The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 52
Wang Xifeng's daughter originally only had a baby name of eldest sister. Later, due to many illnesses and disasters, she begged the country woman Grandma Liu to give her an easy-to-support name, and she was called Qiao sister.Sister Qiao is now more than four years old but less than five years old. The only playmates she plays with every day are nurses and maidservants. Today, she has a good brother Zhengde who is about the same age. Sister Qiao is very interested in playing, so naturally hard to fall asleep.

As soon as Sister Feng entered the room, she saw that the kang was piled up with wooden blocks, and the girl was kneeling there with her fat round buttocks, playing with something.As for Jia Lian, she let her daughter play and handed over two yuan from time to time.

Sister Feng was stunned when she saw it, isn't this a gift from Xing Xiuyan to Sister Qiao?Since she didn't know what it was useful for, she put it in her room when she came back. When did she come to sister Qiao'er?
Jia Lian looked towards the door when she heard the reputation, and seeing that it was his wife, she smiled and waved to Sister Feng: "Look at our girl's pose, she still looks good!"

Sister Feng followed her husband's hand to look on the kang, and saw Sister Qiao stacked those different small wooden blocks layer by layer, forming a theater-like appearance, and the stack was getting higher and higher.

Sister Feng looked shocked, as if the theater building was about to collapse. Sure enough, when Sister Qiao was about to put a long piece of red lacquered wood on it, the theater building was overwhelmed and collapsed, and the kang was scattered all over the place. Countless blocks of wood.

Sister Qiao sighed softly like an adult: "Why is brother Zhengde playing so well?"

The little girl serving tea in the room, Guo'er, poured tea for Wang Xifeng, took the opportunity to flatter Wang Xifeng, and said, "Don't be impatient, girl, didn't Master Zhengde say that there is a knack for building blocks, to build a tall building, you need to lay a good foundation. The girl only placed five or six yuan on the ground floor just now, so it is naturally unstable, and there is still a heart hanging in the building."

After hearing this, Sister Qiao clapped her fleshy little hands, giggled and said, "Yes, that's what Brother Zhengde said."But Wang Xifeng was thoughtful, and said lightly: "After playing for a day, sister Qiao is also tired, call the wet nurse to come and pack things, and coax sister Qiao to rest."

"Mom!" Sister Qiao pouted her small mouth, acting coquettishly.

"Listen to your mother, be good!" Wang Xifeng smiled perfunctorily at her daughter, then looked at Jia Lian: "Second Master, I have something to tell you."

Jia Lian stood up, flicked the folds of his robe, and strolled back to his and Sister Feng's room with his hands behind his back.Wang Xifeng left her daughter behind and hurriedly followed, as soon as she entered the room, she said: "Second Master, do you see any tricks in the things Qiaojie is playing with?"

Jia Lian was taking off his outer shirt, turning his head nonchalantly: "What's the trick? I didn't see it, it's something the children play, don't make a fuss all the time."

Wang Xifeng stomped her feet and said anxiously: "Who am I to make such a fuss about? When the sister of the Xing family gave this thing to me, I felt that there was something in her words, but I didn't know the use of the thing, so I didn't understand it. Today, the little girl Guo'er's words reminded me, let's look at Sister Qiao's way of playing. I think, "Wang Xifeng thought of the scene where the theater building collapsed, and for some reason, he remembered the night when Grandma Xiaorong died in Dongfu. What I said in the dream, I felt shuddering all over the place.

"I think sister Xing is implying our family." Wang Xifeng couldn't go on anymore, thinking about such unlucky words felt terrible.

Jia Lian looked back at his wife very calmly. Seeing Wang Xifeng's pale face, he smiled and continued her words: "Does it imply that our family is about to collapse?"

"Second Master!" Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian in disbelief with a pretty face.

Jia Lian sat by the bed and took off his boots, "You are a housekeeper every day, and you hold the account books every day. Don't you know what our family is like? You have long been a strong outsider, and hanged on the big tree of the empress. Forget it, but with the news of being pregnant all these years, the eunuchs in the palace come to ask for money every now and then, and your good wife, Mrs. Wang, may have already sent the money from sister Lin to the palace to make money."

Wang Xifeng was flustered, because everything Jia Lian said was true, and the money was still paid out through her own hands, how could Wang Xifeng not know?But the second wife is extremely strict, how did Jia Lian know?
As if seeing Sister Feng's suspicion, Jia Lian sneered: "If you don't want others to know, unless you do nothing, I told you the truth, not only did Sister Lin's money be misappropriated, but the second wife also used part of the old lady's dowry. Well, the old lady didn't ask the second wife to settle the score because she was afraid of making a noise and ruining her reputation."

Wang Xifeng slumped on the imperial concubine chair opposite the bed, muttering: "This is impossible, how did our family come to this point. Then, where did the money for daily expenses come from?"

"Now all the gentlemen know that there is no way for the public to provide money for them to have fun. Our eldest master relies on the name of the concubine Yuan, so naturally the people below are filial. As for the second master, hmph, the second wife is reluctant to let him be wronged. , with the dowry of the Wang family. Although the Jia family has reached this point, there is still some output on the farm and in the shop, which is enough for the old lady and you to spend. This is where there is no big money for a while. Chazi. You just wait, one link is linked to another, isn't it just like the building blocks played by sister Qiao, it has to collapse completely."

