Chapter 66: The Sixty-sixth Day of Transmigrating into Lady Jia
Chapter 66 The 66th day of being dressed as Jia's mother
On the night when Jia Lian's official position was confirmed and Wang Xifeng was playing with court clothes with care, what Jia She's family did not expect was that the old lady announced something in public -
the second master Jia Zheng's family moved out of Rong Xi Tang from now on, and Rong Xi Tang would be occupied by Jia She's family from now on, and asked Jia She to prepare to ask for a title for Jia Lian.
This news could not be refused or refuted, but it shocked the entire upper echelons of Rongguo Mansion.
Asking for a title, according to reason, should be inherited by descending after Jia She's death, but Jia She is willing to give up the title in advance, which is naturally possible, for example, Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion gave up the title to his son in advance.
Moreover, the focus now is not on letting Jia Lian inherit the title, but the issue of changing the owner of Rong Xi Tang, which represents a new round of power transfer in the mansion.
Not to mention that Jia She and Xing were overjoyed, even Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng seemed to be in a trance as if in a dream.
But for the eldest wife, it was like a bolt from the blue, and Mrs. Wang could not stand on the spot.
The only one who was mentally prepared was probably Jia Zheng.
But he was not unmoved, but... thinking of the old lady's successive actions, the current turmoil in the court, and the changes in the Zhen family, his dull political sense finally smelled something.
Moreover, Jia Zheng thought of the stack of things in his hand, and it was really hard to say whether the old lady favored the eldest brother or him.
After thinking about it, he did not refute the old lady's decision.
He just acquiesced, but Mrs. Wang was unwilling.
When she returned to Rongxi Hall that night, Mrs. Wang fell ill.
After that, Xing came to urge several times, but was rejected.
After several times, Xing was extremely angry and threatened to go to the old lady to complain on the spot.
Mrs. Wang was not polite to her. Her maid gave her a face directly and even brought up the story of Wang Shanbao's family, so that she could rest assured. The implicit meaning of her words was "Even if she entered Rongxi Hall, it was not Xing who was in charge of the family."
Xing was so angry that she went back and cried.
Perhaps it was the dream of half a lifetime that came true. At this time, Jia She was generous and insightful. "She is my brother's sister-in-law and she is sick. Why are you making trouble with her? It won't be delayed until the end of the year." It
won't be delayed until the end of the year. "But it's only the middle of the year now!" Xing couldn't believe it, and she was even more indignant at Wang's domineering. She had been suppressed by her for half her life. Now she was proud of herself. How could she just let it go? "Master, this is the old lady's order. Let's..."
"Okay, don't bother mother. If you have nothing to do, call a card partner to have fun."
Jia She knew that the old lady would not show up at this time. First, to give face to the Wang family, and second, Mrs. Wang had been the head of the family for so many years, and the old lady would not show no mercy.
Moreover, since the old lady has made the decision, Mrs. Wang will move out sooner or later.
Therefore, Jia She, who was clear-headed at this time, was very impatient with Xing's instigation. He flicked his sleeves and went out, leaving Xing's face extremely ugly for a moment.
The stalemate between the two mistresses in the mansion was such that the news from the upper level was passed to the lower level, so that the housekeepers and servants of each room were shocked at first, and then they were surprised, surprised, disappointed, or burned... and so on.
Although things are still done as usual, there are a lot more eyebrow lawsuits
when they look at each other. With such a turbulent undercurrent, the old lady just pretended not to see it and went
on as usual every day. However, netizens were happy to watch the show. They held "tea cups" and "eat melon seeds" in the live broadcast room, and even made a bet, guessing "Did the second room move today?" "Did the big room come to the door today?"
Among the younger generation, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng will not be mentioned. Li Wan, Tanchun... like alert little animals, half-closed the Grand View Garden and reduced their presence.
Only Baoyu was hit the hardest.
He has grown a lot in the past two years, but no matter how much he has grown, his heart is still somewhat pure.
When the veil of "family happiness" was taken off, the kind aunt-in-law came to the door many times to sneer, his mother's indifference, and his obsession with Rong Xi Tang... All these made him discouraged, and he didn't know how to face Brother Lian and Sister Feng.
He once returned to the past, and he didn't even read books, and he followed Xue Pan and others to fool around all day.
The old lady watched him coldly for a few days, and seeing that he was as autistic as a quail and as naughty as a gangster, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
She brought him over and ordered them to throw him into the lotus pond. Seeing Baoyu struggling desperately to avoid sinking to the bottom, breaking the dejected look on his face, she asked people to hold up the pole to pull him up.
At this moment, Baoyu was sitting in the warm room with a velvet scarf on his face.
"Why, you haven't recovered yet?" The old lady stood in front of him with a cane. "What was it like when you were about to sink?"
Baoyu stammered, his wet face a little pale. "...I was a little panicked at first...I know that grandma won't ignore me, but..."
"I'm still scared," the old lady added.
Baoyu nodded slowly, obviously not knowing and not expecting that the old ancestor would throw him into the pond. Just as he was about to ask, a series of footsteps and anxious voices sounded outside the house.
"Baoyu, Baoyu!"
Turning into the inner room, Mrs. Wang saw Baoyu at a glance. She rushed over and found that Baoyu's face was just a little pale and his body was a little wet, but there was nothing else. Then her feet softened and she breathed a sigh of relief.
But then she was filled with suppressed anger, her voice trembling, "Grandma, how could you..."
