Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

When Ping'er saw no one around, he teased: "The new aunt is here."

After hearing this, Yuanyang blushed and said, "I wonder if you guys are colluding to plot against me! Just wait until I get into trouble with your master." Then he left.

Ping'er regretted his mistake and hurriedly pulled her to the roadside under the maple tree, sat on a stone, and overtly told her the reason for what Keqing had just said.

Yuanyang sneered and said, "Don't tell me that the eldest master wants me to be his concubine. Even if my wife dies right now and he marries me to be his eldest wife with three matchmakers, I can't go."

Ping'er smiled and said, "I admire my sister's cleanliness and self-discipline. If the Duke wants you to be his concubine, will you go?"

Yuanyang immediately blushed. Thinking of the last time he was taken advantage of by Jia Cong, his heart trembled and he spat: "Little Hoof, you are crazy! What nonsense? You think everyone is just like you, looking forward to being your little wife."

Ping'er covered his mouth and smiled, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a few people behind the rocks laughing and saying, "Two shameless girls are hiding together and discussing how to be wives."

The two of them were startled and hurriedly got up and went to search behind the rocks, only to see several girls in red and green clothes had already come out. They were Qingwen, Qianxue, Jinchuan'er, Zicuckoo, etc.

Seeing that they were old friends for many years, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Ping'er smiled and said, "Why are you here together?"

Qingwen smiled and said: "The weather is nice today, so I asked my sisters who grew up with us to go for a walk in the garden. I happened to run into you, and I wanted to hide you and scare you. I hope I heard something about little wives and big wives. If so." After saying that, the girls laughed again.

Yuanyang was embarrassed and said angrily: "You are not good people. You eavesdrop on the wall and entertain others. I won't tell you anymore. The next time I meet the Duke, I will punish you."

The girls hurriedly pulled her to apologize and said, "Sister Yuanyang, don't worry, I'm just joking. If you have any troubles, let us break it down for you."

Ping'er was afraid that someone else would come. Hearing this would embarrass Yuanyang, so he hurriedly said: "It's not cheap here, let's go over there and talk."

Everyone followed her to a secluded hillside at the foot of Tubi Villa. As soon as they sat down on a long stone chair, they heard an exclamation coming from the peach forest behind them, and a girl ran out with a red face and her clothes were a little disheveled. You spat in his mouth: "No! The Duke has an order. If you can't draw the bow, you are not allowed to touch it."

"Damn girl, didn't I pull away a little bit yesterday?" Another young man chased her from behind.

That girl was Caixia. She looked up and saw the girls blocking the road, with half-smiles on their faces. She panicked in her heart. She was in a dilemma and froze in place.

Jia Huan caught up, hugged her around the waist, and said with a smile, "Look, you're still running."

"Don't let go! What's going on! Someone is here!" Caixia blushed and stamped her feet.

Only then did Jia Huan see that the path that had been empty just now was overcrowded. He laughed hurriedly, let go of his hand, and said, "I have seen the two sisters-in-law and all the sisters."

The girls rolled their eyes at him, pulled Caixia over and arranged her clothes.

Qingwen said: "What are you doing here?"

Jia Huan rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I'm playing hide and seek with Caixia."

Qingwen spat: "Be careful and I will tell you, third brother, that you will get the good fruit."

Jia Huan's smile froze, and he quickly bowed and begged for mercy: "Sister-in-law Qing, please spare me for once. Ask Caixia, are we innocent?"

Caixia was too embarrassed to raise her head when she heard this.

The girls spat: "No matter what, I'm not afraid of being laughed at."

"Yes." Jia Huan was quick-thinking. Seeing Yuanyang there, he smiled and said, "Good sisters, let me tell you some news. How about you pretend you haven't seen me?"

"What's the news?" Qian Xue asked.

Jia Huan said mysteriously: "Before I came here, I heard from my mother that the eldest lady just found someone from Jin Xiang's family and asked Sister Yuanyang to be the eldest aunt. Sister Yuanyang should be hidden, don't let your sister-in-law do it. turn up."

Yuanyang smiled bitterly, as expected.

