Wang Xifeng's Rebirth [Red Mansion]
Chapter 088
Mrs. Wang hurried back to Rongxi Hall, but instead of going back to her room to rest, she went straight to Jia Lan's room at the back.
Ordinarily, as the only grandson of Erfang, Jia Lan should be the most expensive person in the entire Erfang.But this is not the case. Although Jia Lan lives in Rongxi Hall all year round, her room is in the Baosha at the back, just like Jia's mother in Sanchun.However, as the best courtyard in the entire Rongguo Mansion, even Baosha is not bad.And unlike Sanchun who only had one room each, Jia Lan lived in three huts with his nanny and other maids.
"How's Lan'er?"
At this time, besides his nanny and two maids, there is Jin Chuan, the eldest maid in front of Mrs. Wang, in Jia Lan's room.Therefore, as soon as Mrs. Wang came in, she went to see Jin Chuan, but after hearing this, Jin Chuan couldn't help but kneeled on the ground, and kowtowed desperately to Mrs. Wang.
"I'm asking you something!" Mrs. Wang was annoyed, she wanted to complain more than anyone else.Half a month ago, after she learned that Jia Lan was happy, she decided to accompany her in person.But who would have thought that Baoyu would be happy too.The grandson is naturally not as important as the son. Mrs. Wang only asked the nanny and maids to take care of him carefully, and specially left Jin Chuan to help.She thought she would be safe and sound, but she never expected that when she returned from Rongqing Hall yesterday, what she saw was Jin Chuan and everyone kneeling in front of her.
Jia Lan's condition has recovered, but due to insufficient care, two large blisters broke on his face.When Mrs. Wang came to look at it, the Jialan people were still a little groggy, and the two round wounds dripping with blood and pus were shocking.One is on the lower jaw, and the other is between the left eye and the eyebrow, and there is no way to cover it up.
Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
It wasn't that she was simply afraid of the wound, but that she thought of the practice of the imperial examination in time.Unlike Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang was indeed illiterate when she was a girl, but she married a pedantic scholar, and her eldest son even took the imperial examination.Therefore, in terms of some common sense, she knows more than Wang Xifeng.
People who are disfigured cannot take part in the imperial examination.
As soon as this idea popped up, Mrs. Wang felt dizzy.In conscience, she loves her youngest son Baoyu more, but she has no malice towards Jialan.After all, that was her only grandson, the only flesh and blood of her eldest son left in this world!The indifference in the past was because whenever she saw Jia Lan, the eldest son's voice and smile appeared in front of her eyes, and unlike Li Wan, Li Wan's appearance would only annoy her, but Jia Lan...
Distressed, self-blame, embarrassment, escape!
She didn't dare to get too close to Jia Lan, but even so, she never thought of ruining this grandson!Thinking of Jia Zheng's unabashed praise for Jia Lan a few days ago, Mrs. Wang seemed to be scooped up from ice water. At that time, the emotions of pride and grief at the same time became full of anger. panic!
She couldn't imagine how violent Jia Zheng's reaction would be if he found out about it.Maybe, he will simply abandon her?
Clutching her heart, Mrs. Wang could still feel the panic and despair of yesterday, even after one night.At that moment, her eyes turned to Jin Chuan like a sharp knife, as if she wished to make a few holes in Jin Chuan's face.In fact, if destroying Jin Chuan can restore Jia Lan, she will definitely do it herself.
The Buddhist beads in her hand were twirling quickly, and the fear in Mrs. Wang's heart dissipated little by little, but what remained was a monstrous hatred.
"Jin Chuan, I trust you so much. If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have entrusted Lan'er to your care. What happened? You actually repaid me like this? No more excuses. Lan'er is young, no Sensible, don’t you understand? He said that the blisters were broken by himself, but didn’t I tell you to tie his hands and feet with soft cotton strips? Forget it, it’s useless to say more.”
Mrs. Wang tightly pinched the beads around her wrists. This string of beads was specially asked for by an eminent monk after Jia Zhu died of illness and she couldn't sleep well at night.Over the past few years, Mrs. Wang has indeed recited Buddhist scriptures several times a day, and over time, she has developed the habit of holding the Buddhist beads when she is nervous.
But now, she is not nervous, but full of anger and unable to vent.
Her grandson, the only blood left by her eldest son, was destroyed without her knowing it!Unexpectedly, the consequences of all these must be borne by herself, how can she accept it calmly?Even she didn't know whether she should feel sorry for her grandson or herself more.
"Ma'am, ma'am!" Jin Chuan knelt and crawled to Madam Wang's feet with tears in his face, and kowtowed to Madam Wang every time he called out.After a while, her forehead was already stained with blood, and she could barely open her eyes.
"Get out! Get out and kneel outside!"
Jin Chuan didn't dare to say much, and didn't even dare to get up, so he crawled out step by step on his knees.At this time, the nurses and the others besides Jin Chuan also knelt down, but no one dared to make a sound, because Mrs. Wang hated others' begging for mercy the most.
The room was dead silent.
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After noon, Zijuan, who was ordered to go out to inquire about the news, almost scrambled back to the yard.The little maids waiting in the yard were startled, Feng'er, who was sitting on the porch and had just finished serving Wang Xifeng's lunch, hurried up and whispered, "Sister, what's wrong?"
"Grandma, grandma?" It's only September now, and the autumn tiger has not yet passed, but Zijuan is sweating all over his face, his complexion is even pale as paper, and there is almost no blood on his lips.
Feng'er came closer and realized Zijuan's appearance, and immediately became a little flustered: "Grandma just had lunch, and she said she would take a rest after eating."
"I'm going to find grandma." Zijuan walked into the main room step by step, and almost tripped over the threshold.But he managed to enter the door safely, opened the curtain and entered the inner room by himself, "Grandma...grandma, Jin Chuan is gone!"
Wang Xifeng had heard some noises in the yard.But Rao knew that Zijuan was coming, but he never expected that Zijuan would bring such news.
"Gone? What does it mean to be gone?" Suddenly, Wang Xifeng remembered that Jin Chuan's final destination in his previous life was to die by throwing himself into a well.Could it be that she is also like this in this life?
But Zijuan fell to his knees with a thud, and said with a deep cry: "Didn't grandma ask me to inquire about the news? I didn't know about the other ones, but I heard that the second wife scolded Jin Chuan earlier. , let Jin Chuan kneel in the corridor where people come and go in Rongxi Hall, but when the second wife's anger subsides, she finds that Jin Chuan has long since disappeared. Then let people look around, but they heard, heard... "
"What's the matter?"
"Jin Chuan threw herself into the well!" Zijuan's voice was full of sorrow, but she didn't dare to shed tears.Servants like them who have sold themselves are first of all slaves of their masters, and secondly they can barely be considered individuals.Don't say that she is just a good sister who grew up together, even if her parents are gone, she can't cry in front of her master, lest she be tabooed.
Throw well...
Wang Xifeng only noticed one word of Zijuan's words.Jin Chuan, just like in his previous life, eventually fell into a well and died.Is this really fate?But even so, why so many years in advance?What is Jin Chuan for?
"How is the person?" Wang Xifeng took a long time to spit out this sentence, but he didn't hold any hope in his heart.What is the situation of the well in the mansion, can she, the housekeeper, not know?Not to mention the results of the previous life, just because of the appearance of the well, once a person goes down, most of them will be out of breath if they want to come up again.
"It's said that it was picked up, and I'm out of breath!" Zijuan couldn't help but turned sideways, turning her face away to prevent Wang Xifeng from seeing the teardrops in her eyes.In fact, her friendship with Jin Chuan was only a few years when they were young, but if you really count it, it is actually not very deep.But looking at people who were fine a few days ago suddenly disappearing today, it is inevitable that there will be a kind of sadness like the death of a rabbit and a fox.
