The New Year atmosphere in Ningguo Mansion is far inferior to that in Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Lian walked in and found that except for some red lanterns hanging everywhere and the white walls painted new, there was no festive atmosphere.
The servants may have been lazing around, so when Jia Lian walked into Ning Xuantang from the courtyard, he didn't see many people.
But after entering Ning Xuantang, the situation became much better.
The number and quality of the maids and servants standing here are probably not much lower than those of Jia Mu's Rongqing Hall.
Many of the maids had unfamiliar faces, which made Jia Lian look at them a few more times.
"This slave has seen the Marquis!"
"Is your grandma at home?"
"Here, Lord Marquis, do you want to see the eldest grandma? Let's go and ask the eldest grandma to come out..."
"No need. My sister-in-law is pregnant and inconvenient, so I'd better go and see her."
After a brief question and answer with the maid standing in the corridor, Jia Lian glanced at Aqi and Aqin behind him, walked into the main hall alone, and then followed his memory to Youshi's room.
"Master Hou~!"
Perhaps when he heard that he was coming, Yindie and another little girl came out to greet him. As soon as he saw Jia Lian, Yindie's face was filled with joy and he stepped forward to salute respectfully.
Knowing that Jia Lian was here to find her eldest grandma, she stood up and said with a smile: "Grandma knows that Mr. Hou is here and is waiting in the house. Mr. Hou, please go in."
Jia Lian nodded and walked directly into Youshi's bedroom.
As the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, You lived in the main hall with dignity. This is not like Mrs. Wang, who does not live in Rongxi Hall, but only lives in the courtyard next to it.
As the main hall of Ningguo Mansion, Ning Xuantang is comparable to Rongxi Hall in terms of specifications.
Even the inner hall where the owner lives has five large rooms. The large rooms are surrounded by small rooms, and there is even an inner corridor. If an assassin who is not familiar with the layout breaks in, it will probably take a while to find the real owner. .
"Second uncle..."
You knew it as early as when Jia Lian passed through Dongfu and discussed matters with the housekeepers.
Originally, she wanted to go find Jia Lian, but she was afraid of being too eager and arousing suspicion, so she didn't take any action.
Later, when she heard that Jia Lian had entered Ning Xuantang, she knew that he must be here to see her, so she packed up and waited quietly in the room.
At this time, he saw Jia Lian walking in and hurriedly came forward to greet him, calling out with some surprise in his voice.
Jia Lian also saw You standing by the window as soon as he entered the door.
This woman was still so beautiful and dignified, but her belly had obviously bulged, which affected her plump figure.
He saw that there was no waiter in the spacious room at this time, and the second maid Yindie who had greeted him before did not follow him in. Jia Lian knew that this was Youshi's arrangement, so when she came over, he stepped forward to take her arm, and then wrapped his arms around Youshi and gently held Youshi in his arms.
Seeing Youshi's eager eyes, Jia Lian lowered his head without hesitation, kissed the lightly rouged red lips.
Couples who have been separated for a long time will inevitably become more enthusiastic. It was Jia Lian who was worried that Youshi was about to give birth, so he let her go in advance.
"Second uncle~~"
Youshi was a little shy, lowered her head and murmured.
Although I had private meetings with Jia Lian in the past, they were either with the help of funeral arrangements or other conditions, or they met at Tianxiang Tower.
It was the first time that he had sex in her room so openly and openly. This kind of frightening feeling was both scary and vaguely exciting.
Jia Lian also felt that the beauty had fragrant lips and teeth, and the aura on her body was very attractive, so he took her hand and sat on the armchair next to her, and then let You sit on his lap, rubbing her ears and temples together while talking about business.
What is business? However, Jia Lian asked Youshi if he had encountered any difficult problems in the past six months, and Youshi was concerned about the dangers he faced outside.
Maybe they both know that time is precious, so neither of them asked deeply about the root cause. It's just that the passion between you and me is gradually growing.
Youshi felt a little apologetic and said in Jia Lian's ear, "I'll call Yindie in for you."
Seeing Jia Lian shaking his head, Youshi remembered that she had given Yindie to Jia Lian for a long time, but Jia Lian had never accepted it. She had already suspected it in her heart, so she explained gently: "I only took Yindie girl two years ago. At that time, your brother Zhen was only focused on pleasing Rong's daughter-in-law, and didn't pay much attention to me or the people around her, so she was still a virgin.
Otherwise, I wouldn't dare give her to my second uncle. "
Jia Lian raised his eyebrows. This Youshi was indeed too virtuous and sensible.
However, he had already checked whether Yindie was a virgin. Naturally, it was not for this reason that he refused to accept her.
Without explaining anything to her, he just changed the subject and said, "I came over to your side just now and found that the number of maids in your courtyard has increased a lot?"
