"Wouldn't it be easier this time?" Jia Lian lay on the kang with his feet raised, enjoying Wang Xifeng's shoulders and legs.
Wang Xifeng still frowned:
"Then what if the wife doesn't tell the old lady?
She told me personally last time that she asked me to pick a good girl and send it to the old lady to make up for Xiren's spare time. Xiren's monthly two taels of silver plus one ounce of money came from the wife's own twenty taels.
The money is listed in the monthly regulations, and in the future, if there are Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhou, and Xi Ren, all of these are evenly distributed from the wife's division, and there is no need to touch the official title.
The reason why the wife did this is to keep the debt of the back house at all, so isn’t it obvious that she doesn’t want the old lady to know?”
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Mrs. Wang secretly "poached" Hua Xiren, a maid named under the old lady's name, and she decided to tell Wang Xifeng openly, which gave Wang Xifeng a headache.
Wang Xifeng seems to be a fiery and arrogant person, but in fact, many times, she is the kind of character who "does the most tiring work and receives the most scolding".
She was so worried that she couldn't sleep, and was so busy every day that she only received five taels of silver per month. When the Rongguo Mansion distributed dividends at the end of the year, her income was far less than that of the young widow Li Wan.
If Jia Lian hadn't become the head of the Rongguo Mansion now, then even if Wang Xifeng had extraordinary abilities, she could only do some small money-making things secretly. Even if she was a hundred percent better in this manor,
However, as soon as Mrs. Wang let Baochai come in, Wang Xifeng could only give up her seat to make room for others. It was just "making wedding clothes for others". No matter how much money Jia Mu had, Wang Xifeng would not be able to spend it in the end.
Not a single tree belongs to her, Wang Xifeng.
Today, Wang Xifeng has finally become the confirmed head of the house in the Rongguo Mansion. Finally, she no longer has to worry about being overthrown by Mrs. Wang as the "Treasure Second Grandma".
However, in a family like Rongguo Mansion, a wealthy family with strict rules and regulations, Wang Xifeng still had many unspeakable difficulties, and she had to work hard on many things, but in the end she could only "knock out her teeth and swallow her blood".
Because she is both a daughter-in-law and a grandson-in-law, and at the same time, her husband's aunt is still her biological aunt. After all, as a junior, she must be considerate in everything and not offend her in any situation.
Otherwise, once the crime of "unfilial piety" is slapped on her head, she will be crushed to death and never stand up again.
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How could a smart person like Jia Lian fail to understand Wang Xifeng's thoughts?
He has long understood that in this era in the Red Mansion, the consequences of "violating loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and justice" are more serious than murder and arson. It is a "high-voltage wire" that must not be touched.
But smart people can always navigate between the regular high-voltage lines.
Jia Lian shook his head, grinned, and gnashed his teeth:
"How else would people say 'one pregnancy makes you stupid for three years'? Where has all your shrewdness gone?
Regardless of whether the wife says it or not, you have to go and tell the old lady in two days: In order to maintain the rules in the Grand View Garden, the nanny was replaced in the Baoyu House. Didn’t you also tell the old lady about the attack?
The old lady loves Baoyu, but she is not confused.
She understands that no matter how precious the jade is, a big family like ours cannot break the rules and ruin its reputation. The old lady knows better than you how to be thorough in this.
What's more, this matter has been caused by the wife herself from beginning to end and has nothing to do with you. What are you afraid of?
Besides, my wife is a confused person, and the things she bothers with are actually extremely ridiculous and totally unacceptable.
It seems that Xiren got an advantage, but in fact it was her who was cheated.
Once the old lady knew that the maid in her room had been secretly 'poached' by her daughter-in-law and ran away, how could she not feel resentful? Will she still be able to see the attacker in the future?
Secondly, how old is Baoyu? He is underage and still in school. At this time, he has a Xiren who is several years older to be his "aunt-to-be". This is something that the master does not allow and does not comply with the family rules.
What the wife wants is to secretly make it a 'fait accompli' first, and it will be easier to handle later.
But she forgot that she suddenly insisted on promoting a girl to the same status and treatment as Aunt Zhao. How could Aunt Zhao, who thinks she has given birth to children for the master, not be jealous? Even if you don't say it, Aunt Zhao will find an opportunity.
, and I will definitely tell the master.
Third, for Xiren, even if he just changed from the old lady's girl to the madam's girl, it would of course be a downgrade.
What's more, the wife said that Xiren's monthly salary and other benefits will be paid by the wife herself from now on, rather than from the official's money. Doesn't that mean that in the future, there will be no Xiren in the monthly bank account of our inner house or in the old lady's room?
As for the person's name, there is no Xiren's name in the wife's room, and there is no Xiren's name in Baoyu's room.
In this case, wouldn't Xiren become a "black household" in Rongguo Mansion?
Since she is no longer in the establishment of our Rongguo Mansion, and is now just the wife's own 'private maid', wouldn't she become the 'least popular and most unworthy' wild girl in our mansion?
