Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 152 Pregnancy
While they were having tea and chatting, Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Jia Baoyu and others also came over.

At this time, all the dandies in the Jia clan gathered together.

Then the drama began.

This time Jia Zhen has worked hard, and the above dramas are all lively dramas.

The songs sung include "Ding Lang Recognizes His Father" and "Huang Boyang Arrays the Ghost Array", as well as dramas such as "Sun Xingzhe Makes Trouble in the Heavenly Palace", "Jiang Ziya Beheads Generals and Becomes a God" and other dramas.

Suddenly, gods and ghosts appeared randomly, and demons suddenly appeared. They even raised flags to pass the meeting, called Buddha and walked incense, and the sound of gongs and drums could be heard far outside the alley.

Everyone in the street praised it: "It's such a lively show, you can't have it in other homes!"

Everyone watched with great interest, even Jia Rui got into it.

However, Jia Baoyu was bored next to him. He didn't like these lively dramas at all, but liked those literate dramas.

Soon he became bored and went off to play.

The girls chatted and laughed for a while, then said their goodbyes and left.

Wang Xifeng likes to hear this now, "You can tell me, a few days ago Dr. Wang came to check my pulse. He also said that I was pregnant with a boy and congratulated me. I was so happy that I rewarded him with dozens of taels of silver. Later, Thinking about it makes me regret it to death."

However, Jia Rui gave Jia Rong a meaningful look and said nothing more. Instead, he kept the matter in mind.

Then Xue Baochai also hurriedly bowed to the ceremony, and then sat down to accompany Mrs. Wang.

"Grandma Rui is here."

For Jia Rui, who is in a high position, he naturally does not understand these trivial things.

After entering the main hall, I looked inside and saw Jia Mu sitting in the middle, smiling and waving.

This shocked Xue Baochai, who was sitting next to him. These people were too reckless. If Wang Xifeng was really harmed, how would they explain to Jia She and Jia Lian?

Not to mention Jia Rui, Jia Zhen and others enjoying themselves in Ningguo Mansion, let's talk about Xue Baochai.

After saying that, he helped Mrs. Wang walk inside.

Ping'er sighed, and then said: "There has been a lot of trouble during this period. I can't eat well every day, and I can't sleep. I have to deal with things in the house during the day, and I'm losing weight right away."

"This child is completely different from Sister Qiao. When I was pregnant with Sister Qiao, she was so well-behaved in my belly. How can she be like this one? She struggled day and night to the point where I couldn't even take a bite of food."

After waiting for Jia Rui to leave home, she accompanied Mrs. Wang to the Dingxi Hou Mansion on Ningrong Street.

Because the building of this Marquis Mansion is roughly the same size as the Rongguo Mansion next to it.

Xue Baochai felt a little distressed when she saw Wang Xifeng's tired look.

After that, several girls were chattering for a while, and even Lin Daiyu's eyes were filled with excitement.

"What are you talking about outside? Why don't you invite Grandma Rui in?" Wang Xifeng's voice came from the room.

While he was talking, the little maid from outside came in and reported, "Miss Lin and several other girls are here."

Seeing that Jia Rong was Jia Rui's nephew, the people below were also tolerant of him, which allowed Jia Rong to continue to be cool.

Xue Baochai nodded gently, "How are you, grandma, during this time?"

At this time, Ping'er had already left with the tea tray in person and came over to give Xue Baochai a cup of fragrant tea.

She left Rongqing Hall and, under the guidance of the maids, came to the small courtyard where Wang Xifeng lived.

Xue Baochai followed closely behind, and they entered Rongqing Hall together.

At first glance, her belly was already swollen, and it looked like she was going to give birth in a month or two.

Mrs. Wang, with the support of Yuanyang, sat on the chair and said with a smile:
"I'm feeling sleepy during this period, so I haven't been around my relatives much. Sister, please bear with me!"

After the girls and I left, Xue Baochai said again: "Don't you still have Jia Lian in your family? It's okay to let him take care of him more."

But now, although she still lives on the central axis of Jia Mansion, she is in an inconspicuous small courtyard behind Rongxi Hall. On the surface, it seems that her status has not declined, but in fact, she can be seen that she is not taken seriously. .

Wang Xifeng smiled and said to Xue Baochai: "I was alone in the past. What happened today? Everyone came to join in the fun."

When she mentioned the child in her belly, Wang Xifeng immediately became excited. She touched her belly while seemingly complaining, but in fact she said as if to show off:

After entering the mansion, he got off the big sedan, then got into the small sedan and entered the inner house.

Yuanyang smiled and said, "The old lady is right, I am young and careless."

"In such a big Rongguo Mansion, wouldn't everyone be able to eat without your Second Grandma Lian?"

Wang Xifeng sighed, and then said: "There are dozens of things in this family every day, which one can be away from me? Moreover, these people below are all cheating and cheating, and their eyes are only focused on money. If I didn't see it at all, , I don’t know what trouble is going to happen.”

After several people came in, they first said Wan Fu to Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai, and then rushed towards the bed with a smile.

