Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 113 Mrs. Wang: Oh my God, please open your eyes!

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Without giving any explanation, several old women stepped forward to cover the mouths of Wu Xin's and Zheng Hua's wives, and dragged them out of the small Buddhist hall.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that her whole body was shaking and she almost went crazy again.

Where did this young patriarch come from?

Where is the law of heaven? !
For God's sake, open your eyes!

"what!"

Mrs. Wang shouted angrily in the room and threw a broken teapot on the table to the ground.

"Crack!" There was a sound.

This scared Aunt Xue who was about to come in.

I don’t know whether I should go in or just walk away quietly.

As the saying goes, 'a phoenix without hair is no better than a chicken', even the imperial concubine would have been in trouble if she was sent to the cold palace, not to mention the current Madam Wang.

"My aunt is here."

"Aunt, go and persuade our wife."

Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er happened to see Aunt Xue at the door, and hurried out to grab her as if they had seen a savior.

Aunt Xue smiled awkwardly and had no choice but to go inside.

After venting her anger, Mrs. Wang saw her sister and couldn't help crying out of grievance.

"Their family...their family...is going too far!"

"Even my companions were not spared!"

"I'm worried, I'm worried about Baoyu!"

"Will they do anything to Baoyu?"

There was fear in Mrs. Wang's eyes.

She is not afraid of anything else, not even death now!
She was afraid that her vital child Baoyu would be bullied.

Aunt Xue smiled and consoled her, "Don't worry, sister. Baoyu is well taken care of by the old lady. I went there yesterday and saw that he was plump and white. He has not lost any weight, but has become even fatter."

Mrs. Wang felt a little relieved.

And then he suddenly thought: Now that the old lady is taking care of Baoyu, naturally no one dares to touch him, but what about the future? When the old lady is gone, and she is trapped in the small Buddhist temple, Baoyu will be helpless and will be bullied to death?
I couldn't help but feel sad and started crying again.

"My poor Baoyu!"

"Why are you so miserable?"

Aunt Xue could only comfort him: "Sister, don't worry about Baoyu. When his uncle comes and becomes a marquis, who will bully Baoyu?"

Although she said this, Aunt Xue certainly didn't want Wang Ziteng to return with power.

That would be miserable for her and Baochai.

She knew very well that Wang Ziteng had been forced by her to bankrupt himself to pay off his debts, and even his ancestral property had been put on the line. The relationship between the Wang and Xue families had completely broken down.

Mrs. Wang naturally didn't know what Aunt Xue was thinking, and at this moment, a hint of hope suddenly appeared on her face.

"I just hope that my brother can be made a marquis and become a prime minister, so that he can rescue us from this prison..."

"Madam, please have some tea."

Jin Chuan'er came forward holding an old black bowl.

Aunt Xue looked at it and was a little reluctant to answer it.

I don't even want to drink the tea in it.

He was afraid that Mrs. Wang would think too much, so he had to take it and eat half a bite.

vomit……

What kind of tea is this!

Aunt Xue almost vomited and quickly raised her sleeves to cover her mouth.

Mrs. Wang had gotten used to it these days. She took a bite from the broken bowl and ordered, "Yuchuan'er, go to the kitchen and get some dishes."

Yuchuaner: "Madam, we have no money."

Madam Wang gritted her teeth and said, "What a bunch of snobs who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak! When my brother comes back, I'll chase them all out and beat them to death!"

The old women in the kitchen used to treat her like their grandchildren and would kneel on the ground, kowtow and lick her feet. But now that she has lost her power, they immediately show their ugly faces!

It costs money to eat a meal?
This is really unreasonable!

Aunt Xue quickly took off the bracelet on her hand, handed it to Yuchuan'er, and said with a smile: "Good girl, take it to pawn first and get some money."

Mrs. Wang said stubbornly, "No, I still have some."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "It's not valuable, it's nothing."

"..."

Yuchuan'er took the gold bracelet given by Aunt Xue and ran to the pawnshop outside to pawn it. When the pawnshop owner saw that she was a maid from the Jia family, he did not dare to make trouble and pawned the bracelet for fifty taels of silver in an orderly manner.

