At this moment, the dinner was about to begin, and a long table had been set up in Tianxiang Building. The old lady specifically ordered the grandmothers, wives and girls from both houses to pay their respects to the ambitious young man who rarely appeared.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, “Young man Rong has made contributions and deserves to sit in the upper seat. Rong’er’s wife and Zhen’s wife have also made contributions. All of you should sit together and let us show you respect.”

Forehead?

Sit between Qin Keqing and Youshi?

Jia Rong immediately thought of the scene and glanced to the side. As expected, he saw that Youshi’s face looked a little unnatural.

Chapter 97: Does everyone have it? Or am I the only one who has it?

Yu’s greatest virtue is humility.

She never thought about the seat of honor, let alone in her panic. Her refusal was ineffective. Not only did Lady Jia tell her to sit down, but Xing and Wang also agreed.

Aunt Xue and Wang Xifeng pushed her to sit down, and asked Jia Rong and Qin Keqing to sit down in turn.

Jia Rong thought for a moment and said with a smile, “Since the old ancestor does not want to take the seat, the great-grandson will sit with the old ancestor. Mother and daughter-in-law have made great contributions, so I will not steal their limelight today.”

He had indeed thought that it would be exciting to sit between Youshi and Qin Keqing, but what could he do in front of so many people?

Sitting like this would not only make Youshi uncomfortable, but he would also not be able to take advantage of her. It would be better to leave it alone for now and talk about it later.

After hearing this, Youshi saw Jia Rong really going towards Lady Jia. She was stunned and it took her a while to react.

Coincidentally, at this time, Old Lady You, who lived in Ningguo Mansion, brought her Second Sister and Third Sister You over.

Grandmother Jia laughed and spat, “Young man Rong, go sit upstairs, and let old lady You sit here.” Then she called Aunt Xue over and asked old lady You and Aunt Xue to sit on her left and right. She also asked Second Sister You, Third Sister You, Baochai, Daiyu and the others to sit down together.

Grandmother Jia just asked, “Why didn’t you come at noon?”

This question seems simple on the surface, but it is actually very artistic. There could be many reasons for not coming. One is whether Ning Mansion invited him, and the other is whether the You family is willing to come.

Whatever the situation, there is an explanation.

Old Lady You had a weather-beaten face and looked not much older than Lady Jia, but in fact she was younger than Lady Wang. Old Lady You said ashamedly, “Brother Rong’s wife also came to invite us this morning. But she took pity on me because I was really not feeling well this morning, so she asked her two sisters to stay with me. In the afternoon, when I felt better, she knew that the old lady was also there, so she hurried over again.”

After hearing this, Jia’s mother was satisfied. She asked about Old Lady You’s health and said with a smile, “It’s good if you are fine. Let’s all sit down.”

Jia Rong was at a loss at this point.

On the left are Old Lady You, Lady Jia, Aunt Xue, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You; on the right are Lady Xing, Xichun, Lady Wang, Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun, Tanchun, and Yingchun; at the end are Jia Lan, Li Wan, and Wang Xifeng.

Now Youshi had already sat down next to Old Lady You, and Qin Keqing had also moved out to sit next to Xingshi, leaving the main seat in the center.

Wang Xifeng, who was at the end of the table, said, “Why are you being so shy? Sit down quickly. The ladies are still waiting. I’ll toast to your family.”

Jia Rong no longer hesitated, and sat down between Youshi and Keqing in a very proper manner, without making any small movements. He even moved towards Keqing on purpose, as if he was afraid that Youshi would misunderstand something.

In fact, he was thinking in his heart that it was one thing to have outsiders around, and it was another thing not to have outsiders around.

In the current situation, we can either treat what happened at the time as a misunderstanding, or we can ignore it in the future.

Let’s leave some room for maneuver and a way out for now!

Youshi also knew that the current seating arrangement was the best. Those sitting with Lady Jia were actually honored guests. The wives of the two mansions were all sitting opposite Lady Jia, and the two daughters-in-law of the West Mansion were at the end.

Seeing that Rong’er was trying to avoid suspicion, Youshi breathed a sigh of relief. Now there was only a little bit of inexplicable strange emotion left in her heart.

At this time, the lights upstairs were bright, although not as bright as during the day, but not much worse. There were candlelight all around, and the shadows of people all fell on the ground.

Maids gathered behind to help pour wine.

