The Red Mansion in its bustling glory

Daiyu cried.

Jia Jue panicked.

He cursed himself for being stupid in his heart while offering kind words of comfort.

He kept calling her "good sister" this and "good sister" that, and that finally calmed Daiyu down.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he got back to his own yard—what a hassle.

Now, everything that needed to be given has been given, and everything that needed to be appeased has been appeased; life is finally returning to normal.

He should start studying too.

I don't know if it was because of that dream, but whenever I read, I always feel that my mind is much clearer than before, and I can write articles more easily.

Days passed by, and half a month flew by in the blink of an eye. Nothing major happened in the Jia family.

I just heard that Master Zhen from the East Mansion suddenly fell ill and is still not feeling well.

That day, Jia Zhen, leaning on a cane, went to the West Mansion and headed straight for Rongxi Hall.

At that very moment, Wang Xifeng and Lady Wang were in Grandmother Jia's room, chatting and laughing with the old lady.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if I deliberately chose this time.

Seeing that Jia Zhen looked weak and frail, leaning on a cane and appearing quite old, Grandmother Jia said, "Brother Zhen, you're not feeling well, why are you here? Why aren't you resting at home?"

Jia Zhen, leaning on his cane, smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've come to see the old matriarch, so I'm here to pay my respects."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me anything; I know you've come for a reason."

Jia Zhen laughed and said, "Our grandmother is truly insightful!"

At this moment, Wang Xifeng had already arranged for someone to serve tea to Jia Zhen, and at the same time, she invited him to sit down.

The old lady saw all of this and nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, among all the daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law in the household, the one who is most favored by Grandmother Jia is Sister Feng. Not only is she eloquent and charming, able to make Grandmother Jia happy, but she is also quick-witted, efficient, and capable.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked Wang Xifeng, who had only been married into the Jia family for less than a year, to help manage the household, instead of asking Li Wan, who had been married into the family for a long time.

This was the kind of requirement that Grandmother Jia had for her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law.

Otherwise, in the original novel "Dream of the Red Chamber", Baoyu would not have been chosen to choose Xue Baochai instead of Lin Daiyu.

Otherwise, the old lady wouldn't have favored Madam Wang over Madam Xing.

After a brief chat, Jia Zhen explained his purpose for coming.

He said to the old lady, "As you know, my wife just came in and can't handle things well. I'm also not feeling well these days. But Rong'er's marriage is just around the corner, so I was thinking of borrowing someone from you to help out."

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Of course I'll help you when the time comes! Tell me, who do you want?"

In fact, the old lady had already guessed most of it in her heart. If Jia Zhen did not come to borrow people, the old lady would naturally wave her hand and call the madam away.

However, since Jia Zhen has come today, it is not appropriate to ask Lady Wang to go again—after all, Jia Zhen is just a junior, how could he possibly ask an elder for help? It wouldn't sound good if word got out.

Sure enough, Jia Zhen said, "I've heard that Sister Feng has been helping manage the household lately. She must have learned a lot from Madam. So, I beg you, Old Madam, to spare her a bit and ask Sister Feng to help out?"

Grandmother Jia smiled at Wang Xifeng and said, "What do you think? This job is not easy."

When Wang Xifeng heard Grandmother Jia say this, she felt much more at ease, knowing that Grandmother Jia had agreed.

But it's not enough for Grandmother Jia to agree alone; the Madam also needs to be consulted.

So Wang Xifeng remained silent and looked at Madam Wang.

In fact, for Madam Wang, competing with Wang Xifeng was a trivial matter.

Although Sister Feng is the daughter-in-law of the eldest son's family, she is still her own niece. She has been close to her since she married into the family, so she can be considered one of her people.

As long as she remains Wang Xifeng's elder, Wang Xifeng will never be able to turn the tables under her control.

If her competitor were Xing, Jia She's second wife, then she would naturally fight for it. But if it were Wang Xifeng—she would be happy to have some peace and quiet.

So Madam Wang nodded without saying a word.

Now that Wang Xifeng felt much more at ease, she smiled and said, "Since Brother Zhen has spoken, I naturally can't refuse. Besides, if there's anything I don't understand, I can ask Madam when I get back."

Grandmother Jia nodded and smiled, "Then let's lend Fengjie out. Just make it clear beforehand, Zhen-ge'er, don't be shy. If anything goes wrong, tell me, and I'll deal with her for you!"

This made everyone laugh.

After everyone had left, Wang Xifeng returned to her courtyard, thinking to herself, "That Jue-ge'er really didn't lie to me; he arranged such a grand occasion for me. But how should I handle this to fulfill my promise from that day?"

It wouldn't be difficult for him to block Baoyu from demanding people.

It was completed two weeks ago.

After Xiangyun returned home that day, Baoyu went to the old lady's room to ask for her back.

If it weren't for my silver tongue, the old lady's doting on Baoyu would have really gotten rid of him.

The difficult part was getting Xiren into Jia Jue's room.

Of course, she couldn't be foolish enough to tell the old lady directly, as that would not only offend Baoyu but also the old lady.

But what if we don't do it this way?

Wang Xifeng's eyes darted around, and a plan immediately came to her mind—if she couldn't tell the old lady directly, she could just let Baoyu kick Xiren out himself. Besides, there were fewer people in Jia Jue's room than in Baoyu's, so there would be an excuse to let Xiren go over there.

But how to make Baoyu angry, and then vent his anger on Xiren, and get Xiren out of there—this requires careful planning. Alas, it's tough on Xiren, such a good girl; Wang Xifeng has always liked her.

Jia Jue was naturally unaware of the intrigue and power struggles taking place here.

He was a little tired from reviewing his books, so he stood up to stretch.

Then Musk Moon came in and said, "Master, Fu Shu sent someone to say that Master Zhao wants you to come out for a chat."

"Zhao Xing?" Jia Jue thought to himself, "But he hasn't come to see me for a long time, and I recently heard that the Third Prince resigned from his position as head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to His Majesty in order to study. There must be something fishy about this."

After thinking it over, he said, "Go and tell him to wait at the small gate with the two men holding the sword. I'll change my clothes and come over."

Before long, Jia Jue changed his clothes and arrived at the small gate of Rongguo Mansion.

At this moment, the man carrying the book and holding the sword was already waiting there.

Just as Jia Jue was walking toward them, he saw two beams of blue light suddenly flash from the jade pendant he was wearing, rushing toward the two men carrying the book and the sword.

However, they remained calm and did not notice anything unusual.

Jia Jue pondered to himself, recalling that in his dream that day, this jade was also formed by the intersection of a sword and a book. Now, his two servants are named "Holding a Sword" and "Carrying a Book," could it be a coincidence?

Upon closer inspection, the two servants were quite handsome, standing out from the crowd of servants.

At that moment, Jia Jue had some guesses in his mind.