Jia Yun went downstairs with her family members and went back to her room to rest.

Silent all night.

Seventeen morning.

Jia Yun was sleeping soundly in Baoqin's room with Yinger and Baoqin in her arms.

The servant girl came to report that Wang Xifeng and Heping'er had come.

"Master, we two sisters wait for the waiter to get up and change clothes." Ying'er pursed her lips and smiled.

Everywhere you look, there are white flowers, delicate and juicy.

Yinger and Baoqin have their own beauty, especially Baoqin, which Jia Yun couldn't put it down.

After looking at them for a while, he thought that Wang Xifeng and Ping'er had just arrived, so they couldn't be left out in the cold.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, I won't let the servant girl come over to serve you."

The two girls showed their faces and smiled, quickly serving Jia Yun to dress, wash and comb her hair.

After packing up and arriving at Wang Xifeng's courtyard, it was already bustling.

"Hee hee, you're finally here!" Qin Keqing couldn't help saying happily.

When she was in Jia's mansion, she cared most closely with Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng smiled like a flower, raised her eyebrows and said, "Aren't you here?"

"In the past, you called me aunt, now, you call me sister!"

Look at the mess!

Qin Keqing blushed, and whispered, "Sister Feng?"

"Hey! Let me hear you again?" Wang Xifeng asked narrowly.

Xiren, Meiren, Xiangling, Xiang'er and other girls all laughed happily.

Jia Yun heard laughter outside, and thought to herself that this pistachio finally came from Jia's house.

"What are you laughing at? So happy!" Jia Yun walked into the room and asked with a smile.

Everyone came forward to salute.

After the ceremony, Jia Yun asked Wang Xifeng, "Have you met your mother and Baochai?"

Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and said with a smile: "As soon as I came here, I took Ping'er to pay a visit, and I dare not neglect."

She has been in Jia's mansion for so many years, so she understands the rules, so no one needs to tell her.

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Well, from now on, you are the aunt of the family."

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Ping'er, only to see her looking at him affectionately.

So he said to Wang Xifeng again: "Ping'er, I'm leaving too, she will be your sister from now on."

Ping'er's eyes were red, and he knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

From this moment, just because of Jia Yun's words, her life will be completely different.

Wang Xifeng smiled, turned around and went to the room to get a box, and handed it to Ping'er.

"Forget it, this matter was meant to be agreed."

"This gift to you is a little compensation for the decades of friendship between our master and servant."

Ping'er choked up and said, "Grandma..."

"Hehe, grandma? Sister!" Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

Ping'er: "Sister..."

(End of this chapter)