The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 157 Shutdown and Chant
Baochai bit her lip lightly, then looked at Jia Cong with her almond-shaped eyes, "Mr. Cong, my brother had a dispute with the Feng family over a maid that was trafficked by a kidnapper. For this matter, he was sent to prison. It has been nearly three months. Because we are relatives, my mother and I took the liberty to come to our door. Please forgive me for being rude!"

After saying that, the beautiful girl stood up and bowed to Jia Congfu as an apology.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Baochai is praised for her "virtue of stopping" and her "talented talent". It is also said that she is "rarely taciturn, and people say she hides her foolishness; she is content at all times, and stays humble", making her a virtuous, wise and sensible person. People naturally understand that Aunt Xue's attitude towards Jia Cong is so inappropriate. Otherwise, the girl who has never left the door will not follow her this time.

Jia Cong didn't do it for Xue Baochai's sake. In his previous life, he read "A Dream of Red Mansions". To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Xue Baochai. A woman has the ambition of "the good wind will send me to Qingyun by force", even if it is a This is a good thing, but probably because of his family background, he is too snobbish and treats people too much as fools.

Not to mention the death of Jin Chuan'er, it is clear that Mrs. Wang forced Jin Chuan'er to die. Baochai not only had no sympathy for Jin Chuan'er, who was also a woman, but also said that he was so cold and heartless. What he said was very inappropriate.

Let’s talk about the time when Baochai was catching butterflies. When he walked to the edge of Didui Pavilion, he overheard Xiao Hong and Zhui’er talking about Master Yun. They were caught eavesdropping and resorted to the trick of “escape from the golden cicada” and cleverly escaped. But Daiyu was trapped.

In the original work, Daiyu, the daughter of a noble family, ate a bowl of bird's nests from Baochai for the sake of Baoyu, and regarded Baochai as a biological sister. Aunt Xue and Baochai showed their deep love as mother and daughter in front of Daiyu, and they were envious. De Daiyu wants to recognize Aunt Xue as her godmother.

Aunt Xue took advantage of the situation and talked about Daiyu's marriage, saying that she was going to propose to the old lady that Daiyu be betrothed to Baoyu. Zicuckoo took it seriously and urged Aunt Xue to go ahead, but Aunt Xue laughed again. , joked that Zijuan hated marrying, so he urged the girl to leave the court.

At that time, the family was already full of rumors of a good marriage, and the reason why the mother and daughter acted like this was to bully the orphan girl.

From the reader's point of view, we can only say that Daiyu was naive and was deceived by Aunt Xue, an old godly woman, into revealing her true feelings. As for recognizing her godmother and helping arrange the marriage, Aunt Xue was just fooling her.

But for Daiyu, it is the foundation of her life that she longs for.

At this time, Daiyu was Jia Cong's legitimate wife and his confidant who accompanied him during the three years of filial piety.

In addition, Jia Cong also knew that the Xue family was still making arrangements for Xue Baochai to enter the palace at this time. Even if the matter of Xue Baochai's entry into the palace was revealed in the future, a good match would still be made. Jia Cong naturally cared a lot about Baochai. I won’t even look at it for fear of causing misunderstanding.

"I am a member of the army. The matter of the Xue family's uncle competing with others to buy a maid, even if someone is killed, is still a local government matter and is under the jurisdiction of Jinling Mansion. I can understand that Mrs. Xue and Miss Xue are worried about the Xue family's uncle. It's human nature to run up and down, but in this case, we went to the wrong yamen."

With that said, Jia Cong picked up the tea cup expressionlessly, which meant serving tea as a farewell to the guests.

Xue Baochai's plump and fair face suddenly glowed. She was not expecting Jia Cong to be so merciless to her mother and daughter. Suddenly, annoyance and even some resentment brewed in her chest. Ups and downs, a pair of moist almond eyes gradually filled with mist.

Baochai was two years older than Daiyu. She was plump and slightly chubby. At the age of 14, she already had an outstanding figure and was exquisite.

Aunt Xue was even more disgusted. She held the horse-faced skirt on her knees tightly with both hands, restraining her trembling body from anger, "Brother Cong, since you called me aunt before, you must have considered me as an elder in your eyes." Yes, you are now in Jiangnan, and anyone who disrespects you will be afraid of you. If your brother Xue offended you before, you have also paid the fine and collected the money. The matter is over.

Even though he later fought with someone to buy a girl, he still didn't beat him to death. How big a crime could he be? He has been in jail for three months now. I heard he was beaten so hard that he could only crawl on the ground. I This feels like a knife in my heart. Brother Cong, for the sake of your relatives, why are you not even willing to help me with just one word? "

Jia Cong lowered his eyes and looked quietly at the tea cup in his hand. The tea cup was filled with clear and light green tea soup. The Longjing tea leaves floating in it were tender green and smooth. The crown of glory.

