The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 127 Welcome the Spring
Yingchun was reading in the room when she suddenly saw a maid coming over.

"Miss, the master is here and went to the fourth young lady's place."

Yingchun continued to read the old green book covered with black words on white paper, "It's the past. It's normal for the Duke to come and see before he leaves."

Seeing that Jia Yingchun had no energy at all, the maid went out.

Jia Yingchun had no intention of looking for Xichun, nor did she want to join in the fun.

She is not as generous to servants and maids as Shi Xiangyun, nor is she as intimidating as Tanchun, nor does she have a powerful status as Jia Xichun.

When Yingchun was reading, the maid's voice came from outside.

"My lord!"

"Yesterday, when Grandma was resting in the West Mansion, she saw a mouse and didn't sleep well all night. You guys go to the door and help clean the yard with Lin Zhixiao's family. Come on over."

After hearing what Jia Rong said, Yingchun quickly stood up and continued to listen to the conversation outside.

"My Lord, the Second Miss still needs someone to take care of her. I will stay and serve her."

"No need, just go ahead, Yingchun can take care of herself."

"My Lord, you have to keep a maid in this courtyard."

"You dare to be stubborn?"

"Don't dare! I'll be there right away!"

"You don't have to go. Go to the accounting office and calculate how much money you have saved in the mansion. Pack up your things and leave. You will fend for yourself from now on. If you die of cold, hunger, or being beaten to death, it has nothing to do with our family!"

"My Lord, please spare my life! I won't dare to do it again! Never again! My Lord, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again! Miss! Miss!"

When Jia Yingchun heard her maid begging for mercy, she hesitated for a while but still did not dare to go out. Finally, she went back to the bed and lay down to read.

The maid's crying soon faded away, and soon the sound of a door opening was heard.

Jia Yingchun whispered, "Who?"

Not long after, Jia Rong walked in.

Jia Yingchun quickly stood up and said, "My Lord."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Sit down and talk. There is no one else here."

Seeing Jia Rong sitting beside her bed and smiling at her, Yingchun also sat down shyly and said softly, "Master."

When Jia Rong saw Yingchun sitting on the edge of the bed more than ten centimeters away from him, he took the initiative to move closer.

"I know everything that has happened during this period." Jia Rong put his shoulder against Jia Yingchun and said something that Jia Yingchun did not understand.

Jia Yingchun lowered her head and said nervously, "Yes."

Jia Rong put his arm around Yingchun's shoulders and said, "Did you hear what happened outside just now?"

Yingchun was hugged by a man, her body was very nervous, but she had been looking forward to this day for almost a year, so she whispered, "Yes."

Jia Rong said with a smile, "Don't be so timid. Although you are a little wooden, you don't look wooden. You have cheeks as red as fresh lychees, a nose as smooth as goose fat, and you are gentle and silent. You are very amiable."

It was the first time Yingchun was praised like this, and she was so embarrassed that she was speechless.

Jia Rong hugged Jia Yingchun and said, "Sister Xiangyun has been spending money lavishly recently, which has attracted the jealousy of the maids and servants in the courtyard. Many people in your courtyard are dishonest and have taken the gold and silver jewelry I gave you and sold them secretly. Do you know about this?"

"Don't be afraid, we are a family. I am here to make the decision for you. I will treat you a hundred times better than your parents do."

Jia Rong was very rude to Jia She and Yingchun's deceased mother. Yingchun, who was leaning on Jia Rong, whispered, "I know that the master is good to me. I know those things, but I dare not tell them."

Jia Rong continued, "I didn't dare mention it to Xichun and Tanchun, thinking it was better to have less trouble than more, right?"

Yingchun nodded, leaned against Jia Rong and said, "Yes."

Jia Rong said, "In the future, if you have such things, just tell me or a few women in the house. You don't have to worry about offending anyone, especially the servants who are paid to work for you."

"I already know what those people did. They used to be dishonest, but some of them were your wet nurses, and some were maids who had followed you for many years. I didn't care about them for your sake, but they have gone too far recently. If they stay, they will be a nuisance. I have already driven them away."

"You don't have to worry about not having anyone to serve you. I have arranged new obedient maids and servants for you. They have all been in Ning Mansion for five or six years and know the rules."

"You don't have to feel sad for those maids, old women, and wet nurses. If they are wholeheartedly doing good for you and are willing to help you do something to make you happy, how could I bear to touch the things in your room?"