If you think about it carefully, does this mean that the wife has completely fooled the attacker?
It just so happened that Baochai was shyly telling me today that she wanted to borrow Ping'er from you, so I just went with the flow and threw Xiren and the four women who broke the rules to Hengwuyuan.
You, Miss Xue, don’t have a nanny to take care of you, so I’ll give it to you.
If you, Miss Xue, don’t have a maid to serve you, I will give it to you too.
Not only did I block Xue Baochai's mouth, but I also showed my wife that a 'wild creature' like Xi Ren who dares to trample on the rules of my Jia family is worthy of serving the Xue family who don't understand the rules."
His words made Wang Xifeng wake up from a dream, and couldn't help but admire Jia Lian even more:
"Hey! Then Hengwuyuan is no longer a place for distribution?
My God, I’m so embarrassed how your mind can move so fast! You are really the best person among all people!
You said your brain is not bigger than mine? How can you hold so many brilliant ideas?"
Wang Xifeng herself has a competitive temperament, but as a woman, she is "strong" at heart. When she meets a capable man, she is truly convinced.
Feeling hot in her heart, Wang Xifeng leaned forward softly, hugged Jia Lian's neck greasyly, and put her warm lips with the fragrance of roses against her, her tongue soft and fragrant.
After a passionate kiss, both of them were moved with emotion. Jia Lian finally managed to find time to say:
"You are a month old, no..."
But she was immediately chased and gagged by Wang Xifeng:
"I don't care..."
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Before the fourth watch, Ping'er quietly came to Jia Lian's ear to wake him up.
Jia Lian got up and got out of bed with some reluctance, and specifically told Ping'er to let Wang Xifeng sleep a little longer. He himself did not dare to delay, so he quickly washed and dressed, and rushed to the morning court on an empty stomach.
The regulations of the Dahua Dynasty are that every fifth day, officials of the third rank or above in Beijing will attend the morning dynasty.
Nobles like Jia She and Jia Zhen who only inherited their ancestral titles but had no actual official positions did not participate in the morning court; and Jia Zheng, who was in the fifth rank, was not qualified to participate in the morning court. Therefore, since Jia Lian became the third rank in Shun
The prefect of Tianfu became the only person in the Jia family who was qualified to participate in the morning court.
Jia She and Jia Zhen praise her with words but disdain in her heart, but Jia Zheng admires her from the bottom of his heart. But only Jia Lian always feels pain in his head just thinking about the morning court.
I don’t know which grandson came up with this “diligence” show!
Why does it have to be so early for morning service?
Will you not live past dawn?
Regardless of winter or summer, all the civil and military officials attending the morning court had to get up in the middle of the night and queue up outside the Meridian Gate at around three in the morning. At five in the morning, as soon as the palace gate opened, the officials had to queue up to enter and cross the Jinshui Bridge.
, line up in the square, bow three times and kowtow nine times. As the saying goes:
Look at the morning star at three o'clock in the fifth watch, and all the civil and military officials go to the court.
The civil servants from Donghua Longmen will go, and the military generals from Xihua Longmen will go.
It's too early to go to work, and commuting transportation is not yet developed. Riding a horse in winter will freeze your feet, and riding a horse-drawn carriage or sedan chair can make you scatter and vomit.
It was so easy to get to the place, but we still had to walk in the dark!
Because according to regulations, except for those official documents that need to be delivered in advance on the same day and ministers who report in advance, the rest of the people are strictly prohibited from walking with lights on during the journey from Donghua Gate to Longzong Gate!
Your sister!
I forgive you for not having a street light, but it's inhumane to be so blind that you don't even let a lantern hit you.
It is common for elderly ministers to stumble and fall. It is said that there was an official in the past who was walking in the dark on a rainy day when he was going to court in the morning. The sole of his foot slipped and he fell directly into the Yu River. He was stunned and drowned. What do you think?
Who can the unfortunate guy talk to for reason?
The most unbearable thing for Jia Lian was that after getting up in the middle of the night, he still dared not eat or drink. If he happened to need to go to the toilet during the morning ceremony - it's over, how disrespectful!
You are already sleepy, tired, and cold, and then you are thirsty, hungry, and have to hold back the feeling, which can make you unable to survive or die.
Moreover, the hall had already been called and the first- and second-grade officials were already standing there. Third-grade officials like Jia Lian could only queue up and stand as far away from the door as they could not hear what was said in the room.
What is the difference between this meaningless going to court and being punished by standing still?
This is not something some grandson came up with. It is even more depressing than the morning meeting of a small company where Jia Lian danced and shouted slogans in his previous life.
After finally staying up until past seven o'clock, the morning court finally ended. Jia Lian was as thirsty and hungry as a flat bug, but he still had half a cup of urine in his stomach, so he could only sit slumped in the sedan chair, dozing off again.
Went to the Yamen.
But he didn't expect that he had just arrived at the Yamen, and before he had time to run to the toilet, someone came to report from outside:
"Master Yingfengshi, the director of the Department of Chaofeng, has arrived."