Jia Lian was a little strange. He knew that the You family and the Qin family sent out many of the concubines and maids who used to be around Jia Zhen and Jia Rong. Why were there more people serving her in the house?
She knew that Youshi was not someone like Wang Xifeng who compared herself with others and talked about prestige and ostentation.
Hearing this, Youshi raised her head and glanced at Jia Lian. Just when Jia Lian was a little suspicious, Youshi smiled and said, "It's much more than before.
In the past, when your brother Zhen was here, many places in the house were laid out and wasted.
Now that there are only Rong's daughter-in-law and I, plus your Uncle Jing and your Brother Zhen and several aunts at home, we simply can't use that much space, so I have eliminated all unnecessary ostentation.
I used this to send out a lot of people, but many of them were innocent and I didn't want to show any mercy, so they were placed beside me and Rong's daughter-in-law, at their beck and call. "
Jia Lian understood that it was so.
Although some people were sent out, because there were fewer places in the house that needed people, more people were left idle.
Just like Rongguo Mansion, if Mother Jia suddenly left one day, wouldn't the hundred or so people serving in Rongqing Hall be free immediately?
Seeing that Jia Lian understood, Youshi said again: "However, I am alone, and I can't actually use so many people around me. It would be a pity to leave them alone. Why don't I recruit them over and let my second uncle take a look. If there is anything I can see, If you're past the point of view, how about I give it to my second uncle?"
"Second uncle, don't be suspicious. Although I can't guarantee that these people are innocent, at least they were all people who rarely appeared in front of Uncle Zhen in the past. There are also quite a few who came to the house just this year to take care of you. …”
Youshi said, glancing at Jia Lian with his eyes, which seemed to be joking and a little playful.
Jia Lian was speechless.
He believed what You said was true. After all, no matter how lustful Jia Zhen was, her vision and energy were limited. In addition, Jia Jing was not dead yet, so he still had some concerns about his actions, so it was impossible for him to rape all the maids and wives in the house. This was normal. .
Unfortunately, Ningguo Mansion also has hundreds of families, so every year some newly grown slaves and maids will enter the mansion. In addition, Ningguo Mansion may also buy some slaves and maids from outside every year.
Therefore, as long as you are willing, you can definitely collect a lot of good-looking and innocent maids from the house...
But this does not mean that he will be willing to select beauties from the pile of maids who have been chosen by Jia Zhen.
In fact, if Ruoning's palace is really unique, not to mention being like Qin Keqing, as long as it can be compared with You family, he doesn't mind meeting the latter one or two.
But obviously, it's difficult.
He can question Jia Zhen's character, but he will not question Jia Zhen's vision.
Although he had no intention of hunting for beauty in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Lian also knew that this was Youshi's kindness, so he just held her face and said with a smile: "There is no need to rush this matter. I will talk about it when I have the energy. Bar."
"oh."
Youshi had already seen that Jia Lian didn't take her proposal to heart.
In fact, she didn't necessarily have to give them to Jia Lian. The reason why she deliberately collected some good-looking maids around her was because of the current situation of Ningguo Mansion. Those maids placed elsewhere would be more likely to cause trouble, such as having an affair with the servant. some type of.
Therefore, it is better to keep it by her side. In this way, if there are many beauties around him, Uncle Lian will always be more likely to miss her.
If you have time, it will be easier to come to her.
Although You knew that her color was not bad, she was seven or eight years older than Jia Lian after all. Maybe in a few years, she would be less and less attractive to Jia Lian.
And around Jia Lian, from his wife Wang Xifeng to his maid Qingwen and others, who is not younger and more beautiful than her?
She knew that what she occupied was just a "curiosity". She knew her strengths and weaknesses, so she naturally knew how to make Jia Lian pay more attention to her.
After confirming that Jia Lian had no intention of summoning Yindie, nor did she want anyone else to serve him, she could only take action to calm down the anger she had stirred up.
And how could Jia Lian have the heart to let her serve him with such a big belly? Just when she was about to kneel on the ground, he helped her up and sat on the kang. Then he kissed her on the forehead, told her to take good care of the baby, and went out to see her another day.
Although his identity is not what it used to be, it is better to avoid the troubles that can be avoided.
As the acting clan leader, it is inevitable for him to deal with the You family, but it is better not to make things too obvious to make people suspicious.
So I went out to the outer corridor, called Aqi Aqin, and headed towards the Grand View Garden.
Entering the Grand View Garden from Ningguo Mansion, you have to pass by the foot of Tianxiang Tower.
When Jia Lian came here, he saw that the entire Tianxiang Tower was quiet. Even if he entered through the main entrance, no one would be visible. But being cautious by nature, he still went around to a hidden place and climbed up from the turret...
