Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 203: Li Xiang Causes Trouble

"Xue Pan, you live in my Jia's house, bullying the host as a guest. How dare you be rude to the people in my house? Do you really think that there is no one in my Jia's house?"

Baochai saw that Jia Cong's face was gloomy and frightening. His former handsome appearance was gone. She knew that he was extremely angry.

Back in Jinling, when his mother asked him to excuse his brother, she saw that he was disdainful in his heart. Now that his brother has done such a ridiculous thing again, he doesn't know how much he thinks of the Xue family.

Baochai felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and she felt indescribable shame and pain.

In the past, Xue Pan beat Feng Yuan to death for Yinglian, which shows how much he coveted Yinglian. Now that he meets her again, he is so hot-headed that he is unwilling to give up.

When he was in his hometown in Jinling, he went horseback riding and cockfighting every day. He was used to bullying others by taking advantage of his power. He was about to start a fight, but was held back by Baochai and Ying'er who came rushing over.

"Brother Cong, my brother was wrong today. Please be magnanimous and take Yinglian away first. I will apologize to Brother Cong someday."

Jia Cong was originally waiting for Xue Pan to come up and fight, so that he could have an excuse to give him a good beating. But then he saw Baochai holding Xue Pan tightly, his face was pale and full of tears, and there was a pleading look in his eyes.

Jia Cong sighed, took Yinglian away, and there was no need to say anything more about Xue Pan, a dandy guy who was not worth mentioning.

If the other party really wants to keep pestering them, they only need to use some tricks to dig up Feng Yuan's old case, and both Xue Pan and Jia Yucun will be in trouble.

Shenjing is the capital of the emperor, so there shouldn't be too many such methods. We just have to do them, and we can't take advantage of this opportunity.

When Jia Cong walked out of Lixiang Courtyard, he happened to meet Aunt Xue and her maid Tongxi, who were returning from Lady Wang's room.

Aunt Xue was also surprised to see Jia Cong coming out of Lixiangyuan with a maid and a cold face.

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Lixiangyuan.

"You troublesome evil creature, we are now living in a relative's house, how dare you mess with the maid in their house, do you have any shame?"

"That girl is the one I fell in love with in Jinling. If it weren't for her, how could my son have beaten Feng Yuan to death? He was actually bought by that kid through trickery. I won't accept it!"

Aunt Xue had no idea why, and was stunned when she heard this.

"Is she really the girl you wanted to buy in the beginning?"

"Mom, my son would never talk nonsense about this."

In the past, her son got into a murder case because of this girl, and the family had to move to the capital. Aunt Xue has always doted on her son, otherwise how could she have spoiled him into such a bastard.

He said, "Even if it is that girl, now in Congge's room, you can't be so presumptuous. If you really like her, you should also say it nicely. At most, you can spend more money to buy her."

Baochai's face turned pale and she said in a hurry, "Mom, what are you talking about? Seeing that someone else's maid is good, you want to use money to buy her. This is disrespectful. The Jia family will not be short of these valuables.

How could a man like Brother Cong care about money? I think he treasures that girl very much, so he definitely won't do it. Brother is ridiculous, why does mom still spoil him so much?"

Xue Pan shouted, "Sister, what are you talking about? Why are you siding with outsiders? I can see that you saw that the boy was good-looking and fell in love with him. You always sided with him, but he didn't appreciate it."

Baochai was so embarrassed that her face turned red, and she cried, "Mom, look at what nonsense my brother is saying..."

Aunt Xue was also shocked when she heard this. Her daughter was still unmarried, and if such nonsense got out, her reputation would be ruined.

"You dirty bastard, you stir up trouble every day. You are drunk and have lost your mind. How can you treat your sister like this? If you say such nonsense again, I will no longer have you as my son!"

"Go back to your room!"

When Aunt Xue saw her daughter looking pale and crying, she felt heartbroken and hurried to comfort her.

But she took her son's words to heart, remembering her daughter's expression when she first met Jia Cong in the old house in Jinling. She had the same reaction just now, probably because she had taken a liking to him.

It was the first time that she had seen that boy being so proud, so it was inevitable that he would attract women.

Aunt Xue had lived in Lixiang Courtyard for some time and was no longer as unclear about the situation as she was when she first entered the Jia Mansion. Although she knew that Jia Cong was outstanding and his biological mother had been posthumously awarded an imperial decree,

But I heard from my sister that Congge'er's mother was a prostitute after all, which is too unpleasant to say.

It is said that the old lady loves Baoyu the most and dislikes Cong the most. Besides, no matter how outstanding he is, he is only a concubine's son. In the future, it will not be his turn to be in charge of the family lineage of Rongguo Mansion.

In the end, he still had to be separated from his parents and leave the palace. Even if he had great literary talent and passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, what good would that do him? He was just a poor Hanlin. What good would that do him?