Seeing that Jia Rong had taken care of everything, Yingchun nodded happily and said, "Everything is up to the master."

Jia Rong hugged the beautiful and gentle young lady and looked at her slightly sweaty cheeks and neck.

"It has been almost a year since you moved in last summer and autumn. Your sister Yuanchun and I have been married for seven or eight years. If you, the second young lady, don't hurry up, you will become an old maid."

Yingchun said shyly: "I am anxious too."

Jia Rong said, "What? What did you say? Your voice is too soft."

Yingchun thought he really didn't hear her, so she mustered up the courage to say embarrassedly, "I'm worried too..."

As she spoke, Yingchun took the initiative to snuggle into Jia Rong's arms.

It was true in broad daylight, but Yuanchun and Tanchun had long been sent back to their parents' homes by Jia Rong, and the troublesome Xichun was also arranged by Jia Rong to go to Miaoyu to copy scriptures to pray for her father. Now there were only Yingchun and Jia Rong in the yard.

However, Jia Rong did not do anything immoral.

It's not about following rules and observing etiquette.

That kind of thing is like toilet paper. You can't live without it, but you don't want to see it when you have nothing to do.

Jia Rong hugged Yingchun tightly, but he rejected her temporarily in his heart. "Yuanchun and Tanchun went back to the old lady because their fathers were Jia Zheng. Your father is Jia She. You know the old lady's side. Your father Jia She is not a good person. The old lady has never liked him. She is also a little uncomfortable with you. Does she rarely talk to you?"

Yingchun, who was expecting something embarrassing, suddenly felt a little lonely when she heard Jia Rong's words.

At this time, he did not care about Jia Rong calling Jia Zheng and Jia She by their names, but leaned on Jia Rong and remained silent.

Jia Rong said, "It seems to be true. When I first approached you to toast you, you were silent. You were gentle, virtuous, lovely and amiable at such a young age. Later, I paid more attention to your affairs."

"Once I asked your sister Yuanchun to invite you to come over to get together and write poems to relieve boredom. But your sister and Jia Baoyu said: Yingchun can't write poems, why invite her?"

"Since then I know what kind of life you have been leading in the Jia family, alas!"

Jia Rong made up other people's stories and said to the young lady who was about to cry in his arms, "Don't tell Yuanchun or anyone else about this. I'm not afraid of her, but I know you keep all your grievances to yourself. If I hadn't insisted, your sister wouldn't have let you stay."

Yingchun choked up and said, "Thank you, Master..."

Jia Rong patted her on the back and said, "Don't be sad, don't cry. Look at how much I have done for you. I brought your mother, Lady Xing, and your sister-in-law, Sister Feng, to me. Although we are not relatives, I am a truly good person. How can I let you cry?"

Yingchun smiled and wiped away her tears, "I know the master is good to me!"

"Of course I will treat you well." Jia Rong held her in his arms and continued to lean on him, saying, "Am I treating you better than your sister?"

"Yeah!" Yingchun and Yuanchun's relationship was not good. It was always ordinary. Although it got better this year, Yuanchun actually cared more about Tanchun.

This is not Yuanchun's problem. In fact, the treatment of illegitimate daughters and legitimate daughters, illegitimate sons and legitimate sons in the Jia family is almost the same.

Jia Baoyu has many maids, and Jia Huan also has quite a few, and they all receive scholarships and monthly allowances.

It's mainly a problem with Jia Yingchun's own personality. No one owes anyone anything, so there's no need to always be nice to her as if they owe her something.

Even if someone was nice to Yingchun, due to her personality problems she didn't want to cause trouble or be misunderstood, so she always ignored others, and others ignored her.

Jia Yuanchun has so many younger brothers and sisters. When she goes to the West Mansion, she only talks to the old lady, Lady Wang, Li Wan, Feng Jie and others. Others take the initiative to talk to Jia Yuanchun, and Jia Yuanchun doesn't have time to care about everyone.

The situation was even more serious at Ning Mansion. When Yuanchun and her children were being naughty, she had to take care of household chores and sisterly affairs. Yingchun always hung out with the other two Chuns. When Yuanchun saw the three Chuns, she would of course pay more attention to Xichun, who was a direct descendant of Ning Mansion, and paid less attention to her two younger sisters in the west.

Jia Yingchun herself has a big problem, and Jia Rong asks again: "Am I better to you than your mother?"