Grandma Lai, who was standing next to Jia Mu, very diligently brought a chair and placed it next to Jia Mu.

After entering the courtyard, she looked around. Although it was exquisite, it was indeed "small".When she lived in Rongguo Mansion, Xue Baochai came here many times. At that time, she didn't think there was anything wrong with this courtyard.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai did not continue to investigate, but changed the topic and asked:

However, in front of Jia Rui, Jia Rong did not dare to tell the truth. He only told some of the treatment for those who had just joined the Dragon Guard.

Xue Baochai bowed and then retreated.

This is not an ordinary Hou's Mansion, it is clearly regulated by the Duke's Mansion.

It turns out that Xue Baochai and Mrs. Wang are not just women in the boudoir who know nothing.

Xue Baochai got off the sedan and looked up, and saw Yuanyang waiting there with a smile.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the maid, the two people came to the front of Rongqing Hall and got off the sedan.

Jia Mu clapped her hands, and then said to Yuanyang next to her:
"Today you said that I am lazy and don't like to move anymore. Look at how different everyone is."

Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then became noncommittal and did not answer.

Wang Xifeng's face showed a trace of helplessness, "My Grandma Rui, if there is a way, who would be willing to be so worried."

And Ping'er, who had already gained the trust, was already waiting for Xue Baochai at the door.

However, the two of them are not stupid enough to think that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has made a mistake. This must be the grace of the Supreme Emperor above.

The two of them walked around the Hou Mansion and found that the building of the Hou Mansion had been tampered with.

The little maid got the order and hurried out. After a while, the door curtain was opened, and Lin Daiyu and Sanchun walked in with a smile.

Jia Rui didn't care much about Jia Baoyu, and didn't say anything when he saw him leaving. He just asked Jia Rong, who was standing by to wait on him, how he was doing in Longjingwei during this period.
Since Jia Rong took up the post of Long Jinwei, he said that he went to work every day, but this guy was really lazy. He spent three days fishing and two days drying nets in Long Jinwei, and even paid the person in charge of Long Jinwei to escape. The duty of standing guard.

But she was redundant. Several girls seemed to rush over, but in fact they stopped when they reached the bedside, and then several hands touched Wang Xifeng's belly.

"Sister, come and sit quickly."

Xue Baochai took the teacup with one hand and patted Ping'er gently with the other hand, signaling her not to be nervous.

"Haha, what did I say?"

"Old lady, I'm going to see Feng Yatou."

Yuanyang first signaled to Xue Baochai, then trotted to Mrs. Wang, gave him a deep blessing, then smiled and supported Mrs. Wang and said:
"The old lady was still talking about the old lady yesterday! I didn't expect the old lady to come today."

But this time when she re-entered the small courtyard, she realized that Wang Xifeng's position was embarrassing.

A trace of displeasure flashed in Jia Mu's eyes, but she did not show it but still had a smile on her face, "Go quickly, Feng Lazi has been very uncomfortable these days."

Jia Rui was quite familiar with Long Jinwei, but after just a few sentences, he knew that Jia Rong was taking advantage of some loopholes to take some time off.

Wang Xifeng seemed to be used to this incident. She just smiled and let the girls touch her belly without intervening.

However, this was all the matter of Rongguo Mansion, and Xue Baochai couldn't get in the middle of the conversation. He just shook his head and walked in.

"I heard that you were having a lot of trouble in your stomach during this period?"

Xue Baochai walked to Wang Xifeng's bed in a few steps, and then said with some complaint: "My belly is so big, why can't I let go of things in this house?"

"Grandma Rui, please advise our grandma. If this continues, how will your body and bones be able to bear it?"

Logically speaking, Wang Xifeng is the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, and she and Jia Lian should live in the courtyard next to Rongxi Hall.

The two of them walked around the Hou Mansion and were amazed.

After walking around in the garden, the two people came out of the mansion, got on the sedan and went to the side entrance of Rongguo Mansion next door.

Xue Baochai smiled and followed Wang Xifeng's words and said, "It seems that she is pregnant with a boy this time. Otherwise, how could she be so naughty?"

Everyone was talking and laughing, and after a while Xue Baochai got up and left.

Then she ordered the little maid below: "Please invite some girls in."

Xue Baochai entered the room under Ping'er's guidance and took a quick look and saw Wang Xifeng lying lazily on the kang.

"Don't those two ladies share your worries?" Xue Baochai was talking about Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.

Wang Xifeng glanced at Xue Baochai, and then said: "If I dare to hand over this family to him, I'm afraid that by the time I take over after giving birth, I will have lost thousands of taels of silver."

Xue Baochai also sighed. Now thinking about Rongguo Mansion, it is actually not as good as Ningguo Mansion next to it.

There is only one master in the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen, who loves to do things. But in the Rongguo Mansion, which master does not love to do things?
And all this trouble costs money. No wonder Rongguo Mansion has been unable to make ends meet, while Ningguo Mansion can still barely make ends meet.

(End of this chapter)