In the past, Jin Chuan was more respectable than Zijuan. The four maids of Rongguo Mansion are Yuanyang in front of Jia Mu, Jin Chuan in front of Mrs. Wang, Ping'er in front of Wang Xifeng, and Xi Ren in front of Baoyu.Zijuan used to think that when Ping'er went out, she would be able to replace Ping'er in time.But before she could become a decent maid like Ping'er, Jin Chuan was...
Then I heard Wang Xifeng ask: "Where's the wife? What did she say? But have you heard any news?"
Zijuan glanced at Wang Xifeng very quickly, seeing that there was only a sigh on her face without any sadness, she couldn't help feeling sad, but she couldn't express it too clearly, she just said: "I don't know what's wrong with Madam, I only heard that Madam Staying in Lange's room all the time, except for pushing Jin Chuan out halfway, it seems that there is nothing else to do."
Has Jin Chuan been kicked out?Wang Xifeng was originally sitting on the kang, after hearing this, she suddenly felt as if she was discouraged, she leaned on the thick cushion at the back, and said after a while: "Zijuan, I know you are not feeling well. , but this matter...you go and get 20 taels of silver, and then quietly give it to Jin Chuan's parents, don't mention me, just say that a few of your close sisters came together."
"Yes." Zijuan couldn't help but wanted to cry, and forced the tears back, and asked, "Does grandma have other orders? On the other side of Rongxi hall, I'm afraid it's hard to find out right now." news."
"Go down and rest."
Zijuan bowed down and bowed her head, hurriedly backed out, and didn't wipe her tears with the back of her hand until she got out of the main hall.Seeing this, Feng'er, who had been guarding the corridor, hurriedly called a little maid to take her place, while she led Zijuan and walked quickly to the side room.Since Ping'er left the house, Zijuan has moved into Ping'er's house. As for Feng'er, she now lives in the same room as Xiaohong, taking care of each other.At this moment, Feng'er was afraid of being overheard by others, so she went straight to Zijuan's room, closed the door, but opened the window.
"What's wrong with my sister? Why would you cry in front of grandma when you're so good? But something happened to the family? Even if this is the case, you should ask for leave first, why..."
"Where do I have any family members? My parents died a few years ago, and those relatives have long since stopped contacting." Zijuan was about to cry again, but luckily she was in her own room at the moment, so it was fine. So I simply took the handkerchief and cried, "My good sister, I thought it was you who blamed me in my heart, but now after hearing you say this, I realize that you treat me as one of your own. I also It's not intentional to steal my sister's job, it's my grandma asking the old lady for me, and I'm also listening to the master."
"Okay, who told you to talk about this? I don't know how capable I am? Tell me to take care of the affairs in the yard. It's okay to deal with the little maid and old lady, but in front of the masters, Originally I felt uncomfortable, it would be the best if my sister came, otherwise sister Ping'er would feel uneasy about leaving, I'm afraid I will cause trouble later, and it would be troublesome for grandma." Feng'er also took the handkerchief Zizi wiped away tears for Zijuan, "But what happened to my sister? Grandma's temper has improved a lot in the past two months, but you can't be like this. If you offend grandma, you will suffer!"
When Zijuan heard this, she cried again, and it took a long time to forcefully tell what happened just now, but Feng'er was stunned on the spot.
Speaking of which, Zijuan and the others could barely be said to have grown up with Jin Chuan, but Feng'er was not included.In fact, Feng'er is neither Wang Xifeng's dowry maid nor a child of the Rongguo Mansion. She was sold by her parents to the Rongguo Mansion when she was a child. When she came to Wang Xifeng's yard, she became a second-class maid, and she gradually climbed up.In other words, Feng'er and Jin Chuan were not familiar at all, at most they had met each other a few times.
"Sister Jin Chuan in front of the Second Wife? Well, she is a smart and intelligent sister. Speaking of which, I haven't seen her for a long time. Didn't it mean that she stayed in Rongxi Hall to take care of Brother Lang? Why is it..."
Zicuckoo just lowered her head and wiped her tears without answering.Feng'er simply didn't mention this matter, and talked about other things with Zijuan, so Zijuan calmed down a lot.
"Good sister, thank you today. Grandma just asked me to give 20 taels of silver to Jin Chuan's parents. I'll go there first, so that they don't have to bury Jin Chuan hastily because they don't have any silver taels."
"Sister, wait." Seeing that Zijuan's mood had calmed down a lot, Feng'er hurriedly got up before her and went outside to call a little maid to fetch a basin of water.After Zijuan cleansed her face, Feng'er took a portion of fat rice and covered her eyes carefully, until she couldn't see clearly, then stopped, "It's fine this way, sister remember, turn around But don't cry in front of people. Our grandma is fine, she just gets scolded from left to right, I'm afraid the other side of Rongxi Hall..."
Feng'er hadn't finished speaking, but Zijuan understood it, and nodded gratefully to Feng'er, then went to the outer room of Wang Xifeng's house, opened the box where odds and ends were usually kept, and took the stamp Weighed 20 taels of silver, wrapped it in a handkerchief and carried it in his arms, and hurriedly left the yard.
It took more than half an hour to go there. After returning, Zijuan entered Wang Xifeng's room a little bit, waited for Wang Xifeng to get up and wash up, and took this opportunity to thank Jin Chuan's parents: "... Listen to grandma. I ordered, but I didn’t dare to say that it was the silver rewarded by grandma, only that it was collected by some of our close sisters. I didn’t see her father, and her mother has fainted several times from crying, and her sister is still in Rongxi Hall Taking on a second-class job and never going home, I gave the money, and her mother forced herself to get up and kowtow to me, letting me avoid it."
"Oh, it's a hard life." Wang Xifeng sighed softly, although she just took a nap according to her usual habit, but she had something on her mind, how could she sleep?It was nothing more than lying down with eyes closed, thinking about the reasons for this.
Looking at himself in the glasses, Wang Xifeng sometimes feels that the things in front of him are not real, and even has the illusion of returning to his previous life after closing his eyes and opening them.
In the previous life, Jin Chuan threw himself into the well and died, and it is the same in this life, so what about the others?Yingchun who was married to an inhuman person, Tanchun who was forced to marry, Xichun who became a nun, and sister Lin who died young...
"Zijuan, don't be too sad, Jin Chuan walked cleanly and quickly. You are smart, even if I don't say anything about Rongxi Hall, I'm afraid you can guess it Forget it? Did you hear what Xiaohong said yesterday? It’s okay, it’s not a big deal at all, just know it, I’m not afraid of you. It’s just Jin Chuan, her luck is bad, and the second wife is going to take care of Baoyu Now, as the maidservant in front of the second wife, she was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, so she must take care of Lan'er properly. Now that something happened to Lan'er, no matter whose fault it was, she couldn't escape of."
Wang Xifeng didn't know whether she was speaking to Zijuan or comforting herself.Both Jin Chuan died in a well, but the causes were quite different.The only coincidence is that she was cornered.Leaving aside the matter of the previous life, let's just talk about this life, the second wife's grandson had an accident, such a fault is not something she, a little maid, can afford, and it is the best result to pay for it with her life.
"Don't say it's Jin Chuan, I'm the one who got involved in this matter, and I'm afraid I'll be peeled off. Now I can only rejoice that when I asked the eldest wife to help take care of Lan'er, because of the old master's stop, It didn't work out. If this happened... Maybe Jin Chuan would not be dead, but the eldest wife, maybe me, even the eldest master and the second master Lian will all get into trouble!"
"Grandma, Jin Chuan is absolutely loyal to the second wife, and it is even more impossible for him to harm Lan Geer. She dare not, she won't!" Zijuan endured and endured, but finally couldn't help Jin Chuan made a few distinctions.But almost at the same time, she covered her mouth with her hand, with a panicked expression on her face.
