Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 32
It was a nice day today, so Mother Jia asked Yuanyang to bring someone to pick some osmanthus flowers and make osmanthus cakes, so I invited all the daughters-in-law of the Jia family to sit here and taste the osmanthus cakes.

Seeing Wang Xifeng constantly enlivening the atmosphere there, Jia's mother smiled again and again;

"Okay, Feng girl, don't say hello there, you eat yours, there is no one else here."

"Understood, ancestor."

Only then did Wang Xifeng breathe a sigh of relief, the second wife and Mrs. Xing were too tight to deal with, they were exhausted.

Mother Jia turned her head to look at Li Wan who was sitting silently, and sighed inwardly;

"Zhu'er daughter-in-law, how is Lan'er doing now?"

Li Wan hurriedly stood up and replied;

"Thank you grandma for your concern. Everything is fine. Brother Lang is now in school."

"Sit down, sit down and talk back. Don't be so pretentious, just tell my old lady if you have anything to do."

"Yes, grandmother."

Li Wan sat down and continued tasting pastries.

Then Mother Jia looked at the two daughters-in-law, neither of them was fuel-efficient.

"From the second family, you should pay more attention to Xia Baoyu in the future, and see what he is doing, don't always follow the subordinates crazy, don't learn badly, old family, and save yourself in the future."

"Yes, mother."

The two of them sat there and responded.

At this time, Bao Yong broke in from the outside, saw many female relatives in charge of the house, and immediately knelt down to greet;
"I have seen all the wives, my servant Bao Yong greets all the wives."

Mother Jia was a little displeased to see her servant Bao Yong coming in rashly;
"What's the matter, so urgent!"

Seeing that Jia's mother was unhappy, Bao Yong was also in a cold sweat. There were so many people present who said yes or no, and knelt there silently.

Seeing Bao Yong kneeling there silently, Jia Mu thought that there was something else to hide, so she said angrily;

"Ask you something, this is the head of the family, why can't you say it?"

With a wry smile on his face, Bao Yong bit the bullet and raised his head to answer Jia Mu's words;
"Returning to the old lady, the servant just entered the mansion and went to the side door. I met the porter who was blocking the Wang family's young master Wang Ren, so I stepped forward and slapped the porter twice, but."

Wang Xifeng and the second wife immediately focused their attention when they heard that it was about their natal family, and Mrs. Xing even secretly pricked up her ears, thinking about something,

"But what?"

"But Young Master Wang Ren was so angry that he didn't enter the door. He left a letter and left with a sneer. No matter how much I tried to persuade him, he couldn't stop him."

Mrs. Xing didn't let it go when she got the chance, she said sarcastically;
"That's right, this housekeeper is so powerful that he even stops his own nephew from entering. The whole capital will know that the threshold of Jia's residence is high."

"What did you say."

The prayer beads in the hands of the second wife turned even faster.

"Okay, when is it? Who arranged for the concierge to sell it together with the concierge, and it would be a disaster to keep it. What about the letter, who did you say it was for?"

Jia's mother was thinking about the strength of it. It's not a good thing for the Wang family to come to him for something, Jia's mother confirmed again;

"Then Young Master Wang's tone is so sneer?"

Under the watchful eyes of the two wives of the Wang family, Bao Yong nodded his head with difficulty.

"Bring it here, let's see what letter, that's all right, Bao Yong, go down, who will read it?"

Mother Jia took the letter and sent Bao Yong away, then turned to look at the two Wang family members and asked.

"Let Feng girl see, I don't care about home anymore."

The second wife was talking, but she clenched the Buddhist beads even tighter.

"Okay, Feng girl, come and take a look."

Wang Xifeng also cursed in her heart that the concierge was blind, now that her brother doesn't know what to say to him, what trust is there, he is so angry that he doesn't give himself, there are so many troubles these days.

He took the letter from Jiamu's hand and opened the envelope, opened it and looked at it, and he knew it was written by his uncle and father, so he said to Jiamu;

"Old ancestor, this letter was written by my uncle."

When Jia's mother heard Wang Xifeng's words, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't feel very good.

"Feng girl, quickly see what you said?"

"Yes, my ancestor, let me take a look."

Wang Xifeng browsed through it briefly, saw the conflict between Jia's family and her aunt Wang, and was stunned for a while. Her fantasy for the past few days turned out to be Nanke Yimeng, so Wang Xifeng was so stunned.

This frightened others, especially the second wife, who didn't inform herself of something important.

