Palace Flower as Employment [Red Mansion]

The niece of her natal family is here, and Jia She is generous. Mrs. Jia She also has a lot of spare money on Xing's side, and she doesn't mind giving Xing Xiuyan a copy when she prepares clothes and jewelry for Jia Yue, Jia Wan, Jia Xuan and Jia Han.Anyway, Xing Xiuyan is just a girl's family, and her daily expenses are nothing more than clothes, jewelry, monthly money, etc. Compared with Jia She's annual income of 20 taels of silver and annual expenses of 5 taels, these things are really nothing.

Besides, Jia Qi approached Lin Daiyu first, and gave Xing Xiuyan the clothes that Lin Daiyu had prepared for her filial piety. Mrs. Xing felt that it was good for her to make the clothes and jewelry for Xing Xiuyan slowly, so as not to give things that were not refined enough. Instead, Xing Xiuyan was looked down upon in the Grand View Garden.

But who would have thought that at this moment, such rumors spread in the Grand View Garden!

Why did Mrs. Xing take away all the properties of the Xing family and did not leave any for her younger siblings? Why did Mrs. Xing not take care of the Xing family all these years at 01:30.What she said was well-founded, and while Mrs. Xing was so wronged that she shed tears, she also had to hide it for the sake of her son's future.

Mrs. Xing doesn't know about Jia Qi's temper?

Mrs. Xing was afraid that her son would blow up on the spot if he found out, which would be bad.Last year, a small opera actor provoked Jia Qi to kill on the spot. Now it is about his own reputation. The person who said this was Madam Xing's younger brother, and the people who assisted her were Madam Xing's two sisters. Qi couldn't hold back her temper, what happened... Mrs. Xing didn't care what other people would do, she was only afraid that her son would cause a disaster.

No matter what, the Xing family is Jia Qi's uncle's family after all, and the Xing family is not that little opera singer, who is just a cheap actor, even if he is killed, nothing will happen, but the Xing family is the descendant of an official.

Even if nothing happened, it would not be a good thing for the son to be too tired to study at ease and miss the next year's spring.

Therefore, Mrs. Xing would rather bear it by herself than let Jia Qi know.

Mrs. Xing chose to swallow her anger, but Jia Yue, Jia Wan, Jia Xuan and Jia Han exploded in anger.

Mrs. Xing is Jia Yue and Jia Wan's adoptive mother, and Jia Xuan and Jia Han's grandmother. How can they see Mrs. Xing being bullied like this?

Coincidentally, when Shi Xiangyun brought up this rumor in front of Jia Mu, Jia Yue immediately raised the corners of her mouth and said in front of Jia Mu:

"Thanks to Sister Yun for mentioning this today, if Sister Yun hadn't spoken, we wouldn't have known about such a thing. Now, the old lady is sitting here. Let's ask the old lady to make a decision to see if I'm right. Not right either."

No matter what, Mrs. Xing is also Jia Mu's daughter-in-law, just for the face of her son, Jia Mu also wants to protect Mrs. Xing.

Mother Jia hurriedly asked Jia Yue to continue.

Jia Yue said: "After all, the father crawled out of the old lady's stomach, and he is the old lady's own flesh and blood. No matter how much the old lady loves her second uncle, she can't neglect her father's marriage. When my father married our wife, the age They are not young anymore, and there are two sons, one big and one small. Especially brother Cong, who was young at the time, so I guess, the old lady deliberately inquired about it, so that our wife would rather delay for the younger siblings It is because of our wife's character that the old lady specially hired a wife for my father. Old lady, I don't know if my granddaughter is right?"

Jia Yue also didn't say what the family background of the Xing family was like, emphasizing that the family background of the Xing family would only make people feel poor.

Instead of emphasizing the family background of the Xing family, it is better to emphasize Mrs. Xing's character.

Jia Yue didn't believe it anymore, Mother Jia would say Mrs. Xing had a bad character in front of so many juniors.

Sure enough, Mother Jia smiled and said: "That's right. The boss is a man after all, and he is marrying to fill in the house. The temperament of filling the house is the most important thing. If you marry someone who is not virtuous, wouldn't it be harming the boss for nothing? My own grandson? Besides, our family is also a respectable family, even if the boss continues to marry, it is impossible to pay attention to it. After all, people like us are not short of money."