"Don't be afraid, I won't scold you." Wang Xifeng looked at himself in the mirror, and seeing that he was already in place, he simply got up and patted Zijuan's arm, and said with a light smile, "You are right in one sentence, This is fate. Do you think the second wife doesn't know that Jin Chuan is innocent? It's just a scapegoat. It's funny to say, I'm afraid the second wife never expected that Jin Chuan would have such a temper , Just throw it into the well and finish it off."
"Grandma means that the second wife didn't know that Jin Chuan would throw himself into the well?" Zijuan was stunned.
"That's natural. What kind of fairy figure are you as the second wife, and you can still be counted at this level? I'm afraid she not only didn't expect Jin Chuan to throw herself into the well..." Wang Xifeng's voice became softer, Zijuan listened After listening for a while, I didn't hear what she said clearly.Fortunately, half a moment later, Wang Xifeng changed his tone again, and said loudly, "Come on, let's go find the old lady together, I'm afraid the old lady is still kept in the dark."
More than kept in the dark.
In Rongqing hall, everything was as usual, Jia Mu woke up from a nap, asked Baoyu to accompany her for a snack, and then laughed and watched Baoyu and Xiangyun play and bicker until Wang Xifeng came with Zijuan.
"Brother Feng is here." Mother Jia smiled and narrowed her eyes, beckoning to Wang Xifeng, "Why don't you bring Sister Qiao over here? No, your Brother Bao was thinking about it just now."
Wang Xifeng met Baoyu's expectant eyes, but his eyes only fell on Jia's mother. He saluted first, and then said slowly: "Old ancestor, sister Qiao is still sleeping in the yard. I am now... Lian Er What the hell is he doing again, old ancestor, you have to make the decision for me!"
Jia Mu was taken aback for a moment, and saw Wang Xifeng blinking at her quietly. After hesitating for a moment, she looked at Baoyu and said, "Baoyu, the weather is nice today, why don't you take Yun'er to the garden? Don't worry, if Your old man came back and scolded you, you let him come to find me."
Baoyu looked at Jia's mother, then at Wang Xifeng, smiled and nodded in agreement, stretched out his hand to pull Shi Xiangyun, and after a while, the two of them left Rongqingtang with a few maidservants.
"Brother Feng, what's the matter? Lian'er came back so early today?"
"It's not about the second master Lian, it's the wife's side..." Seeing that there were only Zijuan and mandarin ducks in the room besides herself and Jia Mu, Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, and approached Jia Mu, whispering Said, "A little while ago, Zijuan heard that the golden bracelet in the wife's house is gone."
Mother Jia: "... gone?"
"I don't know exactly what's going on. I only know that the person is gone. It was not long ago. Zijuan raised money with a few maids, and I happened to be listening. I called to ask and found out. Something. Old ancestor, if it’s just a little maid, I wouldn’t come here to dirty your ears. Earlier, I remember that the second wife came here to take care of Baoyu, but Jin Chuan stayed in Rongxi Hall Serving Lan'er."
"Yes!" Mother Jia's face suddenly changed, she also remembered this matter, "It's gone when the maid is gone, what about Lan'er? How about Lan'er? Didn't he tell the maid about it earlier? What's the matter? Brother Feng, hurry up and have someone call your wife over, and tell me what happened to Lan'er!"
"Don't be in a hurry, old ancestor, but I was thinking that something might happen to Lan'er. This maid is gone, and if you reward some money and clothes, the matter will be covered up. Even if Lan'er has a little accident, That's a big deal. The second wife is not such a foolish person."
"You still speak for her at this point!" Jia Mu was so angry that she thumped the crutch in her hand on the ground. Fortunately, she remembered that if Wang Xifeng hadn't come here to report the news, she might still be deceived. In the drum, the anger towards Wang Xifeng disappeared, but his heart became more depressed.
"Old Ancestor, don't worry, alas, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I should find out and tell you, but all the maids and women who were born in Rongxi Hall were arrested, and I couldn't find out the news either. This is..."
"Let's go! My old lady is not too old to walk, Yuanyang, hurry up and help me to Rongxi Hall. I want to see with my own eyes what is going on with my poor great-grandson. Let's go! "
Although Jiamu has already relinquished the power of housekeeping, she is an old lord with an imperial order. Not to mention Yuanyang, who is a maid, even Wang Xifeng, after Jiamu made up her mind, she can only follow behind obediently. Rong Xitang left without daring to say a word.
Rongqing Hall is very close to Rongxi Hall. If you take a shortcut and walk through the hall, you will arrive in just a cup of tea.However, in the hall where there were no people in the past, now there are two rough envoys and a second-class maid guarding them. When they saw Jia Mu and others coming, they all knelt down on the ground, but did not move away.
This time, Wang Xifeng didn't force herself to stand out. Instead, she lowered her head and lagged behind Jia's mother a few steps. Seeing that Jia's mother was blocked, she just stood aside and imitated Mrs. Xing's usual appearance, pretending to be a decoration.
"It's wrong! It's really wrong!" Mother Jia smashed the crutch in her hand bitterly, but it didn't sound like she was speaking to the servants who blocked the way.But even so, the two mothers-in-law and a maidservant were also terrified and trembling all over. Before Jia Mu could say anything else, they couldn't help but move away.
Jiamu didn't have time to argue with the servants, so she walked through the hall and went to Baosha behind Rongxi hall.
Seeing this scene, Wang Xifeng's eyes flickered slightly.Wang Xifeng knew about the fact that Jia Lan lived in Baotou Building behind Rongxi Hall.In fact, shortly after she gave birth to Sister Qiao, she began to help Mrs. Wang with housework.At that time, she stayed in Rongxi Hall almost every day, so how could she not know the room arrangement here?But because Jia's mother never came to Rongxi Hall, she was still Jia's mother and didn't know about it. Now it seems that she really has no purpose.Just think about it, if it weren't for Jia Mu's acquiescence, how could Mrs. Wang dare to ignore Jia Lan openly?Besides, Li Wan had been serving in front of Jiamu all the time before he entered the west side courtyard. I'm afraid Li Wan had been wronged for his son, but he never got the help of Jiamu?
What a good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
"Old lady, why are you here?" At Baoxia, Mrs. Wang heard the screams of the maids in the corridor, and hurried out. Seeing that it was really Jia Mu who came, she was at a loss for what to do.
"Let me take a look at Brother Lang." Mother Jia dropped the words lightly, raised her legs and walked inside.
Mrs. Wang wanted to stop her, but she didn't have the guts to do so. She glanced and saw Wang Xifeng following behind. She quickly took two steps and said in a low voice, "Brother Feng, what's going on? How could the old lady... "
"Aunt, did you know that Jin Chuan fell into the well and died?" Wang Xifeng didn't answer directly, but brought up the matter of Jin Chuan.
Immediately, Mrs. Wang's complexion changed greatly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did you hear the gossip, there is no such thing!"
"My good aunt! It's all here now, why don't you think carefully about how to answer the old lady's words, and why are you hiding it from me? There is only a maid who died, can I still seek justice for her? With Let's be honest, the old lady doesn't care about Jin Chuan at all, but Jin Chuan was originally serving Lan'er, no, the old lady misses Lan'er, that's why..."
"Lan'er, my Lan'er, what's wrong with you? Lan'er!"
Before Wang Xifeng could finish her words, Jia's mother's calls came from inside the room.Looking at Mrs. Wang again, her complexion is as pale as paper, which is the same as Zijuan's complexion earlier.Seeing her wobbly figure, Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward to give her a hand, and said loudly, "Madam, are you alright? Is it because the sun is too high and you are getting hot? Hurry up and call the doctor!"
"I..." Mrs. Wang just said one word, and then she stopped spontaneously, and let Wang Xifeng call the servant girl loudly to invite the doctor, while she herself rolled her eyes and collapsed on the ground limply.
For a while, Jiamu's mournful voice inside, coupled with Mrs. Wang's sudden "fainting" outside, Rongxi Hall fell into chaos again. She moved into her own room, fearing that others would not take good care of her, so she asked Zijuan to guard in front of Mrs. Wang.This time Wang Xifeng is not afraid of getting involved in the matter, Madam Wang is just pretending that nothing will happen, and although Zijuan feels unworthy for Jin Chuan, she will not be foolish enough to attack Madam Wang.
