Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 249: One Book, One Life

Ever since Jia Rong wrote the divorce letter, he found that the jailer had changed his prison uniform into clean ones, and even his daily meals had become much more refined.

This calmed his restless mood and made him feel that submitting to Jia Cong was a wise decision.

He didn't know that Jia Cong saw through him and didn't have any hope for his character. Only the hope of survival could make him shut up.

The two days before he was escorted away were the best days Jia Rong had ever had since he was imprisoned. The desire to survive even made his originally gloomy face give off a strange sanguine look.

In the resting pavilion, Jia Rong was wearing clean clothes, and he did not look as shabby as he had been a few days ago. He still looked somewhat human.

Of course, this is because Jia Cong took special care of him.

Jia Zhen, standing aside, had tattered clothes, unkempt hair and a look of despair on his face. A month of imprisonment had completely broken him down.

Before he was imprisoned, he was the arrogant heir to the Ningguo Mansion. Now he is nothing but a prisoner waiting to be executed.

Youshi asked her maid Yindie to change Jia Zhen's tattered clothes into a set of half-new and half-old summer clothes she brought from home.

However, Jia Zhen's eyes never left the two people in the resting pavilion. When he saw Keqing's pretty and beautiful figure, madness and covetousness still flashed in his dim and weak eyes.

It was the long-developed licentious and wanton nature, the resentment and anger of not being able to get what one wanted for a long time.

But when he saw Jia Cong standing behind Keqing, he felt a little strange.

Today, the two ladies from Ningguo came to see us off, and it is normal that they should be escorted by the male members of the family.

It is impossible for Jia Zheng to come due to seniority, and Baoyu is not the right person here. Normally, it should be Jia Lian who shows up, so why did he get this kid instead?

Jia Zhen didn't know that Jia Lian was supposed to escort Youshi and Keqing out today, but Jia Cong said that he knew many people in the yamen and could ask them to look after Jia Zhen and his son.

Seeing that he was usually aloof, but today he was unusually enthusiastic, Jia's mother did not take it to heart and let him go.

Jia Lian naturally wished that he didn't have to run errands once less. Besides, he despised Jia Zhen and his son for losing the title of Ningguo.

It would be fine if they just enjoyed themselves every day, but they chose to do those immoral things like robbery and plunder, and destroyed the family business left by their ancestors. He was too lazy to meet these two people, father and son.

And Jia Cong must have his reasons for coming today.

……

In the resting pavilion, Jia Rong was somewhat reluctant to look directly at Keqing, the woman with whom he had never been in real marriage and with whom he had only had a false relationship in name.

Originally, he felt somewhat apologetic when facing Keqing, as well as a twisted disgust towards women that came from being disabled.

But when he saw her again today, facing such a beautiful face like a rose, there was a suppressed anger in his eyes. This woman actually got together with Jia Cong.

His eyes mostly glanced at Jia Cong, who was not far behind Keqing. He did not dare to show his anger.

The situation in prison has obviously improved in the past few days, which has made him believe in Jia Cong's promise.

Perhaps Jia Rong had no other choice but to believe, as this was his only way to survive.

He took out from his bosom the divorce letter that was written word for word according to Jia Cong's wishes.

This was given to him by Jia Cong's servant when he got off the car just now, and he also whispered a few words in his ear. However, the escorting runners pretended not to see this scene.

These escorting yamen runners had received huge bribes from Jia Cong, so it was natural for them to provide this convenience.

However, Jia Cong knew very well that the letter of divorce must have supporting evidence and was not something that could be handed over privately. Only when it was taken out in front of Youshi could it be truly beyond doubt.

"This is the divorce agreement. I have signed it. The government has approved it. The elders of the clan have approved it. You can stay or go as you wish."

Jia Rong's words shocked Jia Zhen and Youshi. They didn't expect that at this juncture, Jia Rong would actually divorce Qinshi.

When Youshi saw the relief and joy in Keqing's eyes when she took the divorce letter, her heart softened.

Rong'er's wife is still so young and beautiful. It would be really unfair to let such a person be a widow for the rest of her life.

Perhaps this is the best. Rong Ge'er actually did a decent thing in the end.

"You damned beast, who allowed you to divorce your wife? She was born into the Ningguo Jia family, and she will be a Ningguo Jia family ghost even after she dies!"

Everyone looked at Jia Zhen in surprise. No one expected that he would say such words at this moment.

"You useless thing, I married a woman like this for you, and you actually want to let her go. Even if you can't come back, she will stay with you!"

"You idiot, a girl like her can be seduced by someone if she goes out for a few days. Why don't you bring the divorce papers back to me..."

The louder Jia Zhen spoke, the more outrageous his words became.

His originally pale face turned a sickly red, and he coughed violently due to his excitement, as if he had gone crazy.

Ever since Keqing married into the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen has been captivated by her peerless beauty. Knowing that his son is a useless person, his desire to possess Keqing has become increasingly unbearable.

If Jia Cong had not arranged for Baozhu to be with Keqing, it would be hard to imagine what the consequences would be given Jia Zhen's shameless behavior. Jia Cong used the incident of Xiuniang's perfume shop to overthrow Jia Zhen and his son in time, and also made Jia Zhen's attempt forever fail.

