The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 181 Jia Cong: From now on, instead of calling me brother Bao, I should call me sister Bao!
Jia Cong glanced at Xifeng faintly, "What do you mean, are you asking me to choose between the two of you?"

Youshi felt angry at this moment and looked at Xifeng with a bit of resentment. Don't think that she couldn't understand the meaning of Xifeng's words. "We who are sisters-in-law" clearly brought Daiyu with us. , so that Jia Cong, the brother-in-law, mistakenly thought that she would watch over Daiyu when he was not around?

Yingchun was still dumbfounded, and Xichun still didn't understand the vigor of adult women competing for favor. Tanchun had always been shrewd, and he could smell the smell of gunpowder from the few words the two of them said.

Dai Yuyan frowned slightly, inevitably thinking that Sister-in-law Lian was sent over again and again to invite Brother Cong to the banquet. Resentment arose in her heart and she couldn't get angry at her, so she took it out on her elder sister-in-law. ?
"Second sister-in-law Lian doesn't know something. I've been far away in the south of the Yangtze River this year, and Yu'er is still young. She is alone in the sacred capital, supporting a huge Marquis Mansion, relying on my sister-in-law to help me.

Although I have never said it, I know it very well in my heart. I have always felt that the family does not speak the same language, so I did not say thank you to my sister-in-law.Yu'er knows my heart well and always says to me, a sister-in-law is like a mother! "

Youshi didn't wait for Jia Cong to finish speaking, she already had two hot tears in her eyes, her lips were trembling, her voice was trembling slightly, and she could hardly speak properly, "Since we are one family and don't speak the same language, why are we talking about this now?" Woolen cloth?"

She has no husband and no heirs. If the Jia family cannot accommodate her, she will have no choice but to be returned to her natal family.

As for her natal family, her father has passed away. When she returns, she will have to look at her stepmother You's face. She is a shameless person. For three taels of silver, both sisters are willing to give it to Jia Zhen and his son to be abused, not to mention her. ?
It's hard to say that he would sell her without waiting for the night after returning home.

She can stay in the East Mansion, with Jia Cong and his wife respecting her, and the people below her will not look down upon her. She can still enjoy the glory and wealth, which is a better destination.

In her heart, she was grateful to Jia Cong for taking him in. Now, how could she not be grateful when she saw her giving her such face in front of Xifeng?

It's hard to even speak.

For some reason, Xichun knew that brother Cong would not embarrass his sister-in-law, but when he heard what he said, he felt relieved in his heart. He looked at Jia Cong with stars in his eyes, and the whole family was affectionate. Protecting each other, for Yu Xichun, is a new experience that she has never had before.

Brother Cong is so protective of his sister-in-law, and he will naturally love himself in his heart. This is the most direct thought of the little girl, and it also makes her feel at ease.

Moreover, after the second brother Cong and his second sister-in-law helped Ling south together, in the three years since then, the eldest sister-in-law has treated her like her own daughter. In the past three or four years, a deep love between mother and daughter has developed. As the second brother said, " A sister-in-law is like a mother."

Different from Xichun's disdain for You in the original work, today's little girl only has admiration for You, and there is no conflict between her brothers and sister-in-law.

Daiyu has long been accustomed to Jia Cong protecting her under his wings, and she also knows that he is such a person. Since he left his sister-in-law behind, he will always protect her.

Although Jia Cong never said those words to her, as husband and wife are one, if Jia Cong wanted to tell this lie to protect his sister-in-law, she could only go on with it, "I often say that without my sister-in-law, I wouldn't know. What to do."

How could Xifeng have expected that Jia Cong and his wife would protect You in this way? She was just a widow with no children, yet they respected her like an old feudal lord.

"Oh, it's my fault. Look at my mouth. What a nonsense. I have to apologize to my sister-in-law! My sister-in-law just has pity on me. Let's go to Dongfu to have dinner together. !"

Xifeng also wanted to have a few more words with Jia Cong while he was here. Speaking of which, she was Jia Cong's biological sister-in-law, but she was no better than Youshi, his god-sister-in-law. However, she really couldn't delay it at the moment. Yes, the old lady was so excited that her eyes were filled with anticipation.

