The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 53 You send gifts, I send gifts, he sends gifts, everyone sends gifts (9k)

After Wang Xifeng returned, she felt somewhat uneasy. She felt that compared with Brother Zhen's family, her family took a little more but gave relatively little. She always felt that things might change.

But she was unwilling to change her mind and send Ping'er away so easily, so she wondered whether she should think of some way to make up for it.

But when she went to look for her master again, she found that Lian Er had disappeared again.

"Bah! I don't know where this thief has gone to fool around again!"

After Wang Xifeng cursed harshly, she returned to her own courtyard in a huff.

But she didn't know that Lian Er, whom she was talking about, was now in the Zhan Mansion not far away.

He came here to cover up his lie.

"Hey, Brother Zhan, it's not that I don't keep my word, it's just that your sister-in-law refuses to agree no matter what!"

As soon as Jia Lian was welcomed into the mansion by Zhan Twenty-four and sat down, he began to sigh with a sad face.

"Brother Zhan, you don't know that your sister-in-law has been spoiled at home. Everything must be done to her liking, otherwise she will make trouble."

"I am a man of seven feet tall, how can I argue with a little girl? So when I encounter something, I usually give her some leniency, which further encourages her arrogance."

"Now she is more and more decisive at home. Otherwise, she will threaten to kill herself. There is nothing I can do."

"I had already discussed Ping'er's matter with Brother Zhan, but when she found out, she firmly disagreed and kept bothering me all night."

"I really have no choice but to come here to apologize. I hope that Brother Zhan will tolerate and forgive me."

"I will buy another prostitute and give her to Brother Zhan. I will never let Brother Zhan suffer any loss."

Zhan Ershisi's target has never been a prostitute. After hearing this, he ignored the so-called compensation and just teased mischievously:
"I've always heard people say that the two Lian brothers fear their wives like tigers and are completely henpecked at home. I didn't believe it at the time, but now I know what outsiders say is true."

When Lian Er heard this, his face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Nowadays, being henpecked is not a good reputation.

But he had been accustomed to this kind of embarrassing things being known to others many times. Zhan Ershisi's exposure of the matter made him feel relieved. He sighed and said:

"Since Brother Zhan already knows everything, then I have nothing to say."

"Alas, if a wife is fierce at home, the husband will lose his authority!"

Zhan Ershisi burst into laughter, put his arm around his shoulders, and said with a grin:

"Brother, you should learn more from me. Look at all the concubines in my house. Have you ever seen Baochai showing any dissatisfaction?"

"For a man, career is always the most important thing. If you don't have a career, you will be like a gigolo at home, and naturally you won't be able to control your wife."

"But if your career is prosperous and you are well-liked by everyone, then when you get home, your wife will naturally be much more obedient."

After hearing this, Lian Er was immediately interested and humbly began to ask Zhan Ershisi about the technique of "training a wife".

Zhan Ershisi had wine served, took out all sorts of random ways to pick up girls that he had seen on the Internet, and started bragging along with Lian Erhu. He was just short of saying something like "Let me train your wife and then I'll give her back to you."

Lian Er had never been exposed to the Internet before, and was immediately confused by Zhan Ershi's words. He unknowingly changed the topic and no longer mentioned the wine business. He just followed Zhan Ershi to learn the "secret art of picking up girls."

It was already late when Lian Er said goodbye and left the Zhan Mansion. He came back drunk. As soon as he entered the mansion, someone came to deliver the news that Madam Wang wanted to see him.

Mrs. Wang naturally knew the news as well as the two governments.

She secretly frowned and was quite envious of the practice of exchanging a concubine for business.

She is the legal wife and does not like those vixens. If she could sell off her master's concubines Zhou and Zhao in exchange for a new business, she would definitely support it with both hands.

But I think so, but I can't do it.

She always felt that this behavior was a little too inappropriate and somewhat embarrassing.

Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Jia Lian who set the precedent, so he called the couple over and scolded them.