"How could you have cared for your son?" The old lady's face turned even colder to Mrs. Wang, "Look at what he has done these days." She threw out a stack of IOUs from various places that came to her house to ask for money, including brothels, casinos, and wine shops.
Before Mrs. Wang did anything, Baoyu's face had already turned red, and the water stains on his face turned into cold sweat. He hurriedly took a few of them, his eyes showing a bit of embarrassment and guilt.
He was already sober, and now he also realized the absurdity of his confusion.
When Mrs. Wang saw those things clearly, the old lady snorted angrily, "I know you are not comfortable, but you only care about yourself. You, my precious child, want to find those books and scriptures that you have read with great difficulty in the wine jar in the future. I am afraid that they will be burned to ashes in a few days."
"Grandma..." Baoyu stammered, wanting to say that he would not burn books, but the old lady did not look at him, "You think about it carefully."
After that, she turned her sleeves and left.
Baoyu had to look at Mrs. Wang, "Madam, I am just a little confused these days, but I will never burn books." If he burned books, his father would beat him to death.
But Mrs. Wang sighed, the old lady did not say "burn books", "Forget it, let someone help you go back and rest, Caifeng, find a doctor to see my brother, so as not to leave the root of the disease."
"Madam..." Baoyu was about to say something, but Mrs. Wang turned around dejectedly, "Go."
That is, the second room of Rongguo Mansion moved out of Rongxi Hall the next day.
The next day, Jia She's family could not wait to move into Rongxi Hall.
On the third day, someone from the Wang family came and made a formal handover in Rongxi Hall, but the current head of the family became Wang Xifeng. The old lady acquiesced, and Xing secretly resented it.
On the first day of being the head of the family, Wang Xifeng did not dismiss Li Wan and Tanchun, and even made them the second-in-command to help take care of things.
Everything in Rongguo Mansion could not be hidden from the East Palace, and naturally could not be hidden from the outsiders who were paying attention to this huge mansion.
With the issuance of the imperial decree requesting the title of Jia Lian, the situation of the first and second wives of Rongguo Mansion has changed. Although they are not so unpopular as to be forgotten after their departure, after all, they are still under the same roof, but the most obvious thing is that more and more irrelevant people are surrounding Jia She.
Jia Lian is even more respected by the noble circle because of his meritorious service, and it is not just Baoyu who is sought after in the past.
The Daming Palace is brightly lit with candles, and the current emperor is writing at his desk, with the occasional "crackling" sound of candlelight. After
an unknown amount of time, the person at the desk raised his head to take a rest, and the eunuchs around him who were originally just wooden stakes seemed to wake up from their deep sleep in an instant, and started to work swiftly, and tea, snacks and preserved fruits were served one after another.
The present emperor took the teacup and took a sip. At this time, Dai Quan stepped over the high threshold and came in. The present emperor put down the teacup and raised his eyebrows, "You are back. How is the Duke's Mansion?
" "Young Master Lian looks much more stable. But Master She took me to drink a cup of tea, just as if it were wine."
"Where is Zheng Qing?"
"Master Zheng has always been a loyal, righteous, benevolent and filial person."
Upon hearing this, the present emperor did not comment.
The master in the hall did not speak, and it seemed particularly quiet for a while.
With a sigh, "As expected of the ancestor of the Jia and Shi families, he sees things clearly at the end. Well, you go and tell the Ministry of War that Jia Lian will be promoted to the Deputy Director of the Ministry of War, and Jia Zheng... Jia Zheng will be promoted to the Director of the Ministry of Works."
"Yes."
Rongguo Mansion received the news soon. Although Jia Lian was happy that he did not have to go back to the frontier, he felt a little disappointed.
On this day, everyone in Rongguo Mansion paid respects to their ancestors in the Jia Family Ancestral Hall.
Because there were no banquets allowed this year, the mansion did not hold a big banquet. They only invited people they knew to have a meal at home, which was considered to be the end of this matter.
Lin Daiyu came with Lin Ruhai this time. Because she had not been to the mansion for a while, she did not return home that night. She stayed at the old lady's place for one night.
The old lady missed her because she had not seen her for many days. The old lady saw that her complexion was getting better and better, and she felt a sense of accomplishment.
Because netizens have been giving Daiyu rewards intermittently, there is still a lot of rewards left in Daiyu's account. She has been thinking about exchanging these for useful things for Daiyu as a future dowry.
The mall, which had not been opened for a long time, seemed to sense the old lady's thoughts. Suddenly, a "ding" sounded, "The mall function item opens the fifth page. Please check it as soon as possible, host Shi Damei." The
first four pages were quickly turned over in front of her eyes. The gray lock on the fifth page collapsed, and a warm jade stone with a white glow floated up. The four big characters "Ningyan Yaoyu" shone with golden light.
Below is a line of product description as usual, but it is particularly brief - a life-saving item that can bring the dead back to life, a consumable item, only available once. In addition, 100,000 points can be exchanged.
The old lady suddenly realized that perhaps this was the best thing for Daiyu. Moreover, after many exchanges, the gap between the old lady's own points and Daiyu's points was very large. Obviously, the "Ningyan Medicinal Jade" was also specially prepared for Daiyu by the mall.
Immediately, the old lady exchanged this "Ningyan Medicinal Jade".
And just after she exchanged the "Medicine Jade", Daiyu's entire points account completely disappeared without a trace.