newbobooks Chapter 220: Red Mansion Lady Xing 40
Chapter 220: Red Mansion Lady Xing 40
When Xing Yuling followed Jia She back, she felt uneasy, so she sent her spiritual consciousness to Rongqing Hall.
Xing Yuling looked at the way Grandmother Jia looked at Nanny Lai, and her heart tightened. She immediately understood Grandmother Jia's intention and decided to take the initiative. At the same time, Xing Yuling also noticed Wang Shi who was standing aside. She knew that Wang Shi had framed her before and was determined to teach her a lesson this time.
Xing Yuling withdrew her consciousness and raised her lips slightly. She thought, since Grandmother Jia wants to do something dirty, then give her a big gift.
As for Wang, Xing Yuling decided to keep quiet for the time being. She wanted to wait for the right time to take revenge on Wang and let her have a taste of being framed. After all, the previous revenge had not yet been avenged.
It was a sunny day with good weather. Xing Yuling happily strolled into the garden, wanting to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Just as she walked to an exquisite pavilion and was about to sit down for a rest, she suddenly saw a familiar figure - Lin Daiyu was sitting there quietly, with a sad expression and red and swollen eyes, as if she had just cried.
Lin Daiyu's face was as pale as paper, and her body was so thin that it seemed like a gust of wind could blow her down. She coughed from time to time, which made people feel pity for her. Xing Yuling's heart moved, and she walked forward quickly and asked with concern: "What's wrong with Daiyu? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lin Daiyu raised her head slightly, a trace of tears flashed in her eyes, and she said softly: "Thank you for your concern, aunt. I'm just a little sad..." After that, she couldn't help coughing again. The sound was crisp and weak, and Xing Yuling felt a little distressed but not much.
"If you have any problems, please tell me, maybe I can help you."
Lin Daiyu looked at her aunt, whom she seldom saw, and lowered her head, somewhat at a loss.
"Daddy is gone, and I'm left alone with no one to rely on." For some reason, Lin Daiyu expressed her sadness to her aunt.
The engagement between her and Baoyu was arranged by her mother and Jia's mother. At that time, her mother and Jia's mother discussed the matter together and felt that the two of them were of similar age and had similar personalities, so they decided to let them get married. However, as they grew older, the marriage was never finalized. One of the reasons was that the second aunt did not agree. Therefore, although her mother and Jia's mother had already arranged the engagement, the second aunt always opposed it.
Now came Xue Baochai, who was quite liked by the second aunt, and even Lady Jia praised her for her elegance and grace.
Even after her father passed away, the servants in Rongguo Mansion treated her even worse. They often mocked and bullied her openly or secretly.
Jia's mother pretended not to see and let the servants bully her, making her feel like a transparent person in this Rongguo Mansion. She felt lonely and helpless, no one cared about her, and no one was willing to listen to her. Baoyu has more than one good sister. Today there is Shi Xiangyun, and the day after tomorrow there is Xue Baochai.
Xing Yuling felt very sorry for Lin Ruhai, the Yangzhou Salt Inspector. Not only was he born in a wealthy family, but he was also a former top scholar and a doctor at Lantai Temple. He was appointed as the Salt Inspector. He was talented, well-educated, and had a bright career. However, it was a pity that such a person died young. What was even more regrettable was that the huge wealth accumulated by the Lin family for several generations had now been filled into the Grand View Garden in Rongguo Mansion, and was even secretly swallowed up by Jia Mu and others. This made Xing Yuling sigh: "What a pity!"
Taking someone else's property would be fine, but the key is that Rongguo Mansion did not fulfill its due responsibility and obligation to take good care of someone else's daughter Lin Daiyu. She lived alone in Rongguo Mansion, suffering all kinds of bullying and injustice. This made Xing Yuling feel extremely indignant, and secretly felt sorry for Lin Daiyu.
"Your father would have made plans for you before he died. He would not let his daughter suffer. Besides, the wealth accumulated by your Lin family for several generations is enough for you to live for several lifetimes, so you don't have to worry about your future at all."
When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was stunned.
She suddenly realized that since her father passed away, he only left her books and paintings, and she didn't know about the Lin family's property.
She had never even seen her mother's dowry.
Lin Daiyu was anxious and asked for leave from her aunt: "Aunt, I'm not feeling well. I'll take my leave first." She was eager to go back and check those books, hoping to find letters or other important items left to her by her father.
Mrs. Xing looked at Lin Daiyu's back as she left, and secretly guessed what she was thinking. She thought that Lin Ruhai must have left something for Lin Daiyu, such as a letter or a will. After all, as a father, he couldn't help but care about his daughter's future. And these things might be hidden in those books, so Lin Daiyu was so anxious to check them.
He released his spiritual consciousness and followed Lin Daiyu to her residence.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but sigh at Lin Daiyu's fate. After losing her father, she had to rely on the protection of the Jia family, and in the end she could not leave the Rongguo Mansion even until her death.
She guessed that those who were definitely involved in this matter included Lady Jia, Lady Wang, and even Jia Lian knew the inside story and had embezzled a lot of things.
Xing Xinling was waiting to see how Grandmother Jia would cover up her lie.
She sat for a while, felt it was boring, and went back.
When she returned to the East Courtyard, before she even reached the door, she heard a lot of noise coming from inside. It sounded like a group of women quarreling. She thought to herself, "Who is this? So noisy!" When she walked into the courtyard, she saw that it was a few concubines arguing with each other. They were talking angrily, and their voices were so loud that people couldn't help but frown. After listening carefully, it turned out that they were complaining that the monthly salary was getting less and less, and it was not enough to spend.
"Quiet!"
Xing Yuling's voice was full of majesty, and the whole room fell silent instantly. Some timid concubines were even frightened and shut their mouths directly, not daring to make a sound.
"Why are you making such a fuss here?"
"Ma'am, it's not that we want to make a fuss, but the money this month is so little, and we still have to subsidize my parents' home, it's simply not enough." Aunt Zhang, who was pushed out, trembled with fear.
In recent times, the monthly allowance of everyone in the mansion has been reduced a lot, but for some unknown reason, the Second Madam wants to cut everyone's monthly allowance.
"How about this, I'll make it up to you for whatever you've lost this month." Xing Yuling didn't care about this little money, she would get it back from Mrs. Wang.