Qingwen spat: "I want you to mind your own business, why don't you go."

Jia Huan scratched his head and wanted to run away, but Caixia pulled him away.

"What are you doing? Pulling and tugging in broad daylight for others to see." Jia Huan said angrily.

All the girls spat, secretly scolding Jia Cong for not having the upper beam straight and the lower beam crooked. Jia Huan didn't learn the good things, but he learned a lot about his tired look.

Caixia and Yuanyang grew up together since childhood. It was expected that Yuanyang would not obey her orders, but how could she defeat the eldest wife?

Yin pulled Jia Huan and begged: "Third Master, you are very smart. Now that you know this matter, at least you can find a way for Sister Yuanyang to escape."

Jia Huan glanced at the girls and said confidently: "Well... I am a soft-spoken person. The eldest master wants to take a concubine. What can I do? Could it be that so many of you can't think of a way and you have to rely on me, a little kid?"

Qingwen became angry when she heard this, and was about to curse, but was stopped by Ping'er.

I only heard Ping'er say: "Last time, the Duke of Guo promised me to take charge of the marriage of the girls in the two houses. At worst, I will go back to the old lady and say that the Duke of Guo has spoken first. I have to give my nod to the marriage of the daughter at home. Unexpectedly, Nowadays, no one dares to disobey the wishes of the Duke."

All the girls nodded in agreement when they heard the words, Yuanyang's eyes lit up, the Duke of Guo had indeed said such a thing.

Jia Huan chuckled, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, not to mention that the third brother is not in the capital now, but the original meaning of his words is that a girl must voluntarily marry a boy. This time, the eldest boss wants someone, how can it be confused? Which girl does the master want? Do you want her to volunteer? "

When everyone heard this, their hearts sank, and this was not wrong.

Yuanyang frowned slightly and said, "No matter who he is, I'll be done with it if I don't go."

Ping'er shook his head and said: "If you don't go, you may not have to rest. You know the temper of the old man. Although you are a person in the old lady's room, I don't dare to do anything to you now. In the future, won't you and the old lady be together for the rest of your life?" It would be bad if I fell into his hands at that time."

Yuanyang sneered and said: "As long as the old lady is here, I will never leave here. If the old lady goes back to the west, he still has three years of filial piety. If the mother dies, he will take the wife first!"
Let’s wait until three years later and we know what the situation will be like, then we’ll talk about it. Even if I am in dire straits, I will cut my hair and become a sister-in-law; otherwise, I will die. So what if you never marry a man for the rest of your life? So happy to be clean! Hearing her decisive tone, the girls were shocked and hurriedly advised her, "Sister Yuanyang, why bother saying depressing words? There must be a way." "

Zicuckoo said: "How about I ask our wife to help persuade the old lady."

Ping'er shook his head and said: "Logically speaking, Miss Lin is still the daughter-in-law of the eldest master. How can there be any reason for the father-in-law to dissuade his daughter-in-law from taking a concubine?"

The girls thought the same thing and were speechless for a moment.

Seeing the girls helpless, Jia Huan laughed secretly in his heart and shook his legs proudly, "You finally asked Mr. Huan."

Caixia was well aware of his virtue and spat: "If you stick a green onion in a pig's nose again, I will be annoyed."

Jia Huan didn't dare to offend her, for fear that she would complain to Jia Cong, so he spread his hands and said, "No one asked me, what do you want me to say?"

Ping'er said hurriedly: "Master Huan, if you have any good ideas, please give me some advice. We all appreciate your kindness."

Jia Huan smacked his lips and said slowly: "Of course there is a way, but the law should not be taught lightly. It is good and good."

The girls were shocked and laughed out loud, not expecting to be blackmailed by Mr. Huan today.

Qingwen laughed angrily and spat: "You bastard, who taught you such dirty skills?"

Jia Huan spread his hands and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, didn't I learn this from my third brother?
Money has been tight recently to raise soldiers and horses, and my sister-in-law knows that. Third brother also asked me to be self-reliant, but I can't make money, and I can't always go to Sister Bao and Sister Lin for alms, so I have to find a way on my own. Got money. "

Qianxue smiled and scolded: "Are we just rich? They will torture us."