Jia's mother also called Feng girl a few times, but there was no reply.

"What's going on? Feng girl, Feng girl."

It wasn't until Li Wan picked up the tea and poured it directly that Wang Xifeng came back to his senses.

Wang Xifeng looked at her wet head and asked stupidly what was going on. Mother Jia explained the matter and asked what was written and why she became like this.

Wang Xifeng is also not easy to speak, could it be that people from the Jia family are bullying and intimidating those from the Wang family.

"Yo, how about I take a look, what a big event is rare for you, is it someone who is looking for a little wife again?"

Mrs. Xing watched a big play nearby, so she gave some material.

"Speak if you can, and go back if you can't."

Mother Jia said Mrs. Xing mercilessly.

"Hey, old ancestor, I'm not worried for you! See what you said, if not, I'll read it."

"You don't need to trouble the eldest lady."

Wang Xifeng also couldn't understand the face of the eldest lady, so she pushed back directly.

"You, okay, then you can talk about it."

Mrs. Xing didn't worry too much, the fun was yet to come.

"Grandmother, this matter is about Jinling."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and Jia Mu immediately understood what Wang Xifeng meant.Could it be that something went wrong with the Jia family in Jinling, and they haven't responded to a letter for so long, it seems.

At this time, the old lady was also silent, and the eldest lady was also stunned. It seemed that there was something going on.

The second wife's complexion is getting worse and worse. It's obvious that the grandparents and grandchildren have something to hide from themselves, especially Wang Xifeng dared to take me like this.

Over there, Mother Jia came back to her senses and asked directly.

"Let's talk about the result."

"Grandmother, the letter said that the woman is an orphan of the tenth house of the Wang family, but she was threatened by the ninth house of the Jia family to become a child. This girl refused, sold her ancestral property and left, and went north alone. Jinling knows about this."

Wang Xifeng just said briefly and carelessly, because the original words were even more unbearable.

After hearing this, Mother Jia swayed slightly, and slowly sat down with her crutches on her back, her expression gloomy.
"You can't live by doing your own crimes. Hey, the heroes of the Jia family never thought that all their children and grandchildren are capable people."

"Mother, my daughter-in-law doesn't understand why this involves the tenth room of the Wang family, what can happen to relatives so far away."

"You, never look outside, just stare at the petty profits in the house. The first daughter of the tenth house is Luo Yunhou's biological mother, you know."

"what!"

Before the second wife could react, Mrs. Xing understood. She screamed and immediately covered her mouth. This really stimulated the Jia family to make another enemy.

"Ah, how could this happen!"

It wasn't until this time that he realized what he was talking about. He had been messing around for a long time. The key point was that the family got up, and the second wife actually became envious of the clan sister who hadn't met, and her son was named a marquis.

"Tell me what to do?"

Mother Jia asked with a headache,

"Mother, let me tell you. This Wang Shihan is also my sister. First of all, whether this matter is true or not is true. Those who are present are all relatives. Let's talk it over. If it's not, then it's fine."

"Second Madam is really big-hearted, you go to make peace, I'm afraid that if you fail to make peace, you will become enemies and you will be in trouble."

Mrs. Xing sneered at the side, Mother Jia did not refute Mrs. Xing this time, and everyone said that Mother Jia was also worried.

At the gate of Jia's mansion, Bao Yong followed Lai Da, went directly to the porter's room to catch the boy, and he was going to sell him directly. He didn't listen to the boy crying and begging for mercy. At this time, another middle-aged man in Jinyi came over
"Is this the Jia Mansion?"

Bao Yong quickly replied;

"Yes, who are you?"

"Oh, I'm an errand runner, the second steward of the Zhen family's chamber of commerce in Jiangnan. This is a letter from Mrs. Zhen to the old lady. I'm looking for your manager."

When Lai Day heard that it belonged to Jiangnan Zhen's family, he didn't dare to be negligent and replied directly;
"I'm the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, tell me if you have anything to say."

The middle-aged man didn't dare to take it too seriously, and replied politely;
"It turned out to be Housekeeper Lai. This is a letter from Mrs. Zhen. You hand it to the old lady."

Lai Da took the letter and put it in his arms,
"Come in for a break, and I'll send a message right away."

"I will not rest under the direction of the butler Lai. The master still has important things to do, so I will leave!"

"Then don't give it away, please!"

After the messenger left, Lai Da went straight to Rongxi Hall.

(End of this chapter)