Chapter 294: Chaos and Unrest in the House
Crackling, crackling...
It was already noon when Jia Yingchun was awakened by a burst of firecrackers. She tilted her head to look at the dent on the pillow next to her, feeling comforted yet a little lost.
After a long while, she finally broke free from her chaotic mood and called out, "Siqi, Xiuju?!"
Squeak~
Soon, Xiu Ju pushed the door open and said with a smile, "Madam, you must have been woken up by the sound of firecrackers. I heard that the nephew of the East Cross Courtyard passed the imperial examination, and the messenger who brought the good news came to the door early in the morning with gongs and drums."
Jia Yingchun had also heard about this matter from Sun Shaozong yesterday, but it had little to do with her, so she didn't take it too seriously. She just asked Xiu Ju to help her change clothes and wash up.
As she was adjusting her hair ornaments in front of the mirror, she heard Siqi outside say in surprise, "It's so lively outside, why did Aunt Ruan come to our courtyard? Is there something she wants to talk to our Madam about?"
Ruan Rong is here?
Jia Yingchun felt a little flustered, as if she had been a thief and her victim had come to visit her.
"Don't panic, ma'am."
Xiu Ju, on the other hand, didn't care. She reached out and put the hairpin in for her, and said with a grin, "Don't say she doesn't know anything. Even if she did know, could a concubine like her really rebel against the heaven?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Be careful not to... don't let anything slip."
Jia Yingchun scolded her anxiously, then caressed her breasts whose swelling had just subsided to calm her beating heart, then lifted her skirt and walked out gracefully.
Ruan Rong had already sat down and was talking to Siqi while holding a teacup.
Seeing Jia Yingchun coming out, she quickly stood up and said with a smile, "I heard that the eldest lady caught a cold a few days ago. I didn't dare to visit her because I was nursing my child. Now she looks rosier than usual. I guess she is well now, right?"
Although she knew that she was just complimenting her, Jia Yingchun couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when she thought about the reason for her rosy complexion, and naturally she spoke with less confidence .
Fortunately, she was usually a taciturn person, so Ruan Rong didn't notice any flaws.
After the two of them sat down, Ruan Rong smiled and said, "Actually, I came to see the eldest lady because I have something to discuss with you. At the beginning, the seventh young master took a fancy to the maid that the eldest master had just bought, and the second master made the decision to give her to him, saying that he would send her to his room after he passed the imperial examination."
"Now that the results of the palace examination have been announced, the Seventh Young Master ranks 43rd in the second class. Do you think that is right..."
When Sun Shaozong made this promise, his marriage with Jia Yingchun had not yet been finalized, so he made the decision casually - but now that Yingchun has already married, if he wants to send away the maidservants of the main house, he naturally needs the approval of her, the mistress.
Upon hearing this, Yingchun felt relieved and said hurriedly, "Since Second Master has made the decision and Master has no objection, Sister, just go ahead..."
"Aunt Ruan."
Siqi suddenly said, "Our Madam just found out about this, we have to talk to that maid, right? Besides, since she is a maid in our room, it is only right for our Madam to ask the young master to act as a matchmaker, how dare she trouble Aunt Ruan?"
What she said was not entirely unreasonable, but her tone was somewhat aggressive.
It was only after giving birth to a son that Ruan Rong's temper became much more tolerant, otherwise she would have been angry a long time ago.
At the moment, Ruan Rong was just a little more unhappy. She bowed to Jia Yingchun and said, "After listening to what Miss Siqi said, it is true that I did not consider it thoroughly enough. Then I will have to trouble the Madam to come forward for this matter. I still have some miscellaneous matters to take care of, so I will not bother the Madam."
Having said that, he turned and left.
"Sister, sister, please stay!"
Jia Yingchun was immediately anxious, and hurriedly caught up with Ruan Rong, holding her back, and said earnestly: "Don't listen to Siqi's nonsense, you should handle this matter. I'm new here, and I really don't know where to start."
Seeing Ruan Rong's hesitation, she simply gritted her teeth, imitated Baoyu's usual behavior, pressed her body against him and said coquettishly, "Good sister, can I beg you for this?"
Seeing her sincerity, Ruan Rong agreed again and went back to arrange the maid's dowry without saying anything else.
But when Ruan Rong left, Siqi couldn't help but question: "What on earth is Madam thinking? Now that you have already obeyed the Second Master, you should take the opportunity to share some power with you. Why are you..."
Jia Yingchun shook her head and said, "That's good enough. I don't want to compete with anyone."
After a pause, she blushed and said, "Besides, she and the Second Master have a close relationship. If she offends the Second Master because of this, then... then what can she do?"
Just by looking at her nervous and embarrassed look, you can tell that the second reason is the main one.
"Second Master, Second Master, it's only been two days, and you're already calling me Second Master all the time - forget it, I'm too lazy to bother with these trivial matters!"
Siqi stomped her feet in frustration and angrily left the living room.
After all, she had a criminal record, and Jia Yingchun was afraid that she would do something again, so she called Xiu Ju over to persuade her.
Who knew that as soon as Xiu Ju was called out, Si Qi came back from outside and hurriedly urged, "Xiu Ju, quickly take off two or three pieces of head jewelry you wore when you got married and buy them for Madam!"
Yingchun and Xiuju were both puzzled, but they heard her stamp her feet and say, "Hurry up! Second Madam Lian is coming to visit us. Since she already made a splash on the day of her return, we must not let her look down on us at home!"
It turned out that Wang Xifeng had arrived.
Although Jia Yingchun was somewhat reluctant, Siqi and Xiu Ju were very enthusiastic, so she had to hurriedly buy some more jewelry and cosmetics.
When the person in the mirror became doubly bright and beautiful, Siqi went out and asked someone to invite Wang Xifeng to the backyard to talk.
The master and his servants waited at the door for a while, and then they saw a tall and graceful figure approaching. From a distance, she smiled sweetly like a silver bell and said, "Your mansion had two groups of people reporting good news early in the morning, but you didn't expect that a bad guest like me would also come to visit, right?"
When he got closer, he looked Jia Yingchun up and down, and praised her with a sound of admiration: "Wow, it's only been a few days since we last met, but you've become even more outstanding. Especially your face is so moist, it's as if you've been a bride again."
Although she knew that she was teasing, Jia Yingchun still felt a little uneasy. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are teasing me again. Come in and talk."
Then he led Wang Xifeng and Ping'er, master and servant, into the courtyard.
Seeing that although the layout of this courtyard was not as exquisite as her own, it was even wider than her own courtyard, Wang Xifeng, who wanted to be the best in everything, felt a little jealous.
With her personality, she would have had to show off her power by saying a few words, but when she thought about the purpose of her visit, she forced herself to hold back.
After the host and the guest had taken their seats in the inner room, Wang Xifeng took over the host's seat and said, "Ping'er, go out and have some private conversation with Siqi and Xiuju. I'll call you in if there's anything else."
It sounded like there was something private to be discussed, so the three maids could only retreat obediently.
After they left, Wang Xifeng stepped forward, put her arm around Yingchun's shoulders, and said with a grin, "I said I was a bad guest just now, but it wasn't a lie. All the sisters were here that day, so I didn't have time to be alone with you. Now I finally have a chance to interrogate you!"
As she spoke, she pinched Yingchun's rosy face again and asked half-truthfully, "Tell me, when are you going to use the dowry I gave you?"
