Chapter 188 Golden Branches and Jade Leaves, Hundred Flowers Crown
"It's no use hiding it from them; they don't care if they know."
Grandmother Jia looked at the items that Yuanyang had brought out and picked and chose.
“My goodness, you have such a wonderful thing, why have you never shown it to me?”
Wang Xifeng stared wide-eyed at the hair ornament in front of her.
"You have to know everything? Can't I even have a little bit of my own money?" Grandmother Jia laughed.
"I plan to give this golden branch and jade leaf hair ornament to Daiyu as a birthday gift. What do you think?"
"Grandma, you're spoiling the child way too much! Sigh, why am I just your granddaughter-in-law and not your granddaughter?"
Wang Xifeng seemed to be jealous; this hair ornament was exceptionally exquisite.
If it weren't for the size, which only fits children, Wang Xifeng would have loved to snatch it and try it on.
"Since it's for Lin Daiyu, then so be it. But if it were for someone else, I would definitely snatch it away!"
Wang Xifeng said in a very serious tone.
"You!" the old lady said, pointing at her and laughing.
"I've given you so many good things before, and you're still not satisfied!"
"There's no such thing as too much good stuff. The old lady knows that I'm both stingy and greedy."
Wang Xifeng also smiled.
“This hair ornament came from the palace. The craftsman who made it went blind and could no longer make anything else. At that time, our family had made a contribution and received a reward, which included this hair ornament. We thought it was too precious, and no one in our family could match it, so we kept it.”
Grandmother Jia slowly recounted the origin of the hair ornament.
"No wonder, I've never seen anything so exquisite in all my life."
As Wang Xifeng spoke, she wanted to touch it, but then she was afraid of damaging the hair ornament, so she withdrew her hand.
Grandmother Jia acted as if she hadn't seen it, thinking about how Daiyu would look wearing this hair crown, and the more she thought about it, the more suitable it seemed.
Her character Daiyu was born on the Flower Festival, a day when, according to folklore, the queen of all flowers is born. Wasn't Daiyu the queen of all flowers?
This crown of golden branches, jade leaves, and a hundred flowers is a perfect match for her.
"Grandma, there's one more thing I need to tell you!"
Wang Xifeng interrupted Grandmother Jia's thoughts.
"My cousin Xue, I don't know what's wrong with him, he keeps saying that our courtyard is haunted, and then he said that Pear Fragrance Courtyard is haunted, and he refuses to live there no matter what."
"snort,"
Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia's originally kind face immediately lost its smile.
However, her upbringing did not allow her to be as unrestrained as Wang Xifeng, so she only snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction and did not say anything more.
"It's no wonder he's scared. Normally, if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts. But he's done a lot of wrong things and never suffered any retribution before. Now that the retribution has come all at once, it's no wonder he's seeing ghosts."
Wang Xifeng was outspoken, and what she said inside the house couldn't be heard outside, so she showed no mercy to the Xue family.
Grandmother Jia glanced at Wang Xifeng indifferently, but thought to herself, "You yourself have done just as many things in the past, and now you talk about others without ever thinking about how you were before."
Seeing the look in Grandmother Jia's eyes, Wang Xifeng quickly said...
“Grandma, I was quite naive before and made a lot of mistakes. But now that I have an older sister, I have to do something good for her. I’ve made up for a lot of things in the past two years, so I can at least live up to my conscience. Besides, I haven’t done anything too outrageous, unlike that family who have no regard for the law.”
Grandmother Jia nodded.
"You've done well these past two years, Feng-ge'er, but some things have really been tough on you."
"Since I've become someone's wife, those things are naturally what I should face. There's nothing bitter about it."
Wang Xifeng is now quite at ease. No matter how much she suffers, she hasn't done anything real.
Is it to give her gold and silver?
Or should we let her worry less?
None.
The only person who truly cared for me and genuinely helped me was my older sister, Yuan.
"Ancestor, the Xue family plans to move out."
She stopped keeping them in suspense and revealed the Xue family's plans.
"Huh,"
Grandmother Jia was surprised. She thought that Aunt Xue would use Xue Pan's injury as an excuse to stay in their house for the next two years. She never expected that she would leave like this.
"Aunt Xue said that as long as Cousin Xue can move, they will move back to the Xue family's house. The Xue family's house is not far from our house."
The Xue family owned quite a few houses in the capital, and the only good thing about the place they chose was its proximity to the Rongguo Mansion.
There's nothing else that's good!
However, once she moved out, Wang Xifeng felt that she could save a lot of trouble, and now she felt much more relaxed.
Grandmother Jia shared the same idea as her.
The two were talking when they heard Ping'er's voice coming from outside.
Ping'er doesn't usually make such a loud noise; she must be doing it on purpose so that others can hear her.
"Second Madam, Second Madam asked you to get the key to Rongyue Courtyard. She said that Mrs. Xue and her family can move there temporarily, and then move back home after Mr. Xue's leg injury has healed."
Wang Xifeng had just told Grandmother Jia that the Xue family wanted to move back to their own home.
And the reality check came just like that.
Wang Xifeng herself felt somewhat embarrassed, and before she could speak, she heard Grandmother Jia say:
"What's so great about Rongyue Courtyard? It's all about rocks and water. I think the Xue siblings have been obsessed with both water and rocks lately."
"Why don't you go and ask Mrs. Xue if I can vacate Rongqing Hall for their family to live in?"
Grandmother Jia's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but those outside could hear it clearly, and for a moment there was no sound outside.
Wang Xifeng withdrew.
A moment later, Madam Wang practically ran all the way to Rongqing Hall.
"Old Madam, I was wrong." Upon arriving at Rongqing Hall, Madam Wang knelt down without even needing a maid to bring her a cushion, not daring to raise her head.
Grandmother Jia ignored her.
I've seen plenty of idiots, but this daughter-in-law is the worst—stupid, oblivious to her own stupidity, and yet thinking herself clever and kind.
Grandmother Jia ignored her and let her kneel if she wanted to.
Madam Wang only realized the foolish thing she had done after hearing Caixia's report.
Rongyueyuan, is that something they can move?
Not to mention that they couldn't do anything about it before, even now, although they are surnamed Jia, they have never been able to make decisions.
How could she have decided to let the Xue family stay at Rongyue Courtyard after hearing just a few words from Baochai?
If I don't quickly apologize after the old lady said those words, I would be considered extremely disrespectful and unfilial.
"I wondered who Baoyu took after to be so dull and foolish. His father wasn't like this, and his grandfather was wise and powerful. There wasn't a single person like him in the whole family. It turns out the root of the problem lies with you!"
Grandmother Jia's voice was calm, but Lady Wang's heart pounded with fear.
"It's my daughter-in-law's stupidity that has misled Baoyu," Madam Wang said, swallowing her embarrassment and admitting her mistake.
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