From the perspective of the Xue family's mother and daughter, Jia Cong was completely indifferent.

And Jia Cong was not originally a person who cared for people. To a certain extent, he and Daiyu actually had the same temperament. If he treated him well, he would naturally repay him ten times and a hundred times. If he treated him badly, Jia Cong would treat her badly. If he pardons Jiazhen and others, he will certainly repay them tenfold and a hundredfold.

As for Aunt Xue, relying on her elders and sharing the same hatred as Mrs. Wang, to come and humiliate him, he did not fight back, she was already compassionate.

Just when the Xue family's mother and daughter thought that Jia Cong was too lazy to pay attention, he raised his head. The young man had a white jade hairpin on his head, a handsome face that was originally made of fine jade, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a compelling divine light, and an official robe. The jade belt is added to the body, and there is an intoxicating aura of asceticism all over the body.

"The reason why Xue Pan is still in jail is because Jia Yucun, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, was not worthy of his position and used illegal means to seek office. Although the court has not issued a decree for dismissal, it has no shame to sit in the government office. Suspended from his position at the top.

Now the new magistrate appointed by the imperial court should be taking office.As Mrs. Xue said, Xue Pan did not kill anyone, it was just a fight. The settlement should be completed soon. Mrs. Xue need not worry, there should be results from the government office soon. "

Baochai is such a smart person. From Jia Cong's changing names, you can certainly hear the growing coldness and alienation. She pursed her lips and moved her butt forward, "Cousin Cong, my brother, he ...What will be the result if Ding Jie is determined?"

It wasn't that she was resentful of this cousin before, but it was because she was trying to get close to someone who had hurt her brother in the first place. She couldn't handle it. In her daughter's family, how could she not be a little reserved?
Jia Cong raised his eyebrows and looked at Xue Baochai in surprise. He saw that the girl's round and plump face was hiding her shame and anger, and water flashed in her moist apricot eyes. When she met his eyes, she seemed to have been stabbed by something. , trembled all over, but did not bother to press him, and looked away and said, "Previously, the magistrate and the magistrate said that he should be beaten forty. He has not hurt anyone's life, so the criminal law will naturally not take his life."

Compared with the original work, Feng Yuan was beaten to death, and although he escaped temporarily, he left behind disaster. This time, with his intervention, the matter only reached this point, and the Xue family's ancestral graves were already smoking.

Jia Cong's purpose is to destroy Jia Yucun, but in order to destroy Jia Yucun completely and let Feng Yuan lose his life, he has not reached the point of being so sad and crazy.

Of course, if Jia Yucun's capture requires someone's life, he will consider it as appropriate.

"Forty whippings!" Aunt Xue screamed and howled, "How can Pan'er endure it? Brother Cong, you can't ignore it. He has already suffered a lot in prison and is almost disabled. Forty more beatings? How has your cousin ever suffered like this since he was a child?"

Jia Cong frowned, what does it have to do with him?Listening to this statement, is this matter still blamed on him?

Jia Cong cast a sidelong glance at Aunt Xue. Her old face was so wet that her rouge and gouache were smeared with tears. He immediately felt disgusted, and he didn't bother to tell her. Instead, he looked at the teardrops in his eyes that were staring at him. The rolling girl said, "Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people. Besides, I am leading the army. If I interfere in cousin Xue's matter, I will disturb the justice and interfere with the proceedings. If everyone in the court does this, will ordinary people still have a way to live?" Is there still order in the world?

Miss Xue should be a sensible person. I believe Miss Xue can explain this to Aunt Xue clearly! "

If Jia Cong really wanted to intervene, it would be just a matter of words for him, and Xue Pan didn't kill anyone, so it would only be a matter of dozens of moves. With his face, these dozens of moves wouldn't even look good. You don’t have to do either.

But what is he plotting?

The last bit of Jia Cong's patience had been squeezed out. He put the teacup on the table and said to Yinglian, "Yinglian, see you off!"

With that said, Jia Cong stood up, and the long and tall figure passed in front of Baochai's eyes. The strong wind outside the door swept in and lifted up the hem of his red flying fish suit. The young man looked like he was walking on the mountain. On the road to heaven, the momentum was like a rainbow, which made De Baochai's heart skip a beat.

Since ancient times, wealth has attracted people's hearts, and power has attracted people's attention, let alone such a young man and a super noble prince.

Yinglian came forward and looked at Aunt Xue and Baochai timidly, but she didn't say much. Fortunately, Aunt Xue and her daughter were shameless people. Although they were not angry, they would not go to Jia Cong. The maid's trouble, led by Yinglian, walked out of the Jia family courtyard.