"Look at you, you're such a grown-up, but you're still so confused!"

"Ping'er was such a good child, but she never enjoyed any blessings after following you, and you even exchanged her for someone else. What a sin you have committed!"

Jia Lian hurriedly brought out his previous words and explained them again. Now that his words had been clearly understood by Zhan Ershisi, he was not worried about being exposed, so he spoke with confidence and without any falsehood.

After listening to this, Mrs. Wang realized that all these were pre-planned excuses, and she felt a little relieved. But then she discovered something else.

"What about the matter in the East Palace?"

Jia Lian and his wife looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"We didn't know that Brother Zhen was so enthusiastic about this business. We were just looking for a reasonable excuse, but Brother Zhen took it seriously. We started competing with each other and sent all of our concubines to him. And not just one, but all of them."

Mrs. Wang was angry when she heard this:

"It's all your two fault!"

"Since you want the wine business, you should ask Mr. Zhan for it openly. If he agrees, then we can cooperate. If he doesn't agree, then forget it. Now that you're doing this, it seems like my West Palace is plotting against the East Palace!"

Wang Xifeng felt that this tone was not right, and hurriedly said:

"Madam, you have misunderstood. Mr. Zhan is cooperating with our Second Master, but not with our mansion. This account should be settled separately and cannot be counted towards the mansion."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang became even angrier and said angrily:

"What do you mean by your family?"

"We are all family, why do we have to calculate so much?"

"You hottie, we haven't even separated yet and you're already calculating so carefully!"

If it were anything else, naturally whatever Mrs. Wang said would be right, but once money was involved, Wang Xifeng could not turn a deaf ear to it.

"Madam, what you said is true. What belongs to the mansion belongs to the mansion, and what belongs to my family belongs to my family. If everything is not carefully calculated, can the daughter-in-law take advantage of the fact that she is in charge of the accounts and spend money lavishly on her family?"

"When you spend money, you have to calculate it clearly, but when you make money, you have to mix it up and record it in the account. How can this be justified in this world?"

"My family's business didn't come out of nowhere. It was an opportunity that came about because Second Master and Master Zhan were on good terms."

"If you really count, Master Zhan is my aunt's son-in-law, and he is also a relative of my wife. But when Master Zhan took a concubine, Baoyu refused to even show his face. It is obvious that he does not regard the Zhan family as a relative."

"Baoyu doesn't recognize this marriage, but my Second Master does!"

"It was because he saw that the Second Master was interested in making friends that Master Zhan took the initiative to propose to do this wine business together."

"My second master also returned the favor and found a suitable excuse to prevent Master Zhan from being blamed by Brother Zhen."

"This is not someone's wishful thinking, but a joint agreement between our two families. This is a sincere relationship between us, and our friendship is in harmony. It is extraordinary."

"In this business, the mansion has never contributed the slightest bit of effort. Now we want to share the profits. That's not appropriate!"

Mrs. Wang was so rebuked by her own niece that she was speechless. So she had to act like an elder and slammed the table in anger.

"You are such a sharp-tongued Feng Lazi. If I say one thing, you will say ten things back!"

"You said the government didn't contribute at all, then what contribution did you two make?"

"Even the East Mansion knew to send a few concubines there. Your so-called sincere relationship is just an empty name to keep them hanging?"

"If it weren't for the reputation of the Rongguo Mansion, even if you were eager to make friends, Master Zhan might not pay attention to you, let alone treat him like a fool."

"Now that you have gained the benefits, you have thrown the reputation of the mansion aside and just regarded it as your own ability."

"I don't know where he learned this kind of behavior from!"

The two had a big quarrel and finally parted on bad terms.

The Rongguo Mansion was like a leaky sieve, and the news from here soon reached Aunt Xue's ears.

Hongye had been thinking about this place since she received the order from Zhan Ershisi. Seeing an opportunity, she instigated Aunt Xue and went with Aunt Xue to see Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang had just had an argument with her niece and was feeling angry. When she saw her sister coming, her expression did not improve much.

