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Chapter 22 Greetings

"Oh? That's not right!" Wang Xifeng was even more puzzled upon hearing this: "Yuanyang has always been favored by the old lady, and the old lady never hides anything from her. But the old lady won't even let her hear about this matter. There must be something going on."

"Yes! As for the maids around Baoyu, I dare not speak for others, but I know Xiren's character well. She is definitely not the kind of person who would steal. There must be some misunderstanding here. Besides, you are now in charge of the household, and it would be a disgrace to you if someone in the mansion had a dirty hand!"

Ping'er was Wang Xifeng's dowry maid. Although she has now been taken as a concubine by Jia Lian, she is highly valued by Wang Xifeng. The two have a close relationship and she is Wang Xifeng's right-hand woman. She understands Wang Xifeng very well and always likes to take on responsibilities and show off her abilities, especially when it comes to matters involving her own interests. She will never easily give up on such matters.

As expected, Ping'er's words struck a chord with Wang Xifeng.

She's in charge of the household now. Some of the servants were dishonest and were caught by the mistress. She punished them without even asking them anything. Doesn't that mean she's incompetent in managing the household?

Moreover, there are many suspicious points involved, so it's probably not as simple as theft.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Xifeng instructed Ping'er, "Hurry up and do my makeup. I'm going to see Madam. I'm sure she won't hide anything from me."

"Hey!"

Ping'er agreed and quickly helped Wang Xifeng change her clothes and do her makeup.

Before long, Wang Xifeng and her servant went straight to Rongxi Hall after getting ready. However, they found no one there. They asked the maid in the room and learned that Madam Wang had gone to the old lady's Rongqing Hall to pay her respects.

"You went to pay your respects so early?"

The master and servant felt even more uneasy and quickly changed course to Rongqing Hall.

Not only were Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang present in Rongxi Hall, but Lady Xing had also arrived early, her eyes filled with schadenfreude. She had obviously heard the news and come early, using the pretext of paying her respects to watch the spectacle.

Wang Xifeng's mind was racing, but she didn't show it on her face. She first greeted the three of them.

"Greetings to the old lady, the first wife, and the second wife."

Grandmother Jia nodded: "There are no fixed rules in our family. Get up quickly! It shows your filial piety that you came to pay your respects so early."

Looking at Wang Xifeng, Madam Wang noticed that after a night of rest, her mood had improved considerably; at least her face no longer appeared so gloomy.

“Feng’er, you’ve come at the right time. You must have heard about what happened yesterday. Some of the maids around Baoyu were dishonest, so I sent them to the estate. I’m thinking of picking a few better ones to send to Baoyu. Go back and send me a list of the maids later.”

Before Wang Xifeng could agree, Grandmother Jia said, "There's no need for you to bother, Feng'er. I've already instructed Yuanyang to handle this. Just pick a few good ones from Rongqing Hall."

"That won't do. The people around the old lady are used to using them. How can we give them to Baoyu? Let me choose a few from elsewhere," Madam Wang said respectfully.

Wang Xifeng inwardly groaned. It was now obvious that the old lady and the madam were going to take this opportunity to send someone to Bao-ge's side.

She arrived at the worst possible time; not only did she fail to find out what was going on, but she also dragged herself into the conflict between the two sides.

Madam Xing flicked the handkerchief in her hand, covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, the old lady values ​​Baoyu, so please don't refuse. Baoyu is young and needs a few capable people to serve him."

She enjoyed watching the second wife's husband make a fool of himself. Since her sister-in-law's daughter became an empress, she was riding high, and her relationship with her was only superficial.

Now that Baoyu has gotten into trouble, even though she doesn't know the details, it doesn't stop her from watching the second branch of the family make a fool of themselves and taking the old lady's side to make things difficult for her.

Madam Wang glanced at Madam Xing, her gaze deep, and then said with a forced smile, "Sister-in-law is right. The people around the old lady are naturally all good, but the old lady can't be without people. I'll have Feng'er choose a few more."

Grandmother Jia, with drooping eyelids, said, "Second son's wife, don't refuse. You can take a look at the people I'm giving Baoyu in a little while."

Having said that, Madam Wang had nothing more to say and could only lower her eyes and reply, "Yes."

The atmosphere in the room became somber. Wang Xifeng felt slightly uncomfortable and quickly put on a sad expression: "To be honest, it's all my fault. I let a few servants take advantage of the situation and also made Brother Bao suffer."

Madam Wang softened her tone, clearly not wanting to bring up the matter again. She quickly comforted Wang Xifeng, bringing the matter to a close: "It's not your fault. As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart. They see you as young and are outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant. It's not surprising that they flatter you on the surface while secretly doing some underhanded things. Just be more careful in the future."

"Thank you, madam. You are so kind."

Seeing that Madam didn't seem to be blaming her, and glancing at the old lady, Wang Xifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with her. Otherwise, if the old lady and Madam had been deliberately trying to blame her, she would have been scolded, and her power to manage the household might have been taken away.

The group tacitly moved on from the matter, and the atmosphere in the room instantly improved. Although Madam Xing intended to make a few sarcastic remarks about Madam Wang, judging from the old lady's expression, she clearly did not want to bring it up again. She could only secretly curse the old lady for being biased.

The masters tacitly kept quiet about it, and the matter circulated among the servants in the mansion for a while before fading away.

The four women who were sent to the manor survived. Although they were seriously injured, their two good sisters, Yuanyang and Ping'er, secretly arranged for doctors to treat them. Although they were left with aftereffects, they were spared their lives. The manor manager hastily arranged for them to marry four unmarried men in the manor. Their beautiful fantasies of life were forced to end. Although they were unwilling, they had no choice but to face reality.

This incident showed the servants in the mansion Madam Wang's iron-fisted methods, and they learned that although this second wife seemed kind, she would show no mercy to anyone who crossed her.

Thinking of this, the servants became even more respectful of Madam Wang. Wang Xifeng also took advantage of this opportunity to reorganize the servants. Under her high-pressure and iron-fisted rule, everyone's behavior became much more restrained. With fewer of these people causing trouble, the mansion became much quieter for a time.

Unfortunately, the Jia family, which had only enjoyed a few days of peace, soon faced renewed turmoil because of Jia Baoyu.

First, Baoyu was punished by Jia Zheng for flirting with Jin Chuan, suffering physical pain. Later, he was caught in the act of adultery with Xi Ren in broad daylight by Lady Wang, which severely frightened him. His physical and mental trauma caused him to neglect Xi Ren and the others who had been sent to the estate; he fell seriously ill and was bedridden. This distressed Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang greatly, and even Jia Zheng, who always maintained a strict fatherly image, was constantly frowning and sighing.

The entire Jia family mansion is now shrouded in gloom, with servants serving cautiously, afraid of offending their masters.