Chapter 636: Settlement of accounts after the fall (asking for monthly votes)
"Brother Rong, where are you going?"
On the way, I met my stepmother Youshi. Before Jia Rong could take the initiative to say hello, Youshi spoke first with a friendly face.
"Madam, the old lady in Xifu has something to ask for!"
Jia Rong replied cheerfully: "It's something related to the clan. I don't dare to neglect it. I got up immediately and went over to listen to the teachings!"
Upon hearing this, Youshi curled her lips subconsciously.
Even though she was in an embarrassing situation at this time, she couldn't help but feel a deep disdain for the old lady in Xifu.
Jia Jing, a cultivator of immortality, forcibly took the disabled Jia Zhen away, and Youshi, who was originally his legitimate wife, also had to leave with him.
However, Mrs. Zhao spoke and asked her to stay and help share the affairs of the inner court, thus avoiding the situation of leaving with Jia Zhen.
Anyway, Jia Zhen had many concubines, as well as the maids he captured, and all of them followed Jia Zhen this time.
In order to house these warblers and swallows, the Ning Mansion spent a lot of money to acquire a 200-acre farm near Xuanzhen Temple.
Youshi made the logistics work in order and spent a lot of money in the hope that Jia Zhen would have fun outside and never forget her as his stepwife.
Because of Mrs. Zhao, her stepmother and two stepsisters, they did not have the courage to stay in Ning Mansion and enjoy the rare glory and wealth.
All these things made Youshi become cautious, not daring to make any mistakes.
As one of the people in charge of the back house of Ning Mansion, she is naturally aware of the recent conflicts between Ning Mansion and the neighboring Xi Mansion.
Isn't it because Brother Rong is young and wants to taint the family power?
She even vaguely noticed that the second room in the Xi Mansion seemed to have some plans for the title of the Ning Mansion.
If we talk about family rights, if we give them away, we will give them away. Youshi doesn't think so.
After all, when Jia Zhen was the clan leader, she had personal experience. In order to help the needy families in the clan, the government spent a lot of money.
But the key point is that the tribesmen still haven't agreed upon the money after they got it. They are all very angry and want to divide the Ning Mansion among themselves.
Almost every once in a while, tribesmen would come to visit under various banners, and the purpose was naturally to hope that the Ning Mansion could support some money.
As time went by, I counted one flower and no matter what Jia Zhen's thoughts were, Youshi became quite bored and unhappy.
In her opinion, the Jia clan's clan power in the capital was just that, and it was not worth the effort and effort to fight for it.
But you absolutely cannot accept the hidden thoughts of the second wife of the West Mansion.
Just kidding, she is now the nominal head wife of Ning Mansion because the title of Ning Mansion falls on Brother Rong.
If something happens to Brother Rong and the title falls into the hands of the second wife of the West Mansion, how can she live a good life?
Others don't know, so why can't she still see what kind of people the second room of Xifu is?
At this time, when I heard Jia Rong say that the old lady of Xifu invited me, I suddenly felt something bad.
She was very worried that the old lady of Xifu would use her seniority to force Brother Rong to make major concessions. The other party would definitely be able to do such a thing.
But Youshi is not happy. She depends on Brother Rong for all her glory and wealth in the rest of her life, and she doesn't want Brother Rong to suffer at all.
Because there are no descendants by blood, the You family's situation in Ning Mansion is better than that of Mrs. Xing in Xi Mansion, but it is still only limited.
In the past, when Jia Zhen was the head of the family, although she was in charge of the inner court, she was always worried that if a charming child gave birth to a boy and a half girl, her situation would be really dangerous.
With Jia Zhen's temperament, she could really spoil her concubine and destroy her wife.
On the contrary, Brother Rong will inherit the title, and as stepmother, Youshi's status in the backyard of the mansion will be very stable.
Even if Brother Rong marries a daughter-in-law in the future, with Mrs. Zhao here, Mrs. You, as mother-in-law, will naturally have a certain say.
She felt that this was enough, there was no need and she could not expect too much.
Watching Jia Rong leave in a hurry, Youshi suddenly realized that Brother Rong was very majestic.
At some point, Brother Rong's height was no longer much shorter than hers.
If you put it outside, it will be no more generous than an ordinary adult!
Only then did she suddenly realize that Brother Rong had indeed grown up.
Shaking her head, You took the maid beside her and turned around and walked towards the courtyard where Mrs. Zhao lived, not slowing down at all.
"Madam, aren't we going to the flower hall to deal with daily affairs?"
"What kind of flower hall are you going to? It's important to go to the old lady first to inform Brother Rong of her whereabouts!"
"Didn't the young master go to Xifu? Madam, there is no need to worry!"
"It's precisely because Brother Rong went to Xifu that I had to tell the old lady immediately. That old lady in Xifu is used to suppressing people based on their seniority!"
"Ah, madam, are you worried that the young master will suffer from the old lady of Xifu?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. It's better to be careful!"
"..."
Jia Rong's ears were so sharp that even after walking a mile, she could still clearly hear the conversation between Youshi and the maid next to her.
Of course, this was the result of his active eavesdropping. Normally, he would automatically close his five keen senses, otherwise he would not be able to live a normal life.
From the conversation just now, we can see that Youshi is not a simple character.
Thinking about it, her position in the Ning Mansion in The Story of Red Mansions has never wavered. Even when Qin Keqing was in charge, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was handled quite well.
When the Qin Keqing incident broke out, she got away early and cut off the relationship.
If Ning Rong and his wife hadn't offended the current generation, with You's style of dealing with things, he would have been able to enjoy prosperity and wealth in peace until his death.
It can be said that Youshi behaves more like a standard housekeeper wife of a noble family than Mrs. Wang, the head wife of the Xifu family.
The old lady of Xifu summoned her, and he knew exactly what was going on.
It's just that the turmoil in the Ning Mansion is completely over, and we plan to settle the scores in the future.
Of course, the real purpose should be to compete for more rights to speak within the clan.
People in this era attach great importance to the clan, and naturally they also value the clan's right to speak.
However, Jia Rong was very dissatisfied with Youshi's idea.
If the Jia clan in Beijing is a powerful clan and many of its descendants are members of the officialdom, the right to speak within the clan is indeed crucial.
But at present, the Jia clan in the capital only plays a flag-waving role. On the contrary, they have to continuously invest resources in support, so the right to speak within the clan is dispensable.
If it cannot mobilize enough resources, what is the use to Rongfu?
But it just looks good, there is really no need to worry too much about some things.
Sure enough, when they arrived at Rongqing Hall, only Jia Mu and her personal maid Yuanyang were there. Jia Mu asked, "Brother Rong, why did you not say hello to Rong Mansion when Ning Mansion impeached Prince Zhongshun?"
"Do you know that this put Rong Mansion into a rather passive situation at that time..."
The old rule is to give out red envelope rewards in the group at night.