The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 107
But Jia Mu said angrily, "Who is speechless? You are not his brother. Although he is still lying in bed and cannot get up, I am not dead yet. Don't you, the second master, have nothing to say about him?"

Seeing that the old lady wanted to take care of things there again, Jia Zheng felt happy. He thought he still cared about family ties and couldn't let go of Jia Cong, so he hurriedly asked, "According to the old lady's wishes, what should we do? I'm afraid the days have already been spent." Qin Tian Jian has made the decision, and it cannot be changed no matter how much it is changed."

"It's not about changing the life. Before Zhen'er left, he left all those people in the house to dry? It's not that they can't be used, they are all old people who have been using them for many years!

Now that Lai Sheng is still in prison, since he has so many opportunities, why is he unwilling to get people out, and how many things can't be done?I don't know where to find these people, don't break the rules that have been passed down for hundreds of years. "

Jia Mu was worried when she heard that the housekeeper in Dongfu had been changed.

In the past, when Jia Zhen was here, Lai Sheng was the housekeeper of the Dong Mansion, which was equivalent to the old lady taking charge of things there. But whenever there was any trouble in the Dong Mansion, the old lady here would know about it.

For this reason, the old lady never took Dongfu seriously.

In the section "Enjoying blessings and praying for blessings", Yuanchun was promoted to the minister of Fengzao Palace. After being granted the title of virtuous concubine, he was rewarded with money and allowed the Duke of Rongguo to perform a three-day ritual ceremony at Qingxu Temple during the Dragon Boat Festival.

For such a big event, from top to bottom in Xifu, there was no intention to invite You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to go together.

Jia Zhen and his son were busy waiting on him, and when they arrived at Qingxu Temple, they sent Jia Rong to invite his mother and son, "The old lady and the girls are here, tell them to come and wait."

You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rushed over in a hurry. It was a hot summer day. When mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came over, Jia's mother just said, "What are you doing here again? I just came to take a walk when I have nothing to do."

In one section, the words of the two disappeared.

Jia Cong took away Lai Sheng's position, which greatly exceeded Jia's mother's expectations. She did not expect that Jia Cong had the courage to escape from her control.

Everyone knew the old lady's intention and were dissatisfied with Jia Cong for changing his ways and not paying attention to his elders and rules.

Is it possible that the huge family fortune of Dongfu falls on Jia Cong alone?
He eats meat alone, but others can't even drink soup?
Only Jia Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with Jia Cong's doing this. As the saying goes, once a gentleman is once a courtier, since Jia Cong has become the home of Dongfu, and now Lai Sheng is in prison, he always needs someone on his hands. use.

No matter how close the two houses are, they live in separate houses and should not interfere in the affairs there.

Jia Lian frowned. Ever since the incident in Dongshan Garden, Jia Lian was a little afraid of this younger brother. He was worried that if he was not careful, he would fall into Jia Cong's way.

When Xifeng saw her husband like this, she had no choice but to help him, "According to me, brother Cong is afraid that he has a bit of a bad temper right now. He may not be able to listen to him. Otherwise, let Mr. Lian go and have a good talk with him." Said, if he doesn't listen, I will have no choice but to use filial piety to suppress him."

Jia Mu also knew that Jia Cong was not easy to get along with, so she said to Jia Lian, "What do you have to be afraid of him? You are his brother. Your father is lying on the bed right now. He is not allowed to have a seizure. Go and ask him. How can the rules of the house be changed? Also, if everything is fine with Lai Sheng, let him go."

Jia Mu snorted coldly, gritting her teeth and said, "He thinks that no one can control him now that his despicable mother is gone? If you give up this idea as soon as possible, the sky above his head will still be there!"

Jia Lian had no choice but to bite the bullet and go. When he entered the Dongfu, he felt that the atmosphere was completely new, a sense of solemnity that he had never experienced before, and it was exciting. Compared with the past, the confused atmosphere was completely different.

"Where is your third master?" Jia Lian wore plain clothes. When he arrived in front of the soul, he first offered incense. When he saw that Jia Cong was not there, he asked.

"Our second master just has something to do and we have to go over there. Second master Lian, wait a moment. I will go and invite the second master over." The young man made a quick move and moved quickly. After a few breaths, he invited Jia Cong over.

"Brother Lian is here? Please sit down here!"

Jia Cong led Jia Lian to the side room, which was quieter, and then sat down. A maid came over and served hot tea in a white porcelain tea bowl, with bright green buds floating on it, and the fragrance of tea, bringing a sense of tranquility.

"It's only been two days. Brother Cong has taken care of this house so well. It's much better than when brother Zhen was here." Jia Lian did not hesitate to praise and he spoke sincerely.

