"As expected of Second Brother Lian, his words are astonishing and enlightening.
Every time I feel worried and grievances for my second sister, I say a lot of things, but none of them are as insightful as what Second Brother Lian said today, and I can cover them all in one go."
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled:
"'Sorrow for his misfortune' is like a Bodhisattva lowering his eyebrows, and 'being angry for not fighting' is like a vajra's angry eyes, both of which are expressions of great compassion."
When will Wang Xifeng be willing to fall behind others? He immediately said:
"That's right! Even if you have the heart of a Bodhisattva, you must also have the thunderous means of King Kong, otherwise those little ghosts and demons won't be able to cause chaos in the world?"
Yingchun's cheeks turned redder, but she had already raised her head. She didn't pay much attention to what Jia Lian said about "misfortune" and "not opening her eyes", but because Jia Lian said she was "enlightened" and "quite intelligent".
Ever since she was a child, Yingchun has always been ignored. She almost never hears others praise her. Isn't her timidity and fear of getting into trouble a form of inferiority?
But today, Jia Lian actually praised her in public for being "quite intelligent", which really flattered Yingchun.
Excited, Yingchun mustered up the courage and said:
“Three good deeds in one day, and heaven will surely bring blessings in three years, and three evil deeds in one day, and disasters will come in three years, are what I recite every day. In fact, they can’t do anything to people with evil natures.
It seems that we should learn some thunderous tactics from my sister-in-law. How can we repay kindness with kindness?"
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Even someone as unlearned as Wang Xifeng is shrewd and understanding; even someone as cowardly and fearful as Jia Yingchun has moments of sudden enlightenment.
The Twelve Golden Hairpins are indeed extraordinary!
Jia Lian's eyes were blazing, and he tapped his slender white fingers on the rosewood table, making a clear tapping sound, and then smiled:
"Second sister is enlightened!
It is great wisdom not to cause trouble when nothing happens, but it is also greater wisdom to be able to solve problems when things happen.
The second sister just swallowed her anger and let the maid and mother-in-law in your house sit on top of you and do whatever they want. You can't suppress and control her. It will be harmful to others and yourself.
What's more, given your status, when you get married in the future, you will definitely be the head wife of an official family and the matron of the family. If you continue to muddle along and cannot be the director of the family, it will be a dereliction of duty on your part. How can you win the respect of your husband's family?"
When Yingchun heard the word "get married", she was so ashamed that her head and face were as red as fire. She quickly covered her face with a handkerchief and said in embarrassment:
"What did brother say about this?"
Before Jia Lian could speak, Wang Xifeng rushed to say:
"Welcoming sister, what's wrong with this?
Neither stealing nor robbing, marriage between a man and a woman is fair and aboveboard, not to mention your brother and sister-in-law are here to make decisions for you, what are you afraid of? No one can say anything!"
Tanchun also said:
"That's exactly what Sister Feng said! Second sister, marriage is a major matter. We have parents and a matchmaker. Although we can't help ourselves in choosing a husband, in the end we have to make the decision ourselves. We can't force it.
If you don't tell Brother Lian whether you are happy or not, how can he help you?"
Yingchun lowered her head, her shoulders and chest were heaving, obviously she was too excited.
Wang Xifeng waited for a long time but did not see her speak. She stamped her feet anxiously and was about to speak out to urge her. Suddenly she saw Jia Lian gently shaking his head towards him and raising his fingers slightly, making a calming gesture.
Daiyu's beautiful eyes swept over it gently, and finally her eyes fell on a swallow's nest on the beam in the pavilion, with a slight envious smile on her lips.
Tanchun also waited impatiently, frowning and just looking at Yingchun.
The breeze blew by, and the sleeves of several people fluttered slightly, as if they were flying, like Fairy Lang from the Nine Heavens.
After a long time, Yingchun finally calmed down and made up his mind. He raised his head and met Jia Lian's calm but firm eyes.
