Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 335 Jingui Design
Before his master's wife returned, Li Weijian hurriedly bid farewell to Yan Xiyao. On the way, he could not help but sigh inwardly that his master was indeed a shrewd man. He did not want to arrange a marriage with the Shi family for him so early. He hoped that if the wind direction changed in the future, with the protection of Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, he would be able to get through the crisis safely.

Just looking at the title, it can be seen that if Shi Ding had not done anything in the past, it would be unknown who would have ascended the throne more than ten years ago. In the future, no matter whether it is the crown prince or the King of Jin, they will not dare to neglect the title of Marquis Zhongjing after just a glance.

But if you want to smooth things over between the Crown Prince and the King of Jin, you have to throw in some meat bones. Li Weijian took stock of his assets and was very reluctant to part with any of them!
Steel, power, machinery manufacturing, ships, as well as trains and chemicals that have not yet taken shape, are all closely related to the Industrial Revolution. He can only feel at ease if he has them in his own hands. If he really gives an industry to the crown prince to fight with the King of Jin, it is possible that the newly emerging industry will be ruined.

Moreover, Li Weijian never overestimated the wisdom of the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin. He only knew how powerful the Industrial Revolution was by standing at the downstream of history. In this day and age, can we expect two teenagers to understand the true meaning of the Industrial Revolution?

To put it bluntly, these two people wanted to win over Li Weijian just for money.

Thinking about this, Li Weijian knew that the high investment and low return of chemical industry and train industry would not satisfy these two. This business requires low investment and high return... Tsk, Li Weijian sucked his teeth, he still wanted this business, where in the world could there be such a good thing?

Li Weijian frowned and thought all the way, and when he got home he still hadn't made up his mind.

He returned just in time for dinner. Li Weijian was confused for a moment, so he simply put it aside, washed his hands, and had dinner with Daiyu.

Daiyu used a serving chopstick to serve food to Li Weijian, then looked at Li Weijian and asked, "Fourth brother came back a little late today."

"Well, I went to the Yan Mansion."

"Is Lord Yan okay?"

"Jingwen and his wife went back to their parents' home, while the master's wife went to the temple to burn incense. The master was at ease, carrying a fishing rod and fishing in the garden. He caught a big toad."

Daiyu blinked her eyes and could not help laughing. She said angrily, "You are not doing your job properly. Even Lord Yan is making fun of you."

Li Weijian smiled perfunctorily, but couldn't help but think of his worries again. Daiyu observed his expression and asked, "Is Fourth Brother in trouble?"

"Hmm?" Li Weijian said, "After some advice from the teacher, I am going to cut some meat to feed the eagle."

Daiyu was surprised and said, "I heard that the Saint has reprimanded the East Palace. Could it be that this matter is not over yet?"

Li Weijian smiled bitterly and said, "Don't mention it. I ran into Marquis Cheng'en today when the court was dismissed. He even invited me to that stupid Practical Learning Society. The Marquis Cheng'en is backed by Concubine Wu and Prince Jin. That's why I offended the Crown Prince, and Prince Jin came looking for me. It's really annoying."

Daiyu also started to worry and sighed, "It's a pity that I don't know what's going on in the government, so I can't help Fourth Brother with his worries."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Men are responsible for the outside affairs, and women are responsible for the inside affairs. I will take care of the outside affairs myself."

Daiyu nodded in agreement and deliberately gave Li Weijian more of the stir-fried pork. Perhaps because he was worried, Li Weijian was so absorbed in eating that he didn't say anything after eating the stir-fried pork.

Daiyu felt relieved when she saw this. If a woman in this world truly cares about her lover, how could she not feel jealous? She had only been married for ten days when a woman from outside the family served her tea. Daiyu, no matter how generous she was, could not help but think too much. It was also because Daiyu had a lot of contact with Xing Xiuyan. She was taken care of by Xing Xiuyan when she was in Yangzhou, and the same was true when she returned to Rongfu.

Daiyu was familiar with Xing Xiuyun's personality, and felt pity for her background and coveted her craft...so she acquiesced.

