The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 167
Mrs. Wang deliberately asked such a question in front of the old lady, and the old lady did not say not to go to Dongfu.

"After a while, my concubine came, so I asked my concubine to come over. It happened to be a family dinner, and I also went to greet my concubine." Jia Mu said.

The old lady knew how to make arrangements, but Mrs. Wang felt bored. What did this sound like?

The old lady takes herself too seriously. Now she feels that she has the final say in both the East and the West?
I don't even think about how Jia Cong drove away Lai Sheng's gang. I heard that the Jinyiwei stole the Lai family's money and used it in carts. All the money should belong to the Rongguo Mansion.

They were all given away by Jia Cong.

"How about, old lady, I take my concubine first, and then go over to serve the old lady?" Mrs. Wang saw that the old lady was so stubborn, and she was too lazy to flatter her.

"Okay!" Mother Jia handed her hand to Xifeng, "Feng Yatou, Lan'er's mother, Yingchun, Tanchun and Baoyu will follow me."

Co-authoring means leaving her alone?

Mrs. Wang accompanied her and said with a smile, "Old lady, go over first. I'll wait first. When aunt and the others arrive later, I will lead them over."

Speaking of the Xue family, since the first day when Jia Cong led the army to leave, the Xue family has been scratching their heads in the inn. Zhang Dehui has been looking for people to help pull the cart. Firstly, he is not familiar with the place, and secondly, he has only suffered a loss. No one looks like him. Good people.

After struggling for a long time, time was lost and he was about to be stranded at the inn. Fortunately, people sent by Xifeng came to find him, and people from the Jia family came forward to find a carriage and horse carriage again. The luggage and talents of the Xue family were able to move.

At this point, Aunt Xue was extremely dissatisfied with Jia Cong.

On the way, Aunt Xue said to Baochai, "Brother Cong in your aunt's family is still a little young. Although he has been an official for a long time, he doesn't understand the world at all. He comes from a noble family and has a lot of people." It’s a good foundation, otherwise, I don’t know what would happen.”

Baochai also didn't expect that for such a close relative, that person wouldn't even lend a helping hand, so she was a little frustrated, "Mom, if they don't want to help, we can't say anything. Anyway, we'll just have less contact from now on."

After being delayed for most of the day, I almost didn't catch up with Sutou that night. I found an inn that could only be described as dirty and messy. The Xue family had never experienced such hardship, so they complained again.

We continued our journey early the next morning, originally planning to enter the city earlier, but seeing the city gate in front, the carriage was stopped again.

"What's going on?" Although Aunt Xue had a good temper, she was a little impatient at this time. She stretched out her head. Because the official road was tortuous, she couldn't see the road ahead clearly, but she also felt that the city gate was ahead. Well, logically we should not encounter bandits again.

Zhang Dehui trotted over and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Madam, I heard earlier that the emperor sent princes and civil and military officials to greet Mr. Jia and occupied all the roads. When the first ones leave, we Only then can we enter the city.”

"How long do you have to wait?" Aunt Xue's heart became excited again. The young marquis actually has such a great reputation. The emperor sent the prince and all the civil and military officials to greet him?No wonder he is so arrogant, but he is also too greedy, and he has to be harsh in front of his relatives.

Aunt Xue already knew that she sent out more than 1000 taels of silver as a thank you gift to Jia Cong, but in the end, Jia Cong only pulled them out of the mountains and forests. How can hiring a horse and carriage agency be so expensive?

It can be said that Aunt Xue's impression of Jia Cong has been extremely bad.

Now, because of Jia Cong, they were stopped outside the city gate. Seeing that it was getting late again, they originally planned to enter the city and have lunch at Jia's house. Who knew that two hours had passed by now, and there were still people in front of them. There was no sign of loosening up, and more and more carriages, horses and pedestrians were following behind.

Aunt Xue was tired and hungry, and she was so anxious that she didn't care much. She opened the car curtain and looked out, "I don't know when we want to go?"