Jia Huan hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile: "Wherever, I will steal from the eldest sister-in-law, sister-in-law You, sister Feng, brother Rong's daughter-in-law, second brother Lian, as well as my second sister, third sister, and fourth sister. ...Ah no, I borrowed it all over the place, but I couldn’t get the beans out of the casserole.

So, hehe, I can only get a little bit here and there. "

Ping'er was angry and funny, and said: "I blame me for saying that the scattered silver at home is inexplicably missing a lot. It turns out to be you. When will you go back? Careful, Sister Feng, is beating you."

"It's a joke." Jia Huan said without shame, "My third brother said, why should I pay back the money I borrowed based on my ability?"

The girls laughed angrily, but there was nothing they could do against him.

Qingwen said angrily: "Brother Huan, if you keep showing off, watch your skin carefully."

Jia Huan knew that she was Jia Cong's favorite and did not dare to offend her, so he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, for the sake of Sister-in-law Qing, I will tell you for free."

"Say!" Qingwen said fiercely.

"I just heard that the third brother is back. As long as I tell the third brother about this, he will definitely take care of it to the end. What kind of old man or lady dares to poke a tiger's nose with a straw stick? Isn't this uncomfortable?" Jia Huan smiled.

Ping'er's heart moved and he said: "The third master may not be able to stop the eldest master from taking a concubine? Doesn't he disregard his filial piety?"

Jia Huan sneered, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, let alone the eldest master, even if the late Duke is resurrected and wants to marry Sister Yuanyang, my third brother will fight him to the end."

When Yuanyang heard this, he was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to run away immediately.

"What are you talking about? I'm not afraid of thunder hitting you." The girls spat. Seeing that he didn't seem to be hypocritical, they couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you so sure?"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "This is a secret. Only Third Brother and I know about it in the world. It's useless for you to ask anyone."

The girls were still waiting to ask more questions, but they saw a woman coming along the path. She was Yuanyang's sister-in-law, from Jin Xiang's family.

Ping'er said: "Your sister-in-law must have persuaded you to come."

Yuanyang said: "This prostitute is a 'camel dealer from nine countries'. After hearing this, she has someone who is not flattering!" As he spoke, the visitor had already arrived.

Her sister-in-law smiled and said: "I can't find it anywhere. The girl ran here! You come with me, and I will talk to you."

Yuanyang was about to start scolding, but saw Jia Huan jumping out, pointing at Jin Xiang's nose, and scolding: "I didn't see the young master talking to the sisters. Why are you making noise? Get out of here!" It wasn't because he had a sense of justice that he set the right hook. How could he allow a stupid woman to interfere with him?

The Jin Xiang family didn't dare to argue, so they just smiled and said, "Third Master, it's really the eldest lady who ordered me to come and have a word with my girl."

Clang! Jia Huan pressed the spring, and the sword on his waist had popped out three inches. He sneered and said, "Why don't you talk to it first?"

Jin Xiang's eyes were dazzled by the bright sword light, and he took two steps back, not daring to offend Jia Huan, and said hurriedly: "Third Master, please go to work first, I will come back later."

After saying that, he ran away in a hurry. Now that Jia Huanhu was pretending to be a tiger, if he really killed him, his death would be in vain.

All the girls laughed and said, "Third Master Huan is a bit more majestic than a Duke."

Jia Huan smiled proudly: "That's right, third brother and I are the best."

Qingwen said: "You haven't told me what secret it is? Why does your third brother care about it to the end?"

All the girls looked at him curiously. Although his eyes were looking away, his ears were perked up.

Jia Huan hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's a secret, so how can you talk nonsense? I've told you the method. Just go to my third brother. I guarantee it will be effective." After that, he pretended to leave.

The girls' curiosity had been aroused for a long time, so they went wherever he was allowed and hurriedly stopped him, looking at Qingwen expectantly.

No one present dared to take the initiative to inquire about Jia Cong's secrets, so they could only rely on the most favored Qingwen. (End of chapter)