The two were sisters, so there was no need for too much politeness. Aunt Xue got straight to the point and asked:
"Sister, I heard that you and Feng'er had a quarrel?"

"We are all family, why bother?"

Mrs. Wang became unhappy and complained:

"Sister, your family is rich, so you naturally don't know the hardships of a housekeeper like me!"

"Although the Rongguo Mansion is a large family, its daily expenses are also high. I don't know how much money is spent on food and necessities every day."

"When Feng'er came here a few years ago, I thought she was smart and capable, so I handed over all the housekeeping tasks to her. I wanted her to take care of everything and manage the family well."

"But who would have known that although Feng Er managed the mansion in an orderly manner, she ignored the overall situation and was selfish, and she cared more about her own small family than the big family in the Jia Mansion."

"Just take the liquor business this time as an example. Lian'er clearly used the mansion's name to attend the wedding banquet, but he ended up taking the business that was negotiated as his own."

"It's really too much!"

She had been repeating these things to her sister over and over again, wanting her sister to make some contributions to the Jia family. Aunt Xue had already heard them so many times that she did not comfort her sister, but instead added fuel to the fire:

"I heard that she got this business in exchange for Ping'er. The price was not small. It's normal that she doesn't want to give it to her family."

Mrs. Wang raised her eyebrows, poking at this layer of skin, and snorted coldly:

"If she is really willing to give Ping'er away, what else can she say?"

"The hateful thing is that she is just using Ping'er as a cover to fool nephew Zhan, and she has no intention of giving it to anyone at all!"

After she finished speaking, Mrs. Wang glanced at her sister coldly and said,
"Your son-in-law is the same. Baochai hasn't even married yet, but he already has two concubines. Oh, no, including the one sent by nephew Zhenxian, he must have five or six. He even bought another mansion outside to accommodate those concubines."

"You are his future mother-in-law after all, why don't you say anything about him!"

Aunt Xue smiled and said:
"Even the small landlords in the countryside know to take a concubine when they make money. It is normal for a man to have three or four wives. What's there to say?"

"These days, only incompetent men stay with one woman for life. A truly capable man will not flirt with other women, and others will rush to throw women into his arms."

"Instead of interfering with this and that and ruining the relationship between husband and wife, it's better to just let nature take its course. When he gets tired of playing, he will naturally want to go home."

"Besides, my Xue family's business encountered such a major setback before. If it weren't for the Zhan family's support, I'm afraid there would be no chance of recovery. Now that I have received so many benefits from his family, how dare I offend him?"

"But if you want to bring the wine business into the mansion, I do have a way."

Mrs. Wang was originally unhappy to hear her unambitious words, but when she heard that there was a way to take over the wine business, she immediately put other things behind her and asked:
"Good sister, if you have any ideas, please teach me!"

Aunt Xue smiled and said:

"The Xue family has dealt with the Zhan family before, and they know that the Zhan family members are all businessmen, and they always put profit first when doing things."

"I guess that the person my good son-in-law wants to cooperate with should also be in the mansion, not Feng'er's family."

"The reason why we made a deal with them was simply because we received benefits from them."

"If Feng'er really sent Ping'er over, then there would be nothing we could do. But since that was just a cover, the Zhan family certainly didn't get any benefit."

"Why can't Sister do what Feng'er can do?"

"Sister, you only need to send the benefits to the Zhan family before Feng'er makes up for this omission. Then you don't need Feng'er's consent at all. You can just announce that this cooperation is led by the mansion."

"Just like Master Zhen from the East Palace, he just sent the person over and made it a fait accompli. Who can still snatch it from him?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang hesitated and said:
"This is indeed the method, but giving a girl away in exchange for business is really inappropriate. It's not nice to say!"

"Tsk!" Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Sister, you are confused because of the situation."

"Giving a concubine is certainly not nice, but giving a maid is fine!"

"I guess the Zhan family just wants the name of cooperation. Whether they send maids or concubines is just a formality and not important."

