Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 108 Baochai: I understand!
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(I lost myself while writing yesterday, so I listened to the advice of a fellow reader and rewrote it~)

When Xue Pan escaped death, Aunt Xue was naturally overjoyed and held a three-day banquet in the Lixiangyuan, a precious place in the Rongguo Mansion.

The head of the family, Jia She, personally helped out with everything, which touched Aunt Xue deeply.

The master is such a good man.

The last time Xue Pan got into trouble, the eldest master was the most anxious, but her sister, Mrs. Wang, did not like the eldest master.

Of course, Aunt Xue was well aware of this. The competition between the first and second wives in Rongguo Mansion was fierce, and it was unlikely that they could get along harmoniously. It was understandable that her sister hated the eldest master.

"Although I am the one in charge of the household now, you should not be so formal. We are all family after all. If there is anything, just send someone to inform me." Jia She looked at Aunt Xue and said with a smile.

Aunt Xue was deeply moved, and hurriedly offered tea herself, saying with a smile, "Pan'er's matter was made possible by your help, and I don't know how to thank you enough. After a few days, I will definitely invite the eldest master and Rong'er separately."

Jia She hurriedly took the teacup with both hands and said with a smile: "You are too polite, Madam. It is just a small favor. Wait for me to go out and work on my relationship when I am free in a few days. I will definitely let my brother go to a beautiful place with clear water and mountains, marry a wife and have children, and live a life without worries about food and clothing."

Xue Pan was exiled and could not return to Beijing, which was basically the same as being dead. Wang Ziteng was almost finished after he offended Brother Jing.

Orphan girl and widowed mother...

Hahaha, hahaha, haha…

Jia She looked at Aunt Xue, and his eyes unconsciously became more eager.

Aunt Xue seemed to have noticed something.

Women's perception is very sharp.

It's just that she was now immersed in the joy of Xue Pan's resurrection, and ignored all these, subconsciously thinking that the master was a kind-hearted person.

"Pan'er, why don't you go over and thank the master?" Aunt Xue turned around and said to Xue Pan.

Xue Pan had just arrived and didn't know much. He just thought that Master She was a good man like Rong's father, so he hurried over to pay his respects and said, "Thank you, Master."

"Ah."

Jia She patted Xue Pan's big head and said seriously, "You are a good child. Don't act foolishly in the future. You will make your mother worry."

Xue Pan lowered his head and said, "I won't dare to do it again."

"OK!"

Jia She patted Xue Pan's big head again and said with a smile: "Leave the things outside to me, and the concubine will entertain the old ladies inside... Don't call your sister for now, so as not to delay her worship of Buddha."

Aunt Xue was too embarrassed to see Madam Wang now, so she hurriedly said with a smile, "My sister has been sincerely worshipping Buddha these days, and it is not appropriate to ask her to come over when we have so much food and fish. I will meet her alone later to apologize."

"What's the apology?"

Jia She knew all the dirty things done by the Wang family, so he said bluntly with a straight face: "She is just confused. She was led astray by that old bastard Wang Ziteng. Her heart is black. She sows discord and deceives her own family all day long."

"Let's not talk about other things. Just take the matter of Pan'er. I wanted to go out and try my luck, but she was the one who blocked me. I had to find Wang Ziteng, and ended up doing something nasty. If she hadn't instigated it, would Pan'er have suffered so much and almost lost his head?"

Aunt Xue was deeply touched and unconsciously became more distant from Mrs. Wang.

Jia She moved closer to Aunt Xue and whispered, "Your sister has a deep prejudice against me, especially. I won't mind what she says about me, and Aunt, don't take it to heart."

"We can't let the Wang family ruin the relationship between the Jia and Xue families that has lasted for so many years, right?"

Aunt Xue naturally understood what he meant.

This was to remove the Wang family from the old relationship of the four major families. Yin hurriedly distanced himself from the relationship and said with a smile: "Our Jia and Xue families have always been the most harmonious and close."

It’s not that she doesn’t recognize her family.

It was really that her family was really evil! They stole all the money she had given to save her son. Otherwise, how could she have stabbed the Wang family in the back?

Jia She then nodded in satisfaction, said a few more words and returned to the inner courtyard. Madam Xing was leading the maids to Lixiang Courtyard to have wine with Aunt Xue's family.

Jia She called Mrs. Xing and said with a smile, "Get along well with your concubine, okay?"

Although Madam Xing was somewhat dissatisfied in her heart, she did not dare to show it on her face. She smiled and said, "Master, don't worry. I will definitely treat my concubine as my own sister!"

The three words "sisters" made Jia She very satisfied, and he said with a smile: "Go and help with the arrangements."

Mrs. Xing quickly agreed, and took the opportunity to say, "I have something to tell the master."

Jia She was in a very good mood now, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "I am now in charge of such a large family business. My daughter-in-law is a woman named Wang and is useless. The second girl is too dull and useless. I am thinking of bringing a smart niece from my mother's family into the mansion to help me manage the household."

Jia She waved his hand and smiled, "It's up to you to handle this matter. Just manage the inner house properly and don't cause any trouble."

Madam Xing said with a bitter face, "The inner house is easy to deal with, but you know one thing, the old lady has never liked me. In recent days, the old lady has been in a bad mood. I don't even need to go over to pay my respects..."

