Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Shi Xiangyun's face changed drastically.

She hadn't expected this at all!

"I heard that the old lady stopped you at that time, but you didn't listen to her, right?" Baochai said again.

Shi Xiangyun bit her lip and lowered her head: "The old lady asked me if I would have to support her for the rest of her life if she couldn't get well..."

"Do you understand what this means now?"

"...Please help me solve this puzzle, Sister Bao."

"The old lady is asking you, what will you do if the future Second Madam Bao refuses to let Xiren come back? Are you going to have a grudge against your future cousin-in-law for a maid? Will you stop associating with the second wife of Rongfu and Baoyu after the old lady dies?"

Baochai gently touched Xiangyun's head and helped her smooth out the small red gem beads on her messy bun, her eyes full of pity:

"The old lady loved you so much. Just think about it. How did she look forward to seeing you? How did you respond?"

Shi Xiangyun's face gradually turned pale.

She replied to Lady Jia: "I shouldn't be short of food, should I? I followed the old ancestor when I was young, and I was naughty and spoiled. Thanks to her for taking care of me for those few years. I should support her for the rest of her life."

So, just for that little bit of service, I embarrassed the old ancestor in front of everyone? Or embarrassed the second wife! ?

Xiangyun is a smart person. It's not that she couldn't think of the details Baochai mentioned, but she didn't think in this direction. Once she got the direction right, she could think of no less than Baochai.

"Sister Bao, I was wrong! But now I have brought Xiren to my family's farm, can I go back?!"

The more Shi Xiangyun thought about it, the more she felt that she had done a bad job, and she started crying in anxiety.

Xue Baochai's lips curved slightly, and she maintained a look of pity on her face. She hugged her and patted her back to comfort her, saying softly, "That's not necessary. I've thought of a way for you. Do you think it will work?"

Xiangyun wiped her tears and raised her head, saying, "Sister, please tell me! I will obey you!"

"You've heard that I'm going to choose a tutor soon. After this, I'm afraid it won't be easy to live here, so I'll have to move back home. The house over there needs to be cleaned up and there's a lot of work to do, and I'm also in need of a careful person who can take charge of the overall situation.

"Why don't you send Xiren to me quietly? I'll find her a job and pay her a monthly salary. She'll feel more at ease if she has something to worry about.

"Wait two years, when Baoyu gets married, and then we'll see what kind of temperament the second Bao wife has, and then we'll decide what to do.

"If it's good, let Xiren come back to serve Baoyu; if it's not good, we can return Xiren's indenture, let her choose a husband and marry, and just take care of her on a daily basis.

"What do you think of this?" Baochai looked at Xiangyun's face and spoke slowly.

Xiangyun's eyes lit up as she listened, and she clapped her hands and laughed, "That's a good idea! Sister Bao is much more thoughtful than I thought!"

Baochai patted her head lovingly: "Don't talk back to the old lady like this in the future. When I move out and I'm not by your side, no one will remind you anymore. You have to stand up on your own. Do you understand?"

"Okay. I remember everything." Xiangyun leaned on Baochai's arms, her eyes slightly red, "If I had a sister like you, it would be great. Even if I lost my mother, it wouldn't matter."

"...you're talking nonsense again." Baochai patted her gently, said something softly, and changed the subject.

But I laughed in my heart: What a motherless child, no one taught him. He just can't speak!

If you and I are sisters, then my mother is your mother, right? If you lose your mother, then I lose my mother, right? ! My mother is alive and well, so aren't you cursing her by saying this? !

However, such a silly girl is just right to be won over, she will be of great use in the future!

In the Grand View Garden, everyone was laughing and having their own thoughts, and it was a lively scene.

In Lady Jia's main room, Lady Jia, Lady Xing, Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng sat facing each other in silence, while Yuanyang and Lin Zhixiao's wife stood by without saying a word.

After a long while, Jia's mother waved her hand tiredly and said, "Forget it. It's enough for the old lady to know. Go back. Feng girl should also go and do her work. Lin Zhixiao's wife, go out and tell them that my wife and I are waiting for your second master here. Let him come in. I want to ask about the situation at that time in detail."

Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng stood up and said goodbye.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left Jia's main courtyard and looked at each other. Mrs. Xing said, "I just want to tell you something. Come with me."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and the mother and daughter took a carriage to the main room to talk in private.

Jia Zheng got the news and hurried over to tell Lady Jia and Lady Wang what had happened. He then gave Lady Wang a sidelong glance and said, "Your stupidity has spread to the palace! People are asking me when you will die!"

Mrs. Wang felt humiliated and couldn't help but cover her face and cry: "Isn't it for this family?!"

"Alright!" Grandmother Jia shouted impatiently, then frowned at Jia Zheng, "Look, is this Mr. Tao's intention or His Majesty's intention?"

"Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs, how can he have the time to care about these things? My son thinks that Tao acted on his own!" Jia Zheng said in a loud voice.

Mrs. Wang was somewhat disappointed: "If he just acted on his own, then the story of Princess Xiaochang is actually fake?"

"What are you thinking about?" Jia Zheng realized that his wife was actually moved by this matter, and immediately glared and shouted, "Princess Tongyi and Your Majesty have been at odds since childhood, and their mothers are even more feuding!

“If you happily marry her daughter as your daughter-in-law, how do you think His Majesty will treat me and my elder brother, and how will he view the ladies in the palace?

"You are possessed by a ghost! No wonder the palace is asking about your death date!"

Grandmother Jia took a deep breath, looked away from her son and daughter-in-law who were pecking at each other, and said in a deep voice: "But I think, maybe this is what your majesty wants."

"Why?" Jia Zheng didn't understand.

Grandmother Jia asked calmly, "During the two years that Miss Lin has been in mourning, let alone our family, even if we include the Wang family and the Shi family, has anyone been promoted in rank?"

The couple paused.

"It has not been long since Miss Lin came back, and the nine frontiers are in turmoil. Your brother said that he was promoted to the Inspector of Nine Provinces, but he took away his military power in the capital.

"Shi Jia had been living very peacefully in the capital, but just two days ago, he was transferred to another post outside the capital. He was not even promoted, but was transferred horizontally.

"You and the eldest brother have not moved on from your duties for two years." Grandmother Jia looked coldly at the two people who were frightened and uneasy, "Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the four surnames. If we don't wake up, we don't know what the end will be!

"The matter of Miss Lin is hard to explain. It's just a cover. Basically, we followed the emperor closely in the past and were too distant from His Majesty.

"Although the Grand Lord has abdicated, his political views often differ from your Majesty. You brothers, uncles, and nephews don't have any important duties, so that's fine. But Wang and Shi are standing between the Grand Lord and your Majesty, and are caught in a dilemma.

"Now, if our family can understand His Majesty's intentions and behave properly, perhaps we can still have a good life after His Majesty dies. But if he is blind or stupid, His Majesty will be happy to banish us all from the capital, so that we won't have to stay in the capital to cause him trouble!"