I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 179: Madam Wang complains, Concubine Yuan scolds
After entering the inner room, Yuanchun sat down first, and then asked Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang to sit down.

Yuanchun couldn't help but say, "Grandmother, mother, what do you want to say? You can say it now."

After hesitating for a moment, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but look at Lady Jia, who nodded slightly.

Madam Wang said, "Madam, what I want to say is that Brother Cong from the East Palace is really abominable."

"In his eyes, there is no ancestor, let alone me and the master. He doesn't even take the queen seriously."

"If I don't punish him in time, I'm afraid he will bring disaster to my Jia family in the future."

Yuanchun couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean, mother?"

Madam Wang couldn't help but say, "During the New Year, he didn't even come to pay New Year's greetings to the old ancestor, and he even claimed that he would never set foot in Rongguo Mansion for the rest of his life."

"The villa was originally intended for the queen to visit her parents, but because it occupied the land of the East Palace, he asked us to write a contract that the villa would belong to his East Palace in the future."

"Don't you look down on the queen by behaving like this?"

After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Yuanchun hesitated for a moment and said:

"Grandfather, mother, I also heard some things about Cong'er in the palace."

"They said that our family was offended because Congge was willing to offend Prince Yi Zhong in order to save the son of the Xue family."

"Later, I even defeated the Qing Dynasty's archer in a competition. People in the palace said that my Jia family was narrow-minded and intolerant."

Although Yuanchun did not scold directly for this, both Lady Jia and Lady Wang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, were embarrassed and their faces turned red.

Yuanchun continued, "Just now mother said that Cong-ge wanted to build a villa for his parents to visit. I wonder who paid for the construction of the villa?"

Mrs. Wang's face flushed again, and she couldn't help but say, "Although Cong-ge'er paid the lion's share, we also contributed money. Besides, this villa was built for the Empress to visit her parents."

Yuanchun asked again: "In other words, Cong-ge paid the money and most of the land?"

Before Mrs. Wang could speak, Yuanchun continued, "Grandmother and mother, I think you don't know one thing yet."

"Why do you think I was made a concubine? In fact, it's because the emperor values ​​Congge'er. If it weren't for Congge'er, I would never have been made a concubine."

"When brothers are united, they can break any piece of metal. Even if there are conflicts, we should hide our broken bones in our sleeves."

"If my Jia family is to prosper in the future, it will depend on Cong-ge'er. I think that grandma and mother should win over Cong-ge'er in advance."

"Brother Cong is a pure and filial person, and he is not someone who cannot tolerate others."

Yuanchun's words were like a thunderclap, ringing in Mrs. Wang's ears.

what?
The Queen was made a concubine because of that evil creature?
The Queen actually advised me to lower my posture and take the initiative to show goodwill to that evil beast?
For a moment, Mrs. Wang found it difficult to get over this dilemma.

But after Yuanchun finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Wang's situation.

I didn't say what I was about to say.

Yuanchun sighed slightly and walked out of the inner room.

This time, many eunuchs came with her to visit her mother.

Now, being out of the young eunuch's sight for a while was considered overstepping the boundaries, so she did not dare to stay for long.

Not long after, Jia Zheng came to greet the emperor from outside the curtain, and Concubine Jia sat behind the curtain to attend the meeting.

After Jia Zheng left, Concubine Jia asked again, "Why didn't Baoyu come in to see me?"

Grandmother Jia said: "Without order, outsiders dare not enter without permission."

The concubine ordered him to come in quickly. The young eunuch went out to bring Baoyu in, and after the state ceremony, the concubine ordered him to come forward.

He held her in his arms, stroked her neck and said with a smile: "You have grown a lot taller than before."

Before I could finish my words, tears started pouring down my face.

Youshi, Fengjie and others came up and said, "The banquet is ready, please come and have a look, Imperial Concubine."

Princess Yuan stood up and suddenly said, "I heard that Brother Cong said that he would never set foot in Rongguo Mansion for the rest of his life."

"In that case, let him follow Baoyu to visit the garden. I also want to meet my Jia family's talented child." When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

It was okay for Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, as they were already mentally prepared.

Wang Xifeng and others were surprised when they heard this.

They originally thought that the queen would be angry with that little beast, and that the little beast would not have a good time when the queen came to visit her parents this time.

I never expected that the queen would think so highly of that little beast.

Soon, someone went to the East Palace and reported to Jia Cong.

After hearing this, Jia Cong had no choice but to change his clothes and go.

Fortunately, there was no need for him to enter the Rongguo Mansion.

Soon, Jia Cong met Yuanchun, who was surrounded by a crowd of people, at the door of the villa where he came to visit his parents.

Jia Cong stepped forward to greet him.

Yuanchun asked him to excuse himself from the formalities, looked at him for a moment, and then said, "Well, Cong-ge has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and is a natural talent. He is indeed worthy of being the unicorn of my Jia family."

Among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, Yuanchun's presence is probably the lowest, because she appears very rarely.

Furthermore, the poems and couplets she wrote when she visited her parents were all official documents and had no spirituality at all.

There is also a guessing session at the end, some of which can be guessed and some cannot.

Yuanchun couldn't even guess Jia Huan's simple riddle.

If you think that Yuanchun is a stupid woman, you are totally wrong.

In Jia Cong's mind, Yuanchun's scheming is roughly the sum of Wang Xifeng, Tanchun and Xue Baochai combined.

Since ancient times, the struggles in imperial palaces and brothels have been the most brutal and thrilling.

Yuanchun was able to stand out in the palace fight, although Emperor Yonglong had his considerations behind this.

But if Yuanchun herself was not capable of standing on her own feet, she would have been defeated long ago, and even her life would have been in danger. How could she have survived until the moment of being crowned as a concubine?
You know, she was not made a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, but climbed up step by step from being a palace maid.

This shows his scheming.

Jia Cong could not help but humbly decline, "Your Majesty, I am so ashamed to accept your praise."

Yuanchun added: "Our dynasty governs the country with filial piety. As the old saying goes, a harmonious family brings prosperity. Cong is a man of courtesy. I am very relieved."

Hearing this, Jia Cong's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart.

Yuanchun probably already knew that she was disrespectful to Lady Jia and the Rongguo Mansion.

It's been here waiting to hit me.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty is right. I should obey your teachings, respect my mother, be loyal to the emperor and love my country!"

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Yuanchun couldn't help but frown slightly.

Jia Cong only talked about respecting his mother and did not mention his ancestors and others.

It was obvious that he still harbored resentment towards the Rongguo Mansion for expelling him from the family tree and clan.

Yuanchun wanted to say a few more words, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say anything.

What Rongguo Mansion needs to do now is to ease the relationship between the two sides, not to widen the rift.

Next, Princess Yuan and the others stood up, ordered Jia Cong and Baoyu to lead the way, and then they walked to the garden gate with everyone else.

I saw all kinds of things arranged among the lights and trees in the morning.

When entering the garden, one first sees places like "A Phoenix Arrives", "Red Fragrance and Green Jade", "Apricot Curtains in Sight", "The Clear Fragrance of Angelica", etc., then climbs up towers and pavilions, wade through water and walk along the mountains, gazing and wandering around in all sorts of ways.

　Dragon's figure and phoenix's posture, natural qualities come from Shishuo Xinyu. Even in ancient times, it was not taboo to use the word "dragon". Zhao Zilong's courtesy name also has the word "dragon". Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty also has the word "dragon" in his name.
　　
　
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