Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Jia Cong came out of Wenwen Township and was quietly summoned by Daiyu as soon as he returned home.

"What are your orders?"

Jia Cong smiled and stretched out his hand to hug her, but suddenly he thought that she was born in the year of dog and he smelled of Lanwei all over his body. Wasn't he throwing himself into a trap? He quickly retracted his hand and gave her a slap.

Daiyu was so smart and wise. Seeing his guilty look, she rolled her eyes at him and said without any explanation, "Just now, Aunt Xue sent someone to send a message, saying that the Jin Yiwei had taken away Sister-in-law Pan and was looking for you everywhere. What do you think?" manage?"

Jia Cong suppressed his smile and frowned: "Asshole, if I don't go to the Yamen for a few days, the people below will turn upside down.

I will discuss this matter later and send someone to tell Brother Xue that I have my own opinions so that they don’t have to worry. "

Daiyu nodded and said: "Because it is official business of the imperial court, and it will hinder Bao Yatou's dignity, I dare not tell anyone at will. I will only wait for you to come back and make a decision."

"I am as careful as my hair, and I am very lucky to be my husband." Jia Cong said with a smile.

Daiyu spat at him with a hint of sarcasm and sneered: "I just want to be more careless so that I don't have to catch some people's feet all the time. I won't have to be more angry. Why bother."

Jia Cong smiled awkwardly and said, "Good girl, what you said is getting more and more profound, but I don't understand it."

Daiyu was so angry that she stretched out her green onion-like jade finger and tapped him hard on the head, saying: "Where are you, a dirty thing like you, going to fool around?"

Jia Cong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "We went to Fatty Feng's house to talk about some things. What nonsense? Don't unjustly accuse a good man."

"Bah, you still want to hide it from me. It's Feng Yuan who comes to see you. How often have you visited someone else before?" Daiyu said angrily.

Jia Cong knew that she was not easy to deceive, so he laughed dryly and said: "Isn't this a courtesy exchange? We have to pay our respects in return, right?"

"Fart! Huh, if you don't do anything, I'll sue Ruyi and Bao Yatou." Daiyu said as she stood up and started to go out.

"Hey, I have something to say, so why call someone." Jia Cong hugged her hurriedly and begged for mercy: "Can't I just call you?" It's the lesser of two evils. It's better to deal with Daiyu alone than three people. Group.

"Who is it?" Daiyu pouted slightly, feeling a little aggrieved. There were so many beauties in the house, but they still went out to eat dirty things. It was really abominable.

"Lanwei."

Jia Cong whispered in her ear: "I promised a long time ago not to let her end up. You know that I will always keep my word and keep my word. How could I lie to a girl? Doesn't that make you look down on me?" ?
Don't tell Yan'er and the others, I haven't figured out how to get her in yet. "

Daiyu glanced sideways at him and breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, she knew Lanwei. Regardless of talent or conversation, he was the best choice. And according to Jiacong's greedy temperament, it was only a matter of time before he was included in the room.

What she was worried about was not that Jia Cong would eat secretly, but that he would be as open to meat and vegetables as Xue Pan and Jia Lian. No matter how dirty or smelly he was, he would not refuse anyone who came. That would be bad.

Fortunately, now it seems that this bastard's vision is not low.

"You, you know how many girls will be harmed if you put gold on your family's face." Daiyu glared at him.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Zi'er, I can't help myself. What's more, if you love me and I do it, there's no such thing as harm."

"You can't help it. It's as if Miss Lan is forcing you, the Duke of the country. You feel aggrieved."

Daiyu punched his chest with her pink fist and said, "You said it's not a harm to others, what will you do in the future? Can't you just live outside without seeing the light of day for the rest of your life?"

Jia Cong said hurriedly: "What a beautiful girl, you have a beautiful heart and a kind heart. Please think of a way for me. I thank you very much."

"Who wants you to thank me? It's fine if I don't expose you. But you can't do it if you want me to do something for you. Don't make mistakes." Daiyu snorted proudly and looked away.

"Good girl, please help me, I...hehe, how about it?" Jia Cong leaned over, gently held her crystal round earlobe, and laughed softly.

Daiyu felt numb all over, pushed him away and stood up, blushing and saying angrily: "You are going to die, what are you talking about? I am too lazy to pay attention to you."

The two were flirting and flirting when they suddenly heard a little girl coming in to report.

"Madam, Her Royal Highness the Princess sent someone to say that dinner is ready. Please invite the Duke and Madam to dinner."

"Yeah, I got it." Daiyu hurriedly suppressed her shame and pursed her thin lips, fearing that others would see the "frivolous" look of the mistress of the house.

"Hey, are you Ling Guan'er? Why are you here?" Jia Cong recognized the person and asked curiously.

