The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 23: Good Man in Jia's Mansion

"Ma'am, are you okay?"

Jia Rong returned to Jia Yuanchun, put his hands on her shoulders and asked about the situation.

"I'm fine. Has the master seen Baoqin?"

"I saw it. She said you were not feeling well, so I came back to check on you. Let's sit down and talk first."

Jia Yuanchun sat on the chair, knowing that Baoqin had lied.

In desperation, Yuanchun smiled and said, "It's because you didn't want me to go. I felt it would be bad not to go, so I found a reason."

Jia Yuanchun rarely acted coquettishly towards Jia Rong and complained to him a few words.

However, Jia Rong did not realize that his wife was not only beautiful, but also gentle and sensible. She always abided by the code of conduct for women, unlike You Sanjie who was unruly.

Jia Rong is still more concerned about his wife's health.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. It's nothing. You can't talk nonsense about your own health. Besides, I can just go. I don't care about the people in the backyard. How can they be as important as you?"

Jia Yuanchun said, "Master, you are right. I won't say that again."

Jia Rong comforted him, "Go and lie down on the bed. I will help you."

"I'm fine. I'm sorry to have made you worried." Seeing her husband's serious look, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but say, "I wouldn't have said that if I had known."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "If I had known I would have stayed with you today. Don't say useless words. Just let me make sure you are okay."

Jia Yuanchun nodded and lay down on the bed obediently.

While Jia Rong was talking to Jia Yuanchun, a woman in her twenties and a little girl about six or seven years old walked in.

The little girl is Jia Rong’s aunt Jia Xichun, and next to her is Li Wan, a widow in her twenties.

"Brother Rong, Sister Zhu and I are here."

Jia Xichun started shouting as soon as she came in.

Both of them came with their maids, and they heard Jia Rong's voice just after they shouted.

"Come in, and speak quietly so I can hear you."

When Jia Xichun and Li Wan came in, they saw Jia Rong sitting by the bed and Jia Yuanchun had taken off her shoes and was lying on the bed.

Li Wan asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Jia Yuanchun lay in bed and said, "I'm fine, but the master is worried and asked me to rest more."

Jia Yuanchun then said to Jia Rong, "I am fine. If you have something to do, please go and do it. I dare not hinder your study and progress."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I can read at home. How is Grandma Zhu doing recently?"

Jia Rong waved to Jia Xichun, and the little girl came over happily.

Jia Rong picked her up and placed her beside him, asking her to be obedient.

A nearby maid also brought a fruit plate, and the little girl quickly reached out to grab something to eat.

Li Wan sat by the couch and said with a smile, "I'm fine. I didn't see Miss Yuanchun yesterday, nor today. The old lady asked me to come and see her."

It was impossible for Lady Xing and Lady Wang to come, as Wang Xifeng was pregnant at home, and Tanchun, Yingchun and Jia Rong had little contact, so Li Wan, who had nothing to do, was asked to come.

First of all, Li Wan’s husband is Jia Yuanchun’s brother, both of whom are the eldest son and daughter.

Secondly, Li Wan's family is a family of scholars. In the past two years, the Li family and the Ningguo Mansion have had a good relationship, and Li Wan often comes to ask for money to buy books.

There are no elders here in Ningguo Mansion, so not only Jia Yuanchun is at ease, but Li Wan is also at ease here, as there is no group of ladies and grandmothers to control her.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's all right. I was just planning to check on Yuanchun and ask the eldest lady to ask for a leave for Yuanchun. She said that the daughter-in-law of Ningguo Mansion cannot always go back to Rongguo Mansion every day, nor can she pay respects every day, so that the old lady and the other ladies will not blame her."

Li Wan joked, "Then I'll be missing a companion."

However, there was no mention of asking for leave. At present, the relationship began to cool down after Jia Zheng went back and said that Jia Rong was not doing his job properly, and Jia Rong did not allow Jia Yuanchun to go to Rongguo Mansion.

These are adult matters and have nothing to do with a child like Jia Xichun.

After all, they are relatives, and neither Lady Jia nor Mrs. Wang want to fall out.

They are good at fighting within the rules and making trouble and embarrassing people.

He would not dare to lift the table, curse or hit anyone. Instead, he would lie on the table and beg for the sake of the overall situation. He would not dare to say a word even if he was spanked.

