[Red Mansion] The adopted son of the Lin family

The ups and downs in the palace have a lot to do with the mother's family.

From the moment she received the Holy Majesty's order, Jia Mu was already shaking with anger, and the agarwood crutches she was leaning on kept poking at the floor tiles. "Stupid woman, stupid woman!" He scolded "stupid woman" several times in succession, but no one dared to respond.

Sister Feng stood aside with her hands tied. She had long since had nothing to do with the housekeeper's business. Since Mrs. Xing was served comfortably by Jia Lian's young couple, she was not as greedy for the housekeeper's job as she was many years ago.Not to mention Yingchun, since Jia She took him back to live in the big house, far away from the Grand View Garden, he has become more gentle and docile, and his appearance has become more tidy.

The face of Mrs. Wang at the bottom was pale with fright, the sudden decree of the old saint was like a bolt from the blue.What made her eyes tear up even more was that Yuan Chun's status in the palace was also dropped!That was Yuan Chun's hard-won idea, but it was taken away all at once, and the old saint was too cruel.

Jia Mu stared at the dejected Mrs. Wang, her eyes were full of disgust, "Take the second wife to the small Buddhist hall, and don't ask her to come out without my words." Then she looked at Sister Feng again and said, "Girl Feng, Now that your aunt has been convicted, you can't let no one help you with the big and small matters of the housekeeper. I see, your body has become stronger and stronger in the past few years, not to mention Brother Xun is getting older now, you are also in the house. Take care."

When Sister Feng heard this, she immediately wanted to refuse.

This is no joke.She now understands clearly that the expenses of the Rongguo Mansion are a big hole that cannot be filled, not to mention that it is not enough to make ends meet, but the dowry she posted in the past is worthless.What can be exchanged?In exchange, it was only her good aunt. The second wife occupied Rongxi Hall with her reputation of being virtuous and charitable, but she was secretly poked in the heart by the slave women below.

So this is the time, Sister Feng is not willing to take this hot potato.Just when he was about to decline politely, a person jumped out from the diagonal stabbing.

Sister Feng took a closer look and found that it was Xia Jingui, one of the second grandmothers in Baoyu's room!

To say that this Xia Jingui is also a wonderful person.At the beginning, because they took a fancy to Baoyu's skin, they sighed that they had fallen in love with a wealthy son-in-law. A group of children wished they could cling to Baoyu's body.But when she knew that Baoyu had some ambiguity with Xiangyun, she felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on her head.Later, because of the coercion of both the historian and the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, she had no choice but to become an equal wife with Xiangyun, and Xia Jingui felt very uncomfortable.

After getting married, regardless of Jia Mu's daily morning and evening rules, she just dragged Baoyu around, and if there was anything wrong, she sent her servants to report back with money.Otherwise, they flattered Mrs. Wang one by one, which made Jia's mother very unhappy.

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law because she got a large sum of money from Xia's family, but she was very picky about Xiangyun.

In other words, Xia Jingui is also quite capable.Looking at Qingwen, Zijuan and others in Baoyu's room, the first time they made a fuss very rudely, they only forced Baoyu to send out these colorful girls.Where Baoyu is willing, of course not.Xia Jingui felt good, she didn't make a fuss at the moment, and in less than half a month, she let her dowry girl, a girl named Baochan, bully Qingwen and the others all day long.

This is really like stabbing a hornet's nest!

Qingwen's natural temperament is like a firecracker, and it can be set off at once.In the past, when Xiren was around, he overwhelmed her, and she was at odds with Xiren every day.It was so easy to wait until Xiren committed suicide and was sent out, and this Yihong Courtyard was like her world.What's more, she is the most proud of Baoyu who protects her and pampers her wayward and perverse nature.

It's not long before the good times have passed, Baoyu unexpectedly married the two-room grandmother and came in, and a dowry girl from a small family of merchants was bossing her around.Qingwen couldn't bear it, and the porcelain and jade in the room would be broken every three days, and it would be useless for Baoyu to talk about it.

At any rate, it was Sister Feng who mediated from inside, and finally picked Qingwen out of the Yihong courtyard.But Sister Feng didn't dare to stay with Qingwen's fiery temperament, so she had to send her to Tanya Tou's room. Qiu Shuangzhai and Yihong Courtyard were far away, so Xia Jingui naturally didn't bother.

The conversation was divided into two parts, Qingwen, the most difficult person in Yihong Courtyard, had already been sent away, and Xia Jingui became even more proud from then on.Because they live in the Grand View Garden, although Jiamu and others often go to the garden in the daytime, they don't live there often.Mrs. Wang was too lazy to take care of all the expenses in the garden, so she entrusted everything to Xia Jingui.

Xia Jingui had been fascinated by her at home since she was a child, and to be honest, this skillful calculation was not inferior to Baochai's.What's more, she was brought up by Mrs. Xia as a man since she was a child, so she was very determined in her actions.Most of the disobedient servants below were punished, and because of Xia Jingui's housekeeper, Baochan gradually rose to the top.

