Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 176 Baoyu Was Beaten
The Jia Rui family was temporarily calm, but something happened again on the Rongguo Mansion side.

The cause of the accident is also related to our big-faced Jia Baoyu.

As for Jia Baoyu, he is also a veteran among flowers, but he is a little hungry.

How dare you tease her personal maid Jin Chuan in front of your own mother?

Mrs. Wang was angry at this time. One was that she had lost her housekeeping rights, and the other was that she had completely fallen out of favor with Jia Zheng because of the affairs of Zhou Rui's family.

As a result, he happened to catch his precious son flirting with his personal maid.

Is this okay?

The son is his own and his darling, so naturally he cannot be punished, but a little maid is nothing.

So Mrs. Wang slapped Jin Chuan on the spot and kicked her out.

Jin Chuan'er was originally preparing to climb a high branch, but she fell from heaven to hell in one fell swoop. This strong contrast made her a little unbearable, so she jumped into a well that day amidst people's ridicule and her parents' scolding.

Originally, a maid jumping into a well was not a big deal in the Rongguo Mansion, and it should have calmed down soon.

But bad things are bad, things have come to a head.

Just a few days after Jin Chuan's death, the chief minister of Prince Zhongshun's Palace came to Rongguo Palace. He said that Jia Baoyu had seduced an actor from Prince Zhongshun's Palace.

This made Jia Zheng, who had lost his face, completely annoyed. If it was just this incident, the worst that Jia Zheng could do would be to call Jia Baoyu over and scold him severely.

But the bad thing is that Jia Huan slandered Jia Huan again and complained to Jia Zheng about Jin Chuan's death.

This time Jia Zheng was furious.

He immediately asked the boy below to bring Jia Baoyu over, tied him to a stool, and punched dozens of boards himself.

Finally, it was not until Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang came and snatched Jia Baoyu from Jia Zheng's hands that everything was over.

But this time Jia Zheng was really cruel, and Jia Baoyu fainted several times after being beaten with a wooden board.

After Xue Baochai got the news, he was a little surprised at first. In Xue Baochai's impression, Jia Baoyu was always a well-behaved child.

In any case, I never expected that Jia Baoyu could do such a ridiculous thing.

Although he felt that Jia Baoyu had done something ridiculous, as a relative and a relatively close relative, Xue Baochai was still going to visit Rongguo Mansion.

Xue Baochai rode a large carriage out of Dingxihou Mansion, and soon came to the side door of Rongguo Mansion, where he changed into a small sedan, then entered through the side door, entered the second door, and got off the sedan here.

Afterwards, we entered the Grand View Garden.

The reason why I entered the Grand View Garden is because Jia Baoyu and her sisters are living in the Grand View Garden now.

It turned out that since the wedding, Concubine Yuan thought it was a pity that such a large and gorgeous villa for relatives was empty, so she ordered the sisters and Jia Baoyu to live in it.

The place Jia Baoyu chose was Yihongyuan in the Grand View Garden.

The Xiaoxiang Pavilion, not far from Yihong Courtyard, is Lin Daiyu's residence.

Xue Baochai entered the Grand View Garden, and then came to Yihong Courtyard under the guidance of the maids.

After entering the door, I could only hear the endless sounds of warblers and swallows inside.

Xue Baochai didn't think there was anything wrong with this before, but after marrying Jia Rui, she felt that something was wrong.

A young master from a wealthy family is not accompanied by his study companions, but by a group of maids. What future will he have?
But this is all the matter of Rongguo Mansion. Although Xue Baochai is a relative, it is difficult to talk about it.

So Xue Baochai pretended not to care and took the maid Ying'er into the main entrance of Yihongyuan.

After that, under the guidance of Jia Baoyu's maid Qiu Wen, he entered Baoyu's bedroom in Yihongyuan.

When I came in and took a look, no wonder it was so lively. It turned out that all the sisters were there.

In particular, Lin Daiyu had already made an engagement with Jia Baoyu, so she was sitting in front of Jia Baoyu's bed, carefully wiping the sweat on Jia Baoyu's forehead with a handkerchief.

Several other sisters were nearby, comforting Jia Baoyu.

Seeing this scene, Xue Baochai sighed in his heart. If he hadn't married Jia Rui, he might have been one of them.

Jia Baoyu, who was lying on the bed, had very sharp eyes, and he caught sight of Xue Baochai as soon as he came in.

"Sister Bao is here, sit down quickly."

Lin Daiyu next to her had a flash of displeasure in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.

The eldest maid Xiren quickly brought over an embroidery stand and placed it in front of the bed.

Xue Baochai first said hello to the sisters, then sat in front of the bed and said in a reproachful tone:

"Let's see if you still dare to mess around."

Jia Baoyu, who was lying there, looked at Xue Baochai, who was even more beautiful, with blurred eyes.

