The filial son of the Red Mansion

For the scene to be lively, there must be someone to organize and someone to make the noise.

Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai are both good at organizing things, while Lin Daiyu is also the best at instigating things. Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu only ask Ronger to drink, while Wang Xifeng only tries to get her old rival Youshi drunk.

After a burst of laughter, the table was divided into several camps. Some were admiring the moonlit lake view, some were encouraging others to continue drinking, and some were secretly pouring themselves fruit wine and looking for opportunities to toast others.

Lin Daiyu finally saw that Jia Rong was alone, so she found an opportunity to raise her cup and said with a smile: "Brother Rong, may I offer you a toast?"

She looked pale and sick, as weak as a willow leaf in the wind, with her brows furrowed like Xizi holding her heart. But her eyes reflected the light of the lamp on the table, and she looked really lovable.

"Okay!" Jia Rong drank the whole glass without saying anything.

Lin Daiyu took a sip and felt her stomach burning. It didn't taste very good, but she felt warm all over, which was just right in the cool night breeze. She couldn't help but take a deep sip and felt even warmer.

Daiyu's eyes lit up. It was her first time drinking it, but she didn't find it unpalatable. Instead, she felt a little comfortable. She thought to herself that if she took a sip of the hot liquor, it would be even better.

Thinking of this, she raised her pretty chin slightly and drank the wine in the glass completely. She took a sip and said with a smile, "No wonder Li Bai likes it so much."

There are several kinds of wine in Ningguo Mansion. The girls drink fruit wine, and the ladies drink rice wine. If Baoyu comes, he must drink wine. There are also chrysanthemum wine, osmanthus wine, and albizzia wine.

Daiyu was like a greedy little cat, happily calling to Zijuan, "Pour another cup."

Xue Baochai was standing nearby, and when she smelled the wine, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She looked at the maids outside cautiously and whispered, "Pin'er, don't drink too much. If the wet nurses see you, they'll start to complain."

"Sister Yun drank at noon, and no one talked too much. If anyone talks too much now, tell Sister Yun to give them a punch." Lin Daiyu said as she asked Zijuan to pour another cup. After drinking it in one gulp, she felt her throat itchy and couldn't help coughing.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai repeatedly rubbed Daiyu's back to help her calm down, and asked with concern: "Why are you drinking so quickly?" As she spoke, Baochai took Daiyu's cup, saw that there was still half a cup in it, and drank it in one gulp. After tasting it, she said considerately: "This wine is very cold, you shouldn't drink it. Next time you want to drink it, ask someone to bring hot liquor."

Jia Rong saw Baochai helping Daiyu calm down, and Zijuan and Ying'er were surrounding Daiyu. He took a deep breath to suppress the heat in his abdomen, walked over quickly, and asked, "Aunt, is it serious? It's late at night and cold now. Ask the maids to take Aunt back to Doufengxuan first. It's time to end the show here."

Lin Daiyu looked back and saw that everyone was still talking and laughing. She knew that Rong Ge'er was being considerate of her and decided to leave now. How could she let Rong Ge'er spoil everyone's fun because of her? She smiled and said, "It's not a problem. Just have a glass of soju to warm yourself up."

"It's windy here, and my wife can't stand the cold. Let's not drink the wine. I'll let my wife accompany the aunts for a walk in the garden." Jia Rong didn't dare to let Lin Daiyu drink. If he had known that there was wine in Lin Daiyu's glass, he would not have agreed.

Xue Baochai also advised and said yes repeatedly.

Lin Daiyu had no choice but to give up.

The girls rarely had the chance to leave their rooms at night, and when they heard that they were going to walk around the garden at night, they became interested. Even Li Wan, who had drunk a few cups, was tempted, and seeing that Lang'er was worried, she led him, Suyun, and Biyue to leave the Dashui Pavilion.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Xifeng discussed with Youshi and asked everyone to go to Doufengxuan to avoid the night wind.

