Grandmother Jia waited and waited, but no one from the Jia family came. She was a little puzzled and called Yuanyang over, "How's the matter I asked you to handle?"
"Does the old lady not trust me to handle things?"
Yuanyang was also puzzled. Two or three hours had passed, and the Jia family should have sent someone by now. Could something have happened at home?
"This servant will go check again." With that, she quickly walked out before Grandmother Jia could speak.
Shen Ajiao naturally knew what Grandmother Jia had sent Yuanyang to do, and she didn't stop her. Some people, the more you try to stop them, the more they think you are bad, and they may even think you are trying to harm them.
It's better to just go along with her and spoil her. Once she becomes a complete idiot, she'll realize you're a good person, but what good will that do then?
After all, my mom doesn't let me play with idiots! Haha
The discord within the Jia family has been going on for a long time. The old lady pretends to be ignorant while stirring up trouble and trying to smooth things over. She has undoubtedly played a part in making the Jia family so troubled.
Now is the perfect time for her to see the true colors of the rest of the Jia family.
They waited until dark, and when dinner was served, no one came to reply. Grandmother Jia threw down her chopsticks and refused to eat! The three young ladies were so frightened that they dared not breathe or touch their chopsticks, and stood silently to the side.
Grandmother Jia was furious and casually asked, "How has Baoyu been these past few days?"
Everyone lowered their heads. Yuanyang came in at this time, and her face was not very good either. Seeing this, she said, "I know that the old lady is worried about Master Bao, but what can Master Bao have at home? He is doing well now. He eats well and sleeps well."
'Are you eating well? Sleeping well?'
Grandmother Jia muttered to herself, "How can he be at ease? I've raised this child since she was a baby, from the smallest to the smallest. She's been gone for a few days, and he doesn't miss her? Isn't he worried?"
His father was unfilial, so does he have to follow in his father's footsteps and become an ingrate?
No, that can't be right.
She knew her child, whom she had raised herself, well enough to know where she was. He would definitely make a scene and come looking for her; it was probably because his wife hadn't told him to come.
Just thinking about Wang's face, Grandmother Jia felt that only she was capable of doing such a thing!
You bastard Wang! It's a shame that the second son said he wanted to divorce her, and she even tried to stop him. You're heartless! I'll definitely find an excuse to divorce her when we get back!
When Shen Ajiao learned that Grandmother Jia was so angry that she hadn't eaten, she happily ate three large bowls of rice.
He was thinking to himself, "How could Grandmother Jia tolerate this?"
If her sons were like that, she would kick them all out of the house.
Damn it, if she's not having a good time, nobody else will!
It wasn't that Jia Baoyu was eating and drinking well at home; the main problem was that his father wouldn't let him go out. He had been beaten so badly, how could he go out?
That old lady is really something, going out even at her age. He's injured and can't get up, yet she's still worried about him.
As Baoyu lay in the maid's arms, he began to resent the old lady. The old lady was truly heartless. Was all the love she had shown him before just a pretense? She hadn't come to see him for several days in a row!
Jia She thought to himself that if it wasn't him who angered the old lady, then whoever caused it should be held responsible.
Jia Zheng was furious. How could he not be heartbroken that Baoyu had been raised to be such a spoiled brat? The old lady didn't know she was wrong and even ran away from home in a fit of pique!
What kind of old lady causes trouble for her children like this? It seems that she not only wants to harm Baoyu, but also this whole family!
It's also because he lacked ability, couldn't pass the imperial examinations, and was controlled by others. Otherwise... otherwise... alas!
If the old lady doesn't come back, she can just stay outside; he can't worry about that anymore.
Madam Xing didn't care, Madam Wang was too busy taking care of herself, and Wang Xifeng was busy tidying up the house. Even when she received a message from the Lin family, she didn't inquire about it.
The Lin family naturally had people to appease the old lady, so they didn't need to say anything more.
For four days in a row, no one came to the door, and no one paid any attention to the matter.
