Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 169 Jia Baoyu: Let my wife go!
……

Before anyone could lead him away, Jia Baoyu had already pushed everyone aside and jumped in!

"Let my wife go!"

When Jia Baoyu saw Mrs. Wang being held and dragged by someone, his eyes turned red and he stepped forward to kick them.

"evil creature!"

"Even your father doesn't dare to act presumptuously in front of me!"

Jia She raised his hand high and slapped it down hard!

A loud "pop" sound!

Baoyu let out an "Ouch" sound and turned around twice before finally stopping.

The big face was already swollen.

Jia Baoyu covered his face with his hands, looking aggrieved.

From childhood to adulthood, although his father often beat and scolded him, no one ever slapped him in the face.

I got a slap in the face today.

Mrs. Wang opened her eyes wide, as if she wanted to eat Jia She!

"How dare you hit me, Baoyu!"

Jia She looked at Mrs. Wang and smiled slightly.

"Yes, why?"

"I just beat up his father yesterday! He dared to disrespect me, the head of the family. A slap in the face is not enough. Such a beast deserves to be beaten to death!"

Madam Wang gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with anger as she said, "Just wait. When my brother comes back, I won't let you off!"

"Hahaha."

Jia She raised his head and laughed: "What do you think Jiubian is? It's a poor place with bad water and dead people everywhere. Your dead brother may have died in Jiubian a long time ago, and you are still waiting for him to come back. How ridiculous, how ridiculous!"

"Impossible, impossible!"

Mrs. Wang muttered a few words to herself, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha, your Jia family is finished! You are going to confiscate our property, haha, ha..."

"unlucky!"

Jia She cursed, "What are you still standing there for? Take him down and lock him up in the small Buddhist hall! From now on, no one is allowed to let this lunatic out without my order!"

"Yes!"

Housekeeper Wang Shanbao hurriedly agreed, and together with a few maids, they dragged Madam Wang out.

Mrs. Wang did not struggle, but laughed: "Search the house, search the house!"

Madam Xing was furious: "Are you going to let this lunatic talk nonsense? Why don't you shut his mouth and drag him out!"

"Yes Yes!"

Wang Shanbao and the others hurriedly found a piece of cloth, stuffed it into Madam Wang's mouth, and dragged her to the backyard.

Jia Baoyu watched his mother being dragged away, his eyes almost tearing out, but he had no choice but to stamp his feet and say, "I, I, I want to go find the ancestors!"

Baoyu was about to leave crying.

"You stop!"

Jia She shouted sternly from behind.

Baoyu was startled and stopped.

Jia She sneered, "Your father just made the old lady sick, and you want to make her angry again? Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father, you unfilial child!"

"Someone! Tie him up for me!"

Jia She's men didn't care about precious jade or gold. After hearing Jia She's order, they immediately surrounded Baoyu and said with a smile: "Second Master, I'm sorry!"

"You, you dare! I'm going to find my ancestors..."

Jia She said: "Shut up!"

Everyone: "Yes!"

Someone immediately found a piece of rag and stuffed it into Baoyu's mouth.

"Ah! Wuwu, wu..."

Baoyu kept struggling.

Jia She sat on the chair nonchalantly, crossed his legs, and smiled: "Hit me!"

"Your father can't control you. He always notifies the old lady in advance when he beats you. I have no choice but to discipline you for him!"

"Baoyu, uncle beats you for your own good. I hope you understand!"

Baoyu: "..."

"Clap clap clap..."

While sipping tea, Jia She watched the old lady's beloved grandson being beaten. He felt completely refreshed, and all the grievances he had felt for more than ten years were vented out at once.

You old woman are biased!
I'll give you a good beating first!
……

The beating Baoyu received was different from the previous ones by Jia Zheng, which were loud but little effective and mostly for scaring people. He also notified Jia's mother in advance to come to the rescue.

This time no one came to save him, and his butt was beaten with a stick, leaving blood all over his body.

Baoyu couldn't bear it and fainted.

When Jia She saw that it was almost done, he ordered his men to stop.

You can vent your anger, but you can't beat someone to death.

