Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 164 Ji Qiu declines and falls, everyone respects him

Why didn't Sister Feng think about these words? Every time she dreams back at midnight, Wang Xifeng will think about it secretly.

She knew that she was just pushed out by Mrs. Wang, so that Mrs. Xing and the eldest man would not have to gossip. But the couple, the eldest man and his wife, were really greedy and despicable, and they were disliked by the old lady. Regardless of whether they wanted to gain power or protect themselves, Wang Xifeng had to stay away from them.

Li Weijian observed the words and expressions, and saw Wang Xifeng concentrating on thinking, and comforted: "Besides, the second sister-in-law has been in charge of the house since she gave birth to Sister Qiao. She has been busy in the past few years, and she and the second brother Lian have nothing to do. Brother, it's hard to say this. , If something happens to the second brother Lian... I'm afraid that the second sister-in-law may not be in the same situation as my eldest sister in the future."

Wang Xifeng suddenly felt secretly afraid. After all, Li Wan still had Jia Lan by his side. She was just a pretty girl, so how could she compare? If something unexpected happened to Jia Lian, he might just be able to satisfy his aunt, and he would turn around and plot to let Baoyu seize the throne.

When the time comes, how will she, Wang Xifeng, lead a young Qiao sister in Rongguo Mansion?

Li Weijian picked up the wine bottle and stood up to fill it for Wang Xifeng himself, and then poured it for himself. He picked up the wine glass, touched it with Wang Xifeng, drank it down and said, "Jiao Qian Yan Shen Shen, these words should not be mentioned by me. But on the one hand, I have a good relationship with the second brother Lian, and on the other hand, I also hope that the second sister-in-law will take care of my eldest sister, so I have to mention it.

Second sister-in-law, please don’t worry too much. To put it bluntly, with my current wealth and connections, my eldest sister must have married into the Rongguo Mansion. Which family would dare to treat my eldest sister harshly? "

Wang Xifeng finally said: "I have considered what Brother Jian said from the bottom of his heart, but I can't explain it clearly in just a few words."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "I just mentioned it, second sister-in-law might as well think about Brother Qiang from Dongfu. Having said that, if second sister-in-law is overly concerned, you might as well treat me as drunk."

"Brother Jian has good intentions. How can I bite Lu Dongbin and not recognize a good heart? Come on, my sister-in-law proposes a toast to you."

The two drank it all in one gulp and then drank and ate. Li Weijian never mentioned the matter again, only telling some anecdotes. When Jia Lian returned, Li Weijian chased Jia Lian and drank wine until Jia Lian was suffocated, and then gave up the banquet.

Li Weijian seemed to be too drunk and struggled to get up to see him off. It was already autumn, and it was cold in the morning and evening. Wang Xifeng was afraid that she would be infected by the wind if she saw the wind, so she hurriedly ordered four maids to stop him. I went out with Jia Lian and Ping'er.

As the group turned around the east corner gate, Wang Xifeng remained silent, her face frosty, thinking about Li Weijian's words just now. Jia Lian's face was rosy, and he was looking at the people around him through the light, and his thoughts suddenly moved. Quietly, he reached over and grabbed Wang Xifeng's hand, saying, "What are you thinking about?"

Wang Xifeng was thinking about it at the moment, how could he have any intention of flirting? He broke free and took out his hand, and just as he was about to speak to Jia Lian, he saw his peach blossom eyes twinkling, his heart full of crooked thoughts, and he immediately felt disgusted.

So he casually said: "Ping'er, the second master smells of alcohol, so he should go to the study to settle down. If the second master wants it, you can stay and serve him."

Jia Lian immediately rubbed his hands and looked at Ping'er: "That's good. How can Feng'er be so reasonable today?"

Wang Xifeng suddenly felt irritable. She has a strong temper. Ever since she became a housekeeper, who would not praise her for her excellence? Who below is not afraid of her power? Unexpectedly, Jia Lian at the stall was so ignorant of progress and was only greedy and lustful all day long. Thinking of her father-in-law in Dongkuoyuan, Wang Xifeng suddenly felt angry, wondering if she was just following her roots?

Because Wang Xifeng had nothing good to say when she spoke again, she said: "When did I become unreasonable? Since Ping'er has followed the second master, she will have a son and a half daughter in the future. She must have a status. If I do it in the future If something goes wrong, I might as well be promoted."

Ping'er suddenly turned pale and said angrily: "Second Grandma, I don't dare to accept this. You two are quarreling, but you want to bring me in."

He seemed to be angry when he spoke, he actually picked up the lantern, turned around and walked away quickly, and disappeared in a moment.

He just left Jia Lian where he was, not knowing what to do.

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly at Jia Lian, ignored him, and led the maid and mother-in-law back. After entering the small courtyard of his house, Jia Lian was about to follow when the mother-in-law stopped him and said: "Second Master, Second Grandma has ordered that you stay in the study today."

Jia Lian was immediately angry: "Who did I offend? What can't I say to you?"

No one answered him, so Jia Lian paused and went to find a boy to relieve his anger.

