I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 66 Girl’s Feelings
After Qingwen left, Jia Cong continued to squat in the Hunyuan Posture and read a book.

Half an hour later, Hongxiu and Qingwen walked in quietly.

Hongxiu picked up the cold tea on Jia Cong's desk, went out to pour it out, and replaced it with a cup of hot water and placed it on the desk.

Then he waved and called Qingwen out.

The two sat down in the side room, and Qingwen couldn't help asking, "Hongxiu, I'm new here, and I don't know the rules of the Third Master."

"Tell me quickly, what do you usually do here at Sanye? What are the taboos here at Sanye?"

Hong Xiu said, "There are not many things to do in the Third Master's room. I help him dress and wash, serve tea and water, bring back some food when it's time to eat, and fetch some hot water for the Third Master to take a bath."

"There really aren't many taboos on the Third Master's side. Sister Qingwen, you just arrived and you dared to confront the Third Master. Are you still afraid of this?"

Qingwen chuckled and said, "Hongxiu, you have also learned bad things. I am just explaining things clearly. How could I be angry with the Third Master?"

"If your words were to spread out, I would be in big trouble. But is it really true that Third Master has so little to do? It seems that he can't get much done in a day!"

Hongxiu said, "Sister Qingwen, the Third Master studies hard every day and has nothing else to do, so there are very few things going on in this room."

"However, if you want, you can go and warm the bed for the Third Master!"

Qingwen glared at Hongxiu, reached out her hand, pushed her down on the bed, then rode on her and tickled her.

Hongxiu could not stand being tickled to begin with, and after being tickled by Qingwen, she almost couldn't breathe from laughing.

Qingwen then let go and asked triumphantly, "Little girl, will you dare to tease me again next time?"

Hong Xiu begged for mercy again and again: "Good sister, I won't dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time."

Qingwen did not let go, but laughed and asked, "Hongxiu, tell me the truth, did the Third Master ask you to stay with him in bed?"

Hong Xiu hurriedly said, "Sister Qingwen, didn't I tell you a long time ago? The Third Master studies very hard every day and hardly rests until after the second watch. How could he be like this? Do you think he is Baoyu?"

After hearing what Hongxiu said, Qingwen couldn't help but feel relieved.

She put Hongxiu away.

Hong Xiu couldn't help but say, "Good sister, I was so bored before you came."

"Now that you are here, I finally have a companion. I have heard that you are good at sewing. How about you teach me how to sew?"

Qingwen nodded and said, "Okay, it's not worth it, I'll teach you."

Jia Cong ignored what the two little girls were whispering in the side room. He was working hard to improve his attributes.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the county examination will begin in less than a month.

Jia Cong has even begun to compress the time spent on other categories, focusing on the Four Books and Five Classics and Eight-legged Essay.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning when Jia Cong stretched and finished his lessons for the day.

He couldn't help but order: "Hongxiu, prepare hot water, I want to take a bath."

"Yes, Third Master."

This time, with Qingwen's help, Hongxiu quickly prepared the bath water.

Jia Cong walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and sat comfortably in the bathtub.

A moment later, Jia Cong suddenly saw a shadow appear before his eyes.

When he turned around quickly, he saw Qingwen walking in wearing undergarments.

Jia Cong hurriedly asked, "Qingwen, what are you doing here?"

Qingwen was stunned and said, "I am here to help the Third Master take a bath. This is our duty as maids."

Jia Cong said hurriedly, "Qingwen, that's all. Please go out. I don't need anyone to help me take a bath. Just ask Hongxiu and you'll know."

Qingwen smiled and said, "Yes, Third Master, I'll go out first. I'll be outside. If you have any instructions, just call me."

I have my own hands, why do I need others to serve me? Well, for one thing, I can’t let go.

Secondly, he is still young after all. He has lived two lives, so what has he not experienced?
Now that he has a beautiful maid to help him bathe, Jia Cong doesn't think his will is really that firm.

After all, you are still young and it is easy to hurt yourself.

Men usually take a bath very quickly, and Jia Cong is no exception.

In a quarter of an hour, Jia Cong had washed, wiped himself clean, and changed into clean clothes.

Then, before he could leave, Qingwen outside heard the noise inside.

She hurried in and asked Jia Cong to sit on a clean stool.

She used a towel to wring Jia Cong's hair dry, then picked up a comb and started combing it.

Qingwen's fingers were slender and touched my head gently and softly, which was very comfortable.

The technique is much better than Hongxiu's.

Jia Cong suddenly couldn't help asking, "Qingwen, at the banquet today, everyone thought Baoyu would win first place."

"In the end, I was the winner. You were supposed to follow Baoyu, but in the end you followed me. Did you feel disappointed at that time?"

Upon hearing this, Qingwen almost jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

She said angrily: "What the Third Master said is so unreasonable. Who cares if he is the Second Master Bao or the King of Bao or the King of Jin? Why would I want to follow him?"

"Is it because I didn't serve well, and the Third Master dislikes me for being clumsy? If so, I will call Hong Xiu to serve the Third Master."

"From now on, I will just do some menial work. If Third Master wants to kick me out for this, it's impossible."

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Look at your explosive temper. You get angry when you say something inappropriate."

"I think those maids in the front yard wish they could chop off their heads, they just want to get into Baoyu's room."

"I just asked you a question, why are you so angry?"

After hearing what Jia Cong said, Qingwen couldn't help but say, "Third Master, don't you know how hurtful your words just now are?"

"Other maids are eager to get into Baoyu's room. What does it have to do with me?"

"Sister Xiren is such a good person, but he was so cruel to drive her away. It is obvious that she is not someone who is easy to get along with."

"When I heard that I didn't have to serve Baoyu anymore and could follow the Third Master, I was so happy."

Originally in the book "Dream of Red Mansions", Qingwen and Xiren did not get along well because they both worked in Baoyu's room.

Now Qingwen began to stand up for Xiren.

But what she didn't know was that the reason why Xiren was driven out was actually because of me, the Third Master.

Considering Qingwen's explosive temper, well, it's better not to tell her the cruel truth.

However, I didn't expect that Qingwen looked down on Baoyu, but was willing to follow me.

Jia Cong was relieved.

The reason why Jia Cong asked Qingwen this question was to find out what Qingwen was thinking.

Twisted melons are not sweet.

If her heart really wasn't in this room, Jia Cong wouldn't force her to stay.

Now that he knew she was willing to serve him, Jia Cong felt relieved.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Jia Cong took a few taels of silver, bought some gifts, and then went to Zhao's house.

Master Zhao Shicheng will be back today, so of course he has to go there.

(End of this chapter)