Youshi didn't want to go, she didn't want to go in the first place, and now she had a couple of quarrels with Xifeng, and she didn't want to go over it anymore, so she just smiled and said, "I think you didn't come to invite me all the way. I can't go. What's the big deal?"

Jia Cong didn't have any concept of widow's observance. If You wanted to stay at home, he would keep it. If he didn't want to, and if he wanted to marry again in the future, he would not hesitate to pay a dowry. A woman who was only in her early years would stay like this It really doesn't make sense.

Therefore, there is no need to stay at the front door without leaving the second door.

"Since the old lady invited me, my sister-in-law will come with us. I will go on an expedition early tomorrow morning. Let's have a reunion dinner together today. No one can do without my sister-in-law!" Jia Cong invited.

This reunion dinner was supposed to be eaten together by the Dongfu people. The family gathered around a table, chatting and laughing while having fun. The Xifu people insisted on getting involved, but since Daiyu had already agreed, Jia Cong naturally It is to respect the face of the wife.

Xifeng felt sad when she heard this. What do you mean, no one can be missing Youshi?

She stepped forward and took Daiyu's hand, "Good sister, how about you and I take a car there, and we can talk while walking on the road!"

She had to fawn over Daiyu. In the future, if she was close to this place, she might get some credit from Jia Cong. It would be better to count on the father and son over there than to count on the sow climbing a tree!

People like Xifeng are born with a sense of speculation. Seeing Jia Cong's rapid rise and the prosperity of Dongfu, why should she not catch up?
Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she said to Jia Cong, "Brother Cong, you take my car. When we come back, we will take the same car."

"okay!"

Youshi and Xichun were in the same car, and Xichun's car was occupied by two sisters, Yingchun and Tanchun. Both sisters were full of longing for the days of raising cats in the future.

On the Rongqing Hall side, Mrs. Wang glanced at the door from time to time, quite disapproving of it. According to what her brother said, even though Jia Cong was both a feudal lord and an army leader, he was just a member of his master. Guang, maybe he can dance around for a few days, but the old lady is so fawning, I really don't know what to say.

While Aunt Xue was talking about ancient times with Jia Mu, she would look at the door from the corner of her eyes from time to time. At this moment, her stomach was very hungry, but she neither dared to rush to the table nor said she wanted to leave. She was also thinking in her heart, who The children and grandchildren of the family have such great arrogance, so that the elderly in the family wait?

Baoyu was already sitting with Baochai, calling her "Sister Bao" and asking her some things about Jinling, Zhongshan dragon plate, stone tigers, Qinhuai River, ten miles of willows like smoke, which attracted his fascination.

Baoyu was lost in thought, but his eyes were focused on Baochai's snow-like profile. From the profile to his neck, the area was as soft and greasy as gelatin. Baochai was very displeased by his straight eyes. Zi Zi stretched out his hand to gently caress his cheek, and a snow-white arm appeared at the cuff, which made Baoyu's heart tremble. He couldn't help but think, when will he be able to touch this arm?

Seeing that he was startled, Baochai felt embarrassed. When she heard that Xifeng had already rushed Jia Cong and his wife and others over, she excused herself and stood up, taking two steps toward the door.

Jia Cong is wearing a round-collar robe made of peony and unicorn woven gold and brocade with a blue background, tied with a jade belt at the waist, and a white jade hairpin on his head to tie his black hair. He has a broad forehead, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. picturesque.

Behind him, Daiyu and Xifeng join hands. Although Daiyu is young, walking beside Wang Xifeng, who is as beautiful as a concubine and a fairy, does not conceal her peerless grace. On the contrary, her unearthly appearance actually contrasts Xifeng. It's a bit cliche.

You and the three sisters were one step behind. As soon as the group came in, the whole Rongqing Hall really became lively.

Just when Jia Cong walked over to greet Jia Mu, Baoyu rushed up as if going crazy, blocking the way of the three Yingchun sisters. Half in joy, half in complaint, "Second sister, third sister, 豼Why did we go live there and not here anymore? I don’t have anyone to talk to!"

