Chapter 701: Secretly Thinking, Wang Xifeng is Disheartened
However, on that afternoon, the Rongguo Mansion was also filled with guests, and in terms of rank and scale, they were in no way inferior to those who came to meet the emperor.
And Wang Xifeng is a person who loves the spotlight. The more lively the occasion, the more she wants to show off her status as the mistress of the house and display her graceful dancing skills.
So after half a day, my lips seemed to be worn out.
He finally found some free time and leaned back on the soft couch in the flower hall. He had just drunk half a cup of almond tea and sent the maid to the Sun Mansion to invite Jia Yingchun when she came over again.
"Second grandma."
The woman looked like a bucket, and she also made a handkerchief with a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water, which she held in her hand and swung back and forth, saying as if to summon spirits: "Don't you think this is a coincidence? I just arrived at my aunt's place, and before I could even mention the family banquet tomorrow, I heard from the palace that my son-in-law had made a great contribution by killing the Tartars."
At this point, she raised three carrot-like fingers towards Wang Xifeng, her face full of exaggeration: "The Emperor was very pleased and specially awarded my aunt a third-rank imperial title. Even the young master has been given a sixth-rank official title!"
Jia Yingchun received a third-rank imperial decree?
Wang Xifeng tightened her left hand, which was resting on the couch, and the smooth rabbit-skin mattress immediately wrinkled up.
Thinking back then, who in the whole mansion, including her sister- in-law, had ever looked up to Jia Yingchun?
Even the servants nicknamed her "wooden head" behind her back and hardly ever treated her as a proper master.
At that time, if I could give her some good things through my fingers, it would be enough to make her happy and grateful for ten days or half a month.
But who would have thought that within a few years of marrying into the Sun family, Jia Yingchun had completely turned her life around from an unknown person . Not only did she become the head of the household because of her son's status, but she was also awarded a third-rank imperial decree!
You have to know that in the entire Rongguo Mansion, only the title bestowed by Lady Jia is above the third rank...
Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng suddenly felt a little dull.
Jia Yingchun, who doesn't worry about anything, has good luck all the time. I, on the other hand, work so hard but am only making wedding dresses for others.
Now the Rongguo Mansion is surrounded by flowers and splendor, which is said to be the dignity of the Rongguo Mansion. But now that Jia Yuanchun is pregnant, how much benefit can he get?
Not to mention that once Jia Yuanchun gives birth to a prince, the power of the second house will inevitably rise. If Baoyu marries another wife by then, she may not be able to keep her position as the mistress of the house!
The more Wang Xifeng thought about it, the more upset she felt. However, she still had to deal with the matter at hand, so she forced herself to ask, "What a coincidence! Will my aunt come back tomorrow?"
"Of course I will come back."
But the old woman was tactless. She took advantage of the fact that Yuanyang had just wrapped a big red envelope and said more uncontrollably: "These two are good things, how can I refuse? She also said that she would bring the young master over to have some fun together."
Then, she described in vivid detail the scene of celebration at the Sun Mansion with lights and decorations, and she exaggerated the seven-point pomp to twelve points.
In the past two years, the income of Rongguo Mansion has been insufficient to cover its expenses, so the expenditure has naturally been greatly reduced.
Wang Xifeng was in a suspicious situation, so even if she secretly saved some private money, she didn't dare to spend it recklessly. She was already very depressed.
Now, hearing that such a small Sun family had arranged such a scene and was even slightly superior to the Rongguo Mansion, he felt even more uncomfortable.
After sending the talkative old woman away, she was too lazy to go out and deal with things again, so she arranged for Ping'er to bring gifts to the Sun Mansion to express congratulations, and then she went back to her own courtyard and sulked, making an excuse of feeling unwell.
But after only half an hour of peace and quiet, someone came to the door again - this time it was not a maid or a woman, but the widowed sister-in-law Li Wan.
In the past two years, perhaps because they share the same suffering, the two sisters-in-law have become much closer than before.
So when Wang Xifeng heard that it was she who came to visit, she couldn't just turn the door away and not see her.
She forced herself to be cheerful and smiled as she arrived at the flower hall. She saw Li Wan wearing a plain long dress that covered her body so well that water could not penetrate her.
Both are widows. She is relatively young, but when it comes to dressing, Li Wan and Aunt Xue are at two extremes.
Of course, even though she is wrapped up like this, you can still vaguely see her peach-like buttocks, which makes people even more curious about what kind of scenery is hidden under her clothes.
"I heard that you were not feeling well, so I hurried over to check on you." Li Wan looked Wang Xifeng up and down and smacked her lips, "I thought you were just being lazy, but I didn't expect that you really look a little off."
As he spoke, he pulled Wang Xifeng over, pressed her to sit on the Luohan bed, and started to complain to her, blaming her for working so hard. What if she got sick? What should she do then?
If it had been in the past, after hearing these words, Wang Xifeng would probably have suspected that Li Wan was trying to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power.
But I really don’t have the mood to think about this today.
Li Wan had also figured out what was going on. She simply frowned and rolled her eyes, saying, "There are so many things waiting for me to deal with here. I can hardly breathe. How dare I be lazy?"
At this point, he pushed Li Wan's chest and said, "Don't be so frivolous with me. Usually the more lively it is, the more you try to avoid the quiet. Today you are acting out of character. You must be planning something, right?"
Li Wan clapped her hands back and pressed the hand to her chest, cursing with a smile: "This is really a dog biting Lu Dongbin. I came to visit you with good intentions, but I ended up causing trouble. Forget it, I will stay away from you now and never dare to get close to Second Madam again."
Having said that, why would she have the intention of leaving?
Wang Xifeng had long known that she often secretly did some fake affairs with Suyun. At this moment, a hand was pressed on her chest. Although she was a little curious about the size and shape, she still hurriedly broke free and asked angrily, "Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I will really send you away!"
Is it possible that the feng shui of Rongguo Mansion has been ruined?
There are few serious guys among them, including "men and men" and "women"!
"It's nothing, actually."
Seeing that she really wanted to see the guest off, Li Wan stopped laughing and said seriously, "I came to ask if we can allocate one of our carriages for Lang Ge'er to use."
"You know, Master Yu has been quite busy lately and rarely has time. Last time he finally had a day off, but none of our carriages were idle. In the end, we had to borrow Baoyu's carriage to avoid delaying our trip."
How could such a huge Rongguo Mansion be without carriages and sedan chairs?
In fact, that day Jia She was helping his friends to move, so he borrowed all the idle carriages and horses in the mansion, which resulted in Jia Lan having no means of transportation.
Since it was the fault of the eldest wife, Wang Xifeng could not refuse and said, "It is my negligence as an aunt. Lang'er is getting older now. Maybe he will pass the imperial examination one day. It is indeed time to allocate a carriage for him."
Hearing the word "fame", Li Wan suddenly became excited and said that her son had made great progress after being taught by Yu Qian. If he were not so young, he might have won the title of scholar this year.
"If the Li family's brother can pass the imperial examination next year, it's possible that Lan'er will have to go to the examination hall!"
Seeing that she became very excited when talking about her son and hardly gave others room to interrupt, Wang Xifeng felt more and more empty in her heart.
Now Jia Lian has become Lian's second wife, and she has only one daughter. The money she earned has been hidden until it has become moldy, and there is no way to spend it properly...
What's the point of living like this?