After nearly two months of torture in prison, Jia Zhen, who had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, was unable to bear the heavy burden. He ate and slept worse than pigs and dogs, and was tortured by interrogation and suppression. He was in fear day and night.

He was not as young and strong as Jia Rong and could not hold on. After all, he was over 40 years old, and the torture in prison had caused his hidden illness to relapse, making him seriously ill.

But even so, the desire to possess such a peerless beauty like Keqing still lingered in his heart.

When he heard that Jia Rong was actually going to divorce Keqing and let this woman escape from the dead, he subconsciously felt as if his woman had been taken away from him.

The son is a useless person. Deep down in his heart, he has long been obsessed with the idea of ​​having this extremely beautiful daughter-in-law as his own exclusive lover, but he has never been able to possess her.

It was because of such dirty thoughts, coupled with a serious illness and a confused mind, that he blurted out these words without restraint.

Jia Zhen mentioned something arrogant and filthy. Although Jia Rong looked horrified, he did not take back the divorce letter.

He was so excited that he could hardly control himself. He went crazy and tried to rush forward to snatch the document from Keqing's hands.

Keqing's face was pale and her beautiful eyes were full of shame and anger. She took a few steps back, but saw a figure rushing over and blocking her way. It was Jia Cong.

……

Keqing looked at the figure blocking her way, and her frightened, ashamed heart seemed to have found support and softened all of a sudden.

Jia Cong said in a deep voice: "Ruizhu, Baozhu, help your young lady onto the carriage!"

When Youshi, who was standing by, saw Jia Zhen's reaction, she felt extremely ashamed and angry.

She had heard rumors in the mansion before. Some servants gossiped that the master was coveting his wife's beauty. At that time, Youshi was still skeptical.

Now seeing Jia Zhen's reaction, Youshi had no idea what was going on. This unjust old beast actually had such dirty thoughts.

When she came to see Jia Zhen off, Youshi felt a little sad, after all, they had been married for more than ten years.

Now that I have seen his ugly appearance, I just hope that this shameless old man will die soon!

When Jia Rong saw Jia Cong's cold expression, he was suddenly startled. If this matter was ruined by Jia Zhen, Jia Cong's promise to him would be invalid.

He even sent his wife away just to leave a way for himself, so how could he let Jia Zhen ruin his plan?

At this moment, he no longer cared about Jia Zhen's usual prestige and grabbed Jia Zhen by the collar and dragged him backwards.

The fear of being imprisoned, the shame and anger of living in shame, and the suppressed hatred towards his father seemed to erupt in Jia Rong's heart at that moment!

"What does it have to do with you if I divorce my wife?
If it weren't for you, an old man, doing evil things outside, how could Ningguo Mansion be raided, and how could I end up in this situation! "

When Jia Zhen heard that his son, who had always been fearful of him like a tiger, dared to call him an old man, he immediately lost his mind and slapped him in the face.

Jia Rong had already made up his mind. At this juncture, his blood boiled and he refused to show weakness at all. The father and son disregarded their dignity and started to fight.

Looking at this ugly scene of human morality before her, Youshi felt so miserable that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Jia Cong watched with disgust as Jia Zhen and his son fought and pulled each other, even as the two of them rolled on the ground. He did not try to stop them and even stepped back several steps.

When the escorting bailiffs saw Jia Cong's actions, they naturally did not intervene. Jia Cong was their big money sponsor, so they naturally had to observe his words and expressions.

A group of people just watched the Ningguo Mansion father and son, who were once high and mighty, fighting like street scoundrels, and cheered and laughed at them.

After all, Jia Rong was younger and stronger, and he finally knocked Jia Zhen to the ground and put his head next to Jia Zhen's ear.

She muttered in a distorted and suppressed voice: "You shameless old thing, you actually have bad intentions towards your own daughter-in-law, you are really blind.

Don't you see what kind of person you are? You are just an old bastard with delusional dreams... "

Jia Rong seemed to be in a state of madness, venting all the dissatisfaction in his heart and cursing his bastard father with all the dirty words he knew.

The yamen runners who were watching just watched from afar. As long as no one was killed, it would be fine. Besides, it didn't matter whether these two things died or not, so no one would care.

They only heard Jia Rong mumbling to vent his anger in Jia Zhen's ear, but they couldn't make out what he was saying.

When had Jia Zhen been scolded like this before? He was always afraid of his own son. He was so angry that he was shaking all over and his eyes gradually turned white.

The more Jia Rong spoke, the angrier he felt. He continued to mutter in Jia Zhen's ear, his voice distorted and crazy.

"Let me tell you a strange story. You are obsessed with your daughter-in-law, but you don't know that she has already been taken by Jia Cong. Even if you die, you will not be able to touch her even a finger..."

Jia Rong was wantonly humiliating Jia Zhen with words, but he saw Jia Zhen's eyes wide open, his whole body trembling, and he cursed incoherently: "You beast, you dare... "

I don't know whether he was saying that Jia Rong was a beast, or that Jia Cong was a beast for touching Keqing.

But before he could finish his words, Jia Zhen spat out a mouthful of black blood, splashing all over Jia Rong's face!
(End of this chapter)