Chapter 82: The Beauty Trap
There are definitely quite a few capable maids in the Jia family. Not to mention people like Ping'er, even the head maids in each room have some skills.
However, if we were to say who is the number one maid in this mansion, it would definitely be Yuanyang.
Yuanyang is the maid closest to Lady Jia, and there is no other like her. Even Amber and the other senior maids are far inferior to her.
Not only did she eat and live with Lady Jia and serve her all day long, but she also had the key to Lady Jia's inner treasury in her hands, which was enough to show how much trust Lady Jia had in her.
Not to mention Jia Cong's generation, even the two wives, Xing and Wang, had to be humble and yield to Yuanyang. After all, Yuanyang represented the face of Jia's mother. If anyone wanted to touch Yuanyang, Jia's mother would definitely turn hostile.
Like Jia She and Jia Lian, who didn't covet Yuanyang, just didn't dare to ask for it easily. In the original book, Jia She also asked Xing to ask Jia's mother for Yuanyang later, but was directly scolded by the old lady.
Now, although she was only serving Jia Cong in bathing, she undoubtedly determined Yuanyang's future. However, Jia's mother couldn't leave Yuanyang now.
The reason why Grandmother Jia acted like this was because she was the one who saw things most clearly.
This grandson is a capable man with a promising future. Who knows, in the future, the Jia family will have to rely on this grandson to support them. However, Jia Cong was a concubine's son before, and his life in the mansion was not very good. If Jia Cong is granted a title of nobility one day in the future and really leaves to open his own mansion, what kind of relationship will the Jia family have with Jia Cong?
If she were still here, Jia Cong might take care of the family for her dignity as an old lady. But how many years can she live? When she can no longer bear to speak, how can we expect Jia Cong to be filial to Jia She, the father?
Therefore, she showed the greatest favor to Jia Cong so that he could take care of everyone in the mansion in the future.
Although she was in the back house, she had a general idea of the situation in the mansion. However, she was old and a woman after all, so she could not do many things. Her two sons were not ambitious, and her grandchildren only knew how to enjoy wealth. She almost predicted that the day she passed away would be the day the mansion fell into decline.
And now, the appearance of Jia Cong has undoubtedly brought new hope to the Jia family.
As long as Jia Cong is stable and takes care of everyone in the mansion, the family will surely enjoy a few more decades of wealth and prosperity.
Yuanyang blushed and agreed. Now the Third Master was the best master in the mansion, so she would certainly not refuse to serve him.
The other maids who had just come in, such as Amber, were all envious!
"Alright, Cong, go ahead! Feng will have someone prepare the banquet!"
Jia Cong followed Yuanyang out of Rong Xi Tang and went to a warm room nearby, where a bathtub and warm water had already been prepared. Yuanyang sent the two maids out and shyly helped Jia Cong take off his clothes.
Jia Cong stepped into the tub and moaned a few times in comfort. He held a high position in the army, but life in the army was naturally hard. Even generals like them could not bathe all day, let alone have maids to serve them.
Now, warm water is wrapping around his skin, and the pretty Yuanyang beside him is blushing as she helps Jia Cong wipe gently from front to back and up and down... The life of this rich young master is truly intoxicating.
It took nearly half an hour before Jia Cong stood up from the bathtub. Yuanyang brought clean underwear and clothes for Jia Cong to change into. In an instant, Jia Cong was transformed from a decisive and murderous general into an elegant and graceful young man.
"Third Master, it's time to go to the banquet!"
Jia Cong nodded, looked at Yuanyang's blushing face, thought for a moment, then stepped forward and grabbed Yuanyang's hand.
"Oh, Third Master!" Yuanyang was startled at first, then he buried his head and felt his whole body go limp.
"I know the old lady can't live without Sister Yuanyang, so Sister Yuanyang will take care of the old lady for a few more years. After two or three years, I will personally ask the old lady for Sister Yuanyang to serve in my room. However, if there is any difficulty on weekdays and the old lady is not convenient, please come to me."
Jia Cong's words made Yuanyang happy, as this was undoubtedly a promise Jia Cong made to her.
Yuanyang blushed and nodded, "Thank you, Third Master!"
Jia Cong let go of his hand and laughed loudly. As he walked out, he said with a smile, "Just wait and become the Third Master's concubine!"
Jia Cong strode forward, and Yuanyang followed behind him with a red face like a young wife.
When they arrived at Rongxi Hall, Baochai and the other two who had been behind the screen had already come out. Although they had not seen it just now, they were so smart that they could guess what had happened. The three girls almost burst into tears!
Seeing Jia Cong walk in, they couldn't help but stare at him. Seeing Yuanyang's expression, Xiangyun chuckled, Daiyu rolled her eyes at Jia Cong, and Baochai looked at Jia Cong tenderly, with no one else in her eyes.
They didn't care . To put it bluntly, it was still a problem of this social system.
Maids like Yuanyang could only become concubines at most, and there was no conflict of interest between them. Even if Baochai was in love with Jia Cong, she didn't care about these things.
Even if a concubine is favored, it is difficult for her to threaten the position of the wife. For example, Wang Shi, what person of means, but Jia Zheng still has two concubines, and even concubine Zhao gave birth to a son and a daughter. Concubine Zhao is also favored, but how did Wang Shi take her seriously? Concubines are just higher-level servants.
It's okay if the concubine meets a good master, but if she meets an irresponsible master, it is not uncommon for the concubine to be beaten to death, sold or even given away.
Just like the great writer Su Dongpo, many women who admired his literary talent took the initiative to become his concubines, but how many of these concubines were later given away by him? In this era, women had no autonomy.
Grandmother Jia looked at the 'refreshed' Jia Cong and smiled. "Well, this is my good grandson! You must be hungry after such a long journey, so have your meal first!"
After Jia Cong paid his respects to Lady Jia, he looked in the direction of Baochai and followed Jia Zheng and others to the hall to have dinner.
The atmosphere at the banquet was also very intense. Although Baoyu was missing, the people present didn't care! Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and the three younger ones toasted Jia Cong one after another, and Jia Cong accepted all the toasts and drank until the cup was dry.
By the time the banquet was over, Jia Cong was already drunk and drowsy.
Yuanyang personally brought a few maids to help Jia Cong return to Chenwu Courtyard. Xiaoque'er and the other maids could not enter the main hall, so they ate early and returned to the courtyard to wait.
Seeing Jia Cong coming back, he hurried forward to serve him!
After Yuanyang left, Qingwen said, "Xiangling, hurry up and bring the hangover soup over for the Third Master to drink. Xiaoque'er, go ask Zhuan'er and Zhuier to prepare some warm water for the Third Master to take a bath. The Third Master drank so much, he needs a bath before he can sleep comfortably."
