The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 858 Heavy Artillery Blasts Sea Fish

"you……?"

Baochai turned to look at Jia Lian, her large eyes showing a hint of doubt and a touch of shock.

She seemed to understand, but not quite, so she remained silent.

However, Jia Lian wouldn't give her much time to think.

Holding the delicate body in his arms, with the vast, turbulent sea in his peripheral vision, Jia Lian felt that this was the scene he had always dreamed of.

So he grabbed Baochai's hands and placed them on the boat railing...

Startled, Baochai quickly replied, "Okay, okay, I promise..."

Although there is some regret about Baochai's compromise.

However, it's naturally more interesting to train a beauty of Baochai's caliber in a gradual manner.

So he put aside his impulse for the time being, turned Baochai around, embraced her face to face, and teased her with a smile, "Why don't you hurry up and call out so we can hear you?"

Baochai buried her head in Jia Lian's arms.

She was a little confused. She had called Jia Lian that way before, so why did she find it so difficult to say it now?

Finally, feeling Jia Lian's increasingly lewd hand urging her on, she lowered her voice and softly called out:
"Brother-in-law~"

Jia Lian was startled.

Although Baochai's tone did not have much of a seductive quality.

It's far inferior to Qin Keqing's "Uncle".

But when he suddenly heard her utter those three soft, delicate words, Jia Lian felt a surge of energy rush from his limbs to the top of his head.

No longer caring about teasing Baochai, he chuckled, bent down, picked up the blushing Baochai, and strode into the hall.

About half an hour later, Jia Lian moved away from Baochai, satisfied.

Baochai slowly propped herself up and looked down at the mud on her chest.

I raised my hand and touched my cheek, and found that it was the same.

Her eyes immediately reddened, and tears welled up in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing this, Jia Lian quickly grabbed a piece of cloth from the pile of clothes by the bed, rolled it up in his hand, and said to Baochai, "Let me help you wipe it."

Baochai snatched the collar from Jia Lian's hand, turned sideways, and silently cleaned it.

The little girl looked so wronged.

Jia Lian couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Ever since he first glimpsed Baochai's exquisite and alluring beauty, Jia Lian had wanted to do this to her.

Although he had managed to trick her into going to the Lin family's villa and succeed in getting close to her once before, he had never had another chance to do so, so there was no possibility of trying again.

After luring Baochai to Tianjin, he knew he would definitely have a chance to succeed.

But he originally planned to take it slow and make Baochai happy.

When she was moved, she willingly cooperated with him.

Who would have thought that when he had just been with her, he saw Baochai covered in fragrant sweat, and her face once again displayed that intoxicating beauty, which was enough to make one's soul and bones ache.

He couldn't resist at that moment, pulled away, and sat directly on Baochai's snow-white belly, unlocking the position he most wanted to unlock.

Unexpectedly, it made Baochai cry.

He was somewhat surprised and felt a little guilty.

In fact, he only liked to try this kind of thing on Qin Keqing or Gu Qingyi.

After all, only when facing such an absolutely stunning face can one feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Gu Qingyi simply let it be, while Qin Keqing was very cooperative and even happy to be treated this way by him.

They didn't seem angry.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian put his hand on Baochai's shoulder and comforted her, "Alright, it was my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like that. Please forgive me."

Baochai shrugged and ignored him.

Jia Lian continued, "Actually, this is just the fun between husband and wife. I didn't mean to bully you."

Okay, as long as you forgive me, I'll do anything you want.

I'm free today, so how about I take you shopping in the city after we get back?

In short, I'm yours now, and I'll do whatever you say.

If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west; if you tell me to chase a dog, I'll never catch a chicken... Is that alright?

Baochai's expression shifted, and she finally whispered, "Are you serious?"

Uh... Jia Lian didn't expect that Baochai would actually care about this.

He was just repeating himself without realizing it, and ended up using the same old tricks he used to coax Daiyu.

But he did not hesitate and confidently smiled, "Of course, although I am not a man of absolute authority, I am still a man of great integrity."

Baochai smiled gently and finally turned around to glance at Jia Lian.

Actually, she wasn't angry.

From the moment she decided to give herself to Jia Lian, she knew that everything she had belonged to him.

Although it was against propriety to do such a thing with Jia Lian now, she firmly believed in her choice.

Therefore, since Jia Lian wanted it, she was willing to grant his wish.

Since she has already given her body, there is naturally no need to hold anything else back.

She was somewhat taken aback when Jia Lian suddenly stood up and excitedly straddled her.

She didn't understand why Jia Lian would do this; this shameful posture made her instinctively feel humiliated.

Especially when Jia Lian took the beautiful item that he had just taught her how to care for and maintain and used it without any politeness, doing such shameful things that it hurt her, she finally felt wronged.