I was about to mention this matter just now, but seeing that Li Weijian was worried about the outside affairs, Daiyu held back. Seeing that Li Weijian was indifferent after eating the stir-fried pork, she couldn't help but feel more relieved. She thought to herself that the fourth brother was worried about official affairs every day, and it would be good to have less trouble. As for Xing Xiuyan, she would just let things take their own course in the future...

After they finished eating, Zijuan served them some red date water, and the couple started chatting while drinking it.

Li Weijian asked Daiyu about what happened today. Daiyu first said that she had visited Grandmother Jia in Rong Mansion, and then said, "Yes, I asked Hongyu this morning, and she said that Aunt Fu's side was short of staff. Besides, Qingwen, Xiangling and others have been with Fourth Brother for many years. It was only because I didn't marry into the family that they didn't have official status. Although it's a national mourning and it's not easy to take in new wives, it's not good to have maids and old women to serve. So I sent Hongyu to find a human broker, and she will bring in some maids in a few days."

Li Weijian nodded and said, "You don't need to tell me about this matter. I will make the decision for you, sister."

Daiyu smiled and said, "How can I not tell you? I should ask Fourth Brother what kind of maid he wants. It's impossible that my aunt has maids to serve her, but Fourth Brother doesn't have any."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Really? No need. Wherever I go, I have maids who will serve me anyway, right?"

Seeing that Li Weijian really refused, Daiyu stopped talking about it and turned to talk about other things with Li Weijian. The young couple was in love with each other. At night, they suddenly saw the sky in the east turn red, and then a maid came back: "Master, Madam, it looks like there is a fire in the imperial city!"

Li Weijian and Daiyu hurried to the back of the Yuechun Tower, and when they climbed up to the top and looked far away, they saw the flames rising to the sky in the imperial city. The Dashun Dynasty inherited the Ming Dynasty, and there were more than 120 red shops in the capital. There were more than 100 eunuchs and firemen in the imperial city, but looking at the fire, they were afraid that it would be a drop in the bucket.

Li Weijian was still in a state of fear, so he discussed with Daiyu, "Fire and water are merciless. This East Courtyard has been in disrepair for a long time, and most of the structures are made of wood. If water leaks out, I'm afraid something will happen. I'd like to start the construction after some time, but I'm really worried. Why don't you move to the West Courtyard for a few days? I'll find a craftsman to rebuild the East Courtyard."

Daiyu knew that Li Weijian was thinking of her, so she leaned against his chest and said, "To rebuild the house, we need to prepare the big wood in advance. How can we just start the construction?"

Li Weijian said in a low voice, "Sister, I'm afraid you haven't carefully examined the West Courtyard. Apart from the doors and windows, there is not a single horizontal beam anywhere else."

"What else can we use if we don't use big wood?"

"Steel."

After saying this, Li Weijian suddenly lost himself in thought, and then cursed himself for being a pig-brained man. Nowadays, the steel base is near Tangshan, and the capital is a mechanical processing base. The Grand Canal is congested every day, and there is constant traffic between the capital and Tongzhou. Although Shuntian Prefecture has not announced it, the taxes it collects must have risen.

With such a flourishing industry and commerce, the land price in the capital has increased by more than 30% compared to five years ago. There is no shortage of steel and cement, and the fire in the imperial city... This is simply a great opportunity to develop real estate.

Fortunately, I was a house slave for twenty years in my previous life, how could I forget such a money-making tool? I might as well throw this matter to the crown prince and the King of Jin to fight.

The more Li Weijian pondered, the happier he became. He couldn't help but hug Daiyu tightly with a smile. Daiyu was puzzled and asked in surprise, "What are you laughing at, Fourth Brother?"

Li Weijian said, "Thanks to this fire, we have been in trouble for the whole day. The solution to this problem is so simple."

He leaned over and kissed Daiyu until she seemed to have lost her soul. Only then did Li Weijian let go, laughing loudly, and went to the study.

The next day, when Li Weijian arrived at the Wubeiyuan, he heard from his subordinates that there was a fire in Fengxian Hall last night. The firemen worked hard for half a night to put out the fire, but because of the damage of the beams, half of Fengxian Hall still collapsed.

