The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 367 - The Family Clan of the You

Third Lady You have always been a maverick, especially in her attire.

For example, when Jia Zhen celebrated his birthday a few days ago, everyone in the Ningguo Mansion dressed up festively. However, she insisted on wearing a "filial" white outfit, laughing and cursing in front of Jia Zhen without changing her color!

But today, she couldn’t dress up randomly.

She has been rummaging and picking up a dress in front of that wardrobe since she finished combing in the morning. The bright color ones, the elegant ones, but she couldn't find a satisfactory one for a long time.

Sigh~

Two days ago in that mansion, she should have asked Young Master Liu about his preferences first!

Anxiously, she gathered the clothes together and stuffed them back into the cabinet. Third Lady You sat heavily on the bed with her two symmetrical and slender legs bare.

But as soon as it quieted down, she felt something was wrong. Why didn't there be any movement in this courtyard?

So she went to the door in confusion, lifted the bamboo curtain, and poked out half of her fair figure, which was only wrapped in innerwear. However, she saw her Second Sister You sitting on the bench, holding a plain white handkerchief in her hand and rubbing it around like dough.

Upon seeing this, Third Lady You hesitated for a moment, returned, and casually put on a dress. She sat in the outer room opposite her and said in a crisp voice, "My good sister, don't think that I'm selling you away. Marrying Lord Sun as a concubine is better than being molested by that Jia Zhen.”

The Second Lady You glanced up at her, then lowered her head and muttered, "But brother-in-law... He also promised to take me as a concubine.”

Spit!

The Third Lady You spat disdainfully and sneered, "You were probably blinded by the wealth of his family and didn't see his concubines. What kind of situation are they in now? To put it nicely, it was his concubines, but they worked as prostitutes all day long. How could you ever have a foothold in his mansion?”

In fact, the Second Lady You was not unaware of these situations, but she always hoped that Jia Zhen would treat herself differently in front of You-Shi.

And speaking of which, she was a young woman who had spent several years being spoiled by a wealthy family. Later, she had a difficult life in her family, but she had a special desire for that wealthy life. Hence, despite her feelings of shame, she was greedy for that opulent life when Jia Zhen teased her at Ningguo Mansion.

Third Sister You naturally knew her thoughts, so after talking about the tragic situation of those concubines in Jia Zhen's Mansion, the conversation changed and she exaggerated, "Lord Sun is different. I heard that the two beautiful concubines in the family are arranged very well. Not only do they have luxurious clothes and food to enslave and call maidservants, but he also takes them out for a trip every three to five days.”

As she spoke, she lowered her voice again and pretended to be mysterious, saying, "And, as you know, Lord Sun has a benefit that others can’t reach.”

Listening to her mysterious statement, the Second Lady You finally became interested and leaned forward curiously, asking, "I wonder what benefit?"

Unexpectedly, Third Sister You said with a smile, "Of course, it's those bones and muscles. I'm afraid even the whole Capital may not be able to find a few, which are stronger than his bones.”

“Spit! What kind of benefit is this?”

The Second Lady You immediately blushed and casually patted her paws open, spitting, "You are also from a decent family; how could you say such a thing?”

She stated that it wasn’t a benefit, but her appearance of rosy cheeks clearly showed that she knew the beauty of it.

How could this not be considered beneficial?

Third Lady You pretended to be surprised and said, "If he hadn't had such a good physique, how could he have two concubines pregnant one after another within six months of entering the door?”

As she spoke, she leaned her hand over again, but this time it landed on the Second Lady You's lower abdomen and gently rubbed it, whispering, "We women, while we are young, we could still rely on some beauty to support us. In the future, we can only rely on our children.”

The Second Lady You was moved this time. Since she was all set on marrying into a big mansion, she naturally longed for the long-term enjoyment of wealth. If she could give birth to a son and daughter, she would also have support in her old age and not decline in the future.

Unexpectedly, as she was thinking about it, Third Sister You didn't take it seriously again. She slid her hand down and joked, "Of course, if you insist on marrying at Ningguo Mansion, you can also enjoy the filial piety of your nephew. However, the way of filial piety is different from other people's homes.”

