The Red Mansions

Chapter 97 Jia Rong is abnormal
After Jia Yun received the gift, she didn't stay in the room for long. After saying a few words, she said goodbye and left.

Although this is an inner house, Jia Yun naturally wants to know if hanging out with Lin Daiyu and the others will harm their reputation.

It's no different than talking to Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing, but they are married women, and if they see outsiders occasionally, as long as Jia Lian and Jia Rong don't say anything, it won't affect them much.

When the Grand View Garden was built in the future, it was normal for Wang Xifeng to meet foreign men, and no one said that she was not a woman, as long as the festival was not bad.

At the same time, Jia Yun's combination with Qin Keqing today will of course yield benefits, and he also wants to rush back to the study to investigate carefully.

After all, Qin Keqing, like Li Wan, is also a character on the official Jinling Twelve Beauties.

Back in the study, Jia Yun put away the congratulatory gifts from Lin Daiyu and the others, then went back to the inner room and sat cross-legged.

As soon as he practiced his skills, he only heard a soft sound of "Bo", and his skills quickly broke through to the third level, and directly reached the third level of Dzogchen.

"Same as Li Wan last time, Qin Keqing activated a kung fu and allowed herself to break through the first level." Jia Yun thought to herself.

The third layer of exercises was not like before, it didn't increase his strength, but increased his lifespan by ten years, and at the same time gave him the natal supernatural power of "earth drilling".

With a thought in Jia Yun's mind, she came to a place three feet underground in an instant.

He stopped to look around and found that wherever he went, the dirt would automatically move out of the way to make it easier for him to move forward.

After he left, the soil returned to its original state, silently, conveniently and quickly.

Jia Yun thought for a while, walked a few steps slowly, and then came to Wang Xifeng and the others, who stayed under the room and listened attentively.

At this time, I heard Wang Xifeng say: "It's not that I can't compete with that kid Jia Yun, I'm an adult and don't care about villains, and I don't care about him."

"Think about it, my aunt let him go. Don't just say that I am generous, but no one will say that I am weak and impatient, so I can't play tricks on him."

Then I heard Lin Daiyu say: "You're just making excuses, brother Yun is a scholar, if he really wants to reason with you seriously, I'm afraid you won't even be able to say a word!"

Tanchun laughed and said, "Sister Lin is telling the truth, does Sister-in-law Feng not want to lose face?"

After hearing this, Jia Yun stopped listening, and returned to the study with a flash.

"This skill is suitable for spying on intelligence." Jia Yun thought to herself.

In fact, what Jia Yun wanted most was a light skill, but the ground drilling skill was also good, one was in the sky and the other was in the ground, so she could travel quickly.

"In the future, if I dig gold, silver and jade, and become a miner, I can also become a rich gentleman." Jia Yun thought wildly.

From today onwards, he is no longer a commoner, but a scholar-bureaucrat, and he can become a gentleman in an ordinary county.

Many people call scholars poor scholars. In fact, those poor scholars can't let go of their face. If they can be a little more tactful, they won't be poor.

Not to mention anything else, just a scholar who has the benefit of not paying public grain or paying taxes can support himself.

Even if you don't farm the land yourself, you can still ask others to donate. Although the amount can't be too much, the income is enough for food and clothing.

After checking today's harvest, Jia Yun stood up and stretched herself, feeling very happy.

Today's days are getting more and more busy, and after three days of running water mats, he can go and buy some maids and servants, and the house will not be so deserted.

As for the rural examination, it will be held in nearly half a year, and it is still early.

"This year I must win the exam, otherwise I will have to wait another three years for the next exam." Jia Yun thought to herself.

The county examination is different from the county examination. The county examination is held once a year, and the township examination is held only once every three years. If you miss this time, you will have to wait for another three years.

Stepping into the courtyard, I saw Xue Pan standing in the corridor with sleepy eyes and yawning, looking lazy.

"Brother Xue!" Jia Yun stepped forward to say hello.

Xue Pan came back to his senses, his face brightened, he pulled Jia Yun and said: "I am going to find you, come on, come home with me, mother and younger sister have the news, but if you can go there in person, they will Happier."

Of course Jia Yun would not refuse, so she went out with Xue Pan, and it happened that the two horses sent by Jia's mansion were still tied outside the door, which happened to come in handy at this moment.