The banquet on the water was thus disbanded. Feng Jieer did not want to join the maids in the fun, so she only asked Feicui, Ping'er, Feng'er and others to follow carefully, not only to take good care of the girls, but also to be careful not to bump or scare the pregnant Qin in the dark night.

Wang Xifeng, Youshi and Aunt Xue were sitting in Doufengxuan drinking tea.

Jia Rong and Lang Ge'er fell behind, with no maids around them. They were walking busily with a lantern in their hands.

At the banquet, he heard about Baoyu and Qin Zhong's experience in the school. Thinking of Jia Lan's blushing lie in the afternoon, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Brother Lang hesitated and said, "Brother Rong, do you think I didn't stand up for the Qin brothers?"

Jia Rong looked at the group of beautiful ladies in front of him, shook his head gently, and said with a smile: "When a group of relatives are fighting, it is reasonable to help one or the other. How can I blame you? It's not a big deal. It's not good to keep it in your heart."

Jia Lan pursed his lips tightly, lowered his head and thought, then slowly said, "I'm not as good at socializing as Rong Ge'er, nor am I as good at speaking as Rong Ge'er. Sometimes I want to learn, but I just can't."

If someone else said this, Jia Rong would definitely think that the other person was being sarcastic.

"You are so young but you act like an old man. Look at the weather. I will take you for a walk in the farm. Don't keep everything in your heart. Even if you are really unhappy, you can tell me." Jia Rong smiled helplessly, and saw Li Wan in front of him looking back from time to time. He said, "At least your mother always thinks of you, and you have never been beaten in the west, which is much better than me and Baoyu."

The world will definitely undergo a great change in the future.

Now that Qin Keqing was pregnant, Jia Rong finally felt that he was a member of this world and that he really needed to think seriously about his future generations.

He doesn't want to educate anyone, and he is not qualified to educate anyone.

What happens to Jia Lan in the future, in fact, has little to do with him. However, who doesn't want to have a few more reliable helpers around him? If you can win him over, win him over. Although Jia Lan is young, he will be a man of honor in the future. At least it means that he will be capable in the future.

Even if Jia Lan can't help me in the future, it would be great if he could help future generations a little.

Just like the closeness between Jia She and Jia Zheng at the moment, apart from the nominal kinship between the two families, they actually also want Jia Rong to take care of the west more in the future.

Qin Keqing and the other grandmas and girls in front were already saying goodbye.

Jia Rong knew that it was time to disperse tonight and start the night hunting.

Ouch ouch~

Master Rong's heart was burning with passion, and he said with a smile, "Okay, go back to your mother."

Jia Rong looked around for a few times and indeed saw Aunt Xue leading Xiangling and other maids coming from Doufengxuan, but there was no sign of Wang Xifeng and Youshi.

Good Feng'er must go back to Conglutang to rest tonight! Youshi should be in Tianxiang Tower now.

Everything is according to plan!

He hurriedly went up to greet everyone, tried to persuade them to stay, then sent people to prepare sedan chairs and carriages, and asked Feicui and Feng'er to escort the ladies out of the house. Then he hurried to Tianxiang Tower.

No one paid attention to it, except Lin Daiyu, who frowned slightly, thinking that Wang Xifeng was nowhere to be seen. She thought that Rong had gone to meet Sister Feng again, so she said, "I am really a little sleepy now. Please go back and tell the old lady that we will stay in the east tonight."

Having said that, she asked Xueyan and Chunxian to follow Feicui first, as she wanted to go to Tianxiang Tower to relieve herself first.

By the way, let's find out the truth and finally confirm whether Rong Ge'er and Feng Jiejie really have that relationship.

Chapter 145: Don’t… Miss Lin is inside

The mother Lin Daiyu mentioned was not the deceased Jia Min, but a wet nurse, also known as a wet nurse.

Outsiders call her "nanny" or "old woman".

