Gold lock?
Do I need jade to match it?
When Wang Xifeng heard the news from the servants, her scalp exploded with fear and she immediately ordered people to tie up the man and trace the source.
Two years ago, on the day when the East Mansion's sister-in-law Jia Yue was one month old, the elders had a huge quarrel over Baoyu's jade, and it ended with the second uncle, second aunt and eldest brother Zhu going to the ancestral hall together.
The Jia family cannot mention jade.
The declining Jia family cannot be mentioned, and the prosperous Jia family is even more unworthy of mention.
Baoyu is not only her brother-in-law, but also her cousin.
Because of the jade, the child was treated like a treasure by the old lady and the second aunt.
However, after discovering that the jade would affect not only Baoyu's own career, but also the entire Jia family, Second Aunt seemed to have abandoned her son first.
Although the old lady still loved her, she also helped spread rumors, saying that the jade was a fake thing made by the second aunt herself to help the second wife win her favor, but estrangement was estrangement.
Who in the whole mansion is not afraid?
During those days, Wang Xifeng saw very clearly that her second uncle and second aunt were venting all their resentment towards each other on Baoyu.
Little children don’t understand how adults can suddenly change so much.
He still wanted to try hard to please and save everything.
He, who used to dislike reading, now starts to study seriously.
But to his second uncle at that time, both Baoyu who studied and Baoyu who did not study were abandoned children.
Even because of his second aunt, Baoyu was not his biological son but an enemy in his eyes.
If the aunt of the East Mansion had not lent a helping hand without hesitation when Baoyu asked for help, his life would have been worse than that of the illegitimate daughter Huan'er.
Although the servants in this mansion have been disciplined several times and have become much more honest, everyone has bad nature. How many of them can sincerely serve and treat their master who has fallen from power? Wang Xifeng was not unhappy when she saw that her once beloved little cousin had grown into a talented young man with both literary and martial arts skills with the help of her aunt in the East Palace.
Everyone in the mansion eventually forgot about the jade.
After a long time, when Baoyu is able to take the imperial examination, he may not be unable to enter the court.
But now...
What is a golden lock? Which sister doesn't have it? Even Wang Xifeng herself has an extremely precious red gold necklace with a dragon pattern.
And she brought it with her today.
"Second Grandma is here?"
In the Xue family's courtyard, the gatekeeper saw that Wang Xifeng looked unhappy and shouted inside, "Quick, go and tell the lady that the Second Madam is here."
Although this grandmother is their wife's niece, their relationship does not seem to be close at all.
It seems that the Xue family was able to move into the Jia family mainly because of the relationship with the second branch.
Now the Second Madam came here with such a gloomy face, and brought several strong women with her...
"Feng girl is here?"
Aunt Xue's voice came before she arrived.
When she came out, she looked welcoming and loving, "Come in, come sit inside."
She once bullied her parents for dying.
The New Year gifts and the like she gave her were just perfunctory things.
Aunt Xue always felt that this girl might marry someone worse than her in the future, but she never thought that one day she would have to make a living from her.
For the sake of her two children and the family business, she tried hard to repair their relationship.
But this girl seemed to hold a grudge against her and was always lukewarm towards her.
She had no choice but to rely on the second wife, Jia Zhu.
But the second wife is no longer comparable to the first wife.
Now my niece is here...
Aunt Xue was happy, but when she saw her expression, she couldn't help feeling upset.
"Aunt~"
Wang Xifeng bowed slightly and said, "I am sorry to let you down. Your friend has caused trouble and I am going to kill her."
What? Aunt Xue was stunned.
Tongxi, who came out with her, was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the spot, "Madam~"
Tongxi didn't know how she could have committed the sin of verbal abuse. She was with her wife every day and she only did whatever her wife asked her to do!
"Second Madam, this servant..."
"Feng girl, are you mistaken? Tongxi has always been honest."
Aunt Xue's face also changed. Taking Tongxi was like a slap in her face!
This won’t do!
How could a younger generation take the maidservant of their elders?
Don't say that Tongxi did nothing wrong. Even if she really did something terribly wrong, for the sake of her aunt, you should have told her secretly behind closed doors and let her deal with it herself.
"Can you please tell me in detail what is going on?"
Relying on the Duke's Mansion, this niece doesn't take her aunt seriously at all!
Aunt Xue was so angry that her face turned red and she stood in front of Tongxi.
However, if it were anything else, Wang Xifeng would have just let it go, thinking of their blood relationship, but she really couldn't let it go with "Jade".
Whether it is Baoyu's jade or the royal jade implied, it cannot be passed out of the Jia family.
