Although Rongguo Mansion and the Provincial Qin's Villa behind it were the occasions to welcome the imperial concubine, Ningguo Mansion also underwent changes because of this.
Not only were the walls, beams and pillars repainted, but lanterns were hung everywhere to imitate the Rongguo Mansion. They were red and looked full of festive atmosphere.
On the way to the main courtyard, when he met Lai Sheng, Jia Lian asked him about some arrangements at the Ningguo Mansion.
For example, you can send someone to invite Jia Jing. Jia Jing is old and has been looking for immortals to ask questions, but no matter how much he escapes from the world, he can't escape the character Jia on his body.
Therefore, he does not need to attend the birthday of his aunt Jia Mu, but he, as the master of Ningguo Mansion, must be there to welcome the noble concubine at home.
On the day of visiting relatives, Lai Sheng also said that Jia Zheng had made arrangements for the servants and women of the two houses, where they would sit up, where they would kowtow, etc.
Jia Lian saw that Jia Zheng had really made arrangements, so he didn't say much.
It can also be seen from this incident that Jia Zheng's so-called lack of good at worldly affairs is actually laziness.
In the past, he tried his best to push family matters to Mrs. Wang and Jia Lian and his wife. But when it comes to important matters involving his biological concubine and daughter, his behavior is completely different. The arrangements for various things are also Very appropriate.
After complaining about Jia Zheng in his heart, Jia Lian went directly to the main courtyard.
Lai Sheng bent down to see Jia Lian off respectfully. As soon as he stood up, he heard the boy next to him leaning into his ear and laughing: "Manager Lai, why do you think the second master went to the inner courtyard again? The current situation in our house , there are only two young ladies in charge of the house, shouldn’t the second master avoid suspicion?”
Although the boy didn't say it clearly, the teasing tone in his tone fully demonstrated what he meant.
Lai Sheng's expression changed slightly, and he immediately reprimanded: "You don't want to die, what are you talking about? Hu Qin? The eldest grandma and the eldest young mistress went to the house over there early in the morning to help arrange the old lady's birthday banquet. At this time, the second master Come, I must be here to see the eldest lady and the second young master!
As the acting patriarch of our Jia family, the second master is entrusted by the master to educate the second young master!
You kid doesn’t understand anything, and you still dare to talk nonsense. Sooner or later, the second master will strip you off!"
After being scolded by Lai Sheng, the boy quickly flattered him and said: "What Mr. Lai is telling me is that I said the wrong thing. I hope Mr. Lai will forgive me for once. Don't tell the second master to go."
"snort."
Lai Sheng snorted, and then he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the inner courtyard.
What is the reason for educating the second young master? This is just the reason he found for Jia Lian's actions. In fact, he also had similar thoughts to the young man.
After all, the second young master, the future clan leader, is only a few months old, so even if he needs education, he is not in a hurry. However, in the past few months, Jia Lian has come to see him countless times.
It can only be said that Jia Lian really likes him, or he values the little clan leader. He must come and have a look in person within ten days and a half.
This is the way to survive as a slave. You can have thoughts in your heart, but you must never say it out loud.
Not only could he not speak out, but if the people below him dared to gossip, he would have to severely suppress them. Otherwise, if any bad words were spread, he, the manager, would be the first to be held accountable.
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Ever since Jia Lian took charge of the family voice, he and his brother had discussed it repeatedly. Both of them had varying degrees of understanding. They felt that Jia Lian seemed to be slightly dissatisfied with their Lai family, but just for the sake of old lady Jia Mu,
It hasn't happened yet.
It was okay for him as the general manager of Ningguo Mansion, but it was not so easy for his brother Lai Da, as the general manager of Rongguo Mansion, working under Jia Lian every day.
From time to time, I have to be reprimanded and intimidated.
Many times when Lai Da returns home, he will complain to his mother or his brother.
He also often persuaded Lai Da to be as restrained as possible. Anyway, the family was respectable enough and there was no shortage of money, so why should he take the risk of offending the second master?
