The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 877 Sleeping in separate rooms

Tan Chun was watching the play from behind when she suddenly saw Jia Lian looking at her, and her heart skipped a beat.

She was on edge, wondering if Jia Lian was going to expose their relationship at this moment.

But she soon realized she was overthinking it.

"I have always observed that my third sister is a person with strong opinions. If we can have her work with my eldest sister-in-law to manage the household, she will certainly be no less capable than Feng'er."

I wonder what the old lady and madam think?

Grandmother Jia also glanced at her third granddaughter, thinking about the past, and nodded secretly.

Although Lady Wang disliked Aunt Zhao, she had a good impression of Tan Chun, who was sensible from a young age and very filial to her.

She didn't object.

Seeing that everyone had tacitly agreed, Tan Chun nervously waved her hands and said, "Me? I can't do it, I've never done such a thing before..."

Jia Lian, however, said in an unquestionable tone: "What's there to be afraid of if you've never done it before? It's a good opportunity to gain experience."

Don't worry, your sister-in-law will still be the main housekeeper, and you will be her assistant.

You just need to stay by her side and help your sister-in-law fill in any gaps; it won't tire you out.

Seeing Jia Lian's somewhat malicious smile, Tan Chun couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and stop talking.

Seeing this, Grandmother Jia made a decision and said, "Your girl has always been a good one."

Since your second brother Lian trusts you so much, from today onwards, you should help your sister-in-law more.

After instructing Tan Chun, Grandmother Jia said to the maids and servants in the room, "From today onwards, all matters, big and small, in the household will be decided by the two of them."

What they mean is what your wife and I mean.

Anyone who dares to disobey, or who feigns compliance while secretly defying authority, or who deceives superiors and subordinates, will be dealt with according to family rules.

The servants and maids hurriedly replied, "Yes."

Seeing that Grandmother Jia had set the tone, Lady Wang also took the opportunity to instruct Li Wan and the other woman:
"The housekeeping job is a bit tedious, but as long as you put your heart into it, you can definitely do it well."

If you encounter any problems, the two of you should try to resolve them together. If you can't reach an agreement, you can come and ask me.

Don't trouble Feng'er; let her rest and recover in peace, understand?

"Yes," Li Wan and Tan Chun replied.

After telling this story, Grandmother Jia instructed everyone to leave and not to block the room.

Jia Lian stayed behind, and as soon as he sat down next to Feng Jie, he heard her complain, "Now that the household management has been handed over to my sister-in-law, I've become a completely useless person at home. Are you satisfied now?"

It turned out that before Physician Zhang arrived, Jia Lian had already instructed Feng Jie to stay home and take good care of her pregnancy, and not to concern herself with the trivial matters at home.

Although Sister Feng verbally agreed, she knew the pros and cons in her heart, but she always felt that she was in very good health and could have both.

It was only because Physician Zhang's words frightened her that she decided to obey.

Honest as she may be, it would be impossible to keep an active and love-loving person like a useless person confined to the house unless she is completely immobile.

Yet, she was still very active. Not only was she active, but even though she was only a little over a month pregnant, she was practically no different from any other person.

This inevitably made her feel like she had lost control of the company and was very uncomfortable.

Faced with his wife's complaints, Jia Lian flicked her nose and said with a laugh, "I don't believe you can't tell whether everyone is doing this for your own good or trying to take away your power."

It's okay if you really can't tell the difference.

I'll go out immediately and have my sister-in-law hand over the reins of the household to you. From now on, no matter how hard you work, I won't interfere. Even if you miscarry our child, I won't blame you.

But don't blame me for not taking care of you from now on.

I'll immediately set to work and get another woman to give me a son first.

"Go go go~"

Feng Jie blushed at Jia Lian's words, and Ping'er and the others beside her were also amused by Jia Lian.

Ping'er smiled and said, "Grandma, just listen to Second Master and the Old Madam. They really mean well for you."

In her heart, Sister Feng had already completely accepted it.

But upon hearing Ping'er's words, she still retorted irritably, "What do you mean by 'for my own good'? I think you're just tired of being a slut and want to have a child for your second master!"

They had already agreed that once Sister Feng became pregnant, Ping'er would also be able to conceive normally.

Sister Feng spoke too quickly and completely forgot that there were several maids in the room.

Xiangling and Qingwen naturally understood what Sister Feng meant, but the maids Xiaohong and Liu Xinqing were somewhat at a loss.

