The filial son of the Red Mansion

"Young lady?" Wang Xifeng looked up suddenly.

Once you enter the palace, it feels like entering a deep sea. This is not just an adjective.

There are many rules in the palace, such as not looking back, not showing teeth when smiling, not making noises when being beaten, not crying when being scolded, and always having a faint smile on your face. Such rules seem simple but are the most stringent. Not to mention that in such a place, speaking and doing things are full of dangers. If you say something wrong, you may die.

No matter how rich a girl she was, she became a palace maid and it was extremely difficult for her to see her family because she was in the Forbidden Palace.

Even the girl from the Duke's Mansion entered the palace, and there was no news for many years, as if she had never existed. Only occasionally did we get a message from the palace, saying that Yuanchun had received a reward from someone on a certain day of a certain month in a certain year, and that she had been promoted to a female historian on a certain day of a certain month in a certain year, etc.

Even though Lady Jia was a duke of a high rank, she could not see her eldest granddaughter even after entering the palace.

Wang Xifeng asked in confusion, "How did you get the news about her?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "What a coincidence. The head of the Shenwu Gate is the younger brother of Concubine Zhou in the palace. The eunuchs who came and went occasionally passed on messages to him for Concubine Zhou. As time went by, I became familiar with those eunuchs. When they learned that I was from the Jia family, they said they had heard this name in the palace and that it was a servant in the Queen's palace. When I heard it, I knew it was my eldest aunt without a doubt."

Wang Xifeng lay on the couch, her expression changing quietly, and she sighed, "Don't ask about it from now on. It would be a big taboo if the nobles in the palace knew about it."

Jia Rong nodded, and continued to stroke her thin shoulders and neck with his hands. "I didn't ask specifically, but I felt sorry for her being alone in the palace, unable to even leave the palace gate. She is not as free as the eunuchs."

At this moment, a figure quickly entered Tianxiang Tower, saw a door open downstairs and heard voices coming out, so he walked over quickly.

Ping Erh, who was standing at the door, was alert. She noticed someone had entered Tian Xiang Lou and asked hurriedly, "Why are you here, young lady?"

This girl was Lin Daiyu. She walked quickly and when she was almost at the door of the room she said, "Sister Feng is in there." Then she went straight into the room.

Wang Xifeng was seen lying on her side on the couch, facing inward, and Rong Ge'er was tapping her shoulder.

"Brother Rong is here too...ah!"

Daiyu was a little at a loss when she saw this scene. If you say Feng Jieer and Rong Ge'er are close, then this behavior is indeed close. If you say it's excessive, then it's a bit excessive, but the two of them have been overly close for a long time.

Even my wife knows these things.

Wang Xifeng quietly got up, adjusted her collar without leaving any trace, and turned around to sit up. She smiled and said, "I was just trying to teach Rong'er a lesson for you, but I didn't expect that my sister would come in the blink of an eye."

Jia Rong was still swinging the light hammer in his hand, with no intention of stopping.

Wang Xifeng said disdainfully, "Go away and stop interrupting my conversation with my sister."

This girl changes her expression faster than turning the pages of a book!

For the sake of Lin Daiyu's presence, I will endure it this time!

"Aunt, why isn't you playing in the Doufengxuan?" Jia Rong actively made room for Lin Daiyu to come over, and sat down on a stool nearby, with no intention of leaving at all.

This guy is still thinking about Lin Daiyu's unfinished task. Only after completing Daiyu's task can he activate the new task.

Lin Daiyu's clear and beautiful eyes were filled with doubt as she quietly looked at the two men's expressions. Little did she know that Rong Ge and Feng Jie had seen all the subtle changes in her expression.

She glanced at Rong'er with a strange look, thinking of Qin Keqing's long-term kindness to her, and she became more and more dissatisfied with Qin Keqing. However, she was too smart to respond to Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng's problem.

You can't just say that I don't know why, but when I saw Rong Ge'er coming here, I was led here by some unknown ghost.

Or is it specifically to see if there is any hidden connection between you?

Lin Daiyu felt melancholy again.

Even if he did find something, what would happen? Should he tell Rong Ge's wife? Or should he tell others about it? None of these options were allowed.

A hint of depression appeared in her eyes and she slowly sat down beside Sister Feng and said, "It's too noisy over there. I don't like it. I came here because I knew Sister Feng was here."

