The Second Master of the Red Chamber

After the girls had all left, Qingwen saw Jia Lian lying on a recliner in the outer room to rest, so she walked up to him and said, "Second Master, you reek of alcohol. Take a bath before going to bed."

"Hmm~" Jia Lian muttered, turned over and ignored her.

Seeing this, Qingwen pouted slightly, then stood up and said a few words to Xiangling, then walked back, sat half of her butt on the edge of the recliner, and gently massaged Jia Lian's shoulders and arms.

It was not known whether it was because the fragrance from her body was too intoxicating, or because her little hands made Jia Lian feel too comfortable, but Jia Lian, who was originally a little sleepy due to the alcohol, gradually woke up.

He held Qingwen's small hand and rubbed it secretly for a while, then suddenly pulled it inwards, and wrapped Qingwen's enchanting and light body like a water snake into the inside of the recliner, and clamped it tightly with his huge body and limbs, fully absorbing the soft and fragrant body of the girl.

Qingwen only gave a symbolic cry and tapped Jia Lian twice, then she lay obediently in his arms, mumbling in a delicate voice: "Second Master is like this again. If the little maid comes in and sees it, she will say behind my back that I am a seductress and that I seduced Second Master..."

Jia Lian had his eyes closed the whole time, looking contented. Hearing this, he moved closer to the little beauty's head and said with a nonchalant smile, "You are charming and seductive. I am completely bewitched by you. I wish I could keep you on my body and bully and abuse you all the time..."

Qingwen hit Jia Lian twice in anger and suddenly said, "Second Master only says so, but in fact he has long since stopped caring about me."

"Who said that?"

"Humph, I know that without you telling me. The Second Master is so powerful now that he even got Miss Bao. How can insignificant girls like Xiangling and I be in his eyes?"

Jia Lian suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at the girl in his arms.

Noticing that her expression was still bright and pretty, but with a hint of nervousness, Jia Lian suddenly realized:

With the arrival of Baochai, the women around him all had a sense of crisis to varying degrees, not just Fengjie and Daiyu.

But then again, he had already dealt with Feng Jieer and Daiyu, so it was natural that he would have no problem dealing with the little thoughts of a little girl like Qingwen.

He turned over and pressed Qingwen under him, looking down at her from above, and asked with a smile, "Why, are you jealous too?"

"No, I don't think I have the right to be jealous of Miss Bao..."

Qingwen was very nervous and turned her face away, not daring to look at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian pinched her little face with one hand, forced her to look at him, and then smiled and said, "Okay, you dare to lie in front of me, it seems that I have to teach you a lesson."

As he spoke, Jia Lian grabbed Qingwen's collar with one hand and pulled it hard, causing her already thin and scanty silk dress to immediately spread apart.

Qingwen had been influenced by Jia Lian for a long time, so she naturally understood what Jia Lian wanted to do, so she quickly protected her clothes and said in panic: "No, the Second Master can't be here. If the Second Mistress sees her, she will be unhappy again..."

Jia Lian did not comment on Qingwen's words. When he saw her protecting her clothes, he turned his attention to her red silk pants.

Qingwen refused and fought hard.

"Don't move! I haven't loved my little Qingwen for a long time, and I actually let her start to doubt her own charm. It's my fault as the Second Master. Now let me make it up to her."

Jia Lian was not talking nonsense. Since Qingwen came of age, theoretically, he had only taken real action against this girl a few times.

It's not that Qingwen is not attractive enough to him, but this girl is a weakling, even worse than Xiangling. On the night of her coming of age, she cried like a pear blossom in the rain, so pitiful.

When Qingwen heard Jia Lian's words, she couldn't help but show some resentment in her eyes. She also wanted to be pampered, so she finally gave up resistance, grabbed Jia Lian's sleeve, and begged with a red face: "Then, be gentle..."

Jia Lian smiled slightly and said "good".

Outside, Xiangling arranged for the maids and wives to prepare everything necessary for Jia Lian's bathing, and then returned to the main house.

She was a person who had always been less thoughtful than others. Although she heard some "yayaya" sounds before entering the room, she just thought that Jia Lian and Qingwen were playing around as usual, so she walked in directly.

Then she saw the real situation on the recliner and was suddenly at a loss.

It turned out that the second master was kneeling on the recliner, gently pushing Qingwen's soft spot.

The pair of slender and straight legs held in Jia Lian's arms were so white that they were dazzling and so beautiful that she envied them.

She lowered her head and replied weakly: "Second Master, the hot water is ready, you can take a bath now..."

Perhaps it was because Qingwen was particularly nervous in the main room. She was lying on the soft chair and her eyes were always on the door, so she noticed Xiangling coming in the first place.

She tried to remind Jia Lian, but he turned a deaf ear to her and she had no choice but to cover her mouth.

Of course Jia Lian also noticed that Xiangling came in, but in other words, even if it was Sister Feng who came in, he would not care too much, let alone Xiangling who often appeared in pairs with Qingwen!

However, since he had just made his relationship with Baochai public today, he was thinking of going to Hengwu Garden after taking a bath, so it would not be a good idea to waste too much time.

So he lowered his head and looked at Qingwen, whose forehead was covered with sweat and whose face was as rosy as a rose. After an idea came to his mind, he grabbed Qingwen's slender waist with one hand and easily lifted her up, then stood up and jumped to the ground.

Qingwen screamed and hugged Jia Lian like an octopus.

Seeing Jia Lian walking towards the door without even putting on his shoes, she was horrified knowing Jia Lian's temper and patted him on the back: "No! If outsiders see this, how can I live with dignity..."

Qingwen was very nervous.

