When Lady Xing heard this, she immediately stood up.
She quickly stood up and after bidding farewell to Mother Jia, she ran out with Jia Zi. Once they left Mother Jia's main room, Lady Xing immediately picked up Lin Xuan and left with Gyazi and Lin Daiyu happily. She didn't want to listen to the Wang Clan show off — wasn't it just a matter of housekeeping?
Who cared about it?
"Lady Zhi..."
Gyazi slightly raised the corners of her mouth. "Just call me A Zi."
It was also the first time Gyazi had met her.
She couldn't say whether she liked or disliked her. However,
If Lady Xing didn't provoke her, she was willing to give her the respect she deserved.
Lady Xing quickly nodded. "A Zi.
Why did you suddenly come back? Was your journey smooth? Where are you staying now? Is it convenient... "Lady Xing tried to find something to talk about with Gyazi. Although the topic was somewhat irrelevant,
But it also expressed her enthusiasm.
Of course, Madam Xing also had her own calculations in her heart. She had heard of the great reputation of the eldest daughter of the Jia Family in Jinling.
She also knew that she disliked the Wang Clan the most. Humph, if she had a good relationship with A Zi, then wouldn't Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng's expressions be very ugly?
While Lady Xing was talking, Gyazi was also sizing her up. Actually, her eyebrows and eyes were not bad. She was the type that Jia Xie liked. It's just his clothes. Jia Zi curled her lips in her heart. He's clearly in his early thirties, but he's dressed like he's in his fifties. I really don't know how Jia She feels when he sees this face.
Lady Xing was Jia Xie's second wife.
She had been married into the Jia family for more than ten years. In the beginning,
To be able to marry into the dignified Duke's family.
Even if she could only be the second wife, she felt very proud and elated. After selling the family's property, buying a dowry for herself, and happily marrying into Rongguo Province, she realized that everything in this family was completely different from what she had imagined.
Originally, she thought that as the wife of Duke Rongguo's eldest son, she would quickly become the mistress of the family in Rongguo Province when her mother-in-law was old. However, after so many years, she hadn't even touched the edge of the public key in Rongguo Province. Even when Lady Wang gave birth to Jia Baoyu, the power of housekeeping fell to Zhu's family. and had nothing to do with her.
To complain to Jia? Jia She had even given Glory Hall to his second son's family, so why would he care if she had the right to manage the household? If she was favored by Jia Xie or respected by Jia Xie, perhaps Jia Xie would help her. However, Jia Xie was a person who liked the new and disliked the old. When she first married into the family, she might be fresh for a period of time. After the novelty wore off, she would forget about her. Moreover, whether it was her way of doing things or her temperament, she was far inferior to Jia Xie's first wife. Therefore, Jia Xie naturally didn't care about her.
In addition, when she married into the family, Jia Lian was already old. She was focused on giving birth to her own children, so she was only superficial to Jia Lian. After a long time, Jia Lian naturally couldn't really treat her as a mother. Although Jia Xie had a pair of concubine-born children, Lady Xing had never paid attention to them. They weren't very close to Lady Xing and acted as if they were strangers.
Therefore, Lady Xing didn't receive the love of her mother-in-law in this household. She didn't receive the attention of Jia Xie. Below her, the Jia Lian couple, as well as the pair of younger siblings, treated her like nothing. The servants in this household were used to debating and flattering the strong and stepping on the weak. When they saw this situation, they naturally didn't take Lady Xing seriously.
Over time, Lady Xing's status in this household became awkward. Lady Xing no longer treated the people in this household with sincerity.
However, there were two people who surprised Lady Xing. One was Jia Min, and the other was naturally Gyazi. No matter what, the two of them had always treated her as their sister-in-law. Every year, they would give her gifts during the holidays and New Year, which were more valuable than what they gave to Madame Wang. Therefore, when she met Gyazi for the first time, she also gave Gyazi a rare enthusiasm. It didn't matter whether she was sincere or not. In short, she still welcomed Gyazi's return.
Gyazi naturally understood why Lady Xing was so enthusiastic, but she didn't take it to heart. She remembered Jia Min secretly complaining to her: "This sister-in-law is too greedy for money." Gyazi felt that it was a bit funny. Lady Xing didn't have the filial piety of her children, nor the care of her husband. If she didn't have money, how could she guarantee her future? After seeing the indifference of the masters in this household and the snobbish servants, how could she not plan for her future? Otherwise, who could guarantee that one day, when she was old and sick, the Jia Lian couple would take care of her and give her a grand funeral?
