The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 252 Xiren and Qingwen Acquired
Needless to say, the gifts given to Grandmother Jia and others were all of the finest quality from Jiangnan.

There are also several treasures from Jieshou Lake and Dongting Lake.

One of the six-foot-tall red corals amazed even Grandmother Jia.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, one foot was approximately 24 centimeters, so six feet would be less than 1.5 meters.

This is already considered extremely rare, not to mention that this coral is the finest bright red.

Even if the Ning and Rong families were incredibly wealthy, they never had such a large red coral ornament.

Not only were the women, such as Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, astonished.

Even the male members of the family, such as Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen, were staring intently at the red coral.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Chun couldn't help but feel proud and satisfied.

When she looked at Li Jingxiao, the tenderness in her eyes was so deep it was almost overwhelming.

Even Wang Xifeng showed a hint of envy.

When everyone came to their senses, Grandmother Jia repeatedly said that it was too precious.

Jia Zheng was also worried that his beloved son-in-law would make a mistake, and he implied that it was too expensive and inappropriate.

Before Yuan Chun could speak, Wang Xifeng noticed Li Jingxiao glancing at her.

It's obvious to everyone that her man is giving her a chance to shine.

She said with a smile, "Grandma, this treasure is so good that my husband and sister feel that only you are fortunate enough to keep it."

If the master gave it to me, I would definitely cherish it and treat it with utmost care.

He keeps it hidden away, yet he's always thinking about taking it out to look at it.

You never know when you might accidentally fall and hurt yourself.

"Only an elder of your status and knowledge would glance at it a few times; they wouldn't care about storing it in storage or displaying it for everyone to see."

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia burst into laughter.

The others echoed her sentiments with satisfaction, also quite pleased with Wang Xifeng's actions of belittling herself and elevating Grandmother Jia.

Yuan Chun even put her arm around Wang Xifeng, saying she was talking nonsense, but in her heart she felt a little closer to her cousin.

Grandmother Jia was overjoyed, and to her surprise, Li Jingxiao's wish was granted, bringing him unexpected joy.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was only coming to the capital with Ping'er, and that the servants from the Wang family would not be traveling by canal until after the New Year, they were escorted to the capital by Erfu and the others.

He hurriedly asked Jin Yuanyang to summon his two second-class maids, and then pointed to two pretty young girls among them.

He said to Wang Xifeng, "Feng'er, these two maids, one named Zhenzhu and the other Qingwen, are here for you to take with you and serve you."

"So that Ping'er won't be the only one serving you; there will always be things she can't take care of."

Wang Xifeng quickly looked at the two maids. One of them could only be described as having delicate features and was quite pretty.

The other one was clearly a beauty, almost on par with You Sanjie.

Yuan Chun was immediately displeased, not because she didn't want to bring the pretty young girl home.

Instead, he was thinking that such a beautiful young girl had actually been given to Wang Xifeng.

In the future, when the husband visits her, he will definitely be more proactive.

However, Yuan Chun dared not refute him, partly because she was worried about displeasing her grandmother, and partly because she was worried about displeasing Li Jingxiao.

Wang Xifeng was actually somewhat displeased.

But that's because she's a concubine now, not the legal wife.

Concubines have always gained favor because of their looks, and Li Jingxiao was also very skilled in bed.

Even when Wang Xifeng and Ping'er worked together to deal with him, it was often the same as when Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun first married into the family.

They always lose miserably.

Then I would sleep until late morning, or even noon.

So Wang Xifeng did sometimes think that even for the sake of the master's favor, she should find one or two more helpers.

Even without Grandmother Jia sending the maid today, she had already planned to have her father and elder brother find two pretty girls in Jiangnan to help her.

Taishan nuns, Yangzhou slender horses, West Lake boatwomen, Datong women

Two of them are located in Jiangnan.

If you're really willing to spend the money, there are plenty of beautiful women out there.

Moreover, only Wang Xifeng, a concubine, could do something like this.

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun only thought about finding a girl from a wealthy family like Wang Xifeng to help them deal with Li Jingxiao.

I would never even consider going to a brothel.

Now that it was a gift from Grandmother Jia, Wang Xifeng couldn't refuse, while also glancing at Li Jingxiao's gaze.

Seeing that he had glanced at the pretty girl several times, Wang Xifeng cursed him inwardly as a little vixen.

He also remembered what Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun had said: there really was a fox spirit in Zhenwu Temple.

There was also a snake demon, eyeing its master menacingly.

Therefore, the three women formed an alliance on the third day after Wang Xifeng married into the Li family.

At the very least, we must never let the master become infatuated with that fox spirit and snake demon.

Upon realizing this, Wang Xifeng immediately stopped hesitating and stood up to thank Grandmother Jia.

Upon hearing that the two maids were named Hua Zhenzhu and Qingwen, Wang Xifeng originally intended to change their names.

But then Li Jingxiao said, "The fragrance of flowers tells of the warmth of the day; from now on, you will be called Hua Xiren (Flower Assassin)."

After saying that, he looked at Qingwen and said, "The name is good, so there's no need to change it."