Jia Rong didn't care about these things. He stood up and said, "I am planning to take care of Yuanchun's body." Jia Xichun quickly said, "Sister Feng is also taking care of her body and eating a lot of delicious food."

Jia Rong hugged his aunt who was less than seven years old, "It's true that eating is a way to regulate your body, but the regulation I'm talking about is regulating your stomach, not eating. Come down and take a look. I'm massaging Yuanchun's stomach now."

Jia Xichun quickly used the strength of her waist to stand up from her seat, stood on the ground, turned around and looked over here, then quickly climbed back onto the bed.

Jia Rong took the small table from the bed and handed it to the servant.

Li Wan stood up, turned away from Jia Rong and asked, "What are you doing?"

Jia Rong looked at the young widow who was dressed simply and explained, "Sister-in-law is also an experienced person, so I won't hide it."

Li Wan subconsciously wanted to leave, but felt embarrassed.

Jia Rong looked at Jia Yuanchun and then at Li Wan.

"It should have been easy for my sister-in-law to give birth, but I've probably heard that some children are not easy to give birth to."

Li Wan is a woman who has given birth to a child, although only once.

"Yes, my mother told me that giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell, and many women have difficult births..."

While Li Wan was speaking, Jia Rong covered her mouth with his hand.

Li Wan met Jia Rong's eyes in a daze and panic, and saw Jia Rong looking at her seriously, and then made an expression as if looking back.

At this time, Jia Rong loosened his hand, and there were still Li Wan's saliva and faint rouge marks on his hand.

Li Wan also remembered that Jia Xichun's mother died of complications during childbirth, and said hurriedly, "In short, it was not easy. This is not pleasant to hear. I think your elder sister will definitely give birth to a son!"

Li Wan changed the subject and looked down to see the lip print on Jia Rong's hand. She was immediately embarrassed.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "We can't hide our illness and avoid seeing a doctor. In fact, when babies are born, their heads are facing downwards, which makes it easier for them to be delivered naturally."

"But not all babies come out smoothly. Some babies may be in the wrong position or direction, which can lead to difficult births."

"I'm adjusting Yuanchun's stomach to get the baby in the right position."

"Now that I am eight months pregnant, it will be easier to give birth if I take some time to adjust myself."

Li Wan was surprised and said, "So there is such a thing, I didn't even know about it."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is lucky. For some women, giving birth is as simple as drinking water. It doesn't need to be so precious for no reason. I only know this from what I learned in books."

Li Wan said happily, "It's great to have a master who knows medicine at home!"

Li Wan didn't dare to look at Jia Rong, and was busy praising Jia Yuanchun for her good fortune.

Jia Xichun, who was standing by, was listening curiously but didn't hear anything. She then saw Jia Rong rubbing Jia Yuanchun's belly back and forth, and it seemed that she was healed.

Jia Rong quickly sent Li Wan away, took her to the study to meet her alone, and gave her ten taels of silver to send her away.

Jia Rong was not at all opposed to Li Wan coming to ask for money. Instead, he was very clear that the old lady must know about this.

The more the old lady, Mrs. Wang and others knew, the less subsidy they gave to their granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Jia Rong looked at Li Wan's back as she left, and at her slender butt under her light and conservative skirt.

Rely on me as much as you want!
Jia Rong soon went to see Qin Keqing. Compared with the honest Jia Yuanchun, Qin Keqing was more proactive.

There is no need to rush about Li Wan's matter. If you pamper her for a few more years, she will know what to do.

What is important at the moment are the children’s matters and the imperial examination.

If I can pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, Li Wan will also share in the joy!
In the next few days, Jia Rong seemed much more honest.

He just joked with the Yu sisters, and spent most of his time taking care of the two pregnant women.

The You sisters and the maids in the mansion saw this and were envious. They often came to help visit and would chat with him when they happened to meet him.

Most of the time, their eyes were filled with love and joy when they looked into each other's eyes. When she went home and lay down at night, she hummed softly countless times thinking of Jia Rong.

Jia Rong was good to his wife, but he didn't give much to the two sisters.

The clothes she was given were those that Yuanchun didn't want, and the food she was given was what Yuanchun and Qin Keqing had no appetite for and didn't want to eat.

In Jia Rong's view, it was just a matter of eating leftovers. Giving them to the servants would only foster the servants' mentality. Next time, he would cook too much and save the leftovers for himself.

Besides, it would be a waste; it would be better to send it to the Yu sisters.

(End of this chapter)