Otherwise, old lady, Jia Zheng will really fight him to the death.

……

"Did you hit Baoyu?"

Grandmother Jia stared at Jia She and asked.

Jia She said confidently: "I did hit him!"

"Look at how spoiled Baoyu has become, old lady. He is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he quarrels with maids all day long!"

"I beat him for his own good."

Jia She looked extremely distressed.

This time, Grandmother Jia was surprisingly not angry.

She compromised!

If a family is not united, nothing can be accomplished.

As long as the three of them, mother and son, work together, Jia Jing will never be able to interfere in the affairs of Rongguo Mansion again!

"That's all."

"Now that you've beaten the man and moved into the main courtyard, you should have vented your anger, right? There are some things we should talk about."

Jia She rolled his eyes.

What do we two have to talk about?

Your heart has grown crooked.

Jia's mother knew what her eldest son was thinking and sighed, "I was biased before, okay? I apologize to you!"

Jia She hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not."

He was suspicious, wondering what the old lady was up to. He had lived in the East Cross Courtyard for more than ten years, and he didn't believe that the old lady would give in so easily!

Grandmother Jia sighed again and said, "People say that a harmonious family brings prosperity. My mother and I, along with your brother, are still a family. We must work together to protect the Rongguo Mansion!"

Jia She felt that there was something else behind Jia's words, so he smiled and said, "My son is stupid, mother, just say whatever you want to say."

Jia Mu nodded.

"Then I'll tell you straight."

"All the resources of the Ning and Rong mansions have been taken away by the East Mansion over the years. Of course, Jing'er passed the imperial examination and has a promising future, so it doesn't matter if all the resources are given to him!"

"Now he has consumed all the resources of the two governments. He has become a minister, the highest position in the government and there is no room for him to be promoted. However, he still firmly controls the resources of the two governments and does not give us any. He only intends to leave them for his eldest grandson!"

"Your brother should have been promoted to the position of Minister of Industry a long time ago, but because all the resources were used up by the East Palace, he has not been promoted yet. Now your brother has been impeached and is staying at home. He doesn't even want to talk to your brother to get his job back, and even asks your brother to teach at home!"

"As for Yuanchun's matter this time, he was just trying to stop it because he was afraid that Yuanchun would use up the resources of the mansion if she became a concubine. He is so selfish and only has his family's patriarch in his eyes!"

"Boss!"

"Let me ask you, are you convinced?"

Grandmother Jia almost shouted it out!

Obviously, she was extremely angry at the ruthless behavior of the clan leader Jia Jing!

The food looks so ugly!

Jia She was silent for a while, then spoke slowly.

"I'm convinced!"

Jia Mu: "..."

"You might as well piss me off to death!"

It seems like she said so much in vain!
Adou who can’t be helped!
Jia She shook his head and sighed, "Mother, I have also considered what you said. Let's not talk about Yuanchun, let's just talk about my second brother!"

"Let alone giving him the resources of the two governments, even if we give him all the resources of the four major families, how far can he go? Not to mention the position of the cabinet elder, can he climb to the position of the six ministries and nine ministers?"

"I dare say that even if his mother gave him two more brains and ten times the resources, he still couldn't make it. He couldn't even pass the exam to become a scholar. He's just as bad as Baoyu. What a waste!"

“What’s the use of giving him resources?”

Jia Mu: "..."

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to admit that Jia Zheng is far inferior to Jia Jing!
But, her eldest son Baoyu must be a promising man!
As long as Yuanchun becomes a royal concubine, Baoyu will be the emperor's uncle! His future is limitless!
Jia She had no idea what Grandmother Jia was thinking at the moment. If he knew, he would be so angry that he would leave on the spot.

Jia She continued: "Let's not talk about my second brother, let's talk about me."

"I am also a person without any ability. I am not good at studying, nor can I lead troops. I have no ambitions and am neither good at literature nor martial arts. I just want to marry a few concubines and live a peaceful life."

"Brother Jing told me that if we follow him wholeheartedly, if the East Palace has a share of glory, we will have a share of wealth. If he eats a bite of meat, we will have a bite of soup. Why should we bother to earn it?"

