The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Because tomorrow was the day of Jia Jing's funeral, both mansions became bustling that evening.

At the same time, Yuanchun's decree to give the Grand View Garden to Jia Lian was officially issued, which caused quite a stir among the eight families in the Jia family.

However, no matter how the people in the eight families viewed this matter, with the previous example of Jia Qin and his son, no one dared to say anything in public that was detrimental to unity.

At dawn the next day, Jia Jing's coffin was escorted out of the capital by the eight descendants of the Jia family and relatives from both inside and outside the city. The procession was so grand that more than ten thousand people lined the streets inside and outside the city to watch the ceremony!
Although there were many and diverse people, because both Youshi and Qin Keqing, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had good ability to manage internal affairs, and Jia Lian was there to help, everything was in order from the journey to the funeral guests having lunch and leaving, and there was nothing wrong to find fault with.

By the evening, only the family members were left in the Tiekan Temple. Even Jia Baoyu and others were taken away when Jia Mu and others rushed back to the city in the afternoon.

Jia Lian arranged several important matters and prepared to return to the city to rest and come back tomorrow.

However, just as he walked from the mourning hall to the side hall for rest and before he had time to sit down and drink some tea, Youshi and her men caught up with him.

Jia Lian originally thought that she had something important to discuss with him, but then he saw that there was someone following her.

Although she lowered her head, it was not difficult to tell that she was a young and slim woman just from her figure, which was covered in mourning linen like Youshi.

As if noticing Jia Lian's gaze, Youshi moved aside and introduced Jia Lian with a smile: "This is the third daughter-in-law of the second son of the third house who Uncle asked about in the afternoon. I saw that she is more skillful than others, so I kept her by my side to help pour tea for the elders and so on."

As she spoke, Youshi instructed the woman again, "Third son's wife, what are you standing there for? Come forward and greet your uncle."

The woman was distracted, raised her blushing cheeks and quickly glanced at Jia Lian, then took a step forward, bowed and said: "My wife greets Uncle Lian..."

Jia Lian naturally recognized the person at this time, and frowned and asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"

Youshi seemed not to hear the displeasure in Jia Lian's voice at all, and explained very naturally: "I feel really bad that my uncle has been troubled by running around for my father-in-law's funeral.

Seeing that my uncle didn't even bring a servant with him this time, I thought of asking her to come over, even if it's just to pour tea for my uncle."

As she spoke, Youshi did not give Jia Lian a chance to be polite. She took out a notebook from her sleeve and handed it to Jia Lian, saying, "This is the ceremonial schedule and personnel arrangements for the next few days. Please take a look at it, uncle. If you feel there is anything wrong with it, you can tell her and I will make new arrangements later."

He turned back to look at the woman and solemnly instructed: "Serve your Second Uncle Lian well, and remember everything he says in your heart, okay?"

"Yes." The woman nodded politely.

Yu Shi changed her tone to respectful again and said to Jia Lian, "If uncle has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."

Looking at Youshi, who had a calm expression and was obviously forcing herself on him, and then looking at the beautiful woman in front of him who looked pitiful, Jia Lian sighed and waved his hand at Youshi.

After Youshi left, Jia Lian did not even look at the woman who was becoming more and more embarrassed. He picked up the book in his hand and asked as he read it, "Is it from Zhi'er's family?"

"Hmm~"

"How old is this year?"

"Seventeen~"

Hearing that he was only seventeen years old, Jia Lian finally stopped pretending to be indifferent and looked up at the person in front of him carefully.

Sure enough, although the other person was dressed like a woman, there was still a glimpse of childishness between her eyebrows.

No wonder I have never seen her in the tribe before. I guess she has just become a bride not long ago.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian didn't know whether to scold Youshi or thank her.

This woman really thinks too much about him!
It was only at noon when the women in the family were knocking on the coffin when Jia Lian suddenly saw this unfamiliar face. He was struck by how not only was her figure more slender and graceful than the other women in the family, but her appearance was also that of a typical beautiful girl from a small family, which made him feel pity for her.

Those readers who are familiar with Jia Lian's character should all know that Jia Lian has always been generous in paying attention to girls like this who have inherited some of Daiyu's elegance and cleverness.

