Red Mansion Jia Enhou

In the early morning of the next day, the war situation in the northwest became increasingly obvious.

The Tatars had already shown signs of a disastrous defeat which was getting worse and worse. The people of the entire Great Chu, hearing the news of victory after victory, held their heads high every day, in high spirits, and were happy to be alive and to live for the people of the Great Chu.

Jia Lian got up early in the morning, submitted a letter to the palace, and personally sent Jia Baoyu to the clan school.

The members of the Jia family who were studying in the clan school looked at Jia Lian curiously. Jia Lian watched Jia Baoyu enter the school.

After waking up, Grandmother Jia asked the servants around her about Jia Baoyu's condition.

The servant told Grandmother Jia that Jia Lian personally sent Jia Baoyu to school, and Grandmother Jia nodded in her heart.

"Lian'er knows how to take care of his brothers, better than his father."

Grandmother Jia sighed, and the servants beside her really didn't dare to say a word of justice.

General Zhang's Mansion,
Zhang Qiang woke up from his bed and for the first time in his life he did not go to school.

"Li Kang, pack your things and get ready to go, right?"

The old housekeeper of the Zhang family hung his head.

Why does his young master always ask the same questions? If it weren't for tough measures, how could the madam let the young master go?
"Uncle Zhang, go and urge them!"

Zhang Qiang gave instructions to the Zhang family's old housekeeper, who looked helpless.

"Young Master, if you need to ask the elders for something, you have to ask the elders for help."

"The Madam is your biological mother after all. If you get into a fight with her, it will inevitably cause gossip among outsiders. It would be better to invite the elders of the clan to come."

"The elders' words are effective and can bring justice to you, young master."

Zhang Qiang was silent for a while. Some things are better kept at home. If outsiders find out something, his family will be the ones who will be embarrassed in the end.

"Uncle Zhang, please stop talking. I have made up my mind. It is better to handle my family affairs at home."

Old housekeeper Zhang shook his head and went out, and Zhang Qiang felt uneasy.

After a while, old butler Zhang came back shaking his head, and Zhang Qiang closed his eyes with a deathly pale face.

Maybe some things shouldn't be hidden.

"Master."

Zhang Qiang opened his eyes.

"Uncle Zhang."

Old housekeeper Zhang turned his back without being able to speak. Zhang Qiang, who had already guessed the outcome, stood up and walked silently towards Zhang's mother's yard.

Butler Zhang wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Zhang Qiang's eyes.

"Some things should end, Uncle Zhang!"

After saying this, Zhang Qiang went to Zhang's mother's yard without looking back.

At this time, Zhang's mother was looking at Li Kang considerately.

Zhang Qiang felt as if his eyes were stabbed hard, and his heart also began to ache.

Perhaps this is why his father was unwilling to come back until he died on the battlefield.

"Mother!"

Zhang Qiang took a deep breath and walked in, cheering himself up in his heart.

When Zhang's mother saw Zhang Qiang at the door, her face suddenly darkened, and then she put down the chopsticks she was using to pick up food for Li Kang.

Li Kang looked at Zhang Qiang provocatively, as if he was the master of this mansion.

"What are you here for?"

"I don't have a son like you who doesn't know filial piety and brotherhood. Get out of here."

Zhang Qiang stood still.

Mother Zhang's eyes turned a little colder, and Zhang Qiang's eyes fell on Li Kang.

"Do you want me to kick you out, or do you want the people from the government to arrest you?"

Li Kang looked like a baby who had not yet been weaned, anxiously pulling at Zhang's mother's sleeves.

Zhang's mother slapped the table and stood up angrily.

"Shut up, this is your cousin, how can you chase him away?"

A sarcastic smile flashed across Zhang Qiang's face. Is he a cousin, or a half-sister?

Zhang's mother was annoyed by Zhang Qiang's words.

"Go and catch him!"

Zhang Qiang pointed at Li Kang. The servants of the Zhang family looked between Zhang's mother and Zhang Qiang, and finally chose Zhang Qiang.

"let me go!"

"I am the cousin of this family. No one can take me away without my aunt's permission."

Li Kang was arrested.

"aunt!"

Li Kang shouted at Zhang's mother.

There was a flash of worry and anxiety in Zhang's mother's eyes.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"Your cousin finally came to Shenjing, and you have to force him to leave to be happy?"

Zhang Qiang nodded without any change in expression.

"Yes!"

Zhang Qiang's answer was firm and decisive, and the anger in Zhang's mother's heart surged again.

"What did your cousin do to make you so intolerant of him?"

The servants took away Li Kang, who was struggling and wailing, and then all the servants in Zhang's mother's room retreated.

Zhang Qiang's eyes fell on Zhang's mother. Looking at the familiar face, Zhang's mother couldn't help but panic and subconsciously thought of the deceased General Zhang.

