Chapter 152 Who Is the Latecomer?

Sometimes, things in the world are just so coincidental.

There are several docks in the capital, but only one is available for official ships to dock. Although there are not many ships here, the dock can accommodate limited ships. Seeing the official ship with the wooden sign of "Rongguo Mansion" appear, other ships can only slow down and let it go first.

Jia Lian stood at the bow, admiring this scene. In this place in the capital, the title of Yangzhou prefect is not as useful as Rongguo Mansion.

Other ships made way for the Jia Mansion's ship, and the Xue family ship following closely behind them also overtook them.

The officials on other ships did not dare to say much when they saw the two official ships rushing around.

They just watched the other side dock silently. The Jia family's motorcade coming to the dock to pick up the bride had already made a noise, which was quite spectacular.

After moving the boat to the shore, Jia Lian checked the safety of the board at the bow before turning around and walking to his aunt's room to tell the elders that they could get off the boat.

Jia Shi responded from inside the house, took her daughter's hand, and surrounded by a group of maids, servants, and servants. The mother and daughter, dressed in their best clothes, walked out of the boathouse one after the other.

Jia Shi wore a bright red dress today, with a six-foot gold hairpin, a peacock crown, and a few hairpins. Daiyu, wearing a white collar and purple clothes, was dressed similarly, with only a slight change in jewelry, and the style was the same.

A group of people walked to the bow of the boat and went down to the dock, and saw that the official ship next door was also disembarking passengers. Jia Lian saw that his aunt's eyes were looking at the Xue family, and hurriedly said: "Aunt, do you think this is a coincidence? You really got it right, their family also came to the capital."

"Well." Jia Shi snorted neither soft nor hard, and took her daughter's hand, "You are tired from the journey, get on the car first. When you have time, send a message to your relatives."

Good guy, really good guy. Does my aunt have a grudge against the Xue family in the past? Jia Lian was secretly surprised, but he had to escort his aunt and cousin to the carriage first.

The carriage sent by the Jia family was very spacious. Jia Lian settled the elders and looked around. He counted the number of carriages in his mind and found something was wrong. On the way to the Xue family to greet them, Jia Lian grabbed the steward and asked.

"Why are there so many carriages?"

"Second Master, you don't know. Our family is having a double celebration today. The relatives of the Xue family in Jinling are also coming to visit our family."

Hearing what the steward said, Jia Lian made a surprised sound and even stopped his steps.

When he came to his senses, his eyes wandered back and forth between his aunt's family and the Xue family.

But no matter what, he still had to greet them now. The people of the Xue family's main house were relatives of their Jia family.

When Jia Lian walked to the bow of the Xue family's boat, the Xue family's servants were also carrying luggage and sending them to the Jia family's carriage. He had just stood there for a while when the eldest son of the Xue family came out to greet the guests.

Seeing that there were still guests at the Xue family, Jia Lian secretly felt lucky. Fortunately, the Lin family and the Xue family had not met just now. It would have been too embarrassing to bump into this kid on the road.

They chatted for a while and waited for the servants to put the luggage in place.

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The carriage arranged by the Jia family was very spacious. Lin Daiyu sat on the side as soon as she got on the carriage and raised her hand to knock on her neck.

Seeing her action was funny, Jia teased her, "Why, you feel tired after wearing it for such a short time?"

Daiyu usually doesn't like to toss these things. It's the first time she has worn it for so long, and her neck is inevitably a little sore. Seeing her mother making fun of herself, she couldn't help but complain, "Mom, do you have to dress like this to see your grandmother?"

Silly daughter, mother wants to see more than just your grandmother. Jia shook her head, not wanting her daughter to listen to the secrets of the elders, so she turned the topic to the Jia Mansion.

The rules of the Jia family are quite different from those of the Lin family. Jia knows everything, but her baby has been spoiled by her and Lin Ruhai since she was a child, and the Lin family has never liked such red tape.

Therefore, Jia had to remind her again. Lin Daiyu felt a headache and said, "Mother, the nanny has taught me these days, don't worry."

She blinked, thinking of changing the subject to give herself some free time. So she said, "Mother, my cousin was really born with jade in his mouth?"

Jia was stunned when she heard this. She had told her daughter about this before, so she would not blame Daiyu for suddenly bringing it up.