The two got on their horses, sprinted, and soon came to the door of Xue's house.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Xue Pan ran to the inner house, shouting as he ran, "Mother, sister, Brother Yun is here!"

Soon, Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai came out hand in hand, followed by a group of servant girls.

After Jia Yun came forward to greet him, Xue Wang took his hand and said with a pleasant smile: "My son is very capable, this is a scholar, good, that's great!"

Previously, Xue Baochai married a commoner, but Xue Wang's boss was unwilling. If it weren't for the damage to her daughter's reputation, she would never have let Xue Baochai marry so hastily.

But from today onwards, the Xue Wang family is very fortunate that the marriage between Jia Yun and Xue Baochai is like a destiny.

It never occurred to her that Jia Yun and Xue Baochai had only been engaged for a few months before they became scholars and scholars in an instant.

The two are talented and beautiful, and Wang Xue is pleasing to the eye.

Jia Yun laughed and said, "My son-in-law would also like to thank Baochai, she looks like a prosperous husband, otherwise I wouldn't have passed the exam so smoothly."

Both Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai were stunned, and then Xue Wangshi suddenly said: "Yes, yes, my Baochai is Wangfu!"

As she said that, she turned her head and said to Xue Pan: "My son already knows, your sister is from Wangfu, and the neighbors should know this news earlier."

Xue Baochai showed shyness and was moved in his heart.

Before her reputation was damaged, she had a big pimple in her heart.

But today, Jia Yun personally said that she is a prosperous husband, as long as it spreads, the loss of her reputation will be nothing, maybe some people will take this matter as a scholarly matter.

Although Xue Pan was dumbfounded, he wasn't really a fool. Seeing his mother's order, he subconsciously walked out, and after walking a few steps, he came to his senses.

He said happily: "Haha, this matter needs to be publicized, and I will arrange it right away."

Saying that, he happily ran out.

Xue Wang's side was also very happy, and said with a wink that she was still busy, and asked Xue Baochai to talk to Jia Yun for a while, and then went to the inner house.

Jia Yun and Xue Baochai looked at each other and smiled, and they both walked towards the garden in tacit understanding, followed by Yinger and Xiangling.

As soon as he entered the attic of the garden, Xue Baochai threw himself into Jia Yun's arms like a baby swallow returning to the forest, hugged him tightly, and raised his head and said, "Brother Yun, kiss me quickly!"

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Above the attic, in the room, Xue Baochai was red-faced and out of breath.

After a long time, after calming down, Xue Baochai said cheerfully: "Thank you brother Yun, I am happy today, but you are troubled. When you go back later, you can take Xiangling away!"

"Oh? I'm taking Xiangling away now, is this in line with the rules?" Jia Yun asked in surprise.

Xue Baochai said with a smile, "Brother Yun doesn't know about the trial marriage?"

Jia Yun nodded and said, "I know that, before the princesses in the palace want to get married, they will arrange for the maids to go to the prospective son-in-law's house for a trial marriage."

"As for the purpose, one is to see if the future son-in-law has some unacceptable physical diseases. The second is to observe the character of the son-in-law through daily life."

Xue Baochai nodded and said with a smile: "That's it. This rule used to only exist in the palace. Later, many honorable families married their daughters and learned this rule."

"So this rule gradually spread, and now many rich families will arrange for their maids to go to the man's house for a trial marriage for a period of time when they marry their daughters."

Jia Yun laughed loudly and said, "Haha, what a good rule!"

Xue Baochai rolled his eyes at him, and said angrily: "I'm still here, brother Yun wants to go to other women, don't be so greedy, a big family like ours wants as many girls as they want, just go for it." I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

The two are very familiar with each other now, so Xue Baochai speaks more straightforwardly.

Jia Yun hugged Xue Baochai and said with a smile: "That's good, I like Jiao Didi's beauties, and I'm not afraid of too many. Baochai will marry a few more servant girls in the future."

Xue Baochai just laughed angrily, and she said: "You are so thick-skinned, how can anyone find his fiancée who has never married and ask for a maid!"

"I don't care about others, anyway, I want it." Jia Yun directly hugged Xue Baochai's chest, playing a rogue.

Xue Baochai couldn't take it anymore, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Don't torment me, I will give it to you, can't I give you more?"

Jia Yun finally let her go, Xue Baochai rolled her eyes, tapped Jia Yun's forehead and said, "You, I'm the only one who spoils you so much, if you change to another daughter's family, if you don't believe me, have a look, will they agree?" will love you so much."

