A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 936 Chaos in the Jia Mansion

Among the four daughters of Jia's family, Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, who were sent to the palace early, was a legitimate daughter, while Yingchun and Tanchun were illegitimate daughters. Although Xichun was also a legitimate daughter, she was not the legitimate daughter of Rongguo Mansion, but the legitimate daughter of Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Jing spent all his time in the Taoist temple practicing Taoism, so he naturally didn't care about his daughter. As for Jia Zhen in the past, he never cared about his sister either.

Therefore, Xichun's position in the West Mansion was always awkward. Even, usually no one was willing to play with Xichun, and Xichun could only play with the maids in the mansion and the little nun Zhineng who occasionally came to visit.

It was after Daiyu and Xue Baochai came to the Jia Mansion one after another that they often gathered the girls together to play, and Xichun gradually had playmates.

The servants in the Jia family were used to flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak, and they treated people differently. As for Jia Baoyu, the old lady's favorite, he was naturally given the best food, clothing and daily necessities.

Tanchun is capable and accomplished, and no maid or servant dares to look down on her.

Yingchun was a person who did not like to fight with others. If Lu Cheng had not stood up for her, she would have been bullied by the servants and maids.

Girls like Daiyu and Xue Baochai, although only relatives from outside, all have their own backgrounds. In addition, they are loved by the old lady, so the family members in the mansion dare not be disrespectful to them.

As for Shi Xiangyun, she was the old lady's niece's granddaughter, and the servants in the mansion did not dare to look down on her.

Xichun was the only one in an awkward position. No one in the East Palace stood up for her, the old lady in the West Palace didn't pay attention to her, and it was impossible for other people to pay attention to her. She was completely invisible. Those servants and maids naturally dared to bully her, a little girl who was not loved by anyone.

Daiyu waited until Xichun drank the medicine and lay down to rest before she left with Lu Cheng.

The two walked together on the corridor of Jia's mansion. Daiyu couldn't help but sigh: "I only knew that sister Xichun was in a bad situation before, but I never thought that she would be in such a bad situation. If I had known earlier, I should have come to see her more often."

"It's not Junior Sister's fault. The servants in the mansion are really hard to describe."

"Otherwise, I'll go talk to Sister Feng later."

"It may be useless to say it. You might as well pay more attention to her."

"That's right. There are hundreds of people in this mansion, and Sister Feng can't take care of them all."

As they were talking, they passed by a courtyard in front of them and heard a voice coming from inside: "Xiren, the smoke from the animal charcoal in Baoyu's room is getting a little heavy. Go and change some new ones."

"Yes, ma'am."

There are many kinds of charcoal used in the Jia family, including animal charcoal, silver frost charcoal, various firewood charcoal, etc. Some charcoal is used for heating in the room, some charcoal is suitable for barbecue, and some charcoal can only be used for cooking in the kitchen.

Animal charcoal is the best type of charcoal. It burns for a long time and produces minimal smoke. It is very suitable for heating indoors or in a hand warmer.

The animal charcoal in Jia Baoyu's room was just a little smoky, so he had to replace it with new ones. But the charcoal in Xichun's room was not enough. The difference was obvious at a glance.

When Daiyu heard this, she sighed and despised her cousin even more.

On weekdays, Jia Baoyu always seemed to care about his sisters and get along well with them, but in fact, he never cared about the lives of his sisters at home.

After coming out from Xichun's place and returning to Daiyu's courtyard, I saw Xue Baochai just arriving.

"Sister Lin, Brother Cheng is here too. It's just right. I want to go for a walk in the yard with Sister Lin."

"Sister Bao, we just came back from outside, why don't we go sit in my room."

"Alright."

Not long after they entered the room and were talking, they saw Wang Xifeng and Ping'er coming in from outside.

"It's more lively here, Sister Lin. I was just worried that there was no one to talk to. Brother Cheng is here too."

When Wang Xifeng saw Lu Cheng, she couldn't help but think of the dreams she had been having every night recently. Her face turned slightly red. She quickly greeted him and sat down.

