I slept until dawn, and was finally woken up by the sound of the girls.

"What are they doing?"

Jia Baoyu asked dissatisfiedly while allowing the attacker to dress him.

He is now "recuperating at home", no matter how long he sleeps, no one can say anything, and no one dares to say anything.

was woken up by the maids, and naturally felt a little unhappy.

The attacker smiled and said, "It's a good day today, they're all packing up their belongings, and they're going to pick petals at the Red Fragrance Garden, why don't I go out and ask them to be quiet?" ”

As soon as Jia Baoyu heard this, what kind of flowers and pollen did the girls love, and now it is spring, and the garden is full of flowers, so it is naturally a good time to pick flowers. In addition, flower petals are very versatile, whether it is used as rouge or incense powder and spices, well, they can also be used for bathing in petals......

didn't let the attacker go out to sweep everyone's interest, but pointed to the side, Du Qiuniang, who was silently tying clothes alone, and said, "If you all have to go later, bring her with you." ”

Speaking of which, Du Qiuniang is not yet seventeen years old, it is the age of jasper, and she is still a little childlike when she thinks about it, Jia Baoyu still wants her to be a teacher, so naturally she can't be isolated from the circle of Yihong Courtyard.

"Auntie and grandmother are going too, then they are afraid that they will not dare to make a mistake."

The attack was originally a casual remark, Du Qiuniang's identity is not a maid after all, with her, the little girls are inevitably more restrained.

Jia Baoyu said: "That's your problem, why did Sister Ping'er joke with her in the past and have fun unscrupulously?" ”

was suffocated, and I had the heart to say that Ping'er had been in this house since she was a child, and many maids were familiar with it, so everyone didn't react to the change in her identity. However, there is a suspicion of talking back to this, and once the second master can't get off the stage, he may end up in a house-to-door manner.

But Du Qiuniang herself said: "I won't go, I'll go back to the health hall.......

Before he finished speaking, Jia Baoyu glanced at him and didn't dare to say anything more. Jia Baoyu had already said before, let her recuperate at home for two days, she didn't dare to disobey Jia Baoyu. Moreover, Jia Baoyu did this obviously for her good, for fear that she would hurt her body by "bringing an injury" to work.

Seeing that she was so afraid of him, Jia Baoyu couldn't force her, so she said, "If you really don't want to go, it's better to rest in the house." ”

Although the young and delicate body is beautiful, Jia Baoyu can't bear to destroy it. Du Qiuniang is the first youth virgin he has premeditated, and he is also the youngest, so he is naturally distressed.

"Hmm." In this way, Du Qiuniang nodded obediently.

After a simple breakfast, Jia Baoyu asked if anyone had come to look for him in the morning, and the attacker replied: "The third girl has been here, but I heard that the second master was still sleeping after a tiring day yesterday, so the third girl left, saying that she would come to the second master later." ”

The attacker said, his voice inexplicably ashamed. The second master was really busy yesterday, and he didn't stop at night!

Although Xiangling and Xiaozi were waiting for her inside last night, she and Qingwen and others collaborated to deliver towels and water outside, and everyone who should know knew it.

Seeing Jia Baoyu looking at her playfully, she immediately changed the topic: "Also, there are people going back and forth at the back door, saying that Uncle Xue invited the second master out for dinner, and I have already helped the second master go back, so I said that the second master must not be empty." ”

Jia Baoyu nodded, as the most powerful maid in his house, the power to deal with such a trivial matter was given to her. Xue Pan's banquet has never been nutritious, if there is really something, he will go to Mingyan or his own soldiers.

didn't take Xue Pan's invitation to heart, Jia Baoyu made a little repairs in the house, and decided to go to the East Mansion to have a look.

Anyway, it's also his earl, he's the main lord and the old man doesn't appear, the people inside don't have a backbone, and there may be trouble after a long time.

When he arrived in Dongfu, Jia Baoyu took the initiative to go to the place where he changed his clothes and put on a full-body filial piety dress.

