From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 70 Lixiangyuan

The next morning, Tiezhu brought in a piece of news that Jia Zhen died during interrogation in the imperial prison.

In addition, Zhao Wuji's case of treason has been concluded, and Jia Rong will be exiled tomorrow.

Jia Wei had no reaction to this, he just sent people to the imperial prison to collect the body and hired a low-ranking official to bury Jia Zhen. Jia Zhen died because of a crime, so naturally there would be no funeral.

This bombshell news was like a stone thrown into the water, but strangely it did not cause any waves in the Jia family. Everyone in Xifu and others were silent, and no one even asked about Jia Zhen's funeral.

After hearing this, Youshi and Qin Keqing burst into tears, but Jia Wei felt that they were not crying for Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, but for their own tragic fate...

Near noon, Aunt Xue suddenly sent someone to visit her, saying that she would invite Jia Wei to be her host at Lixiang Courtyard in the evening. She was afraid that Jia Wei would not show her respect, so she said all kinds of nice things to him.

Jia Wei just smiled at this, thinking that he was afraid that Aunt Xue had used all her connections but still couldn't find Xue Pan.

He had given instructions to Xue Pan, and neither the Rongguo Mansion nor Wang Ziteng's Wang family could do anything about it.

Aunt Xue must have been scared when she heard that Jia Zhen died in the imperial prison.

A few days ago, Jia Zhen was still the hereditary third-rank general Weilie and the master of Ningguo Mansion. His status was much more noble than Xue Pan, but he died in the imperial prison. Who knows how long Xue Pan can live?

Formerly Ningguo Mansion, now a third-class earl's mansion.

It rained all night last night.

The sky is clear and blue, the air is fresh, and the willow trees beside the road are covered with smoke and dewdrops roll on their branches and leaves, making them look green and lush.

The rain washed away all the dust on the red eaves and green roofs of the towering and majestic gatehouse in the palace, and the pair of stone lions in front of the gate were washed exceptionally clean, leaving them spotlessly white.

Today, Jia Wei led maids including Xiangling, Cuiguo, Qingwen, and others, as well as Youshi, Qin Keqing and others to move into the East Palace.

Previously, as the mistresses of the East Palace, Youshi and Qin Keqing both lived in large mansions with three courtyards. Now that Jia Wei moved into the East Palace, they naturally moved out of their original mansions and found courtyards with one courtyard each in the backyard to live in.

Although there was a sense of disparity, the two were already content. If Jia Wei was cruel and drove them out to sleep on the streets, no one would say anything. In comparison, waiting in this brand new Earl's Mansion was already pretty good.

"Brother, Qin has been settled down. Ruizhu and Baozhu are taking care of her and she is resting."

Jia Wei nodded and walked slowly towards the pavilion on the hillside in Huifang Garden. Seeing this, Youshi hurriedly followed him.

The Grand View Garden was expanded on the site of the Huifang Garden. Today, Huifang Garden has pavilions, towers, lakes, rocks, and corridors paved with smooth pebbles that lead in all directions and extend to every scenic spot in the garden.

Walking in the garden, you can vaguely see the upturned corners of the east eaves, revealing half of the palace. The animal heads on the eaves are neatly arranged, refracting the colorful light in the sun, like holding the sun and spitting out the moon. A breeze blows, and the eaves bells hanging under the eaves are crisp and pleasant to the ear, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"I plan to ask the government to allocate some money to renovate this garden."

No matter how much money you save, it is better to spend it and enjoy yourself.

Moreover, the silver in the public treasury was separate from Jia Wei's small treasury. He had brought back so much silver from Lai's house, and it would be a waste if he didn't use it.

Yu Shi just listened, and naturally she had no right to speak now.

Jia Wei turned around and said, "I have a lot of things to do outside the mansion, and you, sister-in-law, have to pay attention to the garden repair. You can't leave everything to the subordinates as before. There are also other chores in the mansion that you, sister-in-law, have to take care of. I asked Cuiguo to help you... When Qin recovers from her illness, let her help too."

