The filial son of the Red Mansion

Jia Rong gently patted Feicui's plump buttocks, which were still wrapped in stockings, and carefully felt the delicate and silky texture of the roundness and softness.

Feicui suppressed the tenderness in her bones, showed a hint of shyness, and advised: "There are many things to do in the morning, so please don't indulge in that now."

After hearing this, Jia Rong couldn't help but slap him hard.

"Look, you're wrong again. You should use different words to treat different people. Even if you are really busy in the morning, you don't have to say it honestly. Find a way that the other person likes. First, say that you haven't washed and dressed yet, and your face is not good. Wait until you come back in the evening to give me a surprise, and then use reason to persuade me. Isn't it better?"

As he spoke, Master Rong found the bright red dots of emerald and gently plucked a handful, saying with a smile, "Okay, get up, the maids outside are also waiting anxiously."

Feicui's eyes were filled with tenderness and joy at this moment. She nodded and said shyly, "The thread of the reward given to me yesterday was torn. I will mend it today and wear it for you tonight."

Oh my, the pure and decent little girl finally knows how to take the initiative to seduce people.

Uncle Rong was very happy, and he held the jade-thin waist tightly, whispering, "No need to mend it. After your skillful hands mended it, I couldn't tear it apart no matter what I did. Wouldn't it be a waste of my energy? You are exhausted and haggard, and it makes me feel sorry for you. I still have more."

This was said in an artistic way, and Feicui felt very sweet in her heart.

The little girl couldn't help thinking: No wonder the master is loved by everyone in the two mansions. Many people can't compare to him in terms of speaking. The only two people in the mansion who are so clever and eloquent are the second wife and Miss Lin.

Feicui gently took off her stockings and put on a light satin undershirt before she started to serve Master Rong. Then she opened the door to the wing room and let the maid waiting outside in to serve.

After they had washed and dressed, Jia Rong went straight to the main hall of the outer house, while Feicui went to Qin Keqing's room to pay her respects.

In the morning, the outer and inner houses would first ask about official business. Since there was no master in Ning Mansion, Jia Rong did not have to pay his respects to anyone, but Qin Keqing was different. Keqing had to lead the concubines and maids in the room to pay their respects to Madam Youshi.

Youshi was a generous person. Knowing that Qin Keqing was pregnant, she had told her many times that she didn't need to come in the morning. Even if Qin Keqing came, Youshi would have her wait on her well, sit and talk for a while, and then let Qin Keqing go to rest.

It really looks like the interaction between a kind mother-in-law and a well-behaved daughter-in-law.

This is not the case with Wang Xifeng and Xing Shi, a pair of daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in the West Mansion. Or it can be said that the West Mansion has long been trapped in a vicious circle. Grandmother Jia does not like the eldest son Jia She, nor the eldest daughter-in-law Xing Shi. Instead, she lets the second son Jia Zheng take charge of the family and the second daughter-in-law Wang Shi take care of the inner house.

Wang Xifeng is now managing the Rongguo Mansion on behalf of her aunt Wang.

Today, Wang Xifeng used the excuse of feeling unwell and only instructed the maids and wives in the mansion to take care of the household chores, and then she stayed in her room and did nothing.

Yang, who had just arrived in the mansion, was particularly happy about this and eagerly went to pay her respects to her mother-in-law Xing's courtyard, but she never expected to be disappointed. After being reminded by the maids in the mansion, she learned that the two ladies had gone to the old lady's early in the morning, so Yang hurriedly led a few maids around her to Jia's mother's courtyard.

As the most senior ancestor in the mansion, Grandmother Jia needed to maintain her dignity and did not show her likes and dislikes on her face. She gave Yang a seat, but did not pay much attention to her. She only asked the servants about Sister Feng's health.

Everyone in the Jia family thought that Wang Xifeng was sick from being angry.

Xing had never liked Feng Jieer, but at this time she showed a little more concern for Feng Lazi.

Yang was very puzzled. She was clearly pregnant, so why couldn't she compare to Wang Xifeng, who hadn't gotten pregnant for many years?

