The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 231 Baochai: Master Hou, why don’t you go over and take a look?
Unlike Rongguo Mansion, there was peace and joy in Ningguohou Mansion. After Jia Cong came back, he went to Ningxi Hall and then walked to the yard. He saw Sanchun surrounding a pot of plants that looked like onions and did not know what kind of plants they were looking at. .

Xichun saw Jia Cong at a glance and hurriedly waved, "Second brother, come here quickly. This is the Jianlan that my sister-in-law got. It's about to bloom."

Jia Cong knew nothing about growing plants, but after hearing about Jianlan, he knew that it was a relatively rare orchid species, so he walked over and took a look. He felt that the leaves were not much different from the hybrid leeks grown in later generations, and he said against his will, "Grow it. That’s good, this breed should be rare, right?”

Tanchun said, "I don't know about that. It's said that the old lady from my eldest sister-in-law's family got two pots of orchids. She kept one pot for herself and sent another pot to her. My eldest sister-in-law said she was impatient to raise these and let people I just planted it in the back garden, and my second sister-in-law said it was a pity, so she kept it."

Jia Cong knew that the old lady of the You family was none other than You Lao Niang. When she was young, she was a good woman and a slut. When her two daughters grew up, she started working as a pimp. Wealth gave his two daughters as concubines to Jia Zhen and his son.

And Jia Lian didn't mind it, so he bought a property in Xiaohuazhi Lane and raised Sister You as an outhouse, which made it more convenient for Jia Zhen and his son.

At the moment, he was too lazy to look at it. He greeted Sanchun a few words and went to Mingjian. Tanchun followed a few steps away from Yingchun and Yingchun, and then he called Jia Cong, "Second brother, over there in the North Courtyard." What happened?"

Jia Cong was also a little touched. Yingchun didn't ask about the matters in the North Courtyard, but Tanchun became concerned about it. This also showed that Tanchun had a responsible character.

Jia Cong stood on the platform, looked at Tanchun with his head lowered, and said thoughtfully, "We went to Muni Yuan before, do you remember? That night, some Donglu tried to rob us, but I killed them. Later, he captured two of the leaders and imprisoned them in prison.

Someone in the court colluded with Donglu and robbed the two men. When they were about to be transported out of the city, they paid the eldest man 1 taels of silver and planned to use the Rongguo Mansion's carriage to sneak out of the city, but were intercepted by Jinyi Mansion.

Fortunately, there was something wrong. The two people were not in the eldest man's carriage, but in the Liu family's carriage. However, the eldest man was also an accomplice and could not escape the blame. "

Tanchun lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly. It was simply unbelievable. After a long time, Fang raised his head and said, "This is really your own fault! I often say that if a rich family is killed from outside, it will be a disaster for a while." Those who cannot be killed are what the ancients once said: 'A centipede is dead but not stiff'. You must first commit suicide at home before you can be completely defeated!"

As he spoke, Tanchun shed tears.

Jia Cong raised his hand and stroked her hair and said, "You are a junior, don't say such things, and you are a daughter's family. Depending on your temperament, what will happen to this family in the future? You won't want more help from there. Now in Here, I have been having fun with my second sister and my fourth sister for several years. What I want and what I want to learn are the same to my sister-in-law and to me."

Tanchun was very moved and asked, "With the current situation over there, even if I have someone to rely on in the future, will I be able to rely on him? I heard that the eldest master wanted his eldest wife to accompany him in exile, but the eldest lady refused. Are you making a lot of noise here now?"

Jia Cong was moved and asked with a smile, "In your opinion, should the eldest lady go into exile with the eldest master?"

Tanchun didn't expect that Jia Cong would ask her like this, as if he was taking a test for her, and he didn't care to shed tears. After thinking carefully, he said, "Since ancient times, husbands have been married to wives. If the eldest wife still has young children to raise, she will Therefore, raising children is the most important thing, and we don't want to be exiled with the eldest master.

