I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 15: Establishing Authority (Part )

Seeing Jia Cong, Hong Xiu hurriedly said, "Third Master, you haven't slept all night and you just came back now. I think you must be tired. Third Master, go and have a good rest."

Jia Cong said, "Hongxiu, go to the front and find Brother Huan, and ask him to help me take a day off from school."

Hong Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, Third Master, I'll wait for you to fall asleep and then I'll come over."

After Jia Cong washed up, Hongxiu helped him to bed.

Then Hongxiu went to the front, found Jia Huan and told him about the leave.

After hearing this, Jia Huan was very disappointed.

He was finally generous yesterday, but he didn't sleep well the whole night.

Sometimes he was moved by his own generosity, and sometimes he was afraid that Jia Cong would not return his money.

After getting up from the bed with sleepy eyes today, Jia Huan couldn't wait to show off in front of Jia Cong.

Unexpectedly, Jia Cong actually asked him to take a day off today.

Jia Huan agreed gloomily.

After taking a ride to the school, Jia Huan first went to find Jia Dairu to ask for leave on behalf of Jia Cong.

When Jia Dairu learned that Jia Cong was afraid of thunder because his mother was ill, he stayed up all night to guard his mother.

I couldn't help but sigh, "He is indeed a pure and filial person. The saints and sages of the ancient times were no more than this, right? Even compared to the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, he is not much less."

Hearing Jia Dairu praising Jia Cong so much, Jia Huan felt both happy and dissatisfied.

It's probably the mentality of being afraid of his brothers suffering, but also afraid of his brothers driving a Land Rover.

He couldn't hide the truth, so when he returned to the school, he took the opportunity before Jia Dairu came to class to spread the news so that everyone in the school knew about it.

……

Jia Cong lay on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was already noon.

After getting up from the bed and washing up, Jia Cong went to the west courtyard to visit Aunt Mei.

Jia Cong noticed that Aunt Mei looked better than yesterday, which showed that the medicine he prescribed was effective.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask: "Mother, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Much better. After spending so much money, how could there be no effect?"

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "If that's the case, then this medicine is the right one for you. Mother, you should take the medicine well from now on, and when you're well, don't work as hard as before."

Aunt Mei was about to speak when Cai'er and Hongxiu came in with food.

Jia Cong did not see the wolfberry and red date millet porridge, and he could not help but frown and asked: "Cai'er, why didn't you ask the kitchen for millet porridge?"

Cai Er said hurriedly: "Third Master, of course I didn't want it. It's just that the kitchen refused to make it for me and said a lot of unpleasant things. I..."

Hong Xiu followed up and said, "Yes, Third Master, what they said was really nasty, and each of them was very bad."

Hearing this, Jia Cong's face became even gloomier, and he couldn't help but stand up and walk out.

Aunt Mei hurriedly shouted, "Brother Cong, what are you doing?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Mother, since Cai'er won't give it to me, I will go and ask for it myself. I don't believe they won't give it to me."

Aunt Mei said hurriedly, "Brother Cong, please come back soon. It's better to have less trouble than more. Mother doesn't like millet porridge either, so it's better not to have it."

Jia Cong said, "Mother, you eat first. I'll be back soon. A kind person is often bullied, and a kind horse is often ridden. If I continue to be weak, I'm afraid they will become more aggressive in the future."

Jia Cong walked out while talking. When he finished speaking, he was already out and Aunt Mei was unable to call him in time.

Aunt Mei said hurriedly: "You two, why are you saying those things to Cong'er? Go and see, hold Cong'er back and don't let him get into trouble, and don't let him suffer any loss." Cai'er and Hongxiu responded quickly, stood up and chased after him.

In fact, Jia Cong was not too angry in his heart.

These servants in Rongguo Mansion flatter the powerful and bully the weak. Even Wang Xifeng is afraid of them.

In the words of Wang Xifeng, these people are sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight, killing people with borrowed knives, fanning the flames, standing on the dry shore, and not helping when oil bottles are overturned. They are all full of martial arts.

But she was a nobody to begin with, and had been disliked by Lady Jia a few days ago.

Naturally, the people in the kitchen looked down upon him even more.

And Jia Cong was just about to use these people as an example to establish his authority.

If he wants to change his current embarrassing situation, it is not enough to just pass the imperial examination, he also needs to do some drastic things.

While thinking about this, Jia Cong arrived outside the kitchen door without realizing it.

He happened to hear a few old women gossiping inside, and they seemed to be talking about him.

Jia Cong was not in a hurry to go in. He stood outside the door and listened.

Next, he heard a sharp and harsh voice saying:

"Bah! That little slut even said that it was their Third Master who asked her to ask for it. What a filthy thing! Does she really think she is the master?"

"You are such a disgusting thing, your own father hates you, and your ancestors dislike you. If you do that again, I'm afraid you will be kicked out of the mansion. You are not even as good as a well-known steward, so why are you pretending to be a master in front of me?"

Another voice said, "Qin Xian's family is also from the Jia family. If they really come to make trouble, I'm afraid you will suffer."

"Besides, it's just a matter of a pot of millet porridge. It's not a big deal and it's not worth much. Why do we have to make it so serious?"

Qin Xianjia immediately said, "Who the hell is he? Why would I be afraid of him?"

Another old woman clapped her hands and laughed, "Sister-in-law Qin did this for a reason. The master beat Baoyu a few days ago because of this Cong Lao San."

"So he must have been disliked by the Madam and Second Madam Lian. Now that the Qin family's sister-in-law has stepped on him, she must be trying to curry favor with the Madam and Second Madam Lian."

After hearing this, Jia Cong finally understood.

It turns out the mastermind is this Qin Xianjia. This name sounds familiar.

When the Grand View Garden was built in Rongguo Mansion, Qin Xianjia became a night watchwoman. Unexpectedly, she is now working in the kitchen.

Later, he competed with the Liu family for the position of kitchen manager, but was defeated in the end.

This Qin Xian’s wife is the aunt of Si Qi, the eldest maid in Yingchun’s room.

But no matter who she is, since she dares to provoke me, I must beat her until she feels the pain.

After coughing, Jia Cong walked in.

The maids in the room turned around and found that the person who came was Jia Cong, the protagonist they were discussing.

This group of old women immediately showed embarrassed looks on their faces.

If they talk about others behind their backs and are heard by the person involved, even if they are thick-skinned, they will feel their faces burning.

Jia Cong could not help but look towards Qin Xianjia. He saw that she had high hips, big eyes, a long and thin face, and thin lips. She looked like someone who was not easy to get along with.

Jia Cong stood still, and the women hurried forward to greet him and said, "Greetings, Third Master."

Jia Cong said calmly: "No need to be polite, I came here just to ask you something."

"Mrs. Mei is ill now. I asked the maid to tell you to cook a pot of wolfberry, red dates and millet porridge for every meal these days. I heard from the maid that you refused to cook it. I wonder why?"

(End of this chapter)