Chapter 348: A Storm of Jealousy Added More Suspicion
“Let the Young Taoist go.” Old Lady Jia, surrounded by female relatives, arrived at the entrance of the mountain. She saw Yingchun leading Ruan Rong and several intimate maids waiting happily under the steps.
The Old Lady immediately burst into laughter and looked back at them, saying, "These two girls have a very honest temperament. I was originally worried that she would suffer some hardships when she got married, but now, looking at this, she got married to the right person.”
Jia Yingchun was both pleased and panicked when she heard this, and she didn't know how to deal with it. Wang Xifeng next to her chuckled and said, "With the beauty of Second Sister, even if she wasn’t born in our family, anyone who marries her will treat her as a treasure. You don’t have to worry, Old Lady.”
A burst of laughter amused everyone, and Li Wan hurriedly pulled Yingchun into the queue next to her. Immediately, Lin Daiyu stepped forward and called for her God-Sister to come and speak.
The crowd then passed through two mountain gates and arrived at the center of the main hall.
Jia Yingchun chatted casually with Li Wan along the way, but secretly, all her thoughts were focused on Wang Xifeng.
A few days ago, Wang Xifeng went to Sun Mansion to invite her to pray. However, she actually drafted a new partnership agreement and asked Yingchun to pass it on to the Sun Brothers for review. She also urged that if there were no problems, the business would be arranged as soon as possible.
She couldn't wait any longer. Currently, the southern side was already open to purchasing wood, and if she continued to delay, she would miss out on many opportunities to make a fortune. Whenever she thought of a large amount of silver slipping through her fingers, Wang Xifeng felt uncomfortable and couldn't sleep all night.
Of course, Jia Lian's newly renovated infidelity was also an important reason for her sleeplessness.
However, Sun Shaozong and his Big Brother carefully studied for a while and found that the regulations listed were indeed much fairer than last time. However, there were still some minor details and ambiguous loopholes left.
The two of them listed these flaws and worked out a modification plan, allowing Jia Yingchun to carry it with her, ready to take the opportunity to show them to Wang Xifeng.
Therefore, when entering the main hall, everyone else was thinking of showing off in front of Jia's mother, but only Jia Yingchun was watching Wang Xifeng closely.
Coincidentally, Jia Lian led several healthy servants and brought in fragrant oil to offer. They didn't know what Wang Xifeng had to tell him; she specifically bowed to the Old Lady and went to the adjacent side hall with Jia Lian to speak.
Upon seeing this, Jia Yingchun hurriedly entrusted Li Wan to restrain Siqi and Xiuju and quietly followed her over.
She was originally planning to wait for her second brother to leave and discuss the matter with her Sister-in-law. However, as soon as she arrived at the gate of the side hall, she heard Wang Xifeng cursing loudly inside, "Are you crazy? Where are you looking with your two thieves' eyes earlier? Is that red-haired girl someone you can think of?”
At present, in this pure and humble view, only Ruan Rong could be called ”Red-haired foreign girl!”
Did her unprofessional Brother want the Concubine of the Second Master?!
Jia Yingchun was startled and didn't care about her manners or rules. She quickly leaned over to the hall door and listened carefully.
“Keep your voice down.”
She then heard Jia Lian's displeasure and said, "This is not at home. What are you shouting about? Besides, since she can come, why can't I look at her?”
“How does that expression of yours consider just looking?”
Wang Xifeng became increasingly annoyed and sarcastically said, "Your appearance is clearly trying to steal someone, even swallowing everything! But before you think about this beautiful thing, why don't you first weigh your skin and bones? How many punches can you afford to take in from the Second Master of the Sun Family?”
It turned out that Jia Lian had just taken advantage of the transportation of offerings and secretly approached Ruan Rong with a narrow gaze. However, no one else saw it, but Wang Xifeng could clearly see it. She was immediately jealous and didn't say anything, but she was even more worried that it would affect her plan to make a fortune.
That was why she quickly dragged Jia Lian to the side hall to speak.
“Are you finished yet?”