The eldest aunt of the East Palace and the Queen have a very close relationship.
Because of her aunt, the Queen Mother also took good care of the Jia family.
During the holidays, there were rewards for her as well as for her sisters.
Wang Xifeng could see at a glance what her aunt wanted to do through Baochai.
She didn't dare to think about the consequences of a girl who studied and lived in the Jia family eventually coming to the palace and competing for favor with the Queen.
"Aunt~"
Wang Xifeng looked directly at Aunt Xue and said, "Our Jia family is small. Since you think I am not worthy of taking care of Tongxi, then you should go back to your own home!"
What? Aunt Xue couldn't believe it. She wanted to yell at her and ask her if she was going to chase her away.
But once she said this, she might really leave.
The kind of departure that has no turning back.
This Rongguo Mansion belongs to the eldest branch of the Jia family.
Even now, Zhu'er and the others can only be considered to be "living" in her uncle's house.
"What did you say, kid?"
Aunt Xue's eyes suddenly turned red. "We are aunt and niece. How can I lose face for a maid? If you want to take it, take it, but you have to tell me what she did wrong. If you can't beat her, I will do it."
“…”
It won't do to say that you are not convinced at all.
When I first came to live here, I said that the house was not in good repair.
But how long has it been?
Sometimes, Wang Xifeng also missed the family ties, so she let her widowed and unemployed aunt live in the Jia family and be protected by the Jia family.
But now, she didn't dare let her live in the Jia family.
Wang Xifeng raised her hand and waved backwards. The maids who followed her, led by Ping'er, bowed silently and left.
Seeing her expression, Aunt Xue also hurriedly waved to the maids and servants in her courtyard, signaling them to leave.
"I am glad to stay."
Seeing that Tongxi was about to leave, Wang Xifeng asked him to stay, "Aunt, I heard that a monk said that Sister Baochai's gold locket must be matched with a jade locket."
this? Aunt Xue looked at her niece with a cold expression, and her heart was relieved. "That's right!"
She thought of something, glanced at Tongxi, and said, "Are you so angry because Tongxi spread this?"
Isn't this just asking for trouble? Aunt Xue held back her anger and explained to Wang Xifeng, "Your sister was in poor health when she was young. It was not until a traveling monk gave her a prescription and the auspicious words 'Never leave, never abandon, and your youth will last forever' that she was told to engrave it on a piece of gold and wear it every day that she recovered."
At this moment, she couldn't say that the monk was a bald monk.
Last year, Mrs. Shen was tricked by a bald monk.
Aunt Xue didn't know if it was the same person, but she was afraid that if she said it out loud, her niece would lump the Xue family and the bald monk into the same category.
"I just happened to think of it the other day and told Tongxi about it. Did she go out and tell others? It's not a big deal. As the old saying goes, a perfect match is made in heaven!"
Aunt Xue seemed puzzled, "How did this cause a quarrel?"
Her sister once wrote to her saying that when Baoyu was born, he had a piece of jade in his mouth.
She didn't believe it either, but she pretended to believe it.
How many people pretended to believe at that time?
Didn’t even the old lady of the Jia family believe it? Because the old lady believed it, my sister's family almost squeezed out Jia She's main house, leaving no room for them.
If it weren't for Madam Shen from the East Mansion meddling in their affairs, Feng'er and his wife would have to do long-term work for the second house.
"Aunt, let's not beat around the bush. You want to send Sister Baochai to the palace, right?"
"...Can't she enter the palace? When your uncle returns from Japan with merit, won't the emperor reward him? By then, Baochai will be in the palace..."
"Sister Baochai is studying in our Jia family."
Wang Xifeng interrupted, "You know how the Queen treats our family."
She was angry.
Second Aunt was the same at the beginning.
What did Yuanchun get in the palace? The same is true for this aunt now.
Was it uncle who told them? Studying imperial edicts, reading court bulletins, and occasionally listening to Jia Lian talk about court affairs, Wang Xifeng vaguely understood why her uncle did not dare to send the Wang family's daughter away.
He was afraid of becoming a direct relative of the emperor and being suspected by the emperor.
So, he let Yuanchun enter the palace first. After Yuanchun left the palace, he set his sights on Baochai.
It’s ridiculous that my aunt was sold and was still helping others count money.
"We can't give away the jewelry that Her Majesty gave us, but you've eaten a lot of the cakes and pastries."
Wang Xifeng said, "We in the Jia family cannot be ungrateful. Since you intend to let Sister Baochai enter the palace, we in the Jia family cannot keep you."
"Feng'er..."
Aunt Xue's tears fell, "Are you trying to force your own aunt to death?"