It was expected that the saint would issue an order to rebuild the Fengxian Hall before long.

Li Weijian immediately had an idea. Few buildings in the capital city were higher than five stories, because the regulations could not be violated, and the high-rise buildings around the imperial city were suspected of spying on the imperial city. There was no way to deal with the latter. Nowadays, telescopes have been popularized, and you can get a good one for one or two taels of silver.

It's impossible that the emperor would take his concubine to the imperial garden for fun and then let some young man see them, right?

The former is more thoughtful... If a Fengxian Hall with more than ten floors is built, it would not exceed the regulations to build a ten-story building in the outer city.

Not only that, the streets and alleys in the capital were narrow, so it was a good opportunity to renovate them. The more Li Weijian thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He put his official duties aside for the time being, wrote a proposal in the morning, and went to the inner government office after noon.

Unfortunately, the King of Loyalty and Bravery went to the palace to make a report today, so Li Weijian had to return empty-handed.

When he got home, he happened to see the traffickers sending more than 30 young maids to the mansion for selection. Li Weijian was thinking about the reform of the capital, so he simply went to the study by himself.

Daiyu called Qingwen, Xiangling, Xiuying, Hongyu and Baoqin, and they all picked and chose, leaving about twenty of them behind and asked the servants to take the rest back.

The twenty or so maids were all twelve or thirteen years old. They had to learn the rules and regulations from the nanny before they could be sent to other places, but they had to be given names as soon as possible.

Daiyu discussed with Xiangling and Baoqin and they each decided on the names of their maids.

They are: Caifan, Caiping, Caizao, Caiqin, Cailv, Caiqi, Caishu, Caifeng, Caixiao, Caiai, and there are branches, leaves, strips, and seedlings; Xier, Leer, Heer, Shuner; Chunwan, Chunlan, Chunting, and Chuntai.

The concubines were naturally delighted, and Xiuying was particularly happy. She found two favorite ones early on and was waiting for them to learn the rules and regulations and move into her own room after half a month.

Just now, after sending the maid to the back, Daiyu had not yet returned to the East Courtyard when Xixue came back and said, "Madam, the Zhongjing Marquis's Mansion has sent a nanny to say that they have got some new woolen materials and want to send some to the Bo's Mansion as well."

Daiyu frowned immediately. Not to mention that the Bo's Mansion was not short of sewing materials, and the legitimate daughter Xiangyun was now in the Zhongjing Marquis's Mansion. It would have been fine if the sisters had said that it was sent to themselves, but they said it was sent to the Bo's Mansion.

After a brief thought, Daiyu asked, "Where is the person?"

"I am drinking tea in the front hall now, waiting to reply to your questions."

Daiyu ordered, "Bring her in."

Qianxue agreed, and then led the two maids in. The two maids were both in their early forties. They entered the room politely and chatted with Daiyu for a while. One of them said, "The second master of the family should have come to see you off today, but the mistress is ill and the second master is a filial son, so he sent us to pay our respects to grandma."

Daiyu asked hurriedly, "My cousin's mother is sick? Is it serious?"

The old woman said, "I wanted to stay cool at night a few days ago, and I didn't expect to catch a cold. I took medicine these two days, and I feel much better."

After talking to the two maids for a while, and seeing that there was nothing else to say, Daiyu ordered Zijuan to give them a reward and sent the two maids out of the mansion. Then Daiyu went to the study to find Li Weijian and told him what the two maids had said. Then she said, "Fourth brother, I'm afraid I have to go to the mansion."

Li Weijian thought for a moment and said, "No need to trouble you, sister. Your cousin is just looking for an excuse to see me."

Yan Xiyao just mentioned it yesterday, and I'm afraid that someone will talk about reconciliation in the next few days. After all, is there a better middleman than Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding?

Daiyu said, "If I don't know, it's fine. But now that I know, I must go and take a look."

Li Weijian thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Sister, are you not afraid that Sister Yun will quarrel with you?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Yun girl is not very scheming. I can just coax her into submission."

Seeing that it was not yet noon, the young couple decided to travel light, with only a carriage and more than ten guards, and headed straight for the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion.