Out of curiosity, he asked Youshi a question.

I just asked who he was.

Who would have thought that Youshi would remember it.

Not only did he remember it, but in less than half a day, he sent the person directly to him!
I don't know whether he should praise Youshi's thoughtfulness or sigh at the benefits of power and status.

At the same time, Jia Lian was also thinking about whether he should accept Youshi's kindness.

If he refused decisively, Jia Lian was a little worried that it would offend Youshi.

If I answer it, I will feel a little uncomfortable.

After all, she is the daughter-in-law of a man from the same clan, and there is still a generation difference between them.

Besides, they are newlyweds and I don’t know whether they are willing or not.

Jia Lian didn't say anything for a while, but the young bride became a little impatient.

She stole a few glances at Jia Lian, and suddenly said, "Second Uncle must be tired after a busy day. How about I pour you a cup of tea and give you a shoulder massage..."

The voice is just like her appearance, soft and delicate. Although it may be suspected of being a trap, it is undeniable that it can easily arouse a man's desire.

Jia Lian also nodded subconsciously.

So, the young bride walked to the tea table swiftly as if she had a goal, carefully poured a cup of tea, and walked towards Jia Lian with it.

"Uncle, please have some tea."

Jia Lian, who was just about to take the tea, was suddenly startled. This sentence seemed somewhat familiar.

Perhaps it was because of this pause that Jia Lian felt the teacup, which he had not yet touched, suddenly shook and turned over, spilling the tea all over him.

Jia Lian was almost frightened, but fortunately he could feel the tea in his hand was only warm, so he was able to sit still.

But the person in front of him was so frightened that he quickly knelt down, apologized, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and hurriedly wiped Jia Lian's body.

Naturally, it rubbed the area below the dantian.

"I'm sorry, second uncle. I didn't mean it. I hope you didn't get burned. Please punish me..."

The young bride's hands obviously paused, but she looked up and found that Jia Lian really did not look blaming her as Youshi had promised. Only then did she dare to continue wiping, but her movements became more gentle.

……

Outside the side hall, Qin Keqing was watching angrily in the dark.

Although Youshi had not informed her about her arrangements for tonight, she was the second-in-command of Ningguo Mansion after all, and was almost inseparable from Youshi today.

In the afternoon, Youshi specially called the new bride of the third room to her side and asked her, a little girl, to be in charge of the maids and servants who served tea and water. Now she brought her to see Jia Lian alone. What was the meaning of this? How could she not understand?
In fact, if it was just a woman, she wouldn't care, after all, there are so many women around Jia Lian.

Who could blame her for being such a pretty girl? Besides, like her, she was Jia Lian's nephew's wife.

She didn't know that this matter was entirely planned by Youshi, she thought it was Jia Lian's order.

She instinctively felt uncomfortable when she thought about having another person share this relationship with her. She felt that her position in her uncle's heart had weakened.

Several times she almost couldn't help but find an excuse to rush into the hall.

But if you think about it carefully, with her personality, even if she really goes in, it will definitely not ruin Jia Lian's good deeds. It will just be an extra thing.

It would also expose her relationship with Jia Lian to outsiders for no reason, which is really unwise.

Just as I was imagining the scene in the hall over and over again in my mind, I suddenly saw the lights at the door of the hall dim, and then a petite figure wrapped in white mourning walked out.

The figure stopped in front of the steps and looked back for a long time, seeming reluctant to leave, but finally walked away.

Qin Keqing was shocked.

She was so curious that she immediately wanted to rush into the kitchen, get a bowl of soup as an excuse to go find Jia Lian and ask him for clarification.

But she immediately dismissed the idea - she knew Jia Lian was going back to the city.

Always stay with me.

So he glanced around the yard, found that no one was walking around, and went straight along the corridor to the side hall.

Jia Lian was flipping through the letter quickly, preparing to return it to Youshi before leaving.

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Qin Keqing coming over and looked over in surprise.

Qin Keqing didn't say anything either. She walked straight to Jia Lian and looked him over.

When she saw the clear water marks on Jia Lian's brocade robe, stretching from his chest to his knees, she felt sick all over.

"What a slut, you got uncle all over yourself in such a short time!"

