0p0 Chapter 290 I will sort out the Jinling Jia family
Chapter 290 I will sort out the Jinling Jia family
Being contradicted in person, Youshi was so angry that she went back to the backyard crying.
Anyway, Tanchun's aura today is different from yesterday. She has Feng Ziying and other imperial guards to help her, and she looks majestic and murderous.
Daiyu, who had entered the Jia Mansion through the side door at some point, was waiting at Youshi's residence. When she saw Youshi coming back, she stood up and greeted her with a smile:
"I was wondering when my sister-in-law would be back. And here she is! Come and sit down. We haven't seen each other for a while. Let's have a good chat!"
It was as if she was the master!
But Youshi knew very well in her heart: the Ningguo Mansion was in such a state of decline because of Lin Daiyu!
Although she knew that she must not offend Daiyu, she went to stop Jia Rong and sent Jia Jin and Jia Wei to Gusu to serve him.
But that doesn't mean she can greet Daiyu with a smile.
However, the situation is stronger than people.
Yu-shih had no choice but to hold back her anger and bow slightly to Dai-yu, then she sat down beside her and asked indifferently:
"Originally, yesterday's incident was just a dispute between the county lady and her family, the Jia family. Why did the princess have to come here?
"But instead of going to the front hall to help the county lady vent her anger, she came to the back house to look for me. I am already a commoner, just an ordinary citizen.
"Is there anything else that the princess has not pointed out? Please tell me everything at once, so that I can follow your instructions!"
Daiyu smiled and said, "The ancestor of your Jia family is my grandmother, so this place is my relative's home. As long as you don't have the courage to drive me away, I can come whenever I want."
Yu was choked by her.
When she was in the capital in her early years, she had also experienced the young girl's eloquence. But she never expected that after becoming a princess, she had not become more dignified and gentle, but even more sharp-tongued!
Daiyu laughed when she saw her speechless look, "That day in the capital, Second Brother Lian and your Second Sister were together during the mourning period for your Second Aunt.
“Sister Feng once cried and scolded you, saying that you were neither articulate nor talented.
"Now it seems that talent is just like that. But Sister-in-law Zhen really doesn't have the eloquence."
Youshi was holding back her anger, but was shocked by the affair between You Erjie and Jia Lian, and could not help asking, "I know that Erjie followed the two Lian brothers, so how can they be said to be filial..."
"How can I, a girl, know all the details about this matter? Sister Zhen asked the wrong person.
"Originally, you two sisters-in-law had a very good relationship. Now, because of this, Sister Feng must have not written to you about the things in the capital for a long time, right?
"Sister-in-law Zhen asked me something. I might as well send a letter to the capital to apologize!"
Daiyu smiled and returned to the topic, "I think that the Rong and Ning branches have not returned to Nanjing for a long time. Although you have been given the empty title of clan leader in vain, the clan affairs will never be returned to you, right or wrong?"
Yu Shi gambled for a while and nodded reluctantly: "Yes. Although Rong'er's father made all kinds of plans before his death, he will not be back for long after all.
"Jia Jin is the 36th in the clan and is quite young. Although he can handle our own affairs properly, he can't get a word in about the clan's conversation.
"On the contrary, it's Rong Ge'er, because he is the direct descendant of Lord Ning's branch. Even if his father dislikes him, the people in the clan think that they are blood relatives, and Master Jing will never really ignore him no matter what.
"So now it is Rong Ge'er who is helping the tribe to bully us orphans and widows..."
As You said this, she began to cry.
A little boy of about four or five years old came running in from outside. Seeing Youshi crying, he rushed over and hugged her waist, "Mom! Don't cry! Mu Ge'er is here!"
He glared at Daiyu fiercely, "Who are you? Did you bully my mother? Although my father is gone, my brothers are very powerful! You are so thin, be careful that they will interrupt you!"
Daiyu burst out laughing when she heard this and couldn't help but reach out to touch the boy's hair which was combed upside down. "Is this the second half of my life that Brother Zhen has arranged for me? He is really filial."
The little boy turned his head away, still holding Youshi in his arms, and looked at Daiyu with vigilance.
Youshi hurriedly hugged him and said softly, "Brother Mu is not angry. Mother is just thinking of your father and your brother Rong, so she is sad.
"This is Princess Zhaoqing, the granddaughter of the old ancestor of Rongguo Mansion. You should call her aunt.
"She didn't bully Mom, she came to help Mom and prevent outsiders from bullying us!"
The little boy Jia Mu finally calmed down and concluded confidently: "It turned out that I misunderstood!"
He left Youshi's arms again and bowed to Daiyu in a formal manner: "Brother Mu pays his respects to aunt. Please forgive me for my young age and ignorance, and for any misunderstanding that may have offended you.
"I apologize to my aunt!" As he said this, he bent his knees, knelt down, and kowtowed neatly!
Daiyu laughed out loud, and hurriedly pulled him up with her own hands. She touched his head and said with a smile:
"Such a sensible child! He is actually a hundred times better than we were back then!"
She hurriedly asked Qingwen, who was following beside her, to bring over her purse, "I also forgot to prepare a gift for the child! I remember you always carry gold beads with you, bring them here quickly!"
Qingwen smiled and took out a bulging little purse and presented it to Daiyu with both hands.