No matter how eccentric Jia's mother is, it is impossible to watch her own grandson being abused.Therefore, Mrs. Xing's family background was not available, but Mrs. Xing's temperament was carefully selected by Jia Mu.

Furthermore, Mother Jia also has face, even if it is to marry and fill the house for her son, Mother Jia may let Jia Amnesty marry the daughter of such a bad family.As early as when Qingxuguan was doing the funeral, Jia's mother said that people like them are not short of money, as long as the girls are good-looking and good-natured, they just spend more money and help.

With the Jia family's financial resources, are you afraid that you won't be able to come up with the dowry?

Jia Yue said: "This marriage, let's take a step back. Our master is a rich man, a first-class general appointed by the imperial court, and married the wife of the main house, so the dowry will be less? It's not that I am a daughter who offends my mother. My natal family, I just want to ask, can the Xing family's family business compare with the dowry gift given by our master? Could it be that everyone thinks that our master would be so careless about his marriage and the dowry gift he gave is not enough to make him look decent? Dowry?"

It's fine if Jia Yue doesn't mention the dowry, but when it comes to the dowry, others can't help but think about Jia Yue's dowry.

Jia Yue is just an adopted daughter, and once Jia Amnesty lets go, she will be given a dowry of 15 yuan.Back then, Jia Amnesty married him a daughter-in-law, so would the dowry be less?

Only five thousand?

Impossible to think.

In the original book, when Wang Xifeng and Ping'er were thinking about the family's expenses in private, they once said that Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu's marriage was only 2 taels, and there was no need to go out on business, and Jia's mother had her own private house.

Jia Baoyu is only the second son of the second wife, and he is white, so it can't be compared with Jia Amnesty who is the head of the Jia family and a first-class general appointed by the imperial court.Jia Baoyu can still spend 2 taels for a wedding. Could it be that Jia Amnesty is not as good as Jia Baoyu as a nephew when he marries his regular wife?

The cost of the marriage letter between Jia She and Mrs. Xing is definitely more than 2 taels.Jia She is the serious lord of the Jia family, even if Jia She is marrying his second wife, the marriage will definitely not be small, let alone the bride price for Mrs. Xing.

Just because of the dowry gift from Jia Amnesty, there is no problem at all for Mrs. Xing to get a decent dowry.

At most, Mrs. Xing just didn't leave part of the betrothal gift to the family, and brought all of it back to the Jia family.However, Mrs. Xing has done so much for the Xing family, delayed her youth, and was almost randomly matched by the official media. She took all the betrothal gifts from her husband's family in her hands and bought them as dowry. Who can say her no?

Except for Mrs. Jia Muwang, everyone present here is either young or guests. Jia She married Mrs. Xing more than ten years ago, but Jia Yue's dowry is a recent event.With Jia Yue's dowry on display, almost no one would believe that Jia Amnesty's dowry to Mrs. Xing would be less.

Taking the example of Jia Yue again, everyone speculated about how much the betrothal gift Jia Amnesty gave Mrs. Xing was.Some guessed [-], some guessed [-], and some guessed more.

This number is just like Jia Yue's dowry, snowballing and getting bigger.

When the maids and women below mentioned it, they all said this: "The eldest girl over there brought it back from outside halfway! The elder gave a dowry of 15 yuan. The eldest wife married in again, and the elder will still Stingy? If you want me to say, it’s probably because the Xing family is not authentic. What kind of wife took away all the family property of the Xing family, and it’s probably because they think the dowry that the old lady bought for the bride price is decent, so it’s sour Come on. Fortunately, they are still officials! Do they want to follow the example of those small families who withhold all the dowry gifts from their in-laws and let the eldest wife come in empty-handed? My God! Does the eldest wife want to be a human again! "

"Old sister is too polite. I think, when the eldest wife came in, she should have left some betrothal gifts for her natal family. Otherwise, even if the eldest wife brought back all the betrothal gifts from the elder The Rongguo Mansion doesn't treat the eldest wife that way either. It's a pity that the eldest wife has wasted her youth for nothing and raised a group of white-eyed wolves!"