In Jia Cong's study, Daniu and Kong An were kneeling on the ground, talking to each other about why Yinglian came to the house as a servant.

"Butler Sun said that I need someone to serve me. It happened that the mother and daughter of the Zhen family came to me. They said that the world was difficult and they were afraid that Miss Zhen would encounter something else. She wanted to serve me and have someone to support me. , I was thinking, isn’t this a consensual thing? "

Kong An glanced at Da Niu and said, "Sir, my subordinates also saw that Da Niu was serving me so clumsily that he couldn't even make tea, so he thought of buying a maid. Last time, I said he didn't dare to use it because he didn't know everything. , it just so happened that the mother and daughter of the Xue family were here today, and it was hard to let Daniel go in to make tea, for fear of disturbing others, so I just asked the girl Yinglian to take over for the time being."

"Yes, sir, the identity deed of mother and daughter of the Zhen family has not been signed yet, and they are not considered to be people around me for the time being. If I don't want them, we can just send them away."

Jia Cong glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground and said, "Go and call Zhen Feng. Let me ask, what's going on?" Daniel hurriedly got up and went to call Zhen Feng, and Kong An was also called. Jia Cong stood up and stood aside to wait. He was very upset that he had done something bad with good intentions. He also blamed Da Niu. He didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup had been poured into Da Niu, but he wanted to do it so hard. The mother and daughter who helped the Zhen family implicated themselves.

If Daniel hadn't brought the Zhen family's mother and daughter here today, and the Xue family's mother and daughter happened to be here too, and there was no one to bring tea or water, he wouldn't have thought of asking Zhen Yinglian to go up and give him a head, which would make him unhappy.

In an empty room in the back room, Mrs. Zhen Feng was asking Yinglian how she was doing as an errand in the front just now, "Didn't he kick you out on the spot?"

Zhen Yinglian lowered her head, with two clouds floating on her fair and smooth face. She was scared, shy, and excited at the same time.

The girl from the Xue family was obviously a hundred times prettier than she was, but that man was so ruthless to the girl from the Xue family and showed no mercy at all. However, he was not harsh on her and asked her to see off the Xue family's mother and daughter before leaving.

This clearly sees him as his person!
"No!" Yinglian shook her head gently, raised her eyes and looked at Zhen Fengshi, "Mom, the Marquis didn't drive me away just now, so I don't know..."

Just as he was talking, Daniel came.

"The Marquis wants to see his godmother!" Daniel was a little anxious and said to Zhen Yinglian, "Sister, when you were waiting at the front just now, there was no accident, right?"

Daniel's head was hanging on his waistband, and he couldn't help it. Zhen Feng was so much like his mother, and she was so kind to him. After all, he had accepted her as his godmother, and they would be a family from now on. He couldn't Please help the godmother, mother and daughter, who can help?
Zhen Feng was afraid that the Marquis would kick her out without saying a word. Now that he wanted to see her again, things would take a turn for the better.

In Jia Cong's study, Zhen Feng went in wiping her tears. When she got there, she knelt down and said, "Master Hou, I have no choice but to take this path. As long as I can stay in Master Hou's house, no matter what the reason is." Both my mother and daughter are willing to be slaves."

Jia Cong watched coldly as Zhen Feng cried and wiped away her tears. After she finished crying, he asked calmly, "Why is this necessary? Since I have an old relationship with Mr. Zhen, I will naturally save people to the end. If Mrs. Zhen has any difficulties in sending the Buddha to the West, she can talk to Daniel, but why must she take the path of being a slave?"

"After the master is gone, even if my mother and daughter are together and reunited, they are nothing more than a leaf of duckweed. To be honest with you, my father came here, and I don't know where I heard that the Xue family wanted to buy Ying. Lian, repeatedly encouraged me to send Yinglian to the Xue family, saying that it is better to be a concubine for the Xue family than to be a poor and humble wife from a small family."

Jia Cong listened to Zhen Fengshi's ramble and couldn't help but think of how in the original work, Zhen Fengshi's father Feng Su despised his daughter and son-in-law in trouble, and how he deceived the Zhen family into a rotten house in Susukada. If Feng Su hadn't been forced into desperation, Zhen Shiyin may not return with the lame Taoist.

Yinglian stood in the courtyard, nervously looking at the door leading to the study. She was extremely afraid of the life of being sold back and forth. If her grandfather hadn't come and said those words to her mother, she might not have had the chance to survive. He was so brave and walked through the door of Jia's courtyard without hesitation.

It seemed that as long as she saw that person, who was just a silhouette, her heart would feel at peace.

Not long after, the door to the study room opened. Yinglian saw her mother coming out and looked at her words. She saw the relief on her mother's face, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly stepped forward to support her mother, her eyes involuntarily looking towards the study room. I looked, but saw nothing.

