Jia Cong's words were like a thunderbolt that struck everyone's hearts.
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Is this what happened?
Just now, we were flirting with Lin Daiyu, and in the blink of an eye, they said they wanted to marry Xue Baochai. This change was too fast, wasn't it?
Everyone came back to their senses and looked at Lin Daiyu, wanting to see her reaction.
The result was very disappointing to everyone. Lin Daiyu was very calm and did not show any extreme behavior, as if she had known about it for a long time.
Mother Jia was also a little confused. She looked at Jia Cong and Xue Baochai, and then at Li Daiyu. She didn't know what caused this. The two children had always gotten along very well and it was impossible to separate.
Before she could ask, Mrs. Wang stood up and said, "I don't agree, Brother Cong, aren't you engaged to Girl Lin? What's going on with Girl Bao? I won't allow you to bully Girl Bao."
At this time, Mrs. Wang was very angry.
Xue Baochai is her favorite daughter-in-law, how could she let Brother Cong snatch her away.
In the past few years, the Xue family's business has been getting better and better, and they have become richer and richer, which makes Mrs. Wang jealous. She has lost her power as housekeeper. Once the old lady passes away, the second house will definitely move out of Rongguo Mansion.
At that time, there will be nothing left and you can only rely on your current financial resources.
Although the second bedroom has some wealth, it is still inferior to that of the Rongguo Mansion, and even worse than that of the Xue family.
Let Baoyu marry Xue Baochai, and he can find a way to get the Xue family's property.
Even if it fails, with Xue Baochai here, he will not be short of money to spend on his treasures, nor will he be wronged.
Originally, I mentioned the matter of two children to my sister. Although my sister did not agree, she did not refuse. Baoyu was still young at that time, so she was not too anxious.
Later, Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine, and the Jia family became relatives of the emperor.
The status of the second wife has risen, and Baoyu can be regarded as the uncle of the state, so he feels that the Xue family is no longer worthy of him.
However, she was very greedy for the Xue family's money, so she wanted to drag Xue Baochai with her and let Xue Baochai be Baoyu's concubine when Baoyu found someone better.
At that time, Baochai was too old to marry, so she had no choice but to admit it.
This is also the reason why, although he talks to his sister from time to time, he doesn't directly apply for the job.
Just trying to catch a chance.
What she didn't expect was that Jia Cong would take advantage of the opportunity and have his beard cut off. How could she endure this?
After hearing what Jia Cong said, he stood up to object.
But what she didn't know was that the three Xue family members had not considered her son Jia Baoyu at all, and had set their sights on Jia Cong from the beginning.
With Jia Cong in front of you, how can you like Jia Baoyu?
Aunt Xue did not refuse explicitly for the sake of her relatives' reputation.
If Mrs. Wang really knew what the Xue family was thinking, she would probably be furious to death.
Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Cong gave her a dull look.
Seeing her with a dark face and a worried look on her face, I felt a little funny.
What qualifications does she have to object to the matter between herself and Xue Baochai? If you force yourself to stand out and mess around, you will only bring humiliation to yourself.
At this time, Jia Mu also came to her senses and asked: "Brother Cong, aren't you and Yu'er very good? Why do you want to marry Bao Yatou again? You've already made me confused. What's going on? What's wrong? If you bully Yu'er, I won't agree."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Old lady, Sister Lin and I are very close. I want to marry both Sister Lin and Sister Bao. I will marry both of them. I will marry you an extra granddaughter-in-law. You can always have fun secretly." .”
Mother Jia said: "Bah, you are such a naughty kid. You didn't tell me in advance about such a big thing. If you wronged my Yu'er, I won't agree to it. Yu'er, what do you say?"
Everyone looked at Lin Daiyu, even Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai looked over.
Facing everyone's gaze, Lin Daiyu said calmly:
"Old lady, Brother Cong has told me about this. The population of Dongfu is very small. Brother Cong is the only male. Brother Cong is a military general. He might go to the battlefield someday. In order to spread the branches and leaves, it is also In order to let Sister Bao help take care of the business in the future."
Jia Mu finally understood that Jia Cong, a bastard, had already taken care of everything.
We have already discussed this with the Xue family and Yu'er.
What I say today is not to ask for my consent, but to inform everyone to make this matter a reality.
Just like when I was adopted to Dongfu, when I got the news, the dust had already settled. I didn't ask for my opinion at all, and everything I said was in vain.
