The Double Soul of Red Mansions

Mother Jia didn't speak, and Wang Xifeng wouldn't be stupid enough to post it by herself.Now that the matter has been exposed, Wang Xifeng thinks more about how to protect what she owns.The Jia family was in a lot of deficit, but as the head of the family, she did add a lot of dowry, but what was even more serious was that Wang Xifeng would give out three points for every point she made up.This is a contest between her and Mrs. Wang.To put it bluntly, it's just each planning for itself.

No matter what Wang Xifeng did, she was a generous person after all. How she got close to Mrs. Wang and worked for her on weekdays, but in the end all she wanted was Xijue and the entire Jia family.Wang Xifeng said she was stupid but she wasn't stupid at all. She knew how to guard against everyone, including Jia Lian.The name of the dowry was indeed posted in it, but secretly, she herself did not spend less time buying property for herself outside.This is her instinctive self-protection, and this self-protection has already begun to show results.

"Get up." The ledger was brought by Ping'er as quickly as possible. Mother Jia only had to go through it roughly to know that the result was exactly as Wang Xifeng said, but she was quite suspicious, and she had to check the warehouse herself. "Today, my old lady wants to walk around in person to see Ku and then your dowry."

"Yes, I listen to my ancestors." Wang Xifeng knelt on the ground for a long time, and his legs trembled a little when he got up. Fortunately, Ping'er's eyes were sharp, and when he saw something was wrong, he stepped forward to support Wang Xifeng.

Mother Jia's old heart is also easy to soften. Seeing Wang Xifeng like this, the sternness in her eyes gradually faded: "Anyway, Feng Lazi, it's wrong for you to take advantage of it. This is not right for Baoyu and the empresses in the palace. not good."

"I'm going to ask someone to deal with all of this." Wang Xifeng was already afraid of making profits. Just now, when Jia's mother said that, she decided not to do it. After all, money can be obtained at any time. But there is only one life, which is more important, Wang Xifeng's account is clear in his heart.

Seeing Wang Xifeng being so upbeat, Jia's mother was also very satisfied, and looked at Wang Xifeng with a smile on her face: "After I checked, if it is true as you said, I will not pursue your mistake. Just one point, You must never do this again. You must devote yourself to the affairs of the mansion, even if your inner pocket is empty, you must find a positive solution. "

"Yes, old ancestor." Wang Xifeng replied, but she didn't care about it in her heart. What she said was nice. What positive way, the courtyard is the biggest expense in this mansion.Wang Xifeng originally thought that if she said this, Jia's mother would be able to provide some self-sufficiency to supplement the family, but now that she said such a high-sounding word, Wang Xifeng was very disdainful.It's just that she really never dared to give away profiteering money.But Wang Xifeng has always been used to making money, without this and that, she is always unwilling to settle down.

Wang Xifeng personally stepped forward to help Jia's mother. When they left the house, they happened to meet some sisters who were about to go out for a walk in the garden.Mother Jia looked at the few sisters who came forward to greet her, and thought of Tanchun's usual shrewdness in her heart, so she had another idea.

"Tan girl comes with me, you guys go down and play!" Jiamu said, Tanchun is the concubine of the second room, in Jiamu's heart she is closer than Yingchun and Xichun, while Daiyu and Xiangyun are in Jiamu's eyes That's still an outsider.Tanchun didn't expect Mother Jia to keep her, but no matter how surprised she was, she didn't show it on her face.Instead, he said goodbye to his sisters with a smile, and obediently followed behind Jia Mu.

Wang Xifeng was startled when Jiamu called Tanchun to stop, and Wang Xifeng would not have missed what Jiamu thought of.What she said today, Jia Mu didn't mean to make public before, but now she called Tanchun, which made Wang Xifeng feel a little bit of crisis.

"Old Ancestor, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to bring my third sister. She's still a girl, so it's not for her to know about this." In order to protect her own rights, Wang Xifeng decided to express her dissatisfaction.

Mother Jia didn't speak when she heard the words, but just glanced at Wang Xifeng with her eyes, which made her dare not speak anymore.Tanchun was at a loss, but wisely kept silent.I watched, listened, and thought a lot along the way, but didn't say a word.A few people came to the public treasury, and Jia Mu waved her hands to let the maids go down, and then went into the public treasury, ignoring Wang Xifeng who was behind her while supporting Tanchun's hand.

"Tan girl, the ancestor called you here today to hear your thoughts." Mother Jia handed the account book in her hand to Tanchun and said, "Go and take inventory of the warehouse first, and then tell me what you think."

Tanchun didn't expect such an unexpected surprise today. She didn't know about the fact that Jia's family had run out of money, so seeing Mother Jia handing over the ledger to herself without any grievances, Tanchun had only one thought at the moment. It is necessary to show your ability and not miss this opportunity.

