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

Chapter 94: Birds Fly to Different Forests

"Have you heard the news?!"

Zhuier hurried back to Yihong Courtyard and said to Jiahui, Xiaohong, Dian'er and other maids with a happy face.

"What did you hear?" The maids were knitting, and seeing her so happy, they all stopped and listened to her.

"Miss Bao brought back news from the palace that she wants to let the young maids in the garden out!"

"what?!"

The maids all stood up in surprise. Zhuier said with a smile, "Only if someone marries a soldier in the army, they can be freed from slavery. They will be given a hundred taels of silver to start a family."

The maids were disheartened when they heard this. They all said, "I thought the decree was to let us go, but it turns out they want us girls to marry soldiers. I won't do that!"

Although the Jia family was conferred the title of Duke for their military merits, no one is in the barracks now. The children of the Jia family are all studying to take imperial examinations, so the maids are naturally influenced and think that soldiers are not very good.

"Is there any other news?" Lin Hongyu asked.

"Yes!" Zhuier was worried about her: "Miss Bao also said that she would raid the house of the steward in the mansion!"

After hearing this, Lin Hongyu couldn't help but become anxious. Her father was in charge of the warehouse in the mansion and was a well-known manager.

Zhuier told all that he had heard, and when he was happy, he clapped his hands and laughed, saying, "We don't have to serve the ladies in the mansion anymore. No one in the mansion is high or low, they are all slaves sent to the Ye Ting Palace!"

All the maids laughed and didn't take it seriously. Besides, after Master Bao left, they didn't do much serving. They just swept the floor and watered the plants.

Lin Hongyu said, "You are still joking, but you don't know the saying that goes, 'If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries.'"

Zhuier was very puzzled and said, "Who cares about long-term issues? Tell us what the immediate concerns are, and we'll listen."

The maids all looked at her.

Lin Hongyu said, "Master Bao probably won't be coming back."

All the maids agreed. Even if he could come back, it would be three to five years later, and only when the girl in the garden was favored and became a concubine could the Duke's Mansion be given to the Jia family.

Lin Hongyu continued, "Even the Jia family will vanish into thin air. The Emperor has issued an order to confiscate the homes of the palace managers, freed the palace maids and servants, and allowed us to marry outside. This shows that he is a frugal person. How could he leave the Grand View Garden alone and spend thousands of taels of silver every year? It won't be long before another imperial decree comes."

Looking at them, "At that time, everyone will do their own thing, just like birds flying to their own forests. You should find a way out as soon as possible!"

The maids were all stunned and thought about her words carefully.

At this time, Hongyu's mother, Lin Zhixiao's family, hurried in with an anxious look on her face: "Girl, our house is going to be raided!"

Hongyu hurriedly advised her, "Don't worry, mother. The mansion has been ransacked, and our family deserves this. We'll do whatever Miss Bao says tomorrow. I'll go to Hengwu Garden and ask Ying'er what to do."

Lin Zhixiao's wife was amazed at her daughter's calm and composed nature. Even the girls in the garden could not compare to her.

Unfortunately, she had a bad fate and ended up working as a maid in Yihongyuan.

At this time, Qingwen came back from outside and saw them all gathered in the corridor. She knew that they had all heard about what had happened, so she sneered:

"No wonder! So you all know how to ask gods for help and tell fortunes, and you don't even care about us. You're just waiting for the imperial edict to come down today, so that you can leave the garden far away and climb the high branches outside!"

Maids like Jiahui were often scolded by her and were afraid of her, so they kept silent.

In the days since Jia Baoyu left, they have been lazy and not focused on their work.

Zhuier, however, could not hold back her anger and replied, "If we could summon the gods to bring the emperor down, that would be our ability. Now, apart from the three girls in charge and the few who have entered the palace, there's no one high or low in the mansion... As for climbing up the social ladder, well, we used to have the Second Master here, but now that the Second Master is gone, where are you going to find a high-ranking branch?"

Qingwen laughed instead. "As the saying goes, 'Time reveals a person's true character.' You've just left, and you're already acting like this. It's perfect. Let's get this out of the way today. Now that we have the imperial decree, you should leave this garden as soon as possible. I'll be happy too!"

