Chapter 143 Jia Cong Moves
The things in the room were quickly packed up. Qin Xian's wife, accompanied by a group of old women and maids sent by Wang Xifeng, loaded all the scattered items into the car. Then she let Qingwen and the others go first, while Jia Cong went towards Jia's mother's courtyard.
In Jia's mother's courtyard, a group of girls were playing in the room. After Jia Cong entered the room, he bowed to Jia's mother.
"Old lady, not only do you have to keep the Chenwu Courtyard for your grandson, but you also have to ask your second sister-in-law to send your grandson's monthly allowance every month. If your grandson comes over, you have to ask your second sister-in-law to prepare meals for him."
The old lady was originally sad, but she was amused by Jia Cong's words.
"You monkey, you are the leader of the clan now, but you are still so naughty!"
"Don't even mention being the head of a clan. Even if my grandson is given a title of nobility, duke, or king in the future, will the old lady not recognize me as her grandson? Or does the old lady only want to keep all the family assets for Baoyu, and not give a single cent to her grandson? The grandson will not agree. He will definitely secretly bully the second brother Baoyu twice in the future, which will make the old lady feel distressed..."
"Hahaha, you are not allowed to bully your second brother Bao. Your second brother Bao is an honest man, not as naughty as a monkey like you!"
"You are such an old uncle, and yet you still care about our family's wealth. Even if the old lady wants a share of the profits, she should come to me first!" Wang Xifeng also interrupted.
"Hey, sister-in-law, when the old lady is going to distribute the good things to the brothers and sisters, you must send someone to tell me secretly in advance. When the time comes, I will divide it among the brothers, and I will not treat you unfairly..."
The two men's words made the old lady laugh out loud.
After talking with the old lady for a while, she said, "Okay, don't delay any longer, go there quickly! Since you have prepared a yard for Ying and Xi, let them go with you today, and your sisters can also go with you, so as to add some popularity to you."
"Brother Zhu's wife and Feng girl, you two should also go over there, bring more maids and servants with you, and make sure to take good care of all the girls, and make sure they don't get bumped or hurt."
Jia Cong bowed three times solemnly, "Grandma, I'll leave first!"
After that, he continued with a grin, "One day I will have the alleys between the two mansions smashed down, so that the two mansions can become one mansion, and the old lady won't be reluctant to part with her grandson."
"You monkey, get out of here!" The old lady laughed. "I won't go there today. Yuanyang, you go there for me. But I can't live without you. You have to come back early tomorrow morning. You are not allowed to stay long."
Grandmother Jia really dotes on Yuanyang, the maidservant closest to her. Today is the first time that Jia Cong appears in the East Palace in an official capacity. Letting Yuanyang go with him is naturally to let Yuanyang take up the status first, and also to prevent Yuanyang from being inferior to others in the future.
The mandarin ducks responded shyly but happily!
Afterwards, Jia Cong said goodbye to his grandmother and went out with a group of girls as well as Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others.
Several carriages had already been prepared outside the Chuihua Gate. When everyone was on the carriages, Jia Cong also pulled Yuanyang on!
"Third Master!" Yuanyang sat nervously in the carriage, feeling her body stiffen, "I'd better get off and walk, or else people will see and talk about it!"
Jia Cong reached out and grasped Yuanyang's hand in his palm. "The old lady has already agreed. Who in these two mansions dares to say anything? It's just that the old lady won't let you go. Otherwise, I would have prepared a feast for Sister Yuanyang and given her a position."
Yuanyang whimpered, but was held in Jia Cong's arms.
"Qingwen and the others all have two taels of monthly allowance, and I will add one tael to your monthly allowance in the future. In addition, I will have someone send a portion of what they have to you! I know that you are the most loyal to the old lady, so I will not force you. However, you just need to know that in my heart, you are already mine!"
"When the old lady is willing to let her go, I will bring my sister over to host the banquet!"
Although extremely shy, Yuanyang still nodded vigorously!
For the maids in the mansion, if they stayed in the mansion, there were only two options! One was to wait until they were old enough to be paired with a servant in the mansion by the master and become a maid in the mansion in the future. The other was to be favored by a master and promoted to a concubine.
As for being released from prison and becoming a concubine, this was beyond the maid's expectations and she dared not even think about it.
Therefore, the ultimate goal of many maids is to become a concubine!
Nowadays, there are only a few suitable men in the mansion. Needless to say, although Jia Lian's place is a good place to go, there is Feng Lazi in charge. Among all the outstanding maids in recent years, few have taken the initiative to get close to Jia Lian. No one wants to fall into the hands of Feng Lazi.
Jia Huan and Jia Lan were still young, and the only two brothers left were Jia Baoyu and Jia Cong.
Why did many maids want to serve in Baoyu's room before? It was for the opportunity to become Baoyu's aunt! But now, Jia Cong has escaped from the status of a bastard, and his status is more noble than Baoyu. Naturally, he is a hot commodity for these maids.
Yuanyang is smart and ambitious! She didn't always get close to Baoyu before because she looked down on him. But now, Jia Cong is so capable and the old lady has also expressed her opinion, so her heart gradually fell on Jia Cong.
Suddenly, there was a noise in front , and the maid following the carriage whispered, "Third Master, the eldest lady and grandma of the East Palace are here to greet you."
Yuanyang stood up quickly, broke free from Jia Cong's arms with a red face, and got off the carriage without saying a word.
Jia Cong smiled and followed. As expected, Youshi and Keqing were leading the maids and old women from the East Palace to wait at the small door, while Li Wan and Wang Xifeng were talking in front.
There is a street between the two mansions, and there is a small door on the east side of Mrs. Wang's courtyard, which leads directly to Conglu Hall behind the East Palace Ancestral Hall.
Jia Cong stepped forward, and Wang Xifeng said with a smile, "The main person today is here, sister-in-law, let's not be an eyesore here!"
Having said that, he pulled Li Wan aside.
"Hello, uncle!"
"Meet Uncle San!"
The two of them bowed, and the servants behind them all knelt on the ground, "Welcome, Master!"
The title of "Lao Ye" is not based on age, but on status! For example, in Xifu, Jia Zheng is the housekeeper and Jia She is the heir, so they are called Lao Ye. The younger Jia Lian, Baoyu and others are called Er Ye, and Jia Lan, who is even younger, is called Shao Ye.
As for the East Palace, although Jia Jing was alive, he was practicing Taoism outside and was managed by Jia Zhen. Therefore, Jia Jing was called Old Master, Jia Zhen was called Master, and Jia Rong was called Master Xiaorong!
The same goes for women. The master's wife is called Madam, and the wife of a younger man is called Grandma. If Jia Lan marries a wife now, she will be called Young Madam.