This latter rumor still has a considerable market among the servants of the Jia family.

Then, as the rumors spread, the taste changed.

Although Jia Yue, Jia Wan, Jia Xuan and Jia Han quarreled with Xing Xiuyan and Shi Xiangyun in order to protect Mrs. Xing, but later, there was an extra rumor in the Grand View Garden:

When Jia She married Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang presided over it, even the dowry was also handled by Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang must have reached out her hand, which caused Mrs. Xing to receive less dowry.

Then, everyone secretly guessed how much money Mrs. Wang made when Mrs. Jia Shexing got married, and how much money Mrs. Wang made when Mrs. Xu, Jia Cong's biological mother, came in.

Anyway, Mrs. Wang's greed for money and Mrs. Wang's ruthlessness are officially certified. What is involved in a lawsuit or usury is a crime that has been stamped by the government and passed before Long Live. So it was taken away.

In short, all kinds of gossip continued, the figures of Mrs. Wang's corruption became more and more outrageous, and various methods were fabricated out of nothing, more and more, and even more and more whimsical and even terrifying. The deaths of his wives Zhang and Xu, as well as Jia Hu's death, were all related to Mrs. Wang.

What's more, even Jia Zheng was involved.

Everyone secretly speculated whether these things had anything to do with Jia Zheng, and whether Jia Zheng knew what Mrs. Wang had done—as if Mrs. Wang had really committed so many serious crimes.

By this time, the rumors were no longer rumors, let alone the gossip of the maids, but the rivalry between Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and even more the rivalry between Jia She and Jia Zheng.

Even if the Grand View Garden belongs to Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang can only affect their house, and they can't even influence the views of the girls and women on Mrs. Jia Shexing's side.

The maids and servants on Mrs. Jia Shexing's side naturally defend Mrs. Xing, and people generally have a curiosity-seeking mentality.

Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Xu, and Jia She's original spouse's eldest son all died at the hands of Mrs. Wang?

This kind of rumor is important and novel, where is everyone not talking about it behind their backs?

Curiosity about this kind of rumor made people focus their suspicion on Mrs. Wang, but ignored Mrs. Xing.

Although Li Wan and Tanchun resorted to tactics, although the young masters, girls, and grandmothers above did not speak up, the maids and mothers below did not refuse to speak up.

Rumors turned into two directions. One was that Mrs. Wang was greedy for Jia Amnesty's dowry to the Xing family, so Mrs. Xing brought in less dowry, and the Xing family was unwilling, so they made trouble; the other direction was Uncle Xing's family. Grandpa is addicted to gambling, and he lost all the Xing family's property, and the Xing family will be in ruins, which has nothing to do with Mrs. Xing at all.

Of the two parties involved in rumors, one is extremely frank, but what about the other?Performance was not as good.

Mrs. Xing asked herself that she was good enough to her younger brothers and sisters.

They have five siblings, Mrs. Xing is the oldest. When Mrs. Xing's father passed away, Mrs. Xing herself had just reached the age of 20. The oldest younger siblings were under ten years old, and the youngest sister was still in her arms.If it wasn't for these younger siblings, how could Mrs. Xing stay unmarried until she was [-]?It can be said that if the Jia family hadn't sent someone to propose marriage at that time, Mrs. Xing would have been promised by the official media to an illiterate soldier!

Before Mrs. Xing got married, she watched her eldest brother and daughter-in-law enter the door and served tea before leaving. What she took away was the dowry from Jia Amnesty's betrothal gift and a set of jewelry left by her mother as a souvenir.

As for other things, Madam Xing left them to her younger siblings, and Madam Xing didn't even bring the dowry her parents saved for her when she was young.

Mrs. Xing never expected that her younger siblings had completely forgotten about their own sacrifices.Seeing that they were married well, the two younger sisters thought about marrying someone similar to the Jia family, but they didn't think about it. If it wasn't for Jia She's bad reputation at that time, how could it be Mrs. Xing's turn?Not to mention, Jia She is old enough to be Mrs. Xing's father.