Then he walked inside.

Zhuier sneered, "Why should we leave the garden? Don't use your master's power to pressure us. You are just a servant, and you took the money from the deputy lady. Now you still have the right to control us? The imperial edict says that there is no longer any distinction between masters and servants in the mansion. You should also give up your room and let us move in!" Qingwen heard this, her eyebrows furrowed in anger, her eyes widened, and she pointed at her: "I'm just here to see who can enter through this door. I'm not afraid of making a big fuss. I'll tell the girls later. If you want to kick me out, I accept it. As long as I'm here, you can't live in the house!"

Zhuier was also very angry.

The maids rushed to persuade her. Hongyu pulled Zhuier away and also advised her, "Ms. Lin is in charge of the garden now. She will definitely side with the maids in Baoyu's room. How can you benefit from making trouble with her? Stop it now. If you want to leave, wait for the imperial edict to arrive and then leave. There is no need to be angry with her."

After hearing this, Zhuier had no choice but to give up.

……

Qingwen went back to the room and sat down. Xiren and Musk Moon were not at home, and the room felt empty. She couldn't help but miss the people around her and felt uncomfortable. The quarrel with Zhuier was secondary.

After a while, Xiren and others came back. Qingwen heard that they came back from Miss Lin's place. Miss Lin didn't care about anything and just said to follow the imperial edict.

Most of what Miss Bao said has been confirmed, and we will just have to wait until tomorrow to officially tell everyone.

"People are leaving Yihong Courtyard and dispersing. I'm afraid even I can't stay here and will be sent away to marry a soldier outside."

Qingwen was not interested in the news from Miss Lin. She came to Baoyu's room and sat there in a daze, thinking about her own life experience.

When she was sold, she didn't even know who her parents were. As far as she could remember, she was already in her master's house. Later, as she grew up, she was sold three times in succession because she was beautiful. Finally, she was bought by the Lai family and given to Lady Jia.

After living in the Jia family for a few years, Qingwen gradually settled down. She was happiest when she moved into the Grand View Garden last year, thinking that she finally had a home.

Unexpectedly, they broke up after only one year.

"With my fate, even if I get out, I don't know what the future will be like."

Qingwen thought, "If I'm really driven out by the imperial edict, I might as well just bang my head against the door and die."

Thinking this in my mind, I actually relaxed and gradually fell asleep.

She slept well until the next day, and was surprised when she woke up. It turned out that when Baoyu was around, she slept in the outer room and waited on the second master when he got up at night, and she had to wake up once or twice every night.

After the Second Master left, she was able to sleep peacefully these few days.

……

Let’s talk about Wang Xifeng.

When he returned home, he saw Ping'er had followed him in. He smiled and said, "Miss Ping, why did you follow me back?"

"Good grandma, are you still angry with me?"

"What did you say in the old lady's room just now? Now you're blaming me!"

"I'm thinking about grandma."

Ping'er said, "Madam, you saw what Second Master did before. He's seen the Emperor and Eldest Sister, so he knows more than we do. Second Master was so impatient, yet after returning, he moved out of the outer study on his own... Madam, can't you see it?"

Wang Xifeng was shocked when she heard this. She lowered her voice and said, "He wants everything in the mansion? What on earth did Leng Zixing trick him into wanting to be so interested in our family?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "If he hadn't taken a liking to me, our family would have collapsed long ago. Now, Grandma has a great opportunity. If you can enter the palace and gain favor, you can be made a concubine."

Wang Xifeng sneered, "Why would I care about his concubine?"

He said tough words but was powerless to do anything.

Ping'er said, "Madam, you should have made preparations early. Madam Qin was more insightful than you. She severed her ties with the Jia family long ago and decided to enter the palace. If she were favored, she would have been able to save the Jia family out of old friendship. If she stayed in the mansion, she would have been helpless if anything happened. She would not have been able to become a royal consort, but would have been a servant."

Wang Xifeng was stunned when she heard this.

(End of this chapter)