Although Jia Lian and Feng Jie'er's courtyard is not very big, there are many people, young and old, serving them.

Feeling Qingwen's suddenly tense body, Jia Lian also realized that this might be too unrestrained.

Although there were no men serving in the courtyard, there were quite a few maids, old women and wives. It would be inappropriate for them to see Qingwen's body and comment on it.

So he took a quick look and took one of his cloaks hanging in the corner. He threw it on himself and covered Qingwen's body. "Second Master, this is too absurd. People will laugh at us..."

Seeing that Jia Lian was about to walk out of the main gate, Qingwen was filled with shame and anger.

However, Jia Lian said as a matter of course: "You are my woman, this is in my courtyard, who would laugh at you? Who dares to laugh at you?"

Qingwen was speechless, after all, she realized that the wide cloak completely covered her. Even if someone passed by on the way to the bathing room, they would only see her being held in Jia Lian's arms, and could not see the details inside.

Although it was still absurd and embarrassing, it was not as unacceptable as before.

And from another perspective, when the maids and old women saw her being carried into the bathroom by Jia Lian, they would also know that Aunt Qingwen was still the most favored little slave girl around Jia Lian, and had a unique status that could not be replaced by any other woman!

This may not be a bad thing for her.

So she slowly relaxed her body and lay quietly on Jia Lian's shoulder.

……

Just when Jia Lian was in high spirits and doing a lot of ridiculous things at home, the Mei family in Juxianfang was in a bleak situation.

Because their son was involved in the prince's case, the entire Mei family was worried, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of the "prince's party".

Mei Hanlin was very fortunate that when the prince had someone extend an olive branch to him, he did not directly serve him, but only tacitly allowed his son to visit the prince's mansion frequently.

He had even made preparations. If the saint really wanted to purge the prince's party, he would sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice and give up Mei Qi, even though Mei Qi was the most outstanding seed of the next generation of his Mei family.

As long as the Mei family can be saved, it will be fine.

Unexpectedly, as the situation developed, he found that things were not as they seemed.

Those whose homes were actually confiscated and their families were exterminated were not the remnants of the prince's gang, but the former officials of the dynasty!

Only then did he, like many other people, realize that the so-called Prince's party were those who had opposed Emperor Ning Kang.

I felt much more at ease, and then I dared to try to exonerate my son.

Finally, his hard work paid off. After receiving bribes, the Northern Pacification Office agreed to release the person.

Seeing his wife chattering non-stop and ordering servants to change Mei Qi Teng's courtyard house, saying that everything must be replaced with new ones after the disaster, implying rebirth after the disaster, he said unhappily: "Why do you have to do this! Throughout the ages, who has achieved great things without going through hardships?

He was able to get through this disaster safely and will surely achieve something in the future.

You are so doting on your son that you have ruined him. He doesn't have any masculinity at all!"

Mrs. Mei was not dissatisfied at all when being scolded. After a few flattering words, she changed the subject and said, "Since the master said that Qi'er will be successful in the future, then regarding Qi'er's marriage...

Mrs. Xue is really not an easy person to get along with. When I went to the Rongguo Mansion that day, she didn't give me any good look at all.

From this, we can infer that the daughter raised by the Xue family must not be any better.

In addition, their family has lost their jobs in the palace and is now just an ordinary merchant. Master, do you think it’s time to cancel this marriage and find a suitable match for Qi’er?”

Upon hearing this, Mei Hanlin fell silent.

In fact, he had a good relationship with the second master of the Xue family, and he also felt that the second master of the Xue family was a capable man. Therefore, the two of them hit it off and worked together to decide on this marriage.

Who knew that the second master of the Xue family would be short-lived.

Seeing that the Xue family had no successor and his own son passed the imperial examination, he began to regret.

However, regretting an engagement was a very shameful thing after all, and he was also afraid that it would damage his reputation if it got out, so he said thoughtfully: "We'll talk about this later..."

"master……"

Mrs. Mei was about to persuade him again, but the housekeeper came rushing to report: "Master, something bad has happened. The Northern Pacification Office just sent someone to say that our eldest young master has been reported for offering a plan to the crown prince on the day of the crown prince's rebellion. Now the Northern Pacification Office has crossed out the eldest young master's name from the release list and withdrawn all the files, saying that they will review it again..."

The Mei Hanlin couple were shocked when they heard this, and Mrs. Mei asked repeatedly, "What should we do, Master? Does this mean Qi'er won't be able to come back?"

Mei Hanlin asked, "Can you please tell me which official from the Northern Pacification Office sent someone to deliver the message?"

"They said they were under the command of the deputy commander, Lord Zhang Jian..."

Mei Hanlin was puzzled. Zhang Jian was one of the chief officers of the Northern Pacification Division. He had met him before to save his son. He felt that he was easy to talk to. There was no reason for him to deliberately make things difficult for the Mei family.

Moreover, if he thought about it carefully, apart from giving the other party some benefits, he did not have much friendship with Zhang Chenshi. If there was any change in his son's affairs, there would be no need for the other party to send someone to inform him so late, right?

Is the other party so particular that he will be responsible to the Mei family until the end if he receives some benefits?

Mei Hanlin's intuition told him that this matter was not that simple.

Seeing his wife running around anxiously, he scolded, "Okay, why are you crying? Can crying save Qi'er? Since Lord Zhang sent someone to send a message, it means he has good intentions towards my Mei family.

Quickly prepare a generous gift. I want to go to the Northern Pacification Office in person to inquire about the situation."

Since his son's life was at stake, Mei Hanlin did not care how late it was and was eager to find out the situation.

...(End of chapter)