Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 611: Study Room

Rongguo Mansion, East Courtyard, Mengpo Zhai.

Baoyu had been hanging out with maids since he was little, and was very familiar with matters between men and women.

Xiren, a scheming maid, wanted to use him to climb the wealth and status, and she seduced him into having sex with her when he was in his teens.

The ignorant teenager has no ability to know himself or wake up.

It is easy to indulge in this bone-stirring and soul-stirring thing too early, and be reluctant to extricate oneself, and even say some childish words to beautify one's own absurdity.

Although Baoyu claims to be an innocent person, he is actually corrupt at heart and his character has long been corrupted.

He also read some poetry and books, which were of no use to his official career or economics, but he used them all to whitewash himself and to show off his noble character.

Before Jia Cong appeared, Baoyu was the only golden phoenix in the Rongguo Mansion. His behavior was a fatal temptation to those humble, young, beautiful and love-struck maids.

Although Baochan is a bit fierce, she is actually a young maid in the inner house, so naturally she cannot escape this category.

She has a graceful and slender figure and a pretty and charming face. Baoyu would definitely be attracted to her if he saw her at all.

But because she was a maid from another family, Baoyu would mostly just say nice things to please her like "girls are precious" and so on, but he didn't dare to go beyond that and get involved.

But today, Xue Pan deliberately forced him to drink, and he became drunk and mentally disturbed. He completely lost his former restraints and behaved more and more unscrupulously.

He was used to speaking sweetly and obediently in front of girls, so when he saw such a beautiful maid, he was reluctant to let her go. After Baochan helped him into the study, he became even more lustful.

In his drunken state, he indulged himself, first with sweet words, then with soft entreaties, which made the still young Baochan's eyes hot and her heart beat fast, her body weak and her mind confused, and she could accept or reject him at will.

Baoyu then became even more daring and aggressive, first he put his nose close to her and smelled her fragrance, then he nibbled her rouge and bit her lips, he used his hands and feet to do whatever he wanted, pinching her soft parts and touching her vagina...

Seeing that Baoyu had just been coaxing her gently and begging her with soft words, Baochan suddenly seemed to change his attitude and his movements became more and more wild. He made her breathless and trembling with fear.

She suppressed the urge to scream and said in a trembling voice, "Master Bao, please don't do this. I'm afraid that if my wife and daughter know about this, Baochan will die."

Baoyu laughed foolishly: "Sister, don't be afraid. This is the great ethics of mankind, it is natural and right. The ancient saints all believed this. If you don't understand, I will teach you.

You don't have to worry about your wife or daughter. As long as I find a reason, I can ask you to come over, and we can be together every day from now on."

Baoyu was just talking nonsense, but Baochan suddenly had some delusional thoughts after hearing it.

She had been resisting, but she relaxed her strength immediately and allowed Baoyu to untie her belt and open her clothes. He put his hands into her arms, and the sound of tearing silk could be heard from the study...

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The back garden of Dongluyuan was just renovated at the end of last year. The four-season flowers and trees planted everywhere took root and sprouted in the warm April, and the garden is lush and green and full of vitality.

The two entered the back garden and headed towards Mengpo Zhai Study. Along the way, there were beautiful scenery everywhere and views at every step.

Although Jia Zheng was angry when Baoyu was mentioned, he and Jia Cong chatted with each other about their experiences in the imperial examinations and interesting things in books as they walked along.

Jia Cong answered fluently and made occasional witty remarks, which greatly improved Jia Zheng's mood and temporarily forgot his disappointment in his son.

Jia Zheng said: "Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Works is from Hangzhou. Yesterday he gave me a jar of Mingqian Longjing tea. It is quite rare. It is said that his family sent it by express horse.

We just had a few drinks at a social gathering, so it's a good opportunity to use this Mingqian Longjing to refresh our spirits, which is also a great pleasure."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Master, it's only been ten days since Qingming Festival, and the tea delivered from Hangzhou is very fresh and rare. I am lucky to have it today."

The two uncles and nephews chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the gate of Mengpozhai.

Jia Cong had been practicing martial arts since he was young, and his hearing and eyesight were more sensitive than those of ordinary people. In the study room with the door tightly closed, he could hear the sounds of men and women panting and playing...

Jia Cong was shocked. How dare that person do such a thing in Jia Zheng's study?

You should know that no matter whether it is a wealthy and powerful family or a family of officials, the study is an extremely noble place, where the owner reads books, cultivates his mind, and receives close friends and distinguished guests.

Loud noises, joking and laughing should be avoided in the study room to avoid disrespecting the etiquette.

Jia Zheng has loved reading since he was a child. Although he has average talent in reading, he has always regarded himself as a scholar and has admired becoming famous through imperial examinations for half his life.