"This side is also good. It won't be too hot with the windows open. If you like quietness, I will send someone to take you to the front yard to rest, or Cong Lu Tang will be fine." Jia Rong was very enthusiastic.

Wang Xifeng teased, "I was angry before, but you didn't do anything. How can you show it now?" As she spoke, she gently embraced Daiyu, and asked with a loving look, "My dear sister, just tell me how Rong'er offended you before. Today, I will help you vent your anger."

How has Rong Ge'er offended me?

Lin Daiyu felt sad and inexplicably wronged. She said softly, "Rong'er never offended me. I just felt unwell that day."

"Is it serious?" Jia Rong asked hurriedly.

When Daiyu saw his nervous expression, her heartstrings seemed to be plucked, and an inexplicable meaning filled her heart.

"Do not worry about it."

"Do you still feel unwell today?" Jia Rong asked again. A beautiful girl had contracted a strange disease, and he was really concerned about her. Unfortunately, he was not a medical student, so he could not tell what disease Lin Daiyu had, let alone how to treat her.

Later, I became familiar with all the imperial doctors, and then invited them to a general consultation to see if they could find a solution.

Lin Daiyu shook her head gently. It was a lie she had made up, so how could she be uncomfortable at this moment? Her weakness was that she couldn't stand the cold, and she felt uncomfortable only in the cold winter and spring. It was hot now, so she was fine.

Wang Xifeng saw through her lies, and just hugged her and smiled, saying, "Sister, you must have something to tell me, so you came here specially."

Afterwards, Jia Rong was ordered to expel him.

No, it's an order to expel the lord!

It’s so unfair that the owner was kicked out.

Jia Rong pursed his lips, ignored Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu, and went into Doufengxuan, but was driven out by a group of drunk ladies.

Who knew that those women were drunk and disheveled? Can you blame me for going in without notifying them?

Unexpectedly, they all have good figures, and even Li Wan has some good looks.

I couldn’t tell. I couldn’t tell. I really couldn’t tell before.

Jia Rong strolled alone in Huifang Garden, thinking about how to complete the tasks of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. The most difficult one was Xue Baochai, who had few opportunities to meet him, and even a little bit of performance would make people feel weird.

Trouble!

Old Lady You had an even bigger problem. She had actually been looking for a matchmaker in the past half month. It wasn't that she didn't trust Jia Rong and Youshi, but she just wanted to see what kind of family You Erjie could marry into outside.

The matchmaker's words made her depressed.

Because my second sister was engaged, even though it has been cancelled, she can forget about becoming the wife of a wealthy official.

Old Lady You just didn't like petty officials. A matchmaker also suggested that she should help introduce a relative of the Jia family in Ningrong Back Street, but Old Lady You almost got kicked out.

Old Lady You had asked the maid to inquire about it. It turned out that the big scene today was because Rong Ge'er took in a maid as his concubine. Thinking that Rong Ge'er treated a maid-born concubine like this, could it be that the second and third sisters would be no better than a maid in the future?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt she was right.

It's not just the family's wealth and glory. Even without a formal status, the second and third sisters are treated much better than others.

Rong Ge'er is extremely generous and kind to others, and he treats the girls from the two mansions really well.

"Second girl, come here." Thinking of this, Old Lady You hurriedly called out Second Sister You. After finding out that Third Sister was not in the room, she asked with peace of mind, "Good girl, tell me the truth. What do you think of Rong'er?"

You Erjie was puzzled and a little shy, "Why are you asking this, mother?!"

"While your sister is away, let's have a good talk. You've heard about what happened in the mansion today, don't you have any ideas?"

You Erjie bit her lower lip shyly and said, "I'm afraid my eldest sister won't agree."

"Do you and she have the same blood flowing in your body? What kind of elder sister is she to you!" Old Lady You sighed, "I don't ask you to be on an equal footing with Qin in the mansion, but at least you can be higher than that maid today. I am not in good health now, and I am very sleepy every day. I don't know how much time I have left to plan for you sisters. For now, it's great to see Rong Ge'er."

You Erjie hesitated and remained silent. She was thinking.

Old Lady You was truly envious and jealous today. She never expected that a maid or concubine would have so many ladies coming to support and congratulate her.

