Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 203: Confiscation of the House

Before Jia Yun left, Daiyu asked him to take a message to Wang Xifeng: "Exchange all the family's land and property back to Jinling, buy land for sacrifices, and let Sister Zhen take care of it."

Xiaohong turned this over in her mind for three times before she understood it. She couldn't help but smile and gave Daiyu a thumbs up: "My princess is smart!"

Daiyu slapped her, gave her a glare, and ignored her.

Aunt Meng couldn't figure it out, so she pulled Xiaohong and asked, "What what?!"

Xiao Hong smiled and whispered to her, "As long as the money is in the Second House, Rongguo Mansion, or the capital, anyone can touch it, including the First Master, the Second Master, the Third Master Huan, and even the Second Master Lian.

"But if the money becomes sacrificial land and is managed by the eldest son's widow, even if they are given a lot of face, they will be too embarrassed to go back and ask for it! So the money will be kept!"

Daiyu looked out the window and said softly, "If something unexpected happens in the future...even if all our property is confiscated, this sacrificial land does not need to be confiscated by the government.

"The children of the family return to their hometowns, work on the farm and study, so there is a step back. The sacrifices in the ancestral temple can also continue forever."

Aunt Meng and Xiaohong both stopped talking and stared at Daiyu in silence.

Even Chu Qian, who was walking silently outside the car, turned his head to look at the car window in surprise.

Why did you think of raiding the house?

After returning to the mansion and tidying up a bit, I found that Yanjia Palace had sent Aunt Jiang to deliver the Mid-Autumn Festival reward.

However, as for the precious ornaments and silks, Daiyu and Tanchun thanked them with a smile and asked Aunt Jiang to pass on the gifts to the Empress Dowager.

Aunt Jiang looked at the interesting clay figurines and windmills in her hands and couldn't help laughing: "They are very cute. The Queen Mother hasn't seen these for many years. She will definitely love them."

Then she smiled and called Aunt Jing and Aunt Zheng, "Pack up and come back with me. The Queen Mother has something to ask you."

The two men lowered their heads.

Daiyu and Tanchun both felt puzzled and did not dare to ask, so they just let the two of them go.

In the afternoon, Aunt Jiang came again, but she brought her own small package and bowed to Tanchun with a smile:

"The Empress Dowager disliked those two for eating too much. She said that after looking at them, I eat less and will not add burden to the county lady. So I changed my servant to serve the county lady. Please forgive me."

Tanchun was speechless: "Aunt, what you said leaves me speechless."

Daiyu also burst out laughing and said, "If that's the case, I won't let Hongchang come to our house tomorrow. If she comes less often, I can at least have two more aunts!"

Aunt Jiang laughed and clapped her hands, saying, "The princess has miscalculated! Today, Princess Kejin went to kowtow to the Queen Mother and happened to run into me.

"I specifically asked this servant to tell the princess that she will bring Princess Hongchang to our house at noon on August 16th to have a visit!"

Daiyu gasped and stamped her feet in annoyance: "What should I do? I want to go to Rong Mansion to see my grandmother when I'm sixteen!"

Aunt Meng, who was eating melon seeds nearby, interrupted and said, "Isn't this just right? You don't have to go. I'll go."

Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "I think it's just right. Let Xiao Meng go. You should stay at home and entertain the princess and the king. It's more important."

So, this was actually the Queen Mother's intention, to keep me from getting too close to the Rong Mansion.

Daiyu sighed softly in her heart.

Therefore, the signs of the house confiscation in the previous life finally began to show.

"When I went to Yanjia Palace the other day, I heard that Concubine Lai was ill. Is she better now?" Daiyu looked at Aunt Jiang.

Aunt Jiang's smile lines suddenly increased by two: "It's not good. The Lord specially asked Doctor He to see it. Doctor He said that he didn't take care of himself when he was young, and now there is nothing he can do."

Daiyu nodded slowly and sighed softly: "Life is like a dream. Why bother?"

From then on, Aunt Jiang, who was always cheerful, became the teaching aunt beside Princess Yimin. However, the two palace maids who had been there from the beginning did not relax because of her kindness, but became more cautious, plugging their ears when they shouldn't listen to words, and closing their eyes when they shouldn't see things.

But no matter how soft or hard Tanchun tried, Aunt Jiang never left her side except for having private conversations with Miss Lin Daiyu.

Especially when Jia Yun came in to report on the progress of the mansion's renovation, Aunt Jiang not only refused to leave, but even insisted on looking carefully at the drawings and other things that Jia Yun brought in.

Just watch, never comment.

That's all.

Tanchun gradually got used to it. If Aunt Jiang was not around, she would look around and ask, "Where is Aunt Jiang?"

This is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.

As evening approached, Wang Xifeng also ordered someone to send a holiday gift.

When Lin Daiyu saw the gift list, she almost laughed out loud: "Come and take a look. Yun'er just told me this morning that the family was selling off their property, and this afternoon she sent me such a stingy gift!"

Qingwen was curious and came over to take a look. Since she had learned the characters, she read them out loud: "Autumn dates, autumn pears, crisp lotus roots, sweet persimmons, lotus seeds, peanuts?! Is the Second Madam planning to open a fruit shop?"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh!

Daiyu was both angry and amused. She looked up and ordered Zijuan, "Didn't the Lord give me a few pomegranates the other day? I forgot to take them out.

"That's perfect. You can change the box and bring those pomegranates as a return gift to her!"

Aunt Meng sneered and laughed so hard that dates fell all over the floor. "At least she managed to get a few things. How can you send her away with just a few pomegranates?!"

Daiyu snorted, "Serves her right! She comes to me crying about her poverty, do you think I will tolerate her showing off her cleverness to me?!"

Having said that, Zijuan walked out with a smile.

After a while, everyone heard hurried footsteps outside. They were all a little surprised and several eyes looked over.

But then the door curtain was lifted, and Zijuan walked in with a pale face, holding the rosewood box from Ganlu Palace, biting her lips tightly.

Daiyu was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Zijuan glanced at Xiaohong.

Xiaohong understood and immediately went out to drive the little girls away: "Go play outside in the yard for a while. You don't have to come back unless you are called."

He sat on the porch at the door, pretending to tease birds and looking around vigilantly.

Zijuan placed the box on the table and slowly opened it with gentle hands and feet.

Four large, shining "pomegranates" lay quietly on the inky velvet cloth, almost blinding the eyes of the remaining people in the room!

"Oh my god..." Qingwen opened her mouth wide, and stood there for a while with numb hands and feet, before she couldn't help but pounce on it, "Is this, such a big agate!?"

Aunt Meng also bent down and looked at the four "pomegranates" carefully: "This is not naturally generated, this is the finest agate, carved out by top-notch craftsmen along the grain!"

"How much money does this cost?" Qingwen felt as if a mountain of gold was about to appear in front of her!

"This kind of pomegranate carving has always meant many children and good fortune." Aunt Meng looked back at Daiyu suspiciously and asked her, "When you were in Ganlu Palace, did the Supreme Lord want to arrange a marriage for you? Or has he already done so?"

Daiyu, however, seemed to be completely deaf to what others were saying. She just sat there in a daze, her eyes fixed on the four big "pomegranates".

She's seen this.

Have you seen these "four big pomegranates"?