Chapter 348: Jealousy and rift
After letting the young Taoist go, Jia's mother, surrounded by the female relatives, arrived at the main gate of the mountain. She saw Yingchun, Ruan Rong and several personal maids, waiting at the bottom of the stairs .
The old lady smiled so hard that her wrinkles opened. She looked around and said, "This second girl is very was worried that she would suffer after getting married. But now looking at her complexion, she really married the right person."
Jia Yingchun was both delighted and panicked when she heard this. She was not sure how to respond when Wang Xifeng beside her chuckled and said, "Just based on the beauty of the second sister, even if she doesn't have the face of our family, she will be treated like a treasure after she marries. It's only you, the old ancestor, who likes to worry about things for nothing!"
Everyone joined in the laughter, and Li Wan, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Yingchun into the team. Then Lin Daiyu came forward and called her sister over to talk.
The crowd then passed through two mountain gates and arrived at the main hall of Sanqing.
Jia Yingchun chatted casually with Li Wan along the way, but secretly, her thoughts were on Wang Xifeng.
This was because Wang Xifeng had gone to Sun's residence a few days ago, ostensibly to invite her to a religious ceremony, but in fact she had brought out a newly drafted charter of partnership and asked Yingchun to pass it to the Sun brothers for review, and also urged them to start the deal as soon as possible if there were no problems.
She really couldn't wait any longer. The south had already opened up for timber purchases. If she delayed any further, she would miss many opportunities to make a fortune. Every time she thought about the huge amount of money slipping through her fingers, Wang Xifeng felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't sleep all night.
Of course, Jia Lian’s recent and ever-changing extramarital affairs were also an important reason why she couldn’t sleep alone.
However, Sun Shaozong and his cheap elder brother studied it carefully for half a day and found that the rules and regulations listed in the charter were indeed much fairer than the last time, but there were still some minor details that left ambiguous loopholes.
The two of them listed these shortcomings and drew up a revision plan, which they asked Jia Yingchun to carry with her, ready to hand over to Wang Xifeng for review when the opportunity arose.
So when they entered the main hall, everyone else was trying to act nice in front of Lady Jia, but only Jia Yingchun was staring at Wang Xifeng.
Just then, Jia Lian came in with a few strong servants, carrying incense and oil as offerings. Wang Xifeng didn't know what she wanted to say to him, so she apologized to Lady Jia and went to the next side hall to talk with Jia Lian.
Upon seeing this, Jia Yingchun hurriedly asked Li Wan to restrain Siqi and Xiu Ju, and she followed quietly.
Originally, he planned to wait for his second brother to leave before discussing the business with his sister-in-law. But as soon as he reached the side hall door, he heard Wang Xifeng yelling, "Are you crazy, you bastard? Where were you looking at with those two thief eyes just now? Do you think you can have your eyes on that red-haired foreign girl?"
At present, in Qingxu Temple, the only one who deserves the title of 'red-haired foreign girl' is naturally Ruan Rong!
My brother who is not a good person actually has his eyes on the concubine of the Second Master?!
Jia Yingchun was startled and didn't care about etiquette or rules. She hurried to the door of the palace and listened carefully.
"Keep your voice down!"
Then Jia Lian said unhappily: "We are not at home, why are you making such a fuss? Besides, since she can come, why can't I watch her?!"
"Are you looking at that? Are you looking at that?!"
Wang Xifeng became more and more annoyed, and said sarcastically: "You look like you want to steal her away and swallow her whole! But before you think about this good thing, why don't you first consider how much your skinny bones can withstand from Sun Jia Erlang's punches!"
It turned out that Jia Lian had just taken advantage of the opportunity of transporting the offerings to secretly approach Ruan Rong and stare at her lustfully. No one else saw it, but Wang Xifeng saw it clearly. Not only was she jealous, she was also worried that it would affect her plans to make money.
That's why she hurriedly pulled Jia Lian to the side hall to talk.
"Are you done yet?!"
