Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 466 Why are you talking today?
Rongguo Mansion,
In Rongqing Hall,

The heated kang in the thermal pavilion was still burning, and the whole room was warm. When people were lying on the bed, they didn't want to get up when they felt sleepy.

But that's it,
Grandmother Jia, the old lady, got up early this morning. She heard the bad news that day. After she fainted from crying, she invited the imperial doctor from the palace to come and take a look, and prescribed a prescription to soothe the mind. Now she has rested for the night. Looking great.

Yuanyang deliberately prepared a better breakfast, which was all the old lady's favorite meals. She also specially called Sanchun girl and came with his wife and daughter-in-law to have a meal with her. However, she did not invite Lin Daiyu. He didn't invite her, but Lin Daiyu was heartbroken yesterday and needed a good rest. Yuanyang knew her own sense of proportion.

Especially Wang Xifeng, who received the news and came here early to help, and now the hall is still filled with laughter and laughter,

I found a topic and started talking.

"Old lady, don't be sad. The court will make its own decision on this matter. Wasn't that Wang family also killed by the whole family of the court? They avenged their aunt and uncle. No matter what, Yu'er is here. I’m so lucky to have you by my side.”

Li Wan was sitting on the other side, opposite Wang Xifeng, smiling and comforting,

"Yes, old lady, Miss Lin is also a noble now, and she also has Uncle Cheng'en hanging on her. She will definitely be rich and noble in the future. When it comes to honors in the capital, except for the title of Marquis Luoyun, there is no one else. It has been sealed, which shows that the palace is anxious."

Li Wan felt quite complicated. He was a real nobleman. He had a title and was squeezed into the ranks of nobles. Even though he was living in the Duke's mansion, once the two families separated, he would probably become a white citizen. The wife, even the second wife, no matter how prestigious she is now, will also lose her glory when the time comes.

On the contrary, he was from a big family, and he was still from a powerful family. Even Wang Xifeng was better than him.

I don't know whether it was because of the feeling in her heart or the stimulation she had received in the past few days, but the second wife seemed to have come to her senses and knew the importance of official status and title.

However, the rules of the house were set as early as the old Duke's time. The title and the Duke's mansion belong to the first house, and the property income of the house belongs to the second house. If he wants to seize the title, there is no hope at all. With his niece Wang Xifeng watching over him, if he gets annoyed, he will definitely lose more than he gains.

But when I thought of Lin Daiyu, I had an idea in my mind. Isn't this done? It's just that Luo Yunhou was standing there, so he didn't dare to act rashly. If he really wanted to find a solution, he still needed the old lady to nod. He could only wait and see before saying anything. Help take advantage of it,

"Yes, there is no need for the old lady to be sad. It's over now. Baoyu was originally going to come over to pay his respects to his ancestors today. Who would have thought that I went to the yard and before I even entered the house, I heard Baoyu reading in the study. , you said it so early, it was a pain for him, so my daughter-in-law didn’t dare to go in and disturb him, so she just went out."

Jia Mu, who was still not very interested, came back to her senses when she heard the second wife talking about Baoyu. This was her darling, and she must not suffer any loss. She asked urgently,
"Why did you get up so early? Don't stay up too long. Has Baoyu eaten?"

"Back to the old lady, don't worry. My daughter-in-law has already told me to eat something and rest immediately after reading. Naturally, I won't be tired."

Of course, the second wife left just after making arrangements. She could not bear the hardships of Baoyu. Jia Mu was relieved after hearing this.

"That's good. You can't just study hard. You should relax a bit. By the way, Yu'er is here."

Only then did Jia Mu remember that Lin Daiyu was not here. She looked around and saw no figure of Lin Daiyu.

The mandarin duck behind him came to his side to reply.
"Back to the old lady, I didn't notify Miss Lin. I was afraid that she would be sad, so I wanted to let her rest for a while."

Hearing Yuanyang's reply, Jia Mu didn't mention it again. It was indeed the case. It would be better to rest more. Then she looked at Yuanyang behind her and sighed,
"You, from now on, don't do anything when you are around me. Just let them do it. Also, whether you are a slave or not, just remember the old lady's good deeds in the future. I have been with you for so long. , I finally thought about it for you. By the way, the person who sold her body in the house knows the place, so take it out and burn it. Then go back and ask Feng Yatou to register you in Shuntian Mansion."

The people in the house were shocked after hearing this.

what happened?No one expected that the old lady would say these words at this time, and everyone knew about Yuanyang.

That day was Lin Daiyu's first visit to the house. Mother and son from the Luoyun Hou Mansion accompanied her in the hall, but the old lady agreed to the person who asked for it in person.

I thought it was a joke, but I didn't realize it until now. It seems to be true. If nothing else, Yuanyang is no longer the same as before after she is freed from her slave status. She is regarded as the future concubine of the Hou Mansion, so her identity is different. .

