Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 5 Perfume Bath

"Shot!"

"Brother Rui, good job!"

In the crowd of servants, Sun Rui smiled brightly and asked Jia Rong for credit, "Sir, I got the shot too."

"Well done." Jia Rong brought a plate of jujube and yam cakes to Sun Rui and said, "I'll treat you to it."

"Thank you for the gift." Sun Rui happily ran over, took out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve pocket, wrapped a plate of jujube and yam cakes, and ate a piece in front of Jia Rong. He felt indescribably happy.

The boys were secretly envious and rushed to shoot arrows, but they were not as lucky as Sun Rui. The occasional few who hit the target are considered a big deal. Jia Rong also rewarded each of them with a few pieces of fruit cakes, trying to keep the rain and dew evenly soaked.

Jia Rong rested for a while, regained some strength, and then took turns shooting arrows with Jia Qiang.

Unknowingly, time passes...

"Dole!"

Suddenly, there was a dull sound from the archery target, and an eagle-feathered arrow stabbed steadily into the red-circled bullseye, making the onlookers cheer and scream.

"Shot!"

"All five arrows hit, what a great shot!"

"Uncle, you are so powerful, you can hit every target with perfect accuracy!"

Jia Rong calmed down, slowly put away the soap-carved lacquer bow, and looked at the fifth arrow that hit the bullseye. Her eyes were clear and bright, and the corner of her mouth evoked a smile.

He was also surprised.

Today he fired twenty-one arrows in a row, and every arrow hit the bullseye. It seemed like he was really talented and suddenly became a marksman!
  When Jia Qiang saw Jia Rong's excellent shooting, her expression showed a trace of solemnity, and she no longer hid her clumsiness, and suddenly improved her shooting skills to the level of two out of three arrows.

However, after firing arrows for a long time, Jia Qiang's arms became sore, her muscles became weak, and her aim gradually declined. In the end, I couldn't even hit the target.

But Jia Rong still hits every arrow!
  Even after shooting three arrows, he still had some energy left and started trying to fire five arrows in a row.

Even if his arms are sore after shooting five arrows, Jia Rong only needs to rest for a while and he will recover immediately. And this recovery time is also slowly shortening.

"Is this my golden finger?"

Jia Rong had a smile on her lips, and her eyes were deep and bright, revealing deep joy.

“Super perception and super resilience.

"In ancient times, this was simply cheating. Practicing martial arts is like divine help. Soon, I will become a peerless master. If I take the path of a military attache, I will have more life protection when fighting on the battlefield.

"What's more, the resistance of the ancients was very poor, and their medical skills were also very poor. Any wind and cold could kill people. With stronger physiques, life in ancient times would feel safer and they could live longer.

"Even if you have sex, you can still be invulnerable!
  "God, you are so kind to me. Thank you for the generosity of every great being in the world!"

After being stubborn all afternoon, the sun turned to the west and a cold wind suddenly rose in the arrow path downstairs in Tianxiang. Sun Heng stepped forward to persuade him, "Sir, I have been stubborn for a long time. Why don't you take a rest? I'm sweating all over. If the wind blows, The evil wind is not good for catching wind and cold.”

After hearing this, Jia Rong nodded and said, "Let's rest then. You and the boys will clean up the place and go back the same way. Brother Qiang and I will go back from the south gate first."

"it is good."

Sun Heng nodded and ordered Sun Rui to lead a few boys to move the tables, chairs, benches and swans back to their original places.

He escorted Jia Rong and Jia Qiang along the south arrow path to the Yi Gate at the end, and knocked on the cloud board.

"Who is it?"

Not long after, the servant woman's questioning voice came from inside the ceremony gate.

"It's me and Brother Qiang, open the door quickly."

"I'm coming."

The ceremonial door opened, and a third-class servant in a blue satin vest saw Jia Rong and Jia Qiang. She couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Why did you guys come from the arrow path?"

"The Prince of Dongping County invited us to go to the shooting garden for a siege tomorrow. We will learn some archery skills in the archery path this afternoon." Jia Rong smiled and walked across the threshold into the inner house. He said thank you to the maid guarding the door, turned around and walked east. go.

