"We'll get together again after you guys have settled in."
The Xue family is moving today, so they obviously have a lot to do.
The Feng Mansion is well prepared and doesn't need any help.
Jia Lian smiled and declined Feng Yibo's invitation.
"Then come to my house in a few days and let us brothers have a good drink!"
Feng Yibo didn't force it, he just made an appointment to meet again.
Then the three of them said goodbye and went out along the road to Lixiangyuan.
As soon as he left Jia Lian's courtyard, Xue Pan winked at Xue Biao beside him and said:
"Brother Tadashi, why didn't you let me tell you just now?"
Feng Yibo was a little confused and didn't know what Xue Pan was talking about.
But Xue Biao obviously understood.
He frowned, his face turned slightly red, and said:
"Brother, please don't spread the word about the matter that has not been revealed yet, lest it affect other people's reputation."
Feng Yibo naturally heard that there was something behind their words.
But before he could ask what was going on, a figure appeared around the corner in front of him.
With outsiders present, the three of them tacitly chose to keep their mouths shut.
I didn’t continue the topic just now.
But they soon discovered that the man in front of them was a little weird.
From a distance, she looked like she was dressed as a maid, but she was standing in the middle of the road.
He was motionless and seemed to be waiting for someone.
When you see three people coming, you don't even want to get out of the way.
Feng Yibo was also a little confused, looking a little familiar from a distance.
When I got closer, I found that it was the parrot in Jia Mu's house.
She was looking at Feng Yibo at this time, her face full of tangles.
At this time, seeing the three people approaching, he took the initiative to come forward and salute:
"I've met some great men!"
The three of them nodded slightly and didn't care.
But after the parrot saw the courtesy, he did not give way.
Such unruly behavior made the three of them frown slightly.
But after all, this is Jia's house.
They didn't say anything, just prepared to pass from the side.
Just as the two sides passed each other, the parrot seemed to have suddenly made up his mind and said:
"etc!"
She took a deep breath and saluted Feng Yibo again:
"Uncle Feng, I wonder if I can take a step to speak. I have something I want to tell you."
Feng Yibo was even more confused, but he still nodded towards Xue Pan and Xue Biao.
The two Xue brothers looked at each other and walked away knowingly.
Wait for him at the other end of the aisle.
Now there were only two people left at the corner of the road.
Feng Yibo kept a certain distance from Ying Ge before saying:
"Tell me, what do you need from me?"
The parrot was no longer as entangled as before and said directly:
"Uncle Feng, it's not me, but Sister Yuanyang who has something."
"mandarin duck?"
Feng Yibo was stunned.
The parrot nodded, and then said with a sad face:
"She has a strong temper. If the uncle refuses to help, I'm afraid she will get upset."
As soon as she spoke, Feng Yibo frowned slightly.
After hearing this, he did not follow her words and asked, but said dissatisfiedly:
"Girl Parrot, please tell me directly what's going on. Don't talk to me in this way."
He hates this kind of exaggerating emotions by beating around the bush without telling the truth.
If the guess is correct, the next sentence is probably to continue fanning.
Then let him agree first before continuing.
This little cleverness made Feng Yibo a little disgusted.
He didn't want to waste any more time.
If he didn't want to know about Yuanyang, he would probably turn around and leave after hearing such words.
Unfortunately, the parrot obviously didn't understand what he meant.
She was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then said to herself:
"I know that the uncle has a bad impression of me because of what happened to Miss Lin, but aren't Yuanyang and you... friends?"
Just say what you say, what kind of moral kidnapping is this?
"If you don't tell me what's going on, I'll leave first."
Feng Yibo said something impatiently and turned around to leave.
"etc!"
Only then did Yingge understand what Feng Yibo meant. He no longer cared about any small tricks and said quickly:
"The eldest master fell in love with Yuanyang and wanted to take her as his concubine, but Yuanyang refused to obey!"
"Now that the eldest lady has asked her, and she didn't respond, she went to her sister-in-law to persuade her. She will probably go to her mother-in-law soon!"
Seeing Feng Yibo stop and turn around.
The parrot breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:
"If that happens, Yuanyang will have no room to refuse. With her temperament, she will have no choice but to die!"
"Yuanyang and I grew up together, and I couldn't bear her end, so I came here to ask Uncle Feng for help!"
Although the parrot always has some small thoughts, this time he really wants to help the mandarin duck.
On the Rong Mansion side, they have a group of more than a dozen maids.
We have been close friends since we were in Jia Mu's house.
These ten people have been together since childhood.
We say everything together and do everything together.
Now that they are all grown up, everyone is doing their own thing.
But after all, they are different from others.
Among these people, only Yuanyang and Amber have never changed.
Always in Jia Mu's house.
Others went to other masters' houses one after another.
Cui Lu followed Shi Xiangyun.
Cuimo followed Tanchun.
Suyun followed Li Wan.
Caixia was in Mrs. Wang's room first, and then followed Aunt Zhao.
Sisters Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan followed Mrs. Wang.