No matter how much you don't care, you still have to do a good job in terms of face. The face work is done, even if it is an idler, it is difficult to gossip.

When I came to Ning'an Hall, I saw groups of maids and mothers-in-law cleaning the yard and tidying up the windows, as if they were cleaning.

During the great mourning, do you still sprinkle the court?

"I've seen the master."

When an old mother in charge saw Jia Baoyu coming, she stepped forward with full vision and bowed down as if she were a thousand, and then the other maids and women did the same, kneeling with the big bow.

Jia Baoyu didn't think it was wrong, he knew that there was nothing wrong with these people calling him that at this time.

But I still don't like it very much in my heart, these old people of Ning Guofu call him master, as if he inherited the title of Ning Guofu. It can be seen that Feng Xiang brought the forbidden army over that day, and there was a charter to follow to prepare to help him clean up the portal.

Ning Guofu is equivalent to the mansion that the royal family took back and then gave to him, and now that the process of receiving is missing, it is inevitable that there will be some embarrassing elements.

But Jia Baoyu has never been able to deal with the dead, at least Ning Guofu is completely out of business on the surface, so he doesn't mind too much, so he called these people up and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

The housekeeper's mother-in-law, Jia Baoyu, knew each other, and was the mother-in-law of a housekeeper surnamed Liu in the house. She said with a flattering look and a smile on her face full of chrysanthemums: "Grandma said, from now on she will move to the west side of the courtyard to live, this is your living place, sir, tell the servants to clean up well, and then rearrange and tidy up, so as to welcome the master to come to the house." ”

Jia Baoyu saw it so clearly, as soon as he heard it, he knew that You Shi was afraid of hindering his eyes, so he took the initiative to retreat in order to find a place to live.

A woman who has been cautious all her life is really cautious enough in these aspects.

"Where's your grandmother?"

"Grandma is keeping a vigil."

Jia Baoyu nodded, raised his legs and walked out of the backyard of Ning'an Hall and headed for the front hall.

When I came to the mourning hall, there were actually a few uninvited guests here.

Zhao Quan, the deputy commander of the Jinyi Army, is pretending to be incense in front of the spirit......

"Humble to the Earl."

Although he was polite in front of Jia Baoyu before, Zhao Quan, who was sure to be called his own official, faced Jia Baoyu this time, but he clenched his fists and bent down.

In the past, his official rank was one level higher than Jia Baoyu. Now, Jia Baoyu is many levels higher than him......

"Hehe, it turned out to be Lord Zhao, I don't know if Lord Zhao is coming to the mansion, what kind of advice do you have?"

Jia Baoyu also bowed, and then asked with a smile.

Zhao Quanquan sneered, the last time he came to arrest people, Jia Baoyu said this, there was irony.

"Don't misunderstand, Earl, I am here to send back the ashes of your little princess."

"Ashes?"

Jia Baoyu asked lightly.

"That's the case, because the yamen has never received an order, and he is worried that the corpse will decompose after a long time, so he has no choice but to burn Xiao Ronggongzi's body into ashes. As soon as I received the order this morning, I immediately sent it back to your mansion. ”

Although what Zhao Quan said seemed reasonable, Jia Baoyu knew that there must be a hidden secret.

If you are afraid of the decay of the corpse, can't you mobilize ice cubes to embalm? Then there are those who are put in coffins and sealed, how can they directly help others burn ashes, you must know that people like Jiafu are very taboo to burn and bury their bodies.

But it's still that sentence, Jia Baoyu doesn't care about the life or death of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's father and son, so he has no intention of digging into it, and thanked Zhao Quan and sent him out.

This kind of villain is considered a villain, and burning pillar incense means that everyone is decent, and it is impossible for him to stay in the mourning hall for long.

Sending Zhao Quan back to his home, You Shi had already ordered someone to put "Jia Rong" into the coffin that had been prepared long ago, and put it side by side with Jia Zhen.

"Second uncle."