Daiyu's nurse came from Yangzhou. Daiyu grew up with her milk. The nurse was a considerate person who knew that she should not interfere with the girl as she grew up. She was not as overbearing as Baoyu's nurse.

The wet nurse simply gave a few instructions to the maids Xueyan and Chunxian, then followed the other maids to the Rongguo Mansion.

The maids had no idea what the girl was thinking, but since the girl and the nanny had given their orders, they had no choice but to do as they were told.

Zijuan was given to Daiyu by Jia's mother. She was a few years older than Daiyu, but she could see some of Daiyu's thoughts. It is always the case that those involved are confused while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. Zijuan was a little worried. If this continued, she might develop other feelings for Master Xiaorong.

Jia Rong never knew what Lin Daiyu was thinking, and he never even thought about what Lin Daiyu was thinking.

His purpose was very simple: Daiyu was lovely, so he liked her so he wanted to get closer to her; Daiyu was sick and weak, so he cared more about her because she seemed pitiful; Daiyu was related to the mission, so he wanted to do the mission to get some benefits. Other than that, he had no other thoughts.

He has always been like this, not thinking too much.

It was the same when I entered Tianxiang Tower. Seeing the lights on upstairs, I guessed that Youshi was upstairs. I hurried upstairs and saw the graceful figure standing by the window, looking down at the top of the soft sedan chair, which was led by the light of lanterns and went to the garden gate like a long dragon.

"Are you not drunk tonight?" Jia Rong hurriedly hugged him.

Youshi trembled slightly, and after a moment of restraint, she gradually softened in his arms. She glanced back, with helplessness in her eyes, and said, "Feng Lazi is becoming more and more flamboyant. Tonight, she found an excuse to stay at Cong Lu Tang, and secretly ordered the maid to go to the west to get some clothes to change. Aren't you afraid that the two ladies in the west will know?"

The two ladies on the west side must have had some guesses, but they had no evidence, and such things were not easy to make public.

Jia Rong smiled bitterly and said, "I made an appointment with her today to help her wash clothes. But I didn't expect that she would ask someone to fetch her clothes."

This bastard directly asked a woman to wash herself in front of another woman.

You Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this. There was a burning sensation slowly approaching her buttocks, which made her panic. She said hurriedly, "I don't know if Feng Lazi has returned to Cong Lu Tang. If she sees you, you will be in trouble."

Jia Rong secretly rubbed his hands together and whispered, "Tell Yindie to close the door downstairs."

You Shi refused repeatedly, unable to resist the hands that were wantonly, and said quietly, "Absolutely not. Many people know that I came to the building. I don't know if anyone saw you just coming up. If the door is open, people will just think we are talking. If the door is closed, even if there is no ghost, it will become a real ghost."

Jia Rong chuckled, "There's really no rush. I have something I want to ask Madam for help. In a few days, the imperial edict will come down, and I have to go to Zhou's house to pay my respects. Madam, please send someone to prepare a sacrificial gift, and when the funeral is held, I have to ask the servants to build a sacrificial shed."

When Youshi heard this, she felt very strange. She said in a low voice, "Why are you telling me these things? Tell Feicui to remember them. From now on, these trivial matters should be taken care of by Feicui for your wife. Feicui will send the maids to ask Lai the housekeeper to prepare them. When the time comes, you can look at the list and tell Lai the housekeeper if you think there are any extra or missing items."

Internal affairs and external affairs have always been clearly distinguished.

Although Zhou Yang was Jia Rong's colleague, interpersonal relations were considered internal affairs of the mansion. What gifts to give and how much money to spend had to be handled by the head of the inner house. In the future, anything sent by the other family would also be recorded by the head of the inner house.

Don't underestimate these little things, every detail can reflect the relationship between the two families at that time. If the other family is not polite enough, it means that the other party may be intentionally alienating each other. These things must be reported by the head of the inner house to the head of the mansion.