After all, my daughter is young, and she is attracted by the boy's unparalleled character and appearance, but she doesn't know that the world is difficult, and in a noble family, the legitimate wife and the illegitimate child are of paramount importance.

But seeing my daughter's distraught look, it's not a good time to say those things, I can only wait for an opportunity to slowly comfort her. ...

Qingzhiyuan.

Zhishao was pulling Yinglian to comfort her. They had lived in the same room in Panxiang Temple and had a very deep relationship.

Wu Er's eyes turned red: "Third Master, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Ying Lian go to Lixiangyuan to deliver something."

Qingwen gnashed her teeth and said, "Who could have thought that the master of the Xue family would be such a filthy fellow."

Jia Cong comforted Wu'er, "You don't know the details of the matter, so how can I blame you? Don't go to Lixiangyuan without me in the future to save trouble."

He asked Juan'er and Si'er to close the gate of the courtyard, and waited until sunset. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

The one who came was Jia Mu's maid Yuanyang, who said that the old lady wanted the third master to come over for questioning.

On the way, Yuanyang and Jia Cong said that the incident in Lixiangyuan at noon caused quite a stir, and they wondered who had told the lady and the old lady about it.

Jia Cong sighed in his heart, the Jia family was like a sieve, with many informants, and all the bad things were reported to Rongqing Hall, and the old lady never felt annoyed.

Not only the ladies in charge such as Lady Jia, Lady Wang, and Wang Xifeng were present in Rongqing Hall, but even Jia Zheng was there.

But Jia Zheng looked angry and Mrs. Wang looked a little embarrassed.

It is normal for children in the family to have some bumps and bruises. Just let it go and there is no need to make a fuss.

But just now, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang heard a message saying that Master Cong's maid went to Lixiang Courtyard to deliver something and was molested by the young master of the Xue family. Then Master Cong came to their house and almost got into a fight.

These words frightened Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang. Flirting with a maid affected the reputation of the inner household, not to mention the relatives from outside the household.

There are many unmarried girls living in the inner house. It would be disastrous if such nonsense got out.

Before the matter is clarified, it is naturally not a good idea to question the Xue family. How can we have Mrs. Wang's face as well? So, Jia Cong was called over to ask clearly first.

When Lady Jia saw Jia Cong entering Rongqing Hall, she couldn't help but feel a headache. It hadn't been peaceful for many days since the Spring Festival, and now he was the one causing trouble again. It was rare to see someone like him who violated taboos.

"I just heard from the daughter-in-law in the inner courtyard that your maid went to Lixiang Courtyard. How come there is trouble again? We are all relatives, so we have to consider our face. You never have a day of peace."

Jia Zheng, who was standing by, was also speechless after hearing this, and couldn't help but say, "Madam, this doesn't sound like Cong's business."

Jia Cong seemed not to have heard Lady Jia's complaints at all. He just recounted what happened in the afternoon with a calm expression.

After hearing this, Jia Mu and others were silent. Jia Cong was kind enough to ask his maid to deliver some snacks to Lixiang Courtyard, but Xue Pan spoke frivolously to his maid and was neither of them was right.

This son of the concubine's family is really not a good guy. No wonder he beat someone to death in Jinling. Grandmother Jia even regretted settling the Xue family in her house.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng was furious and said, "Pan'er is so unruly and unruly, and the concubine doesn't discipline him properly."

This was a bit ruthless. Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, blushed. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "My sister has only one son, and she is indeed a little spoiled, but Pan'er is not a bad kid.

It must be because the maid in Congge's room is pretty, so he likes her. Even if I give her to him, it's not a big deal. I'll just pick a good one from my room for you."

Mrs. Wang said this to save face for herself and her sister. After all, what the master had said in front of everyone just now really made her feel embarrassed.

This matter involves the reputation of the inner house. If the maid is sent to the Xue family, the gossip will be gone and the matter can be covered up. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for his sister to live in the mansion.

As for giving away a maid, it was a common thing in wealthy families, so Grandmother Jia gave her own maid Cuilu to Shi Xiangyun.

Later, the old empress dowager in the palace passed away, and she gave away the little girls she bought for her family as maids. Ruiguan was given to Baochai, Kuiguan was given to Xiangyun, and Douguan was given to Baoqin. All of them were given to their in-laws.

That's why Mrs. Wang didn't take sending the maid seriously.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she secretly thought to herself that this was not good. How could the lady be so confused? Everyone in the mansion knew that Brother Cong was destined to be a maid, and his maid could be touched.

The master had thought about it back then, but he had caused such a big trouble that even people were killed.

Grandmother Jia was an experienced woman, and she seemed to have thought of something. Her expression changed slightly. She wondered why her daughter-in-law was so confused as to say such things at this moment.

Sure enough, Jia Cong, who was standing below, said, "Madam, what you said is too much!"

Everyone in Rongqing Hall heard his calm voice, but it was chilling and sharp. Thinking of what had happened in the past few years and the incident at the Spring Festival, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

(End of this chapter)