The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 31 Mrs. Wang’s poisonous plan
After a while, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the Rongqing Hall. After saluting and greeting the slumped-over Jia Mu, they stood aside with their hands tied, waiting for Jia Mu to say something.

It has been eight or nine months since Li Wan married into the Rongguo Mansion, and she is no longer a young girl.

These days, she is learning to be a housekeeper from Mrs. Wang's side, and she is handling the affairs of the house in a decent manner, much better than when Mrs. Wang was young.

When the maid in Jia's mother's room came to deliver a message, Li Wan happened to be there.

After Mrs. Wang ordered Zhou Rui's family to spread the rumor that "Jia Mao was born with a jade in her hand", she thought that today,

He deliberately dragged Li Wan to Rongqing Hall to block the gun for him.

There is no reason why a mother-in-law would not give her daughter-in-law any dignity when her grandson and daughter-in-law are present!

When Mother Jia saw Li Wan saluting underground, she guessed that Mrs. Wang had beaten Xiao Jiujiu, raised her eyebrows, and gave her a sharp look.

Mrs. Wang, who was underground, was stern and unsmiling, as if she had never heard anything. She was as thick-skinned as the city wall, and looked like she was ready to let Jia Mu beat and scold her.

Mother Jia gritted her teeth in hatred, but since her grandson-in-law was also there, she couldn't get angry easily, so she made a note of it for the time being, and dealt with it all when she found an opportunity in the future.

Now, it is still important to ask about Jia Mao!
"Second daughter-in-law, why have I always heard from the maids and women in the room recently that Brother Mao was holding a piece of beautiful jade when he fell into the grass? What's going on?"

"You are the housekeeper's wife, do you know this?"

Jia Mu did not make small talk, but went straight to the core of the problem, with a posture of launching an attack to accuse her. Mrs. Wang was not that bad, and she frightened the young Li Wan quite a lot.

Li Wan was also the daughter of an official family in Jinling. Although she was able to read and write at home, her father Li Shouzhong was a bookworm and said that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue".
Only a few of her sisters are allowed to read "Four Books on Women", "Biography of Martyrs", "Xian Yuan Collection", etc., and they are not blind.

Even so, Li Wan also knew that giving birth to a child with a jade in his hand could be a big or small matter.

One careless move and being feared by the royal family would be the crime of annihilating the nine clans.

When he first heard the rumor, Li Wan didn't quite believe it. After Pai Suyun checked it out, he learned that the rumor came from the family of Zhou Rui, Mrs. Wang's companion.

She was worried in her heart. When she told Jia Zhu about this, he ignored her and came to Mrs. Wang's room to give advice, but she didn't dare.

In the past few days, Li Wan always felt inexplicably flustered when facing Mrs. Wang.

Jia Mu's question came a few days later than expected, but Mrs. Wang had already prepared the draft and was waiting for Jia Mu to launch an attack.

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips and said calmly:
"Looking at this matter, it's all my wife's fault. I should have reported it to the old lady earlier."

"But, this month, the old lady is not very well-off, and my wife does not dare to bother you with trivial matters."

"That piece of jade, Brother Mao is holding it in his mouth."

"You old man also knows that my daughter-in-law is in awe of gods and Buddhas, so she listened to the midwife's advice not to make it public and just find a Taoist temple to make offerings."

"In this case, the thing is an evil spirit. With gods and Buddhas controlling it, it is expected to be fine."

"A few months ago, Master Zhang came to our house and accidentally talked about this with his wife."

"He had an in-depth discussion with fellow Taoist fellow Fang, and they all agreed that this thing is auspicious."

"I asked an expert to consecrate the jade stone. He said it would be of great benefit to Brother Mao. Baba sent it back to the house a few days ago,"

"Tell your wife to tie it with a gold necklace and hang it around Brother Mao's neck,"

"Zhenzhen Zhang also gave Brother Mao a nickname - Baoyu."

