The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 112 I won’t give it to you

Jia Rong went to the palace to deliver meals. Since he was in charge of the imperial pharmacy and often took things home from the palace, others ignored him as they saw that he was not dealing with swords or knives.

After sending meals for a few days, others thought his family was even poorer.

It turned out that what was sent was the scrambled eggs with cabbage that Jia Rong loved to eat.

After Jia Yuanchun got the lunch box, the nearby princesses and other concubines came over curiously to take a look. When they saw that it was egg and cabbage, they smiled and praised it a few words, but in fact they didn't feel good at all.

Jia Yuanchun and Youshi were bullied by Jia Rong again. They felt ashamed and would rather go hungry than have Jia Rong come to bring them food.

Just give it to me! Jia Rong, just give it to me!
Youshi, who had been disciplined for many years, ate with a smile, but Jia Yuanchun, who had lacked education, could not sleep or eat.

This torment will continue for another month or two.

The old empress dowager's coffin would stay in a side palace in the palace for twenty-one days before being sent to the imperial mausoleum by the emperor himself.

The place we were going to was more than ten days’ journey from the capital city, and after arriving there we had to stay there for a few days before entering the underground palace. The round trip took almost a month.

Jia Rong must go, otherwise the emperor would not dare to go out.

Before leaving, Jia Rong came back to pack his clothes and luggage.

Everyone gathered together.

Jia Yuanchun has been extremely tired these days and feels sleepy even when she sits down.

The same went for Youshi. She was used to a leisurely life and could not stand this kind of ordeal. It was a hundred times more tiring than serving Jia Rong.

Jia Rong was in good spirits, and said with a smile, "I estimate that it will take a month for me to come back, so I will leave the household affairs to Second Madam."

Wang Xifeng said quickly, "What should we do if there are visitors from outside? I have to ask clearly, otherwise I can't bear the consequences if something goes wrong."

Jia Rong said, "Anyone with a bit of ability knows what I have been doing these days. The things that come to me at this time are probably unimportant, so just ignore them. If it is really urgent, send someone to notify me, but I probably won't be able to make it back in time."

This time I am accompanying the emperor, so it is naturally difficult to get away and come back.

Wang Xifeng nodded and said, "That's good. Leave it to me. My sisters and I will take good care of this place."

Jia Rong looked at Jia Qiaoer who was standing aside and watching.

"Qiao'er, besides Xichun, you are the youngest and the oldest here. If the children are disobedient and naughty, you will be in charge of them."

When Jia Qiaoer, the eldest daughter of the Jia family, heard this, she said proudly, "Okay! If they don't listen, I will make them listen!"

The girls nearby couldn't stop laughing when they saw it, and the venue was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Qiao'er grew up in Ning Mansion since she was a child, and if she thinks about it carefully, she has experienced several funerals.

Jia Yuanchun’s eldest son Jia Ben is older than Qiao’er, but the little boy is no match for the little girl.

Everyone in the Jia family dotes on Qiao'er, including Jia Yuanchun.

At this time, the mandarin ducks came in.

"Master, I have asked Lin Zhixiao's family to prepare the carriages, horses, and sedan chairs in advance, as well as clothes, curtains, mosquito nets, screens, etc., for a total of three carriages."

Wang Xifeng asked, "How many people went?"

Yuanyang didn't ask about this. Lin Hongyu next to her answered, "Three maids, two servants, and four men have already gone to their accommodation."

"According to the master's instructions, a total of twenty servants will go, and tomorrow's coachmen, horsemen and maids will add up to eleven people to escort the lady and the mistress."

Wang Xifeng felt something was wrong, "Isn't this too little?"

Jia Rong said, "Tomorrow the Madam and the Empress's family will set out together, so we won't need so many people." Because the journey was quite long, the human sedan bearers couldn't hold on for that long, so they used a camel sedan pulled by two mules.

Two sedan chairs plus the mule, plus the carriages for the maids and servants and the luggage, were indeed a little too little.

Jia Yuanchun was speechless now. She finally understood why her mother-in-law, Youshi, was so humble when she became a daughter-in-law.

Youshi is in her thirties this year, and Jia Yuanchun is basically the same as she was ten years ago, in a state of being trained, accepting her fate, but not yet fully adapting.

Yu said nothing and just drank her tea with a smile.

At least Lin Daiyu noticed Jia Yuanchun's awkwardness and took the initiative to help her.

"Brother Rong, when I came to the Jia Mansion, I also brought more than ten people with me. Now that Brother Rong is the Duke of Ningguo, you should bring more people with you when you go out. Besides, it's not safe on the road now. Why don't you send a few more maids and nannies to follow you?"

When Jia Rong heard Lin Daiyu say this, he said, "Then send ten more people to follow. Even though they are only staying for a few days, it would be good to have more people to serve them."

Jia Yuanchun was finally able to behave a little more decently, and looked at Lin Daiyu with gratitude in her eyes.

Wang Xifeng said, "Master, you can't be without maids to serve you. Is it Yuanyang who is following you this time?"

Jia Rong said, "I don't need a maid to serve me. I have to accompany the emperor all the time these days. Just leave a servant to pass messages with you. It's not convenient for women."

Seeing Jia Rong say this, Wang Xifeng and others didn't say much.

Jia Rong's duty is to protect the emperor, so it is indeed useless to bring too many people.

Wang Xifeng asked again, "Who should go with us to serve? The people who are with us this time are all important people like princesses and old ladies. Take the best maids in the mansion with us, so as not to lose face for the Duke's Mansion. Ask some old ladies and wives to follow and serve."

Jia Rong shook his head. "That's enough. Just let the maids of the Madam and the Madam follow."

Jia Yuanchun and Youshi did not express any opinions.

Jia Rong added, "Ping'er and Yuanyang are both pregnant, so just take a good rest and don't be so tired. While I'm away, Xiaohong and Qingwen will help you so that you won't be too busy."

Xiaohong is active in mind, has a good memory and an extroverted personality. Her observation and handling abilities can assist Wang Xifeng very well.

Qingwen was very rude when she was teaching a maid who was unruly and wanted to curry favor with Jia Rong a lesson. It just so happened that housekeeper Wang Xifeng also needed to have authority.

These two people can play a better role with Wang Xifeng. Jia Rong thinks they are a good match, so he took the initiative to lend them to Wang Xifeng.

However, in reality, no one cares about the two little maids, Qingwen and Xiaohong, but cares more about the face of the Duke's Mansion.

Seeing that Jia Rong still left the maids to his family and was unwilling to give Jia Yuanchun and Youshi more face no matter how others persuaded him, You Sanjie wanted to laugh.

"Master, although I have rarely been to Rongguo Mansion since I entered the palace, and have never been to entertain the princesses and wives in front or behind, I have heard about the pomp and circumstance there. The two super-class ladies in our family are far less majestic than the old lady. I feel that they are far inferior in comparison."

What the third sister said was the truth, and it was also what everyone wanted to say but didn’t dare to say.

You was worried about being implicated, so she said hurriedly, "We have a lot of things going on in our family, so it's better to keep a low profile."

Yu Shi meant many things, but her purpose was to stop Yu Sanjie from making trouble and saying things that might offend others.

Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others were all smart and felt that this was a bit too much.

But the girls could not imagine that Jia Rong was actually even more excessive and did not care about these words at all.

Jia Rong didn't care at all and said with a smile: "The old lady's husband died, but I am still alive. When a woman is in charge, it is basically the time when a family goes downhill and begins to decline."

Lin Daiyu and Jia Yuanchun both felt that this statement was excessive, but it did make some sense.

(End of this chapter)