Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 203 Misunderstanding
Power is an aphrodisiac. This statement varies from person to person, at least it does not apply to Jia Zheng.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to stay in Yuanwailang's position for so many years with peace of mind.

With the Jia family's connections, it is not hopeless to seek opportunities for advancement.

Of course, the reason why he is like this is not that he does not love fame and wealth, but just to show his literary character that power is like a floating cloud to me.

From this point of view, Jia Baoyu's aversion to the imperial examination career may not necessarily be inherited from Jia Zheng, but they have different starting points.

The corruption case in the Camp and Maintenance Department just scratched Jia Zheng's itch.

I would like to ask, what can be compared to, out of the mud but not stained, which can better reflect one's strength of character?
When I think of the admiration of all the civil and military officials in the court, I feel my blood surge up, which works faster than aphrodisiacs. Coupled with the catalysis of alcohol, my waist no longer hurts and my legs no longer feel sore. I want to celebrate. Naturally, he thought of taking Jin Chuan away from his house.

After sending Lai Shangrong away, he hurriedly came to Mrs. Wang's house.

"Master!" Mrs. Wang hurriedly stepped forward, took Jia Zheng's arms, and pulled him to the bed to sit down.

Jia Zheng looked inside the room and said in a deep voice, "Where is Jin Chuan? Why haven't you seen anyone in the past two days?"

Afraid of what might happen, Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said: "Master, please forgive me, Jin Chuan's son committed an offense and I drove him home!"

"Criminal crime? What crime?" Jia Zheng sternly asked.

"Her hands and feet are not clean, and the jade ruyi bestowed by her ex-mother was lost. I didn't expect it to be her, so I sent people to search vigorously, but found it in her room."

Mrs. Wang came up with a set of arguments that she had already thought of.

Jia Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's not her fault. I gave her Yu Ruyi a few days ago, but I forgot to tell you. This girl is really real. She doesn't know how to explain it. Send someone quickly." Call her back, Master, I will close the room tonight."

It was just something out of nowhere, but Jia Zheng took the blame for Jin Chuan. Mrs. Wang was holding back her anger and couldn't explain it clearly.

One of the reasons why she drove Jin Chuan away was because she heard Jin Chuan talk about the East Xiaoyuan, so she preconceived the idea that Jin Chuan had learned many ways of courting favors from Aunt Zhao. Now that the master and servant have turned against each other, Jin Chuan Chuan Youqin learned Zi's secret method.

If she is really allowed to come back, I'm afraid the harm will be no less than that of Aunt Zhao.

In addition, Baoyu had touched Jin Chuan. If she was taken away as a concubine, she would deliberately or unintentionally blow the pillow to Jia Zheng...

With Jia Zheng's attitude today, if Jin Chuan is not called back, he will definitely not stop. Thinking of this, he no longer hesitates.

"Master! I made a mistake just now. It's not jade Ruyi, it's an agate pillow!"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he was furious. He pointed at Mrs. Wang and shouted, "You are a jealous woman. It turns out you are trying to incriminate her!"

Although Mrs. Wang seldom disobeyed Jia's government, she was a strong mother and didn't care much.

He choked and said, "Master, what are you talking about? I just made a mistake."

"Hmph!" Jia Zheng snorted coldly: "I don't care whether you said it was right or not. Master, I have accepted it. If you insist on objecting, aren't you afraid of making seven mistakes?"

"The master really wants to waste our years of husband and wife relationship for a girl?"

Jia Zheng stood up angrily, pointed at Mrs. Wang and said, "You jealous woman, you actually have the nerve to talk about friendship!"

Mrs. Wang said happily without fear: "There are many maids in this mansion. I don't dare to object to whoever the master wants to take, but the Bai family is the dowry I brought from my mother's family."

In ancient times, dowry was a woman's private property, and even her husband had no right to use it.

Even the right to inherit the dowry, regardless of the male or female, only the children born to the woman have the right to inherit.

This is Mrs. Wang's trump card, and she takes advantage of the great righteousness, but using this trick also means that the husband and wife will end their relationship.

