"It goes without saying that I must be trying to find a way to speak ill of you in front of the old lady and the master, so that you will no longer be involved in Rongguo Mansion's affairs."
As soon as Sister Feng said these words herself, she immediately sat upright, leaning against Jia Lian.
They are all members of the Wang family and know all the tricks.
"You have to be careful now. This time the second master caught the gambler in public and slapped the wife in the face. The wife must have thought that the second master was trying to get me to take back the housekeeper's rights. She must have hated me too.
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When Wang Xifeng said these words, she finally understood. It turned out that she and Jia Lian had really been grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
Jia Lian had offended Mrs. Wang, and even if Wang Xifeng went to kneel in front of her aunt and swore to tell her off, Mrs. Wang would not only not believe it, but she would even suspect that Sister Feng had given Jia Lian the idea behind her back.
This is really an injustice!
But, no way.
Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng said dejectedly:
"It's a good thing you didn't ask me to come out and take charge of the house again. My wife is very angry at this time. Will I bump into the tip of a gun when I come out? Not to mention the hardships and tiredness, my wife still knows how to embarrass me."
Jia Lian also sighed:
"Don't say it's you, it's the same with me.
If you don't want me to take charge of the Rongguo Mansion, just leave it alone. Anyway, my wife is determined to leave all this to Baoyu. Sooner or later, we have to go back to the eldest master. It doesn't matter if we go back a few years earlier."
"Rongguo Mansion gives Baoyu?" Wang Xifeng immediately frowned when she heard this, but then she suddenly realized, "I mean, why does the madam have to let Bao Yatou, an outsider, manage the Jia family? This is just holding back the choice.
Second Grandma Libao is obsessed with kicking me out."
Although Jia Lian had told Wang Xifeng a long time ago, Wang Xifeng had always been unwilling to believe it from the bottom of her heart.
After all, Mrs. Wang is the aunt she has trusted the most since she was a child and has been determined to imitate her, and she has always believed that she is the one her aunt trusts and admires the most, because they are equally resourceful and decisive.
Humph, who would have thought that this is all my own fault!
It turns out that Mrs. Wang had already decided to throw it away when she was done with it.
In the past few years, in order to take care of the Rongguo Mansion, I got up before the fifth watch and stayed up until the third watch. I was so busy every day that I was very careful about everything. I had long forgotten whether my body could hold up or not.
I don't even dare to make a mistake in big or small matters. As long as it is for the satisfaction of the old lady and my wife, I don't know how many people I have offended secretly.
Not to mention the servants in the house, between his serious mother-in-law, Mrs. Xing, and his aunt, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng has always been clearly on the side of his aunt, Mrs. Wang. For this reason, Mrs. Xing has long been dissatisfied, but Wang Xifeng doesn't care.
Because she is from the Wang family.
But now, Mrs. Wang is determined to let her niece Xue Baochai be the director of the family, so the niece Wang Xifeng becomes redundant.
Wang Xifeng felt itching with hatred when she thought of Xue Baochai's attitude of being a good person at all times.
Is there a vine in the Wang family?
Bah! They all only care about themselves, who cares about Wang Xifeng’s life or death?
Wang Xifeng suddenly felt very pitiful.
Reaching out and holding Jia Lian's hand, Wang Xifeng let out a long sigh:
"I'm a fool——"
Jia Lian felt that Wang Xifeng's hands were shaking slightly, so he still put his arms around her and whispered in her ear:
"Idiot, you still have your man, no one can bully you."
With just these words, the female overlord Wang Xifeng collapsed instantly, threw herself into Jia Lian's arms, and burst into tears.
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Jia Zheng walked out of Jia Mu's house, walked along the corridor, exited the back room door, walked through the east-west hall, turned into the wide north-south corridor, passed the large powder screen wall at the entrance of Jia Lian's courtyard, which was the corner gate of his own courtyard.
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As long as you pass this small corner door and walk east along the back corridor for more than ten steps, you will find the back door of Mrs. Wang's house.
Jia Zheng can't walk anymore.
Mrs. Wang would definitely be unhappy if Jia's mother did not respond to her words. Although the old couple would not quarrel, they would definitely say a few sarcastic remarks that made Jia Zheng extremely heart-warming.
Jia Zheng is an honest man, and he is afraid of making people laugh when he acts. No matter how angry he is, he can only endure it without saying a word, and he does not dare to express a word.
Since the beginning of their marriage, Mrs. Wang has been very careful about his "face-loving" temperament, which has continued for decades.
Jia Zheng stared at the corner door of his courtyard and could not move three inches. Suddenly he heard a burst of laughter like silver bells coming from Jia Lian's courtyard, and heard Sister Feng's loud voice calling Ping'er to come in. p>
Jia Zheng was afraid that someone would see him inappropriately, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward and entered the corner gate.
Yu Chuan'er, who was following behind him, was also surprised and couldn't help but glance at Sister Feng's yard - Second Mistress Lian was actually quite happy?
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Early the next morning, Mrs. Wang arrived at the old lady's house early. As soon as she sat down to talk, Aunt Xue arrived.
When greeting Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue smiled and said:
"What a coincidence today, my wife is here too?"
Mrs. Wang smiled and said:
"Yes, we met at the old lady's place. What a coincidence."
Jia Mu looked on with a smile, as if she were in a mirror.
This must be because Mrs. Wang heard from Jia Zheng yesterday that Jia's mother did not agree for a while, so she made an appointment with Aunt Xue to come to her place early this morning to "persuade surrender".
Sure enough, after chatting for a while, Aunt Xue first said that she would go back and scold Mrs. Hu for gambling, and made her swear that she would never gamble again.
Mrs. Wang picked up on the problem and said that Baochai had always been prudent and kind in doing things, which was in line with Jia Zheng's extremely generous and face-loving temperament. They all believed that "small punishments and generous rewards" for the servants in the family were the best way for everyone.
She praised Baochai for a while, saying that if she were to be selected for the palace, she would definitely be a good concubine.
From this, we talked about the virtuous concubine Yuanchun in the palace, and then we talked about the need to build the provincial residence as soon as possible.
Finally, we come to the key point - Jia Zheng is too busy with official affairs, and Jia Lian is the eldest son of the eldest son, so he has to let Abbot Jia Lian take charge of the construction of the provincial residence, so that the virtuous concubine can come home to visit her as scheduled.
And because the visit to the relatives is the most important thing among the big things, Jia Lian must no longer be distracted by the chores of Rongguo Mansion. It is better not to force it, and from now on, all the affairs of Rongguo Mansion can be handed over to the chief steward Lai Da.
Lai Da has been an old man in this house for several generations. He is the most loyal and the most reliable in his work. Jia Zheng praises him every day, saying that loyal servants are rare and this is the dignity of our family.
Jia Mu listened with a loving smile from beginning to end.
I have to admit that this pair of sisters sing in harmony, which is much clearer than what Jia Zheng said yesterday. It is reasonable and reasonable. Anyone who is a little bit confused will fall into the trap.
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"These matters must be decided by the old lady." Mrs. Wang bowed her head respectfully and waited for Mother Jia's instructions.