Therefore, the study was the most important place in his home, and he would spend most of his time in the study on his days off.

This is also the reason why Jia Zheng wanted to move to the East Courtyard and why Jia Cong wanted to enclose his favorite Mengpo Zhai study in the back garden of the East Courtyard.

At this moment, Jia Cong could even vaguely distinguish that the male voice coming from the study vaguely sounded like Baoyu...

He frowned slightly and slowed down his pace involuntarily, but Jia Zheng beside him did not notice and walked in front of Jia Cong unknowingly.

When Jia Cong saw Jia Zheng approaching the door of the study, he suddenly quickened his pace, as if he had noticed some movement in the study.

Jia Cong sighed slightly in his heart, and saw Jia Zheng walk to the door of the study and push it open. The spring scene in the study caught his eyes.

Jia Cong followed behind Jia Zheng and through the open door, he clearly saw Baoyu lying on the couch next to the desk, where a young woman was lying.

The girl was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, and judging by her clothes she looked like a maid.

Her profile is pretty and attractive, her face is rosy and delicate, her figure is graceful, her hair is disheveled, her clothes are open, revealing her snow-white shoulders.

Baoyu's face was flushed and he was in a drunken state. For a moment he did not notice that the door of his study had been pushed open. He was still laughing and frolicking, and was completely absorbed in touching the woman on the couch.

His belt had disappeared, his gown had been unbuttoned, and his snow-white silk flowered trousers had fallen halfway down. He looked so ugly that he was unbearable to look at.

Jia Cong was also stunned by the scene before him. It was really scary when Baoyu acted so absurdly.

Last time you scolded the Imperial Concubine Dowager as a foolish man and a foolish woman in the inner house, and now you are openly playing with the maid in my study?

At that moment, he even had a strange hallucination in his mind. A bunch of third-rate tabloid reporters, holding cameras and flashlights, excitedly pressed the shutter, instantly blinding a bunch of dogs' eyes...

Jia Zheng was so angry that he was shaking all over. After a long while, he burst into a hysterical roar: "You are such a beast without any family ties. You are actually doing such a vile thing in the study!"

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Baochan was being coaxed and deceived by Baoyu, and half-heartedly fell on the bed, waiting for the spring of heaven and earth...

Suddenly I found that the door of the study was wide open. The originally dimly lit room suddenly became bright and clear, and two men rushed in.

This romantic affair was suddenly discovered by someone, and Baochan was so frightened that she screamed. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she kicked Baoyu, who was on top of her, to the ground.

She rolled under the couch and squatted down quickly to cover her clothes to hide her beauty. On the ground in front of the bed fell a torn white silk bellyband with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks embroidered on it, which was extremely eye-catching.

Even though Baoyu was deeply drunk, after hearing Jia Zheng's terrifying roar and being kicked down by Baochan, he instantly felt a chill all over his body and sobered up.

He saw his father Jia Zheng rushing towards him with bloodshot eyes. He was so frightened that he screamed and turned and ran away without paying attention to the clothes that tried to stop him.

Probably because he was too panicked, he didn't run to the door, but rushed into the study instead. Jia Zheng was furious and picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it at him.

Jia Zheng was a weak scholar, but he threw the inkstone with great force. Jia Cong only saw a flash of black light in the air and his face changed.

While running away, Baoyu heard the sound of wind behind his ear and looked back involuntarily. He saw something as black as ink whistling towards him and subconsciously tilted his head.

The top-grade red stone inkstone brushed past his forehead. Baoyu screamed and fell to the ground, covering his forehead with his hand while blood flowed half of his face.

Jia Cong saw that in just a moment, Jia Zheng, a lazy man, was as if assisted by God and beat his son Baoyu so hard that his head was bleeding.

Seeing Baoyu in such a state, Jia Zheng still seemed to be furious. He picked up the bloody Duan inkstone on the ground, grabbed Baoyu who had fallen to the ground, and raised the inkstone to smash him down.

He said angrily, "You immoral beast, I will kill you today, so that you won't do evil again in the future!"

Seeing the hard Duan inkstone falling on Baoyu's forehead, Baochan wanted to rush forward to stop it, but she was so frightened that her legs went weak and she couldn't move at all.

When Jia Zheng put down this inkstone, no matter if it was the precious gold, precious silver, or precious heavenly king, they would all be accounted for together...

Just as Jia Zheng was about to smash the inkstone in his hand towards Baoyu's head, at the critical moment, Jia Cong rushed forward, grabbed Jia Zheng's wrist and snatched the inkstone from his hand.

Jia Zheng stamped his feet and shouted, "Brother Cong, why did you have to stop me? Let me kill this beast, and from now on, it will be over and I will have peace of mind!"

