[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Wang Xifeng was locked up and taken to the Criminal Ministry for interrogation. This incident indeed caused an uproar in Ning Rong Second Mansion.The impact of Wang Xifeng's incident on the Rongguo Mansion was even greater than the investigation of the entire Wang family.

After all, the Ningguo Mansion is separated by a layer, and this incident has not harmed them yet, but in order to avoid suspicion, and to distance themselves from Wang Xifeng, Youshi, Qin Keqing and others who had been in frequent contact with Wang Xifeng on weekdays, no longer come here Sent.

Not to mention that the people in Ningguo Mansion were in a hurry to get rid of the relationship, even Jia She and Mrs. Xing wished they had never had Wang Xifeng as a daughter-in-law.

When Wang Xifeng's accident happened, Jia She couldn't help thinking about the old things in the early years. In fact, Jia She was not very satisfied with Jia Lian's marriage to Wang Xifeng. All matters in the Rongguo Mansion are decided by Jia Mu, even the housekeeper in the mansion is assigned by Jia Mu.

Mother Jia looked down on Mrs. Xing and was unwilling to ask her to be a housekeeper, so she promised Jia Amnesty that as long as Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng got married, she would let Wang Xifeng manage the huge Rongguo Mansion. What does his Jia Amnesty's daughter-in-law have to do with Dafang?

Wang Xifeng was the housekeeper, and Jia Lian followed to deal with the foreign affairs, but in the end, the most beautiful people in Rongguo Mansion were the second bedroom.

This time when something happened to Wang Xifeng, Jia's mother urgently asked Jia Zheng and Jia She to discuss the matter with her to see how to deal with it properly, but Jia She lost her temper, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him after all, and was angry at Jia Lian for not doing so. Listen to him, I heard that Jia Lian handled the Wang family's case, Jia Amnesty said that the Rongguo Mansion was becoming more and more unseemly, and he reasoned that he still had an errand to socialize with him, and he didn't even return to the mansion, let alone Jia Lian. Mother went.

Jia Amnesty lost her temper and refused to go, but Mrs. Xing did not dare not to go, and she had to go, so she had to bite the bullet and go to Jia Mu's place.

Since Jia Mu drank too much cold wine and ate more crabs at the crab feast that night, she had a stomachache a few times that night, and the man fell ill.The elderly are weak, and even though they are taken care of so carefully, after autumn, their condition still does not improve again and again.

Mother Jia's face was sickly, and her brows were filled with sorrow. Mrs. Xing sat down on the left, while Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang sat down on the right.

Jia Amnesty couldn't come, and Jia's mother was too weak to be angry with him. She glanced at the empty seat next to Madam Xing, and then looked at the people in front of her and said slowly: "I asked someone to ask, Feng girl's The thing is that the evidence is solid and irreversible. Before the case is judged, she can't go back to the house easily. "

"You are also her elders, so you can tell me what you think about this matter in front of me."

"Lian'er is now working in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is in charge of handling this case. He wants to avoid suspicion, and he can't come to me to talk about Feng girl. Now he has his errand and his future in mind. I Don't embarrass him, and don't call him. You all just talk about it."

Mrs. Xing and Jia She have no children, Jia Lian is not her own son, and Wang Xifeng has no affection for her. Although she is the eldest wife of this mansion, the second wife is too beautiful. She is also like Jia She. The mansion is like a transparent person with no sense of existence, she hangs high as if she has nothing to do with herself, and she has a bit of inhumane secret thoughts of gloating in others' misfortune.

But she didn't dare to show these things in front of Jia Mu.

As soon as Jia's mother finished speaking, she pursed her lips and said, "We don't have any opinions, we all follow the arrangement of the old lady."

Mother Jia didn't expect Mrs. Xing to say anything meaningful. After hearing this, she just nodded and turned her attention to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang is Wang Ziteng's younger sister. This time the Wang family had an accident, and it even involved Wang Xifeng, which was a huge blow to her.She was suffering more and more anxiety than everyone present, but because of her status, she couldn't speak, she didn't even have a position and she wasn't qualified to say anything.

