Chapter 858 Shameless Couple
Rongguo Mansion, the main hall in the east wing.
Just as a consensus was reached at the Dali Temple Standing Committee meeting, a family meeting was officially launched in the living room of this hall.
Those attending the meeting were the initiator: Mrs. Xing.
Important guest: Jia She.
And Jia Yingchun who was summoned.
Because she had parted unpleasantly with Xing Zhong and his daughter in the morning, Mrs. Xing's mood was naturally not very good.
Jia She had just had his left ear bitten off, and half of his face had been numb from the pain these days. He was also wrapped in white cloth like a mummy, so there was no way he could look good.
Facing this pair of unlucky parents, Jia Yingchun's face turned pale with fright. If she had not been a wife in the Sun family for the past two years, she would have been able to adapt to the new environment and would have knelt on her knees as soon as she entered the house.
Trembling with fear, she followed Mrs. Xing's instruction and sat on the chair at the bottom. However, she did not dare to sit down completely. She only rested her butt halfway on the chair so that she could stand up and answer Jia She and his wife as soon as they asked them questions.
However, what awaited her was a long silence.
When Jia Yingchun became increasingly anxious and even felt her waist swell, Jia She suddenly glanced at Mrs. Xing and scolded her, "What are you standing there for? If you have something to say, just say it now. Why should you hide it in front of your own children?"
In fact, Mrs. Xing had been waiting for him to speak, and she felt very aggrieved when she was scolded for no reason.
However, she has always regarded Jia She as her heaven, and even helped Jia She to plot against his daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng. How could she dare to show this little grievance now?
He immediately forced a smile and apologized, then turned to Jia Yingchun and said, "Originally I didn't want to get involved in this matter, but it has been more than half a month and it won't stop. I can't stop doing it anymore."
Jia Yingchun stood up and said, "What is the matter? Please tell me, mother."
This respectful attitude made Mrs. Xing quite satisfied.
Especially when he thought of her constant filial piety, his expression couldn't help but soften.
He stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly, indicating that she should just sit down and answer, and then he said: "I heard that my brother is so obsessed that he wants to give Xiuyan to Sun Jia Erlang as a concubine. I wonder if this is true?"
When Jia Yingchun heard this, she couldn't help but raise her head in surprise. Her tightly pursed cherry lips opened slightly, but she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Mrs. Xing thought she didn't know anything about it, so she said calmly, "I don't care if Sun Jia Erlang has any intentions. Xiuyan is my niece, a proper girl. How can she be someone else's concubine? If others hear this, how can I put my face down?"
Jia Yingchun's mouth opened a little more involuntarily, revealing two rows of pearly teeth.
"In short, this will never work out! If you still care about me as your mother, just reject this offer immediately and let Sun Jia Erlang give up the idea completely!"
Mrs. Xing finished speaking in a stern voice, feeling extremely proud.
You don't want to do yourself any favors, right?
Then I might as well ruin this marriage and see how the father and daughter deal with it!
Come to think of it, it's no wonder that she has always been disliked by Lady Jia.
For a few dollars, she can treat her own brother and niece as enemies. If she were really allowed to become the mistress of the house, wouldn't everyone in the Rongguo Mansion be sold out to her?
Seeing Mrs. Xing's happy expression, Jia Yingchun could no longer remain silent.
"Mother, is there any misunderstanding here?"
She looked at Mrs. Xing's face and said carefully, "At noon, my uncle asked me to help with matchmaking, and he also said that you agreed..."
"fart!"
Madam Xing jumped up from her chair and said angrily, "Don't listen to his nonsense! This disgraceful guy is trying to push Xiu Yan into the fire pit. How can I agree to this?!"
These words were said cleanly and clearly, without showing any guilt at all.
Although Jia Yingchun had long known that her stepmother was an erratic villain, she was still shocked and speechless when faced with her shameless face.
Madam Xing was still indignant. She listed all the bad deeds that Xing Zhong had done since he came to Beijing, such as living a life of debauchery and looking for trouble. Finally, she said shamelessly, "If it weren't for me, he would have been chopped into pieces and fed to dogs long ago! Now he dares to spread rumors about me. He is such a heartless person!"
This made Jia Yingchun even more at a loss for words.
Although the reason why Xing Zhong became what he is now is because he couldn't control himself, Jia She's factor accounted for at least half of it!
As for giving face to Mrs. Xing, Jia Yingchun did help Xing Zhong repeatedly out of her own face.
But Mrs. Xing herself never spoke up for Xing Zhong even once!
It's amazing that she can speak so confidently with all her words.
However, when Jia Yingchun saw that she refused to admit it, she actually wanted to back off.
But on second thought, Sun Shaozong admired Xing Xiuyan very much. If I took the initiative to back down and this marriage fell through, how would I explain it to Sun Lang?
So he gritted his teeth and said, "But my daughter has already promised my uncle, I'm afraid it's not good..."
