Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 143 Shi Taijun Takes Action

Yingchun was so shocked that she gasped: "Qin Keqing really said that!"

"Of course not! I don't know if she will really do that!"

Yingchun was filled with emotion: "Just having such an idea is already amazing. Even a modern person like me is not as good as her!"

Daiyu winked at Yingchun and said, "Wait for me to return to the Jia Mansion some other day. Let's call Wang Xifeng and go see Qin Keqing together."

Everything is going just as Daiyu predicted: there is Nanny Gu's advice, then there is Xu Zhilan's letter, and the last straw that breaks the camel's back comes from a verbal message from Jia Mu's natal family, the Shi family.

It had been agreed before the New Year that after the Lantern Festival, Shi Xiangyun, the niece of Old Lady Shi, would come to stay at the Jia family for a while.

But when Xue Pan made a fuss, the Shi family sent someone to say that Shi Xiangyun could not come for the time being. Although the excuse was very high-sounding, saying that she wanted to learn how to be a housekeeper from her aunt, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Shi family was trying to avoid suspicion.

Fortunately, the Shi family did not want to make a big deal out of it, so they found an excuse that would save face for both parties. But this made Old Lady Shi lose face in front of both families.

She couldn't help but resent Xue Baochai for making a big deal out of this matter: originally this matter was kept within the Jia family, and outsiders only knew about it through rumors.

But Xue Baochai chose to go to the Lin family, and was sent back not long after she sat there, which was equivalent to exposing the matter to the public.

When Lady Shi heard the report from the front that she was sent back, she secretly thought that something was wrong. Sure enough, the news soon spread to everyone, even Yuanchun in the palace heard about it and bribed the eunuch who was in charge of purchasing to pass on the message.

In order to get rid of this young eunuch, Mrs. Wang even spent a lot of money, and the young eunuch was willing to speak: "Ms. Jia said that Xue's cousin lives in the inner courtyard. Even if he is seriously ill and can't get out of bed, it is suspected of violating etiquette and may affect Mr. Jia's official reputation and Ms. Jia's reputation in the palace."

The young eunuch spoke the last sentence in a deliberately low voice, which made Mrs. Wang feel a chill on her back.

At this time, Mrs. Xing also heard the news and walked into Lady Jia's yard.

"Oh, it's so lively!" Mrs. Xing walked in with a happy face, bowing to Lady Jia and saying, "A few days ago, Ah Feng told me that she and Ping'er are both pregnant, and there are many more people in Lian'er's room, so her yard really can't accommodate them..."

She seemed to have just noticed the young eunuch standing in the middle of the hall, and smiled and said, "I am so blind that I didn't even notice this eunuch. He deserves to be beaten! But does our Lady Jia have anything to say?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Grandmother Jia scolded in a deep voice. She thought to herself, this second daughter-in-law is not even one-tenth as good as the previous one. She dared to say such a treasonous thing as passing on information outside the palace. She was really stupid!

Mrs. Xing was yelled at by Lady Jia, and sat aside awkwardly. But she came this time with the determination to watch the fun, and she refused to leave Lady Jia's place.

Mrs. Wang forced a smile and said, "We will definitely remember the teachings of the lady in our hearts." As she spoke, she took out a silver note with a distressed look and handed it to the young eunuch while covering it.

The young eunuch just glanced at the amount on the silver note, which was another silver note for one hundred taels.

Although he could not read many words, he still knew numbers and the Chinese characters he often came into contact with, such as ten, thousand and hundred.

In addition to the things he smuggled out of the palace this time, plus the extra two hundred taels, even if he had to give a large portion of it to the eunuchs in charge, it would be enough for him to live freely for a while.

He rolled up the banknotes and put them into his sleeve, then casually bowed to Lady Jia and left with a clear conscience.

Grandmother Jia and Madam Wang were both lost in thought. Madam Xing had no such need, so she pressed the issue, "Grandfather, you have always loved Ah Feng, and now that she and Ping Er are both pregnant, it is the best time to move to the courtyard. If you delay any further, you won't be able to move!"

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Madam Xing became more and more excited: "Now the three girls are all grown up. Even if they are not as delicate as our aunt, it is not appropriate for them to continue living in the old ancestor's courtyard. Moreover, we can't let them always squeeze into the cousin's courtyard!"

Grandmother Jia gradually took Mrs. Xing's words to heart, while Mrs. Wang's eyes, as she glanced at Mrs. Xing, seemed to be filled with poison, as if she wanted to eat her alive.

"Okay, I agree to this matter. You can discuss it among yourselves. As for the courtyard where Feng lives now, it is not appropriate to let the three maids live there directly. It is better to renovate it and then let them move in." Just as Jia's mother was about to rub her swollen forehead, Yuanyang immediately understood and reached out to rub it for her.

Mrs. Xing's eyes sparkled when she heard this. She couldn't hide her joy and said quickly, "Oh! The old ancestor really loves Ah Feng! Sister-in-law, when the time comes, the cost of cleaning up the yard will have to be paid from the public treasury!"

Both Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang ignored her, but Mrs. Xing didn't care at all and assumed that they both agreed.

Grandmother Jia waved away Yuanyang and solemnly told Mrs. Wang: "Right now, the news from our eldest daughter is more urgent. Second daughter-in-law, go and inform the concubine. Xue Pan is already fifteen years old, and it is really not appropriate for him to continue living in the inner courtyard. Arrange for him to move out as soon as possible."

Mrs. Wang was unwilling to give up after all the calculations failed. She hesitated and said, "But Xue Pan still complains about pain from time to time. If we move him out now, I'm afraid people will criticize us."

"You are confused!" Grandmother Jia didn't have the patience to listen to her anymore, and said directly to Yuanyang, "Go tell housekeeper Lai to move the people to the outer study immediately!"

Grandmother Jia's tone was very firm and did not allow for any rebuttal.

Yuanyang had already left, but Grandmother Jia seemed to be still unsatisfied and continued, "You think I'm not in charge, but will the Jia family just let you Wang sisters do whatever you want? I want to ask Wang Ziteng if all the aunts in his Wang family are as disrespectful to their elders and etiquette as you are!"

"Why is it so serious..." Mrs. Wang lowered her head unwillingly. She could not accept these words.

Seeing her like this, Jia's mother snorted coldly, "Why, you are not even afraid of the eldest girl's future? Or do you think that you are Yuanchun's biological mother, and no matter how absurd you do, the Jia family will tolerate you in every way because of Yuanchun's status in the palace?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang immediately returned to her previous dull self and did not respond at all.

Seeing her fearless attitude, Grandmother Jia felt furious.

The cane in her hand hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound. Grandmother Jia said angrily: "It's like this again. If you are determined to continue to play dumb, then I will set aside a place in the mansion and build a family temple. From now on, you will live there for a long time and hand over all the affairs of the mansion."