How much wronged did Madam Xing suffer when she married into Jia's family?If she hadn't given birth to a son, if her son hadn't grown up and knew how to protect her, Madam Xing didn't know how much wronged she would have suffered.

Why doesn't Yingchun greet Mrs. Xing? Isn't it because she doesn't like Mrs. Xing?

Isn't it because Jia Mu ignored her because she didn't like Mrs. Xing?

Mrs. Wang is so high, isn't it because she doesn't like Mrs. Xing?

Mrs. Xing has been looked down upon by her husband's family for so many years, and she finally managed to live a comfortable life. Now that her mother's family still comes to practice her, Mrs. Xing's temper immediately came up.

Mrs. Xing thinks she has a clear conscience, since the Xing family said so about her, she can just pretend that she has no natal family.Anyway, she is already married, and the Xing family has nothing to do with her.

I wasted my youth because of my younger siblings, and my younger siblings didn't remember my kindness, so they treated me like this, and even made up such groundless words. Even if he had money in his pocket, he would not spend it on his younger brothers and sisters.

Her money is to be left to her son!

Mrs. Xing not only refused to give a single coin of the money in her own hands to her natal family, but also restrained her son and daughter-in-law not to pay attention to those few.

She even asked Xing Xiuyan to take half of the monthly bill of two taels of silver and go home.

Mrs. Xing's meaning is very clear, either, just this tael of silver, or nothing!

The Xing family really angered Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing even said directly when she was being teased: "I remember that when I got married, my family still had a house and land. They said that there was nothing in the house, and the transfer of the house had to go through the fish scale book of the household department. Otherwise, I'll pay, and we'll go to the household department to check and find out when the Xing family's house was sold and under whose name, how about it?"

Mrs. Xing has a son, and her son is Jia She's most beloved youngest son.Jia Qi is promising again, Madam Xing naturally has confidence.

What's more, she is not afraid of being checked.

When she got married, the Xing family still had a house. Since the Xing family sold the house later, what does it have to do with her?

Mrs. Xing originally prepared clothes, jewelry and monthly money for Xing Xiuyan according to the examples of Jia Yue, Jia Wan, Jia Xuan and Jia Han, but the Xing family treated her like this, and Mrs. Xing withheld Xing Xiuyan's share.

Mrs. Xing even said in public: "...Since I'm married, I belong to someone else's family. To put it bluntly, even if my parents are here, I won't be able to take care of them. Let alone younger brothers and sisters? If you raise a dog, you know how to wag your tail at me! They gave birth to them, and they will ruin my reputation and speak bad things about me everywhere if they don’t get money from me! I owe them? Anyway, they get the money back, too Went to the gambling table. Why did I wrong myself and raise so many white-eyed wolves!"

Mrs. Xing didn't bother to pay attention to the bad stuff here.

Mrs. Xing can take it easy.

She is already married, and she is a guest to the Xing family.The Xing family remembers her, so she will help out a little. Since the Xing family doesn't remember her, and even poured dirty water on her head ungratefully, then she will be regarded as her natal family and already dead.

From this point of view, Mrs. Xing and Jia Qi are indeed mother and son, with the same egoism.

From Mrs. Xing's point of view, Mrs. Wang's reputation is worse than her own in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. So what if her natal siblings are close to Mrs. Wang?That will only make others think that they are the same as Mrs. Wang, but they have nothing to do with themselves.

Not to mention, in terms of Jia Yue's dowry, Mrs. Xing has already shown her generosity with her actions.

Therefore, Mrs. Xing is not afraid of people talking at all.

Even if the Grand View Garden reduced her to the dust, outsiders would not believe it, and it would not hurt her Mrs. Xing. Why would she care about the gossip in the Grand View Garden?

Instead of caring about the rumors in the Grand View Garden, it's better to calm down and prepare for Jia Wan's ceremony!

It is because of Mrs. Xing's frank behavior that no one else can say anything even if she is not so thoughtful.

On the contrary, Mrs. Wang was not so lucky.

When she heard the rumors, Mrs. Wang was furious.

Mrs. Wang was also thinking about how to curry favor with Mrs. Xing.