Seeing this woman dared to use Sun Shaozong to scare him, Jia Lian immediately exploded. He jumped three feet high and said with a blushing face, "I just looked at how she was dressed and you are making a big fuss. That day in the Yihong Courtyard, didn't Second Brother Sun also see everything about you from inside and outside?”
“It’s fine when you usually make a big fuss when I look at other women; how come after Second Brother Sun looked at every part of you, you still dare to criticize me with a shy face like nothing?”
A few words choked Wang Xifeng and she was about to explain a few words to him. Suddenly, Ping’er's voice came from outside the door, "Eh, are you looking for our Madam to talk, Second Lady?”
Immediately after, Jia Yingchun's panicked voice said, “I... I'm here to...”
Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng looked at each other and hurriedly ran out. They saw Jia Yingchun hanging her head awkwardly outside the door. Without even asking, they knew she must have heard something.
Oh no~
How could she be the one who had heard when there were so many people in this temple?!
Jia Lian's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he didn't know how to explain it to his sister. Wang Xifeng next to him gave him a push and said, "I'll just explain to Second Sister. You go ahead and help out quickly.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Lian knew that Wang Xifeng was trying to cover up for himself. He breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly fled back to the main hall.
After he slipped away with the evil wind, Wang Xifeng dragged Yingchun into the side hall and suppressed her voice, saying, "Good sister, you can’t spread that matter to your house just now; otherwise, Sun Erlang and your Brother will have a grudge. You’ll be stuck in the middle, and it will be difficult for you.”
This statement was not unreasonable, especially since Jia Yingchun and Sun Shaozong were not just in a relationship as Brothers and Sister-in-law. Her Brother now coveted Sun Shaozong's Concubine, and if Sun Shaozong found out...
Thinking like this, Jia Yingchun nodded hesitantly.
Wang Xifeng was afraid that she might not be reliable enough, and she even coaxed and scared her a little before asking, "By the way, are you coming to find me for that business?”
Jia Yingchun immediately remembered the primary matter, quickly took out the revised statement, handed it to Wang Xifeng, and recounted the explanation she had heard lying in Sun Shaozong's arms.
After listening and reading, Wang Xifeng compared her original text and realized that she understood it clearly. Therefore, she greatly admired the business skills of the Sun Brothers.
Moreover, even after such a long delay, there was no room for further entanglement in any minor details.
Therefore, Wang Xifeng looked at her again and confirmed that there was nothing inappropriate. She then said, "I will have Ping’er transcribe two copies and then let her send them over with the fingerprint. We will finalize this matter thoroughly. Then, you must urge your Master and Second Master to quickly dispatch someone to bring the silver to the south; otherwise, it’s hard to tell how much business will be delayed.”
Jia Yingchun was fully satisfied, and the two of them joined hands to leave the side hall.
After calling Ping’er back to the main hall, they heard the Taoist smiling and chanting, "The day before yesterday, I saw a young lady at a house who was fifteen years old and had a good appearance. I thought my son should also seek marriage soon. If this Young Lady looks smart, intelligent, and rooted in family background, she is also worthy.”
“But I wonder what you think, Old Lady? I don’t dare to act first and report afterward. Therefore, I would like your opinion before I decide.”
The Old Lady was indispensable, but the people beside her were anxious.
Especially Baoyu, who wanted to interrupt but couldn't get in, anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks and fidgeted, grabbing his eyeballs to gouge out Taoist Zhang's old face.
This was not originally related to Wang Xifeng, but she knew that her Aunt [Mrs. Wang] had already made up her mind about Baoyu’s marriage, so she quickly went forward and made jokes, causing everyone to burst into laughter and thus suppressing the matter of the marriage proposal.
She took advantage of the situation and begged Taoist Zhang for a ”naming talisman” on behalf of her only daughter, Qiao Si'er.
That Taoist was also joking. He bought a big tray to come in and said he wanted to bring out the ”spiritual treasure jade,” and went outside to open up the vision of the young Taoists.
Upon hearing this, the Old Lady quickly ordered Baoyu to remove the ”spiritual treasure jade” and place it on a tray.
Taoist Zhang carefully placed a python bundle on it again, and then he personally carried it out with a sharp eye-like expression.
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