She was stunned because she suddenly realized the current situation in the capital after Lin Ruhai was promoted. It was like ice and fire, which made people very worried.

"Don't ask too much about this. Your cousin has been very naughty since he was young. He hates reading and likes to hang out in the inner chamber." Jia shook her head. Although she had not returned to her parents' home in recent years, she had not heard any letters from her family. She knew some of the news more or less. (Note 1)

Looking back at the rumor of "being born with a jade in his mouth", she didn't know what to say. She just felt that it was too ostentatious and too showy.

Lin Daiyu also noticed that Jia was in a bad mood, so she stuck out her tongue. She simply took out the travel notes she wrote on the boat and compared the scenery along the way with the capital outside the gauze window.

The prosperity of the streets and the abundance of people in the capital are very different from the scenery along the way. Lin Daiyu wanted to record it, but she was wearing the jewelry given by her mother on her head and hands, so it was inconvenient to pick up the pen and use it. She could only read the previous travel notes and enjoy it.

Seeing her daughter playing by herself, Jia Shi let her do what she wanted, and only asked, "You idiot, you wrote such a detailed article, I don't know who you are going to show it to."

"Of course I'm going to show it to my brother." Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and said without thinking.

Jia Shi curled her lips without commenting, pretending that she didn't hear it.

The mother and daughter sat in the car for a while before the car finally started to shake.

Daiyu said happily, "Mother, we are going to see our grandmother."

"Yes." Jia nodded.

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Outside, Jia Lian was walking and having a headache with several stewards.

It was also their bad luck that the two relatives came together today. It should be a good thing, but it also tested the Jia family's ability to receive guests.

The road to the pier was quite spacious, and they hurriedly discussed which family would go first and which family would go behind after entering the city.

"The eldest lady is a family member, so it is natural to let the guests go first. I believe she will understand our difficulties."

"That's right, our eldest lady is now married to the Lin family. Today she is going back to her parents' home, so she is considered half a foreign guest."

"If they are all guests, then the Lin family should go first."

"Will it be disrespectful to the Xue family?" A steward asked. At present, the stewards in the mansion are all surnamed Wang. It just so happens that this lady of the Xue family is also from the Wang family. Although the official status of the Xue family is a little lower, she is also a distinguished guest. If you don't look at the monk, you have to look at the Buddha.

"Ah this..."

Finally, Jia Lian was annoyed and simply waved his hand and said, "What's the first and the last, our family will go in front."

As soon as he said this, he made a judgment. Since it is our family, it is natural that the Jia family will have priority.

Several stewards hurriedly notified and asked the Lin family's carriage to speed up a little and go in front of the Xue family.

In this way, when they arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, the open middle door also foreshadowed Wang Xifeng's thoughts. Regardless of whether it is the Lin family or the Xue family, since they are together, they should be received as distinguished guests first.

Otherwise, one family will go through the side door and the other will go through the main door. Wouldn't it seem that there is a difference in closeness? Wang Xifeng has a powerful mind. Not only did she make this consideration, but she was also worried that she would make her aunt unhappy. Even the old lady was persuaded by her clever words and stood directly in the second door.

The old lady came out in person, so the people from the first and second rooms naturally couldn't sit and wait in the house. They had to stand outside with the old lady. Regardless of what everyone was thinking, just looking at this scene, they realized how majestic this married young lady was when she was in the mansion.

After a while, several sedan chairs were carried in from a distance. A pair of mother and daughter who looked very similar came down from the two sedan chairs in front. The two of them walked towards the crowd side by side, and they were only halfway there. Old Lady Jia had already broken away from Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang's support and hurried towards the people.

"Min'er, my Min'er, my dear child." She cried as she walked. Yuanyang's eyes were the sharpest. As early as the moment the old lady took a step, she had already caught up with the old lady and supported her.

The people in the Jia family, who were originally worried, put aside their worries a little and followed the old lady to lead the "distinguished guests".

"Mother!" Jia Min looked at the white-haired old lady in front of her, and saw her tears, and she was also sad and emotional, "My child is here to see you."

"My son, why did you think of coming back just now? You've been gone for eight years." Mrs. Jia didn't care about the polite words, and directly hugged Jia Min in her arms, crying even louder.