After all, Grandmother Jia was a former head of the household. She first praised Old Lady You, a distant guest, and praised Youshi, the second and third sisters of the You family. After comforting Old Lady You and Youshi in advance, she changed the topic and talked about business, saying, “Brother Rong is lucky to have married a wife. She is a real blessing for our family. Everyone should toast to Brother Rong’s wife first. Thanks to her, we have wine to drink today.”

Qin Keqing was no longer shy in front of Lady Jia. She said with a smile, “The old lady wants to drink. Can the great-grandson bring wine to pay his respects every day?”

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, “Can that wine be the same as this one? I was hoping that you could bring more blessings so that we can have another more lively one.”

Smart old people always say things with hidden meanings, which not only make it clear what they want to say, but also avoid being too direct and embarrassing.

This alone is something that many people will never learn in their lifetime.

Xing was one of those who could not learn. She was very kind and benevolent at the moment, but her words were always embarrassing. She raised her cup to toast Qin Keqing and said, “The old lady is anxious to have a great-grandson, so Rong’er, your wife, must hold on tight.”

Although everyone knew that he meant well, it was a little unartful to say such words in public. Besides, there were so many unmarried girls present, how could such words be said in front of them?

Qin Keqing also showed a trace of embarrassment on her face and could only smile dryly and nod in agreement.

The difference between people is so huge. Jia Rong secretly sighed, fortunately Xing Shi didn’t cause trouble for herself recently, otherwise he would have wanted to squeeze her back.

Rong Ge’er also raised his glass to thank Xing, and saw several girls blushing secretly. He did not continue the topic, but just thanked Xing.

Afterwards, the elders toasted one after another.

Not long after that, Lin Daiyu unexpectedly came with tea and toasted Keqing.

Qin Keqing naturally responded happily, and the girls stood up one after another, surrounding Qin Keqing tightly.

After a while, four camps gradually formed at the table.

In one place were Qin Keqing, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xiangyun and others; some were drinking wine, some were drinking tea, and they were all enjoying themselves.

In one place, Youshi, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others were toasting each other and enjoying themselves.

In one place, Lady Jia, Aunt Xue, and Old Lady You were talking and laughing, as if they had endless anecdotes and fun stories to tell.

Jia Rong was dragged to the last place by Lan Ge’er. Jia Lan actually wanted to practice horseback archery at the Ningguo Mansion archery range. Jia Rong naturally agreed and asked Baoyu if he wanted to come.

Baoyu, however, was only concerned about asking when Qin Zhong would come back.

It turned out that since getting approval that day, Qin Zhong followed Qin Ye back to the Qin family first, and would wait until after the Dragon Boat Festival before coming to Jiajia Charity School to study.

Jia Rong said with a smile, “Jing Qing should be back the day after tomorrow. If Uncle Bao can’t wait, can we go to Qinghe Town to take a look tomorrow?”

“Don’t go, don’t go.”

Baoyu shook his head repeatedly. He didn’t dare to go out at this moment. If he went out, he would definitely be caught and beaten by Jia Zheng.

As they were talking here, Qin Keqing had already pulled Lin Daiyu to sit in the main seat opposite.

Keqing said with a loving face, “Aunts, just come over anytime. Didn’t Second Aunt say the other day that she would reserve a place for the aunts to rest in the east? My niece has asked someone to prepare it. If you are tired from playing someday, just sleep in the east.”

Lin Daiyu asked curiously, “Does everyone have one? Or am I the only one who has one?”

Qin Keqing found this strange and felt it was difficult to give a direct answer, so she smiled and said, “There are many courtyards. Tomorrow, your niece-in-law will take you to pick some first?”

The biggest difference between the East Mansion and the West Mansion is that there are fewer people in the East Mansion. Now there are only two courtyards in the inner house where people live. The You family has now moved to the You family’s backyard with a building. Not to mention other courtyards, there are still several empty rooms in the You family’s courtyard.

In the huge Ningguo Mansion, only three masters lived: Youshi, Jia Rong and Qin Keqing. It felt like a community with only three people living in the same family.

Qin Keqing was eager for someone to come and have fun every day.

When Jia Rong heard their conversation, he couldn’t help but sigh that young children could get close to each other inexplicably, and then become distant from each other inexplicably.

In addition to these questions, he felt a little strange.

Why does Youshi always glance over here intentionally or unintentionally?

What means?

