Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 136 The Origin of Love

Jia Cong leaned into her ear and said, "How did my sister know that I'm greedy for you?"

Daiyu held back her shame and whispered: "Looking at your dirty eyes, there is no need to say anything."

Jia Cong laughed, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "You really have a bright eye, my brother has been craving you for more than ten years."

"Bah, you are talking nonsense again. More than ten years ago, I didn't even know where you were." Daiyu said angrily.

Jia Cong didn't explain, and said with a smile: "You don't understand, let's talk about business, since when did you secretly promise to your brother?"

Daiyu glanced at him shyly, and many pictures flashed through her mind. The image of Jia Cong in the past had long been blurred, until a clear person who was deep in her heart emerged. Could it be that she had fallen in love with him from then on? Brother Cong?

Thinking of this, Daiyu couldn't help but whispered: "The worst thing is that you can't keep it in the world, and the beauty will leave the mirror and the flowers will leave the tree."

Huh? Jia Cong was stunned, was he so charming? Did you capture Daiyu's heart the first time you met? I couldn't help but ask: "Zi'er, did you know that I wrote this poem on the night of the Lantern Festival?"

Daiyu snuggled into his arms, covered her mouth and smiled: "Although I couldn't believe it at the time, is there any other explanation? What the late father-in-law did in a dream, I can only coax the old lady. You obviously made it up to deceive Qingwen."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Could it be that just one word made me fall in love with me? Should I laugh or sigh?"

Daiyu pouted and said softly: "Brother Cong, although the lyrics of "Die Lian Hua" are good, I just admire them. Later I saw what you wrote, 'In ancient times, the so-called heroic men must have extraordinary qualities.' , and when I saw your "Frog Ode", I realized that you have lofty aspirations and are not an ordinary playboy."

"You fell in love with your brother then?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

"Bah, you have such a beautiful idea." Daiyu spat, and then said shyly: "I just think you are very different, so you used a poem to defraud Sister Bao of 200 silver. It's so shameless."

Jia Cong laughed loudly: "Isn't this forced by the situation?"

Daiyu looked up at him and said with a smile: "Later, I saw you repeatedly contradicting the old lady and the eldest man. I thought to myself that you are too bold, but I also secretly admire your arrogance, just like you said. , I am sending my message to Han Xingquan, I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood." As he said this, he looked at Jia Cong infatuatedly, making him feel a little embarrassed.

"and after?"

"Later..." Daiyu bit her lips lightly and said shyly: "Later on, you, this annoying ghost, always appeared in people's hearts and couldn't be driven away. Whether it was reading, eating, walking, or sleeping, it would always happen suddenly. He jumped out and annoyed me so much that Baoyu asked me, but I didn’t know how to tell him."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Baoyu will be devastated when he goes back this time."

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him and said softly: "Brother Cong, you are the only one in my heart from the beginning to the end. Although Baoyu is a close relative of flesh and blood, I can't care less.

If it's fine, then fine. If he wants to mess around, I will move out of Rongfu and live in the house my mother left for me. Why should I live under someone else's roof and be looked down upon? Now that I have a father and you, that's enough, but I can't see you all the time. "

Jia Cong said: "No, I will protect you."

I feel glad that I traveled through time relatively early. In the original work, Bao-Dai's love mainly started after Dai-yu returned from Yangzhou, especially after everyone moved into the Grand View Garden, where they rubbed shoulders day and night.

If I had arrived two years late, given the stubborn mentality of girls in this era, even if I could write the best poems, Daiyu would only be able to admire and admire her, but it would be difficult to get her to fall in love with him. .

"Of course I know that Brother Cong is very powerful and has good skills. He can also visit young ladies' boudoirs at night, and he can write love poems to deceive girls..."

A narrow smile appeared in Daiyu's eyes, and she suddenly said angrily: "Do you know that when I saw the poem you wrote to Sister Bao, I felt so uncomfortable. You are such a cruel little thief, why are you so kind to Sister Bao? People are dismissive.”

Jia Cong hurriedly cried out: "When did I turn my back on you?"

Daiyu said angrily: "You still don't admit it. Every time you look at Sister Bao, you look like you want to devour her. Even a blind person can see it. You are indifferent and unfamiliar to others, as if I have offended you." "

"Don't exaggerate." Jia Cong smiled bitterly.

