Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Yuanchun naturally wanted to adopt Yingchun's child, but she was just a small talent and could not even see the emperor a few times a year. If she became the empress and had a child, she would have someone to rely on in the future.

Grandmother Jia was still plotting against Jia Yingchun, thinking that if the Zhen family's connections didn't work, then she could use the Jia family's connections, there would always be a way that would work.

Not long after Lady Jia returned, she fell ill. At first, she thought she had caught a cold, but she didn't get better after taking medicine. Instead, her condition became worse day by day. Later, the imperial physician told her to prepare for her funeral.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang burst into tears. She didn't necessarily like the old lady very much before. After all, it was Grandmother Jia who took away her most beloved youngest son, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was indeed average.

But now it’s different. Grandmother Jia represents Yuanchun’s future. Once the old lady is gone, Yuanchun will have no one to rely on in the harem. As for that dead girl Jia Yingchun, she is not reliable at all.

The most important thing is that the second branch lives in the mansion in the name of filial piety to the old lady. If the old lady passes away and the family is divided, they will have to move out of the mansion.

Given the master's low status, the noble families in the capital city simply look down on them, and it might even affect Yuanchun and Baoyu's future.

Mrs. Wang treated Lady Jia as if she were her own biological mother and was filial to her. She wished she could die in her place. Although she left behind a reputation as a filial mother, Lady Jia still could not stay with her. She passed away quietly on a dark night.

After Lady Jia passed away, Jia She wanted to set off dozens of firecrackers at home. The huge stone that was pressing on his head was finally removed. If he had not considered that Lady Jia's body was still warm, he would have kicked the second wife out long ago.

The most important thing now is to observe mourning with peace of mind, and once the three-year period is over, immediately drive that annoying couple out.

After Grandmother Jia left, Jia Baoyu was the first to realize that something was wrong. He had always been pampered by everyone, but since Sister Yingchun came into the palace, many things in the family had changed.

First of all, his own Lin Daiyu had returned home. Even if he asked Lady Jia to invite Lin Daiyu over, it was only successful two or three times out of ten. In addition, there were several strong maids around Lin Daiyu, which meant that he had no way to get close to Lin Daiyu at all.

It would have been fine if he couldn't see his beloved sister, but the maids around him had changed their minds. They used to flatter him, but now they all turned to flatter Jia Lian and Jia Cong.

The maids and servants below have changed their personalities. They are all arrogant and incompetent. The most important thing is that after Jia's grandmother passed away, Jia Baoyu had to move out of Jia's grandmother's courtyard and move back into the courtyard of the second wife.

Although Mrs. Wang wanted to be closer to her son, her heart ached when she thought of her son and them squeezed in this small courtyard. The most important thing was that the servants were also opportunistic and did not take the second house seriously at all.

"Feng girl, winter is coming soon. Have the cotton-padded clothes at home been prepared? And the filial gifts to be sent to the palace should also be prepared." Mrs. Wang thought that the New Year was coming soon, and it was time to take care of her daughter in the palace. She immediately went to find Wang Xifeng to withdraw some money from the public account.

If it were the Wang Xifeng of the past, she would have agreed without hesitation. But Yuanchun was her cousin after all. How could she miss out on her benefits if she became successful?

But now, his sister-in-law has already entered the palace and became Concubine Jia, and is pregnant with a prince. That is the real future for her. Why should he try to please an unpopular talent?

"Please rest assured, auntie, we have already made preparations. However... auntie, there are some things that a junior like me should not mention. But my father-in-law has told me before that the two families should be separated after the Chinese New Year. After the mourning period is over, the second branch should also find a place to move out as soon as possible. It is not a good idea to always live together."

Mrs. Wang's face immediately fell. She thought she would have to wait at least another three years, but she didn't expect that the damn Jia She had already started to urge her.

Madam Wang pinched the handkerchief tightly and said, "We are all one family, why do we have to talk about our two families? Not to mention that the queen is still in the palace. When the queen has a promising future, she will naturally not forget our two families."

"Yes, now that the queen is pregnant again, she is naturally the future of our Jia family." Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I have asked someone to send the silver to the palace of Concubine Jia. I believe that the queen will have a good year this year."

Mrs. Wang's eyes widened. "What about your cousin?"

Wang Xifeng did not take matters too far, "she also sent some money over."

As for how much the money was, it was naturally two or three hundred taels of silver. Anyway, just think of it as giving alms to a beggar.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that her face turned pale. She waved her sleeves and wanted to say something harsh, but she was afraid that if she said it, they would really fall out with each other, so she could only hold her anger in her heart.

After Mrs. Wang returned to the yard, she heard Baoyu arguing with a bunch of little maids. He was even clamoring to eat the rouge on the maids' lips. Mrs. Wang became even more furious. She immediately called Madam Zhou and sold those little maids out.

Baoyu looked at Mrs. Wang's anger and shrank his head in fear, not daring to listen to the maids' pleas for mercy.

Mrs. Wang thought of her daughter who was living a hard life in the palace, and then looked at her son who was not discouraged, and immediately burst into tears, clutching her handkerchief.

"Baoyu, you have to work harder, otherwise our second wife will be trampled on by the first wife."

Baoyu did not dare to talk back at this time, so he naturally agreed. He also said that he would study hard and earn an imperial edict for Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was so pleased with herself that she was beaming with joy. However, Baoyu started to act arrogantly again and wanted Mrs. Wang to invite Sister Shi, Sister Bao and even Sister Lin to come over so that everyone could have fun together.

Mrs. Wang's mouth drooped. "I advise you to give up this thought and study hard so that you can pass the imperial examinations and take care of your sister."

Jia Baoyu was so frightened that he dared not speak anymore. Not only was Jia Baoyu unhappy, but even Jia Zheng was unhappy too.

Jia Zheng had previously fallen in love with a painting. The bookshop asked for 500 taels of silver for it. Jia Zheng thought it was not expensive and wanted to buy it immediately, but he had no money, so he asked someone to go to the treasury to withdraw it, but the bookshop didn't have any money either.

"How can this girl Feng manage the household when there is not even 500 taels of silver?" Jia Zheng paced back and forth in the room, almost stepping on sparks.

The servant lowered his head and did not dare to answer. In fact, what Wang Xifeng meant was that since the two families had already separated, they should not take money out of the public treasury anymore, let alone such a large sum of money.

The servants didn't dare to answer, so they could only use the excuse of having no money, hoping to fool the person. You said the same to the master, the two families have already separated, how can you have the nerve to ask for such a large sum of money.