Not to mention the members of the Wang family, Wang Xifeng served her every day, but such a thing happened, and now everyone knows about the storm in the city, and everyone is watching the jokes of the Rongguo Mansion. Madam Wang feels that she is to blame. It was her fault that she didn't teach her niece well, what face would she have to say?

After a long silence, Mrs. Wang finally said in a low voice: "All according to the arrangement of the old lady."

Mother Jia sighed softly, and didn't say much. She wanted to comfort Mrs. Wang a few words, but she thought that Mrs. Xing and Jia Zheng were both here, and it was more important to deal with serious matters, so she didn't say anything.

Jia Zheng did not disappoint Jia's mother's expectations, he said: "The mother asked people to inquire about the situation and the son heard the same situation. The matter of the niece and daughter-in-law has actually been investigated very clearly by the Criminal Ministry, and the evidence from the Metropolitan Procuratorate is convincing. The evidence is so strong that the niece and daughter-in-law pleaded guilty after entering. Now that the case has not yet been judged, the brother-in-law's case is still being interrogated, but because the file is clear, I am afraid there will be news within a month."

"If my mother wants her nephew and daughter-in-law to come out of the Ministry of Criminal Justice intact, I'm afraid she can't. Her matter is not small. Even if she uses money and goods to make atonement according to the law, she will be punished and her family will leave. She can't be Lian'er's daughter-in-law. No. After all, our family cannot have a convict wife as the head of the family, and Lian'er is now an official in the court and has a bright future in the future, and he cannot have a wife who violates the law."

Jia Zheng's official rank is not very high, and he is not qualified to go to court to participate in politics.But he has been an official for several years, even if he is rigid and upright, it is impossible for him to let go of such things in his family.Without Jiamu's instructions, he asked people to inquire about all the information in advance. At this time, when Jiamu asked, he reported them one by one.

Mother Jia sighed: "Girl Feng has always been strong and clever. I only think of her like this in the inner curtain, but I don't want this girl to be so bold as to do such a thing. Although I hate her for hurting our family's reputation , but after all she has worked so hard for our family all these years, I still feel sorry for her, not to mention that there is a sister Qiao between her and Lian'er, could things really be that bad?"

"See if you can get someone to go to the county prince's mansion to ask, if you can exonerate girl Feng from the crime, even if you pay more money to redeem her, I am willing."

Jia Zheng shook his head and said, "Mother loves her, but my niece and daughter-in-law have made too much trouble this time. She has been charged with serious crimes, and she has been implicated in the affairs of the royal family. There are rumors in the court. The Holy Majesty will punish her severely this time." of."

Jia Zheng knew in his heart that what Jia Mu was talking about was the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County. He said softly, "Mother is not in court, so I don't know what the Holy Majesty is thinking. But my mother has received the letter from the Wang family. It can be seen that there have been signs before, that the Holy Majesty is going to severely punish the Wang family. .If we intervene, or the county palace intervenes, I am afraid that it will be a problem, and it will not be easy to get out at that time. Moreover, if there is evidence in this way, the charges will be exempted. I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the test of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Since Lin Xiaohou became the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, our family's relationship with the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been severed. Except for Lian'er, our family has no good friends in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, let alone this At that time, who is willing to help our family? Lian'er is also very difficult. If he helps his nephew and daughter-in-law, it will be a perversion of the law for personal gain. At that time, the crime will be aggravated.

Mother Jia pondered for a moment, then raised her eyelids and asked Jia Zheng, "In your opinion, is the Holy Majesty planning to do something to our family?"

Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has ulterior motives, and my son dare not speculate."

Mother Jia nodded deeply: "I understand. I didn't take it seriously when I saw Lord Lin Xiaohou go to Yangzhou to investigate the case earlier. I thought it was his business and had nothing to do with our family. Now it seems that this Young Master Lin also has something to do with it." Some tricks, first went to Yangzhou to investigate the case, used Lian'er to pay him for the army, and then made Ji stay in the court as an official. The Qiandu Yushi of the Duchayuan did not come for nothing. What happened was premeditated, but Wang Jiaxing was also blamed for being too careless, that's why he was caught/handled."

When something like this happened to Wang Xifeng, Mother Jia was not in the mood to take care of that proposal for the time being.However, there is an established policy that cannot be shaken.That is, the desire to win over Lin Jian must not be ignored.