After walking a few steps, they came out of the narrow alley. Jia Rong and Jia Qiang parted in the north-south passage, one going south and the other north.

Jia Rong walked a few steps south, and suddenly felt a thorn in his back, as if there were a pair of eyes staring at him.

He pretended to be calm and strode forward.

After walking for more than ten steps, I felt the sight behind me disappear, and then I stopped, turned around and looked back.

"Sure enough! The overt and covert fights in Jia's house are all conspiracies. None of them are simple."

Jia Rong squinted her eyes and looked at Jia Qiang's leaving back. Suddenly, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she immediately turned and walked forward.

After walking for more than a hundred steps, when passing Aunt Zhang's house, Jia Rong stopped for a moment and looked east, "The old beast won't stay here all afternoon, right?"

The thought flashed through her mind, Jia Rong shook her head and strode back to her yard.

******
  "Brother is back."

Entering the third courtyard, Grandma Sun opened the door curtain and walked up to her with graceful steps. She took the soap-carved lacquer bow from Jia Rong and handed it to Chuntao. She asked with a smile, "How are you naughty? How many shots did you hit?" arrow?"

"Not bad, all twenty-one arrows hit." Jia Rong smiled and held Grandma Sun's fair and skillful hand, "Brother Rui did well, he hit one arrow, and I rewarded him with a plate of jujube yam. Let's eat the cake. But Brother Heng is not very good. One arrow missed and one missed."

"Brother Rui is often naughty with you. He learned archery seriously from Master Cui. Although Brother Heng is a little older, he only read more books because of his temper, but he is not very good at archery." Grandma Sun smiled. Then he led Jia Rong into the outer hall to undress.

Several charming second-class girls carried buckets of hot water and poured it into the bathtub in the central hall.

After a while, the water vapor started to evaporate. After a while, Jia Rong took off her clothes and went into the middle hall to take a hot bath.

Grandma Sun, Mei Xiang, and Chuntao are waiting.

"Master, what fragrance should I choose?"

Jia Rong was soaking in the bathtub, with two Chinese medicine bags floating on the water. Grandma Sun and Mei Xiang were washing him with bath beans. At the window, Chuntao played with the wind wheel, opened a lacquered wooden box, turned around and asked him which one he wanted to choose.

"As soon as Xiaoshu comes, Ma Li is in full bloom. Just blow the hydrangea here and smoke it."

After hearing this, Chuntao took out the hydrangea incense bottle from the incense box, uncorked the bottle and placed it in front of the wind wheel. After a while, the fragrant and slightly bitter fragrance filled the entire room. Jia Rong closed her eyes, feeling happy and comfortable.

"Master, which sesame oil should I choose?"

Mei Xiang scattered Jia Rong's hair and asked softly in his ear.

"Just sweet-scented osmanthus."

Mei Xiang chose a bottle of osmanthus scented oil and washed Jia Rong's hair. Next comes ear picking, nail cutting and massage. Mei Xiang took over all the intimate activities, which was her "privilege" as a first-class girl.

After about a stick of incense, the water temperature in the tub dropped, and Jia Rong came out of the tub naked. Grandma Sun, Mei Xiang, and Chuntao quickly wiped his body and changed into a sweatshirt and small clothes.

"Master, stop making trouble."

Taking such a fragrant perfume bath, Jia Rong would naturally not be too quiet. I get fussy when I'm in the tub. After getting out of the bathtub, the three women wiped their bodies, and goosebumps appeared on the surface of their skin. It made the three women cover their mouths and laugh.

He was wearing a sweatshirt and a small coat, and he was wearing a pair of leather shoes.

Jia Rong walked into the inner hall and sat in front of the dressing table. Grandma Sun, Mei Xiang and Chuntao dressed and tied his hair.

"Sir, I'm going to make an appointment with you later, but it smells bad." Jia Rong was very angry and was ready to calm down. But Mei Xiang stopped her and advised Jia Rong to be calm, fearing that Jia Zhen and Youshi would smell it.

When Jia Rong heard that this was true, he calmed down and read the Four Books and Five Classics silently, calming down.

"My son, don't be impatient. You can tell me about Brother Heng later. Mom will thank you very much tonight."

