Quick Wear: I've never been a good person

Chapter 517: Welcoming Spring in the Red Mansion (29)

Xiu Ju and Si Qi were very happy when they saw the room full of gift boxes.

Xiu Ju quickly went to get the booklet and prepared to count and enter the information.

I had just opened a few gift boxes when I counted out a lot of good things that I had never seen before. I couldn't help but sigh happily to Shuangshuang.

"Girl, our lady truly treats you as her own daughter!

So many good things were sent over like this.

If only before..."

Suddenly he covered his mouth alertly and looked around.

After making sure that Shuangshuang, Siqi and Xiaoyue were the only ones in the room, he patted his chest, gave Shuangshuang a wry smile, and continued to work.

Shuangshuang shook her head, but didn't care. She knew Xiu Ju's personality.

What's more, Mrs. Xing used to be notorious for being stingy.

The reason why she is so generous now is, firstly, that she wants to show her favor to herself, and secondly, it must be because Jia She has given her benefits.

When Wang Xifeng came out of confinement, Mrs. Xing reluctantly returned the power of the household to her.

During this period, she has enjoyed enough benefits from being the mistress of the house.

But she also knows her own business. It's okay at home, but she really can't reach it when she goes out.

But when she gave Wang Xifeng the warehouse key and account book, she was rejected by Wang Xifeng.

"Madam, Kang'er is still young, and my daughter-in-law is really too busy to take care of him. I'll have to trouble you to work harder for a while."

The current atmosphere in the general's mansion has made Wang Xifeng no longer have the competitive spirit she used to have.

She is not like before. She doesn't care about the huge Rongguo Mansion and lets the second wife have it.

Now it’s different. No matter whether she manages the family or not, this family will belong to Jia Lian sooner or later.

So she was very generous in giving up the housekeeping power.

Mrs. Xing didn't expect Wang Xifeng to be so generous, and she spoke modestly.

"But you also know that there are some things I am really unable to do."

"This daughter-in-law has also thought about it. One day I will go back and ask my mother to help find you an old nanny who is within a kilometer to help you.

You see, ever since the two sisters have had a few maids around them, their demeanor has completely changed."

Mrs. Xing did not expect that Wang Xifeng would be willing to ask a nanny for advice for her, and looked at her with surprise.

"Then thank your mother for me."

The governess arrived very quickly. In just ten days, Mrs. Wang Ziteng brought people to the general's mansion.

What a coincidence, several of the maids knew her and had a very good reputation for her, which made Mrs. Xing even more grateful to Wang Xifeng's mother.

Next, Mrs. Xing began to go out to attend banquets frequently, mainly to find out which family had good sons.

In fact, since the family split up, Mrs. Xing had asked Shuangshuang about it.

But at that time Shuangshuang was still a concubine's daughter, so the only people she came into contact with were concubine's sons, or legitimate sons from small families.

Now, as the only legitimate daughter of a first-class general's mansion, Shuangshuang is naturally in a completely different position.

At least those I met before are no longer a match for me.

Just when she was frequently taking Shuangshuang to various banquets, the Empress Dowager in the palace suddenly issued an imperial decree.

The emperor was almost thirty years old, but he had no offspring. He only had three princes and three princesses.

For the sake of the royal heir, the empress dowager decided to hold a selection for the emperor.

However, the emperor did not want to waste money and manpower, so the empress dowager decided to hold only a small-scale beauty pageant.

All eligible daughters of officials of the third rank and above must participate.

When they heard the news, Jia She and Mrs. Xing were stunned.

This……

If I had known this would happen, I would have not announced Yingchun to the world in such a high-profile manner.

But I still had to report Shuangshuang's name.

Both of them were going to enter the palace to participate in the selection, but there were still people who were unhappy, and they were naturally Lady Jia and Lady Wang from the second house.

When the new emperor first ascended the throne, he was unwilling to hold a beauty pageant in order to avoid wasting money and manpower.

Yuanchun was already old and could not wait for the emperor's election, so she had to pass a small election to enter the palace and serve as a slave.

Otherwise, with Yuanchun's status as the eldest daughter of Duke Yuanchun, she would at least be able to have a concubine position when she entered the palace. Why would she be in such a state of being neither up nor down like now?

If Yingchun is elected, then wouldn't Yuanchun, the eldest legitimate sister, have to pay her respects to Yingchun?

Especially since they have always believed in their hearts that based on Yuanchun's birth date on the first day of the first lunar month, she will have great fortune sooner or later!

But now, if Yingchun were to enter the palace for a selection, even if the emperor wanted to show favor to the Rongguo Mansion, he would definitely choose Yingchun, the legitimate daughter.

Just when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were getting anxious and looking for a chance to stop Shuangshuang from entering the palace, the day of the selection arrived.

They both sat in the carriage with their eyes closed, resting, while Little Orange muttered to themselves.

"Wrong, wrong! Shouldn't Yuanchun be named the Virtuous Consort? Why do you still want to enter the palace for the selection?"

"You're stupid. Waiting for Yuanchun assumes she's a daughter of the Duke's Mansion.

But now the family has split up, and she is just the daughter of a fifth-rank official.

Secondly, the Rongguo Mansion embezzled the silver that Lin Ruhai was supposed to offer to the emperor.

In order to find evidence, the emperor deliberately allowed Yuanchun to visit her parents and built the Grand View Garden.

But Jia She avoided those pitfalls early on because of your past and present life medicine.

Jia Yuanchun will definitely not be able to ascend to the throne. Only those in Rongguo Mansion are still daydreaming and having unrealistic ideas. "

“But now the task of the draft will fall on you.

"Alas, if I had known the result would be like this, I would have been better off not letting Jia She wake up."

“If I hadn’t woken up, I would have married that Zhongshan wolf again.

By the way, speaking of the Zhongshan Wolf, how is Sun Shaozu doing now?"

"When I first arrived in the capital, I was set up by Jia She and thrown into jail by Prince Beijing. My legs were broken. I can never hope to be an official and do evil in this life."

Shuangshuang was immediately interested when she heard it. "How could I not know? Tell me in detail!"

It turned out that Jia She had been on guard against Sun Shaozu for a long time.

Therefore, when he first came to the capital to try to get close to Jia She, Jia She still treated him like a nonchalant and dissolute young man.

This made Sun Shaozu feel proud, and he thought that his plan would come true.

Therefore, he worked harder to make appointments with Jia She every day.

Every day he traveled around the mountains and rivers, visited brothels, gambling houses, restaurants, and calligraphy and painting and antique shops.

Anyway, we will treat him according to what we have learned about Jia She's personality before.

Jia She was originally an old playboy, so when someone invited him to eat, drink and have fun, he would naturally accept it all.

Until one day, I heard that there were several beautiful new courtesans in the brothel. As a qualified playboy, I naturally wanted to join in the fun.

However, Jia She learned from Zhong Da and others that the courtesan had been kept by Prince Beijing when he was still an honest official.

Now that the courtesan is old, she hopes that Prince Beijing can take her into his palace as a concubine.

Given Prince Beijing's family background, it was naturally impossible for him to bring a prostitute back home.

The courtesan angrily had a sign hung up on her in order to piss off Prince Beijing.

Of course, most people in Beijing knew what was going on, so even if she hung up the sign, no one dared to call her.