Seeing that the situation was not right and fearing that she would really be separated from her children and grandchildren, the old lady hurriedly went to find Daiyu and said that she missed home and wanted to go home.
Yuanyang chimed in, "Yes, Miss Lin, the old lady is getting on in years and often reminisces. She can't bear to part with any of the things in the house."
“Then I’ll have someone go to your house to get it. Over the years, Yu’er has never been able to show you any filial piety. Now that there’s an opportunity, I’ll naturally include my mother’s share as well.”
"Or does Grandmother think that Yu'er is not taking good care of her? She dislikes Yu'er, but it is Yu'er's fault." She wiped away her tears as she spoke.
Grandmother Jia was filled with regret. These past few days, she had been dressed in fine clothes and eaten in delicacies, and everything she had was the best and most suitable for her. Over the years, apart from Yuanyang, it was this Yu'er who truly understood her heart.
As for Baoyu... let's not talk about him. Let's take good care of Yu'er in the future. It's not easy for her at such a young age.
She should go home now, otherwise those people won't even acknowledge her as an old woman.
Seeing that the old lady was determined to return and she couldn't persuade her otherwise, Lin Daiyu could only say that she would send a letter to her two uncles, urging the old lady to stay one more night, and that someone would surely come to pick her up early the next morning.
The next day, when Grandmother Jia looked at the empty gate of the Lin residence, she was furious. "Fine, fine, she's old now, and she's lost all sense of propriety, isn't she?"
"Let's go back and see what my good children and grandchildren are doing!"
"Grandmother, let me see you off."
Grandmother Jia looked at Lin Daiyu with eyes full of satisfaction, "Good child, your maternal grandmother has some matters to attend to back home. Once she has taken care of them, she will send someone to fetch you to come and visit the mansion."
Shen Ajiao stepped forward with a smile, "Grandma, look at what you're saying. Such a big matter, and you're going back alone. Where are we younger generation supposed to put our faces?"
[Some juicy gossip, come quick!]
"That's right, Grandmother."
"hehe."
Not wanting to offend Lin Daiyu, and thinking that it would be good for Shen Ajiao to bring along to maintain appearances, Grandmother Jia nodded in agreement.
The group returned to the Jia family home in a lively atmosphere.
Upon reaching the door, she knocked, but no one answered. Grandmother Jia was furious and took a deep breath, saying, "Go knock again."
He called out, but no one answered.
I immediately realized something was wrong. We couldn't just leave the door closed, could we?
After several dozen more knocks, someone inside shouted, "Who's there? What are you banging on? Stop it..."
"old lady!"
The man was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to beg for forgiveness, "Grandma, please forgive me. It was my negligence and my fault. Please punish me, Grandma."
Grandmother Jia snorted coldly, "Why haven't you opened the door yet?"
When the gatekeeper heard the old lady's question, he stammered and couldn't say a word, which made Grandmother Jia so angry that she wanted to hit him with her cane.
The doorman stammered, "Grandma, please spare me! It's...it's the...the master..."
The doorman gritted his teeth and said, "Grandma, go and see! The master... he's not well!"
"What?!" Upon hearing the devastating news, Grandmother Jia nearly lost her footing. "What happened to the master?"
"I don't know, it seems to be a strange illness."
Upon hearing that she was ill, Grandmother Jia disregarded everything else and, supporting Yuanyang's hand, led her into the mansion.
He walked and shouted, "My son, what a terrible thing you've done!"
Lin Daiyu and Shen Ajiao exchanged a glance and then stepped into the Rongguo Mansion.
[Got a strange illness? That's really a headache, it's all illness!]
I've never seen such a strange disease before. Come, quickly follow me to see it.
Lin Daiyu: Madam is too dramatic.
Sanchun: They also want to go, just to take a look.
A large group of people went to the courtyard of Master Jia She.
Before anyone even entered, they could hear piercing screams coming from inside.
Everyone shuddered in fright.
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