"you you……"

Jia Zheng was at a loss for words, flung his sleeves and left angrily.

After leaving Mrs. Wang's yard, Jia Zheng was carried away by anger and walked habitually to Aunt Zhao's house.But when they arrived at the house, they only saw two maids, Xiao Jixiang and Xiao Que.

"Auntie! Auntie didn't know that the master would come. He probably went to the garden to find the third girl!"

Jia Zheng thought to himself that he was lucky, and turned back to his room angrily.

Fortunately, Aunt Zhao was not here, otherwise he would have been carried away by anger, and he might not have been able to control it under her methods of inviting favors and flattery.

Then the plan to neglect her will have to start over again.

But Jia Zheng didn't know that Aunt Zhao was not in the Grand View Garden to visit the place of spring, but was using the means to greet Lai Shangrong who had just sent him away.

As soon as I arrived, although I was pulled by Aunt Zhao to the large flower hall where there was no one around, it was not night yet, and there was an aisle next to it. It wouldn't be a bad thing if someone passed by.

Secondly, Second Sister You suddenly became enlightened for some reason, and she came up with an ingenuity and arranged a sitcom. The plot was based on an action movie from a certain island country in her previous life. The drama of robbery and sex.

He didn't know that Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were quarreling over Jin Chuan. Of course, even if he knew, he would not miss the opportunity to take revenge on Jia Baoyu.

He lowered his voice and said, "I heard Yu Chuan say when he came back to collect his clothes that the second master wanted to take Jin Chuan as his concubine. Have you heard about it?"

"Hmm!~Hmm!~"

Aunt Zhao seemed to be blocked by something, and she let out two muffled sounds from her nasal cavity.

"Alas! It's a pity that Baoyu had evil intentions towards her, and the second wife saw her, so she kicked her out. Yuchuan was so troubled that she didn't dare to come back for the past two days and stayed with her at home every day!"

"Sir...Sir, are you saying that Baoyu cheated on Jinchuan?"

Aunt Zhao raised her face, raised her hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth, and continued with a heavy breath: "Master, do you want to take Jin Chuan as my concubine?"

Lai Shangrong took advantage of the opportunity to put down the front of the long gown, and warned: "I also heard about this from Yu Chuan. If the second master knows, Baoyu will have to shed his skin even if he is not dead. You must not talk nonsense!"

Aunt Zhao thought to herself, I really want to say it, but I can’t even see the master.

But then I thought about it, I can't see him, but my son can, and besides, this doesn't count as cheating on Uncle Lai.

"Hey! Don't worry, sir, I won't talk nonsense." Then he said in surprise: "Master, you don't want me to serve you anymore?"

"Let's stop here today. People are coming and going outside the wall, so be careful. I'll ask Brother Huan to get the soap tomorrow."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Aunt Zhao's eyes, and she immediately said coquettishly: "Uncle! All the people in this house are those who try to take advantage of others. They see that I am not favored, and even the monthly salary is withheld. Can uncle..."

The expenses have indeed been reduced, but the monthly payment has not been deducted. However, although she knows the taste, she always has the consciousness of working as a laborer, and she always changes ways to get some benefits.

Originally, she was justified in asking for benefits, but today Lai Shangrong only wants her to work half of the job, so she is a little shy.

Lai Shangrong didn't care about the small amount of money, so he took out a 50-tael silver note from his arms and handed it over.

"I don't care if others make trouble about this, but you must not tell the second master!"

Before leaving, fearing that Aunt Zhao would be dull and unable to understand its meaning, she specially emphasized that he doesn't care about others.

It's nearly three o'clock when I return home from the back door of Rong Mansion.

He went straight to Sister You's courtyard and quietly walked into the house. In order to make the simulation more realistic, he didn't light up the lamp. After waiting for a long time, he got used to the darkness in the room and glanced at Sister You who was wearing a nightgown on the bed.

Secretly said: Pretend to be quite realistic!

Quietly, he took off his coat, got on the bed, crawled in front of Second Sister You, and carefully recalled the film library in his mind.

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(End of this chapter)