Both Qingwen and Xiren were overjoyed. After learning that they had been given to Wang Xifeng by Grandmother Jia, they both secretly looked forward to it.

But they were also worried that Li Jingxiao, the head of the Xingguo family, wouldn't like them.

Moreover, Wang Xifeng was, after all, a concubine, not comparable to Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun, so it was impossible for the two of them not to have some worries.

Now, one of them has had their name changed by Li Jingxiao.

One said that the original name was good, and it was clear that Li Jingxiao had a good first impression of the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

It was said to be a gift for Wang Xifeng, but wasn't it actually a gift for Li Jingxiao?
As for why it wasn't given directly to Yuan Chun, it was because they were worried that Qin Keqing would overthink it.

If it were given to Wang Xifeng, there would be no such worry.

For a maidservant in a concubine's room, being able to attain the status of a concubine in the future would be considered a stroke of good fortune.

It's highly likely she'll be there for life, first serving as Wang Xifeng's personal maid or concubine.

She's getting on in years; she's just a busybody.

Or they might be assigned to a male steward in the Li family, serving as servants to the Li family for generations.

When Wang Xifeng and Yuan Chun saw Li Jingxiao speak up and even change Xiren's name, they couldn't help but give him a resentful look.

Li Jingxiao had long coveted these two maids, and naturally wouldn't hesitate to seize the opportunity to get them.

They won't pass the buck; they'll just take it directly.

However, when Jia Baoyu looked at Qingwen, he was extremely unhappy.

Just as he was about to lose his mind, he saw Li Jingxiao looking at him with a smile.

Jia Baoyu immediately snapped to attention and quickly put on a fawning smile, grinning foolishly at Li Jingxiao.

Seeing this, Li Jingxiao thought to himself, "You're clever, kid. I'll let Jia Baoyu off this time."

Then Baoqin and Ping'er took out the gifts for Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun.

The three sisters-in-law, seeing that the gifts were all jewelry, fine silks and satins, dared not accept them.

She hurriedly looked at Grandmother Jia, and heard Yuan Chun say with a smile, "My three sisters, please accept this without worry."

When your brother-in-law was in Nanjing, he was asked to do a few things.

These days, there are plenty of these luxury items.

Everyone believed this immediately; otherwise, no matter how rich one was, few would be willing to give a six-foot-tall red coral to the old lady of their wife's family.

For Li Jingxiao, no matter how many things he sent out, they could not compare to either Xiren or Qingwen.

Now that he had both, Li Jingxiao thought he had made a huge profit. However, Grandmother Jia actually intended to give Xiren to Jia Baoyu.

This girl is caring, and she's not the prettiest.

Unfortunately, at this time, Jia Baoyu's importance in Grandmother Jia's heart was far less than that of his son-in-law, Li Jingxiao.

Incidentally, this was also a way of showing goodwill to Wang Boteng.

The Jia family actually owns quite a few businesses in Jiangnan, and they will inevitably have to trouble Wang Boteng with some matters in the future.

Therefore, Jia Baoyu had to be relegated to the back.
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Li Jingxiao was naturally in a great mood after acquiring two pretty maids from the original story.

He not only promised to teach Jia Lan a martial art to strengthen his body.

He also instructed Jia Rong to personally escort Jia Lan to the Duke of Xingguo's mansion every ten days thereafter.

If he has time, he will personally check Jia Lan's martial arts training progress.

I'll also offer some pointers.

If they are too busy, Yuan Chun, or even Bao Qin, You Erjie, or You Sanjie, can teach Jia Lan.

With the current cultivation levels of Yuan Chun and her three servants, teaching a novice, especially a little kid, is no problem at all.

If Jia Lan is talented, it wouldn't be a bad idea to teach him one or two more martial arts techniques.

Now Grandmother Jia, Jia Zheng, and Li Wan were all satisfied.

Moreover, I just saw Yuan Chun flash by, leaving behind three afterimages.

In the minds of Grandmother Jia and others, this method was already considered a divine power.

Yuan Chun is Jia Lan's aunt, so she might be more serious and responsible in teaching him than Li Jingxiao.

Even Li Jingxiao himself would most likely leave the task of teaching Jia Lan entirely to Yuan Chun and Bao Qin.

They chatted in Rongqing Hall until noon, and Li Jingxiao, Yuan Chun, Wang Xifeng, Baoqin Ping'er stayed for lunch.

In the afternoon, Jia Zhen dragged me to Ningguo Mansion to watch a play.

Jia Zhen originally wanted to play a few more rounds of cards, but Jia Rong's remark that his uncle had never lost at gambling immediately dissuaded him from the idea.

Li Jingxiao has been in this world for two and a half years.

Gradually, I did begin to appreciate and accept opera.

Seeing that Yuan Chun and Wang Xifeng were both looking at him, Li Jingxiao immediately realized that his two wives also wanted to go to the opera.

He simply took the initiative to invite Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, Lady Xing, and others to Ningguo Mansion.

When her grandson-in-law invited her, Grandmother Jia naturally agreed.

However, the old lady wants to take a nap before going over.

Li Jingxiao then took the opportunity to pretend to take Grandmother Jia's pulse.

