Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Mrs. Wang was speechless and took a half step back.

Among the maids following behind was Zhou Rui's wife.

Because of the Lin family's old house, she had been walking with her neck shrunk in the past few years. This time, Madam Wang finally agreed to take her out and allowed her to serve her personally. How could she give up such a good opportunity to stand out and not show her "loyalty to the master"? !

He couldn't wait to step out of the crowd, waving his arms and shouting at Aunt Meng: "What happens in our house is under the control of my master and his wife. What does it have to do with you?!"

Lin Daiyu frowned and said, "This is an aunt from the palace. The Zhou family must not be rude."

"Don't bluff me with the palace stuff! Our eldest daughter is still the queen of the palace, she doesn't have to be so arrogant! She's just an aunt, but she wants to be the ancestor of our family. Is she worthy?!

"A cousin from the fourth house outside the family is meddling in her cousin's affairs. This lawsuit is unreasonable, not to mention being brought before the Emperor. Even if it is brought before the Jade Emperor!" Zhou Rui's wife glanced at Daiyu with disdain.

What he said is actually logically correct!

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but look at Aunt Meng and even wanted to smile.

Aunt Meng also looked at Zhou Ruijia carefully in surprise, and smiled: "What a talent! If the Jia family were all such smart people, they might not have fallen to this point today!"

Before Zhou Ruijia could hide the smug look on her face, she quickly retorted: "Who said my family has fallen?! Our eldest daughter is now serving as an empress in the palace, which is proof that the emperor loves our family! With the emperor's love and respect, even if there are only a few people in our family who serve as officials, we are still a prominent family!"

As soon as these words came out, even Daiyu wanted to cheer for her. She nodded in admiration and said, "If Sister Zhou were to become an official, she might do better than her uncle!"

Zhou Ruijia was so proud that she pouted her lips, turned her nose up to the sky and snorted.

Aunt Meng chuckled, which suddenly stopped, and followed Zhou Ruijia's snort with a cold snort: "Unfortunately, I don't buy it!

"Before I came here, Supervisor Tao was worried that the Jia family was too powerful and that the Rong and Ning Dukes' mansions would bully others, so he specially asked me to stay in the Shangyi Bureau for a while. So now, I am a fifth-rank Shangyi, and I receive a royal salary.

"This time, there is a demon in your family who is harming people. You should report it to Jingzhao Prefecture immediately and ask the officials to investigate and punish them."

Mrs. Wang was shocked when she heard this!

The Shangyi Bureau!? Yuan Er entered the palace by asking someone to go to the Shangyi Bureau to be a female historian. Among the six Shangs, Shangyi is the head. The Shangyi on the left and right must be the confidants of the queen!

If this really offended the Shangyi Bureau, wouldn't it offend the Queen to death...

Suddenly I thought of the news I heard the other day, and my heart calmed down a little, and my expression gradually relaxed.

No problem! This queen, haha!

Zhou Ruijia was a little timid when she heard this, but she stole a glance at Madam Wang and saw how calm she was. She immediately became firm again and said, "I will handle my own family affairs! Besides, this is not some kind of witchcraft at all!"

Aunt Meng looked at her coldly: "I am showing my rank now because I want to speak to your wife. Who do you think you are? How dare you boss me around? Get out of here!"

"Look at what you said, aunt! Our madam came to admonish her own niece, and you, an outsider, protected her. I am our madam's companion, and I am saying something in our own home. Am I violating any law of the court?!"

Zhou Ruijia’s hard top comes up!

"Snapped"!

A crisp sound!

Aunt Meng slapped Zhou Ruijia hard on the face!

Suddenly there were five red finger marks, so bright that they pierced people's eyes!

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court, and you are just a servant. How dare you shout at me in front of me? Your master can't control you, so I will control you on his behalf!"

Aunt Meng shook her wrist and frowned, "It really hurts my hand to hit someone like this. Qingwen, go to the kitchen and get me a fire poker!"

Qingwen agreed crisply, picked up her skirt and ran to the small kitchen.

Mrs. Wang gave a look, and immediately the two maids from Lai Xi's and Lai Wang's families rushed over to stop them.

Xueyan and Chunxian lowered their heads calmly and followed quickly.

Only Zijuan was so anxious that her face turned red, but Xiaohong held her tightly, so she had to stand beside Daiyu without moving.

"I am a fifth-rank official, and you are of the same rank as your husband. The wife of a fifth-rank official is a fifth-rank concubine. I happen to be one rank older than you, right? Lady Wang?"

Aunt Meng looked at Mrs. Wang leisurely, with a smile on her face.

Mrs. Wang's face gradually turned pale.

Her Yuanchun was the virtuous concubine, a lady of the first rank. As Yuanchun's mother, she should be a princess of the fourth rank!

However, when she asked about it during the visit, Yuanchun just brushed it off with a stiff face. Later, Baoqin secretly told her that Yuanchun's petition for a title for her was rejected by the Empress, with the reason being: "You are too harsh to treat an orphan girl, and your virtue is unworthy of your position!"

The Empress even threatened to discuss with the Emperor and strip her of all her royal titles, leaving her only a "wife" and never being able to be called a "Madam"!

“Yes, yes…I am Wang, your concubine. I haven’t paid my respects to Shangyi yet. Please don’t blame me!” Mrs. Wang hurriedly gave Aunt Meng a standard kneeling salute.

"Forget it." Aunt Meng waved her hand, not caring at all, but still smiling, "Let me ask you, what did Yuanyang find in your son's yard?"

Mrs. Wang stood up straight, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Wang, I am questioning you, but you refuse to tell the truth. Do you want me to ask the Queen Mother for an order so that I can personally question your old lady Shi?!" Aunt Meng shouted!

"It's really hard to say..." Mrs. Wang looked at Zhou Ruijia helplessly.

Zhou Ruijia reluctantly took a half step forward and pulled out five paper ghosts with green faces and white hair and a paper man with Baoyu's birth date written on him from her bosom. She presented them to Aunt Meng with both hands:

"That's it. Miss Yuanyang is taking people to our second grandmother's courtyard, saying that there might be a few dirty guys like this."

Aunt Meng glanced at it with disdain and ordered her, "Put it in an envelope along with the one from Xiao Wang and bring it back to me."

Zhou Ruijia agreed and retreated. She stole a glance at Mrs. Wang's expression and immediately trotted out.

"Wang, His Majesty hates these foolish men and women who play tricks on others the most! Your child took out a beautiful jade from his mouth when he was born. Regardless of whether it is true or not, as long as they don't take the opportunity to cause trouble, His Majesty will naturally not bother to care.

"But if you keep saying things like great fortune, good luck, talent, and long-lasting blessings, what on earth do you want to do?

"If you really have a selfless heart, then you should behave yourself and not act in a righteous manner, but be full of thieves and whores!"

Aunt Meng looked coldly at Mrs. Wang, who was gradually sweating profusely, with deep disgust in her eyes.