On the contrary, Xiangyun didn't say a word, and his temper was much calmer than when he was a girl before.

Sister Feng watched Xia Jingui stand up with a smile, and said to Jia Mu, "You don't have to bother Lian's second sister-in-law, after all, it's our own business. How can you bother outsiders?" Looking at his face, he smiled and said: "I have no talent, and I dare not make a big deal. It's just that even the old lady can't see what's wrong with the things in the garden now, so I will talk about the big things. Ma'am, don't blame me. Just hand over all the family affairs to me, so as to save the old lady from worrying."

"Hmph." Mother Jia snorted coldly, but turned her face away and ignored it.

Xia Jingui was not angry, but took Baoyu's arm again and said with a smile: "Our second master used to praise Lian's second sister-in-law as a capable person. When I was a guest, I watched her act the most decisively. It's just that I have been here for a year. With so much effort, my sister-in-law doesn't come out to take care of things."

When Sister Feng heard this, she just sneered and didn't answer.Xia Jingui thought she was proud of herself, stroked the jewels on her temples with her hand, and then said with a smile: "It's not that I want to meet Lian's second sister-in-law. The population of our big family has to be careful about food and clothing. My wife often said that the family is full of food. In my opinion, it’s because the person in charge is too kind. It’s good for the master to be kind, but I don’t want the servants below to be more shy and corrupt. Lian's second sister-in-law is used to taking care of family affairs in the big house, and the rules are very different in this family. I'm also afraid that my sister-in-law will not be able to handle it if she doesn't leave the house for a long time."

After finishing speaking, Xia Jingui raised her eyebrows and waited for Mother Jia to speak.

When Sister Feng heard what she said, she didn't feel annoyed. Seeing Mother Jia's eyes looking over frequently, she just lowered her head and said, "Since Second Grandma Bao said it so carefully, you don't have to worry about coming to our ancestors. In this garden, We passed by day by day, everything was in order, I thought it would be great to entrust the family to Brother Bao's two daughters-in-law."

When Sister Feng finished speaking, Xiangyun, who had been silent all this time, had already stood up.

"It's Sister Feng who is thoughtful. The food and clothing expenses of this big family are both in the mansion and in the garden. I'm afraid it will be difficult for many people and hands to take care of them." Xiangyun said with a smile. Looking at Xia Jingui, he said: "My sister is in charge of everything in the garden now, and my figure has also lost a lot. My sister and I are in the same spirit, and we both serve the second master. Since my sister wants to be housekeeper, The younger sister should also contribute her strength."

This remark hit Jiamu's heart, and before Xia Jingui could refute, she took Xiangyun's hand and said with a smile, "Yun girl is thoughtful after all. The affairs of this family will ultimately fall on your younger generation. I can't be more relieved that Baoyu has you two loving and useful daughter-in-laws by her side."

Therefore, it was decided that the affairs of the Hou's mansion were handed over to Xia Jingui, but the management of the Grand View Garden was handed over to Shi Xiangyun.

After leaving Rongxi Hall, not to mention Xia Jingui gnashing her teeth, even Mrs. Xing's face was a bit displeased.Seeing Xia Jingui walking away with her maid Baochan, Mrs. Xing said to Sister Feng in a low voice: "I don't know what it is, but because of our wealth, we are her elders, thanks to her being like this." There are no rules. It has been a year at least since I got married, and I greet you every day, and I don’t even see a single person. It’s only the second wife who wants to stay here with us. It’s absolutely intolerable.”

After speaking, Mrs. Xing sighed again: "I don't know why this empress has annoyed the old sage, what will happen to our family in the future after this decree comes down. Although I don't like the second wife to gain power, but the empress is in the palace. Losing favor is not good for us."

What she said made Sister Feng purse her lips and smile, she only said to Mrs. Xing who was full of doubts: "Madam, don't worry, now the second wife has lost power, although it is unknown what will happen to the empress in the palace in the future, but this Xia family A fierce fight with Mrs. Shi is inevitable. Fortunately, just like what Mrs. Xia said, this is their second wife's 'family matter', and it won't hurt our first wife."

Hearing Sister Feng's words, Mrs. Xing's heart sank slowly.

"Since that's the case, Yun girl can bear it. I used to look at her, she was childish, self-willed and perverse, and she was the most unruly one in normal times. But now, it seems that she is very secretive. " Mrs. Xing was already laughing as she spoke.

"I used to say that the old lady may not like Yun girl. But since this Yun girl married into our family, she is a grand-nephew with the same surname as the old lady. Compared with the Xia family, can she be more pampered? Now it's good, Yun girl is like a gourd, she just keeps silent, and when she opened her mouth, even I was startled by her."

Sister Feng thought of Xiangyun's way of fighting for power in Rongxi Hall a moment ago, and she couldn't help secretly admiring her.

It's just that the job of the housekeeper is thankless after all.Xia Jingui and Shi Xiangyun are young daughters-in-law, and they are very greedy for the power of the housekeeper. They don't know the bitterness behind this power, and it is difficult for others to see a little bit!