In fact, this is no wonder Jia Baoyu. Since Xue Baochai married Jia Rui, her life has been comfortable and her family is happy. In addition, Jia Rui often uses some miraculous medicines for Xue Baochai, so now Xue Baochai is incomparably beautiful.Xue Baochai felt a little unhappy when he saw Jia Baoyu's eyes, and said, "I would say you should study quietly in school. If you gain fame in the future, your uncle can rest assured."

Xue Baochai saw the look in Jia Baoyu's eyes, so he deliberately disgusted Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu generally has a good temper. Even if the girls have conflicts with him, Jia Baoyu will always stay down and stay with them in the end.

But there is only one exception, and that is when the girls persuade him to study peacefully and seek fame.

Xue Baochai's words just hit Jia Baoyu's heart, so Jia Baoyu immediately became angry.

"Get out of my place now. My place is dirty and cannot accommodate a clean person like you."

Jia Baoyu's words made everyone in the room quiet down.

No one expected that Jia Baoyu would dare to make Xue Baochai look bad.

You must know that Xue Baochai's current status is different from before. Her husband Jia Rui is extremely powerful in the court, and he himself is also the superior title of the Marquise.

Even Xue Baochai didn't expect that Jia Baoyu would dare to shame herself in front of so many people.

Xue Baochai has never been so embarrassed since marrying Jia Rui.

According to common sense, Lin Daiyu, who should be sitting on the bed at this time, came out to smooth things over for Jia Baoyu and cover up this embarrassing matter.

After all, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were destined for life.

But at this time, Lin Daiyu was sitting in front of the bed, gently comforting Jia Baoyu, without looking at Xue Baochai.

Jia Xichun was still smart. Seeing the awkward situation, he quickly smiled and said:

"Oh, my second brother just woke up and he's still talking nonsense."

Others in the room quickly echoed that what Jia Baoyu just said was nonsense, and told Xue Baochai not to take it to heart.

Xue Baochai had an embarrassed look on her face. She didn't want to stay here anymore, so she said a few words of comfort and left Yihongyuan.

After Xue Baochai left, Xichun said to Jia Baoyu angrily:
"Why did the second brother offend her?"

Jia Baoyu also knew that what she just said was a little too much, but she still said firmly: "She only uses these vulgar words to teach people, and I don't like her."

Lin Daiyu, who was sitting next to her, said with a smile at this time: "You shouldn't say that in front of others! Look at the way she won't complain to the old lady."

A trace of fear flashed in Jia Baoyu's eyes, but he soon ignored it.

If he went to complain to Jia Zheng, Jia Baoyu might be scared to death, but if he went to complain to Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu didn't take it to heart very much.

Besides, Xue Baochai left Yihongyuan feeling a little angry.

On the way out of the Grand View Garden, she thought about going to Jia Mu to complain, but then she thought about it and decided not to. With Jia Mu's love for Jia Baoyu, it would be useless for her to say anything.

Besides, although Jia Rui and Jia Baoyu are both named Jia, they can be considered two families. No matter how your Rongguo Mansion declines, it has nothing to do with our Dingxihou Mansion.

As long as you don't blame us in the future, it'll be fine.

After Xue Baochai thought of this, he calmed down and then left Rongguo Mansion with his people.

However, after leaving Rongguo Mansion, she did not return to Dingxihou Mansion. Instead, she circled around and came to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue has also moved now and lives in the house that Jia Rui originally snatched from Aunt Lai.

The yard became empty after Jia Rui moved out. Later, Xue Baochai felt that it was a waste to leave it so empty, so she let her mother live in it.

Xue Baochai had lived in this place for a long time, so he was very familiar with it. After entering the gate, he went directly to the back house and went to Aunt Xue's house without the help of the maids.

When I entered the door, I saw Aunt Xue sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, reading a book and eating melon seeds.

Aunt Xue also noticed that Xue Baochai came and said with a smile:

"Why do you have time to come here today?"

After returning to her parents' home, Xue Baochai was not as observant as she was at Dingxihou Mansion. She came to Aunt Xue's side in a few steps, rolled directly into her arms, then hugged Aunt Xue's neck and said with a smile:
"This is my own home. I can come whenever I want."

"Okay, okay, you can come whenever you want." Aunt Xue looked at Xue Baochai dotingly.

Xue Baochai slumped in Aunt Xue's arms for a while, and saw her personal maid Ying'er snickering there. She blushed a little, and quickly sat up straight and straightened her clothes.

"Why isn't my brother here?"

When Aunt Xue heard Xue Baochai mention Xue Pan, she had a look of anger on her face, "This bastard devil has caused trouble somewhere. He wants to marry a prostitute these days. I can't persuade him no matter what." Do."

Xue Baochai also learned from Jia Rui the outcome of Xue Pan's matter, but she didn't expect that her mother was still kept in the dark.

Xue Baochai opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't tell the whole story.

After all, this is a shameful thing. Letting her mother know about it will only increase her troubles, so she might as well keep it a secret. As a junior, I can just share her worries, and my mother only needs to enjoy her old age.

(End of this chapter)