Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Chapter 207: Red Mansion Lady Xing 27

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. During these five years, everything in the Jia family still develops according to the plot of the original novel. First, Jia Lian and the daughter of the Wang family are engaged; then, Jia Zhu is favored by Li Jijiu of the Imperial College, and his daughter Li Wan is betrothed to him. Unfortunately, however, Jia Zhu exhausted his energy in the imperial examinations and eventually died of illness, leaving only a posthumous child.

Faced with such an incident, Lady Wang and Grandmother Jia could not help but feel resentful, thinking that their daughter-in-law had not fulfilled her responsibility to take good care of her grandson and son. Therefore, they were usually cold to her, or even ignored her. As for Jia Lan, they only showed superficial concern, but did not actually pay much attention to him. When he reached a certain age, it was not until Li Wan begged Grandmother Jia that he was sent to the clan school to receive education.

In Rongguo Mansion, Xing Yuling's reputation was not very good. She was very cautious with money, even stingy. She rarely gave rewards to the servants in Rongguo Mansion, which made many servants complain about her. They thought Xing Yuling was too stingy and didn't know how to win people's hearts, which affected her status in the mansion. Mrs. Wang knew how to buy people's hearts with money, so she was supported and praised by more people.

Xing Yuling felt that Ronggu Mansion was like a grasshopper after autumn, and it would not be able to jump for long. Their prosperity and wealth were just a passing cloud. She knew that these people would eventually decline, and she also created a persona to make people outside think that she was greedy and stingy, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Since Jia Ying started to learn to read and write with Mr. Lu, no one in Rongguo Mansion paid much attention to this matter. Most of them thought that this was just a matter of inviting a scholar or a juren to teach. After all, this was not the first time such a thing happened in Jia Mansion.

Mr. Lu is not a simple person, otherwise he would not have escaped unscathed from the incident involving the former crown prince. The Lu family is the most aristocratic family in Liangzhou, and they have many talented people. In addition, he taught in the crown prince's palace, and he knew many students of the same age among the civil officials. The old man had long advertised that he had accepted a personal disciple, and handed over his connections to Jia Ying. When Jia Ying was eight years old, he took him to travel around various states and prefectures, and stayed in Liangzhou for a long time.

Xing Yuling did not object to her son's leaving home to travel, but she was worried that there would be no one to take care of the old and the young. What if something happened? So she invited Jia She to help find a few elite retired veterans to protect Jia Ying. In this way, even if they were in danger, they could get rescue in time.

Although Jia She was a little worried about his youngest son's decision to travel far away, he still decided to support him. He knew that Jia Ying had grown up and needed to go out and gain some experience. Therefore, when Jia Mu learned about this and scolded Jia She, Jia She remained silent.

After Mrs. Wang learned about this, she had another bad idea in her mind. She planned to buy a few beautiful maids from outside to seduce the boy.

Xing Yuling actually knew about this a long time ago, because she had been using her spiritual sense to eavesdrop on Mrs. Wang's conversations with others. When she learned the news, she immediately went to find her son and sternly warned him to be careful. At the same time, she also ordered Lichun to keep an eye on him at all times to ensure that he would not make any mistakes, and also arranged for secret guards to stay with him in the dark.

Xing Yuling was very angry because she felt that Mrs. Wang was always targeting her and would not miss any opportunity to attack her. So she decided to teach Mrs. Wang a lesson after her son left, so that she would understand that she could not bully others casually.

The corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, next to the carriage.

"Mom, please go back soon. I'm leaving with the teacher!" Jia Ying waved goodbye to his mother happily.

She stood there, her eyes revealing a hint of reluctance, but more of relief and pride. She smiled and nodded, admonishing: "Child, study hard and listen to the teacher."

Jia Ying nodded vigorously, indicating that he would study hard. Then, he turned around and said to his second brother beside him: "Second brother, please take care of mother when I am not around."

Jia Lian agreed solemnly. He patted Jia Ying on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Don't worry, I'm at home."

Jia Ying looked at his second brother with gratitude.

Finally, Jia Ying waved to his mother again, turned around and followed his teacher to embark on the journey of studying.

Jia Lian looked at Jia Ying in front of him without any aversion in his heart, nor did he feel that this younger brother would pose a threat to his position. In fact, his stepmother had already talked to him and told him that the future plan for his younger brother was to follow the path of a civil official, rather than inherit the military title of Rongguo Mansion. Therefore, Jia Lian always maintained a peaceful and friendly attitude towards Jia Ying.

What made him feel more threatened was that Jia Baoyu, the second son of the second house, was favored, and his second aunt was also dissatisfied with him. In addition, Jia's mother was obviously partial to Jia Baoyu. All of this made Jia Lian's position in the Jia family precarious.

On this day, the Jia Mansion was decorated with lanterns and was very lively. It turned out that the Jia Mansion was hosting a banquet to entertain guests. This banquet was to celebrate Jia Zheng's appointment as the Minister of Education, so Jia's mother invited many relatives and friends to the banquet, including many dignitaries, scholars, and some businessmen and wealthy families who had dealings with the Jia Mansion. Some of these people were regular guests of the Jia Mansion, while others came here because they were attracted by the reputation and wanted to make friends with a big family like the Jia Mansion.

Xing Yuling was doing two things at once, extending her consciousness to follow and monitor Madam Wang.

Watching her interacting with the ladies with a smile on her face, especially the four kings and eight dukes, she was even closer.

Everyone who came knew that Mrs. Xing from the first wife's house was just a decoration and did not have any power over the household of Rongguo Mansion. They pretended not to see her and only talked and laughed with Lady Jia and her group.

Xing Yuling was also relieved, thinking that she finally didn't have to deal with these people. She decided to start tonight, and had quietly opened a small hole in the wall behind the warehouse two days ago.

Time passed quickly, and night fell in the blink of an eye. By late at night, the guests had all left the Jia Mansion. At this time, the entire Jia Mansion became unusually quiet, with only faint lights flickering.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xing Yuling sneaked to the warehouse. She changed into men's clothes, pretending to be a man, and put on a pair of special men's shoes to avoid leaving a woman's footprint. She carefully avoided the patrolling servants and maids and approached the warehouse step by step.

In the dark, Xing Yuling touched the door of the warehouse, but she did not push it open directly. Instead, she gently went around the wall behind the door, where there was a hole she had opened in advance. This hole was hidden very well and it was difficult to find without careful observation.

Xing Yuling climbed in gently and entered the warehouse. There was a faint scent of sandalwood in the air. She groped forward lightly, trying not to make any noise.

Holding a weak flashlight in his hand, he shone the light carefully.