Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 235 Jia Zheng: Come, I will punish you severely

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Baochai smiled and said, "I just came back. How come you came back so early? Didn't you stay with Rong'er for a while longer?"

Baoqin lowered her head and said, "I just played for a while and just came back..."

"Oh……"

Baochai suddenly stepped forward and looked at Baoqin carefully.

Baoqin blushed as she was stared at. She said angrily, "Sister, why are you looking at me like that?"

Baochai nodded and smiled, "What happened to the rouge on your lips?"

"what?"

Baoqin panicked for a moment, her eyes dodged and she said, "Just now, I accidentally bumped into it."

"Where did you touch?"

Baochai came forward and asked.

Baoqin: "..."

Baochai: "Go look in the mirror and fix it."

Baoqin hurried inside, sat down in front of the mirror, and looked carefully.

The rouge on my lips was indeed a little smudged.

Fortunately, you can’t see it unless you look carefully.

Baochai stood aside and said sternly, "Didn't I tell you to be reserved and not let Rong'er do whatever he wants?"

"Yeah...I remember it."

"I won't do that again."

Baoqin agreed shyly.

Baochai shook her head slightly and sighed.

Suddenly, my heart felt hot.

In fact, she only sat in Xichun's yard for a short while, and then went to Jia Rong's yard, ready to comfort Rong'er's wounded heart.

then……

Naturally, they saw some scenes that children shouldn't see.

She didn't go in again.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Uh, I'm fine."

Baochai hurried back to her room, took out a Lengxiang Pill and swallowed it.

……

Ever since Jia Zheng caught Baoyu and Qin Zhong making sesame cakes while reading at night and became so angry that they vomited blood, he became disheartened and had not disciplined Baoyu for a long time.

This resulted in Baoyu becoming increasingly undisciplined, and he hadn't been to the clan school for more than a year.

A few days ago, when Jia Jing, Jia She, Lin Ruhai and others were having dinner together, they talked a few words about Baoyu. They all said things like "unlearned, a spoiled brat, a drunkard and a womanizer" in a very impolite manner.

This made Mr. Zheng very embarrassed.

Recently I have been thinking about taking some time to discipline my child.

As it happened that he had some free time today, Jia Zheng called over the servant beside him and asked, "Where is Baoyu?"

The servant was obviously stunned.

After all, Master Zheng hasn't asked about Baoyu for a long time.

"I saw Master Bao this morning. He seemed to be out for a drink."

"Oh!"

Jia Zheng slammed the table hard.

"That's unreasonable!"

"I think he's been having a lot of fun lately!"

"Someone, bring that beast back to me!"

The servants hurriedly agreed and went out to look for Baoyu.

After searching for half a day, I still couldn't find anyone.

Jia Zheng became even more angry and ordered his men to prepare ropes, sticks and other things, waiting for Baoyu to come back and punish him severely.

As a result, when night fell, Baoyu still hadn't returned.

It turned out that Baoyu's status in the mansion had been deteriorating recently. People had paid little attention to Baoyu, and even Grandmother Jia didn't ask about him three or four times a day as much as before.

So Jia Baoyu gradually developed the habit of not returning home at night, and often went out to drink and party until dawn.

Today happens to be the birthday of Baoyu's good friend Liu Xianglian.

Liu Xianglian was an unruly person and had many good friends, including Qin Zhong, Lai Shangrong, Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Qi Guan and others. They were all his close friends.

When everyone got together, they naturally ate, drank and had fun, and they also found a dozen dancers from Jinxiangyuan to accompany them in drinking.

Everyone spent the whole night happily together and gradually dispersed at dawn.

Baoyu was the last one to leave.

Liu Xianglian was a little surprised and asked, "Brother Bao, why didn't your family come to see you?"

Baoyu waved his hands drunkenly: "Isn't this just right? I'm not living a happy life now. The phoenix of our family is now Rong Ge'er. The whole family only has eyes for him. How can there be any Baoyu? What the hell is Baoyu? No one cares about him. It's better not to have him. From now on, don't call me Baoyu Baoyu..."

