Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

"Why do you see it?" Jia Cong asked hurriedly.

Pang Chao said: "I remember hearing you say that Jiang Yuhan was someone sent by Dongchang to Zhongshun, and Zhongshun was very fond of him."

"It should be. Judging from the clues, this person should be a senior secret agent of Dongchang."

"Why did you appear in Beijing Palace?"

"Could it be that after Zhongshun's death, Dongchang sent him to the Prince's Palace in Beijing?"

Pang Chao shook his head and said: "I have been thinking over and over again, why do you dare to take risks and use yourself as bait to deceive Tu Fei and others?"

"Isn't it because Li Meng defected? Now I have mastered the plan of Tu Fei's party." Jia Cong said.

"No, aren't we afraid of Li Meng's false surrender? There must be some reasons why he is so convinced of Li Meng's defection that he dares to take risks," Pang Chao said.

"what reason?"

"I used to think it was a secret report from Sticky Stick, but when I think about it, Jin Yiwei doesn't know anything about such secret things, and Sticky Stick may not know either.

Now it seems that there should be another very important person who provided Jin Shang with exactly the same information as Li Meng. With the two facts confirmed, Jin Shang dared to follow the plan. Pang Chao said slowly.

Jia Cong said: "Sir, are you talking about King Beijing? How can he know?"

Pang Chao said: "How could he know? This is probably the reason why you can see Jiang Yuhan in the palace. How can a mere actor enter and exit the back house of the palace at will? Isn't it strange?"

"Yes!" Jia Cong slapped his thigh, "I felt something was wrong when I saw him today, but I couldn't explain the reason. Here's the reason!
A mere actor cannot go in or out of the palace, there must be something fishy between the two of them. "

Pang Chao said: "I guess Jiang Yuhan is a three-faced spy, working for Zhongshun overtly, but secretly from Dongchang. In fact, I am afraid that he has already taken refuge with King Beijing.

But Zhongshun was ignorant, thinking that he was Xia Shouzhong's man, and had no doubts about him. Therefore, he easily discovered the plot to restore the Supreme Emperor, and told it to King Beijing, who also reported it secretly to this day. "

Jia Cong muttered: "Sir, this guess is very bold and needs to be verified."

Pang Chao smiled and said: "If you want to verify it, it's easy. You just need to ask Dai Neixiang for a small favor."

Jia Cong nodded slowly and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to see Dai Quan, and I will also meet Duke Zhun by the way."

After the two of them had reached an agreement, Jia Cong got up and went to the garden to see Bao Qin. He felt quite fond of this innocent little girl like a porcelain doll.
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In the garden, where Jia Huan lives, Aunt Zhao, Caixia, Caiyun and others are wiping away tears and packing his luggage for him.

Jia Huan, on the other hand, was heartless, laughing and joking, not taking it seriously, and said teasingly: "Caixia, Caiyun, why are you two crying? You don't want me to touch you. Now that I have gone to Liaodong, you are relieved. You don't have to worry about my god taking over." Cheap."

Caixia and Caixia immediately blushed, and Aunt Zhao had already started scolding: "What a dirty seed!

Why are you chewing maggots in broad daylight? There is nothing wrong with these two girls. They have served you perfectly all day long. I think they are perfect.

It's not their intention to find fault with them. If you can, go to your third brother and see if the military stick doesn't spread your ass. "

Jia Huan smiled and did not dare to say anything more. He had seen Jia Cong kill people like crazy, and even if he was killed, he would not dare to make trouble with Jia Cong.

Caiyun looked at the baggage and said: "There is still one thing missing. I heard that it is bitterly cold in Liaodong, and the cold wind blows people like a knife. It is much colder than the capital.

Second Master Bao has the 'red snow ointment' given by the empress in the palace, which is the best for cold protection and skin care. Why don't you go get some and bring it with you? Anyway, Second Master doesn't need that much. "

When Jia Huan heard that there was something good, a carp jumped up from the kang and said with a smile: "I'm going right away. I don't know when I'll come back this time. I have to go to Brother Bao's place to catch the autumn wind." After saying that, he ran away like a gust of wind.

"This little kid is finally smart for once." Aunt Zhao smiled happily.

Caixia covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Madam, Third Master Huan is smarter than Second Master Bao. There are many people in the family, but Third Master Huan has caught the eye of the Duke, and leading you is no longer what it used to be."

"That's not wrong." Aunt Zhao smiled.

