Jia Min's Counterattack

Chapter 421 Dispute

The two aunts and sisters-in-law were chatting about homework, when Zhang's eldest maid, Chunqiao, walked in, and after saluting Xiao Zhang and Jia Min, she glanced at Jia Min who was sitting, as if hesitating to speak.

Jia Min smiled and said with a flash of eyes: "Sister-in-law, I'll go to Lianyiyuan to see Xuan'er, and I'll come back later to meet you for dinner."

"Wait! If you have anything to do with Chunqiao, just talk about it. My sister is not an outsider. We don't need to hide things from Rongguo Mansion from her!" Xiao Zhang grabbed Jia Min who was about to get up and leave.

Chun Qiao replied yes, and said generously: "Just now the second wife from Lixiangyuan brought back an old couple from outside!"

Xiao Zhang and Jia Min looked at each other, and they both frowned to express their confusion.

"Who are this old couple? Why did the second younger sibling bring someone back?" Xiao Zhang asked.

"I heard that this old couple sold themselves on the street and wanted to raise money for a coffin for their son. The second wife saw that they were helpless, and she was so pitiful that she asked someone to help bury the son of the old couple. Yes, I brought them back again, planning to let them help with some chores in Lixiangyuan!" Chunqiao replied.

After thinking for a while, Jia Min said: "Sister-in-law, you should let someone find out the origins of these two people. I still know a little about Wang's second sister-in-law. She is definitely not the kind of kind-hearted person. Doing things that don't benefit me at all! According to her temperament, she won't meddle in her own business, and she will definitely hide away!"

Although Mrs. Zhang doesn't know much about Mrs. Wang, she is still very clear about the grievances between Mrs. Wang and Jia Min. Based on Mrs. Wang's many attempts to harm Jia Min, Mrs. Zhang thinks that the second sibling is not a good person. People are not easy to get along with.Therefore, after hearing Chunqiao's words, she also felt that there must be something strange about this matter, and instinctively thought that the two people Wang brought back were not good people.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll ask someone to check it out!"

In the evening, Jia Min stayed in Rongguo Mansion and had dinner with everyone.Mrs. Zhang prepared the banquet for this table according to the family banquet of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the food is very delicate and delicious.

During the banquet, Mrs. Wang wanted to talk to Jia Min many times, but Jia Min cleverly avoided it each time. Mrs. Wang kept calling the maids behind her to serve Jia Min with dishes. Min loves food, and Jia Min doesn't pay attention to Wang's intentional "pleasing" at all, and she doesn't take a bite of the food that Wang's maids serve her.

After Jia Zheng saw it, he couldn't help frowning, dissatisfied with Jia Min, his sister.Even though Mrs. Wang has done many things to offend Jia Min in the past, but after so many years, Jia Min still refuses to let go, which seems a bit too petty.Now Wang is so "low-spirited" and "please" Jia Min. As a sister-in-law, she can take the initiative to get close to Jia Min, which means that she has admitted her mistake and wants to improve the relationship between her sister-in-law. It made Wang feel ashamed, and made him, the second brother, feel that Jia Min didn't value the friendship between siblings.

"Sister! Your second sister-in-law used to have a bad temper and offended my sister. My second brother is here to make amends for you. The whole family should not be so fussy!"

Jia Min put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked at Jia Zheng with a smile, and said, "Second brother, what do you mean? I didn't do anything against the rules to my second sister-in-law, did I? On the contrary, my second sister-in-law tried to frame me when she was in her boudoir." , After marrying the second brother, she tried to kill me and even my son more than once. I think she has never been held accountable for the sake of my parents and the second brother, right? But let me follow the one who wants me to die for a moment Regardless of past suspicions, it is absolutely impossible to live in peace. If the second brother can talk and laugh happily with her when facing his enemies, then the younger sister will admire the second brother, and the younger sister thinks she can't do it. Since we both understand that it is impossible to be like relatives, why bother to force ourselves?"

Jia Zheng was disheartened by Jia Min's words, and he felt annoyed that his own sister accused him of hypocrisy in person.

"You...you are really amazing! Don't think that you have forgotten your surname because your status is different now! Why do you want to show the genealogy of your princess in front of your relatives!"

Jia Min sneered and said, "If I really want to show the name of your princess, I'm afraid that the second brother and the second sister-in-law shouldn't be here now!"

According to the etiquette system of the Great Ming, officials of the same rank and their wives sit at the same table when they go to the banquet, and those of low rank are not allowed to drink at the same table as those of high rank.Strictly speaking, even if it was a family banquet, Jia Zheng and his wife needed to sit at a separate table with Jia Lian and Lin Lang.Because Jia Daishan is a first-rank Duke and Jia She is the heir of the Rongguo Mansion, although the successor may be demoted in the future, he will be a second-rank general at the very least. If the emperor is happy, he may be a marquis.In this way, Xiao Zhang, the future mistress of the Rongguo Mansion, will also have a second-rank imperial order.Isn't it what Jia Min said, if she was serious, wouldn't Jia Zheng and his wife even have the right to have dinner at the same table as her?

Jia Zheng's face was flushed red by Jia Min, but he couldn't say a word, he just clenched his fists and panted heavily.

None of the people present, including Jia Daishan, planned to help Jia Zheng out of the siege. Jia Daishan even smiled and gave Jia Min some of her favorite steamed sea bass.

"Eat it quickly! This fish is the tastiest when it's still hot, and it will taste fishy when it's cold!"

Sitting there, Wang always lowered her head, and her fingers and nails were stuck into her palms. She suppressed the anger and hatred that was about to erupt, and ate the food in her own dishes in silence. , tastes like chewing wax.

After this incident, Mrs. Wang knew clearly that Jia Min hated her deeply, and she would never help her sister Yuan enter the palace to participate in the selection of female history.

It was because Mrs. Wang was too anxious. The news of the selection of the female historian in the palace had been released for many days. A few days ago, she had secretly asked someone to report Jia Yuanchun's name.If the Rongguo Mansion had not separated and they were still the second house of the Rongguo Mansion, it would be really troublesome for Jia Yuanchun to enter the palace.The eldest lady of the Rongguo Mansion went to the palace to be a maid, wouldn't this disgrace the Rongguo Mansion?Although she is a high-ranking female official, she is also a servant in the final analysis, and she must call herself a slave in front of those nobles in the palace.That is to say, Jia Zheng and the others have now been separated from the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Yuanchun is only the daughter of a fifth-rank official, which just meets the requirements for selecting female historians in the palace. In this way, not only will Jia Yuanchun not be looked down upon, but Maybe he will be treated favorably by the nobles in the palace because his grandfather is Rong Guogong.