In the past, Mrs. Wang looked down on Mrs. Xing, but in the past six months, Mrs. Wang tried her best and sent her confidants to see her brother Wang Ziteng to ask Wang Ziteng for help, and even tried to send a letter to Jia Yuanchun in the palace, Jia Zheng couldn't be promoted or get a job. Didn't Mrs. Wang have to please Mrs. Xing and let Jia pardon Jia Lian to help her?

Of course Mrs. Wang can seek Wang Xifeng's head, but Mrs. Wang knows very well that Wang Xifeng is not as easy-talking as Mrs. Xing, let alone that Wang Xifeng is her niece from Mrs. Wang's family. In Mrs. Wang's mind, Wang Xifeng should be following her. The follower behind her, now, if Mrs. Wang wants to curry favor with Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang simply can't hold back her face.

In contrast, although Mrs. Xing is younger than Mrs. Wang, she is Mrs. Wang's sister-in-law after all.Although seeking Mrs. Xing loses face, it will not make Mrs. Wang feel uncomfortable like seeking Wang Xifeng.

Therefore, taking the initiative to let Xing Xiuyan live in the Grand View Garden is already the most obvious expression of Mrs. Wang putting down her figure to please Mrs. Xing.

Now, the flattery is being slapped on the horse's leg, obviously wanting to please Mrs. Xing, but it turns out to ruin Mrs. Xing's reputation and offend Mrs. Xing to death. Where is Mrs. Wang not popular?

Not to mention, now this rumor has involved her Mrs. Wang.Especially later, the deaths of Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Xu and Jia Hu were all related to Mrs. Wang, who believed that Mrs. Wang murdered these three because she wanted to make money and seize the title.

Mrs. Wang was afraid.

She knew that if these rumors could not be suppressed immediately, if these rumors spread, if the government came to her door, she would definitely not be able to do well. Even her daughter, including Jia Yuanchun in the palace, would be implicated. Of course, Mrs. Wang's only remaining son, Jia Baoyu, will also bear the name of the son of a sinner for the rest of his life and will not stand up.

Now Mrs. Wang already knows that Yushi can hear the wind and make things happen.And in front of Jiamu, Chen Yushi's family lived.

Mrs. Wang was angry, hated and scared. After thinking about it for two days, she reacted immediately.

As soon as Mrs. Wang made a move, the rumors in the Grand View Garden changed again.

"Have you heard? Uncle Xing likes to gamble! I heard that Uncle Xing said those unfounded words at the gambling table."

"Gambling? Could it be..."

"That's right! I heard that since he came to Beijing, he hasn't done anything serious. He just goes to the casino every day. If Uncle Xue invites him, he will go to Xue's house for a meal, or he will just spend the night in the casino !"

"My God, Uncle Xing is a gambler! And he is a gambler! Can you believe what this gambler says? Who doesn't know that the gambler is so jealous that even his wife and children can go to the gambling table Put it up! The eldest wife got married and took away the Xing family's property? Let me tell you, he lost all the Xing family's house and land and still didn't give up his gambling addiction. He wanted to ask the eldest wife for money to gamble, but the eldest wife held back He, don't allow him to gamble, he can't get the capital from the eldest wife, and he has resentment, that's why he said such unreasonable and unreasonable things!"

"That's right. If the wife didn't care about the younger brothers and sisters below, just married and left on her own, leaving the Xing family's uncles, aunts, wives and Xing family's property on the street, I think these Xing family Uncles and aunts can only grow up to be adults! The eldest wife is good enough for the Xing family, but the Xing family made up these things, which shows that they have bad character!"

"That's not it, I've heard about it too. At that time, I felt strange. Miss Xing herself said that the Xing family has no house and can only live in a temple. The Xing family is like this. Where did Uncle Xing come from?" The money to gamble! The eldest wife is a person, she will definitely not give money to Uncle Xing to gamble? Oh my! Could it be that Uncle Xing is outside on credit?"

Soon, the Grand View Garden came to conclusions about these gossips.

Don't look at Shi Xiangyun standing on Xing's house and Xing Xiuyan's side, but the elderly women in the Grand View Garden, those girls with brains, and Xichun are all on Jia Yue and Jia Wan's side, helping Xing Madame spoke.