Outsiders are here, and it is inconvenient for You to be polite, and now that only her family is left, she stepped forward to bow down. Jia Baoyu returned the salute, looking at the four coffins displayed in the hall, which filled the originally wide front hall, he felt a little uncomfortable, so he said: "Now that the weather is getting hotter, in order to prevent the corpse from decomposing, I am going to let Uncle Jing and them be buried in three days." ”

Because of the matter of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, Qin Tianjian only gave the Jia family a time limit of 27 days, that is, it could not stop for more than 27 days at most. Now there are still more than ten days left, but Jia Baoyu has no intention of giving a stop time.

Seriously, now that the coffins of Jia Jing and the others are parked here, it can be regarded as Jia Baoyu lending them a place. If you meet those who are not merciful, you will move them out into the street yesterday. Anyway, he is neither Jia Jing's son nor Jia Zhen's son.

"Everything is arranged by the second uncle." You Shi sighed in his heart, even if it kept stopping, no one would come to worship them anyway, and stopping for one more day was to remind the world of those dirty and dirty things for one more day.

It would have been better to end it earlier, and she would have been relieved earlier.

"Second Uncle is busy today?"

Jia Baoyu was asking the maids to send Xichun down to rest, and when she heard You's question, she didn't look back, but said, "No, sister-in-law has something to say?" ”

"How can it be regarded as an order, it's just that now that the Earl's Mansion is newly established, there are still many important things to hand over to the second uncle."

Jia Baoyu glanced back at her, shook his head and said, "I don't need to, I won't live in the house for the time being, everything here is still taken care of by my sister-in-law." ”

He lives well in Yihong Courtyard, but he is afraid that someone will report him, saying that it is not suitable for him to live in the garden with the girls, where is he willing to take the initiative to move out?

Except for the You sisters who let him take it to heart, there is no other attraction at all.

"This is the second uncle's earl's mansion, why didn't the second uncle move over?"

You Shi asked in surprise, not getting Jia Baoyu's reply also means that for others, the magnificent mansion is just a part of his future family property for Jia Baoyu, and where he likes to live is naturally up to him.

And Jia Baoyu bluntly said that she would take care of the affairs in the house here, which also moved her heart.

"Even if the second uncle doesn't move in, there are still many major events in the house, and the second uncle needs to rule in person."

She said softly, Jia Baoyu touched Xichun's head and said "Go" to her, and then nodded with You Shi and left the mourning hall with her.

"Second uncle this way."

Walking back to the backyard, You Shi led the way to the other side of the corridor, and Jia Baoyu remembered that Mrs. Liu said just now that You Shi had moved to a new house.

"Actually, the eldest sister-in-law doesn't have to move here, the main house is empty, and the eldest sister-in-law has lived for so many years, she should be more accustomed to it, so it's better to move back to live."

Jia Baoyu said so.

You Shi turned around and looked at Jia Baoyu with a smile, but seeing that the maids behind him were also secretly looking at them, he retracted his gaze, and then said: "You are the lord of the Earl's Palace, and the main house should naturally be lived in by you." With my identity, you don't dislike it, and I will be satisfied if I stay in the house and have a place to stay. If you want me to continue to live in the main house in the future, the others are afraid that they will scold me. ”

The voice was clear and peaceful, and she seemed to be a little happy, if it weren't for the filial piety clothes on her body, others would not know that she was a widow whose husband had just died.

Jia Baoyuxin said that You Shi's mentality is very good.

That's good, he doesn't like women who feel sorry for themselves and mourn. Well, except for a little fairy like Lin Daiyu.

In a simple courtyard to the west of Ning'an Hall, You introduced Jia Baoyu into it and personally served tea to Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu looked around, the room was much smaller than the main hall, but it was quite delicate and chic.

"Sister-in-law has a good eye."

Jia Baoyu praised it, took the tea and took a sip.