"I heard that after the Zhan family took in a concubine, they only bought two little maids. They have never been trained. What can they do?"

"Since you are the elder, it would be a benevolent act for you to send a few capable maids to serve the newcomers. Even if outsiders knew about it, they would have to praise you for being kind and would not be able to say anything wrong about you!"

"The key is to be quick. We have to finish it before Feng Yatou can react."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang slapped her thigh and was extremely happy.

"Sister, what you said is very true, that's the truth!"

"My nephew Zhan has just taken in a concubine, and he just happens to be in need of capable help. As an elder, I have to help him."

She thought about it carefully, and finally couldn't bear to use the maidservants around her own Phoenix Egg, so she selected two of her four maids, the sisters Jinchuan'er and Yuchuan'er, and sent them to the Zhan Mansion.

Sure enough, Master Zhan was a well-behaved man. After accepting the two maids, he immediately asked someone to bring a contract over.

On the contract, the position for the Zhan family's partner was left blank. The Zhan family would cooperate with whoever wrote the name on the contract.

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed and signed the contract immediately. She kept one copy for herself and had the other copy sent back to the Zhan Mansion.

The reason why Zhan Ershisi only bought two maids was because of this idea. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to get two maids with names and surnames, Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er. He originally thought that Mrs. Wang would only be willing to give one.

Of course, if Mrs. Wang randomly picked some nameless maids to fool him, Aunt Xue would naturally remind her sister.

The sisters Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er were inexplicably given away by their own wife. They were worried about what would happen to them, but they were just servants born in the family and had no choice but to hope that their new master would be kind. Mr. Zhan was of course kind, a well-known good gentleman, and was especially amiable to this well-known character in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Jin Chuan'er was a woman of strong will. Because she was wrongly accused, she became so depressed that she jumped into a well and died. Now that she has come to Master Zhan's place, she will certainly not repeat the same mistake again.

Zhan Ershisi called You Erjie over, handed the person over to her, and lectured them in front of them:

"Don't worry, the two of you. Our mansion doesn't have as many rules as the Duke's Mansion. As long as you do your job well, no one will blame you two."

"You only need to remember two things: first, be loyal and don't betray your master; second, be tight-lipped and do more work and talk less. Don't be a gossip. Especially for the secrets of the mansion, you must never talk about them outside the mansion."

"You need to know your limits on a daily basis. If you leak the news in the mansion, I will definitely not be polite."

"Remember?"

Jin Chuan'er and the other two girls bowed and agreed, "Master, rest assured, we have all remembered it and will never dare to disobey."

"Well, that's good." Zhan Ershi nodded with satisfaction. "Our family has always been generous. From now on, you two will stay with Second Sister. The monthly allowance is five taels of silver."

When Jin Chuan'er and the other two girls heard this, they gasped and opened their mouths so wide that they could swallow a banana.

In the Rongguo Mansion, the monthly salary of an ordinary maid was only 500 coins. Even a first-class maid like Jin Chuan'er received a monthly salary of only one tael of silver. Ordinary young masters, young ladies and concubines, such as Baoyu, Daiyu, Sanchun, Jia Huan, Jia Lan, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhou, etc., received a monthly salary of only two taels of silver.

But they had just changed their masters, and immediately their monthly allowance exceeded that of those young ladies and concubines, which really shocked them.

When You Erjie first got married, she was also very surprised to hear that her monthly allowance was fifty taels. Now, seeing these two people with their cherry lips open and faces full of shock, it was as if she saw herself back then, so she covered her mouth and laughed:

"You will understand later. Our family doesn't have much, but we have a lot of money. As long as you work hard, there will be extra rewards."

Jin Chuan'er and her sisters were immediately delighted and followed You Erjie happily.

When You Erjie saw that Jin Chuan'er and the other two had high monthly wages, she immediately knew that these two were different from Pei Feng and the others in the backyard. So at night, she drove away Pei Feng and the others who came to flatter her, and asked these two to come into the room and serve her.