Jia Lian's calmness gave Yingchun great confidence. She bit her lips hard and said word by word:
"I will not marry Xue Pan."
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I can't tell whether it was unexpected or expected. With Jia Lian's encouragement, Jia Yingchun, who is known for his soft temper, actually said such words. Everyone in the pavilion was shocked at this time.
Happy again.
Especially Jia Lian.
His plan succeeded, and he completely changed Jia Yingchun's tragic fate.
Compared with just letting the cowardly Yingchun avoid Sun Shaozu's Zhongshan wolf and marry an honest man, his method of changing Yingchun's character and then changing Yingchun's fate is indeed more difficult, but this is more difficult.
Advanced solution.
Twelve golden hairpins should deserve a better fate.
So Jia Lian nodded solemnly:
"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
Yingchun nodded repeatedly, and then said again after a long while:
"Second brother Lian, sister-in-law, third sister, Xiuju have been with me for many years, how about letting her go back to my place? My house... isn't very decent either."
Wang Xifeng clapped her hands and chuckled:
"Oh, oh, oh, it's great this time! The clouds are parted and I can see the sun. My second sister is finally coming back to her senses!"
Seeing Jia Lian nod slightly towards him, Wang Xifeng immediately understood that it was Jia Lian who asked him to take action. He immediately became more confident, his laughter became more cheerful, and his words became smarter:
"Look, look, let me tell you, the second sister is not stupid. She just doesn't like to talk at ordinary times, but she actually understands in her heart.
Second sister, this time is just right. Keep your house in good order. Keep the good ones and throw out the bad ones. Don’t make troublemakers. Keep the troublemakers close to you. Don’t give them to others.
Are you causing trouble every day?
Whatever you want, just tell me how the maid and mother-in-law want to arrange it, just tell me, your brother is in charge of the big things, and I will take care of all the small things."
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Leaving Wang Xifeng behind to help Yingchun "clean up the house," Jia Lian went to find Jia She, who had to take precautions against Yingchun's marriage.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Jia She's courtyard, he saw Mrs. Xing's companion, Wang Shanbao, talking to a strange woman.
As soon as they saw Jia Lian coming, Wang Shanbao's family hurriedly stopped and sent the old lady out as if nothing was wrong. As if they suddenly saw Jia Lian, they immediately rushed over to apologize and say hello:
"Second Master is here?"
Seeing that Jia Lian only looked at him coldly, Wang Shanbao's family quickly said:
"This is Sister-in-law Zhu, the official matchmaker. She was entrusted by the Sun family outside to come to our house to submit a post to propose marriage."
Wang Shanbao's family has little ability, but he is not a trouble-maker. Because he is Mrs. Xing's confidant, he often stirs up trouble.
But the more this kind of person is, the more he bullies the weak and fears the strong from the bottom of his heart.
Although Jia Lian is the eldest son of Jia She, in the early days, Jia Lian had no official position. He only helped Jia Zheng with household affairs in the Rongguo Mansion, doing the work of a general manager, and he was not as powerful and capable as Wang Xifeng. Wang Shanbao's family
He never took Jia Lian seriously.
But today is different from the past. Jia Lian succeeded Jia Zheng and became the head of the family. He was truly the head of the family and naturally everyone in Wang Shanbao's family rushed to fawn over him.
Jia Lian frowned.
Official matchmaker? Lord Sun?
No way? Did Sun Shaozu appear so soon?
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Jia Lian walked quickly along the way. Before he entered the upper room, he heard a "crash", the sound of some porcelain being smashed, and then he heard Jia She's voice yelling at Mrs. Xing:
"My daughter, I have the final say as to who she marries! My Sun Shaozu is great! I have already agreed! When will it be the Xue family's turn to get involved?
Who is the wife of the second child? What do you mean I told you? Whatever she tells you is bullshit! You should spit in her face!
Why are you afraid that she will tell the old lady? If I don’t agree to Yingchun’s marriage, the second daughter-in-law can settle it just by telling the old lady?"