The Cloud Feather of the Red Chamber: A Marriage Arranged with Gong Yuanzheng at the Start

As soon as her son approached, Wang Xifeng hugged him tightly.

"Brother Xiao, come and meet your great-aunt."

Although it was their first meeting, Xiao Ge'er wasn't shy at all and greeted her generously, "Big Aunt!"

The little boy was lively and agile, which pleased Lin Qingyue. She took off the jade pendant from her waist and tied it around Xiao Ge'er's waist.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly refused, "This is unacceptable, you have already given me the birthday gift."

Lin Qingyue pressed her hand down, "Sister Feng, why are you being so polite with me? It's just an ordinary jade pendant."

"It's just been soaked in some medicinal herbs; ordinary poisonous insects and snakes won't come near it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng stopped trying to stop her and looked at Lin Qingyue with gratitude.

"Then I'll shamelessly accept it. To be honest, I desperately need this jade pendant!"

With such efficacy, she truly couldn't bear to return the jade pendant.

Especially after learning the cause of her mother-in-law's death, she became even more protective of her two children.

The Jia family is now under the control of the eldest son's branch, but the eldest daughter-in-law has lived here her whole life. Who knows if she is still among the old folks?

She couldn't bear it if either Qiao Jie'er or Xiao Ge'er got into trouble.

Lin Qingyue's heart stirred. She had been in Yangzhou for the past two years and didn't know much about the Jia family. Wang Xifeng's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Just then, the girls burst into cheerful laughter.

Daiyu and the others were talking about something, and they all laughed so hard they were doubled over.

Attracted by the laughter, Xiao Ge'er struggled to get down, but Wang Xifeng didn't restrain him and immediately put him on the ground.

Xiao Ge'er was an impatient person; as soon as his feet touched the ground, he immediately ran towards Daiyu and the others.

"Sister! Sister! Aunt! Aunt!"

Wang Xifeng smiled, "This child is just like me, both of us are impatient!"

Hearing Xiao Ge'er's call, Jia Yingchun turned around and naturally hugged him.

Judging from her movements and posture, she has clearly helped take care of the child quite a bit.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said with emotion, "I'm so lucky to have such a good sister-in-law who helps me look after Xiao Ge'er."

"If it weren't for Yingchun, I'm afraid I would have suffered a lot!"

Indeed, the birth of Xiao Ge'er completely shattered the peace of the Jia family.

Only Jia Baoyu remained true to his original aspirations.

Recalling what happened during childbirth, a fierce glint flashed in Wang Xifeng's eyes.

This expression naturally caught Lin Qingyue's eye.

"Sister Feng, we still have some jade pendants like these at home. I'll have someone send a few more over later."

"At that time, all of you from the eldest branch of the family will wear them."

Wang Xifeng smiled gratefully at Lin Qingyue, "Thank you, sister. I'm not afraid for you to know about these shameful things."

"That Wang woman is still up to her old tricks! When I was giving birth, she tried to use the same method again!"

At this point, Wang Xifeng was already gritting her teeth.

"Back then, our master's actions completely offended the old lady!"

"Knowing that the old lady's private savings were gone, Wang Shi went completely mad! She dared to poison Qiao'er while I was giving birth! Doesn't she know who I am?!"

"If anyone dares to touch my children, let alone my aunt, even if the Emperor himself came, I'd skin him alive!"

Wang Xifeng's delicate face contorted into a ferocious expression, showing just how angry she was.

Lin Qingyue quickly tried to calm her down, "Sister Feng, calm down. Given Uncle's personality, that Wang woman will definitely not have a good ending, right?"

Wang Xifeng drank a cup of water to calm herself down.

"That's right, that Wang woman is truly pitiful. Do you think she's still in the ancestral temple? She's long gone!"

She didn't know where it was; it was Jia She who handled it.

Wang Xifeng lowered her voice a few decibels, "Sister, it was only then that I found out that my master had been poisoning Wang Shi all along!"

Lin Qingyue remained silent. She knew about this; the poison was concocted by her husband.

"My uncle somehow got the news and actually used his merit in supporting the emperor to save Wang's life."

Lin Qingyue was surprised. No wonder Wang Ziteng had not only failed to reach the high position he had in the original novel, but his official rank had also been declining. There was such an inside story.

Wang Xifeng's eyes were filled with complex emotions. Her uncle truly treated his sister, Madam Wang, with utmost sincerity.

Although they were both younger sisters, Aunt Xue did not receive the same treatment. Originally, Xue Pan did not need to be beheaded, but Wang Ziteng resolutely refused to plead for his life.

No matter how much Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai cried and begged, it was no use.

"Faced with the Emperor, the master had no choice but to stop administering the medicine."

"When he came back, he told me his plan: to lure the snake out of its hole."

Wang Xifeng clenched the handkerchief in her hand. "Of course I object. Qiao'er is my own flesh and blood. How could I bear to let her take such a risk?"

“But the master said that with a poisonous snake lurking around, we will never be safe.”

"Instead of constantly guarding against her, let's give her a chance to completely eliminate her!"

"Moreover," Wang Xifeng's expression became even more complicated, "I also want to know if she is truly heartless."

“I am her own niece, and Qiao’er is her grandniece. She wouldn’t possibly harm us as well, would she?”

As it turns out, Wang's heart was indeed ruthless.

Wang Xifeng closed her eyes. "After that day, the master took Wang Shi away directly. My uncle was too ashamed to plead for her and directly asked the emperor for her to be transferred to a post outside the capital."

She hated Wang Shi so much that she planned to go to Jia She to ask about Wang Shi's fate after she finished her postpartum confinement.

Jia She directly sent her Wang's severed hands.

When asked again, the only answer was two words: "alive".

Lin Qingyue hesitated, unsure whether she should ask her question.

Wang Xifeng, being a very clever person, immediately guessed, "Sister, I also suspected the old lady at the time, but the master said that the old lady wouldn't dare to do such a thing nowadays."

"Moreover, this plan is full of loopholes, and only someone as brainless as Wang would come up with such a plan."

"If it were an old lady, she wouldn't have acted so simply and brutally."

What Wang Xifeng didn't say was that now it was Grandmother Jia clinging to Jia She, and the second branch of the family couldn't do without the first branch.

After the birthday banquet, Grandmother Jia also clearly realized how deep the hatred in Jia She's heart was.

She dared not do anything to the first wife again.

Her age is a factor; we'll see what happens after she passes away.

If she wanted Jia Baoyu to have a better life, she could only try her best to dispel the hatred in Jia She's heart.

It's obvious that Jia She has given up on Jia Lian, so all that property will eventually end up in her son's hands!

What she could think of, Grandmother Jia naturally could as well.

Ultimately, wealth is just external possessions, and even though she felt the pinch, Grandmother Jia no longer coveted those things.

After discovering Wang's actions, she took the initiative to approach Jia She and tell him about it.

Every time she recalls these events, Wang Xifeng can't help but feel a little melancholy.

Who would have thought that the powerful matriarch of the Rong and Ning mansions would have such a time?