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Chapter 203: Red Mansion Lady Xing 23

It only took Xing Yuling a few minutes to finish reading all the content, but her face turned extremely pale because the information was so shocking and disturbing.

She felt her heart begin to beat violently, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. Her breathing became rapid, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She tried hard to calm herself down, but the sadness in her heart became more and more intense.

Although she had only known Shui Yan a few times, she had a child with him and there were traces of him in her heart.

Shui Lin knew very well that his current situation was very dangerous. His brothers, who were related to him by blood but not born from the same mother, would definitely attack him and would never let him go easily. Therefore, he decided to prepare in advance and pave a way out for his children.

There was still some regret in his heart, after all, that was his youngest son whom he had never met, and he could not recognize him because of his special status. But it was also good, at least he could survive safely.

He also left her a token that could save her life, and then gave it to Xing Yuling.

This is all Shui Lin can do for the mother and son, and he has done his best.

After Xing Yuling finished her confinement, she felt itchy all over, as if countless little bugs were crawling on her body. During the confinement, she couldn't take a shower or wash her hair, and even had to close the windows tightly, making the room extremely hot and stuffy. All this made her feel very uncomfortable, but she had no choice. Finally, the day came when she was released from confinement. Xing Yuling couldn't wait to take a shower, wash off the dirt and sweat on her body, and then changed into clean clothes.

The next day, he formally went to the main courtyard to pay his respects to Lady Jia and notified Jia She and his son to get up early and pay their respects together.

Since that day, Jia She seemed to have become a different person. He was in a daze and looked listless all day. He began to indulge himself, living an idle and philandering life, and no longer cared about the affairs of the court. Not only that, after being demoted, he did not even have the opportunity to attend court meetings, let alone handle government affairs. Now he has lost his former vitality.

He even no longer cared about Xing Yuling and his newborn son. Only Jia Lian still got some of his attention.

On the second day after his step-wife came out of confinement, he lazily delayed for a long time and came to the main courtyard yawning.

Xing Yuling came to Rongqing Hall slowly with the child in her arms, not worrying about what would happen if she was late.

Mrs. Wang, who had arrived long ago, diligently helped Lady Jia wash her face, change her clothes, and put on her makeup. While she was busy, she would occasionally cast a flattering look at Lady Jia. When she saw the people from the main room coming, she immediately went to greet them with a flattering smile on her face, but she complained to Lady Jia in a sarcastic tone: "Old lady, you see, the people from the main room are really dawdling, making us wait so long!"

"The daughter-in-law has met her mother!"

Xing Yuling stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Lady Jia.

Jia She and Jia Lian, father and son, remained silent, knowing that Grandmother Jia did not like them. After they bowed, they sat quietly in their seats.

Grandmother Jia frowned slightly but didn't say much.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang smiled triumphantly and continued, "I guess they must have something important to deal with, so they came to pay their respects so late. But it doesn't matter, we are not in a hurry, just wait slowly." After that, she pretended to be concerned and asked, "Sister-in-law, has something happened in your family? Why are you so late?"

Grandmother Jia glared at Lady Wang and signaled her not to talk too much. At this time, Xing came over with the child in her arms. Lady Wang looked at the baby in Xing's arms, and a trace of jealousy and resentment flashed in her eyes. She smiled hypocritically and said, "Oh, look how fair this child is, what a beautiful little guy!" However, in her heart, she cursed the baby viciously, hoping that he would die soon.

Xing smiled and responded: "Yes, this child is indeed very cute."

Mrs. Wang went on to say, "It's a pity that so many things have happened in the Rongguo Mansion recently that we haven't had time to hold a proper third-day bathing ceremony and a full-month banquet for him." There was a tone of regret in her words, but in fact she was implying that Jia Ying was born at an unlucky time, which hindered the fortune of the Rongguo Mansion.

"Brother Ying was born when the family encountered disaster, and there was no time to prepare gifts for my nephew."

"The gifts will be prepared and sent to the East Courtyard later."

Jia Zheng, who was sitting next to him, stroked his beard and nodded hypocritically.

Jia Zhu, who was standing behind his parents, was a little curious and his eyes involuntarily glanced at his cousin.

Jia Baoyu snuggled up to his grandmother, looking curiously at his younger brother in his aunt's arms.

"I want to see my brother, I want to see my brother"

Jia Baoyu kept pulling at Grandmother Jia's sleeve.

Xing Yuling looked at Jia Baoyu and found that Jia Baoyu's temperament had changed.

It was mixed with an indescribable vulgarity. The former charming and agile spirit had long disappeared, replaced by a kind of vulgarity.

Grandmother Jia looked displeased and coughed lightly, "Baoyu, don't make a fuss, or you'll scare your brother."

Grandmother Jia originally planned to hold her little grandson in her arms, but when she thought that the child was her eldest son's, a look of unhappiness appeared on her face. In addition, what Mrs. Wang said just now made Grandmother Jia even more unhappy.

Seeing Baoyu's pleased look, Jia's mother softened her heart a little, "This child is too young, you can't touch him. After the New Year, when he can walk, you can play together."

He also signaled Yuanyang, who was standing beside him, to hold Jia Baoyu and go to the next room to rest.

Nanny Lai was very considerate and took Jia Lian to the nearby room to rest and play.

"Now, the emperor is dissatisfied with our Rongguo Mansion. During this period of time, you should not go out and cause trouble."

"Especially the eldest brother, try to stay in the house and don't embarrass yourself outside."

Grandmother Jia turned to look at Xing Yuling and said slowly, "Yuling, you just gave birth, you need to rest well. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the mansion."

Xing Yuling nodded her head and thought that Grandmother Jia was warning her, blaming her for being late in paying her respects and not wanting her to interfere in the affairs of the mansion.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "The old lady loves her daughter-in-law. This is a blessing for the mansion."

Xing Yu felt unhappy after hearing this, but she could only smile, because she knew that Mrs. Wang was deliberately looking for trouble.

After saying a few polite words, Grandmother Jia let everyone go.

Xing Yuling returned to the East Courtyard with her child, feeling very upset. She knew that Jia's mother was becoming increasingly displeased with their eldest wife, and that the days ahead would probably be even more difficult.

What’s even more sad is that bad news has come.

News came from the palace that the prince had passed away in the morning.

Everyone changed into mourning clothes and prepared to go to the palace to mourn.

At the same time, Jia's mother and Wang Furen were also discussing countermeasures. Jia's mother was worried that the Jia family would be implicated because of the relationship with the prince, while Wang Furen was secretly thinking about how to use this change to gain more benefits for herself.