I was thinking, what does being tired of eating have to do with having a baby?
Ping'er, feeling utterly ashamed by their gazes, spat at Feng Jie and turned to leave.

Feng Jie didn't care. She just said to Jia Lian, "Judging from this, the old lady and the others won't let me go out anymore. You go out and keep an eye on things outside for me. Don't neglect the whole family." Jia Lian nodded, told Xiao Hong and the others to take good care of things inside, and then came out.

Unfortunately, whether it was because they didn't have Sister Feng to amuse them or because they didn't want to disturb her, Grandmother Jia and the others took their leave after a short while.

Before leaving, he instructed Yingchun and the others not to linger there too long.

Jia Zheng and the others congratulated Jia Lian and then got up and left the garden.

After seeing Jia Zheng off, when they turned back to the courtyard, they found that most of the others were gone.

Only Tan Chun and Li Wan remained seated together, seemingly discussing matters related to managing the household.

Seeing Jia Lian approaching, Tan Chun was the first to greet him.

Jia Lian then asked her, "Where are the others?"

"Everyone else went inside to see Second Sister-in-law."

Jia Lian nodded, glanced at the two sisters-in-law who dared not meet her gaze, and then prepared to enter the hall.

Suddenly, Tan Chun stopped her, her eyes filled with regret and self-reproach, and said, "Brother Lian, I'm sorry. We didn't know that Sister-in-law Lian was pregnant. We even urged her to drink..."

Tan Chun felt very uneasy.

They were worried that their persuasion of Feng Jie to drink might harm the baby in her womb, and they were also afraid that Jia Lian would blame them for it.

Jia Lian simply patted Tan Chun's head and comforted her:
"Alright, your sister-in-law and I didn't even know she was pregnant, so how can we blame you?"
"Let's go in and see her."

Seeing that Jia Lian truly had no intention of blaming her, Tan Chun nodded happily and obediently.

Then she actually took Jia Lian's arm and accompanied him towards the inner hall.

Seeing Tan Chun's intimate behavior towards Jia Lian, Li Wan, who was following behind, secretly pondered:

Although both Daiyu and Baochai were betrothed to Jia Lian, they were, after all, daughters of relatives, and neither of them bore the surname Jia.

If one wants to solidify the permanent relationship between the Jia family and Jia Lian, it might be worthwhile to give the third daughter to him.

I might talk to my wife about this later...

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The sisters and Madam You and her daughter-in-law stayed with Sister Feng in the inner hall for a long time before taking their leave.

When Jia Lian came in again, he was surprised to find that Qin Keqing was still there.

Even more surprisingly, Xiangling was there too.

Before he could start to have any wild thoughts, he heard Sister Feng say with a smile, "My nephew's wife and I have some private talk tonight, and we'll be talking all night. I'll trouble you to go to the study to sleep, Second Master."

The remaining servants and maids in the room chuckled.

Poor Master Lian! He just moved in and was immediately kicked out to sleep in the study by Second Madam Lian!

Most of them are not surprising.

Knowing that Sister Feng wanted to sleep in a separate room from Master Lian in order to protect the child in her womb and prevent Master Lian from doing anything reckless.

Seeing this, Jia Lian didn't say anything, just told them to get some rest, and then turned and left.

Jia Lian's decisiveness surprised Sister Feng.

However, she didn't pay much attention, thinking that Jia Lian was simply asking Xiangling to serve him in bed.

She was genuinely relieved.

During this month since becoming pregnant, Jia Lian has been mostly away from home.

Fortunately, after Jia Lian returned yesterday, the two of them unexpectedly did not make love.

She had already inquired and learned that having sex in early pregnancy could easily lead to a miscarriage.

For the safety of the fetus, she had made up her mind that she would not only take good care of her body, but also resolutely not allow Jia Lian to do anything reckless.

She was quite excited tonight and probably wouldn't be able to sleep for a while, so she kept Qin Keqing with her, planning for the two aunt and niece-in-law to lie in bed together for two nights and have a good chat about intimate things between women.

It wasn't that I wanted to give Jia Lian a freebie.

She had long understood that even perks shouldn't be given away casually, otherwise they wouldn't seem precious.

Moreover, she was worried that Qin Keqing might get used to the food and develop improper thoughts, so she had to keep her hanging on for a while so that she would be grateful.

Perhaps the only one in this room who was feeling unwell was Qingwen.

What a great opportunity it is for Second Master Lian to be kicked out to sleep.

Unfortunately, it's her turn to keep watch in the main house tonight...

(End of this chapter)