Yingchun was stunned and didn't know how to reply. Although it was Brother Cong who picked her up, she was actually more comfortable in Dongfu and liked it very much. She also wanted to raise a cat. Could it be possible?
Tanchun was panicked, she hadn't gotten her cat yet, and if she returned to Xifu, she wouldn't be able to raise a cat. But when Baoyu said this, she would never dare to refuse, and her handsome eyes couldn't help but Look at Jia Cong.

When Mrs. Wang saw this, a cold light flashed in her eyes. Tanchun sensed it, looked at Mrs. Wang, and trembled almost invisiblely.

Seeing this, Jia Cong narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, with a dangerous aura in his eyes, "Brother Bao, when I came in, I saw you and Sister Bao talking happily, why did you turn around and say this again? The common language is coming? What will Auntie and Sister Bao think in their hearts after hearing it? "

When Aunt Xue heard this, she hurriedly said, "Oh, Baoyu, this kid just said it casually!" Really, how could he take them along with his family when they were playing in the ring?
It was probably because Baochai had some bad taste for Jia Cong, or maybe he had other thoughts. Although Baochai went to Dongfu with Yingchun and Tanchun, at dusk, he made an excuse to go back home. After that, I followed Aunt Xue to Rongqing Hall.

At this time, she was called out by Jia Cong alone. Baochai raised a pair of watery almond eyes to look at Jia Cong, and saw that she and Daiyu were standing side by side. The couple seemed to be advancing and retreating together, and they couldn't tolerate it. Baochai was puzzled by her feeling that he was always trying to attack her.

Jia Cong didn't mean to take Baochai out and say it. What he saw just now was indeed the case. Baoyu and Baochai were very close to each other and spoke very affectionately. Moreover, Baochai was a guest. Baoyu said this, If it falls into the ears of Sister Youxinrenbao, what will she think?

Jia Cong was also worried that Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang loved Baoyu, so they decided to take the two Yingchun sisters back. The two clearly liked living in Dongfu, and they followed the elders here, and watched Baoyu being favored every day. , the sisters are just like being picked up.

Yingchun and Tanchun didn't dare to answer, but Jia Mu didn't take Jia Cong's words into her heart. Even if she did, she couldn't clearly side with Baoyu at this time.

Mrs. Wang's Amitabha face was suddenly covered with a layer of gloom. She squeezed the beads tightly with her fingers, and felt indignant. What did Jia Cong mean by this?Baoyu and his sisters were just joking, what did it have to do with him?She actually wanted to use his Baoyu as a weapon. Last time, he led his men to attack Baoyu, but she didn't even ask him to settle the score!
Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Brother Cong, your second brother Bao is used to eating and being naughty with his sisters. Now you take his second sister and third sister over there." Go and stay, your second brother Bao is alone and feels uncomfortable!"

Jia Cong found a chair and sat down. Yuanyang hurriedly came over and brought him a cup of tea. Jia Cong took it and listened quietly to Mrs. Wang's words. He smiled and said, "I shouldn't call you Brother Bao anymore. From now on, I’ll just call you Sister Bao. I heard that when Brother Bao arrested Zhou, he only caught rouge for girls’ homes. Now he also likes to eat the rouge on girls’ mouths. This shows that he was reincarnated in the wrong person.”

Jia Cong saw that Mrs. Wang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Everyone in the room was full of astonishment. Even Daiyu looked at her husband in shock. Jia Cong seemed unknown and said nonchalantly, "Speaking of it, The second sister and the third sister are also my second and third sisters. Now that I am in charge of the East Mansion, not to mention it is natural to take over the sisters to take care of them. Even if I want to take over the old lady and pay filial piety for two days, that's fine. Of course!”

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she was trembling all over and almost pouted. Jia Cong actually said this about her precious jade, eating rouge?Although he loves these flowers and flowers, her Baoyu is still just a child, and he has never eaten the rouge on Daiyu's mouth. What does it have to do with him, Jia Cong?