Jia Cong knew the purpose of his visit, followed his words, said a few words, and asked a little impatiently, "Second brother Lian, you and I are not outsiders. You must not have come here to drink a cup of tea from me. Why?" My mother and brother Zhen, Rong'er, put up the incense sticks. You have a lot to do, and I also have a lot to do now. If you have anything to say, say it as soon as possible!"

Jia Lian put down Erlang's legs and turned sideways to Jia Cong, "Brother Cong, you are a smart man. I won't hide it from you. The old lady asked me to come. You have changed all the people in the house who should be changed." , the old lady is afraid that you are pregnant with the rules of the house, so let me come and ask."

Jia Cong picked up the tea cup, took a sip, took a deep breath, and said, "Brother Lian, do you think these words are serious questions?"

Jia Lian didn't understand what he meant. Even if Jia Cong was the heir of Dongfu now, he came from Xifu.

Even when Brother Zhen was here, he didn't listen to the old lady. There was a troublemaker in Xifu. Brother Zhen was still very diligent and diligent.

The Duke's Mansion can maintain its current dignity because of the old lady, a first-class lady. If the old lady is gone, will the Duke's Mansion still be the Duke's Mansion?

Jia Lian was worried that he didn't understand, so he said, "Brother Cong, I know you are capable. At your age, you are a talented poet and good at handwriting, and you still have face in front of a great scholar like Mr. Xiong. You can't deny that you are accepted as a disciple because you are a disciple of the Duke's family."

Jia Cong said, "What Brother Lian said makes sense to a certain extent. I also admit that if I were not a descendant of the Duke's Mansion, I would have knelt down from a poor family, not to mention being appreciated by noble people, and I would have been just a spectator. The common people will not support you like that!"

Jia Lian couldn't keep up with Jia Cong's thinking. That day, Jia Cong knelt down in front of the Duke's mansion. The mansion was humiliated.

"But Brother Lian, have you ever thought about why the Duke's Palace became the Duke's Palace? To be unfilial, is it possible that the old lady, a first-class lady, only earned it? The title on the eldest master's body was his own. Did you come out of a fight? Or is it that the status of Second Brother Lian is the result of your own contribution and the imperial title?"

Jia Lian's face turned the color of pig liver. He was furious, but he didn't know where to start.

Jia Cong sneered, "So, even if I am a descendant of the Duke's Mansion and I have benefited from it, am I benefiting from the glory of you people who are alive now?"

Jia Lian has never seen Jia Cong like this. No, it should be said that he has seen it. When he was in Dongshan Garden, how did Jia Cong make those who wanted to harm him succeed in harming themselves?

He just always acted very submissive in his house and in front of himself.

In other words, he has never seen what the real Jia Cong looks like, nor does he understand what kind of person the real Jia Cong is.

"Brother Cong, you are also an official of the imperial court. You can do nothing else, but you cannot ignore your filial piety. When your mother was alive, no one wanted to use your mother to control you. Your mother is gone, but the eldest master has only one left. The tone is there.”

Jia Cong turned his head and glanced at him, "Second brother Lian, don't make trouble with my mother! Come and offer my mother a stick of incense, and I will respect you as my elder brother!"

Jia Lian gasped at his sight, "Okay! Let's not talk about this! Just talk about Lai Sheng. I'm afraid you don't know. Lai Sheng is the son of Grandma Lai, and Grandma Lai is the ancestor of the ancestor. Accompanying room, Grandma Lai has been serving my ancestors since they were young girls. It has been 60 or [-] years, and now you masturbate as soon as you say you want to masturbate. Have you ever thought that you will be laughed at by others?"

He simply added a harsh sentence, "You are not afraid of people saying you are unfilial!"

Jia Cong kept listening quietly, and finally said, "I do this out of filial piety!"

He glanced sideways at the confused Jia Lian, "The old lady just uses her companion as the housekeeper of the West Mansion, and she even takes over the East Mansion as well. How will people outside evaluate the old lady?
It's fine to say that Dongfu and Xifu are well managed, but don't forget, how did Brother Zhen disappear?Even if you die without a good reputation, it may not be because of Lai Sheng’s instigation!

Besides, East Mansion and West Mansion, counting several generations up, even though they are descended from the same ancestor, our generation is also the fifth generation. "

That means, the hand is still stretched out so long!

Jia Lian was very irritated when he saw that he was unable to speak and couldn't speak. He said bluntly, "Lai Sheng, when do you plan to get him out?"

"Get him out? I didn't send him in, why should I get him out?" Jia Cong seemed to have heard a great joke, "Is it possible that the old lady thinks that I should invite Lai Sheng out? "

Jia Lian said, "If you don't ask me to come out, is it a very honorable thing for the housekeeper to be in jail? Brother Cong, don't you think that people outside don't gossip?"