After all, after this time, it is possible to see that little Marquis Lin's position in Emperor Chengsheng's heart. If their family can win such help, it will naturally have an extra layer of protection.

Although the Jia family historian, the Wang family and the Xue family are one, they are always separated from the four kings and eight princes. The Wang family is attached to the Jia family. If there is something wrong with the Wang family, the four kings and eight princes will not come forward. This matter is up to them. solve.

Judging from the current situation, it is obviously impossible to continue to keep the Wang family. A strong man can only survive by cutting off his wrists and gecko's tail. It is time for them to make a decision.

Jia's mother thought for a long time, and then said to Jia Zheng: "Since the Holy Majesty wants to punish severely, then we should not act rashly. After the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment will have a joint trial, we will all receive the sentence. After Feng girl is punished, we will pay the money to arrest her." Redeem it back. She has been busy for our family, even if she is wrong, it is not good to abandon her. But, after bringing her back, let Lian'er write a divorce letter. "

"I also know that Feng girl will have nowhere to go, so I will keep Feng girl in the mansion, and only let her live in peace and quiet, and don't let her show up in front of people again. As for the redemption for Feng girl It's not easy to get the money from the public, so let me pay. Anyway, she waited on me for a while, so she is still a little filial."

When Jia Mu was young, she had a straightforward temperament, but now that she is old and involved in the family's future, she is even more decisive and decisive.Although she was heartbroken for what happened to Wang Xifeng, but shed only a few tears, nothing happened.

Mother Jia sighed sadly, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang couldn't just turn a blind eye. Mrs. Xing gave half-truths and half-false comforts, and Mrs. Wang endured her heartache to comfort Jia's mother, and Jia Zheng also comforted Jia's mother. , Mother Jia will get better slowly.

Wiping away the tears on her face, Mother Jia said to Jia Zheng again: "What happened to Feng girl, naturally she can no longer be housekeeper. Your wife is ill and suffering from several illnesses, and her health is not good, besides, she has never been a big housekeeper. I'm afraid I'm too busy to take over the matter all of a sudden. What's more, the matter of the Wang family... It's not good to ask your wife to be in charge. After you and your wife go back, think about it and see who is suitable to be the housekeeper in our house. I It's because people are old and their bones are not getting better. It's okay to talk about the housekeeper's affairs, but this mentality is useless. You must find a suitable person to come out, so I can rest assured."

When Jia's mother said this, she didn't look at Mrs. Xing at all, so it can be seen that she didn't intend to let Mrs. Xing manage the house.

Mrs. Xing looked at Mother Jia and only had Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang in her heart. She was very angry, but what if she was not angry?Mother Jia looked down on her, and the job of being a housekeeper did not fall on her head.

There was no suitable candidate in the big house to be the housekeeper. Mrs. Xing thought about it, but suddenly she felt sad, and she felt that this day was more and more hopeless.

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang responded to Jia's mother's words. Jia's mother made a decision once, and then she was sad again. It was when she was mentally exhausted, and her spirit was not good. Coupled with the sudden encounter of such a thing, she felt very uncomfortable. , I just want to wave away Jia Zheng and others and be quiet for a while.

But when Jia Mu adjusted her sitting posture, she ordered Yuanyang to get another pillow and put it on her back. When Jia Mu took a sip of hot tea and her eyes fell on Mrs. Wang inadvertently, she remembered something again.

Jia Mu asked Mrs. Wang, "I heard people say that you are going to ask Baoyu to move out of the garden and live outside, is that right?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "That's right."

"The old lady doesn't know, there is a reason for this. A few days ago, I remembered something, so I went to Yihong Courtyard. It was the night when the old lady held a crab feast. When I went, I heard Baoyu's room The girl Qingwen said some unpleasant things to the guards in front of Lord Lin Hou. She was the old lady's person for Baoyu, and she was also the big girl in front of Baoyu, but she was still a maid anyway, how could she speak to Lin Houye? How can you boss me around like that?"

