Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 133 You are going to rebel!

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After Lin Daiyu left, Baochai did not stay with Jia Rong for long. She said a few words and went back to her home.

Ying'er leaned against the door and asked curiously, "Miss, you finally went there once, why did you come back so soon? Didn't you say a word to Master Rong?"

Baochai glanced at him angrily and said, "You little girl, why are you talking more and more? Go and do your work quickly. If you think it's not enough, I'll give you some more."

Ying'er hurriedly smiled and said, "Girl, don't do that."

“I just care about you.”

"You care too much."

Baochai said this and walked into the house.

"mom?"

"When did you come?"

Baochai looked at her mother in confusion.

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "I came here just after you left. Did you go to Rong'er's place to play?"

Baochai lowered her head and whispered, "I had nothing to do, so I went to talk to Xiangling."

Aunt Xue took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "You should go and talk to him more often. Rong'er is a good child, filial and obedient, and he is doing well in his studies."

Of course, the most important thing is family background.

It's really hard to find such a son-in-law even with a lantern.

The last time they talked, Mrs. Wang was interested in Baochai, and Aunt Xue naturally knew it.

If it were in the past, she would have been willing to do it.

Now...

impossible.

Without the halo of being the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion, Baoyu is just an ordinary person, not much different from Jia Qiang and Jia Yun outside.

Not worthy of Baochai at all.

No matter what Baochai is, she is still the eldest daughter of the Xue family!

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After returning home, Lin Daiyu placed the other books casually on the desk, and took out "The Legend of White Snake" to read carefully. She didn't even pay attention to Zijuan coming up to serve her tea.

"Where's the girl? Is she back?"

Amber came back from outside and asked with a smile.

"came back."

Zijuan pointed her mouth inside and said, "He's reading in there, and he's lost in it again."

"Where have you been all this time?"

Amber smiled and said, "I went to the old lady in the West Mansion and helped Yuanyang."

Zijuan asked, "Are you acting as the old lady's ear-teller?"

Amber spat, "Whoever tells the gods will die miserably. I never said a word about our affairs!"

Zijuan hurriedly smiled and said, "Good sister, I was just joking, don't be angry."

"We have lived together since childhood, and now we serve the young lady together, so I naturally trust you. Besides, we have always been upright here, so we are not afraid of anything."

Amber was no longer angry and said with a smile: "Since I have followed the girl, I will naturally serve her wholeheartedly."

"It's a good thing that our girl came here earlier. The eldest master and the eldest mistress are now the housekeepers of the West Mansion. Today, they had a quarrel over something. The eldest master said that the old mistress was partial, and the old mistress scolded the eldest master for being unfilial. Later, the second master came and quarreled with the eldest master in the hall. The brothers almost fought each other and wanted to divide the family property."

Zijuan was stunned for a while and sighed, "Has it really come to this?"

Amber said: "That's right."

Zijuan asked, "So what happened in the end? Did they split up the family or not?"

Amber said: "In the end, the old lady was furious and said that she had no say in the matter of dividing the family. She told the eldest and second masters to go talk to the clan leader on their own. I don't know how the situation is now."

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"You two evil creatures!"

"It's just nonsense!"

Ningguo Mansion, Ningqing Hall.

Jia Jing sat above.

Jia She and Jia Zheng stood obediently in the hall.

Keep your head down and listen to the lecture.

"You two brothers can quarrel over trivial matters. You are really getting more and more impatient! You want to split up the family? You two have brought shame to the Jia family!"

"Snapped!"

Jia Jing slammed the table angrily.

The two brothers were frightened by Jia Jing's anger.

"Big brother."

Jia Zheng said stiffly, "It's not that I'm ignorant, it's just that the second room didn't get any share of the rent this year, but even the old lady's share was reduced. How can this be allowed?"

Jia She said seriously: "There is no other way to reduce the old lady's share. After all, there is a huge deficit in the mansion that needs to be made up. Everyone must be frugal."

"As for you, my second brother, you still have the nerve to ask for this year's rent? This huge deficit is all caused by your second branch!"

Jia Zheng: "They are Lian'er's housekeepers. I don't even know if they are spending money they earn in advance."

Jia She: "That's nonsense! It's you who don't manage your family well!"

"enough!"

Jia Jing interrupted the two of them coldly.

The daily national affairs are tiring enough, and I also have to deal with these dirty things in Xifu!

"Don't mention the separation for now."

"It's right to save some money to make up for the shortfall."

"Although the second branch has incurred some debts over the years, it cannot be completely free of debt. From now on, it will be allocated a fixed 10% share."