"I have to say it, but what does it have to do with me? I am eight years old this year. Do I have the ability to play with women? Or do I have the ability to play with my husband? The world is afraid that it will break the law. Within three to five years, can I say On my head?"

Jia Lian couldn't sit still at all. He had just finished taking care of his little husband. He stood up and walked out without saying a word, completely losing his identity.

He just walked out of the penthouse, thinking of Youshi, so he passed by. He didn't know when he would see him again, so he walked in unwillingly. When he reached the second door, he was stopped by the daughter-in-law who was guarding the door.

"Second Master Lian, you can't do this! Our Second Master said that now there are no adult men in the family. From now on, no men from outside can enter the backyard. Even our Second Master himself will not go there easily. Go back. I dare not let you in."

Jia Lian was so angry that he couldn't get out, so he laughed angrily, "We are all members of the same family. Is it possible that I can't even go and greet my sister-in-law?" The daughter-in-law smiled evilly and shook her head, "Second Master Lian, no. This slave dares to refute you, it is because the second master set such a rule this morning."

Jia Lian smiled and handed over one ingot and two taels of silver. The wife took it and let Jia Lian in while urging, "Second Master Lian, you must come out quickly. If Second Master finds out, I will I can’t eat anymore and walk around!”

"What are you afraid of? If something happens, I will take care of you. What can he do to you?"

Jia Lian said, squinting at the wife, patted the non-existent dust on his body, straightened his hat, and walked in slowly.

Just before he left, Jia Cong came out from near the second door and took a deep look at the wife. The wife's face fell and she took two steps back.

Jia Cong walked over, stood in front of her, put his hands behind his back, and said to Jia Ping who was following behind him, "Uncle Ping, tie the person up first. After a while, he called the big guys to watch the execution!"

Jia Ping waved his hand, and two servants came forward, rushed forward, and took away the daughter-in-law, one on the left and the other on the right.

Two taels of silver fell out of the wife's body, her legs softened with a pop, and she cried, "Please forgive me, Second Master, please forgive me, I will never dare to do this again!"

Jia Cong frowned. When Jia Ping saw it, he angrily said, "If you don't stop, what are you talking about?"

The wife was gagged and dragged off!

Jia Cong entered the backyard, followed by the elderly Jia Ping who was lame on one leg. The two of them waited in front of Youshi's courtyard door for the announcement.

Just after You sent away a few mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who came to complain, she heard the maid at the door announce, "Second Master Lian is here!"

Youshi and Yindie looked at each other, both confused as to why Jia Lian was here again.

But now, in her own home, Youshi was not too afraid. When she got up, Jia Lian had already lifted the curtain and walked in. He stepped forward with a playful smile and said, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Youshi took a step back, unable to retreat, and sat down on the chair, "Why are you here?"

"Brother Zhen is gone. I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will be lonely. I happen to come over to see Brother Cong for something, so I stopped by to say hello to my sister-in-law!" Jia Lian sat down on a chair a little away from Youshi.

Yindie came up and poured him a cup of tea and placed it between the two of them, but Jia Lian moved him away. He went to twist Youshi's handkerchief. Youshi quickly pulled the handkerchief away and withdrew his hand without letting Jia Lian. Touch.

Youshi was dressed in plain clothes, with only a jade hairpin on her head. No makeup was applied to her jade-like face, which added a bit of fragility and beauty, which made Jia Lian's heart sway.

The less you can get it, the more tempting it is!

Jia Lian only felt that Youshi was trying to seduce him, and he wished he could catch Youshi and hold him in his arms for a while, so as to feel pain.

Xifeng and Youshi are obviously of different ages, one is fiery and aggressive, the other is quiet and gentle, but they are both rare beauties.

Although Jia Lian never forced others, he was willing to touch people's hearts little by little for beauty.

He looked at Youshi's unstained red lips, swallowed a sip of saliva, and said softly, "Could it be that my sister-in-law is still thinking about Brother Zhen in her heart? If it is said that Brother Zhen is doing it for other things, he will die." , Sister-in-law should think about it, just because of such a thing, she died in the end, why should Sister-in-law suffer so much?"

"Brother Zhen must have neglected my sister-in-law a lot. In the past, I was afraid of being sorry for Brother Zhen, so my sister-in-law didn't dare to come near me. From now on, why not let me comfort my sister-in-law!" He came up to her. , grabbed Youshi's veil, and his handsome face almost pressed against Youshi's.

Youshi fell back, holding back tears of humiliation in her eyes, her lips trembling, feeling humiliated, wronged, and trembling with fear.

She didn't blame Jia Lian for being able to enter the backyard. After all, people in the two mansions could move around at will just like the people in the first mansion.She thought, if this goes on for a long time, what good reputation will she have?

