The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 321 The Wise Queen
"Oh... there is such a thing."

Jia Yuanchun spoke slowly, and as Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue cried out their grievances, she reached out and took the teacup brought by the maid.

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Yuanchun's expression, she knew that Jia Yuanchun was probably unwilling to help.

Aunt Xue also realized that although her sister's daughter was the queen, she could not even maintain the dignity of a queen in front of the emperor.

Jia Yuanchun took a sip of tea slowly and asked the maid to take the tea away.

After the maid handed him a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, he looked at the two people kneeling on the ground.

"You guys get up and take a seat."

Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue said softly, "Thank you, Queen!"

Jia Yuanchun looked at the two relatives from her mother's family, hesitated for a moment, and then asked carefully: "Aunt, can His Majesty..."

Aunt Xue understood Jia Yuanchun's question very well and answered quickly, "I am old, so naturally I will not be favored by the emperor. I am just afraid that it will bring bad reputation to the royal family."

Jia Yuanchun felt a little relieved. At least Jia Rong didn't give up so many beautiful girls and insist on picking this old yellow flower.

It doesn't matter if she picked it, it's not a big deal. Jia Yuanchun is mainly worried about her mother and afraid that Jia Rong will not tolerate cold and raw food.

Jia Yuanchun looked at Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai with a stern look.

"I know about this matter. Please don't spread it to others or talk about it with others. Don't tell anyone."

Xue Baochai agreed, "Yes, Madam."

Aunt Xue also agreed, "Yes, Madam."

Jia Yuanchun continued, "Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, and he can't be said to be interested in women. He just plays with them for a few days. You should be more accommodating. Since she lives in the palace, she is one of ours."

"Over the years, His Majesty has taken great care of your Xue family. He gave Baochai a status, helped the Xue family recover its business, and gave Xue Pan the opportunity to make achievements and be crowned a king. However, Xue Pan himself was not so lucky. After he met with an unexpected disaster, His Majesty avenged him."

"Think carefully about how much favor you have received from His Majesty over the years. You were from a poor family before, but now you are rich and prosperous. You should repay His Majesty. How can you still complain?"

Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue were both silent. They felt awkward and embarrassed, but they also realized that Jia Yuanchun was on Jia Rong's side, not their Xue family's side.

Jia Yuanchun originally just didn't want to help, but if she offended Jia Rong for the sake of Xue's mother and daughter, her own son, the crown prince, might be implicated.

Since ancient times, there have been few princes who ascended the throne, and many princes were influenced by their mothers.

Once he falls out of favor, the position of the crown prince will definitely be unstable.

Apart from anything else, Empress Shengren and Jia Rong also have a son, who is four years old.

At this juncture, let alone Aunt Xue being molested by Jia Rong, even if Lady Wang was pinned down on the bed by Jia Rong, Jia Yuanchun would have to tactfully withdraw, close the door and stand guard to prevent others from coming in to cause trouble.

Although Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue are sisters, the relationship between the two sides has long been very bad.

As a result, the relationship between Jia Yuanchun and Xue Baochai is not good either.

In order not to help, Jia Yuanchun continued to accuse, "I didn't want to talk about those sad things before, but now that I think about it, the emperor is really too good to you, especially to Xue Pan."

"At first, I took Xue Pan with me to do business and kept him by my side to discipline him personally. But as a mother, you let Xue Pan do what he wanted and left whenever he wanted."

"Later, Xue Pan was sent to fight in the war, and it was you, as his mother, who insisted on bringing him back. Otherwise, how could Xue Pan have died? Maybe he would have been crowned king by now!! Such a good opportunity to bring honor to our family, but you ruined it!"

When Aunt Xue heard Jia Yuanchun talking about her short-lived son, her eyes became sore and tears kept falling.

From an outsider's perspective, Jia Rong really has nothing to say about the Xue family.

Today, the Western Expedition Army, the Japanese Army, the Luzon Navy in the south, the Liaodong Corps, the Southwestern India Corps... almost all the generals who fought in the wars in these years have received generous rewards, and there have been basically no battle losses.

Fighting in war is definitely the fastest way to gain merit, and it can directly lead to becoming a prince or noble!

Judging from the successful figures in various regions today, Jia Rong was really good to Xue Pan!
As long as Xue Pan works hard, he may not be crowned king, but he will definitely be made a duke.

It was purely Xue Pan's own fault, and it was also Aunt Xue's fault for always making the wrong decisions and pushing her son into the fire pit again and again. Jia Yuanchun looked at Aunt Xue who was crying, and said cruelly: "Now you only have Baochai as your daughter, but you don't want Baochai to get the emperor's favor and give birth to a prince, but you only know how to make trouble here, and you want to harm Baochai too?!"