In Sister Feng's main room, Wang Xifeng sat upright in front of the mirror and let Ping'er take off the hairpin. Ping'er looked at the color and said, "What kind of fire did Second Mistress make just now?"

Wang Xifeng said: "When I see him like that, I think of my father-in-law. It's true... like father, like son."

Seeing that he was not angry with himself, Ping'er comforted him and said, "The second master is better than the eldest master at least."

Wang Xifeng sneered and said: "Oh, he is just being suppressed by someone above him. If you don't wait until there is no one to control him, I'm afraid it will be like a wild child, taking off the reins!"

Hearing this, Ping'er suddenly didn't know how to persuade him. The second master was trading in the stock market a while ago, and from time to time he received rewards from the eldest master, and he never returned home. Isn't it just like taking off the reins and having fun?

However, the second mistress seems to be too strict in her control. Is there any way this man can't be a bit sneaky? The second master’s family doesn’t have enough to eat, so he has to look for it outside?

These words can only be used as slander, and Ping'er naturally finds it hard to express.

The master and servant were silent for a long time, and then Ping'er said: "Second Grandma, Fourth Master Jian's words make sense. Madam's temper... Second Grandma should make plans in advance."

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly and said, "How could I not know?"

She has a strong temper and likes to take power. If she were asked to give up the power of the housekeeper, she would not do it. Furthermore, her housekeeper has often taken the blame for Mrs. Wang in recent years, which has attracted resentment from the servants. If he loses his power, he will probably end up even more miserable than Li Wan.

The parents-in-law are greedy and unreliable; the aunt is full of thoughts and unreliable; and the old lady is partial to her second wife and precious jade. How can Wang Xifeng, a granddaughter-in-law, deal with herself?

After thinking about it, now I can only take one step at a time and act according to the situation. As for treating Li Wan harshly, Wang Xifeng never gave any instructions after Li Weijian became famous.

After thinking about this, Wang Xifeng said: "That's all, let's not mention these troubles. Ping'er, what do you think of Brother Jian?"

What do you think of Li Weijian?

Ping'er didn't have much contact with Li Weijian on weekdays, but mostly heard about it. After thinking about it for a while, Ping'er said: "Fourth Master Jian has a big chest and is so capable. His future is limitless. Seeing how much he has given up his heart for grandma, I'm afraid he is also a man who attaches great importance to love and righteousness. Yes. Grandma might as well make friends with her in the future, it will help if she can’t say it.”

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at him: "It's the second master who wants to be friends with me. I'm a woman, how can I make friends with brother Jian? That's all, let's go get some water. I'm a little sleepy after drinking today."

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Go to the small courtyard in the northeast.

The two maidservants carried the hot water in, then left with the empty buckets. Xiangling came out of the main room and closed the door. Through the window, she could vaguely see two figures, one tall and one short, taking off their clothes and getting into the bathtub.

Xiang Ling twitched the corner of her mouth, thinking that Qingwen was so shy that she would kick her out at any cost, so she undressed and took off her belt.

Xiangling secretly smiled and returned to the west wing, the sound of water rushing in the main room. The steam was steaming. Qingwen stirred the warm water, her little face turned reddish from the steam. She sat in Li Weijian's arms and heard Li Weijian say: "I have an invitation from the East Mansion, please come with me. It happens to be in Huifang Garden." Let’s take a walk around.”

Qingwen responded and said: "It's said that I was just wandering around, but I still spent a lot of time serving. As a maid, how can I leave the fourth master to go wandering by myself? Besides, Fangyuan was just like that at that time. It looked worse than the fourth master. It’s my foolish garden.”

Feeling that Yingrou had been captured, Qingwen looked back and rolled her eyes at her, and then said: "Fourth Master, I read the newspaper today and it said that the people who released the white doves were caught." "It's just after the Qiu Wei exam of practical learning. Those few who caught their son-in-law under the daily list?"

Qingwen nodded repeatedly and said: "Exactly. These people specialize in defrauding children from rich families. They have rich dowries and the girls are delicate. Once they get married, they take away their property and leave the building empty within three to five days."

Li Weijian then said with relief: "What I'm telling you, the list hasn't been released yet. What kind of son-in-law are these people trying to catch under the list? They're liars." After a pause, Li Weijian said again: "No, these people seem to be questioning people after they catch them. , regardless of rich or poor.”

Qingwen said: "Isn't this simple? If you are from a poor family, as soon as the person runs away two days after the wedding, a creditor will come to your door with an IOU and ask for it. The doves inside and outside are all making money."

Do you think there are people cheating on marriages these days? Li Weijian was immediately overjoyed.

Qingwen leaned back in her arms and suddenly let out a grunt, followed by the sound of water gushing, her two calves resting on the edge of the tub, and her fingers looking particularly lovely.

She hummed in her mouth, then suddenly pushed away Li Weijian's strange hand, turned around and said angrily: "Fourth Master, I just came here yesterday, it's not good to come here all the time."

Li Weijian pretended to be surprised and said: "I didn't do anything else, did I?"

