Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 150 Don't make a sound
Lai Shangrong was already familiar with helping Jia Zheng back to the house, but this time the place was changed.

It was precisely this familiarity that kept him from being in a hurry like last time.

Of course, Jia Zheng was not as drunk as last time, and Mrs. Wang was no more worried about her marriage to Baochai than Aunt Zhao, which made him behave a lot.

After helping Jia Zheng to lie down on the bed, Lai Shangrong was about to bow and leave.

Just listen to Jia Zheng struggling and saying: "Shang...Shang Rong! I'm not feeling well...please keep it a secret for me and don't make it public!"

Although he didn't understand why he couldn't speak out about his injury, Lai Shangrong still agreed understandingly.

"Jin Chuan, you look at these masters here, I'll send Shang Rong off!"

After leaving the back room and entering the courtyard, Mrs. Wang took a long breath and said cryptically: "Thank you Shang Rong for your help just now. It's best for me to save my face. Please don't make any noise!"

Lai Shangrong said hurriedly: "Madam, don't worry, Shangrong will save it!"

Mrs. Wang's face turned red and she hesitated to speak. After a while, she waved her hands and said, "Brother Zhen and the others are still in the front hall. You should hurry up!"

Lai Shangrong nodded and left. Mrs. Wang sighed again before turning back to the house.

After the two left, a figure from the side of the room walked out while rubbing his hands and muttering to himself.

"Don't make any noise! ​​Don't make any noise! ​​Could it be that Master really... what should I do?"

He looked inside Mrs. Wang's room, then at the direction where Lai Shangrong disappeared, and stomped after Lai Shangrong, disappearing in the darkness.

When I came to the front yard, I saw Jia Zhen and Jia Lian standing outside the hall.

"Shang Rong! How is your second uncle? Have you hired a doctor?"

Lai Shangrong didn't know the reason for Jia Zheng's order, so he was careful not to make a big mistake at the critical moment of getting married.

So he said: "Doctor, please have your own wife to worry about! It's better not to embarrass my younger brother. Uncle Zheng asked you not to make any noise!"

Although the two of them were confused, they had no intention of exploring and handed over to Lai Shangrong.

"Since my second uncle is unwell, we can't bother him any more!"

Lai Shangrong still wanted to get a feel for Jia Zhen's bottom, so he deliberately smiled at Jia Lian and said, "Have you got the dividend at the end of the year, second brother Lian?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Take it! Take it! Thank you brother!"

"Hey! They are all brothers, why are you so polite!"

When he said his brother, Jia Lian only thought that he was alluding to the matter of welcoming the spring, and kept it secret in front of Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen was forced by Jia Zheng to show weakness, but Lai Shangrong was not aggressive and began to try to gain some benefits.

"Shang Rong is talking about the dividends from the glass factory? Why didn't you think of me as a brother?"

Lai Shangrong probed: "What? With such a big family fortune like Brother Zhen, is there still a shortage of money?"

Jia Zhen smiled and said: "Shang Rong is serious, who would think that there is too much money!"

Turning to Jia Lian, he teased: "Lian Er! This is ridiculous. It's such a happy event to buy a stake in the glass factory, why didn't you be the host?"

Jia Lian looked embarrassed and explained: "Originally I planned to get the dividends and get together with the brothers, but the one Brother Rong was looking for... was quite interesting, but I forgot about it for a moment..."

"What the hell is Ronger doing? Why didn't I know?"

"Ah!~" Jia Lian said hurriedly: "It's strange that Brother Daozhen hasn't been there and you don't know it yet!"

Then Shen Shen muttered: "I told Brother Zhen, you must not make it public, let Brother Rong know that it was me who said it, and I'm afraid he won't entertain me!"

Jia Zhen said solemnly: "Don't worry! You told me what happened to that little beast!"

Jia Lian thought about it, so he said: "Brother Rong got some little wives to pay off debts from somewhere, and kept them in the family temple managed by Brother Qin..." Jia Zhen waved her hand and interrupted: "Brother, no need. Besides, let’s see how I teach him a lesson later!”