You Shi just smiled, didn't talk nonsense, and got down to business: "First of all, I want to ask the second uncle, how does the second uncle plan to deal with these people in the family?" ”

is a son of heaven and a courtier, and the same is true of a high-ranking family. There are more than 200 people in the house, many of whom are old people who have served Jia Daihua, Jia Jing, and Jia Zhen for several generations, and there may be people who do not know what to do, and they are making waves in it.

In this regard, Jia Baoyu said: "I will still live in Yihong Courtyard in the future, and the affairs in this house need my sister-in-law to help me take care of it, not exactly to help me, but also to help the sister-in-law herself, after all, in this house now, you and I are the two masters, although we are uncles and sisters-in-law, we are also a family, and the sister-in-law does not have to be polite to me in the future."

By the way, those old people who have lived for several lifetimes, and the sister-in-law is inconvenient to dispose of, just let the silver plate tell me, and I will help the sister-in-law dispose of it.

I have a lot of things, and I may not come to this house often in the future, so this huge house will rely on my sister-in-law to plan in the future, and I hope that my sister-in-law will bother more. ”

When Jia Baoyu said this, You Shi was so happy. It stands to reason that if the imperial court gives Ningguo Mansion to someone else, she will have no reason to continue to live in this mansion no matter what, and Jia Mu and the others will arrange another way out for her.

But it happened to be given to Jia Baoyu, everyone was originally a family, and she could naturally live in this mansion, but her identity was somewhat embarrassing.

The most effective way to relieve embarrassment is that she is still valued and pitied by powerful figures in Jiafu, such as Jia's mother. As long as Jia's mother says a word, she can still live a good life in Jiafu. However, judging from the situation during this time, Jia's mother did not take her nephew and daughter-in-law to heart.

Although he knew that Jia Baoyu valued her, after all, the relationship between them was an uncle and sister-in-law who were easy to criticize......

So this cannot be relied upon.

Of course, in addition to the value of Jia Mu and others, there is another situation, that is, she still has power in her hands, which can be intimidating and flattering, and naturally can also eliminate embarrassment to a certain extent.

Jia Baoyu asked her to deal with the affairs of the ruling mansion, which was undoubtedly retaining her power. The reason why those subordinates dare to disobey her these days is that it will not be long before she loses her position and becomes an insignificant, even contemptible widow with an embarrassing identity in the house. Just living on a little mercy from the family.

Jia Baoyu's words gave her confidence.

It is said that a husband can't be without power for a day, but in fact, for women, the same is true, but women's power comes from men.

Thinking of these, You Shi couldn't help but look at Jia Baoyu deeply.

Jia Baoyu's body subconsciously dodged back, and he felt that he had the illusion of being targeted by a fierce beast.

His reaction made You Shi smile, as if he was afraid of scaring Jia Baoyu, You Shi returned to normal, and said: "Since the second uncle said so, the concubine will receive the order." It's just that there is one thing that is not easy to deal with at the moment, that is, your eldest brother Zhen, they left more than a dozen aunts and aunts, these people relied on their identity and favor in the past, and they didn't take me very seriously. ”

"Just get them all out...... Then each of them shall be given a hundred taels of silver to settle down, and if there is a faithful servant who is willing to follow them, he may take it with him, but he will have to pay ten taels of silver to buy the deed, so let it be. ”

These two masters, Jia Baoyu naturally will not leave a diaphragm.

Giving a hundred silver, plus they themselves must have a certain family background, is already considered a favor. Watching TV dramas in my previous life, this kind of woman was kicked out of the house a lot, usually the mother of the male and female protagonists......

"All of them?" You Shi seemed a little surprised.

"Or else?"

Jia Baoyu felt inexplicable.

You Shi glanced at Jia Baoyu twice, and suddenly said: "There are two aunts in your eldest brother's house, called Kailuan and Peifeng, both of whom are very good, and their personalities are not too public, if the second uncle thinks that he can stay, the second uncle will come over in the future, and I will arrange for them to serve the second uncle......

Jia Baoyu tilted his head and squinted at You Shi.