Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 404 The name of this chapter is not easy to choose

In front of the screen wall in Wang Xifeng's courtyard, Lai Shangrong turned around and said, "Okay! I'll go back and change into my official uniform, and I have to rush to court, so don't send me away."

Wang Xifeng, Ping'er and Xiaohong all waved their hands and said, "Hey! Then uncle, go slowly!"

Since there was no cover-up last night, Lai Shangrong simply had breakfast in Wang Xifeng's house openly.

And Wang Xifeng has always acted boldly. With Jia Lian's approval, and knowing that Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were just like him, they had long been the private goods of Lai Shangrong, so how could she still have concerns?

Of course, it is inevitable for Lai Shangrong to beat him up after he left.

Wang Xifeng has her own plans, and so does Lai Shangrong.

Glancing at the anxious and evasive servants in the courtyard, he smiled and said, "Send someone to tell Brother Lian that I will hold a banquet in your courtyard tonight and invite him to come and talk."

These words were obviously too weird. A banquet was held for Jia Lian, but the place was held at his home. However, he also said it in a high-sounding way, which made all the servants look at each other.

After more than a month of going to the court to attend sacrifices and traveling with the team, Jia Mu fell ill again on the way back.

Lai Shangrong, who also traveled with the team, naturally knew it very well.

There is no airtight wall in the world. Instead of being secretive, it is better to take advantage of Jia's mother being bedridden and put the matter on the table, at least in Wang Xifeng's courtyard, so that the servants will not be surprised.

Wang Xifeng was also a smart man and immediately understood his thoughts and said angrily: "If it were my nature, I wouldn't be able to let him step through this door!"

Then the conversation changed and he said: "But since the uncle said it, I will send someone to call him."

Lai Shangrong went home, changed into his official uniform, and rushed to court, not to mention it for now.

But as soon as Lai Shangrong left, Wang Xifeng immediately changed his face and looked around.

With his hips on his hips, he said sharply: "Master Lai's words must have been heard by all of you, so you might as well think about it carefully, what Lian Er was trying to promote everywhere a while ago.

I don’t need to tell you what kind of disease the second master contracted. Now, not only are the ladies in the palace implicated, but there is no official position in the mansion. They are sitting on their hands, and everyone in the family is pointing at Lai Da.

If anyone is blind and wants to gossip, I won't stop him. He can just go and talk to the two ladies.When the time comes, the ladies will leave it to me, so don’t blame me for being rude! "

After hearing this, all the servants in the courtyard knelt on the ground.

He was shocked and said: "This slave doesn't dare! The old lady doesn't dare!"

At this time, Ping'er smoothed things over and said: "My uncle is kind-hearted and I don't want to embarrass you. When Mr. Lian comes over in the evening, you will naturally find out. If she hadn't made it clear in front of the master and ladies at this time, grandma wouldn't be like this." "

Then the conversation changed: "It's just that, after all, this is a matter in our courtyard. If anyone is blind and uses the master's private affairs as a source of conversation after dinner, even if grandma is soft-hearted and lets you live, I'm afraid I'll let you go." After we get out, Uncle Lai won’t be lenient!”

In fact, when Lai Shangrong invited Jia Lian to his home for a banquet, everyone in the house had speculations.

At this moment, listening to Wang Xifeng and Heping'er's words, even the master and wives have acquiesced, so how dare they say more.

In fact, I am afraid that I will have to rely on Lai Shangrong for future monthly reports, so I dare not say more.

I promise not to talk too much if I am too busy.

Wang Xifeng ordered a maid to inform Jia Lian, and then turned back to the house to recuperate.

She couldn't stand it, so Lai Shangrong worked hard and got up as early as possible, feeling like his bones were falling apart.

If there weren't a lot of servants in the yard who needed to deal with the aftermath, I'm afraid they wouldn't even bother to get up.

He slept until noon, got up and dressed up, and after paying homage to the Five Zang Temple, he went to the Rongxi Hall to handle the affairs of the mansion.

She has always been a domineering character. In the past, she needed to worry about Mrs. Wang, but now that she has such a big omission in her hands, she no longer needs to rely on her.

Therefore, while Jia She was shutting out Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang moved into the Jade Emperor Temple. She simply changed her office location from the three-room building in the back building to Rongxi Hall.