After listening to this, Grandmother Jia was speechless.

After all, you are the heir to the title of Rongguo Mansion, but you only want to drink soup!
Jia She looked at Jia Mu's unwilling expression without caring, took a sip of tea and smiled: "Anyway, I am living in Rong Xi Tang now, with many wives and concubines, I am already very satisfied."

Grandmother Jia sneered and said, "After all, you still can't bear to give up the position of head of the family. Fine, I'll give it to you. From now on, you will live in Rong Xi Tang!"

Jia Jing: “…”

Did you give it to me?
It was given to me by Brother Jing!
Because of you, I will never be able to return to Rong Xi Tang in my lifetime!
Grandmother Jia continued, "You live in Rong Xi Tang, and you have to agree to Yuanchun's matter. You know, if Yuanchun becomes the imperial concubine, won't your status also rise with it?"

Grandmother Jia began to persuade her patiently.

Jia She didn't care. He waved his hand and smiled, "It's my second brother's status and Baoyu's status that have risen. What does it have to do with me? Then it won't be appropriate for my second brother to live in the East Wing, right? Do you want me to let my second brother live in Rong Xi Hall?"

Grandmother Jia was heartbroken after hearing this!

"He's your second brother! Why are you so defensive against him? Can't we as a family work together and be in good order?"

Jia She said seriously: "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. My second brother has occupied Rong Xi Tang for so many years, so I have to be careful."

Jia Mu: "..."

"Forget it, go back!"

She and her eldest son simply can't get along, so she shouldn't have asked her eldest son to come and discuss things!
Jia She raised his buttocks and was about to leave. Suddenly he looked at Jia Mu and smiled, "Mother, weren't you sick? How did you get better so quickly?"

You’re really good at pretending!

hypocritical!

Grandmother Jia sneered, "I am sick, very sick, are you happy?"

Jia She said sternly, "Mother, what are you talking about? You are sick, and your son is naturally serving you without taking off his clothes. How can I be happy?"

Grandmother Jia sneered: "You are now a busy man as the head of the family. I can't afford to use you."

"Not too busy." Jia She smiled slightly, looked at Yuanyang, and said with a smile: "I like Yuanyang, mother, please send me."

"Clap!"

Yuanyang, who had just come out with the teacup, suddenly panicked, trembled all over, and dropped the teacup to the ground.

Grandmother Jia glared at Jia She, slammed the table and gritted her teeth, "You are such a shameless old man, you have lived in vain for so many years with your big beard, and you have the nerve to say such things to me!"

"Haha."

Jia She smiled and said calmly, "I was just joking, mother, don't get excited."

"My son will go back first. I will come to pay my respects to you in the evening."

After that, he left with a smile.

Grandmother Jia angrily slammed the chair in the room, pushed the teapot on the table to the ground, gritted her teeth, and her eyes were full of fire: "Evil creature, evil creature! How could I give birth to such an evil creature!"

"A sin!"

"What sin did I commit in my previous life?"

"Cough cough cough."

The more Grandmother Jia spoke, the angrier she became, and she couldn't stop coughing.

Yuanyang hurriedly took out the pills and brought some warm water.

"Old lady, take your medicine."

Grandmother Jia waved her hands and didn't even want to take the medicine anymore: "Yuanyang, go down first. I want to be alone and quiet."

Yuanyang nodded, carefully picked up the teapot fragments on the ground, left Lady Jia's room, and began to think about it.

With the eldest master's current power, if he really wants to force her, even Lady Jia can't stop him.

She had to come up with an idea quickly.

Going to find Xiaoxiao!
But Xiaoxiao followed Jia Rong to Jiangnan to enjoy herself, and no one knows when she will come back.

……

Return to Rongxi Hall.

Jia She leaned back in his chair very comfortably and drank a cup of tea.

At this time, Madam Xing came in with a smile and said cautiously, "Master, I have ordered people to keep an eye on that lunatic named Wang. He will not be able to escape and do evil again in the future."

"That's good!" Jia She nodded calmly and said, "Brother Jing doesn't like people with the surname Wang, so... By the way, your companion seems to have the surname Wang as well?"

