Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 384 Good mother-in-law, good husband

Entered Daiyu's room in the east side hall.

Before anyone could speak, Xiangyun took Hongchang and bowed to her in a proper manner:

"Before I left the house, my only thought was how to avoid being laughed at or disliked by others.

"It was you, Princess Hongchang, who woke me up.

"Now I am filial to my mother-in-law, and she loves me very much, and we get along like mother and daughter.

“This is all thanks to you.

"No matter how many times I thank you, it's all in vain. If you have anything to do for me tomorrow, just tell me!"

Hongchang hurriedly pulled her up and said with a smile: "It is because of your fate as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that you have the current situation.

"I just said one sentence, do you think you should be so serious? Stop being so distant!"

Everyone smiled and sat down. Hongchang yawned.

Tanchun looked at her curiously: "I just got up, are you sleepy again?"

"How dare I fall asleep while accompanying the Queen Mother for lunch?" Hong Chang rubbed his eyes and stood up again. "We will meet many times in the future. Sister Yun, please sit down first. I am very sleepy and I will go to sleep first."

The three of them knew that she was trying to avoid suspicion, so they smiled and let her go. They stood up together and walked her to the door before returning.

After the host and the guest were seated, Xiangyun saw that both of them were hesitant to speak, so she simply started the conversation herself: "I went back to the Jia Mansion on the second day of the New Year..."

He repeated what he had heard from Lady Jia, and then said, "Later, I came out with my fourth sister, and I didn't know what the old lady said.

"But I asked Fourth Sister, and heard that Jinling knew about the imprisonment in the mansion, so Sister Zhen sent a letter to Fourth Sister, asking Jia Lang and Jia Ying to accompany her back to the old house."

Tanchun was a little annoyed when she heard this: "My fourth sister has been at home for so many years, and she has never shown any concern for me.

"Now the eldest wife treats her like a daughter and teaches her everything. But when she heard that something happened in the mansion, she left in a hurry.

"If she can do it, can the fourth sister do it?!"

Daiyu also showed disapproval on her face: "If Fourth Sister leaves now, I'm afraid people will criticize her in the future.

"Grandma Zhen is thinking about Fourth Sister's own good, but she shouldn't be so cold-hearted..."

Having said this, Daiyu paused again.

It’s not Youshi’s fault.

The Ning Mansion lost its plaque, Jia Zhen committed suicide, and Jia Rong killed himself. Meanwhile, although the Rong Mansion also lost its favor and fell into silence, no one helped the orphans and widows.

She felt resentful.

Later, she selected the children of Jinling Jia family who were adopted by Jia Zhen to come to the capital. The children took the exams themselves and helped Rongfu with everything.

But what did the Rong family give her in return?

Nothing at all.

"My mother-in-law said that looking at the current situation in the Rong and Ning mansions, we can't blame Sister-in-law Zhen entirely." Xiangyun whispered,

"Now Sister Zhen doesn't know that her sister is about to be tortured to death by Brother Lian.

"If they knew, they would probably ask Jia Lin, who is in charge of the general affairs now, to trip up the West Mansion!"

Daiyu frowned.

Tanchun followed Xiangyun's words and sneered: "If the elders were not partial and secretive, how could the children of the two mansions become two-faced playboys?"

Directly pointing at Lady Jia.

Daiyu and Xiangyun both fell silent.

Tanchun glanced at the two of them and knew that they were related by blood and it was difficult to speak, so she changed the subject:

"I heard yesterday that the government was discussing resigning from office and title on the second day of the new year."

Xiangyun was stunned: "Really? I had never heard of it when I was here."

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then shook her head, "My mother-in-law and I were discussing this yesterday: it is not certain that the court will agree if they want to back down.

"The Wang family and the Shi family have returned, and are now secretly looking for ways to get news from the palace.

"The old lady's surname is Shi. Even if she can break with the Wang family, she will not ignore the Shi family. When she heard that I refused to return to the Shihou Mansion, she was unhappy.

"It seems that the Shi family is now going to stand together with the Wang family...

"As long as these three families unite again, no matter if they all resign or plead guilty, I'm afraid the court will not let them go."

At the end of her speech, Shi Xiangyun also frowned in worry.

Daiyu's expression became indifferent.

The Jia family is full of fools, and they are always used as guns and shields by others.

No matter whether it was the King of the West or the King of the North, when they wanted to plot against someone, the Jia family would always be the one to come to the fore.

"Forget it." Tanchun sneered, "Among the men in the Jia family, except Baoyu and Lang'er, every one of them has committed a few crimes that have earned them punishment by being beaten with a stick or exiled.

“I don’t want to care about it anymore.

“If you insist on intervening, just save the women.

"As for the rest, it all depends on their own luck."

Daiyu and Xiangyun nodded at the same time: "That's right."

The three of them unexpectedly reached a consensus, looked at each other, and then smiled.

"I haven't asked yet. Yun girl is married. How is your life?" Daiyu leaned on Xiangyun's shoulder and winked at her. "How is our brother-in-law Wei treating you well?"

Xiang Yunfei blushed and whispered shyly: "Very good..."

Tanchun also came over with a smile and put her arm around her other shoulder: "I heard you mention mother-in-law the moment you opened your mouth. It seems that the wife of the Marquis of Huaiyuan really likes you as her daughter-in-law?"

"On the second day after I got married, my mother-in-law called me over. She didn't shy away from me and spent a whole day with me to sort out my dowry.

"He also taught me how to exchange my floating wealth for a farm or a shop, and he selected managers and supervisors for me, and he also gave me their indentures.

"On the third day, he told me in detail about the Wei family, including all the in-laws.

"Later, he took me with him every day and taught me how to take care of the house and treat people..."

When Xiangyun said this, her eyes turned red. "From childhood to adulthood, this is the first time someone has taught me so seriously and step by step."

Daiyu and Tanchun listened, feeling moved and envious.

Especially Tanchun, she thought about how her stepmother had ignored her and her aunt was stupid and foolish, with no one to discipline her.

Although I will end up in the Feng family, I am not sure if I can win the favor of my mother-in-law with my stubborn character...

As I thought about it, tears began to fall.

Daiyu looked around and sneered, "One by one, they have settled down in their in-laws, their mothers-in-law are all good people, and their husbands are all good men.

“You’re still crying!

"What's the matter? Are you still not satisfied? Do you two want to go to heaven?!"

The two men were suddenly embarrassed and quickly grabbed Lin Daiyu to play around, talk and laugh, and change the subject.

The Queen Mother heard the lively laughter in the East Side Hall, and finally she was relieved. She sighed for a moment, and ordered someone to see what the Supreme was doing:

“I’ve been greasy from eating so much fish and meat these past two days.

"Come over for dinner tonight, let's have hotpot!"

After a while, someone came to reply: "The Supreme Lord said that Concubine Xiao is also asking him to come over, saying that there is something important.

“The Supreme Lord asked the Queen Mother to prepare first, and he would come over after he finished dealing with that side.

"The Supreme Lord said that if it's late, let the Queen Mother eat a few bites of dim sum first. We have to wait until he arrives before we can open the pot."

The Queen Mother laughed, turned around and looked at Cheng Qian, and said proudly: "See? I have a good husband too!"