OBS Chapter 241 Jia Yingchun
Chapter 241 Jia Yingchun
Although Jia Yuanchun was only a talented woman, she was also eligible to visit her parents. In order to give her daughter the best and to bring honor to her daughter, Mrs. Wang immediately set her sights on marrying her to the first wife.
If it were the Jia family in the original world, they would definitely regard this as their last straw. At that time, the Jia family had already begun to decline, so naturally they had to let the empress visit her parents in a grand manner.
However, although the Jia family was in poverty at this time, they did not do as they did in the previous life, where they had to rob Peter to repair Paul. At least Wang Xifeng had never done anything to earn interest, nor had she even forced a pair of lovers to death for money.
Therefore, when Mrs. Wang mentioned this matter, Wang Xifeng refused without thinking.
"Aunt, Concubine Jia is the support of our Jia family. She is old and out of favor. I guess she won't even have a child in the future. If we spend so much money to build a villa for the imperial visit, what will we do in the future?"
Mrs. Wang was so angry that her mouth was bubbling. "You are so confused. If we make things more lively, it means that we take the royal family's instructions to heart. If the emperor is happy, he will not only promote your sister Yuanchun's position, but also will not forget the Jia family."
Wang Xifeng would not accept this pie. "The two families have already separated. If you want to build a villa for your parents to visit, then go ahead. Anyway, we each have a queen, so we should just take care of our own."
Mrs. Wang had no money. "Yuanchun is also a child of the Jia family. If the old lady were still alive, she would definitely agree to this matter immediately."
Mrs. Wang had already moved the old lady out, but Wang Xifeng refused to accept it.
"Aunt, we are really not well off right now. Even the Queen said there is no need to make a big fuss. If you insist on having a grand wedding, then go and prepare the money yourself. We will do as much as we can with the money we have. We will never do anything that is just to show off."
Mrs. Wang said a lot of nice things and learned a lot of benefits, but Wang Xifeng didn't take the bait at all. The two families had already separated, so why did they have to be mixed together? Besides, although Yuanchun was her cousin, if it weren't for Yingchun, she would probably have been an ordinary female official in her life. What was there for her to invest in?
In the end, Wang Xifeng was really annoyed and directly took out several thousand taels of silver as a tribute to their eldest wife.
Mrs. Wang was so angry that her heart ached. What could she do with these thousands of taels of silver? Was she just giving alms to beggars?
But no matter how angry Mrs. Wang was, she didn't dare to curse back directly, for she was afraid that if she did, the thousands of taels of silver would be gone.
Mrs. Wang had no choice but to borrow money from other places, starting with her good sister, Xue's family. At the beginning, Xue Baochai wanted to take part in the selection, but unfortunately she had a brother like Xue Fan, so she was naturally eliminated.
Xue Baochai also looks down on ordinary men. After picking and choosing, if the Jia family had not separated Baoyu in the previous life, and if there was an imperial concubine sister, then Xue Baochai would naturally be interested in Baoyu, and they would have the so-called golden marriage.
But now Jia Baoyu is neither good at literature nor martial arts, he is just the second son of a fifth-rank official, and he even has only one talented sister in the palace. This is how his life is, and he is indeed not worthy of being relied on.
But even so, Xue Baochai understood that this was her only better choice at the moment, so she could only keep Jia Baoyu in suspense and then slowly choose.
After Mrs. Wang realized what her sister meant, her heart ached. She looked down on her sister and her family because they were merchants. How could they have the nerve to look down on their own son Baoyu?
Xue Baochai is already so old, and she had been clamoring to take part in the selection. Now she has failed. She is just the daughter of a merchant, and she doesn't even have a pillar in her family. Yet she dares to criticize her own son. She is so shameless.
Mrs. Wang then shifted her gaze to the Lin family, thinking that the Lin family was once a noble family, but it was a pity that the title was lost by Lin Ruhai's generation.
Lin Ruhai was quite capable. He passed the imperial examination and became a third place winner in the imperial examination and was appointed to a post in Jiangnan. People in ancient times said that he could earn 100,000 silver coins in three years in Qingzhou Prefecture.
Not to mention that Lin Ruhai was the Salt Administrator and made the most money. The tributes from the salt merchants alone were not a small amount.
Mrs. Wang used to look down on Lin Daiyu, thinking that this girl was thin and weak, pretending to be delicate and artificial, and was not likable. She probably would not be able to have children in the future.
But now, for the sake of her daughter, Mrs. Wang is willing to let Baoyu marry Lin Daiyu, and after they get married, let Baoyu take Xue Baochai as his concubine.
Mrs. Wang had made a very careful calculation, but Lin Ruhai did not plan to marry his daughter off. Instead, he wanted to marry a live-in son-in-law. Anyway, her health was a little weak, but as long as she took good care of herself, she would have no problem living another 20 years.
Mrs. Xue also has her own little calculations. Although they look down on Baoyu, he is currently the best choice. After choosing among them, although Baoyu's status is a little worse, he is at least the second daughter of a fifth-rank official.
The two sisters had their own thoughts. Mrs. Wang went to borrow money from the Lin family first, and ended up getting back 12,000 taels of silver. Before she could get over the anger, Mrs. Xue came over to negotiate terms.
These two are indeed sisters. After planning for a long time, Mrs. Wang simply turned hostile and said, "It just so happens that our Baoyu doesn't like your Baochai either. Since this perfect match can't be made, forget it.
Our Baoyu is the younger brother of the Empress in the palace. If the Empress gets pregnant, he will definitely be the Emperor's uncle."
Mrs. Xue was a bit cowardly, and was frightened by Mrs. Wang at once. She immediately went back to discuss the matter with Baochai.
The mother and daughter discussed for a long time and finally decided to bet on Baoyu. After all, Baoyu was born with jade in his mouth, so maybe he really has great fortune.
Mrs. Xue did not take out too much money, but first took out 50,000 taels of silver, and asked for Mrs. Wang's note, saying that the money must be repaid in the future, but the specific form of repayment could be discussed by both parties. It is also possible that the money would become Baochai's dowry.
The three-year mourning period passed in the blink of an eye. Jia Zheng wanted to stay in the mansion for a while longer. If this period had to be set to a time limit, it would be best if it was for a lifetime.
But it’s a pity that Jia She no longer wanted to support his adopted brother’s family, so he just sent them away. If the other party really refused to leave, haha, when it comes to helplessness, who can be more helpless than Jia She?
After Jia Zheng moved out, Jia She sent away all those family members who were ambitious but incompetent. And those maids who were treated like spoiled young ladies, each of them had lofty ambitions but fragile lives, and still wanted to be the masters' masters. I think they are really tired of living.
Jia She sent away that group of servants under the pretext of accumulating blessings for the old lady, which really earned him a good reputation in the eyes of outsiders.
Mrs. Wang had to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall, and finally built a villa for her daughter to visit her parents. However, because her daughter's status was too low, she was the last one to come out, and hers was even the worst, which was particularly shabby.
When the mother and daughter met, they shed silent tears. Yuanchun looked at so many people around her and found an excuse to get rid of them. Then she told her mother about the suffering she had experienced over the years.