The friendship between the Bo Mansion and the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion was extraordinary, and because Xiangyun had already offered a small betrothal gift, the carriage entered from the corner gate and stopped directly in front of the ceremonial gate.

Shi Rang met her at the ceremonial gate, and after exchanging greetings, he quickly sent his daughter-in-law, who was in charge of the house, to take Daiyu inside, and then led Li Weijian to the study.

In the study, Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding had been waiting there for a long time. After Li Weijian had greeted him, he smiled and said, "Fusheng, why did you end up in such a mess with the East Palace?"

Li Weijian followed Daiyu's lead and said, "Uncle, you don't know, it's really the Wang brothers who are bullying us too much. I'm only targeting the Wang brothers this time, not intentionally making things difficult for the prince."

Shi Ding stood up, put his hands behind his back and snorted, "The Wang family has always been evil, I'm afraid they will bear a grudge against Fu Sheng after this incident... But there's no need to worry too much, Wang Ziteng has always been seeking to join the cabinet, but Jia Yucun got the upper hand... Who knows how these two will fight, Wang Ziteng will definitely not embarrass Fu Sheng at this time because of the personal grudge between the children."

Li Weijian smiled and flattered: "With my cousin blocking the way in front, why should I be afraid of the Nine Provinces Ruler?"

Shi Ding laughed out loud, then shook his head and said, "The Wang family won't talk about it, but as for the Crown Prince... has Fu Sheng thought about how to turn things around?"

Li Weijian said honestly: "I received some advice from my mentor yesterday. I'm afraid I'll have to cut some meat this time."

Shi Ding nodded and said, "Lord Yan has been a minister for two dynasties and has always been very cautious. Now that Fu Sheng has made up his mind, I won't say more."

The two of them sat down, sipped their tea and talked about state affairs.

The then Prime Minister Chen Hongmou had been in power for several years, and the new policies he implemented were nothing more than replacing rice with mulberry, returning the fire consumption to the public, and distributing the tax per acre.

First, let's talk about changing rice to mulberry. Because Li Weijian ran the cement business on Xishan Island, the number of paddy fields in Jiangnan increased greatly! Over the years, the grain-producing fields have not decreased, but increased by 30% compared to the past. The local officials calculated that Jiangnan can now be self-sufficient in food!

As for the public ownership of fire consumption, it was aborted because of Li Weijian's proposal to change the liang to yuan. Although this policy has been promoted throughout the country, after a period of time, when the scattered silver deposits of the people are exhausted, the public ownership of fire consumption will become empty talk. Because Chen Hongmou was in a desperate situation, he had to follow Li Weijian's idea to implement the tax-sharing system.

That would have been fine, but the policy of allocating land tax to each household had been implemented in Zhili for a year and was about to be rolled out nationwide. Now, people in the government and the public were waiting for Li Weijian to come up with another plan that would put Chen Hongmou in a difficult position.

Some even mocked him privately, saying that the New Party had been struggling for years, but was not as good as Li Caishen. Now Chen Hongmou was extremely nervous - Chen Hongmou thought that he would be as great as Zhang Juzheng and Wang Anshi in the future, but because of Li Weijian who showed up halfway, the reform became a mess, and the hatred of the gentry fell on him, and all the good reputation went to Li Weijian. How could Chen Hongmou feel?
During this period, Chen Hongmou and his followers secretly planned a new policy - officials and gentry should pay taxes together.

After hearing this, Li Weijian immediately bowed his hands solemnly and said, "Mr. Chen is so courageous! I admire you!"

Shi Ding frowned and said, "This matter...I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult."

Li Weijian said with a smile: "Now that the enemy has been defeated, the imperial court, with the remaining power of the great victory, can just take the Beijing troops to Jiangnan for a tour, and no one will dare to disobey."

Shi Ding was not optimistic. He just frowned and shook his head and said, "The law is good, but the Prime Minister is too anxious... I'm afraid there will be chaos in the world."

Without mentioning the conversation between the two in the study, it is said that Daiyu followed the housekeeper's daughter-in-law into the inner house and first went to the main room to see the wife of Marquis Zhongjing.

The wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing had indeed caught a cold, but now she seemed to be almost recovered. After the two talked for a while, the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing smiled and said, "You have always been weak, so don't let the illness get to you. Xiangyun is in the garden now, go talk to her."

Daiyu agreed, got up and followed the maid to the side garden. Not far away, she saw a red figure sitting in a pavilion, whipping it with a willow branch in her hand, with a pursed mouth and boredom.

When Daiyu came closer, Xiangyun caught a glimpse of her figure and immediately called out, "Sister Lin... Sister."

"Sister Yun." Turning the path and entering the pavilion, Daiyu looked around and saw that although Xiangyun's mouth was pouting, her eyes were full of smiles. She sat down next to Xiangyun and said with a smile, "I thought I had to coax you first before I could talk to you."

Xiangyun snorted, "I'm already angry, and I've already offered a small betrothal gift before, so what can I do?" After a pause, she suddenly smiled and said, "Later, Third Aunt talked to me and said that if Sister Lin wasn't weak, I'm afraid there would be nothing to do with this. Thinking about it this way, I have snatched half of Sister Lin's marriage, so isn't that taking advantage of Sister Lin?"

Daiyu was stunned, and Xiangyun couldn't help laughing. Then she pulled Daiyu's hand and said sweetly, "Sister Lin, it's so boring in the mansion. Can you tell me how the sisters in the garden are doing recently? Does my great aunt miss me? I don't know when she will take me over to stay for a few days."

Daiyu reached out her hand and touched Xiangyun's forehead in annoyance, saying, "You are so old, but you still have the mentality of a child. After what happened in Rong Mansion, do you think your uncle and aunt will let you go again?"

Xiangyun complained bitterly, "Who would have thought that the Madam could be so vicious and almost killed someone."

Daiyu also sighed. Because of Madam Wang, she felt like there was a dark cloud over her head when she lived in Rongfu, and she felt very depressed. After she passed through the gate and entered Bofu, she felt that the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed. Although she was very busy every day after that, and she had less time to read books, she still felt very comfortable. Moreover, she had her beloved to accompany her day and night... Daiyu smiled unconsciously.

Xiangyun looked up and saw it, and immediately asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Daiyu just shook her head.

Xiangyun refused and came over to tickle him, saying, "Tell me quickly, there must be something good hidden from me."

Daiyu immediately giggled and stood up to dodge. When she was with Xiangyun, she put down her airs as the mistress of the house and ran out of the pavilion briskly: "I won't tell you. If you want to know, you will know it naturally after you get married."

"Wouldn't that take several more years? No!"

Xiangyun pretended to grit her teeth, then stood up and chased after him...

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Rongguo Mansion.

That afternoon, after taking a short nap, Sister Feng went to Rongqing Hall to chat with Lady Jia.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Tanchun suddenly said, "Sister Feng, the small courtyard you live in now may not be big enough for you when the baby is born."

Fengjie's courtyard was only one step away, and the empty room at the back was vacated for Youshi to move in. Fengjie had four maids, Qiaojie had two more, and with the concubine Ping'er and her two maids, wasn't it full? Even the wing rooms and the second room were full.
Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "I was hoping that it would be a boy this time, so that I could put my mind at ease. Your small courtyard is indeed too small to accommodate, and it is not convenient to go to the East Courtyard either—"

Mrs. Xing is still in the East Courtyard. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law have always been at odds with each other. Letting Sister Feng live there would only make them angry.

Tanchun and Sister Feng looked at each other. The two sisters-in-law had already made a plan. Tanchun said, "Grandfather, the Yihong Courtyard in the back garden is still vacant. If Xiangyun comes, Xiaoxiang Pavilion can also be occupied. I think it would be better to let Sister Feng live in the Yihong Courtyard first?"

Sister Feng hurriedly said, "I am not a girl, so it is not appropriate for me to go to the garden... Aunt Xue has moved away now, and the small courtyard in the northeast is vacant. I think it would be better for me to move there first?"

Grandmother Jia said angrily, "What nonsense! The imperial concubine never said that only young girls are allowed to live in the garden. I think we should move to Yihong Courtyard in the next two days."