Xue Pan got off the carriage and walked to the front. He saw the majestic cavalry on Daoer. Their military appearance was solemn and their energy was vigorous. He was pulled up a hillside by his servants and looked forward. The young man at the front was dressed in red. The cloak with black bottom looks powerful in the wind. The red tassel on the helmet is as red as blood under the sunlight, which is dazzling and dizzy.

The scene of the prince in python robe leading the civil and military officials was deeply imprinted in Xue Pan's mind. He was so happy that he danced along with him, pulling Zhang Dehui and saying, "I didn't expect that cousin Cong would be like this." What can I do!”

Zhang Dehui thought to himself, isn't this just wishful thinking? Why did Mr. Jia Hou pay attention to this relative?
After finally waiting for Jia Cong and others to enter the city, it was an hour before the Xue family's carriage entered the city.

Mrs. Wang was alone in Rongguo Mansion, looking around. She saw that Shenshi had passed, and her sister and her family hadn't come yet. What else happened on the road?
However, he said that the Xue family had been delayed in entering the city. The way into the city was extremely crowded. They finally moved to Ningrong Street, but they met Jia Cong coming back from the palace, leading a group of soldiers and flying in on horseback. The Xue family's carriage did not dare to take advantage of it and had to avoid it.

In this way, Jia Cong dismounted at the gate of Ningguo Mansion, and the Xue family's carriage arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

Let’s talk about Daiyu. Early in the morning, after Daiyu had drawn up the menu for the dinner, she was sitting in the Ningxi Hall with Youshi and Xichun talking. The three of them were having a good time and getting distracted from time to time, obviously waiting for Jia Cong to come back. I am anxious to wait.

After having some casual lunch, Zijuan urged Daiyu to take a nap, "Didn't the second master yesterday tell grandma to do whatever she should do? There's no need to wait."

"Thank you for remembering what he said. Everything I said to you on weekdays has turned a deaf ear. Why do you listen so hard when he says it? It's faster than an imperial edict!" Daiyu said coquettishly, speaking of him, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows trembled. Exuding an intoxicating charm.

Youshi saw it in her eyes. She heard that Jia Cong came back last night, took one look at Daiyu and left. This was such a deep affection, and she was filled with envy in her heart. She smiled and said, "Zicuckoo is also thinking about her." If your body and bones were not like this, how could you take care of yourself so well now? According to me, go and take a rest quickly, sitting like this is not an option. When you wake up, my second uncle may be back. "

Xichun was eating snacks, stuffed them into her mouth, chewed them, and moved her cheeks accordingly, like a little hamster, and almost choked. She was busy serving her and took a sip of tea before she could speak, "Second sister-in-law, Where did this snack come from? It’s so delicious!”

Daiyu smiled and said, "If it's delicious, eat more. If you can't finish it, take this plate back to your yard and eat slowly."

The three of them were about to go back to rest when they heard that the old lady from Xifu was coming. You looked at Daiyu's face and saw her frowning, but it was difficult to get up.

Daiyu couldn't turn away the old lady. If that were the case, the reputation of Ning Mansion would be lost. Filial piety was so important that no matter how unhappy she was, she couldn't let it show on her face and she would have to welcome her out.

In Ningxi Hall, Jia Mu took Baoyu to sit on the Arhat bed where Daiyu usually sat. She took Daiyu to sit on the other side of her. How could Daiyu be willing to personally serve the tea served by the maid to serve Jia Mu? And avoided.

Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun sat on a row of chairs on the floor, while Youshi, Li Wan and Xifeng sat on another row of chairs. Xifeng sat at the end. Daiyu brought some snacks for Xifeng to eat, " It’s difficult for you to be filial to the old lady and madam all year round. Now that you come to my place and eat two more snacks, I will reward you!"

Xifeng smiled and said, "You must respect me with peace of mind, and I will eat it if you kneel down!"

Daiyu sneered and said, "You don't know who I'm talking about. You should put away your ideas as soon as possible. Eat it if you like it or not!"

As he said that, he put the snack on the small table and sat next to Xifeng. Xifeng was such a smart person. He didn't know that she was trying to avoid Baoyu and pinched her cheek with a smile, "Old ancestor, Look, I am said to be a well-spoken and capable person here every day. You send me here every day to take care of your granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law, but you don’t know how angry I am with her!”