Baoyu was probably drunk, and he blurted out all the grievances he had felt in the past two years.

Qin Zhong immediately stood up for his good friend and said with a disdainful smile: "What Rong brother, he can only write a few articles, a sour scholar, and he is the most talented person in Kyoto, ugh!"

"Only charming and romantic people like Brother Bao and Brother Liu are worthy of being the most talented person in Kyoto!" "No way."

Liu Xianglian was still modest and said with a smile: "Jia Shunzhi is well-known for his talent. I would like to meet him, but I am afraid that my status is not high enough and he would not like me. That's why I didn't send anyone to invite him."

"What a parasite." Jia Baoyu waved his hand and said, "If you had invited him, we wouldn't be here today."

"That's right!" Qin Zhong said, "Either he or we!"

Liu Xianglian hurriedly said, "I didn't invite him either, right? Don't be upset, brothers."

They talked for a while and then went their separate ways.

At this time, the entrance of Rongguo Mansion was brightly lit.

Jia Zheng was waiting in the study, his eyes already red.

"That beast, hasn't come back yet?"

The servant said tremblingly: "In reply to the master, not yet..."

Before he finished speaking, the servant outside hurried in, panting, "Master, Master."

Jia Zheng: "What's the matter? Tell me now!"

Servants: "Master Bao is back..."

Jia Zheng stood up at once, his eyes blazing with anger as he said, "Good, good, good! That beast stayed out all night, yet he still knew how to come back!"

"Somebody come!"

"Bring that beast over here! Give him severe punishment!"

"Yes!"

The servant went away in a hurry.

Although Jia Zheng no longer had authority over Jia She, he was still a terrifying figure in the servants' hearts.

……

It is said that Jia Baoyu returned home drunk and went out through the back door as usual.

The old women here didn't watch it very seriously. Sometimes they went to sleep with the door open, while others gambled in the next room.

As soon as I entered the door, a group of servants came over.

While Baoyu was still in doubt, the servants had already tied him up.

"You, what are you doing!?"

"Do you know who I am? I am Baoyu!"

Jia Baoyu shouted loudly.

The servants laughed and said, "We know it's Master Bao. Master Bao is waiting for you in the study. Master Bao, please go over quickly."

Baoyu was instantly shocked and his face turned pale.

I'm sober now.

Didn’t the master just ignore him?
Why do you want to look for him again now?

Is he asking about homework?

He hasn't read a single word lately...

As Baoyu was feeling anxious, everyone escorted him into the small study in the backyard.

"Old, sir."

Jia Baoyu bowed tremblingly.

Just by looking at the master's appearance, Jia Baoyu knew that something bad was going to happen.

I just hope someone will quickly notify Grandmother Jia to rescue him...

"Evil creature!" Jia Zheng stared at Baoyu and gritted his teeth, "Why didn't you come home tonight? Where have you been?"

Baoyu stammered, "I, I, I'm going to have a drink. It's a bit late, so I'll go to bed..."

Without waiting for Baoyu to finish speaking, Jia Zheng picked up the stick in the servant's hand and attacked him.

"Going out for drinks?"

"I'll beat you to death, you shameful beast!"

“Snap, snap!”

"what!"

Baoyu's screams echoed in the night sky before dawn, especially loud.

……

Jia's mother's courtyard.

Grandmother Jia woke up from her sleep and asked Yuanyang, who was serving beside her, "I seemed to hear Baoyu being beaten."

Yuanyang smiled bitterly.

Baoyu must have been beaten.

The scream just now could be heard from far away.

There is no movement now... maybe the fight is over.

"Old lady, you go to sleep first, I'll go out and ask." Yuanyang put on a small jacket and went outside with a lantern.

"it is good."

After saying this, Grandmother Jia went back to sleep.

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(End of this chapter)