Xiren, Sheyue, Qianxue, and Keren all followed Baoyu one after another.
Unfortunately, Ke Ren died first, and Qian Xue was kicked out again.
By the way, there is also Ping'er. Although he is a dowry, he is also good with them.
Now I am also going with Second Mistress Lian.
The time when Yingge was driven back from Daiyu, if these people hadn't secretly and openly encouraged many people to intercede for her.
She might have been kicked out long ago.
In particular, Yuanyang is very popular with Jia Mu.
Now that the mandarin ducks are in trouble, the parrot naturally wants to reciprocate the favor.
But Yuanyang was facing the eldest master of Rong Mansion, the pure and righteous master.
These maids are nothing more than slaves.
Therefore, there is nothing you can do about it, you can only passively bear it.
The parrot knows the temperament of the mandarin duck.
If this continues, something will happen sooner or later.
Today she saw Baochai and Xue's mother going to the backyard to say goodbye, and heard that Feng Yibo was also here.
Immediately, I thought of what happened between him and Yuanyang.
Yingge immediately found someone to take her place and walked around to wait to ask Feng Yibo for help.
Feng Yibo was a little confused at this time and asked first:
"If the master wants a mandarin duck as a concubine, doesn't he need to go through the old lady?"
The parrot sighed and said:
"A family like Rongfu always pays attention to declarations and is very kind to those below. As long as I agree, the old lady can't stop me."
At that moment, Yingge briefly explained the whole story.
The reason for this is still money.
Jia She spends his days eating, drinking, having fun, and having fun.
We don't have much money.
In addition, the government's income is getting less and less, and even the government is about to bottom out.
If it weren't for Jia Lian's income from Sihai Trading Company, he would still be able to give him some filial piety from time to time.
Jia She had already stopped making money.
But recently, less wood has been sold, and Jia Lian's filial piety has become less and less.
Jia She
After much thought, Jia Mu came up with the idea.
There is no way, if the Rong Mansion still has money, it must be there.
Not to mention the dowry of each house, the private property in Jia Mu's hands is extremely rich!
Just some gold and silver utensils are enough for an ordinary person to use for a lifetime.
What's more, there are antique ornaments, various treasures, farm shops, etc.
Just taking out a little bit would be enough for him to spend a few months.
And the person who is in charge of all this for Jia Mu is the eldest girl Yuanyang in her room.
Yuanyang was always very careful, and he only recognized Jia Mu in his eyes.
No one can take it from her.
But as the saying goes: If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves missing you.
Jia She thought hard for a long time, and finally an idea came to him.
That is to reach a consensus with Yuanyang in private, and let her help write things and use them.
In the future, I will give her a title so that I can gain both personal and financial benefits.
Jia Zheng didn't have a city government, so he didn't think about it in detail.
I immediately found Mrs. Xing.
He just said that he fell in love with the mandarin duck and let her talk about it first.
In fact, Jia She's intention was to let Mrs. Xing stand in front of him.
After Yuanyang agreed, he further proposed to get some money to spend.
At that time, everyone will be his.
Don't you just do whatever you want?
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xing was stupid by nature, but Jia She didn't say it clearly.
And on weekdays, he often takes concubines into his room.
Therefore, Mrs. Xing only thought that he had fallen in love with the truth.
Now that Dafang is without Xifeng as his daughter-in-law, she doesn't even have anyone to discuss it with.
At the moment, I can only come forward in person and go directly to Yuanyang to talk.
Mrs. Xing went to Jia Mu's place first and chatted with her for a while.
Then he came out and pretended to go to Mrs. Wang's room.
She went out from the back door and was passing by Yuanyang's bedroom.
It was warm now and the windows were open.
Yuanyang was sitting there doing needlework and looked up when he heard the noise.
When she saw it was Mrs. Xing, she quickly stood up to greet her.
Mrs. Xing took the opportunity to enter the room and said with a smile:
"What to do? Let me see."
As he spoke, he took the needle and thread in his hand.
"This needlework is pretty good."
After taking a quick look, he put down his needle and thread.
He looked up Yuanyang again.
Yuanyang was puzzled by her size and asked with a smile:
"Madam, what's going on here?"
When Mrs. Xing heard this, she winked.
The servants who followed him all withdrew.
Then, she stepped forward and took Yuanyang's hand, smiling and saying:
"I'm here to say hello to you."
After hearing this, Yuanyang had some vague guesses in his heart.
But he only thought it was to help Jia Lian to make peace.
He immediately blushed and lowered his head without saying a word.
When she reaches her age, she will not be buried if she is given to Jia Lian.
Unexpectedly, I just heard Mrs. Xing say:
"You know that your master doesn't have a reliable person in front of him. He wants to buy another one, but he is afraid that those people from Yazi's family are not clean and don't know what's wrong with them. So he buys it and has to fuck it in two days. A ghostly hanging monkey."
After all, Mrs. Xing was from a serious background, so her words were quite appropriate.
But when Yuanyang heard this, he was shocked!
Originally she thought she was speaking for Jia Lian.
