The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 875 Double Happiness
Without entertainment, the atmosphere isn't very lively.

After the men at the table came up to toast Grandmother Jia, Grandmother Jia ordered her sisters to come and toast Jia Lian and Jia Zheng.

Simply relying on toasting is not a sustainable approach.

So everyone gave Jia Lian and his wife face, drinking and admiring the moon while chatting and laughing.

They barely managed to maintain the atmosphere.

However, Sister Feng had anticipated the situation.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to avoid her sisters-in-law's collective toasts, she stood up and clapped her hands twice.

Ping'er, Xiao Hong, and the others who were serving nearby received the news and immediately went down to make arrangements.

When Sister Feng clapped her hands, it naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Sister Feng looked around and said with a smile, "Although there is no play today, I have invited two 'teachers' to teach everyone how to read."

Everyone looked at her with curiosity, finding her words novel.

Sister Feng remained silent, only smiling.

Sure enough, a short while later, two young maids dressed as scholars walked over gracefully, led by Ping'er.

Everyone burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Because they could all tell that these two half-grown children were two of the twelve officials.

The large-faced Kui Guan and the Zhengdan Fang Guan.

You might not be familiar with Kui Guan.

However, most people also know Fangguan, after all, her looks and basic skills are there, and she has been praised by Grandmother Jia and others many times along with Lingguan.

The two young maids were not shy at all. They straightened their long robes and came to Grandmother Jia's side, bowing in unison.

Seeing this, Grandmother Jia asked with amusement, "What are they doing here?"

Sister Feng walked over, showing everyone the faces of the two young maids as she laughed:
"To prevent the old ladies and wives from getting bored, we specially invited two teachers to come and teach."

At this point, Grandmother Jia and the others understood that it was probably meant to act as storytellers.

They were all speechless as they watched Sister Feng fiddling with the hands of the two young maids.

Because Sister Feng was much taller than the two maids, and the two maids did not wear any makeup and were dressed in scholar's gowns.

If one didn't know them well, one could easily mistake them for two schoolchildren.

Sister Feng's groping hands made the two young maids embarrassed, their faces flushed with shame, just like innocent young girls being harassed by a wicked young master.

Seeing that Yingchun and her sisters couldn't help but cover their ears and giggle, while Fengjie was still unaware, Grandmother Jia quickly said, "Alright, let them go now."

Sister Feng then smiled and began to explain.

Then Grandmother Jia asked the two maids what books they knew.

Fangguan smiled and handed over a booklet, saying in a crisp voice, "Please tell me a story, ma'am."

Grandmother Jia thought the two temporary maids could recite a few ancient poems, but when Yuanyang unfolded the book for her to see, the story section actually had several pages of text.

Perhaps noticing Grandmother Jia's surprise, Sister Feng laughed and said, "Grandma, just point... ugh..."

Sister Feng suddenly felt a little nauseous, thinking it was because of the wine. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and then continued, "The stories on these pages, even if these two girls don't know them, the other girls all know them. It's just a matter of changing two people to come up."

Grandmother Jia then understood.

It turns out that the twelve maids had different roles.

So without being polite, he immediately asked Aunt Xue to order.

Aunt Xue disagreed, so she ordered a rendition of "Sun Wukong Thrice Beats the White Bone Demon".

The story is so common and clichéd that many of the girls expressed some disappointment.

Knowing that this was Grandmother Jia's hobby, they could only listen to it one more time.

I must say, this lively and simple story takes on a whole new meaning when performed vividly by two childlike puppeteers.

Sister Feng was initially enjoying the show, but the longer she stood there, the more uncomfortable she felt in her stomach.

After thinking for a while, he whispered something to Ping'er and then led two maids to the back.

Feng Jie'er's original intention was to take the opportunity of changing clothes to come into the room and rest for a while.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the house and drinking only half a cup of tea, he felt his stomach churning and couldn't help but lean over the teapot and dry heave repeatedly.