Now that she had received the imperial decree and was supported by Jia Zheng as an equal wife, she finally had the addiction to being a wife and no longer had to follow the rules.

Jia Huan quickly ran into Jia Baoyu's yard, and Xi Ren, She Yue and others rushed to greet him.

"Third Master Huan is here. Please come inside. Second Master Bao is at home."

Jia Huan came in with a smile, saw Baoyu leaning on the bedside reading, and said hello.

When Baoyu saw him coming, he put down his book and said with a smile: "Why did you come to my place if you are not at home to pack your bags? What are you missing?"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Second Brother Bao knows that I am short of money and doesn't have many things in stock, so I came here to ask Second Brother to help me."

Baoyu pointed at him and said with a smile: "You know how to choose the right time. Anyway, if you like the things in my house, just take them for whatever they are worth."

Jia Huan was overjoyed and looked around the room. Seeing this, Xi Ren and others were secretly frightened, knowing that they were going to lose money again.

"Sister Xiren, please bring me a furoshiki," Jia Huan said.

Xiren smiled bitterly and had no choice but to find it and give it to him.

Jia Baoyu sat aside and didn't care, just watching with a smile.

Jia Huan spread the bundle of fur on the table, first took down a sailboat made of red gold from the museum shelf, and said: "Brother Bao, I am going to Liaodong, and when I see this ship, I feel like I see you. "

Baoyu smiled and said: "Take it, take it, I hope you will understand how to see things and miss people."

"I am over-flattered."

Xi Ren and others felt a little uncomfortable. This red gold boat had a unique shape and fine workmanship. It was worth at least two thousand silver.

Jia Huan then picked up the three-inch-high three-legged tripod with jade carvings of clouds and thunder patterns on his desk, and said with a smile: "I will use this small tripod to burn incense, just in time for studying."

This was Baoyu's favorite thing. She felt a little distressed when he saw him taking it. He smiled bitterly and said, "Take it if you like it. If you can read some books with it, you won't live up to it."

She Yue frowned and was about to sneer. This small tripod was worth tens of thousands of silver and was given by the old lady herself.

Seeing this, Xiren hurriedly pulled her, waved his hand, and winked at her. Now Mr. Huan can't be easily offended.

Jia Huan was afraid that if he took too much, he would be snatched away by She Yue, Qiu Wen and others. Seeing that there were still a lot of good things in the house, he had no choice but to "order as many as possible."

He smiled and said, "It's bitterly cold in Liaodong. I heard that Brother Bao has a good red snow ointment here, which is best for preventing cold. Please give me some to bring with you."

Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What's it worth? Fangguan brought him the two jars of ointment given by Qian'er's palace."

"Second brother Xie Bao, when my younger brother comes back from Liaodong, I will bring you some local products," Jia Huan said.

Baoyu smiled and said: "It's settled, I want Dongzhu, so I can grind the powder to make a beauty cream for them."

"Okay." Jia Huan laughed dryly, secretly thinking that the third brother is not as luxurious as you. He used Dongzhu to make a beauty cream for the girl. You can think of it. I will give you a few pearls at random, and you won't be able to tell them apart.

Fang Guan turned around and went in. He was unhappy. He couldn't stand Jia Huan's small-minded and thin-skinned ways. He thought that even the treasures and jade given by the empress had not been used yet, so he couldn't bear to give them to him, so he took two more jars and gave them to him. .

Jia Huan thanked him, packed up and left without looking at it.

After returning home, Jia Huan took out the ointment as if he was offering a treasure, smiled at Caixia and Caiyun and said, "Here, you two cans of red snow ointment, take one for each of you, take it and apply it on."

Caixia and Caixia were both ashamed and happy, because it was difficult to reveal Aunt Zhao's presence, so they hurriedly refused.

Aunt Zhao had already heard it on the side, and she was quite dissatisfied with Jia Huan's behavior of forgetting about his mother when he had a daughter-in-law. Fortunately, it was the stubbornness that crawled out of my mother's intestines. When she got some good things, she happily gave them to her. Girl.

Yin glared at him and said, "You bastard! There are plenty of ointments at home for them to apply on. If you don't bring them with you, your ears will freeze off when you go to Liaodong."

Jia Huan didn't take it seriously and said stubbornly: "It's alarmist. My third brother didn't bring any ointment like this back then. Isn't it good?"