But over in the North Courtyard, now that they have been copied, and the eldest wife has no children to rely on, is it possible that she has to live with her brother-in-law?Not to mention that the eldest master has such a request, even if not, the eldest wife should take the initiative to go with the eldest master. "

Jia Cong nodded and said, "You can have such high standards and requirements for others, but you don't have to be so harsh on yourself. In the future, if you leave the cabinet and come to your husband's house, no matter what difficulties you encounter, remember that you still have me!"

After Jia Cong finished speaking, he heard Daiyu coming out to welcome him. He ignored Tanchun and walked up the stairs. The maid opened the curtain and he walked in.

Tanchun, standing on the ground in the yard, looked at Jia Cong's generous back. For a moment, she felt a sense of dependence that she had never experienced before, which made her feel moved, warm and reliable at the same time.

Yingchun and Xichun had seen Tanchun talking to Jia Cong a long time ago, but they couldn't hear it clearly. At this time, they saw that Jia Cong had already gone in, and Tanchun stood alone and sullen, so they gathered around.

"Third sister, what did you and second brother secretly say to each other?" Xichun joked.

She originally wanted to make Tanchun happy, but Tanchun was not unhappy. Hearing these words, she felt quite proud. She tapped the bridge of Xichun's pretty nose and said, "Since I am talking to my second brother about myself, why?" What do you want to say, do you listen?"

Xichun refused, "Okay, if you don't tell me, I'll go ask the second brother!"

Xichun made a move to go in, but Tanchun quickly grabbed her and coaxed, "Fourth sister, just listen to what I say!"

At this moment, the woman outside came in in a panic and said, "Over there in the Xifu, I heard that the second master is beating the second master Bao to death. He didn't even listen to the old lady's advice. The old lady asked the mandarin duck girl Come and ask Mr. Hou to come and have a look."

After hearing this in Sanchun, everyone felt depressed. When they got up early, the house in the North Courtyard was ransacked, and this house had just been ransacked. Now they were shouting and killing again. Who could feel happier?

While they were talking, Yuanyang came and met Sanchun in a hurry. The maid who opened the curtain at the door announced inside. After receiving the word "please" from Daiyu, Yuanyang walked in. Sanchun looked at each other, but Tanchun decided to raise his feet. Walking inside, she wanted to hear what was going on.

Seeing this, Yingchun and Xichun couldn't bear to leave her alone, so they followed her in.

Jia Cong was sitting on the Luohan bed with Dai Yu, talking. The topic was about the ransacking of the houses in the North Courtyard. Because the guards were there, there was no need to intervene, and it could also ensure that the women there would not be insulted and stain the lintel of the Jia family. .

However, according to Jia Cong's personal opinion, it would be better to send those women away as early as possible. He originally had this intention, but it was not his turn to make the decision in the North Courtyard anyway, so he didn't bother to take care of it.

"Third Master, it was the old lady who asked me to come. Second Master Bao didn't know what he did. He was sued to the Master. At this juncture, the old lady was not in good condition. Now I don't care about Second Master Bao. life.

There is no one in charge in the Xifu now. The second master Lian will not listen to what he says. The old lady means that the third master is the patriarch of the Jia family. If the third master thinks that the second master Bao deserves to die, please ask the third master to say something. talk. "

Does this mean that Jia Cong has been blocked and Jia Cong is not allowed to turn a blind eye?
Jia Cong was silent and seemed to be deep in thought. His fingers unconsciously turned the jade ring on his thumb for archery, as if he didn't want to talk to Yuanyang.

Tanchun was very anxious and called out "Second Brother" softly, her tone full of begging. Even if she felt sorry for the eldest master, let alone Jia Zheng and his son, they were her father and brother, so how could she do it? What if you don’t listen and don’t ask?
Jia Cong and Dai Yu looked at each other and had to stand up and said, "Old Mrs. Meng thinks highly of me as the clan leader, so I reluctantly went over to take a look!"

On the Rongguo Mansion, in Jia Zheng's outer study, Jia Zheng closed the door tightly, leaving only two boys inside. He pressed Baoyu on the bench, and Jia Zheng knocked down one board after another, first and then again. Fast and hard, he hit Baoyu thirty or forty times, but Baoyu couldn't move. Jia Zheng himself was also weak, so he slapped him with the board, and his voice became weaker.

Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Xifeng and others led a large group of maids and women over, and rushed the servants and boys in the outer study room to scatter, and the door was not allowed to be opened, so these people Waiting under the eaves of the corridor outside, crying and cursing, and begging Jia Zheng for mercy.

Jia Zheng was panting and holding the board, saying inside, "Ask whether he can be forgiven for what he did! He has come to try to persuade him at this stage. Tomorrow it will happen that he kills his king and his father, and you won't be able to persuade him!"

Jia's mother became even more unbearable after hearing these words. She had no choice but to order Yuanyang to invite Jia Cong over. Jia Zheng always valued Jia Cong, and Jia Zheng could still listen to a few words he said.

Mrs. Wang held the window open and cried, "Although Baoyu deserves to be beaten, I have to respect myself. Besides, it's hot and the old lady is not doing well. Beating Baoyu to death is a trivial matter. If the old lady feels uncomfortable for a moment, wouldn't it? It's a big deal!" Jia Zheng sneered and said: "Don't mention this. I have been unfilial by raising this unfaithful evil obstacle. If I teach him a lesson and have everyone to support me, why don't I strangle him to death today to prevent him from doing so in the future? Suffer!"

Saying this, he asked for a rope to strangle him.

Just at this time, Jia Cong arrived, and the people surrounding the door dispersed. Even Jia's mother took two steps back and looked at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong didn't bother to salute. He went to the door and listened to what was going on inside. He wasn't worried. In any case, it was impossible for Jia Zheng to beat Baoyu to death. Just because Tanchun was worried about it, he came over to take a look. Moreover, in this matter, he had paid the money to redeem Mr. Xiao. It had nothing to do with him, and there was no way he would not come and clean up the mess.

"Master, it's me. Can you open the door? My nephew has two things to say."

Just as Jia's mother expected, Jia Zheng was determined to die with Baoyu today. He would not even listen to her as a mother, but he was willing to listen to Jia Cong's words.

After Jia Cong finished speaking, there was no movement inside. After a while, he heard footsteps. Jia Zheng came over, but did not open the door. Instead, he stood at the door and asked, "Brother Cong, what do you want?"

Jia Cong knew that Jia Zheng had not intentionally beaten Baoyu to death. As a father, he had always had hope for his legitimate son. Unfortunately, the old lady doted on him so much that when he grew up, he could only write a few sentences. He has rich lyrics and beautiful music, but has no other merits. Even the Four Books dare to despise him.

In the words of later generations, all three views are ruined.

"The master just hates Brother Bao for not living up to expectations and refusing to work hard. He is worried that he will not be able to gain a foothold in his studies and career in the future. Now, Brother Bao is indeed quite old, but he has not yet started learning the Four Books. If in the future, Taking the imperial examination was a big mistake.

As the head of the Jia family, I have my own rules and nurturing responsibilities for the children in the family. Therefore, a few days ago, someone bought a hilltop outside Yanping Gate in the western suburbs. Now I am building an academy. The children of the clan will study and practice martial arts in the future, and secondly, they also want to recruit some well-qualified students to train them so that they can do their best for the court and the people.

My nephew can understand the master's feelings for Brother Bao. No matter what wrong thing Brother Bao has done at the moment, since the mistake has been made, this punishment has already been punished.If you are worried about Brother Bao, in the future, my master will send Brother Bao to Jia's Academy. With the guidance of a strict teacher and the guidance of a motivated classmate, he will surely become famous in three or two years. He will definitely not be like what he is today. It's so childish. "

Jia Zheng had long heard Jia Huan say that it was Jia Cong who was responsible for setting up a clan school. At that time, he was angry because of Baoyu and did not take it seriously. Only when he heard Jia Cong speak slowly did he realize that he had done it. It was such a big deal.

A huge boulder fell from his heart. He didn't feel that the precious jade was hopeless or the rotten wood could not be carved. Hope was reborn in his heart, and Jia Zheng suddenly felt much better.