Tanchun respectfully took the ledger from Mother Jia's hand, smiled apologetically at Wang Xifeng, and turned around to start the inventory.When Wang Xifeng looked at Tanchun's smile, he found it extra glaring.Now she still doesn't understand what, Jia's mother doesn't want to say it doesn't mean she won't beat herself.And Tanchun is obviously the person Jia Mu pushed out.Wang Xifeng didn't take Tanchun seriously, but Jia Mu's naked face slap still made her feel humiliated.

"Feel wronged?" Mother Jia's voice suddenly came to mind, making Wang Xifeng put away her emotions and said, "Don't dare."

"Do you dare not have it or dare not say it?" Mother Jia snorted coldly, "Since you married into the mansion, your aunt and I can't be more assured of you. Such a big mansion is handed over to you. What happened? The bag is empty! If Baoyu hadn’t found out, I’m afraid I won’t have the face to see the Duke when my old bones go underground.”

Wang Xifeng really wanted to say that it wasn't her fault that she was short of money. There are so many mouths in this mansion, and there are so many human exchanges in a year, and none of them are for money.It's just that no matter how much she wanted to say these words in her heart, Wang Xifeng didn't dare to say them.He could only pretend to be stupid, hoping that the little girl Tanchun wouldn't see anything.

Unfortunately, Wang Xifeng still underestimated Tanchun.She can make her mark in the mansion as a concubine, so how can she be a simple one.For two hours, Jiamu and Wang Xifeng sat and waited in the library, while Tanchun let go of his hands to maximize his ability.

Holding the ledger here, Tanchun looked more and more frightened. After matching the real objects one by one, Tanchun found out in disbelief that apart from rewards from the sages and empresses, as well as the daily relationships between various families, Jia The working capital in the government is actually pitifully small.This realization surprised Tanchun very much. In her heart, silk, silk, satin, delicacies from mountains and seas are used in her house every day, and it seems that this lack of money should never happen in her house.At this time, Tanchun seemed to know what Jiamu meant, but not only was she not frightened by such a huge financial deficit, but she also had an ambitious fighting spirit.

Tanchun here is ambitious, but Daiyu over there smells something unusual in Jia's mansion.Talking to the sisters here is a bit absent-minded, and after everyone dispersed, Zijuan took advantage of the gap and asked: "Girl, why are you uncomfortable today?"

Daiyu shook her head, a little puzzled and said, "I'm fine, but I think the house is weird. Zijuan, you have been in the house since you were a child, but have you noticed something wrong with your grandmother and Lian's second sister-in-law today? "

"I didn't expect the girl to feel it too." Zijuan signaled Xueyan to go out and guard. After all, she lives under the same roof with Shi Xiangyun. Although she is not here now, Zijuan is cautious by nature and will never take it lightly.Lin Daiyu looked at Zijuan with a smile and said: "I guess you must have noticed it. This early in the morning, first Baoyu hurriedly left and returned, and even dismissed all the maids in the house. Then Lian's second sister-in-law came , Grandma sent everyone away. Now they took Tanchun and left with just three of them. I always feel that a storm is about to come."

"Girl, you don't know that Baoyu scolded the amber beside the old lady in the morning." Zijuan whispered in Daiyu's ear, "I also heard that Baoyu asked as soon as he entered the door. Li is short of money. He even said that no matter how poor you are, you can't violate the king's law."

"Really?" Lin Daiyu didn't expect Zijuan to get such timely news after walking for so long, and joked with a smile, "I didn't expect that the news about you in the mansion is as well-informed as ever."

"Girl, don't laugh at me." Zijuan laughed, "In this world, money can turn ghosts around, and everyone in this mansion is not simple. We must be well-informed, otherwise we will be killed one day It’s not worth the loss if you calculate it.”

"You are still so cautious." Lin Daiyu smiled, "But according to what you said, there must be a big problem in this mansion. You go and clean up with Xueyan, and we will return to the mansion today."

Zijuan nodded and said: "After a while, the girl will go to the palace for a banquet, so there is an excuse to leave. The water in this mansion is deep, so it's better for the girl not to get involved." Regarding leaving, Zijuan is serious She raised her hands in agreement, since she called Jia's mansion, there were quite a few people who inquired with her both openly and secretly, and sometimes Zijuan smiled and prevaricated, but Zijuan was really annoyed by being asked this all the time.All of them are masters of watching people order food. When Mr. Lin didn't come to the capital, he didn't see these people so attentive. Now that he has been promoted to an official position and has become the emperor's favorite minister, all these people suddenly show up to show his hospitality. At that time, Zicuckoo really felt a little disgusted.

Lin Daiyu is a person who does what she says, and now she has made a decision, so she sent someone to tell Jiamu.Mother Jia originally brought Daiyu here to let her develop a relationship with Baoyu, but now that these things have happened in the mansion, it is inconvenient for Mother Jia to keep Daiyu at the mansion to watch the fun, so she just said that she knew, and she didn't want to leave. Stay politely.But Daiyu got Jia's mother's words, and she was more sure that something was going to happen in Jia's mansion, so she hurriedly took Zijuan and Xueyan back to Lin's mansion.