allonlinenovel Chapter 341 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 12
Chapter 341 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 12
Soon, Grandmother Jia received the news that her people had received, and she immediately understood what the Second Madam was planning.
To be honest, in Dream of the Red Chamber, the methods of the second wife, Jia Wangshi, were not actually that clever. Her little thoughts were not only clearly seen by Grandmother Jia, but also by the first wife, Xingshi.
However, Wang Xifeng, a woman who prided herself on being shrewd, could not see it clearly, and her husband Jia Lian, perhaps because he was too confident, never doubted the second wife's thoughts.
However, Jia She and Jia Zheng were not clear about it. Everyone was just watching Wang's behavior.
For the sake of the stability of the Rongguo Mansion and for her beloved Jia Baoyu, Grandmother Jia chose to turn a blind eye, but the First Lady didn't care. She only had the title of the First Lady in the Jia Mansion, but she didn't have the rights that a First Lady should have, and she didn't care much about anything in the Jia Mansion.
As for the servants in the Jia family, they are used to changing their attitudes according to the situation. No matter whether the title belongs to the first wife or the second wife, as long as they are given benefits, they can be dumb or stupid. Even when there are more benefits, they can become helpers.
Jia Lang and Aunt Li had already checked into an inn not far from the Rongguo Mansion. Now that they had already arrived in the capital, it would be foolish to just leave. Jia Lang knew that it would not be long before people in the Jia Mansion would know everything that had happened outside the Rongguo Mansion.
For the sake of Rongguo Mansion's reputation, no one in the Jia Mansion would let Jia Lang and his mother leave just like that. Not to mention Jia Lang's original identity, just take Jia Lang's current identity as a member of the Jinling clan. If people in the capital knew that Rongguo Mansion treated the clan members who came from Jinling to congratulate in this way, then the reputation of Rongguo Mansion would really be ruined.
"You know that by doing this, you are making fun of the reputation of Rongguo Mansion!"
"Let's not talk about the identities of Aunt Li and her son. Even if they are relatives who came all the way from Jinling to congratulate you, you can't ask them to go through the corner gate where people come in and out. Look at who in the capital can't see your plan."
"You act so powerful, and once you gain power you look down on your relatives from your hometown. With a mother like you, how do you expect Baoyu and his family to interact with others in the future? How do you expect Yuanchun in the palace to deal with herself in the future? How do the nobles in the palace treat you?"
Obviously, the Second Wife was so badly scolded by Lady Jia that she couldn't even raise her head. Seeing the Second Wife lowering her head and admitting her mistake honestly, Lady Jia sighed helplessly.
Originally, people were counting on Jia Lang to lead the Jia family to take off, but they offended him before they even started. No one knows how much effort it will take to win him back. Jia Zhu is gone, Jia Lian doesn't look like the material for studying and becoming an official, and it seems that Jia Baoyu is not capable of that either. The huge Jia family can only rely on Jia Lang, the fake husband, to fight hard.
Lady Jia was tired and waved her hand to ask the Second Madam to leave. She said that after Jia Lian's wedding was over and the Second Madam had some free time, she would ask her to copy some Buddhist scriptures to calm her mind. The Second Madam was so carefree!
On the other side of the inn, Lady Jia's confidant Lai Ma, along with the head maid Yuanyang, the steward who served Jia She, and several servants carrying sedan chairs, were waiting downstairs with two sedan chairs. Lai Ma, Yuanyang, and the steward went upstairs to ask to see Aunt Li and her son.
Hearing the announcement outside the door, Aunt Li looked at Jia Lang, who was sitting at the table practicing calligraphy, inquiringly. Ever since she determined that Jia Lang was the incarnation of the God of Literature, Aunt Li has gradually developed the habit of letting Jia Lang make the decisions on major matters.
"Erlang is from Rongguo Mansion."
Jia Lang slowly wrote the last word, gently put down the brush, turned around and nodded to Aunt Li. Aunt Li understood, stood up and went forward to open the door. When Nanny Lai saw the door open, she smiled instantly, walked in quickly, and bowed to Aunt Li before saying anything.
Yuanyang and the steward behind him were both shocked. Everyone in Rongguo Mansion knew that Nanny Lai was the old nanny serving Lady Jia, and was highly respected. Even Jia She and Jia Zheng did not have to be too polite when they met her. How could it not be shocking that she was bowing to Aunt Li, a concubine?
Although Aunt Li has left the Rongguo Mansion for seven years, her brain is still online. Although she doesn't recognize Nanny Lai, she knows Yuanyang and the manager. The fact that Nanny Lai can lead these two people means that Nanny Lai's status is higher than these two people, not lower.
So when Nanny Lai bowed, Aunt Li sensibly turned aside. Nanny Lai was pleased to see this. She stood up and glanced around, and immediately saw Jia Lang next to her and the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone in front of her.
I didn't expect that Mr. Lang San is so studious at such a young age. It seems that Lady Jia's emphasis on him is justified.
"I guess this must be Mr. Lang San, right? I am Nanny Lai, who serves the old lady. I pay my respects to Mr. Lang San."
Jia Lang naturally knew who Nanny Lai was. In his previous life, when Jia Yingchun saw Nanny Lai, she not only did not get much respect from her, but sometimes she even had to smile along. When he first saw this person being so kind and polite, Jia Lang suddenly felt a little honored.
Although Jia Lang was honored, he did not forget to give face. He turned aside like Aunt Li and did not accept Nanny Lai's greeting. Seeing that the satisfaction in Nanny Lai's eyes was growing deeper and the atmosphere was getting more lively, it was time to start talking about business.
"Today, the servants in the mansion were ignorant and actually led us the wrong way, causing Master Lang San to suffer injustice."
"When the old lady found out, she was very angry and severely punished those villains. Now she specially asked me to take Master Lang San back to the mansion."
Everyone understood what Lai Ma Ma meant. Jia Lang knew that even if he wanted to use Qiao to force Lady Jia to do something to the Second Wife, it would be impossible. Rather than making things too embarrassing, it would be better to just go down the stairs.
As for the humiliation he suffered today, humph, Jia Lang will not let it go just like that.
Both parties were willing to cooperate, and naturally reached an agreement quickly. During the conversation, Yuanyang had already helped Aunt Li put away the gifts. Nanny Lai stood aside and observed Jia Lang who was putting away the pens and ink alone. The seven-year-old Jia Lang had a face like the bright moon and the fresh breeze, which made people feel good when they saw him.
There was a gleam of wisdom in his big, bright eyes. He acted in a measured way and knew when to move forward and backward during conversations. He was sensible and knowledgeable at a young age, with the demeanor of a young man from a wealthy family. It was hard to tell that Jia Lang was just a bastard's son who grew up in the countryside of Jinling.
Lai Ma's feeling was also the feeling of all the servants in the Jia family who had met Jia Lang. They had also seen other illegitimate sons of the Jia family, such as Jia Huan and Jia Zhong. Although they were still young, they already had the petty and timid air of illegitimate children.
Among them, Yuanyang, who served Lady Jia, was even more surprised. She used to work in Rong Xi Tang and was the one who had seen Jia Baoyu the most among the people who came today. In the past, everyone said that Jia Baoyu was as handsome as a fairy boy and was born with jade in his mouth, and was destined to have great fortune in the future. But now, it seemed that this young master Lang, who was only a little over a year older than Jia Baoyu, seemed even more powerful than Jia Baoyu.
Yuanyang didn't know how to describe the feeling, but as soon as she saw Young Master Lang, she felt that he was not an ordinary person, so she didn't dare to act rashly.