Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 16 Conflict between the two governments!

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Rong Mansion, Jia's grandmother's courtyard.

No one had rested yet.

Fengjie, Li Wan and Tanchun were playing cards with Jia's mother, while Baoyu was staring at the candle in a daze.

"Today, while Yuanyang is away, we can work together to win more of our ancestors' hidden treasures." Sister Feng blinked and said with a smile.

Tanchun covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, don't think about the old ancestor's treasures for now, but think about how to make a profit."

Fengjie had actually lost two hundred dollars.

But Ping'er brought two more strings.

The wealthy Fengjie put the copper coins on the table and said with a smile: "It's time for me to win money. Old Ancestor, please play your cards!"

Grandmother Jia immediately became alert and quickly covered her cards and called Baoyu, "Baoyu, come here and watch the cards for me. Don't let this ruffian win our money."

Everyone smiled and looked at Baoyu.

Baoyu came to Jia's grandmother listlessly and sat down without saying a word, with a dull look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Jia's mother was helpless. She put down the cards, hugged Baoyu and asked, "What time is it?"

Li Wan hurriedly replied, "Madam, it's almost the second watch, you should rest now."

"It's time to rest!" Wang Xifeng hurriedly collected all the silver and copper coins on the table, ordered Ping'er to take them, and said seriously: "It seems that our luck is not good today. We can only ask the old ancestor to win them back tomorrow. Let's go quickly. If we don't leave now, the silver will end up in some sister-in-law's dowry box."

"Pooh!"

Tanchun blushed and spat.

Li Wan said with a smile, "Our little Feng is really a humorous girl."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "No one can be as humorous as you. How much did you win from me tonight? Should I treat you as a host?"

Li Wan said with a smile, "I didn't win against you. Your money is with the old ancestor. As for my sister-in-law, if you have the guts, ask the old ancestor to treat you to a meal."

"Ancestor, please?"

Sister Feng looked at Grandmother Jia pitifully.

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "You only know how to plot against me. Well, let's invite the sisters to be the host tomorrow, and take you, a poor wretch, along, okay?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Thank you, old ancestor. Brother Bao, why don't you go to bed quickly? The old ancestor has invited us to the banquet. Sister Lin will be back tomorrow."

Jia Baoyu shook his head decisively.

"No, no!"

"I can't wait until tomorrow, I'm going to find Sister Lin right now!"

Although he regarded Dongfu as a place of parasites, he never set foot there except for the annual festivals.

Moreover, he was also very afraid of Jia Jing's authority, as he was a ruthless man who even dared to scold his master.

But there was no time to worry about anything now. If he didn't go over there, Lin Daiyu would never come back!
Lady Jia and Lady Wang tried to stop him twice, but they couldn't stop him. They could only say helplessly, "Forget it, Xiren, take a few more people with you, accompany Baoyu to take a look, and urge him to hurry up."

"Hey!"

Xiren quickly agreed and lit the lantern.

Mrs. Wang was very worried, so she sent her trusted confidant Zhou Ruijia to accompany them, and the group went to the East Palace in a mighty manner.

As it was getting late, Fengjie and Li Wan did not follow, and each of them found an excuse to go back and rest. ...

There were two old guards on night watch at the gate of the East Palace. They were both those who had followed the old master down from the battlefield. Although they were old, they all had sharp and piercing eyes.

"Who's in front?"

Zhou Ruijia loved to show off, so he rushed to the front and said, "Hurry up and open the door! The old lady asked us to come!"

It was completely normal for people from the two mansions to come and go, and when the guards saw that they were people from the West Manor and a group of female relatives, even though it was late, they didn't think much about it and quickly opened the door to let them in.

Everyone entered the mansion smoothly and went straight to the inner courtyard, but they were stopped by several old women at the ceremonial gate.

"Who's in front?"

"It's us! The old lady is calling us, open the door quickly!"

Zhou Ruijia stood straight in front.

She is the lady's companion and confidant, and is almost half a master in the Rong Mansion. Even the majestic Feng Jie has to give her some face on weekdays, so she feels very great.

But in the East Palace...

"Oh, who did I think it was? Turns out to be Zhou Ruijia. What are you doing here so late at night, old woman?" Several gatekeepers asked with a smile, not taking Zhou Ruijia seriously at all.

In the East Palace, even a third-class gatekeeper considers herself superior to those in the West Palace.

The East Palace is a family of scholars that produced a Jinshi!
The old man holds the position of Minister of War!
Xifu, what's there?
It's just a poor family.

It's so hard to find a scholar, but he's still a short-lived one.

Mrs. Zhou Rui didn't expect that a few lowly third-class gatekeepers would dare to disrespect her and call her an old thing. She immediately lost face and scolded: "What are you old things to listen to? Get out of the way quickly, Master Bao is waiting behind!"

The maids guarding the door then noticed Master Bao behind them and all laughed, "It's Master Bao. What's the matter so late?"

Baoyu was most annoyed by the maids. He was anxious to find Sister Lin, so he had no time to nag at them. "We don't need you maids to take care of this. Let us in quickly!"

Several maids all had disdain on their faces and chuckled, "Second Master, please forgive me. Our old master has ordered that you are not allowed to enter or leave the inner courtyard after the second watch. If you have nothing to do, please come back tomorrow."

In Xifu, the whole family treats you as a treasure.

Now that you have come to the East Palace, who do you think you are?

The treasure of our Dongfu is Uncle Rong!

Zhou Ruijia's face turned pale, and he pointed at the few people and gritted his teeth and said, "You old guys, you dare not listen to the old lady's words! When I return to the old lady, you guys will be in trouble!"

One of the maids spat in disdain, "Pah, what's this 'you eat the noodles in clear water while I watch'? You are in different households, if you have the guts, go and show off your people. You want to manage this side? It's too early!"

"Yes, anyway, we have the old man in charge here. Even though your old lady's hands are longer, they can't reach here. You should leave quickly if you know what's good for you. Otherwise, if you disturb the old man's rest, the consequences... hehe! You can decide for yourself!"

Zhou Ruijia's face turned pale and blue with anger. Of course, she also knew how powerful the old master of the East Mansion was. Seeing that her bullying didn't work, she just planned to go back to the old lady and exaggerate what she said before making a fuss.

But when Jia Baoyu saw his ancestor's dignity being insulted, he could not bear it anymore. He jumped up and yelled, "How could you old women make up stories about our ancestor? After all, your grandfather is our ancestor's nephew, so why can't he take care of your side?"

"Hahaha……"

An old woman sneered disdainfully: "The old man in the clan school is your father's uncle. Did he come to your house to give orders? He has been separated by three or four generations and he still comes to our house to get close."

Another woman smiled and advised: "Forget about Liu San's family. The poor relatives are all older. Who doesn't have such a family..."

Baoyu suddenly became angry and embarrassed!
"You damn bitch, I'm going to kick you to death!"

(End of this chapter)