Li Wan looked at Daiyu coldly, with an air of neither arrogance nor impatience. After Xifeng said this, she just pursed her lips and smiled, quite proud. She didn't notice Xifeng at all, and she couldn't help feeling envious. , this is because she married a good man, at such a young age, and with a super rank, whose face must she care about?

Jia's mother had not been to Ningguo Mansion for several years. She felt a little uncomfortable when she saw that Ningxi Hall was neatly kept, rich but not extravagant, glorious but solemn, which showed Daiyu's ability to manage the family.

She originally planned to leave this Yu'er in her arms. When Mrs. Wang drove Daiyu away, wasn't it because of this incident?
Jia's mother couldn't help but smile and said, "You two are from the south, and you are both 'hot guys' from that province. I don't care if we meet each other all day long and start a lawsuit, but you can't get angry about it." "

Xifeng glanced at Daiyu and said with a smile, "Don't worry, ancestor, I'll just let her go anyway. Oh, who told us that we don't have a man who kills for officials? He doesn't deserve such a high-ranking imperial edict. To say it, Ah, the old lady is lucky, she is a super-qualified person, and so is her granddaughter, so we, the granddaughter-in-law, are left behind."

At this time, even Daiyu was made to laugh. Ningxi Hall was full of laughter. Youshi touched the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and looked at the old lady sitting at the top, thinking about the past when she was the head of the family. On New Year's Eve, the whole family came to worship their ancestors. She reluctantly allowed the old lady to eat here, but the old lady didn't even sit there for a while.

But now, it is neither the year nor the holiday, but he has come here again. This is the second time.

Just as he was talking, Jia Ping sent someone to tell him that the second master had entered Ningrong Street. Everyone in the room was startled, and even Jia's mother got up and greeted him out.

Jia Cong dismounted at the door and walked all the way to the backyard. After entering the second gate, he faced Jia Mu and the others.

The young man has a long and slender figure. He is dressed in a bright red python suit, which is gorgeous and majestic. The jade belt around his waist stretches out the young man's narrow waist, making his shoulders wider and his legs longer. His red-bottomed black cape flutters in the wind behind him, and his jade face is cold and cold. , a pair of peach blossom eyes gleaming with cold light, and the lightly pursed thin lips look particularly ruthless.

The young man was granted the title of Marquis, and he was very high-spirited!
Tears of excitement flashed in Jia Mu's eyes. She seemed to have returned to the way she looked when she first saw Duke Rong, who was also so heroic.

Li Wan squeezed the handkerchief tightly. In the past, her husband entered school at the age of 16 and was already known as the child prodigy of the Jia family. Where is this brother-in-law in front of him?If her brother-in-law can help her Lan'er, why worry about not having a way out in the future?Xifeng looked at Jia Cong and Jia Lian's eyebrows, and was in a trance for a moment. Her mind was in a state of turmoil, and unexpectedly... a wisp of seaweed smell floated up from bottom to top, and she couldn't help but hold her legs together tightly. All his thoughts were driven away by the coldness between Jia Cong's brows and eyes.

After all, they are two different people!
Yingchun tilted her head, and a hint of surprise flashed across her normally dull eyes.

Baoyu frowned slightly when he saw the dust on Jia Cong's shoulders and boots, took a step back and covered his nose.

Tanchun's eyes were intense, looking at the helmet held in Jia Cong's hand, and at the Xiuchun knife hanging on his waist, and he was obsessed with this heroic appearance.

Xichun pursed her lips lightly and played with a strand of hair hanging on her chest with her fingers. Seeing Jia Cong's eyes looking over, she hurriedly shouted, "Brother Cong!"

Jia Cong nodded towards her, his eyes locked on Daiyu, and he stretched out his hand out of habit.

Daiyu was already looking forward to seeing him, with tears flashing in her eyes. She took two steps quickly. In full view of everyone, she couldn't rush over as before, so she calmly stretched out her bare hand and put it on his hand. Jia Cong stretched out his hand and pulled him. He pulled her into his arms, hugged her gently, and then let go.

