From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 140 Qingwen scolds Baoyu

Jia Wei's eyes focused. Wang Ziteng is an important person. He is the pillar and leader of the four major families and holds a pivotal position among the nobles.

But in terms of power and status, he is still not as good as Jia Wei today.

Jia Wei was deeply trusted by the emperor and was in charge of the Jinyiwei and Longjinwei. If Wang Ziteng was still the governor of the Beijing camp, perhaps he could be comparable.

Unfortunately, Wang Ziteng was an old minister of the retired emperor and was not trusted by the emperor. After the retired emperor passed away, the emperor promoted him to the commander of nine provinces and ordered him to inspect the border. He was promoted in name only and transferred away in secret, leaving the position of Jiedushi of Jingying vacant. Duolong, whom the emperor trusted more, took over.

Wang Ziteng is in an awkward situation now, and he takes the initiative to approach Jia Wei, probably because he wants to regain the emperor's trust and join the emperor's camp.

Jia Wei was thinking, even if Wang Ziteng gained the emperor's trust and was promoted, if the emperor's condition worsened or he suddenly passed away, and a new emperor ascended the throne, how would Wang Ziteng cope with the situation?

The news that the emperor fell into the water and became ill was blocked by the palace. People like Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others were still unaware of it, but Wang Ziteng must have gotten the news.

But in the eyes of everyone, the emperor was young and strong, and even if he caught a cold from soaking in the water, he would be fine after a few days of rest... After all, this was what Jia Wei thought before he saw the emperor in person.

Seeing Jia Wei's deep voice, Jia's mother said, "His uncle is not an outsider, he should go and meet him."

Jia Wei smiled. If he traveled through time and space to become Baoyu, Wang Ziteng would no longer be an outsider.

But now, Jia Wei has no feelings for Wang Ziteng, and has no intention of forming an alliance with him.

"Well, after all, we are relatives, and we need to keep in touch." Hearing Jia Wei's words, Mrs. Wang was delighted, but she didn't expect him to continue:
"It's just that I just returned to the capital, and the emperor has given me a new job. I'm usually very busy and don't have time to celebrate my birthday. I'll ask Sister-in-law You to prepare a small gift, and the second wife can take it with her when she goes. Please apologize to my uncle on my behalf."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became awkward. Mrs. Wang's face turned dark. Several girls just lowered their heads and stared at the green-stemmed rice in their bowls. Only then did Xiangyun at the same table realize what was different about this second brother!

The old lady and the second lady both gave him a message, and he was just short of asking for help, but the second brother responded directly in public, not giving him the slightest bit of face...

Then Yuanchun said, "Brother, you misunderstood. Aunt's birthday is on the 22nd of the winter month, which is seven or eight days away, not right now. Brother, you just returned to the capital and are busy now. You should be able to spare some time later, right?"

Jia Wei looked in the direction of Yuanchun's voice and met her soft and quiet eyes, which were full of pleading.

Yuanchun was determined to ease the relationship between Jia Wei and the West Mansion. Moreover, as a filial daughter, she naturally could not watch Lady Wang lose face in public.

Jia Wei nodded and said, "Big sister is right. I should be free on the 22nd."

He glanced at Yuanchun's pink lips and snow-white neck, and had some ideas...

Seeing the atmosphere eased, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although Mrs. Wang was still tense, her expression looked much better after she got down the stairs.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Brother Yu is a sensible person. Tonight is really lively. When it is New Year's Eve or Lantern Festival, we can set up a troupe in the flower hall. That will be a festive occasion."

Wang Xifeng continued, "I'm afraid that Brother Wei only likes to watch actors wielding swords and spears, and doesn't like the literary plays we ordered."

Wang Xifeng hated Jia Wei in her heart, but she still smiled, making Grandmother Jia laugh. "It doesn't matter. Everyone should point out a few things they like..."

There was a lot of laughter and chatter in the hall, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the atmosphere was not relaxed and that the harmony was just an appearance. After eating for a while, Baoyu felt bored. Usually everyone would gather around him, but now they all looked at Jia Wei's face. He could only secretly sulk and left the table to walk outside.

Outside in the yard, a group of girls were playing around.

Jia Wei brought two maids, Qingwen and Xiangling, with him. Xiangling was brought by Jia Wei from Jinling and was not familiar with the people in the West Mansion.

But Qingwen had been in the old lady's courtyard before, so she was very familiar with it. She took Xiangling and a few maids to play with the red string. She even deliberately showed off:
"My second master is very kind to the people in the courtyard. He promoted me to a first-class maid, with a monthly salary of one tael of silver, and I was not short of clothes for the four seasons and annual bonuses..."

These maids in Lady Jia's courtyard also knew that Jia Wei was the most powerful person now. They looked at Qingwen and Xiangling with envy in their eyes, which made Qingwen very proud, as if she had returned home rich and powerful.

"Sisters, you are really good at playing. Please teach me!" Suddenly Baoyu came up and said with a smile on his face.

Seeing Baoyu coming, several maids in the courtyard gave him red strings to play with. Qingwen knew that her second master didn't like the master of the West Mansion, so she chatted with Xiangling and a maid without looking at him directly - she had completely forgotten that she was quite reluctant when she was with Jia Wei, and she only wanted to go to the second master Bao's courtyard.

Baoyu is a weak-willed person. He is very tolerant of beautiful girls. Even if he is turned down, he doesn't care and keeps smiling.

When he saw Qingwen and Xiangling, he thought that the two girls were very pretty. In terms of appearance alone, they even surpassed the other girls in his courtyard, such as Xiren, Meiren, and Sheyue.

Qingwen has a hot temper and is straightforward, while Xiangling is quiet, naive and innocent. It is so lucky for Second Brother Wei to have these two girls!

The more Baoyu looked at her, the more he felt that it was a pity for a girl of her appearance and temperament to stay in the room of his second brother, a tyrannical warrior and a worldly parasite.

He thought, since Second Brother Yu had two such good girls, it wouldn't be a big deal if he gave one to him, right?

Which one is better?
When Baoyu saw a dot of rouge the size of a grain of rice on Xiangling's forehead, he immediately liked her very much.

Qingwen just thought that Mr. Bao was very annoying and kept staring at them. She immediately pulled Xiangling up and wanted to move away.

Unexpectedly, Baoyu suddenly asked, "Your name is Xiangling? Are you doing well in Second Brother Wei's courtyard? How about I ask you to come to my courtyard?"

Xiangling was so frightened that her face turned pale and she held Qingwen's hand tightly. She was kidnapped when she was young and suffered a lot. She lived a good life for a few months with Jia Wei, but she could not change her submissive nature.

It was dark in the courtyard, and the light was not good, so he couldn't see her face. Seeing that Xiangling didn't say anything, Baoyu thought she had agreed, so he smiled and said, "You agreed? I'll go and ask my second brother and the old lady, and I guarantee that I can get you back."

Xiangling was so frightened that she hid behind Qingwen. Qingwen was a fiery-tempered person, and she immediately scolded her, "Second Master Bao is so unreasonable! He wants to snatch the woman from his own brother's room. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by outsiders if the news gets out? Just go and ask my Second Master, and see if he doesn't spit in your face!"

Baoyu was scolded, but he didn't react. He was still thinking about Qingwen's words "the person in the room".

Xiangling was taken in as a concubine by the second brother? Suddenly, I was filled with regret.

Baoyu felt very unwilling when he thought that such a pure and refined girl was humiliated by a man.

(End of this chapter)