After working for a full quarter of an hour, Wang Xifeng returned to the Baosha at the back again. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jia Mu sitting in the outer room with a sullen face, besides the mandarin ducks standing beside her, there was also a row of people kneeling at her feet.
"Old Ancestor, what's the matter with Lan'er? Is there someone serving in the house? By the way, I remember that I was afraid that Rongxi Hall would be too busy, so I asked you and the first two safe people to come here, but I've never seen it."
"Hmph, isn't this right here! Brother Feng, you are a good person, but I didn't expect that there would be traitors among the slaves!" Mother Jia snorted coldly, her tone full of coldness.
These words were not considered too much in Wang Xifeng's ears, but in the ears of the servant girl below, they were more than just heartbreaking.At that moment, several maidservants kowtowed desperately to Mother Jia, probably because of fear, they all kowtowed to death.After a while, blood was poured all over his head and face, and he even passed out two times.
"What's the matter with Mrs. Wang?" Mother Jia didn't care whether the servant girls were alive or dead, she didn't even look at her, she just asked Wang Xifeng.
Hearing Jia Mu's address, Wang Xifeng's complexion also changed slightly, and he said: "Madam fainted, I'll send someone to go to the front to inform the housekeeper, I think the doctor should come after a while."
Wang Xifeng was naturally obedient, she only said that she was dizzy, and didn't mention anything else, let alone assert herself.In this way, even if Jia Mu knew afterwards that Mrs. Wang was just pretending, she would not trouble Wang Xifeng. After all, she was not a doctor, so how could she tell whether Mrs. Wang was really dizzy or fake.
"Hmph, she's dizzy sooner or later, but I'm here, and she's dizzy. What does this mean? Could it be that I made her faint?"
There was no way to answer these words, Wang Xifeng just smiled embarrassingly, with a face full of embarrassment.
Fortunately, Jia's mother never thought of embarrassing Wang Xifeng. After a long silence, Jia's mother ordered: "Brother Feng, you can ask someone to sort out Lan'er's things. You only need to bring the ones you are using now. No need to prepare, it will be sent to me later.”
"Old Ancestor, you mean..."
"Hmph, your wife is dizzy, and God knows it will take a few days to wake up. Even if she wakes up, if it's the same as last time, what should I do if I get sick for a month or two? I'm not too old to be sick. Move, simply move Lan'er to my place." Jiamu said coldly.
Wang Xifeng pursed her lips, as if she was thinking about something, until Jia Mu finished speaking, she forced a smile and said: "The old ancestor is willing to educate Lan'er himself. .”
After hearing this, Mother Jia's complexion eased a little, and she suddenly remembered what she had said that she was unable to support Qiao Jie because of lack of energy. I don’t want to raise Sister Qiao personally. Sister Qiao is a good person, but Lan’er...you should just feel sorry for him who lost his father when he was young.”
"What is the old ancestor talking about? How can Sister Qiao compare with Lan'er? Besides, how old is Sister Qiao? She is still breastfeeding and cries at night. Even if the old ancestor is willing to raise her, I am still afraid of her." Spare the rest of the old ancestor. It's better to wait for Baoyu to get married in the future, and sister Qiao will grow up, and then I will let her go to the old ancestor, so that she can learn a few tricks."
"Okay, just do as you say."
"Then now, old ancestor, you go back to Rongqing Hall first? Leave the matter here to me, but the other side of Rongqing Hall may have to clean up. Fortunately, Lan'er is young, even if Sister Yun There is no need to shy away from being raised in front of the ancestors."
"Well, then I'll take Lan'er back first, Yun'er...they're not from the same generation, so there's nothing to worry about." Mother Jia asked the two wives to carry Jia Lan away with rattan drawers and spring stools. Although she was careful and covered Jia Lan with a thin quilt, Wang Xifeng still looked straight at her.
Wang Xifeng took a deep breath, even though Jia Mu and others had gone for a long time, she still couldn't recover.
In the end, the maids who were kneeling at the bottom couldn't help crying. Wang Xifeng woke up suddenly, gouged them out, and said: "Cry! Who didn't cry? No one knows how to do things, How many people look at a child, how can they make such a fuss? I think it’s because the masters are too kind, but you are so used to it that you can’t figure out who is the master and who is the slave!”
After all, Wang Xifeng didn't care about the reactions of those maidservants, and left with a flick of her sleeve.However, she did not leave Rongxi Hall, but instead called a little maid again to find out some close-fitting clothes that were in season.As for the quilts and the like, there is absolutely no shortage of them in Rongqing Hall, and the outer clothes probably won't be needed in a short time, besides, the clothes for this season should be ready soon, so they can be sent directly to Rongqing Hall when the time comes, It's easy.
After giving these orders, Wang Xifeng went straight back to Mrs. Wang's room. The doctor hadn't arrived yet, but Mrs. Wang looked unconscious, with a veil still on her forehead.
Wang Xifeng couldn't help rolling her eyes, there is only one Zicuckoo in the room at the moment, and Mrs. Wang has her eyes closed, so she is not afraid of being seen by others.After a little relief, Wang Xifeng forced a smile and said, "Auntie, how do you feel? I have persuaded the old lady to go back, and now only Zijuan and I are here. Forget it, Zijuan, you go out first, remember to guard the door , if there is someone who can't stop it, at least remember to call."
Zicuckoo responded softly, turned around and left the inner room.
"Brother Feng." Mrs. Wang heard the footsteps drifting away, and finally opened her eyes in peace of mind. When she saw that Wang Xifeng was indeed alone, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How could this matter change?" It’s like this? Brother Feng, please tell me, what’s going on?”
"Auntie, you ask me, who am I going to ask? I was taking a nap normally, and I was sleepy, but I heard bursts of crying from under the window sill. Do you think this is bad luck? I didn’t take a nap at noon, so I called the maids outside and scolded them. The result? They told me that the golden bracelet in your house is gone, Auntie! Now, I just have to go to Rongqing Hall quickly, lest someone will offend the old lady with this matter."
"But even if a servant girl died, you're not going to succeed!" Mrs. Wang was angry and anxious when she heard this, but at this moment she really didn't have the energy to argue with the servants, so she only complained about Wang Xifeng's failure. Cheng Suan actually alarmed Jia's mother.
Wang Xifeng wanted to cry out: "How can I be blamed? I didn't want to see the old lady Ke Anwen. Who would have thought that the old lady suddenly mentioned Lan'er, what can I say? Just thinking, instead of letting Jin The matter of Chuan offended the old lady, why don't you let her go and see Lan'er. Even if Lan'er is out of joy, the old lady has been out of bed a long time ago, what are you afraid of? But... Aunt, you are really , When something like this happened, I didn’t know to send someone to help me, so I only thought about covering up Jin Chuan’s death, but I never thought that something happened to Lan’er.”
"Bah, bah, what nonsense! Can that dead girl Jin Chuan compare with Lan'er? She's dead when she dies, and she's going to implicate me." Mrs. Wang said bitterly, "You think I want to hide this? Lan'er I was so scared on the face, didn’t I want to wait until his wounds were scarred? Now, there are two bloody places, who are you scaring! Alas, who would have thought that I just scolded Jin Chuan and asked her to go out and kneel , she actually went to seek death!"
Wang Xifeng didn't know the inside story here, but even if she knew now, she would definitely not sympathize with Mrs. Wang.Just think about it, if Mrs. Wang didn't habitually ignore Jia Lan, how would the servants dare to neglect him?As for Jin Chuan, he couldn't escape his fate.
and many more……
"aunt!"
"You child is so startled, what are you doing?" Mrs. Wang was already flustered, but Wang Xifeng exclaimed so suddenly that she jumped up in fright, and her face turned pale as she clutched her heart.
