I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 155: The Sentimental Master Cong

Jia Cong cried all the way and went straight to the mourning hall. When he entered the mourning hall, everyone in the room saw him and hurriedly greeted him.

Jia Cong ignored everyone else and threw himself in front of the coffin, crying loudly.

Everyone in the room couldn't help but burst into tears.

Jia Cong cried so hard that he almost fainted. He only stopped crying after being comforted many times.

At this time, Jia Cong met everyone one by one.

The people in the room were all the young men from Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, everyone was extremely respectful to Jia Cong and did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest.

If someone else were to become the head of Ningguo Mansion, they might not necessarily accept it.

Even if Jia Qiang came, it wouldn't work.

But Jia Cong is different. First of all, he is the candidate personally appointed by the emperor.

However, Jia Cong is a powerful figure who defeated the best archer of the Qing Dynasty in a competition. He is a hero of Daxia.

From now on, they will all eat under Jia Cong's roof, so who would dare to disrespect him?

Jia Cong asked about the current situation in the East Palace and learned that Jia Lian and his wife were helping there.

Now everything is quite proper.

After hearing this, Jia Cong didn't ask any more questions.

Now that someone has come forward, he is happy to have some free time.

Soon, Lai Er came over to report the situation to him, and Jia Cong led him to a secluded side hall to talk.

After entering the side hall, Lai Er hurriedly reported to Jia Cong the current financial and property issues in the East Palace.

It turned out that after the death of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, father and son, Grandmother Jia ordered people to seal up the storehouse in the East Palace.

No one is allowed to open the warehouse until the new head of the household is chosen.

Lai Erlai came to deliver the key to the warehouse.

Jia Cong took the call and ordered Lai Er to send someone to look after the child. Lai Er immediately agreed.

During the subsequent funeral, although Jia Cong was the head of Ningguo Mansion, he did not take much charge.

Since he has someone to help him, he can just be lazy and enjoy the free time.

Soon, Jia Cong saw Qin Keqing among the female relatives.

Although Jia Cong had never seen Qin Keqing before, when he saw her now, he couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed the most beautiful woman among the Twelve Beauties.

She possesses the beauty of both Daiyu and Chai, and is truly a beauty who could bring disaster.

But now, her condition is not very good. She has lost a lot of weight and is almost unrecognizable.

Her eye sockets were sunken and her mind was dazed, as if she had not had a good rest during this period of time.

Jia Cong was shocked when he saw this.

Emperor Yonglong had just instructed him to treat Keqing well.

He had just arrived there, and if Qin Keqing fell ill, she might even be bedridden.

Even if he had a hundred mouths, he still couldn't explain it clearly.

No, we must not let Qin Keqing get sick. We must let her have a good rest.

Jia Cong also guessed that Qin Keqing was probably suffering from a mental illness.

After all, it was she who poisoned Jia Zhen.

Although the subsequent conflict between Jia Zhen and his son was not caused by her, it was still closely related to her.

Now that both father and son are dead, how could she not be afraid?
Furthermore, the reason why the tragedy of son killing father occurred in the East Mansion was because Jia Zhen wanted to have an affair.

I'm afraid these words have already spread in the East Palace.

Those servants, even the children of the Jia family's side branches, and even Jia's grandmother and others, might treat her differently when they saw her.

People’s words are scary, they can kill people.

The combination of these two mental illnesses probably led to her current condition.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but frown.

Jia Cong really wanted to go over and offer comfort in person.

But there were too many people here, and it would be inappropriate for him to go there. Thinking of this, Jia Cong called Lai Er and asked him to send someone to his house outside to pick up Hong Xiu.

Lai Er went away in response, and an hour later, he brought Hong Xiu over.

After finding Hongxiu, he called Hongxiu into the side hall and whispered to her.

After hearing this, Hongxiu took the order and left, but there was a strange look in her eyes.

Jia Cong never noticed this.

But Hongxiu ordered some ginseng soup and served a bowl to each of the female members.

However, Qin Keqing was isolated by the other female relatives and sat alone in a corner, looking pitiful.

Hongxiu walked away quietly and repeatedly urged Qin Keqing to drink the ginseng soup.

Then he quietly advised Qin Keqing to take a rest while there were few people around.

It’s not too late to call her when someone comes.

Qin Keqing originally didn't want to go, but she couldn't resist Hongxiu's persuasion, and even had her hands hold her, so Qin Keqing had no choice but to go.

When the other female relatives saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Among them, someone recognized Hongxiu.

Even if you don't recognize him, you should be able to tell from what he is saying now.

This Hongxiu is the maid of the Third Master. From now on - no, now is the head of Ningguo Mansion.

Hongxiu comes to serve Qin Keqing personally. Isn't this the intention of the master of the family?
And what does the master of the house mean by this?
It is said that if a woman wants to be pretty, she must be filial.

Qin Keqing was already stunningly beautiful, and now that she was in mourning, thin and helpless, she became even more alluring.

Therefore, the other female members of the family couldn't help but secretly curse her as a vixen in their hearts.

The Third Master had just entered the mansion, and she had already taken away his soul.

It’s just that they had originally been ostracizing and even making things difficult for Qin Keqing, and they were always mocking and ridiculing her.

Now that Hongxiu had done this, they no longer dared to do so.

Even when he saw Qin Keqing again, he was cautious and no longer dared to speak in a strange tone.

As for Qin Keqing, her life became much better since Hongxiu came and took the initiative to serve her.

However, she couldn't help falling into another kind of panic.

Previously, it was her father-in-law who wanted to cheat on her, but now, could it be that Uncle Cong has taken over?
Is my life so miserable?
Just emerged from the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again?
However, there are still some slight differences between the two.

His father-in-law, Jia Zhen, was dissolute and absurd, old and ugly.

Uncle Cong, on the other hand, was born with a good appearance and was both talented in literature and martial arts.

If she weren't a widow, Uncle Cong would really be a lovely person!

It’s a pity that she is a widow!

What should she do if Uncle Cong really forces her in the future?

For a moment, Qin Keqing couldn't help but fall into panic.

Even this news slowly spread from the mouths of the women.

This made some of the Jia family members look strange.

Jia Cong didn't notice all this.

Because of Emperor Yonglong's instructions, Jia Cong inadvertently overlooked some things.

At this time, he was still completely unaware.

Jia Cong secretly disliked the troublesome ancient etiquette.

Fortunately, the funeral had already begun before he arrived.

After a few days of busy work, the funeral was over.

In the blink of an eye, it was the funeral day.

On this day, even the four kings and eight dukes came to offer sacrifices.

The entire Rongning Street was filled with sacrificial tables, and it was very lively.

As the head of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Cong had no choice but to come out and deal with these people.

(End of this chapter)