Chapter 98: Helping Youshi back to the courtyard (10,000 words completed)

Obviously, Qin Keqing drank a lot of wine that night. When the banquet was about to end, Keqing was already on the verge of collapse and could only ask Feicui, Ruizhu and Baozhu to help her go back.

Jia Mu and others also rode in sedan chairs out of Huifang Garden, and the girls followed them.

Jia Rong drank a lot of wine at noon and in the evening, but he was still not drunk. Instead, he was very sober. Seeing Wang Xifeng stayed for a while, he made up his mind and said, “Aunt, why don’t you rest in the east today?”

As he spoke, his pair of thieving eyes turned to Wang Xifeng and Ping’er.

Not far away, Youshi, who had just escorted Li Wan to the sedan chair, suddenly heard these words and felt inexplicably embarrassed.

Wang Xifeng knew what the bastard was up to. She was still angry from that night and snorted, “It’s not like I don’t have my own place to live, why do I have to live to your east?”

It was only later that Ping’er heard about the good things that Master Cong Lutang did that night.

Grandma didn’t cut the old man’s hair on the spot, which was already a favor to her, but the old man was still thinking of using the same trick again.

She was laughing secretly with a red face, but when she saw Jia Rong’s evil look, she turned her head away coquettishly.

When Jia Rong saw this, his heart was burning with anger, as if a boat was swaying in the lake of his heart. Ripples rose up layer by layer, hitting the seawall of his heart, and the waves were also burning.

It’s going to happen.

Could it be because I drank too much today? Although I’m not drunk at all, some of my thoughts are particularly strong.

Jia Rong felt the cool night breeze and felt the strength in his body quietly rising. He sighed: The more I look at Ping’er, the more lovely and attractive she seems to me!

Looking at Wang Xifeng again, the heat in his heart surged even more violently.

Pursing his lips, he smiled and said, “I was thinking that you guys would come over again tomorrow.”

Wang Xifeng was about to lead Ping’er away when she heard this and asked in confusion, “What are you doing here?”

Jia Rong then told the conversation between Qin Keqing and Lin Daiyu. He said with a smile, “I don’t know how Aunt Lin became so close to my wife. She will come over here tomorrow to choose a courtyard to rest and retire.”

Wang Xifeng did not have any suspicion towards Jia Rong in this matter.

Today, several girls were tired from flying kites. Although there were several dormitories in Tianxiang Building, they could not accommodate so many girls to rest at the same time. In the end, he took the girls to the Doufeng Pavilion nearby to rest for a while.

It would be a good thing if they also had a small retreat in the east. No matter if they came to live there in the future or not, it would show that the east had done its best.

Wang Xifeng said with a strange look: “Who would not feel close to someone like your wife? Sister Lin is here to choose the courtyard, let her choose.” She thought silently in her heart that Daiyu had been particularly close to Qin in the past few months, and it would be fine as long as Bao girl didn’t come to choose the courtyard.

After hearing this, Youshi also came over and asked curiously.

Jia Rong told the truth.

Mrs. You’s thoughts were the same as Wang Xifeng’s. She just asked, “Since Miss Lin is interested in visiting the East Palace, would you like to take the opportunity to bring your aunt back?”

The little aunt was talking about Xichun, Jia Jing’s youngest daughter. Xichun was now raised by Lady Xing, and all her food, clothing and expenses were managed by Lady Xing.

Jia Rong looked up at Youshi and felt that she looked particularly pretty today, especially the two blushes on her face, which made her look particularly attractive. He moved his Adam’s apple secretly and said slowly, “The fourth aunt, the second aunt, and the third aunt all live next to Aunt Zhu. They all have a place to move, so there is no need to force them to move in. You can prepare a courtyard first, and let these aunts stay at any time.”

In the dim light of the lantern, although Youshi did not see the movement of the Adam’s apple, and could not even catch the change in Jia Rong’s eyes, she felt a different atmosphere.

I’m panicking!

She was really panicking. The real feeling she had in Tianxiang Tower came back to her.

Seeing that only Feng’er and Yindie were present, Youshi became even more panicked. She pretended to be calm and said, “That’s good. I will take this opportunity to test your aunt’s opinion tomorrow. If she is willing to move back, we will arrange an independent courtyard for her. If she is not willing to move, we will prepare a large courtyard with many houses for them to rest on weekdays.”

Jia Rong’s eyes never moved as he nodded and said, “That’s best.”