Chapter 59: Conflict between Xue's Mother and Daughter
In Lixiang Courtyard, Aunt Xue rubbed her forehead vigorously. Last month, the shop in Shenjing lost half of its profits. She asked Xue Pan to take people to investigate, but they could not find out the reason.
The Xue family is indeed wealthy, but since Baochai's father passed away, their business has been going from bad to worse! The reduction in the share of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was expected, but normal business was also getting worse.
She also knew that it must be the shopkeepers who were deceiving their superiors and hiding things from their subordinates. Even she and Baochai could find some clues from the accounts, but they were women in the harem after all, and Xue Pan was useless, so what else could they do? They were all old shopkeepers who had been in the family for many years. If they were punished too much, it would definitely lead to some chaos...
"Mom, there's no need to do this. Go find uncle another day and ask him to send someone to help intimidate these people. Then they won't dare to be too presumptuous!" Baochai consoled.
Aunt Xue said, "Your brother is useless, but they just think we are an orphan and a widow and are easy to bully. If we had a man to take over the family, would we allow these people to bully us?"
When Baochai heard this, Jia Cong's figure appeared in her mind. If he were here, he would definitely not let her be bullied by these people like this...
"Sister Yuanyang is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuanyang led a female guard into the room!
"Meet the Auntie and Miss Bao!"
"Sister Yuanyang, why don't you stay with the old lady to take care of her, but come here?" Baochai stood up and helped Yuanyang sit down. As a senior maid serving the man in power in the Jia family, Yuanyang's dignity was inferior to that of ordinary masters.
"This is Bai Rui, sent back by Third Master Cong to serve as Miss Bao's female guard!"
Baochai's eyes lit up, but Aunt Xue frowned, "Did Cong send it?"
Yuanyang was very thoughtful and knew what Aunt Xue was thinking, so she immediately went through the whole thing.
Aunt Xue then smiled and nodded, saying, "Brother Cong is indeed a thoughtful person. Even when he is on duty at the border, he still thinks about his sisters at home."
"Thank you very much, old lady, for treating me well when you go back. Brother Cong treats everyone equally. It is really Bao girl who has benefited from the family's influence!"
Yuanyang smiled and said, "I will definitely pass on what Auntie said, but the old lady always said that our two families are real blood relatives, and we share the same fate. It's not surprising that the Third Master treats Miss Bao as a real sister."
Aunt Xue laughed when she heard this. Yuanyang chatted with her for a few more words and then goodbye and left.
After Yuanyang left, Aunt Xue thought for a moment and said, "My daughter, you and I are mostly in the back house, so we don't need any female guards. How can there be any danger in the Jia Mansion? On the contrary, your brother is often away and often causes trouble. Why not send him to your brother to serve you?"
Baochai's face changed, but before she could speak, the female guard said, "Madam, the general's order is to order me to protect Miss Bao's safety, not others. This is a military order, please forgive me for not being able to obey it!"
Aunt Xue's face turned cold, but after a moment, she said calmly, "Okay, let's do this for now!"
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the room!
After Aunt Xue left, Baochai stood up in a hurry and said to Bai Ruifuli, "Don't blame me, Sister Bai. Mom is a woman in the back house and doesn't understand other people's affairs. My words were a bit offensive. Please forgive me, sister."
Bai Rui hurriedly supported Baochai, "Miss, there is no need to do this. I am in the mansion and I shouldn't refute the lady. But the general has already instructed me to do so, so I have to do this!"
Baochai didn't care, and she was even extremely dissatisfied with what her mother had just said! If she really sent this female guard to her brother, what would she think of Jia Cong? How would she explain to him in the future? Since he was sent to protect her, she had to protect this person even in front of her mother.
Baochai winked at Ying'er, then pulled the female guard into the boudoir. She was already impatient to know news about Jia Cong.
After entering the boudoir, the female guard said, "The general asked his subordinates to bring a letter to the girl!" As she spoke, she took out a letter from the interlayer of her leather armor and handed it to Baochai.
Baochai looked delighted, and after taking the letter, she asked, "Do all the sisters have letters?"
Bai Rui shook her head. "No, the general only brought a letter to the girl and asked me to give it to her privately when it was convenient. Therefore, I did not take it out when I was outside just now."
Baochai nodded with satisfaction and joy, and pulled Bai Rui to sit down.
"Sister Bai, you don't have to be polite at home. We can just call each other sisters. Besides, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me in the future!"
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Keqing asked Lady Jia to stay, so she temporarily lived in Baoxia behind Lady Jia's courtyard!
She looked at this majestic female guard and felt happy.
"Sister Qin, it turns out that you and I are destined to be together. We actually have the same last name!"
The female guard's name was Qin Lian, which was exactly her surname.
"Since sister is the female guard sent by my third uncle, does that mean she is extremely powerful?" Qin Keqing asked curiously.
Qin Lian thought for a moment and said, "If compared with the general's personal guards, they are certainly far inferior, but compared with ordinary soldiers, they are not bad."
"How does it compare to the old women and servants in the mansion?" Qin Keqing had no idea about the so-called personal guards and soldiers. To her , those old women and housekeepers made her much more afraid.
“Haha!” Qin Lian laughed disdainfully, “If those people provoke Grandma, even if there are eight or ten of them, I can handle them!”
Keqing almost cried out in joy. Others only knew that she had married into a wealthy family and was a majestic young lady, but only she knew how frightened she was all day long. She was not sick in the past few days. She was just worried and sick, and she lamented that she could not escape the tragic fate.
Although Ruizhu and Baozhu are loyal, they are just two little girls after all and can't do anything. But now that they have such a majestic female guard by their side, they feel more supported and relax both physically and mentally.
In the days that followed, the Jia Mansion had a unique landscape! Every girl was followed by a majestic female guard.
Originally, the servants in the mansion were not afraid of these female guards. However, one day, Wang Xifeng's servant Molan single-handedly took care of seven or eight unruly and undisciplined old women. Molan even took out a dagger from somewhere and drew blood from several of them. Suddenly, the female guards became famous in the Jia Mansion!
On weekdays, the ladies, accompanied by their female guards, would straighten their backs unconsciously!
Wang Xifeng loved Molan even more. Not only did she take her food, clothing and daily necessities with her, she also took her with her wherever she went. Even Ping'er was jealous of her.