After a pause, she continued: "Let's not talk about it, let's talk about the Second Master Lian of Rongguo Mansion, who is also my cousin's husband, who is notoriously strict with my cousin, and I wish I could keep an eye on him. I'm afraid that he will steal the fish."

Jia Yun asked suspiciously, "Aren't you afraid that I will steal the fish?"

Xue Baochai shook her head and said: "It's not that you're not afraid, it's useless to be afraid. If you really want to be greedy, I can't stop it. It's better to prepare more for you at home. It's still clean."

"It's just that you are not allowed to go outside to make trouble. You must listen to me. Brother Yun, since we are married, we must have basic trust, otherwise we will be like passers-by, and it will be boring."

Jia Yun sighed and said, "But Baochai, now I have two outside."

"Ah?" Xue Baochai was dumbfounded and asked in surprise, "Who is it? A married woman?"

For Jia Yun, only those who are married will be outside, otherwise they will be taken home like Xiren and the others.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "One is Grandma Zhu, and the other is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law."

Xue Baochai will be her bedside person from now on, and this matter must not be concealed, so it is better to let her know in advance, so as not to be smashed in the future and affect the relationship.

Xue Baochai took a deep breath and said in admiration, "You really know how to play. These two are the faces of the Jia family. You are not afraid that things will happen in the future, and the Jia family will look for you desperately!"

Jia Yun murmured: "Don't be afraid, these two are prudent and prudent, they are even more careful than me!"

Xue Baochai held Jia Yun's hand and said, "Be more careful. To be honest, if you don't talk about this, I don't think you will think about them. It's too unexpected."

But because of this, Xue Baochai felt more at ease with Jia Yun.

After all, although Jia Yun is a flamboyant woman, she is discerning, and the women she looks for outside are all outstanding.

Even at home, Xiren and Charming are all beauties selected in a hundred.

Thinking of this, Xue Baochai glanced at Jia Yun with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and thought to himself that this guy is really brave. He dared to tease the women in Jia's mansion when he was still a commoner. There will probably be many women around him in the future.

"Didn't I follow him in a muddle?" Xue Baochai thought to himself.

Thinking about it, Xue Baochai felt that she really couldn't just find a few housemaids to make up the number.

Needless to say, Ying'er and Xiangling are both top-notch in color, but the others have to choose carefully, so that Jia Yun will not say that she promises with her mouth, but secretly does not do practical things.

Naturally, Jia Yun didn't know that Xue Baochai had thought a lot. After spending some time with Xue Baochai, he went downstairs and took Xiangling away.

When I went back, I didn't ride a horse, and there was no stable at home. After a few days, the house was repaired, and then I took it back. I will be temporarily fostered at Xue's house for a few days.

As for Xue Pan, there was no one there at this moment, and he did not come back after going out earlier.

Carrying a burden on her back, Xiang Ling walked behind Jia Yun with her head bowed, her face flushed.

She knew what she was going to Jia Yun's house for today, Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai had told her carefully before leaving, so she was very shy, nervous and scared at the same time.

However, she had known Jia Yun for some time, and compared to Xue Pan, Jia Yun was much kinder in her impression, so she was more nervous and less afraid at this time.

Seeing that Xiangling was shy, Jia Yun didn't tease her, and she was very satisfied with Qin Keqing today, she was a woman who made people obsessed, so there was no need to bully Xiangling who was like a magpie right now.

After returning home, Jia Yun asked Xiren to take Xiangling to the back house to resettle, while he went to the back street to watch the troupe sing.

The stage was being set up on the street, and anyway, apart from the nearby residents, few outsiders came here in the backstreet.

There are crowds around the stage, three floors inside and three floors outside. Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and other patriarchs and elders sitting in the front are sitting in the front. .

Just as Jia Yun was about to squeeze forward to have a look, she suddenly noticed Jia Rong and Qin Keqing walking slowly in the distance.

The two of them seemed to have been home, especially Qin Keqing, who even changed into new clothes.

It's just that the expressions of the two were a little strange. Jia Rong showed a trace of disgust and dodge on his face, while Qin Keqing hung far behind Jia Rong, with a puzzled expression on his face, frowning and thinking from time to time.

Soon, after the two came over, without saying a word, Jia Rong went to the front of the stage first, while Qin Keqing hesitated for a moment, and then went straight into Jia Yun's house.

