Zhou Rui's family thought that her attitude was quite modest, but she didn't expect her tone to be arrogant and slightly condescending.
snort!
Lian Er's face turned cold. He had been in the officialdom for more than a year, and the official prestige he had slowly accumulated was faint, and he was about to burst out and scold him.
"Since my aunt has called me, Second Master, please come and take a trip!"
Feng Lazi suddenly spoke, causing the anger brewing in Lian Er's heart to suddenly stop.
"All right!"
After spitting out two words, Lian Er stood up expressionlessly, and then hurriedly left the small courtyard where he lived under the constant urging of Zhou Rui's family.
"Grandma, you just..."
After the people left, Ping'er's face became full of worry and he stopped talking.
"Huh, I'm doing this for the second master's benefit!"
Feng Lazi sneered and said: "After all, my aunt has been the head wife of Rongguo Mansion for many years and has a lot of resources at her disposal. If she is really offended, the second master's reputation in the future may not be counted on!"
"But……"
Ping'er's heart trembled, and she felt that Second Mistress was right.
Despite her benevolent appearance, the second wife is truly the wife of the house. At least she holds the key to the big warehouse in her hands.
Just thinking of Lian Er's worried look when he left, I felt something was wrong in my heart.
But what was wrong, and she couldn't tell the specific problem. For a moment, she was at a loss and worried.
"There's nothing special about it. Isn't it just like this in Rong Mansion? My aunt still has to deal with it!"
Feng Lazi was a little impatient, but she was quite content with herself.
After almost half an hour, the chain came back with both sides sinking like water.
"Second Master, what does my aunt want from you?"
Feng Lazi didn't care what Lian Er was feeling at this time, and couldn't wait to ask: "Did something happen again?"
hehe……
Glancing sideways at the curious person beside the pillow, Lian Er said angrily: "It's not Zhou Rui's fault, but he asked me to launch the left-behind officers of Shuntian Prefecture to search for me so late. I don't know what to say!"
"This is a trivial matter, it's just a matter of convenience!"
"Fine? You seem to have forgotten the curfew outside!"
"What's the big deal about the curfew? As the Second Master, can't I send someone to contact the left-behind officers in the Yamen?"
"To put it lightly, do you know how many eyes are staring at me at this time? If I make a mistake, I will get out of Shuntian Mansion Office!"
Feng Lazi was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "No way, with the power of Rongguo Mansion..."
"Haha, haven't you always looked down on Rong Guofu?"
Feeling irritable, Lian Er rudely interrupted the man next to him and sneered: "The Wang family is still powerful, let the second wife mobilize the power of the Wang family!"
"Second Master, what are you..."
Feng Lazi was not really stupid. He had just habitually ignored Lian Er before. Now that he heard the other party talking like this, he was stunned and felt angry.
Lian Er had no intention of continuing, but in his heart he was quite dissatisfied with the person next to him.
Normally he would just ignore Mrs. Wang and the Wang family, but now he kept asking for help, which made him very unhappy.
In addition, Feng Lazi spoke in the same tone as before. I thought he was just a steward who was running errands. A dignified fourth-grade official is not that cheap.
That is to say, his past experiences have made him somewhat accustomed to obeying the orders of his second wife, Mrs. Wang, but once Mrs. Wang's request goes too far, there is nothing to say.
The relationship between Feng Lazi and Feng Lazi has gradually become more and more contradictory since he became a full-time official.
The main thing is that Lian Er's identity is different from before, but Feng Lazi still looks at him in the same old way, and his behavior is very inappropriate. As time goes by, Lian Er naturally doesn't like it.
Feng Lazi is also very strong, or very confident in the power of the Wang family, even to the point of being a bit crazy, and her behavior is inevitably arrogant and ruthless.
Especially when it comes to Lian Er, she wants to have complete control. The best way is to completely defeat Lian Er's self-confidence and become a complete vassal.
It's a pity that she couldn't even succeed in the original version of Red Mansions, let alone the current one.
Lian Er saw that he had a bright future, and because of his habit of being complimented by his subordinates in the Yamen, his self-confidence and self-esteem had greatly improved. Feng Lazi went too far in trying to manipulate him.
"Grandma, it's better to go to bed early. We have a lot of things to do tomorrow!"
When Ping'er saw that the atmosphere was not right, he immediately interrupted and gave Feng Lazi an excuse to use Po Xia's donkey.
Feng Lazi snorted coldly, suppressing her unhappiness and not continuing to speak, but she was quite unhappy in her heart. She was quite dissatisfied with Lian Er's attitude.
The young couple had some conflicts, which made Mrs. Wang, who had been waiting for news, so anxious that she could hardly sleep all night.
The next day, Lian Er got up early to go to the hospital and didn't even have time to eat breakfast.
Although he was dissatisfied with the arrogance of his second wife, Mrs. Wang, he had no idea of acting against her directly and seemed to want to do something.
