(Ten slopes is a thousand acres, which is a lot. If it’s more, we can’t hold it.)
Because he has to take care of Jia Baoyu, who goes to school for three days and spends two days fishing, and loves to sleep in bed, the work and rest time in Rongqingtang has changed accordingly.
When Jia Conghui and Huan San went to the clan school, the old lady had just gotten up to freshen up.
The personal maid Yuanyang was combing the old lady's hair while whispering the rumors in the house. Finally she couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Master Cong's luck is really good!"
The old lady frowned slightly and asked directly: "Where's Brother Cong, have you come to Rongqing Hall to say hello?"
There is no problem at all in saying this, as if Jia Cong should come here early every day to say hello.
She did not consider at all that it was she who did not allow Jia Cong to come to Rongqing Hall.
At this time, the old lady naturally chose to forget all this.
"Nope!"
Yuanyang made a movement in his hands and chuckled: "Master Cong should have gone to school by now. Do you want to send someone to call?"
"Forget it, I think this kid is just like his old man, making people worry!"
After waving her hand, the old lady muttered: "When he comes back, let him come to Rongqing Hall and tell him how he met the noble man and received such a heavy gift!"
Shiqinghuangzhuang, a time-honored drug store and a paper workshop, together are worth quite a lot of money. How could a noble person give such a good thing as a gift?
She had no intention of taking it by force. She mainly wanted to find out the reason and see if she could help Jia Baoyu show his face to the nobles.
As for Jia Baoyu not getting up at this time, whether he would delay going to school or something like that is not considered at all.
In fact, Yuanyang wanted to remind the old lady to pay attention to Mr. Bao's studies, but she knew the old lady's thoughts very well, so she didn't say anything in the end.
If it were the original work of Red Mansions, the Jia family was a complete mess and had not cultivated any talents at all. Jia Baoyu was able to hang around as a 'genius' with the praise from everyone in the house, and over time everyone believed it.
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But now the clan studies are very good. In the last Tongsheng test, five people passed in one breath, and Jia Yun and Jia Fang were even selected as scholars.
In this way, Jia Baoyu, who could only come up with a few poems with Bai Ding's quick wit, naturally no longer showed his genius.
Even a maid like Yuanyang can see that Second Master Bao is so lazy and tired of studying that he is totally incompatible with being motivated.
Look, even Mr. Cong, who is valued by the nobles and even given generous gifts, went to school early, but Mr. Bao still hasn't gotten up yet. What a stark contrast.
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"That boy Jia Cong is so lucky!"
In the bedroom of the second wife, Mrs. Wang, Zhou Rui's family looked envious and said, "I don't know where this kid met a noble person, but he actually gave him such an expensive gift!"
The news from the first house naturally spread to the second house, causing all kinds of envy and jealousy in Zhou Rui's family, who wanted to seize the benefits that Jia Cong had received.
Even if you can't get it, you still have to get the management rights of the Royal Village, the drug store and the paper mill. It's best to let your man Zhou Rui take charge, and you can get a lot of benefits every year.
No, the Zhou Rui family plans to persuade Mrs. Wang to take action.
Based on her understanding of Mrs. Wang, she was confident that she could achieve her goal with just a little provocation.
As for the reaction from the big house, it is not considered at all.
The eldest man is just a loser, and the eldest wife is also a good boss. Without their support, Jia Cong will never be able to make a difference.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Wang was too upset and low-spirited to pay attention to this at all. She waved her hand and said: "Don't pay attention to this, I have a headache now!"
The cold war between Mr. Zheng Er and her has been going on for more than half a year, and Mrs. Wang feels that she can't bear it anymore. The most important thing right now is to ease the relationship between husband and wife, and put everything else aside for now.
Otherwise, seeing that bitch Aunt Zhao wandering around every day, Mrs. Wang almost couldn't help but want to kill someone.
"Madam, what are you..."
Zhou Rui's family was a little reluctant, but they didn't dare to make too many mistakes.
"Isn't my second brother going back to Beijing to report on his duties soon?"
The expression on Mrs. Wang's face softened slightly, and she said in a bad tone: "When the time comes, I will have to go back to the Wang family to cause trouble, otherwise I will really have a hard time living this day!"
Especially when she heard that the boy Lian Er had been promoted to a fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Justice, she felt even more unhappy.
Based on her understanding of Master Zheng, she may be even more angry.
This time, the second brother Wang Ziteng returns to Beijing. If he cannot help the second master of politics to take a step further and become a fourth-rank official, I am afraid that the cold war between the couple will continue forever.
Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to answer the call, so they had to suppress their greed for the time being. The most important thing right now was indeed to ease the relationship between the second wife and the second master.
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"Hey, I don't want Jia Cong to be so lucky!"
In the inner room of the small courtyard where Wang Xifeng lived, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion had already finished washing her clothes. She couldn't help but murmured after hearing the rumors in the mansion.
"Who says it isn't?"
Ping'er was busy here and there and chuckled: "I don't know where brother Cong got his luck. He unexpectedly met a noble man and gave him such a heavy gift!"
"Hmph, how does he know how to run a business at such a young age?"
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and suddenly had an idea in her mind. She smiled sweetly and said, "Why don't you ask that boy to take out the imperial village, the medicine shop and the paper mill? As my sister-in-law, I can help him run it well!"
"I'm afraid it's not good!"
Ping'er stopped what he was doing and said with some hesitation: "I heard from the second master that he wants the help of the third master Cong to put in a good word for Master Lin!"
"What's something nice to say?"
Wang Xifeng said disdainfully: "What can Aunt Lin do to help the second master? Why don't you wait for my second uncle to return to Beijing? Isn't it easy to get any help you want?"
Ping'er didn't agree, but couldn't refute it, so he had to change the subject and said, "I heard that the eldest master is very satisfied with Third Master Cong's performance. It's not good for Second Mistress to step in at this time!"
"Oh, it seems that boy Jia Cong has some skills!"
Wang Xifeng frowned slightly and said in a displeased tone: "You actually know how to please the great master. It's not easy to interfere this time. We'll talk about it later!"
She didn't even let go of the hundreds of thousands of taels of lawsuit money, so how could she let go of the fat man in Jia Cong's hand?
It's just that Jia Cong's matter has gone beyond the eldest master's control. As a daughter-in-law, it's really hard for her to intervene rashly. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, her reputation may be ruined.
Even Feng Lazi, who was fearless, did not dare to easily challenge the current human ethics and laws. Although he felt extremely unhappy, he could only give up temporarily.
Jia Cong never expected that the gift given by Prince Si Ding of the King of Chu would cause such a big stir in the palace. Fortunately, his 'luck' had always been good. Before he knew the clues of the matter, the waves caused by the rumors had subsided on their own.