"My servant Lingguan, I met the Duke. Because the troupe dispersed, the old lady gave us to all the girls." Lingguan blushed and lowered his head.

Daiyu explained: "Because of the national filial piety, there is no banquet music for one year, so the old lady said that it is useless to keep the troupe, so it is better to disperse.

When I wanted to put some little drama out, I asked them, and they all said they were willing to stay and serve in the mansion, so they gave me Ling Guan and Ou Guan, Bao Guan and Rui Guan to Bao Yatou, Feng Yatou, Sister Chan, Xiangyun, sister-in-law, and Tanyatou all got it. "

Jia Cong said: "Okay, it's also a good thing for Lingguan'er to read some poems and books with his wife from now on."

"My slave, I would like to obey the orders of the Duke." Ling Guan was the most shy, keeping his head down and not daring to look at Jia Cong.

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him, refusing to change her attitude.

Jia Cong laughed dumbly, took her hand out, and whispered: "Zi'er, am I someone who doesn't want to see women?

I'm so young, so why shouldn't I be so hungry that I can't choose what to eat? "

The current age official is only fourteen or fifteen years old, which is indeed a bit young, but the ancients matured precociously, so age is not a problem.

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled softly, saying: "This is not guaranteed. Nowadays, you can't believe even half of the ten words said by some people."

"You're such a scoundrel, how dare you ridicule me and forget that a husband is a wife? If you can, don't beg for mercy today." Jia Cong threatened fiercely.

Daiyu blushed, and when she saw her servants following her from a distance, she hurriedly spat: "If you keep talking nonsense, be careful and I will tell you everything."

"Hey, ok, ok, I deserve to die, I'm so stupid, please give me a break."

Knowing that Jia Cong would go to Jiangnan again tomorrow and not be able to see each other for another two or three months, the girls were very reluctant to give up, but they did not dare to show it to worry Jia Cong, so they only picked up some happy words during the dinner.

Jia Cong saw that all the girls were trying to force a smile, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it won't be long. I won't take the boat this time. I will only take the land route. I will travel under the stars and at night. I will arrive at Jinling within ten days. I will finish my business as soon as possible." Just return.”

Ruyi said: "It's not so urgent. I'm not telling you to rush eight hundred miles away. It's important to be careful. It's not worth it to go slower or later."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "I am eager to return home. I think that if I go faster on the road, I will come back sooner."

Baochai smiled and said, "There's no need to be in such a hurry. We're all fine at home. You can just go about your errands in peace."

All the girls smiled and said yes. Jia Cong looked around and saw Wanyan sisters looking a little unhappy. After a moment's thought, he guessed a bit.

He smiled and said, "You like quiet and don't like movement. It's natural to stay at home, but don't get bored. Shan'er, how is the construction of the Zhuangzi outside the city?"

Wanyanshan said with a smile: "I thought my elder brother had forgotten that now the two villages are fully equipped with all kinds of things, but the place is too big and empty. There are only more than a thousand women taking care of the horses and taking care of everything."

Jia Cong pondered for a moment and said: "I intend to build another Zhuangzi courtyard there. Our family will have some free time to relax and avoid being bored in the city. What do you think?"

All the girls were overjoyed. Qingwen was the first to clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Okay, let's all go play."

Sister Wanyan was even more delighted and cheered in unison.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "In that case, we might as well build it bigger so that we can pick up the old lady and the others for evacuation in the future.

Shan'er asked the craftsman to draw a geographical map and show it to the sisters. Where to plant flowers and where to plant trees. By the way, there must be a variety of peach trees. How about we make that place a paradise? Wouldn't it be a joy to regenerate dozens of Peach Valley Six Immortals? "

The girls all laughed.

Daiyu said angrily: "The Peach Blossom Spring is a wonderful place, but what nonsense do you say? If there are a few 'Six Immortals of Peach Valley' messing around in it, there will be no Peach Blossom Spring and the artistic conception of the Peach Blossom Spring is in vain."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "You're not good at me. If there is a peach garden, there must be a peach fairy. Otherwise, it will be overshadowed."

Baochai said: "But is there any source?"

Jia Cong smiled "arrogantly" and said: "You only know Tao Qian's "The Peach Blossom Spring", but you don't know how many poems I have."

Daiyu's eyes lit up and she said, "Come quickly."

Jia Cong thought for a while and chanted: "In Taohuawu, there is Peach Blossom Temple, and there is Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees, and picks peach blossoms and sells them for wine money. How about it? Do you have an artistic conception?"

All the girls were moved by the artistic conception of the poem, and they all nodded, showing their longing for it.

Daiyu chewed it carefully several times and said with a smile: "It is indeed a good poem. It seems that there is more to it. Why don't Brother Cong recite it too?"

