Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 192 Calculation
Second Sister You, who was lying on the bed, heard Xue Baochai's words, and her eyes immediately shone with joy. She turned her head and looked at Jia Rui expectantly.

Jia Rui looked at the expectation in the eyes of this weak woman who had just given birth to a daughter, and felt that there was no reason to refuse anyway.

"It's not a big deal, just take care of it."

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Second Sister You looked at Xue Baochai again.

Xue Baochai smiled and said to Yinger who was following him:
"Go and arrange the manpower. Today, Aunt Yu's mother and sister will be brought over to stay with her for a while."

Ying'er agreed and left to make arrangements.

Jia Rui sat by the bed and comforted Sister You for a few more words, touched his daughter, then turned and left.

Xue Baochai also said a few comforting words to Sister You and followed Jia Rui away.

After the two of them left, Xianglan, who had been standing next to her as a pillar, walked to the bed and said:

"Grandma, it seems that the things we prepared are no longer needed."

Sister You's face looked a little disappointed at this time. She sighed and said, "I didn't expect it to be a girl."

It turns out that Second Sister You is not as harmless as she seems on the surface, she looks like a fool.

During this period of pregnancy, she had already begun to make secret arrangements and even prepared a lot of food.

She even prepared a dozen pieces of fabric for children.

This was because Xianglan kept beating the drum beside her to let her know that if she gave birth to a boy, she would be a threat to Xue Baochai, so she made preparations in advance.

It's a pity that all these preparations were in vain, Xue Baochai would not attack a girl who was not a threat.

In fact, Second Sister You was relieved. Although he had made all kinds of preparations, she was still the weak and inferior girl.

She didn't want to conflict with anyone, she just wanted to stay with Jia Rui and spend her life peacefully.

Now that she has given birth to a daughter, this has made Second Sister You feel relieved and her whole spirit has relaxed.

When it was time for dinner, Mother You and Third Sister You were carried on a sedan chair to Second Sister You’s yard in Dingxihou Mansion.

In the afternoon, Mother You received a report from the servant in Jia Rui's house. After learning that Sister You had given birth to a daughter, she felt very upset.

My daughter's belly was really disappointing. She finally got pregnant, but in the end she only gave birth to a little girl.

If a boy is born, relying on Jia Rui's status, he will not be able to inherit the Dingxi Marquis Mansion in the end, but he will at least be an official in the future.

At that time, Second Sister You will be able to move out with her son and live the life of an old lady.

But now, a girl is not going to get married in the end, and Second Sister You still has no life-long support.

Although she thought so, Mother You still followed the young man to Sister You's place.

As soon as mother and daughter entered the door, Third Sister You happily ran to the bedside, looked at the baby next to Second Sister You, and chirped:

"Is this my niece? Why does she look like a little monkey? She doesn't look like my sister at all!"

You's mother walked over, pulled her daughter aside, and finally complained: "This is just a newborn, and they all look like this. It will be fine after a while when they grow out."

As she spoke, Mother You sat beside her daughter's bed. When she saw that there was only her daughter's personal maid Lanxiang and no one else beside the bed, she said:
"Girl, you have worked hard this time, but don't relax. We women need a son to rely on us for life."

When she said this, You Mu thought of her own sadness, and her eyes became a little red.

In fact, after You's mother died for the first time, if she had a son by her side, she would not have remarried and been exterminated by her tribe.

It was precisely because of this incident that Mother You deeply felt the importance of having a son.

Then Mother You began to instill the benefits of her son into Sister You, so that she could rely on her son in the future.

Second Sister You, who was lying on the bed a little lazily, began to get nervous again in her eyes as she listened to her mother's words.

She originally thought that after giving birth to a daughter and Xue Baochai, there would be no conflict and she would be able to live peacefully. However, she did not expect that her mother's words would make her feel in crisis again.

Yes, there is no conflict with Xue Baochai now, but what will I do when I get old in the future?Do you want to die in silence under the shelter of others?

It seems that I have to have a son!

After talking about this, Second Sister You's eyes changed from weak to firm.

When Mother You saw her daughter, her eyes were firm and she nodded frequently, knowing that the girl was listening to the advice.

Now that she had achieved her goal, Mother You said nothing more, but changed the subject and started talking about the baby next to her.

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Ningguo Mansion.

The head of the family, Youshi, was sitting in her room, instructing several maids and women to do things.

A maid quietly came to Youshi's side and said in his ear: "Grandma, the second lady has given birth to a girl."

Youshi frowned after hearing this.

In fact, she didn't want to hear any news about Sister You and her daughter.

After all, she is not You's mother's biological daughter. You's mother just got married. Not long after, You had already joined the Ningguo Mansion, so the relationship with You's mother was not very good.

