Chapter 226: Let It Be
But just as Sun Shaozong and Xu Shouye were looking at each other, not knowing how to face Xu Taishi.
Jia Yingchun, who is waiting to be married in Rongguo Mansion, is also in a dilemma.
The initial cause of the incident originated from a hasty move on the ninth day of the first lunar month. In order to prepare for the wedding, Jia Yingchun moved from a remote corner that even Cao Xueqin forgot to mention to the west wing courtyard of Jia She's house.
Although she was not favored, she was a young lady after all, and all the miscellaneous valuables added up to a lot of things. In particular, she had never had a bad temper, so the people below her were naturally happy to take their time.
So it took about half a day to put everything in order.
Seeing the servants leave and disperse, the room finally became deserted again. Jia Yingchun was just breathing a sigh of relief when she suddenly heard the head maid Siqi shouting, "Ah~ Second Miss, the two pearl-studded golden phoenixes that the concubine gave you earlier are gone! Could someone have taken them away during the chaos?!"
Jia Yingchun's heart suddenly began to tighten again. Thinking about all the people involved, how easy would it be to investigate them?
For a moment, she felt her scalp go numb, and she forced a smile, "It may not have been taken by someone. Maybe we left it somewhere. If we look carefully, we will find it."
In fact, in terms of appearance and figure, Jia Yingchun is the best among the three sisters, and may not be much inferior to Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. It's a pity that her dull and timid character has completely wiped out her brilliance.
"How is that possible!"
Jia Yingchun was a submissive person, but her maid, Siqi, was a strong and capable person. She was tall and strong, and many men, not to mention other women, were not as strong as her.
In addition, Siqi's grandparents, Wang Shanbao and his wife, were the most capable managers around Lady Wang, so she developed an increasingly strong temper. On weekdays, she was able to make most of the decisions on the big and small matters in Jia Yingchun's room.
Hearing Jia Yingchun's vague words, he knew that Jia Yingchun was going to let it go. He stamped his feet in anger and said, "Those two golden phoenixes are your most precious jewelry. I specially put them in the box this morning. How could they be left somewhere else?"
Then he said angrily, "Second Miss, you are going to get married soon anyway, are you still afraid of offending someone? If it were up to me, we would just take revenge and get rid of all the bad things, so that you can marry into the Sun family happily!"
Jia Yingchun's face turned pale with fear as she heard her voice getting louder and louder . She begged, "My dear Siqi, please stop shouting. This place is different from other places. What if we disturb the master and the mistress?"
If you only look at their appearance, how can you tell who is the master and the servant?
"Second girl!"
Si Qi stamped her feet anxiously, her chest shaking: "We have to make a big fuss, so that those bastards who look down on others will know who is the master in this courtyard!"
Seeing that she could not persuade her, Jia Yingchun hurriedly closed the doors and windows. Feeling that the sound could no longer be heard outside, she said awkwardly, "I think it's better to forget it. Anyway, I won't be in this house for a few days. There's no need to cause any more trouble for material things..."
"Second girl!"
Siqi was getting more and more disappointed with him. She threw the jewelry box heavily on the table and said with her thick lips tightly pursed: "I heard that Sun Can-jiang is different from his second master. He loves to mistreat women the most! You are still being bullied by servants at home. How will you endure it when you go to the Sun family?!"
Jia Yingchun hunched her shoulders upon hearing this, looking even more weak and vulnerable. After a long while, she stammered under Siqi's fiery gaze, "Maybe... maybe this is just a rumor. Besides, since the Sun family is an old friend of our family, we should at least... at least show some consideration."
In fact, she herself might not be unaware of the truth of this marriage, but she really did not dare to expose the facts, and she only used these fantasies to numb herself every day.
This ostrich-like mentality also made Siqi completely lose confidence in her. His expression changed for a while, and suddenly he gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of her like a man trying to overturn a jade pillar.
Seeing Siqi's actions, Jia Yingchun's first reaction was to step back in panic, and then asked in a trembling voice: "You...what are you going to do?!"
"Second girl."
Siqi knocked her head to the ground, then straightened up and said, "I won't hide it from you now. I've already promised my heart to someone else. I heard that General Sun is a womanizer. If I marry you, not only will I lose my innocence, but even if I can keep my innocence, the man in my heart may not believe me."
At this point, she kowtowed to the ground again: "So I beg you to keep me in this house for the sake of our friendship over the years!"
Hearing her say that she had given her heart to someone else, Jia Yingchun's originally fair face lost some color. She managed to lean against the door so as not to collapse to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "How dare you... How dare you..."
Suddenly, she gritted her teeth again and said, "I will pretend that I didn't hear anything just now. Hurry up and don't say such nonsense again!"
"Second girl!"
Since Siqi has made the matter clear, how could she just get up like that without her final word?
Then he knocked his head to the ground again, and said unyieldingly: "I don't ask for anything else, I just ask you to help me this time, for the sake of our relationship as master and servant over the years, please let me live!"
Being repeatedly pressed by Siqi, Jia Yingchun was so anxious that tears came out. She twisted her handkerchief and said sadly: "You only care about your own survival, but...what should I do? I can't even ask about my own marriage, how can I take care of you?"
After a pause, seeing that Siqi still refused to get up, she had to add: "Besides, you have such a big thing hidden in your heart. If I still go and ask you to stay, once the incident happens, won't it be the end of me too?"
"In my opinion, our fates are all predetermined by God, so you shouldn't worry too much - maybe after you marry into the Sun family with me, we can both enjoy happiness as master and servant."
Seeing that at this moment, she was still fooling around with something that didn't exist. Siqi knew that it was useless to beg her. She was so desperate that she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing this, Jia Yingchun finally breathed a sigh of relief. She awkwardly handed over the handkerchief in her hand and timidly advised, "At least cry softly and don't disturb the master and the mistress. Otherwise, if they ask about the reason, we won't be able to explain it clearly."
But Siqi ignored her, turned her back and cried even harder.
Jia Yingchun sighed and said, "I know you feel wronged, but who made you follow someone as incompetent as me? If you really can't do it, you can just hit me or scold me a few times, as long as you can vent your anger."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but show her Ah Q spirit and said hopefully, "You've also met the Second Son of the Sun Family. He's said to be a considerate person. His biological brother may not be much worse. When the time comes, I'll ask for the status of a concubine for you..."
Before she could finish, Siqi suddenly jumped up, pushed the door open with all her might, and rushed out without caring about anything.
Jia Yingchun was startled and hurriedly asked, "What are you doing?"
"Go find those two golden phoenixes with pearls and filigree!"
Siqi said this angrily and ran away.
“You…you…”
Jia Yingchun chased for a few steps, but in the end she didn't dare to catch up. She just sighed dejectedly and murmured, "Forget it, let's just leave it to fate."
