Chapter 15: Arriving in Beijing, Arriving in Beijing

No matter how much Shen Ajiao didn't want to go to the capital, she still boarded the official ship arranged by Lin Ruhai.

"Why!"

Looking at the dozens of official ships escorting taxes and silver in front and behind, Shen Ajiao sighed for the one hundred and eighth time.

Lin Daiyu was so amused that she couldn't stop laughing. "Look at the Madam, she can't sit still again. I don't know what she's going to do next."

"Young lady, you must take good care of the Madam. Yesterday afternoon the Madam said she wanted to go fishing, but the hook got stuck on the tax boat at the back, and the whole boat was frightened. Everyone showed their fur. Oh my, I was so scared! Fortunately, it was a false alarm." Grandma Lin stepped forward to help Daiyu put on her cloak.

Since the old man dealt with Grandma Wang and Doctor Wang last time, he hired another doctor and prescribed a medicine. The girl is now in good health after taking it. She has only coughed a few times in the almost two months of sailing. It's really Amitabha. When she leaves the ship, she will burn a few more incense sticks for the old lady to comfort her.

"You can't control her, she's very capable." Daiyu covered her handkerchief and smiled, "It's lonely on this boat. When I open my eyes in the morning, I hear water, and even when I dream at night, I hear water. You don't even want to be on the boat, so why bother me, Madam?"

As he spoke, he turned the green quartz bracelet on his hand and said, "Look, my wife made it for me last night. Although it is wrapped with gold thread, it is more elegant. I also want my wife to make me a better one."

"What does it look like? Take out all those halo bracelets. Let's make more. We can't wear them all, and it's nice to look at." Shen Ajiao has been with Daiyu for the past two months, and her speech has some of that flavor. Shen Ajiao is so happy that she has nothing to do and pulls Lin Daiyu aside to talk.

Seeing that the girl and the new wife got along very well, Grandma Lin naturally did not disturb them. She thought that although the new wife was not good at observing the rules, she was an upright person and often imitated the girl's words to make her happy. She was really a good person.

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Rongguo Mansion Jia Family Rongqing Hall

"The old lady is very happy."

The old lady of the Jia family, Jia's mother, was teasing the thrush on the eaves and watching the little maids playing. She was in a good mood. Then she saw Wang Xifeng, the wife of Jia Lin, the eldest son of Jia She, come in with a letter and smiled.

"Greetings to the old lady. She is in a good mood today, but is there any good news?"

"You little monkey, when you get old you naturally have to be happy every day." As he said that, he stretched out his hand to Wang Xifeng, who did not refuse and took Jia's mother's arm. "The old lady is still very clear-headed. We still need to learn a lot from her."

Jia's mother was refreshed and flushed by Wang Xifeng's compliments. She then remembered what Wang Xifeng had said about the happy event, so she asked, "What happy event did you just mention?"

"Oh, you see, you are so young, but your memory is not as good as that of an old lady. You should, you should!" After saying this, Jia's mother jokingly hit herself twice. "Whose letter is it? Is there anyone else coming to visit relatives?"

Wang Xifeng smiled but said nothing. Their family was wealthy and they had more than a hundred relatives, including relatives of the same clan. There were countless people coming to visit them every day. Jia's mother was annoyed to see them. Generally, they were not important and were handed over to the people at the bottom to handle.

"Haha, the old lady is still wise! There is a letter from Yangzhou!" Wang Xifeng praised Jia's mother for a while and then handed the letter to Jia's mother.

When Jia's mother heard that it was a letter from Yangzhou, she hurriedly opened it and read it. After reading it, she put the letter against her chest and sighed, "Amitabha, your aunt Lin's sister is coming to our house!"

"What sister?"

A young man came running in from outside. He was wearing a crown inlaid with gemstones and amethyst, a golden headband with a pattern of two dragons snatching pearls, a scarlet robe with two-color golden butterflies and flowers, and small court boots with a green satin and powder base.

When Jia's mother saw the person coming, she quickly put down the letter in her hand and called out lovingly, "Good boy, come here quickly."

"Grandpa? What sister?"

"Brother Bao, why did you learn this?" Wang Xifeng saw that it was Baoyu, and saw that it was still early outside. Why didn't he go to school? Why did he come back?

Baoyu snuggled in Jia's mother's arms with a laugh, "I came back when I was bored, and grandma hasn't told me which sister it is yet?"

Wang Xifeng lowered his head and smiled without saying anything. Jia's mother was a little unhappy. "You didn't go to school for no reason. Who did you go out to play with?"

Baoyu said coquettishly, "But he is the son of the Chen family of the Five Cities Army. Grandmother, please tell me quickly, please tell me quickly."

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you, she's your aunt Lin's sister."

Baoyu looked up and asked, "Are you going to live in our house?"

"Of course, your aunt Lin passed away a few years ago, leaving your poor sister. Now that she has come to Beijing, she naturally wants to live in our house. You can't bully your sister. If she finds out, she will not forgive you!" said Jia's mother lovingly.

"Good, another sister is coming to our house." Seeing Baoyu so happy, Jia's mother let him do what he wanted. She glanced at Baoyu who was jumping happily and said to Wang Xifeng, "You are going to attend a class. What happened recently?"

Wang Xifeng immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady. Brother Bao is a promising man. The Chen family of the Five Cities Military Department has had dealings with our family. I have met that Master Chen, and he is a good man."

But he never mentioned anything about the school.

After listening to this, Jia's mother stopped talking and nodded, thinking that it would be better to find a teacher to teach Baoyu at home so that he would not be corrupted by the smoke and miasma of the school.

"Go and tell your good aunt that your sister Lin is coming. She will make the arrangements. Just remember to come back."

Wang Xifeng patted his chest and promised to complete the task given by the old lady. After staying for a while, he got up and went to Madam Wang of the second house.

She was originally the niece of Lady Wang, the second wife of the Jia family. In the past few years since she married into the Jia family, she was naturally closest to Lady Wang. Her stepmother-in-law came from a small family and was superficial, so she didn't care to pay any attention to her.

This household was originally managed by her aunt, and since she got married, her aunt had handed over the housekeeping duties to her, so when encountering such a thing, she would first go to her aunt to discuss the rules.

However, she heard that Lin Daiyu's stepmother had also come. It was easy to make arrangements for Lin Daiyu alone, but the difficulty lay with the stepmother. No matter what she did, she couldn't handle the matter well. She couldn't take the lead. If she was not well-liked by everyone, it would be difficult for the family.

Mrs. Wang, the second wife, was Jia Baoyu's mother and Wang Xifeng's aunt. As soon as she heard Wang Xifeng say that there was a letter from Uncle Lin's family in Yangzhou, she began to beat the wooden fish. Seeing this, Wang Xifeng stopped talking.

After a while, Mrs. Wang finished her good deeds for the day and stood up with a smile, "You decide on the arrangements."

Then he added, "You have done a great job and there is not a single bad thing to say about you."

Wang Xifeng saw Madam Wang stand up and didn't ask who was coming and handed it over to her to arrange. She stood up and smiled, "Aunt thinks highly of you, so you naturally have to do this well, but..."

Mrs. Wang asked, "But what's the difficulty?"

"Aunt, you know that I am young and fragile, so I need you to step in for some things."

It wasn't just Miss Lin who came to the Lin family. There was also the wife who was a generation older than her. Even if the aunt was worshiping Buddha, she should have come out to deal with them.