Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

After emerging from Rongxi Hall, Youshi breathed a sigh of relief as she sat in her sedan chair, her anxiety instantly easing. She knew that Lady Jia was not one for mercy, but she wasn't afraid. After all, the Ningguo and Rongguo mansions were inextricably linked, a nexus still entwined. If she could elevate her concerns to the point of threatening the Rongguo mansion's own interests, Lady Jia would undoubtedly do her utmost to eliminate any potential sources of trouble. Thinking of this, Youshi felt a surge of joy, confident that this time she would succeed.

Then she thought about how the old lady was very experienced and must have known that she was being used, so she deliberately let her be the villain, so that she would not end up in any good situation and would have to help deal with the dissolute You Erjie and You Sanjie. While she was thinking, she had already walked to her second gate. After returning to the courtyard, You looked around to make sure that no one was around, and then quietly said to her confidant Yin Die: "How about this, you find someone you trust and have him pretend to let Old Lady You, You Erjie, and You Sanjie hear that I want my second sister to have an abortion. You must also provoke them so that they will rush to my courtyard to find me regardless of everything. When they break into my courtyard, you must immediately rush to the Rongguo Mansion to find Lady Jia and tell her that I am of little influence and that the servants in my family do not obey my orders. Now I am almost beaten to death by You and her mother and her sons."

Yindie took the order and left. Not long after, Old Lady You, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You heard about You's "plan" and rushed to You's yard in anger.

They had a conflict with Youshi's servants at the gate of the courtyard, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.

At this moment, Yindie quickly went to Rongguo Mansion as planned to report the situation to Lady Jia.

Yu stood quietly in the room, watching the movements outside the window, with a barely perceptible smile on her face.

Yin Die rushed to the Rongguo Mansion and reported everything she had seen and heard to Lady Jia. Lady Jia was shocked, having never imagined the Ningguo Mansion was in such disarray. She immediately decided to investigate for herself to see if Youshi's situation was truly as dire as Yin Die had claimed. Meanwhile, in Youshi's courtyard, the clashing intensified. Old Lady You and her companions threatened to storm the house to settle accounts with Youshi, while the servants tried their best to stop them, resulting in a stalemate. Watching all this from within, Youshi secretly gloated. She knew Lady Jia would arrive soon, and then her planned drama would have its desired effect.

Grandmother Jia brought a group of people and hurried to Youshi's yard, only to see Youshi being pushed and shoved by You Lao Niang and others, looking extremely embarrassed.

"What's going on!" Jia's mother shouted loudly, and everyone was shocked.

As soon as Youshi saw Lady Jia coming, she immediately threw herself into her arms and cried, saying sadly: "Grandma, please make the decision for me! I just told the truth. Committing adultery and getting pregnant during the national mourning period is a serious crime. Not only will I be criticized by the censors, but it will also violate the national law. That's why I thought of letting my second sister abort the child without anyone knowing, so as to avoid causing a big disaster. But they bully me like this!" After that, she sobbed and cried.

Old Lady You and the other sisters stared at Youshi in astonishment. They had never dreamed that Youshi would actually bite back. Third Sister You was so angry that her face flushed red. She immediately jumped out and loudly accused, "You black-hearted and rotten-lung evil woman! It's obvious that you are jealous of Second Sister's pregnancy and want to kill her unborn child!" As she spoke, she pointed at Youshi angrily and wanted to rush over and slap her a few times.

Seeing this, Jia's mother frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Okay, stop arguing! Youshi, you should get up and talk first."

Yu Shi sobbed and slowly stood up, tears streaming down her cheeks. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and sobbed to Jia Mu, "Old Madam, please make the decision for me! I am wholeheartedly concerned about the reputation of the Jia family. If this matter gets out and outsiders know that such a scandal has occurred in our house, won't our Jia family become a laughingstock, subject to everyone's pointing fingers and gossip?"

After hearing this, Jia Mu frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she turned to look at the You family mother and daughter, her eyes sharp and majestic, and asked in a calm tone: "Do you have solid evidence to prove that You Shi wants to harm you?"

When Old Lady You and Second Sister You heard this, they were stunned. They looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. They only rushed in angrily to accuse the culprit and demand an explanation, but they never thought about collecting evidence.

Seeing this, Grandmother Jia snorted coldly, her face showing displeasure. She said sternly, "Without evidence, it's a false accusation! Since Youshi married into the Jia family, she has been managing the household chores and all the family affairs, all of which are of great importance. She has always been diligent and conscientious, and has never made any mistakes. How dare you come here and make trouble based on groundless speculations!"

Upon hearing this, the mother, daughter, and three members of the You family turned pale. They realized that their coming here to accuse them was too rash. Not only did they not gain any advantage, but they also brought themselves into trouble.

Youshi was secretly happy in her heart, but her face showed great sadness, with tears constantly flowing from her eyes, "Old lady, please make a decision for me! I have devoted myself to the Jia family, but now I have suffered such an injustice, how should I live in the future?" She cried at the top of her lungs, as if she had really suffered a great injustice.

Grandmother Jia gently patted Youshi's hand and comforted her, "Okay, don't cry, I will handle this matter myself. Come on, send Youshi back to her room to rest first, and send a few people to take good care of her." There was a hint of majesty in Grandmother Jia's tone, and people dared not disobey.

Afterwards, Grandmother Jia ordered again: "Lock up these troublemakers and wait for their punishment!" Everyone responded in unison, and immediately a maid came forward to take the You family mother and daughter and others away.

The farce ended here, Youshi successfully escaped from the predicament and punished You's mother and daughter. She was secretly proud of herself and thought about how to use this incident to further consolidate her position in the Jia family.

At this moment, Youshi's lips curled up slightly, and she secretly rejoiced: "This farce is finally going to develop according to my script." She knew that if she seized this opportunity, she could further consolidate her position in the Jia family. As for the You family mother and daughter, she would slowly deal with them.