If Jia Cong is justified in what she said today, once word gets out, what good reputation will her treasure have, and what good future will it have?
As for him, he wants to take Yingchun and Tanchun to live there. It just so happens that they won't come back in the future. In the future, he will also save two dowries from the father-in-law and leave everything to him!

"Brother Cong, I can't stop whoever you want to pick up and show filial piety. You said that Baoyu eats rouge. Where did this start?" Mrs. Wang's face was gloomy and her voice was stern. If you dare not show it, If the evidence comes, I will sue you for false accusation.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Everyone in the two houses knows about the love affair. Only my wife doesn't know about it! I didn't know it at first. It was only after I went to Jiangnan that I found out that the aristocratic family that really pays attention to etiquette has different genders for men and women at the age of seven. If there is a banquet, the three-foot-old boy will move to the outer courtyard.

For people like us, we don’t talk about this anymore!Since the wife wants to raise Brother Bao as a girl, it is normal for Brother Bao to eat girl's rouge! "

Baoyu didn't feel offended after hearing these words, because in his heart, girls are the most noble in the world. He wished he could spend his whole life among girls and listen to their sweet voices. Laughter and smell their fragrance.

No matter how well-mannered Mrs. Ren Wang was, after hearing these words, she could no longer maintain her posture. She turned blue with anger, and her fingers turned white when she pinched the Buddha, "I didn't know Brother Cong was so unreliable today." What's going on with Bu Rao against Bao Yu? What did I, the aunt, do wrong? Your second brother Bao just greeted the sisters. Are you afraid that I will take her two sisters back? You are from the Jia family Man, you are the patriarch of the clan. If you want to keep them both in your house, who else but the old lady would dare to say no?"

It's okay to welcome the spring. After all, Jia Cong is her biological brother. Jia She and his wife never ask her a word or two, so it's not a bad idea to follow Jia Cong.

When Tanchun heard these words, he was like thunder. Did his wife mean to drive her out by these words?When her eyes under her handsome eyebrows met Jia Cong's, and she saw Jia Cong gently nodding towards her and his soothing eyes, Tanchun's heart slowly calmed down.

Jia Cong is her elder brother and the head of the Jia family. Ning Guohou is a serious prince. Just look at how noble Xichun is now. I won't talk about the future, only the present. Where do they live? Yeah, it's much better than here.

For Tanchun, the most important thing is her future marriage. This is why as a girl, she has to fawn over Mrs. Wang. Her future is not in the hands of her aunt, nor in the hands of her husband. In the hands of the wife, it was held by Mrs. Wang.

In the original work "A Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Mu competes with Mrs. Wang for the marriage between Daiyu and Baoyu. Naturally, Tanchun will no longer be involved. Just look at Yingchun's marriage and you will know that Jia Mu has a say in the marriage of her grandchildren. Very limited, unless she fights hard enough.

But as people get older, not to mention limited energy, they will always have to rely on their children and grandchildren in the future. For the sake of her granddaughter, she will be helpless in her old age. A person like Jia Mu, who has been shrewd all her life, will not be willing to do so.

Even in her marriage to Bao Dai, Mrs. Wang must have the upper hand in the end.

Many people have a bad impression of Tanchun because of his attitude towards Aunt Zhao.In fact, in a big family, concubines are different from concubines. Men still have much higher autonomy than women. Women's life is tied to marriage. Once they are entrusted to someone else, they will end up like Yingchun.

If Tanchun wanted to take care of her biological mother and younger brother, she would not be able to do it in a single day in the Jia family.Only by being lucky and marrying a good husband can she be saved. Therefore, her only way is to please Mrs. Wang so that she can be merciful and allow her a good marriage for the sake of her filial piety and obedience. .

Tanchun was an extremely intelligent woman, with an exquisite mind and the ability to assess situations. However, she was left with a mother who not only could not support her, but was also short-sighted, stupid and always holding her back. In the end, she was forced to marry far away. Her fate was inevitable. Miserable.