If a family sends a gift that is too generous, the head of the inner house needs to tell the master. In this way, no matter how generous or insignificant the gift is, it does not pass through the hands of the master. No matter how much the gift is, it is a favor and it is legitimate to accept it. If it cannot be accepted, just let the head of the inner house send someone to send it back to the other party's inner house, so that the two families will not be embarrassed.

This is the "respectability" of a wealthy family.

The bigger the family, the more relatives and friends they have to deal with. Just dealing with the relationships between families and mansions is enough to make people feel overwhelmed. Therefore, being the head of the inner house is not an easy job.

Jia Rong smiled bitterly and said, "I almost forgot about Feicui. Her presence really saves Madam and daughters-in-law a lot of worry. But there is one matter that Madam really needs to make the decision on."

"What's going on?"

"Today, when I was drinking in Ningxi Pavilion, I accidentally mentioned Sister Jin'er. There are a few young men in the relatives in the back street who are jealous of each other. I think Yun, the young man from Aunt Wu's family in the back corridor, is very handsome. I plan to ask him to come to the garden tomorrow so that Sister Jin'er can meet him, or just take a look at him from afar, and ask Sister Jin'er what she thinks."

You suddenly felt the heat approaching, and her heart suddenly panicked. But she couldn't resist him at all, so she could only open her mouth slightly and pause for a breath, then slowly swallowed a deep breath of cool air. She held the edge of the bed tightly with both hands, and didn't dare to move at all.

Jia Rong took a deep breath, feeling very proud. He asked, "Madam, what do you think of this?"

"Don't... don't move!" Youshi said angrily, frowning and saying slowly: "If Jin'er is satisfied with what you see, you can make the decision."

Lin Daiyu, who was downstairs, had really gone to relieve herself, and washed her hands with the help of Zijuan. She vaguely heard some noise upstairs, and hurriedly asked Zijuan to wait outside the door. She secretly thought that Rong Ge'er was still upstairs.

She walked up the stairs carefully, step by step, and the sound became clearer.

Daiyu happened to hear Jia Rong talking about Jin'er and immediately became confused.

Isn’t that Sister Feng upstairs?

She hesitated for a while and continued to go upstairs. She stuck her head out of the second floor and looked around, then saw two figures hugging each other in the room to the north of the hall.

It’s Rong Ge’er.

He…is there?

verb: move?

Lin Daiyu opened her eyes wide at once, the scene she had never seen before impacting her mind. Her face suddenly became hot and her ears were red. Suddenly she heard a noise in the next room and quickly hid. She looked over and saw that it was Yindie beside Youshi.

Yindie said helplessly: "The door downstairs is not closed yet!"

Daiyu suddenly came to her senses, stepped back, tiptoed down the stairs, and then pulled Zijuan and quickly ran out of Tianxiang Tower.

"What's wrong with the girl?" Jade looked at her suspiciously.

Daiyu took a few breaths, her mind still on the extremely exciting scene just now. She was angry and annoyed. How could Rong Ge'er do such a thing with Sister Zhen? !

How could this happen between Sister Feng and Sister Zhen!

She could no longer describe her feelings at the moment. There was infinite disappointment, endless loss, and countless anger.

Lin Daiyu pulled a long face and said, "Arrange a sedan chair and let's go back to the west."

Feicui didn't know what was going on. She just thought that since the grandmothers and the maids had all gone away, it would not be a good idea to ask Miss Lin to take the maids back in a sedan chair. Not to mention the curfew, it was not a good idea for the lady to take a carriage alone with the maids at night. Unless she asked Master Xiaorong to take her there, or asked Second Madam Lian to accompany her.

"Young lady, please rest here for now. The yard in front is taken care of every day. There will be no stray cats entering your room this time." Feicui held Daiyu's hand tightly and tried to persuade her. Seeing that Daiyu could not be persuaded, she said, "Young lady, if you insist on going back, please stay in Doufengxuan for a while. Let the maids go find the master and Second Madam Lian and ask one of them to take you back."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she felt even worse.