"Auntie, what time is it, I'm not... oh, seriously, I think
Ordinarily, as the only grandson of Erfang, Jia Lan should be the most expensive person in the entire Erfang.But this is not the case. Although Jia Lan lives in Rongxi Hall all year round, her room is in the Baosha at the back, just like Jia's mother in Sanchun.However, as the best courtyard in the entire Rongguo Mansion, even Baosha is not bad.And unlike Sanchun who only had one room each, Jia Lan lived in three huts with his nanny and other maids.
"How's Lan'er?"
At this time, besides his nanny and two maids, there is Jin Chuan, the eldest maid in front of Mrs. Wang, in Jia Lan's room.Therefore, as soon as Mrs. Wang came in, she went to see Jin Chuan, but after hearing this, Jin Chuan couldn't help but kneeled on the ground, and kowtowed desperately to Mrs. Wang.
"I'm asking you something!" Mrs. Wang was annoyed, she wanted to complain more than anyone else.Half a month ago, after she learned that Jia Lan was happy, she decided to accompany her in person.But who would have thought that Baoyu would be happy too.The grandson is naturally not as important as the son. Mrs. Wang only asked the nanny and maids to take care of him carefully, and specially left Jin Chuan to help.She thought she would be safe and sound, but she never expected that when she returned from Rongqing Hall yesterday, what she saw was Jin Chuan and everyone kneeling in front of her.
Jia Lan's condition has recovered, but due to insufficient care, two large blisters broke on his face.When Mrs. Wang came to look at it, the Jialan people were still a little groggy, and the two round wounds dripping with blood and pus were shocking.One is on the lower jaw, and the other is between the left eye and the eyebrow, and there is no way to cover it up.
Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
It wasn't that she was simply afraid of the wound, but that she thought of the practice of the imperial examination in time.Unlike Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang was indeed illiterate when she was a girl, but she married a pedantic scholar, and her eldest son even took the imperial examination.Therefore, in terms of some common sense, she knows more than Wang Xifeng.
People who are disfigured cannot take part in the imperial examination.
As soon as this idea popped up, Mrs. Wang felt dizzy.In conscience, she loves her youngest son Baoyu more, but she has no malice towards Jialan.After all, that was her only grandson, the only flesh and blood of her eldest son left in this world!The indifference in the past was because whenever she saw Jia Lan, the eldest son's voice and smile appeared in front of her eyes, and unlike Li Wan, Li Wan's appearance would only annoy her, but Jia Lan...
Distressed, self-blame, embarrassment, escape!
She didn't dare to get too close to Jia Lan, but even so, she never thought of ruining this grandson!Thinking of Jia Zheng's unabashed praise for Jia Lan a few days ago, Mrs. Wang seemed to be scooped up from ice water. At that time, the emotions of pride and grief at the same time became full of anger. panic!
She couldn't imagine how violent Jia Zheng's reaction would be if he found out about it.Maybe, he will simply abandon her?
Clutching her heart, Mrs. Wang could still feel the panic and despair of yesterday, even after one night.At that moment, her eyes turned to Jin Chuan like a sharp knife, as if she wished to make a few holes in Jin Chuan's face.In fact, if destroying Jin Chuan can restore Jia Lan, she will definitely do it herself.
The Buddhist beads in her hand were twirling quickly, and the fear in Mrs. Wang's heart dissipated little by little, but what remained was a monstrous hatred.
"Jin Chuan, I trust you so much. If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have entrusted Lan'er to your care. What happened? You actually repaid me like this? No more excuses. Lan'er is young, no Sensible, don’t you understand? He said that the blisters were broken by himself, but didn’t I tell you to tie his hands and feet with soft cotton strips? Forget it, it’s useless to say more.”
Mrs. Wang tightly pinched the beads around her wrists. This string of beads was specially asked for by an eminent monk after Jia Zhu died of illness and she couldn't sleep well at night.Over the past few years, Mrs. Wang has indeed recited Buddhist scriptures several times a day, and over time, she has developed the habit of holding the Buddhist beads when she is nervous.
But now, she is not nervous, but full of anger and unable to vent.
Her grandson, the only blood left by her eldest son, was destroyed without her knowing it!Unexpectedly, the consequences of all these must be borne by herself, how can she accept it calmly?Even she didn't know whether she should feel sorry for her grandson or herself more.
"Ma'am, ma'am!" Jin Chuan knelt and crawled to Madam Wang's feet with tears in his face, and kowtowed to Madam Wang every time he called out.After a while, her forehead was already stained with blood, and she could barely open her eyes.
"Get out! Get out and kneel outside!"
Jin Chuan didn't dare to say much, and didn't even dare to get up, so he crawled out step by step on his knees.At this time, the nurses and the others besides Jin Chuan also knelt down, but no one dared to make a sound, because Mrs. Wang hated others' begging for mercy the most.
The room was dead silent.
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After noon, Zijuan, who was ordered to go out to inquire about the news, almost scrambled back to the yard.The little maids waiting in the yard were startled, Feng'er, who was sitting on the porch and had just finished serving Wang Xifeng's lunch, hurried up and whispered, "Sister, what's wrong?"
"Grandma, grandma?" It's only September now, and the autumn tiger has not yet passed, but Zijuan is sweating all over his face, his complexion is even pale as paper, and there is almost no blood on his lips.
Feng'er came closer and realized Zijuan's appearance, and immediately became a little flustered: "Grandma just had lunch, and she said she would take a rest after eating."
"I'm going to find grandma." Zijuan walked into the main room step by step, and almost tripped over the threshold.But he managed to enter the door safely, opened the curtain and entered the inner room by himself, "Grandma...grandma, Jin Chuan is gone!"
Wang Xifeng had heard some noises in the yard.But Rao knew that Zijuan was coming, but he never expected that Zijuan would bring such news.
"Gone? What does it mean to be gone?" Suddenly, Wang Xifeng remembered that Jin Chuan's final destination in his previous life was to die by throwing himself into a well.Could it be that she is also like this in this life?
But Zijuan fell to his knees with a thud, and said with a deep cry: "Didn't grandma ask me to inquire about the news? I didn't know about the other ones, but I heard that the second wife scolded Jin Chuan earlier. , let Jin Chuan kneel in the corridor where people come and go in Rongxi Hall, but when the second wife's anger subsides, she finds that Jin Chuan has long since disappeared. Then let people look around, but they heard, heard... "
"What's the matter?"
"Jin Chuan threw herself into the well!" Zijuan's voice was full of sorrow, but she didn't dare to shed tears.Servants like them who have sold themselves are first of all slaves of their masters, and secondly they can barely be considered individuals.Don't say that she is just a good sister who grew up together, even if her parents are gone, she can't cry in front of her master, lest she be tabooed.
Throw well...
Wang Xifeng only noticed one word of Zijuan's words.Jin Chuan, just like in his previous life, eventually fell into a well and died.Is this really fate?But even so, why so many years in advance?What is Jin Chuan for?
"How is the person?" Wang Xifeng took a long time to spit out this sentence, but he didn't hold any hope in his heart.What is the situation of the well in the mansion, can she, the housekeeper, not know?Not to mention the results of the previous life, just because of the appearance of the well, once a person goes down, most of them will be out of breath if they want to come up again.
"It's said that it was picked up, and I'm out of breath!" Zijuan couldn't help but turned sideways, turning her face away to prevent Wang Xifeng from seeing the teardrops in her eyes.In fact, her friendship with Jin Chuan was only a few years when they were young, but if you really count it, it is actually not very deep.But looking at people who were fine a few days ago suddenly disappearing today, it is inevitable that there will be a kind of sadness like the death of a rabbit and a fox.
In the past, Jin Chuan was more respectable than Zijuan. The four maids of Rongguo Mansion are Yuanyang in front of Jia Mu, Jin Chuan in front of Mrs. Wang, Ping'er in front of Wang Xifeng, and Xi Ren in front of Baoyu.Zijuan used to think that when Ping'er went out, she would be able to replace Ping'er in time.But before she could become a decent maid like Ping'er, Jin Chuan was...