After all, Wang Xifeng and Heping'er were gone, and his room had been empty.
If we are talking about helping her son choose a reliable person in the house, it means that a mother is kind and her son is filial.
But listen now, why is that not the case?
The dignified eldest wife has chosen a wife for an old man like Jia She?
"Because the whole house has to choose a family to give birth to a daughter, and there is no good one. Either the appearance is not good, or the temperament is bad. This advantage is gained, but the other advantage is lost."
Seeing Yuanyang lowering his head and saying nothing, Mrs. Xing kept saying flattering words.
"So I have chosen you coldly for half a year. Among these girls, you are the only one who is top-notch, looks, behaves, is gentle and reliable, everything is perfect! The master wants to ask the old lady for you and keep you in the house. .”
Mrs. Xing finally made her words clear, and Yuanyang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Jia She's reputation is only slightly better than that of Ning Fu, and he is not young.
How could she obey?
But after all, I am just a maid, what else can I do?
"You can't compare to the newly bought one from outside. As soon as you get in, you'll be open-minded as soon as you enter. I'll call you aunt, decent and noble. You are also a strong person. As the saying goes, "gold will eventually be exchanged for gold." , who would have thought that the master would value you. "
Seeing that the mandarin duck did not raise its head, Mrs. Xing began to draw cakes again.
"Now, you have fulfilled Su Ji's lofty wish and silenced the mouths of those who dislike you."
Speaking of Bi, Mrs. Xing felt that the heat was about the same, so she immediately took Yuanyang’s hand and said:
"Let's go, follow me back to the old lady!"
Yuanyang's face was blushing at this time, but he was not ashamed.
But angry!
She pursed her lips and tried to pull her hand back.
Mrs. Xing thought she was ashamed and said:
"Oh, what's there to be ashamed of? You don't have to say anything, just follow me."
Yuanyang lowered his head and did not move.
Mrs. Xing felt strange when she saw her like this, and frowned again:
"Don't you want to do it?"
After thinking for a while, he patiently advised:
"If you really don't want to, then you are really a stupid girl. If the master and grandma don't do it, I would rather be a girl! Three years and two years, but if you are paired with a boy, you are still a slave."
Mrs. Xing first understood it with reason, and then moved it with emotion, saying:
"You come with us. You know that I have a good temper and am not intolerant of others. I treat you well. In a year and a half, I will give birth to a boy and a girl, and you will be with me."
"When the time comes, who of the people in the family are you going to order, and who is still there? If the ready-made master doesn't do it, it will be too late to regret if you miss this opportunity."
Yuanyang was still speechless.
Even though he lowered his head, he remained silent.
Mrs. Xing felt that she had said everything she needed to say, and became a little impatient and said:
"You are such a cheerful person, why are you so stubborn? If you have any dissatisfaction, just tell me and I will take care of it."
Yuanyang was angry, but he didn't dare to vent at all.
As Mrs. Xing said, she is just a slave.
Nothing you say at this time is in vain.
It's better to hold on for a while and think about how to deal with it later.
Seeing that the inducement failed, Mrs. Xing threatened:
"You must have me, but you don't want to speak for fear of being embarrassed. It's reasonable for you to wait for them to ask you. Wait for me to ask them, ask them to ask you, and just tell them if you have anything to say."
After saying that, Mrs. Xing sneered and left.
When Yuanyang heard the mention of her mother-in-law, she knew that this might be a big trouble.
If her parents have their fate, she will eventually obey.
But she just didn’t want to!
After all, Yuanyang is a little girl after all.
I ran out of ideas for a while.
She was also afraid that Mrs. Xing would find reinforcements, so she could only hide out first.
Before going out, he first looked for Amber and said:
"The old lady wanted to ask me, but she just said that I was sick. I didn't have breakfast and just came for a walk in the garden."
Amber didn't doubt that he was there, so she nodded and agreed.
After Yuanyang finished speaking, he wandered aimlessly into the garden.
She didn't want what she and Amber just said to be heard by the parrot.
The parrot felt something was wrong and followed him.
Seeing her lost look, the parrot chased after her.
mandarin duck
Yang soon saw her and didn't say anything.
The two of them sat under the tree in silence for a while.
Finally, the parrot said a few words of concern, and the mandarin duck told the whole story.
At the end, he seemed to have finally firmed up his mind and said bitterly:
"Don't say that the eldest master wants me to be his little wife. Even if the eldest wife dies right now and he marries me to be his eldest wife with three matchmakers, I can't go."
The parrot wanted to explain a few words, but then remembered the previous situation, and smiled:
"Could it be that you want to accompany Miss Xue to marry you? It's a pity that it's a little late, but there is Miss Lin."
At this moment, I heard someone laughing from behind the rocks:
"You are such a shameless girl, and you still have ideas for Miss Lin?"
The two of them were startled when they heard it, and they quickly got up and looked behind the rocks.
It was none other than Xiren who came out with a smile and said:
"What's going on? Why don't you ask me to talk about it together."