Wang Xifeng rushed to Jia Lian's bed and begged, "Second Master, don't scare me. If this is the case, what will our family do?"

Jia Lian looked at her: "What should I do? Don't you still want to be the head wife? When the family loses and flees in all directions, naturally no one will compete with you for this position."

Wang Xifeng began to cry, this cruel man, what is he talking about, who doesn't look forward to the prosperity of the family, the family is rich, but his words are all unlucky, could it be that Jia Lian can be alone when the Jia family is defeated?

Ping'er was waiting outside the house, so he couldn't hear what the couple said, but he heard the second grandma's cry very clearly.Ping'er was about to raise his foot to come in to persuade her to make peace, but after thinking about it, Ping'er stopped, turned around and sat on the small twig outside the door, leaning against the brazier to make shoes and socks for Sister Qiao.

Jia Lian pulled up Wang Xifeng, who was crying constantly, and sighed softly: "Since the truth has broken through this layer of paper, I will not hide it from you. I intend to leave the big tree of Jia's house and go outside to wander around."

Wang Xifeng had already guessed that the other party had this meaning in the last in-depth conversation with Jia Lian, but both of them were a little bit afraid and didn't explain clearly. Now that Jia Lian mentioned this again, Wang Xifeng was not surprised at all.She knew that Jia Lian was determined, but Wang Xifeng was always a little greedy for the power of the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion.

"I know what you're hesitating for," Jia Lian said in a low voice, "but don't think about it. How many times have you been seriously ill in the past six months? Even Wang's imperial physician said that Second Grandma Lian's illness was caused by exhaustion, and told you to rest. You are resting, but you always ignore the words of the imperial physician. Instead of giving up power to Grandma Bao'er in the future, it is better to let go early, for everyone's convenience."

Wang Xifeng remained silent. In fact, she had already noticed the second wife's feelings for Baochai, but she didn't want to admit it.Whenever Xue Baochai looked over the account books for Aunt Xue, the second wife would praise her from the sidelines, and she would always do so in front of her own face.Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng lost most of her former ruthless heart, and lowered her head in frustration, "But it is not easy for the second master to go out, you are the eldest son of the elder, and the old lady wants to save face. I won't ask you to separate."

Jia Lian smiled: "The virtuous wife is right on point. If we do something that embarrasses everyone, they will be eager to blow you and me away. Let me ask you, did you put usury outside?"

Wang Xifeng's face was stiff, and his tone was evasive: "Which bastard is pouring dirty water on me behind my back, Second Master, don't believe that some of these words are not dirty."

In order to prevent the officials and the people from competing for profits, this dynasty strictly enforces the government's private house loan sharks.However, usury is a lucrative business, so it has been banned repeatedly, and even the royal relatives have engaged in this kind of business for the rich and unkind.The imperial court had no choice but to turn a blind eye and close one eye. As long as they were not yelled out, everything would be fine.Over the past few years, Wang Xifeng has made a lot of money from this business, and she has eaten all the sweetness, but she still gets scared when she is asked suddenly.

Jia Lian snorted coldly: "No? Then why did Erwang's daughter-in-law come in evasively with a bag of silver? You don't have to lie to me anymore. Now that you have said it, you must ask the reason before telling you."

Seeing that Jia Lian first said that he wanted to separate the family, and then mentioned the matter of his loan sharks, Wang Xifeng pointed at Jia Lian tremblingly: "You, do you want to?"

Jia Lian couldn't help but knelt down in front of Wang Xifeng, "I know that I'm sorry for Second Grandma, and it may ruin Second Grandma's reputation, but if I don't do this, it's hard for our family to get out of Rongguo Mansion. As long as Second Grandma is put in the wrong If the money matter is revealed, the old lady and the old man will definitely kick you and me out of the house in order to preserve their reputation."

"Elder Master won't drive you away, but he will put me out of the house. When the time comes, Second Master, if you find someone who is more gentle and careful, I will die!"

Jia Lian pulled out a gleaming knife out of nowhere, and pointed at the little finger of his right hand to chop it up: "Since the second grandma doesn't believe it, I'll chop it up to show my ambition!"

Wang Xifeng was so frightened that she snatched the knife from Jia Lian's hand and threw it in the direction of the carving table. The knife rolled two or three times on the ground and finally fell under the plum blossom lamp.The dim light hit the dagger, and the cold light refracted over it made Wang Xifeng startled inexplicably.

"Second Lord, I believe it, I believe it!" She was completely resigned now, not to mention that Jia Lian wanted to gamble with her own fame, even if she was to accompany her, Wang Xifeng couldn't say anything.

That night, Jia Lian told Wang Xifeng the plan she had planned a long time ago. Sister Feng understood her husband's personality. With a small knife, I no longer dare to entangle in the depths.

On the second day, coincidentally, the sky was overcast with the potential for heavy snowfall, and Xiuyan was still worrying about what to wear. Second Mistress Lian had sent Ping'er to deliver things, and bumped into Jia Baoyu at the gate of the courtyard.

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PS: The second shift will be delivered at night, and whether the third shift can arrive depends on the situation. ⊙﹏⊙bhan, thank you Xiaoguang for the scallion pancakes, Su Liuyan for cutting cakes, Xiaoxiao 777 and bluetear for the pink tickets, Xiaohe Continue to seek pink, I wonder if you still have wood? ?hey-hey
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