After waiting for a while, Jia Yun returned home and went directly to the back house, just in time to catch up with Qin Keqing.

He brought Qin Keqing into an empty room, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter? Just now I saw you and Brother Rong on the street with strange expressions."

Qin Keqing shook her head and said: "I don't know what kind of nerves he has, saying that my body is stinky. Uncle, if you smell it, where does my body stink?"

Jia Yun stepped forward and smelled it. Qin Keqing had just bathed and changed, and there was still a scent of flowers on her body, which was not smelly at all.

"It's not smelly, it's quite fragrant!" Jia Yun said straightforwardly.

Qin Keqing nodded, and said aggrievedly: "The slave family smells delicious, but my husband said that the slave family smells bad all the way, so let the slave family stay away from him!"

Jia Yun stepped forward to hug her and kissed her, persuading her, "Then leave him alone, you are indeed fragrant, there's nothing wrong with that."

Qin Keqing gritted her teeth and said, "When I was in the mansion just now, Ruizhu and Baozhu also said that I smelled like flowers, so my husband slapped me a few times, and then I went to the firewood room."

After a pause, she said again: "Wait a minute, I'll go to the next door to find my second aunt and the others, and let them smell it, lest my family really make a mistake."

She was already a little nervous now, and she couldn't stand being told by Jia Rong that she stinks all over her body.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Then go over quickly, I'll wait here for you to come back."

"Okay, I'll go to the slave's house first." Qin Keqing replied, turned around and went out.

After Jia Yun waited in the room for nearly two quarters of an hour, Qin Keqing came back with a relaxed smile on her face.

After she closed the door, she said: "I didn't have a chance to leave just now, I kept you waiting for a long time, the second aunt and the others have smelled it, and they all said that the slave's body is fragrant, not smelly, it seems that we are not mistaken."

Jia Yun beckoned, and waited for Qin Keqing to come forward, put her on her lap and hugged her, and whispered, "Is the air in your body doing something strange?"

Qin Keqing was stunned when she heard this, and pondered: "It's really possible that the breath is good for the slave family, but it can make your husband smell the stench. This..."

She didn't even know what to say. When she was united with Jia Yun before, there was an extra stream of air in her body out of thin air, which made her stomach pain no longer hurt, which made her very happy.

She already had menstrual disorders and accidentally got it on her clothes, so she had to change clothes several times a day.

Jia Yun said that the air flow might be able to cure her illness, and she believed it, because it didn't take long for the air flow to emit gentle heat, making her feel comfortable and refreshed.

But I never thought that after going back to take a bath and changing clothes, I happened to run into Jia Rong who was going home, and an accident happened.

Jia Rong, who was originally very infatuated with her, showed a disgusted expression towards her, which made her very sad.

After hearing Jia Yun's words now, Qin Keqing couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad.

"It would be great if Eunuch hates it too." Qin Keqing said expectantly.

Just as he was thinking of Jia Zhen, he heard Jia Yun asking: "I heard from the servants of Ningguo Mansion that Master Zhen wants to cheat on you?"

Qin Keqing came back to her senses, a little flustered, she quickly said: "Uncle, don't listen to the rumors, the father-in-law wants to do something wrong to the slave family, but now he is just testing the slave family, and the slave family has not let him succeed."

Jia Yun stretched her hand into her clothes and said with a smile, "Don't panic, I'm just asking, you've given me everything, and I believe you."

Qin Keqing breathed a sigh of relief, pressed Jia Yun's hand, and said, "Uncle, the banquet is going to start now, I'm afraid it won't work, let's find time tomorrow."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "That's fine, but let's be more careful, so as not to let people see anything strange."

Qin Keqing nodded yes, stood up, arranged her clothes, and then went back to Wang Xifeng.

Jia Yun stepped out of the back house, came to the door of the house, stood at a distance, and watched the play for a while.

He doesn't know much about opera, but he still finds it interesting and full of flavor when he watches it occasionally. No wonder Jia Zhen and the others like to watch it.

After a while, Lai Pigou came out with a hanging firecracker and lit it. After crackling for a while, he heard Mr. Lai from Jia's mansion shout loudly:
"Don't leave after supper tonight, there will be a good show tonight, everyone must not only eat and drink well, but also have a good time!"

(End of this chapter)