Daiyu snorted and said, "Ever since I saw the book "Exploring the Treasure Chai at Night", I knew that you had done me a disservice."

"When did I harm my sister?" "You made me unable to eat, sleep poorly, have no place to complain about my grievances, cannot express my sufferings, and cannot resolve my worries. Isn't that miserable?" Daiyu sighed quietly. .

Jia Cong was deeply aware of her deep affection and righteousness, so he hugged her a little tighter and said with a smile: "Then now you have finally got what you wanted?"

Daiyu shyly buried her head in his arms and said angrily: "If you bully me again, I will sue daddy."

Jia Cong's heart was full of tenderness. He lifted Daiyu's pretty chin and said, "Zhen'er, you are so beautiful. I want to kiss you, is that okay?"

Daiyu looked at Jia Cong with a mix of shame and joy in her crystal clear eyes, and said softly, "Hmm."
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  Early the next morning, Jia Cong saw the abbreviation sent by Lin Ruhai. After interrogation overnight, several survivors had confessed that they were members of the Dahe Gang. Under the instruction of the gang leader Duan Tianlei, they sneaked into the Yanyuan Yamen in an attempt to assassinate the imperial official and hinder the reconstruction. Outline book.

Now, Governor Gu has ordered the Liangjiang area to conduct an all-out search and suppression of the Dahe Gang. The spy in the yamen was also captured and could not escape death.

The officers, soldiers and government officials who participated in the battle yesterday received rewards, and the casualties were also given preferential compensation.

Jia Cong snorted coldly, what a bullshit gang, they dare to provoke the court, they don't know their own capabilities.

Suddenly he saw Jia Lian running towards him in panic and said, "Third brother, there is a lot of blood in the courtyard, have you seen it?" He had been playing songs on the Slender West Lake every night. He just came back early this morning, and he didn't know that he had escaped a murder. Tribulation.

Seeing his frivolous steps, Jia Cong smiled and said, "Brother Lian, are you so happy on Slender West Lake?"

Jia Lian chuckled and said, "Thanks to my third brother, it's okay."

These days, he followed Jia Cong to make a fortune and collected a lot of gifts and banknotes. Every day when he visited Slender West Lake, people rushed to pay for it. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do and just wanted to live in Yangzhou forever.

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Brother Lian, go and rest yourself. They are just a few thieves."

Jia Lian nodded. He knew it was not his place to ask about this matter, so he hurriedly left and went back to his room.

Jia Cong was practicing martial arts in the yard when a girl suddenly came to report that many salt merchants had come to pay their respects.

Jia Cong smiled slightly, changed his clothes, and went to the lobby to meet them.

Looking at the dense crowd of more than a hundred people in the main hall, all the well-known salt merchants in Yangzhou City were here, and Xu Qingzheng was talking to them.

Jia Cong cupped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, you are all here today, but what's the matter?"

Jiang Biehe stood out from the crowd and said with concern: "I heard that thieves attacked the Yamen at night last night. How are Master Yanyuan and Third Master doing? We were so anxious after hearing this news that we came together to pay our respects to you two adults."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Thank you for your high righteousness. They are just a few small thieves. They have been dispatched long ago. Master Yanyuan is unscathed, and my little brother is naturally fine too."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, recited Amitabha Buddha, praised Yanyuan for its auspicious people and heaven, and scolded the thieves for their boldness, as if they were seeking revenge for killing their father. They all expressed their willingness to donate money to help the government suppress the bandits.

Jia Cong secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that these people were afraid that the Yanyuan would misunderstand that they were behind the scenes, so they tried their best to show their indignation. Since you want to send money, then naturally go ahead.

"This way I would like to thank you all for your determination to serve the country."

Everyone hurriedly said: "Master Yanyuan is our parents. Now that our parents are assassinated, wouldn't we be indignant? It should be right."

"Don't worry, everyone, the salt affairs event will not be rescheduled because of this. There are a lot of things going on in the Yamen today, so I won't keep it. See you in Wanshu Garden tomorrow," Jia Cong said.

Everyone got the message and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)