"Go down." Jia Jing waved his hand, signaling the two to leave quickly.

Jia She and Jia Zheng did not dare to stay any longer.

After they went out the door, one went left and the other went right, as if they didn't want to have any contact with each other.

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The main hall of Rongguo Mansion.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing Jia She coming back, Mrs. Xing went to greet him with a smile.

Jia She stroked his beard and smiled, "Brother Jing is much more fair in his dealings. The old lady's share must be reduced to make up for the deficit, and another 10% share must be given to the second wife."

"Let someone bring over 1,000 taels of silver later. It will be enough for the second house to have a prosperous New Year!"

Mrs. Xing smiled brightly and said happily, "Uncle Jing is indeed fair."

"By the way, Master, my niece Xiuyan is here, would you like to meet her?"

Jia She was not Jia Zhen, and had no interest in his niece. He waved his hand and said, "No need, just make your own arrangements."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "I'll go make the arrangements."

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"aunt."

Wearing a coarse cloth skirt, the gentle and generous Xing Xiuyan stepped forward and bowed gracefully.

Madam Xing hurriedly helped Xiuyan up and said happily, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You have become even more beautiful. I can't even recognize you."

Xing Xiuyan smiled embarrassedly.

Mrs. Xing wanted to show off her status in front of her family, so she smiled and said, "Someone come!"

Wang Shanbao's family stepped forward.

"Madam, I have something for you."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "Go and buy some suitable silk and satin clothes for all seasons, and some deerskin boots. It's cold in winter, so get yourself a set of bright red gorilla felt."

Xing Xiuyan quickly declined, "Aunt, this is inappropriate."

Madam Xing smiled and said, "Why not? To tell you the truth, I am old now, and it is really difficult for me to manage such a large Duke's Mansion. I asked you to come here to help me manage things. How can you not dress decently?"

Xing Xiuyan hesitated and said, "Sister-in-law and my elder sister..."

"They can't!"

Madam Xing waved her hands and said, "He is a traitor and a wooden man who doesn't even feel pain when a needle pricks him. How can he help me manage the household?"

For a time, Xing Xiuyan's treatment almost overshadowed Yingchun and Tanchun.

However, Xing Xiuyun never felt proud. She was always humble and courteous in front of her sisters, which made Yingchun and Tanchun like her even more. Soon the three of them became good sisters who could talk about anything.

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Northwestern border.

As the year drew to a close, Wang Ziteng finally received his military pay.

And it was three full months of full military pay.

For a moment, Wang Ziteng was a little excited.

"Come on, bring the money to the camp."

"Yes!"

Immediately, personal soldiers went there.

Half an hour later, the personal soldier came back with an angry look on his face.

Wang Ziteng frowned and asked, "Where's the salary?"

The personal soldier said, "The military censor said that the Grand Master has ordered that the military pay will be jointly borne by the military supervisor eunuch and the military censor... Your Excellency has no right to ask about this."

Wang Ziteng jumped up!
"Jia Jing, I'm so rough!"

"Sir, what should we do?" the personal soldier stepped forward and asked.

Wang Ziteng's face twitched a few times.

Without military pay, he wouldn't be able to support the few personal soldiers around him.

"Follow me!"

"I want to see who has the final say!"

"Here!"

A dozen personal soldiers followed Wang Ziteng and charged towards the central army tent with great momentum.

Inside, the eunuch Xing Jinghui, the supervising military officer, and the military censor Wang Zhengji were discussing the distribution of military pay.

Suddenly, Wang Ziteng rushed in with his troops.

The military supervisor, eunuch Xing Jinghui, sneered, "What's wrong, Lord Wang? What are you going to do?"

Wang Zhengji, the Imperial Censor of the Army, said with a smile, "Master Wang, please be patient. Your share of the money will be delivered to you naturally, without any loss."

Wang Ziteng said coldly: "I am the commander of the nine provinces! I should be the one to distribute the military pay!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xing Jinghui seemed to have heard something funny, and laughed without any hesitation: "Commander of nine provinces? You are just a military man, and you still want to allocate military pay? Are you worthy of it?"

Wang Zhengji was no longer polite and sneered, "General Wang, you are responsible for marching and fighting. All logistics and military pay are under the control of the civil officials, the Imperial Censors. You haven't forgotten this, have you?"

Wang Ziteng said coldly: "What if I insist on intervening?"

The guards immediately surrounded them aggressively.

Wang Zhengji stepped forward and said fearlessly, "Sir Wang, are you planning a rebellion?"

"Kill me if you can!"

The unyielding quality of the literati was immediately apparent.

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(End of this chapter)