The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 57: Courageous
Led by the servants of Ningguo Mansion, Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin arrived at Rongguo Mansion smoothly.

Zhao Zhen, a servant of Ningguo Mansion, led them in and met Lady Jia in the main hall.

Grandmother Jia liked pretty girls. When she saw Xue Baoqin, she said happily, "What a pretty girl. Is she married?"

Mrs. Xing next to her said, "I heard that she was betrothed to the son of Mei Hanlin."

Relatives from the Xing family and the Li family have all come, but now they have nowhere to go, so they all live here in the Jia Mansion.

When Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai saw the two of them come in, they came over with a smile and greeted them.

At this time, Zhao Zhen said, "Madam, our master said that although today is not the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, the relatives in the mansion are having a lively reunion. He is afraid that Miss Lin will feel lonely when she sees the scene, so he asked me to tell Grandma to spend more time with Miss Lin in the evening."

Lin Daiyu was sitting nearby, and when she suddenly heard someone talking about herself, she blushed immediately.

Jia Yuanchun was also here. After hearing this, she smiled and said, "Go back and tell the master that I know. I will talk to Sister Lin tonight."

Lin Daiyu also said: "Thank you for your concern, Brother Pharmacist. Let him have a good rest and don't worry about me."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Zhao Zhen said, "I am a relative of the Ningguo Mansion, the son-in-law of the Duke's descendant. I was only appreciated by the master three years ago. I am currently one of the twelve stewards of the Ningguo Mansion, helping to run errands and pass messages, and busy with things in and out of the city."

Grandmother Jia knew that Jia Rong had promoted many people over the years and also fired many people with problems.

For example, some elderly people were asked to leave, and some people returned to Rongguo Mansion from Ningguo Mansion.

But she doesn't care about such things. Big families seek stability and the old lady likes to be lively.

Soon Zhao Zhen left, and Jia's mother took Xue Baoqin's hand and sat down on the warm couch.

The men in the Jia family are not very good, but there are many outstanding women.

Grandmother Jia couldn't control men's affairs, so the only thing she could do was to train some good girls for marriage.

This is a girl, and she will be a helper to the Jia family in the future.

Xue Baoqin is beautiful and seems well-educated. She is also the future daughter-in-law of Mei Hanlin. She will be a good helper to Jia Rong, Jia Baoyu and the future of the Jia family.

Grandmother Jia praised Xue Baoqin as soon as she saw her, while Xue Ke sat in the outer hall chatting with Jia Baoyu, away from the other women.

In this era, there are differences between men and women, and the girls in the Jia family pay great attention to their reputation.

I hardly see my own father, let alone other men.

Jia Baoyu was a little boy and was doted on by his grandmother.

Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Rong rarely met with unrelated female relatives.

Jia Lian and Xue Baochai, as well as Jia Zheng and the Xue family, are all relatives, but they don't have much contact with each other, and it's all women who are in charge.

Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue wanted to get to know Jia Rong, but the opportunities were very rare.

Either it was Jia Baoyu, or it was introduced by old lady Jia’s mother’s circle of friends.

In short, you can't leave the Jia Mansion.

The old lady quickly said, "Don't go anywhere else. Sleep with me today. I heard you've been out all day."

Li Wan, who was standing nearby, asked curiously, "I heard that Master Rong sent you to the Mei family. Isn't Hanlin Mei here?"

When Xue Baoqin heard this, she couldn't help crying.

A group of ladies, grandmothers and girls heard her crying and immediately looked over here.

Wang Xifeng didn't say anything. She had been much lazier recently and spent all day taking care of the children with Jia Yuanchun. The housekeeping duties were left to Lady Xing and Li Wan.

Firstly, she was lazy, and secondly, she didn't want to use her dowry to fill the hole.

The third reason is to protect his son. Jia Rong said that she would not be able to give birth to a child due to overwork, and the baby would die in the womb.

After discovering that Lady Wang was just giving up and didn't care about anything, Wang Xifeng, who was acting badly, felt so relieved?

The women of the Wang family unexpectedly had a tacit understanding with each other at this moment.

Whoever wants to make the old lady laugh can go.

Wang Xifeng can now sit down and eat. Looking at the way Li Wan and others look, she feels contempt for them.