This was also within Jia She's expectations, because he did not go to pay respects, and his good second brother did not move to the East Crossing, but moved to the old lady's yard with his concubine, under the pretext of serving the old lady and fulfilling filial piety. As for Jia Zheng's guests Cheng Rixing, Zhan Guang, Hu Silai and others, they all joined him that day.

Jia She waved his hand and said, "Just try your best to be filial and don't let others find fault with you." The patriarch is in charge now, so why should he care about an old woman?

Live a good life with your youngest son and grandson as a family in the inner palace!

Madam Xing said, "And there was also Tan Yatou, who came to me the other day and said that she wanted to move to Dongyue..."

Jia She waved his hand and said, "She is just a maid. They raised the second girl as well. We should let them raise her too, and we will be just like them."

"I understand, sir."

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Jia's mother's courtyard.

Today is still very lively.

Feng Ji has not been taking care of the household recently and has had some free time. She spends the whole day hanging out in Lady Jia's courtyard with her big belly, joining in the fun and joking.

Grandmother Jia said with a smile: "This girl is here to eat and drink for free again today. Yuanyang quickly hides all the delicious food in our house. When she leaves at night, we can take it out and eat it secretly."

"Ouch!"

Sister Feng shook her handkerchief and said with a sweet smile, "Come and see, old ancestor is so stingy. If you are really poor and can't even afford to eat, your wife won't say anything. The gold and silver at the bottom of your box are almost crushing the box. If you don't take them out and buy delicious food for your wife, what will you say when your great-grandson comes out tomorrow?"

Grandmother Jia hugged Baoyu and laughed, "I was going to keep it and secretly give it to Baoyu at night. When my great-grandson came out, I would secretly give it to him. Now I take it out and give it to you, a poor man. What will happen to my grandson and great-grandson?"

Baoyu moved a little and said with a smile: "My portion is for Sister Feng. I feel a little fat from eating too much recently."

Jia Baoyu had been unsupervised recently, so he ate and slept, and slept and ate. He was originally fat and white, but recently he has become even fatter. His belly is almost as big as that of Feng Ji, who was six months pregnant. Not to mention his big face, which is almost two or three times the size of other people.

Grandmother Jia touched Baoyu's chubby face and said lovingly, "You must not eat less. It took a lot of effort to keep you so white and plump now. If you lose weight, you won't be able to make it up. Your mother will be worried when she sees you then."

Baoyu suddenly frowned and asked, "Madam, why has she stayed in the Buddhist temple all this time? Didn't she get better after a while before?"

Everyone's expression changed involuntarily.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly smiled and said, "It was the past. Recently, your mother has become more and more fond of worshipping Buddha and has become more and more pious. You can't always disturb her peace, understand?"

Jia Baoyu said gloomily, "I know."

At this time, Fengjie wanted to say something, but Li Wan walked up to her and said with a smile, "You are already pregnant for several months, you should sit down and behave yourself. You walk here and there all day long, laughing. What if you get hurt?"

Sister Feng pushed Li Wan away and said with a smile: "I am not as hypocritical as you. No one cares about me anyway. I am hurt. It is our mother and I who have a hard life."

Li Wan laughed and scolded, "You're talking nonsense again. Who doesn't care about you? Who doesn't treat you like a treasure? The old ancestor treats you well every day, even better than Baoyu. Your mother-in-law is afraid that you will get tired, so she took over the housekeeping chores herself and told you to just focus on taking care of your baby. What else do you want?"

Tanchun laughed and said, "Sister Feng, you just don't appreciate the good fortune you have!"

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "What the third girl said is right. You are living in a blessed situation but you don't know how to appreciate it. When you have a grandson, you can do anything. Why do you have to show off your ability now?"

Seeing everyone saying this, Fengjie hurriedly said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I know I'm wrong, okay?" After that, she said pitifully: "Grandfather, can we have dinner? I'm hungry again."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Let's eat!"

"My aunt is here."

The little girl at the door said.

Jia's mother felt a pain in her head and smiled helplessly, "Please invite the concubine in quickly."

Sister Feng hurriedly said with a smile: "Oh, the concubine is here to eat with you, old ancestor, please hide the delicious food."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Silly child, Auntie is here to treat us to a meal!"

Aunt Xue came into the house and said with a smile, "The old lady is really good at calculating. Thanks to the help of the two mansions, Pan'er's affairs are now safe for the time being. I would like to invite you to be my host for three days. Let's eat, drink, listen to opera and have fun."

"Listen!"

Sister Feng stood up and said with a smile: "Aunt is so generous, she started with the three-day hospitality. When will you also host for three days, old lady?"

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Wait until you give birth to a great-grandson!"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Okay, I've made a note of it! You all should bear witness. If the old ancestor denies her, we can all look for her together."

Aunt Xue said with a smile, "You are the only one who is worrying about nothing. How can the old lady comfort you? The stage over there has been set up. Let's go over there quickly to watch the show first, and then have a drink."

Grandmother Jia didn't want to go there at first, but Aunt Xue was too enthusiastic, so she had to be dragged to Lixiangyuan.

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(End of this chapter)