Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Since the last time Jia She competed with Jia Cong for the position of clan leader and failed to sell Yingchun, he could no longer hold his head high at home. Even Jia's mother hated him. People kept him at a respectful distance, and family friends and nobles did not associate with him for fear of offending Jia Cong.

Therefore, he could only keep an eye on Jia Lian, his incompetent son, and call him to scold him from time to time to satisfy the old man's addiction. In addition, he would drink at home and chat with his naughty wife.

After working hard for a long time, he actually came up with a clever plan, so he called Mrs. Xing to discuss it secretly.

"Is there something wrong, Master?"

Jia She said: "I have something to discuss with you."

Mrs.

Jia She said: "You still have to take action in this matter."

Mrs. Xing asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

Jia She whispered, "Go to the old lady's house and fetch the mandarin duck for me."

Mrs. Xing hesitated for a moment and said: "Although Yuanyang is better born, he is the old lady's favorite, so it is not convenient for him to be rash. How about asking Lian'er to buy two good girls from outside."

"Stupid woman, don't I know?" Jia She scolded: "Am I courting her because of her color?
Qian'er's court cleared the deficit, and officials paid hundreds of thousands of silver in compensation. Qian'er put down the rebellion, and His Majesty Tian'en wrote off the debts owed to the families of meritorious ministers.

That little beast who killed a thousand swords asked for his name, but he only hooked up with him. I heard that things are becoming more and more difficult now, what should I do in the future? "

Mrs.

Jia She smiled slyly and said: "My second brother is a nerd and doesn't know much about money matters. Although there is no money in the officialdom, the old lady has a lot of money. Couldn't it be left to Baoyu? It doesn't make sense."

Now the old lady's house is all managed by a mandarin duck. I first asked her to come over, established her identity, and then sent her back. In the future, she will stay with the old lady and make money from it. There are so many opportunities to manipulate her. ?
Once the old lady drives away to the west, all she will leave behind is an empty box for Baoyu. When the time comes, I will naturally enter the Rongxi Hall. Wouldn’t it be the third best thing to have wealth and fame?

Mrs.

Jia She twisted his beard and said with a smile: "That's it. As long as you get the mandarin duck, everything will fall into place."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

"Well, let's go. Haosheng told Yuanyang that no matter what conditions she has, she will agree. When I take away her red pill, are you afraid that she will fly away?" Jia She said sadly.

Mrs.

She knew that she didn't have much dignity in front of Jia Mu. It would be extremely difficult to get the mandarin duck by herself. In the past, she could still discuss it with Wang Xifeng, but now she doesn't mention it.

The second sister You in Jia Lian's room was not liked by the old lady, and she couldn't even meet her, which was of no help.

After thinking for a long time, Mrs. Xing finally thought of someone, Youshi.

She was originally Mrs. Jia Zhen, who managed the household well and had always been favored by the old lady in the past.

Now she is helping the housekeeper here again, her talents are gradually revealed, and she has overshadowed Li Wan. In addition, the housekeeper has been a housekeeper for many years and has a sophisticated human nature, which is comparable to that of a little girl like Tanchun. I became more and more favored before driving.

If I can get her to help and say a few words, it seems that there is a lot to be done.

Thinking of this festival, Mrs. Xing hurriedly came to You's yard.

Ke Qing was teasing the parrot in the corridor when he saw Mrs.

Mrs. Xing helped her up with a smile. Seeing that she was smiling brightly and her face was radiant, she no longer looked as melancholy as before. She was a little surprised and said without reasoning, "Is your wife here?"

"Here, my wife is resting in the room." Ke Qing hurriedly led her in.

When Mrs. You heard the commotion in the room, she came out to welcome him, exchanged a few words, and then went into the room to talk with Mrs. Xing.

"The eldest lady is here today, but is there something wrong?" Youshi said with a smile.

Mrs.

Youshi smiled and said, "That's good. I was bored and wanted to talk to the eldest lady to tell a joke. But by chance, the eldest lady came and will be having dinner here later. We and I had a lot of fun."

Ms. , if something happens, would it be nice to spread the word?"

As she said that, she pointed to the east, but she never expected that not only Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, but also Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law were finished.

Youshi's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly covered it up: "Who did Madam listen to? Why didn't she smash his mouth? I live with Rong's daughter-in-law every day, how come I never know about such a thing?
To me, there was a time when the servants were the most abominable. Taking advantage of the master's generosity, three or two slaves got together, drank two mouthfuls of yellow soup, and then chewed the master's tongue for fun. The eldest lady also knows that Brother Cong is now the Duke of Dingguo, and his temperament is tolerant of others? If he found out, I don't know how many heads would fall to the ground. "

When Mrs. Xing heard her mention Jia Cong, she felt guilty and said hurriedly: "What I'm saying is that these bastard words need to be rectified later. I'm here today to discuss something else with you."