Mrs. Xing was startled and said hurriedly, "Although his last name is Wang, it has nothing to do with him."

Jia She waved his hand and said, "That won't work either. Let's change her surname to Zhao Shanbao."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "Master, it's a good thing that you have changed. From now on, she will be Zhao Shanbao's wife."

After saying this, Madam Xing looked at Jia She's face again and said cautiously, "The old lady asked the master to come over. What instructions do you have?"

"Humph!"

Jia She sneered, "The old lady is just trying to trick me into giving me a rip off in an attempt to alienate me from my elder brother Jing. How could I fall for her trick? Without my elder brother Jing, would we be able to live in Rong Xi Tang?"

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "Master, you are wise!"

Jia She stroked his beard and smiled, "Anyway, our first house, no, our Rongguo Mansion will follow Brother Jing. As for the old lady and the second house, let them do whatever they want. If they anger Brother Jing, they may all be expelled from the clan!"

Madam Xing laughed and said, "Master is right. A mere second wife wants to turn the world upside down. She really overestimates her own abilities."

Jia She's eyes lit up and he looked at Mrs. Xing: "You use words well. Did you learn them from books?"

Mrs. Xing met Jia She's gaze and smiled shyly: "I also studied for a few years when I was at home, sir, and I can also write poetry."

Jia She: "..."

……

Jia Baoyu's courtyard.

Xiren has been feeling very resentful these days.

Originally, she thought that since Yuanchun was appreciated by the emperor, Baoyu would definitely rise in status and it would not be impossible for him to even become the emperor's uncle.

So in order to please Baoyu, she quietly served him that day.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the master came back, he directly beat Mrs. Wang and Jia Baoyu back to their original form.

For a moment, Xiren felt like she was going to lose a lot!
"Xiren, Xiren!"

Baoyu suddenly woke up from his dream.

"Second Master."

Xiren reluctantly went forward and hugged Baoyu.

Now that the matter has been settled, she has no choice but to continue to follow Baoyu.

"Xiren, I'm so scared."

Jia Baoyu hugged Xiren tightly and wiped his tears.

"My father moved to the east wing, my wife went to the small Buddhist temple and suffered, and I was beaten, and the words of our ancestors no longer counted. This family...can no longer accommodate me."

Xiren gently patted Baoyu's back and comforted him, "Don't worry, Master. Now that the old lady is here, they dare not chase you away. You must study hard in the future and become an official. Madam and I are counting on you."

Baoyu: "..."

"Is it really that good to be an official?"

"Of course!"

Xiren said earnestly, "Look at the East Palace Master. The ancestors have to listen to everything he says. This is the benefit of being an official. As long as the Second Master studies and passes the imperial examination to become an official, in the future, Madam will not only be able to leave the temple, but also receive an imperial decree."

Baoyu was somewhat moved after hearing this.

He was really scared!

He plans to start studying hard tomorrow!
……

It is said that Mrs. Wang returned to the small Buddhist temple.

Looking at everything that was familiar yet unfamiliar, Mrs. Wang felt as if she were in another world.

It seems like I had a dream a few days ago.
The dream is over and I'm back!

why!
Why did the master target her so much! Targeting the Wang family! Targeting her daughter! Targeting Baoyu!
Cut off her last bit of hope!
"what!"

"Crackle, clang!"

Mrs. Wang screamed and smashed everything in the house. Finally, she sat down helplessly on the messy floor.

Jinchuan'er and Yuchuan'er squatted in the corner of the small Buddhist temple, shivering. They also seemed to be dreaming.

She worked as a deputy lady for half a month and then came back.

Yuchuaner: "Sister."

Jin Chuan Er: "What's wrong?"

Yuchuan'er: "I feel like we should find another way out. There's no future for us following my wife."

Jin Chuan'er: "Who do you want to go with?"

Yuchuaner: "Go home and follow mom."

Jin Chuan'er: "Mom thinks you eat too much, so I'll marry you off the next day when you go back."

Yuchuaner: “…”

Jin Chuan'er: "Just stay here and relax. Who knows, maybe Madam will be able to make a comeback someday."

(End of this chapter)