"It sounded really outrageous to me, and knowing what this girl had done in the past, I felt that she would ruin Baoyu if she stayed, so I drove her away. Because the old lady has been ill, I dare not disturb the old lady. The wife's quietness is why she didn't report it. Later, I thought, after all, Baoyu is getting older, and the girls in the garden are also getting older. It is not appropriate to live together. After reporting to the master, Discussed with the master, I cleaned up the study in the outer courtyard. Baoyu lived in that small courtyard. I sent someone to help him. It is also very good for him to study and live there. If you miss your sisters every day, take time to enter the garden It’s okay to visit.”

Mrs. Wang told Jiamu the reason in detail, and Jiamu pondered for a long time before saying, "I gave her to Baoyu because I saw Qingwen was clever, but I didn't want her to be too clever. It's good if you deal with it, you can't offend people outside because of her, let alone the young master of the Lin family."

"As for moving Baoyu out, since it was agreed between you and your husband, I have nothing to say. It's just that I said my ugly words first, and Baoyu can study and improve, but you are not allowed to push him too far. He is far away from me. But I can still see him, if I am told to see him suffer, I will not obey."

If it was the past, Mother Jia would definitely not let Jia Baoyu move out.

Ever since she had this grandson who was born with jade, Jia's mother hurt this precious grandson like an eyeball, and she never forgot it verbally or in her heart every day.He was spoiled and spoiled all day long, and he never allowed Jia Zheng or Mrs. Wang to take more care of her.In the eyes of Jia Mu, her precious grandson is good in every way, without the slightest flaw.

But ever since I met Lin Jian, I saw that this young boy, who was only three years older than Baoyu, has now become a fourth-rank official in the imperial court. doubled.

What's more, the Lin family's status is not low. His father was a general, and he is close friends with him today; I also have to admit that if her Baoyuwen is not successful, she is really not as good as others.

Of course, this alone is not enough to make Jiamu let go.

The affairs of the Wang family made Jia's mother worry.Emperor Chengsheng's attitude towards the Wang family, and the fact that the Metropolitan Procuratorate secretly asked the Wang family to collect such complete criminal evidence all made Jia's mother vigilant.

The Holy Majesty may really have other thoughts about the power of the four kings and eight princes. The meritorious service of the founding of the country is useful, but now it has been more than three generations. It will collapse in an instant.

Jia's mother has seen big storms in her life, and she knows very well that even if she can't bear it, she can't let Baoyu go on like this.

Now it is impossible for Baoyu to train his muscles and bones. If he can't follow his grandfather's path, he can only follow Jia Zheng's path.

Jia Zheng has made a lot of achievements in his studies. If Jia Daishan hadn't loved his young son and begged for a job for Jia Zheng when he was dying, Jia Zheng would have taken the imperial examination.It has always been a regret in Jia Zheng's heart that he was born in a non-serious imperial examination.

Jia's mother knew this very well. She knew that Jia Zheng hoped that Baoyu could fulfill this regret for him. As far as the present is concerned, this is also a way for Baoyu to make progress, and Jia's mother really has no reason to stop it.

Mother Jia thought, so she simply followed Jia Zheng and gave Baoyu a few years to prepare. If she couldn't pass the exam in a few more years, she asked someone to ask Baoyu for grace, so that Baoyu could follow Jia Zheng's path and enter the country. It's actually the same when you practice as an official.

Her Baoyu is handsome and intelligent, as long as he is given a chance, how can he not be as good as the young master of the Lin family?

Although Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang discussed removing Jia Baoyu from the garden, the couple were still very disturbed, for fear that Jia's mother would blame them for treating Baoyu harshly if she found out.

Now hearing that Jiamu was relieved, both husband and wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When Jia Mu was tired, she asked everyone to disperse, and she wanted to rest on the couch to recuperate.

Jia Zheng still had things to do, so he went to the study, and Mrs. Xing went back to her own residence.Mrs. Wang is not free, she has to go to the meeting hall to deal with the affairs of the mansion.

Wang Xifeng was arrested suddenly, and the mansion was in chaos for two days. At first, Ping'er, who served Wang Xifeng personally, was invited to assist in the investigation for two days, and was released later. Ping'er was not injured, it was human. The spirit is not very good, and the eyes are swollen from crying.

Although she is Wang Xifeng's personal servant girl, she knows many things, but after all, she is a servant, she has no control over the master's affairs, and she has never participated in what Wang Xifeng does outside, and those who handle Wang Xifeng's affairs are outsiders The daughters-in-law in charge, Ping'er was not guilty, so they were released.