Jin Chuan'er and her sister were well-trained since childhood. Even though they became maids serving Lady Wang, they were still not allowed to do this or that.

There were rules everywhere in the Rongguo Mansion. There were certain rules for where to stand and what posture to use when waiting for orders. As for things like the master washing his face and the servants having to kneel down and hold the copper basin in front of the master, these were all very common. There was no freedom at all.

Now that they have arrived at the Zhan family, they realize that this is truly a paradise.

Not only is Aunt You kind, there are fewer rules here, and the monthly allowance she gives is high.

As for being taken in by one's own master, that is one's due duty and is not worth talking about at all. Instead, one should be thinking about whether one has served the master well so that one will have a chance to gain a status in the future.

So they came into the room, stood by the bed, and watched Master Zhan and Aunt You making love on the bed. They were not disgusted at all. Instead, their faces blushed, their hearts beat fast, and their lips became dry.

It was their good fortune that their wish came true today. However, after three to five thousand words, Aunt You could no longer bear the beating. She struggled to crawl to the bedside and stretched out her hand to call the two of them.

"Jinchuan'er, Yuchuan'er, come quickly and save me..."

The two girls hurried forward, loyally protecting their master, and were pulled onto the bed by Master Zhan, who smiled and asked:

"I've heard that there are twin sisters who have telepathy. If one feels numb or itchy, the other can also sense it. I don't know if it's true, but today I'm going to give it a try."

After Master Zhan finished speaking, he took off Jin Chuan'er's little white socks and gently scratched the soles of her feet.

"Haha... It's so itchy... Master, please stop scratching... It's really itchy..."

Jin Chuan'er felt as if ants were crawling between the soles of her feet. She laughed out loud and subconsciously wanted to pull her feet back, but Master Zhan was reluctant to do so. Not only did he not let go, his movements became even gentler.

Jinchuan'er almost fainted from laughing, and Yuchuan'er next to her didn't feel anything on the soles of her feet. But the strange thing was that although she didn't feel anything on the soles of her feet, she did feel something in her heart.

She looked at her sister's lotus-like little feet being touched by her master, and her heart suddenly felt itchy for no reason. She inexplicably wanted to rub them, and her breathing became irregular.

Yuchuaner swallowed her saliva, slowly took off her coat, grabbed her master's hand and put it inside.

"Master, my heart is itchy, please help me scratch it."

Mr. Zhan was a gentleman from Liangshan and never refused a woman, so he had to put down Jinchuaner and scratch Yuchuaner's itch.

Seeing her sister being tickled, Jin Chuan'er couldn't help but feel itchy as well, and reached out to grab Master Zhan's other hand.

From this we can see that the telepathy between the twin sisters should be true.

As expected, scientific research must be based on the spirit of empiricism. Those who have not conducted any investigation have absolutely no right to speak, and no one will even believe the comments in the book review section.

Another ten thousand words are omitted here, after all, no one likes to read scientific research papers.

Zhan Ershisi intended to let Jin Chuan'er and her sister spread the generosity of his family, and he did not restrict their freedom. When they had nothing to do, the sisters could go to Rongguo Mansion at will and show off to their old relatives and friends.

This kind of treatment was completely different from what those people who came from Ningguo Mansion received, which made those people very jealous, but they could only hate her secretly in their hearts, thinking that You Erjie was deliberately venting her sister's anger and taking personal revenge.

However, they don’t know that these treatments have good reasons and bad reasons, and they are all aimed at the masters of the Ning and Rong mansions, and have nothing to do with them themselves.

Thanks to the "publicity" of Jin Chuan'er and her sisters, the entire Rongguo Mansion knew that Second Madam Lian was reluctant to part with her own personal maid, and ended up losing the liquor business, which became the business of the mansion.

For ordinary servants, they only have the opportunity to meddle in the business within the mansion. If it is Master Lian’s own business, there will be no benefit to be gained.