After hearing this, Youshi was pleasantly surprised. Did this mean that she could be the housekeeper?

Although she is nominally Jia Wei's elder sister-in-law, the servants in the mansion may not give her face in the long run. If she could be the housekeeper, things would naturally be different.

Why is Wang Xifeng of the West Mansion so powerful? It's because she is in charge of the household.

Jia Yu naturally had no intention of taking care of the trivial matters in the mansion. Youshi was capable, and in the current situation, she was not afraid of her playing tricks. Youshi quickly agreed, and she smiled and said, "Brother Yu just needs to take care of the family and national affairs outside, and Qin and I will take care of the trivial matters in the mansion first. When brother Yu gets married, we will hand it over to his future sister-in-law, and then we will just be happy."

Jia Wei said: "Sister-in-law has lived in the mansion for so many years. Those servants have worked hard and are loyal. They naturally know it and can call some of them back.

"But there are few masters in the mansion, and we don't need too many people to serve us. We can't keep idle people, and we don't want people who have evil intentions in their hearts."

Jia Wei is now working for the Jinyiwei, so he is naturally afraid that someone else will insert someone into the group...

As evening approached, Jia Wei prepared to go to Lixiang Courtyard. When the master and the young master of the mansion went out, they would inevitably bring a group of servants and maids with them. But Jia Wei did not have this habit.

Maybe it was out of bad taste that Jia Wei brought Xiangling with him today. After all, the name "Xiangling" was originally given by Baochai.

Lixiangyuan.

Aunt Xue sat upright at the head of the bed, her brows frowning, sighing from time to time. Upon closer inspection, there were bloodshot eyes.

She was a widow and unemployed, but fortunately she had a pair of children to support and valued Xue Pan very much. The disaster that happened to Xue Pan was a huge blow to her.

A light sound of footsteps was heard, and the curtain was opened, revealing a beautiful face.

Baochai walked slowly to the bed in the warm room and said, "Mother, the kitchen is ready. When the second brother comes, you should go out to greet him."

Now that Xue Pan was in prison, Baochai needed to avoid being married, so naturally only Aunt Xue came to sit with her. As the mistress of the Xue family, Aunt Xue was not impolite.

Aunt Xue sighed again and said, "My son, go down and eat too. Don't starve yourself any longer."

Baochai shook her head and said, "I'm listening from behind, and I have an idea of ​​what's going on."

After a while, Aunt Xue's maid Tongxi came quickly and reported: "Madam, Master Eryu is coming this way with his maid."

Aunt Xue quickly stood up, looked in the bronze mirror, fixed her makeup, and wiped the tears from her face, "Let them serve the dishes."

Aunt Xue and Tongxi and Tonggui went out of the ceremonial gate, and saw a young man in dark clothes, accompanied by a maid, turning around the screen door and walking towards them.

Aunt Xue was the elder, so it was not right for her to go forward to greet her. But at this moment, she naturally could not care less and hurried forward to greet her.

"Brother Yu is here, please come in."

Jia Wei bowed and said, "Hello, Madam."

Aunt Xue said, "Brother, don't be so formal. We are all relatives after all, and we all came from Nanjing. From now on, we have to visit each other more often."

Jia Wei gave face and smiled. The atmosphere was good and everyone walked into the main room in the backyard.

Jia Wei washed his hands with Xiangling's help and sat down with Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue looked at Xiangling and saw that she was pretty, well-behaved, and had a little rouge the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows. She smiled and said, "This girl is really well-proportioned and has a good personality. I wonder what her name is."

Xiangling said: "My name is Xiangling."

Behind the screen, Baochai had not seen Xiangling's face, but just hearing her name, she felt that she was very elegant.

Jia Wei smiled and said, "Speaking of Xiangling, she has a connection with the Xue family. Auntie, do you still remember the incident when Xue Pan snatched a maid from Jinling?"

(End of this chapter)