Daiyu untied the string of the purse, revealing a bag full of golden beads the size of a child's little fingertip, and said with a smile:
"This is what your aunt gave you to play with. Keep it for yourself and don't give it to your mother.
"In the future, if you want to eat or play with something and your mother refuses to buy it for you, you can use this to exchange for silver or copper coins. Do you remember?"
Unexpectedly, Mu Ge saw that Daiyu was relaxed, stretched out his hand and snatched the purse, twisted his body to break free from Daiyu, and handed the purse to Youshi:
"Mom! I earned it! Mom, we are rich now, you don't have to wear coarse clothes and rub your neck! I can wear them myself! Why are you wearing that soft cloth!"
Daiyu was stunned.
Yushi hugged the innocent Mu Ge'er, tears falling like beads from a broken string, but she couldn't help but smile sincerely, caressing the child's face and saying softly:
"My dear, I didn't tell you clearly last time that we wear these raw linen clothes not because we are poor, but because we are in mourning for your father.
"The teacher hasn't taught you yet, so you don't know. Go to school tomorrow and ask the teacher to explain it to you, okay?"
Jia Mu said "oh" and said no more, just snuggled into Youshi's arms.
Youshi gently taught him: "Auntie gave you a reward just now because it was the first time I saw you, so I used such a valuable gift to express my love and care for you.
"You are a younger generation, so you should thank your elders and be polite. You should also follow the rules when accepting gifts.
"Your behavior just now was inappropriate. Now get up, bow to your aunt and apologize, and thank her for the reward.
"Go quickly."
Jia Mu was somewhat reluctant, but still came over obediently, bowed to Lin Daiyu, apologized and thanked her.
When Youshi saw Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile, she ordered someone to take Jia Mu downstairs to play first.
Lin Daiyu then asked her, "This child is very good, where are his biological parents?"
"They died in a fire two years ago. Only this child is left to be raised by relatives.
"That relative was not decent. He asked me to eat, sleep and wash clothes by myself when I was only four years old, and even asked me to help sweep the floor and clean the table at home.
"When Rong'er's father heard about it, he immediately brought the child to me. The clan signed a deed and registered the child in my name."
Yu sighed, "How pitiful he is."
Daiyu nodded and only reminded him, "Since my elder sister-in-law has let the child study and learn etiquette, that is very good. It will save the child from living in poverty and fear for too many days. If the child only cares about money and comfort, that would be bad."
Yu Shi listened and thought for a moment before bringing the topic back to the topic:
"Although we have resigned from the title, we still have some property in the old house. If we manage it well, at least we can have enough food and clothing for mother and daughter.
"But now Rong Ge'er has made our clan greedy, and he has also made them bolder. Now he is trying to take advantage of both sides and swallow up our family!"
At this point, You sneered, "When I heard that His Majesty had come to Jiangnan the other day, I immediately gathered the sons of my family's former guards and sent them to His Majesty.
"If you really have to compare your skills, then I will let them see whether I have been the wife of the clan leader for so many years in vain!"
Daiyu smiled softly and nodded deeply: "If Sister Zhen says so, I won't worry anymore.
"Yi Min said that she was wronged and suffered a loss when she came to our house. I thought Sister Zhen was a paper tiger and now she can't do anything.
"Since the eldest sister-in-law knows what's going on, I'll have someone go to the front and tell Yimin not to be so overbearing. Not only will it ruin your reputation, but if it ruins your design, wouldn't that be a sin?"
He immediately called Qingwen, "Go to the front and tell the county lady not to meddle in other people's business!"
Yu Shi blushed at what she said. After thinking it over, she finally suppressed her shame and whispered:
“No matter how capable I am, I will have to put in a lot of effort and I think I can only end up in a draw with the tribe.
"If the county lady hadn't come and clearly shown her support for me, the elders wouldn't have ridiculed her.
"Now that the princess has said this, I am truly ashamed!"
Daiyu then smiled and looked at her: "Sister-in-law Zhen, I am used to being straightforward.
"For example, Sister Feng always talks to me when she has something to say. If she takes advantage of me and acts like a good kid, I will stop associating with her.
"After all, the Jia family is my uncle's family. I hope you are well.
"But the Jia family is indeed a mixed bag of good and bad people. If you don't want to prune them yourself, I'm afraid someone else will do it.
"At that time, everything would be destroyed, and there would be no survivors."
Yu Shi was stunned after listening for a while, then she looked at Daiyu and asked doubtfully:
"I remember Rong'er's father told me that it was your idea to give the position of clan leader to Master Lian because you valued Feng's ability.
"Why now, you want me to discipline the young men in the clan and keep the best while eliminating the dross?"
Daiyu laughed and said, "The Jia family is mainly based in the capital and Jinling.
"Sister Feng has almost dealt with all the people of the Jia family in the capital.
“If Sister Zhen can take care of Jinling, she won’t have to come back.
"If you can't do it, then she will have to come back and live here permanently for a few years.
"Sister-in-law Zhen, do you want to go back to the capital?"
Beijing? Who doesn't want to go back?!
Yu's heart was pounding.
However, as the daughter-in-law of Lord Ning, she had to work like a slave in Rong Mansion? And at the same time, she had to be mocked and ridiculed by the various imperial officials who had currying favor with her?
You Shi gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing fiercely: "I will sort out the Jinling Jia family!"