So, apart from secretly mocking Second Madam Lian, everyone in the mansion openly praised Mrs. Wang for being kind and considerate to the younger generation. They also envied Jin Chuan'er and her sisters for marrying into a wealthy family and earning as much in one month as an outsider would earn in half a year.

There were also those who were more cunning, or who could not find any good livelihood in the mansion, so they set their sights on the Zhan family and the Xue family.

The two families, which were already very popular, have now become the favorite places for the servants in the mansion to linger around. As long as there is a reason to curry favor with them, they will rush over to try to get a chance.

Jia Lian and his wife started arguing again because of this matter.

"It's all your fault. You believed everything that Zhan said without even signing a written contract! Can a verbal agreement be counted? Now the cooked duck has flown out of your mouth!"

Seeing Sister Feng throwing a tantrum, Lian Er also became annoyed and screamed:

"I told you long ago to buy him a prostitute, but you were reluctant to spend the money and kept putting it off, ruining the whole thing!"

Fengjie regretted it in her heart, but she couldn't lose the battle, especially she couldn't bow to her man, otherwise she would lose her power as a wife in the future, so she threw a tantrum:

"Are you going to buy prostitutes to give away?"

"What kind of prostitute needs thousands of taels of silver?"

"It's obvious that you want to buy two, keep one for yourself, and give the other away!"

"You might as well just give Ping'er to him, so that he won't have to worry about her all day long while she's under your watchful eyes and can't eat!"

"Shrew! You are being unreasonable!"

When Lian Er asked for more money before, he did have the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to get some money to spend, but it was not to buy another prostitute for his family.

Who would have thought that the situation would change so suddenly in just a few days and he would lose the business he had just obtained. Now his little tricks were exposed by his own wife. In anger and humiliation, he threw up his sleeves and left.

Fengjie had no place to vent her anger, so she just started smashing things around the house. She broke countless things.

Ping'er didn't dare to get close from a distance, but she hoped in her heart that after this incident, her mistress would change her mind and send her to the Zhan Mansion to enjoy a good life.

This incident caused such a big fuss that everyone in both mansions knew about it. Except for Lady Wang who took advantage of it, everyone else was very unhappy.

Even Jia She, who had always been busy having fun and not doing anything else, knew about this matter. After hearing about it, he called Jia Lian and his wife over and started scolding them.

What he was scolding was not Mrs. Wang for taking advantage of the situation, but his own son and daughter-in-law for being stingy, stupid, and unfilial.

"You two seem so smart on weekdays, but at the critical moment, you are really smart!"

"Nephew Zhan and our family are close friends, so we should have gotten along well. But you became enemies because of a woman. This really made outsiders laugh at you and say that you don't have the bearing of a noble family."

"Look at my nephew Zhenxian from the East Palace. That's what a real man is like. He gave it to me without hesitation, just as my concubine asked him to."

"Just wait and see. I'm leaving this to you. Nephew Zhan will definitely be more willing to continue dealing with the East Palace in the future!"

Seeing that Jia Lian and his wife looked unhappy and seemed dissatisfied, Jia She became even more angry and cursed:

"You unfilial creatures!"

"When he sees something good, he just wants to grab it for himself, without caring about his father at all!"

"Little do they know that brothers fight tigers together, fathers and sons fight together in battle, and aunts and nephews are all outsiders!"

"If you couldn't bear to part with Ping'er, you would have come to the master for help long ago. Would the master not help his own family?"

"The Cuiyuns in my room are left for nephew Zhan to choose. Even if they were all given to nephew Zhen like I did, it wouldn't be worth anything!"

"But you are selfish and afraid that I will rob you of your money, so you hide it and refuse to reveal it."

"Are you okay now?"

"This great business has become the mansion's!"

Jia Lian and his wife were unhappy, but due to their status, they dared not say a word and could only let Jia She curse them.

"If something like this happens again, remember to come to the master and ask him. Don't always be on guard against your own father like a thief!"

