The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 40 He is in the garden

The next day, at Jia Mu's Courtyard.

The bed is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and the "Burning Reed Picture" behind it reflects the morning light. Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu are sitting next to Jia's mother. Jia Baoyu is very happy this time and keeps talking to Lin Daiyu.

Soon, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue came to pay their respects, followed by Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai. After a while, Li Wan came with three girls, then Mrs. Xing and Youshi from the Ningguo Mansion next door.

The mistress, daughter-in-law, young girls, granddaughters-in-law, etc., as well as their maids, all of them, Jia Mu's courtyard was full of people, it was very lively, and Jia Mu was also happy, as the old lady loved the lively atmosphere the most.

Lin Daiyu couldn't sit still and went back to her room.

As soon as Lin Daiyu left, Jia Baoyu followed. As soon as they left, the three girls and Xue Baochai also went to Lin Daiyu's room and took half of the people away.

Zhou Ruijia walked in and said with a smile, "The eldest master and the master are here and want to see the old lady."

"What are they doing here?" Grandmother Jia said unhappyly, "Let them in."

Only then did Zhou Ruijia convey the message.

Not a moment.

When Jia She and Jia Zheng entered the room, the two brothers said, "Greetings, old lady."

After saying this, Jia She licked his face, smiled and walked forward and said, "Old lady, how are you these days?"

"Your wife comes to serve me every day, and you don't know whether I am a good person or not." Although Lady Jia disliked her, she was still pleased in her heart and smiled.

Jia She had little patience. After hearing what the old lady said, he looked around the room and saw that none of the girls were there, so he said directly, "I'm here to bother the old lady today."

Grandmother Jia had long guessed that the two brothers came here for no reason and that there must be something going on. She asked them to sit down first and then ordered the maids to serve tea to the two masters. Yuanyang, the head maid in the room, personally led people to pour tea.

After a while, Jia She had calmed down. Jia Zheng knew that Jia She was impatient, so he sat quietly in the back and waited for Jia She to speak.

Jia She took the tea and glanced at Yuanyang.

There were more than a dozen first-class maids trained by Lady Jia's side, among whom Yuanyang stayed with Lady Jia herself. Yuanyang lowered her head, stepped back embarrassedly, and then served tea to Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng didn't look at her much, he just thought that this girl was nice.

"The mansion recently accepted someone, and my brother and I both think it's worth training..."

Before Jia She finished speaking, Grandmother Jia had already understood what was going on and was actually a little hesitant.

"It's rare, it's been so many years." Grandmother Jia's eyes were slightly red, and the maids beside her were extremely surprised and hurriedly handed her a silk scarf.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Aunt Xue, who lowered her head and nodded slightly. Wang Xifeng said nothing, but she guessed what was going on in her heart. Only Li Wan, Mrs. Xing, and Youshi were confused.

Jia She said nothing, feeling sentimental silently.

When my grandfather was alive, countless maids in the mansion were given away, and the old lady was still in charge at the time. The maids she brought up were the most clever and sensible, and even the Ningguo Mansion would choose maids from the old lady's room.

It was not until twenty years ago, when Prince Yizhong got into trouble and the two governments suffered heavy losses and their connections with the military became increasingly less, that they stopped this behavior.

Grandmother Jia glanced at Yuanyang.

Yuanyang didn't understand what he meant, but just felt something was wrong, and served without changing his expression.

Grandmother Jia was embarrassed and said, "All the first-class maids in the mansion are assigned to serve the young lady. How can I arrange it? I have a Yuanyang by my side, but I can't leave her."

Jia She also hurriedly said: "The old lady is more important. She must have someone close to her, otherwise her sons will be worried."

In that case, there really isn’t a first-class maid to send to the mansion.

As for why send ordinary maids there?

Are you short of maids?

Jia She didn't expect this, so he looked at Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng couldn't conjure up anyone again, and the room fell into silence.

"Baoyu has a good one by his side."

Wang Xifeng laughed.

Breaking the silence in the room.

"Xiren?"

Grandmother Jia asked curiously.

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Xiren, that's not possible. How could the old lady forget that there was a maid named Qingwen, whom the old lady liked very much and later sent to Baoyu. There are many people in the mansion who are suitable, but this maid is the only one who is suitable."

