The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 49: The End of the Year

After Jia Lian left the capital with the coffin and thirty people, Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng began to interact more frequently.

Jia Rong touched Wang Xifeng's belly.

"It's almost time. Uncle Lian has been gone for seven or eight days, plus Jia She's stay for more than ten days. You should pay attention to your body recently to see if you are pregnant."

Jia Rong said this and slapped her on the butt.

"Snapped!"

"what!"

"Aunt, don't come here again."

Wang Xifeng was stunned, and it took her a while to react.

Over the years, Wang Xifeng has always regarded Jia Rong as her first love, not a fickle woman.

She said she wanted to take care of her body and that she wanted a son, but in fact, she just wanted to get back the love she didn't get in the first place.

Feng Lazi sat up and said with a smile, "I thought we were a passionate couple, but I didn't expect you to think I was here to recuperate?"

Jia Rong was fearless. "I don't care. If it doesn't work, I'll tell others and let everyone in the Wang and Jia families know who the Second Madam is."

"You dare?!" Wang Xifeng quickly became annoyed.

If the people in the Jia family knew about this, she would definitely be divorced.

After the Wang family knew about it, they would not let her go back and embarrass herself.

Once the truth is revealed, there is only one way out: death! !

Jia Rong said with a smile: "Put on your clothes and go. I am tired of it. Do you want to be the eldest grandmother, the wife, or my aunt? You have to think it over. But you don't even want the honorable and respectable title of a lady of the imperial court?"

Of course, Wang Xifeng wanted to be the lady, but she also knew that Jia Rong would never divorce Jia Yuanchun and would not let her come in as his second wife. Besides, she herself was not clean either.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "If our affair is exposed, you, Wang Xifeng, will surely be abandoned by both the Jia and Wang families. How dare you be so bold?"

"Auntie, I was blind! I recognized the wrong person!" Wang Xifeng quickly got up and put on her clothes, and Jia Rong also started to put on his clothes.

Neither of them had anyone to serve them. Jia Rong had no maid with him, and Wang Xifeng's maid had gone home to do something.

As Jia Rong was getting dressed, he said, "Doesn't your maid usually play with the children? She was asked to go home to do some work today. Isn't she afraid that she will come back early?"

While buttoning her clothes, Wang Xifeng said disdainfully: "Ping'er knows how to do things."

Both of them trusted Ping'er's abilities.

There are actually a lot of tacit understandings between the two, for example, they are equally nice to Jia Qiaojie.

Jia Rong pulled up his trousers, looked at Wang Xifeng who was getting dressed with her back to him, and quickly hugged her.

Wang Xifeng struggled, "Get out of the way!"

She was weak and could not withstand Jia Rong's attack, so she was soon unable to move.

Jia Rong quickly let her go, continued to put on his clothes and said, "I will never touch your filthy ass again."

Wang Xifeng cursed, "Get lost! You turtle bastard!"

Jia Rong ignored her and said, "I can't guarantee that I will give birth to a son. If I fail this time, or if I give birth to a daughter, we can try again."

Wang Xifeng sneered and said, "There won't be a next time! I, your aunt, am not that shameless!"

Jia Rong didn't mind this insult. "You know what happened to Mr. Lian. Don't sleep with him in the future. Otherwise, it will be bad for the child and cause miscarriage."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Okay, are you jealous?"

Jia Rong said helplessly: "Why should I be jealous? I am not like him. I feel uncomfortable if I don't find someone dirty and smelly for a day."

"Pah!" Wang Xifeng spat on the ground, fixed her hair, and walked out quickly.

In the room outside, Youshi was drinking tea alone. When she saw Wang Xifeng come out, she stood up with a smile.

"Your hair is messy and your hairpin is crooked. I'll help you fix it." "No need!"

Wang Xifeng got angry when she saw her and walked out directly, but at least she didn't dare to be too arrogant.

Youshi was not angry with her and quickly went in to help Jia Rong put on his shoes.

"Second Madam must have remembered the past. She used to have a good relationship with Master Zhen."

Jia Rong didn't care, "It's all in the past. I think what made her most angry was that she married the wrong person."

Yu Shi asked, "Is the eldest grandmother pregnant recently?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It has not even been a month since I passed the imperial examination. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Yu nodded and said, "That's right."

Jia Rong went out after dinner in the evening. Jia Yuanchun thought he was going to visit his other sisters, so she went to bed early.

In fact, Jia Rong did not go to the woman, but checked the accounts with his eight stewards.

Eight housekeepers and more than twenty waiters were busy in the accounting office. Hot water was boiling in the room and there were more than a dozen tables set up.

Some people were writing notes on a table filled with books and account books, or calculating with an abacus.

Some people were responsible for putting the empty account books into boxes for safekeeping, while others brought in more account books and records from outside.

At the other end of the room was a clean table with wine, food and tea on it.

"The prices of charcoal and cotton clothes will go up. Business is good this year." Jia Rong laughed and said happily, "If you are hungry, go eat. If you are thirsty, go drink tea. Today, I will work with you to settle some of the annual accounts in advance."

"Yes! Thank you, sir!" The butlers expressed their gratitude one after another.

Some people went to eat, while Jia Rong happily sat down and calculated how much money he could make in the two months before the New Year.

Business is booming now, with a net profit of at least one thousand taels a day, and it can last for more than a month. We will close the store once all the goods are sold out to avoid being too high-profile in the last month of the year.

Others all know inside information or exchange their power for money.

As for Jia Rong, he knew the inside information. When he saw that there were more people patrolling in the imperial palace and on the streets recently, he knew that the purchasing targets must have increased.

The people who were involved in the corruption were from the Imperial Household Department, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, and had nothing to do with Jia Rong.

However, after these people buy most of the things, the prices of the rest will definitely increase.

You can cut corners when building a house, but if you cut corners and don't prepare enough quilts and charcoal for the night patrol, those who go out to work will definitely freeze to death.

No matter how loyal a dog is, it will not go out on patrol wearing thin clothes, otherwise it will become a dead dog.

This is the capital city, and they are provided with plenty of wine and meat, quilts, braziers, cotton-padded clothes, etc., only then will the guards go out to work.

Even so, he still refuses to work.

After all, there is no money to be made in the middle of the night, so we basically just have to deal with it.

Jia Rong checked the accounts for a while, and when he found that there were no problems, he stood up and said, "It's late now, everyone should go to the side rooms to sleep. Don't go home at this time, or you will be caught and beaten."

"Yes! Thank you, sir!" Everyone does this every year and has long been accustomed to eating and drinking at the Jia Mansion for a few days every year.

The sleeping area is the guest room near the door, where most of the guys and people from home usually stay.

At night, there are people patrolling the outer courtyard, and there are also nannies and old women patrolling the inner courtyard.

Jia Rong said quickly, "I'm leaving first. If I don't leave, you won't be able to leave either. Everyone, please take a rest and go back after dinner tomorrow. Don't get up so early and go out."

Everyone said happily: "Yes!"

Soon Jia Rong returned, changed into a nightgown, went to the Imperial Household Department, and set a fire.

After doing so many bad things, I did one good thing this year and settled all the accounts for everyone.

Have a happy New Year everyone~
(End of this chapter)