【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 243 Grandmother Jia 45

The bloated Gu Qinghe smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms and said with a smile, "Thank you, great-aunt."

Yun Xi easily picked up the chubby little boy Jia Pu and said, "I noticed what happened between you and Zhen'er, and I think you are unhappy at the moment. Beautiful girl, you were so dazzling before, how could you let yourself go like this?"

Yun Xi looked at the fat on her body and didn't understand.

Gu Qinghe sniffed, "My husband brought back a girl when I was in confinement."

"Hey! I told you, there are only so many things a woman in the harem can encounter." Grandmother Jia shook Jia Pu, "Trust me, don't waste your time. Indecision is not a word exclusive to women. Now the masters of Ningguo Mansion are only you and Pu'er. If you want, just kidnap that woman and sell her far away. You have given birth to three children for Ningguo Mansion, and your father is already the president of the Hanlin Academy. Zhen'er wouldn't dare touch you."

"The second option is to give up men and follow your mother-in-law to actively learn how to manage the household finances. In the future, you will take over the Ningguo Mansion's backyard. By then, the women and children in the backyard will all depend on you, and you won't suffer anymore.

Yun Xi felt that she had said this countless times. Unfortunately, there were too many women locked in the backyard and she couldn't save them all.

Gu Qinghe looked at Yun Xi with tears in her eyes, "Grandun, do you really support me?"

"Of course I support you. What are you still hesitating about?" Yun Xi looked at her.

Gu Qinghe's eyes gradually became firm. "Feng Zheng, take your men and tie up that woman and send her away overnight. Send her to the south, the farther the better."

After a moment of silence, he added, "Give her fifty taels of silver and tell her not to get involved in other people's backyards again. Not everyone will be as tolerant as me."

Yun Xi saw that the child had fallen asleep after being rocked by her, and gently put him on the bed.

"I gonna go see."

The concubine lived next to the main courtyard. When Yun Xi arrived, Feng Zheng and his men had already tied her up.

"Let me see, she's really beautiful?"

Feng Zheng and others bowed, Yun Xi waved her hand, and Lanhua brought the lantern closer. Everyone saw the appearance of this concubine, who was indeed extremely beautiful.

Yun Xi couldn't help but admire, "She has such a beautiful appearance, but it's a pity that she doesn't have a good family background, otherwise she could have been a royal concubine."

Lian Hong stared with a look of deep resentment in her eyes.

Yun Xi shook her head helplessly, "Leave, stay away, don't get involved in the backyard of a big family. You have beauty but no good family to support you. A man's favor is just a death warrant. If you get involved, you won't know how you die. There are plenty of ways to kill people silently in the backyard."

Lianhong's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly closed her eyes, shedding a line of tears helplessly.

Yun Xi stuffed a silver note into her arms and asked Feng Zheng to send her away.

Back in Gu Qinghe's room, Gu Qinghe was having her maid give her a massage.

"Grandun, have you sent her away?"

"She's gone, quietly. Don't worry." Yun Xi drank a cup of tea and chatted with Gu Qinghe. She said with a hint of meaning, "After sending that concubine away, you know how to tell Zhen'er. Sometimes it's not shameful to be submissive to a man. When Rong'er and Pu'er take charge in the future, you will be the boss of Ningguo Mansion."

Gu Qinghe seemed to understand something when she saw her graceful and elegant great-aunt.

"Okay, it's almost midnight, I should go back."

When he returned home, he saw the younger generation having fun in the main hall. He said to Lanhua beside him, "The fruit wine is not very strong. Go get some pearl white from my storehouse for the children to try."

Lanhua followed her master's gaze and saw Master Zhen, and immediately understood.

"Yes, the old lady finally decided to take it out. The aroma of the pearly white wine can be smelled from ten miles away, but it's a pity that the quantity is small." Lanhua walked towards Rongqing Hall.

This attracted everyone in the room to look over.

"Great-aunt, do you have any good wine? I think this wine is delicious enough. It looks good and tastes good when it is served in a luminous cup." Jia Zhen couldn't help but question.

"You've seen so little of the world, kid. You'll know once you try it." Yun Xi chuckled. "It's not a big quantity, so drink it sparingly."

Lanhua quickly brought three jars of wine. As soon as the seals were opened, the aroma of the wine wafted in the wind and entered everyone's nose.

Jia Jing looked at his son and then at his aunt, and understood something, but he didn't want to meddle in anything, so he just let him be.

Jia Zhen was provoked and took Jia She and others to drink one cup after another. The liquor was specially bought by Yun Xi. Soon they were drunk and kept drinking.

He smiled helplessly, stood up, glanced at the pendulum clock and said with a smile: "Aunt, it's midnight, get ready to set off firecrackers."

"Let them go. Those who want to go back and rest can go back to their rooms and sleep. I'm old and can't stand it anymore." Yun Xi asked her to make arrangements.

Soon, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks rang out in the imperial city. The entire capital seemed to be awakened, and the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks began one after another.

After watching the fireworks, Yun Xi asked the younger children to go back and rest quickly, and arranged for Yuanchun and the others to sleep in the backyard. The older children were free to make noise, as she felt relieved that Zhang and He were watching over them.

The next day, New Year's Day, the younger generations of the two mansions came to kowtow to Yun Xi and wish her a happy new year. When they heard that Jia Zhen had not gotten up and was still sleeping, they said that he was fine.

The next morning, officials with imperial titles went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings. Yun Xi brought her wives to the palace to pay New Year's greetings and were busy until mid-morning before returning.

Chinese New Year is the time for elders to spend their wealth, and Yun Xi gave quite a lot of money. Seeing the children kowtow and bow so adorably, how could she not bear to give out red envelopes? She gave thirty taels of silver to each of her son's generation, twenty taels of silver to each of Jia Hu's generation, and ten taels of silver to each of Ning Xia's generation.

Next, the two families greeted each other, the first and second families greeted each other, and finally the clan members came to the house to pay New Year's greetings. On the morning of New Year's Day alone, Yun Xi gave away five hundred taels of silver. One couldn't help but sigh that the Jia family was prosperous.

At noon, the whole family gathered at Rongguo Mansion for lunch. The emperor gave four dishes, which was an absolute favor. Ningguo Mansion only had two dishes as a token of its respect.

Because of this incident, Yun Xi was offered a lot of drinks by the wives in the clan.

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, people visit relatives from the second to the fifth day, watch operas at home from the fifth to the eighth day, and attend banquets in various mansions from the eighth day to the Lantern Festival. The Jia family also held two. This is a routine rule. People take advantage of the banquets to strengthen their relationships. Some people also specifically look for future sons-in-law and daughters-in-law at the banquets.

After the Lantern Festival, Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief. She had never expected that life in a noble family would be like this. She was a little uncomfortable in the first year.

"Miss, Miss, the eldest lady invites you over."

Mai Xiang's voice came.

"What's wrong?" Tian Tian jumped up from the couch.

Mai Xiang looked up and said, "I don't know, maybe they want you to follow the rules."

"A new daughter-in-law setting the rules? No way! My mother-in-law's family is like that, how dare she offend my father?" Tian Tian asked as she asked the maid to change her clothes. "Find me a simple and elegant jacket and skirt."