"Yes!" Yingchun didn't hesitate at all. Jia Rong, who had just raised her for a year, was the best to her.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Am I better to you than your father?"

"Yes!" Yingchun answered happily.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "How much better? Look at me and tell me."

Jia Yingchun raised her head, looked at Jia Rong with her watery eyes, then lowered her head and said, "It's ten thousand times better!"

"Good girl!" Jia Rong said with a smile, "The emperor went to search the house. If you delay too long, the people of the Zhen family will run away. I will let you be well when I come back! You wait for me at home. If you have nothing to do, go to your sister-in-law to talk to Keqing and the second and third sisters. Tell them that I asked you to go, and those wives will know what I mean."

Jia Yingchun said shyly: "I will listen to you, Master..."

Jia Rong said, "Of the four girls, I think you are the most beautiful. You are just a little soft-tempered. There is nothing wrong with other things. If you are weak-tempered and timid in other places, you will be bullied. But in my family, I am the only one who dares to bully you. If someone else bullies you, I will be the first to object."

Yingchun felt even more shy and embarrassed. It was the first time she was praised like this, and was compared with her three other good sisters.

"No way... Sister Yuanchun is the prettiest."

Jia Rong said: "I won't lie. Yuanchun is the eldest sister and she is in charge of so many things. Who dares to say that she is not beautiful? When I said that the queen was not beautiful, your grandmother and Yuanchun were scared to death and dared not discuss such things."

Yingchun believed Jia Rong's words, but she also said, "Sister is very beautiful."

Jia Rong said: "She is beautiful, but not as beautiful as you. After you came, I gave you so many beautiful clothes. Why don't you wear them? You only wear these plain clothes?"

Yingchun didn't say anything, so Jia Rong said directly: "I have arranged everything for you. When you go to your sister-in-law, just say that the beautiful clothes are given by your sister-in-law. It's not like Xichun doesn't have someone to make beautiful clothes for her. It's a good thing for everyone to wear beautiful clothes."

Yingchun then said sweetly: "I will listen to you, Master."

Jia Rong said, "Daiyu and Xiangyun will not need so many maids to accompany me to visit relatives and visit graves. I will leave a few maids to serve you here. You should know what other maids do, so that you will not be deceived in the future. You will also know how other people act as aunts."

Yingchun felt that everything was well arranged and she didn't need to worry at all, so she nodded quickly, "Okay."

Jia Rong said, "Yuanchun's maids haven't all gone yet. I'll ask them to come and serve you first. Usually there are more than fifty maids and old women in Yuanchun's courtyard. Yuanchun and Tanchun are away these days, and Xichun is busy with things. I'll call them all over to serve you and let you experience the life of a grandmother."

Yingchun said hurriedly: "How can this be good?"

Jia Rong said, "They are idle anyway, so we can't let them sleep in the house while receiving wages, can we? You can use them without worry. I will leave Yinglian here to help you. Yinglian has the same personality as you, so you will definitely have something to say. Xiaohong and Qingwen are too powerful, so you may not like them. It just so happens that your sister-in-law also needs help, so let them go over and help."

Yingchun, who was of a soft nature, had rarely spoken to Yinglian, but she had always had a good impression of Yinglian, a well-behaved and quiet girl.

Seeing how considerate and careful Jia Rong's arrangements were, Yingchun took the initiative to rub her cheek against Jia Rong's chest.

Jia Rong added, "Although your sister Yuanchun has verbally agreed to our plan, your grandmother, sister, and Madam Xing are still a little uncomfortable. They probably still want to marry you off and don't want you to stay."

"Don't believe what your grandmother, aunt, and sister say in the future. Don't worry about what's happening in the west. Otherwise, when they see that you're nice to them, they'll think you're easy to bully, and they'll marry you off in the name of doing good for you, leaving you to suffer."

"If life out there is so good, why would they keep begging and shamelessly come to live here again and again? Every time I chase them away, they come back crying soon after."

Every time, it was Jia Rong who agreed to bring people in, and even took the initiative to bring them in.

But Yingchun was not very smart. After being scolded by Jia Rong, she had long forgotten her family in the west and was eager to cut off ties with that group of people.

"I'll listen to my master." Jia Yingchun finally made her own choice.

No matter how much Yuanchun, the old lady and others tried to persuade her, she couldn't change her mind.

Jia Rong, who was trying to sow discord among the sisters, was in a very good mood.

If you do more bad things, you will feel good!
(End of this chapter)