"No, I'm not forcing you, it's you who's going to force our whole family to death."
Wang Xifeng was so angry that she wanted to hit someone. "You don't have to tell me that the emperor will always fill up the harem. No matter how much the emperor fills up the harem, there can't be girls from my Jia family. Aunt, just think of it as your niece begging you, go find your uncle for whatever he promised you, and don't do those little tricks in my Jia family.
I am the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, and I also want to be a human being.
As for Brother Zhu and Baoyu, they are members of the Jia family and they also have to live as human beings. You can't let them not even have the face to enter the ancestral hall in the future, can you?
No matter how close your relatives are, you cannot just live in your relatives' home forever.
You should also consider the face of Brother Xue and Sister Baochai. ”
“…”
Aunt Xue's lips trembled, and she wanted to say something in rebuttal.
Can……
Even her niece was willing to break up with her.
she……
Aunt Xue touched her chest, feeling that she couldn't breathe, her vision went dark, and she collapsed to the ground.
Tongxi burst into tears, "Madam, please help me!"
The noise here was so loud that it eventually alarmed Lixiangyuan not far away.
When Jia Zhu and Li Wan came over, Aunt Xue had already been helped to the couch.
She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, and allowed the court doctor to treat her.
"What's going on?"
Li Wan pulled Wang Xifeng, who was sitting in the outer room, and asked her softly.
Logically, the sister-in-law of the eldest wife should be very close to Aunt Xue.
But in fact, they are so distant and not as close as my husband and aunt.
"How did you make your aunt sick?"
This sister-in-law has always been good at dealing with people, why would she do such a stupid thing today? After a while, my cousins came back from school and saw their mother so sad that she was crying. They didn’t know what kind of trouble would happen.
"It's not that I want to make my aunt sick, but she wants to lead our family to death. If you let me, Brother Zhu and Baoyu will not be able to enter the Jia family's ancestral hall."
What? Li Wan was stunned.
"If I wasn't young and in good health, I would be the one who would fall ill."
Wang Xifeng has made up her mind to let the Xue family leave the Jia family. "If I don't want to take care of them, how can they live here for so long? A broken gold lock, do you have to spread the words of a great monk, and must have a jade to match it.
What does it mean to have jade?
My sister-in-law wouldn't know this, right? ”
Li Wan: “…”
She originally had the mentality of just watching the fun.
As they are all daughters-in-law of the Jia family, she always has a competitive spirit.
This second brother's wife is good in every way, but because she is so good, she sometimes feels a little jealous.
But now, Li Wan had no thoughts at all.
"Uncle~"
She looked at Jia Zhu who came out from the inner room.
"I heard everything."
Jia Zhu sighed, "I will persuade my aunt to leave and go to my uncle's house."
They don't interfere in the Wang family's affairs.
Since my aunt trusts my uncle more, she can just move directly to my uncle's house.
The Wang family has many courtyards.
The Xue family is better over there than in the Jia family.
Jia Zhu did not lower his voice when he spoke, and Aunt Xue inside could hear it too.
She grabbed the bra on her chest and felt more and more suffocated.
Can’t leave!
Now that we are leaving, what will Pan'er do? What should Baochai do? The eldest brother is not at home, and the second brother is so messed up.
The sisters-in-law only treated her with courtesy.
And if Pan'er really goes to the Wang family, there is a high probability that he will learn bad things from his second brother and nephew!
His nature was lawless.
And there is Baochai. She studies with Yingchun, Miss Lin and others. It sounds good to be able to enter the palace in the future!
"Madam, madam, it's bad, madam has fainted again."
Tonggui was shouting anxiously inside.
The court doctor who was boiling medicine came over hurriedly and gave her a few injections.
When Aunt Xue woke up slowly, she heard Xue Pan's anxious footsteps outside.
Baochai was also rushing back.
But unlike her brother, who knew nothing, after asking the little girl who delivered the message, she vaguely knew why her mother fell ill.
What is verbal quarrel?
What kind of quarrel can there be when we are celebrating together? In a place where no one was around, she grabbed the gold locket on her chest, wishing she could tear it off and smash it to pieces.
The sisters all have gold lockets, and there are auspicious words on their gold locks.
It was specially made by a famous chef invited by the eldest lady of the East Mansion.
now……
Baochai's legs couldn't help but feel a little weak.
She felt that the fact that Cousin Feng brought people to find her mother, instead of secretly informing someone, meant that she wanted to break up with her and drive their family out of the house.
what to do? Baochai also felt like she was walking on cotton, and her eyes were dark. (End of this chapter)
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