Although she felt very jealous, she still took out her handkerchief, bent down and gently wiped Jia Lian.

Jia Lian had not realized what Qin Keqing meant, but when he saw her pouting lips that looked like they could hold a burden, and thought of the girl's unique skills in the bedroom, he immediately became furious and scolded:
"What are you thinking about? This is tea!"

Tea?
Qin Keqing half believed it, lowered her head to sniff it, and then murmured: "It seems to be tea~"

There was a hint of regret in his tone.

Looking up, she saw Jia Lian's unfriendly look, so she quickly said, "Well, I made a mistake. But, humph, uncle is doing bad things here in broad daylight, aren't you afraid that people will tell Aunt when they go back?"

Jia Lian looked deeply at Qin Keqing, who was extremely beautiful, and whose every move was full of charm. Her allure was far beyond that of those young girls. He suddenly tilted his head and said, "You think too much."

After saying that, he picked up the notebook again and looked at it, as if he didn't want to pay attention to her.

Jia Lian's calmness made Qin Keqing doubt her own judgment for a moment.

She did not disturb Jia Lian from browsing, but walked around to his side, lowered her head and sniffed his neck and robe again, very carefully.

Then she laughed confidently and mocked, "Uncle dares to do it but not admit it!"

Qin Keqing had a graceful figure and a fragrant body. No man could resist smelling her at such a close distance.

Jia Lian reached out and slapped her hip hard, warning her: "If I say no, then no!"

Qin Keqing was a person who had the natural ability to seduce men. After being hit by Jia Lian, she not only cried out "Ouch", but also fell to the ground, looking at Jia Lian with great grievance.

Seeing that Jia Lian was unmoved, she held onto Jia Lian's thighs to support herself and said resentfully, "Well, if uncle says no, then no. But..."

In the blink of her beautiful eyes, her expression changed from anger to joy.

"People have to check it themselves."

As she spoke, the beautiful lady Qin looked towards the place that could prove Jia Lian's innocence.

Jia Lian was completely enraged. He sat up and said fiercely, "You can check it. But I am very angry now. If it proves that I am innocent, you will be responsible for putting out the anger."

Even though she and Jia Lian had been close friends for a long time, Qin Keqing rarely heard such straightforward words from Jia Lian.

Especially in this kind of environment.

Knowing that Jia Lian was really angry, it would be difficult to end this situation without a fight.

However, the reason why she was deliberately teasing just now might be to seduce him.

After all, she is in her twenties and has strong sexual needs. It has been a while since she last had sex with Jia Lian.

With an idea in her mind, she couldn't help but look back at the bright hall and the unusually quiet courtyard outside.

Her actions made Jia Lian sneer, "Don't worry, there are at least eighty people in this temple who are wrapped like cocoons like you. Even if someone sees you, they may not recognize you."

Qin Keqing was a little unhappy when she heard this.

What does it mean that it may not be recognized? Is this a question of whether it can be recognized?

At this moment, no matter who does shameless things here, it is a very serious problem!

She wanted to remind Jia Lian that there was actually a place for people to rest behind the hall.

But she also thought that Jia Lian couldn't be unaware of this, and the reason he said this was perhaps because he was seeking excitement.

Never mind. Anyway, although Second Uncle may look absurd sometimes, he is actually very shrewd and will definitely not put us in danger.

Thinking of this, Qin Keqing's heart beat faster.

She also realized that being in a place where she could be discovered at any time seemed particularly exciting.

So she adjusted the direction in which she was kneeling, making sure that people passing by in the yard could only see her back, and then she went to check whether Jia Lian was cheating.

The results are obvious.

Although the new bride does seem to be somewhat charming at first glance.

But perhaps it is distance that creates beauty. After Jia Lian held it in his hand and examined it carefully, he realized that it was just like that.

At least she certainly can't compare with a stunning beauty like Qin Keqing.

In addition, since she was someone else's new daughter-in-law, Jia Lian generously let her go.

But now, he naturally has to make up for everything he lost.

Then, looking at the apologetic Lady Qin, Jia Lian unceremoniously stretched out his hand and pressed her, making her lower her head in submission. (End of this chapter)