But the house was in a mess, and Mrs. Wang didn't have time to let Ping'er sort out her mood. She called Ping'er to come to her, and together with the maids and daughters-in-law who were in front of her and the few people Wang Xifeng had used in the past, moved the house to the house. Things straightened out a bit.

Because Wang Xifeng was arrested and something happened to the Wang family, there was a lot of discussion in the house, and people were panicked. During the past few days when Mrs. Wang took care of the house, the people below were a little disobedient, but fortunately, Ping'er and Tanchun were there to help. Barely made it through.

Mrs. Wang was worried about the suffering of her brothers and nephews, and resented them for not doing good deeds. She was worried all day long, and her whole body was haggard. All day long, he sighed and shed tears in the Lixiangyuan. If there was not Xue Baochai who gently persuaded him, he would have cried himself to death.

Jia Zheng never cared about housework. Although Jia's mother asked the husband and wife to decide who should be in charge of the house, Jia Zheng didn't care about it. For the sake of Wang's family and Wang Xifeng's affairs, the Rongguo Mansion was outside. His reputation is not very good. He is busy with the affairs of the ministry every day and has to find ways to solve these miscellaneous things outside. There is no time to be free, so he simply handed over this matter to Mrs. Wang and let her decide for herself Candidates, just talk to him when the time comes.

Mrs. Wang has taken a fancy to Tanchun's family management ability, she has been watching for a few days, and feels that Tanchun is fair in handling things, not like Wang Xifeng's style, but even more decisive than Wang Xifeng.

In her private heart, Mrs. Wang also favored Tanchun, but after all, Tanchun is 16 years old. In a year or two, she is going to get married, and it is impossible for her to stay in the mansion for a long time.

Mrs. Wang thought, she should find a female family member who is close to her and can stay in the mansion for a long time and make her feel at ease.

Mrs. Wang thought about it, and her thoughts fell on Xue Baochai involuntarily.

She has always had a thought, that is, she hopes to let Xue Baochai be her daughter-in-law.What kind of temperament Jia Baoyu is, she is the clearest, but Jia Baoyu is her life/root/son, let Jia Baoyu go the right way from now on Love reading and love to advance Mrs. Wang is really reluctant to force him, so she hopes Find Jia Baoyu a dignified and intelligent daughter-in-law.

Xue Baochai was generous and decent, and she was the daughter of her own sister. If she could marry Baoyu, it would be best to be more intimate.

Furthermore, there is no possibility of the Wang family recovering this time, and Wang Xifeng has lost her place in Jia's mansion. If Mrs. Wang doesn't find a helper to support her, I am afraid that from now on, she will really become the second-in-command who can't control anything in the mansion. Mrs.In her heart, after all, she was unwilling to become a transparent person like Mrs. Xing.

What she wants is that she doesn't want to be a housekeeper but is qualified and able to manage it, not that she can't manage it.

Kuang Xue's family is just an imperial businessman, the Wang family is gone, and the Xue family has no backing. Aunt Xue is from the same line as her, and they should support each other and depend on each other. Baochai married in and became the granddaughter-in-law of the Duke's mansion. It's a good thing to say, and at this time, the Duke's Mansion also needs the financial support of the Xue family.

In this way, the relationship between the Xue family and the Rongguo Mansion will naturally become closer.

And after Baochai married in, she was her daughter-in-law, and with Baochai's behavior, it was natural for her to be the housekeeper of the house.

Mrs. Wang thought about who would be the director of the family in the future, and thought that she would plan Baoyu's marriage after she was busy for a while. She thought that Jia Mu and Jia Zheng would entrust this matter to her. She was alone worrying about these things, but she didn't think that there was another person outside the house who was also worrying about this matter, and she had a different view and decision.

While managing the housework, Mrs. Wang did not let go of Jia Baoyu's moving progress. Just as Jia Baoyu completely moved out of the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang started to sort out all the maids around Jia Baoyu. She had just finished all these tasks. Then I received the news from the palace that Concubine Xian wanted to see her.

The virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng. She was raised and raised by Jia's mother, and Jia's mother loves her eldest granddaughter.