It's not just one or two families who have lost their families because of gambling at the gambling table.These women have seen a lot of these things, even the girls who bought them from outside know about them.

What's more, people like Jia's family are most concerned about face. It is impossible for Jia's mother to let her son marry a woman whose natal family is ruined, and even has a brother who is a gambler.

Therefore, everyone came to a conclusion, that is: before Mrs. Xing got married, the life of the Xing family was pretty good, and Mrs. Xing was powerful enough to restrain her younger siblings, so Uncle Xing did not become addicted to gambling at that time. So it was not surprising that the Xing family had a house and land at that time, it was just that the family was not rich enough.Later, Mrs. Xing got married, and no one restrained Uncle Xing. Uncle Xing became addicted to gambling and lost all his family fortune. This is how the Xing family lived in the temple.

Of course, there is also a kind of opinion that Uncle Xing has been addicted to gambling for a long time. Mrs. Xing thinks that the Xing family's things left to Uncle Xing will only be lost by Uncle Xing, so Mrs. Xing will take the Xing family away. take everything away.

Although this latter rumor has an audience, very few people mention it. Most people prefer to believe that it was Uncle Xing who lost his family fortune.

After Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang also escaped from the rumors,

Only Xing Xiuyan has lost his reputation in the Grand View Garden.

There was nothing terribly wrong about herself, but she bore most of the consequences.

Mrs. Wang couldn't confirm who was spreading these rumors, and she couldn't drive out all the maids and women in the Grand View Garden, so she naturally angered Xing Xiuyan.

Xing Xiuyan soon discovered that her living standard had dropped a lot.

First of all, my rouge gouache is gone.

Then there was not enough charcoal fire, the washing water delivered to her every day was also ice, and the food delivered to her was also mixed with ice slag.In this cold winter season, the house was not warm at all, and he ate cold food. Xing Xiuyan's hands and feet were frozen all day long.Going to pay respects to the elders, Xing Xiuyan's hands were still shaking, and he couldn't hold the dishes steadily.

Later, if Xing Xiuyan didn't give money, she couldn't control the girls and women in the house.

Most of the money that Xing Xiuyan gave before Jia Qi was born has already been sent home.At that time, Xing Xiuyan thought Mrs. Xing Jia Qi would take care of her, so she heard that even if Tanchun wanted to add a dish, she would pay the small kitchen five hundred dollars, so she also learned from Tanchun and was not stingy.In the end, Mrs. Xing didn't care about her, and she had no money. How could those girls and women not behave?

The girls living in the Grand View Garden are said to be smart, but they are not extremely smart. At least, they have never analyzed the situation outside, nor have this opportunity; if they are not smart, they know everything they should know.

Soon, Xing Xiuyan was isolated.

Although everyone would call Xing Xiuyan for anything, and Xing Xiuyan would not be left alone, but when everyone sat together, no one would turn their heads to talk to Xing Xiuyan—except Jia Baoyu.

Xing Xiuyan became a wallflower girl in the Grand View Garden.

Only this time, even Ping'er and Tanchun didn't help Xing Xiuyan.

In the original book, Ping'er also took Wang Xifeng's old clothes as a favor, and gave Xing Xiuyan a gorilla felt cloak; Tanchun also gave Xing Xiuyan jade pendants and other accessories, and Xue Baochai had a long conversation.

But now, even Wang Xifeng is on Mrs. Xing's side, how can she let Ping'er take her own things as favors and make her mother-in-law unhappy with her?

Tanchun even knew that Mrs. Wang disliked Xing Xiuyan, so how dare she stand out?

Not to mention Xue Baochai.

It was Aunt Xue, who dared to ask Xing Xiuyan to marry Xing Xiuyan for Xue Biao when she pointed out that Xing Xiuyan had offended Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang?If you don't hide far away, it's already calculated.

Xing Xiuyan had to start pawning clothes and jewelry, first the jade pendants Jia Qi sent, earrings, bracelets, and then the big clothes.

First came the sparrow gold fur, and then the mallard fur.

