Chapter 911: Disaster comes to the noble family

Love Shenjing, Qingyu Square, Xia Mansion.

Xia Gu Niang was proud because of Jia Cong's promotion, full of admiration and joy, and when she was intoxicated, she heard that Wang Lady had sent some wedding red materials.

It was like boiling soup poured into ice water, and she instantly felt a great loss of interest. Thinking of Jia Cong, she couldn't help but think of Jia Baoyu, like a delicacy hitting dog shit, which was really twitching and disgusting.

The Xia family was a wealthy family, what kind of good materials couldn't they buy? To have that stupid, earth-eating woman send them, and crawl out to disgust people, it was truly disappointing.

But Jia Cong's brilliance was dazzling, like the most gorgeous dream, which had made Xia Gu Niang deeply trapped in obsession. Even if she was asked to drink poison to quench her thirst, she had already turned back.

Although she hated this marriage extremely, this was the only way she could succeed in her private desire. Now that the wedding date was approaching, she naturally couldn't tear her face apart.

She frowned and asked the maid to send the clothing materials in. After a while, several inner-court old women held five or six pieces of high-quality red materials into the room. The red light on the table was gorgeous and brilliant.

The maid who passed the message said, "Miss, Mother Wang who sent the materials is the inner steward of the Mistress's family. The Mistress asked Miss to meet her, so that it will be easy to get along in the future."

Xia Gu Niang was ruined by Wang Lady, and she was full of evil fire, angry, "What Mother Wang? Why should I see her? A slave has this face!"

"You go back to the Mistress and say that I am not feeling well, and I am afraid of passing the illness to her. Anyway, say it roundly as you please. If you say half a word wrong, I will peel your skin!"

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The maid saw Xia Gu Niang suddenly explode, thinking that the Miss was about to get married, and had been becoming more and more moody recently, so she hurriedly agreed and fled the boudoir in a hurry.

Xia Gu Niang muttered, "A dog slave comes to the door, my mother accompanying her is not enough, and she wants me to see her? I'll keep this account for you, and I'll peel your skin later!"

Seeing Baochan was Xia Gu Niang's personal maid and knew why she was angry. Because the Miss was thinking of Jia Cong and was being beautiful, but Jia Tai Tai sent red satin over.

The Miss's spring dream was poked, so she naturally had to be angry and ashamed. Mother Wang was unlucky to provoke the Miss at this juncture. The Miss would definitely trample her to death in the future.

Seeing Baochan saw the high-quality red satin on the table, red and colorful, shining brightly, and felt envious in her heart, "Miss, since the materials have been sent, Miss might as well take a look."

"Miss is so beautiful, you must wear the best red wedding dress when you marry into the Jia family, so that they can see how decent it is to marry a person like Miss."

Xia Gu Niang was extremely uncomfortable with the red materials sent by Wang Lady, but hearing Seeing Baochan's words, "let them see," thinking that "they" also included Jia Cong,

She couldn't help but look at those high-quality red materials. The materials were all bright red, with exquisite dark patterns woven on them, including peony patterns, lotus patterns, bat patterns, and bamboo leaf patterns.

Seeing Baochan stepped forward and picked up the red satin with lotus dark patterns. She remembered that Jia Baoyu loved to wear bright red gold lotus patterns, and smiled, "Miss, this gold lotus pattern material is the best looking."

But she saw Xia Gu Niang pick up a piece of red satin with bamboo leaf patterns and said, "You ignorant girl, this gold lotus pattern is vulgar and unbearable. This red satin with bamboo leaf dark patterns is elegant and generous."

"Haven't you seen that Brother Cong loves to wear moon-white silver bamboo pattern robes? Only the patterns chosen by such a great talent as him can be considered the most handsome and generous. I like this one."

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Seeing Baochan felt twitching and disgusted. The Miss was really brainless. She was going to marry Jia Baoyu, but she chose the patterns that Jia Cong liked for her red wedding dress. She was becoming more and more crazy.

She couldn't help but say, "Miss, although the bamboo leaf pattern is good-looking, it seems too elegant for a wedding. It's better to have peony patterns or gold lotus patterns, which are eye-catching and wealthy."

Xia Gu Niang scolded, "That womanish Jia Baoyu likes to wear bright red gold lotus patterns daily, looking like a lewd woman. Even if you kill me, I won't wear any gold lotus patterns."

"He is a brainless, lewd seed. Do you want me to cater to him? The Jia family is now a Hanlin family, scholarly and official. Showing off wealth and spirit will only make people laugh."

Seeing Baochan was speechless after hearing this. She didn't know many characters, so she couldn't say Xia Gu Niang's principles, and she didn't dare to say more, for fear that Xia Gu Niang would be suspicious.

She smiled and said, "Miss is right. The Jia family is now a scholarly family. Last time we went to visit the Duke's wife, she also said that Jia Baoyu was going to study at the Imperial College."

"It was Jia Cong who sent Jia Baoyu to the Imperial College to pull him. Jia Baoyu looks smart and happy. If he studies hard for a few years, he will definitely be able to enter the school."

"By then, he will be able to pass the provincial examination and become a Rank Jinshi. Miss will also be able to be an official's wife. At that time, Jia Baoyu and Jia Cong will not be much different, and our Xia family will also have face."