But the so-called authorities are obsessed with it. My mother and brother have been serving in the mansion over there, and even the old lady gave them a little bit of love.
Although their reason tells them that they should avoid Jia Lian's aggressive behavior, when faced with real interests, it is easy for them to fall back into their old ways.
In particular, Jia Lian was often away from home, so he always took chances. For example, in more than a year of construction of the garden, how much money was spent? Jia Lian went to the Western Regions again and went to Jiangnan.
, there is very little time for real supervision, and this has made the brother's family gain a lot of weight.
Lai Sheng felt that this move was tantamount to dancing on the tip of a knife. Once the second master knew about it, it would be a disaster for the whole family.
However, his brother has always been stronger than him. Not only is his mother supported by his brother, but his son is also more promising than his son. Therefore, his brother will not listen to his advice.
He was very worried about his brother's situation. As of now, he had no good solution. He just hoped that if something happened to his brother in the future, he could protect himself and not be involved.
He would not think that since Jia Lian was the head of the Rongguo Mansion, he could not control him.
Not to mention that Jia Lian is now the acting patriarch and the Marquis of the Jia family, and it will be easy to replace him. Let's just say that his little master, the future head of the Jia family, will also grow up under the care of Jia Lian.
When the time comes, the young master will not know whether he will marry one of his slaves or Jia Lian.
Because of these considerations, he tried his best to show his loyalty in front of Jia Lian, Youshi and others, hoping that it would be useful.
Lai Sheng sighed inwardly, turned around and went down to do some work.
In the main courtyard, the main room where You stood up, as soon as he walked to the front corridor, Jia Lian heard loud laughter inside.
"Sister, look at this little guy. His face is round and round, and his eyes seem to be shining. This guy will definitely be a handsome man when he grows up. Hum, I just hope he won't be like his uncle, who brings trouble to good families all day long.
Just be a girl!"
"What did you say..."
Jia Lian raised his hand to stop the little maid who was about to announce loudly. When he walked in the door, he saw six or seven people in the spacious room.
Among them, the ones in the middle were Second Sister You and Third Sister You. Each of them hugged a little guy, making them very amused.
Sanjie You raised her eyes and saw it, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she joked: "Hey, tell me about Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here soon."
The wet nurse and others in the room were also busy bowing to Jia Lian.
"Where is your eldest sister?"
"Didn't sister come over to your place to help? Before she left, she called us over and asked us to help look after her two babies.
You came just in time, my arms are sore, so I have to hug you."
Third Sister You stood up immediately with a carefree look and handed Jia Wu in her arms to Jia Lian.
But when Jia Lian took it, he deliberately approached Jia Lian and whispered teasingly: "Be careful, otherwise you will fall. Don't feel bad."
She just did as she pleased, never thinking that there were other maids and servants in the house at this time.
As expected, her charming behavior immediately made other people look strange, feeling that the third aunt in the grandmother's family was indeed acting a little too unrestrainedly.
Jia Lian also glanced at her. From her words, Jia Lian could feel that this girl had guessed that Jia Heng and Jia Wu were his sons.
I don't know whether to call her smart or stupid.
Knowing what Sister You San was like, he didn't care about her and looked down at the baby in his arms, the future patriarch of the Jia family, his eldest son.
That's right, when Sister Feng's belly was always disappointing, the son You gave birth to was his eldest son.
Seeing the little guy looking at him curiously, with his smart little eyes, Jia Lian believed Sanjie You's previous judgment that this kid would probably be like him when he grows up!
It's better not to be the same, otherwise the Marquis Jia is always accompanied by a "nephew" who is exactly like him, and I don't know how many strange and mocking looks he will attract.
Thinking about that kind of scene, even Jia Lian felt overwhelmed.
Sanjie You curled her lips when she saw Jia Lian ignoring her. She also saw the strange looks others gave her, and felt very disdainful.