Xing Xiuyan is from the south, so she was not used to the cold winter in the north, not to mention that this year's winter was extraordinarily cold. In addition, her food was also cold, and there was not enough charcoal fire in the place where she lived. This was praised in the original book as elegant as Ju's girl caught wind and cold in the cold winter, and soon turned to typhoid fever.

Jia's mother was afraid that Xing Xiuyan would infect Jia Baoyu with typhoid fever, so she immediately ordered Xing Xiuyan to be sent home, and she also gave 500 taels of silver for medical expenses.

Of course, Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng who got the news also gave one 300 taels and the other 200 taels.

However, the money was quickly brought to the gambling table by Xing Dequan and lost.Even the ermine coat Xing Xiuyan was wearing and the gorilla felt feather gauze cloak were taken away by her two aunts.

In this way, Xing Xiuyan died in this winter.

When the news of Xing Xiuyan's death came, it was only two days before Jia Wan's Jiji ceremony.Mrs. Xing was very upset when she got the news.Although Mrs. Xing hates her natal family, Xing Xiuyan is her own niece after all.

Even Jia Yue, Jia Wan, Jia Xuan, and Jia Han felt uncomfortable when they thought of Xing Xiuyan's appearance when she first came, and then thought of Xing Xiuyan's haggard appearance when she left, and thought of her passing away at a young age. She wept with Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing was so abnormal, how could she hide it from Jia Qi, Jia Qi had to put down the book in her hand to comfort her mother.

"Mother, the cousin's matter has nothing to do with mother. There is no need for mother to do so."

Mrs. Xing's tears fell down: "But, but, she is still so young. When she first came, her face was rosy and her appearance was good. Your sister-in-law also said that she doesn't know who will be blessed in the future! But who Thinking about it, she didn't even survive a winter..."

Jia Qi wiped her mother's tears and said, "Mom, maybe my cousin is destined to come to Beijing? My cousin is a young girl who grew up in the south. It's not normal for her to be unable to stand the cold in Beijing." What's more, if it wasn't for the rumors, if it wasn't for the bad things my uncle said, how could I make my mother angry? The cousin originally got the courtesy from there to live in the Grand View Garden on the basis of her mother's name. The mother's reputation was ruined by the trouble, so After being tortured, can it be all the mother's responsibility? Isn't it the second uncle and the second aunt's fault that the slaves in the Grand View Garden bullied the guest's girl?"

As he said that, Jia Qi said to Wang Shanbao's family: "The gamblers who can control their gambling addiction are the top figures in their field. If uncle can control his own gambling addiction, then uncle's family will not be like that. Besides , The money given by my mother and sister-in-law is enough to treat my cousin."

Yi Lin from Wang Shanbao's house said, "Fourth Master means..."

"You send someone to check and see what uncle is doing at home these days. If he is still fooling around in the casino, you let your man lead someone, in front of neighbors and people in the casino, Beat him up!"

Jia Qi has basically confirmed that Xing Xiuyan's death is related to Xing Dequan.

Wang Shanbao's house was startled, seeing that Mrs. Xing did not object, he quickly ran out in small steps.

Sitting in front of Mrs. Xing, Jia Qi said to Mrs. Xing: "Mother, don't blame your son for being cruel. Son is such a person, uncles, aunts, aunts and cousins. Even if all these people add up, they can't compare to a hair of my mother. Since they don't know how to love themselves and ruined the mother's reputation, the son will not regard them as relatives."

Madam Xing burst into tears when she heard this.

That night, Wang Shanbao's family came back to report that Xing Dequan was indeed in the gambling house, and was caught by Wang Shanbao. Wang Shanbao followed Jia Qi's instructions, beat Xing Dequan violently, and took Xing Dequan's daughter's life-saving money, The bet on all the medical expenses was lost.

After Jia Qi heard about it, he immediately said, "Have you greeted the yamen?"

Wang Shanbao's family immediately said: "Returning to the fourth master, when my man went to arrest uncle, the servant Shen, Li Butou, and Master Xu from Jingzhao Mansion were all there, and they all saw it. The people in the casino also confirmed that these Every day, my uncle fooled around in the casino and lost five or six hundred silver."