Don't look at the Rongguo Mansion. Although the Second Wife is very powerful, there is no check or balance on Aunt Zhao. The only thing that can make the Second Wife angry is Aunt Zhao showing off her power in the house. Even the Second Wife can't do anything to her.

There is nothing else between women. As long as there is a little movement and one person knows about it, everyone will probably know about it. Yuanyang's eyes were red, holding back tears, he knelt down and said,

"The old lady wants to drive me away, but I can't bear to leave. I have lived here for more than ten years. I have long regarded this place as my home."

After she finished speaking, she shed tears. Even Jia Mu was moved and cursed softly,
"Why are you crying? Who wants to drive you away? I have arranged your affairs first. If you really leave, I still don't agree. Most of the things in the inner hall have to be taken care of by you."

Yuanyang was overjoyed, knowing that he had made a mistake, and wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Thank you, old lady. As long as you are here, I will always be your slave."

"Chier, how can I keep you forever?"

With a sigh, Jia Mu stretched out her hand and touched the ends of Yuanyang's hair, sighing. She felt bad when she said she was leaving.Wang Xifeng stared at Yuanyang. She really didn't expect Yuanyang to be so loyal, and she didn't see clearly what the old lady Jia Mu meant.
Today, he actually revealed the arrangements for this matter in front of everyone. Could it be the second wife’s understanding? However, after looking at the second wife again, her face remained expressionless, and she knew that she could not tell what was going on, so she said One sentence,
"That's what the old lady said. There are so many things inside and outside the courtyard. No one can be left out, but Yuanyang can't be left out. If you leave, it won't be a mess, old lady. It's time to complain again."

Wang Xifeng held her voice and spoke delicately, which made Sanchun couldn't help but laugh. Xichun couldn't help but say,
"Second sister-in-law, you are the best at talking. No matter what I hear, you never get disgusted."

"That's right. I think the second sister-in-law is the most satisfying."

Tanchun also spoke out to help, but Yingchun smiled and said nothing. When Wang Xifeng saw Sanchun's expression, she didn't realize that he was teasing her, and snorted softly,
"Okay, even I dare to make fun of you. This month's monthly report hasn't been sent out yet. If none of you three are left behind, it's gone."

"Ah. What a good sister-in-law, isn't she?"

Xichun immediately curled her lips and begged for mercy. Jia Mu smiled when she saw it.
"Okay, you can go ahead and bully them, and see if they still have fun with you in the future. At this point, the old lady asked if something happened last night. I heard people say that the official warehouse in the capital caught fire. ?”

"Ah, is it true?"

"I haven't heard of it."

Miharu was startled. This was a big deal. The capital city was on fire. I was afraid that some officials would lose their hats.

Only the second wife and Wang Xifeng did not rush to deny it. Although the second wife does not care about the big and small matters in the house now, her confidants are all in their seats. They come here to report all the big and small matters without exception. Naturally, they know what happened last night, but they don’t know much. If it's late, I'll report to myself in the morning.

What did Wang Xifeng think was going on? She didn't want to pay attention to these disturbing things and had been busy inside and outside the house. She had known about this for a long time. She also knew that last night, a chamberlain came to inform the two gentlemen to attend the morning court. It must be because When I saw the old lady and asked about the fire last night, she replied,
"The old lady is really well-informed. There was a fire there last night. It was said that many official warehouses were burned down. Someone in the palace sent a message at night, asking the two gentlemen to prepare to go to court today. It must be for this reason, but There shouldn’t be any problem.”

Unexpectedly, Jia Mu's face changed after hearing her original words of comfort, and she informed everyone in the palace. It could not be serious. In the capital, no matter how big or small, as long as the court meeting is notified, there will definitely be a fight between dragons and tigers, above the court. There are dangers everywhere, even if you don't do some things, it may affect the fish in the pond, so be careful in everything. Looking at Wang Xifeng's indifferent look, explain it with a straight face,
"Girl Feng, you can't say this. Although the impact is not big, the official warehouse is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Department. If something goes wrong, it is not a trivial matter. Besides, we should take care of the small and not the big, so the family must have appropriate reserves. Some food and other things are just in case, and the most important thing is to appease the people in the house, so I will let people buy them today."

When Jia's mother heard that the official warehouse was burned, she had a bad premonition. Although she didn't know what happened in the morning, it would be a big mistake to prepare more. With so many people in the house, if they were short of food, it would be easy to become unhappy. Stable, many things cannot stand the test.

Wang Xifeng didn't think so. It was just a few granaries. After a few of them were burned down, there were still so many. There were still shortages. It was just a piece of grain. It didn't cost much money to buy some. Seeing that Jia Mu was still a little worried, she comforted her,

"I understand, old lady, I will personally arrange for someone to go shopping today. Ping'er, let Lai Wang take the boy to the nearest market to buy three months' worth of food."