Feng Jieer immediately felt relieved. The small courtyard in the northeast was obviously not as good as the Yihong Courtyard, and if she lived in the garden, she might even be able to interact with the wild buffalo.

The matter was settled, and Tanchun took charge of the arrangements. In just a short while, all the items were moved to the Yihong Courtyard.

Although the Yihong Courtyard was only one entrance, it had five main rooms, two side rooms, and six wing rooms. When Sister Feng moved in, there was still enough room after settling a dozen maids and old women. Moreover, the Yihong Courtyard was much newer than the previous small courtyard, so everyone was very happy.

Sister Feng was thinking about Li Weijian and was secretly happy about moving into the garden. But Jia Lian was even happier because Sister Feng moved away!
Youshi originally lived in the empty room at the back, and when Fengjie left, she moved in. This place is adjacent to the main gate of the Grand View Garden, and to the west is the large flower hall behind Rongqing Hall. The corner gate to the east was originally connected to Wang Furen's courtyard, but now that Wang Furen is imprisoned there, the corner gate is rarely opened. So can she come and go frequently at night?

Later in the evening, Jia Lian quietly found the maidservant beside Youshi, and then went to Yihong Courtyard, where he accompanied Wang Xifeng absentmindedly for a while. Because of the national mourning and family mourning, Jia Lian went to the study room in front at night. Then he saw that there was no one around, so he turned around and went into Youshi's small courtyard.

All the maids around Youshi were won over by Youshi. Knowing that Ning Mansion would never be able to revive, if they, the master and servants, wanted to stay in Rong Mansion well, they had to win over the Second Master Lian.

Jia Lian followed the maid into the inner room. Youshi hurriedly stood up to greet them. Jia Lian raised his eyes and took a look, and saw that there were wine and food prepared on the table.

Seeing Youshi's affectionate eyes again, Jia Lian couldn't help but raise his hand and touch Youshi's chin: "Sister-in-law, do you miss me?"

Youshi turned her head away and said angrily, "You are not a good person. Aren't you afraid that the tigress in your family will see you?"

Jia Lian laughed, sat down leisurely and said, "She is only thinking about the baby in her belly now, why would she care about me?"

Yu-shi came over and sat down, carefully serving Jia Lian. After a few cups of wine, she was patient enough to be flirted with by Jia Lian, so she asked, "What did you think of what I told you last time?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Family mourning and national mourning, let's discuss this matter later."

Yu Shi was immediately annoyed and said, "It's fine for me, but I have no hope in the future. But my two sisters still have hope! We sisters were shameless enough to hang out with you, so you have to give us an explanation!"

As she spoke, she turned away and never looked at Jia Lian again.

Jia Lian put down his wine cup, came over and put his arm around Youshi's shoulders and said, "I didn't refuse, but this matter needs to be considered carefully. It would be a good thing if I provoke that tigress. Now I am the boss of the family, so she can just make a fuss for a while. If this matter is known to outsiders, my title will be--"

Yu's eyes turned red as she said, "My sister is of age now. How old will she be if we delay for another two years?"

Jia Lian frowned and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Youshi said, "For now, there is no need to bring you in. I asked Second Sister what she thought, and she said she would rather rent a small courtyard outside and send a few servants to look after it than have her as a concubine. If you have a conscience in the future, you can bring her in and give her a legitimate status; if you don't have a conscience..."

Jia Lian quickly pulled Youshi's hand and put it on his chest: "God is my conscience, don't you know what I mean?"

Yu Shi then changed her anger into joy and asked, "So you agreed?"

Jia Lian made a rough calculation and thought that renting a small courtyard would only cost a hundred or so taels of silver per year, and giving You Erjie five taels of silver per month, which would only be two hundred taels a year. A mere two hundred taels would be enough for him to have fewer feasts and drinks. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, since you said so, why shouldn't I say no?"

After a while of persuasion, Youshi came over shyly to serve Jia Lian. When he was drunk, Jia Lian became more and more aroused by Youshi's plain clothes, and immediately pulled Youshi to have sex...

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Xue family.