He couldn't help but instigate, "We have lived in the mansion for a year or two, and I have never heard that Rong Ge'er has been mean to anyone, nor has he ever been angry with anyone. You know Rong Ge's true colors. He treats his relatives like this, so how can he treat his own woman any worse?

If you don't catch such a person, are you going to gamble with someone whose nature and temper you don't know?

I think the best thing is to live a real life where you eat well, dress well and have everything you want.

Qin is a good person to get along with. She took the initiative to deal with the maid today. Besides, you and the third girl have a relationship with the eldest sister, so Qin will not treat you unfairly. "

Old Lady You spoke excitedly, and the more she spoke, the more her words seemed to make sense.

Writing about You Erjie, he continued earnestly, "We are only sacrificing our temporary dignity in exchange for a lifetime of dignity, and even for our descendants. When this is done, Qin will rush to offer you up as a sacrifice."

After such a long talk, You Erjie's eyes sparkled and she blushed as she said, "Rong Ge'er may not have feelings for me."

When Old Lady You saw that her second sister was truly interested, countless ideas immediately popped up in her mind.

Chapter 128: Charming You Er looks forward to Jia Rong

Intentional or unintentional, women who scheme against men will always have the upper hand. Especially a beautiful woman. She takes the initiative to throw herself into the arms of a man, and uses a little trick, and few men can escape.

The You sisters have natural advantages.

On the second day after Feicui's face was opened, Old Lady You held a banquet in the porch and invited Qin Keqing, Feicui, Feng'er, Ruizhu and others.

Jia Rong was invited by Jia Lian to discuss the matter of Jia Lian keeping a mistress.

It turned out that Jia Lian had found a girl from a respectable family, but he was afraid that the other family would not agree because of the bad reputation of the concubine. But Master Lian had a very clear bottom line in this regard and never threatened anyone.

Rong Ge'er couldn't help but look at this with new eyes, and said with a smile: "Uncle Lian must have already come up with a solution in his mind!"

Jia Lian was not embarrassed when his thoughts were seen through. He shamelessly pulled Rong'er and said, "We are a family after all. Rong'er, how much money do you have in your private treasury? I only ask you to give me some of it temporarily. I will pay you back immediately when I have income in the future."

The daily expenses of these young masters were all paid from the official treasury of the two mansions. The monthly wages of the wives, grandmothers, maids, and servants in the inner house were also drawn and distributed uniformly from the official treasury of the one mansion.

Personal savings are actually private money. It is money that does not go into the government treasury and can be spent as you wish.

Jia Rong still had a lot of money, all from the money he had earned from the funeral. Moreover, Jia Rong was now the head of the Ning Mansion, so if he really needed money, he could just go to the government treasury and get it.

It's just not necessary.

"How much silver does Uncle Lian need? I'll try to squeeze and collect a little to see if I can help." Although he had a lot of money in his private treasury, he couldn't promise to give it all.

I can help, but this is the principle and method of doing things.

Let alone Jia Lian, even if it was his uncle, nephew, or brother who came to ask for help, even if it was just a piece of cake, he should have appropriately expressed his difficulty before helping.

Jia Lian was delighted when he heard this and asked, "Does Rong'er have a few hundred taels?"

A few hundred taels is not a small amount!

It only cost a few taels of silver to buy a maid from outside, and a hundred taels of silver was enough to buy twenty maids. The only people who needed to spend hundreds of taels of silver were prostitutes in brothels and the skinny horses from Yangzhou that were only available to the rich.

Jia Rong glanced sideways and said, "Uncle Lian, is there any prostitute that he has taken a fancy to? If he wants to buy a prostitute, don't say I don't have one. Even if I do have one, I would never give it to you."

Jia Lian explained hurriedly, "I'm not like that. When I was coming back from Ping'an Prefecture, I met a family on the way to Beijing to visit their relatives. It was a widowed mother with a son and a daughter. Recently, I learned that the daughter had been engaged to the Zhou family since her mother's womb. Unexpectedly, the Zhou family rose step by step in recent years. The master of the Zhou family became the governor of Jining, and the daughter of the Zhou family entered the palace as a concubine. The Zhou family looked down on her as a country girl, so they simply broke off the engagement after they came to their door."

Zhou family?

Zhou Yang?

This is just too much of a coincidence!

Rong Ge'er smiled and said, "Uncle Lian, do you know where the young master of the Zhou family is on duty now?"

Jia Lian was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Rong'er knows him?"