"In the future, Baoyu will be able to bless you in times of trouble and turn misfortunes into good fortune..."

"Shut up!"

After hearing this, Jia Mu was trembling with anger. She moved out of Rongxi Hall and gave up the power of the housekeeper. Mrs. Wang then deceived her like a three-year-old child.
It's totally unreasonable to coax her with such bastard words!
Jia Mu avoided stamping the crested crutch in her hand and said angrily:

"What a stupid woman!" "She has caused great trouble without even knowing it."

"Second daughter-in-law, you can no longer control this family."

"I think Zhu'er's wife is pretty good. She manages things in an orderly manner. Let her take care of the affairs of the house."

Li Wan was happy after hearing this, but when he saw Mrs. Wang's face was as black as ink, his heart trembled and he said in denial:
"Forefathers, my grandson's daughter-in-law just came to the family. She is young and ignorant, and she is still a wife..."

Jia's mother was seriously ill and was bedridden for several months. She never recovered.
Just now, the boss lost his temper, his expression became depressed, he could not wave his hands, and said without any doubt: "That's it!"

He looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Second brother's family, please send someone to give the account book and warehouse key to Zhu'er's wife, and then go to the Buddhist hall to stay and reflect on it!"

"As for Baoyu...just like his sisters, he will be brought to my room for the time being."

"I'm tired, you all, please go down!"

Mrs. Wang's audacity and stupidity were unexpected by Jia Mu. If she didn't hit her today, she didn't know what kind of harm she would cause to the Rongguo Mansion.

It's just a pity that Pearl, a good child, was forced into this by his father.

Alas, I hope Brother Mao is a good person.

Mrs. Wang did not say a word of defense, curtsied to Jia Mu, and Shi Shiran exited the Nuan Pavilion, with a calm face but a sneer in her heart:
The stewardship of a mere Rongguo Mansion is gone, which is no regrets.

What does it mean compared to my son’s future glory and wealth?
Big girl, Baoyu, I have done everything my mother can do for you. Next, it depends on the fate of you two siblings!
snort!
I don’t believe it. The two siblings supporting each other inside and outside the palace will be no worse than the bastards of Dongfu!

"Mrs……"

After leaving Rongqing Hall, Mrs. Wang's face turned gloomy and clear for a while. Li Wan was worried that his mother-in-law would misunderstand her for seizing power, so he thought of giving Mrs. Wang some relief.

However, Li Wan's kindness was destined not to be rewarded well.

Jia Zhu would not survive the next year. Only Jia Daishan and his wife, and Jia Zheng and his wife knew about this. No one else knew about it. Even Li Shouzhong was kept in the dark.

The reason why he married Li Wan was, firstly, to celebrate Jia Daishan's behalf; secondly, to leave a lasting impression on Jia Zhu.

If her Pearl could live a long life, Mrs. Wang would not take the risk and resort to this trick, fabricating auspiciousness to pave the way for Jia Baoyu.

Therefore, every time Mrs. Wang sees Li Wan, she will automatically imagine that Jia Zhu will leave her, and the white-haired man will send the black-haired man away!

Now, she finally doesn't have to pretend.

"Okay, you don't have to be pretentious."

"Since the old lady asked you to take care of the house, you can take care of it."

"Before it gets dark, I'll ask He Caixia from Zhou Rui's family to deliver the account books and warehouse keys to Grandma Zhu!"

After saying that, Mrs. Wang sneered and led the maid straight to the Buddhist hall.

The master and servants of Li Wan were left messy in the cold wind!

Looking at Mrs. Wang's leaving figure, Li Wan really couldn't think of how he had offended his mother-in-law.

Returning to the yard, I saw Jia Zhu dragging his sick body and still messing around with the girl from his roommate.

She was so angry that she crawled on the warm bed and burst into tears.

The more Li Wan thought about it, the more sad he became. Who did he marry? His mother-in-law was unreasonable;

When I got home, my husband was also like this, behaving recklessly, and it was really hard to live!
(End of this chapter)