The Red Mansions

Chapter 234 Jia Zhen molested Xia Jingui and started fighting
The noon meal is particularly rich.

The son-in-law didn't come to the door easily, Xue Wang was very enthusiastic, and brought out all the delicious food at home.

The fly in the ointment is that Jia Yun, Xue Pan, and Xue Bian sit at the same table.

Xue Biao is always reluctant to let go of his hands and feet, and he is cautious when drinking and eating food, which disturbs his interest.

During the meal, Xue Pan said that both the Jia family and the Wang family had sent invitations to his family, and wanted to invite them to the house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Neither my mother nor I plan to go, even if you don't come, we won't go." Xue Pan said.

"My mother said that they hurt me so badly before. From now on, except for Chinese New Year and important events, our family will not visit their two families at ordinary times."

Xue Biao echoed: "Knowing people, knowing the face, not knowing the heart, if my cousin said that the Wang family was wrong before, I would not believe it, but since Mr. Wang's staff came to my house once, I realized that he does it to the face and does it to the back." Set up."

"As for the people in Jia's mansion, I have very little contact with them. If I hadn't heard some details from my cousin and sister, I'm afraid I would have thought they were all good people."

Xue Pan took a sip of wine and said: "Brother, you can inquire about the quality of the Wang family and the Xue family by yourself. Your cousin and I are just afraid that you and your cousin will suffer, so I will mention a few words first. It didn't mean to be provocative."

"Cousin, don't say that. No matter what, I will always get closer to you. Naturally, I believe what you say more." Xue Biao stood up and bowed, solemnly.

Xue Pan smiled, waved his hand, and said, "We are eating, don't talk so much, sit down and talk."

After Xue Biao sat down, Xue Pan turned to ask Jia Yun: "Brother-in-law, if my cousin's business route is merged into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will my cousin have a chance to get an official status?"

Xue Biao was shocked, and looked at Jia Yun eagerly.

If it was a bought official status, Xue Biao would not pay much attention to it. If he wanted to buy it, he would have bought it long ago.

That thing can only fool some ordinary people among the people, and those who really know how to do it will despise it.

But the official status Xue Cricket asked was different. Although it was a temporary post, it also had real power.

This means that Xue Pan has no skills. If he is a little bit promising, he can go to Guangdong to take up the post, and maybe he will be promoted in three to fifty years.

Therefore, if you can obtain an official status through business routes, it is much easier than going to the imperial examination and then becoming an official after working hard.

After all, no one can guarantee that the imperial examination can be listed, and after being listed, there is no guarantee that one can be an official, and after being an official, there is no guarantee that one can be easily promoted to the fifth rank.

However, to disappointment, Jia Yun shook her head.

After he took a sip of his wine, he said leisurely: "Brother Xue was able to get the official position at the beginning, it was because the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Households had the attitude of buying a horse bone with a thousand dollars, so they gave him a real job."

"Now if you want to be an official, the most you can do is give you a name, which is useless at all. Those people are really good at it!"

Of course, Xue Biao can also buy an official.

It is not easy to buy an official.

Just like Lai Shangrong, the son of Lai Da, the chief executive of Rongguo Mansion, was released by his master as soon as he was born, and became a free man.

Living the life of a son-in-law, being raised by girls, wives, and nurses like a phoenix since childhood, reading and writing, and walking the way of an official.

At the age of 20, he received the grace of the Jia Mansion and donated his career (a student of the Imperial College, equivalent to a scholar, can directly participate in the provincial examination).

At the age of 30, he begged Jia's mansion and was elected as the county magistrate.

Don't look at a few words that are easy to say, but among them, how much money Jia's family spent on Lai Shangrong, how many outlets they found, how many exchanges they made, and the details, I'm afraid only they know.

Of course, the Jia family worked so hard to be kind to Lai Shangrong's family, but they didn't know they raised a group of white-eyed wolves, so let's not mention this matter for now.

After hearing Jia Yun's words, Xue Biao's eyes dimmed suddenly, and he forced a smile, but he couldn't hide his disappointment, and just drank in suspense.

Jia Yun smiled slightly, ignored him, and continued to chat with Xue Pan.

In fact, if he really puts his mind to it, can he get an official status for Xue Biao?
Naturally it is possible.

But it’s still the same sentence, you can’t overdo it, if you don’t do it, you won’t continue it, and if you don’t follow it, you will have resentment!
Anything that can be obtained too easily, no one will value it, and they don't know how to cherish it.

The relationship between Jia Yun and Xue Biao has not yet reached the point where it is easy to be kind.

Another point, Jia Yun heard from Xue Pan that Xue Biao wanted to take the road of scientific research.

If he really wanted to go to the scientific examination with his real skills and then gain fame and become an official, he would naturally be more upright than the official status allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his future would be more long-term.

Of course, if Xue Biao will be a man in the future, if he really fails the imperial examination, Jia Yun will help if he can, but that's for the future.