On the way back, I happened to meet Caixia.

"You bastard, stop right there!" Yuchuaner said hatefully.

Caixia turned around and said with a smile: "I stopped, what are you doing?"

"Humph!"

Yuchuan'er snorted coldly and said, "You two run really fast!"

Caixia smiled as if it was natural, "When the Madam goes to the small Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, she naturally doesn't need many maids. We are being tactful so that she won't be chased out."

After saying that, Caixia approached Yuchuan'er and whispered, "I heard that Wu Xin's family and Zheng Hua's family were also raided. Grandpa is planning to wipe out the Wang family. You and your sister should make plans early to avoid being implicated."

Yuchuan'er frowned and sighed, "We have nowhere to go for the time being, Baoyu..."

"Oh my god!" Caixia opened her eyes wide, "How dare you go to Baoyu? I heard that Xiren went home these two days to find her brother to redeem herself!"

"she also……"

Yuchuaner covered her mouth in shock.

Caixia said, "Isn't it? Don't you think about it? Now the eldest master and the eldest mistress are in charge of the mansion. What can Baoyu get in the future?"

"To put it bluntly, when the old lady is still alive, the second master Baoyu can still live in the Duke's Mansion under the name of filial piety, but how many years can the old lady live? When the old lady passes away, the second master and Baoyu will have to move out of the Duke's Mansion and live in the back street."

Yuchuan'er pouted and said, "Then doesn't the concubine have to move out too? And there's also Master Huan San."

Caixia smiled and said, "The teacher in the school said that Third Master is a good student, much better than Baoyu, and he may become a juren in the future."

"Pooh!"

Yuchuaner spat fiercely: "You wish!"

"Do you think it's Master Dongfu Rong?"

After saying that, he left with the silver.

……

"It's hard to buy vegetables nowadays. This is the most you can get with one tael of silver. No more!" Liu Jia said with a smile as she took the one tael of silver handed over by Yuchuan'er.

Yuchuaner had no choice.

Now she is no longer a deputy lady, and basically does the work of a third-class maid, and her monthly salary has become a pitiful 500 coins.

I carried two food boxes back with great effort and carefully placed some vegetarian dishes on the somewhat old table. One of the bowls actually had a hole in it... No, all the bowls had holes in them!

Too much bullying in the kitchen!
Yuchuaner gritted her teeth and muttered something.

Mrs. Wang was angry!

"Is this the meal you wanted? You're just trying to feed beggars!" She wanted to overturn the table.

But reason told her not to!

Aunt Xue comforted her appropriately, "Sister, you are worshipping Buddha. Eating fish and meat is disrespectful to Buddha. These vegetarian dishes are just right, and the bowls are just right too. Buddha was always simple before he became a Buddha. How can a begging bowl be intact?"

Mrs. Wang reluctantly accepted this statement.

The two sisters started to eat.

At this moment, a maid came to the front yard and asked with a smile, "Is the concubine here?"

Aunt Xue asked, "I'm here, what's the matter?"

The girl smiled and said, "The master is looking for the concubine, saying that he has something important to discuss."

Before Aunt Xue could say anything, Mrs. Wang immediately became alert.

"Master? Which master?"

The maid glanced at Madam Wang calmly and said, "Of course it's our eldest master."

"Aunt, please."

Aunt Xue nodded and was about to agree.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly stopped her and said, "Sister, you can't go!"

“That doesn’t make sense.”

The maid sneered, "Madam, why are you concerned about the Master's affairs when you are not concentrating on worshipping Buddha?"

Mrs. Wang was shaking with anger.

Now, a girl actually dared to talk to her like this!

Aunt Xue smiled at the maid and said, "You go back first. I'll be there in a moment."

The girl smiled and said, "Our master just wants to talk to the concubine about Mr. Xue's affairs, there is no rush."

After saying that, she turned around and walked away with her slender waist twisted.

Mrs. Wang was very rational at this time and reminded her, "Sister, I have to tell you that the eldest master is not an easy person to get along with. He is so passionate, but he may be hiding something evil in his heart!"