Then I heard Wang Xifeng ask: "Where's the wife? What did she say? But have you heard any news?"
Zijuan glanced at Wang Xifeng very quickly, seeing that there was only a sigh on her face without any sadness, she couldn't help feeling sad, but she couldn't express it too clearly, she just said: "I don't know what's wrong with Madam, I only heard that Madam Staying in Lange's room all the time, except for pushing Jin Chuan out halfway, it seems that there is nothing else to do."
Has Jin Chuan been kicked out?Wang Xifeng was originally sitting on the kang, after hearing this, she suddenly felt as if she was discouraged, she leaned on the thick cushion at the back, and said after a while: "Zijuan, I know you are not feeling well. , but this matter...you go and get 20 taels of silver, and then quietly give it to Jin Chuan's parents, don't mention me, just say that a few of your close sisters came together."
"Yes." Zijuan couldn't help but wanted to cry, and forced the tears back, and asked, "Does grandma have other orders? On the other side of Rongxi hall, I'm afraid it's hard to find out right now." news."
"Go down and rest."
Zijuan bowed down and bowed her head, hurriedly backed out, and didn't wipe her tears with the back of her hand until she got out of the main hall.Seeing this, Feng'er, who had been guarding the corridor, hurriedly called a little maid to take her place, while she led Zijuan and walked quickly to the side room.Since Ping'er left the house, Zijuan has moved into Ping'er's house. As for Feng'er, she now lives in the same room as Xiaohong, taking care of each other.At this moment, Feng'er was afraid of being overheard by others, so she went straight to Zijuan's room, closed the door, but opened the window.
"What's wrong with my sister? Why would you cry in front of grandma when you're so good? But something happened to the family? Even if this is the case, you should ask for leave first, why..."
"Where do I have any family members? My parents died a few years ago, and those relatives have long since stopped contacting." Zijuan was about to cry again, but luckily she was in her own room at the moment, so it was fine. So I simply took the handkerchief and cried, "My good sister, I thought it was you who blamed me in my heart, but now after hearing you say this, I realize that you treat me as one of your own. I also It's not intentional to steal my sister's job, it's my grandma asking the old lady for me, and I'm also listening to the master."
"Okay, who told you to talk about this? I don't know how capable I am? Tell me to take care of the affairs in the yard. It's okay to deal with the little maid and old lady, but in front of the masters, Originally I felt uncomfortable, it would be the best if my sister came, otherwise sister Ping'er would feel uneasy about leaving, I'm afraid I will cause trouble later, and it would be troublesome for grandma." Feng'er also took the handkerchief Zizi wiped away tears for Zijuan, "But what happened to my sister? Grandma's temper has improved a lot in the past two months, but you can't be like this. If you offend grandma, you will suffer!"
When Zijuan heard this, she cried again, and it took a long time to forcefully tell what happened just now, but Feng'er was stunned on the spot.
Speaking of which, Zijuan and the others could barely be said to have grown up with Jin Chuan, but Feng'er was not included.In fact, Feng'er is neither Wang Xifeng's dowry maid nor a child of the Rongguo Mansion. She was sold by her parents to the Rongguo Mansion when she was a child. When she came to Wang Xifeng's yard, she became a second-class maid, and she gradually climbed up.In other words, Feng'er and Jin Chuan were not familiar at all, at most they had met each other a few times.
"Sister Jin Chuan in front of the Second Wife? Well, she is a smart and intelligent sister. Speaking of which, I haven't seen her for a long time. Didn't it mean that she stayed in Rongxi Hall to take care of Brother Lang? Why is it..."
Zicuckoo just lowered her head and wiped her tears without answering.Feng'er simply didn't mention this matter, and talked about other things with Zijuan, so Zijuan calmed down a lot.
"Good sister, thank you today. Grandma just asked me to give 20 taels of silver to Jin Chuan's parents. I'll go there first, so that they don't have to bury Jin Chuan hastily because they don't have any silver taels."
"Sister, wait." Seeing that Zijuan's mood had calmed down a lot, Feng'er hurriedly got up before her and went outside to call a little maid to fetch a basin of water.After Zijuan cleansed her face, Feng'er took a portion of fat rice and covered her eyes carefully, until she couldn't see clearly, then stopped, "It's fine this way, sister remember, turn around But don't cry in front of people. Our grandma is fine, she just gets scolded from left to right, I'm afraid the other side of Rongxi Hall..."
Feng'er hadn't finished speaking, but Zijuan understood it, and nodded gratefully to Feng'er, then went to the outer room of Wang Xifeng's house, opened the box where odds and ends were usually kept, and took the stamp Weighed 20 taels of silver, wrapped it in a handkerchief and carried it in his arms, and hurriedly left the yard.
It took more than half an hour to go there. After returning, Zijuan entered Wang Xifeng's room a little bit, waited for Wang Xifeng to get up and wash up, and took this opportunity to thank Jin Chuan's parents: "... Listen to grandma. I ordered, but I didn’t dare to say that it was the silver rewarded by grandma, only that it was collected by some of our close sisters. I didn’t see her father, and her mother has fainted several times from crying, and her sister is still in Rongxi Hall Taking on a second-class job and never going home, I gave the money, and her mother forced herself to get up and kowtow to me, letting me avoid it."
"Oh, it's a hard life." Wang Xifeng sighed softly, although she just took a nap according to her usual habit, but she had something on her mind, how could she sleep?It was nothing more than lying down with eyes closed, thinking about the reasons for this.
Looking at himself in the glasses, Wang Xifeng sometimes feels that the things in front of him are not real, and even has the illusion of returning to his previous life after closing his eyes and opening them.
In the previous life, Jin Chuan threw himself into the well and died, and it is the same in this life, so what about the others?Yingchun who was married to an inhuman person, Tanchun who was forced to marry, Xichun who became a nun, and sister Lin who died young...
"Zijuan, don't be too sad, Jin Chuan walked cleanly and quickly. You are smart, even if I don't say anything about Rongxi Hall, I'm afraid you can guess it Forget it? Did you hear what Xiaohong said yesterday? It’s okay, it’s not a big deal at all, just know it, I’m not afraid of you. It’s just Jin Chuan, her luck is bad, and the second wife is going to take care of Baoyu Now, as the maidservant in front of the second wife, she was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, so she must take care of Lan'er properly. Now that something happened to Lan'er, no matter whose fault it was, she couldn't escape of."
Wang Xifeng didn't know whether she was speaking to Zijuan or comforting herself.Both Jin Chuan died in a well, but the causes were quite different.The only coincidence is that she was cornered.Leaving aside the matter of the previous life, let's just talk about this life, the second wife's grandson had an accident, such a fault is not something she, a little maid, can afford, and it is the best result to pay for it with her life.
"Don't say it's Jin Chuan, I'm the one who got involved in this matter, and I'm afraid I'll be peeled off. Now I can only rejoice that when I asked the eldest wife to help take care of Lan'er, because of the old master's stop, It didn't work out. If this happened... Maybe Jin Chuan would not be dead, but the eldest wife, maybe me, even the eldest master and the second master Lian will all get into trouble!"
"Grandma, Jin Chuan is absolutely loyal to the second wife, and it is even more impossible for him to harm Lan Geer. She dare not, she won't!" Zijuan endured and endured, but finally couldn't help Jin Chuan made a few distinctions.But almost at the same time, she covered her mouth with her hand, with a panicked expression on her face.
"Don't be afraid, I won't scold you." Wang Xifeng looked at himself in the mirror, and seeing that he was already in place, he simply got up and patted Zijuan's arm, and said with a light smile, "You are right in one sentence, This is fate. Do you think the second wife doesn't know that Jin Chuan is innocent? It's just a scapegoat. It's funny to say, I'm afraid the second wife never expected that Jin Chuan would have such a temper , Just throw it into the well and finish it off."