Aunt Xue wiped her tears and knelt on the ground, "Please forgive me, Queen! I dare not do that. I will listen to your Majesty's words from now on. I will definitely be obedient!"

Jia Yuanchun also felt a little uncomfortable and somewhat understood Aunt Xue's sorrow.

"Hey! Get up now. Don't think too much now. Our family is the royal family. We just need to serve the emperor well. Don't worry about anything else. No one will discuss royal affairs."

"Now, Sister Baochai should spend more time with His Majesty and give birth to a prince while he is free. Then the Xue family will have someone to take care of them in the future."

"The emperor is not young anymore. In the past two years, the number of royal heirs has gradually declined. If you don't work hard while you are still young, it will be too late in the future."

Xue Baochai also knew the importance of having a son. "Yes, thank you for your reminder, Madam! I am very grateful!"

Jia Yuanchun nodded and said, "Go ahead. There are many things to do in the palace during the New Year. I won't keep you here any longer."

"Yes!" Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai stood up and said respectfully, "I will take my leave! I wish your Majesty good health and long life."

After the mother and daughter of the Xue family left, Jia Yuanchun asked someone to call Li Wan over.

Li Wan came in and said politely, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Queen!"

"Sit down." Jia Yuanchun asked Li Wan to sit down and talk.

Li Wan thanked him and sat down. Seeing that there were no outsiders and it didn't seem like a big deal, she smiled and said, "What do you want from me, Your Majesty?"

Jia Yuanchun quickly told the story of the Xue family mother and daughter, and sighed, "Your Majesty is just playing around. How could these two be as incompetent as Sister Feng? Do they have to make this matter known to everyone in the palace? They are so petty! They can't live in peace anywhere!"

Li Wan naturally knew the correct way to deal with this kind of thing.

Family scandals should not be made public.

This is what the old lady did. She always tolerated Jia Rong when she was alive.

Otherwise, how could she be happy when Jia Rong asked her for a maidservant, flirted with Wang Xifeng all day long, and had a cold face towards those people in Rongguo Mansion all day long?
Fortunately, tolerance brought Jia Rong success, which made the old lady feel that tolerance was worth it.

Mrs. Wang had the same attitude towards Jia Rong. When she saw that Jia Rong was going to mess with Li Wan, she turned around and left in the face of Li Wan's request for help, and also helped Jia Rong spread rumors.

Facts proved that what Mrs. Wang did was right. At that time, Jia Rong was still a prince. If the news got out, it would not be a good thing for both the Jia family and the Li family.

Not long after, Jia Rong became the emperor. Mrs. Wang and the old lady both thought that what they did was right. If things had gotten out of hand, the losses would have been huge.

When it comes to Jia Yuanchun, no matter what Jia Rong does, Jia Yuanchun has to cover him up. How could she dare to help Xue's mother and daughter to accuse Jia Rong?

Li Wan said quickly, "Your Highness is right. That family is just ungrateful and heartless. They have been fed with so much goodness but still cannot be tamed. They refused to leave even when we drove them away. It seems that our family is mistreating them by letting them stay."

Jia Yuanchun felt much better when she saw someone was helping her.

"When we talked about Xue Pan just now, I thought of Jia Lan. How is Jia Lan now?"

Li Wan smiled and said, "It's not bad. It was me who delayed him. If he had been sent to the front line to fight, he would have been promoted faster than he is now. I was selfish and asked the emperor to place him in a less dangerous place. So the emperor sent him to the Beijing camp to be a small commander."

Jia Yuanchun comforted him, "Don't worry, Jia Lan is still young, and he will have many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. You should serve the emperor well, and I will help you ask and arrange a marriage for Jia Lan during the New Year. Then you can rest assured and feel comfortable in the palace in the future."

Li Wan thanked her gratefully: "Thank you very much, Madam!"

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "We are all sisters, there is no need to be so polite. Let Jia Lan and the prince have a good time together. In the future, she can become a duke and you can also get a super-class imperial decree!"

Li Wan was thinking about her son's bright future, and when she heard Jia Yuanchun's promise, she quickly became happy.

Jia Yuanchun soon told Jia Rong about Jia Lan.

Jia Rong naturally had no objection, but he would not agree so easily. He quickly called Jia Yuanchun and Li Wan over and gave them a chance to hug each other.

Sisters have deep love for each other.

(End of this chapter)