I must say, this old lady is really healthy.

No wonder he lived to be over eighty without any illness or disaster.

If it weren't for the decline of the Jia family, which caused the old lady to be constantly worried in her later years, she might have lived a few more years.

Seeing Li Jingxiao smiling and nodding from time to time, everyone knew that Grandmother Jia's health was definitely fine.

When Li Jingxiao said that the old lady was in good health, everyone's smiles became even brighter.

Whether it was genuine or not, Li Jingxiao didn't care.

He took Yuan Chun, Wang Xifeng, Baoqin, Ping'er, Xiren, and Qingwen to Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong asked Li Jingxiao to choose a play, but Li Jingxiao instead asked Yuan Chun and Wang Xifeng to each choose one.

This immediately made everyone around them incredibly envious of Yuan Chun and Wang Xifeng.

As for Jia Baoyu's insistence on going to the women's side to listen to the opera, Li Jingxiao didn't mind.

This kid is still really just a child, there's no point in arguing with him so much.

Moreover, since Xiren and Qingwen were already members of the Li family, Li Jingxiao was not worried about the two maids at all, and even thought about having them serve as maids for Jia Baoyu.

No matter how you compare them, Li Jingxiao is far superior to Jia Baoyu.

Even at this time, Jia Rong's market value was much higher than Jia Baoyu's.

A genuine 'Imperial Gift of a Qilin Robe'.

He was a fourth-rank cavalry captain and a fifth-rank deputy commander of the Left Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

When he went out on business, people like prefects and military commanders would feel their scalps tingle when they saw him.

He also oversaw the logistics of the Tiger Warriors Battalion of the Palace Guard, a force of five thousand light and heavy cavalry.

Although Li Jingxiao was extremely strict in investigating corruption within the military.

A stricter order was issued prohibiting the Tiger Guard from receiving salaries without actually working.

However, the Left Garrison Command's salary was blatantly misappropriated.

Moreover, the Tiger Warriors Battalion had 5,000 combat soldiers, but over 10,000 auxiliary soldiers, whom Li Jingxiao did not manage as strictly.

The profits from this are considerable.

Jia Rong is now a celebrity in Beijing's elite circles, a typical eligible bachelor.

There are countless families who want to marry their daughters to powerful and wealthy men.
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Around 3 p.m., after her afternoon nap, Grandmother Jia also came to Ningguo Mansion to watch the play.

In the morning, Sister You Er and Sister You San rode in sedan chairs, escorted by maids and servants, to visit their mother.

They left some money and various foods, and had a reunion dinner at noon.

Instead of returning directly to the Duke of Xingguo's mansion, they came directly to the Ningguo mansion.

Upon hearing that her two younger sisters had arrived, Madam You hurriedly got up to greet them.

Wang Xifeng thought for a moment and then went to greet them.

In Wang Xifeng's heart, although the two girls from the You family were destined to be concubines, they were ultimately different from Baoqin, Baozhu, and Ruizhu.

Not only was there Lady You, the elder sister of the Lady of Ningguo Mansion, but she was also considered a relative of the Ningguo Mansion.

It was Yuan Chun's dowry again.

Her status was indeed higher than that of Baoqin, Baozhu, and Ruizhu.

Moreover, the two sisters were brought along as part of their dowry, which shows how much the master of the house liked them.

Just by looking at the fact that Sister You Sanjie's White Python Whip Technique was passed down in the middle of last year, we can get a general idea of ​​what it is.

Before long, bursts of laughter and chatter could be heard.

Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, Lady Xing, and Li Wan watched as the two sisters, who were only teenagers two years ago, had now grown up.

She was not only beautiful, but also possessed an air of wealth and nobility.

They are completely different from the two delicate and frail girls from humble families who were once filled with fear.

Upon closer inspection, Grandmother Jia and the others found that the two sisters were extremely beautiful, no less so than Wang Xifeng, and their personalities appeared gentle and amiable.

He thought to himself, "No wonder the servants of the Jia family who accompanied Yuan Chun when she married into the family said that the two sisters were deeply favored by Li Jingxiao."

Another charming and attractive woman, she likes to dress up and knows how to dress well.

Although she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, her beauty was already striking, and she possessed a charm and figure that surpassed that of many others.

In particular, wherever this girl went, she always had a soft whip wrapped in gold and silver threads hanging from her waist.

Her clothing and appearance were completely different from those of her older sister, You Erjie.

She looks so heroic and has the style of a female knight-errant; it's hard not to notice her.

Moreover, although the two sisters were maids who accompanied him in his dowry, Li Jingxiao was indeed a little too fond of them.

Her food, clothing, and daily necessities were all in line with those of a wealthy heiress; not only were they adorned with fine silks and satins, but she was also covered in jewels.

Instantly, they all paled in comparison to Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun.

Fortunately, neither of the sisters is spoiled.

Second Sister You is clearly a gentle person. Living in the Duke of Xingguo's mansion has already made her feel that her life has been worthwhile.

Therefore, he never argued with anyone, always obeyed Yuan Chun, and was extremely considerate and caring towards the three Jingxi sisters.

(End of this chapter)