However, in the crowd, the pretty Aunt Zhao was secretly absent-minded. She glanced at Yang from time to time, her eyes wandering around, and she was thinking about something in her mind.

There were many rules in the Jia family, and Grandmother Jia only asked about some trivial matters, but a lot of time went by. Although Yang had a soft stool to sit on, it was difficult for her to speak, and she couldn't sit in a comfortable position, which made her very uncomfortable.

A long time passed, and when it was almost time for lunch, a maid opened the curtain outside the room and announced, "Master Xiaorong is here."

Yang had also heard of the name Master Xiao Rong and knew that he was Jia Lian's nephew.

Grandmother Jia waved her hand and asked Yuanyang to take Yang and her maids to the inner room. As soon as Yang entered the inner room, she heard a man outside greeting everyone.

It turned out that Uncle Xiaorong came to pick up his brothers and sisters to go east.

Grandmother Jia was now very friendly to Jia Rong. She said with a smile, "Why are you so anxious? Wait until they have finished their lunch. Your sister-in-law Zhu will come to the farm later. You can prepare the carriage and wait outside the gate."

Master Xiao Rong replied, "The carriages, horses and servants are all ready. We have also given instructions to the horse farm and have selected a group of women and maids who are good at horse riding to wait."

When wealthy families travel, safety and etiquette are of utmost importance.

After hearing all these things inside, Yang also wanted to go out with them to get closer to the brothers and sisters in the mansion.

When Jia Rong came to pay his respects, Yang was asked to avoid him, so Yang was destined not to go on the autumn outing.

After Rong Da Ye replied to Jia Mu, he hurried to Wang Xifeng's room, then sneaked to Lixiang Courtyard, but returned in high spirits. The Xue family has been much quieter recently, even Xue Pan no longer goes out, and Xue Baochai is even less seen.

The Xue family is wholeheartedly preparing for the election.

Outside the Ning and Rong mansions, there were carriages and horses, and the maids and servants accompanying them formed a long black line.

You Erjie was very proud. She took Sanjie's hand and came out of the porch, saying with a smile, "Rong'er knows that you like riding horses, and he said he would give you a fine horse."

Although Third Sister You was young, her mind was more insightful than that of ordinary people. She frowned and looked at Second Sister, and finally couldn't help but ask about the doubts that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.

"Did anything special happen between my sister and Rong Ge'er at Tiekan Temple that night?" The third sister avoided outsiders and looked at You Erjie's face nervously, afraid to hear the answer to her guess.

Just holding hands to admire the moon in Tiekan Temple, it shouldn't be special! You Erjie thought secretly, raised a smile on her lips, and said: "That night, the eldest sister talked to me a lot, and she also mentioned my sister, asking Rong Ge'er to help find the person in my sister's heart."

Third Sister You's beautiful, slightly immature face showed shy yearning, and she said angrily, "Why did you tell this to Big Sister? Did Rong Ge'er know about it too?"

You Erjie said, "How could the eldest sister ask about a specific person? Rong Ge'er said that he had contact with the man named Liu, and he was also half of Rong Ge'er's teacher."

"Half a teacher?"

It turned out that Third Sister You admired Liu Xianglian, and had taught Rong Ge'er some very useful moves at the Huifang Garden archery range.

When the third sister was really confused, she happened to see Rong Ge'er and Lin Daiyu coming out of You's courtyard.

Rong Ge'er cupped his hands and smiled, "It's time to go over now, are the aunts ready?"

Lin Daiyu glanced at Rong'er and secretly spat at him for his pretense. She called Zijuan and Xueyan and went to the side door, followed by her wet nurse.

The sisters of the You family also went with them, and when they were about to board the carriage, You Erjie whispered to Rong Ge'er under the carriage: "I'm wearing the stockings you gave me!"

Ok, good, good!

Uncle Rong was overjoyed and asked the second sister to get on the carriage. He saw a fat boy running in front and asked hurriedly, "Which carriage did Sister Lin take?"

Chapter 173: No one can compare to him

Some questions don't need to be asked.

Baoyu had already seen Zijuan standing next to a carriage, and although he was asking questions, his eyes could not help but glance over there. When he saw that there were only Zijuan and Xueyan in the carriage, he knew in his heart that only Lin Daiyu was in the carriage.