These women are very hypocritical. If they had been born as beautiful as her, I'm afraid they would have thrown themselves into Jia Lian's arms long ago.
On the other hand, although she flirted with Jia Lian many times overtly and covertly, she never willingly lowered herself to let Jia Lian succeed. In this way, she was actually "whoring" Jia Lian.
Yes, Sanjie You is such a rebellious woman. When she thinks about it, why can a man eat from the bowl, look at the pot, and occasionally go to a brothel to drink wine? But women can only
Guarding one person for the rest of your life, and not even letting other men see you with even a finger?
This isn't fair.
Therefore, she wants to oppose this stereotype. Men can molest them, why can't they molest men?
God gave her this appearance just to give her the capital to compete for women in the world.
Who would have known that this Jia Lian was actually not a good person. Although he had taken advantage of her a lot for so long, he never showed his bestiality and used force on her.
Not only was she not afraid of this, but she was also a little dissatisfied and wanted to see Jia Lian lose his composure in front of her.
However, there was some hesitation about this idea a few months ago.
After thinking about it, Sanjie You suddenly smiled and said: "Sister, didn't you say you had a question you wanted to ask him last time? He just happened to be here, so just ask. I believe he will be happy to answer you."
Third Sister You deliberately acted like Second Sister You had something private to say to Jia Lian, and then gestured to others to follow her and leave.
The people who can stand in this room are all relatively trustworthy people around You. They all know to some extent that the eldest grandmother intends to give the second sister to Jia Lian.
Therefore, facing Sanjie You's arrangement, several people stepped back as if they knew better.
The wet nurse wanted to take the baby away, but seeing that Jia Lian was not listening to what was going on outside the window, she only hugged the young master and teased him, so she wisely went outside and waited.
When only Jia Lian, Second Sister You and the two little guys in their arms were left in the room, Jia Lianfang raised his head and took a look.
Who knew that Second Sister You was also peeking at him, and when their eyes met, Second Sister You quickly turned away, her face turning red under her gentle and kind face.
Jia Lian felt relieved when he saw it.
The more I look at this second sister You, the more I feel that she is very similar to my sister Yingchun.
It's not the similarity in appearance, but the similarity in personality and temperament. The two of them really have the same purpose.
"Didn't Third Sister say that you have something to tell me?" Jia Lian said.
"No, no, she's just making up nonsense."
Second Sister You explained awkwardly.
Jia Lian chuckled, are all girls who are too gentle so bad at expressing themselves?
If this is nonsense, why didn't you refute just now and just sit here obediently? So he waved to her, "Come here."
Sister You's face turned redder and she was still a little at a loss, but she had no intention of disobeying Jia Lian. She stood up with little Jia Heng in her arms, hesitated for a moment, and then walked to Jia Lian.
"Sit down and let me take a look at Heng'er."
Jia Lian patted his thigh and signaled.
Second Sister You suddenly felt ashamed and quickly glanced at the door. Although everyone had left, she was still embarrassed to take the initiative to sit on a man's lap like her younger sister.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but envy my sister's free and easy personality.
She had just met Jia Lian a few times before, so she dared to sit in Jia Lian's arms. And she obviously liked Jia Lian, and with the help of her elder sister and others, she had been flirting with Jia Lian for a long time, but she was not as good as her sister in occupying Jia Lian's heart.
Much cheaper.
Seeing her repeated hesitation, Jia Lian sighed inwardly. Who would have thought that such a shy girl would become a representative character of lewdness and dissoluteness in the original novel.
Although it is impossible to confirm whether Second Sister You had an affair with Jia Zhen or even Jia Rong first, and then became a concubine with Jia Lian.
However, it is certain that she had an improper relationship with Jia Zhen and Jia Rong.
However, it may be different from what people in later generations thought. In this era, just joking and touching a small hand is regarded as unchaste and improper relationship.
Not to mention, having a drink with her and taking advantage of some other things.