This brat has such a right idea. Whatever he decides on, he must do it without giving others a chance to object.
Although this is a good thing for him, for him, an elder, he feels a little uncomfortable. This is too disrespectful of himself.
And Yu'er, this silly girl, is really too young and too ignorant.
After being coaxed by Brother Cong for a few words, I relied on him in everything and found myself a love rival. I will definitely regret it in the future.
Now that they have discussed it, there is no need for them to be the bad guy, let them do it.
Mother Jia glanced at Aunt Xue and asked, "Madam, what do you say about Brother Cong and Girl Bao?"
Aunt Xue was very happy when she saw Jia Cong and announced the affair with Baochai in public.
In this way, even if it is justified, my precious girl will not feel aggrieved. Brother Cong is still very reliable in doing things.
From now on, the Xue family will be linked to Ning Guofu, and his Pan'er will have a real backer.
Although her biological brother Wang Ziteng is also very powerful, she is more willing to trust Jia Cong than Jia Cong.
At least, Jia Cong will not covet the Xue family's money, let alone harm his son Xue Pan.
As for the others, it's hard to say. This is also the reason why he didn't go back to his natal family, but went to his sister's family.
The Xue family and Jia Cong have always been very happy to cooperate over the years. The business has reached a higher level, and Xue Pan also knows that he has made progress. This makes Aunt Xue happy more than how much money he earns.
The cooperation between the two companies can be described as a win-win outcome.
Now that he has become his son-in-law, he feels more at ease with Brother Cong.
Seeing Jia's mother asking, she quickly smiled and said: "Old lady, I have watched Brother Cong grow up. This child is capable and promising. It is all the good teaching of the old lady. Bao Yatou can be like this Brother Cong." , I’m also very relieved, and I’m even more relieved since I and Lin Yatou are sisters.”
Aunt Xue is good at talking. She first praised the old lady and then praised Daiyu. She took great pains.
After hearing this, Jia's mother was really happy and had a smile on her face.
He said with a smile: "Bao Yatou is also a good girl. She really takes advantage of Brother Cong, a bastard. Since you don't have any objections, let's just let the matter be settled. This can be considered as happiness upon happiness."
"I don't agree. I have an opinion. Old lady, you can't just agree to them."
When Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Mu had agreed, she became a little anxious and quickly stood up to object again.
Jia Mu sighed, this second daughter-in-law is becoming less and less discerning. Haven't you seen that both the man and the woman agree?
Not only is your objection ineffective, even if my wife wants to object, she will be disgraced.
I was still counting on Brother Cong to make me look good, but I didn't want to offend him.
Mother Jia has already figured out that as long as Brother Cong is close to her, the more outstanding Brother Cong is, the more respectable she will be. This is all due to her upbringing, and she will be the hero of the Jia family.
I don't want to get involved with this stupid woman. This woman can't see the situation clearly. I really misjudged her before.
"My aunt and wife have agreed, I have agreed, Yu'er has also agreed, and Brother Cong and Bao Yatou have no objections either. Everyone is happy now. Do you have any other objections?"
When Mrs. Wang heard what Jia Mu said, she was a little dumbfounded.
She looked at Jia Mu with a look of disbelief and said to herself: "You dote on Baoyu, and I dote on Baoyu. We are the same. How can you talk to Brother Cong instead of me?" '
After all, she was not stupid, and she had some reaction after hearing what Jia Mu said.
Yes, my sister agreed, so what's the point of objecting? Even the old lady agreed.
Looking at Aunt Xue, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
No wonder they kept pushing and resisting without giving a clear answer. It turned out that they were just trying to climb high, and they really underestimated them.
After all, Bao Yatou is our young lady. Even if she is a concubine for the Duke, it is not a glorious thing. Let's take this as an example and see how shameless the Xue family is.
Thinking of this, she said: "Old lady, Bao Yatou is a young lady after all. How can you let her be a concubine? I, as an aunt, can't agree. You also know that I am just a plaything. This is too unfair to Bao Yatou. ”
Aunt Xue looked a little ugly after hearing this. She didn't expect that her sister would jump out to object and be so high-sounding.
It sounds like it's for the precious girl. Who knows what you think specifically?
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Thank you, sister, for worrying about Bao Yatou. Bao Yatou is married to Brother Cong as a concurrent wife."
After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.
With Xue Baochai's character and pride, she would not be willing to be a concubine.
