I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 181 No One Can Save Baoyu Today

On the way, Jia's grandmother and her companions met the second wave of people who came to report the news. It was said that Baoyu was actually captured by the Third Master Cong and was directly locked up in the ancestral hall and made to kneel.

After hearing this, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang became even more furious.

Grandmother Jia ordered people to carry the sedan chair quickly, and soon they arrived at the gate of Grand View Garden.

After getting off the sedan chair, Grandmother Jia, along with Lady Wang and others, quickly came to Jia Cong.

Grandmother Jia shouted, "You evil creature, who gave you the courage to stop Baoyu from moving into the Grand View Garden? And who gave you the courage to have Baoyu escorted to the ancestral hall?"

Jia Cong asked slowly, "Excuse me, old lady, am I the head of the Jia family?"

Grandmother Jia snorted coldly: "So what if you are the head of the Jia family? Can you act lawlessly?"

Jia Cong said calmly, "Does the old lady know that when Baoyu saw me just now, he called me Cong Lao San?"

"May I ask, ancestor, which family's rule is this? Are the children of our Jia family so ignorant of etiquette?"

"If that's the case, as the clan leader, I will have to make him kneel in the ancestral hall to teach him the rules."

After hearing this, Grandmother Jia was speechless for a long time.

If this is true, it would not be excessive to let Baoyu kneel in the ancestral hall.

After thinking for a moment, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but say, "I just want to ask you, why didn't you let Baoyu move into the Grand View Garden? If not, how could he have said such rude things in such a hurry?"

"You know, this is an order from the Queen. Do you dare to disobey the Queen's words?"

Jia Cong said again: "Let the old lady know that this is certainly an order from the queen."

"But it is inevitable that your Majesty has some shortcomings. As the clan leader, I cannot turn a blind eye to it."

"I cannot allow the reputation of my Jia family to be tarnished and outsiders to poke at my Jia family's spine!"

"I wonder if the old lady has ever thought about letting the girls in the mansion live in the Grand View Garden."

"Baoyu is grown up now, not a child anymore. Why should he live in the Grand View Garden as well?"

"As the saying goes, men and women should not touch each other, and he is seven years old but he is not allowed to sit down at the table. Could it be that Baoyu is not even seven years old yet?"

"If we let Baoyu live in here, what will outsiders say about our Jia Mansion?"

"If Baoyu were to move in, where would the reputation of our Jia family be?"

"I will naturally write to Madam Madam to let her know the reason. Baoyu will definitely not be able to live in the Grand View Garden with you."

Jia Cong's words made Grandmother Jia so angry that she trembled all over.

But what he said made some sense. Grandmother Jia also knew that even if she wanted to rely on her seniority to suppress Jia Cong, it would not work. This little beast would not buy it at all.

Therefore, for a moment, Grandmother Jia was speechless.

After a long while, Grandmother Jia said angrily: "You don't need to write a letter. I will tell the queen everything about this matter. Let's see how the queen will punish you when the time comes!"

"Since you say so, wait for the Majesty's decision, and then go and have Baoyu released."

"After the Madam has made her decision, we can discuss whether Baoyu should move into the Grand View Garden."

Jia Cong said calmly: "Baoyu does not know the difference between high and low, so he must be punished. Besides, it is only a minor punishment. I only let him kneel in the ancestral hall for an hour. When the time is up, he will be released naturally."

Hearing this, Grandmother Jia was so angry that she kept poking the ground with her cane.

She asked sternly, "You said Baoyu didn't know the difference between respect and inferiority, so he had to kneel in the ancestral hall for an hour. Then how should you be punished for not respecting me? Do you also have to kneel in the ancestral hall for an hour?"

Jia Cong asked calmly, "May I ask, old lady, how have I disrespected you?"

Hearing this, Grandmother Jia became even angrier.

But she couldn't refute it.

Because although Jia Cong always talked back, he was very polite, so Jia Mu couldn't find fault with him. After being angry for a while, Jia Mu suddenly snorted coldly: "You won't let him go, right? I will go to pick him up myself. I want to see who dares to stop me!"

Hearing what Grandmother Jia said, Jia Cong suddenly sneered and said, "Old lady, I am the head of the Jia family. Is it possible that the family rules of the Jia family cannot punish you?"

"I'm going to put this sentence here today. Baoyu can't kneel for more than an hour, and no one can take him away!"

"If the old lady is not happy with me being the clan leader, she can go to the palace and file a complaint against me and remove me from my position as clan leader!"

"you!"

Grandmother Jia was angry several times, and this time she was so angry that she couldn't breathe and fell backwards.

Beside her, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng were shocked.

He quickly supported Lady Jia and called for help to carry her back.

Fortunately, not long after being carried back, Grandmother Jia woke up.

Later, the imperial physician was invited to diagnose the patient. The doctor said that there was nothing serious and the patient just needed to rest and not get angry anymore.

At the gate of the Grand View Garden, the old women and servants who were helping Baoyu move naturally did not dare to stay for long and hurriedly moved Baoyu's things back.

Jia Cong left two guards behind and ordered them to guard the door well and not let Baoyu enter the Grand View Garden.

Jia Cong stayed for a while before returning to Ningguo Mansion.

The commotion at the gate of Grand View Garden had already spread to the East and West Palaces.

Only then did the servants of the two mansions realize that the Third Master was so ferocious.

I couldn't help but be secretly alert in my heart, determined not to offend the Third Master in the future.

After Jia Cong returned, Aunt Mei called Jia Cong over.

Aunt Mei couldn't help but say, "Brother Cong, you went too far today. You didn't respect the queen's orders and contradicted the old ancestor in public."

"How will this end? What should I do if the queen blames me?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Mother, it doesn't matter. I am thinking about the reputation of the Jia family. Your Majesty will not do anything about it."

"Since I did the right thing, what reason would Her Majesty have to punish me? Doesn't Her Majesty want to preserve her reputation?"

"The reason why I confronted the old lady in public today and embarrassed her was to start a fight with one blow before a hundred more come."

"After this incident, I'm sure they won't dare to do anything weird in front of me anymore."

"And if I show any weakness today, they will definitely push me further and force me to surrender step by step. I will definitely be constantly controlled by them in the future."

Yes, the reason why Jia Cong acted so tough today was based on this consideration.

After this incident, if the Rongguo Mansion dares to bring up the Grand View Garden again, they will have to consider Jia Cong's temper.

If he gives in now, there will probably be more arguments in the future.

After comforting Aunt Mei, Jia Cong returned to his study and wrote a letter to Concubine Yuan.

Then he ordered someone to send it to the palace.

The empress in the palace has her own channels to receive letters from her natal family.

Jia Cong disobeyed Princess Yuan's order, so naturally he had to explain.

However, Jia Cong guessed that Yuanchun would not turn against him because of this matter.

The reason, of course, is not because what he said makes sense.

Adults only care about power, not reason.

(End of this chapter)