After eating and drinking enough, Xue Biao was drunk like mud, and Xue Pan also staggered and became confused.

The two were helped to rest in the room by the maid. Jia Yun rinsed her mouth and washed her face. After the smell of alcohol faded away, she walked to the back house.

Xue Baochai was pregnant and took a nap at noon.

Jia Yun entered the room lightly, and waved to Yinger who was guarding the couch.

He motioned her to keep quiet, then took off his shoes and lay down beside Xue Baochai.

The pregnant woman finally woke up, even if Jia Yun moved lightly, Xue Baochai woke up in a daze.

"Husband..." She snorted coquettishly, subconsciously slipped into Jia Yun's arms, relaxed, and fell asleep again.

Jia Yun smiled dumbly, hugged Xue Baochai carefully, and after a while, also squinted and fell asleep.

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Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rong and Xia Jingui hurried back after having lunch at Xia's house.

They got the letter, Jia Yun has promised to come to tonight's banquet.

The couple attaches great importance to this, and both feel that they have to come back to make arrangements in person to be at ease.

"The banquet is placed in the pavilion in Huifang Garden, where it is cool at night and you can enjoy the moon."

"Take out the big lantern and hang it up, and prepare the ice cubes in advance. When the sun goes down, bring them to the gazebo to relieve dryness."

"In addition, Second Uncle Bao, Uncle Huan, Brother Qiang, Brother Cong, etc. were also invited to have a drink. There were so many people."

"..."

Jia Rong brought Lai Er here and explained everything in detail, for fear of missing something.

After racking his brains, he asked Xia Jingui if he had anything to add.

Xia Jingui thought for a while, and suggested: "I heard that Brother Yun doesn't like to listen to operas, so let's invite some singers over. You can't just drink and chat at night, right?"

"Yes, it's true that you can't sit and chat dryly." Jia Rong nodded.

Xia Jingui smiled and said: "Then I will leave this matter to my family to arrange, and I guarantee that the girls who come here will be one in a hundred girls with beautiful dancing posture."

Jia Rong's eyes flashed, showing a delighted smile.

"My wife is [-]% assured of my husband's work, so please leave it to my wife!" Jia Rong said with a smile.

Xia Jingui glanced at him, pursed her mouth, and when Jia Rong pouted her buttocks, she knew what Jia Rong was thinking.

But this is not the time to quarrel, she pondered for a moment and said:

"Why don't you go over to the slave's house today, and meet these uncles and brothers, what does your husband think?"

"This..." Jia Rong wanted to refuse at first, but felt that this was against the rules. How could a female family member show her face so easily?
But when he thought that when Wang Xifeng next door used to be the housekeeper, he seemed to meet with foreigners a lot, and he kept the Rongguo Mansion in order, Jia Rong hesitated again.

Although Xia Jingui is a bit domineering, the butler is a good hand.

He has only come to Ningguo Mansion for a few days, and he is obedient to the top and bottom orders.

For this, Jia Rong not only was not angry, but felt that Xia Jingui was capable and had the shadow of Wang Xifeng in her body.

After thinking about it, Xia Jingui looked at him blankly, as if as long as he said no, he would tear up again.

Jia Rong blurted out immediately: "Okay! In the evening, I will bring my wife to the banquet with my husband."

Xia Jingui smiled sweetly when she heard the words, her face was as red as a blooming lotus, and she stared at Jia Rong and Lai Er with eyes wide open, drooling.

After a while, Jia Rong came back to her senses, seeing that Lai Er was still in a daze, her smile faded, and she said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you still standing here?"

"Uh, the old servant is waiting for the young master's order!" Lai Er said neither humble nor overbearing.

After Jia Rong stared at him for a few breaths, she waved her hand and said, "Just do the arrangement as I just ordered, and you step back!"

Lai Er responded and withdrew.

"What's the matter with this old thing? Why is it more powerful than your master?" Xia Jingui frowned.

It's been a few days since she came to Ningguo Mansion, and she cleaned up all the other servants, but Lai Er is a loach-like character, and she didn't let her catch it easily.

In addition, Lai Er had Jia Zhen's back, his elder brother Lai Da was the manager of the Rongguo Mansion, and his mother was the nanny next to Jia's mother, so Xia Jingui couldn't easily dismiss him.

When Jia Rong heard the words, she opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Although Lai Er was a bit rude just now, he didn't have the guts to ask Jia Rong to punish Lai Er.

Don't look at him as the master, but always respect Lai Da Lai Er and other managers, otherwise many things will not be so smooth.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jia Rong has no other rights in Ningguo Mansion except eating, drinking and having fun.

Jia Zhen is the one who is in charge of the family affairs, and You Shi checks and fills in the small matters. Jia Rong, a junior, can't move easily.