Seeing that she changed the subject, Youshi felt relieved and quickly asked what was going on. She secretly scolded Jia Cong for being obscene and shameless, dragging herself into the water.

Mrs.

Because the old man fell in love with the old lady, he wanted her in the room, so he asked me and the old lady to beg for it. I think this is a normal thing. I'm just afraid that the old lady won't give it. Do you have any ideas? "

When You heard this, she understood the reason, but now she was also a guest and had no foundation. She neither dared to help her offend Jia's mother, nor did she dare to help Jia She gain profits and offend Jia Cong.

He also knew that Mrs.

Madam, why don't you go and talk to Yuanyang first? If she nods, it will be easier. Money can't buy it for me, but I am willing. It's not easy for the old lady to keep Yuanyang, after all, Yuanyang has reached his age. "

Mrs. Xing nodded slowly and said, "What if she doesn't want to? I heard that Yuanyang is very high-spirited and very popular with the old lady. Maybe she wants to hire someone else, or maybe she has a crush on the young master at home."

Youshi smiled and said: "Since ancient times, parents have ordered the matchmaker to decide on marriage matters. How can a daughter's family make the decision on her own?

I heard that Yuanyang's mother-in-law is looking after a house in Jinling, but her brother and sister-in-law are working in the house. As the saying goes, the elder brother is like the father and the elder sister-in-law is like the mother. If the parents are away, the brother-in-law can also make the decision. "

Mrs. I have to ask you to say a few words for me."

Youshi smiled hurriedly and said: "Oh, the eldest lady is too polite. This is a good thing, and I am naturally happy to see it happen."

Mrs.

Youshi sent her out, turned around and her face darkened, thinking to herself, after the incident of Laifu's son forcibly marrying Caixia was revealed last time, the damn ghost once said that no one else should be allowed to interfere with the marriage of the girls from the two houses. Even my mother is not allowed to make the decision regarding the Yuanyang Book. It must be approved by Ping'er and I am willing.

It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the lives of the girls in the house, not to mention that this time it is about mandarin ducks, and it is also about the wealth accumulated by the old lady for decades. If he misunderstood that he favored the eldest lady, wouldn't it be unfair?
Because he called Ke Qing into the room, he told Jia She about his desire to beg a mandarin duck, and then said: "You have always been close to Feng Yatou, and now she happens to be here. You can go to her place and tell Ping'er quietly, no matter what Whatever the outcome is, it has nothing to do with us.”

But Qing hurriedly nodded and accepted the order and left. She was kind-hearted and didn't want to fall into the fire pit.

But it was said that Mrs. Xing came to Jia Mu's room and chatted with her for a long time. When she saw that Yuanyang was not there, she went out to Mrs. Wang's room under false pretenses. She went out through the back door and passed by Yuanyang's bedroom.

Yuanyang was doing needlework in the room. When he saw Mrs. Xing, he stood up quickly.

Mrs.

Putting down the needlework, he looked around again and saw that she was wearing a new lotus-colored silk jacket, a green satin waistcoat, and an aqua skirt underneath.

He has a slim waist, a duck-oval face, black hair, a high nose, and a few freckles on both sides of his cheeks.

Although she is not as outstanding as Qingwen in terms of color, she is one of the best in the house, and she is experienced, skillful and meticulous in her work, so she is very popular with the old lady.

Yuanyang felt surprised when she saw Mrs.

Mrs. Xing winked and followed the person to exit. Mrs.

Hearing this, Yuanyang had already guessed a little bit, and blushed unconsciously, but said nothing.

Mrs. Xing hurriedly gave a long speech that she had prepared, but Yuanyang just said nothing.

Mrs. Xing thought she was shy, so she held her hand and said with a smile: "You can go back to the old lady with me. You don't have to talk. Just follow me."

Yuanyang quickly grabbed his hand and stood there.

Mrs. Xing tried to persuade her a few more times, but Yuanyang just lowered her head and did not move.

"Could it be that you don't want to?" Mrs. "

Despite her persuasion for a long time, Yuanyang just lowered his head and said nothing.

Mrs.

When Yuanyang saw Mrs.

As she was swimming across Liudi, she didn't want to run into Ping'er, who was looking for her. (End of chapter)