Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 26 Rongguo Mansion

"master……"

Seeing that Jia Zhen's face was not kind, her eyebrows were raised sharply, and anger appeared in her eyes.

Youshi, who was sitting next to him and remained silent, suddenly interrupted his anger and said, "After talking for so long, let's drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat."

As he spoke, he personally brought a cup of tea.

Jia Zhen subconsciously took the tea, glanced at the smiling Youshi, and realized something in her heart, but she frowned and said, "I will talk to Lai Sheng about this, you can go down."

In just a few moments, Jia Zhen's originally good mood was completely destroyed again.

Jia Rong, this evil son, is really not easy to worry about. Watch him all the time to ask for favors. There was no warmth between the two of them like father and son, which really made him angry.

So, Jia Zhen calmly agreed to Jia Rong's conditions, waved her hand and kicked him out impatiently.

In fact, Jia Rong didn't want to stay here longer and put a smile on her face to say good things to Jia Zhen.

Seeing that Jia Zhen agreed to his request, she folded her hands in a respectful salute, turned around and left. Only two Pythons and four Da Hongzhuang were left.

"What a debt collector!"

When Jia Rong walked out of Youshi's house, she faintly heard Jia Zhen's angry scolding in the room behind her, but her eyes were clear and alert, and the corners of her lips raised a sneer.

Then he strode out of the yard.

The waist is getting straighter and straighter!

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  After coming out of Youshi's courtyard, Jia Rong went to Jia Qiang's courtyard again.

Jia Qiang is the great-great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion. Her parents died when she was young, and she has lived with Jia Zhen since she was a child. I live in a small courtyard behind the East Road Courtyard.

Come out of Youshi's courtyard, go west out of the alley, turn north and go straight along the side road, passing by Jia Zhen's concubine's courtyard, and then arrive at Jia Qiang's courtyard.

Jia Qiang's courtyard is similar to You's in that it is a small courtyard. To the west is the Tianxiang Tower Arrow Path, which is far away from Huifang Garden and has a very quiet environment.

If you follow this path further north and pass through a second gate, you will exit the inner house. You will pass by a large courtyard with rooms for servants. The kitchen of Ningguo Mansion is also here. Every morning before dawn, carts carrying large amounts of vegetables and fruits would enter the kitchen through the back door.

"Uncle Rong is in good health."

Jia Rong is the eldest son of Ningguo Mansion, and is slightly higher than Jia Qiang in terms of status, so there is no need to announce when entering his courtyard. He just steps across the threshold and walks in.

When they first entered the courtyard, the third-class servants and girls who were working were startled when they saw the elegant Jia Rong, and they all saluted and said hello.

There were also people who walked briskly and said a blessing to him, then turned around and hurried towards the Yimen to inform the girls in the second courtyard.

"Girls, hurry up and tell the Second Master that Uncle Rong is here."

In an instant, the second-class girls in the second courtyard were startled to see Jia Rong walking slowly. While she was getting ready to greet Jia Rong, she turned around to inform the people inside.

In this way, before Jia Rong reached the third courtyard, Jia Qiang inside got the message, took the lead in opening the door curtain, and waited respectfully in his courtyard.

"Brother, why are you here?"

When Jia Rong crossed the threshold of the Yimen and entered the third courtyard, Jia Qiang, dressed in sky blue makeup and flower stickers, hurried forward to greet her, with clear eyes and a smile on her lips.

"Here comes a gift for you."

Jia Rong pointed to the third-class servant behind her who was holding a python and two red horses, and said with a smile.

"Hey, what's important? Big brother, why bother to go there personally? Just ask a girl and maid to bring it to you. Come, big brother, come in and have a cup of tea."

Under the warm sunset light, Jia Rong saw that Jia Qiang's hair was still half wet. She thought she had just taken a shower and had not had time to dry, so she came out to greet him.

"No need, I haven't gone to the old lady's house yet. I'm afraid it would be disrespectful to be late."

Jia Rong did not enter the house, but only spoke a few words with Jia Rong in the courtyard, handed a python and two big red horses to Jia Qiang's girl, and left with Jia Qiang's grateful and polite tone.

"Big brother is indeed different." Standing at the entrance of the yard and alley, Jia Qiang looked at Jia Rong's leaving figure from a distance, with a complicated look in her eyes, and finally she couldn't help but sigh.

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  After Jia Zhen, Youshi, and Jia Qiang finished sending them off, there was no one left in Ningguo Mansion. Jia Rong ordered people to carry the boxes and cages, come out from the main entrance of Ningguo Mansion, and go west to the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion facing the street.