Qingwen immediately said angrily: "Fourth Master is so cruel that he makes me unable to get up and down...I won't serve you like this anymore."

Li Weijian had no choice but to let go of his hand and hugged Qingwen gently. After a while, Li Weijian asked: "You came early, have you ever met the Grand Master of Dongfu?"

Qingwen shook her head and said: "I have never seen it before. I heard that after my grandma passed away after giving birth to the fourth girl, my grandpa took refuge outside the city and never came back."

Ningguo Mansion has become increasingly weird recently. In the past, Kun Dao and the monk kept coming and going, but when Qin Keqing fell ill, Kun Dao and the monk disappeared. Just at this time, King Zhongyi was in trouble... Li Weijian always felt that there was something involved, but he couldn't grasp it for a while.

Now that I have thought about it, Jia Jing of the East Mansion took refuge in Xuanzhen Temple. The dragon never saw its head or tail, and never left its tracks. There was a lot of commotion outside, and it seemed that it had nothing to do with Jia Jing. But don't forget that this person was previously the deposed prince's attendant, and it was because of him that the Jia family was deeply involved with the deposed prince.

On this occasion, how could Jia Jing stay out of the matter?

Li Weijian slowly fell into a trance, and without realizing it, his right hand covered Yingrou, which made Qingwen jealous and angry.

Outside the city, Xuanzhen Temple.

Ding--

After the sound of the chime, Xiao Huangguan entered with a whisk in his hand, bowed and said: "Layholder, Master Yushu is here to visit."

Under the statue of Sanqing, Taoist Yiqingkuo stood up from the futon, turned around and nodded slightly towards Xiao Huangguan, who then bowed and stepped back.

After a while, the little yellow crown attracted an old monk to enter. If Li Weijian were here, he would definitely recognize this old monk as the monk who saw Jia Zhen off that day.

Taoist Qinghuo looked at the old monk and sighed, then said to Xiao Huangguan: "Please step back."

"Yes."

Xiao Huangguan bowed and retreated. Although Jia Jing has never been a monk or recorded in Taoism, Xuanzhen Temple relies entirely on Ningguo Mansion for support, because Jia Jing naturally has a superior status in Xuanzhen Temple.

When there was only one monk left in the hall, Jia Jing said leisurely: "Why are you here to see me again?"

The old monk snorted coldly and said: "Jia Tanyue, there is a storm in the capital. Now even the old Prince Yizhong has committed suicide. How can you still be alone?"

Jia Jingyi glanced at the old Yushu monk and said: "The situation is over. Even the prince has passed away. No matter how hard he struggles, it is just in vain."

"You——" The old monk from Yushu was furious. He took two quick steps to get to Jia Jing and lowered his voice: "Old Prince Yizhong acted carelessly and was found in the secret room by the Chief of Shenxing. Now all the secret letters have been found. Although Brother Jia didn’t leave his name in Fanzi’s hands, do you think the Shenxing Division will compare the handwriting and find you?”

Jia Jing only said: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. After all, what do you want from me?"

The old monk from Yushu pondered for a long time, and then said: "Where is the prince's son hiding? I want to see him."

"Dead, as I told you."

"Stop trying to trick me, I don't believe it!"

"He is indeed dead." Jia Jing leisurely walked to the table, ordered two cups of tea, held one in his hand, and thought back: "In the twelfth lunar month of that year, he went out to play mischief, and when he came back he had a high fever. . I ordered people to find famous doctors in Beijing, but they were helpless. I waited until the end of the twelfth lunar month, but finally went there.

This is God's will. "

The old monk from Yushu had a straight face and carefully observed Jia Jing's face. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false. After a long while, Yushu grinned and said, "How about I go to your mansion and find your grandson's wife?"

Jia Jing raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Does it have to be like this?"

The old monk from Yushu was aggressive and walked two steps forward: "I'm really worried if I don't see him."

"So what if I've seen it before?"

"In the past, the prince was very kind to me. When I saw the prince's son, if he had the appearance of a master, the old monk would risk his life to overthrow the rebellious minister and traitor; if he did not have the appearance of a master, the old monk would lead him He travels far away from the rivers and lakes, and from now on he stays away from right and wrong."

"Isn't it good to be anonymous now?"

The old monk from Yushu just said: "I don't trust you!"

Jia Jing stared at the old monk in Yushu for a long time, then nodded slowly and said, "I understand."

He stood up slowly, and the tea in his hand suddenly poured towards the old monk. The old monk couldn't avoid it and was immediately splashed all over his head and face. The tea soup not only stopped the steaming heat, but also caused white mist to burn on my face.

"what--"

The old monk screamed and rolled to the ground. Jia Jingxing was about to pass, drew out his sword, aimed it at the old monk's back and stabbed him hard in the heart. The old monk struggled for a while, but finally made no sound.

After a while, two little Huang Guan came over to check. Jia Jing just waved his hands, and the two men carried the body out. A thunderbolt struck outside, illuminating the dim hall. Under the Sanqing statue, Jia Jing's face was gloomy, and he just stared at the Sanqing statue without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)