【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Since Jia Zhen's dark theater was closed down, the atmosphere in the old building has become even more deserted and desolate. Now only You Shuying is the only master living here, and the servants are gradually becoming lazy.

The strange thing is that after Jia Zhen was taken away, You Shuying's health gradually improved. She was able to go downstairs to eat, walk around the building, eat more than usual, and even her face became rosy.

After dinner that day, Jia Rong returned to the old building for the first time. His father was in trouble, and he wanted to take care of things, so he thought about looking in the study and storehouse to see if there was anything he could find that he could sell.

After hearing the noise, You Shuying changed into a white dress and walked to the study with her hair loose.

"What are you looking for, Rong'er?"

You Shuying walked silently, but suddenly she said something that startled Jia Rong.

"Mother, are you trying to scare me to death?" He was originally looking for things secretly, so it was natural for him to be frightened by You Shuying easily.

You Shuying stared at Jia Rong with empty eyes and said quietly, "What are you afraid of me doing?"

Jia Rong said impatiently, "Go back and lie down. It's cold at night. Don't blow the wind here."

After hearing this, You Shuying stood there motionless, as if she didn't hear what Jia Rong said, and just stared at Jia Rong with her eyes fixed.

Maybe he had been stared at for too long, Jia Rong felt a chill on his spine and couldn't help but look back. It didn't matter if he didn't look, You Shuying was hunched over at the moment, holding the door handle with her hand.

Seeing Jia Rong looking at him, You Shuying heaved a sigh of relief, picked up a painting scroll lying nearby, and was about to hit Jia Rong with it.

"Mother, what are you going to do?" Jia Rong had just finished speaking when he was hit by the scroll. The force was not at all like that exerted by a person who had been ill for a long time.

"Ah... stop hitting me." The rhythm of the whipping did not stop, but became faster and faster.

The strange thing is that while beating Jia Rong, You Shuying scolded him in a hoarse voice: "You unfilial descendants have squandered the family property of our ancestors. You also did such shameful things. I should have taught you a lesson long ago. I will beat you to death! I will beat you to death!"

Jia Rong was suddenly beaten for no apparent reason, and he felt ashamed, guilty, and frightened. He was frightened because You Shuying's voice and tone were very similar to his grandfather Jia Jing's. Even the movements she made when she beat him were exactly the same as his grandfather's.

After a while, You Shuying finally got tired of fighting. She threw the scroll at Jia Rong, sat down on the floor again, and then cried with snot and tears:

"I want to go to the ancestral hall to cry for my grandfather. I never expected that he would give birth to such beasts! He steals dogs and plays with chickens every day... I know everything. We 'hide broken arms in sleeves'! I can only close my eyes when your retribution comes..."

Jia Rong could hear that her tone had changed again, this time it became a hoarse cry.

She cried for a very long time, and when her crying gradually became smaller and weaker, Yin Die'er, who was waiting at the door, dared to stick her head out. When Jia Rong saw her, he quickly gave her a look, indicating that she should quickly help the person up and take him away.

Yin Die'er stepped forward to support You Shuying, coaxing her as she did so: "Madam, please get up quickly! Be careful of the cold ground, you are weak and can't stand it..."

You Shuying was helped up in a daze, and just as she was about to turn around, she broke free from Yin Die'er's support.

She shook off Yin Die'er's arm and turned around quickly. She was probably a little dizzy because she stood up suddenly, so she had to hold on to the door, then leaned against the door frame, and put on a weak look again.

"Rong'er, as the saying goes: The moon is full and then it wanes; water is full and then it overflows; there is a saying that 'If you climb high, you will fall hard'. You rely on your family background, and you are all so powerful and lawless. Finally, one day, you were too happy and ended up in tragedy. It really fits the saying 'When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter'. I can only say that you deserve it..." After saying this, he pretended to be drunken, turned around staggeringly, and let Yindie'er help him back to the house.

Jia Rong sat on the ground for a long time and didn't dare to move. The shirt he was wearing was already sticking to his body because of sweat. Just now, he saw three people on You Shuying's body, three dead people: grandfather Jia Jing, former housekeeper Jiao Da, and Qin Ke'er...! Could it be that You Shuying was possessed by a ghost just now?

After a long time, Jia Rong escaped from the old building, and he didn't dare to look for things anymore. He just wanted to escape from the weird old building as soon as possible.

The next day, the news that You Shuying was possessed by a ghost spread throughout the Jia family. It was said that she made a scene again in the second half of the night, shouting that the one in red was coming to catch her and the one in green was coming to call her, and she ordered the maid to burn paper in the garden, and she did not go to bed until dawn.

Early in the morning, Wang Xifeng came to ask for Jia's mother's instructions. Now Wang Xifeng no longer managed the affairs of Guanyuan Garden, and divorced Jia Lian, and moved out with Qiaojie. However, Jia's mother was thinking about Wang Xifeng and asked her to help manage the affairs of Jia's mother.

"My dear, I heard that my eldest sister-in-law was sick last night and she was making a fuss all night. I was thinking about how well she treated me, so I came to tell you. Nowadays, there are not many people living in the old building, and the maids must be slacking off. In addition, she has been sick for a long time, so she must be unable to control herself, and it is possible that she has been entangled by some unclean things. I have been thinking about her since she fell ill, and now I feel even more sorry that she has no one to take care of her."

After hearing this, Jia's mother also became nervous: "If that's the case, take her here quickly and clean up the Jiangyun Pavilion next door where Baoyu used to live. Let her live with me. Although I'm old, there are many Buddhist scriptures in this room, and it's clean, so I can calm her down a little."

Wang Xifeng was happy to hear this: "That's what I meant. If she comes, I can take care of her while taking care of you. It won't be a big deal if I don't have to run back and forth."

Grandmother Jia nodded and said, "That's right. You should go and ask her what she thinks. We should transfer those who are useful and have special skills from her place. Those who don't have other skills should be dismissed. She is in a difficult situation now. Besides, Rong'er won't go home, so just leave one person to look after the house. If we dismiss the others, we can save some expenses. You have to go to do this. Those people are not easy to deal with. If you don't go to help her, you are worried that they will bully her. Our family has never ignored the affairs of the daughter-in-law. Besides, your elder brother will be born one day. We should help him take good care of his wife. He will feel more at ease when he knows..."

Wang Xifeng obeyed the order without hesitation. After lunch, she personally led people to pick up You Shuying.

As expected, the maids there were not easy to deal with. In the end, they paid severance pay according to the labor contract and the matter was settled. You Shuying didn't have a lot of things, so after packing them up, they took her in and let her live in Jia's mother's courtyard.