Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 142 Punishment
Besides, Aunt Xue got a reply from her daughter that night.

After receiving the news, Aunt Xue immediately asked people to pack her things, but there was one thing that Aunt Xue did not listen to her daughter.

Her daughter told her not to say hello to Mrs. Wang, but Aunt Xue thought that now was the time to show off her temper.

After all, today is different from the past. In the past, our Xue family took refuge in your Jia family and lived under your protection. We had nothing to say if you ordered us casually.

But things are different now. My son-in-law is a high-ranking official in the current dynasty. Even the Rongguo Mansion has to rely on our daughter to get back on its feet in Jingdong.

What's wrong now?This means crossing the river and burning down the bridge, not to mention you haven't crossed the river yet, you're just standing in the middle of the bridge.

This will push our Xue family aside.

After thinking of this, Aunt Xue felt angry. Then she ordered the maid to change her clothes, and then left Lixiangyuan with the two little maids and went straight to Mrs. Wang's yard.

Lixiang Garden is a bit far from Mrs. Wang's yard. It took Aunt Xue only a stick of incense to reach the location.

But as soon as I entered the yard, I saw a pretty young woman kneeling there, crying in grievance.

This young woman is Jia Zheng's concubine, Aunt Zhao.

Although Aunt Zhao didn't read much, she was favored by Jia Zheng because she was good-looking and could talk.

Mrs. Wang really hated this person who had stolen her husband's favor, but in order to maintain the lady's face, she had been tolerant, but she could always find some small mistakes to punish her.

Today it seems that Mrs. Wang found a loophole for Aunt Zhao again and she was punished to kneel down.

Aunt Xue just glanced at it and went straight to the main room.

When the little maid standing at the door saw Aunt Xue coming, she quickly saluted and then raised the door curtain.

Aunt Xue lowered her head and entered the room, only to see Mrs. Wang sitting in the middle, her eyes closed as if she was chanting Buddha's name.

On both sides of Mrs. Wang, her two most favored maids, Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan, were waiting carefully.

Mrs. Wang heard the footsteps, opened her eyes and saw Aunt Xue, with a smile on her lips.

"You're here, sit down."

Aunt Xue nodded, then sat down.

"Sister, I'm here to say goodbye to you this time."

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment after hearing Aunt Xue's words, then stared at Aunt Xue tightly and said:
"What's going on? Someone has offended you. Otherwise, why would you move if you live well?"

"It's nothing. Since your family is not well-off, I won't bother you."

Mrs. Wang calmed herself down, and then said softly: "I know you have complaints in your heart, but isn't there nothing you can do about it? If you want to stay married, you must make some room for these newcomers."

Aunt Xue sat down and didn't speak. She just lowered her head, as if she didn't hear what Mrs. Wang said.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang also looked at Aunt Xue indifferently, "It was my idea to let you move. If you don't understand my painstaking efforts, there is nothing I can do."

Having said this, Aunt Xue also raised her head and stared at Mrs. Wang and said: "Thank you for taking care of me during this period. Baochai has bought me a house nearby. I will go there as soon as the house is ready. No. No more disturbing the house."

When she said this, Aunt Xue nodded slightly, then stood up, turned around and walked out.

Mrs. Wang looked at Aunt Xue's back and said nothing.

The biggest influence in Rongguo Mansion is the old lady Jia Mu.

Everything that happened in the main house quickly reached the ears of the old lady's personal maid, Yuanyang, through various channels.

When Yuanyang heard about this, she shivered with fright, and hurried into the room, looked up, and saw the old lady lying on the bed, squinting there.

Yuanyang walked over cautiously, and whispered in Jiamu's ear, "Old lady, old lady."

Amidst the cries of the mandarin ducks, Jia Mu opened her eyes slightly.

"what's up?"

Yuanyang quickly lowered his head and told the old lady about Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia woke up immediately after hearing this. She supported the bed with her hands and wanted to sit up, but because she got up in a hurry, she was a little wobbly.

Yuanyang quickly stepped forward to support Jia Mu, and then helped her sit down.

"Isn't she a joke?"

"Could it be that our huge Rongguo Mansion can't accommodate a single relative. If this gets out, we'll lose all face?"

In fact, Jia Mu also looked down upon Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai and others before. However, after Xue Baochai married Jia Rui, Aunt Xue's family became more important to Rongguo Mansion, so Jia Mu stopped mentioning the past. , Aunt Xue always talks nicely every time she meets her.

But he didn't expect that after he let go, Mrs. Wang would cause trouble for him.

Isn't it because Aunt Xue didn't leave Xue Baochai to Baoyu according to her arrangement?Why are you so petty?
"Old lady, do we need to persuade Aunt Xue to come back?"

Mother Jia thought for a while, then shook her head, "I'm getting old, I don't care about anything else, let them handle the affairs of this house."

In fact, Jia Mu also knows that judging from the current situation, if she comes forward again, she will lose the face of Rongguo Mansion. It is better to find a reason to invite Aunt Xue or Xue Baochai to come to the manor after a while and say soft words. Sometimes things pass.

