Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 319 Second Sister You’s speculation
Lai Shangrong never expected that an old case he handled for personal gain would cause ripples in the Rongguo Mansion.

And her position as a concubine has become a piece of cake in the eyes of Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue.

Unfortunately, under Zhu Fang's deliberate concealment, he didn't know about it.

Because of this, he mistakenly thought that Aunt Xue's repeated invitations were just a forced friendship based on Xue Baoqin's relationship, so he turned them down.

It's not surprising that he had misunderstood. It was the time when the Ministry of Household Affairs was conducting business assessments recently. At such a stall, Aunt Xue's sudden invitation had to make him think more about it.

Early in the morning, Youshi brought another post, and asked with a puzzled face, "My aunt posted another post, so Shang Rong still won't go?"

She clearly remembered that Lai Shangrong called Mr. Xue Wang's name in his sleep and asked her for a black dress that night.

Although she knew there was a misunderstanding after having a frank meeting with Wang Xifeng and Li Wan, she heard the call clearly in her dream.

Since you covet Aunt Xue, why do you refuse to attend the banquet despite being invited many times?

Although Lai Shangrong's reasons were high-sounding, she knew very well that although it was not free time, she spent her evening time just practicing with her sisters and Qin Keqing.

Lai Shangrong didn't know the doubts in her heart and said bluntly: "Don't worry, we'll talk about it later!"

After all, Aunt Xue is Xue Baoqin's eldest aunt. He can't keep rejecting her for a long time, but he has to wait for a while.

After the Ministry of Finance has the results, if the other party invites you kindly again, you might as well respond in kind.

After taking two final bites, he finished the breakfast in his bowl, got up and rushed to the Yamen.

Mrs. You finished cleaning up and went to Sister You's house in the backyard.

Second Sister You was the first to enter the family, and it was because of her that You and Third Sister You became involved with Lai Shangrong. Now that she is pregnant, they are naturally the first ones to take care of them.

Therefore, when the two sisters had nothing to do, they went to her room to spend time with her.

"Uncle, have you gone to the Yamen?" Second Sister You asked when she saw Mr. You coming in.

Sanjie You said with a smile: "If my brother-in-law doesn't leave, how can my eldest sister be willing to come over? Last time I wanted to have breakfast with my brother-in-law, but when I walked in, I saw my eldest sister lying on the table. Not to mention how soft her body was. Got it!"

Although she already has the status of concubine, she still calls her brother-in-law out of habit.

In order to cover up for Wang Xifeng, Youshi pretended for more than a month. Because she was afraid that she would win the bid during the "little confinement period", she stayed alone in the empty house.

On the morning of the first day after his "recovery from injury", Lai Shangrong thought of his hard work and couldn't wait to express his condolences early in the morning. Youshi also gave in half-heartedly, but forgot to close the door when he was busy. It happened that Sister You accidentally entered the battlefield and disrupted the situation halfway. .

The three sisters are natural allies. They have talked about everything for a long time and have no secrets. After hearing that Third Sister You brought up old things again, Mrs. You would not pretend to be shy in front of her two younger sisters.

Therefore, he didn't pay attention to Sister You's teasing. Instead, he pondered why Lai Shangrong rejected Aunt Xue, always feeling that there was something in his words.

"Bah! You heartless little hoof!" Second Sister You picked up the fruit shell in her hand, threw it at Third Sister You, and scolded: "When eldest sister was pretending to be sick, you didn't eat too much and take advantage of it. This time Huizi laughed at her instead!"

Third Sister You stuck out her tongue and called out to Qu: "I don't know about that? I haven't been there since then, if you don't believe me, ask Eldest Sister!"

These words have already been brought to her head, and she is not even aware of it.

Second Sister You couldn't help but look at her doubtfully.

Third Sister You even came to her and looked at her face again and again.

"Could it be that my brother-in-law lost her soul? But there is nothing wrong with the elder sister's face!"

She slapped Youshi's face and opened her mouth, and Youshi was shocked to realize that she was absent-minded.

He spat: "When will you change your outspoken temper? I'm just wondering!"

"What's the matter? I'm so obsessed with thinking about it. Could it be related to my brother-in-law?"

"Of course it has something to do with Shang Rong, otherwise why am I thinking about it?"

When she said this, both Second Sister You and Third Sister You became interested.