In fact, it is common to think about it. Both the second sister You and the third sister are absolutely rare beauties. With the personality of the third sister You, traveling among Jia Zhen and others, she can also be playful and make them laugh.
Disgraced.
But for a submissive person like Second Sister You, I'm afraid she can only submit and let others bully her.
Thinking of being bullied, Jia Lian couldn't help but think of Yingchun. It was also because he was too docile, so even though he was born in the Duke's palace, he could only let a warrior husband bully and torture him, so that his beauty disappeared!
Jia Lian felt a surge of anger in his heart. Shouldn't such a gentle and docile woman be a man's treasure and should be taken good care of?
I have made a decision in my heart. I will ask people to inquire about the whereabouts of Sun Shaozu later. I must add countless "brilliance" to his life so that he can live up to his birth in this world.
After briefly thinking of five or six ways to torture Zhongshan Wolf, Jia Lian gently put his hand around Second Sister You's slender waist and pulled her to sit down.
Seeing the beauty half-assed, with a shy look on her face, Jia Lian felt more and more comfortable, so he did not let go of his hand around her waist and said with a smile: "Your sister told me last time that she was ready to promise you to me.
What do you think?"
Sister You's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she retorted out of shame for her daughter's family.
But facing Jia Lian's gentle and sincere eyes, and feeling the physical contact with Jia Lian on her waist and buttocks, her heart was numb, and she stammered: "I, my elder sister-in-law are like my mother, my whole life,
I just follow my sister’s arrangements..."
She admired Jia Lian so much. From the first time she saw Jia Lian, she felt that she had foreseen true love. Later, the more she learned about Jia Lian's deeds, the more she couldn't help herself from the thoughts in her heart, and it almost became an obsession.
Fortunately, the eldest sister, who is the head of the Ningguo Mansion, actually wanted to help her. Her mother and younger sister also supported the matchmaking, and she was very grateful to them.
It's just that Jia Lian was too busy and was away from the capital for most of the year, which made her wait for so long and feel embarrassed to take the initiative to express her feelings to Jia Lian.
Who knows, today I just came here to help take care of my little nephews, and the opportunity would come.
She must take advantage of it!
Jia Lian smiled and said, "In that case, the second sister will be my woman from now on.
When I am out of my filial piety period, I will marry you in. I just wronged you and can only be my concubine."
Hearing what Jia Lian said, Second Sister You was filled with joy. She covered Jia Lian's mouth with her hand and said softly: "Don't say that, Lord Marquis. I will be very happy to be able to marry Lord Marquis, even if I am a concubine."
After saying that, he lowered his head shyly, raised his head again, and looked straight at Jia Lian, with the tenderness and sweetness in his eyes almost overflowing from his eyes.
Jia Lian was stunned. He didn't expect Sister You to have such a direct side. It seems that everyone has many sides. Shyness is just her appearance. Once the relationship is established, she is also a warm person.
I took a closer look at Second Sister You's face. Although her skin was not extremely white, it was rosy and smooth, with almost no flaws. She was an excellent military attache by nature, and her makeup was so subtle that it became even more perfect.
The hibiscus-like face and willow-like eyebrows are the best description of Sister You’s appearance and temperament.
Suddenly, Sister You's eyes turned and she closed her eyes towards him. Jia Lian smiled, knowing that maybe he was looking too carefully and leaning too close, making Sister You think he was going to kiss her.
The beauty has already reacted like this, and it would be unforgivable if she didn't do it.
Therefore, Jia Lian leaned down and gently pressed his lips to Sister You's thin lips.
"Kekeke..."
Little Jia Wu, who was on the other side of Jia Lian's arms, suddenly giggled and clapped his little fleshy palms excitedly.
This suddenly disturbed a pair of adults who were gradually becoming addicted. Jia Lian and Second Sister You separated their lips and tongues. They both lowered their heads to look at the little guy's actions, then looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
However, Jia Lian is somewhat proud, while Second Sister You is more shy.