Just like Feng Lazi's habitual tendency to fall in love with the second wife, some of Lian Er's mental habits cannot be eliminated in a year or two.
He was still quite afraid of the wife in charge of the house.
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Of course Jia Cong didn't know, but so many things happened overnight.
After getting up, I practiced the exercises as usual, washed my throat, and then took the little maid Ling Que to the main hall of the General's Mansion to have a meal.
Far away, I saw a group of maids in the main room gathering together and whispering.
Subconsciously, he glanced sideways at the little maid next to him, and sure enough he saw Lingque's pretty little face, full of curiosity.
"Do it yourself!"
Jia Cong chuckled softly, shook his head and walked straight to the main hall. He first asked if the elder had stood up. After getting the same answer as before, Shi Shiran sat down at the small dining table in the main hall, and his maid served breakfast.
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At this time, Mrs. Xing, the eldest lady, had already packed up, got into the sedan accompanied by her personal maid, and started the most important task of the day - serving the old lady for dinner!
It is also strange to say that although the eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, is the second wife, she is a first-class general's wife. As a result, she has to go to Rongqing Hall to wait on the old lady for three meals every day, rain or shine, and wait for the old lady to finish or tell her to go first
Only after leaving in one step can you return to the main hall of the General's Mansion to enjoy the meals that have been kept warm in the steamer.
There are a lot of maids in the mansion, especially in Rongqing Hall. There are eight maids alone. It is said that they will have no problem taking care of the old lady's meals. They can even do a better job than Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang. After all, they are professionals, right?
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It's just a pity, and I don't know what the old lady is thinking. She insists on punishing her. Mrs. Wang clocks in on time every day. Unless she has given instructions in advance, she has to go there and wait on her on time.
This kind of behavior, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, has a serious impact on the prestige of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.
Two high-class ladies, both very young, still have to do the same work of serving people as the maids every day. What do the maids in Rongqing Hall think?
This is also the origin of the saying, "The old lady's cats and dogs must be respected." Even the two ladies are embarrassed every day in Rongqing Hall. No wonder the old lady's maid and mother-in-law are arrogant and domineering.
Fortunately, Mrs.
As time goes by, it becomes a habit, and seeing Feng Lazi's face hanging in front of her, Mrs. Xing really may not have much of an appetite.
Mrs. Wang followed suit and vented her pain on her daughter-in-law Li Wan. Li Wan had to wait beside her during meals.
It can be seen how hard Li Wan works every day, and it is common for him not to eat on time.
Therefore, Jia Cong felt comfortable eating and drinking in the main hall of the General's Mansion. Basically he ate alone and ate whatever he wanted.
By the time the eldest wife came back for dinner, he had already left the house to go to school. The eldest man also had his own dining habits, but he had no intention of asking the juniors to wait on him.
Since appearing at the banquet celebrating Lian Er's promotion, not to mention other places in Rongguo Mansion, at least the maids here in the Dafang have become more respectful and flattering towards Jia Cong, as if his status has suddenly soared.
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The benefit is that the waiters are more attentive and cautious, allowing Jia Cong to truly enjoy the top service of a top noble family.
Even the eldest lady’s confidant Wang Shanbao’s attitude became more and more enthusiastic. While Jia Cong was having a meal, the powerful woman in the General’s Mansion came over and said mysteriously: “Have you heard, Third Young Master?
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"What did you hear?"
Jia Cong had no habit of keeping quiet after eating. While stuffing buns into his mouth, he curiously asked: "What's new in the house?"
It seemed that this was what Wang Shanbao's family was waiting for. His old face, which could only be regarded as quite decent, suddenly became happy and he said with a smile: "Yesterday, that boy Zhou Rui was taken away by the government!"
"I've heard about this, but I don't know which government office is so domineering!"
Jia Cong kept moving his hands, and in the blink of an eye a big meat bag was destroyed. He answered casually, without any intention of being offended by the same enemy.
"Young Master Third, I don't know, but Mrs. Lian urgently found Master Lian last night and asked Master Lian to immediately use the power of Shuntian Mansion to help find Zhou Rui's whereabouts!"
Wang Shanbao opened his mouth with a smile, his face full of gloating.
This news is quite interesting!
Jia Cong became interested. He kept moving his hands while eating, but he said curiously: "No, there is a curfew in the capital at night. If the second brother Lian uses his own power to go out at will, I am afraid it will be an excuse for the censor to impeach the city.
, that’s no joke!”
"Is there such a thing?"
Wang Shanbao's family was shocked, obviously they did not expect such a situation.
Then he chuckled and said repeatedly: "No wonder the second master Lian didn't listen to the second wife's greeting last night, otherwise Zhou Rui might have missed him and got him in first!"
"This is the right thing to do!"
Jia Cong smiled softly and said leisurely: "With the power in our house, if Zhou Rui's fear of power is taken away, the second housekeeper will be fine!"
Speaking of this, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face: "If the other party doesn't care about the power in the house, it will be useless even if the second brother takes action..."