...Jia Cong glanced at Baoyu who was sitting limply on the ground, then turned his eyes away expressionlessly.

He said, "Master, please calm down for now. Today is Baoyu's birthday banquet. Although most of the guests in the outer courtyard have left, there are still many female guests in the inner courtyard who are talking to the old lady and the mistress.

If the master beats Baoyu to death at this time, the news will definitely not be concealed. Then the matter will be difficult to handle. Both the Jia family and the Xia family will lose face. How will the master and the mistress live in the future?

The old lady is already old, and I'm afraid she can't stand this kind of stimulation. If something bad happens, the Rongguo Mansion will be tarnished from now on and will be a laughing stock for several lifetimes. Master, think twice!"

Every word Jia Cong said hit the nail on the head. Jia Zheng was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that every word Jia Cong said made sense.

I took my son's life with my own hands on his birthday. This was a human tragedy. The old lady would surely die of anger and pain. Then I would become an immoral, unfilial and unethical person.

The Jia family would also leave behind a stigma that could not be washed away, and he would feel guilty towards his ancestors after his death. Thinking of this, he suddenly came to his senses as if he had been poured with cold water...

Jia Cong sighed slightly in his heart. Baoyu had acted crazy and stupid before, and had become spoiled by his love. It was okay for the time being and he could just treat it as a child playing tricks.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng denied Baoyu's extravagant hope for Daiyu. He returned to his old ways when drunk and pestered Daiyu with words, which really disgusted Jia Cong...

If he had not entered the Mengpo Zhai study with Jia Zheng today, even if Jia Zheng beat Baoyu to death, it would not be his business. It is natural for a strict father to teach his son, and it has nothing to do with others.

However, he happened to be present today. If Jia Zheng beat his son Baoyu to death in front of him, Jia Cong, the head of the family, would be criticized for this.

Most likely, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang would vent their anger on him, blaming him for not stopping it in time. Although this would not make things difficult for him, it would definitely cause him endless trouble in the Jia family from then on.

Moreover, there is something more important right now. The results of the spring examination are about to be announced, which concerns his future official career.

At this time, it was reported that he, as the head of the family, watched his uncle beat his own son to death without stopping it.

I'm afraid that these unclear rumors will follow me for the rest of my life and I can never clear them up. It's not worth it to do it for a boy like Baoyu.

Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, he had to stop Jia Zheng from killing him today...

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At this time, Jia Zheng regained his senses, sat down on the stool, looking very exhausted.

Baochan, who had just become weak with fright, did not take the opportunity to slip away. Instead, she crawled to Baoyu with weak hands and feet, took out the silk handkerchief in her hand, and bandaged Baoyu's wound tremblingly.

When Jia Cong saw this scene, he was also slightly stunned. Although this little girl was frivolous, she was somewhat sincere to Baoyu.

Jia Zheng had also come to his senses at this time and asked, "Brother Cong, why did you say that this matter would bring shame to the Jia and Xia families? How did it involve the Xia family's affairs?"

Jia Cong said, "Master, I have seen this girl before. She is Miss Xia's personal maid. She came to the house with her master for a banquet today. Her name is Baochan."

Baochan, who was standing by, felt a little strange when she heard Jia Cong call out her name.

Although she had been to the Jia family several times and had met Jia Cong several times, the young lady had never called her name in front of others. How did this man know her name?
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Jia Zheng took a look at Baochan and found that she was not a maid from the East Courtyard, so he knew that what Jia Cong said was correct.

Thinking that Baoyu was having a birthday banquet today, it would be fine if he just played around with his own maid.

He was so shameless that he even played with the guest's maid. He pointed at Baoyu and cursed him as a beast. If Jia Cong hadn't stopped him, he would have started fighting again.

Jia Cong calmed Jia Zheng down and said to Baochan, "My dear girl, Baoyu lost his moral integrity today after drinking and did such a thing. The elders of the Jia family will teach him a lesson.

However, you came to the host's house as a guest for a banquet, but you committed adultery with the young men of the family in broad daylight and did such a thing.

Once Mrs. Xia and Miss Xia find out, as the saying goes, there is always trouble around a widow. In order to protect the reputation of the Xia family and prove their innocence, I am afraid they will kill you on the spot!"

Baochan heard Jia Cong's cold words, but she didn't think he was threatening her. She had already turned pale and trembled with fear when she thought about the seriousness of the matter.

His wife had been a widow for more than ten years. Not only had she managed the Xia family's imperial business very well, but she had also behaved prudently in her daily life and her reputation had always been clean without any mistakes.

My daughter is still an unmarried girl, and her reputation is more important than her life.

She was the young lady's personal maid, but when she came to visit, she had an affair with Baoyu. If the matter got out, then both the lady's good reputation and the young lady's good name would be ruined.