I don’t need it either. This is applied by a girl and I don’t use it. I want to be a general. If I put on makeup and powder all day long, won't I make people laugh out loud? "

Aunt Zhao couldn't resist him, so she had to scold him and let him go, saying: "Caixia, Caiyun, this bastard doesn't know what's good and what's good, you can keep it for your own use."

"Thank you, madam, for the reward." Caixia and the others dared to open it and look at it, and laughed at the same time. "Who do you want this from?" Caiyun asked.

Jia Huan then told what happened just now.

Caiyun smiled and said: "They are trying to coax you, a country bumpkin! This is either 'Red Snow Cream' or ordinary facial cream.

'Red Snow Cream' is made of oil, honey, pearl powder, flower juice, etc. It has a light red color. I have seen it in my wife's room. "

Jia Huan took it and took a look and saw that the paste was white and had no fragrance. It was indeed not like the legendary "paste that is crystal clear and contains liquid that is fragrant".

He smiled and said: "This is also good. It's about the same length and width. Just keep it for wiping. It's definitely better than the ones bought from outside."

Caixia hurriedly said: "What I said is true, and this is the same." After saying that, she winked at Caiyun, not letting her say anything more, and quickly put the things away.

Aunt Zhao didn't give up after hearing this. She was furious like a cockfighting cock being teased, and cursed: "What a dirty prostitute, she actually bullied us. Is there any royal law?"

Jia Huan said hurriedly: "Mom, it's better to save one thing than to have more troubles. Brother Bao also gave me two other good things. Let's forget about it."

Aunt Zhao spat: "He is your biological brother. He has been a living dragon since he was a child. No matter how good things are, they are not worth a penny in his eyes. What's the point of sending you two?"
Baoyu is the elder brother, you just don't dare to bump into him. Don't the cats and dogs in his house dare to ask? According to me, if you take it and throw it at her face, it will be considered revenge if you make a quarrel. "

Jia Huan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have an official status now. Third brother always teaches me, how can I quarrel with a little girl?"

Caiyun also helped to persuade: "Why bother? No matter what, just be patient."

Aunt Zhao said: "Stop it now, it has nothing to do with you anyway. It would be good to scold those promiscuous women in her while they are caught."

After hearing this, Jia Huan felt ashamed, anxious, and unwilling to go. He just threw his hands and said, "You are so good at talking, but you don't dare to go.

Now they instigate me and the girls to cause trouble! Now Third Sister is the housekeeper, are you not afraid of Third Sister? If you dare to go, I will obey you! "

Aunt Zhao was stabbed in the lungs by his words. She stood up and cursed: "How can I be afraid of something crawling out of my intestines? There are more and more things to say in this room." She grabbed a jar of ointment. , and walked out.

As soon as I arrived at Qinfang Pavilion, I saw several little girls walking towards me chatting and laughing. They greeted her with greetings when they came.

Aunt Zhao took a closer look and found that one of them was Fang Guan. Because evil fire surged into his heart, he reached out and dug out a large ball of paste from the jar, and threw it on Fangguan's face.

He scolded: "Little slut! You were bought with my money to learn opera, but you are a prostitute, a fan, and the third-class slaves in my family are more noble than you. You can only watch others take the dishes!"

Baoyu wants to give something, but you stop him. Could it be that he wants it from you? Use this to coax him, just pretend he doesn't recognize it!

Okay, they are brothers and they all have the same master. How can you underestimate him! "

Fangguan couldn't resist saying this. One line cried and the other said: "I gave him this because the ointment was gone."

If you say it's gone, but you're afraid he won't believe it, isn't that a good thing? I just learned opera and didn't go out to sing.

I am a girl and I know what "pintou" and "facetou" are! There's no need for my aunt to scold me. I wasn't bought from my aunt's family. I'm sorry for Mei Xiang - they're all slaves! "

Now that Aunt Zhao had received the imperial edict, she hated being called a slave or a concubine. She got so angry that she slapped her twice on the ear.

Fangguan was beaten twice, but when he refused to obey, he banged his head, rolled around, and started crying and making a fuss.

The little girls Ou Guan, Rui Guan, Kui Guan and Dou Guan nearby saw Fangguan being beaten. They were filled with indignation and ignored the distinction between master and servant.

Immediately, he and Aunt Zhao rolled into a ball and kept grabbing each other, shouting: "Just kill four of us!"

Fangguan lay straight on the ground, crying to death.

Although Aunt Zhao was an adult, she was unable to defeat four hands with her two fists. She was pinned down by four little girls. She couldn't get up for a while and could only curse.

The mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who were passing by gathered around, laughing and pretending to persuade each other, fanning the flames and just watching the fun.

Suddenly I heard a shout, "What are you doing! Why don't you stop!"

Everyone was shocked. When they saw the person coming, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Greetings to the Duke."

Fangguan and others were also frightened, and they got up and offered blessings.

When Aunt Zhao saw the "Heavenly Soldiers" arriving, she stood up crying and said, "Brother Cong, you have to make the decision for us two."

"What happened?" On the other side, Youshi, Li Wan, and Tanchun got the message and rushed over with their wives. Seeing that Jia Cong was there, he was busy greeting him.

Jia Cong glared at the onlookers and sneered: "No matter who is right or wrong, these stupid women don't offer advice, but instead watch the fire from the other side, fearing that the world will not be chaotic. It is really disgusting.

Bring them all down to me, each receiving twenty whips and half a year's worth of silver rice. "

"My lord, please have mercy." When the servants heard that they would be detained for half a year, they all howled like dead mothers. They had already been pulled down by the mother-in-law brought by Youshi and others.

Tanchun asked why.

Aunt Zhao was so angry that she stared, her muscles became thick, and she couldn't explain clearly.

After listening to it for a long time, Jia Cong understood about half of it, so he looked at Fangguan and said, "Why are you trying to make fun of Third Master Huan?"

Fangguan argued: "Because the 'Red Snow Cream' was gone, I was afraid that he wouldn't believe it, so I gave this to him."

Jia Cong sneered and said, "I will immediately send someone to search Baoyu's room. If they are found, do you know the consequences of lying to me?"

Fangguan was frightened by the coldness in his eyes. Her legs weakened and she knelt down on the ground, kowtowing and said, "The Duke of the State is showing mercy. It's because... I was not angry with the third master because I gave him the fake ones."

Jia Cong snorted coldly, thinking about what Qingwen, Jin Chuaner and others said about Fang Guan's arrogant behavior on weekdays, and felt secretly annoyed.

Not because of the two jars of paste, but because of his contempt for superiors and inferiors.

Now that he has a different status, he cannot tolerate the offense of his slaves.

This is where the butt determines the head.

Just as he was about to punish him severely, he suddenly saw Jia Huan running over and said, "Third brother, this is a trivial matter and not worth mentioning. Let's forget it."

Jia Cong said: "The matter is not serious, but this trend must not last long! Without the rules, the slaves bully the master. Can this family still be a family?"

Tanchun, Jia Huan, Youshi, Li Wan and others didn't dare to speak when they saw his flirtatious behavior, they just listened with their hands down.

"Fang Guan, the instigator, I won't beat you even if you commit your first offense. I will only punish you for one year of silver rice. If you do it next time, I will never give you mercy!
As for the four of you, how dare you attack your wife? Is there any royal law? Do you know how to write the word "death"? "Jia Cong sneered.

Ou Guan, Rui Guan and others were so frightened that they cried and knelt down to beg for mercy.

According to the law, if a servant assaults his master, no matter how serious it is, he will be hanged.

Because Ou Guan gave it to Daiyu, Rui Guan gave it to Baochai, Kui Guan gave it to Xiangyun, and Dou Guan gave it to Bao Qin, Jia Cong couldn't really punish them because of his feelings, so he could only scare them.

"Since you are young, act in haste, and it is your first offense, I will not punish you harshly. I will only fine you half a year of silver rice. If you do it next time, you will be killed with a stick!" Jia Cong said coldly.

The four of them were so frightened that they almost peed their pants. They hurriedly kowtowed to admit their mistake, and then kowtowed to Aunt Zhao to apologize.

"That's all! I've heard that you little actors form a clique and are proud of being favored. Qian'er ganged up to bully Xiang Ling and soiled her skirt. Are you some of them?"

Fangguan and others were shocked. They just kowtowed and did not dare to say a word.

Jia Cong said: "I'm too lazy to get involved in the affairs of your little girl's family. Don't think that because I don't come here often, I don't know about your affairs. Although I'm not here, my heart, ears, and mind are always there.

You are still young, so I don’t understand. If anyone is tired of living a good life and becomes unhappy, don't take your life. If you are not afraid of death, go ahead! "

"Yes, I will obey the Duke's teachings." The five people kowtowed hurriedly.

"The same little showman who came in, look at this senior official?" Jia Cong snorted and walked away with a roll of his sleeves. (End of chapter)