"Grandma means that the second wife didn't know that Jin Chuan would throw himself into the well?" Zijuan was stunned.
"That's natural. What kind of fairy figure are you as the second wife, and you can still be counted at this level? I'm afraid she not only didn't expect Jin Chuan to throw herself into the well..." Wang Xifeng's voice became softer, Zijuan listened After listening for a while, I didn't hear what she said clearly.Fortunately, half a moment later, Wang Xifeng changed his tone again, and said loudly, "Come on, let's go find the old lady together, I'm afraid the old lady is still kept in the dark."
More than kept in the dark.
In Rongqing hall, everything was as usual, Jia Mu woke up from a nap, asked Baoyu to accompany her for a snack, and then laughed and watched Baoyu and Xiangyun play and bicker until Wang Xifeng came with Zijuan.
"Brother Feng is here." Mother Jia smiled and narrowed her eyes, beckoning to Wang Xifeng, "Why don't you bring Sister Qiao over here? No, your Brother Bao was thinking about it just now."
Wang Xifeng met Baoyu's expectant eyes, but his eyes only fell on Jia's mother. He saluted first, and then said slowly: "Old ancestor, sister Qiao is still sleeping in the yard. I am now... Lian Er What the hell is he doing again, old ancestor, you have to make the decision for me!"
Jia Mu was taken aback for a moment, and saw Wang Xifeng blinking at her quietly. After hesitating for a moment, she looked at Baoyu and said, "Baoyu, the weather is nice today, why don't you take Yun'er to the garden? Don't worry, if Your old man came back and scolded you, you let him come to find me."
Baoyu looked at Jia's mother, then at Wang Xifeng, smiled and nodded in agreement, stretched out his hand to pull Shi Xiangyun, and after a while, the two of them left Rongqingtang with a few maidservants.
"Brother Feng, what's the matter? Lian'er came back so early today?"
"It's not about the second master Lian, it's the wife's side..." Seeing that there were only Zijuan and mandarin ducks in the room besides herself and Jia Mu, Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, and approached Jia Mu, whispering Said, "A little while ago, Zijuan heard that the golden bracelet in the wife's house is gone."
Mother Jia: "... gone?"
"I don't know exactly what's going on. I only know that the person is gone. It was not long ago. Zijuan raised money with a few maids, and I happened to be listening. I called to ask and found out. Something. Old ancestor, if it’s just a little maid, I wouldn’t come here to dirty your ears. Earlier, I remember that the second wife came here to take care of Baoyu, but Jin Chuan stayed in Rongxi Hall Serving Lan'er."
"Yes!" Mother Jia's face suddenly changed, she also remembered this matter, "It's gone when the maid is gone, what about Lan'er? How about Lan'er? Didn't he tell the maid about it earlier? What's the matter? Brother Feng, hurry up and have someone call your wife over, and tell me what happened to Lan'er!"
"Don't be in a hurry, old ancestor, but I was thinking that something might happen to Lan'er. This maid is gone, and if you reward some money and clothes, the matter will be covered up. Even if Lan'er has a little accident, That's a big deal. The second wife is not such a foolish person."
"You still speak for her at this point!" Jia Mu was so angry that she thumped the crutch in her hand on the ground. Fortunately, she remembered that if Wang Xifeng hadn't come here to report the news, she might still be deceived. In the drum, the anger towards Wang Xifeng disappeared, but his heart became more depressed.
"Old Ancestor, don't worry, alas, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I should find out and tell you, but all the maids and women who were born in Rongxi Hall were arrested, and I couldn't find out the news either. This is..."
"Let's go! My old lady is not too old to walk, Yuanyang, hurry up and help me to Rongxi Hall. I want to see with my own eyes what is going on with my poor great-grandson. Let's go! "
Although Jiamu has already relinquished the power of housekeeping, she is an old lord with an imperial order. Not to mention Yuanyang, who is a maid, even Wang Xifeng, after Jiamu made up her mind, she can only follow behind obediently. Rong Xitang left without daring to say a word.
Rongqing Hall is very close to Rongxi Hall. If you take a shortcut and walk through the hall, you will arrive in just a cup of tea.However, in the hall where there were no people in the past, now there are two rough envoys and a second-class maid guarding them. When they saw Jia Mu and others coming, they all knelt down on the ground, but did not move away.
This time, Wang Xifeng didn't force herself to stand out. Instead, she lowered her head and lagged behind Jia's mother a few steps. Seeing that Jia's mother was blocked, she just stood aside and imitated Mrs. Xing's usual appearance, pretending to be a decoration.
"It's wrong! It's really wrong!" Mother Jia smashed the crutch in her hand bitterly, but it didn't sound like she was speaking to the servants who blocked the way.But even so, the two mothers-in-law and a maidservant were also terrified and trembling all over. Before Jia Mu could say anything else, they couldn't help but move away.
Jiamu didn't have time to argue with the servants, so she walked through the hall and went to Baosha behind Rongxi hall.
Seeing this scene, Wang Xifeng's eyes flickered slightly.Wang Xifeng knew about the fact that Jia Lan lived in Baotou Building behind Rongxi Hall.In fact, shortly after she gave birth to Sister Qiao, she began to help Mrs. Wang with housework.At that time, she stayed in Rongxi Hall almost every day, so how could she not know the room arrangement here?But because Jia's mother never came to Rongxi Hall, she was still Jia's mother and didn't know about it. Now it seems that she really has no purpose.Just think about it, if it weren't for Jia Mu's acquiescence, how could Mrs. Wang dare to ignore Jia Lan openly?Besides, Li Wan had been serving in front of Jiamu all the time before he entered the west side courtyard. I'm afraid Li Wan had been wronged for his son, but he never got the help of Jiamu?
What a good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
"Old lady, why are you here?" At Baoxia, Mrs. Wang heard the screams of the maids in the corridor, and hurried out. Seeing that it was really Jia Mu who came, she was at a loss for what to do.
"Let me take a look at Brother Lang." Mother Jia dropped the words lightly, raised her legs and walked inside.
Mrs. Wang wanted to stop her, but she didn't have the guts to do so. She glanced and saw Wang Xifeng following behind. She quickly took two steps and said in a low voice, "Brother Feng, what's going on? How could the old lady... "
"Aunt, did you know that Jin Chuan fell into the well and died?" Wang Xifeng didn't answer directly, but brought up the matter of Jin Chuan.
Immediately, Mrs. Wang's complexion changed greatly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did you hear the gossip, there is no such thing!"
"My good aunt! It's all here now, why don't you think carefully about how to answer the old lady's words, and why are you hiding it from me? There is only a maid who died, can I still seek justice for her? With Let's be honest, the old lady doesn't care about Jin Chuan at all, but Jin Chuan was originally serving Lan'er, no, the old lady misses Lan'er, that's why..."
"Lan'er, my Lan'er, what's wrong with you? Lan'er!"
Before Wang Xifeng could finish her words, Jia's mother's calls came from inside the room.Looking at Mrs. Wang again, her complexion is as pale as paper, which is the same as Zijuan's complexion earlier.Seeing her wobbly figure, Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward to give her a hand, and said loudly, "Madam, are you alright? Is it because the sun is too high and you are getting hot? Hurry up and call the doctor!"
"I..." Mrs. Wang just said one word, and then she stopped spontaneously, and let Wang Xifeng call the servant girl loudly to invite the doctor, while she herself rolled her eyes and collapsed on the ground limply.
For a while, Jiamu's mournful voice inside, coupled with Mrs. Wang's sudden "fainting" outside, Rongxi Hall fell into chaos again. She moved into her own room, fearing that others would not take good care of her, so she asked Zijuan to guard in front of Mrs. Wang.This time Wang Xifeng is not afraid of getting involved in the matter, Madam Wang is just pretending that nothing will happen, and although Zijuan feels unworthy for Jin Chuan, she will not be foolish enough to attack Madam Wang.