The one over there is a shrewd one. She relies on her mother's family and has never even looked down upon the eldest lady. If she hears a little bit of news and starts making trouble, how can she survive?
"Sister-in-law, please tell me that you feel sorry for me!"

Jia Lian stepped forward and was about to touch Youshi's face, but he heard a voice from outside saying, "The second master is here!"

Youshi was shocked, pushed him away, and quickly ran towards the door, facing Jia Cong who came in.

Jia Cong only glanced at Youshi's face with tears rolling down, and his heart became angry. He crossed Youshi and walked to Jia Lian and said, "Second brother Lian, this is the inner courtyard. This is not the place where second brother should come. Please get out!"

Jia Lian thought there was something wrong with his ears, "What did you say? A family of flesh and blood, why does the inner courtyard not have the inner courtyard?"

Jia Cong looked at Jia Lian with eyes that were like those of a dead person, and stopped talking. Instead, he turned to You and said, "Sister-in-law, please gather all the servants and servants in the backyard, in the open space in front of Tianxiang Tower. gather!"

Youshi didn't know why, so she wiped away her tears and asked people to go down.

Jia Cong then said to Jia Ping who followed him, "Uncle Ping, in the front yard, except for those people under you who are on duty, I ordered the housekeeper, Uncle Quan, to take the rest of the boys, stewards, and others to go together!" "

Jia Ping seemed to know what Jia Cong was going to do. He hurriedly said, "Listen to the second master's instructions!"

Jia Lian didn't know what Jia Cong was going to do, but seeing that Jia Cong invited Youshi to come with him, he went without invitation and followed behind.

Tianxiang Tower was burned down, and that place became a ruin-like boundary.It has not snowed recently, so the ashes left behind, the broken wood, and the half-burnt withered grass by the river, the pure black and snowy white, are extremely eye-catching.

The evening wind blows, making people feel chilly in their hearts.

Jia Cong and You stood with their backs to the ruins of Tianxiang Tower. In front of them was a crowd of servants from the Ningguo Mansion, about two to three hundred of them. In the middle was a bench. On the bench, there were ropes and a rope. A large bamboo board used for cane punishment.

Seeing this, everyone was silent, wondering who would suffer today?
Jia Lian stood aside and said nothing, with his hands behind his back, standing in the wind. He also wanted to see how Jia Cong would show off his power today.
"Bring it up!"

Jia Cong gave a sharp shout, and two old soldiers pulled up a disheveled daughter-in-law and threw her onto the bench. The daughter-in-law shouted at the top of her lungs, "Second Master, spare your life, that silver! This slave will never dare to accept me again!”

Seeing that she was the daughter-in-law of the second family, Youshi seemed to understand something and bit her lips tightly. The humiliation she had just suffered from Jia Lian seemed to be washed away. She felt relaxed in her heart, with more joy and expectation for the days to come. , not so scary anymore.

Jia Lian also recognized this person and rushed forward, "Cong'er, what do you want to do?"

Jia Cong raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Lian, "Brother Lian, don't you understand? What do you think I want to do? If she dies today, you can't blame me. If you want to blame me, blame you!"

"Blame me for what?"

Jia Lian is lustful, but he has a certain bottom line. Compared with people like Jia She and Jia Zhen who play with women and ignore human life, he is much more affectionate.

Jia Cong smiled and did not answer, but faced everyone and said, "Early this morning, I told you the rules of the house. The first thing is that everyone should perform their duties, everyone should be in their own place, and be honest and disciplined. I also know your rules. If you are lazy, You're used to slipping, and I've told you that if you don't get used to it, just ask me for a deed of betrayal, and I'll reward you with money, and you can all leave and make your own way."

"If you stay, you must act according to my rules. If you catch me and don't follow the rules, it will not be a matter of being an old face for several lifetimes, but your life will be in danger!"

Jia Cong pointed at the daughter-in-law in front of him, "She is from the second gate. I have told you that even I will not be allowed to pass through the second gate easily in the future. Men who are more than three feet tall and taller than me who come in from outside will not be allowed to go through the second gate without my company." Enter the second gate. Today, the second brother Lian from the house next door came and wanted to enter the second gate. You ask, what did she do? "

When Jia Lian heard this, he always felt that the words "in the house next door" were awkward. Before he could understand it, the wife cried and shouted, which made his hair stand on end.

"My slave is wrong. I should not have taken the money given by Second Master Lian. If I let Second Master Lian enter the second door, I will never dare to do it again!"

The screams pierced the sky and made people feel frightened.

Jia Cong just smiled, met Jia Lian's horrified eyes, and said in a ruthless voice, "One hundred punishments with a rod! Beat me to death! Uncle Zhen went underground this time, and there was no one there." Serve, let her serve!”

(End of this chapter)