As he spoke, he looked at Lai Shangrong warily.

He originally thought that Jia Rong went to some brothel behind his back, but he suddenly realized after listening to it. Needless to say, the little lady who paid off the debt couldn't repay the loan.

It's okay for Jia Lian to know about this kind of thing, but after all, Lai Shangrong was a bit dirty before. Although he didn't see him being aggressive, he didn't want him to know these secrets.

Lai Shangrong was silent on the surface, but secretly remembered that in the original work, Jia Qin was doing some shameful things in the temple, but he was not connected with Jia Rong.

Although it is certain that Jia Zhen is short of money, it would be good to have an extra insurance policy.

At this point, Jia Zhen was furious and had no intention of talking anymore. He had seen the usury accounts and there was never such an item. It seemed that Jia Rong had pocketed the benefits behind his back.

The three of them said goodbye and left immediately. Lai Shangrong turned into the west aisle of Sister Feng's yard as usual, intending to leave through the back door.

Walking to the inner wall of the Grand View Garden, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him. Lai Shangrong quickly turned around and saw a slim figure walking quickly with his waist twisted.

It wasn't until I got closer that I saw who was coming, and it was Aunt Zhao again.

Aunt Zhao raised her charming face, smiled flatteringly at him and said, "Excuse me, sir, tell me, what did your wife say not to say anything?"

Ok?
After carefully recalling it, he found that Jia Zheng did not do anything inappropriate on the way back, so he said calmly: "Since my aunt knows you can't say anything, why do you still ask me?"

He naturally thought that Aunt Zhao was unsuccessful in begging for soap, so he felt resentful and secretly looked at himself to see if he had done anything wrong.

Fortunately, based on her experience last time, she didn't rush around, otherwise she would have caught him in front of Jia Zheng.

And precisely because there was no evidence and I was told to keep quiet and judge others by myself, I thought Mrs. Wang was just like her.

Of course, she did guess correctly, but with Jia Zheng's instructions as a basis, even if there was a quarrel, she could evade that Mrs. Wang was just emphasizing Jia Zheng's instructions.

With Jia Zheng's backing, he can deal with it calmly.

Aunt Zhao curled her lips and said disdainfully: "There is no one else here. Who would know if you tell me?"

As he spoke, he opened a gap in his lapel, revealing a piece of preserved snow, and said softly: "As long as I tell you the truth, I will give you some sweet treats!"

Anyway, Lai Shangrong had already taken advantage of him last time, so let’s just think that he was beaten twice more last time.

Lai Shangrong swallowed his saliva and made secret calculations.

Although she couldn't figure out why Aunt Zhao was willing to spend all her money to find something to do with herself and Mrs. Wang, if she herself was unclean, how could she still dare to cause trouble?

Mostly he just wanted to use this to check and balance each other with Mrs. Wang.

No matter how you look at it, it's a sure-fire deal.

It's just that Mrs. Wang still has to help her get married, so sell her now, just in case Aunt Zhao loses her temper and comes to her for a showdown.

Then the marriage between himself and Baochai would probably be ruined, and the gain would outweigh the loss.

So he shied away and said: "This place is not convenient, I will find a place in the garden after staying for a while, and then I will find my aunt."

His wishful thinking came to a head. Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhao spat: "Bah! I want to blind you, but I am devoted to you! I just gave you a try!"

This made it even more difficult to negotiate. With the idea that business cannot be done without justice, Lai Shangrong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then you'd better take care of yourself! I advise you not to ask about this matter anymore, otherwise..."

Judging from Mrs. Wang's treatment of Baochai, she is not a good person. I can think of Jia Zheng's support. Judging from the previous response in the hall, it should not be difficult for Mrs. Wang to think of it.

Aunt Zhao is so reckless. If she can look for herself today, she may not look for others.

Of course he didn't mean to remind her, but he was just afraid that Aunt Zhao would be tricked by Mrs. Wang, and she would break the jar and expose her inappropriate actions back then.

(End of this chapter)