This scene naturally fell into the arms of everyone. The girls looked a little envious and a little uncomfortable, but Youshi, Li Wan and Xifeng saw it, but they all felt different in their hearts.

Who is this affectionate show for?
Jia Cong then raised his eyes to look at Jia Mu and others. Two cold eyes slowly passed over the faces of everyone in Xifu without any emotion, making people unable to stop being frightened.

Finally, these eyes met Jia Mu's. Jia Mu's pampered but still furrowed face was originally full of smiles, but now the smile seemed to have frozen on her face, making her look like she couldn't laugh or cry.

"Brother Cong, you are back!" This was the first time in her life that Jia's mother received such a cold reception from her children and grandchildren. She was at a loss and her hand that was holding Baoyu trembled slightly.

"Why is the old lady here?" Jia Cong smiled mockingly and said no more. He shook Daiyu's hand and said to her in a friendly manner, "There are so many female relatives that it is difficult for me to go in. I just came back from outside the city. , it’s so busy again, I’ll go to the front yard to take a bath first, and then I’ll have dinner with you later?”

After saying that, Jia Cong gently stroked Daiyu's ebony bun, turned around, and left without any hesitation.

He neither saluted Jia Mu nor even said hello to the others. The group of people were suddenly stunned.

Yingchun was dull and had not yet come to his senses, but Tanchun was dejected. Thinking of the cruel treatment and cold looks he had received in Xifu, his mother also lost her life. He was expelled from Xifu, so how could he be close to them now?
But, Brother Cong doesn’t even hate her, right?Thinking of this, Tanchun felt bursts of sadness in his heart.

Xifeng secretly sighed, not even giving the old lady face. No wonder the old lady wanted to come here. The good grandson is now like an enemy, but he is still a newly rich prince!

Li Wan twisted the handkerchief tightly with two fingers. What do you mean? There are so many female relatives. Is this talking about her?She is a widow, is she afraid of causing gossip?If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have come!
Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Jia Cong would come over and be covered in dust, but he wouldn't smoke him to death?

"Brother Cong..." Jia Mu's voice was a little trembling, as if she had gathered enough courage to shout out, but she seemed a little lacking in confidence.

Jia Cong didn't know whether he heard it or not. He strode away, the cloak behind him fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound, which seemed to drown out Jia Mu's shout.

Daiyu stared at Jia Cong's back, but did not hear Jia Mu's cry. Her heart was filled with joy at this time, and there were smiles on the corners of her eyes and brows. When Jia Cong's back disappeared from the courtyard, she came back to her senses. , turned around and got on the platform to support Jia Mu, "Old lady, let's go in and sit down!"

No matter how much Jia Mu is still in the mood, she can't just leave because of this, otherwise, there will really be no room for change in the future.

She sighed and staggered back into Ningxi Hall. When she sat down on the Arhat bed, the powder on her face could not cover her paleness.

This time, she did not pull Baoyu to sit next to her, but pulled Daiyu to sit down, "Yu'er, is Cong'er still resenting me as an old woman?"

How should Daiyu answer this?
She lowered her eyes, pursed her pink lips, and thought for a moment, then said, "Old lady, Brother Cong has never resented anyone. He has such a temper and treats everyone the same. Old lady, please don't take it to heart." .”

Xifengxin said, why isn't he so cold to you?

Until now, Xifeng's mind can't calm down. Her legs are tightly together and her whole body is trembling slightly. The blood and courage in her brother-in-law, the strong blood, the majesty of the python robe, the cold and heroic aura, everything is stimulating her. Her mind was spinning for a while, and she couldn't help but put herself into it.

Xifeng's eyes fell on Daiyu. Although she had grown up in the past few years and was no longer as weak as before, at this age and figure, she must not be able to bear that young man, right?
Even so, she still looks like a treasure. Maybe she has never known what it is like to be a woman, and she doesn't know that people are very different.

"Feng girl!"

