Chapter 130 Yu's Banquet
"Of course you, a poor fella, can't compare with him! Lord Bo is the only master of our East Palace." Yu Shi, who was standing aside, came to Keqing's rescue.
As he spoke, he stepped forward and asked Jia Cong to sit at the main seat, saying, "My Lord, you have been very busy these past few days. At least today is the seventh day, and you will have some free time from now on. Therefore, I have specially prepared a banquet for you to enjoy. If it weren't for your support, I'm afraid there would be chaos in this mansion."
After Jia Cong sat down, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we are considered a family from now on. If you want to thank someone, you should thank your second sister-in-law."
"Second sister-in-law has been busy in the East Palace these days, and the affairs of the West Palace also need to be arranged. When the matter is over, I will treat Second Sister-in-law to a good banquet."
Wang Xifeng was indeed very tired, but she was also happy in her heart. The great funeral in the East Palace also showed her ability. Who in the palace would be able to look down on her in the future?
"Then I will wait for our uncle's treat!"
Wang Xifeng laughed and said.
"However, although I am tired, I can still hold on. The confidants of my eldest sister-in-law and niece-in-law are all given to me, especially Qin Lian and Mo Lan who are by my side. They have helped me a lot. Now, I don't even want to return Qin Lian to Keqing."
"That's not good!" Keqing laughed, "Sister Qin Lian was sent to me by my uncle, how can I let you borrow her without returning her?"
"Hahaha, Grandpa said that you two are a family. You only need to call him Third Uncle a few times. Are you still worried that there won't be female guards to support you? From now on, I, the second sister-in-law, will not be as close to Grandpa as the eldest sister-in-law and niece-in-law."
Keqing's face turned red with shame, and she picked up the wine cup and poured it down from Wang Xifeng.
Although the body is kept for 49 days, the first seven days are usually the busiest. Basically, everyone who should come has arrived, and elderly relatives from other places cannot arrive in a short time, so there is a period of leisure time afterwards.
The exhaustion from the past few days made this small banquet seem a little rare, so everyone drank a few more glasses.
Especially Jia Cong, the only male, was besieged by three women. Even though the wine was not strong, he was still a little intoxicated.
When the banquet was over, Jia Cong declined the farewells offered by several people, and walked out alone, heading towards the front yard in a daze.
After leaving Youshi Courtyard, they headed south, stopping and starting, and finally saw a courtyard after a while. Jia Cong pushed the door and walked in. The expressions of a woman guarding the courtyard changed drastically. The little maid was about to step forward to stop them, but was directly grabbed by the woman and saluted.
"Meet the Third Master!"
Jia Cong waved his hands drunkenly, "Well, it's okay, go get some hot water, I'll wash it later."
After saying that, he walked straight into the hall.
When Jia Cong entered the room, the maid said in panic, "Mammy, how could the Third Master come to our courtyard in the middle of the night? Why didn't you ask me to stop him? If someone saw us, wouldn't it be bad?"
"Stop? Whose position are you in? Don't you know that this Third Master is known as the executioner in the West Mansion? The maid of Wang Zhuer's family just had a few words with the Second Miss of the West Mansion, and the whole family was chopped off by this master. How can you live a long life? Moreover, don't you know that this master will soon be the master of our East Mansion? If you stop him now, your whole family will also have to attend the funeral tomorrow morning."
"But…"
"There is no but. If you don't want to die, just forget about it. It's a sin to think about it. However, as long as we keep our mouths shut, it may not be without benefits for us. It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers. When those two were around, it was not our turn to be honored. But now that the Third Master has taken over, it may not be a bad opportunity for us."
"Besides, if you stop him, the first person to blame you might be the master of the house..."
"Okay, you stay here and don't move. I'll go boil some hot water myself..." The old woman gave instructions and went to the side room.
But after Jia Cong entered the hall, he vaguely saw a small couch and lay down on it and fell into a drowsy sleep.
As to why the old woman and the maid had what they said just now, it was because Jia Cong had gone to the wrong place. He wandered around in a daze and did not reach the front yard, but entered Keqing's yard.
If it was Ruizhu or Baozhu, or at least Qin Lian, they would have stopped Jia Cong or sent him back. However, Qin Lian and Baozhu had been busy with Wang Xifeng these two days, and after Keqing returned to her room, she had drunk some wine, so Ruizhu went to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of sobering soup. Therefore, there were only a maid who had been transferred there a few days ago and a servant girl in the courtyard.
At this moment, Keqing was lying on the bed in the room. When she heard a noise in the outer hall but no one came in, she called out in a low voice, "Is Ruizhu back?"
After calling twice and getting no response, Keqing reluctantly got up and walked towards the hall.
When he opened the door, he happened to see Jia Cong reclining on the Arhat bed.
"Oh, Third Uncle!" Keqing panicked, but then she thought that Jia Cong must have drunk too much. She hesitated for a moment and walked forward. Sure enough, she saw Jia Cong snoring softly on the Luohan bed.
Keqing stared at Jia Cong's face in a daze, and was lost in thought for a moment! She didn't have much contact with this third uncle, but he was like a ray of light in her life, illuminating her originally dark sky.
When she married into the Jia family, she had high hopes. She wanted to be a good wife and take care of her husband and children. However, her husband spent all day in brothels and even hung out with servants without touching her...
At first she was just resentful and puzzled, until one day her father-in-law Jia Zhen "opened his heart" to her, and she finally knew why she married into the Jia family.
Only then did she realize that her fate was so miserable! So from then on, she began to pretend to be sick, of course, or maybe she really had a mental illness! She was depressed all day long and didn't know where her future was.
She also thought about resisting, but neither she nor the Qin family had the power to resist Jia Zhen! In fact, if she fought to the point of both sides being hurt, her own life would be fine, but what about her old father and brother? Could they withstand the revenge of the Duke's Mansion?
However, just when she was about to give up, Qin Lian came to her side and became her shield, at least protecting the final peace of the courtyard. From that moment on, her gratitude and curiosity towards her third uncle grew day by day.
When chatting with Qin Lian on weekdays, the person they talked about the most was Jia Cong.
Because of this, the shadow of her third uncle gradually formed in her heart. Although it was not very deep, it was a rare place of peace of mind in her heart.
I don’t know how long I stared blankly like this, Keqing came to her senses and subconsciously murmured, "Third Uncle!"
As soon as the words came out, I remembered something and my cheeks turned red...