Baoyu said eagerly, "My sister and I will ride together." Then he was about to get on the car.

Jia Rong quickly pulled the fat boy back, pointed at Jia Lan who was riding a horse and said, "Brother Lan is riding on a horse, so why should Uncle Bao fight with them for a carriage? Let's all ride on horses. It will be a great pleasure to see the scenery along the way."

Baoyu hesitated.

Lin Daiyu also saw Baoyu coming from behind the curtain. She was still angry and didn't want to ride with Baoyu at all. She immediately sent Zijuan over.

Zijuan said, "The girl is tired and can't stand the noise right now."

Therefore, Baoyu knew that Daiyu was still angry with him, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​riding with her. He turned his head to look at the carriage again, and met the gentle eyes behind the curtain. He only thought of going to the farm to apologize to Daiyu.

But Daiyu was not looking at him at this time, but was staring at Rong Ge'er.

Rong Ge'er didn't care about this. He led Baoyu forward and asked the horseman to help Baoyu onto the horse. He also greeted Lang Ge'er and walked behind him to the carriage and asked, "Can we set off now?"

The person sitting in the carriage was Mrs. Zhu, Li Wan, but the one who answered was the maid beside the carriage.

Suyun bowed slightly to Master Xiaorong and said with a smile, "Master Huan San is not coming because he has a stomachache. Our grandmother and the fourth girl are in this car, and the second and third girls are in the car behind. They will line up and be able to leave now."

It is normal that Jia Huan did not come. Even if he came, few people would be willing to pay attention to him, which would be boring.

Jia Rong understood, and immediately called the coachman to lead the carriage of Li Wan and put it at the front, followed by Yingchun, Tanchun, then Daiyu, and finally You Erjie and You Sanjie, a total of four carriages lined up in a row.

He also called in two housekeepers, Zhou Rui and Shi Maode, and ordered several errand boys to go to the farm to wait for the arrival of the guests. He also left six errand boys in front and behind the motorcade so that they could pass on messages to the farm or the Ning and Rong mansions at any time. The nurses of Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, and Daiyu followed the curtain outside the carriage, and the maids followed the carriage to the left and right.

There were also several old women and maids in front and behind the caravan, who were there to serve the girls on the carriage, and to pass on messages and orders to the wet nurse at the back and the maids at the side of the carriage. At the same time, they had to ensure that no outsiders broke into the caravan on the way.

In addition to the horse-leading servant, the brothers also had a wet nurse and two personal maids to serve them.

Only Jia Rong was left alone. Even Shi Hui, who was leading the horse, was sent to the front to lead the way with Baoyu's attendant, as well as the housekeepers Zhou Rui and Shi Maode.

There were only ten people in the convoy, but sixty people were there to serve the master. It was a big scene, except for the gates of several princes' and county princes' mansions that needed to be bypassed, the carriages and horses went east all the way.

Baoyu was not at all worried while sitting on the horse. He looked for Zhou Rui along the way to ask if there was anything fun to do in the village.

Zhou Rui is the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. He is in charge of collecting rent from the farm outside Rongguo Mansion. In his spare time, he is responsible for taking the young masters of the mansion out for fun. Zhou Rui's wife used to be Mrs. Wang's maid, and now she is also a capable assistant to Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng.

"There are many places to visit in the village, besides the horse farm. Now that the fruits are ripe, you can go deep into the garden to pick fresh fruits."

Zhou Rui replied.

The couple was considered a respectable family in Rongguo Mansion, but they were not as powerful as Lai Da and Lin Zhixiao in Rongguo Mansion, nor were they as trusted by Wang Xifeng as Lai Wang and his wife. However, with the kindness of Mrs. Wang in her early years, Zhou Rui's daughter escaped from slavery and married antique dealer Leng Zixing. Although the Zhou family was not as rich as the Lai family, they were also rich.

Baoyu asked in confusion, "Does our West Mansion also have a horse farm?"