When she got up, she saw the red claw marks and filth on her body. She couldn't bear to look at herself and wanted to cry.

So he took the opportunity to feign anger, also as a way of admonishing Jia Lian not to be so rude next time, and to at least tell her beforehand...

Yes, all you need to do is say it.

Although Baochai didn't understand romance, she could guess that this was probably just a kind of pleasure in the boudoir.

After all, Jia Lian made no attempt to hide his excitement after committing his evil deeds, and she could see that clearly.

She was already Jia Lian's woman, and she was happy that Jia Lian liked her body so much.

Therefore, Jia Lian could fully experience pleasure with her, and she was aware of this.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she pretended to be angry, Jia Lian immediately humbled himself and tried to coax her.

This touched her deeply and surprised her greatly.

After all, she had personally witnessed how her father, uncles, and aunts treated their wives.

It is common for people to be uncompromising in their everyday speech.

Even when they know they're wrong, they're still very tough in front of their women. They only say a few soft words if the woman gives in first.

She rarely saw a man speak to his wives and concubines in an equal tone.

If even these relatively mediocre people are like this, then Jia Lian, with his status and talent, is still able to treat her so gently, which truly moves her.

So he immediately took Jia Lian's offer and went down the aisle.

However, she herself had no intention of ordering Jia Lian around.

After all, she was still a young woman. Even though Jia Lian had already brought up the subject, she couldn't help but think for a moment before tentatively saying to him:

"Since you said you'd listen to me, then you're not allowed to force me anymore. Calling you, calling you... that..."

Jia Lian laughed: "That? I don't know, which one is 'that'?"

Baochai snorted lightly, "I knew it, you were just trying to coax me, you didn't really want to listen to me."

As Baochai turned her head away coquettishly, she exposed her snow-white back to Jia Lian once again.

Jia Lian couldn't help but reach out to touch her, but after Baochai dodged, he pulled her into a tight embrace and sighed:

"How could I possibly go back on my word if I promised you?"

But it's only for today. After all, I only promised you today that I would listen to you.

"Call me whatever you want today. But starting tomorrow, you'll still have to call me 'brother-in-law.' That's the principle, and it's something you promised first. I can't be the only one keeping my promise while you just break it all at will, can I?"

Baochai was helpless. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to cancel the agreement that made her feel extremely ashamed just by uttering a sound, but she did not expect Jia Lian to insist on it.

After thinking for a moment, Baochai said seriously, "Then, I will only call you that when it's just the two of us in private."

If there were other people around, I would still call you Second Brother…

Seeing Jia Lian immediately raise his eyebrows in a disapproving look, she quickly reasoned with him: "Think about it, Sister Feng is my cousin. I already feel sorry for her for keeping my affair with you a secret from her."

If anyone were to relay these words to her ears, how could I ever hold my head high in her presence again…

Jia Lian said, "I am her husband, and she is your cousin. You should call me cousin-in-law... That's just how it is. What difference does it make if she knows?"

Baochai glared at Jia Lian reproachfully: "The past is the past, and the present is the present. Are you deliberately trying to humiliate him to death?"

"Oh well.

However, I have a condition. From now on, whenever we're in private, you have to call me that, no longer limiting it to Tianjin..."

Seeing that Baochai truly cared about her reputation, Jia Lian didn't press the matter further.

After all, the main purpose of him having Baochai call her that was to "steal a feeling".

Since it's about stealing, calling it sneaky or furtive makes it sound more authentic.

Moreover, Jia Lian's words contained a trap.

He only mentioned it in private, not just the two of them...

If he can cultivate a good relationship between the two cousins ​​and have them both serve him, it's not impossible.

At that time, the three of them will meet in private.

Baochai was unaware of Jia Lian's sinister intentions. After thinking it over carefully, she felt that if Jia Lian liked to hear it, it wouldn't be so unacceptable for him to call her that in private.

So he nodded.

Having spoken for so long, Jia Lian's period of wisdom had ended, and he was about to commit another act of misconduct.

Seeing this, Baochai said shyly, "Second Brother, you must be more restrained..."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian became somewhat angry.

"Moderation"? They should be urging Xiangyun to eat lychees!

“Moderation? Moderation is for later. Today, I must feed my daughter Chai’er properly no matter what.”

and……"

Jia Lian's voice suddenly became deep and sinister.

"Have you forgotten the promise you just made? Tell me, how should someone who has made a mistake be punished?"

Baochai remained silent.

But he wasn't one to back down, and blushing, he asked, "What do you want...?"

Jia Lian whispered something in his ear with a smile.

Baochai immediately felt ashamed and uneasy, and said in a low voice, "But, I don't know how..."