Therefore, she smiled and answered Lady Xing's questions one by one. Then, she chatted with Lady Xing about local customs and customs. They passed through the black oil gate and entered Jia Xie's independent courtyard in Rongguo Province.
When they got out of the car, Lin Xuan secretly pulled Lin Daiyu's sleeve and whispered in Lin Daiyu's ear, "Older Sister, I like this aunt."
Lin Daiyu laughed and pinched Lin Xuan's chubby little face. She joked, "You like anyone who hugs you, right?"
"It's just that Older Sister doesn't hug me." Lin Xuan laughed and hugged Lin Daiyu's neck. "I like it too."
As for Jia Xie, he was already waiting for Gyazi and the others at the door. Therefore, when he saw the car coming, he went to welcome them. "A Zi, you're finally here. Quick, come and see how Older Brother's place is. "
Gyazi pouted and said without thinking, "It's not very good."
Jia Xie laughed foolishly at the side. Then, he hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare some fruits and pastries for Gyazi and her children. He stayed by Gyazi's side and chatted happily. Occasionally, he would tease Lin Xuan, whose mouth was stuffed. During this time, Jia Xie and Lady Xing spoke no more than three sentences.
After asking Jia Xie which Taoist temple Jia Jing was staying at, Gyazi declined Jia Xie's invitation to stay for dinner and got up to leave. Although her relationship with Jia Zheng was not very good, she still had to be polite. Of course, Jia Zheng's attitude had nothing to do with her.
"Pardon." After watching the two children get into the car, Gyazi turned around and revealed a smile that made Jia Xie tremble with fear. "I'll visit Older Brother tomorrow and ask him about what happened over the years. I think you should also explain some things to me, right? " In order to give Jia Xie time to sort out what happened over the years before telling her, Gyazi and Jia Xie did not talk about what happened in Rongguo Province over the years, including when they were in Ningguo Province.
Jia Xie quivered and quickly said with a smile, "Okay, whatever A Zi wants to hear."
Gyazi nodded, got into the car, and left Jia Xie's courtyard. After Gyazi's car disappeared from sight, Jia Xie went back to his courtyard.
Jia Xie naturally knew what Gyazi wanted to hear. But for a moment, he did not know how to tell Gyazi about what happened over the years. Although his father, Jia Daishan, left him with the last words, "If you have any problems, look for A Zi." But how could he have the nerve to look for Gyazi after the mess in Rongguo Province?
What's more, over the years, he and Jia Jing had reached a tacit understanding that they would only report the good news to Gyazi and not the bad news. After all, Lin Hai was in the Jiangnan officialdom, and it was well-known that the Jiangnan officialdom was complicated and unpredictable. As her brothers, they could not help Gyazi, but they did not want to add to her troubles.
But some things could be hidden for a while, but they could not hide it forever. In the end, Gyazi knew about these things. But now that Gyazi was back, they could not hide it even if they wanted to.
Jia Xie scratched his head heavily, "Alas, I hope A Zi will not vomit blood because of these terrible things! But it seems that Jia Zhen's crimes are much more serious than those in Rongguo Province … "Thinking of this, Jia Xie remembered that when he saw Jia Zhen just now, Jia Zhen seemed a little strange, as if …
Jia Xie patted his forehead and finally understood what happened. He hurriedly ran to Ningguo Province. He had to ask Jia Zhen and find out what Jia Zhen said to make Gyazi so angry. Then he could control the situation. However, he absolutely could not tell Jia Zhen that Gyazi was going to see Jia Jing. If Gyazi found out that he dared to leak the information, he would definitely give him a beating.
Gyazi naturally did not know about Jia Xie's messy thoughts. At this moment, she had already entered Rongxi Hall with Lin Daiyu and Lin Xuan.
Rongxi Hall was the main hall of Rongguo Province. It was also the residence of the successive generations of Duke Rongguo and the head of the family. Therefore, after Jia Daishan passed away, Jia Xie and his wife, who had inherited the title of Duke, should have lived here. But because of Mrs. Jia's interference, Jia Zheng and his wife were forced to move in. And Jia Xie was so angry that he simply separated the courtyard and opened another door, as if he was half separated from Rongguo Province.