Still back in the back room where mother and daughter were waiting, Yinglian couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what did he say?"

"You are not allowed to say such words in the future. The Marquis has a precious status. How can he be called 'he' or 'him'? You have to call him the Marquis!" Zhen Feng couldn't express the complicated emotions in her heart and sighed, "Hou" I have accepted our deed of sale."

Mrs. Zhen Feng couldn't help but look at her daughter's face. She had a white oval face, a distant beauty, a pair of watery almond eyes with clear black and white, and a rouge mole between her eyebrows. She was as bright as a flower and as timid as a flower. She couldn't understand why. Why can't the young Marquis be moved?

Zhen Feng didn't expect that Jia Cong would really accept the deed of betrayal.

There is no turning back now. Thinking about it again, as long as you are in front of the Marquis, you will still have a chance in the future.

Thinking about it this way, instead of her daughter being sold by her father to the Xue family as a concubine, it would be better to follow the Marquis. The friendship between the Marquis and the master will give her daughter a good background no matter what in the future.

When the Xue family's mother and daughter left the Jia family's courtyard, Xifeng came over again in a car in Shenjing City and Ningguo Mansion. This time, Tanchun and Baoyu did not follow.

"Where's your grandma? Have you gotten up from your nap?" Xifeng held Ping'er's hand, twisted her soft waist, and asked Shen'er, the maid who was opening the curtain at the door.

"Grandma has rested and is talking to the eldest lady right now." Shen'er opened the curtains, and a burst of narcissus fragrance hit her face.

Xifeng covered her nose with a handkerchief, walked in, and said to Daiyu who was sitting on the Arhat bed and talking to Youshi, "Oh, my brothers and sisters, there were so many people in front of me that I didn't even have time." Congratulations, come over now and make up for this joy!"

After saying that, Xifeng stepped forward, imitating the appearance of a man, and said congratulations to Daiyu. Without giving anyone a chance to speak, she said directly, "I just came over and told you that there is a super-class prince in our family." The old lady was so happy that she didn't even let me have a sip of tea or a sip of rice, so she sent me over again, saying she wanted to discuss how to celebrate. No, I had to say it with a shy face. coming.

Madam Hou, please tell me what I want you to do, whether you are in front of me or behind the horse, my service is to never be lazy or slip up in the slightest! "

Youshi started laughing first, pointed at Xifeng and said to Daiyu, "Look, Feng girl's humor is really good. No wonder our ancestors can't live without her. With her, we have a whole family." It’s like a Taiwanese opera.”

Daiyu said, "What kind of humor is that? It's nothing more than a mean talk that makes people disgusted."

Xifeng's eyes flashed, didn't he just use her words to say something back to her?This is really true. He returned it without even waiting for the night. He was the one who caught up with it.

"Hey, are you still holding a grudge? Really, let alone this matter, when have I ever come to you for my own affairs? Aren't they all here with errands, and we don't have to either at this moment. Those sad words are only talking about happy events. Brother Cong's promotion to the nobility must be celebrated. What does the old lady mean? How to post the post, how to entertain, and when the date is set. I am waiting for your words. !”

As she spoke, she looked at Daiyu.

What I was thinking about was that this was really a great thing. There were banquets at the houses on both sides, and the young marquis and countless people in the capital rushed to fawn over her. It was Daiyu who should have shown her face. But firstly, Sister Lin is weak, and secondly, where has she gone through things and how can she handle it well?

In the end, she had to take care of it herself. If she could manage it properly, who could not say that she was talented, and who could not trust her?

She said she was waiting quietly for Daiyu to speak, but Xifeng was waiting for Daiyu to be humble and take over all the matters. It would be best if the Dongfu side also let her take care of it and show off.

You Shi only glanced at Xifeng and knew what she had in mind. However, now, her status was embarrassing. Although Daiyu respected her, she also kept to herself and only looked at things that did not concern her. explain.

Kuang Daiyu, although young, is very successful in her heart.

Daiyu frowned, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyes were clear and translucent, she tilted her head and looked at Xifeng, "It's been cold these days, I've always been weak, and I don't dare to step in the snow. , it’s not easy to get there.

I also asked Sister Feng to help me thank the old lady for her kindness. Since I am celebrating Brother Cong’s promotion, I still have to wait for Brother Cong to come back. There is no reason why Brother Cong is still working outside and having a big banquet for guests at home.

Although Brother Cong has been left to me in this house, I can still make the decision on other matters. This matter concerns Brother Cong. I must ask him what he wants to do. After I understand, I will discuss it with Sister Feng. I need Sister Feng’s help with some things. "

Daiyu's voice was soft and gentle, like spring water flowing in the forest, but her tone was irresistible and firm.

(End of this chapter)