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Mrs. Wang smiled when she heard this, but her smile was uglier than crying.
"In this case, I feel relieved. I am also thinking about Bao Yatou and am afraid that she will be wronged."
Jia Cong smiled. This time he settled the matter before he took action, which saved him trouble and conflict.
The old lady's behavior made me very happy, and I had paid her tribute all these years in vain.
If you want to get along in the court, reputation is the most important thing. It's best if you don't conflict with your own family, so as not to make people laugh.
At this time, Wang Xifeng saw that the matter had come to an end, and walked up and said with a smile: "Hey, brother Cong, my sister-in-law really admires you. You have got all the two best girls in our family. You are so awesome.”
Xue Baochai laughed and scolded: "Bah, Feng girl, your mouth is so annoying. What do you mean you got it? It's so unpleasant."
Seeing Lin Daiyu looking at her sideways, Wang Xifeng quickly begged for mercy.
"Hey, two aunties, can't you just assume that I said something wrong?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Since the second sister-in-law knows that she was wrong, I will forgive you on their behalf. Sister Bao is the daughter-in-law I married for the Rongguo Mansion. As the head of the family, shouldn't you prepare a generous betrothal gift?"
Wang Xifeng was unhappy when she heard this and wanted her to pay for it, but there was no way.
"Bah, you have the nerve to say that you married your own daughter-in-law and asked us to give you a betrothal gift. Why do you think she is so beautiful? Besides, you are the little God of Wealth in the capital. You have a lot of money. All of us combined are not as good as you. If you have money, let us pay, and there is no way.”
Jia Cong said: "The more you spend, the more you earn. Second sister-in-law, how can you make a lot of money if you are so stingy? Be careful that all the money you hide will become moldy."
Everyone laughed when they heard the uncle and sister-in-law bickering.
Jia Mu chuckled and said, "My dear, it's up to you to take care of Brother Cong and Bao Yatou's affairs."
Mrs. Xing smiled and agreed: "Don't worry, old lady, I will definitely handle this matter."
Mother Jia nodded, looked at Jia Cong and said, "My father over there has been gone for almost two years, and it will be three years next year. It is also the period of filial piety. Then you can get married. Yu'er has become a big girl, and if this thing hadn't happened, she would have gotten married long ago."
This makes sense. When Daiyu turns fifteen next year, Baochai will be even older.
Jia Cong said: "I know, old lady, I will ask people to prepare in advance in the second half of the year. After the New Year, we will choose a good day to get married, so that you can hold your great-grandson as soon as possible."
Jia Mu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, now that I'm old, I only have this little hope. I'm relieved to see you all getting married and starting a business."
While everyone was talking and laughing, Hu Hu led a young eunuch and walked in.
The little eunuch also held a white gauze lantern with four corners and a flat head, specially made for lantern riddles.
"Reporting to the old lady, Concubine Yuan asked the younger one to bring a lantern riddle for the ladies and gentlemen in the mansion to guess. The ladies guessed and did not say it out loud. Everyone just wrote it secretly and sent it in together. , the queen-in-waiting will test herself."
Jia Mu didn't expect Yuanchun to be so interested, and said happily: "Since I asked you to guess, you can all guess."
After hearing the words, everyone came forward and looked at it carefully. There was a seven-character quatrain on the lantern.
'It can make demons and demons dauntless, their body is like a bundle of silk, and their energy is like thunder. The sound is so shocking that people are frightened. When I look back, the Prime Minister has turned to ashes. Hit a toy. '
This is really not difficult to guess. Jia Cong guessed it after reading it once. The answer is firecrackers.
Jia Cong looked at Baochai and Daiyu, and saw that they were smiling and looking indifferent. They had obviously guessed it. Some of the others had guessed it, and some were still thinking hard.
Baochai and Daiyu wrote the answer on the paper, made a riddle, wrote it on, and gave it to the young eunuch.
Seeing that Jia Cong had no intention of writing, Lin Daiyu stepped forward and said, "Brother Cong, didn't you guess?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "If I can't guess it's so simple, how can I be worthy of a talented woman like you? I won't join in the fun with you."
Lin Daiyu said: "Since you have guessed it, write one, and let us see what kind of riddle you can write."
Jia Cong had no choice but to take the pen and write down the answer to the riddle. After thinking about it, he wrote another riddle.
'A chicken without legs always stands on the table, drinks water but does not eat rice, and greets guests when they come. Grab daily necessities. '
