The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 46 Three Games a Day

The next day it was still snowing and the battle was still going on.

Jia Rong has a show in the morning, a show in the afternoon, and another show in the evening.

Jia Rong changed the battlefield.

"aunt!"

"Rong'er..."

"Aunt! I'm Rong'er!"

"Hmm..." Jia Yuanchun could never understand this man's bad taste.

Jia Rong never cared about the troubles that other people had. Instead, he always found fun in the things that others tried hard to cover up.

If the people outside knew how many immoral things Jia Rong had done at night, they would not care about such a small matter.

He has done many things that could lead to the execution of nine generations of an entire clan!
Soon after the two of them stopped, they began to whisper intimately.

Jia Yuanchun had a rosy face and leaned on the shoulder of a man who was five or six years younger than her.

When Rong'er, whose Chinese character for grass is written on her head, was preparing to continue cultivating new people with her aunt, the crying of a child whose Chinese character for wood is written on her head was heard outside.

"Mom! My sister hit me... wuwuwu..."

Jia Yuanchun opened her mouth to tell her son not to come in, but Jia Rong simply covered his wife's mouth and continued talking in ecstasy.

The little brat was quickly taken back by the maid.

When the couple was doing it, at least two maids were busy at the gate of the yard to prevent anyone from disturbing them.

Afterwards, Jia Yuanchun rested her head on the pillow and said contentedly, "Next year our family will be lively again."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "The more lively, the better."

Half an hour later, when I got dressed and went to eat, I found several children making a snowman with Yinglian in the yard.

Several children were dressed like little fat kids, and some were carried out by their nannies to bask in the sun.

Although I have a runny nose, there is nothing wrong with my health.

"Come in and eat!" Jia Rong shouted, "If you run slowly, you will be spanked!"

The children quickly ran into the house, and even if they slipped, they quickly got up and ran back into the house.

Jia Rong would not treat children the same way as Jia Zhen, but being a little strict would make children more obedient.

There is nothing to do on a snowy day. You can play with women, beat children, order the nanny around, and do whatever makes you happy.

There are too many children to sit at one table. They like to make trouble and get distracted during meals. They don’t eat their own food and insist on snatching the food from their brothers’ bowls.

The wet nurse and the maid took the children to eat in the inner room, while Jia Rong, Jia Yuanchun, Qin Keqing, Baoqin, You Erjie and You Sanjie sat down to eat together.

Yu Shi stood aside holding the child and talking with him.

If old lady Jia were to see this scene, she would probably scold them for being rude.

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It was a cold and snowy day in winter, and Jia She's body was already cold.

Not many people care about Jia She, and Aunt Xue's family is definitely not one of them.

Aunt Xue warmed herself by the fire and sighed, "When will we be able to use the whole house's heating?"

Xue Baochai listened to these depressing words and comforted them, "My mother, it's not cold in this room. If your feet are frozen, just sit on the bed."

Aunt Xue said, "So many people came this time, including four kings, eight dukes, twelve marquises, the emperor's relatives, and countless high-ranking officials, but I don't recognize any of them."

Jia She's funeral should have been a time to get to know his family and relatives.

Xue Baochai said, "Master Lian in the west and Master Rong in the east have started a quarrel. Many people came here for the sake of the Jia family and the old lady. After knowing what happened, they don't want to stay and interfere in the family affairs here."

"Although everyone has gone to Second Master Lian's place, I see that many people are still on Master Rong's side. Now everyone knows that the relationship between the East and West Palaces is not good."

Aunt Xue said, "I think it's all nonsense. How can you marry your daughter there if the relationship is not good? If the relationship is not good, one is that your aunt was raised in the Jia family since she was a child, and the other is that you sent your daughter there to be raised."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "It's useless for us to look at it this way. Now Master Rong uses his connections himself, and he also uses the connections here." "The East Palace is new. Master Rong knows a lot of scholars in the capital. Even the people in the Ministry of Works know him. On the contrary, Master Zheng is unpopular in the Ministry of Works."

"The high-ranking officials who came this time came for the West Palace's face, but they also considered the relationship with the East Palace. On the contrary, the smaller officials came for the East Palace's face."