Pah~
Without waiting for Jia Yingchun to finish her words, Jia She suddenly slammed the table and said with a grin, "What are you two talking about? Go back and tell Sun Jia Erlang that this marriage is not impossible, but the person is being carried out of our Rongguo Mansion, and it can't be unclear. He should at least have some feelings for her."
There is always someone stronger than you!
Mrs. Xing is extremely shameless as she goes back on her word for money.
However, Jia She simply made it clear that if he wanted to make this good thing happen, he would have to offer some benefits.
In fact, these words were a blatant slap in Mrs. Xing's face.
However, Mrs. Xing has always been in harmony with her husband. Has she ever cared about her own face?
He immediately changed his tone and acted as if whatever the master said was right.
Seeing that the couple had thrown their pride to the winds, Jia Yingchun knew that saying anything more would be of no use.
So she agreed ambiguously at first, then took the opportunity to apologize and return home - she had been staying by Jia She's side to take care of him for the past two days.
No conversation along the way.
But after returning to the Sun Mansion, Jia Yingchun first discussed the matter in detail with Yuanyang, and then found Xing Zhong and repeated what Jia She and Mrs. Xing had said verbatim.
After hearing this, Xing Zhong felt regretful and hateful.
What he regretted was that if he had known earlier that his daughter had actually fallen in love, he would never have asked Madam Xing for help no matter what.
What he hated was this biological sister, who was so disregarding of blood ties. It was ok that she treated the three of them as a burden, but now she wanted to use her own daughter as a bargaining chip to gain benefits from Erlang of the Sun family.
This is truly 'how can this be tolerated'!
At that moment, regardless of the fact that he was in front of Jia Yingchun, he gritted his teeth and scolded Mrs. Xing, then patted his chest and said: How to marry my daughter is my own business, and it has nothing to do with my sister who had already been married.
But how could Jia Yingchun, as a daughter, ignore the opinions of Jia She and Mrs. Xing?
In the end, he could only comfort Xing Zhong with a few words temporarily, thinking about asking Sun Shaozong to make the decision himself in the evening, and at the same time comfort his homesickness.
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However, Xing Zhong returned to the guest room. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Finally, he went to the stable to borrow a carriage and horses, hoping to take his daughter out of Rongguo Mansion to avoid being held hostage by Madam Xing.
Unexpectedly, when he hurried to Rongguo Mansion, he was turned away - the doorman, having received Jia She's orders, neither let him in nor helped to pass the message.
Xing Zhong was so angry that he jumped up and down outside the Rongguo Mansion and cursed, completely forgetting that he and Madam Xing were siblings.
After cursing for a long time, except for three or five idle men watching from afar, no one in the Rongguo Mansion came out to respond. Xing Zhong finally became discouraged.
I originally thought of going back like this first, and then slowly thinking of a way to "rescue" my daughter.
When he was about to get on the car, he suddenly saw the white banners waving at the Ningguo Mansion next door. Xing Zhong's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered that when he was having lunch at the Rongguo Mansion at noon, he had heard gossip that Youshi came to the mansion to ask for help but was rejected outright.
Since her family has just had a rift with the Rongguo Mansion, they might be willing to help me pass the message in.
By then, if their daughter takes the initiative to ask to go out to visit her parents, can the Rongguo Mansion still detain her?
Thinking of this, Xing Zhong hurriedly bought some offerings nearby, and then went to Ningguo Mansion to pay his respects in the name of Rongguo Mansion's uncle.
If he was from a small family, he would be so angry and swear at him just now that the people in Ningguo Mansion would not dare to let him in.
But although the Rong and Ning mansions were adjacent to each other, the gates were nearly two miles apart, which was not too far, but enough to block sight and hearing.
In addition, Xing Zhong was riding in the Sun family's standard carriage - everyone in Ningguo Mansion had become accustomed to seeing it in the past few days - so they let him in without giving it much thought.
However, Xing Zhong pretended to burn incense and offer sacrifices in the mourning hall. When it was time for the family members to express their gratitude, two pretty women in mourning came up to him.
It was Xing Zhong's first time coming to Ningguo Mansion, and he couldn't tell who was the mother-in-law, Youshi, and who was the daughter-in-law, Hushi.
Fortunately, when they got closer, Mrs. Hu consciously fell behind by half a step. Xing Zhong then confirmed who was the real owner and hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Grandma."
"Uncle, you are so polite."
Youshi quickly moved away, her face full of sorrow. She was about to say a few polite words, but Xing Zhong spoke first: "To be honest, in addition to my condolences, I have another unwelcome request."
Then, he briefly recounted the story of how Madam Xing had lost her mind to greed and cut off the contact between her and his daughter, and finally bowed and said, "I hope that Grandma will grant this."
When Youshi heard that Jia She and his wife were willing to put their own niece under house arrest in order to "cut losses", she couldn't help but be shocked.
However, the Ningguo Mansion currently relies on the Rongguo Mansion for support. Although she is loyal to Sun Shaozong, she dare not do it too obviously.
After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly remembered someone and said hurriedly, "It is not convenient for me to intervene in this matter, but my second sister is in this mansion now, so it is not a bad idea for her to come forward."