Grandma Sun's gentle tone blew gently in Jia Rong's ears, like a devil whispering. In an instant, Jia Rong's power was broken. Her ears itched, her whole body was electrocuted, and she had goosebumps all over her body.

"Nanny Sun, please stop teasing him. It's so easy to get to peace with him." Mei Xiang persuaded in a sweet voice.

"Vice lady, don't be angry, I won't say anything anymore." Grandma Sun smiled, then pinched Jia Rong's earlobe with her gentle hands, applying some skillful force secretly.

Mei Xiang frowned, a layer of annoyance flashed in her eyes, but she suppressed it and only waited to deal with her the next day.

After spending a moment, Jia Rongwan finished tying his hair, and Mei Xiang changed his clothes again.

He wears a net scarf on his head, a gold lotus hairpin in his hair, a dark green kudzu gauze on his body, and Youdun cloth socks and fine-soled Chenqiao shoes on his feet.

"It's windy at night, so wear a scarf." Mei Xiang took a purple soft scarf and put it on Jia Rong straightly. In an instant, a touch of elegance and grace were added to the noble and gorgeous look.

"Just go."

Jia Rong finished dressing and walked out of the yard under the watch of Grandma Sun, Mei Xiang and Chuntao.

"Is the master here?" Jia Rong came out of the yard, turned around and walked north along the corridor to the west hall, and asked the third-class servant woman guarding the door.

"here I am."

The servant girl wished Jia Rong a long blessing and invited Jia Rong into the Zhonglu Courtyard.

Jia Rong went straight to the west to the third inner gate, then turned a corner and walked north for a while, arriving at the outer gate.

"Mom, let me know, and I'll make the decision, Master."

Arriving at Wai Yi's door, Jia Rong stopped.

This is Jia Zhen's courtyard. According to the rules of the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong is not allowed to break in even though he is the eldest son. He must notify Jia Zhen and obtain Jia Zhen's permission before he can enter.

A third-class servant woman went in to report, and soon a reply came, "My master has given me an order, saying that I am not feeling well today, so I will waive the ceremony."

Jia Rong had a strange expression.

Not feeling well? It’s just that Aunt Zhang is tired.

However, Jia Rong did not expose him. Instead, he said, "Go and report again that I have something to discuss with the master."

Not long after, a response finally came from inside, asking Jia Rong to enter the hospital.

Jia Rong entered the courtyard, passed through an inner gate, and entered a large courtyard with five halls and three mansion halls. On both sides were verandahs and wing rooms with various parrots, thrushes and other birds hanging on them.

When I raised my head, I faced a large plaque with red gold, nine dragons and green ground. On the plaque was written the three characters of Douda - "Ning'an Hall", followed by a line of small characters: "On the eighth day of April in the thirteenth year of Zhaowu, the letter was given to Ning Guogong Jia Yan", and There are "treasures of tens of thousands of Chenhan".

Ning'an Hall corresponds to Rongxi Hall. It is the main hall of the two palaces and the residence of the master.

"so good."

Jia Rong entered the Ning'an Hall and looked at the furnishings carefully. On the large red sandalwood carving table, there was a three-foot-high green bronze tripod, hanging to be leaked with a large ink dragon painting. On one side were Jin Yi and on the other. It's glass {dishware}. There are sixteen nanmu chairs in two rows underground, and there is a pair of couplets, which are ebony couplets inlaid with chiseled silver writing: "Nine days of sun and moon bring new luck, thousands of miles of music and music, peace." Below is a line of small print: "My fellow countryman, my disciple, came to Dong'an County in the handwriting of King Mu Shi."

"When Jia Zhen dies, this Ning'an Hall will be mine."

Jia Rong's eyes were bright and she looked at the furnishings in Ning'an Hall. I just feel that wealth is compelling, and there is nothing wrong with it. As a result, he became more determined to kill Jia Zhen and seize the highest power in Ningguo Mansion.

Suddenly, a coughing sound came.

A middle-aged man wearing a dongpo scarf and a goose-yellow straight-collared double-breasted cloak emerged from behind a large red sandalwood inlaid bamboo fisherman's profit screen.

(End of this chapter)