"Let's not talk about the cotton-padded clothes business. I heard from the palace that many royal relatives and their wives also want to build a useful greenhouse. Many people in the Ministry of Works have received favors from Master Rong. Many of the gifts given this time are given out of consideration for their face."

Aunt Xue thought about this and thought, "Mr. Rong and Miss Lin have a very good relationship. They could have been married a long time ago. Otherwise, they would be a good match."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "It would be appropriate for him to be unmarried. He is the legitimate son of the Ningguo Mansion and has passed the imperial examination. The Jia and Lin families are relatives, so it would be most appropriate for him to marry a girl from the Lin family."

"It's a pity that I'm married, and...it's hard to say."

Xue Baocha didn't say it, but she obviously felt that Jia Rong and Jia Yuanchun were not a good match.

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "I talked about this with the old lady a while ago. I think she regrets it too."

Jia Rong's marriage to Jia Yuanchun directly led to major problems in the development of the Jia family.

It would be fine if Jia Rong knew that he was an incompetent person, but unfortunately he is capable.

He could have married the legitimate daughter of one of the four major families, or the legitimate daughter of another family to consolidate his position.

If we pool our resources in the future, our future will be limitless.

But Pianpian married Jia Yuanchun, which made him somewhat embarrassed.

Aunt Xue felt tired and said, "It's late, you should go to bed early too."

Xue Baochai nodded in agreement, and went back to the room with the maid. She let the maid go to sleep while she went alone to think about things.

"Ms. Lin's father is the prefect of Yangzhou now. Baoyu is in such a state that he will definitely have no relationship with Miss Lin in the future."

"Now that Second Master Lian has inherited the title and is the head of the family, Baoyu and First Master Rong don't have a good relationship, and it looks like they will have to leave in the future. What if they return to their hometown in Jinling..."

Xue Baochai was very worried.

Jia Baoyu is not worthy of Lin Daiyu; Jia Rong and Lin Ruhai alone would not agree to this.

Although there was no competitor anymore, Xue Baochai thought about her own family situation and Master Bao who would probably divide the family property again and again in the future.

The East and West Palaces were separated, and the East Palace was separated again. Xue Baocha had heard about Jia Rong's evaluation of Jia Baoyu.

What a coward bastard. When something happens, he pushes his woman in front and runs away himself.

This kind of person obviously cannot take responsibility.

Xue Baochai was very worried. On the one hand, she felt that Jia Baoyu was still young and would definitely become sensible and work hard in the future.

On the other hand, he thought about Jia Rong's evaluation of him and felt that Jia Rong was never wrong in judging people.

"Ah! What a perfect match!"

Xue Baochai became even more worried. Her chance of entering the palace was no longer possible, and from now on the only way to save the Xue family was to get married.

But no good family would want a merchant's daughter like me.

What the high-ranking officials want is the protection of each other, rather than unilaterally cleaning up the mess for their brother-in-law every day, especially when they have a brother with a bad reputation and no knowledge. It will be impossible for them to marry the legitimate son in the future, and they can only find one among the illegitimate sons.

Baoyu is at least a considerate person, gentle and considerate, talented, and has a good brother-in-law.

Mrs. Wang is her aunt, so she can't just leave her alone. She is also a relative of Wang Xifeng, the next female head of the Rongguo Mansion, and she is also liked by Grandmother Jia, so at least she has a safety net for the future.

As long as Jia Baoyu can pass the imperial examination and become a juren or jinshi like Jia Rong, that would be a great fortune.

But can it really be that smooth?

Xue Baochai was so worried that she couldn't sleep, so she took her needle and thread and started doing needlework in front of the brazier.

Only when you are busy and focused can you forget those troubles. When you can't bear it anymore, just lie down and fall asleep.

As soon as she lay down, Xue Baochai suddenly had a strange idea.

If being a wife doesn’t work, what about being a concubine?
Xue Baochai frowned and thought about it, and soon gave up this despicable idea.

If the daughter of Xue family becomes someone's concubine, then the Xue family will have no hope at all!

(End of this chapter)