Wang Xifeng had heard some of the girls' jokes and knew that Xiren had probably had sex with Baoyu for the first time.

A maid like this definitely cannot be given away.

If Baoyu is unhappy, his aunt will hesitate, and if Wang Xin has any taboos or something, it will annoy the other party.

Jia Zheng looked unhappy.

Jia She didn't react at first, but when he heard that there was a suitable candidate, he immediately happily asked the old lady to arrange it.

The old lady had no choice but to ask Wang Xifeng to arrange it.

Jia Zheng shook his head helplessly. This matter had fallen into the hands of the Wang family again. His eldest brother was really stupid. However, this matter would also benefit the second branch of the family. Jia Zheng could not say much and let Jia She go. Thinking of this, Jia Zheng felt more and more bored.

I feel a little sorry for my brother.

Jia Zheng was unable to refuse his wife's actions. After all, his wife was doing it for her son's sake. She could only pretend that she could not see, hear, or touch anything and act like a fool who stayed at home reading.

Wang Xifeng also breathed a sigh of relief.

She was also the one who arranged Wang Xin's affairs.

Now that the matter has been made clear, the serious eunuch and the dishonest eunuch will have no reason to blame me in the future. I will then personally send Qingwen to Wang Xin. With today's favor, if Wang Xin really has a promising future, I can go to him to ask for help, and he will not be able to refuse me.

The only one who is dissatisfied is probably Baoyu.

However, since his wife had agreed to this matter, Baoyu couldn't blame himself.

As for Qingwen, this is a good thing for her.

If she serves Wang Xin well, and Wang Xin has feelings for her, and when he becomes successful, he promotes her to be his principal wife, wouldn't that be her blessing? Given the status of the Wang family and the Jia family, Wang Xin should marry Qingwen. Even if Wang Xin is ignorant, he will at least take her as a concubine, which means she is half a master.

After figuring out the situation and receiving the order, Wang Xifeng happily went to Baoyu's courtyard.

Of course, it is not the master who is responsible for sending the maid.

It’s not easy to do.

The heroine arranged things properly. Although she was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, she knew that her daughter-in-law was always reliable in doing things, so Jia She said goodbye and Jia Zheng left with her.

Lin Daiyu changed after she came back, and there were many more stories about her.

All three girls liked listening to it.

Lin Daiyu told them what the temple fair was like and how lively it was, and the girls never tired of listening.

“I really want to go and see it myself.”

Jia Tanchun said enviously.

"I'm afraid it's difficult to fulfill Third Sister's wish." The youngest Xichun said regretfully.

"It's a pity I'm not a man."

"Third sister is talking nonsense again."

"Second Master Bao."

Qiu Wen suddenly ran in, panting, looking flustered and out of breath.

"look at you."

Jia Baoyu stared blankly at Lin Daiyu's smile, which he found beautiful no matter how he looked at it. The maid in his room came running over without any manners and jumped up and down in anger.

"Go back quickly, Qingwen has been taken away by the Second Mistress."

Qiu Wen said anxiously.

Jia Baoyu was stunned and said subconsciously: "I didn't report her, how did Sister Feng know?"

I thought it happened last night.

Qiu Wen was almost crying, and she said in one breath, "Second Madam said that the old lady and the ladies had decided on Qingwen, and it was the eldest master and the master's request that Qingwen be given away."

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Baoyu was dumbfounded, especially when he heard his father's request. He was at a loss, sweating profusely, "What should I do? What should I do?"

He was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles, as if he was going crazy.

"To whom?"

Xue Baochai asked calmly.

"He's a guest at the mansion. I think his name is Wang Xin. I don't know where he came from. I heard he's been staying at Tuobi Villa in the backyard for more than half a month. There's been no news at all. It's really frustrating."

Qiu Wen's eyes were filled with tears.

Xue Baochai couldn't help but look at Lin Daiyu, the man who escorted her to Beijing and was recommended by Mr. Lin.

Xue Baochai knew Wang Xin and that he had moved into Tuobi Villa, but she hadn't heard any news for half a month and thought nothing had happened. However, during this half month, Daiyu had told her many stories about Wang's army.

really.

Lin Daiyu couldn't believe it.

How come he was in the house, even in the garden, and I didn't even know it.

(End of this chapter)