Jia Yuanchun was selected into the palace in the early years, because of her dignified and decent behavior and beautiful appearance, she won the favor of Emperor Chengsheng. At the beginning, her status was not very prominent, and she stayed in the palace for several years, after giving birth to a little princess. It was only then that Emperor Chengsheng named her a virtuous concubine.

Compared with Concubine Yu, who dotes on the crown of the harem, Jia Yuanchun does not have much favor, and she is not a woman favored by Emperor Chengsheng. Because she is from the Duke's Mansion and is one of the four concubines, so the days of these years are also very difficult. not bad.

Concubine Xian has not had a prince born in the palace for several years, and there is only this little princess who has just turned ten years old under her knees.

Concubine Xian lost her body when she gave birth to the little princess in the early years, and she suffered a little bit of illness. She is only in her 30s now, and her body is not in good shape. A charcoal stove was lit in the palace.

Mrs. Wang was invited into the inner hall. After she saluted and sat down, she quietly looked at the concubine Xian sitting on the beauty couch through the bead curtain.

Jia Yuanchun's makeup was exquisite, and her clothes were beautiful and exquisite, but Mrs. Wang looked at her as the eldest daughter, but felt that she was much thinner.Mrs. Wang thought to herself that Yuan Chun was much thinner than the one she saw when she asked her wife to meet with her at the palace banquet this New Year's Eve.

People in their 30s are not very old at all, but Concubine Xian seems to have lost her life. Her face that should be flowery is a bit haggard, her eyes are full of despondency and desolation, and she seems to be indifferent. There is no energy left.

Just like this Fengzao Palace, it is exquisite and gorgeous, but there is no vitality at all.

"Mother," Concubine Xian's voice was very soft, "I invited my mother into the palace today because I have a few things to tell my mother."

The royal family of the previous dynasty had iron laws, and no concubines in the harem were allowed to interfere in politics.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, this rule still existed and became more stringent.

The Tai/Zu emperor entrusted the four kings and eight princes who made great contributions to the founding of the country, and promoted these families extremely high, and the status of these people was also extremely high. Not only that, but also selected suitable women from these families to enter the palace as concubines to show respect to the four. Wang Bagong's favor.

However, after all, the Tai/Zu emperor was a great man, and the prince of a county with a different surname was so powerful. Naturally, it was impossible for him to allow his relatives and concubines to become big. Therefore, these women who entered the palace as concubines were not only forbidden to participate in politics, but also never saw themselves again. An opportunity for family parents and loved ones.

It is really as deep as the sea once you enter the palace gate.

Before Emperor Chengsheng, the concubines in the harem stayed in the palace all their lives, and there were very few opportunities to see their parents and relatives. The concubine was a little more forgiving.For some sick or seriously ill concubines, if they need it or have favors, Emperor Chengsheng will also show mercy and allow their parents to visit the palace.

In the past few years, several concubines were able to return home to visit relatives, which is already considered a great grace.Among the few concubines who were able to return home to visit their relatives was the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun.

But this time Concubine Xian invited Mrs. Wang to the palace, but she was not among them.

Mrs. Wang saw that Concubine Xian's complexion was not very good, but she didn't appear to be sick either. She couldn't help feeling suspicious, but with the maids by her side, she didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she could only answer respectfully. Curling light smoke, waiting for Concubine Xian to speak again.

Concubine Xian waved the maid back, and when there were only her and Mrs. Wang in the inner hall, Concubine Xian said softly: "I have heard about the affairs of the Wang family. Please relax your mind, the Wang family is their own fault. Mother and aunt, please take care of yourself." It’s good to cherish it.”

Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, she didn't speak, just looked at Concubine Xian quietly.

Concubine Xian was silent for a moment, and then said in a softer voice: "The Holy Majesty has not come to my palace for a long time. He came over a few days ago and directly talked about the affairs of the Wang family with me. The Holy Majesty said that the family does not run around for the Wang family. Basically understand the rules, the Holy One said that this is very good."

"In addition, the Holy Majesty also said something, let me tell mother."

Concubine Xian's tone was indifferent, but Mrs. Wang was so startled that she broke out in a cold sweat.

She heard herself asking Concubine Xian softly: "Dare to ask your majesty, what else does the Holy Majesty have to say?"