It turns out that raising horses is an extremely expensive business. After the second Duke Rong ascended to the throne, the eldest master, who inherited the title of a first-class general, did not like riding and shooting, and the second master was not a good horse rider either. The Rong Mansion Horse Farm gradually lost its use, and only served the weak purpose of supplying horses to the stables within the mansion. Unfortunately, the mansion did not need good horses for travel, so the horse farm spent a lot of money to raise horses, which became a business that could only lose money.

On the other hand, Mr. Zhen in the east, although he raised horses only for his own pleasure, he did not let the Ning Mansion horse farm be abandoned.

Zhou Rui nodded slightly, not wanting to talk about these things directly.

Jia Rong held the reins in his hands, feeling the admiring gaze of Jia Lan who was traveling with him, and felt very happy. He pretended to ask Jia Lan about his studies, then pulled the reins tight and asked Jia Lan and others to go first.

At the back, in the first carriage, Li Wan was sitting upright, while the young Xichun was looking out through the side curtain, first looking curiously at Rong Ge'er who was parked next to her, and then admiring the wild scenery in the suburbs, feeling very curious.

There was constant laughter in the car of Yingchun and Tanchun. The two girls huddled together and commented on the scenery outside the curtain.

Lin Daiyu was very quiet, and although she had also drawn the curtain, she only quietly lifted a corner to look out. She took in all the fields and trees, and ignored all the flying birds and villages. It was only when she saw Rong Ge'er riding a horse on the side of the road that her eyes froze and she could not take her eyes away.

"This bad guy actually looks a bit like a young general." Daiyu muttered to herself, and when she saw Rong Ge'er also looking at her, she glared back at him unwillingly, then lowered the curtain and stopped looking around.

You Erjie and You Sanjie were talking in low voices, and they were not very curious about the scenery outside. The two sisters talked quietly in the car, but no one knew what they were talking about.

After a while, You Erjie noticed Rong Ge'er's figure, and her eyes softened a lot. Even though she was talking to Sanjie, her eyes couldn't help but look at Rong Ge'er.

The carriages moved very slowly because, except for the master, all the servants had to walk, even the housekeepers like Zhou Rui, Shi Maode and the maids like Suyun, Zijuan, and Shishu were no exception.

Fortunately, Zhuangzi was not far from the capital, and they arrived there in less than half an hour.

The farm had also been prepared in advance, and all the men had been driven away, leaving only the village girls and women standing by the road, craning their necks and almost blinding themselves. The servants who had arrived earlier did not stay here, but instead inspected the houses to make sure there were no people hiding inside before going to guard the intersection.

The carriage entered the farmhouse, but Li Wan and the other girls did not get off.

Jia Rong first asked Zhou Rui and Shi Maode to take all the grooms, servants and male servants outside to give rewards to the men who were driven out of the village. He also asked the maids and servants of the Ning and Rong mansions to clear a large area, and even the housekeepers, male servants and male servants of the two mansions were not allowed to come in.

Then, the wife of the owner of the manor and several village women in brightly colored clothes came to pay their respects.

Jia Rong did not ask Li Wan and the others to get off the carriage, but asked the maids and the old women to follow the owner's wife to the main room of the manor, clean it up, and replace all the utensils. Then he asked Li Wan and the girls to get off the carriage.

When Li Wan got off the car, her eyes were full of surprise, not for any other reason, but simply because she did not expect Rong Ge'er to be able to do things so meticulously and thoughtfully.

She had been impressed by the careful arrangement of the carriage and horses before, and now she was even more impressed with Jia Rong.

Yingchun, Xichun, You Erjie, You Sanjie and others didn't know what this meant. Tanchun and Daiyu couldn't help but look at Jia Rong with a higher regard. It was not easy to have such a proper arrangement without people having to worry. It really took a lot of effort.

"No one can compare to him!" Lin Daiyu sighed in her heart, feeling a little inexplicable joy and inexplicable melancholy.

Rong Ge'er smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt. There are no other men in the manor except my nephew, Uncle Bao, and Lang Ge'er. Even the housekeepers of the two mansions are waiting outside. The rooms for aunt and the aunts to rest and change clothes are all ready. You can go change clothes and shake off the dust now."