Chapter 304 Wang Xifeng is ill
In this way, more than ten days passed.
That day, Jia Cong had just returned and saw Ruizhu waiting in the room.
"Hello, Master. My grandmother asked me to pass on a message saying that the Second Madam of the West Mansion is ill."
"Oh?" Jia Cong was stunned, "Why is my second sister-in-law sick?"
"I don't know the details. I just heard that it was some trivial matters in Second Madam's house in the back street, so she was sulking. In addition, Second Madam has been taking care of everything in the house these days, so she got sick out of anger."
"I understand!" Jia Cong nodded.
"Qingwen, go find your sister-in-law and get some top-quality herbs from the storehouse, then come with me to the West Palace!"
Qingwen nodded and left. Not long after, after returning, the master and servant headed towards the West Mansion.
He came all the way to Wang Xifeng's courtyard and entered the hall. He saw Ping'er coming out to greet him. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ping'er whisper, "Master, please speak softly. Grandma just fell asleep."
Jia Cong nodded and asked Ping'er to follow him to the outer hall before asking, "Ruizhu sent me a message, but it was vague. What was it about?"
"Last year, when grandma's parents came to the capital, didn't the master arrange some property for them? But today, when Second Grandma went to the back street to see the master and his wife, she found out that around the New Year, the master had gambled away all the property. Second Grandma was so angry that she cried and fell ill when she came back."
"Well, you guys stay outside, I'll go in and take a look!"
After Jia Cong entered, Qingwen looked at Ping'er suspiciously. Ping'er felt uneasy when she was looked at. "Qingwen, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Sister Ping'er, do you want to be our master's concubine too?"
"Ah!" Ping'er cried out, "Qingwen, why do you say that?"
"But why doesn't sister call our master 'Third Master'?" Qingwen asked suspiciously.
Ping'er's heart skipped a beat, and she realized that she had forgotten in her haste...
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When Jia Cong entered the room, he saw Wang Xifeng lying on the bed without any makeup and with a slightly pale face. Jia Cong walked up to her and also leaned on the bed, hugging this Feng Lazi with some heartache.
Speaking of being domineering, there are few who are more domineering than Feng Lazi. However, she is also pitiful.
It was not easy for her to marry into the Jia family, but Jia Lian is incompetent. His parents are ignorant and only care about ruining the family business. Her brothers are not reliable and are even ungrateful. No wonder Feng Lazi is so tired.
"Why are you here?" Wang Xifeng was usually busy and rarely had a deep sleep. Although Jia Cong's movements were gentle, they still woke her up.
"You are sick , and you don't allow me to come to see you?" Jia Cong said, stroking her fair face.
Feeling Jia Cong's heartache, Wang Xifeng's tears flowed unconsciously!
After crying for a long time, Jia Cong helped her wipe away her tears and said, "It's just some property, is it worth my little Feng'er's distress? Don't you know how much money your master has? Even if my father-in-law spends it every day, it will take ten or eight years to spend it all!"
"They are just some worldly possessions. If they are gone, they are gone. Compared to my little Feng'er, no amount of property can replace them! After this period of time, I will arrange some property for the family, and then ask Uncle Wang to help take care of it and take care of it a little bit."
"You already have a problem with your body, you can't hurt yourself like this."
Wang Xifeng cried and nodded vigorously, "Thank you!"
"Do we need to be so polite to each other? Isn't everything I have yours? You have been in charge of my properties outside these past few months. You handle at least hundreds of thousands of silver every month. Why are you so stingy?"
"You don't blame me? You don't distrust me?"
"How could I blame you?" Jia Cong said lovingly, "If I didn't trust you, how could I give all my assets to you to help me manage them? That's my life and property."
Wang Xifeng nodded vigorously, leaned against Jia Cong and said gently, "Master, can you stay with Xiao Feng'er for a while longer?"
"Well! You go to sleep, I will stay with you until you fall asleep, then I will go back."
The two of them hugged each other quietly like this until Wang Xifeng fell asleep again. Jia Cong then covered her with a brocade quilt and quietly left.
After arriving at the outer hall, Jia Cong saw Qingwen sitting there with her lips pouting. Ping'er beside her was calm, but she seemed to be at a loss as to where to put her hands.
"She's already sound asleep!" Jia Cong said to Ping'er, "You should stay with her at all times these days. If there is anything, let someone come and tell me at any time. Also, starting tomorrow, let your grandmother rest first, and let the family affairs be taken care of by the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister. We can talk about it after she is fully recovered."
"Tomorrow I will go to the palace and ask a doctor to come and take a look at her. I think she will be alright!"
Ping'er quickly agreed.
Afterwards, Jia Cong took Qingwen away from Fengjie's courtyard and returned to the East Mansion. After all, it was not appropriate to stay in Fengjie's courtyard for too long at night.
After leaving the courtyard, Jia Cong smiled at Qingwen and said, "What's wrong with my Qingwen? Did Ping'er provoke my good Qingwen?"
"Sister Ping'er is the favorite of Master. What status do I hold?" Qingwen said with a pout. She just realized that it was bad enough that Sister Yuanyang took her first place, but Sister Ping'er also stole her home? She was so angry that she almost died!
"Then Qingwen is not the one that my master likes?" Jia Cong said with a smile.
Qingwen paused, then mustered up the courage to ask, "Why did the master abandon me and bully Sister Ping'er instead?"
Then, she lowered her voice and said timidly, "In another six months, I will be sixteen."
Jia Cong looked at Qingwen who was full of resentment and couldn't help but smile, "Oh, it turns out that my Qingwen has grown up!"
As he said this, he held Qingwen in his arms and said, "My Qingwen is envious of Ping'er and can't wait?"
Although her face was red with shame, Qingwen did not say anything. She just pursed her lips and did not even look at Jia Cong. Then, she heard Jia Cong whisper in her ear, "Then in half a month or twenty days, Master will take Qingwen away, okay? That way, Master's good Qingwen can be completely at ease!"
Qingwen let out a moan, and opened Jia Cong's arms in shame, and ran towards the East Palace in a panic.
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The next morning, Wang Xifeng took the opportunity to talk to the old lady before she went out. The old lady felt sorry for this spicy girl, so she continued to let Li Wan and Tanchun be the housekeepers.
Fortunately, the two of them had tried it before, and now the master of the house is not at home during the day, so there are fewer things to do. They just need to keep an eye on the people in the house and make sure they don't make any noise.
After handing over the housekeeper's job again and thinking about what Jia Cong said yesterday, Wang Xifeng's illness was almost healed, and she went straight to the East Palace to talk to Keqing.