"Is Li Kang really my cousin?"

Zhang Qiang sat down and was silent for a long time before he looked at Zhang's mother and spoke again.

"Is he really just my cousin?"

Zhang Qiang repeated himself and spoke again.

When questioned by Zhang Qiang, Zhang's mother was instantly confused, but she was still trying to maintain her composure on the surface.

"what are you talking about?"

"Li Kang is not your cousin, so what is he to you?"

Zhang Qiang sneered.

When Zhang's mother looked at Zhang Qiang, her eyes instantly turned red.

"What on earth do you mean?"

"I have been a widow for your father for so many years. As a son, how can you question your mother's innocence like this?"

"Do you want me to die?"

Zhang's mother used her temper to hide her inner panic, but Zhang Qiang just smiled and said nothing, as if he saw through everything.

Until Zhang's mother had finished her one-man show.

Zhang Qiang's voice sounded again.

"You know better than me what my father saw at home when he came back that time."

"He didn't divorce you because he had been away from home fighting for many years and felt guilty about this family."

"Second, he didn't want to see me looking so pitiful."

"I have been so tolerant of you, yet you still called your evil son to the capital to live in Zhang's house and take care of him!"

"Aren't you afraid of retribution from God?"

Zhang Qiang's voice suddenly exploded, looking at the excited Zhang Qiang.

Zhang's mother began to get really scared.

"Qiang'er."

Zhang Qiang wiped away his tears with his hands. Zhang's mother was afraid and looked at Zhang Qiang in disbelief, even though he knew everything.

“Maybe my father shouldn’t have been soft-hearted.”

"What do you want to do?"

"Your father has forgiven me, why do you want to punish me?"

Zhang Qiang smiled coldly.

"After a while, Li Kang's screams were heard from outside."

Li Kang, who was carried in again, had his lower body clothes soaked with blood.

Li Kang's face was extremely pale.

When Zhang's mother saw Li Kang's appearance, she screamed instantly.

Then he crawled towards Li Kang.

"Kang'er!"

Zhang's mother kept slapping Li Kang's face, but Li Kang didn't react at all.

Mother Zhang let out a heart-wrenching cry.

"I was the one who did something wrong, why did you do this to him?"

Zhang Qiang, whose eyes were stinging more and more, remained silent.

"A son pays for his father's debts. I have done what my father didn't do."

This was a lesson for Zhang's mother. Zhang Qiang looked at the servants of the Zhang family.

"My wife is not feeling well. No one is allowed to disturb her from now on."

"As for him..." Zhang Qiang looked at Li Kang who was lying in Zhang's mother's arms.

"Ask the Li family if they still want it. If not, send it to the palace."

"He's really not fit to be outside in his current state."

Zhang Qiang ordered people that sending Li Kang into the palace was a disguised way of sending him to death.

Can anyone stay in the palace?
If someone like Li Kang entered the palace like this, he would have to start as a lowly eunuch doing menial work. Not only would he have to do heavy and dirty work, but he would also be bullied by other senior eunuchs.

It can even be said that those with some seniority can bully him.

Zhang's mother protected Li Kang tightly.

Zhang Qiang also came out of the chaos, and the old butler Zhang looked at Zhang Qiang with a complicated expression.

"Master."

Zhang Qiang raised his head.

"I'm fine, Uncle Zhang."

"Please help me prepare the car. I need to go to Rongguo Mansion."

Zhang Qiang gave instructions to the old butler Zhang.

Old Butler Zhang took a deep breath and went to prepare.

Rongguo Mansion,
Jia Lian, who was at home, asked his servants to tell him about the recent situation in the clan school.

As Jia Zheng was exiled for the crime of sheltering someone, Jia Baoyu's days in the clan school became difficult.

Although the Jia family's school of thought was cleaned up, there are still some that slip through the net.

Although these people did not dare to go too far towards Jia Baoyu, they still used soft violence.

For example, the occasional whispers without naming anyone, these words reached Jia Baoyu's ears, and no matter how he resisted, they were like soft knives, not only failing to pierce his flesh, but also stabbing him in the opposite direction.

As a result, Jia Baoyu began to become depressed.

"Whose kids are they?"

"Replying to Second Master, they are the grandson and great-grandson of the Sixth and Seventh Old Masters."

Jia Lian nodded slightly, he knew it all.

"Let's go to the clan school!"

Jia Lian gave orders to people, and those who received the orders led the way in front.

Jia Lian calculated the time to arrive.

At this moment, the teacher had already come out of the lecture hall. All the students of the Jia Family School were in a mess, except for the little Baoyu, who was lying on the table alone.

Jia Lian looked inside through the window.

"Is that the grandson and great-grandson of the Sixth and Seventh Old Masters?"

The servant pointed at a few naughty children sitting not far from Jia Baoyu. Jia Lian nodded slightly and walked straight into the clan school.