It's just because of face that we can't turn against him. "I asked someone to send me some ginseng medicine and a few bolts of silk. They said I was busy here and didn't have time to go over and see them."

Before the maid spoke, Jia Zhen walked in from outside.

Youshi hurried over to help Jia Zhen change clothes.

"I just heard you say that one of our relatives had a daughter?"

It turns out that when Jia Zhen came in just now, she overheard what Mrs. You and her maid said.

"This is my second sister You Erjie. Didn't she marry Jia Rui as a concubine? She gave birth to a daughter today."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen's eyes lit up, "It turns out that the second sister has given birth, so we have to celebrate properly."

Saying this, Jia Zhen walked around on the ground a few times, then turned to Youshi and said, "You will go to the Hou Mansion to see your sister with the gift in person tomorrow."

Youshi was a little reluctant.

You know, she is also the head grandmother of Ningguo Mansion, and she is originally considered equal to Xue Baochai.

Now what does it matter to her in the past? Her sister is Jia Rui's concubine. She is far worse than Xue Baochai. She went to visit her sister. Doesn't this mean she is worse than Xue Baochai?
Although she thought so in her heart, she did not dare to disobey Jia Zhen. She could only nod her head and said, "I'll go there after breakfast tomorrow."

Jia Zhen nodded with satisfaction, then sat on the bed. The maid brought fragrant tea, and he took it in his hand and took a sip.

"But Qing has been gone for a few years. Brother Rong can't stay single like this. I've found a marriage for him. You can go over there in two days to see how the girl is doing. If she's a good person, let's settle it. "

Saying this, Jia Zhen took out an envelope from her arms and handed it to Youshi.

Youshi's eyes flashed, and she took the envelope and opened it as if nothing had happened. It turned out that she was the second daughter of a small official, just as she thought.

Youshi gently put the letter aside, and then said with a smile: "I will go see my sister tomorrow, and I will go and see this girl the day after tomorrow."

Jia Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and then I turned around and left Youshi's place, going to the concubine's room next to her.

At this time, Youshi's eyes began to darken.

I didn't expect that Qin Keqing would leave and another one would come. If any gossip spreads again, Ningguo Mansion will be embarrassed to see anyone in the future.

Youshi sighed.

After Qin Keqing left, Jia Zhen did become honest for a while.

However, with the sudden rise of Jia Rui, the whole Jia family began to expand again.

Later, Jia Yuanchun was named a virtuous concubine, and now the Jia family became even more unscrupulous.

Because in their opinion, their Jia family has a double insurance. When the Emperor is alive, Jia Rui is there to support him. If one day the Emperor is gone and Jia Rui loses his power, isn't there still a queen in the palace? ?

And Jia Zhen is the representative of this idea.

Therefore, the marriage that was originally discussed for Brother Rong had already made a request not to see his father-in-law again. He almost agreed, but suddenly regretted it.

Didn't I know somewhere that the official's daughter was pretty, so I made another idea.

Seeing this, the other junior official did not refuse. This was because he was interested in the strength of the Jia family.

Although she knew the twists and turns, what could she do as a woman? She could only listen to her husband's arrangements.

However, Youshi thought about the second sister You who was going to meet tomorrow.

Second Sister You is in Jia Rui's house. Although she is a concubine, I heard that Jia Rui's house is still very clean. Jia Rui only has one wife and one concubine.

It seems that my sister is still very favored. Otherwise, I can go and talk about this matter in my sister's ears tomorrow. If Jia Rui knows about it, she should be able to stop Jia Zhen.

After thinking of this, Youshi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the contempt for Sister You disappeared in her heart.

Early the next morning, Mrs. You got dressed neatly, took her maid and her mother-in-law, and left the Ningguo Mansion in a sedan, followed Ningrong Street, and arrived in front of the Dingxihou Mansion.

After Xue Baochai got the news, he hurried to the second gate to greet him.

After a while, Mrs. You entered the second gate on a sedan carried by her mother-in-law.

At this point, Mr. You got off the sedan chair.

Xue Baochai came up to meet you, grabbed Youshi's hand and said with a smile, "What kind of wind brought my sister-in-law here."

"My sister gave birth to a girl, isn't it? I came over to take a look."

Xue Baochai seemed to suddenly realize, "I was confused."

Youshi was also satisfied with Xue Baochai's performance.

Sure enough, she is still the clever and insightful sister Bao.

Xue Baochai seemed to have forgotten that Second Sister You and Youshi were sisters on the surface. In fact, this was to separate Second Sister You and Youshi.

In this way, Youshi won't feel embarrassed.

After the two chatted and laughed for a while, Xue Baochai took Youshi to his yard.

(End of this chapter)