"Three cobblers can still stand up to Zhuge Liang. What are you thinking about alone? Is there anything else my brother-in-law has that you can't tell us?"

There was nothing new in the mansion. Li Wan and Wang Xifeng were visiting the house. Mrs. You pretended to be in confinement and was able to hide it from the servants, but she couldn't hide it from the second sister and third sister You.After all, Lai Shangrong had personally promised that it would be okay for You to stay if she was pregnant, and both of them knew it.

Youshi looked at the two younger sisters, and explained the doubts in his heart to them.

After listening to You's narration, Third Sister You said angrily: "Brother-in-law is too...why do you still miss such an old woman!"

"What do you know? That concubine in the West Mansion..." You Shi said as he put his hands in front of him, making a gesture of outward expansion.

"I'm used to being pampered again, and my skin is smoother than yours, no less!"

Hearing that Mr. You had grown up in others' ambitions and destroyed her own prestige, Third Sister You pouted and turned away as if she was angry.

Second Sister You burst out laughing.

The two of them immediately looked at Sister You suspiciously.

"What? Could it be that I guessed wrong?" Youshi asked.

"Eldest Sister is really confused!" Second Sister You said with a smile: "Did Eldest Sister forget how you got caught by me in the first place?"

"Me?" Youshi thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it your fault?"

Second Sister You shook her head and said, "It's me, but without the uncle nodding, how dare I make the decision!"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips towards Third Sister You.

Only then did You remember that her younger sister was very obedient to Lai Shangrong. Third sister You had always hoped that she would be the one to stand on her behalf, but she never relented until she was forced to have no choice but to relent and agree.

Why are you so proactive when it comes to yourself?
Second Sister You had revealed in the past that Lai Shangrong had been targeting her for a long time, but she only thought that Second Sister You saw the clues and got involved.

Now that there is something in her words, it seems that is not the case.

Fortunately, Second Sister You didn't keep her waiting for long. She covered her mouth and said: "When the eldest sister came to the door, I knew you had something to ask for. If you didn't want to help, why didn't you just refuse? But you didn't say anything, and instead let you live there. At home?"

It was only then that You came back to his senses and recalled carefully that indeed, as Sister You said, Lai Shangrong seemed to have deliberately kept a glimmer of hope for himself and Jia Zhen.

The time when the second sister You and Li Daitao were in trouble was also the time when the Ning Mansion was in debt due to the corruption case in the Yingxiu Department.

No wonder he had the confidence to say that if he approached Jia Zhen to solve the problem in person, he should have planned to spend money to solve it.

She wouldn't feel any resentment just because she was tricked. According to the situation at the time, if she asked Jia Zhen to solve it face to face, Jia Zhen would probably speak loudly.

Thinking of this, I am still a little relieved. Without comparison, there will be no harm. Lai Shangrong is willing to spend a lot of money on himself, but Jia Zhen treats herself like a worn out shoe.

Moreover, if it were not for his relationship with Lai Shangrong, Ning Mansion would not be in such a situation today after its fall.

"You mean, now that the Xue family has something to ask for, Shang Rong doesn't think it's time yet?"

Second Sister You said disdainfully: "What if that's not the case? The eldest sister also said that I have pushed her so many times, and she keeps posting. If she doesn't have something to ask for, why is she so persistent?"

Youshi suddenly realized: "It's really possible what you said. No wonder Shang Rong said we'll talk about it later!"

The two of them immediately analyzed Fierce as a Tiger, but they didn't know that they mistakenly blamed Lai Shangrong's original plot against Qin Keqing on You.

"Bah! My brother-in-law is really full of evil thoughts. After all, we are separated by seniority. Isn't this a mess?"

"What are you talking about? That's the concubine next door. What does it have to do with our family?" Sister You scolded: "I'm not telling you, you need to change your temper. Don't think that I don't care about you. gibberish.

We who are concubines must behave like concubines. Only when the uncle we serve is happy will we not fall out of favor.

Besides, if I were like you, would eldest sister and you still be together today? "

Youshi also agreed: "Second Sister is right, don't think about it. If it weren't for Second Sister, your behavior of climbing on the bed, would Shangrong have promoted you as a concubine? Besides, what does other people's concubines have to do with us? , isn’t there a difference in seniority when talking about the Qin family?”

The two sisters took turns attacking each other, and Third Sister You was not upright, so she could only remain silent in anger.

(End of this chapter)