Chapter 12 Roster
"You're going to Yangzhou?"
Wang Xifeng was shocked, "What should I do then?"
How long have they been married?
"My aunt said, I'll go over and take a look first. If it works, you can go too."
Jia Lian smiled and asked, "What about Jiangnan? Don't you want to go to Jiangnan for a visit?"
Wang Xifeng: “…”
She was a little moved.
However, she didn't know what the future would be like, but now they would be separated from each other.
"I can't bear to see you go."
When she fell on Jia Lian, her voice was a little nasal, and it was obvious that she was about to cry.
Jia Lian hurriedly hugged her tightly, "I can't bear to leave you either. Why don't we go find the old lady and say you're with me, and we're going to visit our aunt by the way."
The old lady loves her aunt, and he is not going there for fun, so maybe she will agree? "...But what about the family?"
Wang Xifeng hesitated.
When her husband is not at home, the housekeeping power falls into her hands!
"Is family... more important than me?"
Jia Lian looked at his wife with grievance.
"Of course not as important as you."
Wang Xifeng was not incapable of coaxing people, "But if we all leave, will there still be a place for us, the eldest wife, in Rongguo Mansion?"
The main reason why she was able to get the power of housekeeper so quickly, besides the fact that her aunt was the second wife of Rong Mansion, was that she was the daughter-in-law of the first wife.
If she and Jia Lian both left home, then Zhu's eldest sister-in-law Li Wan would definitely be appointed as the housekeeper by the old lady and her aunt.
By that time, will there still be any relationship between them as a couple in the Rongguo Mansion?
“…”
Jia Lian said nothing and slowly hugged his wife tightly.
"Forget it, go to Yangzhou first and buy the sacrificial land for the future school!"
Wang Xifeng sighed, "We'll talk about the future later."
"Um!"
Jia Lian's voice was muffled.
"Besides telling you about the field sacrifice, what else did my aunt say?"
Wang Xifeng changed the subject, "How is her health now?"
"My aunt seems to be in good health."
Thinking of how Brother Zhen had been refused, Jia Lian hurriedly said, "When I'm not at home, you should visit Auntie often. You can ask her about anything you don't understand or that's difficult to handle."
"……good!"
Of course Wang Xifeng wouldn't ask.
As a housekeeper, I just follow the routine.
Given her status, the servants didn't dare to fool her.
"By the way, Auntie and Brother Zhen were both so angry today. Did they not make a scene again when they got home?"
"It should be a commotion."
Jia Lian was gloating, "Brother Zhen asked to see my aunt, but my aunt didn't even let him into the yard."
Wang Xifeng: “…”
She couldn't help but blink.
"I wanted to plead for him, but then I thought, he didn't say a word for me in front of the master today, so I said nothing."
Jia Lian felt better. "Hehe, how arrogant he was when he beat others today. When Uncle Jing comes back, he will be punished badly."
"...Uncle Jing really knows how to use the board?"
"Nine out of ten," Jia Lian said, "unless he coaxes his aunt before Uncle Jing finds out."
Wang Xifeng: “…”
Why do I feel a little envious?
"I'm afraid he will have to go to my aunt's house tomorrow to apologize with a stick on his back."
Jia Lian was ready to go and see the joke, "Hehe, if he doesn't ask three times, I guess the aunt won't let him into the courtyard." The aunt now is not the aunt before, "The old ladies and wives in the mansion may not want to take care of the affairs of the East Mansion for the time being because of Baoyu's schooling and donations."
He will be gone the day after tomorrow at the latest.
Jia Lian was worried about his family. "My aunt has always liked you. Go to the East Palace more often. When Brother Zhen apologizes for his crime for the second time, help persuade him."
When a son is beaten, the mother feels the pain.
He knew how much his aunt doted on his elder brother Zhen in the past.
"Give Auntie a way out, so she can be less angry."
"knew."
A smile flashed in Wang Xifeng's eyes, "Brother Zhen is a little stupid!"
Not as smart as her husband.
"Haha, don't tell anyone about this."
Jia Lian was in a good mood, "Just tell me about it."
"I'm not stupid!"
Wang Xifeng hugged him tighter, "Second Master, please don't talk about others." There was no movement from the East Palace yet. Perhaps it was a test from Auntie to Brother Zhen and Sister You. If that was the case, she had a way to help them. "You are leaving, we... um~"
Before she could finish her words, Jia Lian sealed her mouth.
Not to mention the spring scenery here, Jia Zhen, who had been standing outside his mother's yard for a long time without receiving any sympathy, had no choice but to return to his room.
This time he did not go to the outer courtyard, but really returned to his own courtyard.
"uncle!"
Yu Shi, who used to take the initiative to greet him when she heard he was coming back, had heard the maids' report, but this time she was holding a book and writing something down, "Wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
Jia Zhen: “…”
He kicked a stool over and sat opposite her, wanting to yell at her, "Did I give you face?" But thinking of his mother, Jia Zhen swallowed his anger again.
His mother was already angry with him, and if she heard him arguing with Youshi, she would probably be even angrier.
Shopkeeper Chen said that the mother should not be angry anymore and should be coaxed more.
"What are you doing?"
"Sir, look."
Yu Shi finished writing the last name and pushed it to Jia Zhen, "These are the gossipy old women, maids and their families in the mansion."
What? Jia Zhen's face darkened.
Of course he knew that the rumor, which was almost a curse, did not come from the school.
He had heard that too, so he wasn't looking forward to the second baby in his mother's belly.
"We have almost dealt with everything that needs to be dealt with by the clan, but we also have to give an explanation to our mother at home."
Youshi said, "I will check the names of the people on this list when I get back." She said sincerely, "Master, you should deal with them first tomorrow, and then report to mother. I think mother will always love you."
That's right! Why didn't he think of it?
Jia Zhen flipped through the pages of names, looking at the duties of these people in the mansion, and his brows slowly furrowed, "This Lai family..."
The Lai Sheng family, whom he trusted the most, were actually among them.
Moreover, the people here, from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, involve all aspects. If they are all dealt with, half of the people in the mansion will be gone immediately.
"uncle!"
This is also the reason why Youshi has not dealt with it until now.
The Lai family has deep roots in the Jia family.
Not only is the housekeeper of their East Palace a member of the Lai family, but the housekeeper of the West Palace is also a member of the Lai family.
The two ancestors who became dukes were brothers, and the same was true of the ancestors of the Lai family.
Generation after generation, the children of the Lai family grew up with the masters of the Jia family, became the most trusted people around their masters, and then naturally became their right-hand men.
"The Lai Sheng couple, one is the manager of the outer courtyard, and the other is the manager of the inner courtyard. They all know the rumors in the mansion, except that they haven't said them to us openly."
She can't control Lai Sheng's wife.
Whatever the mansion wants to do, it has to discuss with others.
Youshi had long wanted to suppress the Lai family. "And the rumor spread so widely. The person who spread it... I checked today and it started with a few complaints from Lai Sheng's wife."
(End of this chapter)
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