This was also the reason why Gyazi said that Jia Zheng was a hypocrite. On the surface, Jia Zheng looked like a gentleman. In fact, he had taken all the benefits, but the blame was given to him by others. Just like Rongxi Hall, he could have just said, "I dare not refuse an elder's gift," and pushed the blame to Mrs. Jia.
However, Gyazi did not believe that Jia Zheng did not know that Rongxi Hall was not a place where he could live. Gyazi also did not believe that he could not refuse Mrs. Jia's rotten idea of completely disregarding the rules of the ancestors. But Jia Zheng just had to live in Rongxi Hall and let Lady Wang become the head of the family in Rongguo Province. Now, he even regarded himself as the Old Master — did he not know who the Old Master of Rongguo Province was? If all of this were to be exposed in the future, he could use the excuse that it was all because of his filial piety. Otherwise, how could he, a scholar who knew etiquette and honor, do such a disgraceful thing that disregarded the country's etiquette and pushed all the blame to others?
Thinking of how pretentious Jia Zheng was and how he always regarded himself as a scholar, Gyazi felt disgusted. Lin Hai was a real scholar. When he should be a gentleman, he was a gentleman, but when he should be bad, he was also so bad that he was cute …
"A Zi," Lady Wang smiled and welcomed Gyazi into her room. She tried her best to let Gyazi sit at the front. "Come, come and sit."
Looking at the seat that was obviously where Jia Zheng usually sat, Gyazi helplessly rolled her eyes. How many years had it been? Why was Lady Wang still using the same tricks? Ten or twenty years ago, she could not frame her with this trick. Did she think that she could do it now? After occupying something that did not belong to her for more than ten years, did she squeeze out the little bit of intelligence in her brain?
Ignoring the enthusiastic Lady Wang, Gyazi led Lin Daiyu and Lin Xuan to sit on a chair at the side. She held her chin and looked at Lady Wang with a smile.
Lady Wang was a little scared by Gyazi's gaze. She touched her face involuntarily and forced a smile. "Why is A Zi looking at me like that?"
The corners of Jia Zi's mouth curled up slightly as she thought, "I just wanted to see what kind of expression you would have when you saw the maid you spent so much effort to stuff into my place suddenly appear on the bed. What kind of expression would you have? Surprise, surprise, panic …"
Speaking of which, Gyazi had almost forgotten about this matter.
Back then, when she found out that Lady Jia dared to stuff maids into her room, she naturally hated her. Therefore, she directly asked Du Ruo for help. After Du Ruo trained the two maids, she would send them to Jia Zheng. Gyazi dared to do this because she was not afraid that Lady Jia would punish her. If Lady Jia dared to make trouble for her, she dared to make the matter known to the Empress. She also dared to let the world know about this matter.
However, after handing the two maids to Du Ruo, Gyazi did not pay attention to this matter. Naturally, she did not know what happened next.
Back then, after Du Ruo took them away from Xin An, he secretly sent them to the brothel under his name and found someone to train them well. In order to survive, the two maids naturally told him everything. Very quickly, they revealed that Lady Jia and Lady Wang had worked together to plan this matter. They naturally wanted Gyazi's dowry and the Lin family's wealth. Of course, there was also a secret motive, which was revenge. They wanted to see the arrogant and arrogant Gyazi suffer because of the difficulties in her marriage and become pale and haggard.
When Du Ruo heard about this inside story, he was shocked and angry. He wanted nothing more than to rush into Rongguo Province and ruthlessly kick Lady Jia and Lady Wang to death. However, at that time, Lady Lin was seriously ill. Du Ruo could only temporarily suppress the matter and did not tell Gyazi. Half a year later, Du Ruo used the Third Prince's hands to send the two trained maids to Jia Zheng.
When Lady Jia and Lady Wang saw the two maids, they were naturally shocked. However, firstly, the existence of the two maids was a secret that could not be revealed. If it was known, they would be condemned by the public. Secondly, they were given to them by the Third Prince. Rongguo Province could not afford to offend the Third Prince. Thirdly, Du Ruo made fake identities for them and made them concubines. Lady Jia and Lady Wang could not touch them and could only watch as Jia Zheng doted on and trusted them day after day. After all, they had been carefully trained. Their ability to serve men was naturally incomparable to others. Naturally, Jia Zheng could not resist their intentional seduction.