He opened the door and was about to talk to Jia Cong. Unexpectedly, Jia Mu had already exerted great strength and pushed Jia Cong aside, and he was face to face with Jia Zheng.

"Mother!"

Seeing his mother's pitiful appearance with messy hair and red eyes, Jia Zheng felt some regret in his heart and knelt down.

Jia's mother didn't appreciate it. She spat at Jia Zheng and said, "You are calling me, but I don't dare. I have never raised a good son in my life, so I obviously don't know that you are calling me."

Jia Zheng was really embarrassed to hear this. He knelt down and said with tears, "I want to teach my son a lesson, and also to honor my ancestors. How can I, a son, withstand my mother's words?"

This scene was all too familiar to Jia Cong. He sympathized with Jia Zheng and was really disgusted with Jia Mu's behavior. Without looking at it, he took two steps away and stood under the eaves of the corridor, looking out with his hands behind his back.

I was bored when I saw two figures appearing at the end of the corridor. It turned out to be Baochai who had heard the news and came over.

She wore a light purple chrysanthemum embroidered pink double-breasted gown, a light yellow tube top, and a pink long skirt. She was holding a round fan in her hand. She hurried over. Because of her plump body and the hot weather, she was full of energy. My head was sweating profusely, and I wiped the sweat with a handkerchief as I walked.

Jia Cong was about to avoid it, but she didn't want to. When Baochai saw her, she paused, quickly calmed down her impatience, and shouted "Master Hou!"

Ying'er behind him also slowed down, secretly looking at Jia Cong with a smile on her lips, as coquettish as a little daughter.

Baochai never expected that she would meet Jia Cong here. She immediately regretted that the man must have noticed her panic just now, fearing that it might cause some misunderstandings, but at the same time, she could not suppress the joy in her heart.

Jia Cong nodded, saying hello to her, and took two steps back, clearly trying to avoid suspicion.

Although Baochai lamented his gentleman's character, he was a little unwilling to do so. He lowered his head and took two steps towards Jia Cong. He looked up at Jia Cong and asked, "I wonder why Brother Bao was beaten today? My mother After hearing this, I was very worried. I originally wanted to come over in person, but because I am not feeling well these days and the weather is hot, I said I would come over and take a look."

Jia Cong saw her thoughts in her eyes and said with a smile, "Miss Xue and Brother Bao are cousins. When Brother Bao suffered such a big incident, it was only reasonable for Miss Xue to come to visit. Auntie is the elder. It’s normal to be worried and worried.”

"The Marquis is right!" Baochai breathed a sigh of relief when she heard what Jia Cong said. She glanced over and asked, "Why don't the Marquis go over and take a look?"

Jia Cong saw that things were almost over. Over there, Jia Mu let Jia Zheng go and led everyone to look after Jin Fenghuang. He said, "Miss Xue, please help yourself. It's time for me to go back."

With that said, Jia Cong raised his feet and walked to the other side, but he didn't expect that Jia Zheng saw it at a glance and called Jia Cong, "Cong'er, come here, I have something to say!"

Jia Cong had to turn around again and walk on the same road as Baochai. He raised his hand and said, "Miss Xue, please go first!"

Baochai walked gracefully in front. She glanced back from time to time, glanced at Jia Cong, and asked, "Because I have to take care of my mother these days, I didn't go over there to visit my eldest sister-in-law, sister Lin, second sister, and third sister." And the fourth sister and the others, I wonder how they are doing?"

This was Baochai's generosity and decency. Jia Cong glanced at her and said, "Thank you, Miss Xue, for thinking about me. Everything is fine."

Jia Cong did not invite Baochai to Dongfu, and Baochai was a little disappointed. Next to her, Ying'er said, "Girl, if you have some free time, why don't you go and play with Grandma and the others?"

Jia Cong was silent, and Baochai said, "Let's wait until the weather gets cooler."

While talking, Baochai had already arrived at the door of the study. Baochai stepped in. While holding on to the door frame, he glanced at Jia Cong, but saw that Jia Cong had already arrived in front of Jia Zheng and said, "I wonder what my master has ordered?"

What a gentleman, so polite!

(End of this chapter)