She only had Jia Min as a daughter in her life. In addition, Jia Min's temper when she was a child was very similar to hers. Therefore, she loved Jia Min to the bone.

Seeing the old lady crying so sadly, everyone was worried that she would cry and hurt her body. Everyone and Jia Min worked together to make the old lady happy.

Mrs. Jia just let go of her daughter, looked at Daiyu with red eyes, and couldn't help but said happily: "Is this my sweetheart?"

"Yu'er, come, call grandma." Jia Min nodded to Daiyu and told her daughter to come up and pay her respects.

"Grandmother." Although Lin Daiyu and Old Lady Jia had just met for the first time, she was also moved by the relationship between her mother and grandmother after seeing the scene just now.

The original strange feeling in her heart was also eliminated by Jia Min who kept wiping tears. The so-called blood relatives are probably such a relationship.

"Hey." Old Lady Jia responded with a smile, and then freed up a hand to hold Daiyu.

She looked at her daughter on the left, and then at her granddaughter on the right, and couldn't help but smile to everyone in the Jia Mansion: "See, these two are my children."

Wang Xifeng smiled and responded: "Grandma, not only my aunt and cousin are, we younger generations are not your children."

Everyone was immediately amused by Wang Xifeng's words, and even Old Lady Jia couldn't help but say to Daiyu: "You don't recognize her, she is a famous ruffian and a poor family here. In the southern province, she is called 'Lazi'. You just call her 'Feng Lazi'."

Although the old man introduced her to her grandchildren, Jia Min was also beside her. After listening to this, she secretly remembered Wang Xifeng in her heart.

Wang Xifeng did not expect that the old lady would introduce herself here. But after the old lady spoke, she hurried forward to greet Jia Min: "Aunt, you can just call me Xifeng."

"I know you, and I have always heard that Lian'er married a virtuous wife. I didn't expect it to be such a pretty girl." Coincidentally, after Mrs. Jia said this, Jia Min looked at Wang Xifeng with a bit of appreciation and tenderness.

The two of them said the first half of the sentence, and they called each other "Feng'er" and "Aunt".

When the family was chatting in the courtyard, another team of sedan chairs was carried in. This was naturally Wang Xifeng's idea. Although the two families arrived at the same time, the sedan chairs in the mansion could be arranged in order. Anyway, the Jia Mansion is big enough, and people on the side can't see it if they take a detour.

At this time, the old lady led Jia Min and others to greet the Xue family. This means that the Jia family will take care of the housework first and then welcome the distinguished guests. Both emotionally and rationally, everything is appropriate.

Needless to say, the excitement here was so lively that the two families gathered together and walked to the old lady's house. At this point, Wang Xifeng's ability was revealed again.

Just waiting for Mrs. Jia to pull Jia Min and Daiyu to sit in her seat, the empty seats she arranged were just big enough for the Xue family to sit. She was the only one who didn't have a seat, but she was busy busy like a butterfly, so that no one could see anything strange.

Old Mrs. Jia saw her grandson's daughter-in-law's intelligence in her eyes and didn't know what she said into Jia Min's ear, which only made the latter chuckle. Shouted: "Feng'er." Wang Xifeng turned around and saw Jia Min waving to her.

She stepped forward quickly and said happily: "Aunt, what are your orders?"

Jia Min took the gift box from the nanny on the side and handed it to Wang Xifeng. "When aunt saw it, she thought it was suitable for you. She brought it to you from Yangzhou. Don't say you don't like it."

Wang Xifeng let out a clear and melodious laugh, opened the box by herself, and saw a rare jadeite bracelet of perfect quality. She immediately took it out and put it on her hand, and joked with her sisters: "Did you see it? It seems like it? Auntie still cares less about me."

"You're such a hottie." Old Mrs. Jia was amused again, and couldn't help but point her fingers at her, coaxing Daiyu beside her, "Don't you want to imitate her, turn around and let people see you, and treat her as your mother's temperament?" There you go."

After praising three people, Daiyu was overjoyed. She was now the beloved daughter of the magistrate. Even though she had just arrived in a strange place, she was thinking about Lin Ruhai's advice.