"It's okay if you don't know how, I do. Come on, I'll teach you, start by getting on all fours..."

……

And so, Jia Lian, on the top deck of the large ship, in the private cabin, tormented Baochai until the sun was high in the sky.

After she finished dressing, seeing Baochai limping and trying to bend down to make the bed, Jia Lian stopped her, saying:

"These things can be left to Ying'er and the others."

"Come on, I'll take you sea fishing."

Baochai hesitated for a moment: "If we do that, won't they just know, they'll just know..."

Jia Lian playfully flicked her nose and laughed, "You really are a fool."

Do you really think they're stupid?

Putting aside the few times you couldn't help but scream, we've been here for so long, even a fool would know what's going on.

How could you still be so naive as to think you could fool them?

Baochai was speechless again. Silently, she let Jia Lian take her hand and walk out of the long-unseen room, smelling the salty scent of the sea breeze.

Sure enough, as soon as I stepped outside, I was met with two pairs of mocking eyes.

Baochai dared not meet his gaze and could only look away.

Jia Lian then instructed, "Ying'er, go in and tidy up the room."

Ah Qin, go down to the warehouse and get some fishing rods and bait.

Although fishing is more convenient on the lower decks, soldiers are stationed on the lower decks.

Even though Baochai, Ying'er, and the others were dressed in men's clothing, it wasn't very convenient for them to wander around in front of the soldiers.

It's still best to enjoy a leisurely morning tea with Baochai up there, where you can share a romantic moment.

At worst, we can just make the line longer.

After Ah Qin brought the fishing rods up, Jia Lian first explained some basic knowledge about sea fishing to Baochai, and then tied all the fishing rods firmly to the railing with ropes.

He personally baited a small fish for Baochai, cast it far into the sea, and then handed the fishing rod to her.

Baochai seemed somewhat excited.

After all, she had never even fished in the wild before. The first time she had ever fished outside was on a magnificent sea, on such a huge warship.

Such an experience was incredibly novel for a girl who was only sixteen years old.

So she gripped the fishing rod firmly with her bare hands, her eyes fixed on the vast sea, and even when she spoke to Jia Lian, she did so in a half-hearted and inattentive manner.

However, whether it was bad luck or there were simply no fish in the area where the ship anchored, it is unclear.

I waited for a full half hour, but no fish took the bait!
Fearing that Baochai would lose patience, Jia Lian comforted her, saying, "That's how fishing at sea is. Either you don't catch anything, or you catch a lot of big fish."

Actually, Jia Lian didn't know much about sea fishing, and his boat wasn't a fishing boat.

Baochai was quite patient, and upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "It's alright, even if we don't catch anything, it doesn't matter. We can just treat it as looking at the sea."

Baochai was indeed not in a hurry.

Of all the young ladies in the Grand View Garden, except for Xue Baoqin, probably none of them had ever seen the sea, let alone fished at sea.

She found it fascinating.

Another half hour passed, and Jia Lian had Baochai change positions several times, but they still hadn't caught a single fish.

Jia Lian, on the other hand, caught a fish weighing about ten pounds and had his soldiers help him retrieve it.

Although Baochai believed that fishing was just a pastime and she was not concerned about how much she would catch.

But after waiting for a long time without getting a single result, her interest began to wane.

Jia Lian then coaxed, "Perhaps there are no fish in this area. I'll order them to try another area."

Baochai shook her head: "Forget it, why bother making such a fuss? It's almost noon, shouldn't we go back?"

Seeing Baochai subconsciously touch her stomach, Jia Lian guessed that she must be hungry.

That's true. Baochai hadn't eaten much in the morning, and after being bothered by her for so long, it's normal for her to be hungry.

"No need to rush back. Although you didn't catch any fish, you helped me pull in my fish earlier, so it counts as if we caught it together."

You rarely get to go out to sea, how can you not try something new?
Let's wait a little longer. I've already had someone take the fish away and prepare it.

This afternoon, we enjoyed a whole fish feast on the boat.

While waiting for the meal, Jia Lian noticed that Baochai was indeed not interested in fishing anymore, and couldn't help but wonder what Baochai would do after the meal.
The Zhenyuan was, after all, a warship, and the flagship of its commander.

Apart from the twenty-odd cannons, there was really nothing fun to do on the ship.

By the way, why not let Baochai play with those heavy cannons weighing over a thousand pounds?
Just as King You of Zhou played with the feudal lords by lighting beacon fires, Jia Lian today uses heavy artillery to blast fish into the sea.

While both were trying to win the favor of a beautiful woman, he was not as good as King You of Zhou, but he still thought it would be quite interesting.

Anyway, his voyage was under the guise of training.

Since it's training, how can there be no shell consumption?

(End of this chapter)