The Second Lady You saw her joking, but she didn't realize it yet. It was referring to the dirty things that father and son gathered in the Ningguo Mansion, and for a moment, she was too shy to control herself.

But as the shyness gradually subsided, she became uneasy again and hesitated, "But that, Zhang Hua…”

“Don't mention this matter yet.”

Third Sister You immediately became serious and repeatedly warned, "If Lord Sun falls in love with you, she is not someone for us to be worried about. If she doesn't fall in love, isn't it just adding to her troubles when you mention this matter?”

The Second Lady You obediently nodded and suddenly stood up and twisted, saying, "I... I'll go get some rouge and toner first.”

Third Sister You chuckled but quickly caught up and asked, "Where have Mother and Nanny Wu gone?”

“They said they were going out to buy some food and treat them well.”

Before the Second Lady You could finish her answer, the alley suddenly became busy. The two sisters looked out through the window and saw Old Lady You carrying two baskets of vegetables in front, while Nanny Wu was covered with chicken, duck, fish, and meat in the back. All of them came into the courtyard panting.

The Second Lady You quickly welcomed them out and waited to help. Unexpectedly, the Old Lady You dodged and ordered in a loud voice, "Go inside, go inside! If you catch a messy smell, how can you meet your esteemed guests then?”

At this moment, Third Sister You also came out of the room and saw that the two of them had brought back many things, including many rare mountain delicacies and wild animals in the city. She couldn't help but smack her tongue and said, "Mother is very tight with her budget today. I'm afraid she won't fill in all the flowers for a month.”

Old Lady You have always had a fondness for this little girl, but she didn’t have a good face towards her right now. She sneered, "If that young handsome Master comes alone, let alone these many things, even if it is just a cup of tea, I can't bear to pour it for him.”

As she spoke, she couldn't help but complain about her countless hardships and instead raised a loser.

With such an Old Lady ”teaching by example,” it was no wonder that the Second Lady You yearned to marry into a wealthy family, even willing to sacrifice herself as a concubine.

Just with this speech, Third Lady You has already been tired of listening to it in the past few days, and her playful laughter was not taken as a big deal.

Upon seeing this, Old Lady You had no choice but to curse and lead Nanny Wu into the kitchen, where she began to operate with ease and familiarity.

In fact, in the beginning, Old Lady You was not so satisfied with Sun Shaozong as a candidate. She always felt that the fifth-grade official and the head of the Ningguo Mansion couldn’t be compared at all.

However, the news that the Third Lady You heard suddenly changed her mind. The widowed mother of one of Sun's Concubines, Xiangling, was now living with her daughter in the Sun Mansion, serving her well.

This gave Old Lady You hope. She has been waiting all these days, thinking of quickly taking over this wealthy son-in-law so that she could revisit her old dreams with that wealthy family.

Now that it was the right day, she naturally worked even harder and was even more proactive than the Second Lady You herself. So soon, the small courtyard was filled with a fragrant aroma.

After a long wait, they never saw the shadows of Sun Shaozong and Liu Xianglian.

The Third Lady You hurriedly went out and looked at it several times before finally seeing her dream lover rustling in, arching his hand on the silver saddle of the white horse and asking, "Is this the You family?”

The appearance of the jade tree facing the wind made the Third Lady You look foolish, relying solely on the door frame to prevent her from collapsing on the ground. After a long time, she could only squeeze out the words, "Yes... it's the You family.”

At this moment, the Old Lady You heard the news and welcomed him with joy. However, she saw only a handsome young master outside, and the wrinkled old face suddenly collapsed.

How clever was Liu Xianglian?

Seeing the Old Lady greet him with a happy expression on her face and seeing that he was not the one she expected, her face changed. He immediately knew that in the eyes of this Old Lady, he was the extra one.

So he quickly kicked off his horse and smiled. "Brother Sun encountered a case on the way, I'm afraid it will take some time to come over.”

After finishing a sentence, the Old Lady's face changed color as expected.