I didn't feel any better until I felt like I had vomited up half of the alcohol I had drunk.

The two maids serving them were terrified and quickly asked, "It's alright!"

Sister Feng was too lazy to explain to the two maids.

Just then, Ping'er returned and asked, "Grandma, what's wrong?"

Ping'er had noticed something was off about Feng Jie'er before, so after making some arrangements outside, she couldn't help but come in to check on the situation.

She was much more patient with Ping'er and Feng Jie, and briefly shared her feelings.

She also instructed, "Don't make a fuss or act like it's something important, or you'll spoil the whole family's mood."

Clearly, at this moment, Sister Feng was not thinking in any other direction.

But Ping'er had already frowned, and after a long while said, "Judging by the days, it should be time for Grandma's period to come."

Sister Feng was taken aback, then realized something and asked incredulously, "You mean?"

Ping'er suddenly smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Grandma's condition is not due to drinking at all."

Grandma is probably pregnant.

"This……"

For some reason, Sister Feng, who should have been overjoyed, suddenly became somewhat timid and hesitant.

She couldn't believe it.

She was also afraid that Ping'er's guess was wrong, and that she would be disappointed.

In short, she just stood there, rubbing her belly blankly, looking completely lost in thought, without saying a word.

Ping'er and the two maids beside her were beaming with joy. One of them even said with a smile, "We'll go tell the Second Master the good news right away!"

Sister Feng quickly stopped her: "No! Treat this as a serious matter. What if you make a mistake? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
Let's wait until tomorrow and have a doctor come to find out what's wrong before we talk about it.

However, Ping'er took it upon herself to say, "Don't listen to her, go and tell Second Master quickly."

Seeing that Sister Feng was glaring at her with dissatisfaction, Ping'er said softly, "This is the biggest thing in our house. It's better to believe it's true than to be careless."

Grandma seems to have forgotten that you drank alcohol tonight!

If we guess wrong, that's fine. But if Grandma is really pregnant, shouldn't we hurry and find a skilled doctor to examine her?
"If this is delayed, it could jeopardize the young master's health in the future—that's no laughing matter!"

Upon hearing this, Sister Feng immediately became worried.

Seeing this, the young maid knew exactly who to listen to and immediately ran out.

At the banquet outside, although Grandmother Jia was listening to the stories with a smile, her attention was still somewhat focused on Sister Feng.

Not seeing her for a moment, he asked, "Where did Feng go?"

"I just saw her go back to the back; I suppose she's not feeling well," Madam Wang replied.

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia sighed and said, "This family has so many things to deal with; it's hard for her to worry about them all year round."

Since I'm not feeling well, could you go and see a doctor for me?

If there's anything wrong, it's best to have Lian'er fetch a doctor to take a look as soon as possible.

"Yes."

Madam Wang got up, preparing to leave with Caiyun.

Suddenly, a maidservant darted over from the other side like a whirlwind.

Ignoring family rules, she rushed over the screen.

When Madam Wang turned around curiously, the little maid was already whispering something in Jia Lian's ear.

Then she saw Jia Lian, who had been somewhat displeased, suddenly stand up and look at the maid in disbelief.
"really?"

The little maid said with a grin, "It was Sister Ping'er who asked me to tell the Second Master."

Jia Lian didn't ask any more questions. He instructed Jia Yun, who was full of doubt, "Yun'er, go out quickly and find a skilled doctor for me... No need, just go directly to Physician Zhang's residence. Even if you have to tie him up, get him here as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Jia Yun immediately stepped aside without saying a word, and without asking any questions, simply bowed and ran outside.

Upon seeing this, Jia Zheng and the others couldn't help but stand up.

"Lian'er, what exactly happened?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Feng girl, you're probably pregnant."

After saying this, he ignored the dumbfounded Jia Zheng and the others, turned around and strode towards the back hall.

(End of this chapter)