The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 368 Being distracted
When Jia Huan came out, Xue Ke, Lin Zhixiao and others were still waiting outside the Zhenfu Yamen. Xue Ke was young and impatient, and asked impatiently, "Brother Huan, what do you think of the surname Lei?"

Jia Huan said calmly: "Lei Zhengfa has agreed to release him."

Xue Ke was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. Then he was overjoyed and said without hesitation, "Release him? That's great, haha, that's great. Now my aunt should be relieved."

Xue Ke didn't have much hope at first, but this thing that he thought was hopeless was actually accomplished by Jia Huan in the blink of an eye, without even spending a penny. It was simply incredible.

Lin Zhixiao was also very surprised, but as he was mature and steady, he only showed a little joy. His two sons, Lin Zhong and Lin Fu, on the other hand, looked incredulous. But now they finally understood why their father was optimistic about Master Huan San. This man was indeed a capable man.

As for Shi Tou Xing Wei, he had long been accustomed to Jia Huan's ability to do things beyond his ability, so he was not surprised at all. Instead, he felt it was natural. In his opinion, since the Third Master dared to come, he must be sure of it. It would be a surprise if the task was not accomplished!
Everyone waited for about half an incense stick of time, and the person was indeed sent out, but he was carried out on a stretcher.

Xue Ke's face changed slightly when he saw this, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xue Pan was seen lying on his side on a stretcher, his face pale and curled up weakly. He had lost all his usual arrogance and domineering demeanor. His pants were red and yellow, and it was unknown what dirt was on them. He exuded a strange stench from his whole body.

Lin Zhixiao was old and experienced, and he was secretly shocked when he saw this: "What a sin! How much suffering has Master Xue endured?"

Jia Huan obviously also noticed something. He frowned and looked at the two jailers carrying the stretcher.

One of the jailers laughed and said, "Mr. Xue accidentally fell and hurt his butt. It's actually not serious. He should be fine after a few days of rest."

Xue Ke frowned and asked, "How did you fall like this?"

The jailer laughed and said, "You'd better ask Master Xue himself. He might have fallen on the toilet seat and got hurt while he was going to the toilet!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Jia Huan had never liked Xue Pan in the first place, and the reason he rescued him was entirely because of Baochai. Seeing that Xue Pan was still alive and seemed to have no obvious injuries on his body, he was too lazy to care about him and ordered Xue Pan's two servants to help Xue Pan onto the carriage.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two servants helped Xue Pan up, the latter screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Fool, be gentle, you want to kill me with pain!"

The two servants were startled and had to put Xue Pan down again, which affected his wound. He let out another miserably scream and subconsciously covered his buttocks, his face distorted in pain.

The two servants secretly stuck out their tongues and said, "Oh my god, what kind of punishment has the master suffered?"
Xue Pan squeezed his buttocks, feeling extremely painful and humiliated. It took him a while to recover.

Xue Ke knew that his cousin had an affair with Lei Zhengfa's male lover. Seeing Xue Pan's painful expression, he guessed it was almost certain. He could only ask people to carry Xue Pan home on a stretcher. Xue Pan obviously knew that it was shameful and covered his head and face with clothes the whole time.

Xue Mansion.

Aunt Xue, Baochai and Baoqin, who had received the news in advance, were waiting in the living room of the inner house. Just as the three of them were waiting impatiently, someone finally came to report: "The master has entered the second gate."

Aunt Xue was overjoyed and stood up quickly and walked to the front of the courtyard. Baochai and Baoqin followed her out. Ying'er, Xiangling, Wenxing, Tongxi, Tonggui and other maids, as well as the old women, gathered around, each of them stretching their necks to look around curiously.

Soon, a group of people finally appeared in sight. Two servants were seen carrying a stretcher, walking breathlessly in front. There was clearly a person lying on the stretcher. Although his head and face were covered with clothes, Aunt Xue recognized it as her son Xue Pan at a glance. She was shocked and terrified, and burst into tears: "My son, you are so cruel to abandon your mother..."

"Brother!" Baochai and Baoqin were also horrified. It turned out that when they saw Xue Pan's head and face covered, they thought that the person being carried back was a corpse.

Fortunately, as the two servants approached, they could clearly see Xue Pan on the stretcher moving, and even heard his painful groans. At this time, Xue Ke also stepped forward and explained: "Auntie, my brother is fine, he just got a little injured."

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Aunt Xue asked in confusion: "If you are fine, why did you cover your head and face? You scared me!"

As Aunt Xue spoke, she tried to reach out and lift up the clothes covering Xue Pan's head, but the latter held the clothes and refused to let go, shouting, "Don't move, don't move."

Aunt Xue was even more suspicious, but from her son's voice, it seemed that he was still breathing well and his injuries were not serious, so she scolded him, "Are you the bride? You are still wearing a red veil after entering the house, and you can't even look at your mother?"

"Ha... cough cough!" Shitou Xingwei couldn't help laughing out loud and pretended to cough to cover it up. He thought, Master Xue has been in the Jinyiwei prison these days, and I'm afraid he really is a bride every night.