At this point, what else does Mrs. Wang not understand?She entered the palace this time, saying that she was invited by Concubine Xian, but in fact Emperor Chengsheng wanted to give her instructions through Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian said: "The Holy Majesty said that the Wang family is guilty and can no longer be the head of the family. It is a matter of course for the mansion to divorce her. But the Rongguo mansion has a big business, and it is impossible for a day to be without a head of the family. Mother is getting old. , all things are troublesome, and such things do not need to be handled by mother. My sister-in-law is young, so I can leave all the housekeeping to her."

Mrs. Wang thought a lot but never thought that Concubine Xian would say such a thing.Did Emperor Chengsheng mean to ask Li Wan to be the housekeeper?

Mrs. Wang saw that there was no one around, and the mother and daughter closed the door to talk again. She was anxious, and she didn't want to put on airs and talk slowly with Concubine Xian, so she couldn't help but leaned forward: "Your Majesty, Li Shi is a widow, how can she come to manage the house? Besides, she has a rigid temper, and the housekeepers with Tan Yatou were all in charge of the housekeeper, how can she be able to subdue everyone when she comes to housekeeper?"

"My lord, why did my lord make such a decision?"

Concubine Xian was silent. Seeing that Mrs. Wang was in a hurry, and there was indeed no one present in the inner hall, she also let go of the imperial concubine's arrogance a little bit. In the past two days, after receiving the words of Emperor Chengsheng, she explained these matters After thinking about it silently in her heart, she knew all the minutiae about the stakes, and when Mrs. Wang asked her, she explained it to Mrs. Wang in detail.

"Mother, my sister-in-law is from a famous family. She is a woman from a scholarly family. She has a gentle temperament, but she may not be free from hardships. In the past, the Wang family was so proud. If she didn't avoid her edge, would she still want to fight with the Wang family? The third younger sister has always been high-spirited and a responsible girl. She has a straightforward temperament. When her mother entrusts her with the housekeeping, she has no reason to shirk, so she naturally tries her best to manage the house. Do you want to compete with her younger sister?"

"Li Shouzhong is the Imperial College Jijiu. With such a father, will the daughters raised by the Li family be poor? My sister-in-law is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. It's just that my sisters and sisters in our family are all excellent, and my sister-in-law has a gentle temperament and is not as knowledgeable as them. But If my mother thought she was really a wooden beauty, she would be very wrong."

Concubine Xian said slowly, "The Great Zhou respected martial arts and despised literature, but His Majesty has always hoped that the two sides can have a balance of power, and even favored civil servants. This is why His Majesty wants to praise his sister-in-law butler. His Majesty wants to correct the atmosphere in the mansion, His Majesty If so, mother thinks, is it important that sister-in-law is widowed?"

Mrs. Wang was silent for a long time, even though she was not willing to do so, but as Concubine Xian said, this is a holy judgment and she can only obey it.

Concubine Xian had expected Mrs. Wang to be like this, she said softly: "If mother is really unwilling, it's okay."

"Baoyu is now 16 years old. I remember that my eldest brother married before he was [-]. Baoyu can get married at this age. My mother only needs to find a suitable marriage for Baoyu, as long as Baoyu's daughter-in-law is someone my mother likes." Well, mother can let Baoyu's daughter-in-law assist sister-in-law in housekeeping, and mother will watch from the side, so she won't really let go of the affairs of the house."

When Jia Zhu was still there, Mrs. Wang's heart was on Jia Zhu, but when Jia Zhu disappeared, Baoyu came again, and Baoyu became Mrs. Wang's heart and soul.

Mrs. Wang was thinking about Baoyu's future, so she forgot about Li Wan and Jia Lan.She wanted to leave the second room to Baoyu. Even though Jialan was her own grandson, she would not let Li Wan get involved in the affairs of the house, for fear that Jialan would take advantage of it and her Baoyu would suffer. .

Mrs. Wang couldn't help being moved when she heard Concubine Xian's words, and simply asked: "Madam, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the only reward you gave out was Baoyu and Baoyao's incense sticks. Yes, I always want to ask you, do you have the same thoughts as me? Also want to facilitate this marriage between Bao girl and your brother?"