In this regard, Mrs. Wang, who had given others the authority, naturally could only calm down the matter, and even took the initiative to express to the outside world that this was her intention.

After dealing with the big and small affairs of the Rong Mansion, and watching the sun go down, he returned to the courtyard and began to arrange the evening banquet.

In fact, there are only Lai Shangrong and Jia Lian, so there is nothing that needs to be arranged. However, because they have other ideas, they need to arrange a number of servants in advance.

In the evening, Lai Shangrong went home from the yamen, changed into casual clothes, and came to Rongfu.Just after passing the second gate, I heard Jia Lian's voice behind me.

"Shang Rong, wait for me!"

In fact, he had nothing to do. Just to avoid suspicion, he specially arranged for the servant to wait at the door while he waited for news in the front hall.

Only then could Lai Shangrong be intercepted in time. It has to be said that Jia Lian, the turtle, did too humble a job.

Lai Shangrong didn't feel sorry for this at all. Instead, he praised it very much: "Brothers Lian are waiting for me, aren't they? They are thoughtful!"

"Should! It should!"

When I arrived at Wang Xifeng's courtyard, I saw a crowd of servants standing in the courtyard.

Wang Xifeng, who was standing in the courtyard, immediately stepped forward, took Lai Shangrong's arm as if no one else was around, and said enthusiastically: "Uncle is back!"

But Jia Lian, who was traveling with him, turned a blind eye.

Jia Lian had the consciousness to resign himself and smiled awkwardly: "Shang Rong must be hungry too. Is the food ready?"

Seeing that Wang Xifeng did not answer, he had to turn to Lai Shangrong.

"Let's go!" Lai Shangrong knew that going too far would be worse than wrong, so he ordered, "I'm hungry too. Let's eat in the hall and chat while we eat!"

Wang Xifeng then took Lai Shangrong's arm and walked into the side hall.

Wang Xifeng had always been bossy in front of Jia Lian, but he had never seen such a little bird. Although he was angry, the situation was stronger than others, and there was a document in Lai Shangrong's hand, so he could only follow him with a look of resentment on his face.

After waiting for Lai Shangrong to take his seat, Wang Xifeng did not stay in the hall for long and left the side hall.

Lai Shangrong assumed the attitude of a master and exchanged cups with Jia Lian.

This meal was entirely for the sake of dealing with the aftermath. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Lai Shangrong raised his glass and said: "I have already discussed it with the two ladies. It is not enough for the house to just sit back and have nothing. Now that the house still has some money, After a while, I will start a business and use the money from the official to invest in dry stocks."

The dry shares only have the right to receive dividends. If you use the money from Rongfu officials to invest in the shares, you will have the dividend rights in your own hands in the future, and you can better control the situation in Rongfu.

Although part of the money needs to be given to the Rong Mansion, most of the big family now, except for Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu and a few others, are his personal belongings, and it is reasonable to spend some money to raise them.

When Jia Lian heard that he had already discussed it with Mrs.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Shang Rong wants to leave it to my brother?"

"Well! Thanks to Brother Lian, I originally wanted you to take care of the property for the child, but Feng'er's stomach has been silent, which makes Brother Lian disappointed. I have to make up for it for you!"

Jia Lian patted the table and said, "Shang Rong is righteous! My brother really saw the right person!"

"Easy to say! Easy to say!" Lai Shangrong said humbly.

With this business foundation, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel a little proud.

This meal was a feast for both the guest and the host, but for a moment it was unclear who was the guest and who was the host.

When they were full of wine and food, Lai Shangrong and Jia Lian came to the courtyard, looked around and stood with their heads bowed, the servants lined up neatly.

He cupped his hands to Jia Lian and said, "Second brother Lian can go now, we're going back to our house to rest, sorry to see you off soon!"

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Lian winked, nodded and said, "Then brother won't bother you, I'll go back and wait for your good news!"

The good news he said was obviously a business with dividends, but the servants in the yard made up another plot by themselves.

However, before they could complete the picture in their minds, they saw that Lai Shangrong couldn't wait to hold the arrogant second mistress of Rongguo Mansion in his arms, and strode into the house with his head held high.

But Wang Xifeng, who usually looked majestic and fearless, turned out to be shy and timid, like a bird clinging to someone, wrapping her arms around Uncle Lai's neck and burying the proud phoenix head on Uncle Lai's chest.

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(End of this chapter)