When you go to Kyoto, you don’t have to worry too much. Treat it like a trip out for fun. If you don't enjoy your stay, I will send you a letter to take you home.

She is naturally more courageous in speaking. There was no hint of coyness at all, and he said calmly and generously: "If the ancestors are to judge, is Sister-in-law Feng more like my mother, or Yu'er more like my mother?"

"Hahahaha." Mrs. Jia laughed happily and squeezed Daiyu's hand, "You look like me, my dear, it's you who looks like me."

Daiyu blinked and looked at Wang Xifeng with a smile, "Then I'd rather be like Sister-in-law Feng. Let's not talk about other things. Just hearing my sister-in-law laugh makes me very happy. I feel that Chang'e in the sky is just like this."

Who does Daiyu usually deal with, Lin Ruhai, who is evil-hearted, and Chen Heng, who is thick-faced and evil-hearted. These two people are both eloquent people. Sister Lin often interacts with them, and her already excellent verbal skills are even more powerful.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, her already relaxed eyebrows took on a bright spring look. She walked quickly to Lin Daiyu and said with a smile: "You said that my sister-in-law is Chang'e in the moon palace, but you want my sister-in-law to accompany you, the moon goddess?"

"I'm afraid the Moon God won't do it. My sister has a handkerchief, and she is related to the Xue family sister. To be honest, she is more suitable for the reputation of the Moon God."

As soon as Daiyu said this, everyone naturally turned to the guests on the side.

Today is really difficult, two relatives came at the same time. Even though they were members of the Jia family, it was a bit difficult to entertain them, for fear of neglecting one of them. Wang Xifeng felt even more grateful when she saw Sister Lin taking the initiative to talk to her. She felt that this sister was reasonable.

Wang Xifeng approached Xue Baochai and asked on behalf of the curious old lady: "Sister Xue, is there really such a moon god hidden in your family?"

Baochai was naturally beautiful, and her temperament was very similar to Baoqin. At this moment, she stood up slowly and said with a smile: "My cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years. But when we were young, all the elders who had seen her were all right. It’s highly praised.”

"Can anyone be more beautiful than you?" Old Mrs. Jia asked as expected. The old man was purely curious, but she didn't expect the difficulty of asking a girl in front of another girl.

Fortunately, what the old lady said was a coincidence. Using the word "change" made the situation less awkward.

Baochai was not as coy as ordinary women, and admitted directly and generously: "I am not as good as me."

After all, the appearance of the cousin of the Xue family cannot be seen at the moment. It's just Baochai's behavior, let alone anything else. It makes people see her inner wisdom to give in to the virtuous.

Everyone secretly thought, what a beautiful girl from the Xue family.

Wang Xifeng had a really hard day today, and it was she who came out to take over the conversation for everyone, "No wonder I often hear people say that there have been two moon gods since ancient times. Only now do I understand that they are really the two sisters."

Everyone was amused by Wang Xifeng again, and even Jia Min felt strange. How did this kid Lian'er find such a virtuous wife? But when she looked at the face on the left, which was neither salty nor bland, she felt annoyed again.

It is really difficult for a good junior daughter-in-law to have the surname of Wang.

While everyone was talking, suddenly a young man came in from outside.

This man is really good-looking, even Jia Lian is not as good as him. In addition, he wears a purple gold crown on his head and holds two dragons on his forehead, making the whole person look even more noble.

"Ancestor, it's really lively today."

Just after the handsome young man finished speaking, Jia Min already frowned. It's not that what he said was wrong, it was that the other party's outfit was wrong.

The purple gold crown is the crown style that His Majesty often wears in his spare time in the palace. Even an unfavored prince must consider the etiquette when two dragons are trying to grab a pearl.

Mom, are you old and confused? Jia Min widened her eyes and looked straight at Mrs. Jia, then at Mrs. Wang who was in meditation, and finally at Jia Baoyu who was approaching.

"I haven't come to meet your aunt yet." When Mrs. Jia saw her precious grandson, she hurriedly waved to him, and then repeatedly motioned to Jia Min and Aunt Xue, asking her grandson to salute the two elders.

Note 1: In the original text, Jia Min said this to Daiyu. I didn’t make it up.

It was really hard to write, thinking about the character lines of each character. It was really a headache.