It is the same as the route that Lin Daiyu took to enter the Rongguo Mansion in the third chapter of the original book. Jia Rong came out of the corner gate next to the main entrance of Ningguo Mansion, stepped off the platform, walked around a majestic and ferocious stone lion, walked dozens of meters, and passed a corner gate, which contained the West Road Courtyard of Ningguo Mansion. After walking another few dozen meters, we passed a west corner gate facing the street, which contained the Huifang Garden of Ningguo Mansion.

Walking through Huifang Garden, there is a straight alley that separates Ning and Rong Mansion. It is 10 meters wide and 940 meters long, leading directly to the back street. This alley is called "Ningrong Alley".

Walking through Ningrong Alley, I saw a black-painted gate, inside which was the independent courtyard separated from the garden by Jia She, the grand master of Rongguo Mansion.

After walking through the black oil gate, you will see the east corner gate of Rongguo Mansion facing the street. Inside is the east side of the Zhonglu Courtyard of Rongguo Mansion.

After passing the East Point Gate, you will find the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion.

The decoration is the same as that of Ningguo Mansion. There are two large stone lions and three animal-headed doors at the door. There are more than ten people in rich clothes sitting at the door. The main door is not open, and only the east and west corner doors have people coming in and out.

Above the main entrance, there is a plaque hanging with large gilded characters: "Edict to build Rongguo Mansion".

Passing by the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rong did not go in. He just continued walking west for dozens of meters and finally came to the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion facing the street.

"Uncle Xiaorong is in good health."

There is also a gate in front of the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion. When he saw Jia Rong's figure, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted.

Jia Rong nodded with a smile, said thank you for your hard work, and stepped into the west corner gate. After walking for about a short distance, we turned a corner to the west, then headed north, arriving in front of the Chuihua Gate.

This hanging flower gate is the place where Sister Lin got off the sedan in the original novel. It is also the second gate where Jia Mu’s courtyard is located, and the dividing line between the inner house and the outer house.

"Excuse me, mother, let me know and tell you that I'm here to congratulate the old lady."

Jia Rong took out a broken piece of silver from his sleeve pocket and gave it to the third-class servant woman guarding the door with a smile. He asked the guard woman in front of the hanging flower door to go in and report to him.

Today, Jia Rong made a splash in Dongping County Prince's Mansion and won the first prize in martial arts. After the discussion among the servants, it has spread to everyone's ears.

Therefore, the third-class maid guarding the door immediately congratulated him with a smile on her face when she saw him. When he saw the money, he was impressed by the generosity of Mr. Xiao Rong, so he turned around and quickly went in to inform him.

The remaining few chatted with Jia Rong and asked about things at the garden party.

After a while, a message came from inside, asking Jia Rong to come in.

Jia Rong straightened her appearance, crossed the threshold of the Hanging Flower Gate, and entered Jia Mu's courtyard, the inner residence of Rongguo Mansion.

After entering the Weeping Flower Gate, there were walkways on both sides. Jia Rong walked straight in. In the middle is a hall with a large marble screen with a red sandalwood frame. Jia Rong walked around the screen in the middle of the hall, passed three small halls, and finally entered the main courtyard.

The five upper rooms on the front are all decorated with carved beams and painted beams. On both sides there are verandas and wing rooms with various parrots, thrushes and other birds hanging on them. On the platform, several girls in red and green were sitting. When they saw Jia Rong walking slowly, they rushed up to meet him with lotus steps.

"Uncle Xiao Rong is in good health. The old lady was talking about it just now, but it happened to be here."

The girls in Jia Mu's courtyard are all dressed in red and green, and have good looks and temperament. If it weren't for the green and black vests, their identities would have been revealed. I don’t know, I thought it was some official lady.

Every one of them is Jia Mu's pet peeve. Even if Jia Rong is the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, he will politely call them "Sister, Sister" when he sees them.

"Oh? What did the old lady talk about me?"

Jia Rong asked with a smile.

"I'm talking about how great Mr. Xiao Rong is. He is the most established master in the Ning Mansion."

The girls covered their mouths and smiled coquettishly. Three or four people rushed to open the curtain cage and invited Jia Rong into the house.

Jia Rong entered the house and saw an old woman with silver-colored hair sitting in the hall. She knelt down in a hurry, nodded, and greeted Jia Mu in a polite manner.

"Great-grandson Jiarong pays his respects to our ancestors."

(End of this chapter)