Ping'er, who was standing by, glanced at her grandmother, then looked at Lu Cheng who was sitting there. She remembered the name that Wang Xifeng had called out in her dream, and her heart trembled slightly.

In fact, Wang Xifeng heard from the maids in the mansion that Lu Cheng came to visit Lin Daiyu again, so she came here on purpose.

Daiyu didn't think much of it. She smiled and asked everyone to sit down and asked Zijuan to serve tea.

Seeing the tea, Wang Xifeng quickly changed the subject: "Sister Lin, Sister Xue, have you tried the tea that Siam sent as tribute to you two days ago? How does it taste?"

Xue Baocha said upon hearing this: "The color is a little off, but the taste is okay."

Wang Xifeng immediately smiled and said, "That was the tribute tea from Siam. I don't think it tastes as good as the tea I usually drink."

Daiyu said, "I think it's good. It suits my taste."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll give you some more later."

Daiyu nodded: "Then I will ask someone to get it later."

"No, I'll ask the maid to bring you some. It just so happens that I have something else that I would like to ask Sister Lin and Brother Cheng for help with."

Daiyu snorted when she heard this: "Listen, we just had a little tea from them and they're already here to order people around."

Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing, "Sister Lin is really unforgiving. Okay, okay, I don't have anything else to do, I just want to ask Brother Cheng for some advice. Just a while ago, when the third girl was managing the household, she got Brother Cheng's advice and managed everything in an orderly manner.

I have encountered some problems recently, so I want to ask our brother Cheng for some advice. Sister Lin, you won't be reluctant, right? "

"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? I'm not such a stingy person."

"Oh, that's right." After saying that, Wang Xifeng turned her head and glanced at Lu Cheng. Just then she met Lu Cheng's eyes that were as bright as stars. Her heart trembled slightly again, and she unconsciously brought her legs together.

Somehow, Wang Xifeng always had a feeling in her heart, as if that man's eyes had some magical power that could see the secrets in her heart at a glance.

At this moment, Lu Cheng had already turned his head and looked at Baochai beside him: "Sister Xue, is the prescription I gave you before working well?"

"Thank you, Brother Cheng. I feel much better now. I have been feeling much lighter recently and haven't been sick again."

"That's good. Take care of it regularly and I'll diagnose you again later. Within three to five months, the root cause of the disease will be eliminated."

When Wang Xifeng saw that Lu Cheng's eyes were no longer on her, she felt relieved, but also felt a little disappointed.

After talking for a while, Wang Xifeng stood up and said goodbye: "Sister Lin, please lend me your brother Cheng to help me look after the accounts."

"Go ahead, don't delay too long."

Soon, Lu Cheng arrived at the courtyard where Jia Lian lived. Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to bring a few account books and handed them to Lu Cheng: "Brother Cheng, these are the account books for this month. I always suspect that someone below has tampered with them, but I don't quite understand. I'd like to trouble you to help me take a look."

"No problem, I'll take a look first."

Lu Cheng flipped through the account book and quickly found some problems. He pointed them out casually: "These places are vague and the accounting is unclear. Also, the prices of these two items are obviously a bit inflated..."

Wang Xifeng glanced at the place Lu Cheng pointed out and couldn't help but say, "I knew that those people wanted to make trouble again. We must not let them off easily this time."

After Lu Cheng finished reading a few account books, he stood up to say goodbye. Wang Xifeng quickly stood up to see him off: "Brother Cheng, today is all thanks to you."

The two men walked out of the room one after the other. Wang Xifeng only looked up at Lu Cheng's back and didn't pay attention to her feet for a moment. She tripped over the blanket at the door and fell forward.

Ping'er, who was standing by, rushed to help her, but she only grabbed the corner of Wang Xifeng's clothes. Fortunately, Lu Cheng turned around in time and supported Wang Xifeng's shoulders in an instant, allowing her to stand steadily.

"Sister Feng, the road outside is slippery, there's no need to send me off."

Wang Xifeng steadied herself, her face flushed with embarrassment and shyness, and quickly bowed: "Ping'er, please see Brother Cheng off for me..."