The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 101 Lively
The relationship between Jia Rong and Jia Baoyu became bad again. After the incident with Siqi, Jia Baoyu was strictly forbidden to enter the house.

Without Jia Baoyu's family to get in the way, Yuanyang no longer has to serve the old lady all day long.

Although she said that serving the old lady was a way of not forgetting her roots, Yuanyang would rather serve Jia Rong.

You are already an aunt's wife, and you think of yourself as half the master, but you still do the work of a maid every day. Sooner or later, you will have problems.

Xiaohong came in quickly from outside, saw Yuanyang, Ping'er and Yinglian eating, and came in and sat down.

"This place is too far from the front yard. My legs are sore from walking back and forth several times a day."

Ping Er laughed and said, "My legs are sore, but my mouth is bent with laughter. I don't know who came in the other day and was so happy that he couldn't sleep. He pulled us and said, 'This is where my aunt lives!'"

Xiaohong said shyly, "Sister Ping'er, please don't laugh at me. This place is good everywhere except that it is far from the master."

Yuanyang wiped his mouth and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"We have many people, so two of us can take turns to serve you every day. There is no one in the front yard, so we can use it as a temporary resting place."

Xiao Hong said, "It's convenient for the master to go to court and handle affairs if he lives in the front. He can also know about things earlier. Usually, official business is important and naturally cannot be delayed."

Ping'er also knew this truth. Now the family relied on Jia Rong, and all things were based on the affairs of the court.

The maid quickly brought chopsticks to Xiaohong, and Xiaohong started to eat lunch.

After more than ten minutes, the maid outside called out, "Second Madam!"

Yuanyang and others knew that it was Wang Xifeng who came.

The eldest grandmother was Jia Yuanchun, sometimes also called Madam, because there was a wife in the family. Jia Yuanchun was still called Grandma.

Only when Jia Yuanchun has a daughter-in-law can she be called Madam, and by then Youshi will naturally be the old lady.

Baoqin did not dare to call herself the second wife, and Qin Keqing did not care about these etiquettes. The maids called her grandma, Jia Rong and Jia Yuanchun called her by their names, and later the second and third sisters were also called sisters.

To be precise, except Jia Yuanchun, they are all concubines... and cannot be called grandma.

Qin Keqing is Concubine Qin and Yuanyang is Concubine Jin.

Wang Xifeng was not a concubine, so Jia Rong allowed her to be called the Second Madam, and the others also acquiesced.

When Wang Xifeng came in, she saw everyone eating.

"Sisters, just take care of the two of them. Let's have a lively evening during the festival."

Yuanyang stood up and said, "Second Madam, please sit down and tell me who will be coming tonight?"

Wang Xifeng knew what she meant.

"We will celebrate this year at home just like in previous years. The old lady has her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and we will celebrate on our own, just like in previous years."

"In the past, four or five years ago, you all know about the master's affairs. Everyone lived their own lives."

"You don't have to worry about the old lady. Grandma has prepared gifts for her in advance and asked the kitchen to send food and drinks. Our family just needs to accompany the master happily."

Yuanyang nodded. She was old and had served the old lady for many years, so she naturally knew about Jia Rong.

Jia Rong had never interacted with people from Rongfu before, but he became close to them in recent years because of the relationship between Jia Yuanchun and Lin Daiyu.

The Jia family is hopeless now, so it would be better to cut off ties with them as soon as possible.

Wang Xifeng looked around but couldn't find Qingwen.

"Is Qingwen serving the master?"

Xiao Hong replied, "The master went to the palace. I heard that the court won the battle in the northeast, and the emperor rewarded the ministers."

Wang Xifeng said, "That's a good thing, but I don't know when he will be back in the evening."

Xiaohong said, "Qingwen is cleaning up the master's room. I guess the master will stay here when he comes back in the evening."

Wang Xifeng looked at Ping'er.

"I remember Yuanyang and Ping'er came here at this time last year. It's been a year in the blink of an eye. It's really fast."

Yuanyang and Ping'er have indeed been here for a year.

Wang Xifeng saw that the two were silent, so she smiled and said, "It's almost been a year since the national mourning. When it's over, the master will work hard on you, so that you can have a son next year!"

The two girls smiled shyly after hearing this.

Xiaohong also smiled enviously.

Everyone in the family began to get busy with holiday preparations.