Aunt Xue had no intention of listening. In her heart, Xue Pan's affairs were everything.

"I know I know."

"I have something else to do today, so I'll go back first."

"Come talk to my sister some other time."

After saying that, he hurried out.

Mrs. Wang stamped her feet anxiously.

I'm afraid her sister is going to... suffer a great loss!
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Rongguo Mansion, inner main hall.

Jia She invited Aunt Xue over and ordered Madam Xing to set up a full table for a banquet.

Aunt Xue smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Pan'er's matter has already troubled the master to take care of it, and now he has also set up a banquet. I don't know how to thank him."

Jia She stroked his beard and laughed, "We are one family. Auntie is being so formal again." Then he said to Madam Xing, "You should accompany Auntie and have a few more glasses of wine."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "Master, don't worry. I will accompany my concubine well and won't let her leave until she is drunk."

Jia She then smiled with satisfaction and said, "Madam, please eat first. I will go outside to make some arrangements and then I will tell you more about Pan'er's matter."

How could Aunt Xue not agree? She smiled and said, "Master, just go and do your business. Pan'er's matter is not urgent."

Jia She smiled slightly and went out.

Originally he didn't want to start so early.

After all, Xue Pan is still here, and there is a great risk.

However, he has been in control of the Rongguo Mansion for some time recently, and the feeling of holding power has made him a little proud, and his heart has been itching more and more.

So we have today's banquet.

When he returned a little later, Aunt Xue was already drunk, and then naturally...

Did Aunt Xue still dare to make a fuss afterward?
Wang Ziteng's sister.

“Hey, hey, hey…”

Jia She couldn't help but laugh sinisterly.

Just then.

A trusted servant hurried over and said, "Wu Xin's and Zheng Hua's homes have been raided by the East Palace's personal soldiers. A total of 20,000 taels of silver and 500 taels of gold were seized from the two homes. In addition, there were antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and a lot of land and shops under the names of relatives. All added up, it must be at least 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver."

"hiss……"

Jia She took a breath of cold air.

After he took charge of the household, he realized that the Rongguo Mansion was just an empty shell. There was only a mere 20,000 taels of silver in the public treasury, and that was just after collecting this year's rent. Otherwise, the treasury would probably be empty!

"Master, what should we do? Last time, all of Zhou Rui's family's 70,000 or 80,000 taels went into the East Palace, leaving us nothing." The servant continued to say unwillingly.

Jia She frowned and said, "Come with me to the East Palace. I will tell Brother Jing about the situation."

Logically speaking, these are all servants of the Rongguo Mansion.

Even if it was confiscated, it should still be the property of the Rongguo Mansion.

right?
Reasonable!

So Jia She brought two servants to the East Palace.

He originally thought it would just be a matter of a few words, but Jia Jing was busy handling official business and asked him to wait outside.

This wait lasts for an hour.

Jia She felt as uncomfortable as if he had been pawed by a cat.

There is something very important waiting for him at home!

Do you want to go back first, finish your work and then come back?

Just as he was thinking this, a servant came over and said with a smile, "Master, please come in, Master."

Jia She hurried in.

Jia Jing asked, "What's the matter? So urgent?"

Jia She asked, "Regarding the confiscation of property, the Wu Xin family and the Zheng Hua family, these two families are servants of our mansion, right?"

Jia Jing took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I was just about to ask you, how do you manage your family? A few servants are running around and ruining the reputation of my Jia family, and you can't control them. Do you want me to help you deal with it?"

"All you do is drink with your concubines and maids all day long?"

"If you don't want to care, just say so!"

Jia She was startled and said hurriedly: "I want to take care of it, brother, I was wrong."

Jia Jing nodded and said, "Then take good care of it, set an example in everything, and don't put all your thoughts on women. I'll give you a personal servant who will be by your side to remind you from time to time."

"Kuiyun."

Jia Jing called a servant over.

"You will serve the master personally from now on."

"Yes!"

The servant hurriedly stood beside Jia She and saluted: "Master."

Jia She: "..."

(End of this chapter)