That would be a horrible disaster. Given my wife's usual cruelty, if she knew about this, I'm afraid she would not let me leave the Jia Mansion alive today.

Most of them would have a fit on the spot and would beat themselves to death to prove their innocence.

In this situation, it was just a small matter of being fined a few loads of rice by the government. Could it be that the wife couldn't do it...

Baochan was so scared that she cried, "I know I was wrong. Please spare my life, Marquis Weiyuan. Don't tell my wife. I beg you."

Jia Cong said coldly: "I can keep silent about this matter, but you must keep your mouth shut and not reveal a single word, otherwise you will be the first to die!"

Baochan said tremblingly, "I dare not reveal a word."

Jia Cong said: "It's good that you know it in your heart. Leave now and find a place to clean up before going to see your young lady and wife. Don't let them see the flaws!"

Baochan agreed quickly, but she also knew that this was not the time to waste time, so she turned around and glanced at the bellyband beside the couch.

Baoyu was so impatient and crazy just now that he tore her bellyband with excessive force. Fortunately, her clothes were not damaged. If she goes out to fix it, it should be able to cover it up...

She glanced again at Baoyu, who was wearing a silk scarf on his head and was frightened and staggering out of the study.

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When Jia Zheng saw Baochan leaving in embarrassment, he listened to Jia Cong's reminder and gave up the idea of ​​teaching his son a lesson. Instead, he became worried about the reputation of the Jia family.

Today, Baoyu played with the female relatives and maids of foreign guests. Once the matter is leaked, the reputation of the Rongguo Jia family will be ruined. Jia Zheng will never have to see anyone again. Will he still have the face to be an official?
He asked with some concern: "Brother Cong, will this little girl tell this story when she goes back?"

Jia Cong said: "Master, don't worry. I have just explained the seriousness of the matter. This girl knows it very well. If she wants to save her life, she will never reveal this matter on her own initiative.

However, I just told the master that Mrs. Xia has been a widow for more than ten years. For a woman to be able to manage the Xia family's royal business to such a level, she is definitely not an ordinary person.

This little girl is a little immature, I am worried that she will reveal her flaws, which will not be hidden from Mrs. Xia's eyes. As long as I threaten her with words, this little girl will not be able to hide her words at all."

Jia Zheng, who was always upright and honest, said something that went against his nature after hearing what Jia Cong said: "What should I do?"

Jia Cong glanced at Baoyu and said, "I just heard from the master that Madam wants to arrange a marriage for Baoyu with Miss Xia. This marriage is well timed.

If Madam can reach an agreement with Mrs. Xia on this marriage, Baoyu and Miss Xia will agree on a wedding date and exchange engagement letters, and the matter will be settled.

Baochan is Miss Xia's personal maid and will definitely be married into the Jia family as a dowry in the future. Then the risk of Baoyu's ridiculous behavior today will disappear.

Even if someone knows the clues afterwards, they can’t say anything gossipy…”

After listening to Jia Cong's words, Jia Zheng's eyes lit up. His nephew was so young, yet he was able to achieve such great success. He was indeed smart and had many tricks. In just a moment, he came up with this idea...

Jia Cong said again: "Master, this marriage should be done as soon as possible, so that the little girl will not be discovered. If something happens to the Xia family, it will be difficult to deal with it."

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Baoyu felt a sharp pain in his forehead, but it was actually just some scrapes on his skin. Although the bleeding was scary, he was not seriously injured. Baochan wrapped it with a silk handkerchief, and the bleeding stopped soon.

At this time, he endured the pain in his head, and felt relieved when he saw that his father Jia Zheng did not come to punish him.

He was thinking for a while about how to send a message to the old lady and his wife, asking them to come quickly to rescue him, so that the matter could be put to rest earlier, as it had always been smoothed over in the past.

He was thinking about how he was enjoying himself with Baochan, but it was interrupted. The pretty and hot maid left and he didn't know if he would be able to have such good luck again in this life...

Just as he was feeling sad as usual, he suddenly heard Jia Cong instigating Jia Zheng to quickly arrange a marriage between him and Miss Xia in order to cover up what happened today and avoid damaging the reputation of the Jia family.

Baoyu couldn't help feeling angry. He and Baochan loved each other and were willing to do it. No one forced anyone.

It was supposed to be a romantic affair, but they turned it into something vulgar, with shouts of fighting and killing.

Jia Cong had come up with such a sinister idea to marry himself to Miss Xia in order to maintain worldly respectability. A parasite like him would only resort to cunning tricks and deceit, which is unacceptable for him to be accepted in a respectable society!

I only think about Sister Lin, how can I get married to Miss Xia? This is too unfair to her. I will never do such an ungrateful thing...

(End of this chapter)