But when Jia Cong saw the heroic spirit in her eyebrows, he really liked her. Why didn't he help such a girl who wished she was born a boy and wanted to make a difference in her career?

Jia Cong stood up and saluted Jia Mu again, "Old lady, since you said so, it's better for the second sister and the third sister to stay with me. It's just a matter of spending two dowries. In the future, this little money will be left to me." Second Brother Bao is getting married. I see that Second Brother Bao is not young anymore. It should be settled in the next two years. If the delay continues, all the good girls will be picked out."

At this time, Aunt Xue also saw the clues and thought to herself, what's going on with Mr. Cong? He's like an awl, poking into people's hearts everywhere. Didn't he make her sister so angry?
Xifeng was used to coming to the rescue. At this time, she was speechless. In her heart, she sighed for the two sisters Yingchun and Tanchun. Although this was the Duke's mansion, it was nothing more than an empty shelf. When the old lady left in the future, it would be a big deal. The master can't support his appearance, and her family leader Lian Er is also obviously incompetent. And over there, her brother-in-law, although young, has risen through the ranks with his military exploits. He is a serious man in the Hou family. With the support of such a brother, in the future, matchmakers will probably not be able to cross the threshold!

Jia Cong punished Baoyu, and it can be said that he did not save Baoyu's face at all, but there was a sentence in it that made Jia's mother very heart-warming after hearing it, that is, Jia Cong said that he would take her to the East Mansion to show her filial piety.

This is actually just Jia Cong's skill. He can't offend everyone, just fight one faction and win over another, it's just a routine operation.

But Jia Mu didn't think so. Ever since Lai's house was ransacked, Mrs. Wang had been acting like a monster. Every incident made her very uncomfortable. When Jia Cong beat Mrs. Wang like this, Jia Mu felt happy and felt Seeing this grandson is supporting him.

Although it is impossible for her to really leave Rongguo Mansion and go to Ningguo Mansion, she can sometimes say something like what she often used to scare Jia Zheng, "Your wife Baoyu and I will go back to Nanjing immediately!" It is impossible to return to Jinling, but you can scare people.

Jia Mu pretended to be angry and stretched out her hand towards Jia Cong. Jia Cong took it and was pulled by Jia Mu to sit on her Arhat bed. Except for Baoyu and Daiyu, Xifeng occasionally sat on this Arhat bed. Next to him, there was another Jia Cong sitting there.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang felt resentful in her heart. The old lady had always only loved her Baoyu, but now there was Jia Cong, another one who had a grudge against her. It was a thorn in her side!

"You are not allowed to talk about your second brother Baoyu from now on, why he was raised as a girl. I raised him in the backyard. None of you are in front of me. Baoyu is the only one who is filial to me. You don't say thank you to him, but you still use this Speaking of him, if I hear it later, I will not obey him!

Besides, how can those poor intellectuals and wealthy families compare with families like ours?What else do they have besides a little fame?Look at how angry you are at your second wife, why don’t you go and apologize to her quickly, just say it’s for the old lady’s sake! "

Jia Cong sneered in his heart, is the old lady trying to take advantage of him?How could he apologize to Mrs. Wang?What a joke!
Mrs. Wang didn't know what Jia Cong was thinking. After hearing this, her chest felt much more comfortable and she said with an air of dignity, "What the old lady said, he is a child, and I am an elder. How can I still be the same as him?" "

This made it clear that she was Jia Cong's elder. Jia Cong smiled and said, "What the second wife said makes sense. When I am in front of the second wife, I am just like the second brother Bao. Is it possible that the second wife will get angry with the second brother Bao?" No, I have never heard of Brother Bao ever making an apology to his second wife!"

When it comes to closeness and distance, the relationship between Jia Cong and Mrs. Wang is really not that far apart. Aren't the two biological aunts playing the seniority card?You must know that any advantage can also become a disadvantage, and any disadvantage can also become an advantage if used properly.

Then he pulled out her precious jade and said!

Just as Mrs. Wang was about to stab Jia Cong, her precious jade would never be disobedient or unfilial, when she heard the maid outside saying, "The second master is here!"

(End of this chapter)