Xue Pan was getting better, and early that morning he and Xia Jingui went to pay respects to Aunt Xue. Xia Jingui said she was tired the night before, and scolded Xue Pan for not being kind to women. Xue Pan immediately became proud, and told Xia Jingui to rest in the room, and he went to visit Aunt Xue.

As soon as Xue Pan left, Xia Jingui's expression changed immediately. Xue Pan jumped off a cliff to escape from the hands of the criminals. On the surface, he only injured his legs and feet, but in fact, even his penis was injured.

In the first few days, due to their injuries, the two did not do anything. When Xue Pan gradually recovered, Xia Jingui pestered him at night. Xue Pan was as fierce and aggressive as ever at first, but after using all his skills, he finished the fight in just a few moves with his gun and horse.

Xia Jingui was just getting more and more addicted to the taste of the food, so she couldn't help but despise Xue Pan even more. Yesterday, Xue Pan found some poisonous drugs from somewhere, and spent a whole cup of tea on it. Xia Jingui just got interested, but he finished it hastily.

Xia Jingui thought about her battle with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and knew that she couldn't leave Xue Pan, so she patiently coaxed Xue Pan all morning. When he left, Xia Jingui immediately scolded, "Before, he was just ugly, but now he is useless!"

While cursing, she couldn't help but think of Xue Ke. Xia Jingui had drugged her before, and although she didn't really have anything to do with Xue Ke, they still got close. Thinking of Xue Ke's handsome face, which was not inferior to that Mr. Li, and thinking of that pillar that supported the sky... Xia Jingui suddenly became obsessed.

After a while, the maid Baochan came in and whispered, "Grandma, the young lady is urging the master to go to Bilian's little hoof room again."

Xia Jingui frowned immediately, and angrily put on her clothes and went to look for Baochai. As luck would have it, she ran into Baochai and Ying'er when she went out.

Xia Jingui said angrily, "The young lady is quite cunning. As soon as the master got better, the young lady urged him to go to Bilian's room."

Baochai smiled gracefully and said, "Brother has been in sister-in-law's room for a long time, but there has been no movement. My Xue family is small, and brother is the only child in the main room. Since sister-in-law has no children, brother must go to the other room to get one. Who knows, there may be a child."

"you--"

Xia Jingui was so angry that she fell backwards. She had almost beaten Bilian to death before. If Bilian really had a child, she would not be able to stay in this family in the future.

Baochai smiled and said, "If sister-in-law has nothing else to do, I will go first."

After saying this, she led Ying'er away. Xia Jingui was so angry that she gnashed her teeth for a long time, then angrily led Baochan back to the house.

After sitting there for a long while, Xia Jingui calmed down and began to think. Now that Xue Pan couldn't make it, who knows when she would be able to have a child. Thinking of Xue Ke, Xia Jingui wanted to borrow his seed. But Xue Ke had been avoiding her since that time, so it was extremely difficult to do so.

Besides, Bilian's little hoof could no longer be kept. After thinking for a while, Xia Jingui suddenly saw that Baochan was also quite pretty, and she became interested.

I secretly thought that Xue Pan was a rude person who easily got bored with the old and loved the new. If he had Baochan, why would he care about Bilian?

So she immediately pulled Baochan aside and whispered something to him. Baochan was a house-born child, and she had harmed Bilian before because she was thinking about becoming a concubine. Now that Xia Jingui had given her permission, she hesitated for a while before finally accepting it with all her heart.

At noon that day, Xue Pan returned from Aunt Xue's room. As he was thirsty, he asked Baochan to bring him some tea.

This person was always greedy. After Baochan got permission, she acted in a seductive manner and seduced Xue Pan to the point of making him lose his mind.

When Xue Pan took the bowl, he deliberately pinched her hand.

Baochan pretended to dodge again and quickly retracted her hand.

After two mistakes, the tea bowl fell to the ground with a clang, spilling tea all over me and the floor.

Xue Pan felt embarrassed and pretended that Baochan was not comfortable holding it.

Baochan said, "It's not easy for the son-in-law to answer."

Xia Jingui, who was standing by, saw this and sneered, "Both of them are using such tone. Don't treat anyone as a fool!"

(End of this chapter)