After working for a full quarter of an hour, Wang Xifeng returned to the Baosha at the back again. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jia Mu sitting in the outer room with a sullen face, besides the mandarin ducks standing beside her, there was also a row of people kneeling at her feet.
"Old Ancestor, what's the matter with Lan'er? Is there someone serving in the house? By the way, I remember that I was afraid that Rongxi Hall would be too busy, so I asked you and the first two safe people to come here, but I've never seen it."
"Hmph, isn't this right here! Brother Feng, you are a good person, but I didn't expect that there would be traitors among the slaves!" Mother Jia snorted coldly, her tone full of coldness.
These words were not considered too much in Wang Xifeng's ears, but in the ears of the servant girl below, they were more than just heartbreaking.At that moment, several maidservants kowtowed desperately to Mother Jia, probably because of fear, they all kowtowed to death.After a while, blood was poured all over his head and face, and he even passed out two times.
"What's the matter with Mrs. Wang?" Mother Jia didn't care whether the servant girls were alive or dead, she didn't even look at her, she just asked Wang Xifeng.
Hearing Jia Mu's address, Wang Xifeng's complexion also changed slightly, and he said: "Madam fainted, I'll send someone to go to the front to inform the housekeeper, I think the doctor should come after a while."
Wang Xifeng was naturally obedient, she only said that she was dizzy, and didn't mention anything else, let alone assert herself.In this way, even if Jia Mu knew afterwards that Mrs. Wang was just pretending, she would not trouble Wang Xifeng. After all, she was not a doctor, so how could she tell whether Mrs. Wang was really dizzy or fake.
"Hmph, she's dizzy sooner or later, but I'm here, and she's dizzy. What does this mean? Could it be that I made her faint?"
There was no way to answer these words, Wang Xifeng just smiled embarrassingly, with a face full of embarrassment.
Fortunately, Jia's mother never thought of embarrassing Wang Xifeng. After a long silence, Jia's mother ordered: "Brother Feng, you can ask someone to sort out Lan'er's things. You only need to bring the ones you are using now. No need to prepare, it will be sent to me later.”
"Old Ancestor, you mean..."
"Hmph, your wife is dizzy, and God knows it will take a few days to wake up. Even if she wakes up, if it's the same as last time, what should I do if I get sick for a month or two? I'm not too old to be sick. Move, simply move Lan'er to my place." Jiamu said coldly.
Wang Xifeng pursed her lips, as if she was thinking about something, until Jia Mu finished speaking, she forced a smile and said: "The old ancestor is willing to educate Lan'er himself. .”
After hearing this, Mother Jia's complexion eased a little, and she suddenly remembered what she had said that she was unable to support Qiao Jie because of lack of energy. I don’t want to raise Sister Qiao personally. Sister Qiao is a good person, but Lan’er...you should just feel sorry for him who lost his father when he was young.”
"What is the old ancestor talking about? How can Sister Qiao compare with Lan'er? Besides, how old is Sister Qiao? She is still breastfeeding and cries at night. Even if the old ancestor is willing to raise her, I am still afraid of her." Spare the rest of the old ancestor. It's better to wait for Baoyu to get married in the future, and sister Qiao will grow up, and then I will let her go to the old ancestor, so that she can learn a few tricks."
"Okay, just do as you say."
"Then now, old ancestor, you go back to Rongqing Hall first? Leave the matter here to me, but the other side of Rongqing Hall may have to clean up. Fortunately, Lan'er is young, even if Sister Yun There is no need to shy away from being raised in front of the ancestors."
"Well, then I'll take Lan'er back first, Yun'er...they're not from the same generation, so there's nothing to worry about." Mother Jia asked the two wives to carry Jia Lan away with rattan drawers and spring stools. Although she was careful and covered Jia Lan with a thin quilt, Wang Xifeng still looked straight at her.
Wang Xifeng took a deep breath, even though Jia Mu and others had gone for a long time, she still couldn't recover.
In the end, the maids who were kneeling at the bottom couldn't help crying. Wang Xifeng woke up suddenly, gouged them out, and said: "Cry! Who didn't cry? No one knows how to do things, How many people look at a child, how can they make such a fuss? I think it’s because the masters are too kind, but you are so used to it that you can’t figure out who is the master and who is the slave!”
After all, Wang Xifeng didn't care about the reactions of those maidservants, and left with a flick of her sleeve.However, she did not leave Rongxi Hall, but instead called a little maid again to find out some close-fitting clothes that were in season.As for the quilts and the like, there is absolutely no shortage of them in Rongqing Hall, and the outer clothes probably won't be needed in a short time, besides, the clothes for this season should be ready soon, so they can be sent directly to Rongqing Hall when the time comes, It's easy.
After giving these orders, Wang Xifeng went straight back to Mrs. Wang's room. The doctor hadn't arrived yet, but Mrs. Wang looked unconscious, with a veil still on her forehead.
Wang Xifeng couldn't help rolling her eyes, there is only one Zicuckoo in the room at the moment, and Mrs. Wang has her eyes closed, so she is not afraid of being seen by others.After a little relief, Wang Xifeng forced a smile and said, "Auntie, how do you feel? I have persuaded the old lady to go back, and now only Zijuan and I are here. Forget it, Zijuan, you go out first, remember to guard the door , if there is someone who can't stop it, at least remember to call."
Zicuckoo responded softly, turned around and left the inner room.
"Brother Feng." Mrs. Wang heard the footsteps drifting away, and finally opened her eyes in peace of mind. When she saw that Wang Xifeng was indeed alone, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How could this matter change?" It’s like this? Brother Feng, please tell me, what’s going on?”
"Auntie, you ask me, who am I going to ask? I was taking a nap normally, and I was sleepy, but I heard bursts of crying from under the window sill. Do you think this is bad luck? I didn’t take a nap at noon, so I called the maids outside and scolded them. The result? They told me that the golden bracelet in your house is gone, Auntie! Now, I just have to go to Rongqing Hall quickly, lest someone will offend the old lady with this matter."
"But even if a servant girl died, you're not going to succeed!" Mrs. Wang was angry and anxious when she heard this, but at this moment she really didn't have the energy to argue with the servants, so she only complained about Wang Xifeng's failure. Cheng Suan actually alarmed Jia's mother.
Wang Xifeng wanted to cry out: "How can I be blamed? I didn't want to see the old lady Ke Anwen. Who would have thought that the old lady suddenly mentioned Lan'er, what can I say? Just thinking, instead of letting Jin The matter of Chuan offended the old lady, why don't you let her go and see Lan'er. Even if Lan'er is out of joy, the old lady has been out of bed a long time ago, what are you afraid of? But... Aunt, you are really , When something like this happened, I didn’t know to send someone to help me, so I only thought about covering up Jin Chuan’s death, but I never thought that something happened to Lan’er.”
"Bah, bah, what nonsense! Can that dead girl Jin Chuan compare with Lan'er? She's dead when she dies, and she's going to implicate me." Mrs. Wang said bitterly, "You think I want to hide this? Lan'er I was so scared on the face, didn’t I want to wait until his wounds were scarred? Now, there are two bloody places, who are you scaring! Alas, who would have thought that I just scolded Jin Chuan and asked her to go out and kneel , she actually went to seek death!"
Wang Xifeng didn't know the inside story here, but even if she knew now, she would definitely not sympathize with Mrs. Wang.Just think about it, if Mrs. Wang didn't habitually ignore Jia Lan, how would the servants dare to neglect him?As for Jin Chuan, he couldn't escape his fate.
and many more……
"aunt!"
"You child is so startled, what are you doing?" Mrs. Wang was already flustered, but Wang Xifeng exclaimed so suddenly that she jumped up in fright, and her face turned pale as she clutched her heart.
"Auntie, what time is it, I'm not... oh, seriously, I think
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