Chapter 199 Xiao Feng'er, is the candy delicious?
After joking for a while, Jia Cong said seriously, "Grandfather, I know that doing this will damage the reputation of the mansion, but compared to the hidden dangers caused by leaving behind disasters, I would rather cut off my arm!"
"My ancestors led thousands of Jia family members to follow him, and exchanged countless lives for the wealth of the two families. How can I bear to see my ancestors' achievements and reputation being ruined by these servants?"
"As for reputation, my grandson will earn it back. Temporary setbacks are nothing! Besides, as long as my grandson is here, who among the dignitaries in the capital dares to look down on my Jia family?"
"We have the old lady, the first lady, and the second lady in our house. We are already full of kindness. Let your grandson bear the bad reputation of being cruel!"
Grandmother Jia was also moved when she heard this. How could she not know that being too kind was not necessarily a good thing? And how could she gain a foothold among the nobles without some tough measures? Sooner or later, she would be eaten by others and nothing would be left. As for reputation, it would be a lie to say that Grandmother Jia did not care, but it was not necessarily the case that she cared much either.
Under the two Jia family mansions, which inch of land is not piled with corpses?
"Alas, I know what my grandson is thinking, but you have to shoulder the responsibility of managing both mansions, which is really hard for you."
"We are one family and we don't have different opinions! As long as we have our grandson, there is no need for other brothers and sisters to worry about these private matters!" Jia Cong said firmly.
Grandmother Jia nodded. "Although you are adopted into the East Mansion, you can still be my grandson of both branches. The West Mansion is still managed by your second sister-in-law. Although she has some abilities, she is still a member of the inner house . She is far inferior to you in terms of means and vision! Especially when it comes to the front yard, she is even more useless. So, you should help Feng girl more on weekdays."
"Don't worry, old lady!" Jia Cong said with a smile, "I like being close to my second sister-in-law the most, how can I not help her?"
Wang Xifeng, who was listening at the side, felt that this didn't sound like a good thing...
After talking for a while, Jia Cong stood up and said, "Madam, please take a rest. I'll go visit the sisters! Second Brother Bao, please don't keep the old lady captive. Let's go together, brothers?"
"My second uncle told me a while ago that he wanted me to pick up my studies and study with my second brother!"
Baoyu gritted his teeth and said, "You are such a black-hearted person, who would want to study with you! You only know how to scare me with your father, you are not a good person either."
Watching the two brothers bickering, the old lady was all smiles. In her opinion, this kind of harmony between brothers was the best...
Baoyu still didn't go with Jia Cong. After all, in Baoyu's opinion, this black-hearted third brother was definitely his calamity...
Jia Cong and Wang Xifeng went out. Wang Xifeng excitedly told Jia Cong about the treatment of the servants yesterday! However, Jia Cong listened with one ear and one ear.
If Wang Xifeng were alive in the future, she would definitely be a strong woman, maybe even a female overlord! In this era, women pay attention to the three obediences and four virtues. Wang Xifeng is definitely an alternative, but it is also because of this that this fairy concubine has her own unique style.
"Xiao Feng'er, is the candy delicious?"
Wang Xifeng was speaking excitedly when she suddenly heard a word in her ear. She stopped talking abruptly and her face turned red.
"You...you dirty bastard, stop teasing the Second Madam. Who ate what candy!" After saying that, she fled under Jia Cong's gaze.
I first arrived at Sanchun's courtyard, but found no one there. After asking, I found out that all the girls had gone to Li Wan's courtyard.
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong also went straight towards Li Wan's courtyard.
"Your servant greets the Third Master!" As soon as she entered the yard, she saw Xichun, Xiaoque'er and a group of maids playing in the yard. When they saw Jia Cong, they hurriedly bowed.
He waved his hand to let everyone stand up, and took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Xichun and Xiaoque'er's foreheads. "Play for a while and then go inside. Don't get burned in this hot sun!"
The two of them laughed and nodded vigorously, then ran out again, and the other maids followed them out in a swarm.
"Third Master!" Biyue opened the curtain for Jia Cong and let him enter the hall.
Inside the hall, all the girls were there.
"I said I couldn't find you anywhere, but you came here to disturb my sister-in-law's peace!"
After the ladies greeted him, Jia Cong went straight forward and sat next to Daiyu and Baochai, and casually picked up Daiyu's teacup and started eating.
Baochai looked on with a smile, Daiyu blushed with shame, and the other sisters were also delighted.
"Third brother, is this tea delicious?" Xiangyun asked with a smile.
"Hmm!" Jia Cong nodded pretentiously, "This tea doesn't seem to be tea from the human world, but rather a product from the fairyland. I don't know which fairy's spirit it has been stained with!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Daiyu stood up and tried to run away in shame, but was grabbed by her sisters.
"Third brother, you...you are not a good person. If you...if you say that again, I will never pay attention to you again."
After a while, Daiyu finally sat down, but she was biting her handkerchief gently, glancing at Jia Cong with her eyes, fearing that Jia Cong would say something nonsense again.
"Sister-in-law, where is Lan'er?" Jia Cong drank up Daiyu and Baochai's tea in two gulps, then asked Li Wan.
"A while ago, the second master said that you, Cong'er, were going to revamp the clan school. He also said that the clan school was in chaos, so he asked me to keep Lan'er in the room to study, and then go to the clan school after everything was rectified."
Jia Cong nodded, "That's the best. When you return, you can study in the clan school first and train your body at the same time. I asked someone to get two places in the Imperial College a while ago. One of them was promised to Qin Zhong, the son of my niece's wife in the East Palace, when he was in Shuiyue Temple. I think he has made some progress recently. Let Lan'er go with the other one."
"My sister-in-law knows the Imperial Academy best. There are many great scholars there. Lan'er is so eager to learn. I'm afraid she only needs to study for a year or two before she can take the exam."
Li Wan was overjoyed when she heard this. Her father had been the chief priest of the Imperial College, so he naturally knew about this! However, people are often forgotten. Li Shouzhong has been retired for many years. Even if he wants to find a way, it is not easy. Besides, with her father's noble character, he will definitely not look for such a way! And Jia Cong actually helped to do it?
It can be said that by entering the Imperial College, a scholar has already achieved half of his fame.
"Thank you, Uncle San!" Li Wan said gratefully.
"We are all family members, why are you so polite? Besides, if Lan'er becomes successful in the future, won't he help me? Don't worry about Lan'er's affairs, sister-in-law. Just call me Third Uncle, and I will naturally worry about him."
Tanchun, who was standing by, hesitated for a moment and said, "Third brother, are there only two places?"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Third sister, are you thinking about Brother Bao? There is a way to get the quota, but I am afraid that the old lady cannot leave Brother Bao, and Brother Bao may not be willing to study hard in prison. Let's talk about this later."
Upon hearing this, Tanchun could only nod.