Xifeng suddenly came back to her senses. She was so upset that she was distracted at this moment and looked at Jia Mu blankly. She had no idea what the old lady had just said.
"What is Sister-in-law Feng thinking that makes you so involved?" Daiyu saw Xifeng's cheeks turning red. She didn't know what was going on but she couldn't see through Xifeng's thoughts.

Youshi and Li Wan looked over and found it funny when they saw this look of nostalgia. They didn't know what they were imagining in broad daylight. No matter how hard they tried, they would never have thought that Xifeng would see his brother-in-law move. Love.

"What can I think about? I just want to come to your place more often and benefit from your blessings." I suddenly lost my mind when I thought of something, what did the old lady call me for?"

Jia Mu said, "I told Yu'er to go ahead and see Brother Cong. You can help Yu'er organize today's dinner."

Just now, Jia Cong was kind to Daiyu, and Jia Mu also saw it. The purpose of letting Daiyu go was just to let Daiyu persuade her and change their relationship.

Daiyu smiled and said, "How can I ask Sister-in-law Feng to help me organize things? I am lazy on weekdays, so I ask Sister-in-law to help me."

Youshi stood up hurriedly and said, "Sit down, old lady. I'll go to the kitchen and have a look. We'll prepare a banquet later."

Youshi and Daiyu went out together. At this moment, the two of them had nothing to say. One went to the big kitchen to have a look, the other went to the front yard, and the little girl went to report the news.

Jia Cong had already taken a bath and changed into a blue Phoenix Eight Treasures Lianyunku Jin Taoist robe. A silk ribbon of the same color was leisurely tied around his waist, and a white jade hairpin tied around the ebony-like green silk hair from the ear room. When he came out, he saw Jia Zheng waiting in the study and saluted hurriedly, "Master, you have been waiting for a long time!"

Jia Zheng heard that Jia Cong had returned home and hurried over. At this time, he saw that the young man was taller than himself, with a jade-like face and an extraordinary bearing. He was full of pride as if he were looking at his own son.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Jia Zheng looked Jia Cong up and down, with tears in his eyes, "You have done a great job alone in the south these past few years!"

Jia Cong smiled faintly. After sitting down, he took a cup of tea from Jia Ping and asked lightly, "Master, come here, but what are your orders?"

Jia Zheng was a little surprised when he heard this, "Didn't the old lady say that when you come back, there will be a family dinner here and the whole family will take care of you?"

"My nephew is really not in this mood! The eldest man is still lying on the bed, panting frequently and cannot move much; the eldest wife can't go out because of the injury on her face. All this is caused by the nephew. Although he has little achievements, he has returned home after a long time away from home. , nor dare to seek pleasure for oneself, if parents are not well, how dare they hold a banquet and enjoy themselves!"

As soon as he said this, Jia Zheng remembered Jia She and his wife, who had been forgotten by them. He couldn't help but feel ashamed for a moment, and also felt grateful for Jia Cong's filial piety, "You are right, but you are also talented. When you come back, you can’t just hold a Feng Xichen Banquet, right?”

"I heard that Aunt Xue and her family came to seek refuge with the master. I am a member of my own family, and I am not as good as those who accept the wind but not the wind. On the other hand, Aunt Xue and her family are guests from afar. How can I neglect my relatives because of me? Over there in the house Let’s receive Aunt Xue’s family first!”

The tone was extremely polite. Jia Zheng was a stick, and he could see Jia Cong's displeasure and dislike. Gentleman Duanfang was ashamed, but could not condemn his unfilial piety, so he could only mutter, "The old lady has been looking forward to your return!" "

Jia Cong was silent and just looked down at the tea bowl in his hand. The soup in it was clear and exuded a faint fragrance of tea.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng had to stand up and said, "What you are saying is that since the Xue family is here, we should not neglect it."

Jia Cong then stood up and took two steps forward, "Master, walk slowly!"

Jia Zheng came out of the study, stood in the yard, turned to look at the door of the study, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Good Qianliju, the hope of the Jia family, now separated from the family, how can we not make people feel..." Pity?
Jia Zhengcai went out from the yard, and Daiyu hurried over with others.

(End of this chapter)