After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 59 Stewardship Rights

Let’s talk about Jia Lian.

When he returned home, he first spoke to Dai Wei and other soldiers of King Qian, and then entered the palace through the corner gate.

"Second Master is back!"

The servants gathered around to find out the news, but Jia Lian waved his hand, signaling them to move aside. He hurriedly entered the hanging flower gate and went straight to the old lady's room.

The servants looked at each other, thinking that something was wrong.

When Jia Lian entered Lady Jia's courtyard, he heard the old lady chatting and laughing with the old lady of the Shi family and the concubines, accompanied by three or five young wives and girls. As soon as he walked in, everyone's laughter stopped.

Because his face was covered with tears, everyone in the room could see it.

"Lian'er, tell us what's going on!" Grandmother Jia sat up from the couch and said anxiously.

"old lady……!"

Jia Lian knelt on his knees in front of his grandmother, tears streaming down his face, which scared everyone. However, he was speechless because Sister Yuanchun had warned him not to gossip too much.

I have so much to say but I can’t say it!

After a long while, he finally wiped his tears, stood facing south, bowed his hands and saluted Prince Qian from afar, and said, "Propagate Prince Qian's oral order: The Jia family's property will be confiscated, and all the people in the Ning and Rong mansions will be provided with the same daily expenses as servants..."

After the three decrees were spoken, Lady Jia, Old Lady Shi, Lady Wang, and everyone else in the room were stunned.

Jia Lian looked at his mother and repeated Yuanchun's words, "Madam, my eldest sister told me to have the family kowtow to thank Prince Qian again, and to have Miss Lin, Miss Xue, and the Qin family set up an incense table to thank God for His Grace. Remember not to be disrespectful."

"Have you seen the Empress?!" Jia Mu asked hurriedly.

Jia Lian shook his head: "Old Madam, you can't call her Empress anymore. My eldest sister said that now she is no longer the Imperial Concubine, only the old people in the palace can still call her the Virtuous Concubine!"

When everyone heard that he had seen Jia Yuanchun, they were both happy and worried about her. It was not until Jia Lian urged them again that Jia Mu, Old Lady Shi and others hurried out of the house, went outside to thank Prince Qian and receive his order.

"Go and call Lin and Xue quickly!" Grandmother Jia hurriedly gave the order.

Several maids and old women hurried to find someone, and Jia Lian said again: "I will go to the East Palace to convey Prince Qian's oral instructions, and come back after I'm done." After saying that, he hurried out again.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Lin Daiyu was resting in her room when she suddenly heard a commotion outside. Then several maids and servants came in to congratulate her. They all smiled and said repeatedly, "Miss, Prince Qian has issued an order. From now on, you will be in charge of the palace!"

Daiyu frowned and looked at them for a moment before she figured out what was going on. She was filled with confusion: "Why did Prince Qian assign me to be the housekeeper? There are many people in the mansion who can manage the household, and I'm sick. He knows everything about the mansion, so he must know. Is he trying to tire me to death?"

The more she knew Prince Qian, the more wary she became of him. Now that he had suddenly ordered her to be the housekeeper, she became even more suspicious.

Zijuan, Xueyan and the others were also confused by these maids and servants. Zijuan hurriedly asked them, "You have drunk too much and are trying to scare my young lady? She is still young and unmarried, how can she be in charge of so many things in the mansion? What's more, she is sick!"

A woman laughed and said, "I dare not spread the will of Prince Qian. It was Second Master Lian who said it himself. He just came back from the palace and appointed Miss Xue to manage the mansion together!"

"Mrs. Xue? Which one?"

"I don't know about that, but it's absolutely true. Miss, change your clothes quickly and set up the incense table to thank God!" The old woman urged her.

When Daiyu heard this, she became even more angry and thought to herself: It's bad enough that he's playing tricks on me, but he even has to set up an altar and kowtow to thank me. He wants me, a young girl, to be the housekeeper. It's obvious that he has evil intentions!
There are hundreds of people in the huge Rongguo Mansion, and the relationships between them are complicated. How can she, an outsider, govern it?
Zijuan also had doubts, and another maid replied, "King Qian has also issued an order that the soldiers outside the gates should be mobilized according to the young lady's orders. Anyone who disobeys will be punished!"

After hearing this, Daiyu frowned and lowered her head in thought, then suddenly thought of Baoyu:
"He still remembers entering the palace. When he finds out she was appointed as the housekeeper by Prince Qian, how could he not have second thoughts?"

Hengwu Garden.

"what?!"

Xue Baoqin, with her delicate features like a painting, suddenly heard from the maid who brought the news that Prince Qian had handed over the Rongguo Mansion to a young lady from the Xue family. For a moment, she suspected that she had misheard.

Xue Baochai was also stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and asked the girl, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Really? How could I possibly fool you, young lady?" The maid laughed and said, "The old lady sent me to tell Miss Bao to change her clothes quickly and set up the incense table to thank God for His grace!"

Baoqin saw that her sister was thinking about something, so she asked the maid, "Are you going to call me sister, or me too?"

The maid shook her head, "Second Master Lian only said it was a girl from the Xue family, but he never said who it was."