Seeing Xue Baoqin crying, Jia's mother hurried to comfort her, "What's wrong? Did the Mei family bully you?"

Xue Baoqin cried and said, "We went to the Mei family and told them who we were, but the people there said they didn't know us. Then we went to see Mei Hanlin, and he told us to find a good family. He ruined our marriage, beat my brother, and threw our luggage on the street." Jia's mother was angry and said, "This is outrageous! He is a scholar!"

Li Wan said, "Sister Xue, just stay here without worry. We are not strangers here."

Mrs. Xing said, "I heard that Master Rong wrote a note to let you in, and then told you to take the note to Mei Hanlin, so why did they chase you away?"

Xue Baoqin wiped her tears and said, "Don't blame Mei Hanlin and his family. We shouldn't have gone."

Madam Xing asked, "Can't you come in with a note? I see that Master Rong treats you very well. He didn't even give the eldest son of the Wang family a note when he wanted to come in."

Mrs. Wang looked unhappy and ignored Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Xifeng who was not far away. Normally at this time Wang Xifeng would be talking nonstop, but today she was like a mute and just kept feeding the child.

Wang Ren, who was despised by Jia Rong, was not only Wang Xifeng's brother, but also Mrs. Wang's nephew.

Wang Xifeng did not stand up for her brother, and Wang Ziteng's wife did not stand up for her nephew, so Mrs. Wang naturally pretended not to hear it.

At this time, except for the Xue brothers and sisters, no one else had seen the piece of paper.

When Jia Rong and the general guarding the city were writing the note, the other women stayed away from the men to avoid suspicion and did not live in the same room with them, so naturally they did not know the specific situation.

Xue Baoqin said at this time: "We did. Mei Hanlin let us go after seeing it. The note is still here. We met soldiers on the way here. After seeing the note, they let us go."

Everyone watched Xue Baoqin take out a memorial paper and slowly unfold a page.

Grandmother Jia quickly took it and looked at it. Soon her face turned pale, her body shook, and she almost fainted.

"old lady!"

Everyone quickly calmed the old lady and gently stroked her back to help her breathe more smoothly.

Yuanyang took the note from the old lady, and Li Wan and others nearby looked at it together.

After watching for less than ten seconds, Li Wan was stunned.

Mrs. Wang was illiterate and could not understand even though she was standing close to him.

"What was written?" Mrs. Wang asked quickly.

Mrs. Xing's mind went blank, and she suddenly realized, "The Mei family used their brains to keep their people, but how did we keep them? What did the note say? Should we use Ningguo Mansion or Rongguo Mansion?"

The old lady shouted anxiously: "Go call someone over!!"

Yuanyang quickly said, "I'll go!"

Not long after, Jia Rong came over, sat down with an indifferent look on his face, and faced the gazes of a group of women calmly.

"My friend is the one who received the note. I have already arranged this matter. The note can be regarded as my memorial. At present, the emperor needs a brave and confident person like me to speak. You don't understand, and I can't explain it to you."

Grandmother Jia said angrily, "Bring me the note! I want to see what you wrote! How dare you write anything? Did you ask me?"

Jia Rong asked rudely, "What do you know?"

"Old lady, please don't meddle in other people's business." Jia Rong looked at her unceremoniously, "I will make the decisions about Ningguo Mansion myself. If you find it troublesome, just let them live with me. I can also keep them from wandering around."

The old lady was treated rudely, but there was nothing she could do.

Family rules can't handle this grandson.

There are thousands of people in Ningrong Street, who doesn’t know how powerful Jia Rong is?

Besides, she is the clan leader, so if anyone should kneel, it should be the old lady.

The old lady originally didn't dare to speak to Jia Rong like this. It was all because Jia Rong was too nice to her yesterday, making her feel that she still had face or something.

At this time, Lai Da, the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion, ran in quickly.

"Grandfather! There is a eunuch from the palace outside who wants to read the imperial edict!"

The old lady stood up suddenly, startled and looked very exhausted.

Jia Rong said disdainfully: "Let the eunuch come in to talk. Do you want me to go out and see a eunuch who is just delivering a message?"

The old lady was startled again, her hands were shaking, she was almost scared to death...

She could no longer speak, and was about to roll her eyes and pass out at any moment.

(End of this chapter)