Xia Jingui saw that her husband was so weak, he was out of breath, stood up abruptly, walked away without saying hello, but thought in his heart that he must find a chance to drive Nai Er away.

"You dog, you don't care about your own good looks, and you dare to make up my mind, Xia Jingui, you can't even think about it!"

Xia Jingui went back to the back house angrily, and met You Shi in the corridor.

Seeing that her complexion was not right, You Shi stepped forward and asked, "But what happened?"

"What's none of your business? Even if something happens, can you take care of it?" Xia Jingui raised his eyebrows and stared, pursed his mouth, pushed You Shi away, and left.

This Youshi is her mother-in-law in name, and Xia Jingui should respect her logically.

But after coming to Ningguo Mansion, Xia Jingui discovered that You Shi was a gourd with a sawn mouth. Although she was the head grandmother of Ningguo Mansion, she had no real power, no talent, and no articulate words. She usually just obeyed Jia Zhen.

Such a character, you still count on Xia Jingui to respect her, dreaming sweet dreams, right?

She even served her own mother like hell, let alone such a crooked mother-in-law.

Youshi's face was livid with anger, and her eyes were red with anger. She took a few deep breaths, gritted her teeth and thought:
"Hmph! One day, I will find a chance to deal with you!"

After suppressing her emotions, she looked down at her stomach, thinking that as long as she was pregnant with a daughter, she would be able to speak tough words in Ningguo Mansion.

"During this time, I've been going to mess with Brother Yun every now and then. He said he could conceive, but I don't know if he's lying to me!"

Youshi can be used as a house filler, and she is very beautiful, but because she is a half-mother Xu, she is nearly [-] years old, and she is no longer young, so she is no longer valued by Jia Zhen, and she has not slept with Jia Zhen for a long time.

What's more, Jia Zhen has been attracted to women since she was very young, and her body is very weak.

Although he wanted to have a large number of children and grandchildren, he was powerless, so he could only desperately look for the young concubine to see if he could get something out of it.

Youshi has a plump figure, big round buttocks and is very fertile, but because Jia Zhen ignores her and has not had a son and a half daughter these years, naturally she dare not show her prestige in the mansion.

However, as long as Jia Yun can let her conceive, then she will not be afraid of anything.

As for whether Jia Zhen will doubt anything, she will not worry.

At that time, just talk about it for a few days, just say how many times Jia Zhen wants to kiss her after drinking, can Jia Zhen investigate it carefully?

At that time, when he had a child, he was afraid that he would jump up for joy!
As for dealing with Xia Jingui, Youshi has a lot of ways.

All these years in Ningguo Mansion, she has kept the mansion in good order without saying a word, how can she stand up without any morals?

Taking a deep breath, and looking at Xia Jingui's back again, Youshi turned and went back to the room.

Xia Jingui didn't know that he was missed by You Shi.

She took her maids Baochan and Xiao Sheer through a moon gate to Huifang Garden, where she ran into her father-in-law Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen felt hot when she saw Xia Jingui's chest raised up, her small face expressionless, but implying a pungent temperament.

"This girl looks more and more like Sister Feng!" Jia Zhen's eyes flickered, and she thought to herself.

When Xia Jingui saw Jia Zhen, she thought it was bad luck.

This Jia Zhen is old and unscrupulous, she has only been in the house for a few days, and this bastard speaks frivolously and behaves frivolously. No matter how powerful Xia Jingui is, she is only a daughter-in-law after all, but she can only avoid it.

But it is unavoidable to make peace in the morning and evening every day. Fortunately, You Shi is by your side every time, and Jia Zhen is not too presumptuous, otherwise Xia Jingui would have lost her temper a long time ago.

But this was the first time he had met Jia Zhen in private.

Although she didn't want to see Jia Zhen, Xia Jingui had no choice but to go forward and salute.

Seeing the lovely girl in front of her, Jia Zhen felt like a cat was disturbed, and a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on her face.

"You don't have to be polite, daughter-in-law, are you here in Fangyuan?" Jia Zhen asked kindly, straightening her mind.

After Xia Jingui saluted, she took a few steps back, moved a little further away, leaned back and said, "My husband is going to entertain guests today, so come and have a look."

"Look, look carefully!" Jia Zhen said with a smile.

He took a few steps forward and asked with concern: "Jing Gui has come to the house, is life still comfortable?"

Xia Jingui frowned, took a few steps back, and said expressionlessly, "It's not bad!"

After speaking, he turned sideways and wanted to leave.

"What do you mean it's okay? Is that bastard Rong'er making you angry again? Tell your father-in-law that I'll teach him a lesson!"

Jia Zhen straightened her chest and took two steps to the left, blocking Xia Jingui's path again.

Xia Jingui raised her eyebrows, furious, and swung her hand round, and slapped Jia Zhen on the face with a "slap".

"You bastard! You're obsessed with sex, aren't you? You dare to fight my idea, Xia Jingui?"

(End of this chapter)