Shi Xiangyun, Jia Xichun, Lin Daiyu, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yingchun, Youshi, You Erjie, You Sanjie, Qin Keqing, Baoqin, Yuanyang, Ping'er, Qingwen, Lin Hongyu, Wang Xifeng, Zhen Yinglian, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin, Xing Yuyan, Li Wen, Li Qi and others gathered together with their children.

Everyone was in a hall, and they were divided into six tables before they sat down. Jia Yuanchun and Youshi sat at the middle table, accompanied by Wang Xifeng, Jia Xichun and Lin Daiyu.

Jia Yuanchun was the legal wife, Youshi was the stepmother, Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu were guests, and Jia Xichun was the young lady of Ning Mansion.

Everyone had a close relationship with Jia Rong and got along well with each other, so they drank and had fun.

The party was very lively with drinking games, guessing riddles, reciting poems and composing couplets.

Those who have children should take them back first, and those who don’t have children should play until they have fun before going back.

Shi Xiangyun and her sisters got drunk and soon fell asleep on the couch in the hall.

Jia Xichun and Jia Yingchun were still playing and telling jokes to the energetic Xing Yuyan and Youshi.

Not long after, Jia Rong came back and took out his watch to check the time.

"It's already two o'clock in the morning, are you still playing? Go back to bed quickly."

Seeing Jia Rong coming back, You Shi hurriedly stood up and said, "Master, you are back too late. I will go to the kitchen to make something to eat."

Jia Rong sat down and took her hand, "Sit down and talk. Just let the maid go."

"Yes." Yu Shi smiled and sat down. "Brother Feng wanted to wait for you, Master, but Qiao'er and Ying'er were both sleepy, so he went back first."

At this time, Jia Xichun smiled and said, "Nephew!"

Jia Rong looked at the little maid with a blushing face and said, "Don't let children touch alcohol in the future, and let the maids drink less too."

Yu smiled and said, "Okay."

Jia Xichun was drunk, so she stood up and pointed at Jia Rong, "I'm your aunt!"

Jia Rong said calmly: "I am your brother-in-law."

Jia Xichun's mind was still somewhat clear, but after thinking carefully, her head became dizzy and she couldn't think straight.

Soon the girl said in confusion: "I'm sleepy!"

Jia Rong said, "Go to bed."

Jia Xichun nodded, and walked out in a daze to go to sleep.

Ping'er and Yuanyang were both there, and they quickly helped her to lie down next to Shi Xiangyun.

Jia Rong sat down to have dinner with a few sober-minded late-nighters.

"The emperor has been busy with government affairs these years, and because he was blown up by firearms many times in the early years, he studied this thing seriously. Now, the harvest of ginseng, fur, etc. has been restored during the wars in various places."

"Today the emperor said that I had made great contributions and rewarded me with some medicinal farms."

"Money and rewards are trivial matters. But when I heard the emperor say that I had contributed to the cause, I felt touched and relieved."

Jia Rong picked up the wine glass and took a sip, not caring whether it was Xiangyun's or someone else's half glass of wine, he just drank it.

In recent years, a lot of firearms and mines have indeed been dropped, killing and injuring many royal relatives and ministers, but they were just looking for trouble.

There is no grudge between them, and Jia Rong is not targeting anyone.

But when he thought about how his unintentional behavior led to the court's awakening and progress, and how the emperor said he also played a role in winning the war, Jia Rong was somewhat moved.

Youshi said happily, "The herbs the master wants are probably all there. The emperor is willing to spend money to win the battle there first before doing anything else."

Jia Rong shook his head. "How can you women understand my current mood? Anyway, it's a good thing. Come, have a drink."

Basically, it is difficult for anyone to understand him. Even the ministers in the court could not empathize with him.

Yu Shi and others toasted Jia Rong together, thinking it was a good thing.

The court is stable, and my master has been rewarded without doing anything. This must be a good thing!

Jia Rong quickly asked everyone to rest where they were and find a room to sleep in, and talk about other things tomorrow.

This dynasty is neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty, but a very strange dynasty.

Jia Rong never thought of being a savior, but after he came here, he did some random things, which reduced the struggle between the Emperor Taishao and the Emperor's faction.

Neither of the two emperors left the palace, nor did they issue random orders. Although natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, the surrounding ethnic minorities were gradually suppressed.

Only in a prosperous era can we continue to enjoy ourselves. If the end of the world really comes, the whole family will be in trouble.

Of course, Jia Rong doesn’t care if the emperor changes. Gold can shine wherever it goes.

(End of this chapter)