Xue Ke said awkwardly: "Aunt, let's go inside and talk."

Aunt Xue became even more surprised and suspicious when she heard this, and quickly asked two strong women to take over the stretcher and carry Xue Pan back to the room.

Baochai wanted to follow, but suddenly stopped and turned to look at Jia Huan. Her eyes were full of affection, and although she said nothing, they were worth a thousand words. Jia Huan smiled and said, "Sister Bao, go check on cousin Pan first, and don't worry about me."

Baochai nodded gently and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Huan. Please sit here for a while. Xiangling, pour tea for Master Huan San."

After giving the order, Baochai hurried to Xue Pan's residence. As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard her mother crying, "Damn it, how dare you treat me like this? Isn't he afraid of retribution?"

"Ouch, it hurts so much. Mother, please don't scream and shout. If this gets out, how will my child face people in the future?" Xue Pan complained like a pig being slaughtered.

"Whoever shouted loudly, you were the one who shouted the loudest. This is outrageous. Mr. Lei is too much." Aunt Xue looked at her son's miserable condition, feeling both heartbroken and angry. She cursed Lei Zhengfa while wiping away her tears.

An old maid beside him said awkwardly, "Madam, Master's wound is so severe that it has become festered. It would be best if you ask the Second Master to invite a doctor to treat it. I'm afraid that he will have a root cause of the disease in the future, which is not stubborn."

Xue Pan was already so ashamed at this moment. If he asked a doctor to look after the withered chrysanthemum, he would be even more embarrassed to see anyone, so he refused no matter what.

Xue Baochai was just hesitating whether to go in. When she heard the conversation inside, she asked, "Mother, brother, can I come in?"

"Don't come in!" Aunt Xue and Xue Pan shouted almost in unison.

"Oh!" Xue Baochai frowned and stopped. Ying'er behind her secretly stuck out her tongue, wondering curiously, "Where is the master injured? Why does it sound weird?"

At this time, the old maid came out and said, "The master's injury is not serious, but the injured part is a bit indecent, and it is not suitable for the girls to see. Go back and ask the doctor to check it out later, and then you can come back."

Baochai and Baoqin nodded awkwardly and retreated silently.

Jia Huan sat down in the living room and waited. Xiangling poured a cup of tea, lowered her head and brought it to Jia Huan, and whispered, "Master Huan, please have some tea."

Jia Huan originally wanted to chat a little to avoid a dull moment, but seeing that the beautiful maid kept her eyebrows lowered and her eyes downcast, with an indifferent look, he gave up the idea and just said, "Thank you."

After pouring the tea, Xiangling stepped aside and stood silently for a while with her head down. She felt a little uncomfortable. She took a sneak peek and found that Jia Huan was staring at the cup of tea in a daze. She couldn't help but feel curious.

Xiangling's cold attitude in front of Jia Huan was not because she hated him, but to avoid suspicion. Because Xue Pan tried to change the maid before and was severely beaten by Jia Huan. Afterwards, Jia Huan came to visit, and Xue Pan pretended to hit Jia Huan with a door bolt. Xiangling blocked his way and was taken as the target of Xue Pan's anger. Not only was she severely beaten, but she was also wrongly accused of secretly loving Jia Huan. Naturally, she had to keep a distance to avoid suspicion.

After a while, Xiangling saw Jia Huan still staring at the tea in deep thought, and finally couldn't help asking, "Master Huan, do you not like this tea?"

Jia Huan came back to his senses and smiled, "No, I'm just a little sleepy and want to relax for a while."

Xiangling said "oh" and stopped talking, and the atmosphere became quiet again. Just when the atmosphere was awkward, Baochai and Baoqin returned, and Xiangling couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Jia Huan did not expect the two girls to return so soon, so he asked, "Sister Bao, how is Cousin Pan's injury?"

Xue Baochai found it difficult to speak, so she just said vaguely, "It shouldn't be a serious injury. Mother asked Brother Ke to go get a doctor. We'll know after the doctor takes a look."

"Oh, that's good!" Jia Huan said and yawned uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai said with concern: "Brother Huan is tired, why don't you go to the guest room and take a nap first?"

Jia Huan waved his hand and smiled, "No need, just drink some tea to refresh yourself." After that, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Xue Baoqin smiled and said, "Brother Huan, don't force yourself. You just took the exams for nine consecutive days, and right after you left the exam room, you ran around for our family's affairs. It was hard for you to rush to the dock outside the city to wait for your sister until dark, and you didn't get a good rest at night. The next morning, you went to the pacification office to rescue Brother Pan. You were so busy that even an iron man couldn't stand it. You should go and catch up on some sleep."

Xue Baochai felt even more sorry after hearing this, and said softly, "Sister Qin is right, Brother Huan should go and get some sleep first, or you will ruin your health."

Jia Huan was indeed tired and sleepy at the moment. He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and rest for a while."

So Xue Baochai took Jia Huan to the guest room to rest, and even made the bed and lowered the curtains herself. Her meticulous and virtuous appearance made her seem like a wife serving her husband, which made Jia Huan a little distracted.

(End of this chapter)