However, Jia Mu is now dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang.

"Go and tell the second wife that she is old and should not worry about things in the house. Let her hand over the cards in the warehouse to Feng Yatou."

The mandarin duck trembled. Did Mother Jia deprive Mrs. Wang of her housekeeping power?

In the past, although Wang Xifeng was in charge of all the big and small things in the mansion, she was just a housekeeper with a key.

The person who really controls the internal affairs of Rongguo Mansion is Mrs. Wang.

But this time Mrs. Wang lost the key to the warehouse, which meant that she had almost handed over her power.

"Yes, old lady." Yuanyang agreed, glanced at Jia Mu, and saw that she had no other instructions, so he carefully withdrew.

After leaving the main room, Yuanyang thought for a moment, sighed, and then left the Rongqing Hall, moved to the Rongxi Hall in front, and then came to the small courtyard next to the Rongxi Hall.

No one in Rongguo Mansion knew Yuanyang, so as soon as she entered the courtyard, several people inside came over to say hello to her.

Yuanyang was not arrogant and smiled and returned greetings to them one by one.

The mandarin duck's voice was naturally heard by the people inside, and soon Jin Chuan came out with a smile.

The best people in Rongguo Mansion are Yuanyang, Jinchuan, Xiren, and Caixia. They grew up together and are sisters.

Jin Chuan came to Yuanyang's side in small steps and said with a smile, "What wind brought you here?"

Yuanyang shook his head gently with a sullen face and did not speak.

Jin Chuan immediately realized something was wrong, and the smile disappeared from his face.

"what happened?"

Yuanyang whispered: "It's not a good thing."

After saying that, Yuanyang straightened up and walked towards Mrs. Wang's main hall.

Jin Chuan followed her closely, and when he came to the door of the room, he lifted the curtain himself.

Yuanyang entered the door and quickly saluted Mrs. Wang who was sitting in the middle.

"My wife is auspicious."

Mrs. Wang opened her eyes and stopped holding the rosary in her hand, "What's the matter with the old lady calling you here?"

Mrs. Wang looked very calm, because she had realized that the old lady would definitely hold her accountable for what she had done.

So she was already ready to answer.

"Madam, the old lady asked you to give the pair of cards and keys to the warehouse to Second Grandma."

After saying this, Yuanyang quickly lowered his head and did not dare to look at Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was also a little dumbfounded.

She thought that this matter would at most get her a scolding, but she didn't expect that the old lady would deprive her of her housekeeping rights.

Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and then said: "You go back and report to the old lady. I will pack it up in the next two days and hand it over to Brother Feng in a few days."

Yuanyang opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything. He bowed and left.

After the mandarin ducks left, Mrs. Wang suddenly opened her eyes and said to the jade bracelet waiting at the side: "Go and call the Zhou Rui family."

Zhou Rui's family is the number one celebrity before Mrs. Wang, and she is very good at talking. Zhou Rui is also responsible for many of Mrs. Wang's external affairs.

Yuchai didn't dare to neglect and hurried out of the main room.

At the door of the room, he winked at his sister Jin Chuan and left in a hurry.

About half an hour later, Zhou Rui's family hurriedly followed Yu Chuan to the door of Mrs. Wang's room.

Jin Chuan personally opened the door curtain for them, and Yu Chuan led Zhou Rui's family into the room.

After entering, Mrs. Wang glanced at Yuchuan, then waved lightly.

Yuchai immediately bowed his head and retreated.

When only Mrs. Wang and Zhou Rui's family were left in the room, Mrs. Wang spoke.

"The old lady has given up my stewardship."

Zhou Rui's family was surprised, "Madam, what's going on? Why did it happen so suddenly?"

"It's because of the Xue family's affairs."

Zhou Rui's family looked a little ugly after hearing this.

It turned out that it was her idea to let Aunt Xue make room.

"Madam, why don't we go to the old lady to admit our mistake, maybe there is still room for redemption."

"But we don't have to do anything. You go and prepare all the ledgers in the warehouse, count the items in them clearly, and hand them over to Feng Yatou in a few days. Don't make any mistakes."

When saying this, Mrs. Wang stared hard at Zhou Rui's family.

Zhou Rui's family shuddered, and then nodded quickly.

"Don't worry, madam, nothing will go wrong."

Mrs. Wang closed her eyes tiredly.

Zhou Rui's family stood below for a while. When they saw Mrs. Wang, they had no other instructions, so they quietly said goodbye and left.

After coming out, Zhou Rui's family immediately lost the composure in front of Mrs. Wang, and he hurriedly ran home.

On the way, he bumped into Caiyun who came back from outside.

After that, he didn't even have time to look at Caiyun, and ran away in a hurry.

This has never happened before. You must know that the Zhou Rui family is the most proud person in front of Mrs. Wang. Even Mrs. Wang's maid has to call her sister-in-law when she sees her.

(End of this chapter)