In fact, when the two of them first returned to Rongguo Province, they were very afraid. After all, Lady Jia and Lady Wang were naturally not people with a Bodhisattva's heart who could be so vicious to their niece and cousin. However, after a period of time, they finally reacted. This time, when they returned to Rongguo Province, they carried the Third Prince's banner above their heads. They also had Lady Jia and Lady Wang's secret in their hands. Whether it was Lady Jia or Lady Wang, they could only tolerate them. They did not even dare to acknowledge them.
As a result, the humiliation they suffered when they were trained and the intentional manipulation by Du Ruo's men fermented in their hearts again. Naturally, they hated Lady Jia and Lady Wang in their hearts.
Lady Jia was fine. After all, she was Jia Zheng's mother, so they could not do anything. However, Lady Wang was unlucky. She often saw the two of them showing off in front of her and complaining to Jia Zheng about all kinds of grievances. This caused Jia Zheng to often glare at her. However, Lady Wang was helpless in such a situation. She could only fiercely smash a few sets of tea sets.
However, Lady Wang was not easy to deal with. She finally took advantage of Jia Daishan's mourning period to get rid of Lady Wu. After that, when she was pregnant with Jia Baoyu, she schemed to get rid of Lady Meng.
However, although Lady Wang got rid of the two of them, Lady Meng's servant took the opportunity to climb into Jia Zheng's bed during her pregnancy. In the end, she became Jia Zheng's concubine.
This Concubine Zhao was also not ordinary. Not only did she win over Jia Zheng, but she also gave birth to two children for Jia Zheng one after another.
At present, although Lady Wang saw Concubine Zhao as a thorn in her side, she did not have a good way to get rid of her. Ever since Lady Wu and Lady Meng passed away one after another, Jia Zheng had secretly increased his surveillance. Lady Wang was not stupid. Naturally, she could not do anything to Concubine Zhao for the time being.
Moreover, there was a 'surprise' that Madam Wang didn't expect. Concubine Zhao had a daughter, Jia Tanchun, who flattered Madam Wang all day long in front of her, as if she wished she was her biological mother. Clearly, she was already standing on the opposite side of Concubine Zhao. Madam Wang was naturally more than happy to watch the mother and daughter fight.
However, she did not expect Gyazi to come back at this time. When she saw Gyazi, Lady Wang could not help but think of the two cheap maids from before. Her hatred for Gyazi increased by another ten percent. However, Gyazi's identity was not something she could provoke. Moreover, she wanted Gyazi to help Jia Yuanchun in the palace and let Jia Yuanchun take a step forward!
Lady Wang was naturally not stupid to be able to obtain the right to manage the household from Lady Jia. She knew the relationship between Gyazi and Jia Min. She also knew the relationship between Gyazi and Wei Cheng. She also knew that since Gyazi mentioned Jia Min's illness, it was impossible for her not to know that Wei Cheng's dismissal had something to do with Jia Yuanchun. Therefore, the matter of asking Gyazi to help speak up for Jia Yuanchun could not come from her mouth. She had to ask someone else. The person who spoke was naturally none other than Jia Zhen.
After making up her mind, Lady Wang lovingly asked Lin Daiyu and Lin Xuan how old they were and how much they had studied. Then, she enviously talked about Gyazi's good fortune. For so many years, Gyazi was the only woman by Lin Hai's side. It really made all the women in the world jealous. After that, she mentioned the Jia Zhu who passed away early. She regretted Jia Zhu's early death and hinted that Gyazi should not always force her eldest son to study.
Speaking of which, Gyazi did not expect that the weak Jia Zhu would pass away at such a young age. Only his young wife and young son were left. However, Gyazi was extremely displeased that Lady Wang mentioned Jia Zhu together with her own child.
"Second Cousin-in-law," Gyazi fiddled with the teacup in her hand. "The dead are gone. Zhu 'er can no longer be resurrected, but Zhu' er's son is still alive. I believe that as long as he is properly nurtured, this child will definitely carry on his father's legacy in the future. Twenty years later, he may even become the top scholar. " Of course, in Gyazi's opinion, this kind of thinking was obviously unrealistic. Jia family probably could not produce a top scholar. It would be good enough if they could produce a Jinshi.
If one ignored Gyazi's casual tone, perhaps Lady Wang would really think that she was trying to comfort her. However, Gyazi's casual tone told Lady Wang that Gyazi's mind was not on this matter at all.