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Xia Gu Niang laughed out loud after hearing this. Her laughter was as pleasant as a silver bell, but it was full of ridicule and disdain, "You brainless thing, a proper fool."

"Although I haven't been to the Jia family many times, I have already seen that the way Jia Cong looks at Jia Baoyu is extremely disdainful, and he doesn't know how much he despises and tramples on him in his heart."

"He sent Jia Baoyu to the Imperial College, not to pull him, but because of his father's face, he just fooled him. Do you think everyone in the Imperial College is a Rank Jinshi?"

"Last time I deliberately sent him the Four Books and Five Classics. Look at his virtue. He hasn't read a few proper books, but he went to learn the wild and unrestrained Wei and Jin style. Does he deserve this face?"

"He is just covering up in front of people. He is a stupid thing who can't read books. If he can enter the school and pass the provincial examination, then the scholars in the Imperial College must all be dead."

"Don't be fooled by his style. He is the same age as Jia Cong. What has he done in his life? If it weren't for Old Ancestor's favoritism, he wouldn't be anything at all."

"Don't talk about his entering school and becoming an official in the future. It's funny and disgusting to hear. He doesn't have this luck. He is destined to be a waste who eats white rice. He is a Liu Adou who can't be helped."

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Seeing Baochan heard her Miss's words were mean, and she felt terrified in her heart. Jia Baoyu was born so handsome and blessed, and had romantic means. How could he be as unbearable as the Miss said?

The Miss secretly fell in love with Jia Cong and was crazy for him, treating other men as waste. Jia Baoyu was truly pitiful. How could he encounter such a hard-fated cousin?

Xia Gu Niang said disdainfully, "The two branches of the Jia family haven't separated yet, but they will eventually separate. This is the dead rule of the aristocratic family. If the second branch has no one to support it, it will be defeated."

"With Jia Baoyu's style, even feeding himself is difficult. But the Xia family has plenty of silver. It's easy to raise a waste with white rice. I'll see how he mixes as a parasite in the future."

Xia Gu Niang pulled the bright red gold bamboo pattern fabric while talking, wrapped it around her slender and charming body, looked at herself in the dressing mirror, and kept playing with it and comparing it.

She didn't know what she thought of, her snow-white cheeks flushed, her beautiful eyes were watery, and her whole person was as charming as fire, as if she could burn everything, making people feel inexplicably palpitating.

She said again, "The other pieces of material should be sent back. My mother must also send a return gift. I have two copies of the University and the Doctrine of the Mean on my desk, which I have read carefully and annotated."

"You take them to my mother and say that it is my return gift for Jia Baoyu. He is now studying at the Imperial College. As his future daughter-in-law, I should always have some etiquette."

Seeing Baochan was trembling, "Miss, Jia Baoyu doesn't seem to like books. Last time you said a lot, he also lost his temper. Isn't it too good?"

Xia Gu Niang said, "The Jia family is now a Hanlin family. It is reasonable for the children in the family to study. I am about to enter the door, so naturally I have to follow the family style. I don't care if he likes it or not."

"You remind my mother again, send the return gift to Rongqing Hall at sunset. At that time, Jia Baoyu's father will return to the mansion after work. I want the Jia family to know that I am a proper girl, hum!"

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Lady Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall, at sunset.

The sun was slanting to the west, and the sunset was shining. The vermilion corridors and painted beams outside Rongqing Hall were all painted with golden-red light, and the whole place was brilliant and magnificent.

Since the palace issued an edict to promote Jia Cong, the two mansions of the Jia family had been like a market for several days, with guests coming and going, until today it finally stopped.

Jia Zheng was taken care of by Vice Minister Li Li Dekang of the Ministry of Works, and he also entertained guests in the outer courtyard of the West Mansion for two days. The superiors in the official office valued and cared for him, and the poison of the Jin Ling old case was unclear, making him feel happy and worried at the same time.

Inner-court female guests came and went frequently. Except for the friendship of the family, Seeing Yingchun, as the eldest daughter of the Dongfu, received attention from many aristocratic families, and there were many intentions of marriage in their words.

Jia Mu was happy to see such things. Because Seeing Yingchun had passed the age of fifteen, she had reached the age of marriage, but it happened to be a great filial piety, so it could not be decided for a while.

Seeing Yingchun was originally just a concubine's daughter of the main branch, and originally could not be the legitimate wife of an aristocrat, but with a brother like Jia Cong, she was not only interested in aristocratic families, but also all of them were eldest sons.

This made Jia Mu feel very proud. Now that Xing Lady was as good as abandoned, although Jia Mu also had the right to make decisions, she did not say anything to each family, just using great filial piety to deal with it for the time being. ===== CHAPTER 912 =====

Grandmother Jia was happy to see such things happen, because Seeing Yingchun had already passed the age of fifteen and had reached the age of discussing marriage, but it just happened to encounter the great mourning period, so it could not be decided for a while.

Seeing Yingchun was originally just a concubine-born daughter of the first branch and originally could not be the legitimate wife of a noble, but with a brother like Jia Cong, there was an intention that it was not only for noble families, but also all were the eldest legitimate sons.

This made Grandmother Jia feel very proud in her heart. Now that Lady Xing was as good as abandoned, although Grandmother Jia also had a share in making decisions, she did not say anything dead to each family, only using the great mourning to temporarily mediate.