Jia Cong only remembered these few sentences, but there was no continuation. He hurriedly said: "I have no more poems to write now. I will continue it for me."

Daiyu smiled and said: "I don't dare to follow the dog's tail and leave it to you to give up in the future."

Jia Cong smiled dryly and nodded, I can't do anything like that.

The girls discussed the construction of Zhuangzi with great interest.

Seeing that Baochai was worried, Jia Cong whispered: "Sister Bao, don't worry, the people below are just doing a routine thing. I will go and bring Sister Xue back later."

Baochai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and nodded with a smile.

After the family had a happy meal, Jia Cong went straight to Nansi on the pretext that he had something to do at the Yamen.
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However, it was said that Xia Jingui received the "highest courtesy" as soon as she arrived at Nansi. Apart from the two female prisoners who were covered in blood, half-clothed and tortured to death, she was the only one in the torture room who was neatly dressed and untied. The seats are fully equipped with tea and water.

Zhou Wei, the person in charge of punishing thousands of households, went out in person and interrogated her with a smile on his face.

Xia Jingui was already frightened out of her mind, but when she saw this scene, she thought that Jin Yiwei was afraid of her identity, so she suddenly became arrogant again.

He pointed at Zhou Wei's nose and cursed: "You are so brave, I am your elder's sister-in-law, you dare to interrogate me?!"

Zhou Wei's face was full of joy and he said with a smile: "Grandma Pan, please calm down. It's a routine matter to be lowered to the official position. How dare you be rude to grandma?
The rash invitation was just to ask Madam for advice on a few old cases of the Xia family. After explaining them clearly, I would respectfully send Madam back home. "

Xia Jingui sneered: "What case?"

Zhou Wei opened the file, looked solemn, and smiled coldly. The evil spirit honed over many years of being a cruel official immediately filled the room with a gloomy atmosphere.

Xia Jingui, an unruly young lady from a rich family, could not withstand such power. She trembled all over and felt terrified.

"On March 25, the ninth year of Xifeng, the Xia family sent powerful slaves to buy people's fields, plant osmanthus, and beat the farmer Zhang Mingda to death. Now the deceased's youngest son has sued Nansi Yamen. Is this possible?" Zhou Wei said lightly.

Xia Jingui was startled and said hurriedly: "Sir, I didn't know anything about it. It must be a false accusation."

"On June 12, the eighth year of Xifeng, in order to fight for a sweet-scented osmanthus bureau, your family instigated gangsters to cause trouble and destroy the flower merchant Zhuang Xiangrong's shop.

Not only did he extort his money, but he was beaten and driven out of Shenjing. He was seriously injured and died on the road in grief and anger. did you know? "Zhou Wei said.

Xia Jingui was shocked and frightened, and kept saying: "There is absolutely no such thing. Someone must be jealous of my family's good business and framed me."

Zhou Wei ignored her and continued: "On the ninth day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Xifeng, in order to give you a child of your age, your family took a fancy to a 300-year-old golden osmanthus tree from Bai Yuan's wife's family, and insisted on buying it.

When member Bai refused to obey, you hired a green-skinned gangster to kidnap the young master of the Bai family as a threat, and you succeeded.

Mr. Bai had no way to appeal for help, so he was so angry that he died to reveal his ambition. Mrs. Bai also died as a husband. This is the son of the young master of the Bai family. Do you recognize it? "

Xia Jingui knew about this, but she didn't know there were so many details about buying an osmanthus tree. She shook her hands and said, "That's nonsense. My family has never done anything like this."

Snapped! Zhou Wei slapped the file on the case and said with a sneer: "Grandma Pan, there are more than just these things in your family. I think you must deny them all, so I don't need to talk nonsense."

Xia Jingui argued: "These are all fabrications. How can I identify them? I hope you will see clearly."

"It's a lie?" Zhou Wei smiled coldly: "If there is no real evidence, I wouldn't dare to come to ask for a favor. Since my wife denies it, don't blame me for offending you."

Xia Jingui screamed: "How dare you be rude to me?! Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

All the captains in Jinyi laughed.

Zhou Wei muttered: "Ms. Xia, do you think you can still be the eldest grandma of the Xue family after so many scandals happened in your family?

If she is not the eldest grandma of the Xue family, who is she to us? Not to mention that as a prostitute, we have killed countless dignitaries in the dynasty, let alone you?

Besides, I have long heard that you were domineering and unruly in the Xue family, disrespectful to women, disrespectful to your husband, and unfilial to your mother-in-law, and this happened again. I guess the letter of divorce from the Xue family has already been written. "

"You, you are talking nonsense! I am the eldest grandma of the Xue family. If you dare to touch me, Duke Ding will not let you go!"

Xia Jingui was so frightened that she peed and started crying. Only then did she realize that the cowardly Xue Pan was her biggest backer. (End of chapter)