"Sigh." Madam Wang could only sigh. "What a pity for all parents!" Lady Wang wiped her tears. "I gave birth to three children. Zhu 'er is no longer around, and Yuan' er went to that kind of place …"
"Second Cousin-in-law, be careful with your words." Gyazi directly interrupted Lady Wang. "Your daughter is the daughter of an imperial concubine in the palace. She enjoys the imperial favor. This is something that many palace maids can only dream of!" Her words made Gyazi's teeth ache. If it were based on Gyazi's previous temper, she would have slammed the table when Lady Wang said such words. What kind of place is that? Why is that kind of place shameful? She knew that it was shameful, yet she still sent her daughter there. She must have hidden some unspeakable thoughts. What's the point of saying this now? Of course, Gyazi's temper was not any better now. She was just too lazy to respond to Jia Yuanchun's words.
Lady Wang was choked by Gyazi's words. Her expression suddenly changed, and her hand involuntarily clenched the teacup in her hand. She looked like she wanted to smash it down. However, Lady Wang quickly calmed her emotions and smiled dryly. "A Zi is right! I'm just worried about Yuan 'er! "
Gyazi nodded. "It's fine if you say this in front of me. As for other people … as long as Second Cousin-in-law remembers to be careful with your words in the future." Oh right, where's Second Cousin? "Actually, Jia Zi wasn't really willing to see Jia Zheng. He was just casually asking.
Gyazi's "you're really too insensible" look made Lady Wang gnash her teeth in anger. However, she still smiled and said, "Master is naturally at the Ministry of Works right now! Your uncle, "Lady Wang could only turn to Lin Daiyu and Lin Xuan since she couldn't get anything out of Gyazi." He's busy at the Ministry of Works right now. He's not at home right now. Don't worry too much. You'll see him in the future. "
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Yu 'er knows."
Lady Wang froze when she saw the smile on Lin Daiyu's face. A bad thought flashed through her mind. She couldn't help but say, "You and your brother will be in the capital in the future. You can come to the estate often. There are three other girls in the estate. You can play together, read books, and learn needlework. However, there's one thing that I'm really worried about. There's an unfilial son in my family. He's one year older than Yu 'er. He's a troublemaker, a devil incarnate. He went to the temple today to fulfill a vow. You probably won't see him. Yu 'er, don't pay attention to him when you see him in the future. These sisters of yours don't dare to provoke him. "
Lin Daiyu frowned slightly. She naturally understood Lady Wang's meaning. She wanted her to stay away from her son. However, who did she think she was? Was she someone that anyone could play with?
Before coming to Ningguo Province, Gyazi had mentioned to Lin Daiyu and Lin Xuan that the Jia family had a few cousins who were of the same generation as them. Lin Daiyu could naturally guess who the "unfilial son" Lady Wang was talking about was. It must be her legitimate son, Jia Baoyu. In fact, Lin Daiyu didn't want to have any contact with Jia Baoyu. However, she never thought that Lady Wang would say such things to her when they met for the first time.
"Second Aunt, you must be joking." Lin Daiyu pulled a long face and said coldly, "With cousin's age, he naturally has to study hard to prepare for the imperial examinations. Why would he have the leisure to play with my sisters?"
Gyazi glanced at Lin Daiyu. She didn't expect her to guess Jia Baoyu's true nature so quickly.
Lady Wang's expression also became ugly. She smiled awkwardly and said, "You don't know. This Baoyu has been exceptionally smart since he was young. He's loved by everyone. Old Madam loves him the most. He was originally raised with his sisters in a place where he was pampered. If one day his sisters ignored him, he could still be quiet. Even if he was unhappy and felt that it was meaningless, he would just go out and kick the manservant a few times to vent his anger. Then it would be over. But if there was a day when the sisters spoke to him, who knew how many things would happen if he became happy! He's a person who can say sweet words one moment, and then listen to the wind and rain the next. He can be crazy the next, and then become a fool the next. Don't listen to him. "
Lin Daiyu was dumbfounded when she saw Lady Wang's "I'm really doing this for your own good" expression. She thought, "Isn't he just a lecher? How can Second Aunt have the nerve to say that he's exceptionally smart? "
On the other hand, Lin Xuan's lips moved slightly. He directly spat out two words that made Lady Wang's face turn pale with anger, "Asking for a beating."
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