"Sister Qin, please come with me."

Baochai held her hand and instructed her, "Whether you or I are called, change your clothes first. Besides, Prince Qian has ordered that only the housekeepers may use the girls' food, clothing, and other expenses; the rest shall be provided by the maids and servants. Prince Qian has bestowed upon us such a great favor, and we cannot refuse it."

She had just figured out the stakes involved:
How could the people of Rongguo Mansion, who were used to a life of luxury, eat the food of the maids? They would have to change their silk and satin clothes into the clothes worn by the little maids, and who knows how many people they would offend.

She had to find a way to carry out Prince Qian's order without offending anyone. However, Baochai was still puzzled. She and Prince Qian were strangers, so why did he appoint her and Lin Daiyu, two outsiders, to manage Rongguo Mansion?
Qin is Rong's wife, she is in charge of Ningguo Mansion...

Baochai thought of the graceful and charming Qin Keqing she had met in the past, and then looked at the fairy-like Baoqin in the painting. Her face couldn't help but turn red, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

She understood King Qian's intention.

……

Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Daiyu changed into the expensive clothes she wore during festivals: a goose yellow round-necked shirt with plum blossoms and bamboo leaves, a green horse-faced skirt with scattered flowers, and her hairpin was replaced with a filigree gold phoenix hairpin. Her originally graceful and slender figure now looked like a goddess, both luxurious and graceful.

She had just walked out of the room when she saw Baoyu rushing in. When he saw her, he stood there stunned.

"..."

The two looked at each other speechlessly.

Daiyu knew what he was thinking. He must have mistakenly thought that she was going to the palace!
Yin turned around and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Just one sentence made Jia Baoyu burst into tears: "Okay, okay, okay!" He said it three times in a row, "You are entering the palace too. From now on, you will become Consort Lin, Empress Lin. I can no longer play with you!"

Daiyu was so angry that she pointed at him and said, "Baoyu! Even you say such nonsense!" She started to pant again. Zijuan hurried over to support her and patted her on the back.

Jia Baoyu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly pleaded, "Sister Lin, I was wrong. Please don't go to the palace. I will go and ask the old lady not to let you in!"

Daiyu's face flushed crimson, and after a while she calmed down. She said, "Why did I ever say I wanted to enter the palace? It was just that Prince Qian's plan to sow discord. He's the one who leads troops in battle... Princes are the best at using strategies!"

He dared not utter the word "thief king".

"A plan to divorce?"

Jia Baoyu was puzzled and was about to ask when Yuanyang, who was beside Jia's mother, came to urge her: "Miss Lin, please go quickly. The old lady is waiting for you. Miss Bao and Miss Qin are here too."

Daiyu had no choice but to go, and Jia Baoyu followed.

When they arrived at the incense table, Baochai and Baoqin were already waiting there. The maids and servants in the Rongguo Mansion were all watching. Many of them had just heard the news, so they were talking about it.

"Prince Qian really wants to hand over the palace to Miss Lin and the two girls from the Xue family?"

"Haha, Prince Qian really has good taste. He fell in love with these three pretty girls at first sight!"

"You mean?"

"Can't you see? Prince Qian is going to ask them to enter the palace and become his concubines in the future!"

“No wonder…that’s how it is!”

Jia Baoyu also heard these discussions. He was extremely anxious and heartbroken. He wanted to stop it, but he was afraid of his father Jia Zheng. He could only watch Lin Daiyu, dressed up, preparing to kowtow to thank God.

It’s like entering the palace to serve King Qian!
Not long after, Jia Lian came back, and everyone hurriedly asked him, "Which girl from the Xue family is this?!"

"..."

Jia Lian was also stunned. When he was in Linjing Hall, Prince Qian asked him if he heard clearly. He didn't think about this at that time and said that he heard clearly.

But now something bad has happened. The Xue family has two girls!
It was Grandmother Jia who stepped forward and said, "It doesn't matter who it is, tell Bao-ya and Qin-ya to go together and thank Prince Qian for his grace. The housekeeper will discuss this matter."

So Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin, under the gaze of all the Jia family members and maids, kowtowed to King Qian in front of the incense table to express their gratitude.

Afterwards, Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang handed the keys symbolizing the housekeeping power to the three of them, indicating that from now on, the three of them would be in charge of the huge Duke's Mansion!

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter as she took the key, and in a trance, she saw the scene of her daughter being conferred the title of noble concubine and being honored and favored.

At the command of Prince Qian, the management power of Rongguo Mansion was transferred from Wang Xifeng to three unmarried girls.

"!!!"

After handing over the key, Wang Xifeng turned her head and glanced at her husband Jia Lian. At this moment, her mood was more complicated than anyone else's.

After she married into the Jia family, she first served the eldest wife for a year before being transferred to the old wife, and later to Lady Wang. Only then did she gain Lady Wang's trust. After reporting to Lady Jia, she was given the right to assist Lady Wang in managing the household.

But now, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Xue Baoqin did nothing, and with just one word from Prince Qian, he took away what she had worked hard for for many years.

How could she be willing to accept this? !
(End of this chapter)