After Jia She vented his anger, he waved his hand in annoyance and drove Jia Lian and his wife out.

After the two men left, Jia She was still angry and sat at the table drinking alone.

Suddenly, he asked Mrs. Xing who was serving him:

"Tell me, if we marry Yingchun to that nephew Zhan, if there is any good business in the future, will he give priority to our family?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing was immediately startled and waved her hands hurriedly:
"Master, you are drunk. Don't say such nonsense. If the old lady finds out, it will be a big deal!"

"Although Yingchun is not a legitimate daughter, she is still a daughter of a noble family, and she cannot be someone's concubine!"

"If the master really wants to win over Master Zhan, the worst that can happen is to send Cuiyun and the others over. Marrying off a daughter is absolutely not allowed."

Jia She sipped his wine, ignoring Mrs. Xing's plan to take advantage of the situation to eliminate dissidents, and said hesitantly:

"It's really a bit inappropriate..."

"But nephew Zhen has already given him a concubine. If I give him one now, it would just be icing on the cake, just a small gift. It doesn't show our closeness, and nephew Zhan won't be impressed."

Mrs. Xing comforted her:
"Master Zhen has the upper hand because he is close to us. We don't need to compete with him. We just need Master to remind Second Master more often and ask him and his wife to visit Zhan's mansion more often to improve their relationship."

Jia She rolled his eyes at Mrs. Xing and said unhappily:
"Can that be the same?"

"You also said that it was close to the water!"

"He has concubines in the East Palace who often speak well of nephew Zhen in nephew Zhan's ear. How can we compare with them?"

"Even if Lian'er and his wife go there from time to time, what's the point? Are they going to climb into the bed of nephew Zhanxian?"

Mrs. Xing did not dare to retort, and only said angrily:

"I'm afraid the concubines sent by Master Zhen may not be favored by Master Zhan. After so many days, no one has ever come back to the East Palace to show off. They are not as good as Jin Chuan'er and her sister."

"Besides, when You Erjie entered the family, there was a wedding banquet and a sedan chair with a veil. Peifeng and the others did not receive such treatment."

Jia She said angrily:

"Isn't that worse?"

"Why didn't you say that Second Sister You is Grandma Zhen's younger sister...eh?"

Jia She suddenly had an idea. He put down his wine glass and stroked his beard with a smile.

"Why didn't I think of that!"

"Ma'am, what you said makes sense!"

"Then Second Sister You's status in the Zhan Mansion must be higher than Pei Feng and the others, because she is Grandma Zhen's sister."

"Then if you, the sister of Grandma She, also marry that nephew Zhan as a concubine, then don't you also have to prepare a bridal sedan chair, wedding banquet, etc?"

"We're not saying that her status must be higher than that of You Erjie, but at least she should be on the same level, right?"

"What do you think? If the master asks nephew Zhan Xian to come over and do some profitable business, will he refuse?"

Mrs. Xing was stunned for a moment. She didn't react in her mind and continued woodenly:
"Master, my two sisters are already married."

"Even if you want to cancel the engagement, considering their looks, my nephew Zhan will definitely not be interested in them!"

After hearing this, Jia She rolled his eyes at her in anger and yelled:

"If you don't have a sister, you can have nieces and nephews!"

He pointed at Madam Xing and ordered:
"You can ask your relatives to see if there is a girl of the right age. If there is one with good looks and character, bring her to the mansion for a look."

"If it is suitable, Master will make the decision to marry her to that nephew Zhan, so that our two families can become even closer."

Mrs. Xing was still unwilling to accept the offer. She was about to say no, but her master glared at her and said firmly:

"This is to let them marry into the family of a noble, not to harm them. How do you know they are not happy about it if you don't even ask?"

"If they don't want to, they won't bring their children here to see us. How can we go to their house and rob them?"

Mrs. Xing was originally afraid of her master. After hearing this, she also felt that this was the truth, so she agreed and turned around to ask someone to pass the message to her brothers and sisters.

(End of this chapter)