"Yes, Second Grandma."

Ping'er responded outside and then left. Seeing this, Jia's mother stopped asking questions.

Lixiangyuan,
In the past few days, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai sorted out the account books together, then sent someone to follow the shopkeeper and accountant, and took the boy to the Xue family's restaurant in the capital. They cleaned up and repaired it, and then secretly hung up. A plaque for Yunhai Bank was erected.

Then he wrote letters to the Hou Mansion, and the steward of the Hou Mansion led the soldiers to constantly go to Sihai Bank to exchange money. The amount was so large that the shopkeeper of Sihai Bank broke out in a cold sweat every time he saw the steward coming.

But even so, it is just a simple village that has not been opened yet.

Xue Baochai was very thoughtful and led people to subdivide the account books day and night. However, since Xue Pan had a heart-to-heart drink with Jia Lian, he did not break his promise. He took Jia Qiang of Ningguo Mansion and found the old man again. Those who were eating wine drank a few more drinks. In less than a few days, all the nephews and nephews of the Jia Zhai clan who went to the clan school were already familiar with them. Those who are familiar with it all like to interact with him.

Today we get together to drink, tomorrow we admire the moon and flowers, we even get together for gambling and prostitution. Gradually, we do everything. We feel that this is our life. I don’t want to live in Jia’s house. I am afraid that my uncle will take care of me and arrest me, so I will not feel comfortable. But my mother and sister have no choice but to live here. I insist on staying here, and the owner of the house is very diligent and diligent in staying, so I have to stay temporarily, and then secretly send people back to the old house to clean and tidy up the yard, in case something happens, I will go out, but now I feel quite happy and unwilling to miss Shu. The Jia family members shouted at Mr. Xue one after another, and they didn't know why.

It stands to reason that Jia Zheng was an upright man, well-trained, well-managed, and well-received among his colleagues. However, there were too many clansmen living in scattered places, and he could not take care of these things.

Secondly, the current clan leader is Jia Zhen from Dongfu. He is the eldest grandson of Ningfu and has assumed the post. He is free to take charge of the affairs of the clan. As an elder, if he interferes in the affairs of the clan, he is afraid of gossip.

Thirdly, after he was promoted to a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, he had a lot of business and private affairs, and he was naturally unrestrained. He did not take worldly affairs as a priority. In his free time, he just read books, played chess, and talked with the guests in the house. He didn't mind much other things.

Therefore, the younger generation of the clan, those who had some money could live in a leisurely manner, and those who did not had no choice but to do hard labor. However, Xue Pan tasted the sweetness and gradually gave up the idea of ​​emigrating. However, he did not let anyone come back. Instead, he took the money. The reason for the renovation was that I saw the beauty hidden in the golden house of Marquis Luo Yun, and wanted to imitate the Marquis and raise one.

However, there were no suitable candidates to choose from. I wanted to go to a brothel to choose a woman to redeem myself, but I didn't know that no one with a name and a surname would redeem me. On the contrary, ordinary brothel girls were waiting eagerly. That Yanchun Tower Xue Pan had no choice but to give up and hope to find a good girl to take good care of him. However, he had only been in the capital for such a short time and had no time to look for her. It's just that I didn't catch my eye. After all, the women in the Marquis's Mansion and the women in the Duke's Mansion are all beautiful, showy and smart, even those who are served by big maids, how can they compare with those women from small families? .

Therefore, these days, apart from hanging around with friends from the Jia family, I also try to find out where there is a young lady to be married, so that I can go to the door and drag people to find a matchmaker for a concubine. As soon as I mentioned this to Jia Qiang, Jia Qiang became interested. I also asked people to inquire around, but after all, there are many women who are ladies of the world. They stay at home without stepping out of the door. They would not go out shopping by themselves, so I tried to find some. They all asked for betrothal gifts first. Let's talk about other things, so, after this, Jia Qiang and Xue Pan explained the matter and gave up their thoughts. Then they murmured and went directly to the brothel to relax.

Especially Jia Qiang, who has been targeted by Jia Rong these days in Ningguo Mansion. Although she is still the same as before, she is on guard. Ever since Jia Zhen became obsessed with Taoism and started refining elixirs, she has not been seen all day long. , Except for the general manager Lai Sheng, who is in charge of the rest of the affairs in the house, Jia Rong has now also reached out and got involved himself, causing disagreements in Ningguo Mansion. After all, the atmosphere is no longer the same as before.

Fortunately, I have been hanging out with Xue Pan for some time now, which is not bad, but I don't know what will happen in the future.

　The previous chapter was wrongly timed and posted wrongly. Thank you all for your continued support. It’s getting colder, so wear more clothes!

　　
　
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