When the people in the clan school saw the unfamiliar Jia Lian, they all showed confusion on their faces.

Only a few people who knew Jia Lian and had been in the same class with him recognized him.

At Jia Lian's signal, several people shut their mouths.

The people in the house noticed what was happening and immediately became quiet.

Only a few naughty boys who bullied Jia Baoyu were still laughing.

Jia Lian approached, and the naughty boys were unaware that dirty jokes were constantly coming out of their mouths.

Until a shadow covered their heads, several people realized something was wrong and looked in the direction of the shadow, and what they saw was Jia Lian.

"This clan school was established by the Rongning and Ningfu for you to learn, not for you to laugh and joke around or tell dirty jokes."

It goes without saying who Jia Lian is talking about.

Jia Baoyu looked at his brother who had suddenly arrived to stand up for him, and his eyes suddenly became wet.

"Second brother!"

Jia Baoyu stood up.

Jia Lian nodded slightly to Jia Baoyu, and Jia Baoyu followed behind Jia Lian.

A few naughty boys realized something was wrong and looked at Jia Lian.

The few people who felt Jia Lian was unfamiliar frowned.

"who are you?"

The naughty boys felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy when facing Jia Lian, a stranger.

Jia Lian smiled at the naughty boys.

"Who am I that you don't know?"

"Do you recognize him?"

Jia Lian pulled Jia Baoyu out from behind him, and the naughty boys were stunned for a moment.

"Who do you rely on to be able to study here for free?"

Jia Lian pulled Jia Baoyu and scanned the people in the room. No matter whether they followed in to deal with Jia Baoyu or not, as long as they stood by and watched and pushed Jia Baoyu aside, they would be the perpetrators.

Jia Lian would not indulge a group of people whose blood relationship with the Rongguo Mansion is so distant that they are almost five generations apart.

It is already a blessing to allow people like you to study in this clan school.

You guys are so good, instead of being grateful, you start bullying the men in this mansion.

What’s the difference between this and taking off your pants and shitting in front of people right after eating?
A few naughty boys stood there in a daze, confused and bewildered.

"I will ask the teacher at school for this matter. You should also quickly find the adults at home."

As Jia Lian spoke, he asked someone to invite Jia Jing.

"The Rongning and Ningfu have provided such good conditions for you naughty boys, but you have no ambition to make progress. This clan school should also consider whether to continue to operate."

"Just go home if you're waiting!"

Jia Lian made up his mind that the Jia family school must not continue to operate in this way.

Things that are too easy to get will not be cherished.

In addition, the Rongguo Mansion will never be taken advantage of again.

"Let's go, Baoyu!"

Jia Lian pulled Jia Baoyu out.

A few naughty kids became the target of public criticism, and they didn't know what was going on.

"Who is that person?"

"Why are you so arrogant?"

"This clan school was jointly run by the masters of the Rong and Ning mansions. If he tells us to go back, we can go back."

"Do you still have Marquis Rong and Master She in your eyes?"

Several people who knew Jia Lian looked at these naughty boys as if they were fools. You have committed a crime against our own family members, and you still have the nerve to ask?

Seeing several people starting to pack their schoolbags, the naughty boy who had caused trouble ran towards them.

"What are you packing for?"

Several people looked at the naughty boy irritably.

"What do you think?"

"You have offended the young marquis, and you still have the nerve to ask?"

"If this clan's learning really stops, we will never let you go!"

After saying that, several people put on their backpacks and left.

Several people frowned, and only at this moment did they realize that they had caused trouble.

In the school, more and more students began to pack their schoolbags.

Several people wanted to stop it, but they couldn't.

After a while, the parents of several people were called over, and Jia Jing was also among them.

Jia Jing looked at the hustle and bustle in the teacher's office and couldn't help frowning.

"The young marquis is overdoing it. They are just a bunch of ignorant urchins."

"Just give him a beating, why do you have to mobilize so many troops?"

A few naughty boys were called over, and in front of Jia Lian, the parents of each family started to fight them rudely.

Jia Lian looked at him indifferently.

Several naughty children were beaten by their adults and cried loudly.

Jia Lian didn't say a word until the voice stopped.

This made the sixth and seventh elders of the Jia family, who were the clan elders, feel uncomfortable.

It's just children making trouble, and the elders have to bow their heads like this, why are they still acting so arrogantly?

Do you still have your elders in your eyes?
"Lian'er."

Jia Jing's voice sounded outside the door, and Jia Lian stood up from his chair and saluted Jia Jing.

"Respect uncle!"

Jia Jing, who had just returned from his post, nodded slightly to Jia Lian.

"What happened again that made you so angry that you called me back?"

Jia Lian glanced at the two old men in the room.

"Replying to Uncle, I asked you to come back to discuss the clan school again."

"My nephew went to the clan school today and saw the situation inside." (End of this chapter)