Jia Qi immediately said: "That's fine, so that someone won't blame us for my cousin's death." He then asked people to retrieve the clothes he had given to Xing Xiuyan.

After all, those clothes were originally made for Lin Daiyu, because Xing Xiuyan came suddenly, so they were given to Xing Xiuyan.Jia Qi discussed with Lin Daiyu and gave those clothes to Xing Xiuyan because she was afraid that there would be unfavorable rumors about Mrs. Xing in the Grand View Garden.

To be honest, Jia Qi did not expect things to turn out like this.

However, what happened happened, and Jia Qi still wanted to get those clothes back.Even if it is burned, it cannot be left outside.

Jia Qi didn't want to involve Lin Daiyu in the end.

Mrs. Xing cried all afternoon, but at night, her mood stabilized a bit, but when she looked up, she saw that Wang Shanbao's family looked a little strange, so she hurriedly asked.

Wang Shanbao's family said: "Madam, fourth master, this is what the third aunt said. It is said that the uncle and uncle and grandma did not intend to go to Beijing at first. In the end, we heard from the shopkeeper of Xue's shop that our master They are extremely rich, and their wife's daughter-in-law is a dowry of 400 million yuan, which is why they want to let their wife help them..."

Xue family?

Mrs. Xing and Jia Qi looked at each other, horror flashed in their eyes.

Could it be Xue Baochai?

The Xing family became interested in going north after hearing what the shopkeeper of the Xue family said...

The Xing family walked with Xue Tiao and Xue Baoqin all the way...

I heard that Xue Biao has a good impression of Xing Xiuyan...

Doubt does not require evidence, not to mention, Mrs. Xing and Jia Qi are very clear about Xue Baochai's character.

Mrs. Xing can fully imagine that Xue Baochai wanted to please herself, so she took the Xing family in private, but the Xing family offended her, and Xue Baochai immediately stood by and watched Xing Xiuyan die.

Among other things, when Uncle Xing said Mrs. Xing was wrong, it was when Xue Pan invited Uncle Xing to drink and gamble.Mrs. Xing has no doubts. With Xue Baochai's meticulousness, she will not fail to see the lack of charcoal fires in Xing Xiuyan's house. With Xue Baochai's financial resources and generosity, as long as she has a trace of sincerity towards Xing Xiuyan, Xing Xiuyan will not be infected by catching a cold. It's cold.

You know, Xing Xiuyan was sent home after being burned in a daze.

Mrs. Xing was furious: "What a precious girl!"

Before that, Mrs. Xing had been feeling very uncomfortable. She felt that she shouldn't have been so angry, and ended up killing her niece and daughter. She also blamed Li Wan for managing the Grand View Garden, and even the maids and women below It was not closed properly, which caused Xing Xiuyan to contract the wind and cold, and was sent home in such a cold season. It was also blamed for the viciousness of the younger siblings, who ignored Xing Xiuyan's life and death.

But at this moment, all of Mrs. Xing's anger was directed at Xue Baochai.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing was about to rush out to fight Xue Baochai, Jia Qi hurriedly asked someone to stop Mrs. Xing, and said to Mrs. Xing: "Mother, why did you come here!"

"You! It was my own niece who died!"

Jia Qi said: "Since I know where the root is, when can't I find it? My mother just needs to sit high and order a few times, and the Xue family can fall into the abyss. When can't I avenge my cousin?"

"You mean..."

"Did mother forget her brother?" Jia Qi said lightly, "Mom, my cousin is gone after all. When she was here, she didn't show much respect to mother, so my son just gave her a sigh. But mother We ran into each other because of this irrelevant person, how can you call your son?!"

After hearing this, Madam Xing sat down again in a daze, and said, "Forget it, for nothing. It's all my fault. Knowing that February next year is very important to you, I still..."

Jia Qi smiled and said, "Mother, it's good if you figure it out. The most important thing right now is the gift of the second sister. Now the third brother and I have both won the election. The second brother heard that he is a member of the Ministry of Industry. You did a pretty good job. Mother, the second sister, you can't go wrong with the second sister's ceremony. If