Seeing that this woman dared to use Sun Shaozong to scare him, Jia Lian was furious. He jumped three feet high, stiffened his neck and said with red ears: "I just took a few glances at the way she dressed, and you are so persistent. What ?!"
"Normally, if I looked at you for a second, you would have been stubborn with me, but how come you were completely glared at by that Sun Lao Er, and you still have the nerve to pick on me like nothing happened?!"
Wang Xifeng was choked by these words and fell backwards. She was about to say a few more words to him when Ping'er's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Hey, aunt, are you here to talk to our grandmother?"
Then Jia Yingchun's panicked voice came: "I... I came to..."
Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng looked at each other, then ran out together, and saw Jia Yingchun standing outside the door with her head lowered in embarrassment. Without asking, they knew that she must have heard something.
Bitter~
There were so many people in the temple, why did she hear it?!
Jia Lian's face suddenly became embarrassed. He didn't know how to explain to his sister. Wang Xifeng beside him pushed him and said, "I'll just say a few words to my second sister. You go to the front and support them."
When Jia Lian heard this, he knew that Wang Xifeng was trying to cover up for him. He immediately felt relieved and hurried back to the main hall.
After he left in a wicked manner, Wang Xifeng pulled Yingchun into the side hall and said in a low voice, "My dear sister, you must not let the news of what happened just now spread to your family, otherwise Sun Erlang and your brother will have a rift, and it will be very difficult for you to be caught in the middle, right?"
This is not without reason, especially since Jia Yingchun and Sun Shaozong are more than just uncle and sister-in-law. If Sun Shaozong knew that her brother was coveting Sun Shaozong's concubine...
Thinking of this, Jia Yingchun nodded hesitantly.
Wang Xifeng was still worried that she was not reliable enough, so she coaxed and threatened her again before asking, "By the way, you came to see me, isn't it because of that business?"
Jia Yingchun immediately remembered the important matter, and hurriedly took out the revised proposal and handed it to Wang Xifeng, and then repeated the explanation she had heard while lying in Sun Shaozong's arms verbatim.
After listening and reading, Wang Xifeng compared it with her own original text and felt that it was now clear and understandable. She was therefore filled with admiration for the business skills of the Sun brothers.
Besides, it has been delayed for so long that there is no time to dwell on any details.
So Wang Xifeng read it again, confirmed that there was nothing wrong, and said: "I will ask Ping'er to copy it twice when I go back, and then send it over with the hand seal, so that this matter can be finalized. When the time comes, you must urge your master and second master to quickly select people to take the silver to the south, otherwise I don't know how much business will be delayed!"
Jia Yingchun naturally agreed readily, and the aunt and sister-in-law then left the side hall hand in hand.
When Ping'er was called back to the main hall, Taoist Zhang was heard saying with a smile, "The other day I saw a young lady in a family. She is fifteen years old this year and quite pretty. I think it's time for my brother to find a wife. Considering this young lady's appearance, intelligence, and family background, she is a good match."
"But I don't know what the old lady is thinking here, and I dare not act rashly, so I will ask the old lady for instructions before I dare to tell anyone."
Grandmother Jia didn't mind it at all, but it made the little enemies around her very anxious.
Baoyu, in particular, wanted to interrupt but couldn't. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, fidgeting and glaring at Taoist Zhang's old face.
This originally had nothing to do with Wang Xifeng, but she knew that her aunt [Mrs. Wang] had already made up her mind for Baoyu, so she hurried forward to make jokes, making everyone laugh, and thus the matter of marriage was suppressed.
She also took the opportunity to ask Taoist Zhang for a "name-carrying talisman" on behalf of her only daughter Qiaojie.
Taoist Zhang also wanted to join in the fun, so he brought in a huge tray, saying that he wanted to take out Baoyu's "Magic Jade" and let the little Taoists outside open their eyes.
After hearing this, Jia's mother hurriedly ordered Baoyu to take down the "spiritual jade" and put it on the tray.
Taoist Zhang carefully cushioned it with a python cloth, and then he personally held it out like an eyeball.
